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LEFT: The grand opening for the new Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion is Jan. There was a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. The new entrance to the YMCA is located about 100 feet south joining the health pavilion offices entrance. RIGHT: The main corridor of the Tri-Lakes YMCA and new Health Pavilion is expected to be a busy area. Photos by Danny Summers
New Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion set for Jan. 10 grand opening to the public A special VIP grand opening took place Jan. 6 By Danny Summers
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There is still quite a bit of construction going on at what used to be called the Tri-Lakes YMCA. But that is taking a back to seat to the celebration happening this week at what will now be the new Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion. On Jan. 10, the public is invited to tour the unique Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion; a 50,000 square foot building, developed by a partnership of the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Centura Health and the Boldt Company. The community grand opening is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with building tours, health and fitness testing, demonstrations and family activities. Representatives of the Health Pavilion’s tenants will be at the opening. They include Centura Health Urgent Care Tri-Lakes; Centura Health Physician Group Tri-Lakes Primary Care; Centura Health Physician Group TriLakes Behavioral Health; Centura Physical Therapy Tri-Lakes; Centura Centers for Occupational Medicine; Tri-Lakes Café and Bistro; PENRAD Imaging; Colorado Laboratory Services; and Monument Pediatrics Mountain View Medical Group.
“Each service will be offering something to demonstrate to the public what they do,” said Heather Steinman, executive director of the Tri-Lakes YMCA. “Urgent Care will offer a teddy bear clinic so you can come in and get your teddy bear fixed up. The YMCA will have an obstacle course, bounce house and gym activities. Another provider will have face painting. Somebody else will have a photo booth, and so on. “It’s basically a big opportunity for the whole community to come, look at the new space, do some fun activities with their kids and see if this is something they would like to have and get a better idea of what this partnership is all about.” On Jan. 6, there was a VIP ribbon cutting ceremony in the Tri-Lakes YMCA gymnasium hosted by the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce. Chamber executive director Terri Hayes was among those in attendance, along with Monument mayor Rafael Dominguez. Also on hand were several board members from the Tri-Lakes YMCA, and YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, as well as representatives from the other health care providers that are involved with the new Health Pavilion. “Our long term vision is to toss out the old convention of only going to the doctor when sick and dealing with the sometimes massive and expensive bureaucracy that comes with hospitals and medical hand-
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There is still construction going on at the as the new Tri-Lakes YMCA Health Pavilion takes shape. offs,” said Margaret Sabin, president and CEO of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, who was on hand for the VIP ribbon cutting ceremony. “It may sound counterintuitive, but as a true healthcare system our goal is to keep people healthy and out of hospitals, utilizing them most appropriately for those life events that require the scale and proportions a hospital can provide. “We are supporting that goal by investing in programs and services such as the community health village to keep people healthy.” Steinman said the Health Pavilion is unique to the Pikes Peak region. It is next generation health care in which health care and wellness are combined in one location. The hope is that the new pavilion will integrate advanced, individualized exercise and fitness programs (provided by the YMCA at a cost), along with pediatric medicine, adult primary care, family nutrition, orthopedic medicine, radiology, urgent care and occupational therapy. The Tri-Lakes YMCA (which Steinman said has about 10,000 members), Centura Health and all of the other providers in the Health Pavilion will share newly constructed common atrium entryway. It will include a concierge desk, Tri-Lakes Café and Bistro, and child care with supervised children’s activities for patrons at the YMCA’s Child Watch program. The Child Watch Program was already in place, but the entrance has been moved to the new atrium. “The job of the concierge is to not
answer medical questions, but to direct people where they need to go,” Steinman said. “We will have contact information for a medical provider and be able to tell people what those medical providers offer. “Child Watch is now available to patients. Let’s say you come in and you have a physical therapy appointment, and you have kids, you can drop them off at Child Watch and do your physical therapy appointment.” Steinman noted that the Tri-Lakes YMCA is offering free memberships to all seventh grade students in the Lewis-Palmer School District 38. A bus that services Lewis-Palmer Middle School will take kids to the Health Pavilion who have memberships with the YMCA “Research has shown that seventh grade has been found to be a very critical year where kids have more at-risk behavior,” said Steinman, who noted that the Tri-Lakes YMCA gave away more than $100,000 in scholarships to families in need last year. “Seventh graders are at home by themselves more. They are introduced to alcohol and drugs and get out of the sports they used to play. “District 38 seventh grade students will have full access to the gym for free until they are in eighth grade. We hope that by them being here they will have a sense of community and stay involved with their peers in a positive ways.” Steinman added that the café is scheduled to be completed sometime around the middle of February. It should be the last part of the construction project.
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Bill Elder sworn in as new El Paso County Sheriff Event took place Dec. 31 By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Bill Elder began working for the El Paso County Sheriff’s office when he was 21 years old. Now he is the top dog. In a Dec. 31 ceremony, Elder was sworn in as Sheriff, replacing Terry Maketa who held office more than a decade. “This is my home,” Elder said to the crowd in attendance. “I started at this office when I was 21 and spent the next 20 years working here.’ “I know most of these people. They are hungry for a change in leadership.” Fourth Judicial District Judge Gil Martinez administered the oath. About 100 people gave Elder a standing ovation. Martinez also swore in Joe Breister as undersheriff, Brad Shannon as bureau chief and Richard Hatch and Tom DeLuca as commanders. All had worked at the sheriff’s office. Maketa was supposed to finish out his term this month, but he filed paperwork for early retirement in December. He did not give a reason. Elder, a Republican, ran unopposed for Maketa’s seat in the Nov. 4 election. Maketa was on the hot seat since last spring when allegations surfaced that he had sexual relationships with three female employees and mishandled taxpayer money. He was pressured to step down, but vowed to fulfill his term. “Because of what’s gone on in the last seven and a half months it’s a distraction and I need to remove that distraction,” Elder said at the press conference. “We have a business, a very dangerous business that we operate and we need to get back to the business of law enforcement.” Elder, the former police chief of Fountain, officially begins his term on Jan. 13. Maketa’s term as Sheriff was mostly positive. He took a leading role during the massive Black Forest Fire in June 2013. That same year he also played a big part in the fight against gun control legislation in Colorado. In November 2013, Maketa became involved in a war of words with then Black Forest Fire Chief Bob Harvey. Maketa lashed out at Harvey after Harvey said the Black Forest fire likely was intentionally set. Maketa went so far as to say in a news release that Harvey’s comments were “an attempt to mislead the public” and a “mere witch hunt.” Maketa also accused Harvey of mishandling response to the fire. The onslaught of allegations prompted the Black Forest Fire Board to launch an independent review of Harvey’s handling of the fire. The 2,000-page report cleared Harvey of the accusations. The report was released last spring. Maketa’s stock took a major slide downward in May
Bill Elder was officially sworn in as the new El Paso County Sheriff during a Dec. 31 ceremony in downtown Colorado Springs. He replaces the Terry Maketa. Courtesy photo 2014 when allegations of sexual favoritism and intimidation by current and former employees were made public. Many of those claims were substantiated by a County investigation. A criminal investigation is ongoing. Maketa, 50, joined the Sheriff’s Department in 1987 and
worked his way up through the ranks. Maketa ran for Sheriff in 2002 and received more than 77 percent of the vote. In subsequent elections, Maketa was re-elected by even larger margins. He ran unopposed in 2006. In 2010 he and finished with more than 81 percent of the vote.
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ff Goodwill’s new Monument store to open this month New CSHP facility being built next door By Danny Summers
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Discover Goodwill’s expansion will continue this month with the opening of a 23,552-square-foot store in Monument at the Creekside Commercial Center along Jackson Creek Parkway, northeast of Interstate 25 and Baptist Road. The store is a $4.3 million project that is expected to initially employ about 50 people. Adjacent to the new Goodwill Retail Store is a new Colorado Springs Health Partners, P.C. (CSHP), which is scheduled to open this spring. CSHP’s new medical center in Monument is expected to increase accessibility and convenience for patients by consolidating its current family medicine providers in Monument along with supporting pediatric and urgent care clinical services. The new CSHP building will be 15,800 square feet and will maintain its current two primary care physicians. It will also add urgent care to the services offered, according to CSHP spokesperson Lynn Jones. Jones added that podiatrists, ophthalmologist ENT specialists and orthopedics specialists will visit the clinic on a rotating basis. The building will have 26 exam rooms and use geothermal heating and cooling systems. Goodwill and CSHP held a ground breaking ceremony last June to kick off the construction of new facilities. The Monument Goodwill’s physical address is 16218 Jackson Creek Parkway. Hours (opening and closing times) are: Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 800-400-9455 or email contactus@goodwill.org. Denver-based DaVita Health recently acquired CSHP, a group with more than 130 providers and 11 locations in the Pikes Peak region. In a news release issued by the Fortune 500 company called it “a partnership.” “By combining a nationally recognized patient-centered physician practice with our existing international footprint and extensive clinical capabilities, we are creating a new paradigm of high-quality, affordable, personalized health care in Colorado,” Kent Thiry, co-chairman and CEO of DaVita, said in the release. “We are especially excited about Sher-growing in our home state and look forward to more.” CSHP executive vice president and CEO Deborah Chanote. dler and her executive staff are expected to remain in place eventhrough the sale process. Chandler will then serve as presianddent of DaVita’s Colorado Springs market. “We have long focused on a physician-driven, patient-
Colorado Springs Health Partners is opening a new location next to Goodwill along Jackson Creek Parkway in Monument. Photos by Danny Summers
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Palmer Lake Historical Society pot luck and membership drive Jan. 15 Staff reports Join the Palmer Lake Historical Society for its annual potluck dinner and membership drive. We are an educational nonprofit organization that preserves and promotes history through programs and activities throughout the year that bring alive the
historical events that took place in the TriLakes area or affected Colorado or local history. The Annual Pot Luck Dinner and Membership Drive is an opportunity to learn about the Historical Society and become a part of this dynamic and community-oriented organization. If you have one, bring
an item related to local history to show, discuss, and possibly learn more about the item. This program is free to the public. We will provide the baked ham, coffee, and tea. Please bring a side dish or desert to share. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the Historical Society and the
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Two state patrol cars involved in crashes near Castle Rock Douglas County sheriff ’s deputy was also hit Staff report Colorado State Patrol cars were involved in two crashes near Castle Rock on Dec.29. Both incidents were related to the snowy and icy conditions of the roads as the Denver metro area received between 5-9 inches of snow and saw temperatures dip below zero. The first, which involved a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy, occurred on the northbound lanes of I-25 near milepost 179, just south of Castle Rock. A trooper and the deputy were injured. According to Colorado State Patrol Sgt. Rob Madden, both officers were taken to Castle Rock Adventist hospital to be treated for minor injuries and released. Colorado State Patrol said the investigation into the incident shows three vehicles were involved in the crash and it appears the deputy and trooper were
outside of their vehicles at the time of the crash. The driver of the third vehicle lost control on the highway, and the vehicle hit the sheriff’s deputy’s car. The driver who caused the accident was cited for careless driving resulting in injury. The patrol car slid toward a jersey barrier and hit both the trooper and the deputy. Both officers were “caught between the jersey barrier and the vehicle” for a short time but escaped significant injuries by using their hands to push the sliding car off their bodies while being pinned, the state patrol explained on Twitter after the accident. Another accident involving a state trooper happened about 10 miles south of Castle Rock on I-25. A trooper’s vehicle was parked on the highway shoulder when a driver lost control and slid into it, Madden said. The trooper was inside the vehicle. The impact sent the trooper’s vehicle off the road and down a 40-foot embankment. Neither the trooper nor the driver of the crashed vehicle were seriously injured and were not taken to a hospital.
Officials take oaths New year requires a lot of swearing For the Tribune Dec. 31, 2014, at 9 a.m. in Centennial Hall, Chief 4-th Judicial District Court Judge Gilbert Martinez administered to the oath of office to El Paso County Treasurer Mark Lowderman who began his first elected four year term in office on Jan. 1. At the same time Judge Martinez administered the oath of office to interim El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder, and interim El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker. On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 the Chief Judge is expected to administer the oath of office to: • El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn who will be starting his second four-year term in office. • El Paso County Commissioner Peggy Littleton who will be starting her second four-year term in office. • El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder who will be starting his first four-year term in office • El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker who will be starting his first four-year term in office • El Paso County Surveyor Lawrence Burnett who will be starting his second four-year term in office • El Paso County Clerk and Recorder
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Chuck Broerman who will be starting his first four-year term in office.(accidently omitted in earlier email) Colorado law requires that the newly elected County Treasurer must be in office January 1. Therefore, County Treasurer Mark Lowderman received the oath of office starting his first four-year term, Dec. 31, 2014. The Board of County Commissioners has accepted the resignation of County Assessor Mark Lowderman who is leaving office Dec. 31 so he can assume his new duties as El Paso County Treasurer in compliance with statutory requirements. The Board has appointed Assessorelect Steve Schleiker to serve as interim Assessor until the new term begins on the Jan. 13, at which time he will receive the oath marking the start of his first four-year term in office. The Board of County Commissioners has accepted the retirement/resignation of El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa effective Jan. 1 and has appointed Sheriff-elect Bill Elder to serve as interim Sheriff until the new term begins Jan. 13, at which time he will receive the oath of office marking the start of his first four-year term. State law also requires that all deputies must be “sworn” to the newly elected Sheriff in order to serve. Therefore a large “oath of office” event will held for the Sheriff’s Office personnel at Pikes Peak Center at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 13.
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Spirit of George Kobalt lives on in Tribune “Howdy and good morning,” were at the top of the page for the Palmer Lake - Monument News for the Jan. 15, 1965 edition of the paper. It was the second issue. George Kobolt ran a photo of himself, and a caption that said, “Don’t shoot this man, if you see him ‘casing the joint’ — It’s Editor Geo. Kobolt, in a light blue 1962 or a green 1963 Chevrolet (Wagon) and he is probably trying to show a merchant how advertising doesn’t cost — It pays!” Years later, I would listen to ghost stories related of how old Geo. could be heard rattling around sometimes at night at what once was the reinforced basement of the former printing plant at 319 Perry Street in Castle Rock. The stories were most frequently focused on the area that was once under the presses known as the ‘morgue’ because it was where all the dead papers went. “To answer the questions that arose from my visit to the Palmer Lake-Monument Post Offices last Friday morning, and advertising calls made Monday by our Bob Shchultz — We are concerned about the success of the new paper,” Kobolt wrote. “Because the Columbine Herald didn’t make it, and another paper is having its troubles. Yes, I am familiar with both instances for we printed for another gentleman, the Columbine Herald. In those days, we were platen press printers and in my estimation, no newspapers could be printed
economically in small quantities with that method. So, I held off until we purchased our present lithographic press.” Kobolt was proud of the new equipment, and at the same time cautious and distant, about a competitive product sometimes printed in the Tri-Lakes market at the time. “It is the largest press of its type between Denver and Colorado Springs — even Littleton. The other paper we print when it is brought to us to print. We are the only commercial printers for it, not editors or business managers — wonderful people endeavoring to put it out for the area.” He answered a question about affiliations with other nearby papers at the time. “Are you Geo. Kobolt, connected in any way with either of the Colorado Springs papers?” “No. I am a printer. Independent as a married man can be, with a 24-year-old married daughter and a 16-year-old son.
I have no connections with the papers there — I’m just a little ‘feller’ competing in a world of tycoons,” he answered and expounded upon the things his new paper was not trying to do. “You will see ads from here and there. That is the choice of the businessmen to make. Please, do not take it as an indication that editor Geo. is trying to change your buying practices — Buy at home. He noted the presence then of such fine establishments as Higby Mercantile, Glenside Store, McCall Mercantile, Churches including Little Log Church, St. Peter Catholic, Monument Community Presbyterian and others. In closing, Geo. Kobolt had this to say about the new paper 50 years ago. “This little Palmer Lake-Monument News is not out to cover the world — just the area of our local interest.” The Palmer Lake - Monument News has maintained that strategy for those 50 years and eventually became, over time and different editors and publishers, the Tri-Lake Tribune. The spirit of Geo. Kobalt lives on in the Tribune. Watch for details as we gear up to celebrate our first 50 years of local publishing history, and the businesses, sources, readers, advertisers, and friends who helped make it possible in coming editions. And we will offer clues on where we are going for our next 200 years.
Katte and McKnight are basketball coaching legends In late October, former Denver Christian boys’ basketball coach Dick Katte published a book based on his career called “Over Time: Coach Katte on Basketball Life.” Katte is the all-time winningest coach in Colorado history. His Denver Christian teams went 876-233 from 1964 through 2012, winning eight state championships along the way. Katte explains that the secret to his success is simple and straightforward. “Work very hard and demand the same from your team, adapt to the changes in players and parents over time and never waver from the core principles that make you one of the most honored and respected coaches in the nation’ high school basketball history,” Katte said. Katte turned aside numerous chances to coach on a larger stage, choosing his role as mathematics teacher, coach and mentor to young people as well as to remain very active in his church. His book is a unique blend of faith, biography and basketball as Katte explains in detail the philosophies and special strategies that resulted in his 79 percent career winning percentage; among the highest in
state basketball history. During his career at Denver Christian, Katte served in a variety of teaching and administrative roles, but always remained a math teacher. At times, he was also the school’s track, baseball and football coach. He was the school’s athletic director and assistant principal as well. Katte has numerous coach-of-the-year honors and has been honored by the state and national coaches associations as well as for his work as athletic director. He is a member numerous halls of fames and served on Colorado High School Activities Association Executive Committee (now Board of Directors) twice. Katte has survived two brushes with death: a brain aneurysm that burst during
neurosurgery performed by the closest friend, and a bout with cancer nine years later that required the removal of four feet in his small intestine. At last check, Katte’s impressive victory total places him 26th on the all-time list nationally. That brings me to my next point. Before I arrived in Colorado in the fall of 2001, I wrote for several newspapers in southern California. Among the coaches I covered was Mater Dei’s Gary McKnight. Mater Dei is a parochial school in Santa Ana. McKnight, 61, is a legend, not only in California, but on the national stage. He recorded his 1,000 career victory (the most in state history) on Dec. 12, making him the 14th high school boys’ basketball coach to reach the 1,000-win plateau. Now in his 33rd year as a head coach (he has been at Mater Dei since 1983), McKnight joins names like Morgan Wootten, Ralph Tasker and Bob Hurley in the 1,000-win club. Robert Hughes of Texas is the all-time wins leader at 1,333. Summers continues on Page 7
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FORTY YEARS AGO: Kim Davis, a 6th grader from Lewis Palmer Middle School won 1st place in the Colorado Springs Regional division and 5th in the state competition for a poster contest entitled “Plant Life-Soil Conservation. She drew a poster with the slogan “Trees hold birds up, soil down”. Kim hopes to pursue a career in art. She is the daughter of Mrs. Schott Davis of Woodmoor. Elective night will be held at Lewis Palmer Middle School January 15. Refreshments will be served by the Home Economics class. The play “Once Upon a Midnight Dreary” will be presented by the drama class. The band will perform and Spanish, Art and Craft classes will put on displays. The evening is a chance for parents to see what the students are doing. Pinecrest Baptist is founding a new college. They expect a student body of 50. Classes offered are in the areas of Pastoral Theology, Christian Education and Missions. Courses are designed to be completed in two years if a full course load is taken. The single purpose of the college is to carry out the Great Commission from Matthew 28:19. Mike Shoaf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Shoef, passed away January 4, 1975. He was born August 9, 1951 and suffered from MS most of his life. The PTO Skate and Ski Swap will be
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What distinguishes McKnight from others on that list is his win percentage, which stands at an all-time best .921 (1,006-88).That’s right, his teams have lost just 88 games in 33 years; an average of less than three per year. Mater Dei is 11-3 this season, with all of its losses coming to nationally-ranked teams from outside California. McKnight has 31 league titles, 22 California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section titles and 11 state championships at the highest levels. His resume is easily among the most impressive in high school basketball history. And like Katte, McKnight survived a cancer scare when he underwent surgery
held Saturday, January 11, at the Mine Shopping Center. The sale will be from 1-4 p.m. Anything left will go to the Goodwill or Salvation Army. A small percentage of the sale will go to the Middle School. Dodie Whitlaw is helping to organize the event. Monument Homemakers Extension held their Annual Christmas party on December 12. A delicious potluck was followed by a program called “Surprise”. The surprise was that the members sang Christmas carols. The pastors in attendance gave readings. Christmas songs were sung by Frontier Boy’s Village Choir. There was also a surprise visit from Santa who presented candy and popcorn balls to all children in attendance. Tim Kruegar is now custodian at Lewis Palmer Elementary after the unexpected death of Mr. Roberts. Mrs. Alma Roberts and her brother returned from Ozark, AR where they buried Mr. Roberts who passed away last Friday. Mrs. Goldie Simpson retired as postmistress at Monument on December 31 after 25 years. Mrs. Doris Blickenstaff is interim clerk. Compiled by Linda Case
18 years ago to remove a malignant mass in his ribcage. He since has tested cancerfree. He has also battled with weight issues since he started coaching, and he is diabetic. Katte and McKnight are in rarified air. I am blown away when I think of all the kids’ lives they have impacted over their long careers. They are truly inspirational coaches, teachers and leaders. I need to mention one other coach in this column. Dan McKiernan won 598 games as a coach in Colorado, mostly at Palmer. A graduate of St, Mary’s - when the school was located in downtown Colorado Springs - McKiernan guided Palmer to a pair of state titles. Now in his mid 70s, McKiernan - who began coaching in 1964 - is helping out as an assistant coach at Rampart this season under his son-in-law J’on St. Clair.
Time to reflect Now that the yearend holidays are finished, how about thinking about the past a bit? In the recent weeks we have had weather to consider. It was warm for a while then the real winter started. In days like that it is hard to imagine what it was like over a hundred years ago. Not a fence to be seen. Antelope, deer and coyotes were all roaming with no interference. When the first explorers from the east arrived, some two hundred years ago, it was all still pretty much like it had been for two hundred years before. It only took a few years for sizable changes to happen. Gold had been discovered in California, and there were thousands of people wanting to go there. At first there were few trails to follow, and the best way to get there required a boat trip around South America! Those who did strike out across the country never made it all the way. Most settled somewhere along the way. Some met with disasters, and Indians. The trip in a covered wagon was long and hard. Some of the travelers stopped once they got to the mountains. They did not know just how many more mountains they would have to go over. Those who settled here were not really interested in the beauty of these mountains, they occupied most of their days just doing what they had to in order to survive. Out on the plains, across what is now Kansas, those that stopped, had real problems. The majority had to build their shelters out of
the only available resource, the dirt. A few discovered layers of rock that they could use, but there were not many trees around. As we travel through, it is hard to imagine that most of the trees we see now were planted by these first settlers. That was one thing they discovered, IF you could get water, lots of things would grow. The weather was usually good, but once the summer was over, winter could be seriously bad. Settlers usually found streams, and if possible a valley. Water for survival. Valleys for shelter from the winds. A daily trip to the stream, or for the really lucky ones a well, was a daily event. It would be a long time before the convenience of electricity would arrive. Today, when we lose power, even for a minute, we take notice. Only a hundred years ago, when the first power plants started running, it was normal for only a couple hours of electricity a day! The idea of light after the sun went down was certainly important. Once that came along more changes came, like radio, then television, now computers, and internet. Those pioneers would have seen that as pure magic!
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Made in Monument: Chris Wright, deep in the brew process Photos by Dave Smith
From hobby to livelihood, local brewer building business By Dave Smith
Contributing writer A little longer than a decade ago, Chris and Judi Wright decided they were never leaving Monument. That decision led Chris to begin the process of turning his long-time hobby of home brewing beer into a career, perfecting his product until the time was right. Pikes Peak Brewing Company opened for business in 2011. The brew pub serves food, crafts award-winning beers and sodas, and provides a casual place to hang out without leaving town. The company also cans its creations, selling to about 150 vendors around Colorado. “I always wanted my own business,” Chris Wright said. “I wanted to create something with my own hands and give back to the community. Before he opened Pikes Peak Brewing Company Wright brewed his own beer for about 15 years and one of his biggest joys is sharing it with others. Part of the reason the Wrights decided to make Monument their permanent home is because it is an environment that they find encouraging. “We lived where there are split-rail fences and encouraging neighbors,” he said. “And I shared my home brew with them. People are
The bottling line at Pikes Peak Brewing
hungry for those interpersonal relationships and bonding.” With that in mind Wright wanted to create a third space for area residents to call their own. The first two spaces are home and work, but a place for where the community could bond and hang out is what he aimed for. The plan for the company began to develop as Wright sought to combine elements of a British pub, coffee houses, breweries and boutique wineries in creating his unique spot. “People like and identify with local (businesses), want to drink local (products) and people identify with The Peak,” he said. Now he had his concept and name. Every day since opening Wright calls a learning experience. And he has learned well based on the varied successes the company has tallied along the way. The brewery won Best Barrel Aged Beer and Best of Show at the Colorado State Fair, for example and business continues to boom for Wright and his “hobby.” About a year after opening Wright added the large, open Barrel Room effectively doubling his space and capacity. The room has its own bar and features community tables that encourage people to share spaces and get to know their neighbors. In 2014 Wright expanded again, adding another 25 percent of space as demand increased. “The reality is just how we have been embraced by the community, that is out biggest success. We have awards and medals, but
Chris Wright behind the counter in Barrel Room 2. the community is the most important to us,” Wright said. “They have been able to provide the TriLakes area with an amazing brew pub to go to and not have to travel,” said Terri Hayes, executive director of Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. “People are deciding they want to come to Monument to start businesses. We are business friendly. This is a great place to live and start a business.” The physical expansion is most noticeable, yet it is indicative of growth of another kind: total sales are on the rise to the tune of 35 percent annually. “At that rate there is a lot more reacting than planning,” Wright said with a laugh. “We are a bit of ahead of schedule since we started. We didn’t expect to double in a year and a half, but that’s a good problem to have.” About 75 percent of sales are in house. The wholesale sales are mostly for his canned beer, which is canned on site. He also has about 40 locations that serve his beers on tap. On brewing days he brews about 30 barrels at a time of his more popular brews. Because of the smaller operation Wright can be more flexible, filling kegs or cans as demand dictates. “I have heard that Colorado is the Napa Valley of beer,” said Monument Mayor Rafael Dominguez. “They have great products and Chris Wright is a very smart guy with good business sense. They have a very great future, these are the stores that define Monument and put us on the map.”
There is a good variety of beer to be had at Pikes Peak Brewing Company. Wright offers between six and eight year round brews including Elephant Rock India Pale Ale, Summit House Oatmeal Stout and Ascent Pale Ale. A unique beer, Penrose Private Reserve, is a Belgian Golden Ale aged in red wine barrels. There are two house-made sodas – root beer and sparkling lemon – on tap too. There are seasonal beers as well, some of them associated with a particular cause. Wright shares proceeds from the sale of these beers with groups like Trout Unlimited, Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters Association Local 5 and breast cancer research. “”I love impacting people’s lives in a positive way, Wright explained. “Whether through donations or drinking the beer, that’s what it’s about.” “They give back. They brew special beers and give a percentage to (local) causes,” Hayes said. “They have helped the Chamber of Commerce raise money.” For Wright, the success of his brewing expertise is certainly welcome, however he is pleased with the process of making beer as much as anything else. “I love everything about beer, it is artistic and scientific. It’s the whole package not just drinking,” he said. “Every brewing day is a good day. I love creating a product that people get passionate about and just enjoy. This is the most incredible gift you could ever imagine. So many believed in us and the product we are creating, it’s just unbelievable.”
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Made in Monument: Catriona Cellars is Unique, European, Monument By Dave Smith
Contributing writer Imagine yourself lounging on a sun drenched patio, the cool stones of the deck under foot, a gentle breeze rustling your hair and a large umbrella giving you just enough shade to make it comfortable. You lift the glass of deep red wine to your lips and drink in the rich liquid as hints of raspberry and cherry play across your palate. You smile and think about what a wonderful European experience you are enjoying. But you are not in Europe or some other exotic land, you are right in the heart of Monument sitting on the patio at Catriona Cellars winery, cafe and tasting room. The three-building complex opened on Washington Street in January 2014. Owner and winemaker Woody Woodworth has three passions in his life: His wife Catherine, being a musician, and wine making. He can enjoy two of them regularly at his business. “Not many people can say they are working at their passion,” Woodworth said. “Wine is a huge passion of mine. I started making it about two decades ago and now I am living the dream.” Catriona is a Gaelic rendering of Catherine’s name. “She got the name, I got the winery,” Woodworth quipped. The couple saw a need in Monument for a winery and an alternative eating establishment so they converted their previous business of nearly 20 years, Hy Country Feed & Garden to meet that need. “Business changes,” Woodworth said, “so I decided to follow my dream and stay (in Monument). We felt the community would support us.” Those years of working his passion led to Woodworth winning silver and bronze medals in the 2013 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition, the largest competition of its kind in the world. That award-winning tradition continues through his work at Catriona Cellars. The Winery won nine medals at the 2014 Colorado State Fair Commercial Wine Compe-
Owner and winemaker Woody Woodworth has three passions in his life. He leans against barrels of one of them. conversation.” Terri Hayes, executive director of the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce and VisiMonument needed a winery and an alternative eating establishment so Woodworths converted their previous business tors Bureau, thinks Catriona Cellars fills a void in the community. of nearly 20 years, Hy Country Feed & Garden to meet that need. Photos by Dave Smith “It’s unique. We needed a true winery and a place to go,” Hayes said, “Including tition including Best White Wine of Show on site. Woodworth is examining the pos- a gorgeous outdoor area for those Fall and and Best Overall Wine of Show for their Or- sibility of selling it to some restaurants, but special nights. How I feel about Catriona chard White wine. for now they are only available at the win- Cellars is its just brought Monument up a Woodworth began making wine simply ery. notch.” out of a desire to try it on his own. Making “We direct ship some to family and With 40 seats inside and another 52 outthe jump from amateur to running his own friends who have visited,” Woodward add- side, there is ample room for a lunch date winery was somewhat eye-opening. ed. or a party. Weddings and other larger par“The biggest difference is the scale of The cafe menu serves a variety of salads, ties are welcomed. the equipment, the amount of grapes and platters, soups and sliders to pair with Ca“I would say it is the most upscale estabthe gallons of wine we go through,” he said. triona’s wines. If there is any uncertainty lishment in the downtown area,” said MonThe winery bottles 1,200-1,500 cases of about which wine will pair best with which ument Mayor Rafael Dominguez. “That is wine a year. Each 60 gallon barrel yields food a visit to the tasting room will solve a destination in Monument, it’s a very nice about 300 bottles. It takes about 16,000 the dilemma. The look and feel of the faplace.” pounds of grapes – from both California cility is not the only thing European about While business grows and awards pile and Colorado – to produce the quantities of it, the attitude and approach to dining are up, there is something in Woodworth’s attivarious types of wines offered at Catriona. European as well. tude that reflects the ambiance of his winThere are eight different wines currently “The patio in the summer is gorgeous, ery, something laid back and simple. available, but that changes. The most pop“I love to see the customers faces. I get ular wines are the flagship Red Diva and of it is a very quaint place for people to come in and hang out,” Woodworth explained. to see enjoy the product we’ve made and course the much decorated Orchard White. Woodworth said the company’s first des- “We don’t necessarily want to turn tables. that’s huge, a feeling most people do not ert wine, a cherry chocolate flavored wine We want it to be a place to relax and enjoy get,” he said. called Maiden’s Kiss, will be ready soon. All of Catriona’s wines are bottled and stored
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Stock show ready to ride again Thousands of visitors and exhibitors come to the National Western By Tom Munds
tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Denver officially becomes a “cow town” when the National Western Stock Show comes to town. Longhorns will be driven the street in downtown Denver during the Jan 8 parade and National Western activities shift into high gear Jan. 10-25 at the Denver Coliseum, Stock Show Arena and Equestrian Center. The National Western is called the Super Bowl of Livestock Shows and Sales for a good reason. There are judging competitions for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, bison, yaks poultry and rabbits. Since space is fairly limited, animals are constantly moving in and out of the complex so that more than 15,000 head of livestock can take part in the judging competitions and sales In addition to the livestock judging competitions, there also are numerous livestock sales where millions of dollars change hands as thousands of animals are sold to new owners. While livestock activities go on almost constantly, the National Western Stock Show’s daily schedule also may include rodeos, displays and entertainment. The fact there is something for almost everyone attracts hundreds of thousands of men, women and children through the turnstiles. For example, last year’s attendance was more the 628,000. The multitude of livestock judging and sales plus more than 50 special events are held at a variety of locations. While the rodeo performances are in the held in the Denver Coliseum, the majority of livestock show and sale activities plus some special events like livestock judging are centered at the National Western Stock Show Arena and the pens in the nearby stock yards and horse activities are held in the Events Center and Paddock located at the north end of the National Western complex. The 16-day run of the National Western Stock Show is Colorado’s largest trade show with more than 350 vendors scheduled to be on the grounds this year. Many of the vendors will be located in the three-level Hall of Education near 46th Avenue. The good news is parking is free but general admission ticket is required to get into the National Western Stock Show. The general admission ticket entitles the holder to visit the trade show, displays, stock shows and auctions. Ticket prices vary from $10 to $19 for everyone 12 and older with high priced tickets required on the weekend. Tickets for children under three to 11 are $2 to $3, depending on the day. Children under two get in free. The general admission ticket also is good for visits to the Children’s Ranchland and petting farm are open daily on the third floor of the Expo Hall. In addition to the petting farm, a variety of activities for children are scheduled in the Ames Activity Pavilion. Events on the schedule include stick horse rodeos, kid’s pedal-tractor pulls, horseshoe pitching and dummy roping contests. The pavilion is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the daily activity lists are posted on the National Western web site. There about 50 special events that require admission tickets that range in price from $8 to $100 each. Each ticket includes a National Western general admission ticket. Among the events on the entertainment schedule are two Mexican Rodeo Extravaganzas, three Professional Bull Riders events,
A cowboy battles to stay on the back of the animal during the bull riding competition at last year’s National Western Stock Show Rodeo. This year’s stock show events run from Jan. 10-25. Photo courtesy National Western Stock Show two Wild West shows, the Grand Prix horse jumping show, draft horse shows and the Martin Luther King Jr. AfricanAmerican Heritage Rodeo. There are also 19 rodeo performances during first stop of the year for members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Each rodeo performance will include a full schedule of traditional rodeo competitions plus there will be specialty acts are booked to perform during breaks between rodeo events. At the other end of the National Western complex, the Events Center will be equally busy as the site of equestrian events that include daily schedule of riding and performance competitions. The Events Center is also the site of the Wild West Show, an event fashioned after the turn-of-the-century performances produced by Buffalo Bill Cody and other specialty events.
Historically, livestock shows have been held in the Denver area since 1899 but none were regularly scheduled events. That changed in 1906 when the National Western Stock Show was held for the first time. The initial run was six days and an estimated 15,000 people attended. The event became an annual event. The only year it wasn’t held was 1915 when it was cancelled ranchers and farmers were battling a nation-wide epidemic of hoof and mouth disease. Today’s National Western draws attendance from around the United States as well as Canada and a number of other countries. Locally, the event becomes a field trip each year for about 20,000 school children. For information on the full schedule of events, ticket prices and directions to the facilities, visit the web site at www.nationalwestern.com
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Legal marijuana brings modest tax boost Questions remain on just how much revenue it will bring in for Colorado By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press
To see the tax implications of legalizing marijuana in Colorado, there’s no better place to start than an empty plot of land on a busy thoroughfare near downtown Denver. It is the future home of a 60,000-squarefoot public recreational center that’s been in the works for years. Construction costs started going up, leaving city officials wondering whether they’d have to scale back the project. Instead, they hit on a solution — tap $3.2 million from pot taxes to keep the pool at 10 lanes, big enough to host swim meets. The Denver rec center underscores how marijuana taxation has played throughout Colorado and Washington. The drug is bringing in tax money, but in the mix of
multibillion budgets, it is a small boost, not a tsunami of cash. Much of pot’s tax production has been used to pay for all the new regulation the drug requires — from a new state agency in Colorado to oversee the industry, to additional fire and building inspectors for local governments to make sure the new potgrowing facilities don’t pose a safety risk. And estimates for pot’s tax potential varied widely. Some government economists predicted a huge boost to public coffers. Others predicted a volatile revenue stream that could spike wildly based on how consumers and the black market would respond. Some even guessed that legal weed would cost more than it produced in taxes, through higher public safety costs and possible expensive lawsuits because the drug remains illegal under federal law. In Colorado, where retail recreational sales began Jan. 1, 2014, the drug has a total effective tax rate of about 30 percent, depending on local add-on taxes. Through October, the most recent figures available, Colorado collected about
$45.4 million from sales and excise taxes on recreational pot sales. That puts the state on pace to bring in less than the $70 million a year Colorado voters approved when the agreed to a statewide 10 percent sales tax and 15 percent excise tax on recreational pot. Voters set aside the first $40 million in excise taxes for school construction; so far that fund has produced about $10 million. But adding fees and licenses and the taxes from medical marijuana sales, Colorado had collected more than $60 million through October. Local governments can add additional taxes, too. That’s what led to additional revenue streams like Denver’s $3.2 million for a bigger pool at its rec center. In Washington, where recreational pot sales began in July, recreational weed is taxed on a three-tier system as the plant moves from growers to processors to retailers. The total effective tax rate is about 44 percent. State tax officials are just getting a look at the first few months of pot taxes, and the money is coming in slowly because there
aren’t many stores there yet. State economists have predicted pot sales will bring in $25 million by next July. The state anticipates a $200 million increase by mid-2017, and about $636 million to state coffers through the middle of 2019. There remain more questions than answers about pot’s tax potential. A new president in 2017 could sue legal weed states to shut down sales completely. And no one knows how the opening of new recreational markets will drain sales from Colorado and Washington. Oregon voters have approved retail pot sales beginning in 2016; Alaska has approved sales but it’s not clear when they’ll begin. And the biggest market in the West — California — is expected to consider recreational pot legalization in 2016. In other words, budgeters curious about marijuana’s tax potential will have to wait. “If they’re looking at pot as something that might swoop in and save them, they need to keep looking,’’ said Joseph Henchman, an analyst who has studied marijuana tax collections for the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax think tank.
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Two actors prepare for single combat as photographer/author Adriana Pogar snaps away with her camera. The scenes were shot recently at Greenland Open Space for inclusion in her upcoming books Photos by Dave Smith
Local author fulfills dream using camera and pen First release expected in March By Dave Smith
Contributing writer Adriana Pogar, Palmer Lake, was a girl with a dream. Her dream was to travel the world as a photojournalist, viewing all she could take in and sharing it all through her camera’s lens. But starting a family dampened the high flying dream a bit, but only temporarily. Pogar is releasing “The Perils of Penelope” books, parts 1-3 beginning in early 2015. She put her writing and photography skills together satisfying her desire to be a photojournalist while enjoying her family life at the same time. “I started writing because I went through a rough patch and needed a creative outlet,” Pogar explained. “I started writing because I could do it while my daughter was sleeping.” The tale is a blend of adventure, fantasy and fairy tale with a dose of steam punk thrown in. It takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 1920s where 13-year--old Penelope Collins, is beckoned by an enchanted fox who wants her to follow him across the sea to an island where all stories are created and where she will find her mother, the Weaver of Stories. Penelope and her father remember stories of the world before because they were on the island when the collective memory of stories was wiped out by forces of evil. “I intended it to be short fairytale that my sister and I could do as a project over a weekend, but the more I wrote the longer it grew until I realized that the story I needed to tell needed to be in at least three books,” she explained. Compiling the expanded story Pogar tells in the books provided an opportunity to use her beloved photography skills. It also presented a way for her to involve family and friends in the many photo shoots needed to properly illustrate the work. “I’ve done approximately twelve shoots with dozens more to go,” she shared. “They’ve ranged from a shoot in my living room to Ivywild School to Bishop’s Castle. I’ve been wrangling family and friends but they are being good about it.” Her photo shoots are not simply casual gatherings where people pose in mundane situations. They are more like theatrical productions where passersby are likely to stop and watch or even shoot their own photos of the process. A typical shoot may include a dozen people outfitted in fantaPogar continues on Page 13
Author and photographer Adriana Pogar directs actors during a recent photo shoot at Greenland Open Space near Palmer Lake. The scenes are for her upcoming books “The Perils of Penelope” parts 1-3.
Adriana Pogar, Palmer Lake, assisted by her husband Chris, sets up a scene during a recent photo shoot at Greenland Open Space for her books “The Perils of Penelope” parts 1-3.
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Colorado minimum wage rises in new year Pay rate is adjusted to $8.23 an hour, up 23 cents from 2014 Associated Press Minimum wage workers in Colorado are getting a small raise in 2015 because of annual adjustments required by state law. As of Jan. 1, Colorado’s minimum wage is $8.23 an hour, up 23 cents from last year. Restaurant servers and other tipped workers must be paid a minimum of $5.21 an hour in the new year. Colorado is one of more than a dozen states increasing their minimum wages. The hike comes as Boulder explores raising its minimum wage above the state’s and as
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sy or medieval type garb replete with wings and weaponry. Swords, bows and arrows, viking and ninja look a likes and simulated battle scenes help put the reader in the midst of Penelope’s perils.
fast-food workers campaign nationally to gain $15 an hour pay. The minimum wage here is now over $3 more than it was in 2006, when Colorado voters backed raising it and tying future increases to inflation. According to some estimates, about 80,000 Coloradans earn minimum wage. The Colorado Constitution requires the state’s minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index used by the state. The federal minimum wage has remained unchanged at $7.25 since 2009. Under Colorado law, employers will have to pay employees covered by federal law the higher Colorado minimum wage. If an employee’s tips combined with the employer’s cash wage of at
least $5.21 per hour do not equal the minimum hourly wage, employers are required to make up the difference. Another new law allows the Colorado Department of Labor to pursue employers accused of wage theft. State Rep. Jonathan Singer, a cosponsor of the Wage Protection Act, said complaints can be filed with the department. “Now (the department will) be able to mediate situations that are just misunderstandings, investigate when there’s actual wrongdoing and bring justice,” Singer said. The new law requires employers to keep records of their employee payrolls for three years. If a business fails to keep those records, it could be subject to a $250 fine per employee, up to a maximum of $7,500.
Pogar’s plan is to release the first book in March, but it will be done in a way that hearkens to days gone by, as far as publishing goes. She is self-publishing, but the book will be released as a serial, one magazinelength volume every other month. It will be available on Amazon.com and on her website, www.adrianacarlsonauthor.com which is still being completed.
“I am doing it old school,” Pogar said. “Like Dickens or Lucy Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables.” The second and third books will be released in similar fashion in 2016 and 2017. In the mean time Pogar will continue to live out her story by telling the story of Penelope. If you want to see how her young heroine fares, tune in come March.
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Sam Turner on course to battle for another state wrestling title Discovery Canyon junior is ranked first in the state in Class 4A at 132 pounds By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia. com Sam Turner was an eighth-grader at Discovery Canyon Campus when his big brother, Steve, won a Class 4A state wrestling championship at the Pepsi Center in 2012. Sam was one of the first people to greet Steve when he came off the mat to the cheers of hundreds of adoring Thunder fans. Last February, Sam won his first state wrestling championship as a sophomore at 120 pounds. One of the first people to give him a big bear hug was Steve, who was home on break from college to watch his little brother battle for the crown. It was great to have him there,” Sam said. “It really meant a lot to me.” Steve, who is now wrestling for the Air Force Academy, enjoyed a stellar high school career, finishing third as a senior and sixth as a freshman. But Sam is well on his way to becoming the most accomplished wrestler in the family. Sam took second at state as a freshman at 106 pounds. He is ranked No. 1 in the state this season at 132 pounds by OnTheMat, which is run by Monument resident Tim Yount. “I try not to compare (Sam and Steve),” said Discovery Canyon coach Ron Sukle. “They are totally different kids. “Sam is very aggressive. He’s a very skilled wrestler. He’s confident in his ability.” Sam has a career record of 85-9 (35-6 as a freshman, 39-2 as a sophomore and 11-1 this season). Sam has won 11 consecutive matches since losing his first match (6-4) to Zach Martinez of 5A Mountain Range. “I wasn’t mentally prepared for that match,” Sam said. “I really believe if we wrestled again the outcome would be quite different.” Sam readily admits he would like to become a three-time state champion. But in order to accomplish that goal he will need to win his second title at next month’s state meet, which is scheduled for Feb. 19-21 at the Pepsi Center. “It’s easy to psych yourself out if you look too far ahead and don’t stay in the moment,” Sam said. “I wouldn’t say I’m the most physical wrestler there is, but I’m
Sam Turner, in purple, won a state wrestling championship as sophomore in 2014. Courtesy photo pretty technical.” Of Sam’s 11 victories this season, eight are pins, two are major decisions and one is a tech fall. “Sam won the (University of Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament) and there were a lot of good wrestlers there,” Sukle said. “He can hold his own against anybody in any division. “We just have to stay focused to the end.” Sam is wrestling junkie. That is due in large part to his father, Steve, Sr., who placed fourth at the state meet for Air Academy High School as a senior in 1982. Years ago, Steve, Sr., converted the family’s three-car garage into a wrestling room, and the one-car garage into a gymnasium. Steve, Sr., wrestled for the Air Force
Academy and was a team captain his senior year. “I guess you could say wrestling runs in the family,” Sam said with a smile. “I pretty much train year-round with guys from my own team and from around the area.” Among Sam’s regular wrestling partners at Discovery Canyon are fellow juniors Spencer Reynolds (138) and Spencer McCrary (145) Sam is already getting serious looks from Division I programs Air Force and UNC, as well as Division II Western State. “I hope to decide on a college before my senior year,” Sam said. There are seven Discovery Canyon graduates wrestling in college - Steve Turner, Adrian Mack. AJ Rees, Garrett Adams, Nick
Adams, David Traynor and Tyler Oberg. Discovery Canyon has become a staple on the state wrestling scene. It took second as a team in 2013 when it sent 11 grapplers to the Pepsi Center, and sixth last year. The Thunder is ranked eighth now. “We’re young this season,” Sukle said. “We have no seniors. “But I’m not too worried about the rankings. This is the time we have to focus and do the things we need to do to be successful at regionals and state.” Discovery Canyon will travel to Golden for the regional tournament Feb. 14-15. Among the underclassmen wrestling for the Thunder this season is Sam’s younger brother, Jared, a freshman who goes at 113 pounds.
Lewis-Palmer hockey team ranked eighth in the state Prep winter sports teams back in action this week By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Lewis-Palmer hockey team, a combined District 38 squad with players from Palmer Ridge, is ranked eighth in the state in the latest Colorado High School Activities Association poll. The Rangers (4-3) were the lone newcomer to the Top 10 poll last week. The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday. Ralston Valley continued its stay atop the ranking and received six of the eight firstplace votes. Regis Jesuit (No. 3) and Monarch (No. 5) each got one first-place vote. DRAPER MAKES ALL-STATE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM Discovery Canyon senior Dylan Draper was selected to the First Team Class 3A AllState Football squad by a panel of coaches and media members selected by CHSAA. Draper made the squad as a wide receiver/ linebacker. Several of Draper’s teammates made the All-State Second Team: Beau Beattie (Jr., of-
fensive lineman/defensive lineman), Mitch Carter (Sr., WR/defensive back/kicker), Isaac Charlson (Sr., OL/DL) and Andrew Hall (Sr., quarterback/cornerback). SCOTT, CAMERON AND BALL FILLING UP THE NETS Who is best boys’ basketball player in the Tri-Lakes area this season? There are at least three players that are making a strong case. Lewis-Palmer junior Jonathan Scott is averaging 21.3 points per game. Scott scored a career-high 46 points against Frederick on Dec. 6. The guard has scored 20plus points in each of his last five games. Scott is also tied for the team-lead in rebounds per game (5.1) with senior J.T. Shepherd. Lewis-Palmer is 3-4 on the season Palmer Ridge senior Matt Cameron is averaging a team-leading 20.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, while leading the Bears to a 6-0 record - the best start in school history. Cameron scored a season-high 34 points against Steamboat Springs on Dec. 13. He has 20-plus points in three games. Ball, a 6-foot-6 senior, leads the Titans in points (18.3) and rebounds (13.6) per game. TCA is 3-4. Ball has two games with 26 points and another game with 25. He’s had 16 rebounds in a game three times this season, and has been in double figures in rebounds every game.
Lewis-Palmer goalkeeper Marcus Smith is expected to play a key role in the success of the Rangers’ hockey team this season. Lewis-Palmer is ranked eighth in the state in the latest poll. Courtesy photo
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The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms jumped by 56 percent in 2014 and included 15 ambush deaths. But gun-related police deaths still remain far below historic highs and lower than the average annual figures in the past decade, according to a report released Dec. 30. The annual report by the nonprofit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found that 50 officers were killed by guns in 2014. That’s higher than the 32 such deaths in 2013 but the same as 2012 figures. In 2011, 73 officers were killed in gunfire, the most in any year in the past de-
Missouri. The states that saw the most officer deaths were California, at 14; Texas, at 11; andPUBLIC NewNOTICE York, at nine. Florida followed with six deaths, and Georgia had Hope’s Promise five, according to the report. 309 Jerry Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 The 15 ambush (303) 660-0277 assaults on police officers Timothy in 2014 compared to just five in J. Eirich, Esq. 2013, but for matched 2012 for the highest Attorney Hope’s Promise Law Office of Seth A. Grob, LLC total since 1995, said. 12596 W. Bayaud Ave.,the Suitereport 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 “We’ve been talking about this well (303) 679-8266 before the Michael Brown and Eric GarNOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED ner RELINQUISHMENT incidents, and OF THEthe protests over PARENT-CHILD thoseLEGAL particular cases — that there has RELATIONSHIP been a very prevalent anti-government TO: MANUEL PAUL RAMOS sentiment in this country for some time YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, now, and do §believe PURSUANT TO IC.R.S. 19-5-103.7,that anti-governAS FOLLOWS: ment sentiment can influence weakminded individuals to commit violent 1. You have been identified by Lindsey Kelly as the possible birth father of her actswho against law-enforcement officers,’’ child is expected to be born on or about 2015 in chairman Colorado. saidJanuary Craig30,Floyd, and CEO of the fund.her parent2. Ms. memorial Kelly plans to relinquish al rights to the child on an expedited basis “That’s at least the reason we’re in the Douglas County Districtpart Court,of State of Colorado,this where the adoptionin agency seeing increase ambush-style athas an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-
tacks, officers being targeted simply because they’re cops in uniform,’’ Floyd said. Among the ambush assaults were the fatal attacks on two police officers in New York City on Dec. 20. Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were gunned down in their patrol car by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who then ran into a subway station and killed himself. Brinsley had made threatening postsPublic online Noticeand references to the Garner and Brown Adoption Options cases. 1390 E. Harvard Ave., Suite 200 Floyd also pointed to theCOfatal Aurora, 80014 shoot(303) 695-1601 ing of two Las Vegas police officers amTimothy J. Eirich bushed in June as they were eating lunch Attorney for Adoption Options Grob & Eirich, LLC in a pizza shop, and a W. Pennsylvania 12596 Bayaud Ave., Suitestate 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 trooper killed in an ambush in Septem(303) 679-8266 ber by a survivalist then ledEXPEDITED police NOTICEwho OF ANTICIPATED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENTon a 48-day manhunt. CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP To read the report, go to www.LawMeTO: Kendrick (last name unknown), Respondent morial.org/FatalitiesReport.
103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.
Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child.
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PUBLIC NOTICE Hope’s Promise 309 Jerry Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 (303) 660-0277 Timothy J. Eirich, Esq. Attorney for Hope’s Promise Law Office of Seth A. Grob, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266
2. Ms. Gearhart plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Jefferson County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.
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Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Public Notice of Medical Practice Closure: Arbor Dermatology, LLC Dr. Randal Kumm of Arbor Dermatology, LLC in Colorado Springs announces the closure of his medical practice effective February 28, 2015. Dr. Kumm thanks his patients and the medical community of Southern Colorado for the trust they have placed in him over the past three years. Dr. Kumm has arranged for patient medical records to be placed in the custodianship of Dr. Frank Samarin of Mountaintop Dermatology. Mountaintop Dermatology will also acquire the upcoming appointment list for Dr. Kumm’s practice for follow-up appointments recommended for March, 2015 and later. For patients preferring to seek care of a dermatologist of their own choosing, they can contact Arbor Dermatology, LLC at 9480 Briar Village Point, Suite 100 Colorado Springs and phone number 719623-2104 no later than February 20, 2015. After March 1, 2015, record requests can be addressed to Mountaintop Dermatology, 2465 Research Parkway, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, phone number 719-265-0100. Legal Notice No.: 932414 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: January 14, 2015 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
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Closure: Arbor Dermatology, LLC Dr. Randal Kumm of Arbor Dermatology, LLC in Colorado Springs announces the closure of his medical practice effective February 28, 2015. Dr. Kumm thanks his patients and the medical community of Southern Colorado for the trust they have placed in him over the past three years. Dr. Kumm has arranged for patient medical records to be placed in the custodianship of Dr. Frank Samarin of Mountaintop Dermatology. Mountaintop Dermatology will also acquire the upcoming appointment list for Dr. Kumm’s practice for follow-up appointments recommended for March, 2015 and later. For patients preferring to seek care of a dermatologist of their own choosing, they can contact Arbor Dermatology, LLC at 9480 Briar Village Point, Suite 100 Colorado Springs and phone number 719623-2104 no later than February 20, 2015. After March 1, 2015, record requests can be addressed to Mountaintop Dermatology, 2465 Research Parkway, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, phone number 719-265-0100. Legal Notice No.: 932414 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: January 14, 2015 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune PUBLIC NOTICE Hope’s Promise 309 Jerry Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 (303) 660-0277 Timothy J. Eirich, Esq. Attorney for Hope’s Promise Law Office of Seth A. Grob, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:
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1. You have been identified by Lindsey Kelly as the possible birth father of her child who is expected to be born on or about January 30, 2015 in Colorado. 2. Ms. Kelly plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Douglas County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption. Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child. 3. A birth parent of a child has the right to contest the termination of parental rights. 4. Failure to declare intent to contest the termination of parental rights may likely result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST: • Request and then return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Hope’s Promise at the above addresses or to the Law Office of Seth A. Grob, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390, Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. OR • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” in person to Hope’s Promise, at the address indicated above, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. You should bring photo identification with you for in-person submission.
Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child.
4. Failure to declare intent to contest the termination of parental rights may likely result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the termination of the parent-child legal relationship, YOU MUST:
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• Request and then return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” to Hope’s Promise at the above addresses or to the Law Office of Seth A. Grob, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390, Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. OR • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment” in person to Hope’s Promise, at the address indicated above, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. You should bring photo identification with you for in-person submission.
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS: 1. You have been identified by Kimberlee Gearhart as a possible birth father of her child, who has an anticipated birth date of February 18, 2015 in Colorado.
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• Request and then return a “Reply Form To advertise 303-566-4100 Notice ofcall Anticipated Expedited RelinTimothy J. Eirich your publictonotices quishment” to Adoption Options at the Attorney for Adoption Options above addresses or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, Grob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lake12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 wood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 679-8266 Receipt Requested, no later than twentyone (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishNOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED ment petition is filed with the court, RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENTCHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the TO: Kendrick (last name unknown), first day of publication in the newspaper. Respondent OR YOU MUST ALSO: • Request and return a “Reply Form to No• File a claim of paternity pursuant to ArtYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, tice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquishicle 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised StatPURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, ment” in person to Adoption Options, at utes and notify Hope’s Promise pursuant AS FOLLOWS: the address indicated above, no later than to C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5. This claim of patwenty-one (21) days after the date of this ternity must be filed no later than twentynotice or before the birth mother’s relin1. You have been identified by Kimberlee one (21) days after the date of this notice quishment petition is filed with the court, Gearhart as a possible birth father of her or before the birth mother’s relinquishwhichever occurs later. The date of notice child, who has an anticipated birth date of ment petition is filed with the court, shall be considered the date of the first February 18, 2015 in Colorado. whichever occurs later. The date of noday of publication in the newspaper. You tice shall be considered the date of the should bring photo identification with you 2. Ms. Gearhart plans to relinquish her first day of publication in the newspaper. for in-person submission. parental rights to the child on an exped5. You may also waive your right to conited basis in the Jefferson County District test the termination of parental rights and YOU MUST ALSO: Court, State of Colorado, where the adopdoing so will likely result in a termination • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Arttion agency has an office, pursuant to of any parental rights you may have to the icle 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised StatC.R.S. § 19-5-103.5 in order to make the child. If you do not believe that you are the utes and notify Adoption Options pursuchild available for adoption. father of this child, please check the apant to C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5. This claim of propriate box on the reply form. paternity must be filed no later than Placing a child for adoption requires tertwenty-one (21) days after the date of this mination of the birth mother and alleged YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF notice or before the birth mother’s relinbirth father(s) parent-child legal relationYOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO quishment petition is filed with the court, ships. Termination of parental rights THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DEwhichever occurs later. The date of nomeans that pursuant to a court order, all SCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE tice shall be considered the date of the rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NOfirst day of publication in the newspaper. parent and a child are permanently TICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED severed, except for inheritance rights, 5. You may also waive your right to conEXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PROtest the termination of parental rights and which will be severed at the time of the fiCEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTAL doing so will likely result in a termination nal decree of adoption. Upon termination RIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TERof any parental rights you may have to the of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no MINATED BY THE COURT. child. If you do not believe that you are the longer have the right to custody of, or parfather of this child, please check the apenting time with the child; (b) no longer Thank you for your cooperation. propriate box on the reply form. have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or Sincerely, YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF well-being of the child; and (c) have no Timothy J. Eirich YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO say in any further decisions concerning Attorney for Hope’s Promise THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DEsaid child. SCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE Legal Notice No.: 932416 YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NO3. A birth parent of a child has the right to First Publication: January 7, 2015 TICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED contest the termination of parental rights. Last Publication: January 7, 2015 EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PROPublisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune CEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTAL 4. Failure to declare intent to contest the RIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TERtermination of parental rights may likely Public Notice MINATED BY THE COURT. result in a termination of parental rights to the child. In order to contest the terminaAdoption Options Thank you for your cooperation. tion of the parent-child legal relationship, 1390 E. Harvard Ave., Suite 200 YOU MUST: Aurora, CO 80014 Sincerely, (303) 695-1601 Timothy J. Eirich • Request and then return a “Reply Form Grob & Eirich, LLC to Notice of Anticipated Expedited RelinTimothy J. Eirich Attorney for Adoption Options quishment” to Adoption Options at the Attorney for Adoption Options above addresses or to Grob & Eirich, LLC, Grob & Eirich, LLC Legal Notice No.: 932417 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 Lake12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390 First Publication: January 7, 2015 wood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail, Return Lakewood, CO 80228 Last Publication: January 7, 2015 Receipt Requested, no later than twenty(303) 679-8266 Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishNOTICE OF ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED ment petition is filed with the court, RELINQUISHMENT OF THE PARENTwhichever occurs later. The date of noCHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP tice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper. TO: Kendrick (last name unknown), OR Respondent • Request and return a “Reply Form to Notice of Anticipated Expedited RelinquishYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, ment” in person to Adoption Options, at PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, the address indicated above, no later than AS FOLLOWS: twenty-one (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relin1. You have been identified by Kimberlee quishment petition is filed with the court, Gearhart as a possible birth father of her whichever occurs later. The date of notice child, who has an anticipated birth date of shall be considered the date of the first February 18, 2015 in Colorado. day of publication in the newspaper. You day, thetogovernment makes decisions that identification this one towith publish public notices since the birth should bring photo you 2. Ms. Every Gearhart plans relinquish her for in-person can affect life. on Whether they are decisionssubmission. on of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most parental rights toyour the child an expedited zoning, basis in the Jefferson District or myriad other trusted source of public notice information. This taxes, newCounty businesses YOU MUST ALSO: Court, State of Colorado, where the adopa bigtorole •inFile your life.of paternity newspaper publishes the information you need a claim pursuant to Arttion issues, agencygovernments has an office, play pursuant icle 4 of Title like 19, Colorado Revised Stat- in your community. C.R.S. §Governments 19-5-103.5 in order to make have reliedtheon newspapers to stay involved utes and notify Adoption Options pursuchild available for adoption. ant to C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than Placing a child for adoption requires tertwenty-one (21) days after the date of this mination of the birth mother and alleged are meant to relationbe noticed. notice or before the birth mother’s relinbirthNotices father(s) parent-child legal quishment petition is filed with the court, ships. Termination of parental rights Read your public notices and get involved! whichever occurs later. The date of nomeans that pursuant to a court order, all tice shall be considered the date of the rights powers, privileges, immunities, dufirst day of publication in the newspaper. ties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently 5. You may also waive your right to consevered, except for inheritance rights,
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TO: MANUEL PAUL RAMOS
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7, AS FOLLOWS:
1. You have been identified by Lindsey Kelly as the possible birth father of her child who is expected to be born on or about January 30, 2015 in Colorado.
2. Ms. Kelly plans to relinquish her parental rights to the child on an expedited basis in the Douglas County District Court, State of Colorado, where the adoption agency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5103.5 in order to make the child available for adoption.
Placing a child for adoption requires termination of the birth mother and alleged birth father(s) parent-child legal relationships. Termination of parental rights means that pursuant to a court order, all rights powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing between a parent and a child are permanently severed, except for inheritance rights, which will be severed at the time of the final decree of adoption. Upon termination of parental rights, a parent shall: (a) no longer have the right to custody of, or parenting time with the child; (b) no longer have the right to any information concerning the whereabouts, activities, health, or well-being of the child; and (c) have no say in any further decisions concerning said child.
YOU MUST ALSO: • File a claim of paternity pursuant to Article 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes and notify Hope’s Promise pursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5. This claim of paternity must be filed no later than twentyone (21) days after the date of this notice or before the birth mother’s relinquishment petition is filed with the court, whichever occurs later. The date of notice shall be considered the date of the first day of publication in the newspaper.
the termination rights and b Facts do test not ceaseof parental to exist doing so will likely result in a termination of any parental rights you may have to the child. If youare do not believe that you are the because they ignored. father of this child, check the apre please ignored.
3. A birth parent of a child has the right to contest the termination of parental rights.
5. You may also waive your right to con-
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TO THIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATED EXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PRO-
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