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CHATFIELD LADY CHARGERS
Head coach: Ron Johns
Assistant coaches: Polly Boen, Sean Gillespie, Annika Games
2012-13 recap: The Lady Chargers were second in the 5A Jeffco meet and tied for 22nd at state. Junior Averly Hobbs was second in diving. Chatfield qualified six other girls in nine events and all three relay teams.
Swimmers to watch for: Averly Hobbs, Sr., diving; Heather Stevens, Soph., 200 and 500 freestyles; Sydney Mueller, Soph., freestyle; Haley Kopec, Soph., breaststroke

Thinking big by buying small

While the madness of Black Friday will play out at big-box retailers this week, small businesses in South Jeffco want residents to remember that bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to holiday shopping. 

Saturday is national Small Business Saturday, an event started in 2010 by American Express to give local businesses their own Black Friday sales day. The event calls on shoppers across the country to forgo the big retail chains and spend their money at locally owned and operated stores. 

Lighting the night in Littleton

Story and Photograph by Chancey Bush  

As the sun set behind the mountains, darkness settled over downtown Littleton — but not for long. More than 1 million twinkling lights illuminated the trees and the glowing smiles of eager youngsters waiting for an early glimpse of Santa Claus.

The holiday spirit swept over Littleton as thousands gathered downtown on Friday night for the 30th annual Candlelight Walk and Tree Lighting tradition. 

Two restaurants close doors

Littleton diners have two fewer choices when it comes to eating out around town. 

Champps restaurant, in the Aspen Grove Shopping Center, and Hops Grill and Brewery, on West Bowles Avenue near Wadsworth Boulevard, have closed. 

Champps, a national chain that had been based in Littleton until a few years ago, closed all three of its Colorado locations last month. The Aspen Grove restaurant opened in 2002. 

Five story lines for the...

The following are just five story lines to follow as the high school girls basketball season gets ready to commence:

Jefferson County commissioners...

Jeffco has finalized its 2014 budget, but the county commissioners warned the future fiscal outlook is grim and that cuts could be on the horizon in 2015 and beyond.

The commissioners voted 2-1 vote to approve a $350.5 million operating budget for 2014. The spending plan includes a 1.5-mill increase in the county’s property-tax levy and a 3 percent merit increase for county employees. 

Sheriff's Calls

A father’s pain

2013-14 wrestling capsule preview

CHATFIELD CHARGERS
Head coach: Paul Peronard
Assistant coaches: Russ Holt, Matt Yaden, Jordan Bybee
Conference: 5A Jeffco League
2012-13 recap: “It was an up-and-down season for us. We lost tough league duals to Bear Creek and Lakewood, but had great finishes at the league tournament,” Peronard said. Those finishes included Wilson George placing first, Jake Thayer second and Zach Lowe third. Thayer took fifth at state. Lowe and George just missed out on qualifying for state.

Mesmerizing melodies

In a handbell choir, the musicians use their hands, mallets and bodies to modify sounds from the single-note instruments, creating a rich tapestry of sounds. 

Littleton Museum relives...

The Littleton Museum is in the holiday spirit, and it shows. 

The museum spent the weekend adorning its two historic farmhouses with authentic decorations used during early Christmases in Littleton.

And while both farmhouses lack the typical modern mayhem of flashing lights and inflatable snowmen, a stark contrast is evident between the 1860s and 1890s decorations, said Andrea Wilhelm, a historical interpreter at the museum.