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City For Champions project full-steam ahead Mayors of Monument, Woodland Park likley to be asked to serve on board By Danny Summers Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com On Dec. 16, the city of Colorado Springs received great news when the Colorado Economic Development Commission awarded an estimated $120.5 million dur-
ing the next 30 years to help finance the City for Champions project. City for Champions includes a downtown sports and events center, an Olympic museum, a new Air Force Academy visitors center and a sports medicine and performance center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. But the combined price tag of the completed projects is estimated to be double what the city received; meaning a lot of fundraising will be required. “This has meaning far beyond what we
could possibly envision today,” Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach said during a news conference at UCCS. “I don’t think that overstates our circumstance. “What this will do for so many generations of people in this region and for all those will visit here. The jobs it will create, not only directly, but catalytically through this wonderful state of Colorado and the Pikes Peak region.” Bach and City For Champions backers are in the process of establishing a board. The board will likely include representa-
tives from the City and El Paso County, the four tourism projects, and the public. Bach said he also plans on including members of his office, the City Council, El Paso County commissioners, and the mayors of Woodland Park (David Turley) and Monument (Travis Easton). Both Turley and Easton gave their full support to the project through letters of recommendation. City continues on Page 5
Academy to get bigger, better visitor center in coming years
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CITY FOR CHAMPIONS PROJECT CALLS FOR FUNDING OF NEW FACILITY By Danny Summers
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s part of the City For Champions project, the Air Force Academy will get funding for a new visitor center. But when or exactly where it will be constructed won’t be determined until at least early next year. Academy spokesman David Cannon said on Dec. 18 that the Air Force’s Financial Management Center of Expertise in Denver will perform a study over the next month that will help to determine where the next facility should be built. “Once the study is complete it will be presented to Academy Superintendent Lt. General Michelle D. Johnson for her review,” Cannon said. The current visitor center, which is named after former Arizona senator and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, is located near the famed Academy Chapel. The visitor center is about 32,000 square feet and includes a theater and exhibit area, gift shop and small restaurant. The center was built with donated and borrowed funds totaling $4.5 million. The private organizations which donated the building named it honor of Goldwater. The facility opened its doors in June
The 31,600-square-foot building contains exhibits, a snack bar and a gift shop. A one-third-mile paved nature trail east of the facility allows visitors to walk to the Cadet Chapel. Photos by Rob Carrigan
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clubs in the community Editor’s notE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Tribune. ProfEssional front rangE Business Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at Bella Panini in Palmer Lake.
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from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481-0600 or e-mail ebryson@farmersagent.com.
tri-lakEs ChamBEr Business After Hours meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.
tri-lakEs ChamBEr Business Networking Group meets at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Thursday at Willow Tree Cafe, 140 2nd St., Monument. New members welcome. If District 38 is delayed or cancelled, their will be no meeting. Yearly membership dues are $20. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www. trilakeschamber.com. Wisdom and Wealth Master Mind Group Lifting Spirits meets from 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday from July to September at 755 Highway 105, Unit C, Palmer Lake. RSVP to Meredith at 630-618-9400. Visit www.MeredithBroomfield. com. Woodmoor BusinEss Group Meeting is the second Monday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Dr. We are Woodmoor residents offering products and services to the community. New members welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003
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rECrEation amatEur radio Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more information. adult rECrEational and intermediate pick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School every Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for details. Bingo By the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanlegiontrilakespost911.com/bingo.htm for more information. 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. glEnEaglE golf Club has implemented a Community Advisory Committee. Their mission is to help establish a stronger relationship between the club and the community. They are looking for representatives from all home owners associations.
The committee meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM at Gleneagle Golf Club. If you can join, give Rick Ebelo a call at the club at 488-0900.
thE PikEs Peak chapter of Pheasants Forever meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month (except June, August and September) at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Training Classroom in the back of the building at 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80970. thE VailE Museum, 66 Lower Glenway, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays year-round and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays from June through August. Groups by appointment are accepted. Call 719-559-0837. Vini E Crostini, 6 flight wine tasting paired with moZaic tasty bites is at 5 p.m the first Saturday of the month at 443 S. Highway 105, Palmer Lake. Cost is $40 per person. sErViCEs sharE Colorado, a nonprofit organization, is a monthly food distributor that offers grocery packages at half the retail price to everyone. Call 800-375-4452 or visit www. sharecolorado.com. soCial thE BlaCk Forest AARP Chapter meets for a luncheon the second Wednesday of each month at the Black Forest Lutheran Church. Call 719-596-6787 or 719-495-2443. 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 Clubs continues on Page 3
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Academy adds five more graduates to the long blue line The Air Force Academy added five new graduates to the Air Force on Dec. 18 at the fall semester’s graduation and commissioning ceremony. The Air Force’s newest 2nd Lieutenants are: David S. Baska, Bachelor of Science degree in humanities. He will report to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to serve as a space operations officer before going into acquisitions. Spencer H. Boone, Bachelor of Science in social sciences. He will report to Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma to begin undergraduate
pilot training. Christopher C. De La Torre, Bachelor of Science in management. He will report to Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado to serve as a space operations officer before going into acquisitions. Adetunji A. Fisayo, Bachelor of Science in legal studies. He will report to Vance Air Force Base to begin undergraduate pilot training. Kaleb M. Jenkins, Bachelor of Science in political science. He will report to Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas to begin undergraduate pilot training
The guest speaker for the ceremony was Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, academy superintendent. The general presented the diplomas to the new graduates, along with Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, dean of the faculty. After receiving their diplomas, the Academy’s newest graduates swore the oath of office and each had family members pin on their new rank. These five new lieutenants bring the Air Force Academy’s total number of graduates to 46,045 since the first graduating class, which was the Class of 1959.
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themselves in a safe and nurturing environment. Call 719-597-8603.
Membership is open to men and women. More information at www.sonofitalypp.com.
719-488-9031 or go to www.CoalitionTLC.org.
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.
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;
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 https://coloradoranger.org/index.php/troops/ troop-i or email info@coloradoranger.org
GIRL SCOUTING offers opportunities for girls ages 5-17 to make friends, learn new skills and challenge
HISTORY BUFFS meets at Monument Library from 1-3 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month. ITALIAN CLUB If you love family, socializing and culture, then membership in Sons of Italy is right for you.
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John and Jean Wheaton of Monument, CO, announce the marriage of their daughter, Sarah Wheaton, to Paul Mitchell, son of John and Nancy Mitchell of Fort Myers, FL. The wedding ceremony will take place at Holy Rosary Chapel in Cascade, CO. on December 28th, 2013. The reception will follow at Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs, CO. The couple met at their alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, where they both studied International Peace Studies. Both Sarah and Paul will graduate from graduate school in May; Sarah with a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and Paul with a degree in Theology and Education from Boston College. Next year, they plan to move to Egypt to work in refugee services.
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Christmas for everyone, even the dog Probably the least demanding member of the family was the old dog. It was not a tortuous decision-making process to try to come with an adequate present that will made him happy. Throw him a bone any day, and he is convinced it is Christmas time. He believed in keeping on the sunny side of the room — and life in general. Nothing suited him better than the morning rays beating down on his favorite, carpeted spot and reflecting off the lightcolored wall behind him. We didn’t ask too much of him and his only requests came in the form of whiney little pleas for a taste of something off the
grill, or pitiful petitions with his suppliant eyes for table scraps. In turn, he offered the protective services of a thunderously menacing bark combined with the wild look in his eye
that unnerved even the most-determined of door-to-door solicitors. Though small in stature, he feared no dog, or any other creature for that matter. In fact, if it came to a scrap, he was so cocksure— beyond a thread of self doubt — of his own military might and physical superiority as to attempt bear wrestling, or a bout with a mountain lion, or even wage war with a porcupine. And though I am sure in each case, he might have suffered debilitating damage in such battles, he was convinced he would eventually emerge victorious. He got up early because he believed the day should start with a brisk walk,
preferably before daylight. Hopefully, it was not so cold as to make him want booties for his tender paws, but he would manage if necessary. If stiff and limpy from arthritis at first, by the end, his gait was natural and relaxed. If dogs know to smile, his was the widest. Sometimes around the holidays, the kids would dig out his red and white fur Santa suit, and the poor mongrel dressed the part. The first few years he was mortified, but later he barely noticed. Of course there was stocking for him. And he didn’t know what is going on. But Christmas is for everyone, even the dog. Merry Christmas.
Christmas movies, NORAD and St. Nick On Christmas Eve, NBC will once again televise the classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Set in the fictional town of Bedford Falls, George Bailey, played by James Stewart, learns a valuable lesson when he discovers what life would be like had he never been born. The climactic ending to the film will leave you sobbing and smiling. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of many Christmas-themed movies. Some of my other favorites are “The Nativity Story” (2007) and “Scrooge” (the 1970 Albert Finney version). If you’re not feeling good at the end of those movies then you just don’t have a heart. Even though I am long past my Santa Claus stage, there are many movies about the Man in Red that are near and dear to my heart. As a child, and still today, I make it a point to watch the animated classics “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” (featuring the voice of Fred Astaire), “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” “Frosty the Snowman,” “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Little Drummer Boy.” Those movies were all made between 40 and 50 years ago, but have held up very well. They are regularly shown on broadcast television and delight kids as much today as when we were little tykes.
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I really enjoy the three Tim Allen “Santa Clause” movies. The whole notion that Santa just might be a real person and have a fantastic toy shop at the North Pole and fly around the world in a sleigh with Dasher and Prancer and the bunch makes my heart warm. I know I can’t be the only one who feels this way. It’s time for every one of you to fess up and admit you like the idea as well. In a sense, old St. Nick has his headquarters right here in the Pikes Peak region. Since 1955, NORAD, otherwise known as the North American Aerospace Defense Command, has been tracking Santa as he leaves the North Pole and travels the earth on Christmas Eve delivering toys to all of the nice boys and girls of the world (and presumably filling the stockings of those who are naughty with lumps of coal). The program is in the tradition of the
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September 1897 editorial “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” which first appeared in the New York Sun newspaper. According to NORAD, the program began on Dec. 24, 1955, when a Sears, Roebuck and Company department store placed an advertisement in a Colorado Springs newspaper (likely The GazetteTelegraph) which informed children they could telephone Santa Claus. “Call me on my private phone and I will talk to you personally any time day or night,” Santa told children in the ad. The ad included a number that children could call. However, the telephone number printed was incorrect and calls instead went through to Colorado Springs’ Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Center. As the legend goes, Colonel Harry Shoup, who was on duty that night, was not amused when he got his first call. Instead of a report of a Soviet attack, he got a six-year old boy telling him he wanted a fire engine truck and a baseball bat under his tree for Christmas. After the second boy called Shoup figured something was up so he told his staff to start giving Santa’s polar coordinates to every child calling that line. A tradition began that night and continued when the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) replaced CONAD in 1958. A new phone
number, other than the RED hotline phone, was given out to children to call and track Santa. Today, NORAD relies on a team of volunteers to make the program possible. Each volunteer handles about 40 telephone calls per hour, and the team typically handles more than 12,000 e-mails and more than 70,000 telephone calls from more than 200 countries and territories. NORAD reports that most of these contacts happen during the 25 hours from 2 a.m. on Dec. 24 until 3 a.m. on Dec. 25. The “NORAD Tracks Santa” program has been popular since its inception. From the 1950s to 1996, folks could track Santa through the telephone hotline, newspapers, radio, phonograph records and television. Many television newscasts today feature NORAD Tracks Santa as part of their weather updates on Christmas Eve. Santa entered the Internet age in 1997. Today, folks can follow Santa streaking across the sky on their mobile devices and though social media. Shoup died in 2009 at the age of 91, but he will be remembered by his peers and the public as the “Santa Colonel” who gave a special gift to millions of kids. And as the late Paul Harvey would say, “now you know the rest of the story.”
A mountain trip I have seen some interesting discussions at the top of Pikes Peak concerning people who drove up but refused to go back down the road. Could they get a ride down on the train? Indeed, I have seen people go so far as leave their vehicles on the summit, having someone else go get it! Normally it is a wife, or husband, that needs to go down other than the road. How was it done a hundred years ago? I found this story in a 1909 Cripple Creek newspaper. Rocky Mountain roads are readily conceded by those who travel on them to any great extent, to be exceedingly difficult on any vehicle, as well as on the patience of the person going over them. Apparently they proved too much for an automobile party that came up from Colorado Springs and the result of the affair was that the party returned to the valley on a train. But this was no ordinary party, and there being no train because of leaving this city when they arrived, they chartered a special train. No railroad official could be found last night who could give the names of those in the party, four in number, but one stated that heard one of the two women called “Mrs. Du Pont.” Incidentally, the Du Pont’s were certainly affluent visitors to the area. All appeared prosperous, it is said, and it is believed that in the party were several well known people of Colorado Springs, on an outing. Fishermen on Four Mile creek near Midland reported seeing the automobile
and its four occupants headed toward Cripple Creek in the afternoon, and seemingly made good headway. After that the sight of the car was lost until several hours later when the two gentlemen of the party alighted from an electric car, walked up to the railroad superintendent’s office at the station in Cripple Creek. It looks like their vehicle may not have finished the trip! The gents made arrangements for a special car to carry the party back to Colorado Springs. The necessary money to cover the expense of the special, quite a considerable sum, was paid over in cash, it is understood. A short time later the special consisting of an engine and one passenger coach pulled out on a fast schedule for the east. Why the party was so anxious to return to the lower altitude was not learned by the officials, but one said he believed it was because the group had a dinner engagement on for the evening which they could not miss. Good thing the railroad had something available. I expect the party, mainly the ladies, refused to travel the very rough road back the way they came! But then there is no more mention f the car.
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“These projects have been pursued for decades and have enjoyed significant community support, but the gap in sourcing funds from traditional sources of private and philanthropic capital has precluded these projects from coming to fruition,” Bach said. “Over the last two years, our economy and tourism industry have been severely impacted by two devastating fires, unmatched in Colorado’s history. It will take years to recover from the damage and an RTA grant will speed that process.” According to the City for Champions proposal, there will be several huge benefits. Among them are 449,000 net new
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1986. Funding for the new visitor center from the City For Champions project will be spread out over 30 years. The Academy is expected to receive about $200,000 to $220,000 every year for 30 years, according to Cannon. That grand total would be between $6 and 8 million. Cannon does not have exact figures, but estimates are that a new visitor center would cost “$20 to $25 million.” “People ask me all the time ‘Where would that money come from?’” Cannon said. “The likelihood of getting a military contract project through Congress is not very high. We will have to look at donors to offset the costs.” The Academy has up to five years to break ground on the new facility, Cannon said. But he added that he does not expect the process to take that long. “It could be two years, it could be three years, we’re not sure,” Cannon said. According to statistics from the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Academy’s visitor center and chapel is the No. 1 man-made attraction in Colorado Springs. That is the case despite the fact that visitors have to travel about five miles by car off Interstate 25 into the cadet area to reach the attractions.
out-of-state visitors to Colorado annually; $6.9 billion in net new state retail sales over 30 years; $201.7 million in net new sales tax revenue over 30 years; more than $312 million in net new local sales tax revenue over 30 years; more than 750 new direct permanent jobs and more than 310 new construction jobs. Some of the specifics of the City For Champions project include a new $59.4 million museum that would display Olympic exhibits and a $92.7 million Colorado Sports Event Center that would have a 10,000-seat outdoor stadium and a 3,000seat indoor arena. The Academy would get between $6 million and $8 million toward a new visitors center, while UCCS would get money toward a $27 million project that would include a state-of-the-art rehabilitation clinic.
The City for Champions proposal calls for the new “Air Force Academy Gateway at Falcon Stadium Visitors Center” to be located at the nexus of visitor destinations on the Academy campus, adjacent to Falcon Stadium, with a renewed focus on visitor engagement. The Gateway at Falcon Stadium Visitors Center component will be part of the overall master-planned Gateway at Falcon Stadium, and will be the first stop in a visitor’s journey through the Academy. The new facility would be about 32,000-square-feet and will be home to the Academy’s museum and athletic hall of fame. The Gateway at Falcon Stadium will serve as the starting point for Academy Tours, circulator bus connections to the Academy campus, and for access to a myriad of Pikes Peak region activities. The Gateway at Falcon Stadium Visitors Center will be the cornerstone to the overall experience. “We want it to be an eye-popping structure that would attract people,” Cannon said. “We would hope to entice people to leave the interstate and head to the visitor center.” According to the City for Champions web site, the Academy was once a top tourist destination in the state. But after Sept. 11, 2001, Academy visitors decreased dramatically, from 700,000 annually to a mere 200,000 because of the necessary security for the campus becoming more important than visitor access.
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call 719-4871098; e-mail info@monumenthillkiwanis.org LEGACY SERTOMA dinner meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Monument Country Club. New members and visitors welcome. Call Ed Kinney, 481-2750. MOMS IN Touch prayer groups meet, by school, throughout the school district for one hour each week to support the children, 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 719-532-0021. PIKES PEAK Women’s Connection meets the second Thursday of the month for a luncheon at the Clarion Hotel Downtown, 314 W. Bijou St., Colorado Springs. Social time begins at 11:30 a.m., with luncheon and program from noon to 1:30 p.m. Free preschool childcare is available with a reservation; $16 inclusive. Call 719495-8304 for reservations or information. All women are welcome. ROTARY CLUB of Colorado Springs InterQuest meets at 4:45 p.m.
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TOASTMASTERS FACC Masters Club meets at noon Thursdays at Lockheed Martin, 9975 Federal Drive. Visit http://faccmasters. freetoasthost.us or call Kirby at 719-481-3738. 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
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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 each month at the Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Station on South Colo. 105. Open to all vehicle makes and models. Call Dale at 488-2852. 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 719-492-8274. 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 719-4879500. 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 fee. New members and visitors are welcome. E-mail tlpoms@yahoo.com or call 719-488-6785.
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Top, children feed Chism and Nugget, the Western Museum of Mining and Industry mascots, during last year’s Winter Break with the Burros. The WMMI has several activities planned for kids Dec. 26-28. There will be an author signing, time with the burros, cookie mining and much more. The activities are fun and educational and get kids out of the house during winter break. Above, the Western Museum of Mining and Industry open house offer access to outside machinery as well as interior displays. Photos by Rob Carrigan and Lisa Collacott
Mining museum offers activities over winter break Meet and greet the burros, mine for chocolate chips By Lisa Collacott
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y the time this story is printed, children will have opened their Christmas presents. But with two weeks off from school, the children will undoubtedly get bored and parents will want to get them out of the house for some fun activities. The Western Museum of Mining & Industry has several activities planned for children during winter break. From Dec. 26-28, children can take part in the museum’s holiday festival and Winter Break with the Burros. “We have fun, educational activities related to mining planned,” Dave Futey, museum manager, said. Winter Break with the Burros will take place all three days at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Children and their parents will meet and greet Chism and Nugget, the museum’s mascots. They will learn about the burros, what goes in to caring for the animals and get a chance to feed them. Futey said anyone who wants to feed the burros should bring carrots. Burros have been residents at the museum since 1970. Chism moved to the museum last November. After spending time with the burros, parents and children can go back in the museum to warm up with a cup of hot chocolate. Children can also participate in cookie mining. Participants will form an imaginary mining company and
mine chocolate chips from cookies. Cookie mining will take place at 10:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Reservations are required for this activity. Children’s author Lyn Bezek will be at the mining museum on Dec. 28 to sign her book “Daisy the Cripple Creek Donkey.” During this event, parents and kids will learn about the museum’s Burro Buddy Club. Bezak’s book will be part of the Burro Buddy Club Adoption packet. Another activity planned is Bricks-4-Kidz. They may be out of school but at the museum children can learn problem solving and critical thinking using science, technology, engineering and math while building with Lego bricks. Futey said there will also be opportunities for children to go gold panning, view period toys that will be on display that date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s and look at mining equipment at the museum. “We’re trying to have a variety of activities,” Futey said. “People are looking for activities to do over winter break.” Normal admission rates apply for the activities. For more information call 719-488-0880. Parents may also want to mark their calendars for Family Exploration Day at the mining museum which will be held on Jan. 11. The focus will be on geology. Families will learn about the state of Colorado’s mineral and mining heritage. Experts from the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, Gold Prospectors of Colorado and the Florissant Fossil Beds Park will be on hand. There will also be someone to talk about the assay process.
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ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) The arts are a strong part of the Arian aspect, with music becoming more dominant. An important decision looms as a longtime relationship takes an unexpected turn. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Surrounding yourself with beautiful things helps restore the Taurean soul. Enjoy an art exhibit, for example. Or redecorate your personal space with something truly splendid. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Some colleagues might try to talk you out of what they insist is a risk, but which you consider an opportunity. As usual, follow your own good sense when making your decision.
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the big three lead the way for Bears’ wrestling program Juniors Rylan Thalhammer, Jonathan De La Cruz and Beau Begier hope to come up big this season By Danny Summers Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com The Palmer Ridge High School wrestling team may take a few lumps this season, but it won’t be for lack of effort. The Bears are a relatively young group, but they have strong leadership in juniors Rylan Thalhammer (126 pounds), Jonathan De La Cruz (220) and Beau Begier (120). “We’re going to have to step up, especially us three,” said Beiger, who started this season by winning six of his first seven matches. “Hopefully we can bring home three state championships.”
The Bears are led by second-year coach Paul Gagich. “He’s like the nicest man there is, but he also is very stern,” Begier said. “He’ll work our butts until we cry.” De La Cruz was on his way to a solid season last year, but a number of health issues caused him to shut things down early. “I’m going to win state,” said a confident De La Cruz, who is ranked ninth by OnTheMat.com. “I’m a way better wrestler than last year. “Coach is working us hard every day and he’s showing us as lot of good moves.” Thalhammer is a two-time state qualifier. He placed sixth as a freshman, but was
The Lewis-Palmer High School wrestling team finished second out of 34 teams in its own tournament on Dec. 14. The Harold McCray Invitational goes back 34 years. Courtesy photo 2-2 last season. “I’m just going to work harder and be more ready and take state,” Thalhammer said. Begier is hoping to make his first trip to the state tournament. “You have to be nails,” he said. “You have to be persistent trying to crush kids, and when you’re on your feet you have to work everything you know, and on the bottom just get out.”
The Bears are aiming to keep “Golden Mop” at home again this season. The Golden Mop is the trophy that Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer battle for at their dual meet, which is usually held in January. Palmer Ridge has never lost to its cross town rival. “Lewis-Palmer looks very strong this year,” De La Cruz said. “But we’re going to keep working hard and hopefully beat them. Everybody on our team needs to step up if we’re going to beat them.”
rangers looking to light it up in pool Lewis-Palmer girls’ swimming and diving team is led by sophomore Andie Turner By Danny Summers
Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com Lewis-Palmer girls swimming and diving coach Alan Arata believes he has one of his most talented teams in the four years he has directed the program. But due to a number of factors out of his and the team’s control, the jury is still out on just how good the Rangers can or will be. “It has been such a strange start to this season,” Arata said. “You start practice and a week later you have the Thanksgiving break. You come back and lose some days to weather, and then finals week. “I just feel like we haven’t gotten into a rhythm yet. We probably won’t see what kind of versatility we have until we get into January.” The Rangers are a combined District 38 team comprised of students from LewisPalmer and Palmer Ridge. When they have been able to get in the water (they practice at Monument Hill Country Club) the team of 34 girls looks like it might have the talent to do well at the state meet. “Of our 34 swimmers and divers, half are new,” Arata said. “You have to be an absolutely great swimmer to score points at state. We have a lot of really good swimmers. It will be our
Lewis-Palmer sophomore Andie Turner is the defending Class 5A state champion in the 100 backstroke.
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jobs to turn them into great swimmers so they can score points.” Sophomore Andie Turner anchors the team. She is the defending Class 5A state champion in the 100 backstroke. This season she is also concentrating on the 100 butterfly and possibly IM. Freshman Julie Day, who comes from a long line of Day swimmers (there are eight in all), has state-qualifying times in three events. Fellow freshman Cori Dech and ju-
nior Hanna Hartel have also qualified for state in multiple events. “Cori doesn’t have a weak stroke and she also swims everything,” Arata said. Among the swimmers Arata expects to shine in the coming months is senior Kayla Sunada. The 5-foot-3 Sunada has yet to qualify for state. “She’s just lighting it up,” Arata said. “Every time she gets in the pool she’s swimming right at her best times.”
Lewis-Palmer has had only a couple of meets, winning at Arapahoe and at Pine Creek. Rangers divers are off to a solid start. Sophomore Becca Hetrick took first place against Pine Creek with a score of 182.95. Teammates Morgan Day (167.45, no relation to Julie Day) and Anna Neumann (64.30) took third and fifth, respectively. Among the other Rangers swimmers who have won events this year are Nichole Russell (50 free), Olga Britton (100 free) and Rachel Kriete (100 breast). “I know we have a lot of diamonds out there,” Arata said. “Some of them are just a little rough right now.”
Palmer Ridge girls’ basketball team getting strong play in middle Ali Meyer and Michelle DeCoud lead powerful Bears By Danny Summers
Dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com The Palmer Ridge girls’ basketball front line of Ali Meyer and Michelle DeCoud are proving a formidable force in the early going. The dynamic duo has combined for 27 points, 21 rebounds and almost six block shots per game. Meyer had 20 points and 16 rebounds in a victory over Sierra on Dec. 6. A week later she scored 21 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in a win over Chatfield. DeCoud had 22 points and 13 rebounds in Palmer Ridge’s victory over Canon City on Dec. 3. Palmer Ridge is 5-1.
RANGERS WRESTLERS SHOW STRENGTH The Lewis-Palmer High School wrestling team took second place among 28 teams at the 34th Annual Harold McCray Invitational on Dec. 14. Cherry Creek won the tournament with Doherty coming in third. The tournament honors former Rangers coach Harold McCray, who dedicated 30 years to the program. This tournament began in 1980 when the current high school building was built. The Palmer Ridge girls’ basketball front line of Ali Meyer and Michelle DeCoud are proving a formidable force in the early going. The dynamic duo has combined for 27 points, 21 rebounds and almost six block shots per game. Meyer had 20 points and 16 rebounds in a victory over Sierra on Dec. 6. A week later she scored 21 points and pulled down 18 re-
bounds in a win over Chatfield. DeCoud had 22 points and 13 rebounds in Palmer Ridge’s victory over Canon City on Dec. 3. Palmer Ridge is 5-1. BEARS GET BOYS; BASKETBALL WIN OVER CANON CITY The Palmer Ridge boys’ basketball team improved to 5-1 with a 67-49 victory over Canon City on Dec. 17. Matt Cameron scored a game-high 21 points for the Bears, while Jeff Butler added 12. RANGERS LOSE TO LIBERTY IN BOYS’ BASKETBALL The Lewis-Palmer boys’ basketball team lost to Liberty, 69-61, on Dec. 17. The Rangers led by as many as 16 points in the second half, but Liberty roared back by outscoring Lewis-Palmer 32-17 in the fourth quarter. The Rangers were led offensively by
Chase Stone and Sam Strasburger, who scored 16 points apiece. Charlie Hovasse added 10. Lewis-Palmer defeated Liberty by 19 points a year ago. LEWIS-PALMER GIRLS WINLESS ON BASKEBALL COURT The Lewis-Palmer girls’ basketball team is 0-6 to begin the season. The Rangers are getting solid offensive efforts from Kaila Baca, Sam Cook and Emma Weaver, who are all averaging more than six points per game. THUNDER GIRLS ARE 1-4 TO START BASKETBALL SEASON The Discovery Canyon girls’ basketball team is 1-4. Its victory was against LewisPalmer, 57-22, on Dec. 14. Jen Schneible leads the Thunder in scoring (9.8) and rebounding (7.3). Alex Smith is averaging 8.6 points and six rebounds per game.
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