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Englewood 10-11-2013
Englewood
October 11, 2013
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Arapahoe County, Colorado • Volume 93, Issue 34
School on track for early move Teachers, crews will be at work during Thanksgiving week By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com
Visitors check out the display at the eighth annual Englewood Art Exhibit. The works will be on display until Oct. 13 in the lobby of the Malley Senior Center. Photos by Tom Munds
Local artists’ work displayed Malley Senior Center hosts show by hobbyists By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The 66 works of art that make up the eighth annual Englewood Art Exhibit are set up in the lobby of the Malley Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., and will be on display through Oct. 13. The show is free and open to the public. The remaining viewing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 12 and 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 13. The show displays 66 artworks by 39 local artists. The entries are very diverse in style and medium. Organizers say the show is an opportunity for individuals who create art for fun to show off their talents. The theme of the show is: “Artist by hobby, not by profession.” Artist Linda Keefover attended the show’s opening reception on Oct. 3. “I decided to start painting seven years ago to see if I could do it,” the longtime Englewood resident said with a smile. “I actually surprised myself that I was able to do well.”
Englewood resident Linda Keefover talks about her painting that is part of the art exhibit on display at the Malley Senior Center. The show features 66 artworks by 39 artists. Keefover’s entry this year is a watercolor painting of a Texas mission. “I saw the picture of this mission, I liked it and decided to paint it. Of course, I added
my own touches and colors to the finished painting,” she said. “I had an entry I liked better last year but I like the way this painting turned out and I love it.”
School board members voted unanimously to change the high school class schedule so crews can come in over the Thanksgiving break to move the high school classrooms into the newly finished wing that will eventually become home to Englewood Middle School. “The fact phase one construction is at least 30 days ahead of schedule makes it possible to have the high school classrooms shifted to the temporary location over the Thanksgiving holiday instead of delaying the move until the winter holiday break,” Brian Ewert, school superintendent, told the school board at the Oct. 1 meeting. “In order to adjust the moving dates, the board needs to officially change the high school calendar.” The calendar changes apply only to the Englewood High School and the Englewood Leadership Academy. The change gives those students a five-day Thanksgiving break. The Thanksgiving break for the remainder of Englewood students will be three days. The calendar changes would make Nov. 25 and 26, originally scheduled as class days, work days for teachers. The change will accommodate moving the classroom furniture and materials by Nov. 25. Then Nov. 26 can be a day when teachers have the time to set up their new classrooms. The second schedule change for Englewood High School and Englewood Leadership Academy is that students School continues on Page 20
Sister city’s mayor pays Englewood a visit Burgermeister from Germany is stepping down from office By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Retiring Burgermeister Bernhard Wellman of Belm, Germany, and his wife Irmheld stopped in Englewood Oct. 7 to say hello and goodbye to friends and acquaintances in Englewood, their sister city.
Wellman first met Englewood City Manager Gary Sears at an International City Managers Association conference. Both extended invitations for visits. Belm officials visited Englewood in 2005 and Sears visited Belm in 2006. Englewood and Belm officially became sister cities in 2007. Englewood held a reception for the visitors on Oct. 7. The event was attended by members of the Englewood City Council Mayor continues on Page 20
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Burgermeister Bernhard Wellman, left, chats with Englewood Mayor Randy Penn during the Oct. 7 welcoming reception. Wellman is mayor and city manager for Belm, Germany, Englewood’s sister city. Photo by Tom Munds