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Features

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    Local author’s first book takes...

        Under the pen name Lukas Holmes, a local writer has penned and published his first book. A book that takes readers from late Victorian London to the vast firmament of space.

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    Treasured Memories:

        COMMERCE CITY – It’s common to ask a person about their memories of where they were when historic moments happened, such as the first moon landing, and the assassination of President Kennedy.

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    Local writer publishes first book,...

        A Commerce City writer just released his first published book, “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and is already working on a sequel to the crime-detective novel.

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    Wholly Ghost:

        FORT LUPTON — Forks flying off of customer’s tables. Pictures coming off walls. Ghostly touches. Disembodied voices in the night.

  • Free Veteran’s Day dinner is woman’...

        BRIGHTON -  It wasn’t a normal birthday request.
        Even if Tracie Morris was pondering a way to commemorate the big 5-0, her birthday wish still wasn’t one that would be expected.
        But friends Ann Taddeo and Scarlett Morris (no relation) knew Tracie well enough to know that she wasn’t kidding.
        “My first thought was, ‘Absolutely. If that’s what Tracie wants, that’s what we’ll do,’” Taddeo said.

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    Local's love story with...

        Sebastion Madinger, Earl of Wriothsely, is waiting for you.
        He’s the unfortunate victim of a love affair and the hero of Brighton resident Ashley March’s second novel “Romancing the Countess,” which will hit shelves and online stores on Sept. 6 for the price of $7.99.

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    Rock of Ages

        Tucked away in a quiet corner of Brighton is a living chapter of rock’n’roll history, off the charts for now but still playing some pretty fine tunes.

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    A winning pair:

        No longer novices to the world of pageantry, a pair of teen girls now know what it feels like to carry home some very nice trophies following the 2011 Colorado Junior Miss competition.

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    The littlest cowboy

        “Hold on tight!” Angelina Alarcon remembers telling her 5-year-old son, Dimitri, before he entered the ring for the mutton bustin’ competition at this year’s Greeley Stampede.
        “Don’t worry mom, I’m going to win,” Dimitri had confidently replied.
        And he was right.

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    Wild about volunteering

        There are many reasons a person chooses to volunteer, such as school credit, a way to occupy free time, needed experience, or the desire to give back. Whether you are extremely busy or have plenty of free time, anyone can be a volunteer. At the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Commerce City, there is a position to fit everyone.

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    Someone to Remember:

        WESTMINSTER –  In 17 years of marriage, Ron and Irma Hellbusch learned to complement each other in a way few married couples could ever imagine.

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    Playing his part well

        When Damon Eddy was just a young boy of 12, he remembers supporting his mother through her frequent and heartbreaking cancer treatment sessions. Just prior to her death, she told him that she thought the time would be coming soon. And Eddy vividly remembers when it did come just a couple of days later.

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    Making a positive difference though...

        BRIGHTON – Like a lot of people, Tracey Nazarenus thinks there’s a plethora of bad news on television and in the newspapers.
        Unlike a lot of people, she and several of her friends are trying to do something about that perception. And they are doing it through the use of some of the biggest animals you’ll ever see.

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    ‘Stepping Through Cancer’

        It is possible to step through the devastating diagnosis of cancer and all that comes along with it.
        Deborah Hardy should know.
    She’s lived it.

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    Wishes do come true

        In late 2009, while spending time with his grandfather, 18-year-old Matt Durland blacked out.

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    Right at home

        Kiara opens her jaws wide for a lazy yawn as she glances across the grass to her 3-month old lion cubs, Bob, Nancy and Percy, wrestling in the corner.
        It has been quite the month for Kiara, the cubs, and 21 other lions recently rescued from Bolivia and brought to live at Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg.

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    A love story

       Nurse practitioner Melda Musick hears a baby cry from a nearby patient room as she walks through the hallway of the Special Care Nursery at Platte Valley Medical Center.

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    A Christmas miracle: 11-year-old...

        Ask 11-year-old Drew Copeland’s mom, Deb Copeland, about her son’s favorite thing to do, and she doesn’t hesitate for a second.
        “He likes to run,” she laughed. 
        “He runs in church, he runs in the mall, he runs everywhere he goes,” she added. “His whole life he couldn’t run, so now he’s like Forrest Gump, he runs everywhere.”

  • Happenings

    Duck race and more

        The 13th annual Brighton Chamber of Commerce Great Duck Race is at 6 p.m., Sept. 3, at Prairie Center.  Cost is $5 (one duck), $20 (five ducks) and $50 (12 ducks). Grand prize is $500.  Call 303-655-0223 to purchase ducks. After the race, stick around for Prairie Center’s Outdoor Movies and Music. Rob Drabkin performs at 7 p.m., and “The Blind Side” shows at sunset.

    Chili Festival

  • Happenings

    AWANA at

    Harvest Fellowship

        AWANA, a Bible memorization program for children two years prior to kindergarten (3 years) through sixth grade is starting at Harvest Fellowship, 11401 E. 160th Ave., Brighton. The program begins from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sept. 8 and follows the school year until May 4. Call Jami at 303-654-9894 with questions. There is a small cost for book, uniform and dues. A seventh- and eighth grade Bible study group meets on Wednesday evenings at the same time.