Page 7 - JAN 2020 proof 1 The Castle Pines Connection

A note from the publisher
By Terri Wiebold
January is about new beginnings, and as The Castle Pines Connection wraps its tenth year of delivering “a little good news” to our readers, we too are looking to the future.
In this issue and for 2020, you will nd many new and exciting changes in The Connection. We took a fresh look at some of regular columns and are reworking a few of them into something new and creative. You asked for more content in the Sports and Wellness section, so we are pro ling an adult athlete monthly – and there are many in this area who are giving back in big ways. Please let us know how we are doing and send in your suggestions for athletes to feature. You have given us great response to our Behind the Business segment, which we introduced last year. We look forward to continuing to give you a peek behind the curtain
of some of your favorite local businesses and the inspiration behind them. After much encouragement (pressure, really!), we kick o January with a look behind The Castle Pines Connection. It is out of my comfort zone for sure, but I guess I better practice what I preach and be open to sharing my journey with readers since that is what we ask of other businesses in the segment.
As a team made up of mostly independent contractors, we continually welcome new sta and their fresh energy. If you want to be more engaged in your community and work with a fun group of people in a exible schedule, I’d love to talk with you about joining our team. Currently, we have a speci c need for someone to work in advertising sales.
As a 100% advertising revenue-funded newspaper, we are abundantly grateful to our business partners. I encourage you to reach out to the businesses featured in this publication and personally thank them for their participation in your community newspaper. We exist because of them and we are grateful for their continued support and participation.
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We welcome these neighbors to our team
Carin R. Kirkegaard Editor / Writer
Carin rejoins The Connection team of writers after a several year hiatus to stay home and raise her youngest child. Carin has lived
in Castle Pines since moving from South Dakota in 2002 with her husband, Kenneth Cool. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communications from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in English from the
University of Nebraska at Omaha. Over the years, Carin has worked as an English professor as well as a freelance writer.
Bryan Goodland
Writer
Bryan received his Bachelor of Arts
in English with a minor in journalism.
He was bitten by the writing bug
early in life, crafting stories, tales and
poems from a young age. He later
wrote for his high school and college
newspapers, eventually working up
to the editor in chief. Later, Bryan
worked as a freelance writer, blogger
and managing editor for a local
magazine. Bryan currently works in
telecommunications and enjoys spending time with his wife and kids.
Meredith Love
Assistant to the Publisher Meredith is from Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a degree in business administration. She worked as
the convention and visitors bureau director in Lufkin before she and her husband moved to Castle Pines in 1998. Meredith has committed the last 17 years to her family as a stay at home mom, for which she is grateful. She loves being involved in the
community and treasures volunteering at her children’s schools.
Shaun Kernahan
Writer
Shaun spent four years scouting and
writing about baseball for numerous
outlets after growing up in Southern
California. In 2018, he moved to Castle
Pines with his wife and son. Shaun loves
the vast sporting landscape Colorado has
to o er and looks forward to highlighting
some of the current and former athletes
in the community. When not working at a
local insurance agency, chances are Shaun is watching, attending or writing about a sporting event.
To read bios for our entire team, visit www.castlepinesconnection.com
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