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June 25, 2015 VOLUM E 126 | IS S UE 48 | 75¢

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INSIDE! 2015 WINNERS GUIDE LittletonIndependent.net

A R A P A H O E C O U N T Y, C O L O R A D O

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WHAT’S INSIDE

Read all about it: Euclid eighthgraders compete in National History Day contest. See Page 5

Press start: Video games are becoming a part of family time. See Page 11

Sydney and Alex Edwards had a bit of trouble with the firefighters’ big, bulky and heavy gear. Photos by Jennifer Smith

A three-alarm good time

Seven-on-seven event: Heritage and Littleton compete in Broncos tourney. See Page 17

Fire muster draws hundreds to ACC By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com

POSTAL ADDRESS

Tim Floyd was right at home June 20 at Arapahoe Community College, surrounded by fire trucks of all makes and models, old and new, red ones, white ones and the occasional lime-green one, all gathered together for the 30th annual Mile High Hook and Ladder Fire Muster. Floyd spent 34 years with Littleton Fire Rescue, retiring as a captain in 2007. He’s proud to say he was one of the first 13 paramedics to serve with the department, which was one of the first in the Muster continues on Page 10

LITTLETON INDEPENDENT

(ISSN 1058-7837) (USPS 315-780) OFFICE: 7315 S. Revere Pkwy., Ste. 603 Centennial, CO 80112 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Littleton, Colorado, the Littleton Independent is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT LITTLETON, COLORADO and additional mailing offices.

Kids enjoyed running through the cold water on a hot day, June 20, during the Mile High Hook and Ladder club’s fire muster, sponsored by Ralph Schomp Automotive.

Breckenridge rolls out the barrels Brewery, restaurant are up and running By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com

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PL E ASE RECYCLE T HI S C OPY

Guests mingle around the buffet in the upper level of Breckenridge Brewery during a private pre-opening party on June 16. Photo by Jennifer Smith

If the pre-opening party at Breckenridge Brewery on June 16 was any indication, the City of Littleton is going to get exactly what it was hoping for in its new riverside attraction. “I like the open layout and I like the view. It’s amazing,” said Autumn Matthews. At 34, she’s just the demographic city leaders have been clamoring for, and there were dozens of others like her in the tasting room that night. “It’s great,” said City Councilmember Jerry Valdes while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and one of Breck’s signature brews. “It’s an exciting place, and it’s

BRECKENRIDGE BY THE NUMBERS 12

— Size, in acres, of the Littleton campus

$36

million — Cost to build the facility

76,000 — Size, in square feet, of the brewery

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— Number of 400-barrel fermenters on site going to draw people to take a tour, just as they do at Coors.” And although Matthews lives in Evergreen, she said she’d be willing to make the drive to Littleton just to visit Brewery continues on Page 10


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