September 3, 2015 VOLUME 113 | ISSUE 44 | 75¢
LIFE
LOCAL
A look at what makes a good song for the summer
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RISING TO THE OCCASION
Escape the heat: Slide the City offers residents a late-summer cool down. See Page 5
Must love dogs: Colorado canines are often part of the family. See Page 12
Let the games begin: Fall sports season gets underway. See Page 22
The Colorado Disk Dogs entertained event attendees before the movie in the park.
POSTAL ADDRESS
Community members in The Meadows gathered Aug. 29 for Bow-Wow-A-Palooza at Castle Rock’s Paintbrush Park for an afternoon of fun and games followed by an outdoor screening of “Paddington.” Before the big screen captivated the audience, the Colorado Disk Dogs took the arena and stole the attention of event attendees with their agility.
PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER Roland Choderam and Bella Hess give loving to adoptable dogs.
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Students go on outdoor EdVentures School district’s facility gets new name, expanded mission By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Fifth-grade students from Wildcat Mountain Elementary School are spread out across the 99-acre campus of the newly named Stone Canyon Outdoor EdVentures near Larkspur. One group builds water-powered rockets on the deck of the main school building. Some sit in classrooms learning about aerodynamics or in the cafeteria learning to cook. Another group is in the woods putting on equipment as they prepare to ride a zip line. “This is the fourth year that we’ve been out here, and we love it,” said Paula Neil, a teacher at the Highlands Ranch school. “The kids love it. They’ve made a lot of changes and added more activity groups and they’re really great. The kids are really engaged. They don’t want to stop.” The center opened in 2012 as the Douglas County Outdoor Education Center. It was bought by Douglas County and donated to the Douglas County School District. In November, Jolee Jones was hired as the program’s new director. According to Jones, in addition Outdoor continues on Page 11
A student from Wildcat Mountain Elementary rides a zip line at Stone Canyon Outdoor EdVentures near Larkspur. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando