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Running to remember

Columbine High School and the surrounding community took to the pavement again Saturday for the eighth annual Run for Remembrance through Clement Park. 

The 5K run/walk raised money for Craig Hospital, the Columbine Memorial and the Frank DeAngelis Columbine High School Academic Foundation. 

Jeffco Library offers free book to 4-year-olds

This week, the Jeffco Library is giving away a free book to any 4-year-old in the county who wants one. 

Mental Health First Aid class offers skills, strategies to help those in need

The Jefferson Center for Mental Health will offer an innovative Mental Health First Aid class, which provides community members the tools to be a first responder of another sort.

Mountain Vista uses long ball to stop Dakota Ridge

An amazing season for Dakota Ridge’s baseball team came to a sour conclusion May 11. After overcoming a 3-0 deficit to defeat Brighton 4-3 in the district semifinals, the host Eagles lost to Mountain Vista 8-6 in a hard-fought championship game at Dakota Ridge High School.
Down 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth Dakota Ridge had the bases loaded with one out when Mountain Vista sophomore Marc Mumper struck out Eagles seniors Nate Liffick and AJ Valerio to get out of trouble.

Wet weather, poor officiating doom Chatfield

By Will Petersen
For the Courier
PARKER — A guy on a John Deere had to plow the field at halftime because of water.
Chatfield’s girls soccer team saw its season come to an end with a 3-1 loss to Chaparral in monsoon-like conditions in the first round of the 5A state playoffs on May 8 at Sports Authority Stadium.
Rain poured almost the entire game and several puddles formed on the synthetic turf field and the sidelines.

Rebels’ Tait leads group headed to 5A state meet

It was in the back of Jaylee Tait’s mind just how poorly she played at the 5A regional girls golf tournament in 2012. It was her worst round of the year. But she had to get over that because this year’s tournament was at that same Raccoon Creek Golf Course.
Initially, though, it didn’t appear that the Columbine junior had let go of the past, because she bogeyed the first three holes May 6 before she found a groove.
“I slowed my swing down and focused more on the fundamentals instead of trying to hit the perfect shot,” Tait said.

Sports briefs

BASEBALL
Chargers stun Regis Jesuit, headed to state quarterfinals
AURORA — Ninth-seeded Chatfield scored four runs in the fourth inning and added an insurance run in the seventh to upend host Regis Jesuit at the Class 5A District 2 tournament on May 12 and qualify for the eight-team, double-elimination state bracket.
Chatfield (13-8), which opened the district tournament with a win over Douglas County, has allowed just one run in its last four games.

Sheriff's Calls

 

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Reporting, not endorsing, the news

In Colorado and in South Jeffco, the social and political landscapes have seen significant changes over the last couple of years, and we all know that change can be difficult.
But it can also be newsworthy.
Our mission here at the Courier is to report that news as thoroughly and objectively as possible within the scope of our resources, and to reflect all aspects of the community we cover.

Examining the illusion of safety (and its risks)

Most Americans over the age of 40 grew up with an omnipresent fear of nuclear war. Fear might be too weak a word — terror is more like it.

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