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Halloween candy buy-back promotes giving and wellness

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

Dr. Lisa Fox (second from right) and her staff sit atop piles and piles of candy collected in Zip Lock bags during Halloween Candy Buy Back to support Fort Carson…

Meet your neighbors, Oak Hills HOA

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

Several Oak Hills board members (left to right) Sandy Stolar, Joe Dwoskin, Marty Cohen, and Dennis Valentine discuss HOA business. by Terri Wiebold with contributions by Dennis Valentine Oak Hills…

Snow day procedures for Castle Pines area students

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

by Lisa Crockett Some snow storms slow things down around town, and some stop them altogether – especially if you are a student or the parent of a student in…

Avoid cooking up a disaster this holiday season

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

Submitted by South Metro Fire Rescue Roasting, baking, candy-making?  Here are safety steps worth taking! Cooking is a holiday tradition…and a leading cause of residential fires in the United States.…

Fun ways to keep Fido fit – Dog parks in Douglas County

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

The importance of physical exercise should never be underestimated, when it comes to our pets. Benefits include increased physical and mental health well-being. Many behavior problems can be helped if…

Mail delivery times fluctuate

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

by Lisa Crockett As the holidays approach, many, if not most residents in the Castle Pines community will send and receive more mail than usual. As a result, mail delivery…

Rock Slide fun run rescheduled; There’s still time to register

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

by Carin R. Kirkegaard With heavy snow threatening to blanket the racecourse, the Rock Slide, Douglas County Schools 5K fun-run fundraiser, was rescheduled for Saturday, December 12. The 5K run…

Castle Pines is Coyote Country

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

Information provided by Crystal Chick, Colorado Division of Wildlife The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) wants to remind people to take precautions with their pets when living in coyote country.…

Douglas County Sheriff Participates In 2009 “Puffer Week”

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

Submitted by Deputy Cocha Heyden Douglas County Seriff’s Office Public Information Officer Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives from the Special Investigations Unit and Pattern Crimes Unit will be…

Lottery Money for Elk Ridge Park

By CPC | Dec 1, 2009

The Castle Pines Parks Authority (PA) is applying for a state lottery grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to help pay for development of “spade ready” parks in the state.…

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