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Johnny Erbert began mowing lawns in his neighborhood as a 12-year-old boy. Thirty years later, he owns the largest residential mowing service in the Denver metro area, servicing thousands of lawns a week. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

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When Johnny Erbert first began expanding his lawn-mowing service as a 12-year-old boy in Lakewood he and his father built a sidehack for his bike so that he could carry a gas can and trimmer and attach a small trailer for his mower. Courtesy photo

Willowcroft Manor

Willowcroft Manor could be replaced by 29 patio homes if Columbine Valley's town board approves a proposal on the table. Courtesy Photo

Teacher exchange

Sai Mullangi and Madeline Schroeder play a math game April 20. Teachers on exchange from Belize observed the class at Prairie Crossing Elementary School. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ccnewspapers.com

Norse start baseball season strong

Jonathan Maness

Mountain Range’s pitcher Alec Stremel keeps an eye on Northglenn’s baserunner Adam Atkins during the March 21 match at Larry Walker Field.

Bridgette Duda Storms

Deborah Grigsby

Bridgette Duda Storms is running on faith. The former triathete and Iron Man contender was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, an agressive form of cancer that, according to Storms, targets young female athletes.

Golden Fine Arts Festival

Photo by Alan Yamamoto

Linda Hoida, back left, looks on as volunteer Linda Ray gives her daughter Audrey instructions in the Kids Fun Zone during the Golden Fine Arts Festival. 

Golden Bowl on last frame

Glenn Wallace

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had two company representatives at the Feb. 19 meeting – Marketing Director Nancy Flynn, and Government Relations Spokesman Alan P. Lewis. The two described their company and fielded audience questions.

Soap box

AJ Eagle, right, and Luke Boggs race in one of the Super Stock heats June 2 during the sixth annual Sertoma Mile High Soap Box Derby. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ourcoloradonews.com

Green Mountain wins again, stays unbeaten

Photo by Danny Williams

Soccer teams mark up in league games with increased intensity.

Vic Vela

Andy Carpenean

Vic Vela

Security Officer- Brian Grady

Karen Tarbell

Karen Tarbell accepts her Apple Award during the Feb. 23 Douglas County School District event. Courtesy photo

Sex assault suspect wants plea deal

Corrin Elijah Cleveland

The Panthers just missed on the 2011 playoffs

Kevin Kreck

Woodland Park's John Sisk (21) arrives at home after hitting a three-run homer, his first, against Widefield in the fifth inning April 30 at Widefield. The homer gave Woodland a 9-4 lead, but the Panthers eventually fell 10-9. Photo by Kevin Kreck

Residents take fitness challenge

Andy Carpenean

At left, participants do squat jumps at a fitness station during a TRYathlon boot camp challenge at the Apex Center Jan. 14 in Arvada. Above, Bill Ray lifts a kettlebell during a TRYathlon boot camp challenge at the Apex Center Jan. 14 in Arvada.

National Letters of Intent: Valor Christian Eagles

Valor Christian High School athletics honored 14 of its seniors Feb. 1 at the school in Highlands Ranch during a National Letter of Intent celebration. The 14 signees were Janine Beckie (soccer, Texas Tech University), Andrew Challenger (football, Drake University), Megan Davis (tennis, C…

Rock Canyon High School teacher Shawndra Fordham was selected as

Kevin Keyser

Rock Canyon High School teacher Shawndra Fordham was selected as the secondary schools Apple Award recipient. Courtesy photo

Diane Ridgeway

Photo Courtesy of Brightroom.com

Diane Ridgeway, 64, of Arvada runs eight miles June 10 in the Golden Gate Recreation Area in San Francisco during the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. Ridgeway was the oldest female to finish the triathlon, completing it in 3 hours, 42 minutes and 21 seconds.

Woodland Park just missed the 2011 playoffs

Kevin Kreck

Woodland Park 's Zach Allen rounds third on his way to scoring against Widefield on a single from Charlie Jones in the first inning April 30 at WHS. Despite leading 9-4, the Panthers eventually fell 10-9. Photo by Kevin Kreck

Principal Kim Rauh hugs Matthew Gilbert during the RCHS commencement ceremony

Principal Kim Rauh hugs Matthew Gilbert during the RCHS commencement ceremony

National Letters of Intent: Arapahoe Warriors

Arapahoe High School honored 15 of its student-athletes during a National Letter of Intent celebration for inking commitments to colleges Feb. 1 at the school in Centennial. The 15 honored were Hunter Bingham (baseball, William Jewell College, Mo.), Mitch Boh (lacrosse, Air Force Academy)…

Littleton High School Class of 2011

Members of the Littleton High School Class of 2011 make their way to their seats in preparation for their May 20 commencement ceremonies at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. This is the 106th class to graduate from Littleton High School. Photo by Tom Munds

Green light for Sterling Ranch

An illustration shows the eastern border of Sterling Ranch that will be adjacent to Plum Valley Heights, a neighborhood that requested a buffer of horse properties in keeping with its ranchettes. Sterling Ranch has offered to share water with Plum Valley Heights residents who are on declinin…

Rock Canyon TSA

From left, Rock Canyon High School students Jordan Peters, Rohan Balan, Adriana Madonado, Deanne Apke and Shivani Chauhan worked together to create an app for Verizon that earned national recognition. Courtesy photo

Panthers to take to air in 2011

Kevin Kreck

The Woodland Park Panthers couldn’t have been any happier to don the pads as Wednesday night turned to Thursday morning, Aug. 18. Wasting no time at all the Panthers hit the field in full uniform at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 18. Thursday was the first day Colorado high school football teams could p…

elizabeth gymnastics

Photo by Kevan Sheppard

Elizabeth’s Danae Goldsberry won the all-around title at last Saturday’s 14-team Overland Invitational. Goldsberry finished with a score of 37.575 to edge runner-up Erica Pollack of Fort Collins (37.45) and Hannah Bissani of Standley Lake (37.35).

Veterans Rally brings letters of praise from participants

Mitra Singh is the foster care provider for Bady, a retired Military War Dog credited with saving the lives of more than 100 soldiers in Afghanistan. Bady, who is awaiting permanent adoption with a Fort Carson family, received a medal for his service at the Salute to American Veterans Ral…

rvv

Photo by Brian Miller

Ralston Valley pitcher Kyle Thistlewood reacts to the ball after unloading a pitch last Thursday in a summer league game at Standley Lake. Thistlewood tossed eight innings in the Mustangs' 5-4 victory.

Bears program gets bigger, badder and better

Kevin Kreck

Palmer Ridge's Antero Guy improved to 25-3 on the season with a win over Sierra's Tod'Zae Perry in a 145-pound match Jan. 11 at Sierra High School. Guy’s only losses this season have come to the No. 1 and 2-ranked wrestlers in Class 5A. Photo by Kevin Kreck

Elizabeth school rodeo team saddles up

Logan Massaro from Loveland, Colo. takes hangs on tight as he tries to make that eight-second ride during the Colorado State Junior High and High School Rodeo at Kiowa on Sunday, April 7. The two day event attracted more than 130 of the state’s top teen competitors, each hoping to make th…

Grandparents adopt as cancer closes in

Terry and Pete Graham in their Castle Rock home with a photo from their  honeymoon. Photo by Rhonda Moore

Wildlife Experience to welcome Cabela's

Courtney Kuhlen

Construction continues on the Lone Tree Cabela's Jan. 28. A “Welcome to Denver” event for the company’s top executives Feb. 21 will gather business leaders, officials and community members at the Wildlife Experience.

Douglas County fair foundation launches drive for memorial plaza

Medved Autoplex launched the fundraising campaign for the Douglas County Heritage Memorial Plaza with a $25,000 donation. From left, Bill Maffeo, general manager and Diana Blanch, executive assistant at Medved, with the foundation president Bruff Shea. Photo by Rhonda Moore

Danny Dietz

Dan Dietz Sr. motivates a student during an intense workout. Dietz has started a nonprofit to teach teamwork, leadership skills and discipline through intellectual and physical challenges. Photo by Jennifer Smith

'Crazy'

Courtney Kuhlen

Tami Leino Hanna and her son Michael Hanna co-authored "Crazy," a book on mental illness. It includes artwork, writings and musings from numerous patients who have been part of Adams Place.

Henry “June” Hack dies

Suzanne Core

Henry “June” Hack, right, accepts the ribbon-cutting scissors from Wildwood Casino owner John Schaffer in 2008, as local realtor Carrie Miller looks on. A local legend and former mayor of Cripple Creek, Hack died Jan. 27. File photo by Suzanne Core

Best of Centennial

Photo by Deborah Grigsby

The City's fifth annual Best of Centennial business recognition banquet honored this year's recipents with distinctive awards.

Ben Franklin Academy

Ben Franklin Academy

Philip S. Miller Regional Park

Castle Rock town council gave the go-ahead to its parks and recreation department to continue designing the Philip S. Miller Regional Park around an option that could call for a $10 million public investment in the park. The town aims to find a private investor to build an adventure playg…

elizabeth stampede parade

VFW members lead the Elizabeth Stampede parade June 4. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ccnewspapers.com

DCO 0507 homeschool programW

Joseph, 12, and Elijah, 6, homeschool with their mother Patti Grams from their Castle Rock home, but augment their educational experience with The Cloverleaf Home Education program. Cloverleaf gives home-schooled students one day each week in a more traditional classroom setting. Photo by…

Hospital breaks ground

Getting ready to get dirty at the May 23 groundbreaking for Children's Hospital Colorado in Highlands Ranch are from left, Leonard Dryer Jr., Chief Financial Officer for Children's, Scott Bonner, Vice President of Health Care Service for Saunders Construction Inc., Mike Allen, Superintend…

‘Duck Dynasty’ coming to Castle Rock courtesy of The Rock Christian Academy

Sarah Bernacki's first and second grade students at The Rock Christian Academy pose with their favorite Duck Dynasty characters. The school is hosting a visit from Duck Dynasty's Phil and Willie Robertson May 19 in Castle Rock. Photo by Rhonda Moore. 

Highlands Ranch golf

Jim Benton

Samantha Barker, a Highlands Ranch senior, is one of the state’s leading Class 5A female golfers.

Hands-on learning

Ben Franklin Academy second-grader Lily Tenney performs "surgery" on a stuffed animal Sept. 30 during the STEM Expo. The table set up by VCA Mountain View Animal Hospital taught students that dogs can swallow many small items and can require surgery to remove them. Medical Director Mark F…

Sierra Nevada Corp.

Eric Cain

Colorado based Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a NASA contract based on the company’s Dream Chaser Space System. Photo Courtesy SNC

Foreclosures hurt neighborhood appearance

This home on the 10100 block of Rustic Redwood Way entered foreclosure status in October 2011 and despite the foreclosure being withdrawn from the attorney in February it remains vacant and the yard unattended. Courtesy photo

Highlands Ranch water budget

The annual water budget at Centennial Water and Sanitation District introduced after the drought of 2002 has helped to position the district as one of the few in the metro area that did not have to implement additional restrictions this summer. Courtesy graphic

Rock Canyon High School commencement ceremony