Thursday, September 21, 2023

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Goldenite Corner: Hiker keeps bronzed boots to commemorate 14ers feat

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Several local players dazzle in Rocky Mountain Showdown

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser talks opioids in Idaho Springs

Remembering 9/11: First responders, public take part in 15th annual Red Rocks Stair Climb to honor fallen firefighters

Jeffco Sheriff's Office plans no further contact with Able Shepherd

Jeffco students show gradual improvement in reading and math, still below pre-pandemic

Winter months bring the trifecta of illness — will 2023 have high numbers of flu, RSV and COVID?

From the publisher: The aim to reconcile decades of mistrust begins with the will to make it happen

In 2020, the Colorado Media Project, a philanthropic organization dedicated to local news sustainability, launched the Voices Initiative as an opportunity for community members from under-represented groups to explore why trust in the media was at an all-time low and what could be done to restore it.

For the record: Examining how the Transcript contributed to systemic racism

Systemic racism stubbornly remains in Golden. But it has morphed from Ku Klux Klan demonstrations in the 1920s and racist housing policies in the 1940s to something less overt but still widespread and endlessly frustrating.

Applewood car shooting suspect to enter plea Oct. 30

The Lakewood man accused of shooting at an occupied car May 23 in Applewood has waived his right to a preliminary hearing to continue plea negotiations with the District Attorney’s Office.

Coors brewery celebrating 150th anniversary with new mural

Molson Coors is celebrating the brewery’s 150th anniversary with a special mural on the building’s west side, which is scheduled to be finished by mid-September.

Several local players dazzle in Rocky Mountain Showdown

What a game. What a weekend. What a spectacle. And several local players were part of it all. Legions of fans, celebrities, sportswriters, photographers, camera crews and people just …

Jeffco parents say closing Coal Creek K-8 will tear community apart

When Jefferson County staff made recommendations for the next phase of its plan to close or consolidate district schools in response to declining enrollment this past August, they used numbers to …

No. 2 Orediggers defeat Vikings 2-0 in rainy soccer showdown

Although revenge is a dish best served cold, rain probably wasn’t in the original recipe. On Sept. 14, the Colorado School of Mines women’s soccer team avenged last year’s NCAA …

Meet Evergreen High School’s new athletic director

To be in a small club of female athletic directors at Evergreen High School is a significant and historic milestone. But to hear Maddy Hornecker tell the story, it’s really not that big of a …

Mount Evans is Mount Blue Sky

Applause erupted from the crowd as they listened to a federal board’s decision to rename Mount Evans in Colorado to Mount Blue Sky. Some of those cheering were listening virtually as the U.S. …

Golden looks to contract a parking management company

Like Morrison and Idaho Springs, Golden might have a company start managing all its parking permits, paid lots, enforcement, and related operations.

Golden stuns No. 4 Ponderosa at NAAC

Monday, September 11

Golden scored 25-unanswered points late Friday afternoon at the North Area Athletic Complex to shock previously undefeated Ponderosa.

Columbine sweeps Evergreen in girls volleyball action

Thursday, August 31

At first glance, it looked like Columbine girls volleyball cruised to a relatively uneventful 3-0 sweep of Evergreen on Wednesday night at Columbine High School.

Not horsing around: Members of the Westernaires are all business when it comes to horses, performing

Wednesday, August 30

Modern times meet the Wild West thanks to the Westernaires.

Ralston Valley has clean sheet in win versus Golden

Wednesday, August 30

Ralston Valley’s boys soccer team is ahead of schedule this season.

Erie with comeback win on the soccer pitch against Pomona

Wednesday, August 30

Erie made it a productive road trip to the North Area Athletic Complex on Tuesday.

OUR FEATURED CULTURE STORY

Touring the haunted histories of Colorado cities

In the 1800s, a maid allegedly ran out of an open door and fell to her death from an upper floor of a building in Golden. Some say they have heard operatic singing in a historic home in …

Unique eateries in the Denver suburbs

Colorado Community Media asked former local food writer Mark Antonation what restaurants outside of Denver stand out to him. Here are some of his favorites.

Clairvoyance and compassion

On a quiet street corner, a neon sign promises psychic readings, fortunes told for a small fee. Some signs advertise crystals, tarot, reiki or clairvoyance, a never-ending list of tools to peer into the other side.

Why we need friends

At the Littleton branch of Meals on Wheels, delivering food is only one part of the mission.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE

Life

What’s happening around Jeffco: RTD disruptions, LGBTQ estate planning and more

This week Jefferson County prepares for an important RTD closure, a seminar for LGBTQ+ estate planning, a fair full of resources for veterans, grants for Jeffco teachers and more.

Column: Pirates make annual landing at Northglenn

When you live in a landlocked state like Colorado, it’s probably a safe bet that you don’t really think of pirates all that often. I mean, why would you?

Column: Putting the spotlight back on Washington Avenue

When this column was started many years ago, its name, Avenue Flashes, was coined because that’s what it literally was…Flashes of tidbits about what was happening that day on Washington Avenue.

Column: A Seussical musical at Lakewood Culture Center

It may not be a “proper” word, but when someone describes something as Seussian, you basically know what it means. Dr. Seuss is famous the world over for the fantastical and surreal worlds he created and populated with characters like The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant and The Lorax.

Column: Making ’Beautiful’ music at the Arvada Center

For those who are unfamiliar, a jukebox musical is a show that features tunes most audiences are familiar with. And that kind of show is practically made for “Beautiful,” the story of singer, songwriter and all-around legend Carole King.

Goldenite Corner: Golden High School alumna celebrates 100th birthday

Rosaline Smith née Bettinger celebrated her 100th birthday Aug. 26 at The Rock Rest Lodge, with more than 150 family members and friends in attendance.

Arts, Culture Music

Coming Attractions: Autumn ushers in the cool and creepy

Your favorite equinox guy is back, checking in right before we officially begin the best season of year — autumn. Now that we’re about to jump into the time of chilly evenings, falling …

SPORTS

Orediggers finding their groove as 2023 soccer season kicks off

The Orediggers kick off their 2023 season Sept. 1 at Cal State Monterey Bay. Their first official home game will be Sept. 8 against No. 22 Cal Poly Pomona.

CHSAA tweaks playoff seeding index

The state’s high-school playoff pairing system is going to look a little different going forward.

Ralston Valley’s defense turns away Mountain Vista in Zero Week

Ralston Valley’s defense made an early-season statement Friday night at Halftime Help Stadium.

Mines seniors ready to attack 2023 volleyball schedule

After losing to the eventual national champions by two points in last year’s NCAA Division II tournament, the senior Orediggers are ready to make their final volleyball season one to remember.

Meet the Colorado man behind Pepper Pong

“What really my vision for this game was, going back 20 to 25 years, was something that you could play on any surface, and that anybody, regardless of age or ability could jump in and compete and have fun."

D’Angelo, former Golden wrestling coach, dies at 89

“Coach Joe was a role model to many kids in a few sports that had good homes and families. Parents were thankful that this coach was in their child's corner or sidelines. Then there were the kids where he was the father a few of us were missing. He guided all of us with his positive views and determination by example and the Lord's word.”

VOICES

Letter: Climate alarmism

Alarmism is a thing. We are accustomed to it in the winter ahead of a snowstorm because it sells.

Letter: The youth vaping epidemic is nowhere near being over

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that flavors like bubble gum, cotton candy and gummy bear are appealing to youth, and these are the very flavors that can be found in thousands of today’s tobacco products.

Letter: We must be a kind nation

How angry would you be, if your father had a heart attack, and when the EMTs arrived, they began lecturing your suffering parent, “Sir, first we need a careful review of your current diet and exercise routines, as well as, a complete cholesterol check, to determine the underlying “root causes” of your problem?”

Letter: Re: Playing the Parking Game in Golden

As to downtown Golden’s “parking crisis,” everything in the article by journalist Corinne Westeman likens to the metaphor of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Letter: A dubious future awaits

“The next few decades will be the end of the kind of civilization we’re used to. Humanity is consuming 175% of what the earth can regenerate. Our current way of life is unsustainable.”— Paul Ehrlich, population expert

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