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Sam Hill’s Barber Shop taking its cut for a century

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Sam Hill’s Barber Shop, the oldest continuously operating business in Englewood, is a virtual museum on the history of the haircut.

Students from Cherry Creek and Arapahoe high schools released balloons in honor of Claire Davis, Dec. 18.

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Warriors never gave up in game for Claire Davis

Arapahoe High School girls and boys basketball teams win their respective games in honor of Claire Davis.

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Colorado mourns Claire Davis

Memorial set for Jan. 1 during National Western Stock Show

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By Tom Barry he community is mourning Claire Esther Davis, the 17-year-old student who was gunned down at Arapahoe High School two weeks ago. “It is with heavy hearts that we share that at 4:29 p.m. this afternoon, Claire Davis passed away, with her family at her side,” a Dec. 21 statement from Littleton Adventist Hospital said. “Despite the best efforts of our physicians and Continued on page 3

ABOVE: A sign at Claire Davis’s memorial at Arapahoe High School conveys the thoughts of classmates. ABOVE RIGHT: Claire Davis RIGHT: An Arapahoe alumni and a mother, center, reflect at the memorial created for Claire Davis. FAR RIGHT: Students and friends placed flowers, signs and balloons and lit candles in remembrance of Claire Davis. Photos by Tom Barry

Littleton finds new fire chief in Florida Armstrong chosen after national search

By Peter Jones Littleton has gone to Florida to find its next fire chief after an extensive search and putting out internal fires over the department’s leadership and future. Outsider Christopher Armstrong will be the next to take the helm at Littleton Fire Rescue, City Manager Michael Penny announced last week. The new chief will come on board Jan. 20. “Chris Armstrong is an exciting and talented leader who will bring a fresh vision and perspective to the department,” Penny said in a statement. “He has a track record of innovation that resulted in improved response times, increased accountability, establishing short and longterm strategic goals, and obtaining

emergency-servicmillions of dollars in federal grants. es management He’s got the skill from Columbia set to lead LFR to Southern Univera successful future sity in Alabama. and will be a great He is also a graduaddition to the ate of the John F. City of Littleton.” Kennedy School Armstrong’s of Government at career in fire serHarvard Univervice has been sity and achieved based entirely in his Chief Fire OfMiramar, ficer Designation Fla., Christopher Armstrong, from the Center where he started Littleton’s new fire chief, for Public Safety as a paramedic and will come on board, Jan. rose through the 20, 2014. Excellence in Virranks to the posiginia. tion of deputy chief of operations, Armstrong was chosen as the a job in which he oversaw a $24.8 result of a national search and a million budget for an agency of 155 selection process that involved five employees that served a population panels of more than 40 interviewers that included members of City of almost 125,000 people. Armstrong earned a bachelor’s Council, Littleton residents, area degree in occupational health and fire chiefs, LFR employees and city safety and a master’s degree in department directors. Armstrong

won out over several finalists, including LFR Division Chief Wayne Zygowicz. Penny said Armstrong will soon lead LFR through a strategic planning process – one that comes at a time when the department is contemplating a merger with South Metro Fire Rescue. “We are incredibly excited to work on this project with Chris and our partners,” the city manager said. Chief John Mullin announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31, after a 40-year career, two thirds of which were in Littleton. His departure came after a firefighters association had voted a lack of confidence in his leadership. LFR provides emergency response services to the 220,000 citizens of Littleton and also serves the greater Littleton Fire Protection District and the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District.


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