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ACC’s Pumpkin Boot Camp seeks recruits

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Arapahoe Community College and Camp MissFits will host the seventh annual Pumpkin Boot Camp on Saturday, Oct. 26, outside of the ACC Fitness Center on the Littleton campus.

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Raptor Center tops 5,000th bird of prey to program

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Established in 1981, the Raptor Center has the mission of providing the best possible rehabilitation care to injured birds of prey and to promote understanding and appreciation through educational opportunities for the public

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October 24, 2013

Vol. 92 No. 44

Former Lt. Gov. Rogers remembered at state Capitol

Brandon Dorsey leads the pallbearers up the stairs of the Colorado state Capitol holding a portrait of the late Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers. Photo by Stefan Krusze

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ormer Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers was remembered at the state Capitol last week. Rogers’ casket was on display throughout the day ahead of his funeral in Aurora on Oct. 16. Among those paying their respects was former Gov. Bill Owens, who served with Rogers. After the release of dozens

of doves, Rogers’ wife, Juanita, released another one as his body was carried into the Capitol. Rogers died suddenly last week at age 49. Born in 1964, Rogers grew up in Commerce City, and graduated from Adams City High School. Rogers worked his way through Colorado State University, majoring in Business Administration, and

went on to Arizona State University where he studied law. While at Arizona State, Rogers led the school to its first national championship by winning the American Bar Association Negotiation Competition, a contest involving 80 U.S. law schools. After earning his law degree, Rogers helped provide free legal services for the poor in rural

southeast Colorado as part of the Colorado Bar Association’s LendA-Lawyer Program. Born into a family that spent eight years on welfare, Rogers went on to practice law with Davis, Graham & Stubbs, one of Colorado’s top firms. He served as staff counsel for Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, and advised on a wide range of issues related to business including

telecommunications, transportation and housing. Later, in private practice, he served as general counsel to the Denver Parents Association, a conservative nonprofit public policy group advocating school vouchers. On their behalf, Rogers filed a lawsuit against the Denver Board of Education. In 1996, Rogers See ran for Colorado’s Page

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Run, Rejoice and Remember Nov. 9 Denver Veterans Day 5K funds go to military, veteran charity organizations

Lace up your shoes, leash up your dog, and bring your friends to Auraria Campus to “Run, Rejoice, and Remember” this Veterans Day. The Cadet Community Leadership Association is proud to announce the 5th Annual Denver Veterans Day 5K! Hosted on Auraria Campus in downtown Denver on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8 a.m., this race is open to participants of all kinds: competitive runners, joggers, walkers, stroller-pushers, weighted pack competitors, families...even pets. The DVD5K is part of the City of Denver’s official Veterans Day events. The race takes place in the

morning and ends at the perfect time for participants and spectators to walk downtown for the start of the Denver Veterans Day Parade. This year, the race route includes both the sights of the Auraria Campus grounds as well as the beauty of Cherry Creek. The race is organized by the community, for the community with the goal of bringing members of the Denver metro area together to “Run, Rejoice, and Remember” our nation’s Veterans. The event is 100 percent planned, organized, and managed by local college students and Army ROTC cadets, who volunteer time from their busy school study schedules to host this event for the community. Staff on race day include

volunteers from the area, including Boy Scouts of America, Civil Air Patrol, and Young Marines. Now in its 5th year, the DVD5K originally began in memory of U.S. Army Captain Russell B. Rippetoe, a Broomfield

native, who graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver and gave his life in service to America during Operation Iraqi Freedom. “We wanted a fun way to commemorate Captain Rippetoe and all the rest of our Veterans, so the DVD5K was born!” states Rob Bingham, the events race director. Funds collected through registration fees are returned to the community through donations to military and veteran charity organizations, such as Operation TBI Freedom and the Russell B. Rippetoe Foundation. For more information, email dvd5km@gmail.com or 720-4252978.


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