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TikTok pasta

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett I’m a proud member of Generation X. According to the latest vernacular, this makes me very likely to be “cheugy.” This nonsense word is…

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Valuable resource available for aging adults

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

By Patte Smith; courtesy photo Aging Resources of Douglas County (ARDC) is a valuable resource for older adults and their families – offering guidance to programs and organizations that are…

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Perfect pinwheels for a pleasant lunch

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett

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Every Age Counts poetry contest seeking entries

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

By Patte Smith; courtesy photo The Douglas County School District, Douglas County Libraries, Seniors’ Council of Douglas County and Changing the Narrative are partnering together and encouraging amateur poets of…

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One of our own remembers 9/11

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021
Photo of J.D. Ressetar, now a father of three, is pictured above with his wife and daughters

By Carin R. Kirkegaard; photos courtesy of the Ressetar family Karen and J.P. Ressetar, residents of The Village at Castle Pines since 1995, will forever remember Tuesday, September 11, 2001.…

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Nurses never really retire

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021
Photo of Carolyn Hayes who continues to volunteer after being a nurse.

Article and photo by Lisa Nicklanovich Carolyn Hayes, resident of The Village at Castle Pines for more than 20 years, began volunteering as a candy striper in Greenwich, Connecticut in…

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Homegrown science teacher

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021
Photo of Meredith Wilemon and her boyfriend, Christian Clodfelder

By Celeste McNeil; photos courtesy of Meredith Wilemon Meredith Wilemon was inspired by a high school science teacher. A passion for science and a connection to teachers through curriculum led…

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Rising Star

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021
Photo of Arianna (Ari) Griffin baker and cake decorator.

By Julie Matuszewski; photos courtesy of Amy Griffin Arianna (Ari) Griffin has always enjoyed baking alongside her mom, Amy. As a little girl, Ari would stand on a kitchen stool…

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The soul of an artist – the brain of an engineer

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021
Photo of Evette Goldstein – artist and engineer

Article and photos by Hollen Wheeler Resident Evette Goldstein is an accomplished abstract artist, a professional calligrapher, a teacher, a tap dancer and … a former aerospace engineer. A short…

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Party in the park

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

By Carin R. Kirkegaard; photos courtesy of Jimmy’s Photography It was a beautiful August afternoon for the annual Chamber of Commerce Party in the Park … until it wasn’t. More…

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