August 20, 2020
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 8 | ISSUE 2
Douglas County, Tri-County in talks over relationship Cyclists take off at the start of one race during the 2020 Colorado Junior Cup in Castle Rock.
PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS
Cycling event survives with move to Castle Rock Young competitors tackle 6-mile course at Miller Park BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dave Muscianisi did not know if he would be able to put on the
Colorado Junior Cup in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The threeyear-old youth cycling competition is typically held in Bailey after nine to 12 months of planning. Muscianisi, the race founder and director, could have held the competition in Bailey again this year if he ran the races as a time trial, he said. That would have meant a competitor
BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office has taken a step forward in solv-
ing a cold cases after investigators, using genetic genealogy, confirmed the identity of a woman found dead in an area between Woodland Park and Decker in 1993. Rebecca “Becky” Redeker, 20, was known as “Jane Doe” for decades after her death. The woman, who spent much of her life in the Colorado Springs area, was found when Sheriff Tony Spurlock was a sergeant with the office.
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BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“I remember seeing her at the scene,” he said at a press conference held on Aug. 13 to announce Redeker’s identification. Redeker also lived in the Manitou Springs area from 1985 to 1988 and attended Coronado High School in 1989. That year, she was living in a group home in Colorado Springs. In 1990 and 1991, she lived at a group
Not long after Douglas County commissioners announced that the county would withdraw from the TriCounty Health Department amid the COVID-19 pandemic — a decision that sparked an outpouring of comments from county residents — commissioners began discussions with the department about the possibility of staying with the agency, according to Tri-County’s top official and a county commissioner. Now, Tri-County and all three of the counties it serves — including Adams and Arapahoe — are working to find a way they could all remain together, officials told Colorado Community Media. “We’re all in discussions. We’re trying to figure out what are the best interests of all three counties and Tri-County Health,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said in an interview last week. In an Aug. 13 meeting, Tri-County’s board of health created a committee to explore whether its bylaws could be changed to appease Douglas County,
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would leave the start chute every two minutes, but that was not an ideal format, he said. Muscianisi was ready to cancel. Then he got word Castle Rock would allow him to hold his race in town with a set up more similar to a traditional mass start. SEE CYCLING, P5
Douglas County identifies body found in 1993 The 20-year-old woman has been known as ‘Jane Doe’ until now
Health agency, 3 counties seek a compromise, officials say
MUSIC COMES ALIVE AGAIN Some venues bring back shows despite COVID-19 challenges P14