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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…

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…

Perfect pinwheels for a pleasant lunch

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

Article and photo by Lisa Crockett

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…

One of our own remembers 9/11

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

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.…

Nurses never really retire

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

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…

Homegrown science teacher

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

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…

Rising Star

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

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…

The soul of an artist – the brain of an engineer

By CPC | Sep 1, 2021

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…

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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