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Englewood 8.2.13
Englewood
August 2, 2013
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Arapahoe County, Colorado • Volume 93, Issue 24
Council to consider depot sale Proposed contract on agenda for first reading on Aug. 5 By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The contract to sell the Englewood Depot to a Denver couple who plan to create a letterpress museum inside the building is on the agenda for the Aug. 5 city council meeting, where it is scheduled to be considered for approval. Should the council approve the sales proposal on first reading, it will be tentatively scheduled for second and final reading at the Aug. 19 meeting. In early July, the council approved a resolution 5-2 to direct city staff to begin ne-
gotiations to sell the depot to Tom and Patti Parson, who want to restore the building and use it as a letterpress museum. Reportedly, the contract calls for selling the depot and the land under it to the Parsons. In their proposal, the couple offered to buy the building and land for $30,000. The council directed the staff to have the contract require the new owners to historically restore the outside of the building and to have the sales document guarantee the city the right to match any third-party offer to buy the depot from the Parsons. The sales document is also scheduled to include a historic easement, which means the outside of the building must not be altered. Depot continues on Page 8
The Englewood City Council is scheduled to consider a contract to sell the Englewood Depot during the council’s Aug. 5 meeting. The proposal calls for selling the depot to a Denver couple who plan to restore the outside of the structure and convert the inside of the depot and the basement into a letterpress museum. Photo by File photo
FunFest returns to park Englewood bills event as hometown fair with a flair By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com
As the summer baseball season winds down, football season gears up, and local kids who attended the Englewood Youth Sports Association’s summer football camp already have a start on their game. The physically intense three-day camp, held July 23-25 at Englewood High School Stadium, put students in second through eighth grades to the test with a series of drills designed to build the strength and skills necessary for each position the student may play. Taught by both Englewood coaching staff and football players, groups of campers rotated the field to face a new task. “We primarily work on the fundamentals,” explained Englewood head coach Jay Graves. “We’ve got drills for speed and for things like hand-offs, the obstacle course for agility and other types of footwork they’ll need when they’re on the field.” Future quarterbacks and their arms got a workout with ball-handling and passing skills. Linemen learned to block. Everybody worked on speed and footwork. “At they same time, we’re also hoping to build confidence,” he added. “And for me,
About all that will be missing is the guy in the red-striped vest urging people to step right up, as a wide variety of attractions and activities are scheduled during the Aug. 10 Englewood FunFest. This marks the 16th year the Englewood Parks and Recreation Department will organize the event that is billed that as a hometown fair with a flair. It is held at Belleview Park at Belleview Avenue and Inca Street. “We have almost all the activities we have had in past years,” said Tara Micheli, one of the recreation program administrators helping organize the event. “We also have some new activities. For example, the Museum of Outdoor Arts will be there to conduct a coloring contest, and we will have a display of all kinds of drums where children can experience what it is like to play them. It should be loud.” Each year, the event transforms portions of the park into what resembles a carnival midway. City departments and local organizations will set up a number of information and activity booths to let people know about their activities. Private companies complete the fair-like atmosphere by setting up games and attractions like inflatable bounce castles. Admission to FunFest is free, but there is a charge for some of the attractions and to buy food from vendors. Again this year FunFest features many hands-on activities. Plans are to have an opportunity for individuals to do chalk art, and Lowe’s Home Improvement will again have a booth with kits for children to build items. In past years, children have built items like birdhouses and book racks from the kits. The duck races return this year and the proceeds of the event will benefit the recreation department’s youth council. Also, this year, there will be cash prizes for the top four places. Annually, there will be a lot of free activities, including a pit filled with plastic balls as a play area for small children. It is expected there will again be a booth where
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Students at the Englewood Youth Sports Association youth football camp practice their hand-off skills. The three-day event, held July 23–25, focused on building confidence and fundamental skills, including footwork, speed, agility and posture. Photos by Deborah Grigsby
Getting more than a kick out of camp Program aims to build kids’ football skills, confidence By Deborah Grigsby
dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com
Englewood High School head football coach Jay Graves gets his spin on as he demonstrates one of several agility drills prescribed at this year’s Englewood Youth Sports Association youth football camp, which was held July 23-25 at Englewood Stadium. POSTAL ADDRESS
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