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Happy trails: Ponderosa Principal Chuck Puga says goodbye to the school he led for nine years. See Page 10
A friend indeed: Music therapy helps seniors in need. See Page 12
Anthony Mowry serves a portion of vegetable fried rice from Minh’s Asian Line at the A Taste of DCSD event April 9, which took place at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch. Along with the fried rice, people were able to sample Teriyaki chicken stir fry and a chicken or pork egg roll. All of the items offer a healthy option, Mowry said, because all of them are low sodium foods made with whole grain. Photos by Christy Steadman
Castle View determined: Absences, injuries and bad weather won’t slow Sabercats. See Page 21
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A Taste of DCSD is almost like a myth-buster event, said Douglas County School District chef Jason Morse. Students should have no reason to tell their parents they don’t like school lunches anymore, he added, because now parents know they are being served tasty food that is balanced and healthy. “We’re not the typical lunch ladies or lunch dudes,” Morse said. “We’re a culinary team.” The annual A Taste of DCSD Lunches continues on Page 10
Fresh Point provides fresh fruits and vegetables to the school district. Students can choose from common fruits and vegetables, but also are introduced to exotic fruits, such as blood oranges and medjool dates. Pictured is an exotic fruit called rambutan. It is from the lychee family, with a sweet flavor and grape-like texture.
Pizza will always be popular choice of students who attend the Douglas County School District. The school district offers pepperoni or cheese from Big Daddy’s Pizza.
Prairie dogs get new home in Sedalia
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Animals were taken by CPW after original relocation plans fell through
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Prairie dogs are shown in February at the future site of the Promenade at Castle Rock. Nearly 90 surviving prairie dogs have been relocated to a property in Sedalia. File photo
The prairie dogs that were confiscated from a garage in Castle Rock have a new home. The animals have been relocated to a property north of Highway 67 in Sedalia owned by Save the Castle Rock Prairie Dog activist Deanna Meyer. “All of the prairie dogs are happy and healthy and have been successfully relocated to the property,” Meyer said. “They are getting to feel the sun for the first time in three weeks.” Meyer said that the total number of prairie dogs relocated was
about 87 and that previous counts, which had the number at about 100, were off slightly. New burrows have been dug on the property so that the prairie dogs will be able to have a colony to live in. The animals were scheduled to be released onto the land April 14. Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be monitoring them over the next year to ensure their health and stability of the environment, spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said. On April 7, the animals were taken by CPW from a Castle Rock garage, where they were awaiting transfer to a ranch in New Mexico, after relocation plans fell through. The prairie dogs in question were the survivors of the colony that was removed from the construction site of a major new development, the Promenade at Castle Rock, near I-25 and the Outlets at Prairie dogs continues on Page 10