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Feel Your Best – Get up and move; sitting is the new smoking

By CPC | Dec 1, 2018

By Daniel Williams Americans don’t move enough. That’s the theme of a recent study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. According to the Physical Activity Guidelines…

Gluten-free sugar cookies

By CPC | Dec 1, 2018

Article and photo by Catalin Varela The holidays are in full swing which means cookies, cakes, and pies are on every table. Unfortunately, for those of us with celiac disease…

Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) available for individuals and families

By CPC | Dec 1, 2018

By Patte Smith Colorado’s Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is a federally funded program that helps eligible hard-working Colorado families, seniors and individuals pay a portion of their winter home…

Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce welcomes Tina Hansen

By CPC | Dec 1, 2018

Tina Hansen, Marketing Director By Elise Brassell; photos courtesy of Tina Hansen The Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce is a member-based organization that promotes and supports local businesses. As part…

Plenty of “hoopla” at BRE Sock Hop

By CPC | Dec 1, 2018

Article and photos by Patte Smith Fourth- and fifth-graders ran circles around each other hula hooping while they danced at the annual BRE Sock Hop. While no 50s or 60s…

Wild turkeys in their element; a sight to see

By CPC | Nov 1, 2018

After following the leader as they cross Daniels Park Road, camera-shy turkeys dash into the brush when passersby stop. Article and photograph by Barbara Neff On just about any given…

Keep on celebrating Veterans Day throughout the year By Patte Smith; photo courtesy of Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs

By CPC | Nov 1, 2018

The Glass Poppy Display at the Denver Botanic Gardens commemorates the 100th armistice anniversary of World War I and Veterans Day.Glass poppies, created by soldiers and veterans, will be displayed…

What will ensure peace of mind? A will will.

By CPC | Nov 1, 2018

By Barbara Neff We avoid making a plan, and figuring out why is easy. No one likes to contemplate the end of one’s life. Even accepting the inevitability of it…

Keep on celebrating Veterans Day throughout the year

By CPC | Nov 1, 2018

By Patte Smith; photo courtesy of Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs This Veterans Day, we honor all the men and women, past and present, who have served our country…

A CITY DIVIDED: ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR

By CPC | Nov 1, 2018

The Berlin Wall, erected in 1961, fell in 1989. The Wall was actually two walls as depicted. Between them was a no-man’s land of mines, dogs, and machine guns. Article…

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