Chiara Lopach, 10-year-old Stapleton resident and fifth-grader at Polaris at Ebert, recently won the 2014 Colorado USA Gymnastics Level 5 State Championship
Christie Gosch
Book Reviews
The Front Porch prints book reviews by local librarians, rotating to a different library each month. January reviews are by Monica Washenberger, Thane Benson and Liesel Schmidt from the Park Hill branch library.
Game-changing Research on Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose can contribute to some of the health maladies that we’re using them to avoid. It’s like smoking “light” cigarettes to combat lung cancer.
What do you feed a Bronco? (recipe included)
Johnson & Wales University offers a Culinary Nutrition course. Graduates go on to work in school nutrition, food research, health care and more.
Movies: Predestination (2014) and Calvary (2014)
Each month, the Indie Prof reviews a current film in the theater and a second film that is available on DVD or an instant-streaming service. Follow “Indie Prof” on Facebook for updates about film events and more reviews.
Don’t Lose Your Family Legacy
Who will raise the kids? What will happen to the house and cars? Who gets the china? These are a few of the questions Yvonne Olivere helps you sort out at Olivere Law.
Science-based Fitness Center Opens in Town Center
A new type of gym is whipping people into shape using treadmill interval training, indoor rowing on machines and fast-paced resistance training, all the while wearing heart-rate monitors.
Podiatry Practice Comes to Stapleton
Podiatrist Erik Ouderkirk has brought his practice, Colorado Clinics for the Foot and Ankle, to a new location in Stapleton, 2373 Central Park Blvd.
Urban Farm Kids Ready to Strut Their Stuff at National Western Stock Show
Kids from the Urban Farm in Stapleton will show what they’ve learned at the Junior Poultry Showmanship event at the National Western Stock Show.
Going Competitive Younger than Ever
Determining the right age for kids to start playing competitive sports can be a difficult choice, and now families face it even earlier. What is good and about competitive sports?
Northfield High School: Lots of Interest—Lots of Questions
Choosing a school that doesn’t exist yet opens up a lot of questions. What will the school be like? Why would a student choose Northfield High School?
DPS Choice—With a Twist
As thousands of parents await the results of this year’s school choice lottery, those who have already been through the process say they found the experience laced with stress and anxiety, regardless of the outcome.














