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RTD’s bus design contest celebrates 60 years of the Civil Rights Act in Colorado communities
Colorado’s Regional Transportation District is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement with an art contest. The agency is asking Coloradans for Civil Rights-themed artwork that will be…
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Colorado Community Media honored with 10 regional journalism excellence awards
The staff of Colorado Community’s Media’s two dozen newspapers received 10 awards, including three first-place honors, at the esteemed Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism competition over the weekend. This year’s contest, hosted by the Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, attracted a record number of participants, with more than 80 news…
Two Denver publications join the Colorado Community Media fold
The Denver North Star and the G.E.S. Gazette, established in 2019 and 2021 as free monthly publications and digital products, are joining the Colorado Community Media portfolio.
Idaho Springs considers $1.4 million payment to Four Points for deed-restricted units in Fieldhouse apartments on former Golddigger football field
Idaho Springs City Council members, in conjunction with Clear Creek County commissioners, are considering a $1.4 million payment to Four Points developers in exchange for 50 deed-restricted apartment units in the Fieldhouse apartment complex planned on the former Golddigger football field, according to Idaho Springs city administrators. The deed-restricted apartments would secure 50 of the…
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PRESS RELEASE: Red Rocks Community College’s 54th Annual Commencement
LAKEWOOD, CO – Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) will hold its 54th annual commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the picturesque Outdoor Pavilion located…
Sports
Clear Creek girls soccer battles Rocky Mountain Lutheran
On a bluebird day at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, the Clear Creek Golddiggers took on Rocky Mountain Lutheran on the soccer field. It was the end of a two-game winning streak for Clear Creek. The Golddiggers beat Campion Academy from Loveland 5-0 and then handled Union Colony Prep from Greeley 6-1 before…
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Coming Attractions: SeriesFest celebrates a decade of television greatness
There are many things about SeriesFest, the annual event that celebrates emerging and underserved voices in episodic storytelling, that make it truly unique. But what really stands out as the event reaches its 10th season is how it charts a decade’s worth of change in television – both in programming and how people access shows.…
May Library Check it Out: Discover more at your Clear Creek County library
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Library programs are ALWAYS FREE! SUMMER READING REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! Our 2024 Summer Reading program, Adventure Begins at Your Library, starts the week of June 10. Registration opens soon – stay tuned for more information! AN EVENING WITH CRAIG JOHNSON Idaho Springs Elks Lodge #607, 1600 Colorado Blvd. Idaho Springs 7 p.m.…
Coming Attractions: Benchmark takes ‘The Road to Lethe’
What does it mean to be a true ally? Like many people, Denver playwright Jeffrey Neuman found himself pondering this question following the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter movement. “I always thought of myself as a really strong ally, but I began to wonder what does true allyship mean…
Coming Attractions: Painting the Town Hall Arts Center ‘Red’
Most theaters take a similar approach to their seasons – it’s a blend of musicals and stage plays that usually run for about a month each. But at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center, they wanted to try something different. Matthew Kepler, programming director, thought a wider audience could be reached by removing one of the…
Columns & Opinion
OLDS: This week in the Clear Creek Courant…
Hitting the slopes for conservation – May 8, 2013 Georgetown Community School students hit the slopes not to ski, but…
Duncan: What is hospice?
Having a spouse who was in hospice care at the time of his death does not make me an expert…
OLDS: This week in the Clear Creek Courant…
Commissioners award school district over $200,000 – March 6, 2013 Clear Creek commissioners awarded the school district $220,500. The money…
Coming Attractions: Miners Alley takes audiences to a modern Algonquin
If you set a play in a senior facility, most people probably would expect something either really sad or overly…
Letters
Deb Hurley Brobst: Thanks for 15 years of memories
One day in 1980, I was walking through Hibbard Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus with Les Polk,…
Letter: Clear Creek voters and students deserve the truth
The public should be able to trust both elected officials and candidates running for public office to tell the truth…
Letter: Dump the school board
The School Board lacks transparency, competency and ethics. They have a marginal reputation for educational quality and many parents look…
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Indian Market & Powwow set for June 1 & 2 in Morrison
The 23rd annual Indian Market & Powwow is June 1 and 2 on the grounds of The Fort restaurant, 19192 Hwy. 8 in Morrison. The two-day event is a tribute to Indigenous people who helped shape the cultural community of Bent’s Old Fort, an international trading post operating along the famous Santa Fe Trail that…
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