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Area mayors deliver meals to seniors Englewood’s Joe Jefferson joins in volunteer effort By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Four TLC Meals on Wheels drivers had company on their routes March 25 as mayors Joe Jefferson of Englewood, Cathy Noon of Centennial, Bruce Beckman of Littleton and Dallas Hall of Sheridan volunteered to help make the deliveries. Ron Rakowski of Greenwood Village took part in the event but opted not to go on a route. “There are about 5,000 Meals on Wheels groups around the country and the national organization annually promoted March for Meals to bring attention to our efforts to deal locally with senior hunger and isolation,” said Diane McCly-
monds, TLC director. “Each weekday, our volunteer drivers take a hot meal to our between 375 and 400 clients. Last year, our drivers delivered 88,000 meals to 6,600 individuals.” She said clients are asked to pay what they can for the meal. The client cost for a meal is $4 while it costs about $5 to prepare and deliver a meal. She said about 40 percent of clients pay $4 for a meal but the majority of the clients want to pay something for the food even if it is just 50 cents. She added that about 500 individuals volunteer their time to TLC Meals on Wheels. On March 25, Sheridan Police Chief Mark Campbell was among the volunteers helping prepare the meals for delivery.
TLC Meals on wheels volunteer driver Marty Everill helps Englewood Mayor Joe Jefferson check to make sure the meals they will be delivering are complete. Jefferson and other area mayors were one-day volunteers and helped deliver meals to shut-ins in their cities. Photo by Tom Munds
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Englewood hammered by snowstorm Storm followed by sunshine, then new round of white stuff By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Makenna Hannah enjoys one of the suckers she picked up on March 26 as she and other children took part in Englewood’s Great Egg Scramble. This marks the first time the event hasn’t been held outside at Miller Field. Because of the snow, it was moved inside to the gymnasium at the Englewood Recreation Center. Photo by Tom Munds
Kids scramble for eggs indoors Annual Easter event moved to gym due to weather
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The location was different, but the scene was about the same as children awaited the starting signal for Englewood’s March 26 Great Egg Scramble. In years past, children pressed eagerly against the tape waiting for the starting
signal for the event at Miller Field. This year, snow first forced postponement and then required the event be moved into the gymnasium at the Englewood Recreation Center. It was Englewood’s first indoor egg scramble. To get things ready for the scramblers, the floor of the gymnasium that usually is occupied by basketball and volleyball competition became egg hunt territory covered with plastic eggs, candy and toys. At the outdoor egg scrambles, sepa-
rate areas were marked off for each of the four age groups in order to make sure every child had an opportunity to collect goodies. The same thing was done for the indoor scramble. To better accommodate the children at the limited space in the gymnasium, there were two separate sessions. The early session was for 1- through 4-yearolds, and the second session was for 5- through 8-year-olds. However, in keeping with tradition, there were two
Weather experts say March is Colorado’s snowiest month and, for 2016, the largest amount of snow so far arrived in the March 23 blizzard, with some areas receiving 18 to 20 inches of snow. “Our guys in the street department handled the storm just fine,” said Rick Kahm, Englewood’s public works director. “The guys were working 12-hour shifts. As we always do, we followed the snow removal plan, clearing main thoroughfares and streets around the schools and hospitals. This storm was pretty heavy so we had seven small truck with V-plows each making a single pass down the residential streets so residents could get to the cleared thoroughfares.” Snow continues on Page 5
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