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Garcia has high hopes for season...

By Craig Harper

For the Courier

Warning to Jeffco League and 5A swimmers around the state: Santana Garcia is healthy and watching his diet.

A state qualifier in two events as a freshman at Chatfield a year ago, Garcia developed pneumonia about a week before the state meet and finished 30th in the 50 freestyle and 31st in the 100 butterfly in the preliminaries.

West Metro Fire seeks approval...

Residents of the West Metro Fire Protection District are being asked to approve a 24 percent tax increase in May’s election, along with voting for four board seats up for election.

The 3-mill increase is being sought to ease some of the financial strains the department has experienced since the recession in 2009, said West Metro spokeswoman Michelle French. 

Rebels trample Lobos

By Tim Donohoo, For the Courier

Columbine girls lacrosse coach Alex Befus is a patient person. She knew it was just a matter of time before her Rebels would begin to gel as a unit.

That is exactly what transpired April 3 at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood against visiting Conifer.

The Rebels exploded on the offensive end and displayed a dominant defense as they upended the Lobos 16-2 in a Jeffco league matchup.

Judicial system plans truancy...

A two-year grant will help the judicial system in Jefferson County identify the causes of truancy and help steer youths away from jail and back to the classroom.

The grant, worth up to $70,000 a year, will fund implementation a problem-solving approach similar to family and drug courts. The focus is on treatment and on providing services that address underlying problems. 

Second-half flurry turns game...

LAKEWOOD — The first half was literally a back-and-forth affair. The teams — first Chatfield and then Dakota Ridge — traded goals for the entire 24 minutes. Yet, the Chargers never led by more than a goal, and the Eagles never led at all.

That changed in the second half.

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Anderson homers as Columbine goes to 9-0 on the season

Austin Anderson homered and drove in two runs as Columbine stretched its winning streak to nine games with a 5-2 win over Fruita Monument High School on April 5.

Donny Ortiz, Cody Wood, Michael Tait and Patrick Huffaker also scored runs for the Rebels.

Isaiah Gonzales-Montoya struck out five over six innings to get the victory for Columbine.

Barder’s grand slam, Chamberlain’s pitching ignite Chatfield

District seeks to revive talks...

In an effort to restart contract talks, the Jeffco school board has asked the teachers union what it would take for union negotiators to return to the bargaining table.

“I think it’s in the board’s best interest to keep JCEA at the (bargaining) table,” board member Lesley Dahlkemper said at Thursday night’s meeting.

Survivors gather to mourn, find...

One act of violence can have a lifetime of repercussions. 

For most of the 200 or so people at this year’s Courage Walk at the Jeffco government center, those repercussions are well known. The event brings survivors and victims’ families together to pay tribute to those lost to violence and to survivors of violent acts. It concludes in the Courage Garden behind the Taj Mahal.

It also gives attendees a chance to connect with others who understand their pain. 

County formulating disaster...

Jeffco’s Emergency Management Office has started work on a disaster recovery plan, a first for the county, to identify which agencies are responsible for different phases of a recovery effort. 

The agency, part of the Sheriff’s Office, is also re-evaluating its current response plan to find areas of improvement and cooperation with the county’s municipalities.

County Commissioner Don Rosier said the lack of a recovery plan caused a delay in the transition to recovery after last fall’s flooding. 

Four of seven seats up for...

Four of the seven seats on the board of the West Metro Fire Protection District are up for vote in the at-large election May 6, along with a 24 percent increase in the district’s property taxes.

Two incumbents are running for re-election: Joseph Margotte in District 3 and Mike Munden in District 5.

 

District 1

Cassie Stenstrom