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May 25, 2017
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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City gets update on depot restoration Councilmembers want to see project move faster in wake of 2013 sale BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Sam Westra slaps hands with faculty members as he and the other members of the Englewood High School Class of 2017 march to their seats at the start of the May 20 commencement ceremonies held in the Englewood High School Field House. Diplomas were presented as 112 EHS students became EHS alumni. PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS
Pirates take the walk Englewood ceremony awards 112 diplomas BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Seats became hard to find May 20 as about 1,000 friends and family members gathered in the Englewood High School Field House to watch the commencement ceremony in which the 112 members of the Class of 2017 were presented their diplomas. The ceremony was held in the field house as a result of cold temperatures and snow on May 18 and 19. SEE GRADS, P7
Englewood High School graduate Ashleigh Long hugs her grandmother, Donna Larsen, following the May 20 EHS commencement ceremonies. Because of bad weather earlier in the week, the May 20 ceremonies were held in the Englewood High School Field House, where the 112 members of the Class of 2017 were awarded their diplomas.
Tom Parson, the owner of the Englewood Depot, reported on work underway on the building during the May 15 Englewood City Council meeting, and several councilmembers urged him to speed up work on restoration and exterior appearance. Parson bought the depot from the city for $30,000 in August 2013 despite statements from numerous residents who opposed the sale. At the time of the sale Parson stated he planned to restore the building and make it home to a living letterpress museum. During his May 15 presentation, Parson said progress has been slower than he expected but work is underway. “We finally are beginning work on the depot. I want you to see an artist concept of the landscaping plans for the building,” he told the council. “The work right now is focused on the lower level. When the depot was moved in 1994, it was set on a new foundation. It wasn’t attached to the foundation and you could see the sky through the gaps between the depot and the foundation. Also there was no outside wall on the foundation so that level was unusable. Our contractor is connecting the building and foundation SEE DEPOT, P7
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