Provided by: Lannette Johnson
Saying farewell to a hero
I met Joe Grein just once. His fellow firefighters held a fundraising event for the Grein family at LoDo's in Westminster about a year ago, and my husband and I stopped in to show our support. We had heard that Joe was fighting non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, that he was only in his 20s, and had a wife and young son to support. At that time, Joe was still in paramedic school, ...
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Exciting changes for Rangeview’s Mobile Library
During the Bookmobile's break between summer and fall schedules, Rangeview's mobile library is undergoing some exciting changes. It will soon be Rangeview Library District's third branch to convert to the WordThink system, where words are used instead of numbers to organize the collection. The Perl Mack and Bennett libraries have also been converted to WordThink, and cu...
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Provided by: Kristin Morin
Schools work to curb flu
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Joey Kirchmer
Flu prevention efforts appear to be paying off so far as school districts nationwide grapple with how to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus. Health officials with the schools are monitoring H1N1, also known as the swine-flu closely by tracking the number of students and staffers who call in sick with flu-like symptoms. When a particular school's absence rate doubl...
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Provided by: Kristin Miner
Graduation ceremony held for six CWEE participants
On Friday, September 4, The Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE) held a graduation ceremony for six program participants in honor of their receiving a General Educational Development (GED) diploma. During the graduation ceremony, each graduate was given a chance to speak to the attendees and tell them what CWEE meant to them. The graduates' families honor...
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