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Pink unites football foes INSIDE: Candidate Q&As With Election Day, Nov. 3, approaching, ballots were mailed to voters early this week. To help you make informed decisions on your ballot, Colorado Community Media brings you Q&As with the six candidates for Douglas County School Board. Find these on Pages 6 and 7.
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Rock Canyon’s Jacob Snocker (2) runs into a a wall of Mountain Vista defenders. The Golden Eagles went on to win 28-24 at Shea Stadium on Oct. 10. Photos by Paul DiSalvo
Rock Canyon, Mountain Vista raise awareness of breast cancer It was a big Continental League North game between Mountain Vista and Rock Canyon. The Golden Eagles won, 28-24, but the real winner was what was going on to support a worthy cause. It was Rock Canyon’s annual PinkOut game to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Jill Lamb Foundation. Jill Lamb, wife of Jaguars coach Jim Benton Brian Lamb, died from breast cancer in 2008. Susan Cash, wife of Mountain OVERTIME Vista coach Ric Cash, was diagnosed with breast cancer six months ago and is undergoing treatment. Shea Stadium for the Oct. 10 game was shaded in pink, with spectators donning pink shirts. Most players on both teams appeared with something pink — socks, tape, sleeves, gloves, towels, eye shadow and even a little pink hair. Lauren Lamb, coach Brian’s daughter, and Cash’s daughter Kat both told emotional stories about their mothers to the crowd before the game. “It put the focus on something bigger than the game and bigger than the individual players,” said Brian Lamb. “Stats show that one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lives. So it’s definitely important to bring awareness to try to help some people out.”
Kat Cash, left, daughter of Mountain Vista football coach Ric Cash, and Lauren Lamb, daughter of Rock Canyon coach Brian Lamb, speak before the Pink-Out game on Oct. 10. Cash’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer six months ago; Lamb’s mother died from the illness in 2008.
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Rec center staff saves man’s life Westridge staff draws on training to keep Highlands Ranch resident alive
By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Wesley Sykes, 67, paced back and forth in the quiet Westridge Recreation Center lobby, waiting for his wife to finish her yoga class. He sat down in a nearby chair. The next thing he remembers is waking up in a hospital bed two days later. “I have a 14-year-old daughter,” Sykes said. “I’m getting ready to take her on her fall trip — it could have been my funeral.” It could have been: Sykes, who lives with his family in Brownstones in Highlands Westridge continues on Page 14
From left are Levi Wright, Julia Willson and Carly Whitehead, the three staff members at Westridge Recreation Center who revived a man and saved his life Sept. 1. Photo by Alex DeWind
Forum set for board hopefuls SkyView Academy event will be Oct. 19 in Highlands Ranch By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Douglas County voters will get a chance to hear from all six board of education candidates Oct. 19 at a candidate forum hosted by SkyView Academy. The forum will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria, which is upstairs in the school at 6161 Business Center Drive, Highlands Ranch. Parking is available in the school lot. “We are in no way, shape or form endorsing any of the candidates,” said SkyView Academy executive director Richard Barrett. “We want to provide a forum that will bring the issue to the forefront and inform the people of Douglas County.” In District A, incumbent Craig Richardson will take on Wendy Vogel. Board president Kevin Larsen will face off with Anne-Marie Lemieux in District C. Incumbent Richard Robbins and David Ray Forum continues on Page 7
SALUTE OUR VETERANS Colorado Community Media wants to share with readers the stories of local residents’ service in the U.S. military in a special section that will publish in the papers of Nov. 12 and 13 saluting and honoring veterans. Servicemen and women — or members of their families — interested in submitting the history of their service to America may send information by email to newsdesk@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Submissions must include the veteran’s full name, city or town of residence, dates of service in the U.S. military, branch of service, military rank, medals and commendations, and a quote about why the individual served or the most meaningful aspect of his or her service. Contact information of the person submitting the information must also be included in case there are questions. For more information, email newsdesk@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or call Pat Smith at 303-566-4100. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Oct. 30.