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Enjoying “Country Life” While Studying Together

By CPC | May 1, 2022

Michelle Zotos’ family was one of the first families to put down roots in Surrey Ridge Estates over forty years ago when it was fields, flowers and open space. “I remember the old, abandoned farmhouse by the windmill north of Surrey Ridge and Heather Drive that burned down in the early 1980s,” she recalled. “It…

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Eagle Scout music at Legacy Village

By CPC | Apr 1, 2022
Photo of Russell Christensen plays the piano at Legacy Village

By Celeste McNeil; photos courtesy of Russell Christensen Local Boy Scout Russell Christensen recently finished his Eagle Scout Service Project, which benefited Legacy Village Assisted Living and Memory Care. Christensen realized the Legacy Village residents hadn’t had as much personal interaction with others due to COVID precautions, and he wanted to help. “I did some…

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Through the eyes of students

By CPC | Apr 1, 2022

By Julie Matuszewski; photos courtesy of Kristen Krieger Looking through the eyes of her kindergarten students, Kristen Krieger sees honesty and innocence in each of her student’s actions and answers. A committed educator and kindergarten teacher at American Academy (AA) with 15 years of classroom experience in the metro Denver area, Krieger embraces these gifts…

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50 hikes before 50 –

By CPC | Apr 1, 2022

celebrating a milestone birthday   By Carin R. Kirkegaard; photos courtesy of Tina Howell Two months ago, longtime Castle Pines resident Tina Howell celebrated 50 trips around the sun. Like many people before her reaching this milestone in life, it seemed like Howell needed a way to mark the moment. Some run a marathon, others…

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Family Man, Businessman, Musician and Author

By CPC | Mar 1, 2022

By Mindy Stone; courtesy photos Louis Llanes has lived in Castle Pines for almost six years with his wife, Jane, their 15-year-old twins, Elisa and L.J., who are freshmen in high school, and their two dogs, Lexi and Libby. The Llanes family lived in Highlands Ranch for many years before moving to Castle Pines. They…

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