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Submitted by Arapahoe Library District

Ginger Mattson peruses the many selections available during last year’s Used Book Sale at Koelbel Library. (Arapahoe Library District photo)

CENTENIAL – In consideration of the tight economy, the community is invited to stretch their book budget even further by visiting the Friends of the Arapahoe Library District annual Used Book Sale from Sept. 9-12.

The sale will be at the Koelbel Library, a branch of the Arapahoe Library District, 5955 S. Holly St., at Orchard Road and South Holly Street, Centennial, from 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m., Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sept. 10 and 11, and from 1 – 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Read the full article →

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Submitted by Dana Brandorff

Teller, 10, 2006

There is an epidemic attacking our children. It is childhood obesity.

For 14-year-old Teller Cunningham and his family, the condition is very real. Teller and his family have chosen to do something about it by participating in a local program called Shapedown, including participating in the Sept. 11 First American State Bank Fitness Festival.

The Festival is a bonanza of fun exercise, great food and a healthy lifestyle trendsetter.

Teller wasn’t always a big child. According to his mother, Annie Cunningham, “As a baby, he was in the 90th percentile for height and 20th percentile for weight. He didn’t start gaining weight until the first grade.” Read the full article →

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CLICK on the PDF file above to view our special 4-page pull out featuring information about the 19th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest and the 56 wineries featured at the festival.

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‘Honoring Our Heritage’ — Western Welcome Week ends with Grand Parade

by editorial August 26, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

Dressed in a Native American headdress, a Boy Scout in troop 462 rides past Main Street during the 82nd Western Welcome Week Grand Parade, Aug. 21. Photo by Joshua Cole. To see more coverage of the Western Welcome Week Grand and Children’s parades, pick up a copy of this week’s Villager!

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Littleton Museum celebrates 40th Anniversary

by editorial August 26, 2010 Arts & Entertainment
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A splashing good time Under the Stars

by editorial August 12, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

Movie, games fireworks entertain 2,000 at Centennial Under the Stars, Aug. 7, at Centennial Medical Plaza For more pictures from Centennial Under the Stars, pick up this week’s edition of the Villager!

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BOOK REVIEW — Littleton resident Diana Armstrong describes life ‘Somewhere South of Tuscany’

by editorial August 12, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

By Rosemary Fetter In a small medieval town nestled deep in the countryside between Tuscany and Umbria, Littleton resident Diana Armstrong may have found the perfect escape from the insanity we call modern living. After spending vacations in Italy for nine years, Armstrong and her husband decided to purchase an ancient stone house that once [...]

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Palisade Peach Festival (Special Coverage)

by editorial August 12, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

CLICK on the link below to view/download a supplemental publication produced by the Palisade Tribune, and offered to Villager Newspaper readers introducing the 42nd annual Palisade Peach Festival events that will occur Aug. 19-22, 2010, as well as background of the festival. Open publication – Free publishing – More agriculture

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Flair! — Fashion Fest in the heart of summer

by editorial August 12, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

From afternoon until evening with the weather cooperating, designers from throughout the Denver metro area and beyond kept a growing audience captivated with a myriad of women’s daywear, children’s wear, cocktail and bridal on the same runway. New fashion designer competition was interspersed with established designers in a cleverly choreographed four-hour production – the brainchild [...]

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82nd Western Welcome Week Aug. 11-22

by editorial August 5, 2010 Arts & Entertainment

The 82nd Annual Western Welcome Week kicks off Aug. 11, with more than 40 events, most of which are free, through Aug. 22. Originally “Homecoming Days” as a way to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Littleton’s founding and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the town’s community newspaper, Western Welcome Week is the annual community [...]

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