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February 6, 2013
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Message of kindness brought to DCC Woodmoor
elects new board of directors
Students given five challenges after seeing Rachel’s Challenge By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com Her message to others was to be kind and show compassion but it wasn’t until her death that her message was spread around the world. It was nearly 14 years ago on a warm spring day when Rachel Scott sat outside of Columbine High School having lunch with a friend. Two classmates approached Scott and shot and killed her then made their way into the school where they proceeded to kill 11 other students and one teacher and injure dozens of others before taking their own lives. After Scott’s death her family read her journals and also came across an essay she turned in for a class assignment titled “My Ethics, My Code of Life.” In the essay she wrote, “I have this theory that if one person will go out their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.” Since then her family has been going to schools, colleges and corporations all over the world sharing Rachel’s message. Rachel’s Challenge has a mission to inspire, equip and empower people to create a positive culture in their schools and work places by starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion. That message was shared with high school students at Discovery Canyon Campus on Jan. 25. Presenter Mike Walker shared Scott’s story and how she wanted to start a chain reaction. She went out of her way to be kind to special needs kids, the new kids at school and kids who were typically bullied. During the assembly at DCC Walker gave the students five challenges. He told the students to look for the best in others, dream big, choose positive influences in
Two new members elected, one member re-elected By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com Woodmoor residents have re-elected one board member and two new board members to the Woodmoor Improvement Association. Jim Hale was re-elected to serve on the board of directors for a second term after the annual meeting that took place on Jan. 28. Per Suhr and Tom Schoemaker were elected for the first time. Suhr and Schoemaker will fill the seats held by Nick Oakley and Paul Lambert who decided not to seek re-election. The three will serve three year terms. Ballots were counted by the League of Women Voters.
Rachel Scott was the first student killed in the Columbine school shooting, the worst mass school shooting at the time. After her death her family spread her message of starting a chain reaction showing kindness. They started Rachel’s Challenge which has impacted more than 18 million worldwide. Courtesy photo their lives, speak with kindness and start their own chain reaction. “She would like you to challenge yourself as she challenged herself,” Walker said. Since starting Rachel’s Challenge the Scott family has received more than 500 emails from students that said they were considering suicide but after seeing Rachel’s Challenge they reached out for help. Approximately 78 percent of students surveyed said they would intervene if some-
one was being bullied after seeing Rachel’s Challenge. Scott’s message has definitely had an impact on students worldwide. More than 18 million people have been impacted by Scott. In one of her journals she traced her hands and wrote inside the hands, “These hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott and will someday touch millions of people’s hearts.” For more information on Rachel’s Challenge visit www.rachelschallenge.org.
I-25 lane closures occur next two weeks lcollacott@ourcoloradonews. com Work will begin this spring on widening Interstate 25 between Woodman Road and Monument but prior to the widening project soil and pavement samples will be taken which will result in overnight lane closures. Current soil and pavement samples are taken in order to design the project to the standards it needs to be according to Bob Wilson, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Transportation. “It’s basically testing what’s
existing to design it (the road) properly,” Wilson said. The closures will result in the interstate being reduced to one lane for approximately one mile and will take place from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. over a two week period. The closures will begin Feb. 3 starting in the northbound lanes just north of Woodmen Road and will continue to move north toward Monument through Feb. 8. On Feb. 10 the lane closures will begin in the southbound lanes just south of Monument and will make its way back to Woodmen Road concluding on Feb. 15. The speed limit will be re-
Hale was elected to the board in 2010 and prior to that served on the Woodmoor Architectural Control Committee for seven years. As a board of director he has served in the position of vice-president and in January 2012 was named president. One of the top con- Hale cerns for Hale is fire safety and making sure what happened in Mountain Shadows doesn’t happen in Woodmoor. “The top priority for Woodmoor is our firewise program. We learned a lot of lessons from the Waldo Canyon Fire, ” Hale said. Hale has lived in Woodmoor for 10 years and retired from the United States Air Force as a colonel. He has worked in the aerospace and defense industry since retiring and holds three master’s degrees.
Per Suhr
Soil and pavement samples will be taken prior to widening project By Lisa Collacott
Jim Hale
Lane closures on north and southbound lanes of I-25 will be in effect from Feb. 3- Feb. 15 so that soil and pavement samples can be taken before the widening project begins. Closures will take place at night from Woodmen Road to Monument. File photo by Lisa Collacott duced to 65 mph in the work zone. The $66.4 million project is scheduled to begin in March and be completed by the end of the year.
Eleven miles of the interstate will be widened to three lanes in both directions. A majority of the lane closures during the project will occur during off-peak hours.
Suhr has been living in Woodmoor for nearly 20 years. He originally moved to Woodmoor in 1985 but in 1990 his job with Lockheed/Martin Corporation took him and his family to England. They returned in 1998. Suhr has served on the Woodmoor Architectural Control Committee for 10 years and ran for a position on the board to “maintain the beauty and integrity of Woodmoor” according to a recent WIA newsletter. “I enjoy volunteering for the good of Woodmoor,” Suhr said. After spending time in the Air Force Suhr spent 27 years with Lockheed where he was a systems test engineer in the space industry. He has a masters degree in space systems management.
Tom Shoemaker
Schoemaker moved to Woodmoor six