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MAYORAL ELECTION
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It is election time in the Tri-Lakes area. There are two candidates running for mayor of Monument, and three running for mayor of Palmer Lake. Here is a breakdown of the candidates and a little bit about why they are running for mayor. Mail-in ballots are due by April 1.
Monument, Palmer Lake candidates explain position TOWN OF MONUMENT RAFAEL DOMINGUEZ ABOUT RAFAEL: Dominguez is a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia. After graduating high school in 1984 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and had three combat tours in his 22 years of service. He retired in November 2006. In 2007, Dominguez was appointed to the Town of Monument’s Planning Commission where he served until he was eligible to run for election to the Town of Monument’s Board of Trustees. In 2007, Dominguez was appointed to the Monument Board of Trustees. During Dominguez’s tenure as Trustee, he has served on the Tri-Lakes Economic Development Corporation (TLEDC) as the Treasurer/Secretary and currently serves as a liaison between the two organizations and on various Town sub-committees, including the Town’s Marketing sub-committee. Dominguez works full time for Sabre Systems, Inc., and provides government contract support services in Program Management, Logistics, Model Development and Program Analysis. WHY HE WANTS TO BE MAYOR: “As mayor, I want to continue to serve the Town of Monument, and its residents. I believe in government accountability and the best way I can hold our govern-
ment accountable is to serve in it. I believe that government, at all levels, and has a limited role in our society. Greater government intrusion erodes personal freedom and personal responsibility. I have worked hard to ensure the Town’s budget is responsible and equitable, and maximizes the use of our tax dollars in an efficient manner. As Mayor, I will continue these efforts and will continue to work hard, in coordination with the Tri-Lakes Economic Development Corporation, to attract employers to our region. We have a great community here in Monument, and the Tri-Lakes Region. We have a responsible government that seeks to maintain the quality of life which we all enjoy, while still seeking to further develop our community’s prosperity.” MARY RUSSELAVAGE ABOUT MARY: Russelavage moved to Monument from California in 1990. She was hired by the Town of Palmer Lake as the receptionist, and then became the deputy clerk/treasurer. She was also the planning assistant and court clerk. After seven years she was appointed as the treasurer. From there she went to the Town of Monument as the finance assistant, then deputy treasurer and then utility billing manager. She has spent the last 23 years as a member of
Tri-Lakes Networking, Palmer Lake Fireworks Committee and has been commissioner on the Monument Planning Commission. WHY SHE WANTS TO BE MAYOR: “I feel the previous Monument boards have done an excellent job making sure that the developers have abided by the State and Town statutes, and regional building codes. If elected I will continue to make sure the growth in Monument is positive growth. I would like to get more involved with the Town government. One of my biggest concerns is conservation and educating the public on conserving energy in this semi-arid drought prone state.” TOWN OF PALMER LAKE MEREDITH BROMFIELD ABOUT MEREDITH: Bromfield comes from Illinois where she was very involved with politics and community on a local level. She was a Fountaindale Library Board of Trustee member, while also serving as secretary (an elected position). She was president of the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce. She was a founding member of Heart Haven Outreach in Bolingbrook — a nonprofit that helped troubled teens. She was also Mayor continues on Page 8
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dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Karen Brofft has been chosen as the new Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Superintendent. The announcement was made March 12 by the district’s board of education during a special meeting. The selection is still dependent on the outcome of successful hiring negotiations. Final confirmation of the contract is expected on March 20. Brofft is currently the assistant superintendent of schools in Englewood. Bofft She has more than 23 years in education and has also served as an administrator in Douglas County. D-38 Board President Mark Pfoff said, “I think she’s the best fit for our very unique school district. We think we’re one of the best districts in the state. I look forward to her joining us.” Board vice president John Mann said the field of candidates was strong, but that Brofft’s experience forging new educational paths in her current district makes her the best fit for Lewis-Palmer. “She helped take her district to the next level, and it’s time for us to go to the next level here,” Mann said. “Not just in the Colorado paradigm, as one of the top districts in the state, but to become one of the best in the nation.” Brofft holds both an educational specialist degree in administrative leadership and policy studies, and a Master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. She has also worked as a principal, instructional coach and elementary school teacher. In addition, she has co-authored a book on reflective leadership practices. She said she views the role of superintendent as that of “lead learner.” Brofft has two grown daughters who live and work in Colorado. Rebecca is a 27 year-old urban planner for the City of Fort Collins and Kelly is a 23 year-old business graduate who is beginning a career in management. Brofft replaces John Borman, who left
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Monument celebrates spring ritual By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan@colorado communitymedia.com The Romans called this time of year the “Ides of March” and it was almost like the celebrating a new year with multiple festivals including the Feast of Anna Perenna, the goddess of the year. During the Roman observance, which has aspects of the earlier “scapegoat” or ancient Greek pharmakos ritual, which involved driving an old man dressed in animal skins from the city. The ritual may have been a new year festival representing the expulsion of the old year. It later took on additional meaning with the assasination of Julius Ceaser 44 B.C, and a turning point a turning point in Roman history, marking the transition from the Roman Republic the Roman Empire. Later, combined with the Celtic rituals of spring, Christians developed Saint Patrick’s Feast and the observance took on new meaning here in the U.S. as Irish immigrants streamed into America, and adopted it as a day to celebrate their Celtic linage. In Monument Thursday, locals celebrated their own version of the spring rituals by toasting the co-mayor of Maguireville’s 85th birthday at Serrano’s Coffee Shop where Jim Maguire holds court by 7 a.m. In honor of the momentous occasion, former President Theodore Roosevelt (in the form of Don Moon) showed up at Serrano’s to note, “Jim and I have known each other for years, the first time I met him, he was working as a farrier for the Rough Riders.”
Former President Teddy Roosevelt (in the form of Don Moon) showed at Serranos Thursday morning before 7 a.m., despite the rough ride up the Interstate, to wish an old friend a happy day. Roosevelt said he had no interest in disclosing how long he had been acquainted with Maguire, but noted the first time he met him, he served as a farrier for him in Cuba near San Juan Heights. Photos by Rob Carrigan
Thursday, Maguire celebrated his 85th birthday with hundreds of his closest friends in the local coffee shop.
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40 YEARS AGO Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor News, March 28, 1974 Because of decreasing enrollment at Lewis Palmer, Mr. Kanaga, Mrs. Mancini and Mrs. Albro will not return to the district in the fall. The carnival has been set for April 20 starting at 11 a.m. We are still in need of volunteers. Lewis Palmer Middle School performed the play “What Happened to Harry,” written by Eliose Blumenthal. Karen Mandel was director for the play. ••• A farm sale public auction will be held at the ranch of Chuck and Sue Lewis on April 8 at 10:30 a.m. The ranch is located six miles southeast of Simla (on the old Fetch place). Items include trucks, tractors, farm machinery, miscellaneous household goods and antiques. ••• TRACTOR DAY IN SIMLA: Scheduled for this coming Sunday sponsored by the Simla Volunteer Fire Department. Tickets are $2 for adults and 75 cents. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., tractor pull begins at noon. Prize money is $900. Entry fee for all tractors is $20. Lunch available on the grounds. ••• The Upper Room Bible Class at Little Log Church is studying James 3-5. It shows how true living faith is exhibited: “By the proper use of the tongue.” If you have control over the use of your tongue
you can have control over yourself. ••• Mrs. Hazel Kendrick and her daughter, Annabelle Place, will be doing some sightseeing and shopping. ••• Monument Residents: Please vote no sales tax question on Tuesday, April 2. Also vote for your mayors and councilmembers. ••• Church at Woodmoor will sponsor a Jr. High Retreat at Camp Elephant Rock in Palmer Lake. It is planned for April 6 to 7. The theme is “Prophets, Priests and Kings.” The Rev. Douglas Wassan, pastor of Woodmoor, will be the leader. Reservations are due by April 4. ••• Stan Johnson, resident of Palmer Lake, is running for governor of Colorado. Acting Lt. Governor Ted Strickland will run for position of lieutenant governor. ••• KIWANIS CLUB NEWS: Bill Rusin presented the program this week. He told about a trail making school which will be conducted at the Monument Forest Service Nursery this summer. The Blood Bank at Penrose Hospital needs to be replenished. We would like to bring our credits up to 12 pints by September. Consider donating. — Compiled by Linda Case
Tri-Lakes Chamber hosts candidate forum Staff Report
“It is going to be March 19 at Big Red. The program will run from 6 to 8 p.m., but the candidates will be available after that to talk with individuals. It will involve select questions asked by a moderator and candidates will be timed on their answers,” Hayes said.
The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce announces a candidate forum for the upcoming election. “We are hosting a Meet the Candidates night,” Executive Director Terri Hayes said.
In March, we will be refunding $15.7 Million in capital credits back to our members.
Safe driving program completed Staff report Stephen Blucher, volunteer for the AARP Driver Safety program, presented a comprehensive course on driver safety at the Black Forest Lutheran Church recently. The presentation served as a refresher course for older drivers by emphasizing the benefits of traffic awareness, the adherence to local and state driving laws and understanding one’s individual limitations. The course also focused on new or changed Colorado driving laws and the reminder to everyone that driving skills can diminish with age and distractions such as texting and cell phone use.
The sixteen attendees for the course were given certificates of course completion that, under Colorado State law, should result in a three-year policy discount when individuals present them to their auto insurance company. Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 sponsors the Driver Safety course twice each year. The next session will be on Oct. 20. The course, however, is presented frequently in the local area at other venues. To find out the time, place and date visit http://www.aarp.org/applications/ VMISLocator/searchDspLocations.action or call 1-877-846-3299.
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Irish Pat’s walk through history Common people walk through history. History, however, is a recording of uncommon deeds. And speaking of walks though history — one of my favorite historic characters lived and walked all over this part of Colorado for many years. Patrick Murphy actually homesteaded near Highway 83, about 6 miles east of Monument, but was known to take off hiking just about anywhere. One of his favorite strolls, was reportedly a stage route from Monument to Florissant. Born the day before St. Paddy’s Day, 1821, County Cork, Ireland, Murphy hit New York on the east coast of United States in
1864 after 14 days on a steamer named the “Kangaroo.” Once on dry land again, he took off walking, according to Lucille Lavelett, author of “Through the Years at
Monument, Colorado.” From New York he walked to Nashville, Tennessee, then on to St. Louis, Missouri, then up the Mississippi River and on to Fort Lewis. A small wiry man of maybe 100 pounds when soaking wet, Murphy was kept out of the regular army by his citizen status but served Union troops as a cook in the civil war. “When he passed away at age 105, he was the oldest member of the Knights of Columbus in the world, the oldest man in the state of Colorado, and the oldest rancher in the state of Colorado,.. he lived on his ranch until he was 101.” wrote Lavelett.
“At 101 he ran a race in the main street of Monument with a man many years his junior and won, and danced at a dinner given in his honor that night. At 102, Mr. Murphy climbed halfway to the summit of Pike Peak and was only dissuaded from completing the trip through the intercession of a younger man who was accompanying him who told Murphy he was giving out.” Uncommon deeds indeed. Murphy was a practicing Catholic and parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church in Monument, and is buried (near his ranch) in Spring Valley Cemetery in southern Douglas County.
George Karl should still be coaching the Nuggets I called former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl at his home last week and we chatted about a number of things; including the possibility of him returning to the NBA sidelines. The 62-year-old Karl was frank about his desire to lead an NBA team again. “I’d love to coach one more time,” said Karl while his daughter, Kaci, was playing in the background. “My plan was to coach three of four more years in Denver and then ride off into the sunset.” Karl coached the Nuggets for nine seasons; the longest stint of any of the five clubs he directed in a long and storied career. The Nuggets made the playoffs in all of Karl’s seasons, advancing to the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009. But apparently Karl’s five 50-plus win seasons with the Nuggets and career regular season winning percentage of .599 wasn’t good enough for Nuggets owner-
ship. Neither were his 22 playoffs appearances, 21 winning seasons and 1,211 victories (regular season and playoff). The Nuggets, instead, focused on Karl’s failures in the playoffs. His Denver teams lost in the first round nine times. They fired him last June with one year remaining on his contract. Denver hired Karl on Jan. 27, 2005. He orchestrated one of the most successful eras in Nuggets history. He had a regularseason record of 423-257 with the Nuggets, which ranks second in franchise history to
Doug Moe (432). Karl was named the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Nuggets to a team-record 57 games and the No. 3 seed in the West. Karl, while considered a brilliant motivator, strategist and evaluator of talent, has a long history of having his teams bow out of the playoffs early. Six other times his clubs lost in the first round. The only time he reached the Finals was with the Seattle Supersonics in 1996. They lost to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in six games. So, how are the Nuggets doing these days, you ask? At last check they were 27-36 and in fourth place in the Northwest Division. They are 10 games out of a playoff spot. I am a Karl fan. I love the fact that his Nuggets teams were fun to watch and competitive. I appreciated that they were in the hunt for a division title nearly every season. I looked forward to cheering them on in the playoffs.
It is said that coaches are hired to be fired. But I believe Karl should still be coaching the Nuggets. As a fan, I would much rather have my team win 50 to 60 games every season and advance to the playoffs than to hope for a great season every now and then. Sure, it would be nice of the Nuggets played for a championship. But the NBA, probably more than any of the four major sports, has been dominated by a handful of teams for much of the past 35 seasons. Since 1980, six teams (Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago, Boston, San Antonio, Detroit and Miami) have combined to 30 championships. It looks like Miami might win its third consecutive title this season. The odds are pretty good that Karl will be back coaching an NBA team in the next year or two. And I would be willing to guess that he will have that team competing for a championship in a very short time. I just wish he was still coaching the Nuggets.
letter to the editor Dear Editor: “Part of being good is the commitment to getting better!” I love that motto, and as superintendent of schools in the past as well as the present, that is something I encourage our teachers and staff to strive to do in the district every day. It also means a great deal of hard work by everyone in the school district. By now, many of you have read or heard about the resolution of the school board regarding their concern about the loss of local control, unfunded
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mandates by state and federal legislation, and the onslaught of required testing of our students. You can find the resolution at the District’s website at HYPERLINK “http://www.lewispalmer.org” www.lewispalmer.org. It seems to me that currently much of what is being forced on school districts has been done hurriedly and too fast. Things of importance with such widespread ramifications can not be rushed, and typically we should not sacrifice
quality for speed. It has taken years, even decades, for Lewis-Palmer School District 38 to reach the level of “accredited with distinction.” This was not an overnight accomplishment, but more likely a steady, uphill commitment over the last 25 years. “In pursuit of excellence” never ends, and that is why our school board has taken such a strong stand for local control and local decisions regarding the best way to educate and assess our students. To clarify the board’s stance, as a dis-
trict we will comply with the state’s assessment requirements because “accredited with distinction” means a great deal to our students as they graduate and pursue post graduate education. We do not want to jeopardize their success, and for that reason we encourage our parents to support and encourage their kids to do their very best on any and all assessments. However, Letter continues on Page 5
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In 1914, a story surfaced in the Cripple Creek newspaper that was quite curious. It talked of a strange gent who lived up on the hill above Cripple Creek. The newspaper called him “The Hermit of Tenderfoot Hill.” He kept to himself, and rarely spoke to anyone. The unknown gent seemed to be about 50 years old. He was known to the residents of Midway, a little community high in the hills. He had a cabin near the Jerry Johnson Mine. He had been in that cabin since about 1910, and was quiet and law abiding. A few attempts to learn more about him were about as successful as trying to get him to leave. The earliest anyone could remember was the one morning when he was seen walking through Midway toward Victor. The next day he was seen on the same path. This became nearly an every day event, even in bad weather. A few attempted to raise a conversation with him, but he rarely did more than just keep walking. He did not respond to questions or comments, even to smile or nod his head. In bad weather, his routine changed little. A few of the curious saw him in Victor, walking the streets, occasionally picking up a stray cigar or cigarette stub from the sidewalk. A few of the Midway folk had visited the cabin, while he was away. In it were only a few things, a broken down table and chair, a mattress and pile of blankets served as a bed, a washtub, and a box of ragged bits of clothing were
about all there was. The washtub served as a stove, as it was often filled with the remains of a fire. He occasionally was seen with lighter or heavier clothing, as the seasons changed, and other than having long scraggly hair and beard, he was fairly well dressed. No food was ever seen in his cabin, nor could anyone remember seeing him anywhere eating. A few reported seeing him near a few of the mines during meal time. The biggest challenge for those who saw him on a regular basis was to try to get a few words out of him. He solidly refused to speak, even a grunt or nod. A few miners who visited the Midway saloons had seen him late at night, but still, he never spoke. In following up on the story, there is occasional mention of him in later newspapers, but without any more information than in this story. It seems that a year or two later he just wandered away, as quietly as he had arrived. The cabin was burned in a fire in 1916, and only mention that it once had been his residence.
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THINGS TO DO EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a spaceavailable basis. MARCH 21-23 ART SHOW/SALE Palmer Lake Art Group presents the “Symphony In Color” art show and sale March 21-23 at Mountain Community Gallery at Mountain Community Mennonite Church, 643 Highway 105, Palmer Lake. A reception is from 5-7 p.m. March 21. Art show times are 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 22, and 1:30-4 p.m. March 23. Visit www.palmerlakeartgroup.com or contact Beth Carroll at 719-495-1857. MARCH 23 BLUES CONCERT Big Jim Adam will perform at 6 p.m.
March 23 at Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at www.amusiccompanyinc.com or at Ivywild School Dry Goods Store.
MARCH 23 BACH CONCERT First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs, presents its annual Bach Celebration Concert at 3 p.m. March 23. The audience will have the opportunity to sing chorales accompanied by the ensemble. A free will offering will be taken, and all are welcome to a reception hosted by the American Guild of Organists following the concert. Check
EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. 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 from 5-7
p.m. 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 at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Lifting Spirits, 755 Highway 105, Suite C, Palmer Lake. Call 630-618-9400. 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.
www.firstchristiancos.org/music/fcc-concert-series or call 719-633-8888.
APRIL 3 AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument, joins downtown Monument’s NBA (No Boys Allowed) ticketed event from 5-8 p.m. April 3. Heather Buchman will sign her three literary romance novels, and $5 will purchase your admittance bag full of goodies. Many stores are open late and will host events and serve refreshments. Purchase your tickets prior to the event at the store. Call 719-481-2665. APRIL 9, April 10
ENTRY DEADLINE Enter a complete, short story of 100 words or less by May 1 to the Pikes Peak Branch of the National League of American Pen Women Flash Fiction Contest. For complete rules and entry form, go http://www. pikespeakpenwomen.com/flash-fiction-contest.html.
APRIL 24 AUTHOR SIGNING Sherry Janes will sign her two titles in the Spirit Songs series, and Kevin Paul Tracy will sign his two titles “Rogue Agenda” and “Blood Flow” from 5:30-7 p.m. April 24 at Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument. Call 719-481-2665.
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.
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 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 719-433-5396 or Bob Duckworth at 719-481-4608, or visit www.sertoma.org.
GENTLE YOGA with Nancy Stannard is offered at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, and at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Safe, fun and accessible for all. Flexibility, breathing, balance and gentle strengthening. Yoga 101 for beginners also available. Contact Nancy Stannard nancystannard55@gmail.com for details and to attend first class.
APRIL 26 AUTHOR SIGNING Molly Wingate and Marti Woodward will sign their title, “Slow Parenting Teens: How to Create a Positive, Respectful and Fun Relationship with your Teenager” from noon to 2 p.m. April 26 at Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument. The parenting book teens want their parents to read. Call 719-481-2665. APRIL 26-27
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. sonsofitalypp.com.
MAY 1 AUTHOR SIGNINGS Covered Treasures welcomes three authors from 5:30-7 p.m. May 1. Margaret Brettschneider will sign her various titles including her latest “Truth Lies Six Foot Under”; Walt Larimore will sign his titles including his latest, “The Ultimate Girls’ Body Book”; and Joelle Mueller will sign her title, “Unfolding the Sun.” Covered Treasurers Bookstore is at 105 Second St., Monument. Call 719-481-2665. MAY 15 ART HOP signing Art Hop begins for another season from 5-8 p.m. May 15. Covered Treasures presents an outdoor evening with Julie Raber of Pocket Pal Map Guides; Susan Davies, director of Trails and Open Space; and Tom Mowle representative of Rampart Range Wildlands project of the Colorado Mountain Club, who will discuss trail volunteer opportunities and answers to many questions regarding trails in the El Paso County area. Refreshments will be served. Covered Treasures Bookstore is at 105 Second St., Monument. Call 719-481-2665.
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 LEGACY SERTOMA dinner meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Monument Country Club. New members and visitors welcome. Call Ed Kinney, 481-2750. MOMS IN Touch prayer groups meet, by school, throughout the school district for one hour each week to support the children, Clubs continues on Page 11
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. 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. SOCIAL
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-
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR even though we will exercise compliance, I believe that we know best what to teach our students and when to teach it. We also know how best to measure our students’ outcomes. Knowing that has led to our high academic achievement levels. Speaking of excellence, I am excited to announce that the school board has hired Karen Brofft as the next superintendent for District 38. She is currently the assistant superintendent in the Englewood School
Political Contest in America: Conversations with Gadfly” from 5:30-7 p.m. April 10 at Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument. Call 719-481-2665.
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.
BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is con-
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THE CENTURIAN Daylight Lodge No 195 A.F and A.M meets 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.
BIG RED Saturday Market. Fresh vegetables and fruit, bakery items, local honey, crafts, jewelry, pet stuff and more are for sale
AUTHOR SIGNING Ron Scott will sign his book “The 2012
HOME AND garden show The Tri-Lakes Women’s Club will have its 38th annual Pine Forest Antiques, Home Décor & Garden Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 at Lewis Palmer High School, 1300 Higby Road, Monument. Admission is $6, and proceeds benefit qualified nonprofit and public service organizations
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.
ducted 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.
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WRITING CONTEST Creative Communication is accepting submissions for its essay contest, with divisions for grades 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through Feb. 18; and its poetry contest, with divisions for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through April 10. Top 10 winners will be named in each division. Essays must be between 100 and 250 words on any non-fiction topic. Poetry must be 21 lines or less in English. Entries can made online at www.poeticpower.com or mail entries, labeled Poetry Contest or Essay Contest, to 159 N. Main, Smithfield UT 84335. Include author’s name, address, city, state and ZIP, current grade, school name, school address and teacher’s name. Home school students are welcome to enter. Selected entries of merit will be invited to be published in an anthology. An art contest for grades K-12 also is coming up. To enter, take a photo of your original artwork and enter it at www.celebratingart.com; deadline is April 9. Full contest information is available online,
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District. I am hoping to be able to introduce her to the community in a number of different forums in April and May prior to her coming to the district full-time in June. She is a talented, exciting leader, and she is thrilled with the opportunity to lead and be part of taking the Lewis-Palmer School District to even higher levels of excellence in the future. Thank You Ted Bauman, Superintendent, LewisPalmer School District 38
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The A-10 Thunderbolt II, flown by Capt. Robert Swain, Class of ‘79, is seen on display at the Academy on Thunderbird Overlook. On Feb. 6, 1991, Swain shot down an Iraqi Bo-105C helicopter during combat operations over Iraq, recording the first-ever air-to-air kill by an A-10. Courtesy photo Air Force Academy
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Academy to mark 60th anniversary with concert By Danny Summers
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n April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation that led to construction on the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Sixty years later, the Academy is going stronger than ever. On April 1 of this year, the Academy will mark the anniversary with a free concert, “Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence,” that features the U.S. Air Force Academy Band at 7 p.m. The event will be at the Arnold Hall Theater. Lieutenant General Michelle Johnson, the academy superintendent, has asked the public to join in the celebration of the “Academy’s proud history, heritage, diversity and vision through the universal language of music.” The Academy Band, along with the Cadet Chorale, will perform a variety of music from current popular music to military-style marches. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are required to reserve a seat. Tickets will be available through the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance, the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce and at Arnold Hall. Tickets must be picked up in
The Air Force Academy is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, marked by a series of special events on April 1. Courtesy photo Air Force Academy person between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Business Alliance office located at 102 S. Tejon St., Suite 430, and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce office, 300 Colorado Highway 105 in Monument, and at the Arnold Hall ticket office. A maximum of four tickets per person are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets cannot be mailed and there will be no will-call. As part of its year-long celebration, Academy staff has researched and come up with thousands of significant events that have taken place on the Academy grounds in northwest Colorado Springs, or involving cadets near and far. Here is a list of noteworthy events leading up to the April 1
celebration. March, 19, 1966 — Cadet First Class Pete Johnston, Class of ‘66, is killed in a parachuting accident at the Academy. March 19, 1978 — The Class of ‘81 hosts the Colorado Special Olympics for handicapped children. March 20, 2012 — The artificial turf glider landing strip at the airfield is unveiled. The turf measures 1.41 million square feet, (430 feet wide and 3,000 feet long, the equivalent of 23 football fields). It is thought to be the largest single installation of synthetic turf in the world. March 24, 2007 — The Academy hockey team becomes the first service academy hockey team to play in the NCAA tournament, falling to #2 ranked Minnesota by the score of 4-3 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. March 25, 1964 — Cadet First Class Jay Kelley, Class of ‘64, and Cadet Third Class Pete Johnston, Class of ‘66, take home the Air Force Academy’s first collegiate gold medals in parachuting accuracy. March 27, 1999 — Major James Cardoso, Class of ‘88, flies the mission for which he received the 2000 Colonel James Jabara Award for Airmanship. Major Cardozo flew his F-117 stealth fighter on a combat search and rescue mission over Serbia.
March 27, 2007 — The Air Force men’s basketball plays in the semifinals of the National Invitational Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City, losing 6867 to Clemson. March 27, 2009 — The Academy hockey team wins its first-ever NCAA tournament game with a 2-0 win over No. 3 ranked Michigan. The next day, the team would fall in double overtime to No. 10 ranked Vermont. The “Elite Eight” finish is the best in Academy history. March 28, 2007 — Cadet First Class Eric Ehn, Class of ‘08, is recognized as one of the top three intercollegiate hockey players in the nation by his inclusion on the Hobey Baker Hat Trick list. March 28, 2008 — The Academy hockey team, winner of its second consecutive Atlantic Hockey Association championship and second straight trip to the NCAA hockey tournament, falls 3-2 in overtime to No. 2 ranked Miami. March 29, 1954 — The House and Senate convene a conference committee to resolve differences in legislation to establish an air force academy. Final approval is given on the same day. March 29, 1959 — Donations were taken at all Air Force Base Chapels around the world. Collection proceeds from this Easter Sunday were used to fund the liturgical fittings and the organs in the Air Force Academy Chapel.
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Donala says no to buying Gleneagle Golf course has been closed since last November By Danny Summers
dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Donala Water and Sanitation has no interest in purchasing the Gleneagle Golf Club, which has been closed since last November. Donala’s board was approached in recent weeks by several members of the Gleneagle North Homeowners Association. The group included district constituent Carroll Clabaugh, Rick Topper and Larry Oliver. Donala’s board rejected the proposal, which would have had to clear two hurdles before the May 6 special district election. The first would have been approval of expansion of authority to Donala to create a metropolitan district. The second was to ask for voter approval for the district to is-
sue bonds to purchase the club as well as well as upgrade the course irrigation system. Homeowners in the area have expressed concern over possible declining property values with the course being closed. In February, The Palms Restaurant closed. The Gleneagle Golf Club is owned and operated by MCTN LLC, a Nevada limited liability company set up by Atlanta-based Mad River Holdings Inc. and the Miles and Denise Scully Trust. MCTN LLC purchased the 135.4-acre course in 2003 for the sum of $825,000, according to records supplied by the El Paso County Assessor’s Office and the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office. In May 2010, Scully’s company and the Board of County Commissioners of El Paso County entered into an agreement that allows Scully’s company to develop the driving range at any point. However, the agreement also states that the rest the course cannot be developed until at least May 2020.
Gleneagle area residents have expressed concern over the closing of the course and Palms Restaurant. Photo by Danny Summers
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needs to be updated. It needs to reflect who we are. I am also in support of the “Awake The Lake” project. When I see something wrong, if there’s something I can do to make it better, then I step up. The first thing I want to do is have a vision meeting. If you don’t have a vision everything is a series of scattered things.” RANDY FRITZ ABOUT RANDY: Randy has 32 years of military service (Active, National Guard and Army Reserve). He is retired with the rank of Colonel. He also has 27 years of Federal Civil Service in the occupational safety and environmental health fields. He also owned and managed a landscaping company for 10 years. His other accomplishments include initiating a program for monitoring and minimizing water infiltration into landfills and potable water supplies. He developed and implemented a $1.1 billion clean water/ waste water program to help rural Iraqi villages as part of reconstruction these towns and villages working as a civil affairs officer while working at the highest command levels in Multi-Force Iraq. His awards include Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation
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an executive board member of Heart Haven. Bromfield moved to the Tri-Lakes area in 2009. She is president of the Palmer Lake Art Group and also volunteers in the soup kitchen at the Marian House in downtown Colorado Springs. Bromfield is also an investment adviser, inspirational speaker, author, travel consultant and founder of Crossing Your Bridge®. She is married with four children and three grandchildren. She continues to be a caregiver for her mother. WHY SHE WANTS TO BE MAYOR: “A fire station should be our No. 1 priority. As a library trustee in Illinois I fought to get a new library built. Money is only an issue in the absence of value. People understand there is a need to build a new firehouse, but it isn’t organized. We should have the best equipment and a new building. If you follow a game plan you are going to get results. I want other communities to view our city as a great model for government. Our web site
Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal and Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters). WHY HE WANTS TO BE MAYOR: “My sons and I chose Palmer Lake as our home in 1995. I raised my sons here. Palmer Lake is not just a small town in northwest El Paso County. The people here are not divested from the rest of the country. Palmer Lake not only needs a visionary mayor to take on internal issues, but Palmer Lake needs strong representation to the county and the state on pertinent issues. My extensive experience and formal education makes me uniquely qualified to get water in the lake, find new revenues for the town, and to improve the quality of life for those who live here in Palmer Lake. I did this in Iraq, at times while under fire. I expect no one will be shooting at me while I lead Palmer Lake towards increased prosperity! In summary, my personal mandate to give back to the community requires me to seek the leadership post of Mayor.” NIKKI MCDONALD ABOUT NIKKI: McDonald settled in Palmer Lake with her family in 1980.
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at the end of December after two-and-ahalf years. Ted Bauman has been serving as the district’s interim superintendent. Bauman has previously stated that he hopes to train the new superintendent while he remains on staff. The superintendent job was posted in December. According to the posting, the board was offering a salary of $140,000 to $160,000, depending on experience. The job posting also stated that the district offered a comprehensive benefits package, which includes some flexibility. The start date for the job is July 1.
The selection process included interviews with several dozen community members, staff, and administrators. On March 7, the community had the opportunity to hear from the candidates during an open-door meeting at Big Red. The school board gathered additional input from educational leaders around the state. Pfoff thanked the many volunteers who served on the selection committees and who provided in-depth information to the process. The District serves 6,300 students in the Tri-Lakes communities of Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor and northern Black Forest. D-38 is consistently among the top-achieving school districts in Colorado for test scores, graduation rates, and student achievement, and has an overall rating of “exceeds” from the state.
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She feels they have truly been blessed to have called this their home for almost 35 years. During the course of those years, she has had the privilege and opportunity to serve this community in several capacities. She previously was mayor of Palmer Lake for eight years and served on the Palmer Lake Town Council for 10 years. She was also president and vice president of Tri- Lakes Cares and served on the Special Education Advisory Board. McDonald is also local member of Palmer Lake Restaurant group. She is involved in the “Awake The Lake” project. She has over three decades of volunteering to support local projects and events. In 1989 she received The Distinguished Citizen Award from the Town of Palmer Lake, and in 2011 she received the Distinguished Service Award from the local Kiwanis club. WHY SHE WANTS TO BE MAYOR: “My only agenda in seeking another term is to restore our lake and to continue to support and enhance our wonderful volunteer fire dept.”
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The Air Force Academy Cyber Competition Team won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, March 1-2 at Regis University in Greenwood Village. Teams from the Academy, Brigham Young University, the University of Colorado, Colorado State, Fort Hays State, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, New Mexico, and Regis competed. During the competition, students and cadets played the roles of system administrators a fictitious web provider. In the scenario, the teams took over and secured a network they had never seen. “I enjoyed CCDC because it made us see how hard it is to protect against the cyber attacks you read about in the news,” said Cadet 2nd Class Bill Parks. While trying to learn and use their new network, cadets had to manage calls from angry customers, perform a computer forensics exercise and respond to a slew of requests from management. “I think the competition went really well; Members of the Air Force Academy Cyber Competition team were hard at work recently competing in the University of we worked well together to press through California, Santa Barbara International Capture the Flag cyber competition. Courtesy photo some difficult situations while keeping calm and collected,” said Cadet 3rd Class cadet team were the competition’s profes- tition taught us was the ability to comJosh Hayden. “We have a great team push- sional red teams, tasked to constantly at- municate and prioritize as a group under ing me daily to be better.” tack the networks. constant stress,” said Cadet 1st Class Keane Further complicating matters for the “The most valuable skill this compe- Lucas.
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Cadet 1st Class Ryan Zacher of Parker served as the Academy’s team captain. Cadets 1st Class Chase King of New Holland, Pa., Keane Lucas and Chad Speer of Wasilla, Alaska, Cadets 2nd Class Kevin Cooper of Greenville, N.C., Bill Parks of San Jose, and Cadets 3rd Class Josh Hayden of Roswell, Ga., and Justin Niquette of Pinellas Park, Fla., also represented the Air Force Academy. Martin Carlisle, director of the Academy Center for Cyberspace Research, coaches the team with assistance from Maj. David Caswell and Maj. Michael Chiaramonte. “We had only two returning cadets from last year’s team. The cadets’ win reflects tremendous dedication to not only preparing for this competition, but also preparing to lead our nation’s defense in cyber,” said Carlisle. Having won the regional, the Air Force team will now advance to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for the fourth year in a row. Nationals will be April 25-27 in San Antonio. This was the team’s 12th competition during this academic year. The team also went to nationals in the NYU Poly Cyber Security Awareness Week Capture the Flag competition, and was the top team in the western hemisphere in the University of California at Santa Barbara’s International Capture the Flag competition.
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Black Forest Fire and Rescue and Wescott would remain separate districts but operate under one fire authority making for a more efficient operation. The two would still remain part of the north group. File photos by Lisa Collacott
Black Forest, Wescott may soon be under one fire authority The two fire districts in talks to enter a fire authority agreement By Lisa Collacott For the Wescott and Black Forest Fire District’s there is talk once again about entering into a fire authority agreement. The two fire districts have discussed it over the past several years but discussions came to a halt about two years ago because the mill levies were so different according to Eddie Bracken, chair of the Black Forest Fire and Rescue board of directors. Bracken said the mill levies are similar now and it makes sense for the two to enter into an agreement. In November of 2011, voters approved a mill levy increase in Black Forest taking the mills from 4.965 to 9.215. The Wescott fire district have seven mills. Westcott asked voters in 2012 for an increase but it was turned down. Coming under a fire authority agreement does not mean the districts would merge into one district. “They would still be separate districts but we would operate under a chief’s authority to function as one,” Bracken
Wescott Fire District is in talks to come under one fire authority with Black Forest Fire and Rescue. The two departments have a lot of discussing and studying to do before they come to a decision. said. “The details haven’t been worked out yet but I think there would be two operation chiefs, one for each district, and then an overall chief above them all.”
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Black Forest and Wescott operate under what is known as the North Group. The North Group consists of the two districts as well as Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Falcon Fire Department, U.S. Air Force Academy Fire, Cimarron Hills Fire Department and Larkspur Fire Department. The fire districts come to the aid of their neighboring districts because it’s all part of a mutual aid agreement. Wescott Fire Chief Vinnie Burns said that the two departments work closely together because of the mutual aid agreement. “The fire authority is just an opportunity for both districts to work together under sort of one roof. You would have three separate boards. You have the Wescott board, the Black Forest board and you would have the fire authority board. With the fire authority board being the overall kingpin of the whole thing they would be budgeting for the operational side of it,” Burns said. Burns added that neither district would be responsible for the other districts debt. “I think both boards would agree this would make for a more efficient operation,” Burns said. “It gives us better flexibility to respond to fires in the district,” Bracken said. Neither Bracken nor Burns know when everything would take place. Talk of a fire authority is still in the early stages. There has to be a lot of studying done. “There’s not really many drawbacks to doing something like this. Most of it is all positive. We would be putting everything underneath one roof. So it’s combining the training. So instead of having two separate training plans it would have one training plan. Everyone’s going to get the same training at some point. There’s just tons and tons of benefits to it,” Burns said. The two aren’t merging as one district. If they should ever consider becoming one district it would have to be brought before the voters.
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Air Force rugby team makes postseason Falcons host Utah on April 12 By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Air Force Academy men’s rugby team will compete for the Varsity Cup Rugby Championship April 12 when it hosts Utah at the Academy in the first round of playoffs.
The winner of the Utah-Air Force match advances to play Central Washington University April 19. Hoping to grow American Rugby by harnessing the strongest collegiate talent, the Varsity Cup brings together the best university programs in the country for a single elimination, post-season national championship. Last year’s inaugural Varsity Cup cam-
paign featured eight seeded teams, competing over three weeks, culminating in a matchup between perennial rivals, the University of California and Brigham Young University. Entering its second year, the Varsity Cup has expanded to 12 teams, adding the likes of Texas, Oklahoma, Utah and Clemson to
the original eight. With the expansion to 12 universities, this year’s competition adds an additional round of play. The tournament will play out over four consecutive weekends culminating on May 3 in the Cup Final at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City. The final will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports Network.
area clubs Pen Women offers information by calling 719-532-0021.
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prayer. Call Judy Ehrlich at 719-481-1668.
the MonuMent Homemakers Club meets the first Thursday of every month at the Tri-Lakes Fire Department Administrative Building, 166 Second Street, Monument. Arrive at 11:30 a.m. to prepare for a noon potluck, program, and business meeting, which ends around 1:30 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. Call Irene Walters, Co-President, at 719-481-1188 for Jean Sanger, Co-President, at 719-592-9311 for reservations. Mount herMAn 4-H Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Grace Best Elementary. There are no meetings in June, July and August. Anyone interested in pursuing animal projects, archery, cooking, sewing, model rocketry, woodworking or just about any hobby is welcome. A new member meeting is the third Thursday in October. the PAlMer Lake Art Group meets on the second Saturday of the month at the group’s Vaile Hill Gallery, 118 Hillside Road. Call 719-488-8101 for information. PAlMer DiviDe Quiltmakers meets at 7 p.m. the first Thurs-
day of each month at The Church at Woodmoor. Contact Carolyn at 719-488-9791 or hockcf@aol.com.
the Pikes Peak Branch of the National League of American
Pikes PeAk Women’s Connection meets the second Thursday of the month for a luncheon at the Clarion Hotel Downtown, 314 W. Bijou St., Colorado Springs. Social time begins at 11:30 a.m., with luncheon and program from noon to 1:30 p.m. Free preschool childcare is available with a reservation; $16 inclusive. Call 719-495-8304 for reservations or information. All women are welcome. rocky MountAin Chapter, 1st Cavalry Division Meeting is at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at the Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs. We are a non-political, nonprofit soldier’s and veteran’s fraternity. Anyone who has been assigned or attached to the 1st Cavalry Division anytime, anywhere, is eligible for membership. Friends of the Cav who have not served with the Division are eligible for Associate membership. We are family orientated so please bring significant other. We participate in local parades, do food shelf, picnics, Christmas party. Come join us for great camaraderie, make new friends, possibly meet old friends from the First Team. Contact Paul at 719-687-1169 or Al at 719-689-5778. rotAry club of InterQuest meets at 4:46 p.m. Thursdays at Liberty Heights at Northgate, 12105 Ambassador Drive (Voyager Parkway and Celestial Drive) in Colorado Springs. Guest always welcome. Serve with intergrity, love our community and have fun. Call Scott Allen at 719-338-7939.
2014 Mountain View Electric Association BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
At MVEA’s Annual Meeting on June 5, 2014 at Calhan High School in Calhan, two directors will be elected to Mountain View Electric Association’s (MVEA) Board of Directors from the following districts: District 2 Simla, Matheson and a portion of the surrounding areas. (Incumbent Rick Gordon) District 7 Monument, Woodmoor and a portion of the surrounding areas. (Incumbent Donna Andersen-Van Ness) The procedure for Director Elections & Member Voting is available on MVEA’s website at www.mvea.coop. If you are interested in being a candidate, please contact a member of the nominating committee. The Nominating committee members are Allan Moore, District 2 and Edward “Kelly” McGuire, District 7. A candidate must be a MVEA member and reside in the district where there is a vacancy. Before applying, please contact either MVEA office at 719-775-2861 or 719-495-2283 to verify your district. A member may also petition for nomination. Petitions and procedures are available at the Limon Headquarters, 1655 5th St., Limon; or at the Falcon Operations Center, 11140 E. Woodmen Rd, Falcon, or online at www.mvea.coop. Petitions must be signed by 15 members of MVEA and returned to either MVEA office by 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2014. NOMINATING COMMITTEE A candidate questionnaire must be completed for either nomination by the committee or nomination by District 2 petition. This questionnaire can be found on MVEA’s Allan Moore website or you may pick one up at either office. If 13217 County Road 141 you have questions, please contact a member of Simla, Colorado 80835 the nominating committee. Candidate applications 719-541-2180 must be received by the nominating committee by 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2014 for the committee’s District 7 consideration. If you are petitioning for nomination, Edward “Kelly” McGuire the candidate application must be submitted to either 4810 Abo Lane Association office with your petition no later than 5:30 Monument, Colorado 80132 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2014. 719-481-9377
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Rangers, Thunder hit the water Lewis-Palmer and Discovery Canyon return several state qualifiers By Danny Summers
dsummers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Both Tri-Lakes area high school boys’ swimming teams are hoping to make a huge splash in pools across the state this spring. Lewis-Palmer finished sixth at last year’s Class 5A state meet. The Rangers are a combined District 38 team with members from Palmer Ridge. The Rangers are once again coached by Alan Arata. Discovery Canyon came in fifth at the 4A meet; its best finish in school history. Terre Christensen is the coach of the Thunder. Lewis-Palmer returns a plethora of state qualifiers, led by senior diver Zach Mullins. Joining Mullins on the board is sophomore Devin Berry. Other returners include senior Hunter Bains (100 free, 200 free), junior Cade Bains (200 IM), sophomore Riley Delahoyde (200 IM), senior Billy Wells (relays), junior Philip Rygert (100 fly) and junior Daniel Deysher (200 free, 500 free). Arata says he has his largest team in school history. The Rangers had no problem in their season opener against Liberty on March 12, defeating the Lancers 237 to 73. Rygert picked up wins in the 200 IM and 500 free. He also helped the relay teams to wins in the 200 medley and 400 free. Wells took first in the 200 free and also was part of the 200 and 400 free relay team victories. Discovery Canyon returns several state qualifiers, led by senior Daniel Liu (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke). Liu is a three-time state finalist and was second in 2013 in the
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Lewis-Palmer senior Hunter Bains was one of several state qualifiers for the Rangers last season. Photos courtesy of Alan Arata 100 butterfly. He was fifth in the 100 back last season. Other returning state qualifiers are junior Eric Pannell (200 freestyle, 100 back), junior Joseph Law (200 free, 500 free), junior Jonathan Donehower (200 IM, 500 free), se-
nior David Keller (50 free, 100 fly) and junior diver Ryan Byrnes. The Thunder has come a long way in just four years. They were 20th at the state meet in 2010.
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Palmer Ridge junior Mackenzie Gouner scored 18 goals last season and led the Bears to the Class 4A semifinals. Photo by Kirk Smith
TCA was the 3A state runners-up in 2013; Palmer Ridge advanced to the 4A semis By Danny Summers
dsummers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com High school girls soccer in the Tri-Lakes region has always been among the best in the state. In 2013, Palmer Ridge lost to Broomfield in the Class 4A state semifinals, while The Classical Academy was the runners-up in Class 3A. Here is a closer look at the four Tri-Lakes area teams. PALMER RIDGE The Bears were 14-4-1 in 2013. Nick Odil returns for his sixth season as coach. The top returners are senior goalkeeper Kaylyn Smith, junior forward Mackie Gouner (18 goals), junior midfielder/forward Maddie Tominello (6 goals, 17 assists), junior midfielder Cydney Skinner, senior defender Ali Meyer, junior
midfielder Brooke Buzzell, senior defender Ruby Tedeschi and senior defender Molly Malone. The Bears play in the tough Pikes Peak Athletic Conference, which includes Cheyenne Mountain Academy - winners of the last two state titles. THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY The Titans were 15-3-1 last season. Blake Galvin is back for his fifth season as coach. The Titans lost 10 players to graduation. Among the key players are senior midfielder Bonnie Buzzetta (4 goals, 3 assists), senior defender Kaytlon Roitsch, senior midfielder Heather Sherrill (3 goals, 4 assists), sophomore forward Mikayla Murphy (14 goals), sophomore defender Aleesa Muir and sophomore defender Emily Mueller. LEWIS-PALMER Joe Martin and Ryan Parsons return as cocoaches.
The Rangers were 9-6-1 last season and advanced to the first round of the 4A state playoffs. Among the key players are sophomore midfielder Sarah Lyons, senior midfielder Michelle Coleman (7 goals) and freshman forward Brianna Alger. Alger has already scored four goals this season to help the Rangers to a 2-0-1 record. DISCOVERY CANYON The Thunder finished 9-6-2 last season. Maren Hendershot McCrary returns for a second season as coach. Among the key players are junior midfielder Jamie Keith (15 goals, 11 assists), senior midfielder Bailey Longbons (7 goals, 4 assists) and sophomore defender Lauren Seeley. Giving the team an international look this season are three foreign exchange students from Denmark, Iran and Germany.
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Palmer Ridge senior outfielder Carter Thorne enjoyed a banner season in 2013. He helped the Bears to the playoffs with a .424 batting average. Photo by Danny Summers
Tri-Lakes area baseball teams in full swing Palmer Ridge and The Classical Academy advanced to the postseason in 2013 By Danny Summers
dsummers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s time to get out those foam cushions and head to the ball park to watch TriLakes area baseball teams. All four clubs are coming off successful campaigns in 2013. Palmer Ridge and The Classical Academy advanced to their district playoffs and are in prime positions to make serious postseason runs this season. PALMER RIDGE The Bears were 11-9 last season, 11-3 in the brutally tough Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. Coach Steve Whiting returns for his second season as coach. Among his key returners are senior outfielder Carter Thorne (.424 batting average,
McKinnon Walker of The Classical Academy batted .500 last season and helped the Titans to a school-best 14-6 record and trip to the playoffs. Photo by Rob Warren 2 home runs, 27 RBIs), senior pitcher Jake Weems, senior catcher Billy Schulze, senior
utility player Cassen Minarick and junior outfielder Cole Hurford (.476). Hurford is also a member of the school’s golf and basketball teams. The Bears finished second to state powerhouse Air Academy in the PPAC last season and earned home-field advantage in the district playoffs. One of the teams they hosted was Mountain View, which won the state championship. DISCOVERY CANYON Mike Barbato returns for his third season as coach of the Thunder. His team went 10-9 last season, 5-9 in the PPAC. Barbato graduated the bulk of his starters, but returns several key players; senior shortstop/pitcher Cody Alhgrimm, junior outfielder Andrew Hall and junior pitcher/ outfielder Jacob Hein. Hall had three home runs and a teamhigh 24 RBIs last season. Alhgrimm is a four-year starter and also had three home runs in 2013 to go along with 21 RBIs. LEWIS-PALMER The Rangers finished 8-11 last season,
6-8 in the PPAC and are again coached by Tom McCabe. Among the key Rangers are senior catcher/pitcher PJ Underwood (1.00 ERA in 21 innings), senior pitcher Carson Haws, junior shortstop Ben Stinson (team-high 8 doubles), junior outfielder/catcher Conner Weeth and junior first baseman Hank Kunzelman. THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY The Titans advanced to the championship game of their 3A district tournament in 2013. Justin Ross returns for his third season as coach. He directed his squad to a 14-6 record last year, 10-0 in the Tri-Peaks West League division. Senior pitcher/shortstop McKinnon Walker leads a talented group. He batted .500 last year with 17 doubles and 19 RBIs. Other top returners are senior pitcher Matt King, junior outfielder Peter Troupe (.377), junior second baseman Logan Grizzell and junior first baseman/outfielder Trent Warren (.397, 10 doubles).
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was first place in diving with a score of 491.80 and second place went to Ashton Degraaf with a 350.75 score.
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PALMER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Discovery Canyon 5, Fountain-Fort Carson 1 Discovery Canyon’s Jamie Keith scored two goals and Christina Woshner scored one. Layna Deneen and Natasha Bussell also scored one goal each. Lauren Seeley, Annette Galaviz, Bailey Longbons and Sherry Langseth each one assist. Goalkeeper Bit Hart had five saves in the game.
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Discovery Canyon 1, Rampart 2 Jamie Keith assisted Jordan Alcon for her first goal in a loss against Rampart. Goalkeeper Alexandra Palmer had eight saves in the game.
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LEWIS-PALMER HIGH SCHOOL
SATURDAY 8:30 a.m. - Lewis-Palmer at Dick Rush Memorial SwimDive Invite @ Thornton
Boys swimming Lightning Invitational Lewis-Palmer came in first place in the Legacy Lightning Invite with 415 points. The 200-yard medley relay came in first place with a time of 1:47.03. Zachary Mullins
Palmer Ridge 2, Palmer 0 The Bears picked up their first win of the year behind goals from Maddie Tominello and Mackenzie Gouner. Kaylyn Smith recorded her first shut out of the season in net as well.
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Girls soccer THURSDAY 7 p.m. - Palmer Ridge vs. Pine Creek
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