May 26, 2016
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VOLUME 52 | ISSU E 41 | 50 ¢
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GRADUATION TIME
Man killed in Northglenn motorcycle crash
Northglenn High School graduates scan the audience for family and friends ahead of graduation ceremonies May 17 at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. See more photos on page 4. Photo by Stefan Brodsky
Witnesses say driver was traveling at ‘high rate of speed’ when accident occurred Staff report
Graduate Karen Mueller hugs Thornton High School Principal Jennifer Skrobela for the last time as she leaves the stage with her diploma. Skrobela, completing her first year as principal, is a favorite with students and a fixture at student events. See more photos on page 5. Photo by Gene Sears
An alleged motorcycle thief is dead following a high-speed accident May 18 on Irma Drive in Northglenn. Northglenn police said in a news release they responded at about 7:30 a.m. May 18 to a report of an injury accident involving a motorcycle on the 10500 block of Irma Drive. Police said they found a man — identified May 23 as Mark Weaver, 22 — lying in the middle of the street. Weaver was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Witnesses told police the man was traveling at a high rate of speed south on Irma Drive when he collided with a truck making a left turn in front of him from a parking lot. Commander Ron Haralson said on Monday the motorcycle that Weaver was driving had been stolen “months earlier.” Crash continues on Page 24
TRACK AND FIELD
Run, reverend, run Preacher’s foot crusade to fight homelessness makes multiple metro-Denver stops
By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com For more than a dozen years, the Rev. David Warren of Open Door Ministries was telling a little white lie of sorts. “Ninteen years ago, when I was starting Open Door Ministries, I drove to 106 churches in six days to share the vision for this ministry. I called it `Walk the City,’ even though I was driving,” he said. “I got the idea from Mayor Wellington Webb, who had ‘walked the city’ during his campaign. I wore a suit and tennis shoes like he had done.” Reverend continues on Page 32
Rev. David Warren’s Open Door Ministries has for seven years hosted the Run for the Door 5K race benefiting the homeless population in the Denver metro region. Here, Warren stops to chat with North Metro Church staff in Thornton as part of a campaign this spring to run 100 miles to 100 churches to raise awareness of the annual race event at Cheesman Park. Courtesy photo
Top athletes tangle at high school state track meet. PAGE 20
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