Northglenn Thornton Sentinel 0924

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September 24, 2015

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Festival Guide Inside A D A M S C O U N T Y, C O L O R A D O

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WHAT’S INSIDE

Life: How area patients are living with Parkinson’s. See Page 14

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WELL SITE WORRIES

Proposed drilling draws fire from crowd Energy company gets earful from Wadley Farms neighbors By Corrie Sahling csahling@coloradocommunitymedia.com Almost 400 Thornton community members filled the Rocky Top Middle School cafeteria to let Synergy Resource Corp. know their worries about possible well contamination, safety and increased truck traffic that Well continues on Page 8

Sports: Jim Benton kicks off his column, giving insight into area sports. See Page 26

A photo showing the proposed new well sites, east of Interstate 25 and north of East 136th Avenue. Residential houses ring the well site, which is already the site of some oil wells. Courtesy image

PIRATEFEST SETS SAIL

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The bar at the Pirate Ball provided libations for all legal guests from a beached boat complete with a skeleton out front to lead the way. The innaugural Northglenn Pirate Fest, Sept. 18 and 19, drew scalawags of all sorts to E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park. For more pirate photos, turn to PAGE 5. Photo by Corrie Sahling

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Experience Native American culture By Corrie Sahling csahling@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Denver American Indian Festival is a free, family-friendly event for all people, of all races. It runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27. The two-day festival is to educate both the Native American community and others that co-existing is possible — that all people can provide for each other and everyone can help with poverty and hunger. The organizers also say they want to provide Native American people a safe place to come where they will be treated with love and respect. Because of the loss of a core team member, the inaugural event was held in memory of Susie Aikman. This year the festival’s theme is to raise awareness of the homelessness Culture continues on Page 8

The Denver American Indian Festival was held in Thornton last year for its inaugural event; the festival is back this year, expecting bigger crowds. Photo courtesy of the Denver American Indian Festival


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