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The ceremony was small but the importance of the duties were just as clear. Two more people stood up for children in the court systems.

Deanna Aurich and Jacobi Popp were sworn in by Judge Randin Roland Thursday, March 18, at the Cheyenne County District Court Room as the newest members of PlainsWest CASA.

“I taught school for more than 30 years,” said Aurich. “I thought this is something I could do to help kids.”

She said she has always had a soft spot for children who “had a strike against them” through no fault of their own.

She said she was shocked to learn in the training h...