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Memorial Day 2024 gatherings to remember the fallen

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  Memorial Day Run & March 5K, 10K, 30K: Civilians, veterans and uniformed military are invited to challenge themselves in a friendly competition and encouraged to donate non-perishable food items…

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A day to honor and remember

By CPC | May 1, 2024

While popularly considered the unofficial beginning of summer, Memorial Day has a long and solemn history that reaches back to the time of the Civil War. It is unclear exactly…

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Shadow Chasers

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Residents and friends met unexpectedly in Arkansas to see the 2024 total solar eclipse.   In the fields of Russellville, Arkansas, population 30,000, a small group of Castle Pines residents…

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Colorado living: Xeriscape is one way to garden

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Did you know that the concept of xeriscaping started in Colorado? In 1981, Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado partnered with Denver Water in the Xeriscape Task Force to create an…

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Sedalia’s historic museum and gardens

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  In the quaint town of Sedalia sits a historic little building and grounds, the Sedalia Museum and Gardens (SMG). Getting to know this special place is like taking a…

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When you come to a fork in the road, take it!

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  The headline comes from Yogi Berra, but it applies equally to the good folks of Jarre Valley and Jarre Canyon. Douglas County settlers were naturally attracted to water and…

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May Dear Mrs. A

By CPC | May 1, 2024
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Dear Mrs. A, Is it ever appropriate to text a thank you for a wedding gift? – Wondering in Winterberry   Dear Wondering in Winterberry, Wedding season is upon us.…

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Nature’s tiny acrobat: The hummingbird

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  With the return of spring, many Coloradans look forward to welcoming back the hummingbirds that flew south for the winter. The hummingbird season in Colorado is mid-April through October.…

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2024 Farmers Markets

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Arvada Farmers Market Location: Olde Town Square, 5702 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (June 2 – Sept. 29) A moderately-sized market with a variety…

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Pulitzer Prize-winning books

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Joseph Pulitzer, a visionary newspaper publisher and Hungarian immigrant, single-handedly raised the bar for American journalism. Establishing the first collegiate-level journalism program at Columbia University, Pulitzer further endowed the university…

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