Provided by: Kristin Morin

The Wheat Ridge Outdoor Pool, 4355 Field St. in Wheat Ridge, opened its waters for summer business June 21. Since then, a flood of area (and non-area) residents have been taking advantage of the warm sun and cool waves. Aniesa Abeyta , 8, of Wheat Ridge, laughed as she sat beneath a cascade of water at the pool's edge. "It feels like I'm inside," Aniesa said as...
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Provided by: J.Blosser

The Wheat Ridge Avalanche U13Girls soccer team took home the championship trophy from the Front Range Invitational Tournament held at the Air Force Academy this last weekend! The team played some very competitive and tough teams and fought through numerous injuries on the way to claiming their first team title! On Friday evening the girls faced off against Colorad...
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Provided by: Rebecca Zimmerman/YourHub.com

The Wheat Ridge Fire Department, community members and many other fire departments from around the metro area gathered for a pancake breakfast on May 31 to support critically injured Wheat Ridge Fire Chief James Payne and his family. The breakfast took place at the Wheat Ridge Fire Department Station No. 1, 3880 Upham Street. An estimated 1,500 people enjoyed pa...
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Provided by: Office of the Mayor

Dear Neighbor, At 10 a.m. today (6/21/2008) the ribbons were cut for the new/improved lap and splash pools at Anderson Park. As you may know, the old pool was a costly maintenance nightmare. Council Members Adams, Berry, Rotola, Langworthy and Stites attended the celebration along with members of the Parks Commission and, of course, City staff. At 10 a.m. there were...
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Provided by: Brian Ferguson

Training in simulated village prepares soldiers for duty By Michael Tolzmann, Army & Air Force Hometown News FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- At first glance, the son of a Wheat Ridge woman looks nothing like what you'd expect of an American soldier. He wears long, loose-fitting Arab clothing, a scarf-like head cover, grows facial hair and lives in the desert in a small ...
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