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Digitally distracted: How new technologies change etiquette. See Page 12
The air in there: Is Deflategate having an impact at the high school level? See Page 20
Runners encounter obstacles Aug. 22 in the Colorado Insanity Run in Larkspur. The first mud pit of the 5-mile course was located where spectators could get a good view. See more photos from the race on Page 5. Photo by Shanna Fortier
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS POSTAL ADDRESS
Safety called top priority Board meeting features review of five-year plan By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com
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A.J. Doonan, of Papa Bear Catering, took third place in the competition. Photos by Shanna Fortier
Big crowd gets a Taste 50 eateries take part in Castle Rock event By Shanna Fortier sfortier@colorado communitymedia.com The line to enter the Taste of Douglas County stretched up the steps and into the parking lot at the Douglas County Event Center before the event opened at 5 p.m. Aug. 20 The event in Castle Rock featured 50 eateries, including Douglas County favorites Pegasus on the Square and the Old Stone Church Restaurant, along with new trends, such as Twisted Cream, an alcohol-infused ice cream shop in Parker. “We try to do this every year,” Taste continues on Page 11
Among other things, Pegasus on the Square served a bite-sized play on surf and turf.
The Douglas County School District says safety is its top priority. During a review of the district’s five-year plan at its Aug. 18 board meeting, Douglas County Schools addressed the measures the district has taken in recent years to provide more security for students, teachers and staff. “We recognized that is absolutely our number one priority in the district, and we wanted to be transparent about it in as much of a Fagen way as we could, given the nature of safety,” Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said. In 2009, school radios couldn’t communicate with first responders, the district had no student tracking or bus accountability, and school buildings were primarily guarded by a simple buzzer system. “In the past, in order to track where our students were on the buses was a very clumsy manual process,” said Thomas Tsai, the school district’s chief operating officer. Safety continues on Page 11