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January 24, 2014

75 cents Arapahoe County, Colorado | Volume 93, Issue 49 A publication of

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Trio suspected of causing damage at high school Trickel

Paola Hercules-Flamenco points to pictures of some of the various phases of her science fair project that turned an egg into a putty-like material. The fifth-grader’s project was on display at the Jan. 15 Cherrelyn Elementary School science fair. Photo by Tom Munds

Cherrelyn holds science fair Event encourages students to explore new areas By Tom Munds

tmunds@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Parents and students moved among the displays as they checked out the projects developed for the Jan. 15 science fair at Cherrelyn Elementary

School. Tables lined the school’s hall so there was a spot for each experiment. Each spot included a “story board” that listed the hypothesis, list of materials used, the progress of the experiment and the conclusion derived from the experiment. “This is an annual event that has been going on for a long time and I just continued it this year,” said first-year science teacher Jessica Tarkanian. “The

fair is for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders. This year, about 100 students took part in the event.” The teacher said she encouraged students to select a topic that interested them and then take the time to do the necessary research. Some of the projects were complex, while others were fairly simple. For instance, one project involved Fair continues on Page 11

Safety seat team keeps busy Parents, grandparents get advice about using devices By Tom Munds

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Centnnial resident Lorraine Malskeit, left, asks a question of Englewood Firefighter John Grimes as he points out some of the key locations on a child safety seat. Grimes and other certified inspectors helped parents and grandparents make sure that their child seats were properly installed during a free inspection event held Jan. 18 at John Elway Chevrolet. Photo by Tom Munds POSTAL ADDRESS

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The four-member team had a busy day Jan. 18 as they helped parents and grandparents make sure their child safety seat was installed properly. Englewood firefighter John Grimes, a certified safety seat inspector, said it appeared the event was needed. “We have inspected 15 cars in the first two hours and just about all the child safety seats in those cars were not quite installed properly,” he said. “Usually, it was not a big problem with how the seats are installed but the seat works best when it is set up correctly in the vehicle.” For example, Grimes checked the seat installation in the car owned by Denver resident Katie Walsh. He said the installation was almost correct for Walsh’s 9-month-old child except it needed more tilt. “I didn’t know about the tilt,” Walsh said. “This event is very helpful because, like all parents, I want to keep my child safe.” State law requires use of a child safety seat for children until their eighth birthday or until they weigh 40 pounds or more. Most child safety seats can be adjusted as for use as the child grows. However, the seat certification expires six years after

Safety continues on Page 11

Vandalism suspects arrested By Tom Munds

tmunds@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Englewood police have identified and arrested three men in their 20s who are suspected of a vandalism spree at Englewood High School. The police arrested Michael Alan Trickel, 23, Anthony Ryan Meany, 25, and Chad Delgadillo, 28, in connection with the Jan. 12 incident at the high school. The men are suspected of breaking into the school and smashing windows and computers in the STEM lab before Suspects continues on Page 19

Cleanup, repairs make progress Principal said work would be complete by time students returned By Tom Munds

tmunds@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Few reminders of the vandalism damage remained Jan. 16 during a tour of the impacted area at Englewood High School. “The last of the painting is being done and we will soon be moving items back where they belong,” said Jonathan Fore, EHS principal. “It took a little longer than expected to deal with water damage because, since it was all new construction, the goal was to return it to as close to that state as possible. All the work should be done when our students return.” A trio of vandals broke into the school Jan. 12 and did thousands of dollars in damage in the STEM lab and the band, orchestra and choir rooms and in the auditorium. They smashed windows, damaged computers and broke trophies. The vandals set fire in the band room that Repairs continues on Page 19


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