Provided by: Becky Hathorne

Congratulations to the Wheat Ridge Farmers. On June 29, they became the JCJBL 10-year-old second league champions. The Farmers qualified for the League tournament by finishing in first place in the Texas Division with a 16-2 regular season record. On June 28, the team battled the Columbine Crushers and came away with a 12-10 victory. The Farmers jumped out to an ear...
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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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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: Emily Bostwick-White

Lake's Gymnastics Academy in Wheat Ridge won several medals at the Colorado EAGLES State Championships held June 14 and 15 in Vail, Colorado. The level 5 compulsory team took home the third place team trophy. Notably Madeleine Seib took the silver medal on balance beam, and Kelly Whitaker took the gold on floor, and the silver in the all around competition. L...
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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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