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Grocery cart etiquette

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

Thoroughly Modern Manners – Ask Mrs. Abramovitz Mrs. Abramovitz, Would you please talk to us about grocery cart etiquette? – L.Z. I am so glad you asked! Let’s start with:…

New to the neighborhood?

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Terri Wiebold A vibrant sense of community is one of the characteristics that sets Castle Pines – the 80108 ZIP code more specifically – apart from other Colorado communities.…

You’ve come a long way, Barbie

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Lisa Nicklanovich; photo courtesy of nytimes.com There are many opinions about the Barbie doll, but six decades after her invention by Ruth Handler, co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel, she’s…

New Heights for Children’s Museum

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

Article and photos by Shaun Kernahan Twenty children’s museums were nominated for the top 10 best children’s museums in the country, according to USA Today’s 10Best list. The Children’s Museum…

It’s a Hard Knock Life

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Joe Gschwendtner; photo courtesy of Carol Oliver Lyons Long before Little Orphan Annie appeared in American cartoons in 1924, comparable hardship stories like hers played out daily in the…

What’s your why?

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Stacie Chadwick On any given day, people all over the world do extraordinary things. Halfway through my journey on this Earth, my question is…why? When I was 39, my…

Pigs in the Pines

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Kathy Fallert; photos courtesy of Jacqueline Landry   March 1 is National Pig Day, celebrating domesticated pigs with pig parties and pig parades. But how about a pig as…

2019 Eagle Scouts

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Celeste McNeil; courtesy photos Short organized a beautification project for the schoolyard, including planting shade trees near the field. Coudeyras’ project involved renovating and rearranging the amphitheater benches, including…

A race to the finish for troop 365

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

By Celeste McNeil; photo courtesy of Corin Meibos Local Boy Scout Troop 365 was busy in 2019. Boys in the troop earned 12 Eagle Scout ranks in 12 months. Eagle…

Slovenia Gem of former Yugoslavia

By CPC | Mar 1, 2020

Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner In 2005, my wife and I discovered this diamond in the rough. Rough, as Slovenia was still drying out from the oppressive former Communist…

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