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Englewood 9-27-2013
Englewood
September 27, 2013
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Arapahoe County, Colorado • Volume 93, Issue 32
Police arrest slaying suspect 30-year-old woman held in man’s death Staff report
Near the finale of a Sept. 20 play, Peter, right, captures the wolf as the bird looks on. The play was performed by dancers from the Ballet Arts Theater. Photos by Tom Munds
‘Peter and the Wolf’ entertains Ballet Arts Theater stages production in Englewood By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Performers donned brightly colored costumes, and music filled the air as about 800 adults and children watched members of Ballet Arts Theater perform the musical play “Peter and the Wolf.” The free event was performed Sept. 20 at the CityCenter Englewood Amphitheater, with classes from Englewood public and parochial schools in attendance. Joey Wishnia was the director and narrator, and played the role of the grandfather in the performance. “We have done the play before but this is the first time we have done it outside,” Wishnia said before the performance began. “We have great weather for the play today. Also, it is great to see all the schoolchildren here. I think it is good we are outside because I think the students are more relaxed when they are outside like this.” Children were gathering early and, to help keep them entertained, choreographer Paul Fiorino selected a half-dozen students from the audience to do an impromptu performance before the play began. There were seven members of the cast, representing the bird, duck, wolf, hunters, Peter and grandfather. Each performer wore a costume depicting his or her specific role. Also as part of the play, each character is represented musically by one instrument. When each character was introduced at the Englewood performance, each performer carried his or her instrument along and did a short dance around the stage. During the performance, the characters danced to the music as Wishnia narrated the story of how the wolf goes after the bird, catches the duck and then Peter caught the wolf, recovered the duck and everyone
Englewood elementary school students sit on the grass at the CityCenter Englewood Amphitheater so they can watch the performance of the musical play “Peter and the Wolf.” went away happy. This is the second year the Theater in the Park performance has come to Englewood’s amphitheater. The event was sponsored in part by Betty’s Toys. Betty’s Toys sponsored the event for years in Denver but, while the store is no longer open, the owners — Sam and Betty Emmanuel — continue to be sponsors for the event that now is being performed in Englewood. The grassy area in the center of the amphitheater was occupied by students. Parents like Marissa Callahan either sat on the steps circling the amphitheater. Callahan home-schools her daughters, Dawn, 8, and Brittany, 6, and brought them to the performance. “A friend told me about today’s event so I brought the girls to see it because I felt it would be a good experience for them,” the Englewood resident said. “You can see by
Englewood police arrested Forsythia Owen, 30, who is suspected in the death of 42-year-old Denzel Rainey. About 1:15 a.m. Sept. 22, officers investigating a report of a man down in the 3600 block of the alley between Sherman and Grant streets found Rainey on the ground. The police report stated Rainey appeared to have been assaulted. He was taken to Swedish Medical Center for treatment, but later died from Owen injuries he apparently received during the assault. Englewood detectives launched the investigation and, on Sept. 24, it was announced that officers had arrested Owen as a suspect in the case. The woman, who is believed to have attended Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School, was taken to the Arapahoe County jail and could faces a charge of murder in the first degree. Police say because the case is still under investigation, they are not releasing any additional information.
Fire-review fees explored Permit, plan chores take great deal of time By Tom Munds
tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com
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Velvet Grosch, with sons Nathen, 1, and Branden, 8, watch the performance of “Peter and the Wolf.” About 800 people attended the free show.
Englewood City Council is considering a proposal to impose fees for plan reviews for fire operational and construction permits. Fire Chief Andy Marsh and Fire Marshal Laura Herblan presented the proposal to city council at the Sept. 9 study session. It was the first time the proposal had been presented to the council and was an information-only session. Councilmembers talked about the proposal and gave consensus approval for the fire department to continue to develop it. The final proposal will be presented to the council as a resolution, but the issue has not been placed on the agenda for an upcoming council meeting. During the Sept. 9 discussion, Chief Marsh said there have been fees associated with review of some of the plans and permits. “But we are proposing continuing those fees plus establishing new permits and fees,” he said. “We are permitted to institute the fees in the city-adopted 2012 International Fire Code, which has Fees continues on Page 9