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Today's Features

  • A prescription for danger

    More people are dying every year in Jefferson County because of prescription-drug overdoses, a trend mirroring national statistics that the coroner’s office attributes to increased prescribing of opiate painkillers.

    By year’s end, the office predicts, 45 residents will die from unintentional drug toxicity. And though 2010 saw a slight drop in prescription-drug deaths, the anticipated number for 2011 would represent a 73 percent rise over those of 2005.

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  • Students say goodbye to best friend

    One of the most well-known faces at Columbine Hills Elementary School retired Nov. 11 after a decade of tenure, which in the case of Ramblin’ the Retriever was about 70 canine years.

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  • Memories of war

    South Jeffco resident Dean Hinds had a nostalgic surprise waiting for him when he sat down for breakfast on Veterans Day at MorningStar Senior Living — a wasp-waisted, dark-green Army jacket, a relic he had not seen since tucking it away in a trunk when he returned home from Germany after World War II.

    His son in law, Bob Jones, had discovered the jacket in his home just days before, and was eager to reunite the garment with its owner.

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  • Chatfield softball players participate in Race for the Cure

    On Sunday, Oct. 2, the Chatfield softball team players along with family members participated in early-morning 5K Race for the Cure. The girls showed team spirit is displayed on the field as well as off.

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  • Simon says, ‘Set a record!’

    By Emile Hallez
    Staff Writer
    Hopping up and down, touching toes and quacking like a duck aren’t unusual pastimes for very young children — but it is a rare sight to see 64 students engaging in the activities in unison.

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  • Recovery court helps addicts gather their strengths

    The odds were stacked against Lesley Ingram.

    The 29-year-old, addicted to crystal meth and alcohol, faced a handful of serious charges in Jefferson County’s 1st Judicial District.

    Ingram, unemployed and without prospects, was nonetheless given an unexpected second chance — a transfer to the newly established Jefferson County Recovery Court, a program designed to help struggling addicts overcome abusive habits and give back to the community.

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  • Town Hall Arts Center receives grant

    The board of directors for the Littleton Town Hall Arts Center announced that the organization has received a grant of $10,000 from Colorado Creative Industries and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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  • Emily Johnson named to dean’s list

    Emily Johnson, a 2010 graduate of Dakota Ridge High School, was named to the dean’s list for the fall and spring semesters of the 2010-11 school year.

    She attends Baylor University, and is enrolled in the honors program for health science studies and pre-physical therapy.

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  • WEDDING: Baumgarten – Nickerson

    Brian Baumgarten and Elsa Nickerson were married on June 10. 
    Brian is a 2007 graduate of Columbine High School, and Elsa is from Atlanta, Ga. They were married in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple, and a reception was held in their honor that evening in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
    The couple will be living in Provo, Utah, where Brian is attending Brigham Young University. Elsa recently graduated from BYU.

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  • Kids helping kids: Girl Scouts collect donations for Denver foster children

    By Chelsy Woods Klein

    For the Courier

    Nine Girl Scouts from Powderhorn Elementary School spent a year collecting donations to help kids entering Denver’s foster care network. And when they delivered the goods recently, the Scouts also imparted a message: “There are people out there who love you.”

    Those are the words of 11-year-old Skylar Lotus, a student at Powderhorn and a member of Troop 2035, which braved heavy rain and waterlogged streets on May 18 to deliver 250 care packages to the Denver Department of Human Services.

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