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Local swimmers eye Olympic splash
Between slews of different strokes, roughly 320,000 competitive swimmers across America come up for air unsure of their placings as they compete against other swimmers and themselves. The athletes can…
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Golden and Valor girls golf teams complete 4-peat
Ski caps and hoodies were in fashion during the final Jeffco League girls golf tournament on Thursday at Indian Tree Golf Club. With temperatures hanging round 50 degrees, Golden and Valor Christian stayed hot. The Demons (Class 4A) and Eagles (Class 5A) both claimed their fourth straight Jeffco League team championship. “It is super cool…
Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting after report of armed carjacking in Lakewood
The Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team is investigating a series of incidents that ended in a shootout and a deceased suspect. Officers were called to Walmart at 440 Wadsworth Blvd at 10:27 a.m. May 8, according to a Lakewood Police Department press release. The store staff reported that a man was threatening people with…
Lasley Elementary School students plant new trees for Arbor Day
The City of Lakewood recently celebrated Arbor Day with a tree-planting event in Lasley Park with Lasley Elementary School fourth graders. The city also received the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA Growth Award for its “higher levels of tree care and community engagement” work regarding the tree canopy. In recognition of these accomplishments, Mayor…
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PRESS RELEASE: Red Rocks Community College’s 54th Annual Commencement
LAKEWOOD, CO – Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) will hold its 54th annual commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the picturesque Outdoor Pavilion…
Sports
Evergreen baseball celebrates Senior Day, college signings
Evergreen High School baseball celebrated its Senior Day on May 4 at Cougar Field. The Cougars lost to Alameda 8-7, but it was still a strong year for Evergreen. The team then tied with Standley Lake on May 7 and beat Pomona 11-0 on May 9 to finish 12-9-1 overall and 6-2-1 in the Class…
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Arts & Culture
Coming Attractions: SeriesFest celebrates a decade of television greatness
There are many things about SeriesFest, the annual event that celebrates emerging and underserved voices in episodic storytelling, that make it truly unique. But what really stands out as the event reaches its 10th season is how it charts a decade’s worth of change in television – both in programming and how people access shows.…
Young musicians give Mexican folk music new life at Denver mariachi conference
Cuevas-Lara, a senior at Skyline High School in Longmont, is one of many students from across the state and country who convened at the university over the weekend for the Viva Southwest Mariachi Conference. From beginner trumpeters to advanced vocalists, the university’s King Center was full of vibrant sound as young people honed their musicianship…
Green Mountain High School celebrates 50 years of theater with alum benefit concert
Current students and graduates of Green Mountain High School’s theater, choir and orchestra programs took to the stage earlier this month to celebrate 50 years of performances at the Lakewood school, which opened in 1973, and to raise money for a new projector. The concert included 20 performances featuring songs and compositions from a sample…
Coming Attractions: Benchmark takes ‘The Road to Lethe’
What does it mean to be a true ally? Like many people, Denver playwright Jeffrey Neuman found himself pondering this question following the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter movement. “I always thought of myself as a really strong ally, but I began to wonder what does true allyship mean…
Columns & Opinion
Duncan: What is hospice?
Having a spouse who was in hospice care at the time of his death does not make me an expert…
Avenue Flashes: An entire weekend of partying in Wheat Ridge for St. Patrick’s Day
Ah, March is here. We can finally feel things warming up and spring is in the air and…What am I…
Coming Attractions: Miners Alley takes audiences to a modern Algonquin
If you set a play in a senior facility, most people probably would expect something either really sad or overly…
Ruszczyk: Coloradans for Metro District Reform
A legislative task force began studying homeowner’s rights in metro districts on Dec. 5, 2023. The task force will issue…
Letters
Letter: Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil
With Super Tuesday behind us, we must now face the reality of a Trump/Biden rematch in November. I was a…
Letter: Memory loss
The 2024 Presidential election is all about memory loss. Not President Biden’s, but that of Republican MAGA clan members. They…
Letter: Gaza needs justice now
History was made recently at the International Court of Justice. The Court ruled there is a plausible risk that Israel’s…
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Indian Market & Powwow set for June 1 & 2 in Morrison
The 23rd annual Indian Market & Powwow is June 1 and 2 on the grounds of The Fort restaurant, 19192 Hwy. 8 in Morrison. The two-day event is a tribute to Indigenous people who helped shape the cultural community of Bent’s Old Fort, an international trading post operating along the famous Santa Fe Trail that…
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