City officials have narrowed down a list of design proposals for a park on Public Road to four. The Downtown Action Committee plans to make a final recommendation on Tuesday, May 20.
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Being the starting pitcher for a team’s district play-offs could be a daunting task for any young athlete.
But, Erie’s Luke Fisher was surprisingly at ease with starting on the mound for the Tigers during their first district play-off against Monte Vista on Saturday, May 3.
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For a three-year-old program, the Erie girls tennis team is certainly on its way toward great things.
Just ask their coach, Carrie Mitchell, who said this is the Tigers’ best year ever.
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This has been a season of impressive highs for the Centaurus girls tennis team.
First-year head coach CJ Richardson can attest to that.
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She’s been ranked the No. 3 goalie in Class 4A by the Rocky Mountain News, but it doesn’t seem to be much of a surprise to Paige Huey.
The Centaurus junior was determined to keep as many shots out of the goal as she could this season.
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As a practicing Catholic and member of the Exempla Healthcare Board, I am particularly proud of the work of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. I would like to join the entire community in thanking them for their 150 years of service to Colorado, especially for founding Saint Joseph Hospital—one of three hospitals in the Exempla system.
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The city is amidst a process to hire a consultant to help design a park on Public Road. And although opinions are mixed on what effect the park will have, officials hope to stick to a timeline that would have it open by early December.
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Anyone that’s been stuck frustrated at the intersection of County Line Road and Highway 7 is going to get some help this summer.
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For the 16th year, Lafayette postal workers are gearing up to help put a dent in community need during the Stamp Out Hunger event.
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At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a balancing pad, a pair of headphones and a wrist apparatus could do anything but make a patient feel silly, but several sessions with the machine offers hope and relief for sufferers of Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Headlines regarding third-grade reading scores can engender any number of responses regarding our schools or our children. What it should not do is cause people to panic or to point fingers unnecessarily.
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