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In the forest ‘It is all about caring for the land, and serving the people’ By Rob Carrigan

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Oscar Martinez, Pikes Peak District Ranger, outlines initiatives and addressed questions by locals at the meeting Tuesday. Photos by Rob Carrigan

Restoring resiliency to the “Wildland Urban Interface” by thinning out dense forest, reducing fuels and collaboratively managing resources like land, water and providing for travel management planning, are all part of the drill, says Erin Connelly, Forest and Grassland Supervisor for the Forest Service’s Pike and San Isabel National Forest Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, when she spoke to Woodland Park residents at the Ute Pass Cultural Center on Tuesday, Jan. 20. “It is all about caring for the land, and serving the people.” Connelly says. Citing a recent study identifying the Top 5 reasons visitors come to the forest, she notes: 1. They are here to view natural features. 2. Relax. 3. View wildlife. 4. Hiking or walking in the natural surroundings. 5. Driving to places within the forest. Local residents in attendance challenged some aspects of the operation, however. “Some of us think of you as the Forest Closers,” said local resident Curt Grina. “It seems more areas are closed all the time. And much of the forest is cut off from us ex-

Erin Connelly, Forest and Grassland Supervisor for the Forest Service’s Pike and San Isabel National Forest Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, spoke to Woodland Park residents at the Ute Pass Cultural Center on Tuesday, Jan. 20, about policies and upcoming issues. cept for about a third of the year.” He asked Connelly and Pike National Forest District Ranger Oscar Martinez to identify how many miles of road had been closed and additionally how many roads in the forest are targeted for future closer. Both Connelly and Martinez said they have to look at management with all stakeholders in mind. Concerns for water, and forest management that restores resilience to a diverse and multi-faceted forest landscape, while helping collaborative efforts in the private sector, and with interactions with all organizations is key to their success. See related story on Page 13

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The Coalition for the Upper South Platte has become a leader when it comes to “boots on the ground” accomplishments in watershed management. “We’re known throughout the country for getting things done,” said Carol Ekarius, the organization’s executive director. “Other organizations around the region and the country keep asking us to help them organize and get things done, too.” Late in 2014 the coalition board came together and decided to do something about all of these requests for help. “We’ve formed a new nonprofit organization to help other watersheds in the region, Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc.,” Ekarius said. ““This new organization will answer the calls I used to get asking me to come there and start a `new CUSP.’ I want to stay here but I also wanted to help these other organizations get the wind in their sails.” As one of its first projects, the new organization will help with strategic planning for the Arkansas River Basin from its headwaters to the state line. “Then we’ll start working with sub-basin groups to help them get going on projects,” Ekarius said. “We’ll also be working with some of the flood mitigation groups up north. It’s going to be a lot of work; we’ll be doing big things along the Front Range. We’re kind of into that rising-tide-lifts-all-boats philosophy.” Check out www.coco-inc.org for more information about this new organization. The website is still under construction but has a

message on its opening page encouraging visitors to keep checking back. Forming a new organization to help others allows the coalition to continue to concentrate on its own mission of protecting the water quality and ecological health of the Upper South Platte Watershed. “Some of our (2015) program plans are still up in the air,” Ekarius said. “But we’ll continue to work on Woodland Park Healthy Forest projects and we’re starting a new healthy-forest project near Bailey at the northern portion of the watershed.” Another project that is just getting underway is streambed stabilization of Horse Creek in the Hayman Fire burn scar. “We’re just starting our analysis in the Horse Creek area,” Ekarius said. “This will be a project similar to what we’ve done for Trail Creek and West Creek. We’re moving downstream toward Deckers.” Other projects include trail work in Eleven-Mile State Park and flood hazard work in the Waldo Canyon burn area. “The Colorado Department of Transportation has begun an analysis of the work that has already been done in Waldo Canyon,” Ekarius said, adding that in the past, the department has set the precipitation threshold for closing U.S. 24 at one-quarter inch per hour. “They hoping to be able to raise that threshold to one-half inch or higher,” she said. The state department of transportation has spent about $10 million on U.S. 24 flood mitigation in Ute Pass. Projects include adding a large concrete culvert and other infrastructure and installing flood-monitoring devices in the canyon to help track storm events. “We’re also continuing our weed-management programs,” Ekarius said. “That includes our

Last fall, volunteers with the Coca Cola Volunteer Project install jute matting and crib walls in the Hayman Fire burn scar to reduce flooding. Photos courtesy of Lisa Patton, Coalition for the Upper South Platte

Students from The Classical Academy rake and seed slopes in the Waldo Canyon Fire burn scar at the Flying W Ranch. cost-sharing program for property owners who are battling noxious weeds from the state’s A-list.” The A-list includes invasive weeds that are not known to be found in the state or are rare and/or not yet well-established. By state statute, wherever these weeds are found they must be completely eliminated. There are also B and C lists available at www. colorado.gov/agconservation. The site’s conservation/noxious-weed page includes a noxious-weed identification app for IOS and An-

Trout Unlimited Cutthroat Chapter and Colorado Parks & Wildlife staff mitigate noxious weeds at 11 Mile Reservoir in the fall of 2014. droid devices. For more information about Coalition programs, including information about volunteer and donation opportunities, visit www. cusp.ws or call 719-748-5325.

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Cascade man killed Public Health responds in Highway 24 crash to pertussis outbreak By Staff report According to the Colorado State Patrol, a Cascade man, 42, was killed Friday, Jan. 23, in an afternoon crash on Highway 24. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. just west of Waldo Canyon, near milepost 295. Colorado State Patrol said the driver was traveling westbound on Highway 24 when he lost control and veered off the left side of

the road. The car went airborne and collided with a large rock. The car came to rest in Fountain Creek and the man died on scene. Investigators said the driver was not wearing his seat belt. A release from the Colorado State Patrol says the crash remains under investigation, but speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash. The man’s name has not been released yet.

CORRECTIONS In the article about the fatal accident Jan. 5 on page 2 of the Jan. 7 edition of The Courier, a release from Colorado State Patrol to the news media stated that the accident was at U. S. Highway 24 and Teller County Road 81. The accident was at the intersection of Colorado Highway 67 and Teller County Road 81.

••• In the article titled “Council considers course for correcting killer curve,” on page 11 of the Jan. 14 issue of The Courier, the correct term for the possible decision by the Cripple Creek City Council is “eminent domain.” The correct spelling for the city manager is Ray DuBois.

Healey column on hiatus Ann Macari Healey’s column is on hiatus. It will return in the spring. She encourages readers to send column ideas to ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com In a response to the outbreak of pertussis in the Woodland Park middle and high schools Teller County Public Health is holding a free vaccine clinic Feb. 2. “We have had an increase in the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases, more than four, and enough to call the incidents an `outbreak,’” said Martha Hubbard, public health’s executive director. Hubbard and her staff were concerned enough to send an “alert” letter to the Woodland Park School District Jan. 22. In the letter, public health requests the school to notify parents/guardians regarding the current outbreak of the disease. Four students at the schools were diag-

nosed with pertussis and a younger child was hospitalized. Pertussis is a contagious illness that is spread when an infected person sneezes or coughs and another individual breathes in the bacteria, states the letter. Symptoms of usually develop 7 to 10 days after exposure but develop from 4 to 21 days after exposure. “We believe that a lack of immunization is a contributing factor in the increase of pertussis,” Hubbard said. “There is an increase in the disease statewide.” The Teller County Public Health Pertussis Outbreak Response Clinic is from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Woodland Park Middle School library. The clinic is free for middle-and high-school students who have not had a Tdap vaccine. For information, call public health at 687-6416.

Learn about uses for local plants Pikes Peak Historical Society For the Courier The Pikes Peak Historical Society invites everyone to join Mari Marques as she talks on the varied uses of local plants, flowers, trees and shrubs. Marques, a certified herbalist, studied at the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Boulder. She has been practicing herbalism for 17 years along with wild-crafting and making herbal remedies. Marques, at one time, had an herb store in Manitou Springs called “The Thymekeeper” and has a small shop in Florissant. Mari also teaches classes. “Common Mullein, also known as Shepherds Staff, Old Man’s Flannel, Velvet Plant, Indian Tobacco, Camper’s Toilet Paper, and many other common names including “those darn cabbages!” can be

found throughout this region. Although considered a “noxious weed” by the state of Colorado, Common Mullein is invasive but noxious, not so much. Consider that mullein is one of the first plants to come back in the Hayman burn area speaks to one of its many uses. Invasive plants that form dense clusters in disturbed habitats help to protect areas from further degradation.” The Pikes Peak Historical Society welcomes everyone to learn more about local plants and their variety of uses with Marques from 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Florissant Library. The presentation is part of the monthly Chautauqua. This program is presented as a public service of the Pikes Peak Historical Society. Admission is free, and refreshments are served. Seating is limited. For more information, call 7483562.

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PPRH offers transition care By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Wendy Westall had a captive audience when she talked to a group of senior citizens last week about transition care at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital. Known in hospital lingo as “swing beds,” the transition-care program serves patients who need rehabilitation in a therapeutic setting. “Transition care was designed by Medicare to provide for that gap between being in the hospital and at home,” said Westall, RN and BSN, who oversees the program. Transition services may include physical, respiratory and occupational therapies as well as skilled nursing. “If you have been hospitalized for three midnights, then Medicare has a benefit for a skillednursing setting, as long as you meet criteria,” Westall said. “If you just need physical therapy, Medicare isn’t going to approve it.” However, Medicare rules stipulate that the patient must require two or more therapies. “If you just need physical therapy, Medicare isn’t going to approve it,” she said. Transition care includes additional treatments for joint replacements, wound care, or follow-up rehabilitation treatments for patients who have suffered a stroke or cardiac incident and require multidisciplinary care. Medicare covers the first 21 days of transition care and 100 days in a calendar year, Westall said. After the first 21 days, the co-pay for transition care is $157.50 day. “Secondary insurance, such as Medicare Advantage plans, will pick up that co-pay,” she said. “Every plan is different so you may want to check your benefits. We also accept commercial insurance and workmen’s comp.” Transition care at Pikes Peak Regional comes with benefits. “Patients in transition care have private rooms and quiet in a mountain setting,” Westall said. A woman in the audience asked about the possibility of offering dialysis treat-

Wendy Westall, discharge planner for transition care at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, spoke about the program in a presentation at the Woodland Park Senior Citizens’ Center Jan. 20. Photo by Pat Hill about what to do if one is not able to make end-of-life decisions. “Advanced directives are living wills, power-of-attorney, medical and durable power-of-attorney and guardianships,” Westall said. For follow-up questions, the hospital makes available information about ad-

ments to at the hospital. “We haven’t found a kidney doctor who wants to come up here,” Westall said. “I know it’s been difficult — there are patients in the Guffey area who have to come to Colorado Springs two days a week.” Westall followed with information

vanced directives at pikespeakregionalhopsital.com or at coloradoadvancedirectives.com. The presentation at the Woodland Park Senior Citizens’ Club included a free lunch catered by A.J.s Pizza.

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POLITICAL TELLER COUNTY Democratic Party (TellerDems) invites interested persons to attend its 2014 informational and educational programs, as well as community events. For details about the TellerDems calendar of activities, call Mrs. Ellen Haase, 719-6871813. TELLER COUNTY Republicans meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at

House in Florissant, is a historic building built in 1887 and 1888. School started in the school in 1889 and continued through 1960, which creates an interesting historic atmosphere. The Old School House sits on 2-plus acres and weather permitting the grounds can be used as well. Call 719-748-5004 and leave a message to arrange a time to visit the Grange Hall and reserve this space for your event.

EVERY THURSDAY all year the Florissant Grange Hall (The Old School House) is open from 6-9 pm for the Jammers Music and Pot Luck. This is a happening place to be on

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the Pikes Peak Comyomunity Center in Divide next to the Conoco. Come and help set the course for conservative thinking and direction in Teller County, Colorado, and the nation. Additional information at http://www.teller-gop.org.

TRANSPORTATION’S LOCAL Coordinating Council of Teller County meets at 9 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. PROFESSIONAL

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DIVIDE CHAMBER of Commerce. Contact president Lisa Lee at 719-686-7587 for meeting dates and times. COMPUTER CLASSES. The Woodland Park Public Library offers computer basics, Internet basics, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Digital Photo Management classes. Some classes have prerequisites, and registration is required for all. Call 719687-9281, ext. 106 to register.

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PIKES PEAK Workforce Center offers monthly classes on topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more. Workshops are free and take place at the main office, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. Call 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org. TELLER BUSINESS Builders meets at 7 a.m. Mondays at the Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., in Woodland Park. The group helps local businesses through cooperative marketing, professional education and trusted relationships. Call Gail Wingerd at 719-686-1076 or send e-mail to gail@woodlandparkprinter.com or Mike Hazelwood at 719-473-5008 TELLER NETWORKING Team meet from 7:45-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Denny’s Restaurant in Woodland Park. TNT is a local businesses owners networking group working to pass leads and help each others’ businesses grow. Join us to learn more or call Vickie at 719-748-1274.

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CHRISTIAN YOGA is offered at 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sundays at Corner Street, 500 E. Midland Ave. in Woodland Park. Mindfullness-centered practice aimed at relaxation, focus, gentle movement. Contact Chrissy Bensen, with bStill Integrative Wellness LLC at 719-510-2743 (www.bStillyoga.com) before attending for the first time to reserve a spot; after that, just drop in. Cost is $7 per class. FLORISSANT GRANGE Hall is available for events including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and memorials. The Florissant Grange Hall, also known as the Old School

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Al Born is sworn into office Jan. 13 by the Honorable Judge Theresa Cisneros.

The Board of County commissioners, Dave Paul, Norm Steen and Marc Dettenrieder. Photos by Dee Bordage

Betty Clark-Wine, county assessor, and Judge Cisneros.

Teller County Commissioner Dave Paul looks pleased to be sworn into office Jan. 13.

Officials official on Jan. 13 By Pat Hill phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com The first meeting of the year for Teller County commissioners was a feel-good ceremonial occasion. The Honorable 4th Judicial District Judge Theresa Cisneros did the honors of swearing into of-

fice the officials who won re-election in November, some unopposed, for new four-year terms. In a first-meeting tradition, the commissioners voted to appoint Marc Dettenrieder as commission chair, Norm Steen as vice-chair and Dave Paul, as commissioner at-large. Missing from the ceremony was Bob Campbell, who was sworn into office Jan. 5.

Krystal Brown, clerk & recorder, and Judge Theresa Cisneros.

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THURSDAY EVENINGS. Sometimes we have more musicians than people and sometimes we have more people than the hall can hold, but no matter what, we have fun and great music and fabulous food. All musicians are welcome to join in the jam session and if you are not a musician, come for the social

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YOGA AT Shining Mountain Studio with Nancy Stannard. Safe, fun and empowering; accessible to all fitness levels. Ongoing classes are 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (intermediate); 9 a.m. Thursday (gentle beginner); and 10 a.m. Saturday (intermediate). Contact Nancy at gentleyoga4healing.com before first class and see gentleyoga4healing.com for more information. GET IN shape with a parks and recreation fitness membership. The center offers Paramount and Nautilus equipment and free weights. Schedule a personalized fitness orientation and have an individual workout program designed

for your fitness needs. Individuals ages 16 and older are welcome to become fitness members. Minors require signed parental permission. Corporate memberships are available. Call 719-689-3514.

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Diabetes Self-Management Workshop. Learn the skills needed to manage your diabetes. Teller County Public Health and Community Partnership Family Resource Center offer six-week classes to help you with the challenges of living with this

ongoing health condition. Participants learn how to control their blood glucose, prevent complications, and cope with the stress of having a chronic health condition. Call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416 or visit www.cpteller.org or www.co.teller.co.us/PublicHealth for information and a list of classes in your neighborhood. Suggested donation $35.

JAM NIGHT. The Grange Hall is open from 6-9 p.m. every Thursday for the Jammers music and potluck. This is a great night and the place to be on Thursdays. The music is always different depending on who and how many musicians show up. We always have fun, good food and dancing. All musicians

are welcome to join in the jam session. If you are not a musician, come for a social evening out to meet other community members. Call 719-748-0358.

KARATE PLUS meets at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Lake George Bible Church. The class includes Japanese karate and jujitsu, Okinawan weapons, padded sparring and Judo throws. Self-defense is also taught. The program is Bible-based. Black belt instruction. KP has been in the Ute Pass area for more than 16 years. Low rates. Ages 5 through adult. Two free lessons. For more information call Ken at 719-687-1436. KP is nonprofit and

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THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club Youth Program for Earth Science Education, Peblepups, meets from 6-6:45 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the PPHS Museum on Teller 1 just off Highway 24 on the right. The program is free to students age 8-18. Each session discusses a separate aspect of Earth science or mineral collecting. Warm weather will allow field trips on weekends. Further information from Steve Veatch 719-748-5010 or John Rakowski 719-748-3861 or at LGGMClub.org. Clubs continues on Page 6

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument announces plans for slash pile burning Operations will begin in February, planned to continue through April By Staff report Fire crews plan to take advantage of favorable winter weather conditions to burn piles of slash from several hazardous fuel mitigation projects that have taken place in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

in the last few years. The primary reason for the project is to reduce the hazardous fuel buildup around the visitor center and on the Fossil Beds boundary. This, in turn, would reduce the intensity of any future wildland fires that might burn on Fossil Beds property and reduce the chances that fires would move onto private land. Slash pile burning operations are tentatively planned to take place February through April and will only begin when weather conditions allow. The piles are located west of the visitor center and on the

north side of Lower Twin Rock Road. The Ponderosa Loop Trail will be temporarily closed during burning operations near the visitor center. No other trail or road closures are anticipated at this time. Signs will be posted along County Teller Road 1 and Lower Twin Rock Road. For safety purposes, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument visitors are urged not to stop along the roadway or enter areas while burning operations are being conducted. Conditions are evaluated each day in advance of the burn to determine if igni-

tion will be able to take place. Wind, fuel moisture, snow cover and availability of fire staffing all play a factor in where and whether ignition occurs. Safety factors, weather conditions, air quality and environmental regulations will continually be monitored as part of the daily slash burning operations. Adjustments will be made if conditions warrant changes. For additional information visit the park’s website at nps.gov/flfo, follow us on Facebook/FlorissantNPS or call at (719) 748–3253, Ext. 102.

Social Security office expands hours By Carolyn Colvin

Acting Commissioner of Social Security As a result of Congress’ approval of the fiscal year 2015 budget, the Social Security agency will expand its hours nationwide and offices will be open to the public for an additional hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, effective March 16. A field office that is usually open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will remain open until 4 p.m. Offices will continue to close to the public

at noon every Wednesday so employees have time to complete current work and reduce backlogs. “This expansion of office hours reaffirms our commitment to providing the people we serve the option of top-notch, face-toface assistance in field offices even as we work to expand online services for those who prefer that flexibility,” said Carolyn W. Colvin, acting commissioner of Social Security. “The public expects and deserves world-class customer service and, thanks to approved funding, I am pleased we will

continue our tradition of exceptional service.” In recent years, Social Security reduced public office hours due to congressional budget cuts, growing backlogs and staffing losses. The agency began recovery in fiscal year 2014 by replacing some field office staffing losses and providing overtime support to process critical work. With the commitment of resources in fiscal year 2015, the agency is able to restore some service hours to the public. Most Social Security business does not

require a visit to a local field office. Many services, including applying for retirement, disability and Medicare benefits, creating a “my Social Security account,” replacing a Medicare card, or reporting a change of address or telephone number are conveniently available anytime at socialsecurity.gov. Social Security also offers assistance via a toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 (voice) and 1-800-325-0778 (TTY). Representatives are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Jan. 6 Alexander Gribble McCurdy, date of birth March 24, 1954 of Victor, was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, speeding and failure to use turn signal. Bond set at $1,000. Jan. 7 Matthew Andrew Escobar, date of birth July 12, 1990 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving under restraint and speeding. Bond set at $8,000. Damon Ray Hickey, date of birth Jan. 21, 1976 of Hartsel, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of dog at large ordinance. Bond set at $50. Jan. 9 Marcus R. Hughes, date of birth Dec. 12, 1979 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving without a driver’s license. Bond set at $300. Thomas Joseph Stefan, date of birth April 15, 1976 of Florissant, was arrested for first degree criminal trespass. Bond set at $2,000. Jan. 10 Nancy Ann Pearson, date of birth Jan. 10, 1965 of

Cripple Creek, was arrested on a warrant for harassment. Bond set at $500. Donnie T. Brown, date of birth Sept. 24, 1957 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of theft. Bond set at $600. Anthony Robert Trombley, date of birth Oct. 25, 1996 of Woodland Park, was arrested on a warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of driving under the influence. Bond set at $2,000. Jan. 11 Raven Zaric Nelson Kavisic, date of birth July 29, 1994 of Cripple Creek, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while ability impaired and driving without a driver’s license. Bond set at $1,600. Robert Odell Tarpley, date of birth Oct. 2, 1949 of Florissant, was arrested for careless driving, possessed an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle, drove vehicle with excessive alcohol content and drove vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs or both. Bond set at $1,000. Jan. 13 Cleveland Levi Robertson, date of birth July 19, 1988 of Woodland Park, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving under restraint

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second Saturday of every month at the Community Center, Lake George. Meetings begin at 10 a.m. until May, when it changes to 9 a.m. to accommodate a field trip in conjunction with the regular meeting. There is always a program or field trip.

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THE MOUNTAIN Top Cycling club holds monthly meetings for bicyclist of all types and skill levels. The club meets at different locations on the first Tuesday of the month. Membership fee is $25 for individual and $40 for family. We have guest speakers, presentations and door prizes. The meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Social time at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.mountaintopcyclingclub. com or write us Mountain Top Cycling Club P.O.Box 843 Woodland Park CO 80866. For more information, call Debbie at 719-689-3435.

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and failure to stop at a stop sign. Bond set at $800. Brian G. Hogan, date of birth Jan. 19, 1990 of Florissant, was arrested for driving under the influence. Bond set at $1,000. Fabian E. Medina, date of birth Feb. 17, 1991 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of speeding and driving under restraint. Bond set at $500. Jan. 14 Tam Minh Tran, date of birth Sept. 12, 1972 of Denver, was arrested on a warrant for harassment and disorderly conduct. Bond set at $500. David Michael Whitman, date of birth May 9, 1993 of Cripple Creek, was arrested for harassment and disorderly conduct. Bond set at $500. Christopher Michael Tedder, date of birth May 20, 1973 of Divide, was arrested for driving under the influence, failure to present evidence of insurance upon request, failure to display valid registration and displayed fictitious plates. Bond set at $1,000. Jan. 15 Matthew Ryan Garcia, date of birth Aug. 12, 1980 of Pueblo, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of theft. Bond set at $800.

PIKES PEAK Plein Air Painters offers year-round artistic activities, painting on locations, social activities pertaining to the visual arts and art shows. The group is open to anyone interested in learning to paint or to improve their painting skills. Contact Kenneth Shanika at 303-647-1085 or ShanikaStudio@aol.com, or go to www.PikesPeakPleinAirPainters.com TAI CHI is offered for free at 9 a.m. Mondays at the Florissant Public Library. Call 719-748-3549 or Margaret

TAI CHI is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at

the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs resource room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122.

TAI CHI is offered from 9-10 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Penny Brandt, 719-687-1848 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122. TAI CHI, Sun Style 73 Forms, is offered from 10-11 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633. TELLER COUNTY Shooting Society, an organization establishing a new gun range in Teller County, meets the second Saturday of every other month at the Divide Community Center and the Elks Club in Victor. The club has 52 members and expects to grow substantially once ground breaks in the spring. All of the political hurdles are completed and all of the necessary applications have all been approved. Go to www.tcss-co.org. THERAPEUTIC YOGA-BASED stress-reduction classes offered from 5-6 p.m. Sundays in Woodland Park. Welcoming, fun, and affordable. Cost is $7 per class. See www.bStillcounseling.com or contact Chrissy Bensen, MA-MFT, 719-510-2743 for details. TELLER COUNTY 4-H Shooting Sports Club meets the first Sunday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Club (PPCC) in Divide at 4 p.m. 4-H projects/disciplines covered by the club: .22 and Air Rifle, Archery,

Shotgun, and Air Pistol. For more information about the club meetings or project/discipline practices, contact Bob Tyler, 719-748-1335 or eagle3tyler@gmail.com. For 4-H enrollment contact Mark Platten at 719-686-7961.

THURSDAY NIGHT Beginners Book Study meets from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. Email gclark25@live.com for information. UTE PASS Historical Society offers free tours (donations gratefully accepted) of History Park every second Saturday of the month from June through September. History Park is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come tour our old buildings, and learn some of the history of Ute Pass. We also offer a walking tour of Woodland Park which meets at the Museum Center at 10:30. The Museum Center at History Park is located at 231 E. Henrietta Avenue in Woodland Park, next to the library. For information, contact UPHS at 719-686-7512 or check out our website: www.utepasshistoricalsociety. org. Also, like us on Facebook. UTE PASS Historical Society Main Office and book store are open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in the Museum Center building at History Park, 231 E. Henrietta, next to the Woodland Park Library. Tours of History Park are available during these hours. A $5 donations is appreciated. Call 719-686-7512 at least 15 minutes before a tour. Go to utepasshistoricalsociety.org. WOODLAND PARK Ceili Club hast monthly ceilis (“kay-lees”), which is Irish for a dance party. The purpose is to bring social Irish dance to the Teller County community. These ceilis are open to the public, with no

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CC & V supports STEM curriculum By Brad Poulson

Contributing writer

Rob Fredell, Ph.D., bounces around the room as if it were a micro-gravity environment. His contagious enthusiasm for education is fueled by the energy in the room. The energy is generated by hundreds of children experiencing Fredell’s interactive, hands-on, anything-but-boring science experiments: Marshmallows and paper airplanes fly through the air. Rotational inertia becomes a medium for artists. A fourth grader suits up for a spacewalk. And for a few hours in the evening of Jan. 15, the entire universe is captured at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. In a relatively small amount of time (and space!), Fredell, director of the Challenger Learning Center, and his “flight crew” from the center created a place where the families of Teller County could discover that the application of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is exciting. Challenger in Colorado Springs is part of a national network of educational institutions that facilitates “highly interactive simulations of living and working environments in space” with the goal of “increasing student interest in and enthusiasm for the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies.” At Challenger, groups of students perform simulated space missions in a “first class space-based learning environment” modeled after NASA Space Centers and Space Craft. Challenger, utilizing mobile community outreach exhibits, presented a Free Family STEM Night Jan. 15 at the cultural center. Teller County families with elesant, mentary- and secondary-school students at were invited to experience Challenger’s portable planetarium; explore the forces o- of flight with build-your-own foam gliders; p- knock- down paper-cup pyramids with der

Dozens of Teller County families turned out Jan. 15 to learn more about the STEM curriculum. The Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Co. recently donated $10,000 to fund eight CC &V Discover ScholarTrips, benefitting more than 350 students and teachers with educational adventures and field trips to the Challenger Learning Center. Photos by Brad Poulson

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lum, Challenger, a nonprofit educational organization, intended this evening as a fun way to recognize the financial support of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company. Over the past year, based on CC&V’s support, Challenger provided “a variety of hands-on STEM programs for Teller

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Walls of white, with power and might When I was much younger, I worked for a guy that had cabins up in Horse Gulch above Rico, and on certain winters, the spring snow had to be cleared from the roofs or they would collapse. We would ski in on a moonlit night to avoid ending up in a avalanche and shovel for days, as well try to get the cabins warm enough that the snow would slide off the tin roof. I always had a lot of respect for slides after seeing a little one in Burns Canyon (also near Rico) run one time, and witnessing the damage that a slide was capable in several locations on the Upper Dolores. But avalanche caution was sort of institutionalized in San Juans. Take for example this Feb. 20 report in the Fairplay Flume in 1897. “There was a reign of terror in the mountains yesterday. Reports from Leadville, Aspen, Ouray, Red Cliff, Telluride and other towns tell of snow slides by the dozens. Huge volumes of snow tumbled down from every peak and crag, and those who had to travel on the mountain trails were in fear of their lives. J. E. BELL, a mail carrier of Ouray, was caught and killed in a big slide at Riverside” It went on to tell of railroad travel being blocked on all of the lines centering at Leadville, and down in the southern part of the state the Rio Grande Southern was tied up at different points by snow. Earlier reports from papers in the East such as this account in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Jan 27, 1886 had initiated talk

of such dangers. “Another snow-slide horror is reported from the extreme southwestern part of the State. Leonard Sutton, who has been at work in the Silver Lake basin in the La Plata Mountains, reached Durango last night with a frightful account of a slide which wrecked the cabin at the Daylight Mine on Tuesday last. While he was sitting in the cabin with Henry Thomas, his partner, and a fierce storm was raging outside, a slide from the mountain side suddenly struck the cabin and demolished it. “Sutton says he was hurled some distance and buried 15 feet under the snow. He managed to drag himself out, and set about to find Thomas, who was buried about ten feet deep. But the man’s leg was broken, and he was otherwise so badly injured that he could not sit up. Thomas begged Sutton to kill him and thus put him out of his misery. Sutton refused to kill him, and then Thomas begged him to leave at once and save himself. Believing

Thomas would not live more than a few minutes he finally consented to leave him to his fate. Before his departure Thomas requested him to return in the spring and bury his body and send his money and other property to his sister, Miss Hannah Thomas, who resides in New York.” And more recently Caroline Arlen quotes Silverton miner and former county commissioner David Calhoon, on the perils of the area in her book Colorado Mining Stories: Hazards, Heroics & Humor. “We dug people out of avalanches. Most of them dead. Just digging out bodies. It’s unbelievable the force those avalanches have. It’s terrific.” Calhoon tells of a state highway dozer operator from Durango lost to the snows near Silverton. “ … An old D-7. It had just come up from the Durango shop and was freshly painted. He had finished plowing out the slide, and the road was open. Some people came by and said they noticed that he was sitting in the tractor eating lunch. Anyway, there was another slide come down, and it took that Cat clear across the canyon.” Calhoon told Arlen that, “When we got down there, we got two tractors to get hold of the Cat and pull it up. Those arms on the side were bent, but there were no abrasion marks on the new paint. No stuff went by it, no rocks or anything. I think it’s because Carrigan continues on Page 9

The real story of how the ‘Super Bowl’ got its name On Sunday, Feb. 1, at about 4:30 p.m. mountain time, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will square off in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona. Plenty has already been written concerning the players and coaches from both teams, as well as Deflate-gate. Because of all these storylines, this Super Bowl might be the most-watched of any of the previous 48 games. Many believe the Super Bowl has only reached its insane level of popularity in recent years. Not so. The first Super Bowl, played Jan. 15, 1967, between Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers and Hank Stram’s Kansas City Chiefs, was the culmination of a truce between the National Football League and then American Football League. That first game, which took place at the famed Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, was not a sell out, but there was a plenty of hype. Because of television contracts, the game was broadcast by both CBS (the NFL’s network) and NBC (home of the AFL). The game received a combined rating of 41.1 (22.6 for CBS and 18.5 for NBC. That 41.1 rating was the highest of any of the first five Super Bowls; and that includes the New York Jets’ upset of the Baltimore

Colts in Super Bowl III, which received a 36 rating. Much has been discussed concerning how the Super Bowl got its name. Former Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt (who spearheaded the formation of the AFL in the late 1950s (its first season was 1960) is credited by many with coming up with the name. According to various newspaper accounts over the years — including a 1983 article in the New York Times, and a Wall Street Journal report in 2000, after the first three contests were called the “World Championship Game,” one day Hunt “noticed his children bouncing one of those hyper-springy `super ball’ around.” He came up with the name Super Bowl and everybody accepted that as fact. But there are many problems with that

story. Despite what appeared on the face of the tickets from those early games, and whoever decreed the event the “AFL-NFL Championship Game,” several newspapers were already calling that January 1967 the “Super Bowl.” A headline on the first page of the New York Times’ sports section read that very first Super Sunday; “The Super Bowl: Football’s Day of Decision Stirs Nation.” The lead in the Los Angeles Times the day following the game read, “Like a stern parent chastising a mischievous child, the Green Bay Packers soundly thrashed the upstart Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 Sunday in Memorial Coliseum in the first Super Bowl game.” So why does Hunt gets the credit for coming up with the name “Super Bowl?” Even before that first game was played, members of the press reported that Hunt “gave the playoff its [then unofficial] name,” and he was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on January 13, 1967, saying that “I was just sort of kidding at first when I mentioned Super Bowl in the meetings ... But then the other owners started using it and the press picked it up.” Summers continues on Page 9

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Forgotten components of fitness Editor’s Note: This is part 4 of a 4 part series on exercise and aging. Let’s wrap up this four-part series on exercise as the modern-day Fountain of Youth talking about the forgotten components of fitness … flexibility and balance. More to the point, are you mobile and can you stay on your feet, while moving. It was September, 1964 and I was a terrified freshman at the University of Delaware attending my first Biology 101 class. On the black board was a list of the seven characteristics that determined whether something was alive and, therefore, included in the study of Biology. The very first characteristic listed was “mobility.” Does it move, because if it doesn’t, it probably isn’t alive? That is the essence of flexibility … mobility.The purpose of a stretching program is to increase mobility, reduce pain, decrease the incidents of soft tissue injuries and muscle soreness and to assist in graceful aging. Increased flexibility can also result in improved posture and better balance.

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Hunt, however, contradicted himself in a newspaper article that appeared in a New York Times piece on Jan. 20, 1986, entitled “Naming the Game.” According to Hunt, after Los Angeles was selected as the site of the first game and it was agreed that two networks would broadcast the game, the owners’ committee “continued to have those conversational problems regarding the post-season games and the newly created title game,” and “one day, the words flowed something like this: ‘No, not those

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of a force that’s in front of those slides. Those slides come so fast, they’re pushing air in front of them. All his blood vessels were filled up. I think you’re dead before the snow ever hits.” The April 15, 1906 edition of the New York Times tells of the freakish work of snow slide in the San Juan District. “… For the avalanche is even more erratic than a cyclone. Some slides follow a certain path every year, and then, for no apparent reason, they will take a sudden shoot to one side or the other and make an entirely new path, probably killing a few men in blazing a new trail. If the big slide at Silverton this year had come down its usual path there would have been no damage. But its course was changed, in some unexplained manner, and it tore through mine buildings and ended by leaping into the Animas River, which it dammed to such an extent that some miners living along the river bottom were forced to vacate their cabins.” The same account talked about another massive slide in the Ouray area. “Last year a big slide carried away the Banker’s National Mine boarding house and killed eight men. A big force from the Camp Bird Mine was soon on the spot. Electric wires were stretched and systematic work of rescue was carried on. One man expired of suffocation just as he was

Here’s the good news, it’s easy to do, requires no equipment and feels good, immediately. Target the low back, hamstrings, buttock, quadriceps, groin, calves, chest, shoulders, forearms and neck for a comprehensive stretching program. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, goggle Bob Anderson (America’s flexibility guru) and get his book or DVD entitled “Stretching.” If you’re looking for hands-on guidance, there are a multitude of Tai Chi and Yoga classes in the Ute Pass area. Check with Teller County Public Health at 687-6416 or Woodland Park Parks and Recreation at 687-5225 for times and locations.

games - the one I mean is the final game — you know the Super Bowl.’” But Hunt’s own time-line does not really jive with the facts. The date and place — Jan. 15, 1967 at the Memorial Coliseum — for the season-ending game was not set until Dec. 1, 1966. Arrangements to broadcast the game were not announced until the middle of December. In fact, media outlets for months leading up to the much-anticipated game, were already calling it “Super Bowl” without any apparent input by Hunt. It appears that “super” was attached to the game as early as June 1966 — immediately after the NFL-AFL merger was announced. On June 10 of that year a New York Times sports columnist named Arthur

drawn from the slide. Another was taken out alive, clinging to the wreck of a guitar which he had been playing when he was carried away by the slide. The cook was missing and ‘soundings’ were taken with long-handled shovels. A cheer went up when one of these shovels was wrenched from the hand of a rescuer. At the same time a curious rattling sound was heard, which puzzled the rescuers until thy dug down and found the cook rattling the stove damper, the noise being carried up the stovepipe through the great mass of snow. At the time the slide struck, the cook was standing by his range. He dropped down beside the stove, and the iron protected him from the weight of the timbers above him. He was able to move a little and had plenty of fresh air, hence was none the worse for his experience when he was released.” In February of 1897, a slide took out the railroad station at Ophir. “A monster snow slide came down this after noon and demolished Ophir Station, on the Rio Grande Southern railroad between Rico and Vance Junction, with four loaded freight cars and four empty ones standing on the side track,” reported the Boise Idaho Statesman on Feb. 21, 1897. “Agent E.L. Gamble had his ankle severely sprained and Mrs. Gamble was badly bruised. She was knocked under a table over which timbers fell, which probably saved her life. The depot is a complete wreck. Snow and debris is piled up on the main and the side tracks near the site of the depot 50 feet in depth by 500 feet in width.”

Does stretching make a difference? A 75-year-old woman approached Anderson at a clinic he was giving in Columbus, Ohio and reached down from her waist and placing the palms of her hands on the floor. “Do you know why I can do that?” she asked a puzzled Anderson.”Because I do it every day.” Balance is, perhaps, the single most overlooked component of fitness. You are unlikely to be aware of it until you fall or undertake a sport that requires good balance and discover you don’t have it. Every year, 30 percent of all people age 65 and older take a fall resulting in approximately 9,500 deaths. They are the primary reason for emergency room visits across the country and are the leading cause of hip fractures that can lead to hospitalization, an end to independent living and premature death. Balance responds to training just like aerobic conditioning, strength training and flexibility. You just need to put in the time and do the drills.

There’s good news for those of you struggling with your balance. The Matter of Balance Program, which is a free 8-week program, is being offered at the Woodland Park Senior Center from January 22nd through March 12th. For more information, contact Rebecca Janecek at 963-0988. If you’ve stuck with me over the past four weeks, you’ve gotten the skinny on the modern-day Fountain of Youth … aerobic conditioning, strength training, flexibility and balance. If you need guidance in getting started, call a local gym or personal trainer. Invest in your fitness and turn back the hands-of-time!

Daley looked ahead to “a new superduper football game for what amounts to the championship of the world.” By the time the 1966 season got underway in early September, that superlative had already been refined into its now familiar form. The term “bowl” has been a long-established usage for the traditional games that end the college football season. On Sept. 4, 1966, a Los Angeles Times story stated that the season ending game was being “referred to by some as the Super Bowl.” That day’s lead story in the New York Times sports section was headlined “NFL Set to Open Season That Will End in Super Bowl.” A week later, on Sept. 11, 1966, the Washington Post described the AFL as “the

brash upstarts who will tackle Goliath in professional football’s ultimate production, a highly appealing ‘Super Bowl’ that promises extra pizzazz at seasons’s end.” References to the game as the “Super Bowl” continued to appear regularly as the season continued; well before Hunt’s version of his children playing with a super ball. By looking at the facts, the war between the two leagues - which hit a fever pitch with the signing of Joe Namath by the AFL’s Jets in 1965 - led to members of the media coming up with the name “super bowl” as a way to describe the game that would decide the better league. I hope you have a great Super Bowl Sunday.

Cord Prettyman is a certified Master Personal Trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Re-hab Studio in Woodland Park.He can be reached at 687-7437, by email at cordprettyman@msn.com or though his website at www.cordprettyman. com.

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ing hyaluronic acid treatments a try - this is VERY IMPORTANT: In our opinion the doctor you choose should use advanced imaging technology such as fluoroscopy to guide the injections and make sure the hyaluronic acid goes where it is supposed to. Laser guided digital imaging is one of the best technologies to guide injections. Research shows that without fluoroscopy, doctors miss the joint space up to 30% of the time. Obviously, if the joint space is missed - the treatment cannot work. If you have already had viscosupplementaion without this advanced imaging technology and it did not work - you may want to give it another try with a doctor who uses this cutting edge technique to get the best results possible. So, if you suffer with knee arthritis pain, talk to a specialist about viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid especially if exercise is not working or making things worse. And make sure the doctor you choose works in a state-of-the-art medical facility and uses advanced fluoroscopic imaging (Like laser guided digital imaging) to guide the injections to make sure the treatments have the best chance to work. For more information on viscosupplementation for knee arthritis or to get a free screening to see if this treatment is right for you, one of the specialists at Osteo Relief Institute can be reached at 719323-6612.

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(ORI) - The clock is ticking. There is only 48 hours to go. If you suffer with knee arthritis pain and would like to get a risk free knee pain screening to see if the experts at Osteo Relief Institute in Colorado Springs, CO can help you with their extremely popular knee pain relief program read this right now. Here is why: For the past several years, the experts at Osteo Relief Institute have been literally swarmed with knee arthritis sufferers looking for relief. Nearly all these knee pain sufferers chose Osteo Relief for one reason - their top-notch knee pain relief program featuring viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid and specially designed rehabilitation program. The Secret To Success? The experts at Osteo Relief Institute believe one of the biggest reasons for their success is the fact that they have some of the best technology money can buy. Laser Guided Digital Imaging The clinic uses extremely advanced imaging equipment that allows them to see directly into the knee joint that they are treating. This advanced imaging is called, “Laser Guided Digital Imaging” and many experts believe is the difference between success and failure with this knee pain treatment. And probably the best thing about this technology is that is has allowed the experts at Osteo Relief Institute to get results with knee pain when so many others have failed. What Is This Treatment? This treatment is viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid (HA). Those are big medical terms that basically means this... When you have knee arthritis - the lubricating fluid (synovial fluid) in your knee joint dries up. This means instead of gliding smoothly - your bones start to rub

and grind against each other. This causes a little pain in the beginning - but over time the pain steadily gets worse until it is excruciating. Hyaluronic acid works so well because it is like “joint oil.” It is a natural substance and is one of the natural building blocks of the synovial fluid that lubricates your knee. Scientists and researchers discovered this natural building block to synovial fluid in the rooster’s comb - that big red thing on top of the roosters head. It is extracted from the roosters comb, purified and concentrated. When it is injected directly into your knee joint, it is like squirting oil on a rusty door hinge. Hyaluronic acid allows your joints to glide more smoothly eliminating a lot of the rubbing, grinding and pain. Why You Should Try This Even If You’ve Already Had Similar Treatments Without results... “We have been able to help so many knee pain sufferers - even many who have already tried other injections like Synvisc, Supartz, Orthovisc and even Hyalgan. We use special and very advanced low-dose video fluoroscopy imaging called “Hologic Digital Imaging” so we can see right into the joint. This allows us to put the Hyaglan exactly where is needs to be. Studies show doctors doing joint injections without fluoroscopy miss the joint up to 30% of the time.” said the director of Arthritis Treatment at Osteo Relief Institute. Osteo Relief Institute is a state of the art medical facility offering only the best technology. And that’s not all - Osteo Relief Institute has a complete knee relief program called “P.A.C.E.” to make sure you get the most pain relief and the best possible results from treatment. “Every case is individual.

lief Institute can only accept a limited amount of new patients each month for this screening. And because of the demand, we can only guarantee you a spot if you call within the next 48 hours. If you are suffering in pain - make the call right now so you can make your appointment today. Why not take 20 minutes for your risk free screening to discover how you may be able to end your knee arthritis pain? So call 719-323-6612 right Successful Treatment - Hyalgan Failed Treatment - the injection now and find out if the exbeing precisely injected directly into (and Hyalgan) misses the joint the knee joint using Hologic digital perts at Osteo Relief Institute space. Research shows this ocimaging. Advanced imaging alcurs up to 30% of the time without can help you like they have lows treatments to be as precise as the use of holistic digital imaging already helped thousands of possible. Hyalgan can lubricate the to guide the injection. This is why others in your community. joint and decrease pain. Hyalgan may not have worked for And here’s something you. really important - Hyaluronic acid treatments and the P.A.C.E program are covered by Some patients get quite a bit of re- pain. most insurance and Medicare. To lief right away - others take a little But You Must Do This schedule your risk free screenmore time. But most have been exRIGHT NOW tremely happy and the results usuThe specialists at Osteo Re- ing. ally last for at least 6 months. Patients who were suffering for years If You Can Answer Yes - You Are with bad knee pain are getting Eligible For A Knee Arthritis their lives back... going for walks again and exercising. It’s amazing Screening With The Experts At to see. They tell all their friends Osteo Relief Institute that’s why we are swarmed. I can’t tell you how many patients have Do you have pain and osteoarthritis (arthritis) of cancelled their total knee replacethe knee? ment surgeries.” added one of the doctors. Have you tried other treatments such as How To Get It NSAIDS and other anti-inflammatory medicaIf you have knee pain, the doctors and staff would like to invite tions without success? you for a risk free screening to see Have you already tried viscosupplementation if you are a candidate for Hyalgan treatments and the P.A.C.E pro(Hyalgan, Supartz, Synvisc) without satisfactory gram. results? All you have to do is call 719323-6612 right now and when the If you answered yes to any of these questionsscheduling specialist answers the call Osteo Relief Institute and schedule your risk free phone tell her you would like your knee pain screening 719-323-6612 free “Knee Pain Screening.” Your screening will only take about 25-30 minutes... you will get all your questions answered and leave knowing if you have possibly Non-Surgical Spine Pain, Neuropathy, And Joint Arthritis Treatment found the solution to your knee

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Ryan Creel, who co-founded the Wounded Warrior House organization, served 13 years in the U.S .Army, fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Bosnia. Courtesy photos

Vanessa Valentine joined the U.S. Air Force as a photographer after the attacks of 9/11. She received the Air Force Combat Action Medal, the Joint Commendation Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

Ryan Creel and Vanessa Valentine introduced the Wounded Warrior House in Woodland Park at the city’s Farmers’ Market this summer.

Wounded Warrior House opens in WP By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Founders of the Wounded Warrior House in Woodland Park, Ryan Creel and Vanessa Valentine share their experience as injured veterans to encourage others to rekindle joy and find a measure of peace. Medically-retired from the U.S. Army, Creel served 13 years in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Bosnia while Valentine, retired after 11 years from the U.S. Air Force, was stationed in Iraq. For Creel and Valentine, losing the adrenaline rush that accompanies combat can be an impediment to integrating into civilian life. “We try to help veterans regain that passion for life through some kind of physical activity,” Creel said. The house, on 7.5 acres, accommodates six to eight veterans who stay for a week to 10 days. “For example, we partner with whitewater rafting, horseback-riding, snowmobiling, four-wheeling and fishing companies,” Creel said. “We have a list of resources for vets, as far as what they like to do.” Valentine interjects. “It’s not just for guys, either, because women are wounded veterans, too,” she said. “Women combat veterans get overlooked a lot.” The couple, along with Creel’s parents, Donald and Pamela Creel, shares the six-bedroom home with the guests who generally sleep on bunk beds. “We don’t want veterans to isolate,” Creel said. “I’ve found, and other veterans have found, that a bunk-type environment actually helps with communication.” Valentine, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and suffers bouts of depres-

sion, relates. “It’s real easy to hide away and not care about yourself or things going on around you,” she said. “I was starting to isolate; I still do - it’s a struggle to force myself out of the house at times, but I do it.” Creel and Valentine, who are married to each other, emphasize that they are not mental-health professionals but offer support through empathy and shared experiences. “I regret the fact that I can’t go back; I really miss it, military service is a huge adrenaline rush,” Valentine said. “I know I’m never going to get that feeling again. It’s almost depressing. That’s something I struggle with.” Creel, too, is working on his emotional readjustment. “I absolutely loved serving, have no regrets at all,” he said. Nonetheless, Creel mourns the death of his fellow soldiers. “I lost a lot of friends but everybody was doing what they loved,” he said. “It’s a little hard sometimes, thinking about the ones who have been lost. But I try to follow that energy into helping veterans.” With 22 veterans a day committing suicide and one in eight suffering the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Creel is concerned. “We have a big problem now with veterans,” he said. For Creel, the military is what he knows. “It’s hard - I joined the Army the day after I turned 17 so it’s a lifestyle you get addicted to - it’s an adrenaline rush like no other,” he said. “You feel like you have a mission, purpose and drive.” Creel didn’t want to be medically-retired. “I fought for about a year to stay in,” he said. After being wounded and diagnosed with PTSD and traumatic brain injury,

Ryan Creel, Vanessa Valentine, Pamela and Donald Creel, recently opened the Wounded Warrior House in Woodland Park. Creel spent time in the Army’s Warrior Transition Unit. “There’s a stigma to asking for help but as I was getting the help I needed, the Army said it was time for me to go, that I wouldn’t be able to do my job,” he said. Valentine, too, tried to go back to the battle zone. “Even when I was in transition I wasn’t able to deploy again or do anything cool. And it was really depressing.” In 2013, the Creels and Valentine, both combat photographers, moved to Woodland Park, purchased the home and became business partners of Charlie Chambers at CR Chambers studio. “It was a big deal for me because I hadn’t touched a camera since 2010,” Creel said. “I decided I needed to get my passion back for photography. We’re doing things with the studio and WWH to regain that sense of

normalcy.” The Wounded Warrior House is a nonprofit 501©(3) organization. “We want veterans to come and feel normal and accepted,” Creel said. “And to thank them for their service for our country, give them a place to relax and re-energize.” Valentine added. “We have a beautiful gorgeous view; we have a hot tub and sauna, everything you need to relax,” she said. “There’s something about being in the mountains that revitalizes you.” The Wounded Warrior House is not part of the national Wounded Warrior Project. “We are not affiliated with them at all, we rely on grassroots funding,” Creel said. To help fund the organization, which estimates the cost of a week’s stay for a veteran at $300, go to http://www.gofundme. com/wwhouse.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor’s Note: This letter relates to the issue of Fort Carson’s use of public lands near subdivisions, including those in the Four Mile area in Teller County, to land helicopters. Dear Fremont County Commissioners: Thank you for your Dec. 11 letter regarding Fort Carson’s proposal to use certain BLM-managed public lands within the Royal Gorge Field Office for their HAMET (High Altitude Mountain Environment Training). We appreciate and share your desire to make sure that the public and local residents have ample opportunities to share their concerns. I’ve also had similar discussions with Mike Brazell, Park County Commissioner, and Marc Dettenrieder, Teller County Commissioner, on the same topic. As we recently discussed, the BLM will include a minimum of a 60-day public comment period when we release a preliminary Environmental Assessment of Fort Carson’s proposal. We also anticipate holding additional public meetings at that time. Additionally, we plan on adding steps to our normal review process to maximize opportunities for public involvement throughout this analysis. We will prepare a Public Scoping Report that details the comments we have received during our first scoping periods, Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 and Nov. 19 to Dec. 19. We will make this report available to the public on our website at www.blm.gov/23ld as soon as possible. Once we complete the scoping report, the BLM will develop a range of alternatives to analyze in the assessment. Prior to analyzing these alternatives in depth, we are planning on releasing the alternatives for a 30-day public review and comment period. Following public review and comment on the alternatives, the BLM will develop the preliminary EA. In summary, with the added steps, we anticipate the following approach: • Public scoping report posted in January or February • BLM drafts several alternatives based on initial public comments and concerns • Release of draft alternatives for 30-day public review and comment • BLM reviews public comments, finalizes range of alternatives, conducts preliminary analysis • Release of preliminary EA for 60-day public review along with public meetings • BLM reviews public comments, finalizes analysis and releases final EA In your discussions with your constituents, please feel free to pass on the following thoughts: • Fort Carson’s proposal seeks permission to use certain landing zones on public land within the Royal Gorge Field Office in conjunction with other uses of public land. This is not transferring any public lands to Fort Carson or granting Fort Carson exclusive use of public lands. • The BLM’s review process includes the

development of a range of alternatives for analysis, including potential changes to proposed landing zones and/or timing restrictions. One of the greatest concerns we have heard thus far is that of conflicts over the use of landing zones that are in close proximity to subdivisions and residences. We anticipate that one or more of the alternatives that we develop will address this issue. • Fort Carson’s current proposal is based on potential maximum level of use. We anticipate that one or more of the alternative we develop will include changes to levels of use or other ways to reduce or minimize impacts. • To sign up for the HAMET contact list, please send an email (with HAMET in the subject line) to RGFO Comments@blm or call Nancy Keohane at 719-269-8531. Finally, feel free to pass on a reminder that we are still early on in our review process and that a final decision has not been made on Fort Carson’s proposal. We look forward to more public input into our review process. We are committed to a careful and transparent analysis and consideration of both the benefits and impacts of a range of alternatives prior to a decision being reached in this matter. Thank you again for your attention to this matter. Please feel free to visit our Mount website www.blam.gov/23ld for more information or to contact our project lead, Nancy Koehane. Respectfully, Keith Berger, Field Manager, BLM — Royal Gorge Field Office Dear Editor: Last Saturday, Pete, Don, me and a couple ... actually, make that a small herd of folks, were down at the woodyard doing our thing. As I was loading my truck to hit the road for a delivery, this man and woman lined up behind me and started chucking wood into my truck with me. It was nice to have the help. Everyone was bundled up with the weather not cooperating and all ... and I finally realized I didn’t recognize the two of them, and no selfrespecting Colorado Boy lets strangers load their truck ... so I moseyed up and introduced myself, in between dodging 15-inch split logs flying into my truck. I was lucky enough to meet Teresa and Victor. I asked them what group they were with, and Teresa said “no group, we just read the article in the paper and decided to help.” Truly, I hope my jaw didn’t drop too far, and truth be told I wanted to give ’em both a hug for what they were doing, but they struck me as the kinda folks who just generally live in Teller County, plus Victor was a big guy and I didn’t want to divert any energy away from loading the truck ... I just wanted to drop you a heartfelt note of thanks for what you did and the articles in the paper. In a real way, you were in the woodyard with us ... thanks for listening and what’cha did ... Danny Keuhlen

Sweet! Sugar beets an industry in Colorado Here in Colorado, a new industry came along about a hundred years ago. It really took off in the 1920s. The crop was sugar beets. The idea that there was a way to get sweet sugar from an ugly looking plant was novel. Most of the country’s sugar came from the south and sugar cane, from outside the country. It was really expensive. The sugar beet industry in Colorado saw construction of big refining mills, large ranches, towns an irrigation projects. Along the Arkansas and Platte rivers, even in Kansas and Wyoming, sugar beets became an important crop. In this area, Colorado Springs was the home of Holly Sugar, and their properties could be found all though the state. As an aside, C&H stands for California and Hawaii, and much of their sugar comes from cane, but beet sugar is also involved. The beet could be raised even is only moderately fertile land, the agricultural experts discovered. The by-products from getting the sugar out could be used to feed cattle. The industry took a big drop in the 1980s. Many of the smaller mills closed as the costs got too high. Part of it was the

amount of energy it took to extract the sugar from the beets, however, in recent years it has recovered some. The newest touch is that sugar beets can also be used to make alcohol based fuel for automobiles. Some of the plants in Wyoming and Nebraska are being converted to make fuel. Unfortunately, in many places, the old mills were torn down and scrapped before this was discovered. Corn was used at first to make alcohol for fuel, but there again it was a cost factor. The price of corn went up and it affected the prices of animal feed, as well as food for us. The lowly sugar beet may again become an important crop, then again, if the price of oil stays down. Who knows!

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Mount Herman Road is still closed but work is expected to be completed soon, weather permitting. Photo by Rob Carrigan

Area identified as potential problem area for wildfire in the urban interface drier ponderosa pine and mixed conifer systems. Analyses also revealed that these closed forest conditions place people, water and wildlife at significant risk from unnaturally large and damaging wildfires,” the report said. Based on these analyses, it recommends over the next seven to 10 years, the USFS use a combination of mechanical, manual and prescribed fire treatments to manage conditions on approximately 18,000 acres within the UMC landscape. “First, treatments must be designed and implemented at a meaningful scale, ensuring that they are able to effect a landscape-scale change in conditions and processes. Second, treatments should be strategically scheduled and located so that they maximize benefits to both people and nature. Finally, treatments must be carefully designed, using the best available science for individual forest systems and ensuring that the purpose of treatments is clear,” the report said. Those interested in the project can visit fs.usda.gov.

By Rob Carrigan

rcarrigan @coloradocommuntiymedia.com When asked this week about any specific areas of concern as it pertains to the threat of wildfire, Pikes Peak District Ranger Oscar Martinez tabbed the Upper Monument Creek landscape. “We are just beginning a modelling project to take that landscape and look at how to fragment the way that fire moves there. Our intention is to manage the landscape so that we might be able to design treatments to put speed bumps in place should a major wildfire occur.” Carin Vadala, NEPA Planner for the Forest Service is the lead for the Upper Monument Creek Project, and says things are just beginning. “The Front Range Roundtable identified this area as a high priority treatment area to reduce the risk of large severe fires and to increase the function of the watersheds. They have worked to garner funding through the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project which will help fund the work done on the forest. The estimated costs are approximately $10 million over a ten-year period or about $1 million a year to implement. The main objective is to create a forest structure that is varied across the landscape and is also resilient to disturbances. The timeline is not completely set because the district is currently working on the Environmental Impact Statement which will be released to the public for review later this year. Once the EIS is finalized it is anticipated that projects will continue for about 10 years,” Vadala said. According to a description in Forest Service reports, “The landscape is highly urbanized with the Colorado Springs metropolitan area dominating on the southeast border and the community of Woodland Park on the southwest. Two smaller communities, Monument and Palmer Lake, border the landscape to the northeast. The U.S. Air Force Academy is a significant presence on the landscape’s eastern boundary. The USAFA also maintains the private 655-acre Farish Recreation Area as an inholding within the landscape itself. The northern portion of the UMC landscape includes approximately one-quarter (4,407 acres) of the U.S. Forest Service’s Manitou Experimental Forest and 3,409 acres of designated Colorado Roadless Area. The 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire burned across 11,000 acres at the landscape’s southern tip. “The UMC Initiative builds on the work of the Front Range Roundtable, which has been working together since 2004 to dramatically increase forest management that reduces wildfire risks to communities and restores resilient

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Sinclair releases first novel By Pat Hill

phill@colorado communitymedia.com A memoir 20 years in the making “The Life and Times of a Good Soldier: One Boy’s War” by V. Christian Sinclair, tells of another era, when boys were drafted into the U.S. military. In some respects the novel is autobiographical, as it relates to what could have happened under different circumstances. “The idea came to

me just as the Vietnam War was ending,” said Sinclair, who lives in Divide. “In fact, I had the first chapter in my head.” Twenty years after the war ended, Sinclair started writing. “It’s the story of a boy growing up in New York City who gets drafted and goes to Vietnam,” Sinclair said. The plot thickens when the boy hopes that his status as a conscientious objector will free him from serving in the war. “The draft board wouldn’t approve his application,”

Sinclair said. “The story is my take on one boy’s experience, which is like so many others’. Unfortunately, for more than 55,000 boys, it didn’t end well.” The 55,000 are named on the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. “And there are so many hundreds of thousands who have post-traumatic stress disorder and missing limbs,” Sinclair said. “So this is one guy’s story of his experience.” The book, published by Creative Space, is available on Amazon in print and on the Kindle.

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Marie Pettus, toddler teacher with the Early Head Start Program at Cresson Elementary School in Cripple Creek, spends quality time with her toddlers. The program just received a $900,000 grant to enhance licensed child care in Teller County. The grant is expected to add energy to the economic picture throughout Teller County, as it relates to private day-care providers. Photo by Pat Hill

BUSINESS BUZZ The Business Buzz features news about the economic scene, promotions, acquisitions and expansions. Contact Pat Hill at phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 686-6458. The Woodland Park Arts Alliance /Creative District sponsors the Ute Pass Chamber Players’ Concert at 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at High View Baptist Church. The players perform the music of Telemann, Beethoven, Sanders and Mozart. Tickets are $15 and are avail-

able at the door or at www.utepasschamberplayers.com. Pikes Peak Regional Building Department host a carbon-monoxide Safey meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Pikes Peak Regional Development Center Hearing Room at 2880 International Circle. Pikes Peak Wildfire Prevention Partners hosts the Spring Workshop March 27 at Camp Elim north of Woodland Park. For more information, visit www.ppwpp.org.

Lauren Stuart introduces her Junior Chefs at the January Business After Hours sponsored by the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce. Courtesy photo

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU If you would like to share your opinion, visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com or write a letter to the editor. Include your name, full address and the best telephone number to contact you. Send letters to rcarrigan@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

The Ute Pass Symphony Guild received a cash infusion this month, with a $5,800 check from the Lighter Side of Christmas committee. Pictured at Park State Bank & Trust, from left, Tracie Bennett, Gail Wingerd, Sandy King, Nancy Spradling, Karolyn Smith and Jan Wilson. Bennett, Wingerd and Wilson represented the LSOC committee while King, Spradling and Smith are members of the symphony guild. Courtesy photo

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The Junior Chef at the Woodland Park School District catered the Business After Hours event Jan. 20 at the Woodland Professional Building. The monthly gathering, sponsored by the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce, was sponsored by the businesses in the professional building. Courtesy photo

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GMF reverses policy By By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com In a reversal of policy, the Green Mountain Falls’ board of trustees voted to approve specific ordinances without a public hearing or legal notice in the paper of record. Under Chris Frandina, the former clerk/treasurer, the town published legal notices in The Courier before the first and second readings. On the advice of town attorney Matt Krob, the board approved a motion to publish notices only if the proposed ordinance involves a land acquisition, land transfer or zoning change, in accordance with state law. Otherwise, an ordinance could be passed on the first reading, with no announced public hearing, to be effective within 30 days. On the issue of ordinances, the board has delayed a decision on whether to allow the feeding of wildlife, particularly geese and ducks. The issue drew sparks from dozens of residents this summer when Police Chief Tim Bradley ticketed Ann Pinell for feeding the fowls. To a question by Jane Newberry, former mayor pro tem, trustee David Cook replied that the wildlife issue remains in committee. There were several moments of confusion during the meeting Jan. 20. Among them was Dick Bratton’s query about when he could expect to take his seat on the planning commission. Former four-term mayor and former several-term trustee, Bratton’s appointment was approved by the planning commission but was not brought forward for final approval to the board. “That was back in the November, guys. What’s going on?” he said. In scurry to find the planning commission minutes verifying Bratton’s appointment, along with that of Mark Mazza, the board and Krob called a recess and after nearly 10 minutes, came up with the docu-

Green Mountain Falls Police Chief Tim Bradley introduces three reserve officers, unpaid volunteers, who have signed on to help patrol the town, on a limited basis. From left. Robert Mensing, Carl Dent and Molly Sterns. Photo by Pat Hill

ment. Bratton again reminded the board about protocol when Bradley and town clerk/ treasurer Mary Duval requested approval to hire assistants, which the board approved. While the two officials can recommend hiring specific candidates, the board does

the hiring, Bratton said. As well, Bratton said the public was informed there would be no hiring until the budget was reviewed for the year. However, the budget takes into account the requests, setting aside $34,000 a year for a permanent deputy marshal while the

clerk’s budget includes $16,000 for an assistant. Bradley salary is $50,000 while Duval’s is $44,000. In other business, Mayor Lorrie Worthey announced that she was appointed as an alternate to the Fountain Creek Watershed Commission.

CC & V: A vital piece of the economy By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com With 556 employees and a $34.7 million annual payroll, the Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Co. produced 210,921 ounces of gold in 2014. In a presentation to Teller County commissioners Jan. 22, Jane Mannon, public affairs manager for CC & V, highlighted the mine’s key points for the year. Last year, the mine paid $6,752,415 in taxes to Teller County and $5,600,616 to the

state of Colorado. Construction work on the Valley Leach Facility as well as the new recovery plant is expected to be completed by 2016. Development for the North Cresson, which is visible from the Cripple Creek Heritage Center, is underway with controls added for storm water. Tree and topsoil removal is scheduled for late summer. In her report, Mannon emphasized the mine’s donation of the gold leaf for the refurbishing of the Capitol Dome in downtown Denver.

Board urges plane locator technology Cost is barrier to idea that would prevent lost craft By Joan Lowy

Associated Press After incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Jan. 22 that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technology that will allow them to be found more readily in the event of a crash. Responding in part to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 carrying 239 passengers and crew last March, the National Transportation Safety Board said that could be accomplished with transmitters that broadcast a plane’s location minute by minute via satellite, or that send a location message just before a crash. Another recommendation was for floating emergency transmitters that can identify where to search for wreckage on the bottom of the ocean. The board also asked the government to require that planes be equipped with cockpit video recorders and that their recordings, as well as flight data and video recorders, be designed so flight crews can’t tamper with them. But cost may be a big barrier to the recommendations. Missing planes are rare, and none of the recent ocean crashes in which planes were hard to find involved

U.S. airliners. The Federal Aviation Administration often has a hard time justifying new regulations unless it can show that the value of saved lives outweighs the cost to the industry. The NTSB said the technology is available to accomplish its recommendations. Many airliners already have flight-tracking devices. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, which is still missing, was equipped with a digital data-link system that can be configured to automatically report aircraft position periodically to a ground station via satellite. But the airline wasn’t paying for that service when the plane disappeared. Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, killing 228 passengers and crew, also had such a system, and it was in use. However, it was configured to report the plane’s position once every 10 minutes. Given the plane’s speed and altitude, this resulted in a search area of 40 nautical miles from its last reported position. “Such a large area made the search much more challenging,’’ the board said in a letter to the FAA. If the plane had reported its position every minute, the search area could have been reduced to a 6-nautical-mile radius, the board said. Even though some wreckage was discovered within days, it took two years before Flight 447’s black boxes were recovered. In 2011, Air France modified its data-link communications systems on long-haul planes to report their position every minute.

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‘Over the River’ project closer to becoming a reality Board of Land Appeals and the federal court Interior upheld the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision By Charlotte Burrous contributing writer

Steeped with legal woes, Christo’s “Over the River” project took a step closer to becoming a reality recently when the Interior Board of Land Appeals and the federal court Interior upheld the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to permit the artwork on the Arkansas River between Parkdale and Salida. Known for his artworks, such as Wrapped Reichstag in Germany, The Umbrellas in California and many others around the world, Christo plans to hang 5.9 miles of luminous silvery panels in eight sections along a 40-mile stretch above the Arkansas River for a two-week period. According to the plans, the project will be installed with anchors and cables, suspended on the banks of the river. The idea began in the early 1990s when New York based artist Christo and his late wife Jeanne Claude traveled nearly 15,000 miles, visiting 89 different rivers in seven Rocky Mountain states, looking for a location for Over the River, said OTR spokesman Miles Graham. “They ultimately identified the Arkansas River between Salida and Canon City,” he said. “The location provided a number of key elements, such as an east/west orientation, where the fabric panels will capture the contrasting sunlight from morning to evening, high river banks to allow steel cables to be strung across the river, a road that ran along the river and a railroad for transportation, as well as rafting conditions so visitors may view the panels from underneath. All those elements really put that section of the river ahead of all the others. It’s one of the most rafted rivers in the United States.” Initially, Christo went through the preliminary proceedings and hearings before Jeanne Claude determined an Environment Impact Study was needed, which took almost three years before BLM issued a record of decision, approving the project in November 2011, Graham said. “The Environmental Impact Study was the first ever that analyzed a work of art,” he said. “So it was pretty unique in that respect.” At that point, a Canon City based group known as Rags Over the River Inc., filed

Rafters will be able to see the sky and clouds under the panels along the Arkansas River. Courtesy images

a legal challenge to the decision in December 2011, which was resolved Jan. 2. “The next step is an appeal through a State Parks Agreement that gives Over the River permission to use the Arkansas River Headwaters Recreation Area,” Graham said. “That is the case that was filed in July 2011, but it was dismissed by the Colorado District Court in September 2013. Now (it is up to the Colorado Court of Appeals).” If found in Christo’s favor, it will still take more than two years to complete the project. “There are still a number of steps that need to happen before we can move forward with installation,” Graham said.

Christo’s ‘Over the River’ project will consist of 5.9 miles of luminous silvery panels in eight sections along a 40-mile stretch above the Arkansas River between Parkdale and Salida.

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January 28, 2015

Fire Chief Scott “Dutch” Kleinhesselink orates the Lake George Fire Protection District’s 2014 Review at the Firemen’s Acknowledgment Dinner held at the Lake George Cafe and Pizzeria. Photo by N.W. Oliver

Lake George Firefighters review 2014 over prime rib By N. W. Oliver

Contributing writer Saturday, Jan. 17, members of the Lake George Fire Protection District, a volunteer organization covering Lake George, Tarryall, and Eleven Mile Reservoir, enjoyed a dinner of prime rib, baked potatoes and corn at the Lake George Café in recognition of their service to the community. At the dinner, Fire Chief, Scott “Dutch” Kleinhesselink, presented the 2014 statistics and expressed his gratitude to the members in attendance. For the year of 2014 the Lake George Fire Protection District responded to 105 emergency calls. This figure was down from the average of 130 calls due to

a reduction in structure fires and wild land fires last summer. Kleinhesselink, attributed the reduction in structure fires to department sponsored fire prevention awareness programs targeting local, school age children. “We’re pestering kids to pester their parents about fire prevention,” he said. Kleinhesselink also expressed pride in the number of responders to the calls for 2014— most members responded to more than 25 emergency calls. One member, Susan Bernstetter, responded to 76 emergency calls, only one fewer than the fire chief himself. During the training overview, it was revealed that the department underwent 137.5 hours of training for 2014. While most

volunteer departments meet for training once or twice a month, LGFPD trains every Monday night for two and a half hours. According to Kleinhesselink, that training, requested by the members, has transformed the department. He said he used to feel that his physical presence was required for every emergency call. Now, when he hears over the radio that the department’s well trained members are responding, he “knows with comfort that things will be ok without him.” At the end of the presentation, members were asked to recall some of their most memorable emergency calls. Among the anecdotes was a pain-pill junky pretending to be hurt in Eleven Mile Canyon, cramming five fire fighters into the cab of one

fire truck because Kleinhesselink had suggested at the last meeting that they watch their fuel consumption, and the courage of the fire fighters who responded to Lake George while the June tornado was still on the ground. Then, unprompted, a local resident who happened to be eating at the restaurant during the meeting thanked the department for rescuing her two years ago when she had a seizure. What was taken away from the dinner, besides Styrofoam boxes of dinner rolls, meat, and strawberry cheesecake, was how grateful Kleinhesselink and the community are to the members of the Lake George Fire Protection District for their bravery, dedication, and sacrifice.

Gold Camp Victorian Society Looking Back on History, While Looking Forward to the Annual Victorian Ball By Kaitlyn Pratt

Contributing writer As the Gold Camp Victorian Society in Cripple Creek approaches its annual Victorian Ball this Feb. 7., its members celebrate Cripple Creek’s colorful history. The word for this upcoming ball is “elegant”. This ball will feature music from The Grand View Victorian Orchestra from Denver, a sweetheart competition, and the talents of a local opera singer. The attire for this occasion, is of course Victorian. Attendees will also each be announced at the door. “It is going to be more upscale than we’ve ever done before,” says Hedy Boyce, the Chairperson of the Gold Camp Victorian Society, “We’re trying to bring in more education to let people know how Victorian balls were done.” A part of this education will include dance lessons on the dances of the era two hours prior. The ball will be held at the Double Eagle Hotel and Casino. Tickets are $35 a person, $70 a couple. More information on reservations can be found at goldcampvictoriansociety.org.

This will be the 14th ball in a tradition that has been around almost as long as the Victorian Society itself which started up in 1999. The Victorian Society started out small, with a few friends who wanted to start a Victorian Club to remember local history. It has since grown, and now has over 100 members. This society serves to educate, preserve history, and promote tourism in the area. The Victorian Society is a non-profit organization and shows support for local museums, and historic preservations, through donations and by putting on parades and other events. Members dress in clothing of the era; the “gold mining hay day” from around 1896 to 1910, and on summer Saturdays will walk around town greeting tourists. Hedy Boyce plays the part of Dr. Susan Anderson, who was one of the first female doctors in the Colorado Rockies. “There is so much history, it’s like a story out of a history book,” she says. One of the primary aims of the Victorian Society is to promote education in order to preserve history. Cripple Creek was, and still is one of the nation’s top gold producing areas. From the discovery of gold by Bob Womack to the labor strikes at the turn of the century, to the casinos that currently reside in the city, Cripple Creek’s history is lively to say the least.

Members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society turned out in character at the dedication ceremony for Bennett Avenue improvements earlier this winter. Photo by Rob Carrigan “Cripple Creek saved the U.S. from going bankrupt once,” says Boyce, referring to the economic crisis of 1893 when silver prices plummeted, and minors poured into Cripple Creek for its gold. One of the ways that the Victorian Society helps to preserve this history is by visiting schools and educating students.

“It’s important because people nowadays are into rocket ships and robots and such, and they forget about heritage, we need to educate people to keep the history alive,” says Howard Melching, president of the Victorian Society. He adds “When the casinos leave and mines stop mining what is left, is history.”

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RECREATION REPORT Woodland Park Parks & Recreation offers the following programs and sports. Sign up at least a week prior to session starting. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of participants. Call 719-687-5225 or stop by our office at 204 W. South Ave. Online registration and class information available at www.wpparksandrecreation.org.

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Body Sculpting, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $40 per session, or fitness punch card. Namaste Yoga (ages 15 and older), 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $28 per session, $9 drop-in, or fitness punch card. Anusara Yoga, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $28 per session, $8 drop-in, or fitness punch card. Mat Pilates, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $64 per session, $36 for a half-session, or $10 drop-in. Sun Style Taiji 97 Form, 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $40 per session, or $15 drop-in. Zumba, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at Ute Pass Cultural Center. Cost is $24 per session (three classes in a session), or $15 drop-in. Tae Kwon Do, 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Next session starts Jan. 6. Cost is $80 per session/$40 for additional family members, plus a $30 uniform fee paid to instructor.

Babysitters’ Boot Camp

American Red Cross prepares boys and girls ages 11-15 with training every parent wants in a babysitter. Babysitters’ boot camp participants will receive a training handbook, emergency reference guide, and a babysitters’ training CD-ROM. Course includes infant and child CPR certification. Bring a snack, lunch and

drink. Class is led by instructor Julie McGuire. The next class is from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, and from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. Cost is $85.

through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Membership is $14 per month. Silver Sneaker memberships are free for qualifying seniors. Call 719-689-3514.

Family Dog Training

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Build a life-long, healthy and loving relationship with your dog through science based positive training methods. We will use highly motivating reinforcers that ensure compliance as well as fun with learning cues: loose leash walking, focus, wait, come, sit, stay, down and leave it. No dogs at the first class. Instructor is Alice Roszczewski. Training session is from 9-10 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7. Cost is $150.

Youth Indoor Tennis Lessons

A beginner class for tennis players, ages 4-12 years, with little to no experience is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from Jan. 5 to Feb. 2. Cost is $40 per session. Instructor is Jessee Barlow.

Ice Skating Lessons

Beginner, intermediate and advanced ice skating lessons are offered at Meadow Wood Sports Complex. Participants must provide their own skates. Beginner class is from 4:30-5:15 p.m. Wednesdays, and intermediate class is from 5:15-6 p.m. Wednesdays (Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28). Advanced class is from 4:30-5:15 p.m. Thursdays (Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29). Cost is $60.

Volleyball League

A volleyball league for boys and girls in grades 3-8 is offered. Registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 23 (cost is $48/$44 for additional family member). Late registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 30 (fee is $53/$49). After Jan. 30, a waiting list will be formed. Season runs from February to April. Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation’s fitness center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday

Silver Sneakers classic class, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays and Sundays. Classes are free to Silver Sneakers members. English as a Second Language, 6-7 p.m. Thursdays. Cost $5. Aikido for adults (martial arts), 6-7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $5. Aikido for kids (martial arts), 4:305:30 Thursdays. Cost is $5. Volleyball open gym for adults, noon to 2 p.m. Sundays at Cresson Elementary. Free Yoga class, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $7, or $20 for 5 classes. Zumba (dance exercise), 4:15-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with fitness membership. Cub Scouts for grades K-5, 4:155:15 Tuesdays when school is in session. Women’s Bible study, 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Free soup lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridays. Everyone welcome. Roller skating, 1-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $2, skates included. Archery classes, 5-6 p.m. Fridays, and 8-10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration required. Call John at 719-689-3514 to register. Archery open shooting, 6-8 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Cost is $2. Call ahead for availability, 719-689-3514. 5K run/walk Start any time after 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. Day Care (Kids Rock University), open for ages 5-17, Monday through Friday. Licensed day care program through Cripple Creek Parks and Rec.

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SPIN CLASSES Mountain Top Cycling Club will host 20 spin class sessions on Monday and Friday nights through Friday, March 8 at Woodland Park Middle School, in the commons area. Doors unlock at 5:40 p.m., with pedals turning at 6 p.m. A one-time fee of $25 will be charged, for building use and insurance. Participants must provide their own bikes and trainer equipment. David Kreigshauser will instruct the class in a 60- to 75-minute work out to his videos from Seek Out Cycling. Times and dates will be posted on the club website under the calendar tab as there will be some days there will not be class. Visit www. mountaintopcyclingclub.com or call Debbie 719-689-3435. JAN. 31

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GROUNDHOG DAY Denise Gard and her famous border collie Sienna presents “Winter or Spring?” a Groundhog Day celebration from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Dinosaur Resource Center, 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park. Learn about groundhogs and make a craft to take home. Theresa Johnson and her hedgehogs Flash and Thelma also will be on site from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to www.rmdrc.com. JAN. 31 WOLF TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide presents its Full Moon Tour BBQ and Bonfire from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Meet Keyni, the ambassador wolf, and take a tour and howl with the wolves. Cost is $30 for adults, $15 for ages 8-12. Call for reservations at 719-687-9742. JAN. 31

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EGGSTRAVAGANZA COOK-OFF

Friends of the Lake George Library presents its annual cook-off at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Lake George Charter School. The Eggstravaganza event is open to the community; you do not have to cook. Just come and enjoy the food. For those who want to enter a dish, it must contain eggs in the recipe. Arrive by 4:30 p.m. and bring a copy of your recipe. Winners will take home a trophy. Cost is $5 per person, and children younger than 5 are admitted free. Call the library at 719-748-3812 for details.

FEB. 3 CYCLING CLUB Mountain Top Cycling Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Crystola Roadhouse; social time begins at 6:30. Speaker will be Cameron Chambers, professional mountain bike racer and coach, who is in the process of constructing the Long Trail Ranch Bike Park near Buffalo Creek. For information on the meeting or the club in general, contact Denise Symes at 719-440-9738. FEB. 5 to April 9 TAX PREPARATION Teller County VITA is offing free tax preparation from IRS trained volunteers for anyone with an income of $53,000 or less. VITA is available on Thursdays at the Woodland Park Library, starting Feb. 5 and ending April 9. To make an appointment, call 719-229-9868 or email VolunteerIncomeTaxAssist.VITA @gmail.com. For information and what to bring, go to www.ColoradoVITA.org. FEB. 6 FREE LEGAL Clinic Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for legal issues in areas including family law, civil litigation, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlordtenant law, veterans’ benefits, and civil protection orders at a free legal clinic via computer link. Clinic is open from 2-5 p.m. the first Friday of every month at the Woodland Park Library, 218 E. Midland Ave., and Florissant Library, 334 Circle Drive. Clinic dates for 2015 are Feb.

6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, or Dec. 4. Call Woodland Park at 719-687-9281 ext. 103, or Florissant at 719-748-3939.

FEB. 7 WINTER FUN A free Children’s Winter Fun Day is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Florissant Library. There will be music, Valentine making, jewelry making, tattoos, Legos, pretzel decorating, games, snacks and books to sell. This is our way of thanking the community for supporting our library.

FEB. 8 CONCERT UTE Pass Chamber Players will present woodwinds, brass, strings and one harpsichord performing the music of Telemann, Beethoven, Sanders and Mozart. Concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at High View Baptist Church, 1151 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park. Tickets available at the door or online at www.utepasschamberplayers.com. Call 719-686-1798 for information. FEB. 10

AUTHOR PRESENTATION Donna “Madonna Mae,” author of “Living with the Sacred Flames” will present an all-day class based on the material in her book from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at Thunder Butte Mountain Lodge in Woodland Park. Experience Donna’s teaching and learn tools to assist in your journey of personal growth. Release the past and embrace the future. Find the key to what is holding your back from reaching your life’s goals and learn techniques to change your life’s direction. Cost includes her book as well as holograms that will be used in class. For information and directions, email www. firemountainhealingcenter@gmail.com or call 303-647-2352. Visit livingwiththesacredflames.com for details.

HOLISTIC HEALING Practitioners from the Wholistic Networking Community invite you to experience the benefits of holistic services on a first come, first served donation basis. You may choose from touch and no-touch Reiki, chakra balancing, essential oils, tuning fork sound healing, dowsing and Tarot, Practitioner information can be found at the Wholistic Networking Community page on Facebook. The Wholistic Networking Community’s healing team will be the beneficiary of your donations this month. The monies will be used to create a meet up page to reach more people with our healing days’ donated services. Holistic Healing Day is from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Mountain View United Methodist Church, 1101 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park. Contact Shari Billger, 719-748-3412 or shari1551@aol.com.

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WELLNESS THE Wholistic Networking Community invites you to meet area practitioners and learn about wholistic wellness from 11-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Rampart Public Library, 218 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park. Speaker is Susan Richards on “Achieving Financial Health & Wellbeing.” Improve your relationship with money, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Our relationship with money is a very intimate one and stress from money causes disease and illness. Is your belief system serving your truth? Learn how to find your “hidden savings.” For information or to RSVP, call 719-963-4405.

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with the Sacred Flames” will lead an introductory class in learning how to use the Sacred Flames from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Thunder Butte Mountain Lodge, 943 Painted Rocks Road, Woodland Park. Learn how to release old patterns and behaviors that are holding you back from your desired goals. Cost includes book and seven holograms that contain sacred geometry and the sacred flames that we will use in class. Space is limited; RSVP at firemountainhealingcenter@gmail.com or call 303-647-2352. Go to www.livingwiththesacredflames. com.

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As both Woodland Park High 5:15 School basketball teams reach the ee midway point of their conference seasons, each squad is looking to 5- pick up the pace. For the girls it means win or stay home for the postseason. .m. The Woodland Park boys are still scrapping to pick up a victory after going winless in their first 15 games. “We know we had some really s bad games against Harrison, Sierra and Canon City,” said Woodland Park senior guard Katelyn ays, Kemp. “We did not play very well tion and we know the second time 14 to around we know what we have to do to win those games. “A lot of it comes down to rem. r- bounds. We could do better on the ail- boards.” The Panthers picked up a pair er of Class 4A Metro League victories last week against The Classical y), Academy, 60-58), and Mitchell, 48-38. ugh In the win over TCA, Kemp m scored a career-high 25 points Rec. and pulled down 12 rebounds. The Panthers trailed early, but led by 16 points in the final quarter. The Titans rallied to cut the lead to two points late in the fourth, but sophomore Mackenzie Porter had a steal in the last few seconds to help Woodland Park end a three-game losing streak. Porter had a game-high five steals to go along with her 10

points, and Lexie Comer added six points and seven rebounds in the win. The win over Mitchell improved the Panthers to 3-3 in the Class 4A Metro League. Woodland Park finishes the first round of league this week with a game against defending-state champion Mesa Ridge. Mesa Ridge trails Canon City - the No. 1 ranked team in the state - by one game in conference play. The Panthers led Mitchell 12-2 at end of the first eight-minute stanza and maintained a comfortable margin of victory throughout the game. Porter scored 17 points (including a pair of 3-pointers) to lead the Panthers. Kemp added 13 points (three 3-pointers); Lexie Comer had four points, but grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go along with three steals and two blocked shots. Jenny Sells scored five points to go along with five rebounds. Woodland Park had a tough time against Manitou Springs on Jan. 24, losing the non-league game to its rivals from the east by a score of 68-37. The Panthers are 9-6 overall, which matches the most wins in school history by a Woodland Park girls team. But only the top three teams in league are guaranteed postseason berths. That means Woodland Park would probably need to go at least 4-3 (probably 5-2) in the second half of league play to earn a guaranteed playoff spot. “There’s a lot of pressure to do better, but we are up for the challenge,” said Woodland Park senior center Darian Sanfelice. “We want to break the school record for wins, but we all are looking for-

Woodland Park senior guard Jenny Sells, No. 10 in white jersey, drives down the court during a Class 4A Metro League game against The Classical Academy on Jan. 13. Photo by Paul Magnuson ward to a second chance against those teams we lost to the first time. I think we’ll play a lot better the second time around.” Sells, the diminutive point guard, believes Woodland Park can make a strong push for the playoffs. “We know we can beat every team in our league, even Canon City,” said Sells, who has already committed to play soccer at Hastings College in Nebraska. “I think we can go undefeated the second half, but we have to play perfect every game. It’s doable.” The Woodland Park boys lost all three of its games last week,

but coach John Paul Geniesse believes his club continues to show improvement. “It’s an incremental process,” Geniesse said. “We’re working hard and our future is extremely bright at Woodland Park.” The Panthers had to play three games without Sam Hopfe and Justin Logsdon - the only seniors on the team - who were out recently with concussions. They returned for the team’s Jan. 24 game against Manitou Springs, a 55-39 setback. Woodland Park junior guard Dominik Cunico scored the Panthers’ first seven points and fin-

ished with 10. Hopfe scored a team-high 13. The Panthers trailed by just one point with eight seconds to play in the first half, but a turnover led to a three-point play for the Mustangs. Manitou Springs outscored Woodland Park 17-6 in the third quarter. “We made just 10 of 24 free throws and had 19 turnovers,” Geniesse said. “Those are things we need to improve on. “Great things come to those who wait and those who work. Winning is a culture. It’s a mindset.”

Woodland Park High School could add hockey as early as 2016 Preliminary discussions are taking place By Danny Summers

dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Since Woodland Park High School was founded, its student athletes interested in playing high school hockey have had to travel down Ute Pass and suit up for another school. This season there are four Woodland Park players - Darwin Edie, Alex Houghland, Colton Ivory and Nate Bradley - donning the brown and white of Palmer in downtown Colorado Springs. A push is being made, however, by members of the Woodland Park Hockey Association to have hockey become a sport at Woodland Park High School as early as 2016. Woodland Park athletic director Michael DeWall attended an “informal informational meeting” last month with members of the WPHA. The meeting was led by Bill Edie. “We sort of put on the table the cost of having high school hockey,” DeWall said. “The cost is rather significant to have a high school hockey program and it would be a very large financial burden for the district to undertake.” The WPHA was founded in 2009. It grew rapidly and within a couple of years there were more than 100 youths playing on various house and travel teams. Players come from as far away as Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. “The first step is to see just how much interest there is in adding a high school sport

to determine if there’s enough support,” DeWall said. “Regardless of how much it costs, one of the main questions is `are you willing to pay to have a high school hockey program.’ “We threw out some things to consider, like transportation and ice time. Those are the biggest cost obstacles.” Ice time would seemingly not be a problem for a Woodland Park since the Meadow Wood Park Ice Rink exists However, the ice there is usually not made until late December or early January. The first official CHSAA sanctioned hockey practices begin the second week of November. That means a Woodland Park team would likely have to secure ice time in Colorado Springs or Monument (Colorado Sports Center) for a couple of months. “The typical cost for ice time in Colorado Springs is $180 an hour,” DeWall said. “And there are so many groups vying for ice time in Colorado Springs right now. They are being stacked up at 5 a.m. and they’re going all the way until 10 or 11 at night. “From what I understand from the hockey experts you have to start reserving ice time 14 months in advance.” The cost to play most sports at Woodland Park is $75 a season. DeWall said there is a high possibility, based on the financial status of the district, that hockey would not be fully funded by the district. “The cost per player could be as much as a thousand dollars per player,” he said. “When you compare that cost to other club sports, it really isn’t that bad. Some club sports cost two or three thousand dollars. “Although I am in support of examining hockey as a high school program, we have to be realistic from a financial aspect because we are in a tough time period in this

Crews make ice each December or January at the hockey rink at Meadow Wood Park. Members of the Woodland Park Hockey Association are working with Woodland Park High School to try and get a hockey team at the school by fall 2016. Courtesy photo district. We’ve got declining enrollment and we have fewer and fewer kids in our building and in our district. To ask our school board to add a new sport or team it has implications. With declining enrollment that means fewer teachers.” If Woodland Park were to add high school hockey, it would also be required to add a girls sport in order to be Title IX compliant. “There are a few options, especially since the city will be getting an aquatics center,” DeWall said. “We’ve had a number of kids over the years swim for other schools and there seems to a lot of interest in swimming.” Most schools offer boys and girls swim-

ming. If Woodland Park added girls swimming (a winter sport), it would likely add boys swimming (a spring sport). But that would still mean that another girls sport would need to be added in order to comply with Title IX. “Spring tennis (for the girls) could be a possibility since we already have the facilities at Meadow Wood Park,” DeWall said. “I think field hockey or lacrosse would be difficult because we would be running out of practice space with the teams we already have. “Swimming and tennis are appealing because they don’t put additional burden on our facilities.”

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AREA CLUBS Continued from Page 6

DANCE EXPERIENCE required. The dances are taught as part of the event. Visit www.mountaineire.org and see the Ceili Club tab, or call 686-1325. UTE PASS Saddle Club, providing community camaraderie

among humans and horses since 1947, sponsors gymkhanas, jackpots, dances, barbecues, parades, trail rides and more. Join us. Contact infor@UtePassSaddleClub.org. Visit www.UtePassSaddleClub.org.

WOODLAND PARK Wind Symphony, under the direction of Craig Harms, rehearses at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Woodland Park Middle School band room. All instrumental musicians are welcome. Visit www.woodlandparkwindsymphony.com to learn more about this ensemble and other musical groups which are part of the Woodland Park Wind Symphony, Woodland Winds, Woodland Brass Quintet and Brass Choir and the Swing Factory Big Band. Craig can also be reached at 719-687-2210. YOGA CLASSES are offered at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a senior class at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Certified instructor. Everyone welcome. Call Debbie at 719-748-3678 for information.

p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Grange Hall on Hwy 67, about three miles north of the US-24/Hwy-67 junction in Woodland Park. Visit http://post1980.org.

AMERICAN LEGION Post 171 meets at 6 p.m. the first

ART RECEPTION Today is planned for the second Friday of

the month and will feature a different artist at Park State Bank in Woodland Park.

FLORISSANT GRANGE No. 420 meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The grange continues to offer the Florissant Jammers every Thursday for a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the music of the great Jammers until 9 p.m. All are welcome to come to the Grange. Call 719-748-0358.

BILL HARPER, as seen on the Grand Ole Opry, performs 4-7

THE FLORISSANT Library Book Club welcomes all book

Thursday of each month at the Post Building, 400 East Carr Ave. in Cripple Creek. All local veterans are invited to check us out.

p.m. every Saturday at Oney’s Restaurant in Florissant. Enjoy old country classic music in a family friendly atmosphere.

readers to its group. It meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. Call 719-748-3939.

CC&V COFFEE Club meets at 10 a.m. Mondays at the Cripple

GOLD CAMP Victorian Society is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Cripple Creek and the surrounding area. The Society plays a role in Cripple Creek’s historic events, celebrations, and festivals, including Donkey Derby Days, the Gold Camp Christmas, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks cemetery tour, the Salute To American Veterans, and many others. The Gold Camp Victorian Society also supports events in other communities in Teller County. The Society also sponsors a Victorian ball as well as a Victorian tea each year, both of which are open to members and non-members alike. Gold Camp Victorian Society members can be seen dressed in period attire welcoming visitors to Cripple Creek on Saturday afternoons during the summer months. The Society also includes the “Smokin’s Guns” club which presents historically-based skits and other entertainment during local events and festivals. The Gold Camp Victorian Society meets on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Persons interested in participating as members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society are encouraged to call 689-0907 for more information.

Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company Visitor Center, 371 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek. Chat with friends over a cup of coffee, or network with businesspeople. Not just coffee, but also refreshments and free Wi-Fi will be provided as you sit and visit with others and get the latest community news, or mining information. Refreshment donations will be given to the Aspen Mine Center. Contact the CC&V Visitor Center at 719-689-2341, or Brad Poulson at 719-689-4052 for more information.

Park Recreation Center. Must be 18 or older. Contact Jeff at 816-260-8595 for information.

COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “B” is looking for civic minded people who wish to volunteer and contribute to their community. We primarily serve Teller and Park counties, and assist other troops throughout the state. Troop B meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Highland Bible Church, 800 Research Drive, Woodland Park. We are an all-volunteer organization that is recognized as an auxiliary law enforcement agency by the state of Colorado. We assist law enforcement agencies, forest service, and search and rescue organizations. Experience is not necessary, just a willingness to contribute to your community. To volunteer, or for more information, contact us through www.coloradoranger.org.

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YOGA CLASSES are offered in Woodland Park. All levels are

welcome. Contact Michelle Truscelli at 719-505-5011 or check out www.shakti3yoga.com for information.

YOGA FOR Every Body 2014 yoga classes offered at various locations in the Pikes Peak area. All classes free or by donation. Call Stacy for more information at 719-689-5745 or email namastacy15@gmail.com. XINGYI IS offered from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Woodland

A COURSE in Miracles classes meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in

Woodland Park. Call 719-286-8421 or e-mail lynnzina@aol. com for information.

A PEACE Visioning You may think you are limited in your ability to improve conditions on earth. Nothing is further from the truth. You can be an instrument for change by adding to the love and peace sent worldwide from the peace visioning circle - either silently, verbally, or visually. The circle is for people from all walks of life with a passion to bring unity and light into our world. We gather at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday in Woodland Park. Contact Barbara Royal, CSD, 719-687-6823 or barbaragroyal@gmail.com. ABOVE THE Clouds Cruisers meet the first Friday of the month

10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Village at Skyline. It’s free. A variety of programs include the study of antiques, and vintage and modern dolls. Everyone older than age 12 is welcome. Call Nancy at 719-390-8098.

responsible and dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference serving their community. You are invited to our monthly meeting the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room, 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. Free parking is available for the meeting in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger.org or e-mail Info@ coloradoranger.org.

CRIPPLE CREEK Friendship Club meets from 1-3 p.m. at the

Henry C. “June” Hack Arena in City Park. The club is free and offers an opportunity to meet with acquaintances and make new friends.

DIVIDE PLAYGROUP meets from 9-10: 30 a.m. Mondays

at 6:30 p.m. at 1120 West Bowman Ave., Woodland Park. For information contact Marsh at 719-687-1058.

and Wednesdays at Community Partnership in Divide. Ffdd program. Call 686-0705 more more info. Drop-ins welcome.

AMERICAN LEGION Post 1980 Woodland Park meets at 7

DOLL LOVERS of Teller County are invited to meetings at

GUITAR, VOCALS Ted Newman entertains with his guitar and vocals from 5:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at The Pantry in Green Mountain Falls. Call 719-6849018 for details and reservations. HELP U Club meets the third Thursday of every month. Pot luck at noon and meeting at 1 p.m. We help people and other nonprofits in Teller County and the Lake George area of Park County. Meetings are at the Lake George Community Center. Information: Joan 719-689-2486 or Help U Club, 1054 High Chateau Road, Florissant, CO 80816. ITALIAN CLUB If you love family, socializing and culture,

then membership in Sons of Italy is right for you. Membership is open to men and women. More information at www. sonofitalypp.com.

JOIN US to knit, crochet or craft every Monday 11 a.m. to 1

p.m. Bring your projects. Meet new and old friends. Instructions are provided for free. Meeting are at Cripple Creek Coffee at Aspen Mine Center.

KIWANIS CLUB of Ute Pass/Woodland Park meets at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s. Call 719-687-5534. Kiwanis is a

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THE LADIES of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at noon, the second Tuesday of each month at the Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9157. LAKE GEORGE Fire Protection District Auxiliary meetings are at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Station No. 1 at the corner of Hwy. 24 and County Road 90. THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Lake George Community Center. Mineral topics will be discussed but no field trips until spring. Call 719-748-3861. MODA U meets at 1 p.m. at Nuts ‘n Bolts Needleworks, 200 S. Chestnut, Woodland Park. Quilters from novice to professional share their craft and get all the latest info about fabrics and notions. Call 719-687-2272. THE MOUNTAIN Artists meets from 9-10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-1374 or visit www.TheMountainArtists.com. The nonprofit group was established to promote, encourage and support the making and showing of visual arts in Teller County-Ute Pass area. MOPS, MOTHERS of Preschoolers in Woodland Park, meets from 8:45-11:30 a.m two Tuesdays a month, from September to May. All mothers of children pre-birth through kindergarten are invited to join. Meetings include guest speakers, social time and creative activities. Child care is included. Register anytime online at www.utepassmops.org or call 719-687-4812. MUSIC LESSONS. Guitar, drums and general music lessons are now offered on Friday mornings at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Call 719-748-0358. THE TIMBERLINE Artists meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday of each month, upstairs at the Aspen Mine Senior Center in Cripple Creek. Everyone is welcome. Bring your favorite craft or art medium and join a dedicated group. PARK AND Teller County potluck Just Folks Luncheon is at noon every third Wednesday at Lake George Community Center, 39141 US HWY 24. Call 719-689-0554. PIKES PEAK Community Club meets starting at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper the second Thursday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide. Supper is followed by a business meeting. The public is welcome to attend. PIKES PEAK Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday in Woodland Park. Call 719-684-3081. The Pikes Peak Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which is the largest worldwide service organization in the world. Our annual fundraiser is the annual Donkey Basketball Tournament. Clubs continues on Page 23

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 26, 2015

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Mixed signals could create problems. Make sure your views are presented clearly, and insist others do the same. Don’t let an unanswered question go by without a full explanation. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Financial pressures ease, allowing for more budget flexibility. But as the money-wise Bovine will appreciate, thrift still beats out splurging. Expect news from someone special. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Getting things done is what you do so well. But be careful not to overtax your energy reserves. Take time out to relax or to do something different to help keep them at optimum levels.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) This is a good time to satisfy the Moon Child’s growing sense of wanderlust. Choose a really special place to go to, with a very special person to share it all with you. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) You love being in the spotlight. But be careful it doesn’t blind you to the truth behind a seemingly wonderful opportunity. Look closer and you might be sadly surprised at what you find. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Isn’t it time to take a break from your hectic schedule? Sure it is. And the sooner you do, the sooner you can return fresh and more than ready to take on all those new projects. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A recent family incident can help bring everyone closer, and there’s no one who’s better at making that happen than you. Accept (indeed, insist on!) help from others to get things off and running. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Long-held habits are often difficult to break. But the change from how you always did things to how you can do them now can be liberating. So, be flexible and give it a try. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Someone you met in your professional world last year and thought you would never hear from again could make a sudden reappearance in your life, along with an interesting job offer. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Once again, you delight everyone by coming up with a solution for a problem that actually works. On another note, it’s not too early to get started on those travel plans. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Before you go ahead with finalizing your plans for your new project, check them over to see if you can make some improvements or if you can find ways to cut costs. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) The Fabulous Fish might have been out of the social swim for too long, and it’s time you plunge back in. Reinforce your old friendships and be open to starting new ones. BORN THIS WEEK: Your creative talents help bring beauty to the world and the people in it. On their behalf, thank you. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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LOT 42, MORNING SUN SOLAR COMMUNITY FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 725 Sun Valley Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863

given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 5, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records.

Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Public Trustees Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0053

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 25, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

On October 28, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records.

Dated: 10/31/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee

Original Grantor: HARRISON WILLIAM WELLMAN AND LINDA CATHERINE WELLMAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 5/22/2009 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 5/29/2009 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 626830 Original Principal Amount: $236,060.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $214,101.31

Attorney: COURTNEY E WRIGHT Attorney Registration #45482 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-003753

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 26, ROSEWOOD HILLS, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 38 Aspen Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 25, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 10/31/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-049-27235 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0053 First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0054 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 28, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: ALLEN BROWN AND LINDA K S BROWN Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust: 3/14/2008 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 3/25/2008 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 616111 Original Principal Amount: $640,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $590,286.35 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 42, MORNING SUN SOLAR COMMUNITY FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 725 Sun Valley Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 25, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law,

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2014-0054 First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0055 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 5, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: MARK E MICHEL AND CYNTHIA A MICHEL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 12/18/2009 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 12/29/2009 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 632342 Original Principal Amount: $157,235.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $142,816.91 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. All that parcel of Land in Teller County, State of Colorado, being known and designated as Lot 35, Rainbow Valley 6 AMD and being more fully described as set forth in Reception #558116 dated 11/04/2003 and recorded 11/07/2003, Teller County Records, State of Colorado. Tax/Parcel ID: R0006421 which has the address of: 370 Oilcreek Divide, CO 80814-7718 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of March 4, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/7/2015 Last Publication: 2/4/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 11/12/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: (303) 223-7932 Attorney file #: 14-944-27454 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice NO.: 2014-0055 First Publication: 1/7/2015 Last Publication: 2/4/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0056 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 5, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: MARK SNYDER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERITRUST MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, BY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 6/22/2006 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 7/21/2006 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 596089 Original Principal Amount: $125,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $122,043.42 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as

Original Grantor: MARK SNYDER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERITRUST MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, BY CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 6/22/2006 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 7/21/2006 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 596089 Original Principal Amount: $125,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $122,043.42

Public Trustees

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. EXHIBIT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT 2, CRIPPLE CREEK MOUNTAIN ESTATES NO. 8, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DAVID W. ASHLIN AND MAJA C. ASHLIN FROM DENIS J. GREEN EXECUTED 04/22/94 FILED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 419621. AND ALSO, BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO EDWARD E. SIMON, JR. FROM CONNIE JOINER AS THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF COUNTY OF TELLER EXECUTED 12/21/04 FILED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 575113. WHICH HAS THE ADDRESS OF: 115 MID DAY CIRCLE, CRIPPLE CREEK CO 80813 which has the address of: 115 Mid Day Circle Cripple Creek, CO 80813 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of March 4, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/7/2015 Last Publication: 2/4/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 11/13/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: ERIN ROBSON Attorney Registration #46557 MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP 7700 E ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 150, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone: (619) 685-4800 Fax: Attorney file #: CO-14-629546-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice NO.: 2014-0056 First Publication: 1/7/2015 Last Publication: 2/4/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0057 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 13, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: LOIS J JAEGER AND JOHN J JAEGER Original Beneficiary: FBS MORTGAGE CORPORATION, A NEVADA CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: 9/20/1994 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 9/22/1994 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 425336 Original Principal Amount: $45,399.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $29,017.33 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOTS 32 AND 33, BLOCK 35, THE HAYDEN PLACER COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE HADEN PLACER, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 125 Crystal St Cripple Creek, CO 80813 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of March 18, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/21/2015 Last Publication: 2/18/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 11/17/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Notices

March 18, 2015, at the Teller County

22 Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett

First Publication: 1/21/2015 Last Publication: 2/18/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Dated: 11/17/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee

Public Trustees

Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: (303) 223-7932 Attorney file #: 14-946-27537 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice NO.: 2014-0057 First Publication: 1/21/2015 Last Publication: 2/18/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0058 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 13, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: LYNWOOD D SUMNER JR. AND JACQUELINE E GAINFORDSUMNER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust: 2/25/2009 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 3/4/2009 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 624621 Original Principal Amount: $330,480.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $333,252.16

12/28/2005 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 589024 Original Principal Amount: $180,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $163,337.60

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

To advertise your notices call 303-566-4100 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOTpublic BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Trustees

Notice To Creditors

THE SURFACE ONLY OF LOTS 4 AND 5, BLOCK 31, TOWN OF VICTOR, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mildred Mae Forney aka Mildred M. Forney, Deceased Case Number 2014PR30063

which has the address of: 209 South 6th Street Victor, CO 80860 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of March 25, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/28/2015 Last Publication: 2/25/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 11/26/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: LISA CANCANON Attorney Registration #42043 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 4500.100798.F01

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

Legal Notice NO.: 2014-0059 First Publication: 1/28/2015 Last Publication: 2/25/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 19, THUNDERBIRD ESTATES FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 502 Skyline Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of March 18, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/21/2015 Last Publication: 2/18/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 11/20/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: COURTNEY E WRIGHT Attorney Registration #45482 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-004705 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice NO.: 2014-0058 First Publication: 1/21/2015 Last Publication: 2/18/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0059 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 20, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: STEVEN J HESS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LOANCITY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICIATES, SERIES 2006-QA2 Date of Deed of Trust: 12/19/2005 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 12/28/2005 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 589024 Original Principal Amount: $180,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $163,337.60 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. THE SURFACE ONLY OF LOTS 4 AND 5, BLOCK 31, TOWN OF VICTOR, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

January 28, 2015

Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0060 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 20, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: HENRY L LEWIS JR AND SHERYL A LEWIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-12 Date of Deed of Trust: 7/26/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 8/8/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 609629 Original Principal Amount: $600,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $630,786.88 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 3, "THE RESERVE" AT TAMARAC FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO which has the address of: 425 Pembrook Ln Woodland Park, CO 80863-9494 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of March 25, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/28/2015 Last Publication: 2/25/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 11/26/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOAN OLSON Attorney Registration #28078 MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP 7700 E ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 150, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone: (877) 369-6122 Fax: (866) 894-7369 Attorney file #: CO-14-633762-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice NO.: 2014-0060 First Publication: 1/28/2015 Last Publication: 2/25/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mildred Mae Forney aka Mildred M. Forney, Deceased Case Number 2014PR30063

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Teller County on or before May 26, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. Helen M. Illian Personal Representative 2523 Farragut Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Legal Notice No.: 72553 First Publication: January 14, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110256 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of SANDRA D HARTLEY and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of SANDRA D HARTLEY. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: SANDRA D HARTLEY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: PT TR B DOME ROCK RANCH 1 AS DESC AT 426728 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to OCK LLC 401K PLAN FBO KEVIN POOL & LISA WILDEMAN, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72545 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110608 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PAUL A & BRENDA VITTORELLI and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PAUL A & BRENDA VITTORELLI. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PAUL A & BRENDA VITTORELLI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: 21-13-70 NW4SE4 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to OCK LLC 401K PLAN FBO KEVIN POOL & LISA WILDEMAN, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72546 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110460 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING LLC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE MINING LLC. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PROVIDENCE MINING LLC PINNACOL ASSURANCE HOROWITZ BURNETT PC ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD INNOVATIONS INC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County

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for our local community through work projects ranging from testing preschool age kids eyes for eye disease to sponsoring special needs kids to our local Lions Camp in Woodland Park.

RAMPART ROCK `n’ Jazz Retro Jammers (RJs) singers rehearse Saturday afternoons in Woodland Park. Rock, soul, jazz, blues; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocalists welcome in addition to keyboard or instrumental accompanists. Call 6868228 for directions or visit www.rampartrocknjazz.com.

PIKES PEAK Plein Air Painters is a nationally recognized

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Chapter, 1st Cavalry Division Meeting

OUR FUNDRAISERS and service projects provide support

group of regional artists. Join the group for year-round activiis at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at the Retired ties, painting on location, social activities pertaining to visual Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs. We arts and art shows. The group is open to anyone intersted in are a non-political, nonprofit soldier’s and veteran’s fraterPublic Notice nity. Anyone who has been assigned or attached to the 1st learning to paint or improving their painting skills. Go to www. Cavalry thepikespeakpleinairpainters.com, or contact Kenneth NOTICEShanika OF PURCHASE OF Division REAL anytime, anywhere, is eligible for membership. ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF Friends of the Cav who have not served with the Division are at 303-647-1085 or shanikastudio@aol.com. APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE eligible for Associate membership. We are family orientated so OFWoodland PURCHASE NO. 20110594 PIKES PEAK Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Fridays at the please bring significant other. We participate in local parades, Park Library, south entrance. Rotary is a worldwide organizaThe said premises were for the year A.D. do infood Christmas party. Come join us for great assessed and taxed theshelf, namepicnics, of tion working on projects ranging from polio 2010, eradication IVAR K & HELGA UGI and the properties new friends, possibly meet old friends camaraderie, make areArmy currently assessed and taxed in the internationally to bell ringing for the Salvation locally. name of IVAR K & HELGA fromUGI. the First Team. Contact Paul at 719-687-1169 or Al at Call 719-687-3611. To whom it may concern719-689-5778. and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of QUILT MINISTRIES meets between the hours of 9:30 a.m. described the hereinafter land, SUNDAY lots or SECOND Scribes is for writers, wannabe writers and premises, and in whose and 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each monthname at Utethe Pass Cul-to the person all those love the written word. Sponsored by the Cripple same was taxed, and towho all persons been having an interest or title of record in tural Center to make quilts for families that have burned Creek Park or to the same, and particularly to: and Recreation Department the group meets at 2 out of their homes or are in need for some other reason. The p.m. the second Sunday of the month at the Bennett Avenue IVAR K & HELGA UGI quilts are simple, andINVESTMENTS are excelAXEON CORP Publicmachine Notice pieced and hand-tied Park and Rec center. Call 719-689-3514. lent projects for both new and more experienced quilters. No NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL THE Chapter No. 153 Order of the Eastern lien saletolawfully theSNOWFLAKE 4th day of ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OFare encouraged sewing skills necessary. Participants bring held on November A.D. 2011, Star the then County APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S meets at 7:30 p.m. at 205 Park St. in Woodland Park. Call their ownTAX sewing machines but machines also will be available Treasurer of Teller County, State of ColorDEED SALE CERTIFICATE 719-687-9800. duly offered for delinquent taxes for OF PURCHASE NO. 20110460 onsite. Volunteers who don’t want to sew canado, still serve as the year 2010, the following described property, situated of Teller and The said and premises were year A.D. cutters pressers. Thisforisthe a nondenominational group. Call in County SOUTH PARK Toastmasters Club meets every Thursday except State of Colorado, to-wit: 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of PROVIDENCE 719-687-6828.MINING LLC and the propthe first Thursday of the month at the Fire Station in Guffey. Public Notice L104 INDIAN CREEK 15 (INCL MN) erties are currently assessed and taxed in Social time is at 6:30 p.m. with meetings starting promptly the name of PROVIDENCE MINING LLC. QUILTERS ABOVE the Clouds is a quilting That, guild for levels. NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL at all said sale, said property was 7 p.m. Visitors 719-661-3913 email ESTATE TAX LIEN SALEorAND OF stricken to and a taxat lien sale certific-are welcome. Call ToThe whom may concern andp.m. to every per- Friday guildit meets from 1-5 the fourth of theoffmonth APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S ate of purchase was dulydsr2001@gmail.com. issued therefore son in actual possession or occupancy of DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OCK LLCPark 401K PLAN FBO KEVIN the hereinafter described land, lotsChurch or at Mountain View United Methodist intoWoodland OF PURCHASE NO. 20110595 POOL & LISA WILDEMAN, the present premises, and to the person in whose TELLERwho COUNTY to share quilting experiences exchange ideas. holderThe andgroup legal owner thereof, hath Knitters meets from 10 a.m. to noon every name the same was taxed, andand to all per-

sons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: PROVIDENCE MINING LLC PINNACOL ASSURANCE HOROWITZ BURNETT PC ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD INNOVATIONS INC

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: 7-15-69 9011 PT EMERALD (7.88 AC) + BOND (5.38 AC) EXC PTS IN CONFLICT W/THE STRAY HORSE + THE BIG MULE MS That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to OCK LLC 401K PLAN FBO KEVIN POOL & LISA WILDEMAN, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72547 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110594 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of IVAR K & HELGA UGI and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of IVAR K & HELGA UGI. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: IVAR K & HELGA UGI AXEON INVESTMENTS CORP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L104 INDIAN CREEK 15 (INCL MN) That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to OCK LLC 401K PLAN FBO KEVIN POOL & LISA WILDEMAN, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72548 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

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Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72548 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110313 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of WILMA W & TIMOTHY KLINE and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of WILMA W & TIMOTHY KLINE. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: WILMA W & TIMOTHY KLINE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L5 + 6 B25 VICTOR That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to BEAR R WOODWARD, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72549 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110595 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of UNKNOWN and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of UNKNOWN. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECREATION INC PYRAMID ENTERPRISES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP CONSOLITDATED CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LTD JAMES BRUCE KLINE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L8 + 9 B8 VICTOR That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to FRANCES HEAD, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will is-

The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of UNKNOWN and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of UNKNOWN.

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To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RECREATION INC PYRAMID ENTERPRISES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP CONSOLITDATED CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LTD JAMES BRUCE KLINE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L8 + 9 B8 VICTOR That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to FRANCES HEAD, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72550 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110321 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of CHARLES W KURIE, JR and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of CHARLES W KURIE, JR. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: CHARLES W KURIE, JR ERNEST C KURIE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: 1-13-71 PT SE4NW4 LYING SELY OF HWY 24 (UND 1/2 INT) That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to TOMMY F YOWELL & DAVID A FENOGLIO, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Saturday. The first and third Saturdays are at Nikki’s Knots, 101 Boundary, Woodland Park; and the second and fourth Saturdays are at the Community Partnership office in Divide (located above McGinty’s Wood Oven Pub; parking and entrance on the north side). Yarn fans of all skills and types are welcome for a chance to share projects and conversation. For more details and plans for fifth Saturdays, check Teller Knitters on Ravelry.com.

THE TELLER County Sport Horse Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Call Grace at 719-6618497 for more information. TELLER COUNTY Search and Rescue is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose mission is to locate and rescue lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding area. Our general membership meetings are at 7 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Woodland Park Library, Public Notice downstairs meeting room. Although we are not accepting new NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL members at this time, the public is invited to our meetings. ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF WeAPPLICATION are available to giveTREASURER’S hiking safety presentations to schools, FOR DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE churches or local organizations and we do accept donations. OF PURCHASE NO. 20110321 For further information, please contact Janet Bennett at 719The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of 306-0826. CHARLES W KURIE, JR and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in THOMAS Kelly VFWWPost 6051 meets the name ofV.CHARLES KURIE, JR. at at 7 p.m. the first

Wednesday of each month at Veterans Hall, 27637 Hwy 67,

To whom it may concern and to every perWoodland Park, CO 80863, old Woodland Park Grange Hall son in actual possession or the occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or where Eric and V. Dickson Legion Post #1980 meets. premises, to theAmerican person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons interestSociety or title of record in tours of History Park UTEhaving PASS an Historical self-guided or to the same, and particularly to:

are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month

CHARLES W KURIE, JR from JuneC to September. Tours are free and start at the Museum ERNEST KURIE

Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the Woodland Park Public

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale and lawfully heldwill onbe theon4th dayatof Library, docents hand each building to answer November A.D. 2011, the then County questions.ofATeller guided historicState walking tour of Woodland Park Treasurer County, of Colorado, duly offereda.m. for Donations delinquent accepted taxes for for tours. Contact meets at 10:30 the year 2010, the following described property, situated County of Teller and 729-686-7512 or inwww.utepasshistoricalsociety.org. All tours State of Colorado, to-wit:

are weather permitting.

1-13-71 PT SE4NW4 LYING SELY OF HWY 24 (UND 1/2 INT) That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to TOMMY F YOWELL & DAVID A FENOGLIO, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before May 27, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

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Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72551 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice TELLER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m. February 10, 2015 City of Woodland Park Council Chambers 220 W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, CO I. Order and Roll Call II. Election of Officers A. Chairman B. Vice-Chairman III. Designation of Location for Posting Agendas IV. Adoption of the Meeting Schedule for 2015 and First Meeting of 2016 V. Review and Approve Minutes – November 25, 2014 VI. Consideration and recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners of a request by Dan Faulkner, Camp Elim Director, Colorado Rockies Bible Camp and Conference, Inc. (Authorized Representative) and USDA Forest Service (Property Owner) for (i) a Special Use Permit for Resort uses on approximately 16.24 acre part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15 and Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 11 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., Teller County, CO (5567 County Road 78/aka Painted Rocks Road) in the Agricultural (A-1) zone district and (ii) extinguishment of the existing Conditional Use Permit 02-0130. (Postponed from December 9, 2014) VII. Other Items A. Approval by the Board of Adjustment on November 19, 2014 of a request by Beaverbrook, LLC (Bentley Rayburn) to vary the rear (north) property line setback from 50 to 43.5 feet for an existing residence in the Agricultural (A-1) zone for Lot 1, Beaverbrook Subdivision Filing 1 (11024 County Road 8). B. Approval by the Board of Adjustment on November 19, 2014 of a request by Rick and Cindy Montgomery to vary the rear (north) property line setback from 30 to 11 feet for a proposed garage in the Residential One (R-1) zone for Lot 17, Block 1, Trout Haven Estates 4th Filing (72 Pawutsy Road). C. Next Meeting – March 10, 2015 V. Adjourn Legal Notice No.: 72568 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF BOARD OF TELLER COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S HEARING Thursday February 19, 2015 - 9:15 a.m. Teller County Centennial Building – Commissioners’ Meeting Room 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO

UTE PASS Historical Society board of directors meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the library. All patrons and members of the public are invited. Call 719-686-7512 for information. UTE PASS Masonic Lodge 188 meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Call 719-687-9453. UTE PASS Social Club is open to ladies of all ages and interests. The club has many activities to pick and choose from including bridge, hiking, luncheons, mahjongg, crafts, needle works, and much more. Call president Florence Cooper at 719687-3893 or visit http://sites.google.com/site/upsocial/. VICTOR HERITAGE Society is a volunteer, nonprofit organization devoted to preserving the hardrock gold mining heritage and the experience of living in Victor, Colorado during the late 19th and early 20th century. For information on meetings, activities and sponsored events, visit www.VictorHeritageSociety.com or e-mail VictorHeritageSociety@gmail.com. WRITE-NOW, A writers’ group in Cripple Creek, is open to all writers, all genres, aspiring and accomplished, who wish to hone their craft. Bring five copies of up to three doublespaced pages of writing you are working on and a pen to the first meeting. We will get right to work after guidelines are discussed. This is a critique group, which means everyone will have constructive input on each other’s writing. A wide variety of input and discussion always helps everyone with their writing. Meetings are at 7 p.m. every other Tuesday at Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School Board Room. Questions? PUBLIC NOTICE Call 719-648-8795. COUNTY WOODLAND PARK Book Club BOARD meets atOF 10:30 a.m. the first COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday of each month in the third floor board room at thse Thursday, February 5, 2015 COUNTY Woodland Park Public Library. CallTELLER 719-687-9281 ext. 103 for CENTENNIAL BUILDING book titles and information. 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ Meeting Room

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NOTICE OF BOARD OF TELLER COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S HEARING Thursday February 19, 2015 - 9:15 a.m. Teller County Centennial Building – Commissioners’ Meeting Room 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO On the above date and place, the Board of Teller County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider material modifications to the approved Ute Pass Regional Ambulance District Service Plan which modifications propose (i) to convert from a CRS Title 32 ambulance district to a CRS Title 32 health service district, and (ii) to change the official name from “Ute Pass Regional Ambulance District” to “Ute Pass Regional Health Service District.” A copy of the “Ute Pass Regional Health Service District Supplement to Second Amendment to the Service Plan: Description of Services – Conversion from a Special Ambulance District to a Health Service District” has been filed with the Teller County Clerk and Recorder and is available for public viewing during regular business hours. This material modification does not include any changes to the boundaries of the approved district nor the established mill levy. For more information contact Teller Planning 719-686-5414. Legal Notice No.: 72569 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE OPENING The City Council of the City of Woodland Park is accepting applications from persons who are interested in serving as a member on the City’s Charter Review Committee. Four terms on this Committee are open and they will expire on January 15, 2016. Interested applicants for this position must be a City resident for a minimum of one year prior to appointment and be available to meet on a monthly basis. Application forms for appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees are available on the City’s website www.city-woodlandpark.org or at City Hall, 220 West South Avenue in Woodland Park. Completed applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office not later than 5:00 P.M. February 13, 2015. Applications may be personally delivered to the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall; delivered by FAX at 719-686-1010; or delivered by email to the City Clerk sleclercq@city-woodlandpark.org or mailed to PO Box 9007, Woodland Park, CO 80866. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 687-5295 with any questions. Suzanne Leclercq, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 72570 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Thursday, February 5, 2015 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ Meeting Room 1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official’s Report - Administrator’s Report 2. 9:25 a.m.: Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 9:35 a.m.: Employee Service Awards 4. 9:40 a.m.: Treasurer: Accept Fourth (4th) Quarter 2014 Public Trustee Report and 2014 Public Trustee’s Annual Report.

1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official’s Report - Administrator’s Report 2. 9:25 a.m.: Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 9:35 a.m.: Employee Service Awards 4. 9:40 a.m.: Treasurer: Accept Fourth (4th) Quarter 2014 Public Trustee Report and 2014 Public Trustee’s Annual Report.

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Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Chris Brandt, County Attorney Adjournment Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item. Legal Notice No.: 72571 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS PARADISE OF COLORADO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Paradise of Colorado Metropolitan District of Teller County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special mail ballot election will be held on the 5TH day of May, 2015, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and one director to serve a two-year term. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Catherine T. Bright, Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, phone number 303-770-2700, e-mail address cbright@svwpc.com. The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2015. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is close of business on Friday, February 27, 2015 (not less than 67 days before the election). Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insufficient form. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2015 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for a mail-in (absentee) ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on Friday, May 1, 2015. PARADISE OF COLORADO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Catherine T. Bright, Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 72572 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify you. Reading your public notices is the best way to find out what is happening in your community and how it affects you. If you don’t read public notices, you never know what you might miss. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO

On the above date and place, the Board of Teller County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider material modifications to the approved Ute Pass Regional Ambulance District Service Plan which modifications propose (i) to convert from a CRS Title 32 ambulance district to a CRS Title 32 health service district, and (ii) to change the official name from “Ute Pass Regional Ambulance District” to “Ute Pass Regional Health Service District.” A copy of the “Ute Pass Regional Health Service District Supplement to Second Amendment to the Service Plan: Description of Services – Conversion from a Special Ambulance District to a Health Service District” has been filed with the Teller County Clerk and Recorder and is available for public viewing during regular business hours. This material modification does not include any changes to the boundaries of the approved district nor the established mill levy. For more information contact Teller Planning 719-686-5414.

Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Chris Brandt, County Attorney

Notices are meant to be noticed. Read your public notices and get involved! Legal Notice No.: 72551 First date of Publication: January 14, 2015 Second date of Publication: January 21, 2015 Third and last date of Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Legal Notice No.: 72569 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015

Adjournment

Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item. Legal Notice No.: 72571 First Publication: January 28, 2015 Last Publication: January 28, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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January 28, 2015

Black Forest recovery reaches milestone More to recovery than replacing homes, removing burned trees By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer

The Black Forest Fire started June 11, 2013. By the time the fire was contained, nine days later, two people were dead, 488 homes and countless numbers of outbuildings were destroyed and the burn area covered 14,280 acres. Now, 18-months later, while there is a long way to go, the signs of recovery are everywhere. “We’re past the halfway mark for new construction permits,” said Kathy Russell, public information officer for Black Forest Together. “We’ve hit 54.7 percent with 267 permits issued by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. They’ve been a big help.” The Black Forest Together website states that 180 replacement homes have been completed. Because many of the people affected by the fire have livestock, some of the first buildings replaced were the barns, sheds and coops needed to house the animals so their owners could end the expense of boarding them. Removing burned timber is also proceeding apace. Recovery isn’t just about replacing buildings and clearing burned land, it also includes fuels mitigation in the forest that remains. “One of our main efforts is the make people aware that the large areas that didn’t burn at still at risk for wildfire; just as much risk as the forest was when it burned the first time,” Russell said. Black Forest Together Forest Recovery program manager Scott MacDonald added:

“If we want to avoid another big fire, we must mitigate. We’re finding ways to reduce the cost of mitigation but it won’t be free.” One cost-reducing strategy has come in the form of a grant from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. “The grant offers a great opportunity now but we need to get neighbors together to take advantage of the program,” MacDonald said. “To be effective, we need groups of five or so to pool their acreages. We’re looking for size and contiguity.” “Nature doesn’t recognize 5-acre properties,” Russell said. “We found that out during the fire. If one owner mitigated his property but his neighbors did nothing, the fire just rolled on through. We know that some mitigation is good but more is better.” This grant offers an opportunity to educate the neighborhoods, MacDonald said, adding. “I like to ask people if they moved here for the forest or if they came for the trees. If they came for the forest, they need to make sure the forest is healthy.” “It’s like a bell curve,” Russell said. “Some people at one edge of the curve will never be convinced to mitigate, they won’t change. But people in the middle of the curve are getting the message. They know that it was a lucky trick of the wind that they didn’t burn. Many of them are taking steps to become Fire Wise Communities.” “That’s the nice thing about taking advantage of the mitigation grant,” MacDonald said. “They don’t have to be a Fire Wise Community to use the grant but when they’re done they will be a Fire Wise Community. Those of us who live in the wildland-urban interface are all land managers; mitigation must become a lifestyle.” To help forest residents to learn more about fuels mitigation and other programs, Black Forest Together is planning Forest Recovery Symposium 5 to take place from 9 a.m.-noon, Feb. 7 in the gymnasium at Edith Wolford Elementary School, 13710 Black Forest Road.

Participants will learn about the organization’s plans to distribute free seedlings this spring and ongoing volunteer projects to clear burned timber. Representatives from the Colorado State Forest Service will discuss its plan to operate a temporary small sawmill in Black Forest this season and Black Forest Together personnel will explain how neighborhoods can take advantage of the grant-assisted opportunity

to reduce the cost of improving survivable space around homes and removing excess green trees to reduce the chance of another extreme wildfire. For more information, check out www. blackforesttogether.org, call 719-495-2445 or email blackforesttogether@gmail.com. MacDonald can be reached from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 719-3212359.

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