August 18, 2016 VOLUME 96 | ISSUE 31 | 75¢
LET THERE BE BEARDS There’s more to facial-hair fashion than meets the eye. PAGE 14
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Englewood students return for fall session Children, parents converge to launch academic year
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com There were lots of smiles and a few tears as about 2,750 Englewood students arrived for the first day of the new school year. Vehicle and foot traffic was heavy around the schools on Aug. 11 as many parents escorted children to the first day of class. Chad Babcock held the hand of his son Jackson as they arrived at Charles
Hay World School for the boy’s first day of kindergarten. “I am excited and so is Jackson,” Babcock said. “He has been ready to leave for school since yesterday. It is his first year and he is ready to go.” A short distance behind the Babcock family, Ginger Rode brought her daughter Maris to Hay so the girl could also start kindergarten. “I am a little nervous for her but I am also excited for her,” Ginger said. “She has been ready to leave the house since about 6:30 this morning.”
Ginger Rode holds the hands of her daughter Maris as the girl prepares to attend her first day of kindergarten at Charles Hay World School. The new school year began Aug. 11 for about 2,750 students attending Englewood schools. Photo by Tom Munds
School continues on Page 19
Marijuana initiatives heading for ballot Two issues clear hurdle; third awaiting approval By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Riders and their steeds gallop around the course during the Aug. 14 Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede in Littleton. The Western Welcome Week event drew about 100 toddlers through 12-year-olds, divided into groups according to age. Western Welcome Week kicked off Aug. 12 with a concert at Sterne Park and fireworks. The 10-day celebration has something for everyone throughout the week, leading up to the Grand Parade and Old Timers’ Luncheon this weekend. For more photos and stories, see Pages 5 and 6. Photo by Kyle Harding
Western Welcome Week off to roaring start Barbecue, concert and fireworks at Sterne Park launch activities
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Western Welcome Week began for the 88th time on Aug. 12 at Sterne Park with the Lions Club Community Barbecue, music courtesy of the Denver Municipal
Band and fireworks. The theme of this year is “Salute to Educators.” The three parade grand marshals — former Littleton Public Schools Principal Kenneth Coddington, current Littleton High School teacher Michael Montgomery and Hannah Sturdivant,
a recent Arapahoe Community College early childhood education graduate — who represent the past, present and future of education, were introduced before the concert. The concert and fireworks— in its 27th year —is perennially popular with many Littleton residents.
Supporters gathered the required number of signatures on their petitions to place two marijuana-related questions on the November ballot and the city clerk’s office was continuing the process to determine the sufficiency of signatures on a third marijuana-related ballot initiative. City Clerk Lou Ellis said on Aug. 15 there are sufficient signatures on the petitions to place two dueling marijuana questions on the November ballot. One will ask voters to allow the sale of recreational marijuana in the city; the opposing question will ask voters to keep the existing ban on recreational marijuana sales. As of press time, the city clerk’s office staff was continuing the signature
Welcome continues on Page 5
Marijuana continues on Page 18
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