Tribune Tri-Lakes 10.23.13
October 23, 2013
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Tri-Lakes Region, Monument, Gleneagle, Black Forest and Northern El Paso County • Volume 48, Issue 43
Board approves where funds will go if override passes ‘We want the money to go back into the classrooms’ By Lisa Collacott In less than three weeks, citizens will vote whether or not to approve a mill levy override that Lewis-Palmer School District 38 is seeking. The board of education has approved where the money will be allocated for the first year if the tax measure is approved. “We want the money to go back into the classrooms,” Mark Pfoff, vice-president of the D-38 school board, said. “We owe a good education to our students.” The money will be used to restore critical student services that the district has had to cut, maintain the ones that are still in place and hire and keep quality teachers. Some of the specifics on where the funds will go include:
• $1.3 million will be used to restore 22 classroom teachers and instructional budgets • $1 million to attract and retain the best teachers • $900,000 to restore counselors, teachers who support students struggling in math and reading, teachers for gifted and talented students, technology teachers and elementary summer school teachers • $720,000 will go to Monument Academy proportionately based on the number of students enrolled at the charter school • $450,000 will go to provide updated technology for students • $130,000 will be used to enhance the safety and security environment for students and staff Pfoff said the district never knows from year to year where the teachers are needed and will place them strategically where Funds continues on Page 9
Signs from a local citizens group in support of the D-38 mill levy override dot the Tri-Lakes area. The D-38 board of education has approved specifics on how the money will be spent the first year if voters approve the MLO. The board of education plans to keep all the money in the classroom. Photo by Lisa Collacott
Survivors look
PRETTY IN PINK Fundraiser raises money to send breast cancer survivors on retreats
By Lisa Collacott It was one survivor’s dream to see women who had battled breast cancer to move on to the next phase of their lives. After completing her own treatment, Cathy Glavan Schulze had to figure out how to move on to the next phase of her life. She knew other women felt the same way so with the help of her two sisters she created the HOPE Retreat. The threeday retreat is designed for women who are six to 12 months out of breast cancer treatment. HOPE stands for Healing Opportunities through Personal Enrichment. It is while they are at the retreat that they can reflect on their experience, talk about their experience with other breast cancer survivors, identify positive changes and celebrate their courage. “It’s to move forward to a new normal,” Teri Glavan, Schulze’ sister-n-law, said. The retreats are now in their 11th year and have expanded to Michigan, where one of Schulze’ sister lives, and Missouri, where Schulze was originally from. Schulze, who had lived in Monument, died in 2004 after her breast cancer returned, but her family carries on what she started through the nonprofit organization Sister’s Hope. In order to send women to the retreats funding is needed and the second annual Pretty ‘n’ Pink Fashion Show and Luncheon took place on Oct. 15 at the Antler’s Hilton in Colorado Springs. “This luncheon is to keep the retreats Pink continues on Page 8
Woodmoor hopefully has water leaks fixed The district had been losing up to 70 gallons of water a day By Danny Summers
Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com
Another breast cancer survivor models clothing provided by Macy’s during the second annual Pretty ‘n’ Pink luncheon and fashion show. The fundraiser raises money to send breast cancer survivors to a HOPE Retreat, which was started by former Monument resident Kathy Glavan Schulze. Photo by Lisa Collacott
The water leaks have been fixed. At least that’s what the folks at Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District No. 1 hope. “For many years, the district has performed a monthly check that compares the aggregate amount of source water produced during each month against the aggregate quantity of water consumed by customers during the month,” said District Manager Jessie Shaffer. “This check is a part of the district’s monthly water report. “For the district’s specific system, the two quantities should match within 10 percent of each other on a consistent basis. After the repairs were made, district personnel noted only a 5 percent difference as the average for the months of August and September.” Shaffer added that the repairs were made by district operations staff with part and supplies on hand at a minimal cost. Based on the results of the repairs, it appears the District’s water production vs. water consumption has returned to normal. “District personnel will continue to closely monitor these parameters in upcoming months to confirm the success of the repairs,” Shaffer said. Water continues on Page 9
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