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Last beam goes up on Health Pavilion
Pat Phillips with Veltri Steel receives last steel beam to be laid for the Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion set to open in December. Courtesy photo
Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion Partners from left Jameson Smith, Chief Administrative Officer Penrose-St. Francis Health Services; Jake Garro, Vice President Development Group, The Boldt Company; and Boyd Williams, President & CEO YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region. Courtesy photo
Structure expected to be completed in November By Rob Carrigan
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Construction on the new Health Pavilion in Monument reached an important milestone Friday. Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region and The Boldt Co. “topped off” the Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion by signing the last steel beam to be placed on the 52,000 square foot outpatient and wellness facility Friday morning, July 25. Mary Beth Burichin, Marketing and Community Relations Director for YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, says it is really exciting to see the continuing progress on the landmark structure and the community has been very interested and supportive. “The topping ceremony, where we placed the last beam is an important
construction benchmark,” she said. “And many in the community have expressed excitement and anticipation for the full circle of care model.” The pavilion is directly attached to the Tri-Lakes YMCA, which is the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region’s most northern location. The organization partners continue to prepare for a December grand opening at 17250 Jackson Creek Parkway, Monument. “The Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion will deliver a new model of health care that focuses on wellness and prevention, and a goal of helping people reach and maintain optimal health. The model includes utilization of evidence-based medicine and best practices, increasing access to multiple services at one location, child care while receiving services and a healthy café in an atrium that will unite the Y with the new health pavilion,” Burichin says. Already contracted to be 95 percent occupied, membership and programs currently offered at the existing Tri-Lakes
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Now under construction, the Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion will encompass, a 52,000-square-foot outpatient and wellness facility and the Tri-Lakes YMCA. Partnering on the project are Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region and The Boldt Company. The addition is 95% leased. Photo by Rob Carrigan
Partners of the Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion sign the last steel beam to be placed on the 52,000 square foot health and wellness facility. Courtesy photo
McDonald ready for Round 2 of recreational marijuana sales debate Palmer Lake mayor only wants what’s best for the town By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Quite frankly, Palmer Lake mayor Nikki McDonald would like to have the next three months pass without her town’s name being mentioned in the same breath as marijuana. But she’s also aware that the odds of that happening are about as good as the town’s dry lake suddenly being filled to the brim with water. Earlier in July, a group of Palmer Lake citizens gained the necessary number of 99 votes to get recreational on the Nov. 4 ballot. That means that not only will pro and con signs start popping up along Highway 105, McDonald will likely be spending much of her time answering questions on what her position is on the issue and — of the measure is passed — just what sort of an impact (economic and otherwise) it will have on her town and the Tri-Lakes area in general. “ I honestly have no idea if it will pass this time or not,” the likable mayor said. “I don’t really talk to people about it that much.
“Any money the town gets in is a good thing, but no one knows exactly how much that will be, so it is hard to say at this point. I am very neutral on this issue.” McDonald is all too aware of the battle that raged last spring when the measure was on the April ballot. The recreational marijuana measure was part of a special election in April (McDonald also has her seat contested and won), but marijuana ballot lost 538 to 481. “Basically, if the number of voters were the same, we would only have to change the minds of about 30 people,” said Dino Salvatori, who owns Palmer Lake Wellness Center, the town’s medical marijuana dispensary. Salvatori, a resident of Golden, was at the center of many of the marijuana discussions last winter and spring. But he said he is taking a back seat to this election. In January, he stated that the town of Palmer Lake would receive about “$6,000 a day from the state in sales tax” from the sales of recreational marijuana. In addition, he said he projected giving the town an additional “$30,000 to $40,000 monthly” because of increased sales at his business. “Those figures have changed,” Salvatori recently said. “When I made those statements (in
early January) there were only 37 licensed recreational dispensaries in the state. Today there are over 300 licensed recreational dispensaries in the Denver metro area alone. Statewide I am not sure how many there are.” The only Palmer Lake town councilmember (of the six) who has expressed his opposition to the legalized sales of recreational marijuana in the town is Roads Trustee John Russell. At one point during the June 12 meeting, McDonald apologized to Salvatori for comments made by Russell at the town council workshop session June 5. At that meeting, Russell pointed out during a discussion of Salvatori’s plan for his business that if a business had complaints made against it, its license would not automatically be renewed, but renewal would require a vote of the council. The Palmer Lake Town Council held a workshop session on June 5 to work on issues tabled during its monthly meetings. The pot policy took center stage. Tribune attempted to reach Russell for this article, but attempts were unsuccessful. Meanwhile, McDonald is trying to go about her job as if the marijuana issue is not a distraction. “It seems even things I don’t think will be heated are heated, so your guess is as good as mine (as to what will happen),” she said.
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Black Forest Fire Station No. 2 still closed until further notice While the station is not staffed, it does contain plenty of firefighting equipment By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com Black Forest Station No. 2, 16465 Ridge Run Road, which covers the northern portion of Black Forest, will continue to remain closed until further notice. The fire station, located at the corner of Black Forest Road and Hodgen Road, closed its doors — as far as staff I concerned - in April due to budget restrictions. But the station is still in service and full of equipment in the event of an emergency. “This is one the issues we will continue to revisit as the year goes along,” said Rick McMorran, the chair/president of the Black Forest Fire Protection District Board. “It’s something that won’t get figured out any time soon. We hope to have staff in place by next year.” The district’s fiscal year runs from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. The district is a publicly owned fire station. In April the Black Forest Fire/Rescue District held a public meeting in which only two residents showed up at the meeting where then District president Eddie Bracken and treasurer Walter Seelye explained that no one lost their job because the Station No. 2 was staffed by part-time firefighters from other agencies on a rotating basis.
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YMCA Family Center will continue and the health pavilion will contain urgent care, primary care, rehab, occupational medicine, and imaging. Tri-Lakes Health Pavilion Providers Include:
The Black Forest Fire Station No. 2, located near Black Forest Road and Hodgen Road, has not been staffed since the spring, but it is still operational and all of its equipment is ready for use in the event of any emergency. Courtesy photo Bracken also assured residents they would not see a tax increase in the near future. According to the district web site, Station No. 2 houses one ambulance, one structure fire engine, one wildland fire engine and one tender (water hauling truck). There is no mention on the website that Station No. 2 was closed because of the cost of the report commissioned by Bracken and some of his staff to look into the early stages of the massive June 2013 Black Forest fire that destroyed nearly 500 structures.
The report, which boardmember PJ Langmaid said has cost the tax payers in Black Forest more than $130,000, was essentially produced to show that fire chief Bob Harvey was not negligent in his handling of the fire. Harvey has since taken a medical leave of absence. “Even when the station was staffed it was only during the day,” said Kathy Russell, the district’s public information officer. “Our goal is to get more cadres of parttime staff at all levels.” The hefty fee for the investigation, which cleared Harvey of any negligence,
was not budgeted. It also meant the postponement of new equipment purchases and station enhancements, according to some Board officials at the time. “Our response times are still well below that of other fire departments in the area,” Russell said. The district has about 50 volunteer firefighters, and about a dozen full-time firefighters. Station No. 1 on Teachout Road offers extra manpower during daylight hours when there are usually only three firefighters on shift.
• Centura Health Physician Group Monument Primary Care • Centura Health Urgent Care Tri-Lakes • Colorado Sports and Spine Center • Centura Centers for Occupational Medicine • PENRAD Imaging • Academy Women’s Healthcare Associates • Mountain View Medical Group • Tri-Lakes Family YMCA Ground was broken for the Tri-Lakes
Health Pavilion in January of 2014 and is expected to be completed in November. The health pavilion will also feature health information technology and health navigators to guide users through the system and customize each person’s needs across a full spectrum of available services. “This approach enhances a health care provider’s ability to follow patients across the health care continuum and treat the whole person, rather than just a medical condition. This neighborhood approach
also encourages people to take care of themselves on a continual basis. The health village will make it easy and convenient to get important checkups and screenings, thereby increasing the chances of early detection and mitigation of significant health issues,” Burichin said. “The strategic partnerships and interactive nature of the model is all about the Y’s mission to stregthen community.” For more Information, visit trilakeshealth.com
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Upcoming road maintenance in area Staff report
continues on Interstate 25, those driving through the area should use extreme caution. Two crashes recently occurred in which motorists veered into the construction work area. It is the project’s goal for everyone to go home safe every day — construction workers and those driving the highway. Wear seat belts, obey posted speed limits, avoid distractions and don’t drink and drive. Colorado Department of Transportation and project officials say vehicles are exceeding the posted daytime 65 mph speed limit throughout the project, creating hazardous conditions for drivers and workers. Although some of the lanes have now been repaved, they are still within the construction zone and the daytime speed limit on those lanes remains 65 mph. Drivers will see increased law enforcement presence for speed enforcement. Nighttime milling and paving work is expected to continue through August, resulting in overnight two-lane closures and nighttime 45 mph speed limits. Drivers are urged to obey the posted speed limits and watch for construction crews and equipment in the designated work areas.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will chip seal and repair guardrail on two state highways next week.
Tuesday, July 29 and Wednesday, July 30 Chip sealing operations will be taking place on northbound and southbound State Highway 83 between Shoup Road and Benet Lane. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. A pilot car and flaggers will alternate traffic through the work zone with delays up to 10 minutes. A reduced 30 mph speed limit will be in effect. Chip sealing applies liquid asphalt and rock material (or aggregates) to a roadway, followed by sweeping and a protective coating. It is a preventive maintenance operation, designed to extend a highway’s effective surface life five to 10 years, depending upon traffic volumes and climate. All work is weather permitting. Motorists are reminded to please slow for the cone zone, stay alert and pay attention to and obey all work zone/advisory signs and flaggers.
Final milling, paving operations continue overnight into early September
Daytime work results in periodic shoulder, single-lane closure.
As roadway milling and paving work
While the widening work is now complete, crews continue to install guardrail, lighting, work on drainage and erosion control landscaping throughout the project area. That work requires periodic lane and shoulder closures to provide a safe work zone for crews and equipment. Milling work, final asphalt paving now underway: Milling and repaving I-25 between Woodmen Road and State Highway 105 in Monument has begun and will take place over three phases. Phase 1: Nighttime milling and repaving is underway just north of Woodmen Road on the northbound lanes. Crews are working northbound to the area of I-25 between Interquest Parkway and North Gate Boulevard where the interstate begins to split. Once crews reach that point on the highway, they will move to the southbound lanes and work south toward Woodmen Road. Phase 2: Will again see paving northbound to a point between North Gate Boulevard and Baptist Road. Again, they will move to the southbound lanes and pave south to the point between North Gate Boulevard and Interquest Parkway. Phase 3: Will again begin on the northbound lanes south of Baptist Road and will work north to State Highway 105. The last segment to be milled and paved will be the
southbound lanes between State Highway 105 to just south of Baptist Road. Crews expect to work six nights a week, Sunday through Friday. All milling/paving work will be done at night, beginning 8:30 p.m., ending by 5:30 a.m. the next day. Friday night lane and ramp closures will begin at 9:30 p.m. and will be open by 7:30 a.m. the next morning. This nighttime work requires a two-lane closure and some ramp closures and speed limits in the work zone will be reduced to 45 mph. Drivers can expect heavy truck traffic in the area as asphalt is delivered for the paving work. Construction crews are taking additional efforts to sweep debris from the roadway especially along the cone lines where smaller dust and stones tend to gather. Driving slower during repaving work is advised. Final paving is scheduled end in late summer. All work is subject to weather and road conditions. Traffic information about this or other CDOT projects is on the cotrip.org website, by calling 511 or via subscription e-mail. To subscribe, visit coloradodot.info and click on the cellphone icon in the upper right-hand corner. The link takes you to a list of items you can subscribe to, including southwest Colorado.
FORTY YEARS AGO Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor News Aug. 1, 1974
••• There will be a quilt show at the Apple Tree Gallery, Highway 105 in Palmer Lake, Friday, Aug. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show is sponsored by the Palmer Lake Art Group and Palmer Lake Historical Society. There is no admission for the exhibit.
Topic for lakeside vespers at The Church of Woodmoor will be “How to Give Yourself Away.” The vesper will be Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. It will be held on the east shore of Lake Woodmoor at the end of Lower Lake Road. Music will be by Donald R. Walden, vocal music instructor at Air Force Academy High School, assisted by Barb Caine and Gregg Perry. This will be the beginning of the ”Youth Emphasis Week” which is called “Eight Nights for God.” In case of inclement weather the service will be held at the Barn Community Center on Woodmoor Drive.
••• The campfire ban had been lifted for the National Forests in Colorado. •••
host a benefit dance on Saturday, Aug. 10 at St. Mary’s Community Hall. Music will be by the Country Gentlemen. Donation is $2, and there will be a door prize offered. The dance will benefit the new ambulance fund. ••• Enroll now in Temple Christian School. The school offers spiritual enrichment, academic excellence, and patriotic emphasis. Grades are kindergarten through 12th grade. It is an affiliate of Pine Crest Baptist Temple in Palmer Lake. •••
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Aug. 2
ACOUSTIC GUITARIST First Christian Church presents another program in its Hot Summer Nights: Music on the Labyrinth series, featuring Joe Uveges, singer and acoustic guitarist. The show is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 16 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs. The program will be outdoors on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclement weather so bring a blanket or chair. A free will offering will be taken.
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in September, plans its next informational meeting from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, in Monument. If you are thinking about homeschooling or would like more support in your homeschooling journey, an information meeting is perfect for you. Kids are welcome. Contact LoriMonumentCC@gmail.com or 303-842-8803 or MonumentCC. WordPress.com.
Aug. 8
FAMILY FUN Deployed military families in the Tri-Lakes and North Colorado Springs areas are invited to Family Fun Night from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Monument Community Presbyterian Church, 238 3rd St., Monument. Complimentary dinner, games and activities for all ages. RSVP by Aug. 4. Contact Rosemary Bell, 719-488-2984 or thudleader@msn.com.
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HOMESCHOOL INFORMATION Classical Conversations, a Christ-Centered group of local, homeschooling parents meeting once/week beginning
ART EXHIBIT Glass artists of the Pikes Peak region present the 2014 Art Glass Show, featuring works creating
with glass reclaimed from the 2013 Black Forest fire. The show runs through Aug. 10.
be vendor booths, carnival games, a bounce house , emergency vehicles. Register at www.active.com. Email titantrail5k@gmail.com for questions.
Aug. 16
FOLK SINGER/GUITARIST First Christian Church presents another program in its Hot Summer Nights: Music on the Labyrinth series, featuring Dean Phelps, folk singer and guitarist. The show is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at 16 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs. The program will be outdoors on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclement weather so bring a blanket or chair. A free will offering will be taken.
Aug. 23
TITAN TRAIL 5K The Classical Academy plans its second annual Titan Trail 5K run Aug. 23 at the school’s North campus. Proceeds from the run benefit the TCA Character Development Program. The 5K begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 1-mile family fun run/walk. Local meteorologist Matt Meister will emcee, and there will
Sept. 27 FIGHT FRAUD Collect your outdated financial documents and bring them to the free Fight Fraud— Shred Instead event and food drive Saturday, Sept. 27, at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road, in Black Forest. This identity theft prevention event is provided from 9 a.m. to noon as a community service. All documents will be professionally shredded on site. All paper will be recycled. Limit what you bring to the equivalent of three copy paper size boxes per person. No plastic bags or 3-ring binders will be accepted as they cannot be shredded. Each donation of cash or non-perishable food will go to Black Forest Cares in support of their ongoing effort to combat hunger in the local community. For information, call Ray Rozak at 719-495-6767.
Academy turning trash to treasure Converting Academy waste into renewable energy By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com New research done by the Air Force Academy reveals that its trash might be a treasure. In August 2013, the Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program funded CDM Smith a national engineering and construction firm — was performed to test how the Academy can reduce energy use and cost at its wastewater treatment plant, and convert food waste from its dining hall into energy. Academy professors and engineers toured the Mitchell Hall kitchen and the wastewater treatment plant earlier in July of this year to learn more about the processes and results of the year-long project. “About two to three percent of the nation’s energy goes to treating wastewater and water,” said Pat Evans, CDM Smith
vice president. “Most of the energy that’’ used is for pumping the water and aerating it. “We’re trying to get wastewater treatment plants to become energy neutral or energy producers instead of energy consumers. One step toward that goal is capturing energy from food waste through anaerobic digestion.” According to Glen Loyche, Mitchell Hall facility manager, two to three semitrucks haul food to the Academy every day to feed 4,000 cadets. “Each trailer carries 20-40 pallets of food,” he said. He added that leftover food at the dining hall is run through large grinders, turned into pulp and transferred into dump trucks. “Waste management here picks up four-an-a-half tons of pulp product here every week,” Loyche said. CDM Smith collects food waste from Mitchell Hall three days a week and converts it into methane and carbon dioxide. “We’re testing on a very small, pilot scale,” Evans said. “We transfer the food waste into anaerobic digesters, about 350 gallons in size that hold about 250
gallons of sludge and food waste. We convert the waste into methane for beneficial uses such as heating boilers, generating electricity and vehicle fuel once it’s purified.” Greenhouse gases emitted from food waste takes a toll on the environment. “Some landfills capture the methane released but a lot don’t,” Evans said. “Methane is a really potent greenhouse gas, much more potent than carbon dioxide. “The environmental impact is that it takes up space, emits greenhouse gases and water can go through the waste and generate leaching, which can contaminate ground water.” CDM Smith removes hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and water when converting the waste into methane. “We purify it,” Evans said. “Hydrogen sulfide, or rotten-egg gas, is very toxic and can result in corrosion of a lot of equipment. At the end of the process we have pure methane, or natural gas, that can be compressed into vehicle fuel.” Overall, the project has been successful, according to CDM Smith staff. “We found you get a lot more gas and
energy out of fat and protein than you do out of carbohydrates,” he said. “We can’t control the amount of carbs, fat and protein cadets eat or waste, but now we have a better understanding of how much gas we can get for a given food waste.” One to two percent of the solid waste generated in the United States is food waste, Evans said. “The Academy’s food waste is an energy-rich resource that in going to landfills ends up having an environmental impact,” he said. “By converting food waste to methane through anaerobic digestion, we can decrease the impact to the environment, recover energy and help the Defense Department’s reach its net zero goals.” Russell Hume, a mechanical engineer with the Academy’s Directorate of Installations, said converting waste to make energy is a phenomenal step in the right direction for the Academy and world. “I think it has been a great demonstration of the art of the possible,” he said. “I would like to see this technology further developed and perfected to the point that it becomes widely available to all. The project ends Aug. 1.
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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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Fracking supporters salute court ruling Judge said health concerns don’t override state’s interest By Vic Vela
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A recent court decision on hydraulic frac— turing is leaving supporters of the big-money ept. drilling practice hopeful that the momentum rest of the contentious debate is now in their favor. A Boulder County District Court judge on July 24 struck down Longmont’s ban on frackty ed on ing, which voters there put in place during the to 2012 election. “While the Court appreciates the Longrson. mont citizens’ sincerely-held beliefs about they risks to their health and safety, the Court does erish- not find this is sufficient to completely devalue their the State’s interest,” District Judge D.D. Mallard unity. wrote in her ruling. Mallard determined that Longmont’s fracking ban conflicts with state rules and limits Colorado’s interest in developing oil and gas opportunities. The judge stayed her decision, pending appeal. The City of Longmont plans to appeal
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the ruling on its ban on fracking, a process by which water and chemicals are blasted deep underground to free up trapped oil and gas. Supporters of the multibillion-dollar fracking industry point to the ruling — and a recent narrow rejection by Loveland voters to implement a moratorium on fracking — as evidence of momentum. “I think that it’s a good start,” said state Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch. McNulty is a fracking supporter who is behind a ballot initiative that would prohibit communities that ban fracking from receiving revenues that are collected from those that welcome the practice. “There’s going to be a lot of legal maneuvering ... If they appeal, then we’ll head down that road. If they don’t, we have a very good precedent in place,” McNulty said. Fracking has developed into one of the more polarizing and complicated issues in the state. Supporters of the practice point to job creation and the $30 billion that is pumped into the state through drilling. Opponents have serious concerns that fracking could impact public health and the environment.
ruling. “This decision means two things,” said Baizel. “The judge has invited us to seek the change we need either through the higher courts or the legislature. We fully intend to pursue the former on appeal while the latter underscores the need for the citizens of Colorado to get out and support the Environmental Bill of Rights ballot measure this fall.” But Karen Crummy, a spokeswoman for Protect Colorado, a pro-fracking group, said the judge’s decision should prove to anti-fracking advocates like Polis that the fracking facts are not on their side. “Perhaps now Congressman Polis will listen to elected officials in both political parties and the business and community groups who have asked him to withdraw his arbitrary and irresponsible ballot initiatives,” Crummy said. “His efforts to lock inflexible regulations into the state constitution will be a disaster for the economy, private property owners and the local communities who now have the ability to help shape energy regulations to their needs.”
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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.
wastePIKES PEAK Workforce Center offers monthly foodclasses on topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more. Workshops are free and take place at the main office, ener-1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. dfillsCall 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org. imRecreation TRI-LAKES BUSINESS Networking Interwaste AMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes national meets from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the tion,Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday en-0600 or e-mail ebryson@farmersagent.com. of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire p the Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio zeroTRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more Hours meets from 5-7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month information. neerat various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. ADULT RECREATIONAL and intermediate Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com. stalpick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School makeTRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business Networkevery Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for righting Group meets at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Thursday details. at Willow Tree Cafe, 140 2nd St., Monument. New members d. BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is stra-welcome. If District 38 is delayed or cancelled, their will be no id. “I rther Paid Advertisement point ll.
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Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper recently called off efforts to reach a legislative compromise on fracking issues. The effort was undertaken in hopes that lawmakers could craft legislation that would prevent fracking ballot initiatives from moving forward. In addition to pro-fracking measures like the one McNulty is supporting, anti-fracking initiatives could end up being on the ballot this November. They include efforts to allow communities greater control over drilling — a measure dubbed the “Environmental Bill of Rights” — and a measure that would require wells to be placed at least 2,000 feet from occupied dwellings. That effort that would essentially ban fracking in Colorado, oil and gas industry supporters claim. Hickenlooper and the oil and gas industry oppose the ballot initiatives, which are being financially driven by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat who has big support from those who are against fracking. A Polis spokesman declined to comment on the court’s ruling. Bruce Baizel of the Earthworks Energy Program, a group that supported the Longmont ban, expressed optimism, in spite of the court’s
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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.
BIG RED Saturday Market. Fresh vegetables and fruit, bakery 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.
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.
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.
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Construction will begin on the new Air Force Academy visitor center in August. Courtesy image
The new facility could be built by 2020 By Danny Summers dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Air Force Academy will finally take its first steps toward getting its new visitors center. In August, crews will begin taking the next steps toward the construction of the new visitor center just west of Interstate 25. “It gives us an opportunity to simplify our security situation,” said Carlos CruzGonzalez of the Air Force’s Financial Management Center of Expertise in Denver. “If, heaven forbid, we have another incident like Sept. 11, 2001, and we have to close access to the installation, people can still access the visitor center.” The firm that Cruz-Gonzalez works with conducted business case analyses on several alternatives, including sites at Falcon Stadium, on the east side of I-25, using leased space in an unfinished office complex near Interquest Parkway or using the existing visitor center site. They finally settled on a site just north of the Santa Fe Trail parking lot on the west side of I-25, just outside the North Gate.
The new visitor center is part of the City For Champions project that includes several new additions to downtown Colorado Springs. Cruz-Gonzalez aid the Academy will use a public-private partnership to build the new facility. The Academy uses a public-private partnership for base housing, as do several other Air Force bases. “It’s an attractive location,” he said. “If private parties want to collaborate with us and can build a facility for what the land is worth, we see it as an opportunity to leverage a public-private partnership.” For many years, the Air Force Academy ranked among the major tourist attractions for Colorado Springs. The Academy’s office of public affairs claims that more than 700,000 people visited the Academy every year, going to football games, hiking on the 18,000-acre grounds in the mountains and visiting the famed Cadet Chapel. But that all changed with the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Like every other military post in the country, the Academy added new guard towers and required identification checks and, sometimes, automobile searches. The number of tourists dropped precipitously, reaching lows of 200,000 a year, according to Academy spokesman John Van Winkle. Currently, the Academy has no real tourist plan and no paid bus tours like at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and no paid walking tours like at the
U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Instead, visitors are often greeted with intimidating guard stations complete with armed security. Academy Supt. Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson asked the Installations Directorate, staff to consider intangible factors such as campus security, accessibility to the visitor center and the capability to expand. Only the I-25 site met these requirements, as Falcon Stadium lies within the Academy’s security cordon. Another benefit to the site is that the Cadet Area and Cadet Chapel; and soon the Center for Character and Leadership Development. They will all be visible from I-25. In addition, locating the visitor center near I-25 will save people from making the three-mile drive to the center’s current location. The construction process will begin with an environmental impact assessment scheduled to take about six months. If that goes favorably, A7 will work with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to draft a request for proposal, according to Cruz-Gonzalez. “We’re taking under-used assets, in this case acreage, and making it available at fair-market value for a private agency to develop and provide the Air Force Academy a service in kind,” he said. “In this case, the service in kind would be a visitor center. The Civil Engineer Center will issue a request for proposal, and
we’ll see what comes up and who is interested and what proposals they’ll put on the table.” Based on the RFP’s complexity, that part of the process could take anywhere from six months to two years. Academy spokesman John Van Winkle said the hope is to finish construction on the project by 2020. The proposed visitor center would actually change the security boundaries for the AFA, moving guard gates behind the major tourist attractions at the Academy and granting wider, more welcoming access. Visitors will not have to go through a tedious security check before visiting the chapel, Falcon Stadium, the Cadet Field House, the Honor Court, Arnold Hall, Eisenhower Golf Course or the Association of Graduates building. Keeping in line with the Academy’s unique architectural heritage is of the utmost importance, according to CruzGonzalez. “We want people, when they visit the Air Force Academy visitor center, to see the connection to the Air Force and to the Academy.” The Academy’s Public Affairs Directorate would run the facility — as it does now — with space set aside for a gift shop and a food operation. A new visitor center would also include a 250-seat theater and large conference room.
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Colorado State University Extension offers fall gardening classes Staff report Fall gardening/landscaping classes, presented by Colorado Master Gardeners, provide participants with gardening insights for fall/winter lawn and garden care and success. All area residents are encouraged to attend this slate of classes. Course topics include: vegetable gardening, soil enrichment, perennials & bulbs, fire wise landscaping, saving/
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L-208 was a ‘dirty word’ to miners Attorney Ken Geddes grew up in Victor during the ‘30s and ‘40s. His parents owned and published the Time Record from 1941 to 1951. Talking with Geddes a few years ago, the conversation meandered, twisted, and turned through how things have changed over the years. He brought up one of the biggest agents of change for the district. He called it by name, “L-208.” War Production Board Limitation Order L-208, issued on Oct. 8, 1942, forced the closing mines here and all over the nation. Geddes said it was basically a ‘dirty word’ in the district. During the Depression, participants in the local economy were relatively prosperous here and in other mining locales around the country, when compared to other areas that were not relying on mineral extraction. Gold production started to rise during the ‘30s because of lower operating costs. In 1929, at the pinnacle of the post World War boom, gold production nationally had reached the lowest point since 1849. But by 1935, the price of gold had increased to $35 an ounce. With higher prices and lowered costs, gold mining looked pretty good when you considered the economic slowdown in other sectors. Mining in the Colorado, Alaska, California, Arizona, South Dakota and
other areas, showed great promise until the U.S. became involved in World War II. Geddes said his parents’ newspaper was a daily until that time but went to a weekly as the local economy soured on the heels of L-208. The order restricted the mining of all non-essential metals and virtually shuttered gold mining locally. Longtime area mining historian Ed Hunter appreciated Geddes’ comments on the economic impact of L-208, and added a few of his own, during a discussion with me a few years ago. “In the minutes from the Congressional hearings on L-208, Al Bebee or another Golden Cycle official testified that he knew of only about five miners from the District that ever went to work in the copper mines and that was touted as one of the great things about L-208. We’d get more of a metal that could be made into shells and bullets rather than that gold stuff! A great
many hands went to the service which probably didn’t leave many to go to other mines” wrote Hunter to me in an email. “Years later, I was told when I went to work in New Mexico at what had been a lead/zinc mine and produced the metal needed for the war, that the year before L-208, the government restricted materials like timber. The mine, for some reason, was not on the approved list. When the mine needed timber for underground support, they had to go over at night to the adjacent mill and “borrow” the timber they needed. The mill was on the list ‘cause they actually produced the metals. Kind of like the thinking that electricity comes from the light switch so you don’t need the coal to produce it,” Hunter said. He hinted that there may have been even bigger and more complex political agendas to consider. “Seemed kind of funny that Roosevelt and Churchill decided to cut out gold mining in the U.S. but Great Britain, South Africa, Australia, etc. could keep on gold mining throughout the war. About that time there was reference in the trade journals to leaders in both countries wanting to go off the gold standard culminating in the Breton Woods accord. I’m afraid that is all way beyond me.”
through the roof. Footnote: Former Wasson grad Rich “Goose” Gossage also played for the Yankees and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Maybe the Yankees just like players from our area? I interviewed Headley several times when he was in high school. He was a remarkable young man with a great head on his shoulders. He was the valedictorian of his class and a starter on the school’s basketball and baseball teams. He attended the University of Pacific on a baseball scholarship out of his high school, but transferred to the University of Tennessee. He was drafted by the Padres
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From Fountain Fort-Carson High School to Yankee Stadium It seems that every column I write lately has some sort of a New York Yankees angle. Get ready for more of the same this week. Chase Headley, a 2002 Fountain-Fort Carson High School graduate, was recently acquired by the Yankees in a trade from the San Diego Padres. Headley is the Yanks’ starting third baseman. He paid dividends his first game with the club on July 22 when he drove in the winning run in the 14th inning of a Yankees victory over Texas. I bring up Headley this week for a few different reasons. Very few athletes from the Colorado Springs region - about 625,000 people at last count - make a living playing professional sports. Headley joins Brandon McCarthy, a 2002 Cheyenne Mountain grad, as the only two recent grads currently playing at the major league level. McCarthy, a nine-year major league veteran, is 2-0 in three starts since the Yankees acquired him in a trade in July. So what are the odds of McCarthy and Headley both playing with the most successful franchise in the history of professional sports in America? I would say
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in the second round of the 2005 amateur draft. Headley made his major league debut with the Padres in 2007. He had his best season in 2012 when he smacked 31 home runs and drove in 115 runs while batting a healthy .286. He finished fifth in the National League MVP voting that season. I interview hundreds of high school athletes every year. Most of them play sports for love of the game. Most know that they will never play another competitive game beyond high school. Most are okay with that. Headley was a guy who, while in high school, worked as hard at developing his skills in basketball and baseball as anybody I’ve come in contact with in my 25 years as a professional writer. But Headley was also grounded and didn’t talk - at least not to me - about his main goal in life of playing professional sports. If he happened to make the major leagues that would be great. If his career ended on a college baseball diamond he Summers continues on Page 9
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Furniture is functional art Dan Rieple’s Dali-esque furniture is functional art. I asked him about his creative process and this was his response. More than a few times I have been asked, “What were you smoking or sniffing when you came up with that?” “Nothing” I say. In fact, had I been smoking, or sniffing, there is little chance I would have come up with any of my better ideas. Here is how it happens for this artist… I liken it much to the birth of a child. First an idea is conceived. Conception is where the analogy sort of falls apart but suffice it to say it begins as an amalgamation of shapes, textures, colors, experiences and function. Maybe we could call these the gene pool. Once conceived the idea then gestates for weeks, months or even years. During this time the idea makes numerous changes. Starting off as one design and changing to something quite different as a result of some experience or event. An
example of this is in a piece I made a few years ago which I entitled “Took A Hit.” My wife and I had just been to a furniture show in Philadelphia and also visited the home of Wharton Esherick, an icon in the field of furniture design. Between the furniture show, Mr. Esherick’s home and the art district we strolled through, I was awash with creative juice and filled with ideas. Before we had even left Phily I had sketches of what I thought was a very cool contemporary looking dresser. Hence the
idea was conceived. Next comes the gestation period … development if you prefer. Proportions, textures, materials, processes play major roles as do events in the development. The details begin to take shape in my mind until eventually I can more or less see the finished product in my head. In the case of “Took a Hit,” it’s final design was influenced most by some very hard events in the lives of a couple of my friends. They experienced a major “hit” in their lives that affected them greatly. Some take a hit and never recover. Others recover somewhat but never fully. Others, like my friends, are affected greatly but by some heavenly mystery are better, wiser, more beautiful and they continue to function as well as before. Many of you can relate. Back to the birthing analogy … the actual birth of the art … the piece of furniture in my case, is when the work begins. Not
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even close to what I’ve seen of child birth but still involves a good deal of sweat, and blood (sharp tools can get ya) and the occasional tear. When things go wrong I never cry but I do get angry … I sometimes tear up a bit when it goes right. I just can’t help but be in awe that something turned out so well. I don’t mean to sound arrogant or conceited here, God knows I’ve made plenty of stove fodder (fire wood). But occasionally, my ideas are born into something fine. And the process is complete when someone mutually feels my passion and adds my creation to their home.
UPCOMING ART EVENTS: Bella Art and Frame, The artwork of Pam Aloisa, Aug. 5-28, Meet the artist: Aug, 21, 5 to 8 p.m. Wisdom Tea House, Carol Naylor and the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Aug. 5-30, meet the artists: Aug. 21, 5 to 8 p.m.
The Green Mountain Falls Water Wheel Some of you who read my column may remember that I collect old pictures. I found an old picture a couple of years ago of water wheel at Green Mountain Falls taken about 1900. It was not a big wheel, nor was it where it would get its picture taken at any time. I did some research on the location, thanks to some landmarks in the background. I searched out the spot, but there is not a clue of it now. It was just west, and on the stream near the post office. I learned at the Ute Pass Historical Society in Woodland Park that Elmer Brown, Son of E.E. Brown who came to Green Mountain Falls in the 1880’s built the wheel. The stream is Catamount, the
house is across Ute Pass Avenue from The Church in the Wildwood. E. E. Brown built the house in 1888. According to family history, there was much more water in the brook then because those reservoirs weren’t at North and
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I recently attended the Citizens’ Police Academy offered by the Monument Police Department. The course last for eight weeks and is held for three hours each Tuesday evening with one Saturday reserved for the firearms range. The classes were taught by the Chief of Police and / or some of the officers. Throughout the course I found the presentations to be superb —speaking as a former teacher — complete with pertinent videos and slides, some of which were graphic but apropos. The information presented was amazing and entertaining. Each class focused on a different aspect of work involved in local police work, as well as the exceptional training every one of the officers must have. Viewing the tactics and weapons gave me a more complete perspective about this department which has a SWAT team and experts in varied positions of law enforcement. When asked about the class Lt. Steve Burk said that this was the ninth class. The first one offered began on Oct. 15, 2008. I asked him if he felt the class was a success and he said, “Anytime the Police Department has a positive interaction with the citizens of the Tri-Lakes area it is a success.” I asked him if the Academy has changed since the first class and he replied that it had not changed much because the
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was willing to live with that as well. Too many kids - and their parents - I talk to today actually believe that playing professional sports is in the cards. They talk about as if it’s given as long as they put in the hard work and pay enough money to club coaches. I can’t tell you how many disappointed kids and parents I talk to a few years after high school who are stunned that they didn’t make the big time. It is very sad to think that these people didn’t just play the sports for the love of the game like Headley seemed to do. The official start of the fall sports season is less than two weeks away. I am looking forward to watching football, soccer, volleyball, softball and field hockey games. Other fall sports in Colorado include cross country, gymnastics, golf and tennis. Even
basics of law remain the same. However, he did state that the department must change. An example he offered of a change that has occurred within the department was that of arrest control. In order to better equip their officers during arrest procedures and physical confrontations, several years ago the department switched to a combination of Koga and KravMaga. He added, “As laws change, practices and procedures of the police department must evolve. If they didn’t we would no longer be the progressive department we strive to be.” When asked what he considered the most valuable part of the Citizen’s Police Academy, Lt. Burk said, “The relationships developed between officers and the community. Until someone goes through the Academy they cannot fully appreciate what our officers do.” Personally, I learned so much along with the 16 others in the class. Our local police department deserves high marks for all that is required of them, even in this smaller town of Monument. The staff of the department is to be commended for the rigorous training as well as the background they bring to our town. I highly recommend everyone take this class which is typically held two times per year. The next class is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2014. John Howe
cheerleaders compete for a top prize in the late fall. There is nothing like the excitement of a high school event from a pure love of the game. The raw emotion is priceless. But somewhere along the line some player or parent will talk about how their team was robbed by officials, or that the reason their son or daughter is not getting a college scholarship is because the coach doesn’t like them. There should be more Chase Headleys in the world. A great student first dedicated to being a solid role model and contributing member of society. He was fortunate enough to make the pro level, but about 95percent of the high school kids who play high school sports this year in the Pikes Peak region will have their careers end at the age of 17 or 18. My hope is that they are okay with that and ready to move on to be solid citizens with the goal of improving their lives and the lives of those around them.
South Catamount on Pikes Peak back then. So it was a pretty good stream through town. Elmer at one time put flumes outside of his house and put in a waterwheel with deep paddles that fit the flumes. He put a crank on the end that operated a saw, a wood saw. The family would bring in the big logs down there and save a lot of work sawing wood. Elmer lived there until early in the 1920s, at which time Margaret and Frank Hart bought the property. Their daughter, Dorothy Hart Conn, lived there until sometime in the 1980s. She died in 1986. The picture I have may not be this wheel, because it looks to be only four or 5 feet in diameter, and the paddles are not
in a flume, just the stream. The stream sometimes runs high after a rain. It joins Fountain Creek near the row of businesses west of the lake. It takes a real search to see how the stream runs through town. Green Mountain Falls in those days was quite different than it is now. Only a hand full of people stayed all year. Most just came for part of the summer. Many were from eastern Kansas, and came to escape the heat. Years ago, I did a column about how they started living in tents, and little by little built up cabins. Some of these cabins grew into homes that are still used.
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Nearly 1,200 United States Air Force basic cadets marched out to Jacks Valley earlier in July to begin the field training portion of their basic training. This is the final part of their basic training. They return Aug. 1 and graduate Aug. 2. Two of the basic cadets are recent Tri-Lakes area graduates Jackson Spalding (Discovery Canyon) and Conner Wilburn The Classical Academy). Courtesy photo
Jacks Valley portion of basic cadet training nearly completed Several Tri-Lakes area alumni are among this year’s group By Danny Summers dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com The basic cadets of the Air Force Academy’s Class of
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2018 took their teamwork to the field a few weeks ago when nearly 1,200 new recruits marched out to Jacks Valley. The basic cadets and their training cadre marched in the cadet area several miles to the Academy’s Jacks Valley training area. It resulted in some temporary road closures along the north side of the Academy. After arriving in Jacks Valley, the 1,160 basic cadets began setting up their tents and establishing a tent city, where they will live until Aug. 1, when they march back to the cadet area. The basic cadet training ends Aug. 2 with the playing of “Taps.” In addition to living in a tent city, this field portion of basic cadet training includes participating in assault course and obstacle course, learning first aid and completing the leadership reaction course. Basic cadet trainees also participate in weapons drills, physical fitness activities, inspections and other military training to further develop their physical abilities, teamwork and leadership potential. According to Academy Spokesman John Van Winkle, there are several Tri-Lakes area alumni among this year’s group. They include Jackson Spalding of Discovery Can-
yon and Conner Wilburn of The Classical Academy. “Jacks Valley is more of a hard core field environment,” Van Winkle said. “The cadre exposes basics to a field environment: the basics set up their own tents (10 to a tent) shortly after arriving in Jacks Valley. “Second Beast also provides a greater focus on teamwork and physical fitness as well as exposure to combat first aid.” Much of the first summer at the Academy is rigorous. The six-week orientation program introduces the young men and women to military life. Basic cadet training is a very serious undertaking. The performance and attitude in this program strongly influences the future success of the cadets at the Academy. Basic cadet training is designed to expand limits and have the young cadets emerge with a deep sense of pride and confidence in their accomplishments and abilities. They begin to understand what sets the Academy apart from other colleges and universities. Van Winkle estimated that about 100 new cadets leave the program each year before the summer basic training is completed.
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THE BLACK Forest AARP Chapter meets from 1-4 p.m. the fourth
Wednesday of each month at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road. No membership, no dues, no obligations; just an opportunity to get together and socialize. Some individuals play dominoes, others work on their needlework or other projects that they bring, and some just watch and talk. Light snacks and coffee and lemonade are furnished. The Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 sponsors the Senior Social but you do not have to be a chapter member to attend. All ages are invited. Bring a friend Call the church office at 719-495-2221.
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. COALITION OF Tri-Lakes Communities. Call John Heiser at 719-4889031 or go to www.CoalitionTLC.org. COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “I” is looking for volunteers. 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
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 719-433-5396 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 Wednes-
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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. 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 Clubs continues on Page 11
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‘Invisible Threat’ screened on Tuesday night Staff report Colorado Springs Health Partners, PC announced a screening of the nationally acclaimed documentary Invisible Threat on Tuesday, July 29, at 4:30 p.m. at their Health Management office, 1625 Medical Center Point, Suite 210, 80907. The film explores the science of vaccination and how fears and misconceptions have led some parents to not vaccinate their children according to the recommended schedule. “Invisible Threat” chronicles the dangers of not vaccinating through interviews with families, physicians and
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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, their teachers, the schools and administration through 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 Thursday 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 Pen Women offers information by calling 719-5320021.
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 ronnoon to 1:30 p.m. Free preschool childcare is available with a to areservation; $16 inclusive. Call 719-495-8304 for reservations or s (10information. All women are welcome. ROCKY MOUNTAIN Chapter, 1st Cavalry
eam-Division Meeting is at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of evmbatery month at the Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs. We are a non-political, nonprofit soldier’s and rous.veteran’s fraternity. Anyone who has been assigned or attached oungto the 1st Cavalry Division anytime, anywhere, is eligible for ng ismembership. Friends of the Cav who have not served with the Division are eligible for Associate membership. We are family attiorientated so please bring significant other. We participate in suc-local parades, do food shelf, picnics, Christmas party. Come join
us for great camaraderie, make new friends, possibly meet old mitsfriends from the First Team. Contact Paul at 719-687-1169 or Al enseat 719-689-5778.
andROTARY CLUB of InterQuest meets at 4:46 p.m. cad-Thursdays at Liberty Heights at Northgate, 12105 Ambassador Drive (Voyager Parkway and Celestial Drive) in Colorado Springs. detsGuest always welcome. Serve with intergrity, love our community and have fun. Call Scott Allen at 719-338-7939. basic
experts. CSHP will offer a question and answer panel with a team of their pediatricians after the film and light refreshments will be served. The documentary has already received praise from more than 50 organizations, including the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Texas Children’s Hospital, Autism Science Foundation, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Every Child By Two, calling the documentary “powerful,” “fast-paced,” “wellbalanced” and “impeccably produced.”
“Invisible Threat” was funded through unrestricted grants from various California Rotary Clubs. Screenings are being held across the country to spark a movement to educate students and parents about the science of immunization and dangers of under-vaccinated communities. It was produced by a group of award-winning high school students from Carlsbad High School in California. They set out to produce a documentary on the human immune system and uncovered a social controversy they didn’t know existed, but which affects communities across the United States.
Carlsbad High School has one of the top broadcasting programs in the nation and has been awarded 19 Student Emmys. The students went into this project as journalists — not for or against vaccines. They were looking to tell the truth and were shocked by what they discovered. The film trailer is available to view at vimeo.com. For more information on the event, contact Shannon Gast at sgast@ cshp.net or visit cshp.net.
SILENT SPRINGS Social Group is a social group for hard of hearing and deaf adults. Sign language users are welcome. Dining out at local restaurants, potlucks and community activities are available on an ongoing basis. Call 719-487-9009 or e-mail silentspringscos@hotmail.com.
fee. New members and visitors are welcome. E-mail tlpoms@ yahoo.com or call 719-488-6785.
Shriner’s Hospital from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month. Call 719-632-3881.
TRI-LAKES VFW Post No. 7829 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at The Sundance Lodge/Oakleys. New members are welcome. Call Darby Kelly at 719-481-4377.
FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT Group meets the second Monday of each month at 3505 Austin Bluffs Parkway at College Pharmacy. A DVD is shown at 5 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Visitors and new participants always are welcome. There is no charge; no products sold. Contact Lorna Searle at 719-481-2230.
TAI CHI in the Park meets from 9-10 a.m. Saturdays in Fox Run Park. Limited instruction will be offered to those who do not know tai chi. Club is a way to get people together to introduce them to tai chi, and for those who already know it to have a time and place to meet one another. Club is free to join. Instructors from White Crane Tai Chi will help through warm-up, session and warm down. Open to all ages. TOASTMASTERS FACC Masters Club meets at noon Thursdays at Lockheed Martin, 9975 Federal Drive. Visit http://faccmasters.freetoasthost.us or call Kirby at 719-4813738. TRANSMISSION MEDITATION The simplest,
most potent way to serve humanity and help transform our world. Dynamic aid to personal growth. Group meditations at 7 p.m. every Monday and Thursday in Palmer Lake. Call 303-4944462 for local group information and directions. Go to www. TransmissionMeditation.org.
TRI-LAKES AMERICAN Legion Post 9-11 meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Depot Restaurant on Colo. 105 in Palmer Lake. Contact Ed at 719-481-2750. TRI-LAKES BARBERSHOP Chapter meets
Mondays. Call Phil Zara at 719-481-3197.
TRI-LAKES CROP Club meets on the third Saturday of the month. Call Angela at 719-481-9735. TRI-LAKES CRUISERS car club meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month in the Monument Fire Station on Hwy 105. Open to all makes and models of automobiles. It is a family oriented club that does several cruises and social events throughout the year. The club does a car show every June to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares. For more information visit: www. tl-cruisers.org. TRI-LAKES FRIENDS of the Libraries meets from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month from September through June at Monument Library. THE TRI-LAKES Lions Club meets the first Thursday of every month at Monument Hill Country Club. The social is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 7 p.m. The International Association of Lions Clubs is the largest service club in the world with over 1.35 million members. The Lions are known as the “Knights of the Blind.” By conducting vision screenings, equipping hospitals and clinics, distributing medicine and raising awareness of eye disease, Lions work toward their mission of providing vision for all. Lions clubs are groups of community minded men and women who are interested in helping serve their communities. For information about the new Tri-Lakes Lions Club, contact the club’s president, Dave Prejean, at 719492-8274. More information is available at lionsclubs.org. TRI-LAKES NONDENOMINATIONAL
Men’s Gathering meets at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Pinecrest Lodge in Palmer Lake. Continental breakfast is included. Call Basil Marotta at 719-487-9500.
TRI-LAKES PARENTS of Multiples Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Little Log Church in Palmer Lake. Child care is provided for a minimal
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U.S. AIR Force Academy Toastmasters meets from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at DeVry University, 1175 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Colorado Springs. Visit www.d26toastmasters. org/airforceacademy or call Angela at 719-494-2777. Guests are welcome. MSGT WILLIAM Crawford Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7829 meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Sundance Mountain Lodge in Monument. For information, contact Kathy Carlson at 719-488-1902 or carlsonmkc@aol.com. WISDOM AND Wealth Master Mind Group meets from noon to 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Monument Library. “Change yourself, change your success.” Let’s talk money: how to save it (tips and ideas on how to cut costs), how to invest it (where, when and how), how to make it (build your business or start a new business). For information, or to register, contact Meredith@MeredithBromfield. com or 630-618-9400.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Tri-Lakes Chapel, Woodmoor Drive and Deer Creek. Call Greg at 719-648-9495. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Sunlight of the Spirit Women’s Closed Step Study. Mondays, 6pm. Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 E. Baptist Rd. 487-7781. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Beacon Lite
Group meets at 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday at Tri Lakes Chapel, 1750 Deer Creek Road, at Woodmoor Drive and Deer Creek Road. Call Kathleen at 649-1046.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Recovery in Action Group Open Big Book Study. Thursdays, 7pm. Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 Baptist Road. 487-7781. AL-ANON FAMILY Group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Family of Christ Church, 675 Baptist Road. Call Jean at 719-487-8781 or Kay at 719-481-9258. AL-ATEEN GROUP meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Family of Christ Church, 675 Baptist Road. Call Jean at 719-4878781. ALS, LOU Gehrig’s disease support group meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Weber St. Center on Weber Street between Kiowa and Bijou streets. in Colorado Springs. Patients, family and caregivers are welcome. Contact Julie Bloom at 719-481-1906. BLACK FOREST Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every
Tuesday at the Black Forest Community Church in the East Educational Building to help families and friends of alcoholics. Call 719-632-0063.
BLACK FOREST Homemakers meets the second Thursday of the month at the Black Forest Lutheran Church. Social time begins at 9 a.m. and is followed with a meeting/ program. Newcomers are welcome. Call Cindy at 719-495-3402. COLORADO SPRINGS Shrine Club accepts new
MOMS CLUB, Moms Offering Moms Support, offers weekly activities each week for stay-at-home moms and children from birth to 5 years old. Contact monumentmomsinfo@ gmail.com or go to www.momsclub.org. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Peer Group meets at 9 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Monument Village Inn. Contact jackie.quinn345@gmail.com or 719-488-2683. MYASTHENIA GRAVIS support group meets the second Saturday of every month. Call Carolyn at 303-360-7080 or 719-488-3620. NARCONON REMINDS families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754. A PALMER Lake session of AA meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the basement of The Little Log Church in Palmer Lake at the corner of High Street and Upper Glenway. Call Bonnie Bowen-Pyle at 719-488-0908 or 719-661-6702. SUDDEN UNEXPECTED Infant Death Local Support Group. The group offers bereavement services for parents, families, friends and caregivers who have been affected by the sudden unexpected loss of an infant or toddler. There is no cost. Meeting are the third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Avenue. Adult meeting only; no child care will be provided. For additional help and information please call Angel Eyes at 888-285-7437 or visit angeleyes.org SUPPORT GROUP for juvenile diabetes meets at 9 a.m. every third Saturday of the month at It’s a Grind coffee shop in Monument. Contact Dawn at 719-466-7551 or dawnweb@q.com. TRI-LAKES AL-ANON, meeting of Al-Anon Family Groups, meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 Baptist Road, Colorado Springs, just east of Walgreens. This is an open meeting and the format is Al-Anon 12-Step/Al-Anon literature study. Call Janet M. at 719-481-5648. TRI-LAKES MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, meets from 9:15-11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Tri-Lakes Chapel. The meetings begin in September and continue through May. Child care is provided. All mothers with children from birth to kindergarten are welcome. Call Melissa at 719-488-2680 or Bengetta at 719-487-1078. PARENTS OF Tourette Children meets every other week. Call Liza at 719-488-2945. PIKES PEAK SHARE pregnancy and infant loss support
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Cold storage, in the form of very large root cellars, used during the facility’s life as a nursery, and other structures have been converted to different uses, though many of the buildings have Colorado Historic designation. Photos by Rob Carrigan
Fire Center has long and colorful history Remains a top-notch training site for firefighters By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan @coloradocommunitymedia.com Today, if you wander through the area that surrounds Monument Rock and the nearby Monument Fire Center, it is still possible to dance a little, back though time, and into the mission of caring for the land, and serving the people. “The area has a long and colorful history, beginning with the establishment of the nursery in 1907, to its current-day headquarters for two national wildland fire fighting crews,” says William R. Nelson, who served as District Ranger there from August of 1999 to January of 2005. Nelson now lives in Falcon, but in addition to his stint as District Ranger, served at various times in his career as a Helitack crew member, Type 3 Incident commander, and Type 1 information officer. “Its original purpose as nursery was to provide tree seedlings for National Forests in the surrounding five state area making up the Rocky Mountain Region, areas that had been heavily logged or destroyed by wildfires. It served in that capacity for 58 years. Many residents of Monument may have either worked at the nursery or know others that did,” Nelson wrote in a booklet about the Monument Fire Center that was published in October of 1997. Longtime Monument resident Bill Simpson remembers well, as he described several years ago. Among his fondest memories is his time spent out at the Monument Nursery and the sign shop there. “I worked over there pulling weeds and picked up pine cones by the bushel,” he said. The nursery would let the cones dry out and then put them in a big tumbler that looked like the drum that produces Colorado Lottery winning numbers. The loose seeds were planted, grown locally, and then shipped around the country. “White Fir cones were the most lucrative,” he said because they only produced cones in the very tip-top of the trees. “We were paid $4 or $5 per bushel for White Fur. That was a lot of money back then.” One technique involved finding and raiding a squirrel’s cache. You could take half and leave half of the cache with no negative effects on the squirrel, he said.
Rows of trees were planted as shelter belts to protect seedlings early in the nursery’s history are now nearly 100 years old.
Much of the Fire Center building complex is in a restricted area because staff is out fighting fires in the summer. “Sometimes a cache would have five or six bushel in there.” Established in on Mayday (May 1), 1907 as the Mount Herman Planting Station, the center was one of the first such nurseries in fledgling National Forest system and important in the reforestation of public lands. The name was changed to the Monument Nursery two years later. In its 58 years of operation as a nursery, millions of seedlings of Douglas-Fir, Engelman Spruce, Western Yellow Pine, Limber Pine and Bristlecone Pine. One of the earliest reforestation suc-
cesses was on nearby Mount Herman. “Rising just west of her, Mt. Herman was nearly barren of trees after intense fires from the 1880s. within 20 years of operation, thriving seedlings from the nursery transformed the mountainous slopes from an ugly black and red scar to the healthy green of a young forest,” according to the 1997 booklet about the history of the center. “As growing techniques improved, and transportation became less costly, the nursery became one of the most important in the Rocky Mountain region.
Through the years, seedlings grown here were used in national forests from New Mexico to South Dakota, and for windbreaks on prairies from Texas to Iowa.” In 1920, the site was also selected to the be the home of ‘Memorial Grove,’ established in memory of deceased Forest service employees for the region and during the ‘30s became home to one of the largest Civilian Conservation Corps camps. “The residents of monument saw Fire continues on Page 15
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hundreds of young men come and go from the train station as they fulfilled their six-month hitch. Today, we still enjoy and appreciate the results of their work. The Mount Herman and Rampart Range road are examples,” says Nelson. He is proud of the preservation efforts in partnership with Colorado Historical Society and the development of the center into its current role as home base for a 20-person Pike Hotshot team and a six-person Helitack crew. The elite Hotshot crew has been at the center since 1979 and the Helitack crew was added in 1996. The center remains a top-notch training site for firefighters.
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This historic three-story building is a legacy of seed extraction from the Fire Centers previous life as a tree nursery.
Monument Fire Center is located in the shadow of Mount Herman near Monument Rock and not far from town.
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Larkspur moves into new town hall The old town hall was a onestory, four-room house donated to the town in 1984 By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com Moving can be hard — especially when you’re trying to move an entire town hall with only a handful of people. “All of our files, all the computers, the entire government office operations. This filing cabinet weighs about 90 pounds,” said Larkspur Town Manager Matt Krimmer. “Keeping the town in business while we’re doing the move with the staff we have, and it’s only a staff of four. Four of us and our maintenance man are doing the move.” Officials from the Town of Larkspur spent the week of July 21 moving from the old town hall to their new office, a 1,700-square-foot log building at 8720 S. Spruce Mountain Road. Krimmer said it will take a couple weeks to fully complete the move. “The old town hall is just an older house that’s been adapted,” Larkspur Mayor Gerry Been said. “It worked great for years but there was no parking… We should have done something like this a long time ago. We just finally got to financially where we could do it.” The old town hall, 9524 Spruce Mountain Road, was a one-story, four-room house donated to the town in 1984. The town purchased the new property, which used to be the Edge Real Estate office, in January. The previous owner, Joey Edge, coowner of Edge Real Estate, had listed the building and one acre of land for $395,000 but came down to $300,000. The town also purchased five acres of land connected to the lot of land on the town park’s northern boundary, which the Been said he hopes to use to extend the town park. The town’s 10-acre park, adjacent to the new town hall, was built primarily with state lottery funds, and won an award in 2013 for being one of Colorado’s best lottery fund projects. “What I envision is more fields,” Been said. “I’d like to see tennis courts and something more for the youth that’s not necessarily for organized sports, but I’m hoping for like a skate park, somewhere the kids can just come and do it and they don’t have to be organized with the teams, something that they can come use that wouldn’t just be reserved for one
The view from the porch of the new Larkspur Town Hall, 8720 Spruce Mountian Road. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando thing like the ball fields.” The mayor also said he hopes the additional land around the new town hall will eventually be used to expand the park complex with something like a community center. “We want to make this the heart of town,” Been said. Peoples National Bank in Monument bought the old town hall for $200,000. The town then used that money to buy the additional five acres of land. The bank bought the new town hall for $300,000 and is leasing it back to the town for $3,300 per month for 20 years. The town will have the option to eventually buy the building. As far as when the expanded park complex may become a reality, Been said it all depends on money. “(There’s) not really a timetable, it’s more like apply for grants and get more money,” Been said. “The town itself is demographically poor. It’s 190 people, approximately, in size. So, it’s never as fast as the mayor wants. Sometimes government moves kind of slow, but we’re excited about what we’ve started.”
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Plenty happening in August at TLCA Dakota, Farmer among many performers By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com In August 2013, famed musician and fiddle player extraordinaire Charlie Daniels was the main attraction for organizers of the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts. Daniels and his rockin’ band put on quite a show near Monument Lake. This August, Monument resident Miguel Dakota — star of the NBC-TV’s “America’s Got Talent,” along with “Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers” will help make the TLCA the place to be in northern El Paso County. “We are very excited to have both of these acts coming to the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts,” said TLCA president Michael Maddox. “We have a lot of exciting things happening up here and we want people come and show their support and have a god time.” On Aug. 2, Dakota, a 2010 Lewis-Palmer High School graduate who honed his skills at such places as the Speedtrap Café in Palmer Lake, will bring his unique blend of music to the TLCA. Dakota and Spiral Lion combine the early years of blues, rock and funk with an alternative contemporary feel to the sound. The show starts at 7 p.m. with tickets ranging from $10 to $14. Dakota’s love for making music started more than a decade ago when his parents gave him a guitar for his 11th birthday. AGT show producers reached out to Dakota through ReverbNation.com - a social media site for musicians — and asked him to come out to the local audition in Denver. He did and then he made it to the stage in New Jersey standing in front of the judges and thousand of AGT fans. He said he was especially nervous about what Howard Stern had to say, since the judge is known for his “blunt” comments. The crowd roared after Dakota performed on July 15 and Stern stood on his feet, clapping. “Byrd and Street” will be at the TLCA on Aug. 9. Tommy Byrd and Kathy Street have been making songs together since 2001. Nominated as “Best Vocal Duo” at the Texas Music Awards in 2014, 2012 and 2009, they were also Kerrville New Folk Finalists in 2013, 2011 and 2009. Kathy was nominated for Texas Music Awards Female Vocalist for 2012. Their TLCA show is set for 7 p.m. with tickets being $10 to $14. “Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers” come to the TLCA for an Aug. 16 concert. Farmer is an American character actor with more than 100 film and television appearances attached to his resume. Farmer has shown he can adapt easily to any genre when necessary. Farmer is best known for his co-starring role with Johnny Depp in the film “Dead Man.” He has also starred with Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro and Kris Kristofferson. His TLCA show starts at 7 p.m. with tickets running from $20 to $30. Colorado Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute band, will be at the TLCA on Aug, 22. The show starts at 7 p.m. with tick-
Miguel Dakota of Monument is becoming a household name as he rises through the hit television show “America’s Got Talent.” He will be performing at the TriLakes Center for the Arts in August. Courtesy photo ets being $10 to $14. Heather Maloney closes out the month of music with a show on Aug. 29 beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $30. The Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts is located at 304 Highway 105 in Palmer Lake. Call 719-481-0475 or go to trilakesarts.org
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Monarda, or Bee Balm, looks almost like a purple Dale Chihuly sculpture. Photo by Rob Carrigan
Peak wildflower seekers stretch back through ages State flower first recorded between Monument and Palmer Lake By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan @coloradocommunitymedia.com Though it may be a surprise to no one, wildflower watchers and preservationists have a long history in the Pikes Peak Region. The earliest recorded non-native activity in the area was the Army’s Maj. Stephen Long Expedition of 1820, which
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discovered the Colorado State Flower, the white and lavender Columbine, somewhere between Monument and Palmer Lake. “The white and lavender Columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, was adopted as the official state flower on April 4, 1899, by an act of the General Assembly. In 1925, the General Assembly made it the duty of all citizens to protect this rare species from needless destruction or waste. To further protect this fragile flower, the law prohibits digging or uprooting the flower on public lands and limits the gathering of buds, blossoms and stems to 25 in one day. It is unlawful to pick the Columbine on private land without consent of the
land owner,” according to the the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration. In June of 1820, Major Steven Long and 22 men left what is now Nebraska to explore the source of the Platte River. After more than three weeks of crossing the tall grass prairies of eastern Colorado, the expedition finally reached the base of Pikes Peak. Long was anxious to continue, but was persuaded by Dr. Edwin James, a naturalist with the expedition, to wait a couple days. James wanted the delay so he could climb Pikes Grand Peak. Long reluctantly agreed and provided James three days to climb the peak, make
his observations and return to camp. James and two men reached the summit on the afternoon of the second day, and spent only an hour on the summit before starting the trip back down. James returned to Long’s encampment in time to make the prescribed deadline, having managed to scale the mountain. In addition, he made extensive notes in his journal and documented examples of previously unknown plants and flowers, including Colorado’s state flower, the blue Columbine. Long was so impressed, he named the mountain for him, declaring it James Peak, but, of course, it didn’t stick.
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WINGS PROVIDES therapist facilitated support groups for women and men in which survivors are believed, accepted and no longer alone. There is a women’s group on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday evening. We are also starting a Loved Ones Group for family and friends of survivors. For more information contact the WINGS office at 800-373-8671. Visit www. wingsfound.org
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County gives heavy-equipment crew wildfire training Employees learned how to draw fire lines to stop the spread of blazes By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com When it comes to stopping the spread of wildfires, dirt can be as important as water. Douglas County spent a day crosstraining its employees to help respond in the event of a wildfire by using bulldozers. On July 9, about a dozen certified members of the county’s heavy-equipment crew from the public works opera-
tions staff trained to hone their fire-line cutting skills. A firebreak, or fire line, is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a bushfire or wildfire. Heavy machinery can be used to move dirt and sand to create a needed gap in vegetation to stop or slow the progress of a fire. The training took place at the Southern Public Works Operation facility, 11815 Spring Valley Road in Larkspur. The classroom portion of the training was led by Lt. Patrick Richardson of Castle Rock Fire and Rescue’s Wildland Team Coordinator. “The premise of the class was to teach these guys who already know how to use this heavy machinery the finesse and the subtleties of being able to use it to cre-
ate a fire line and stop and contain the spread of a fire without scaring the earth in the process,” Richardson said. “If we’re not careful with how we put out these fires, we can leave a big scar on the earth that will last for decades. These guys are great at what they do, but we have to teach them the difference between putting out a fire and repaving I-25.” The daylong training was included fire-line safety, basic fire-line construction, simulated evolution, loading equipment transports, simulated dispatches and what chain of command is expected. “Douglas County and the rest of Colorado is continuing to improve the air resources to fight fires, but any pilot will tell you, air support helps but fires are put out on the ground,” Richardson said. While many think the use of heavy
machinery is only needed in the case of large, quick-spreading wildfires, Richardson said that is not the case. “It doesn’t take a big fire to cause a lot of damage. If you have a 4-acre fire that’s backing up to a subdivision, that small fire could easily take out 20 homes,” he said. Heavy machinery can also be used to protect other valuable assets like water resources. Richardson said that the training was a one-off exercise for now, but he would like to see it and other readiness exercises like it become more regular. “Most counties don’t do this kind of training, so we’re ahead of the game. It’s a wonderful use of taxpayer dollars and something that the whole Front Range benefits from,” Richardson said.
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The Lewis-Palmer High School volleyball team has been working hard all summer in the weight room on conditioning and honing their skills on the court. The Rangers are the defending Class 4A state volleyball champions. Photo by Danny Summers
Lewis-Palmer players have been in the weight room and on the court all summer By Danny Summers
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It’s no secret that Susan Odenbaugh se ofhas built a volleyball powerhouse at Rich-Lewis-Palmer High School. And when the first official day of practice begins on a lotAug. 11, the Rangers will have a big target hat’son their backs. mall The defending Class 4A state champi,” heons return a vast amount of talent from last year’s squad that went 27-2 and deed tofeated Pikes Peak Athletic Conference riwaterval Air Academy in the title game at the Denver Coliseum. was “We know we’ll have that target on our ouldbacks, but we’re going to treat it like any other season,” Odenbaugh said. “When rcisyou have a competitive program there is more pressure on you. d of “But our focus is not the state champie. It’sonship. We’ll talk about it and then we’ll andmove on. Our focus right now is to do evangeerything we have to do to get ready for Pueblo West.”
The Rangers open their season Aug. 28 at home against Pueblo West. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. “We will have a lot of expectations from a lot of people this year,” Odenbaugh said. “My job as a coach is to keep the girls focused.” Odenbaugh is entering her 13 th season as head coach of the storied program, and her 26th overall at the school. She was an assistant for 13 years under current Coronado coach Don Lash, who is a Colorado coaching legend. Odenbaugh has directed the Rangers to 11 postseason appearances. The Rangers lost to Cheyenne Mountain in the state finals in 2012. While it’s way too early for Odenbaugh to set her rotations, she does have a nice core of returning players that would make any coach smile. The group includes all-American outside hitter Alexa Smith (committed to Purdue), right-side hitter Nicole Montgomery (numerous state gold medals in track), setter Mariah Evans, libero Emily McCurley, middle blocker Lydia Bartalo, middle blocker Elizabeth Reich and libero/defensive specialist Tylar Fugate. “I have a lot of depth this year I haven’t had before,” Odenbaugh said. “We have a
lot of talent at different positions, which makes for a nice problem.” The Rangers spent the summer getting stronger physically. They lifted weights three days a week under the direction of new Lewis-Palmer head football coach Dustin Tupper. They also had open gym two nights a week. “The girls did a lot of the same stuff I had my football players doing,” Tupper said. “They got after it. They didn’t take it easy. “Odie is committed and her kids are as well.” The Rangers play in the eight-team PPAC. They play every school once, so that means Odenabugh’s crew will get 12 non-league matches to fill the regularseason schedule of 19 games. The Rangers host the 12-team LewisPalmer Invitational Sept. 6. Even though the first official day of practice isn’t until Sept. 11, Odenbaugh and her squad will be allowed to take part in a camp Aug. 4-7 with five other schools. “A lot of questions will get answered during the camp,” Odenbaugh said.
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Teams announced for the upcoming USA Pro Cycling Challenge Colorado Springs and Woodland Park take center stage By Danny Summers dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com The 2014 version of the USA pro Cycling Challenge is beginning to really take shape. Te event, which runs August 18-24 with stages in Colorado Springs and Woodland Park, will feature 16 of the world’s top professional cycling teams. Led by UCI ProTeams BMC Racing Team, Cannondale Pro Cycling, Team Garmin-Sharp, Tinkoff-Saxo and Trek Factory Racing, the race will include some of the top talent in the sport. It will take riders on a heart-pounding journey through the Colorado Rockies. The seven-day stage race will travel 550 miles from Aspen to Denver, making stops in cities known for their cycling culture and history such as Vail and Boulder. Colorado Springs is the site of Stage 4 on Aug. 21. Woodland Park is the starting point of Stage 5 on Aug. 22. “We consistently get such an overwhelmingly positive response from the teams that participate in the Pro Challenge each year,” said Rick Schaden, owner of the USA Pro Challenge. “The race continues to build momentum year after year and we’ll look to build on that in 2014 by welcoming back some veteran teams and introducing some new ones to the challenging terrain and beautiful scenery of Colorado.” Featuring teams hailing from six countries, the USA Pro Challenge will test riders by taking them to unprecedented elevations. Many of the riders are competing in the Tour de France. “We’ve had huge success in the Pro Challenge the past three years and we’re looking forward to returning for a fourth,” said Jonathan Vaughters, CEO, Slipstream Sports and Team Garmin-Sharp. “As a Colorado-based team, this is a race we look forward to all year and the riders always bring their a-game. “Last year Lachlan Morton won the Best Young Rider competition and Tom Danielson got third overall, so we have high goals for the race and we will give fans plenty of reasons to cheer.” Here is the complete list of teams that will be competing in the 2014 USA Pro Challenge: UCI ProTeams BMC Racing Team (USA) @BMCProTeam Cannondale Pro Cycling (ITA) @cannondalePro Team Garmin-Sharp (USA) @Ride_Argyle Tinkoff-Saxo (RUS) @tinkoff_saxo
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MONUMENT, CO – Lewis-Palmer School District #38 will be destroying special education records prior to June 2007 and time to request copies is limited.
Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SAMANTHA OLDS, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30698 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of El Paso County, Colorado on or before November 17, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred. Personal Representative: John T. Olds 5045 Broadlake View Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Legal Notice No.: 932323 First Publication: July 16, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
In accordance with state and federal regulations, Lewis-Palmer School District #38 keeps student records for six years after they have graduated or exited special education.
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We are now notifying all parents/guardians/students that all student records for special education will be destroyed on August 4, 2014. If you wish to receive copies of these records, you must send a written request indicating the year of graduation or year of the student exiting special education, and the name of the student while enrolled in school to: LewisPalmer School District #38, PO Box 40, Monument, CO to the attention of Ms Cindy Petersen. Lewis Palmer School District #38 serves the Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor and Monument areas. Legal Notice No.: 932328 First Publication: July 23, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
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TOWN OF MONUMENT ORDINANCE 24 - 2014
MONUMENT, CO – Lewis-Palmer School District #38 will be destroying special education records prior to June 2007 and time to request copies is limited. In accordance with state and federal regulations, Lewis-Palmer School District #38 keeps student records for six years after they have graduated or exited special education. We are now notifying all parents/guardians/students that all student records for special education will be destroyed on August 4, 2014.
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If you wish to receive copies of these records, you must send a written request indicating PUBLIC NOTICE the year of graduation or year of the student exiting special education, and the name of the stuNOTICE TOenrolled CREDITORS dent while in school to: LewisEstate of JamesDistrict Anthony Martinez, Palmer School #38, PO Box 40, Monument, to the Deceased attention of Ms aka James A.CO Martinez, CindyNumber: Petersen. Case 2014 PR 30553 Lewis Palmer School District #38 serves All having claims against the thepersons Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor and Monument above-named estate are required to presareas. ent them to the Personal Representative Legal Notice No.:Court 932328 or to the District of El Paso County, First Publication: July 23, 2014 30, 2014 Colorado on or before November Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MONUMENT TOWN CODE SECTION 9.12.050 ADDING A PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF COMPRESSED FLAMMABLE GAS AS A SOLVENT IN THE EXTRACTION OF THC OR OTHER CANNABINOIDS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF MONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of July, 2014, by a vote of 7 for and 0 against.
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Legal Notice No.: 932331 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: Themay Tri-Lakes Tribune or the claims be forever barred.
Sharon Martinez Personal Representative c/o Zisman, Ingraham & Mong, P.C. 3773 Cherry Creek N. Drive Suite 650 Denver, Colorado 80209 Legal Notice No: 932336 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: August 13, 2014 Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune
TOWN OF MONUMENT ORDINANCE 24 - 2014
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MONUMENT TOWN CODE SECTION 9.12.050 ADDING A PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF COMPRESSED FLAMMABLE GAS AS A SOLVENT IN THE EXTRACTION OF THC OR OTHER CANNABINOIDS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF MONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of July, 2014, by a vote of 7 for and 0 against. Legal Notice No.: 932331 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune Public Notice TOWN OF MONUMENT ORDINANCE 25 - 2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.24.020 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING “DISPOSITION OF CONFISCATED CONCEALED WEAPONS” BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF MONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of July, 2014, by a vote of 7 for and 0 against. Legal Notice No.: 932332 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune Public Notice TOWN OF MONUMENT ORDINANCE 26 - 2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.24.030 OF THE TOWN CODE TO PROHIBIT “USING DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPONS” WITHIN THE TOWN OF MONUMENT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF MONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of July, 2014, by a vote of 5 for and 2 against. Trustee Kaiser and Trustee Bornstein voted "no".
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TOWN OF MONUMENT ORDINANCE 26 - 2014
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.24.030 OF THE TOWN CODE TO PROHIBIT “USING DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPONS” WITHIN THE TOWN OF MONUMENT
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF MONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of July, 2014, by a vote of 5 for and 2 against. Trustee Kaiser and Trustee Bornstein voted "no". Legal Notice No.: 932333 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune Public Notice TOWN OF MONUMENT ORDINANCE NO. 27-2014 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING REVISIONS TO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 17.09 REGARDING FEES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF MONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 21st day of July, 2014, by a vote of 7 for and 0 against. Legal Notice No.: 932334 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune Public Notice Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District No. 1 1845 Woodmoor Drive Monument, CO 80132 Phone: (719) 488-2525 Fax: (719) 488-2530
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Legal Notice No.: 932333 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
rules, regulations, codes, ordinances and © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc. laws of the regulatory and government agencies having jurisdiction over the areas in which the work is to be performed and shall provide at its sole cost and expense, all management, supervision, administrative support, supplies, permits, tools, materials, equipment, traffic control and labor necessary for the removal of existing coatings and cleaning of exterior surfaces and installation of primer and top coat to the exterior surface of a ground mounted cylindrical steel water storage tank, approximately 24 feet in height, and 11,875 square feet of surface area.
Sealed bids will be received by Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District No. 1 (District) until 10:00 AM local time on August 12, 2014, for the North Tank Strip & Recoat Project, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after this time will not be accepted, and will be returned unopened. Bids received by facsimile (FAX) or electronic mail (email) will not be accepted.
Work to be performed includes: In general terms, Contractor shall perform the work in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, codes, ordinances and laws of the regulatory and government agencies having jurisdiction over the areas in which the work is to be performed and shall provide at its sole cost and expense, all management, supervision, administrative support, supplies, permits, tools, materials, equipment, traffic control and labor necessary for the removal of existing coatings and cleaning of exterior surfaces and installation of primer and top coat to the exterior surface of a ground mounted cylindrical steel water storage tank, approximately 24 feet in
To advertise your publicBids notices call shall be on 303-566-4100 a lump sum price basis Public Notice
Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District No. 1 1845 Woodmoor Drive Monument, CO 80132 Phone: (719) 488-2525 Fax: (719) 488-2530
Government Legals Sealed bids will be received by Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District No. 1 (District) until 10:00 AM local time on August 12, 2014, for the North Tank Strip & Recoat Project, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after this time will not be accepted, and will be returned unopened. Bids received by facsimile (FAX) or electronic mail (email) will not be accepted. Work to be performed includes: In general terms, Contractor shall perform the work in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, codes, ordinances and laws of the regulatory and government agencies having jurisdiction over the areas in which the work is to be performed and shall provide at its sole cost and expense, all management, supervision, administrative support, supplies, permits, tools, materials, equipment, traffic control and labor necessary for the removal of existing coatings and cleaning of exterior surfaces and installation of primer and top coat to the exterior surface of a ground mounted cylindrical steel water storage tank, approximately 24 feet in height, and 11,875 square feet of surface area.
per the bid form.
Each Bidder shall file with his Bid a Bid security in the form of a cashier's check, certified check or a bidder's bond in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
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The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Performance Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and a Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing payment of all debts arising out of the Work. Copies of the drawings and specifications for use in preparing bids may be obtained from the District at 1845 Woodmoor Drive, Monument, CO 80132, upon depositing $20.00 for each set of the Project Manual. Project Manuals may be picked up on or after 10 AM (MST), August 1, 2014. Deposits for bidding drawings and specifications are non-refundable. Addenda to the Bidding Documents will not occur after 10 AM (MST), August 8, 2014. Access to the site prior to the bid opening can be arranged by contacting Zachary Collins, District Engineer, at 719-488-2525 x13 or zachc@woodmoorwater.com. In general access to the site will be limited to normal working hours 8 AM to 4 PM (MST), Monday through Friday. No bid may be withdrawn for 60 days after the date Bids are opened.
Bids shall be on a lump sum price basis per the bid form.
Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.
Each Bidder shall file with his Bid a Bid security in the form of a cashier's check, certified check or a bidder's bond in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Legal Notice No.: 932335 First Publication: July 30, 2014 Last Publication: July 30, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Performance Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and a Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing payment of all debts arising out of the Work. Copies of the drawings and specifications for use in preparing bids may be obtained from the District at 1845 Woodmoor Drive, Monument, CO 80132, upon depositing $20.00 for each set of the Project Manual. Project Manuals may be picked up on or after 10 AM (MST), August 1, 2014. Deposits for bidding drawings and specifications are non-refundable. Addenda to the Bidding Documents will not occur after 10 AM (MST), August 8, 2014. Access to the site prior to the bid opening can be arranged by contacting Zachary Collins, District Engineer, at 719-488-2525 x13 or zachc@woodmoorwater.com. In general access to the site will be limited to normal working hours 8 AM to 4 PM (MST), Monday through Friday. No bid may be withdrawn for 60 days after the date Bids are opened.
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