Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post No. 10-4 received
the Team Spirit Award at the 2009 Regional Explorer Conference the
week of July 6 in Gunnison.
In addition to the team award, individual Explorers earned
awards: Claire Yakabe placed second in Obstacle Course, third in
Suspicious Incident and third in Hostage Negotiations; Christian
Castillo placed first in Cell Search; David Marquez placed second
in Cell Search; Mike Lohman placed first in Crime Scene; Josh
Meyers took fourth in Crime Scene; Ross Copland won first in
Officer Down; Dylan Nieto took first place in Hostage Negotiations;
Sean Hutchison placed second in Hostage Negotiation; and Patrick
Lamb took fifth in Hostage Negotiations.
The Douglas County Explorers competed with more than 160 other
Explorers from all over the state, as well as, Texas, Arizona and
California.
Explorer Post No. 10-4 is an all-volunteer auxiliary
sub-organization of the Boy Scouts of America. This program allows
teens ages 14-20 who are interested in exploring law enforcement as
a career to interact and train with sheriff’s deputies. The post
also performs numerous service and volunteer functions throughout
the community.
If you meet the age requirements, are attending high school, and
are interested in an exciting career in law enforcement, e-mail
explorer@dcsheriff.net
or call Deputy Ann Walton at 303-814-7001 for information on
applying.
In July 2008, Douglas County Libraries became the first public
library in Colorado to offer GED testing. One year later, 234
people have taken at least one section of the GED test, and 135
people graduated with a GED certificate after testing at Douglas
County Libraries.
Molly Elkins, literacy specialist for Douglas County Libraries,
says the GED program exceeded her expectations.
“I am very proud and thrilled that, as the only library in the
state of Colorado offering the GED, we’ve been so successful in our
first year of testing,” Elkins said. “The number of people who came
for testing in our first year was greater than our expectations, so
clearly we are meeting an important need in our community. I am
exceedingly proud of our 135 graduates in 2008-2009, and I wish
them the best of success in the future as the certificate that they
have earned opens doors for them.”
One interesting note: Of the graduates, 28 came through the
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
