Tribune TRI LAKES 2.13.13
Tri-Lakes
February 13, 2013
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Family continues search for Dylan Redwine His mom’s heart aches but she doesn’t give up hope By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com Her son just turned 14 but he wasn’t home to celebrate it with his family. Dylan Redwine had a birthday on Feb. 6 but instead of having cake and opening presents with his loved ones, his family is still trying to find him after he disappeared without a trace. The teen disappeared on Nov. 19 after going to visit his dad in Vallecito for Thanksgiving. His mom, Elaine Redwine, said when she first got the news that he was missing she thought he would be back the next day. But now it’s nearly three months later and Dylan has not been found. “I’ve followed all the missing people cases. I’ve followed the missing children, the missing women and my heart ached for them. You never think it’s going to be you in that position,” Redwine cried. “When I was
driving up to Durango I thought we’ll get a call from one of his friends or we’ll find him up in the mountains or something and when it was prolonged I knew someone else was involved because two-and-a-half months later Dylan couldn’t have done this himself.” Redwine said the investigators are doing what they can despite the little information they have. She doesn’t believe Dylan just walked away or that he went off somewhere and hitched a ride. “Vallecito is a small area and if he would have gotten a ride with somebody or if he would have been up in the woods all by himself we would have found something by now,” Redwine said. She added that if Dylan would have left on his own he would have called her or texted his friends. She said he was looking forward to going to visit his friends. His last text was at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 18. His phone went missing along with his backpack that contained his belongings. Redwine didn’t come out and say her Redwine continues on Page 9
Family and friends gathered in Monument at Limbach Park Wednesday in a ‘beams of hope’ observance of Dylan Redwine’s 14th birthday. Older Brother Cory, and his mother, Elaine, (black knit cap) spoke to news organizations and the crowd in continuing efforts to find the boy who has been missing since before Thanksgiving. Family members blew out candles on a cake decorated with a “Hope for Dylan” message. Photo by Rob Carrigan
Fireworks to take place in Monument By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews. com The “best small town fireworks show” has been given the green light to take place at Monument Lake this year. After careful consideration the Monument board of trustees unanimously approved for Monument to host the fireworks. The board had some concerns about hosting the fireworks initially and asked the Palmer Lake Fireworks Committee to consult with Chief Jake Shirk of the Monument Police Department and the pyrotechnics company about their concerns. Mark Kirkland, owner of Kirkland Photography and vice-president of the Palmer
The Palmer Lake Fireworks Committee has asked the Monument board of Trustees to consider hosting the annual fireworks display in Monument this year. There are a number of safety concerns that were brought up at the Jan. 7 meeting. File photo
Commissioner address Tri-Lakes businesses Government cuts will effect the military, defense contract workers By Lisa Collacott
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Fireworks Approved- The Monument board of trustees approved for the fireworks show to take place at Monument Lake this year provided there is no fire ban. Parking and viewing areas will be off of Mitchell Road, pictured, on Ernie Biggs property. Photo by Lisa Collacott Lake Fireworks Committee, presented a report from the pyrotechnics committee to the board of trustees and a map showing where the fireworks would be set off and the parking and viewing areas. Property owner Ernie Biggs has given his permission for people to park on his property. Kirkland said there would be a $5 parking fee to help generate funds for future fireworks shows and anyone parked west of the railroad tracks would have to leave through Monument Lake Road to Colo. 105. “It is a good opportunity as a community to show the world what we really have,” Kirkland said. “It helps the economy of our area to keep new faces coming up here and enjoying what we have to offer.” The board of trustees had concerns about people park-
ing on side streets and at businesses and how the downtown merchants feel about the fireworks show. John Dominowski, owner of the Front Street Square, said he welcomes it. “Our shopping center won’t be open that day. Happy to open it up for parking, happy to do whatever we can to assist as far as our property goes,” Dominowski said. Kirkland said he understands the concerns and there will always be some objections but people have to think about the long-term economic health of the area. He said the visitors to the area on the Fourth of July will be return to fish in the lake, shop and eat at the local restaurants. “These little stay-cations that are exploding because of the way our economy is; we’re a natural stay-cation location. It would be nice to see that
the bump for Fourth of July weekend or day of Fourth of July has a lot more legs to its longevity rather than just one day. We’re hoping that these people come back and want to see the flavor of our town,” Kirkland added. Kirkland said one of the reasons for moving the fireworks show to Monument is because Palmer Lake is dry and that could cause a lot of potential problems. There is still a lot of mud in the lake prompting rescues if people were to get stuck in the mud. “Our basic intention of having the fireworks at all is just to continue on the tradition of having a good celebration on Independence Day,” Kirkland said, adding that it is a Tri-Lakes event. The approval of the fireworks show is contingent on if there is a fire ban.
El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn was the key note speaker at the annual State of the Chamber breakfast. Glenn, who is the county commissioner over district one which includes the Tri-Lakes area, spoke on topics that included the fiscal cliff, county budget, the Affordable Care Act, Amendment 64 and sequestration. When Glenn spoke about the fiscal cliff that Congress was trying to avoid late last year he said the good news was that we no longer need to look at cuts of $109 Glenn billion dollars but that bad news was that we are still looking at a cut of $85 billion dollars. One of the topics that is of great concern to Glenn is sequestration. Sequestration is cuts to government agencies such as defense. That means the Pikes Peak Region would take a direct hit because it is home to four military bases. The cuts will occur over the next 10 years and take effect March 1. Glenn told chamber members that Fort Carson recently sent out a memo regarding their facilities maintenance improvement budget. “They are already giving out notices, 160-300 jobs potential jobs. A lot of us in here you either were in the military or Glenn continues on Page 5