The Castle Pines Connection staff joins at Sienna at the Courtyard in Castle Rock to celebrate the holidays and also the one-year anniversary of its inception. Pictured above back row left to right: Elean Gersack (writer), Lisa Crockett (writer), Tracy Dudley (writer), John Kenny (proofreader), and Tom Ballantine (ad sales). Front row left to right: Tim Gamble (graphic designer and webmaster), Carin Kirkegaard (writer), Terri Wiebold (editor and publisher), Liz West (writer), Christy Miller (ad sales), Kathy Dunker (writer), and Sandy Gamble (ad sales). Not pictured are Scott Lasher (writer), Sally Uhrich (writer), Michael Deeth (graphic designer), Paige Newman (intern writer), Chris Bohnam (intern writer), and Joe Gschwendtner (writer).

Article by Terri Wiebold and photo by Bob Wiebold

The Castle Pines Connection has completed its inaugural year as your premier neighborhood newspaper in the Castle Pines community.

It was a year ago December that the Castle Pines North Master Association made the decision to discontinue its homeowner’s association newspaper to provide Castle Pines North residents a reduction in homeowner dues.

A year ago December that the business community rallied its support for an independent news source, and through local advertising dollars provided funding for a new newspaper that would serve the greater Castle Pines community.

A year ago December that friends Lane Roberts, Sharon Kollmar, Tim Gamble, and Terri Wiebold decided to combine their creative talents and bring you The Castle Pines Connection.

The last year has brought about many changes for The Castle Pines Connection. Our distribution has increased from 3,500 to 7,500 copies; our frequency has changed from bimonthly to monthly; our issue size has grown from 32 pages to 48 pages; and our staff has grown from seven to eighteen.

Through all the changes, however, one thing has remained consistent – the endorsement of our local advertisers. Without the financial support of these neighborhood businesses, your paper could not exist.

It is our hope that for every dollar businesses commit to advertising in The Castle Pines Connection, they receive many times the reward in customers shopping locally and supporting them in return.

Please take the time to read the list of businesses and entities that have advertised this past year and patronize these businesses who have supported us, YOUR community newspaper.

Finally, we can’t look back at the past year without recognizing all those in the community who have contributed to the look, feel, character, and content of the paper.

Thank you to everyone who wrote in with story ideas, to all who submitted articles and photographs, to those who provided editorial feedback, and to the amazing staff of individuals who paint a picture each issue of the Castle Pines community in a way that helps us all to remember what a special place this is to live!

Auto Dealers

Kuni Lexus of Littleton
303-798-9500

Automotive Services

Big O Tires
720-733-1707

Happy Canyon Car Wash & Detail Center
303-814-1188

Banking Services

Castle Rock Bank
303-688-5191

First Commercial Bank
303-754-5382

Banquet Venues

Cherokee Ranch and Castle
303-688-5555

Cielo at Castle Pines
303-478-7187

Business Associations

Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce
303-688-3359

Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce
303-792-3282

Carriage Rides

Blue Moon Carriages
303-489-7299

Chiropractic Services

Canyon Ridge Chiropractic
303-660-3505

Horizon Pain Center
303-663-3510

Churches

Christ’s Episcopal Church
303-688-5185

God’s Grace Community Church
303-790-1084

Solid Life Christian Center
303-792-5237

Cleaners

Green Earth Cleaners
303-660-5522

Cleaning Services

Maid Pro
303-840-5858

ServPro
303-733-9076

Clothing/Apparel

Sassy Sisters Clothing
720-635-2033

TEAM 2000
303-744-0200

Computer Services

Castle Rock Computer Services
303-596-5400

Construction Trades

Agape Construction and Roofing
303-841-8200

A Repair Guy, Inc
303-814-2424

B & D Professional Builders
303-688-5556

Castel Builders, LLC
303-910-3558

Colorado Creations
303-506-3355

Colorado Hearth and Home
303-792-0101

DCM&R Landscaping
303-688-3267

dcs Roofing & Solar
303-688-4545

MC Contracting
303-517-4831

Counseling Services

Lifeline Counseling Services
303-570-7333

Dental Care

Bumgarner and Linn Orthodontics
303-688-9617

Castle Pines Orthodontics
303-688-3837

Colorado Kids Pediatric Dentistry
303-225-4715

Panorama Park Family Orthodontist
303-792-0345

Vibrance Comprehensive Dentistry
303-770-1116

Development

HF Holdings, LLC
303-795-9900

RidgeGate
720-279-2581

Taylor Morrison Homes
303-798-3500

The Canyons
720-581-2280

Ventana Capital
303-346-7006

Emergency Care

MedExpress Colorado
303-238-3627

Parker Adventist Hospital
303-269-4000

Eye Care

Castle Pines Eye Care
303-688-5066

Castle Rock Eye Wear
303-663-2034

Face and Body Aesthetics

Center for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
303-708-8234

Denver Face & Body
303-708-8234

Financial Services

Cook Financial Associates
303-688-6499

Home Lending of America
303-757-7555

H & R Block
303-688-6197

K.G. Consultants, Inc.
303-773-0277

Stonebridge Financial Solutions
720-895-8200

Fitness and Health

A+ Class Act Fitness
303-862-5159

Joe Gallo Personal Trainer
303-681-3498

Kent Paul Personal Training
303-358-2242

Pilates in the Pines
720-733-9307

Village Fitness
303-688-4949

Florist

Garden Path
303-688-8019

The Flower Shop at Castle Pines
303-663-8835

Food Market

Jenny’s Market
720-519-0499

Foundations

Douglas County Library Foundation
303-688-7638

Friends of Los Pisingos
720-837-5335

Frames

FASTFRAME
303-663-8033

Frames on Wheels
303-408-3887

Furniture

Adams Fine Furnishings
303-215-0967

ADWoodcraft
303-663-7539

Golf

The Ridge at Castle Pines
303-688-4301

The Ridge Coaches Club
720-940-5007

Government

Castle Pines North Metro District
303-688-8850

City of Castle Pines North
303-705-0200

Douglas County
303-660-7358

Graphic Arts

JCJ Creative
303-663-7539

Heating and Air Conditioning

Achievers
303-888-6655

Home Staging

Home Stage Coach
303-229-0152

Insurance

Compass Insurance Group
303-996-9000

Insurance Solutions
303-663-1700

Jewelers

Castle Pines Jewelers
303-688-8384

Lawn Care

LeMaster Lawn Care
303-325-6603

Perspective Landscape, Inc
303-934-1330

Legal Services

Dennis Valentine, Attorney & Counselor at Law
303-758-5200

JM&A – Deborah Kish Johansen, J.D., M.B.A. Christina L.C. McDonald, J.D.
303-688-1381

Martial Arts

Han Lee Taewkondo Academy
303-814-9300

Music

Baker Piano Center
303-730-7779

Painting

Alpha Painting
303-507-8121

Country Roads Painting
720-271-9026

LS Painting, Inc
720-495-7915

Printing

Barnum Printing
303-936-2345

Unique Litho
303-830-2999

Physicians

The Rock Internal Medicine, PC
303-688-5025

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker – Jade Goldfogel
303-688-6100

Fuller Castle Pines Sotheby’s International Realty
303-893-3200

Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty – Linda Houston
303-906-9888

Keller Williams – Renee Palmer
303-888-3808

Kentwood – Doug Hutchins
303-886-3437

Kentwood – Joyce Romanello
303-773-3399

Kentwood – Ron Ansay
303-478-5110

Perry and Company – Sandy Colling
303-399-7777

Prudential Preferred – Linda Clure
303-688-6644

Prudential Preferred Real Estate
303-688-6644

RE/MAX Elite
720-273-1395

RE/MAX Professionals
720-344-2262

RE/MAX Professionals -Derek Kliner
303-332-3800

Stucy Realty Company
303-660-0801

The Herman Group
303-506-8322

True West Real Estate
303-468-6703

Your Castle Real Estate
303-757-7555

Restaurants

A Taste of Mexico
303-660-2014

DAZBOG Coffee
720-733-6699

Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar
303-641-7149

La Dolce Vita
303-663-3421

Little Italy Pizzeria
303-663-2111

Rodney’s of Castle Pines
720 733-6565

Siena at the Courtyard
303-688-2622

The Barking Goat
303-717-9774

The Ridge at Castle Pines
303-688-4301

Schools

Cherry Hills Christian School
303-325-8179

Primrose School of Castle Rock
303-663-0333

Seminar Training

Courtesy Boot Camp
303-909-8745

Senior Care

Castle Country Assisted Living
303-688-5365

Shopping Centers

Castle Centerstone
303-688-2520

The Village at Castle Pines
303-255-4700

Specialty

Enchanted Gifts
303-619-0565

Holiday Boutique
303-751-5881

Sassy Soiree
303-688-1114

Sporting Goods

Play It Again Sports
720-479-8245

Sports Programs

Castle Pines Athletics
303-957-1512

Sports Complex at Inverness
303-683-9200

Swim Tech, LLC
303-818-4283

Tanning Salons

Exclusive Tans
303-660-9767

Temporary Staffing Services

Douglas County Temporary Services
303-688-6795

Tutoring

Club Z
303-681-3100

Veterinary Services

Animal Care Center
303-688-7875

Castle Pines Veterinary Clinic
303-680-8665

Virtual Office
Castle Pines Executive Suites
303-785-6501

Windows and Doors

Renewal by Anderson
866-669-3184

Wine and Spirits

Castle Pines North Wine & Spirits
303-663-4795

Vino 100
303-997-7186