Herald Englewood
November 30, 2012
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A Colorado Community Media Publication
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Arapahoe County, Colorado • Volume 92, Issue 42
Sewer rates to rise
4 percent increases set for next three years By Tom Munds
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Clayton Elementary School third-grader Kaleb Greene shows his picture that was selected for use in next year’s Englewood city calendar. Greene and the other artists whose works will appear in the calendar were honored by the city council Nov. 19. Photo by Tom Munds
Council honors calendar artists City publication made up of works from students By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Families and friends filled most of the seats Nov. 19 as the Englewood City Council honored the 15 young artists whose works were selected for next year’s calendar. “For each of the last 12 years, Englewood has used artwork created by students who go to school or live in Englewood for its calendars,” Mayor Randy Penn said. “Selecting the winners was a difficult task because there were so many good entries.” He said he wanted to thank the parents and the art teachers who helped make the calendar art contest such an annual success. The contest is popular and often draws
CALENDAR ARTIST WINNERS COLORADO’S FINEST ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
• Junior Joseline Ortiz
• Fourth-grader Alexander LeCount
• Senior Natalie Hiibschman
• Sixth-grader Kaylie Carpenter
• Freshman Kyra Roquemore
CLAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• Third-grader Kaleb Greene
• Junior Jamie Valdez
• Fourth-grader Diego Rios-Pineda
• Junior Shawn Michaelis
• Kindergartner Irea Mautoabasi
• Freshman Tess Bray
ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
• Fourth-grader Cesar AguilarMorales
ST. LOUIS SCHOOL
• Junior Michaela Martinez
• Fourth-grader Isaac Medrano
more than 100 entries. The entries are turned over to a panel of judges, made up of members of the Englewood City Council, the Englewood Cultural Arts Commission and members of other art-related organization. The field is narrowed down to 50 top entries and the finalists are selected from that group.
By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews. com Traditionally, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, when stores open early and offer specials to attract customers. However, stores like Walmart, Sears and Toys ‘R’ Us
began their Black Friday sales at 8 p.m. Thursday. Apparently, the 8 p.m. start appealed to a lot of people, as parking was at a premium at the Englewood Walmart store and there was a steady parade of people headed through the doors just after 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Bryan Pollard and his wife Sue smiled as they pushed a shopping cart to their car. “It sure was crowded in there, but we found what we were looking for and saved
• First-grader Lizzy Marcoux
Each artist was honored individually. The student was greeted by council member and given his or her framed artwork along with tickets to any of the concerts held at Hampden Hall. The calendars are free and are available at the Englewood Recreation Center, the Englewood Library and the Malley Senior Recreation Center.
POSTAL ADDRESS
Tents were in use outside the Best Buy store in The Streets at SouthGlenn as people waited for hours before the Black Friday midnight opening. Photo by Tom Munds some money,” Bryan said. “I got the cordless power drill I needed and saved about $30 and we saved some money on clothes we planned to buy soon anyway. It was a bit of a hassle but it was worth it.” A few miles away at The Streets at Southglenn, Best Buy
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EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Bargain-hunters deal with crowds Long wait worth it for many on Black Friday
Sewer rates will rise 4 percent in each of the next three years for Englewood customers after the Englewood City Council unanimously approved the fee increases at the Nov. 19 meeting. For 2012, the typical residential customer paid $219 a year for sewer service. When the first of the three rate increases begins in 2013 it will raise the average annual rate to $227, and in 2014, the yearly rate will go up to $236.87. The final 4 percent raise in 2015 will raise the average annual fee to $246.35. “We presented the need for a rate increase to the Englewood Water and Sewer Board in order to cover operating expenses, maintain adequate reserves and make payments on bonds we plan to sell,” said Stu Fonda, utilities director. “After considering a number of possible rate increases, board members recommended enacting a 4 percent rate increase in 2013, 2014 and 2015.” Mayor Pro Tem Jim Woodward, a water and sewer board member, said there was no
kept its tradition and didn’t open until midnight. People started lining up early in the day and, by about 9 p.m. Nov. 22, more than 100 people were in line, seeking to get in on the Black Friday continues on Page 23
Meeting to focus on school change Chenango site will become campus for alternative high By Tom Munds
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Englewood School District is holding a town meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 to discuss the project that will transform Englewood Middle School into a new home for Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School. The meeting is open to the public and will be held in the auditorium of Englewood Middle School, 300 W. Chenango St. The tentative agenda includes discussion of plans for the renovation of the inside of the building and changes to the outside of the building. Plans also are to detail the timelines for the project, construction hours, safety and parking. The work at the middle school building will be a $16 million project funded by $8 million from the voter-passed bond issue and an $8 million state grant. “This work at the middle school fits in with project underway to construct a seventh- through 12th-grade campus on the current Englewood High School site,” said Brian Ewert, school superintendent. “When the campus on the Englewood High School site is completed, the middle school students will move there and the makeover of the middle school building will create a new home of Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School.” Ewert said the outside of the building will be spruced up, but about the only major change is that the entrance will be moved from its present location on the north side of the school facing Chenango Street to the west side of the school facing School continues on Page 23