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Super troopers: Stories of heroism accompany awards at Colorado State Patrol ceremony. See Page 4

Pay attention: Officials are using this month to bring awareness to the problem of distracted driving. See Page 7

Who made it? Find out who is on our All-South Metro Boys Basketball Team. See Page 23

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Olivia Sevier celebrates with her father, Boo, after she received her trophy following the conclusion of the inaugural DC Dolphins MVP Challenger League game in Castle Rock on March 28. The event gave young athletes with physical and developmental challenges a chance to play a three-inning baseball game. Find more coverage on Page 12. Photo by Chase Ellis

Castle Rock selects new town manager Corliss has been employee of city in Kansas since 1990

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Castle View High School freshmen Brenden Coney and Catalin Varela received funding for their businesses from investors at the March 31 Investors Panel. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

Students pitch ideas, win funding Castle View student takes first prize for magazine plan

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OTHER FUNDED STUDENTS Other students who won funding in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Investment Panel on March 31:

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• Noah Crowley, Sir Box-A-Lot — e-commerce marketplace for subscription box services

Standing in front of investors and trying to sell yourself and your business can be a nerve-wracking experience — especially for middle and high school students. Students from around Douglas County were able to pitch their business ideas to local leaders for the chance to receive real funding for their projects as part of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Investment Panel on March 31 at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. “That was the part I was nervous about,” said Castle View freshman Catalin Varela. “I can practice the slideshow a million and one times a day, but you never know what they’re going to ask.”

• Elly Evans, Perfect Pet Products — a recordable, water-resistant pet tag

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• Sharada Ramesh, Timeless Impressions — decorative alphabet tiles for home décor. • Sousheel Vunnam, Scrimmage — sports meet-up app • Mike Ezell, Knockout Mesh — specially formulated wax lacrosse mesh for Colorado climate • Brenden Coney, Elevation Creations — handcrafted wooden cutting boards and wine and kitchen accessories. • Sanskaar Saxena, Don’t Trash Get Cash — reseller of smart phones • Nadja Brown, Future Scientist Academy — science camps for students in grades 7-12

Castle Rock has selected David Corliss to be its next town manager. Corliss is currently the city manager of Lawrence, Kansas. Town council will consider approving an employment agreement with him April 7. Corliss is expected to resign his current post and become Castle Rock’s town manager effective June 1. Mark Stevens retired April 3 after 14 years as town manager. Fritz Sprague, who has served 15 years as Castle Rock’s deputy town manager, will be acting town manager until a new manager takes office. Stevens’ annual salary was $179,000. The new manager will negotiate his salary with the town based on experience. Corliss has worked for Lawrence since 1990, becoming city manager in 2006, and prior to that worked as a research attorney for the League of Kansas Municipalities. “I’ve been very much involved in growth management,” Corliss said during a community event for the candidates March 18 at town hall. “Lawrence isn’t growing at the same pace as Castle Rock is, but it is a growing community.” He holds both a law degree and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He’s been a member of the Kansas Water Authority since 2007 and has numerous additional professional and personal affiliations. “While I’m not going to say, `I know a lot about Colorado water law,’ I do know a lot about Kansas

David Corliss, shown during a March 18 event in Castle Rock, has been chosen to replace Mark Stevens as town manager. File photo

water law and Kansas water issues,” he said. Lawrence is a city of 90,000, people with 20,000 of those being students at the university. Corliss compared the college town to Castle Rock, stating that they are both communities where people commute to larger metropolitan areas for work. “It makes economic development a priority,” he said. Corliss will have been married to his wife, Sarah, for 30 years this August. They got married in Boulder, where she is from and where her parents still live. Corliss said he and his wife wanted to move back to Colorado to be nearer to family. The timing seemed right with the couple’s three daughters all graduating this May — two from college and one from high school, with none staying in Kansas. “We’re looking for a place to spend the next dozen years or so,” Corliss said. More than 50 applicants responded to the town’s job posting for a new town manager.


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