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SHAKE, WAGGLE AND ROLL
Planners examine Walk and Wheel plan City committed to improving walking, cycling routes on Lone Tree streets By Jane Reuter
jreuter@colorado communitymedia.com
A golden retriever clings to the side of the Cook Creek Pool during the Lone Tree Wag n’ Romp. Photo by John Klassen About 400 dogs and their owners sent the season out with a splash during Lone Tree’s annual Wag n’ Romp at the Cook Creek Pool Sept. 6. Dogs swam in the pool, while a few others attempted an obstacle course during four hours of canine chaos. Following the event, which signals the end of summer, crews drain the South Suburban Parks facility for the year. Canine winners this year included black lab Lucy for loudest bark, the Buzz Lightyear-attired Winston for best-dressed and Dutch for best swimmer.
A study to improve pedestrian and bicyclist access in Lone Tree continues, with planners gathering public feedback for the Walk and Wheel Plan. An update on the plan, scheduled to be submitted to the city council in draft form this December, was presented to the city council during its Sept. 2 meeting. The Walk and Wheel Plan is financed by a $100,000 Kaiser Permanente grant. Planners have attended public events to ask residents their thoughts about walking and cycling ease in Lone Tree. They’ll do so again at the Taste of Lone Tree Sept. 13. Those who can’t make the Taste can offer feedback online at www.ltwalkandwheel.com. An interactive map allows people to add a proposed trail or sidewalk, and mark problematic crossings or Bike continues on Page 9
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Gubernatorial foes trade jabs Hickenlooper, Beauprez meet on Western Slope Amanda Doran and Mark Eggert’s dog Winston won the best-dressed award during the Sept. 6 Lone Tree Wag n’ Romp. Photo by Bruce Ryman
A pair of dogs check out a vendor’s table at the Lone Tree Wag n’ Romp event Sept. 6. Photo by Bruce Ryman
By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Congressman Bob Beauprez swapped barbs during a lively debate in Grand Junction on Aug. 6, marking the first time the two gubernatorial rivals squared off this fall. On almost every debate topic — ranging from hydraulic fracturing to the death penalty and the state of the economy — the two traded jabs over who would be the better man to lead the state over the next four years. The debate’s energy was aided by a lively audience that often interrupted the candidates with cheers and boos. That was especially the case toward the end of the debate, when Hickenlooper and Beauprez were given the opportunity to ask each other a series of direct questions. Beauprez used his first question to attack the governor over his evolving position on the death penalty, focusing on the
A bulldog pauses during play at the Cook Creek Pool during the Sept. 6 Lone Tree Wag n’ Romp. Photo by John Klassen
This dog was jumping for joy during the Wag n’ Romp in Lone Tree. Photo by Charley Ebersole
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