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SANTA CLAUS warms hearts in town
Interstate expansion moves forward Stretch of road from North Gate to Monument expected to be completed by next summer By Danny Summers
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A little girl cuddles up to Santa after he gave her a new stuffed animal. Santa, Mrs. Claus and his elves made their way through the Tri-Lakes neighborhoods bringing toys to kids in need during the annual Santa on Patrol on Dec. 21.
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anta and his elves delivered toys to boys and girls in need during the annual Santa on Patrol which took place Dec. 21. Santa Claus, also known as Chief Jake Shirk of the Monument Police Department, took toys and gift cards to families in the Tri-Lakes area that might have a difficult time this season. All this was made possible by the generous donations of people in the Tri-Lakes community. More than 1,000 new toys were donated. With sirens blaring, Santa and several of his elves, which consisted of members of the Monument and Palmer Lake police departments, the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District and the Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department, made their way through neighborhoods bringing smiles to childrens’ and parents’ faces. One mother even cried as her three children received gifts from Santa. “This is what makes it all worth it,” Shirk said.
A little girl gets on her first bike that was given to her by Santa. Santa brought a lot of smiles to children’s faces in the Tri-Lakes area on Dec. 21.
A mother cried tears of joy and gave Santa a hug after he handed out Christmas gifts to her children. Parents and children were grateful for the gifts and gift cards they received during the annual Santa on Patrol.
PHOTOS BY LISA COLLACOTT POSTAL ADDRESS
After almost a year of lane closures, backups and detours, travelers along Interstate 25 between Woodmen Road and North Gate Boulevard can breathe a sigh of relief. Just prior to Christmas, the Colorado Department of Transportation opened up three lanes on the six-mile stretch of road. “Now you can see what it’s like when it’s not as congested,” said Dan Hunt, one of the CDOT project architects. “It’s seems to have taken a lot of stress off the traffic and everything is free flowing like we had anticipated.” The massive I-25 Expansion Project calls for the road to be widened to three lanes up to State Highway 105. The final four miles of road starting at North Gate exit 156 should be completed by midsummer - several months ahead of the target date. “Some asphalt is already in place from North Gate to Monument,” Hunt said. Part of the next phase of the project includes relocating and expanding the truck chain-up station that is located south of Baptist Road. The first phase of the project included building roundabouts going east and west at North Gate. “Everybody has their opinions with roundabouts,” Hunt said with a smile. “After they were put in we changed a couple of things with signing.” The freeway expansion is being handled by Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (Kiewit), in association with its design sub-consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB). “They got a little behind with the floods and rain and fire, but they brought in extra crews to catch up,” Hunt said. “They are back on schedule and you can already see that they are making progress on the final stretch of freeway.” As crews continue to work, weather conditions will dictate the type they can do, but drivers can continue to expect to see daytime and limited nighttime work. While drivers now have additional capacity on a significant portion of I-25, CDOT asks that drivers remain vigilant and drive safely, and at the posted speed limits, throughout the remainder of the project.
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Treecycle program collection points offer disposal, free mulch Staff report
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Again this year, El Paso County is offering TreeCycle program to assist all county citizens with the safe and convenient disposal and recycling of natural/grown Christmas trees. Seven convenient “treecycle” drop-off locations countywide will be open on two consecutive weekends in January and one location will continue to accept trees for recycling through January. Designated treecycle sites, listed below, will operate two consecutive weekends: Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4-5 and 11-12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Locations: • Baptist Road Trailhead, Baptist Road and Old Denver Highway • Falcon Trailhead, Southwest of Woodmen Road and McLaughlin Road • Cottonwood Creek Park, Dublin Boulevard and Montarbor Drive • Sky Sox Stadium, Barnes Road and Tutt Boulevard • Rock Ledge Ranch, Gateway Road (to Garden of the Gods) and 30th Street • Memorial Park, Pikes Peak Avenue and
El Paso County Treecycle sponsors and partners include: El Pomar Youth Sports Park; El Paso County; Rocky Top Resources; The Gazette; SB Porta Bowl; City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services; Asplundh; Dick’s Sporting Goods; and Colorado Springs Utilities. Union Boulevard Rocky Top Resources, 1755 E. Las Vegas St., will operate as an extended treecycle site Dec. 26 through 31 and Jan. 2 through 31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays (closed Sundays) A tax-deductible donation of $5 per tree supports community youth sports programs. All decorations should be removed before a tree is dropped off. The trees are ground into mulch at the treecycle sites and free mulch will be available at all locations. Those interested in the free mulch should bring their own tools to load into their vehicles. For more information on the treecycle program visit www.TreecycleCOS.org
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Hawkins appointed to District 38 Board of Education Staff report The newest member of The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education is an active parent volunteer who is also an experienced teacher and coach. Sherri Hawkins was chosen Dec. 19 from a number of applicants for the District 1 position on the board, which was left open after no candidate ran for the office in the November public election. District 1 includes the northwest areas of the district including Palmer Lake, parts of the town of Monument, and nearby unincorporated neighborhoods. The application process for the
appointment included a written application, resume, essay responses, and a public interview with current board members. Four qualified hopefuls applied for the opening. Hawkins is a Palmer Lake Elementary school parent, a leader in the parent-teacher organization, and serves on the building accountability committee. She was a high school teacher for six years in the Colorado Springs area, and coached school and club volleyball. Her parents were both teachers, too. She told the board that she chose to live in the Lewis-Palmer School District because of the academic excellence of its schools, and that her
primary motivation in seeking the position is to ensure that every student continues to receive the highest quality education. Board President Mark Pfoff said: “All of the applicants are strong supporters of our schools and I hope we can keep them all energized. Unfortunately, we can’t choose all of them.” Board Secretary Robb Pike added: “Sherri Hawkins will definitely compliment this board in what she would be able to bring to the table.” Hawkins was appointed to a twoyear term, after which state law requires that the position be opened for election in 2015. She will be sworn into office and begin serving immediately.
40 YEARS AGO Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor News, Dec. 28, 1973 There will be a Candlelight Communion service at Little Log Church Sunday, Dec. 30, 1973. The will be the last service of the year. ••• The Kiwanis invited their wives as guests to their meeting on Dec. 20. The speaker for the evening was the Rev. R. C. Wood of Palmer Lake. His message was “The Origin of the Christmas Festival.”
He also led in singing carols accompanied by Eileen Crawford at the piano. A brief history of each hymn was given. ••• Because of the blizzard, the Festival of Carols and Candlelight of the Church at Woodmoor were postponed. They will be held Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. On Dec. 31 at 11:15 pm the Church of Woodmoor will hold its “Watch Night” service. A “no host” breakfast will be held at the Village Inn Pancake House in Monument.
••• Carol Ann Joyce of Colorado Springs and Brennan were in Palmer Lake skating on the ice at the lake. ••• Mrs. Hattie Siehl and Harold Giem were in Colorado Springs Christmas shopping on Monday. ••• Because of manufacturing problems and late delivery of steel to the penitentiary some counties will not receive 1974 license plates prior to Jan 1, 1974.
••• Mountain View Electric will hold an invitational Art Show in January at the Limon office during business hours Jan. 9-18. If you are interested in exhibiting, contact the MVEA Member Services Department. ••• Santa was at the Mine Shopping Center Saturday, Dec. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. Free pictures with Santa were taken. 40 Years continues on Page 5
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As part of the City For Champions project a new $92 million Colorado Sports Event Center will be built in downtown Colorado Springs, as shown by this artist rendering. Courtesy photos
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES How are some ways City For Champions project will impact area? By Danny Summers
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s Colorado Springs truly a City For Champions? That propaganda has been splashed all over the news in recent weeks, but will the nearly $250 to $300 million project give the city, and the surrounding communities, the distinction that would set the Pikes Peak region apart from the rest of the state? “No more brand campaigns; no more hiding in the shadows of Peyton Manning’s Denver; no more telling the relatives in Nebraska, or Ohio, that Colorado Springs is a great place just to visit to see Pikes Peak, America’s Mountain, and ride the cog railway to the summit,” said Mike Moran, the chief spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee for 25 years. “Colorado Springs is now officially the City For Champions!” Moran believes that in time — less than 10 years — Colorado Spring “will be known and recognized by millions across the nation.” Moran was one of the loudest supporters of the City for Champions project. One of the key components that he lobbied for was a multi-million dollar professional baseball facility that would become home to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The Sky Sox have been the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies since 1993. But Sky Sox ownership, namely Dave Elmore - a member of the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame — was not keen about getting on board with the project. Elmore, after all, owns his own stadium — Security Service Field — in what used to be the remote Stetson Hill area of town off of Powers Boulevard. The Rockies, also, were not interested in dumping any money into the project, much less fundraising. According to the City for Champions proposal, there will be several huge benefits. Among them are 449,000 net new out-of-state visitors to Colorado annually; $6.9 billion in net new state retail sales over 30 years; $201.7 million in net new sales tax revenue over 30 years; more than $312 million in net new local sales tax revenue over 30 years; more than 750 new direct permanent jobs and more than 310 new construction jobs. Some of the specifics of the City For Champions project include a new $25 to $30 million Air Force Academy Visitors Center; a $59.4 million museum that would display Olympic exhibits and a $92.7 million Colorado Sports Event Center that would have a 10,000-seat outdoor stadium and a 3,000-seat indoor arena. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs would get money toward a $27 million project that would include a state-of-the-art rehabilitation clinic. Air Force Academy officials have stated that they see groundbreaking on a new visitors center in two to three years. The Academy will get about $6 to $8 million in state funds for the new visitors center. “They make up the historic package that will change the city’s image, impact and prestige like nothing else in history,” an enthusiastic Moran said. On Dec. 16, the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved an estimated $120.5 million over the next 30 years to help finance a package of four world-class venues. “That will put the city in the same league as Indianapolis, Omaha, Oklahoma City and a handful of others that have blasted away old stereotypes and created, mostly through sports and sport venues, sleek, modern images and made them top-drawer destinations for thousands
Plans call for the Air Force Academy to build a new multi-million visitors center as part of the City for Champions project. of visitors and big-time sports events,” Moran said. Colorado Springs gained importance on a grander stage when USOC moved here in 1978. It had a staff of less than 25 people and a yearly budget of around $12 million. Today, the USOC is joined by more than two dozen
National Governing Bodies contributing an annual economic impact to the city of over $300 million. The organizations employ more than 2,500 people. And while the U.S. Olympic Training Center is not located in the most ideal part of town (Boulder and Union), it still averages about 140,000 visitors annually. From a sports perspective alone, the city could experience an economic boom not seen in decades. Into the 1960s, Colorado Springs was known as “City of Millionaires” in large part because of the money that was made a century ago in mining and other industries unique to the region. Moran envisions Olympic Trials, Qualifiers, Playoffs and World Championship events that would draw thousands of athletes and spectators from around the country. In order to make the project a reality, however, a huge fundraising effort will have to take place over many months and years. The landscape of downtown Colorado Springs could change significantly in the next five years. Supporters still need to find other sources of financing to complement state funds. The projects must be started within five years and completed within a decade. Otherwise, the state will not award the money.
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It depends on where the light bulb is A new year reminds me of the process of changing a light bulb. Out with the old, in with the new. Simple. That is, depending on where the light bulb is, and how you have to change it. Many years ago, at one place I worked, the light fixtures were dropped three feet on swinging wire from 25-foot ceiling. There was a balcony all the way around the long narrow building at about the 12foot level. That balcony had a four-foot rail or banister all the way around with top of that being made from a regular 2-by-6”. To change a light bulb in that place, we had to stretch out a homemade cross platform across from banister to banister.
The platform was made from two 12-foot, 2-by-4s” with a 3/4”plywood base in the center between them. A person had to shinny out on the platform and unscrew the large glass globes to get to the bulb.
So there you were, 20 feet up from the hardwood floor, on a narrow platform made out of two boards and a piece of plywood, with one hand holding the exterior globe, one hand to hold on to the platform, and one hand trying to change the bulb (yes, I know that is three hands) and customers and other employees below — all with ample measures of advice and cautionary description of what you would look like if you fell from that height. Amazingly, you eventually reached a comfort level where it didn’t really bother you to change those bulbs. Or you didn’t bother to change them. Such is memory. Warren Kliewer wrote,
“Time passes and you accumulate a storehouse of memories. More time passes and you discover that looking up a long-lost friend is as interesting as making a new one, that revisiting a dreary neighborhood where you once lived is as stimulating as exploring a new place…I used to marvel at older people. ‘Why do they wallow in nostalgia?’ I wondered. I no longer regard it as frivolous.” In the New Year, I wish you good memories — and good luck with any light bulbs you must change. May the next year be all at ground level and a simple exchange — out with the old, in with the new.
Hope springs eternal with the start of the new year It’s here. The year 2014. And just like the experts predicted 40 years ago, the average person will be flying around the Pikes Peak region with the aid of jet packs, cruising over bodies of water on hover boards and flying to the moon in rocket ships. It’s funny how those bold predictions never came to fruition. None-the-less, hope springs eternal with the start of each new year. It’s interesting how people of nearly all ages and sizes are a little more optimistic when January 1 rolls around. You see it everywhere you go. The gymnasiums are packed with people. Businesses roll out new marketing schemes to attract new customers. Schoolage children vow to get straight ‘A’s.’ That same sort of optimism happens with baseball teams and their fans. It’s about this point of the year that all 30 major league teams believe they have an equal chance to win the next World Series. It’s odd how it works that way in base-
ball; more so than with any other sport. It doesn’t matter what happened the previous season or seasons. It matters little that your organization has had a history of losing. Even the fans seem to forget over the course of the fall and winter just how bad things got. They believe, just like the players, manager, coaches, owner and media outlets covering the team that “This just might be our year.” Usually, however, eight weeks into the season reality sets in for most teams and the dream of winning the World Series is
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put on hold for at least another season. It’s sort of that way with our New Year’s resolutions. Many of us aspire to work out at the gym every day and replace 40 pounds of fat with 20 pounds of muscle. We pull out those size (fill in the blank) jeans and vow that were are going to fit into them no matter how much sweat and tears and starvation it takes. Some of us even buy swimsuits and clothes that we can’t presently fit in as motivation to chip away at our goals. But just like those baseball teams that seem to lose every year, when we feel defeated we tend to lose hope. So what’s it going to take to stay on task? Not just for a month or two, but for the rest of the year? The rest of our lives? In the 1991 comedy movie “What About Bob?” starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss, a psychiatric patient (played by Murray) regains his confidence and transitions back into society by taking baby steps. Dreyfuss, who plays Murray’s psychiatrist, wrote a book called “Baby
Steps” that Murray follows to the letter. By the end of the movie, Murray not only accomplishes his goal of breaking free from his chains, but he excels in his new world. Dreyfuss, in fact, ends up in a psychiatric hospital, largely due to the fact he has lost control of Murray. Baby steps just might be the best way for us to accomplish our 2014 goals. For me it’s losing weight and getting back into those size 34 jeans. I’ve worked out at the gym pretty much every day for 10 years, but I’ve also gained numerous inches and a lot of pounds along the way. Perhaps I need to take a different approach to my workout regimen and diet? I likely will lose my motivation if I don’t see serious results from the pain. But if I take baby steps and am content with losing four to five pounds a month, perhaps that will motivate me to stay with my plan. After all, the loss of five pounds a month equals 60 for the year. Watch out Kevin Costner, here I come.
Stretching the season I specifically mean the tourist season. Before World War II, the primary source of income in the area were the tourists. In places like Manitou, and even as far as Cripple Creek, the tourist dollar was most important. Businesses opened in the spring, and closed in the fall. Except for a few residents, many of these little towns were closed in the winter. This was long before the ski industry started. Even Aspen and Breckenridge were ghost towns in the winter. My experiences on Pikes Peak before they started going up there all year are only the most extreme in this area, but they make for great stories. The season is considered at least Memorial Day to Labor Day. As a teacher, I do not remember ever working where summer vacation was controlled by those dates. Anyway, back to Pikes Peak. The railroad, even 100 years ago, tried to open as early as possible, and stay open late into winter. The weather here, if you have been here less than a year, can be quite different. Our winters are at their worst in the months December until March, but not always. We can have serious storms as early as September and as late as May. The railroad, under normal weather, tried to open in late April or May. They usually did their heavy train repair and maintenance starting in February or March, followed by snow clearing. Before they had a big snow blower, it would usually take a month. With a mild winter they often started going up in March, and were shocked in May by a really big storm! A spring storm of around 8 feet of snow is
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not unusual. Pushing the end of the season was rare. Often big storms in September and October would close the mountain. The road usually closed first. Occasionally the weather stayed nice until this time of year. They sometimes made it to December. In the early days of the road, there were two summit houses, one for the road and another for the railroad. Both buildings had crews that lived on the summit, day and night, through the season. Between the holidays was the most intense. On more than one occasion, year-end storms closed the mountain stranding crews on the summit. The snow plow on the railroad would go up followed by a passenger train to rescue the crews. The summit houses had hotel rooms and dining facilities, and usually plenty of food, so rescues did not have to be immediate. The Adaman Club, on their annual hike and fireworks, has access to the present summit house. Sleeping on the floor while they wait to go down, if it storms sometimes happens. There have been trains on the summit on New Year’s Eve Day, but not during the fireworks. They shoot them where the train parks! MaiL, e-MaiL or fax to:
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Academy class of 1964 exceeds $11M in donations Grads have given the Academy the most of any Air Force class Staff report The Air Force Academy Class of 1964 keeps on giving, and giving, and giving. The Academy Endowment, on behalf of the Academy, recently announced that the class of ‘64 has surpassed the $11 million mark in lifetime cumulative giving. It is the first Academy graduating class to surpass that milestone since the Academy’s Association of Graduates began tracking graduate contributions in 1982. “When I looked at my experiences at the Air Force Academy, the entire agenda was appropriately devoted to flying and fighting,” said 1964 graduate Paul Kaminski, who, in 2009, made a significant gift to enhance the System Engineering Program at the Academy for the benefit of cadets. “But as I looked at where the Air Force was
going, I felt Systems Engineering was going to make a real difference. It was hard to get that kind of specialized emphasis at the Academy.” In their lifetimes, 74 percent of class members have made a charitable gift to the Academy though either the Association of Graduates or the Academy Endowment. As of Dec. 3, the class has contributed $11,000,442. The amount reflects several large contributions by individual donors including: $3.4 million to the new Character and Leadership Development Building, more than $1.3 million to Character and Leadership Programs, more than $1.3 million to the Air Force Academy Fund and an additional $800,000 through class projects. Kaminski’s gift has sustained the Paul and Julie Kaminski Visiting Lecture Seminar Series for Engineering and Systems Engineering. The lecture series brings young Air Force officers to the Academy to showcase Air Force engineering projects to ca-
dets — augmenting their ability to understand the role of engineers in the Air Force. The Kaminskis have also made a generous commitment to the new Center of Character and Leadership Development. Several other class of 1964 grads have contributed greatly. Since joining the Academy’s Endowment Board in 2007, Max F. James has presented gifts totaling more than $4 million. James’ gifts include $1.5 million to create the CCLD Editor-inChief Fund, $500,000 to create the CCLD Distinguished Researcher Fund and $1.5 million to create a Distinguished Graduate Seminar Room and to name an air terrace in the new iconic building that will house the center. “My vision is to see this facility completed, and occupied by passionate researchers and instructors, dedicated to determining the best methods to instill within all cadets that ‘moral compass’ of character that will guide them throughout their careers in military service as well as in their
service to this nation and the world,” James said. The CCLD Editor-in-Chief Fund will support the publication of the Journal of Character & Leadership Integration for the benefit of the CCLD creating a journal that will be nationally recognized and promote discussion about the profession of arms. The vision for the JCLI is that it will evolve into an internationally recognized research journal, providing thousands of the world’s leading intellectuals and researchers with invaluable input from a broad range of military, academic, civilian and corporate thought leaders. The Academy Endowment was established in 2007 and is a unique charitable foundation designed to make the act of giving to the Academy as personally fulfilling and efficient as possible for every donor. Its purpose is to provide private funds in support of the Academy’s mission of developing leaders of character for the Air Force and our nation.
CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Tribune. PROFESSIONAL FRONT RANGE Business Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at Bella Panini in Palmer Lake. TRI-LAKES BUSINESS Networking International meets from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481-0600 or e-mail ebryson@ farmersagent.com. TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com. TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business Networking Group meets at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Thursday at Willow Tree Cafe, 140 2nd St., Monument. New members welcome. If District 38 is delayed or cancelled, their will be no meeting. Yearly membership dues are $20. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www. trilakeschamber.com. WISDOM AND Wealth Master Mind Group Lifting Spirits meets from 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday from July to September at 755 Highway 105, Unit C, Palmer Lake. RSVP to Meredith at 630-618-9400. Visit www.MeredithBroomfield.com. WOODMOOR BUSINESS Group Meeting is the second Monday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Dr. We are Woodmoor residents offering products and services to the community. New members welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com. RECREATION AMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more information. ADULT RECREATIONAL and intermediate pick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School every Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for details.
BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanlegiontrilakespost911. com/bingo.htm for more information.
THE BLACK Forest AARP Chapter meets for a luncheon the second Wednesday of each month at the Black Forest Lutheran Church. Call 719-596-6787 or 719-495-2443.
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items, local honey, crafts, jewelry, pet stuff and more are for sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Big Red Saturday market at Second and Jefferson streets in Monument. The money benefits Lewis-Palmer community schools.
FRIENDS OF Monument Preserve is a nonprofit organization
that works to keep trails rideable and hikeable in the Monument Preserve Area. Meetings are at 7 p.m. every third Wednesday at the Monument Fire Center. Trail work is done at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday in the summer months. Contact info@fomp.org or Chris at 719-488-9850.
GLENEAGLE GOLF Club has implemented a Community Advisory Committee. Their mission is to help establish a stronger relationship between the club and the community. They are looking for representatives from all home owners associations. The committee meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM at Gleneagle Golf Club. If you can join, give Rick Ebelo a call at the club at 488-0900.
food distributor that offers grocery packages at half the retail price to everyone. Call 800-375-4452 or visit www.sharecolorado.com.
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at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month. Eastern Star meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays. Both groups meet at 18275 Furrow Road. Call 719-488-9329.
COALITION OF Tri-Lakes Communities. Call John Heiser at 719-488-9031 or go to www.CoalitionTLC.org. COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “I” is looking for volun-
teers. The troop meets at 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month at the Colorado Springs Police Department, Gold Hill Division, 955 W. Moreno Ave, Colorado Springs. Visit https://coloradoranger. org/index.php/troops/troop-i or email info@coloradoranger.org
GIRL SCOUTING offers opportunities for girls ages 5-17 to
make friends, learn new skills and challenge themselves in a safe and nurturing environment. Call 719-597-8603.
GLENEAGLE SERTOMA Club luncheon meeting is every Wednesday at 11:45 a.m., at Liberty Heights, 12105 Ambassador Drive, Colorado Springs, 80921. Call Garrett Barton at 719-4335396 or Bob Duckworth at 719-481-4608, or visit www.sertoma. org. HISTORY BUFFS meets at Monument Library from 1-3 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month. 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. KIWANIS CLUB of Monument Hill, a service club dedicated to providing assistance to those less fortunate in the Tri-Lakes community, meets 8 a.m. Saturdays at The Inn at Palmer Divide, 443 Colo. 105. Join us for breakfast, great fellowship and informative programs, and come be a part of the opportunity to give back to your community. Visit http://monumenthillkiwanis.org; call 719-4871098; e-mail info@monumenthillkiwanis.org
THE PIKES Peak chapter of Pheasants Forever meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month (except June, August and September) at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Training Classroom in the back of the building at 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80970. THE VAILE Museum, 66 Lower Glenway, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays year-round and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays from June through August. Groups by appointment are accepted. Call 719-559-0837. VINI E Crostini, 6 flight wine tasting paired with moZaic tasty bites is at 5 p.m the first Saturday of the month at 443 S. Highway 105, Palmer Lake. Cost is $40 per person. SERVICES SHARE COLORADO, a nonprofit organization, is a monthly
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After the holidays and throughout the winter months, crews will continue work on lighting, guardrail and sign installation,” Hunt said. Drivers are reminded that the asphalt they’re driving on now is not the final pavement and crews will use a pavement grinder to smooth the drive when road conditions permit. “The final pavement will be applied in the spring and summer of 2014 when temperatures are more conducive to that
returned from a trip to Oklahoma for six weeks and two months. ••• Everyone had a good time at the Yule Log this year. It was a nice day with some snow on the trees. Kelvin Sfaff of Lakewood found the log. — Compiled by Linda Case
work,” Hunt said. “In the meantime, we want to continue to minimize the inconvenience to public traveling.” CDOT did a lot of research prior to starting construction. Hunt said that between an average 90,000 to 100,000 vehicles use the stretch of road from Woodmen to Monument each day. He also said that each lane will handle 2,200 vehicles per hour if “traffic is moving at posted speeds.” “That’s a lot of folks,” Hunt said. “That stretch of road gets a lot of use.” You can learn more about the I-25 Expansion Project by visiting www.southi25expansion.com. You can also call the project hotline at 719-247-8339 to have comments and questions addressed by the project team.
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Thunder making some noise on basketball court Discovery Canyon boys’ team is 4-3 By Danny Summers
Dsummers@ ourcoloradonews.com The “Black Hole,” otherwise known as the Discovery Canyon Campus student rooting section, asked for, and received, not one, but two special deliveries from Nate Todtenhagen on Dec. 20. The 6-foot-7 senior shooting forward drained a long-range 3-pointer midway through the third quarter, and then minutes later brought the house down with a thunderous slam dunk as the Thunder rolled to a 6936 home victory over Woodland Park. “They come out and they support us in good times and bad, and I like to throw them a bone every now and then,” said Todtenhagen, who turned and smiled at the “Black Hole” after draining his 3-pointer. “I like to give them some acknowledgment and thank them for coming out.” Todtenhagen finished with a career-high 34 points - including four 3-pointers - on 15 of 20 shooting. He also pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked three shots to help the Thunder improve to 4-3. “I like to think I can do whatever the team needs me to do,” said Todtenhagen, who is averaging a team-leading 15.8 points
per game. “Whether it’s playing inside and post up or step outside and hit the three.” Todtenhagen is a big reason why the Thunder should be a force to reckon with in the Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference this winter. “Our execution is getter better,” said Thunder junior guard Andrew Hall, who is third on the team in scoring at 6.9 points per game. “We know that we can execute well. And when we execute well we can be a really good team.” The Thunder is coached by George “Juice” German, who took over for John Paul Geniesse. The 6-6 German is a 1993 Air Force Academy graduate and ex-fighter pilot. The nicknames Maverick, Goose, Cougar and Ice man were already taken by the time he got his wings. “We have some kids with some size and we want to take advantage of that,” said German, who was hired last May after retiring as a Lt. Colonel. “We’re trying to keep things simple and not get too crazy. Play good defense and be well disciplined. “I think we’re trying to find our identity a little bit, but I think we’re starting to make progress. We still have some work to do and hopefully we’ll come together as the season develops and as we get into PPAC play0.” Thunder senior point guard Peter Call is the floor general. He believes the squad is making huge strides. “This is a new system for all of us so we all have to get used
Andrew Hall, left, Peter Call, center, and Nate Todtenhagen are three important cogs in the success of the Discovery Canyon boys’ basketball team in the early going. Todtenhagen scored a career-high 34 points in a victory over Woodland Park on Dec. 20. Photo by Danny Summers to it,” said Call, who is averaging 5.4 points and about three assists and three steals per game. “Every game I see vast improvement. Every day we’re getting reps. Every day we’re getting better. “We’ve picked up a lot of chemistry. A lot of us have never played together. We graduated eight seniors. But every single game I start realizing where guys are going to go. Every game gets better and better playing with this new group.”
The Thunder will get a boost in January when 6-8 (at least) sophomore Marc Reininger becomes eligible. Reininger, a transfer from Lewis-palmer, is forced to sit out the first 10 games of the season due of the season due to the Colorado High School Activities Association transfer rule. “This year we have a lot of really good athletic guards, but when we get Marc Reininger back that will give us another inside post presence to go along with me and
Monument Community Presbyterian Church
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18725 Monument Hill Rd. 481-2156 www.monumenthillchurch.org Sunday: Bible Classes 9:15am Worship Service 10:30am Pastor Tom Clemmons USAFA ‘86, SWBTS ‘94 Preaching for the Glory of God God-centered, Christ-exalting worship Wed: AWANA 6:30pm The “New” MHC - Where Grace and Truth Abound
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Alec Wirtjes,” Todtenhagen said. “Marc will be our anchor in the middle.” The 6-5 Wirtjes is averaging 15.4 points, including a high of 25 during a 77-72 victory over Evergreen. Wirtjes also leads the team in rebounding with 7.3 per contest. The Thunder returns from the break and opens PPAC play at Lewis-Palmer on Jan. 7. LewisPalmer has won the last two 4A state championships.
Sundays 10:00 a.m. Tri-Lakes Y 17250 Jackson Creek Pkwy. www.foxmeadowchurch.com 719-445-9444
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Lewis-Palmer swimmers win at Cheyenne Mountain Rangers tops among 16 teams By Danny Summers
Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com The Lewis-Palmer girls’ swimming team hit the Christmas break on a high note after winning the two-day Cheyenne Mountain Invitational on Dec. 21. The Rangers scored a whopping 579 points, 74 ahead of second-place Cheyenne Mountain. Sixteen schools competed in the high-pressure event. The Rangers had eight top three finishes. The performer for Lewis-Palmer was sophomore diver Becca Hetrick, who won the 1-meter event with an impressive total of 317.20 points. Hetrick leads a powerful Rangers’ diving squad that should do very well at the state meet, according to LewisPalmer coach Alan Arata. Other Rangers’ with strong individual showings were sophomore Andie Turner (second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 1.10 seconds); Cory Dech (third in the 100 fly, 59.32 seconds); Julie Day (fourth in the 100 back, 1:01.13); Katie Roh (third in the 100 breaststroke, 1:10.43); Julie Day (third in the 100 medley, 1:16.09); and Rachel Kreite (third in the 500 freestyle, 5:39.46). OBERG WINS AT UNC Discovery Canyon senior Tyler Oberg won the 152-pound weight class at the 2013 Old Chicago Northern Colorado Christmas Classic. Oberg was the lone Tri-Lakes area wrestler to win a title at the prestigious 68team tournament that featured over 1,000 grapplers. Oberg defeated Daniel Hammond of Cheyenne, Wyoming, 3-1. Cherry Creek won the competition. Discovery Canyon’s 12-place finish was best among Colorado Springs area schools. Lewis-Palmer was 20th, while Woodland
Park placed 56th and Palmer Ridge was 59th. GILLETTE STEPS DOWN Randy Gillette has stepped down as the Palmer Ridge softball coach after four seasons. The Bears advanced to the Class 4A state tournament each of the last two seasons, losing in the first round each time. They lost to Ponderosa, 5-4, in October. Gillette coached at Lewis-Palmer for nine seasons before leaving the program in 2008. Gillette works full time as an assistant district manager at Woodmoor Water and Sanitation. NO MORE STATE TITLES FOR YOU There appears to be a very good chance that the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) will change the bylaws allowing teams that are playing down a classification to compete in the postseason. Under the proposed change, teams playing down a classification will not be eligible for the postseason in their respective sport. The proposal is among many that will be addressed at the Jan. 30 council meeting in Aurora. The news comes a little late for several football coaches, athletic directors and principals in the Class 3A South Central Football League who were unhappy that Coronado was able to compete in the postseason this year. The Cougars, playing down from 4A for the fourth consecutive year, won their first state football championship with a 28-24 win over Silver Creek on the last day of November. RANGERS WRESTLERS DEFEAT ELIZABETH Lewis-Palmer defeated Elizabeth, 3734, in a match Dec. 18 in Elizabeth. Coming up with pins for the Rangers were Alec Oberndorfer (106 pounds), Trevor Wilch (120) and Joseph Scott (220).
Left to right, Palmer Ridge High School juniors wrestlers Beau Begier (120 pounds), Jonathan De La Cruz (220) and Rylan Thalhammer (120) are all ranked by OntheMat.com. Photo by Danny Summers BEARS HIT BREAK WITH ANOTHER VICTORY The Palmer Ridge girls’ basketball team improved to 6-1 with a 61-30 victory over Coronado on Dec. 19. Senior Ali Meyer had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Bears, while Rhyley Lane had eight assists. TCA FINISHES SECOND AT SHERIDAN WRESTLING TOURNAMENT The Classical Academy scored 120.5 points to finish second place behind Sheridan at the 10th annual Pool Tournament in Wyoming on Dec. 21. Four TCA wrestlers won titles; Ryan Francis (106 pounds), Nathaniel Johnston (126), Zach Johns (160) and Ben Hinds (170).
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RANGERS STAY HOT IN HOCKEY Lewis-Palmer improved to 6-1 in hockey with a pair of victories before the Christmas break. On Dec. 20, the Rangers defeated Resurrection Christian, 6-0. Resurrection Christian was the state runners-up a year ago. Brayden Yatsu led the Rangers with three goals, while DJ Jones scored twice. Casey McMullin had four assists for Lewis-Palmer. On Dec. 21, Lewis-Palmer defeated Mullen, 6-2. Zachary Williams scored two goals and Dmitri Smith had a season-high four assists as the Rangers picked up the road win. Goalkeeper Andrew Karnes earned the victory with 17 saves.
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 25, 2013
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) You might be busier than you had expected right now. But between the socializing rounds and the workplace tasks, there are opportunities for special moments with that certain someone. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your creative approach leads to a quicker-than-expected solution to a workplace problem. Now you can devote more time to that proposal you hope to introduce by midmonth. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Technological glitches create problems early on. But by midweek, all runs smoothly once again, and you’re well and truly on your way to meeting all your deadlines.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Your energy levels are high, and you feel you can handle everything that comes along. But try to take a break from your hectic pace for some quiet time with someone close to you. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Before you pounce on that shiny new opportunity, take more time to check it out to see how much substance actually lies beneath all that glitter. A family member has important news. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A personal situation you thought was resolved resurfaces, thanks to a possibly well-intentioned move that went awry. Deal with it as soon as possible. Accept the help of a trusted friend. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) That goal you set way back when is finally in sight. Maintain your focus on achieving it, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted by unimportant demands for your attention. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) A temperamental flareup creates negative feelings that need to be dealt with immediately. But things once again go well after the apologies are made and hurt feelings are soothed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) An early impulsive act causes confusion. But all is smoothed over once explanations are made. Expect a friend or family member to ask for your kind and always wise advice. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) You might have to do some juggling of your priorities, as a personal matter appears to require more time and attention. Put your pride aside and accept help from those who offer it. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Your creative aspect is strong. Not only does it help you accomplish your goals, but it also inspires others. This could lead to a potentially rewarding collaboration opportunity. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Be careful about making major decisions when you’re not really committed to them. And resist any pressure to do otherwise. Better to delay action until all doubts are resolved. BORN THIS WEEK: You set goals and are rarely distracted by any attempt to move you off the path you’ve chosen to reach them. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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