Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Small pirates engage in sword battles at Northglenn’s 2022 Pirate Fest.

Northglenn celebrated the end of summer with the return of their popular Pirate Festival Sept. 16 and 17 at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park. The festival featured plenty of fake swordplay, food trucks, …

Northglenn passes city building firearm restrictions

Northglenn city council unanimously passed an ordinance on Sept.12 that bans firearms in City Hall and open carry of firearms in city-owned buildings. Prior to the approval, the city already had …

A Thornton effort to stem the number of automobile thefts that started this spring is just getting started, City Councilors learned Sept. 13. The Common Sense Institute found Colorado to be the …

Riverdale STEM addition underway

Riverdale Ridge High School Principal Cody Clark, standing with the school's new STEM addition behind him, welcomes students, parents and city, county and school district officials to the groundbreaking ceremony at the school on Sept. 14.

Riverdale Ridge Principal Cody Clark said he's been impressed with the level of technical and career training work his students and teachers have achieved in the high school's main building, long …

Field focus: Native plants moving into Thornton parks

A diagram comparing the root systems of Kentucky Blue Grass and native species.

Thornton will be converting 300 acres of the city’s park’s Kentucky Blue Grass to native grasses and plants in the next 10-12 years. Paul Burkholder, parks golf and forestry …

Coffee, books and young people learning life skills

The staff with Anythink coffee house cutting the ribbon to celebrate it’s grand opening.

Anythink Wright Farms and Community Uplift Partnership (Cup) celebrated books and coffee with its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 12. "We are really excited about our …

Primary elections run through June 28

While the main drama this election season comes later this fall, there is plenty of drama wrapping up later this month in the Colorado state primaries. Primary voting continues through …

Unofficial results put Willford on top for Democratic nomination to HD34 seat

Northglenn Mayor Pro Tem Jenny Willford clinched the Democratic nomination for District 34 state representative. She beat out former Thornton City Councilor Sam Nizam by 864 …

Adams County Democratic Sheriff candidate Gene Claps (center) visits with a pair of supporters during a campaign watch party at Frolic Brewing Company in Westminster on Primary Election Night, Tuesday, June 28. Claps defeated incumbent Sheriff Rick Reigenborn and will face former Sheriff Mike McIntosh in the General Election this fall.

Claps leads Reigenborn in Adams County sheriff's race

Former Adams County Sheriff's Department Division Chief Gene Claps is on the path to unseat his former boss Sheriff Rick Reigenborn in the Democrat primary. According to early …

Colorado Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer, District 23

Kirkmeyer leads CD8 Republican nomination

Colorado Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer won the CD8 Republican primary nomination, beating three other candidates including Thornton’s Mayor Jan Kulmann. Early tallies from State of …

Graduations 2022

Mountain Range High School graduates gather on the floor of the CU Coors Events Center in Boulder at the start of formal graduation ceremonies May 18.

PHOTOS: Mountain Range High School celebrates the Class of 2022

Mountain Range High School hosted graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2022 on May 18 at the CU Coors Events Center in Boulder. There were 387 seniors who received diplomas during …

Horizon High School Class of 2022 Salutatorian Jayce Abeyta speaks to a crowd of 430 graduating seniors and their families and friends May 17 in the CU Events Center.

PHOTOS: Returning faces help Horizon seniors graduate

Former Horizon High School Principal Kim Brady was back on stage May 17 at the CU Event Center to help the school's class of 2022 graduate. Brady recounted that she was the …

Thornton High School graduates 274 students

Thornton High School graduated 274 students on May 16 at the CU Events Center in Boulder. Zora Alexander started off the ceremony by singing the national anthem. Soon after, …

Northglenn High School Class of 2022 valedictorian Abhiyan Barailee gives his address May 17 as the class marked its commencement exercises in the CU Coors Events Center.

PHOTOS: Northglenn High School 319 seniors

Northglenn High School graduated the Class of 2022 in a May 17 ceremony at the CU Coors Events Center in Boulder. The 319 seniors were led by escorts …

Legacy High School Assistant Principal Sierra Hoover greets graduates and guests at the CU Coors Events Center during graduation May 18 in Boulder. Hoover was filling in for Principal Sara Marx, who missed the ceremony due to a positive COVID test.

PHOTOS: Legacy High School graduates 548

Legacy High School held graduation ceremonies at CU Coors Events Center in Boulder on May 18. In all, 548 seniors received diplomas.

Jose Gonzalez delivers the salutatory address during graduation May 19 at Holy Family High School in Broomfield.

PHOTOS: Holy Family High School celebrates Class of '22

Holy Family High School in Broomfield hosted graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2022 on May 19. A total of 167 diplomas were awarded.

Westminster High School co-valedictorian Cloeann Bouvie Chavez delivers the valedictory address during formal graduation ceremonies May 21 at the First Bank Center in Broomfield. Chavez will attend the University of Virginia.

PHOTOS: Celebrating Westminster High School's Class of '22

Westminister High School honored its graduating class during commencement ceremonies May 21 at the First Bank Center in Broomfield.

Sports

Legacy senior Marcus Romero catches a touchdown pass during the second quarter of a Sept. 15 contest against Mountain Vista at Five Star Stadium. The Lightning won 41-28.

Football: Legacy wins playoff rematch with Mountain Vista

THORNTON – It was bittersweet revenge Sept. 15 for Legacy High School football team. The Lightning had their season cut short last season after falling to the Mountain Vista …

Sophomore royalty nominees Memphis Sherman, right, and Michelle Ramirez enter the Five Star North Stadium field at halftime during Mountain Range homecoming game Sept. 16. MRHS won the football game 13-7 over Grand Junction.

Photo gallery: Mountain Range celebrates homecoming

Sports

The end of an all road game schedule is in sight for Eagle Ridge soccer

In the span of a couple of sentences, Eagle Ridge Academy three-sport athlete and student body president …

Gonzalez kicking up a ruckus for two Fort Lupton sports

For many high-school athletes, playing a sport at a varsity level is a big task within itself. Jonathan Gonzalez, a senior at Fort Lupton High School, is not only stepping up as one of the captains …

Photo gallery: Horizon homecoming crowns royalty, falls in football game

Rocky Mountain High School spoiled Horizon's homecoming Sept. 23 by beating the Hawks 31-7 at District 12 North Stadiuim in Westminster. The Lobos scored the first 25 points of the game. No other …

Soccer: Riverdale Ridge breaks into the win column

Maybe it was a 2 ½-week break between matches. Maybe it was a team reminder that an 0-5 start wasn’t as bad on paper as the record says. Four of those losses were by one goal, and the …

News

Colorado Community Media taps de Yoanna as new editor-in-chief

Colorado Community Media announced today that it has named Michael de Yoanna as its new editor-in-chief. 

Thornton poised to increase water, sewer rates

Thornton is poised to approve a 4% increase on water rates and a 13% increase on sewer rates. The item …
Westminster reviews homeless encampment response

After six months of work, Westminster presented their homeless encampment protocols at the Sept. 19 City …
Food access remains a problem in the south of Westminster

Beverly Bishop moved to Westminster about 40 years ago and since then, she’s seen changes throughout …

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Artistic talents on display at Centennial Chalk Art Festival

Amidst the sea of artists decorating The Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial, Katherine Chow worked for …
Acosta, Brighton police commander, dies

Former Brighton Police Department Cmdr. Frank Acosta passed away of natural causes, the city announced …
Classes continue at Fort Lupton High School despite circulated threats

The Weld Re-8 School District became the latest in a series of school districts to face rumored threats …

Shared electric scooters continue spread in Denver suburbs, but safety a concern

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Colorado Proud School Meal Day Brings Agriculture to the Classroom

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State introduces the new Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) announced that the Office of Civil and Forensic …
Goats milk mean healthy skin at Brighton boutique

What started as a lark at a 2019 meet-up has become a new storefront in Brighton. Goat Bubbles …
Woody Curtis, Northglenn councilman, volunteer, dies at 82

There were three things that former Northglenn Rotary Club vice president, former city councilor …
Suspect injured in train crash with squad car

It started as a reported menacing with a gun all in Fort Lupton Sept. 16. The initial incident …

Life

Open the door to Denver’s spaces

For many of us, we don’t exactly know what makes a piece of architecture or interior design appealing. There’s just something about it we respond to. Fortunately, there are organizations like the …

Venture ‘Into the Woods’ at the Arvada Center

There are some names that stand on their own when you’re talking about the theater and Stephen Sondheim …
Archtop guitar fans to gather in Arvada

For me, autumn sounds like acoustic guitars. It’s something about their warmth and crispness, but also …
Musician's eclectic sounds seek to entertain and transport

Colorado native musician Scott Jeffers wants his music to take his audience on a journey around the …

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Thornton aims to become public art hot spot

One of the great things about public art is that it serves so many purposes — just as easily as …
Getting in an Allegro mood in Park

There’s no such thing as a typical community hub — each hub is as unique as the community it …
Colorado's flourishing fungi foraging community

Popping up alongside the wildflowers, near creek beds and scattered through meadows in Colorado’s …

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Sports

Golf: Riverdale Ridge back to defend 4A title

BRIGHTON -- All four members of Riverdale Ridge's golf team qualified for the state 4A golf tournament. That puts the Ravens in position to defend their state 4A title in Colorado Springs starting …

CHSAA unveils new tennis playoff format

The boys tennis postseason will have an historic new look starting this fall. The change involves the …
Football: Prairie View snatches homecomng win from Westminster

Prairie View High School’s football team danced its way into a 63-39 homecoming win over Westminster …
Photo cross country gallery: Season-best records at A-West meet

ARVADA -- Here are Northglenn's results from the Arvada West Invitational SEpt. 16 at Stenger Sports …

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Football photo gallery: Mountain Range picks up homecoming win

Mountain Range celebrated homecoming Sept. 16 by edging Grand Junction High School 13-7. No stats were …
Softball photo gallery: Skyview wins first of the season

Skyview won its first softball game of the season Sept. 15, and it was a back-and-forth affair. The …
Leichleitner, Bluedevils celebrate softball win

It was an ordinary catch of an ordinary fly ball late in Fort Lupton’s 12-1, 4 ½-inning softball win …
VIDEO: Northglenn HS student makes it to U.S. Open tennis tournament

Northglenn High School student Sabina Czauz played singles at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New …

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Football photo gallery: Legacy posts shutout win against Rocky Mountain

Legacy High School posted its first football win of the season Sept. 9, at 31-0 triumph over Rocky …
Volleyball photo gallery: Horizon sweeps Vista Peak

Horizon's volleyball team turned back Vista Peak 25-20, 25-21, 27-25 in Thornton Sept. 8. No …
Photo gallery: Riverdale Ridge off to first-ever 2-0 football start
Ex-Brighton golfer Kropp transitions to coaching

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