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Cookie season: The Girl Scouts are back with their annual treats. See Page 12
Clayton Elementary School teacher Jill Ganzar serves an order to Clayton students Carla Ortega, left, and Candice Hernandez on the Feb. 12 McTeacher Night at the McDonald’s at Belleview and Broadway. Members of Clayton faculty volunteered to work with the restaurant staff during the two-hour event that raised money for the school. Photo by Tom Munds
Clayton staff works the counter
Putting up a fight: Englewood High School boys hang tough but fall to Skyview. See Page 18
Faculty members raise funds by volunteering at McDonald’s By Tom Munds
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students and their parents arrived. There were high-fives as students greeted their teachers and the school administrators. “This is such a great event for us,” Clayton principal Nicole Westfall said as she wiped off one of the tables. “It is such a great opportunity for our staff to meet students and their families in a different way. We really appreciate McDonald’s offering this opportunity. The company
is a great community partner and community supporter.” She said Clayton took part in the project last year. Since it was a success and fun, they volunteered again this year. Westfall said it is a chance to raise funds for projects supported by the Clayton Parent Teacher Organization such as the extra expenses not covered by the school budget for Clayton continues on Page 15
Woman guilty of murder Man beaten in alley died from blows to head with baseball bat
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when Clayton Elementary School faculty members volunteered to raise funds for the school by joining the staff at the McDonald’s at Belleview and Broadway. Faculty members reported for duty as they donned bright green Tshirts identifying them as McTeachers and took their position assisting the crew on duty. Almost as soon as the faculty members were in place, Clayton
tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com An Englewood woman will be sentenced in April for the 2013 murder of a man she beat to death with a baseball bat. Forsythia Owen, 31, was found guilty Feb. 12. A jury convicted her of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and evidence tampering in the killing of 42-year-old DenOwen zle Rainey. Owen, who remains in the Arapahoe County jail, is scheduled to return to court for sentencing at 1:30 p.m. April 17. The judge could sentence Owen to 16 to 48 years in prison. Englewood police were called about 1:10 a.m. Sept. 22, 2013, to Owen continues on Page 15
Englewood’s Kevin Mahler looks for an opening against Bryce Trujillo of Clear Creek during the Class 3A Region 3 Tournament at Jefferson High School. Mahler pinned Trujillo and went on to finish fifth in the 182-pound division. Photo by Tom Munds
Pirate wrestler fifth at regional tourney Englewood entered three athletes in the Class 3A regionals By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Kevin Mahler was the only Englewood wrestler to place as he finished fifth in the 182-pound weight division at the Class 3A, Re-
gion 3 tournament at Jefferson High School. “I am disappointed that I missed qualifying for state,” the Englewood junior said. “I came close but it didn’t happen for me. But I plan to continue to improve and to get stronger so I can wrestle next year and qualify for state.” Englewood wrestlers practiced at Englewood Middle School for most of the season. Coach Jim Potter said he felt some athletes didn’t want to ride the bus back and forth
to the high school so they didn’t come out for the team. There were just five wrestlers on the roster by the time the team moved into the new wrestling room in the field house after the first of the year. Because some of the wrestlers were not available, Potter took three wrestlers to regionals, Mahler at 182, senior Tony Scaggiari at 285 and first-year wrestler Derek Demilt Wrestling continues on Page 15