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May 5, 2016 VOLUM E 127 | IS S U E 41 | 75¢
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Littleton looks at future of parks, rec Some members of city council question costs that would be connected to master plan By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Knitter Tracy Reed of Wheat Ridge and her mother, spinner Mary Bell Reed of Denver, work with natural wool yarns at “Sheep to Shawl.” The sweater Mary Bell is wearing demonstrates the different colors of natural wool available, plus some dyed turquoise, she said. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe
Show a shear delight Sheep to Shawl Day had been delayed by mid-April snow
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com A shiny black fleece lay on the floor of the shed at the Littleton Museum on April 23 — and a freshly shorn ewe was
being carried back to the sheep barn when I arrived. “These weigh about six to eight pounds,” said Bob, the veteran sheep shearer as he visited with fascinated children and encouraged them to touch the soft fleece and pull off a little bit to take with them. It was Sheep to Shawl Day at the Littleton Museum, postponed from April 16 by the snowstorm.
This was about the fourth or fifth animal he had sheared that day and there were a few more to go. Most had the shaggy tan wool of the Navajo sheep — a type early Littleton settlers would have owned. He systematically shears the heavy coat off in one piece. It will then be
A proposed master plan for Littleton’s parks, trails and recreational facilities, with a list of possible improvements, will go to the city planning board following a joint study session between the Littleton City Council and South Suburban Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors. “Essentially, we’ve never had a master plan for parks and recreation,” said Kelli Narde, the city’s director of communications. Deputy City Manager Mike Braaten noted the potential plan is not something that will be implemented soon. “This is looking in the horizon, this isn’t immediate,” he said. Narde said the city will continue its management agreement with South Suburban, but the plan would serve as Council continues on Page 7
Sheep continues on Page 7
New store a coup for chicken owners
ON THE DIAMOND
Proprietors of Lewis & Bark open feed shop in Littleton By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Pete McClintock sees a rise in suburban, backyard chicken keeping as indicative of people’s desire to return to a simpler time. “Chop wood, carry water, raise chickens — it’s primal, it’s kind of a throwback,” he said. The Long Island, New York, native and his business partner, Jean Gallagher, opened
Pete McClintock tends to chicks at his store, Lewis & Cluck. Photos by Kyle Harding
Chicken continues on Page 7
Littleton Lions face off against Wheat Ridge Farmers as the high school baseball season winds down. PAGE 24
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