Northglenn Thornton Sentinel 0915

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September 15, 2016

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Bus carrying Legacy football team crashes Driver dies in accident; 18 passengers injured Staff report A bus carrying members of the Legacy High School football team crashed into a concrete pillar at Denver International Airport during the early evening hours on Sept. 11, killing the female bus driver and

injuring 15 players and three coaches, according to the Denver Police Department. The bus driver had picked up 28 passengers before leaving DIA, then was circling back to the airport terminal. The bus was one of three Adams 12 Five Star Schools buses that picked up Legacy students after they returned home from an outof-state football game. Neither of the other two buses were

involved in the accident. The crash happened about 4 p.m. Police said the bus veered off the right side of the terminal roadway and collided with a concrete pillar. The adults — three coaches and the bus driver — suffered the worst injuries in the crash as a result of being in the front of the bus, where the impact from the crash occurred. Injured passengers were

taken to Children’s Hospital Colorado as well as University Hospital. Most of the students had been released by late Sunday evening. However, two passengers remained in critical condition, and two passengers were in serious condition, as of press time Sept. 12. The names of those who were injured had not been released by school district officials as of press time.

WALKING TO FIGHT CANCER

“We extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone impacted by Sunday’s accident and offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of our bus driver who tragically passed away,” a Sept. 12 news release from the Adams 12 school district said. “The Denver Police Department continues to investigate the cause of the accident and will provide updates as available.”

Adams County could be site for Colorado’s first spaceport Front Range Airport would be launch spot for space vehicles By Amy Thomson Special to Colorado Community Media

A group of local cancer survivors is the first to step off during the American Cancer Society’s 15th Annual Relay for Life, held last Saturday in Northglenn. Approximately 300 walkers participated in this year’s event at E.B. Rains, Jr. Park. Photo by Stefan Brodsky

Anti-bullying campaign rides in Denver area schools were the first stops on the ASA High School Tour

Alex Landeros warms up on the half-pipe while students at Standley Lake High School make their way to the parking lot for the presentation. Photo by Shanna Fortier

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Standley Lake High School freshmen Kaitlyn McCubbins and Delaney Huetson stood among classmates, watching as BMX rider Coco Zurita repeatedly launched from the half-pipe set up in the school’s parking lot. “There was a really cool guy on the bike,”

After a five-year process from ideation to application, Spaceport Colorado inches closer to a possible licensure. Governor John Hickenlooper first announced Colorado’s intentions of adding a spaceport to the Front Range Airport in December 2011. Now, Spaceport Colorado is one step closer to a reality. “We’re the largest private-sector aerospace workforce in the nation,” said Barry Gore, president and CEO of Adams County Economic Development. “If we want to maintain that leading position in aerospace, we’re going to need to have all the facilities that industry needs to be successful.” In the privately and publicly funded space industry, Colorado is second (trailing California) as the leading space state. Gore explained that Colorado’s thriving aerospace sector tends to go unnoticed, and he’s hoping Spaceport Colorado will change that. “Most Coloradans don’t have any idea because we don’t launch anything from here,” he said. But if the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) grants the spaceport licensure, companies could begin to occupy the airport to research and launch space activity projects. Engineering firm HDR, Inc. was hired nearly five years ago to put together a comprehensive application, outlining a business plan, technical analysis and environmental assessment, which was submitted to the FAA in January of this year. Since then, Front Range Airport manager Dave Ruppel has been fielding questions coming from the FAA as they work through their internal review process.

Riders continues on Page 4

Spaceport continues on Page 5

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