Tribune Tri-Lakes 10-9-2013
October 9, 2013
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Tri-Lakes Region, Monument, Gleneagle, Black Forest and Northern El Paso County • Volume 48, Issue 41
Thousands affected locally by shutdown Air Force Academy chapel, fossil beds among landmarks closed By Danny Summers
Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com The Air Force Academy commissary was extra busy on Tuesday, one day after the partial U.S. government shutdown. That’s because an announcement was made earlier in the day that beginning Wednesday, the commissary would be closed until further notice. That scenario was just one of many involving government-run agencies in the Pikes Peak region. According to sources, most Defense Department offices employees showed up for work Tuesday morning, but the majorities of those workers received furlough notices and were sent home. The federal government shutdown also affected the area’s only national park, Florissant Fossil Beds in Florissant. Folks who visited the Fossil Beds’ web site on Tuesday were greeted with this message: “Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and
National Park Service web pages are not operating. For more information, go to www. doi.gov.” The Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau released a statement Tuesday morning that stated that the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel and Peterson Air & Space Museum were closed temporarily because of the current government status. The statement also read that even though Pikes Peak is federally owned, the mountain is operated via a permit from the National Forest Service with the city of Colorado Springs. “All attraction employees, including forest rangers, are employed by the city and thus not affected by the shutdown. Pikes Peak, the Summit House and the Pikes Peak Highway, are all open and operating normally,” the statement read. “At this time, travel for all intercollegiate athletics is canceled – this includes the Air Force-Navy game on Saturday, Oct. 5. The statement also said that Air Force will attempt to play all home intercollegiate athletic contests but those may be canceled, as well. By Tuesday afternoon there was talk that the football game - which is sold out and scheduled to be televised nationally by CBS – might be back on because of private funding. According to various Colorado Springs news outlets, a military source said that
The lights are still on, but local federal installations were affected by the government shutdown. Photo by Rob Carrigan there is a 50/50 chance that the game will be played with conference fees, conference television money and ticket revenue making up for a lack of government funding. A decision must be made by 10 a.m. Thursday or the game will be canceled or postponed. A likely makeup date is Dec. 7. In the meantime, Air Force is practicing as if it might travel to the East Coast to play the game. Even some Air Force Academy civilian employees were furloughed Tuesday, including public affairs officers John Van Winkle and Meade Warthen. “We will start our furloughs today and we will be on furlough until further notice,”
Van Winkle said in an email. “We are not allowed to work, or volunteer assistance. Likewise, all government cell phones that we use are off and turned in for the duration of the furlough/shutdown.” Congressmen Doug Lamborn, whose constituents area spread over a large part of El Paso and Teller counties, furloughed 43 percent of his staff in Washington, D.C., according to his spokesman Catherine Mortensen. The government shutdown wasn’t felt on Wall Street on Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 62.03 points at 15,191.70. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ were also up.
As the Sheriff ’s Office makes
WORLD
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arrest in burglaries 20 businesses were targeted in Black Forest By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan@ourcoloradonews.com
Colors are just starting to turn in the Tri-Lakes area. These Aspen trees represent the vanguard at Fox Run Regional Park. Photo by Rob Carrigan
POSTAL ADDRESS
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for a string of burglaries in the Black Forest area. According to a report from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, two suspects were arrested on Oct. 3 for more than 20 business burglaries in the Black Forest area and three in the Cimmaron Hills area. The burglaries have involved multiple business suites in the 12600 and 11500 blocks of Black Forest Road, the 6800 block of Silver Pond Heights and one burglary in the 6900 block of Shoup Road. The investigation also identified similar burglaries in the 7300 block of McClain Point, 500 block of Hathaway Drive, and 700 block of Valley Street in the Cimarron Hills area. Hunter Cody Shackelford, 23, was arrested and booked into the El Paso County jail
on one count of second degree burglary concerning theft of prescription drugs a Class 3 Felony and multiple counts of second degree burglary a class 4 felony. Shackelford is held on a $10,000.00 bond. Kylie Jo Mardon, 22, was arrested and booked into the El Paso County jail on two counts of false information to a Pawn Broker a class 6 felony and posted a $1,000 bond. Since Sept. 22, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating reports of more than 20 business burglaries in the Black Forest area. In each case, the suspects forced entry into the businesses and a variety of property items were taken. The investigation resulted in the arrests of these two suspects and the recovery of a large amount of stolen property, reports said. As the investigation continues additional charges are anticipated and the business owners affected by these crimes will be contacted to identify the recovered property. Anyone who believes they are a victim of similar crimes is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 390-5555.
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