VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 50 • NOVEMBER 8, 2018
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Team USA member for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Tricia Downing of Denver in the Karen Hornbostel Memorial Time Trial Series in Cherry Creek State Park April 16. She is also the author of A Cycle of Hope: A Journey from Paralysis to Possibility and soon to be published novel A Chance of Rain. See story on page 16. Photo by Stefan Krusze
Villager takes 2 national awards The National newspaper Association 2018 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest winners recognized at the awards breakfast recently during NNA’s 132nd Annual Convention & Trade Show at the Waterside Marriott, Norfolk, Va. Greenwood Village’s own The Villager brought home two awards out of 478 that were awarded. FIRST PLACE —Public Notices, Becky Osterwald The use of color helps the public notice sections pop out and easier to read. The format is more modern, which draws your eyes to the information presented, noted the judge.
Proposed Mercedes permit in Centennial withdrawn BY DORIS B. TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER The new plaque looks good next to The Villagers Editorial Sweepstakes Plaque from the Colorado Press Association from March.
THIRD PLACE — Column - Best Humorous Column I’ve look at cats from both sides now by Peter Jones. The judge noted that the column was a “Solid read” and “Funny.” The Villager is the only newspaper that has won First Place for its Legal Notices in both state and national competition.
A badly divided Centennial City Council heard from numerous residents Nov. 5, in regard to the highly controversial issue of permitting more car dealers on East Arapahoe Road. All the speakers in a packed council chamber were opposed to permitting more dealers on the main thoroughfare through the city. A Mercedes dealer has withdrawn its proposal to build a dealership on that street. City Clerk Barbara Setter-
lind told the council that there were 4,734 valid signatures submitted to the city. This was substantially more than the required 4,089, which is 5 percent of the registered electors of the city. She also indicated the cost of a special election would be $150,000, which would not be a huge expense for Centennial. The city has ample revenues. One councilmember, Mike Sutherland, said he was “bothered” by the “dark money” that went into raising funds for the petition-gathering campaign. In the campaign, signers asked
that there be a vote on the issue of whether more dealers will be permitted on the street. The signature gathering was made primarily with out-of-state money, by individuals who don’t own property in Centennial, Sutherland said. The city was formed on the principle “of self-determination,” and the outside money does not reflect that principle. Sutherland said the petition drive “is flawed” because of the outside money. It was not entirely clear what Continued on page 3