Parker News Archives

Mayor John Hickenlooper with Library Friends Foundation president Michelle Onoda , left, and Booklovers' Ball chairwoman Judy Joseph .

Rocky Vista University in Parker utilizes a unique medical training method - actors trained to be patients.

Parker, CO has several active 4-H clubs. New enrollment begins every year on October 1, and 4-H is seeking Parker families to join these clubs through this well-established youth development program.

Parker, CO has several active 4-H clubs. New enrollment begins every year on October 1, and 4-H is seeking Parker families to join these clubs through this well-established youth development program.

Some would say the clever kids at SE2, a Denver public-policy PR and advertising firm, have too much time on their hands.

The third time was James Craig III's last chance. Up until Monday, he had been able to keep working around children, despite two previous contacts with police on sex-related allegations.

Rocky Vista University has a mission: to develop quality primary care physicians who serve at-risk and rural populations.

A statewide search for convicted sex offenders is underway across Colorado as authorities try to nab fugitives who fail to register their whereabouts.

The town of Parker is known for great customer service. During the snowy season, Parker works hard to ensure public safety and convenience while providing snow removal services. What can you do to prepare for the snow?

Pam Grier is learning to play golf. Legendary 1970s blaxploitation movie star Pam Grier is also a business force to be reckoned with.

Polls show that nearly 1/2 of Americans think that the electronic cigarette should be approved for smokers as a healthier alternative.

Like the Dan Hicks song, "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away," the Mask Project pops up every other year at Cherry Creek Shopping Center to raise big bucks for Denver Hospice through the sale of masks painted by local and international celebs and artists.

As the economic downturn gripped Colorado, Gov. Bill Ritter has reduced his use of state planes, though one Republican critic questioned the passengers who joined him on two of the trips.

Three students at the University of Colorado want everyone to learn from their close call.

Celebrate Halloween in Parker this year at several spectacular events. Families have a variety of events to choose from ranging from trick or treating, to a Halloween party on skates, to a terrifyingly fun haunted forest for older kids and adults.

How do you evenly redistribute the down in a sleeping bag? I was cold sleeping while backpacking recently and noticed that the down was not well distributed.

Poor Richard's Book Shoppe, established in 2008, is a best kept secret in Parker, CO, a hidden gem located in the historic down town Parker area.

Journalist Helen Thorpe has written for national magazines. Normally shy and retiring Helen Thorpe , wife of not-so-shy-and-retiring Mayor John Hickenlooper, stepped up in front of an audience Thursday at RedLine Gallery for a reading and signing of her new book, "Just Like Us," a true account of four Mexican girlstwo undocumented - "coming of age ...

Step It Up co-chair Carmon Hicks and committee member Charleszine "Terry" Nelson .