June 10, 2016
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Longer work weeks make spending time with loved ones a challenge. PAGE 12
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Apps offer cardiac arrest assistance One notification summons help; other function points to nearby defibrillators By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com
McLaren Scottsdale, a dealership near Phoenix, brought several high-end supercars up from Arizona, including this $300,000 McLaren 650S Spider. Photos by Kyle Harding
Exotic cars take over ACC By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com More than 450 cars took over the lawn of Arapahoe Community College on June 5 for the 33rd annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance & Exotic Sports Car Show. Cars at the show included some of the rarest in the world and ranged from a 1925 Rolls Royce owned by Herb Goede up to brand new McLaren supercars. Stim Kennedy and Tom Scott of the Rocky Mountain Region Porsche Club of America began the event in Denver in 1983. Proceeds from it benefit Ability Connection Colorado, formerly Cerebral Palsy of Colorado. One very rare car at the show was Lewis Kling’s 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL, Cars continues on Page 11
South Metro Fire Rescue is the first fire district in Arapahoe and Douglas counties to activate two smartphone applications that firefighters hope will improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates by alerting CPR-trained professionals and pinpointing medical equipment in the community. Once 911 is called for a patient experiencing sudden cardiac arrest in a public place, citizens who install the PulsePoint app on their smartphones will be alerted if they are within 400 meters of the patient. Apps continues on Page 11
HOW TO GET THE APPS
One of John Longo’s two 1963 split-window Corvettes sits on display at the Colorado Concours d’Elegance & Exotic Sports Car Show.
Relay for Life rolls into community American Cancer Society fundraisers will be in Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Castle Rock and Littleton this summer
For Pulsepoint AED, download the PulsePoint AED app. • Allow the app to use your location. • It will pull up a map with nearby AEDs. • Click on the AED for location details. • To add an AED, click the “ADD” option in the lower right corner. • You will be asked to create a username and password. From there, you can set a location, add a business and upload photos so users know exactly where the AED is.
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By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Participants congregate at the 2015 Highlands Ranch Relay for Life. The American Cancer Society will host five Relay for Life events in the south suburbs this year, beginning this weekend in Centennial. Courtesy photo
For PulsePoint CPR, download the PulsePoint Foundation smartphone application. • Click on the menu bar in the top left corner and select “Agencies.” • Type in South Metro Fire District and select “Follow.” • To receive notifications, select “Settings” from the menu bar. • Check all areas you want to be notified about. The first option is CPR.
The American Cancer Society will bring its Relay for Life to five locations in the south metro area this summer, with the first one taking place this weekend in Centennial. Some 150 participants are expected to spend the day walking the track at Eaglecrest High School in Centennial beginning at noon on June 11, said Therese Buccio, American Cancer Society
Ballots are being mailed to registered voters this week. Read Q&A responses from local candidates on PAGE 4.
Relay continues on Page 11
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