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Southglenn Library debuts recording studio

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Ledbetter promises ‘positive’ campaign in HD37

Southglenn Library is equipped with a high-definition video camera, microphones and all the software needed to record and edit audio and video content.

Cherry Hills Village turns out to help Ryan Dunne

Attorney Jay Ledbetter hopes to fill an open seat representing Centennial’s District 37 in the state House of Representatives.

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Cherry Hills Village came together, March 18, to help 9-year-old Ryan Dunne. Dunne needs 100,000 signatures by March 29.

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Arapaho people renew relationship with Arapahoe High Rite of spring reunites school with namesake tribe

Longtime South Metro Chamber CEO resigns Brackney led business organization for a decade

Arapaho women present Arapahoe High School Principal Natalie Pramenko with a special blanket in a friendship ceremony. Photo by Tom Barry

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By Peter Jones John Brackney, the longtime community leader who steered the South Metro Denver Chamber for a decade, has resigned. The nonprofit organization’s president and CEO made his announcement March 24 in an email to members of the largest chamber of commerce in the south metro area. “It has been an awesome ride, one I have appreciated and cherished every day,” Brackney, 47, wrote. “Admittedly imperfect but always driven, I hope I have made some small contribution to the success in your business and your life. My greater hope is that we all recommit to building an increasingly vibrant business community and quality of life.” Although Brackney’s email made note of “new steps” the chamber must take, he offered no specific personal reason for his

Admittedly imperfect but always driven, I hope I have made some small contribution to the success in your business and your life.

- John Brackney, outgoing president of South Metro Denver Chamber, in a letter to members departure, nor did he indicate any particular plans for the future. “I hope our paths cross frequently as I remain at your service, only in a different capacity,” the outgoing CEO wrote in closing. At press time, Brackney had not returned a request for comment. The lifelong resident of present-day Centennial entered public life as a two-term Arapahoe County commissioner elected as a Republican in 1996. He earned

his law degree at the University of Denver. Brackney was credited as a cofounder of the City of Centennial, which was incorporated by public vote in 2001. He was later elected to the Centennial Charter Commission, which drafted the city’s home-rule charter. Brackney’s CEO position had changed last year when the chamber’s board of directors reconfigured the management structure by promoting Jeff Holwell to chief operating officer. When Holwell assumed most of Brackney’s internal staff-management responsibilities, Brackney began focusing more on external communications and leading the chamber’s political front. The board of directors has begun the process of hiring a new CEO, according to a press releases issued by the chamber. “I personally wish the very best to John Brackney in his future endeavors,” Chair Herm Brocksmith said in a statement. “John has brought great passion and

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