Provided by: Steve Livingston

Seven students and teachers from Denver Academy spent the first week of summer vacation at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota working with the Oglala Lakota Tribe to fix up their homes as part of the "Wawokiye" Project or "groups helping people stand." While on the reservation, students also learn about the story and culture of the Oglala Lakota from hom...
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Provided by: Mark Sheedy

A top Denver firm will step out of character Aug. 22-23 when its company partners ascend Washington's Mt. Rainier in an effort called "Climbing For A Cause," an arduous fundraiser for a Denver area non-profit called Family Tree. As the sponsoring company behind "Climbing For a Cause", Denver-based Associates Group of Companies hopes to raise $50,000, with each membe...
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Provided by: Steve Johnson

I took my first trip of the new season to Summit Lake and to the Summit of Mount Evans today, June 13th. What a day! Not a cloud in the sky. There is still a lot of snow up there. Summit Lake is frozen over. The first place I went was to Summit Lake. After I collected my gear I began to walk over towards the ridge on the far side. When I got to the stone building...
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Provided by: Julie Huun

The sidewalks leading up to the Arapahoe Lake Whaler's swimming pool were decorated with chalk in anticipation of the first meet of the year against Willow Creek I. Kids of all ages were decked out in freshly dipped tie-die t-shirts to honor the theme of the week. It was sunny but cool at the 8 a.m. start of the meet on June 7th. . . a perfect day for a swim meet. And t...
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Provided by: Bridget Dvorak

Cyclists nationwide gathered in Denver, Colo. for the 9th annual Rocky Mountain Omnium (RMO) hosted by the U.S. Handcycling Federation ( www.ushandcycling.org ). In spite of their obvious physical impairments, the cyclists who competed in the RMO, as part of the U.S. Handcycling Series, showed no lack of ability, determination or skill when performing on their bik...
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