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February 1, 2018
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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COOL HOBBY: Young outdoor enthusiasts learn fun of ice fishing P14
Seniors come together at lunch program
City to hold special election for council seat After 3-3 gridlock over appointment, council passes decision to voters BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
where many attendees also engage in classes and activities. Finn’s husband died 16 years ago, and she started coming around then. “I like it here very well,” Finn said. “I’ve made a lot of friends. Lots of people to talk to.” Casey Johnson is older than 60 as well, but she finds time to volunteer to serve food for the program. “I come here for classes and things, too,” said Johnson, 66 and full of smiles. She’s lived in Englewood
On the heels of a week that saw a 3-3 split emerge on the six-member Englewood City Council to decide whom to appoint as the seventh councilmember — filling former Mayor Joe Jefferson’s shoes in District 1 — the council declared an impasse and triggered a special election for district voters to make the choice. That Election Day could take place in May, with the winner taking office possibly in the middle of that month. Council had until Feb. 7 — 30 days after Jefferson stepped down to take the municipal judge position — to appoint the new member. But in declaring they cannot make a choice, councilmembers set in motion the election process to begin Feb. 8, when interested candidates can pick up their paperwork. The impasse leaves council with a
SEE SENIORS, P36
SEE ELECTION, P36
From left, Casey Johnson, 66; Sharon Wienecke, 71; and Nancy Dickeson, dining coordinator for the Malley Senior Recreation Center’s senior lunch program, prepare lunch for a small crowd of seniors Jan. 24. A volunteer for the program, Wienecke lives in Englewood and used to volunteer at the Malley front desk for 11 years. ELLIS ARNOLD
Attendees find friends, positive place at Malley Senior Recreation Center BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Nancy Finn, 91, lived in the Englewood area for 28 years in a trailer home. She lives in Centennial now, but she still comes back for the Mal-
ley Senior Recreation Center’s lunch program. “I come for the friendship, to be around people, to get out,” said Finn, who has attended the program for 16 years. Like many seniors, Finn finds the lunch gathering to be worth the trip. Lunch is served at noon on weekdays at a suggested donation of $2.50 — but no one is turned away if they can’t pay. On an average day, about 30 people ages 60 and older, from Englewood and beyond, gather to eat, meet friends and spend time in a place
THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL
‘As people pass away, the reasons or causes aren’t nearly as important as how the person spent their time here on earth. Who were they? What did they do?’ Michael Norton | columnist, Page 12 INSIDE
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