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Chief aims to restart anti-drug task force Collins seeks an agency to do drug-related investigations By Tom Munds
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John and Angela Gerlick dance to the music of Papa Juke at the July 10 Sounds of Summer concert. The free concerts are held at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at the Englewood Amphitheater. Members of the audience can sit and listen or get up and dance to the music. Photos by Tom Munds
Blues group has toes tapping Performance by Papa Juke marks midpoint of summer series By Tom Munds
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Lots of hands clapped and toes tapped around the Englewood Amphitheater as Papa Juke played their rendition of the blues mixed with soul and rock at the July 10 Sounds of Summer Concert. The group did some blues standards as well as some original numbers for a crowd of about 500 people. The musicians in the Papa Juke group are Christine Webb on bass, Dr. Jim Seely on guitar, “Mad Dog” Friedman on harmonica and Dan “Mojoman” Crecco on drums. All members are featured on vocals. The music moved several members of the audience as a number of couples danced to select tunes and a couple people did their own dance steps to the music. Jim Woods and his wife Sally came to the concert and stepped out to dance a few times. “I like blues music and when
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Members of the Papa Juke group perform a blues number as part of their first set at the Sounds of Summer Concert Series on July 10. About 500 people attended the show at the Englewood Amphitheater. The weekly series concludes with an Aug. 7 concert. I read Papa Juke was playing, we decided to come and check it out,” said Jim Woods. “The group is pretty good. The guy on the harmonica really cooks.” The Centennial resident said this was the first Englewood concert he had attended. “This is a nice venue,” Woods said. “Coming to a concert here is a pleasant way to spend a summer evening. It is really good when the group jams like this group does.” The Papa Juke concert marked the halfway point for this year’s Sounds of Summer concert se-
ries that concludes with the Aug. 7 concert. The Sounds of Summer concerts are held at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at the Englewood Amphitheater that is located at the base of the bridge leading to the Englewood Light Rail Station. There is no charge for admission and, while chairs are set up on the grass area in front of the stage, concertgoers are invited to bring their own chairs as well. In case of inclement or threatening weather, call 303-762-2598 for information on whether the concert will go on as planned.
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Englewood Police Chief John Collins detailed reasons he and other Arapahoe County law enforcement officials want to establish a drug task force. “The South Metro Drug Task Force that successfully conducted drug-related investigations was disbanded in 2012,” Collins told the Englewood City Council at the July 7 study session. “It was replaced by a multi-jurisdictional impact team. The impact team has done an admirable job but the mission was large, including investigation of pattern crimes. “The result is we have found drug investigations are not getting the attention a stand-along drug task force could provide. Several Arapahoe County law enforcement officials agree we need to set up a system of enhanced drug case enforcement. I support the idea and I want our department to move in that direction.” Collins said there is support for the county drug task force from George Brauchler, 18th Judicial District district attorney; Dave Walcher, the recently appointed Arapahoe County Sheriff; and the Littleton, Sheridan, Aurora, Greenwood Village and Glendale chiefs of police. “While the task force is doing a very good
A good crowd turned out for the July 10 concert featuring Papa Juke. The free Sounds of Summer concerts are held at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at the Englewood Amphitheater.
City manager hunt advances Executive session helps narrow field of applicants By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Englewood City Council took the next step in the search for a new city manager when they met behind closed doors on July 14. “The search firm has identified 13 semifinalists,” said Sue Eaton, Englewood human resources director. “The goal of the July 14 meeting was to select the five finalists who will come to Englewood for the interview process.” Englewood is searching for a new city manager to fill the vacancy that will be created when current City Manager Gary Sears retires in September. The council decided to hire a firm to conduct a nationwide search. There were seven applications and, on May 5, the council chose Slavin Management Consultants to conduct the search. “Slavin advertised the position vacancy and received 101 responses,” said Mike Flaherty, deputy city manager. “They narrowed the field to 13 semifinalists. A Slavin representative worked with the council in the July 14 meeting to review Manager continues on Page 5