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Tri-Lakes Region, Monument, Gleneagle, Black Forest and Northern El Paso County • Volume 9, Issue 48
Monument Merchants want to make a BID Propose formation of business improvement district By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com Several Monument downtown merchants have organized to create a business improvement district to help not only improve the town’s downtown area but also market it as a cohesive unit. They are having a series of meetings to discuss the concept that has been used successfully in more than 1,200 communities across the United States. The next public exploration meeting is on Nov. 29 at the Tri-Lakes Monument
Fire Protection District office on Second Street. During the meeting, the merchants group will show participants what a business improvement district is and what its members can expect it to do for them. “A business improvement district (BID) is a private sector initiative to manage and improve the environment of a business district with services financed by a self-imposed and self-governed assessment,” they explain. According to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, there are four types of improvement districts allowed by state law. These types are distinguished by what type of government entity organizes them,
county or municipality, and how they are funded, taxes of assessments. Organizers have proposed the following timeline leading to the formation of an improvement district: November: Have public presentations to inform the community about business improvement districts, form a steering committee, initiate real- and personal-property-owner petition drive to form the district and develop a database. December: Communications and outreach. January: Schedule a panel discussion with other business improvement district directors and board members, submit completed petitions to Monument Town Coun-
cil, town council conducts a public hearing on district formation and adopts ordinance forming the district, and district begins preparations for assessment election. February: Preliminary business improvement district budget submitted to the town and an election is held to determine district assessment. If the town council and voters approve, the rest happens. March: District holds public hearing on budget and finalizes assessment. May: Monument Downtown Business Improvement District begins. For more information, call Vickie Mynhier, Town of Monument downtown director at 719-460-4179.
Monument celebrates Small Town Christmas Event takes place over three Saturdays this year By Lisa Collacott
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Western Museum of Mining & Industry resident burro Nugget, left, greets the museum’s new donkey Chism. Burros smell each other’s breath to get to know each other. Courtesy photos
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Western Museum of Mining and Industry There’s a new burro roaming around at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. The museum has been the home to burros since the 1970s and recently adopted its newest addition. Working with the Longhopes Donkey Shelter, the museum’s new burro, Chism, arrived on Nov. 7 to the greetings of the museum’s adoring volunteer team. Waiting for the arrival of Chism was the museum’s long-time resident burro and local community icon and museum mascot, Nugget. While these long-eared pack animals are called donkeys in the rest of the country, in Colorado the Spanish word is used. Since the mid-1800s, the prospector with his burro has been an iconic symbol of mining and the American West. As pack animals, they accompanied the prospector and carried his belongings as he panned and placer-mined for gold in hopes of finding the mother lode. Prior to mechanical forms of transporting mining materials, burros also provided power for hauling rock from underground mines. The sad but true fact is that in the late 1800s as mining booms played out and other forms of transportation became available, miners released their burros to fend for themselves. The animals were very well adapted to the dry desert environment of the American Southwest where their wild populations flourished. In 1971, the United States Congress passed the Wild Horse and Burro Act. The act made the Bureau of Land Management responsible for managing these herds
Western Museum of Mining & Industry resident burro Nugget (left) welcomes the museum’s new burro Chism along with burro wranglers Jennifer, Margo, Brad Poulson (Programs & Communications Coordinator), Tricia and Kristen. and established the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program to give wild, unwanted horses and burros a chance to live a happy existence. When an over-population of wild burros exists on a range, the excess animals are removed and offered for adoption. Besides their duties as mascots, Nugget and Chism play a vital role in the museum’s education mission. The burros are key participants in the museum’s “Pack Your Burro and Discover the Pikes Peak Region” program and other special events throughout the year. Through interaction with our burros in their playpen, our two-legged visitors learn about donkey history, physiology, diet and grooming.
Nugget and Chism are supported by museum donors, including the recent generous and contribution of labor and materials for critical infrastructure from Green Electric and Sunstate Equipment Company. An invitation-only adoption party with volunteers and burro supporters will be held for Chism in the coming weeks, and the community is invited for introductions at the museum’s Winter Break with the Burros event at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Dec. 28. For further information on Chism’s arrival, go to http://wmmi.org/burros-2012. For information on museum events, tours, and admission prices, check out the museum’s website at www.wmmi.org or call (719) 488-0880.
Once again people will make their way to downtown Monument to enjoy an old fashioned Small Town Christmas. Small Town Christmas is a tradition that takes place one Saturday in December in downtown but instead of happening just one Saturday this year the event will take place on three Saturdays. “Since there was a blizzard last year we decided to spread it out over three Saturdays this year,” Tom Wisdom, owner of Wisdom Tea House, said. The first Saturday of the event was the Annual Small Business Saturday and took place on Nov. 24. Started by American Express it’s a day for shoppers to support small businesses in their communities all across the country and occurs the day after Black Friday and two days before Cyber Monday. On Dec. 1 will be the traditional Small Town Christmas that Tri-Lakes residents and visitors have come to enjoy over the years. There will be kid’s crafts at the TriLakes Monument Fire Protection District. Hot chocolate, miniature donkeys and reindeer will at various merchants and Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet children at La Casa Fiesta.There will be a Kid’s Shopping Day on Dec. 8. Merchants will have specially priced gifts for children to purchase for the loved ones on their shopping list. Parents can sit and relax and enjoy refreshments. Cinderella’s carriage will be at the Secret Window Fine Art Gallery and Floral Studio. “It will be a real life-size Cinderella carriage. Kids can have their pictures taken with it,” Wisdom said. Santa Clause and hayrides will be available all three Saturdays. All activities take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Elves will be on hand to pass out a list of activities. Small Town Christmas is sponsored by the Historic Monument Merchant’s Association. The annual Christmas Tree Lighting will take place at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 30 in Limbach Park as well.
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Here comes Santa Claus Santa arrives in town with sirens and lights instead of a red-nosed reindeer By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com Santa Claus is scheduled to make an arrival. But this Santa isn’t riding on a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer. Instead he’s making his way through town with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Santa on Patrol, AKA Monument Police Chief Jake Shirk, will be patrolling Monument neighborhoods to deliver toys to children that might not get a Christmas. Shirk, along with Santa’s helpers who by the way include the Monument Police Department, Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, Palmer Lake Police Department and Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department, will load up police cars and fire engines with gifts for children and teens and will deliver them between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Dec. 15. The tradition of donning the Santa Claus outfit and giving back to the community started nearly 20 years ago when
he worked for the Aurora Police Department. Death threats were made against the Santa Clauses in malls and shopping centers. Because of the threats shopping establishments made the decision to cancel Santa Claus. “That made me so mad that I put on a Santa suit. I was known as the pistol packing Santa,” Shirk said. “That was not acceptable. How dare they do that to the kids.” When Shirk came to Monument seven years ago he carried on the tradition because he knew there were families in need here. The gift give-a-way would not be possible without donations from the community. Every year the police and fire departments collect items to be able to pass out. Last year more than 1,000 gifts were delivered to children in need. “The citizens here are outstanding,” Shirk said. “If they have any desire to help the need is right here in our community.” Shirk said they are accepting new and
Discussions continue on water rate increase Public meeting to take place in January By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com The Monument board of trustees continued to discuss a proposed water rate increase at their most recent board meeting. Public Works Director Tom Tharnish presented the board of trustees with three proposals for a water tiered rate structure at the Sept. 17 meeting that would make the water department self-sufficient now and for the future. During the Nov. 19 board meeting Tharnish said he narrowed the rate proposals down to two and made some adjustments in order to lessen the impact on large consumers and at the same time keeping the majority of the customers who use less than 6,000 gallons to see no increase at all. One of the new proposals would be a combined residential and commercial rate proposal. At the new rate customers would pay $4.99 per thousand gallons up to 6,000 gallons, $5.99 per thousand gallons up to 12,000 gallons, $6.99 per thousand gallons up to 24,000 gallons and $7.99 per thousand gallons over 24,000 gallons. “As you can see the increases are pretty minimal unless you get up above 24,000 gallons. From that point on till half a million or whatever you use, that would be the rate that would be applied,” Tharnish said. In the second proposal residential and commercial rates are split. In this proposal
for residential rates residents would pay $4.99 per thousand up to 6,000 gallons, $5.99 per thousand gallons up to 20,000 gallons, $6.99 per thousand gallons up to 40,000 gallons $7.99 per thousand gallons up to 60,000 and $8.99 per thousand gallons over 60,000 gallons. For commercial rates the new rate would be $5.99 per thousand gallons up to 20,000 gallons, $6.99 per thousand gallons up to 50,000 gallons, $7.99 per thousand gallons up to 250,000 gallons and $8.99 per thousand gallons over 250,000 gallons. The current rate is $4.99 per thousand gallons up to 10,000 gallons and $5.99 per thousand gallons over 10,000 gallons. The town of Monument hasn’t seen a water rate increase since 1998. Tharnish believes if the rates are any lower it will prolong the process of being self-sustaining. He pointed out at the Sept. 17 meeting that his goal is to have enough of an impact to sustain water revenue for at least the next 7-10 years. If the rates are lower he said that he would probably be back in three years asking for another rate increase. The board of trustees will host a public meeting to educate citizens about the proposed rate increase and why it is needed. The meeting will most likely take place in January. The board is expected to decide before the public meeting which proposal they are considering. “Even though a water rate increase is very different than a tax a lot of people are not going to understand that and they’re going to say `why can’t I vote on it’? So we want to make sure the public is very educated on what it is and why it is,” Cathy Green, town manager, said.
INSIDE THE TRIBUNE THIS WEEK Talking Turkey: Colorado expands turkey hunting areas in 2013. Page 13
Assisted Living: A much needed assisted living will be opening in Monument. Page 4
Books: Local authors sign children’s books at Covered Treasures. Page 8
Sports: Rangers basketball has all the right stuff again this year. Page 14
Santa on Patrol will once again patrol the streets of Monument giving toys and gifts to needy children. Santa and his helpers from the local police and fire departments will be on the street Dec. 15. Unwrapped gifts and gift cards are being accepted at all Tri-Lakes fire and police stations and D-38 schools. File photo by Lisa Collacott unwrapped gifts for any age. Gifts can be dropped off at the Monument Police Department, Palmer Lake Police Department and Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Stations 1, 2 and 3 and the Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Gifts can also be dropped off at the TriLakes Monument Fire Protection District
Administration building on Second Street and any Lewis-Palmer District 38 school. They are also collecting gift cards to grocery stores and Wal-Mart. “We have families that need Christmas dinner,” Shirk said. Items need to be dropped off by Dec. 14.
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An artist’s rendering of the Mountain Plaza Assisted Living in Casper, Wyo. is pictured. Ron Vaughn, principal at Encore Partners, said the Beacon Lite Assisted Living will look very similar to the Casper location with a few minor changes. The assisted living community is scheduled to start construction mid-2013 or mid-2014. Courtesy photo by Steve Lane
Assisted living coming to Monument ‘We think it’s really important to provide a great community in a cozy, comfortable setting.’
Will provide memory care and activities for seniors
Ron Vaughm
By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com There are finally plans to put an assisted living facility in Monument. After years of community members saying it is needed the area will finally see one. Beacon Lite Assisted Living will be located on Beacon Lite Road just east of the former Grace Best Elementary School.
There will be 57 apartments 44 of which are assisted living and the remaining 13 would be part of the Memory Care Neighborhood and would be specifically for those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia diseases. The assisted living facility will be the third location for Encore Partners, owners and managers.
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Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs, Wyoming opened in February and Mountain Plaza Assisted Living in Casper was opened in September. The assisted living community will provide residents with all meals, transportation, housekeeping and activities. “We provide interesting and fun things to do every day,” Ron Vaughn, one of the
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ELECTRIC CO-OPS WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH LINES, POLES AND THE FOOLHARDY NOTION THAT WE ALL PROSPER BY HELPING EACH OTHER.
When people are in need or sick they turn to nonprofits that can help them. Whether they need food, clothing, help paying bills, medical care or its organization trying to conduct research for a cure, save animals or encourage healthy living they are right there to help. But these organizations can’t provide what’s needed without the help of donations and volunteers. Many people mean to give but often get
busy and forget to send in a check. As a way to encourage more there is an online initiative that will take place on Dec. 4 and encourages people to Give Where You Live. Nonprofits in the Pikes Peak area will participate in Colorado Gives Day. People are encouraged to make a donation online. “The main focus of Colorado Gives Day is to the community obviously and to give where you live,” Haley Chapin, executive director of Tri-Lakes Cares, said. Chapin said there is also an effort to get those in their 20s and 30s involved in giving because people in that age group are more likely to use technology to make a donation. “We’re trying to gather philanthropic efforts from a younger community for support which would
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El Paso County Election Department The El Paso County Election Department has completed the required canvass process to certify and finalize the 2012 General Election results. The canvass process is the official audit of the election results. The Canvass Board was made up of two members of each major political party and the County Clerk and Recorder. The canvass included ballots that were returned by Military and Overseas Citizens voters and were postmarked by Election Day and ballots that the voter
needed to cure by showing identification or signing, for example, before it could be counted. Individuals with ballots to be cured were notified by letter and had eight days after the election to respond and correct the problem. The final step was reviewing 9,741 Provisional Ballots. Of these 8,454 (87 percent) were counted. In the provisional review, all polling places reports and returned Mail Ballots were reviewed to ensure no voter was able to cast more than one ballot. The final official results include 14,802 more ballots than the last unofficial results published Election Night.
While some percentages changed slightly, the only result that varied was the El Paso County vote on Amendment 64. The counting of the additional ballots meant that El Paso County voters supported Amendment 64 by a margin of ten votes. Results from the rest of the state showed Amendment 64 passing already. The canvass reported a total of 292,698 votes, a record for El Paso County, exceeding 2008’s total of 274,707 by 17,991. Final official election results are available on the Clerk and Recorder’s webpage: http://car.elpasoco.com. Precinct results will be posted later today.
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Help make others’ holidays bright and turkeys for the families. If able to donate please contact Rebecca Jacobs at 719-444-8191 or at RebeccaJacobs@elpasoco.com. Volunteers are needed as well. Last year more than 600 people in El Paso County volunteered for Feed the Children. To sign up go to http://dhs.elpasoco.com/Pages/FeedTheChildren. aspx and click on Feed the Children Volunteer Form. We need volunteers in the following areas: • Blanket Distribution • Book Distribution • Event Set-up (Dec. 7th) • Clean-up • Food Box Distribution • Hygiene Distribution • Refreshments Distribution • Spanish Interpreters • Toy Distribution • Turkey Distribution “The annual Feed the Children event is an outstanding example of the positive results that can be achieved when the government, faith based community, businesses and nonprofits work together,” Commissioner Sallie Clark, who also serves as the Liaison Commissioner to the Department of Human Services, said. “We are so thankful for all the groups and individuals that come together to make the holidays a whole lot brighter for so many families.”
Donations,volunteers needed for Feed the Children Special to The Tribune
El Paso County’s 12th annual Feed the Children event is quickly approaching on Dec. 8. Feed the Children is a partnership between the El Paso County Department of Human Services, Springs Church, Mercy Springs, Goodwill Industries, Home Depot, The Music Evangelism Foundation and the Feed the Children Organization based out of Oklahoma as well as a long list of donors and volunteers. It is a one day event just before Christmas where the families already receiving help from DHS are able to enjoy a day of celebration and receive food, toys, books and rtoiletries. - Last year more than 6,000 of the -neediest people in our community were served. - This year the need is even greater with the number of people in our lcommunity qualifying for assistance continuing to increase. More than 10 percent of people in El Paso County are currently receiving food assistance. There is still a need of donations to purchase toys for the children
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Students from Monument Academy pose for a picture with VFW 7829 Senior Vice Commander Steve Kjonaas and Junior Vice Commander Joe Martin after receiving their awards for the Patriot’s Pen Essay contest on Nov. 15. Sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, each year students all across the country in grades 6-8 submit essays for the Patriot’s Pen while students in grades 9-12 submit essays for the Voice of Democracy. This year’s theme for the Patriot’s Pen was “What I Would Tell America’s Founding Fathers” and the theme for the Voice of Democracy was “Is our Constitution Still Relevant.” The VFW 7829 in Monument sponsors the local contest. Post winners move on to the district level where one winner from each state is picked to go to Washington D.C. Scholarship opportunities are also available. Photo by Karen Stensland
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state regulators (COGCC) dating back to October of 2011. State regulators argued that El Paso County’s mandatory water testing requirement went beyond the state requirement as was, therefore, in conflict with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act. Through the negotiated agreement between El Paso County and COGCC, mandatory testing will now be included in the state’s review for all permit applications in El Paso County.
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Arridy’s pardon came 73 years too late “The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing and avoids your eye.” ___ Robert Louis Stevenson, 1882 “No man can justly censure or condemn another, because indeed no man truly knows another.” __ Sir Thomas Browne, 1642 But condemn, we did, all those years ago. “Just before he was executed and Colorado State Penitentiary in 1939, 23-yearold Joe Arridy was playing with a toy train and had a smile on his face,” wrote Peter Marcus in a recent Denver Daily News article. “His last three meal requests: ice cream, ice cream and more ice cream. It has been documented that when Arridy stepped into the gas chamber, he was still grinning like a little boy.” Last week, in one of his last official acts, Gov. Bill Ritter pardoned Joe Arridy, 72 years after the state killed the man with an I.Q. of only 46. “Granting a posthumous pardon is an extraordinary remedy,” according to a statement by the Governor’s office. “But the tragic conviction of Mr. Arridy and
his subsequent execution on Jan. 6, 1939, merit such relief based on great likelihood that Mr. Arridy was, in fact, innocent of the crime for which he was executed, and his severe mental disability at the time of the trail and execution. Pardoning Mr. Arridy cannot undo this tragic event in Colorado history. It is in the interests of justice and simple decency, however, to restore his good name.” Someone entered the Pueblo home of the Drain family in 1936 and attacked 15-year-old Dorothy and 12-year-old Barbara Drain with a hatchet. Dorothy was killed but her sister Barbara survived. Several days later, investigators arrested 35-year old Frank Aguilar for the terrible crime. The Drain girl’s father Riley Drain, had fired Aguilar from a Works Progress Admin-
istration job. They found a large hatchet with nicks that matched the injured girl’s wounds. At the same time however, railroad detectives picked up Joe Arridy as he wandered around the Cheyenne rail yard. Laramie County Sheriff George Carroll found out that man was missing from the Colorado State Home for Mental Defectives at Grand Junction and also knew of the homicide in Pueblo. According to Robert Perske, a former minister who wrote the 1995 book “Deadly Innocence?” about the case, “Carroll claimed Joe confessed to beating Dorothy with a club … He said he admitted to killing and raping the girl, so the sheriff called the news people and the chief of police in Pueblo.” Perske recently told AOLnews reporter David Lohr that “Carroll felt he was not worth anything,” and “(Carroll) wanted claim to fame, and this was his chance.” Other things pointed to Arridy’s innocence according to Governor Bill Ritter. “False and coerced confessions, the likelihood that Arridy was not in Pueblo at the time of the killing, and admission of guilt by someone else,” just to name a few. Aguilar, when tried in December of 1936 admitted to killing Dorothy Drain and told
his attorney that Arridy had nothing to do with it, according to Perske’s research. Aguilar was later executed for the crime. Arridy’s trial went on anyway in April 1937 and using his alleged confession to Carroll and testimony from the Sheriff, Arridy was found guilty and sentenced to death. Arridy was awarded nine stays of execution and became the fast friend of the Warden Roy Best at the Colorado State Penitentiary before his “luck” ran out. “The chaplain had to give him the last rights of a child,” according to Perske account. “They recited the Lord’s prayer two words at a time, all the way through. Afterward, as they were walking up Woodpecker Hill, where the chamber was, Joe was talking to the warden about how he was going to be playing a harp now. He was smiling all the way up. It was kind of like he was going on a hike or something.” “When they put him in the chair, he was still smiling… When they started to put the black hood over Joe’s face, he stopped smiling, so the warden patted him on the arm a couple of times. The priest stayed with him for a bit and then walked out with the warden. Both had tears in their eyes. Then the door closed, and he was executed.”
Hostess: The end of an era Celebrating Red Planet Day Another American icon has seen its final days. The good ol’ Twinkie and the rest of the favorite Hostess products are coming to an end. Hostess Brands delivered the grim news on Nov. 16. They are asking permission from bankruptcy court to shut down operations and is putting the blame on a baker’s strike. What this means is that their 18,500 workers will lose their jobs. But for those of us that grew up on the Twinkie, Cup Cake and Ho Ho it’s the end of an era. Many of us probably don’t eat that stuff anymore because we know what all that sugar does to us and we are trying to eat healthier but it’s been there for as long as we can remember and was available if we wanted it. The company started in 1930. As soon as the news hit people flocked to supermarkets all over the country and snatched up what was on the shelves. I was curious if anyone in the Tri-Lakes area had done the same so I went to the local grocery stores and found no Hostess products. One store had replaced them with Little Debbie products and another only had a couple boxes of Zingers and a few loaves of Wonder Bread left. Hostess Brands is also the maker of Wonder Bread, Nature’s Pride and Dolly Madison. I personally don’t like Twinkies. I think the texture of them is disgusting but I was a fan of their other products. The Suzy Q was always a favorite of mine as was the apple and cherry fruit pies. But I know many people who love Twinkies. I remember as a kid in the 1970s someone always had a Hostess product in their lunch box for dessert.
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The Ding Dong was also a favorite of mine but it had to be frozen or at least refrigerated. Back then it was wrapped in tin foil. Some smart alec kid would always make a snide remark if someone had one in their lunch box but would then show up at school the next day with one in his lunch. I had to draw the line at the Choco-dile. That was more disgusting than the Twinkie. The Sno-balls, a cupcake covered in pink coconut was another of their products I didn’t touch. But I used to buy the Donettes, chocolate or powdered sugar covered. They made a great breakfast snack for road trips until we stopped somewhere and had a real meal. There’s talk that another company may come in and save Hostess from their dire situation. After all that’s what happened to Mother’s Cookies when they were shutting their doors a few years ago. Now thankfully I can still get my Circus Animal cookie fix, the animal cookies dipped in pink and white frosting. For now those who raided the shelves will have to store their Twinkies. After all according to urban legend they have a shelf life of decades.
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Red Planet Day commemorates the launch of Spacecraft Mariner 4 on Nov. 28, 1964. This spacecraft sent back the first closeup images of Mars on July 14, 1965, snapping 22 pictures from 9,912 km (6,159.03 miles) during its flyby. There were a total of 10 Mariner spacecraft, seven of which successfully completed their missions, which were to explore Mars, Venus and Mercury. I remember the Mariner missions, especially the four that went to Mars because I fell in love with the Red Planet in seventh grade. That was the year I read my first “real” science fiction novel, “Red Planet” by Robert A. Heinlein. Before that introduction to hard sci-fi, my favorite books had been all 12 of Hugh Lofting’s “Doctor Doolittle” books, L. Frank Baum’s 14 “Oz” books and a variety of fairytales. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clark and other mid-20th century sci-fi giants were inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Barsoom (Mars), novels I’m with them; I loved reading about John Carter and his adventures with Dejah Thoris Princess of Helium. It’s been kind of a letdown that modern robotic Mars explorers have found neither Martian Bouncers nor Martian princesses and not even “Uncle Martin.” Oh well, someday we will be the “real” Martians. Of course there is still one way for some people to get to Mars, send their ashes. The idea of burial in space was first proposed in a novella by sci-fi writer Neil R. Jones, “The Jameson Satellite,” published in “Amazing Stories” in 1931. In 1997, Celestis, a subsidiary of Space Services Inc., began sending 1-4 grams samples of cremated remains to space, hitching rides on a variety of rockets that were going there anyway. The first burial in space included ashes
from such notables as “Star Trek” visionary Gene Roddenberry, rocket scientist Krafft Ehricke and LSD proponent Timothy Leary, probably the highest he’s ever been. Majel Barrett Roddenberry’s ashes will be joining her husband in space soon. Some of astronomer Gene Shoemaker’s ashes are buried on the Moon. So far, the cremains going the farthest belong to Clyde Tombaugh, the American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. His ashes are aboard New Horizons, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft launched in 2006 for a 2015 flyby of Pluto and its moons. His will be the first human remains to escape the solar system. Boosting my ashes toward Mars sounds better than mixing them with bird seed and letting the birds disburse them or turning them into diamonds or glass ornaments for my kids to wear or dust. Yes, those really are options. While humans are waiting to become real Martians, however, let’s celebrate Red Planet Day by watching documentaries and movies and eating round red things like pizza and red apples or maybe a Mars Bar and a serving of a beet stew called “Angry Red Planet.” Adults could try the Red Planet Curiosity Cocktail. For ideas for kids, visit http:// kids.librarypoint.org/all_fun_red_planet_day.
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Attendees of the Starlight Dance show off their dance moves to the sounds of Trademark Infringement at last year’s Starlight Dance. The dance will take place Dec. 7 this year and will feature the Justin Lane Band. Courtesy photo
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Kris Abel-Helwig, Mrs. Ah to her students, started writing her “I Love You” books during a turbulent time both in her life and in America. “It was just after Sept. 11, that’s why the first book’s theme is security and protection,” she said. “I had also just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I have three sons and the book was like a love letter to them. They helped
‘Badger Grows Up’ is the fifth book in Barbara Tyner and Laura Johnston’s children’s book series. Tyner will have this book and others in the series at a book signing from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Covered Treasures Bookstore in Monument.
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t’s hard to think about fireworks when the Christmas tree is up but it is one tradition local resident’s look forward to every Fourth of July. The Tri-Lakes area is known for their Fourth of July festivities and the day wouldn’t be complete without the `best small town fireworks show in America.’ Unfortunately all activities were cancelled this year because of the high wild fire danger but the fireworks committee is already preparing for next year. The Palmer Lake Fireworks Committee works hard to raise money all year and one of the fundraising events is the Starlight Dance. The Starlight Dance is a great way to spend the evening listening to great music while showing off some dance moves. This year’s dance will take place from 6:30-10 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the historic PineCrest in Palmer Lake. There will be a cash bar, appetizers provided by Palmer Lake restaurants and a silent auction. Music will be provided by the Justin Lane Band. Ticket prices are $25 per person or $40 per couple. The dance is for those 21 and older. Admission tickets can be entered to win a 42 inch television and home audio system. Tickets can be purchased at Pinz Bowling Center or Tri-Lakes Printing. The fireworks committee is hoping to make this a fun evening to enjoy and hoping for a successful fundraiser.
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me write it.” That book, “I Love You I Love You I Love You I Do: If You Were a Sock… ,” is the first of three books designed for parents to read to their children. “There’s a lot of interaction between parents and kids,” Abel-Helwig said. The books feature a family. The first is written about the mother and her son, the second book is about the father and his daughter and the third book is about the brother and sister and their adopted younger sister. She also has a new book for older children called, “All the Colors of the Rainbow and Then Some… ,” which she describes as an illustrated series of conversations between Gracie and her grandmother. With 30 years of experience as a graphic designer, she also illustrates her own books. She is a substitute teacher for Lewis-Palmer School District 38 schools and has been invited into classrooms to talk about creative writing. For more about her books, including a sneak peak, visit www.kahcreative.com. Abel-Helwig will be one of two authors signing books on Dec. 1 at Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St. in Monument. She will read from her books from 9:30-10 a.m. and will sign from 10-noon. The second author is Barbara Tyner, a perennial favorite with the bookstore. Tyner will be signing books in her “Badger the Dog” series, including the recently published fifth Badger book, “Badger Grows Up.” She writes with Laura Johnston and the latest book is illustrated by Shannon Ryder, who also lives in the area. The books offer a puppy’s-eye-view of growing up on a farm. Both Tyner and Johnston use their own experiences of growing up on farms to give Badger’s story a bit of realism
‘I had also just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I have three sons and the book was like a love letter to them.’ Kris Abel-Helwig
Kris Abel-Helwig is an author, illustrator, substitute teacher and mother of three boys. She will be reading and signing books in her ‘I Love You’ series of children’s books from 9:30 a.m.-noon Dec. 1 at the Covered Treasures Bookstore in Monument.
along with the fun. Tyner also wrote a well-received book for adults, “Wait Here, Wait There.” She will be signing books from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Badger has a website, www.thebadgerbooks.com where parents and children can find out more about the puppy through sample pages and activities. For more information about the signing, call Covered Treasures at 719-4812665.
Kris Abel-Helwig wrote and illustrated three books in the ‘I Love You” series for parents and children. She will be reading and signing this book and others in the series from 9:30 a.m.-noon Dec. 1 at the Covered Treasures Bookstore in Monument. Courtesy photos
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The ice business before refrigeration
A while back I talked about the importance, and differences as to how ice was used 100 years ago. When there were real ice boxes, as I still hear people call their refrigerator, an insulated wooden cabinet with a space for a block of ice. People had home delivery of blocks of ice. This ice was often cut from thick ice, cultivated for that use on local and distant lakes. Ice here often came from 50 miles away! In Denver and Pueblo it was sometimes further. When we had ice boxes, the ice was only used to make the inside of the cabinet cold. No, there was no electricity to it. There was a pan in the bottom, or a hose to outside, where the melted water was collected. Only the most well to do had the drain hose. Food in the ice boxes did not get really cold, and it was only for short-time storage. Women often went to the store for the fresh meat, eggs or such for a day’s meals.
you needed, or could use. A 10-pound chunk might cost you fifty cents. Bars and restaurants had cold storage rooms for cold drinks, but one did not put it in a drink until mechanical refrigerators came along. Ice from lakes might have all sorts of foul things frozen in it. They even used horses to pull saws across the lakes to cut it into blocks. Even when they were cut using power saws you might find sawdust, leaves, twigs, or even metal in the ice. Sawdust was used in the ice storage buildings as insulation. Some of our ice came from Monument, Palmer Lake and Lake George up into the 1940s. Most of it was brought to town in railroad box cars. A railroad car could handle up to 30 tons of ice. The more ice in a car the longer it lasted and the farther it could be taken. I recently read about an Ice Lake I had not heard of
If you had an ice box, the ice had to be monitored. If you were lucky a 10-pound block might get you through a week. There were a few places around where you could get another block, but most got it from a delivery wagon. There were several companies in this area that had regular routes. A simple sign in a window would let the driver know to stop. The wagons had blocks of 100 pounds, which they would cut with a simple pick, into whatever sized
Book signing event at TLCA
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Fifty years after legendary rock climber Harvey Carter envisioned a ski resort on Pikes Peak, another man is closer to fulfilling the late Carter’s from time travel fiction, goal. western historical fiction, John Ball, a telecommunications humorous non-fiction, his- executive in Boulder, picked up the torical non-fiction, biogra- vision in 2007 and today is actively phies, poetry and historical seeking venture capital for The Resort videos. at Pikes Peak, 320 acres west of the Authors that will be mountain. at the book signing in“When Carter got sick, he chose clude: Diane Sawatzki, John to pass this on to; and John Jim Sawatzki, William J. called me and said `I need help,’” said O’Connor, Cindy Tafil, Scott Brown, who revitalized the town Roger Ward, Dan Edwards, of Telluride in the early 1970s with a Nancy Godbout Jurka writ- world-class ski resort. ing as Anna Black Godbout “That’s what I’m doing here; I beand John Stansfield. lieve in the vision; we’re not going to “This is the first of an do any real-estate development other annual event,” Maddox than a ski lodge, with rentals. The chilsaid. dren’s programs are so important.” Maddox plans to feature The two men are back in business national authors at the next after the vision was interrupted by the book signing event. financial collapse of 2008. While Ball The book signing event had formed a limited liability compawill take place from 6:00 to ny, in agreement with Carter, the crash 8:00 p.m. Nov. 30 at TLCA. put things on hold. Admission is free. Instead of attracting investors for Chuck Pyle will be on the project, Ball and The Resort at hand to provide music. anthrope GACC Colorado - Christkindl Market - Logo Designs
Pikes Peak were entangled in lawsuits and counterclaims that today has the directors on another type of revitalization. “We recently took the property into Chapter 11 bankruptcy to reorganize all the debt and try to come out the other side to come up with a workable and doable ski resort,” Brown said. Ball added, “We have a number of people who want to invest but want to make sure there are no skeletons in the closet.” In a telephone interview with Brown and Ball, the men are upbeat about the project, which includes aligning with a representative of the Ute tribe, Kenny Frost. “We talked about how we could bring the historic land back to the original inhabitants of Colorado,” Ball said. “We did a blessing ceremony earlier this year.” The historic theme would carry over to the ski resort. “We’d have an American-themed ski area for local use that promotes sustainability, conservationism and is an example of how we can enjoy the outdoors without paving it all over,” Brown said. With renewed vigor, Ball and Brown are counting on statistics to
move ahead on the project. “If 200,000 people in Boulder can support a local ski area in Eldorado then why can’t 600,000 people in Colorado Springs support one?” Brown said. A survey by the Ski Association of America reports that 23 percent of Colorado residents ski. “That means that 123,000 people in the area probably ski,” Ball said. For Woodland Park, the resort would be an economic boon, Brown said, with an estimated 100 jobs created and $1 million in tax revenue generated. In a time of severe drought, Ball and Brown emphasize that the resort will operate in late winter or early spring by counting on a buildup of snow. “We have the water rights on the mountain so there’s enough snow and water to make snow,” Ball said. Inspired by the vision of Carter, who died from pancreatic cancer in March, Ball and Brown are moving ahead. “This was Harvey Carter’s dream. I know that every ski resort ever started was the dream of somebody like Harvey Carter,” Brown said. “They dreamed it, lived it and made it happen. I don’t know one who got rich over it. But they did something great for their community.”
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The Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts is bringing a special event for one night only. For the first time TLCA will have a book signing event. Local authors will come together for an evening of book signings and each will read from their books as well as engage in discussions. Authors will have books for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to TLCA. “I always wanted to have a book signing event,” Dr. Michael Maddox, executive director for TLCA, said. Local authors bring a variety of genres to the event
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Mel McFarland, artist, author, retired teacher and railroader, is a Colorado Springs native who has a strong interest in the events of this area’s past.
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before. In the 1890s William Frizzell had a lake in Ute Pass. In 1893 he had 2,000 tons of ice ready when spring arrived. He sold ice to most of the hotels in Manitou. These hotels had special cold rooms in their basements to store ice all summer. His business was expecting to double the next year. He used Lake Argyle for his source. Now I am not familiar with such a lake in Ute Pass, however, there was a lake just above Rainbow Falls that was man made. Perhaps this was Lake Argyle. There were also huge storage buildings at Monument and Palmer Lake for the ice cut off their lakes. Long trains of cars loaded with ice ran regularly as far as Kansas and New Mexico with that ice.
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Tri-Lakes Cares received a car from an anonymous donor and have chosen someone who will benefit from the car. Dartanyan Broeker, a 17-yearold student from Palmer Ridge High School, was chosen to receive the Buick Century. He was presented with the keys to the car at the ribbon cutting for the Sundance Mountain Lodge. Broeker will use the car to get to and from school and work and will help with transportation for his younger siblings. “I was surprised that I was chosen. I’m really happy to have it,” Broeker said. Repairs were made by JJ Tracks owner Jim Pasquale to get the car running. Broeker and his family received a grant to have hand controls installed in the car so Broeker can drive it. Photo by Lisa Collacott
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BOOK SIGNINGS. The Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St. in downtown Monument, welcomes local authors John Dwaine McKenna and Bert Entwistle, who will sign their locally centered books from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 24. McKenna has written “The Whim-Wham Man” and Entwistle has written “The Drift.” Stop by the to meet these authors. Any questions, call 719-481-2665.
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MATH TUTORING. AfterMath, free math tutoring for all ages and all levels is offered from 4-8 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 17 at the Monument Library. No appointments are needed; just drop by for help with math.
DEC. 1 BOOK SIGNINGS. Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St. in Monument, will host two children’s authors from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 1. Kris Abel-Helwig has written the “I Love You” series of gorgeously illustrated books for young children. She will read from her books from until 10 and then will sign books until noon. Barb Tyner, a favorite of our store, has written her fifth title in the Badger the Dog se-
ries, “Badger Grows Up.” Tyner will sign her new book along with previous titles in the series from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 719-481-2665
DEC. 8 HANDBELL CONCERT. The 11th annual Tri-Lakes community Christmas handbell concert is at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Monument Community Presbyterian Church, 238 3rd St., Monument. Features Tri-Lakes Community and MCPC Handbell Choirs with organ/ piano, flute and community artists. No admission charge. Call Betty Jenik at 719-488-3853.
FESTIVAL OF Lights. The fourth annual Gleneagle Festival of Lights and Hayride is from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 8. Bring the family for a hayride through the golf course to view the lights displays while singing carols with friends and neighbors. Hayride is $2 per person; ages 4 and younger ride for free. Free cookies donated by the Gleneagle
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Women’s Club. Hot beverages will be available. Call Rick Evelo at Gleneagle Golf Club at 303-488-0900.
DEC. 24 DENTAL CARE. Comfort Dental offers free dental care from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 24. For locations, see www. ComfortDental.com. NOV. 24 HISTORY TOURS. The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, offers a free tour series at noon every Saturday, highlighting some of our favorite museum stories and artifacts. Call 719-385-5990 or go online at www.cspm.org to reserve your space. GOLD ASSAY Process. Gold does not come out of the ground ready to wear. Join us at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 24 to discover how ore is processed to extract gold. Hands-on learners of all ages will crush and classify ore as they learn the basics of gold ore assaying, determining the value of gold in the rock. This fast moving, interactive assay demonstration will overview the math, mechanics and chemistry of this exciting process along with modern day techniques. Customary admission applies ($8 adults, $7 AAA/military, $6 seniors/students, $4 children 3-12), and reservations are requested. Call 719-488-0880 or email RSVP@wmmi. org to secure your spot. EXPLORING SPACE. Children’s HiStory Hour: Exploring Space! Is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Nov. 24 at the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum, 215 S. Tejon St. Donations are welcome, but the event is free. The museum is partnering with Cool Science to explore space through an interactive experience. Participants will read a short story and then participate in a hands-on space activity. Program is appropriate for Pre-K to 3rd grade. Space is limited. RSVP at 719-385-5990 or cspm.org. DEC. 1 HOLIDAY MAGIC. Children’s Holiday Magic: Home for the Holidays is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum, 215 S. Tejon St. Event is free; donations are welcome. Visit www.cspm.org/holidaymagic/ for information on activities.
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CLUBS IN YOUR 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. TRI-LAKES BUSINESS Networking International meets from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481-0600 or e-mail ebryson@ farmersagent.com. TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets 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. TRI-LAKES NETWORKING Team meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Inn at Palmer Divide. TNT is business women building relationships in a social setting. Visit www.trilakesnetworkingteam.com or call Janine Robertson at 719-266-0246 or e-mail janine@coloradorobertsons.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 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com.
RECREATION AMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more information. 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.
for reservations.
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.
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. Call Chris Bailey at 719-481-1579.
SERVICES FREE GENTLY used clothing is available the second Saturday of every month from 1-3 p.m. at Tri-Lakes Church of Christ, the intersection of County Line Road and Beacon Lite, 20450 Beacon Lite, in Monument. For more information, call 719-495-4137. Look for the sign on the corner. 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 719-5966787 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 719-488-9031 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 Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room. The bank address is 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. The entrance is a single unmarked door on Colorado Avenue between the bank and the bicycle store. Free parking is available in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger. org or e-mail Info@coloradoranger.org.
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 Sherry Edwards at 488-1044 or Bill Nance at 488-2312 or visit www.sertoma.org. HISTORY BUFFS meets at Monument Library from 1-3 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month. KIWANIS CLUB of Monument Hill, a service club dedicated to providing assistance to those less fortunate in the Tri-Lakes community, meets 8 a.m. Saturdays at The Inn at Palmer Divide, 443 Colo. 105. Join us for breakfast, great fellowship and informative programs, and come be a part of the opportunity to give back to your community. Visit http://monumenthillkiwanis.org; call 719-4871098; e-mail info@monumenthillkiwanis.org LEGACY SERTOMA dinner meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Monument Country Club. New members and visitors welcome. Call Ed Kinney, 481-2750.
MOMS IN Touch prayer groups meet, by school, throughout the school district for one hour each week to support the children, 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, CoPresident, at 719-481-1188 for Jean Sanger, Co-President, at 719-592-9311
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.
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
ROTARY CLUB of Colorado Springs InterQuest meets at 4:45 p.m. Thursdays at Liberty Heights Retirement Center, 12105 Ambassador Drive in Colorado Springs. Call Scott Allen at 719-590-7460.
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 fee. New members and visitors are welcome. E-mail tlpoms@yahoo.com or call 719-488-6785.
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. 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 Zara at 719481-3197.
TRI-LAKES VFW Post No. 7829 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at The Depot. New members are welcome. Call Alicia Gatti at 719481-8668. TRI-LAKES WOMEN’S Club membership is open to all women living in School District 38. Luncheon meetings with programs are September through May. The Tri-Lakes Women’s Club sponsors the Wine and Roses event in October and the annual Pine Forest Antiques Show and Sale in April. Proceeds
EL PASO COUNTY ARRESTS The following list of arrests is provided by area law enforcement agencies. An arrest is not an indication of guilt or innocence and there might be several people with the same name living in the county.
Monument Police Department Oct. 26 Officers noticed a vehicle that had been abandoned on Baptist Road and Interstate 25. The vehicle was tagged by El Paso County as notice to be removed within 48 hours. The vehicle was towed. Nov. 5 An officer responded to the police department to take a report of a phone harassment. Nov. 6 An officer was dispatched to the 15000 block of Jackson Creek Parkway in regards to a criminal trespass of an auto. Nov. 8 A sergeant was advised by phone that a male party with an arrest warrant was seen in the area of the 300 block of Third Street. Upon attempting to contact, the male party dropped his backpack and ran from the officer. An officer took a report of a lost wallet from the 16200 block of Jackson Creek Parkway. Nov. 9 Officers conducted a citizen contact at the 100 block of Baptist Road with a suspicious vehicle. One person was arrested upon charges of an outstanding warrant and transported to the El Paso County Detention Center. An officer responded to
a traffic accident at Beacon Lite Road and Third Street. There were no injuries reported. A citation was issued. Nov. 10 Officers were dispatched to the 16200 block of Jackson Creek Parkway of a suspicious incident. One person was arrested upon charges of an outstanding warrant and transported to the El Paso County Detention Center. Nov. 11 Officers initiated a traffic stop on Colo. 105 and Washington Street for speeding. One adult female was arrested on charges of DUI. An officer responded to the 16200 block of Jackson Creek Parkway on the report of a criminal trespass. Officers respnded to the 1000 block of Baptist Road on the report of drug activity. A suspect was contacted and arrested on outstanding misdemeanor and felony warrants. Nov. 12 Officers initiated a traffic stop at Colo. 105 and Washington Street. One adult male was arrested. Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Beacon Lite Road in regards to a male who was unconscious and not breathing. Sometime between Nov. 10 and Nov. 12 a burglary of a residence was attempted in the 300 block of Raspberry Lane by an unknown person. Nov. 13 Officers responded to the 600 block of Colo. 105 on the report of shoplifters in progress. The suspects were both issued a summons for theft.
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sisters; Colleen Monsarrat and Cathy Andrianakos. He will be greatly missed. A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, November 24, at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Peter Catholic Church in Monument, Colorado. Inurnment followed the services at Monument Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Town Hall of Monument in Kevin S. Cullen’s honor.
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County takes first step to ban pot shops By Rhonda Moore
rmoore@ourcoloradonews.com Douglas County commissioners are getting a jump on prohibition of marijuana, crafting an ordinance intended to ban all commercial marijuana activities in unincorporated parts of the county. The ban is to guard against any other action that could result from the passage of Amendment 64 — the statewide vote to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults — and reflects the wishes of county residents, commissioners said. The first reading to adopt the ordinance, approved unanimously on Nov. 20, would prohibit the operation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities,
marijuana testing facilities and retail marijuana stores within the unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Amendment 64 has a provision to allow local municipalities and governments to adopt such an ordinance, said Lance Ingalls, county attorney. “If we establish this before (the amendment) takes effect in early December, there leaves no question what our position is,” Ingalls said. Douglas County voters have gone to the polls on more than one occasion when it comes to the matter of marijuana, and each time have turned away commercial marijuana activities in Douglas County, said Commissioner Jack Hilbert, District 1. County residents voted 54-46 against Amendment 64, according to the county’s election results.
November 28, 2012
SWEARING IN
Rafael Dominguez is sworn in to the board of trustees position on Nov. 19 by town clerk Cindy Sirochman as Mayor Pro-Tem Jeff Kaiser looks on. Dominguez was appointed to the board of trustees during a special meeting on Nov. 9. Dominguez previously served on the board. Photo by Lisa Collacott
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El Paso County Office of Communications The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking communityminded citizen volunteers to serve as associate members on the Fair and Events Complex Advisory Board. Applications for the open positions are due by Dec. 14. The Fair and Events Complex Advisory Board assists with the development, management, programming,
and operation and maintenance of the Fair and Events Complex in Calhan. Board members also help to produce the annual County Fair. The board consists of nine regular members and an unspecified number of associate members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Regular members serve for three-year terms and associate members serve for one-year terms. The volunteer application is located at www.elpasoco.com and can be accessed by clicking on the “Volunteer Boards” link. Applicants are asked to
reference the board and position they wish to represent and include a mailing address and daytime phone number. Send completed applications and letter of interest and/or résumés to: Board of County Commissioners; Attn: Frances St. Germain, County Administration Manager; 200 S. Cascade Ave., Suite 100; Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2208. Applications may also be faxed to 719-520-6397 or emailed to webmaster@elpasoco.com. For further information call 719-520-6436.
Fee-free days for public lands in 2013 Special to The Tribune
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced dates in 2013 ranging from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Veterans Day when more than 2,000 national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and other federal lands will offer free admittance to everyone. “Our national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests and other public lands offer every American a place to enjoy outdoor recreation, learn about our nation’s history and culture, and restore our souls and spirits by connecting with the natural beauty and wildness of our land,” Salazar said. “By providing free admission, we are putting out an invitation to all Americans to visit and enjoy these extraordinary treasures that belong to all our people.” Entrance fees and/or standard amenity fees will be waived by participating agencies on the following dates: • Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. • April 22-26, National Park Week, National Park Service.
‘By providing free admission, we are putting out an invitation to all Americans to visit and enjoy these extraordinary treasures that belong to all our people.’ Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior • June 8, Great Outdoors Day, U.S. Forest Service. • Aug. 25, National Park Service Birthday, National Park Service. • Sept. 28, National Public Lands Day, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Forest Service. • Oct. 13, National Wildlife Refuge Day, Fish and Wildlife Service. • Nov. 9-11, Veterans Day weekend, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Forest Service. The fee waiver does not cover expanded amenity or user fees for things such as camping, boat launches, transportation, or special tours.
Tourism and outdoor recreation are also powerful economic engines in communities across the country. Recreation on federal lands in 2009 provided 440,000 jobs and contributed $55 billion to the economy. Active duty military members and their dependents are eligible for a free annual pass that provides entrance to lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Forest Service. The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Program also offers a free lifetime pass for people with disabilities, a $10 lifetime senior pass for those age 62 and older, and a $80 annual pass for the general public.
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November 28, 2012
State expands turkey hunting in 2013 Special to The Tribune and Courier
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
There are a lot of people talking turkey this time of year. Roasted or deep-fried? White meat or dark? Do you want stuffing with that? But ask a Colorado bird hunter about turkeys, and you are more likely to hear them debate the Rio Grande versus Merriam’s turkey. East Slope versus West Slope? Spring season or fall? Once nearly wiped out in Colorado, there are more wild turkeys in the state now than ever before. According to biologists at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, that makes it easier to find places to see America’s largest game bird. “The increase of wild turkeys in Colorado is due to their adaptability, high reproductive capability and careful man-
agement of hunting,” said Brian Dreher, a senior terrestrial biologist for CPW. Dreher said that Colorado wildlife managers began developing strategies to increase the wild turkey population in the early 1980s. Over the ensuing years, the agency successfully transplanted wild turkeys into most of the available habitat in the state. Turkeys were plentiful in the North America at the time the Pilgrims landed, but as the colonists spread west, turkey populations plummeted to around 30,000 birds by 1900. According to Dreher, wild turkeys faced a double whammy in the early years of our country. “There were no regulations to prevent over-hunting, and forests in the eastern (United States) were cut down for farmland and firewood,” he said. “Without trees and suitable habitat, the birds became scarce.” Today, wild turkeys are once again
Miriam’s turkeys are native to Colorado. There are more turkeys in Colorado new than there have ever been since records have been kept and in 2013 Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be expanding the areas where turkeys can be hunted. Courtesy photo by David Hannigan
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Female turkeys such as this one can be hunted only under the ‘any sex’ hunting category in the fall. Photos by Courtesy photo by Michael Seraph abundant across the nation due to modern turkey-management programs by state wildlife agencies and conservation groups such as the National Wild Turkey Federation. Wild turkeys are cunning, wary birds. They have excellent eyesight, can run 25 mph and can fly at 50 mph for short distances. These characteristics make wild turkeys a challenging quarry for hunters. “In 2013, there will be additional hunting opportunities in Game Management Unit 30 just north of Grand Junction,” said Brad Petch, a senior terrestrial biologist for the Northwest Region. “There will still be a youth-only hunt, but we’ve added additional hunting licenses available to adult hunters.” Colorado is home to two subspecies of wild turkey: the native Merriam’s and the Rio Grande, which was introduced to the state in 1980. The Merriam’s wild turkey lives primarily in open meadows and in ponderosa, oak brush and pinion juniper stands in mountainous zones west of Interstate 25. The Rio Grande species inhabit cottonwood and riparian areas adjacent to agricultural lands in the eastern portion of the state.
Monument Hill Church, SBC
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 Mon: Youth Group 6:30pm Tues: Prayer Meeting 6:30pm Wed: AWANA 6:30pm The “New” MHC - Where Grace and Truth Abound
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We Welcome You! 9:15 a.m.
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Wild turkeys mate in the early spring. Courtship usually begins while turkeys are still flocked together in wintering areas. Males attract females through a variety of calls, struts and displays including fanning their tail feathers. After mating, the hens begin searching for a nest site to lay eggs. Wild turkeys build nests in shallow dirt depressions surrounded by moderately woody vegetation to conceal it. Hens lay a clutch of 10-12 eggs during a two-week period, usually laying one egg per day. She will incubate her eggs for about 28 days, occasionally turning and rearranging them until they are ready to hatch. A newly-hatched flock must be ready to leave the nest within 12-24 hours to feed. Young turkeys, known as poults, eat insects, berries and seeds, while adults will eat anything from acorns and berries to insects and small reptiles. Turkeys usually feed in early morning and in the afternoon. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages 42 state parks, more than 300 state wildlife areas, all of Colorado’s wildlife, and a variety of outdoor recreation. For more information, visit cpw.state. co.us.
The Church at Woodmoor
Traditional Ecumenicalworship worship service service Sunday 10a.m.-Nursery 10a.m.-Nursery available Sunday available
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Tri-LakesSPORTS
November 28, 2012
Rangers gear up for repeat run L-P has the talent to contend again By Danny Summers
sports@ourcoloradonews.com MONUMENT - It’s hard to imagine the Lewis-Palmer boys basketball team being better than last year’s squad that won 27 consecutive games on its way to winning the Class 4A state championship. But there’s every reason to believe this group of Rangers have all the right stuff to be a serious contender once again. “We’ve really been working hard this preseason, and if we keep working hard and set a new goal every day I love our chances,” said senior 6-6 swingman Justin Smith. Smith, who signed with Idaho State earlier this month, scored the winning basket in last winter’s state championship game against Sierra. He is joined this season by two other returning starters - senior 6-6 swingman Jordan Scott and senior point guard Tyler Owens. “I have to find ways to get the ball to Justin and Jordan because they’re our marquee players,” said Owens, who averaged 5.4 points and 3.8 assists last season. Owens and company open the season tomorrow night in Grand Junction when they play Palisade in the Warrior Classic at Central High School. That is followed by games against Grand Junction on Friday and Fruita Monument on Saturday. “Teams are definitely going to come after us,” Owens said. The biggest - literally - difference between this year and last year is the loss of 6-foot-10 center Josh Scott. The Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year averaged a whopping 28.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while creating a presence in the middle unmatched by any team in the Centennial state. He led the Rangers to three consecutive Final Fours (L-P has gone to four straight overall). Scott is now starting for the University of Colorado. On Nov. 25, many of his former teammates (current Lewis-Palmer players) travelled to Boulder to watch Scott score a game-high 20 points and pull down seven rebounds in the No. 23 ranked Buffaloes’ 89-74 victory over Air Force. “It’s really cool,” said Jordan Scott, who
Lewis-Palmer looks to repeat as state champions behind, from left, Justin Smith, Tyler Owens and Jordan Scott. Photo by Danny Summers averaged 12.6 points and 5.5 rebounds. “Being able to play with him for three years and seeing how that translates to college basketball is really exciting. Especially since he’s doing really well.” The feeling among the Rangers’ players is that the this year’s team will be more balanced, forcing other teams to not focus on stopping one player. “This year we have a lot of guys who can score,” said Smith, who averaged 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds. “They can step up and hit shots and get to the rim. I think we’re pretty well rounded. If they take out one guy they still have to worry about the other guys out there.” Among other key players are junior
guard Chase Stone, senior forward Dylan Tucker and senior guard Logan Jones. It is yet to be determined whether Lewis-Palmer will dominate opponents in the same manner as last season, when the average margin of victory was 28 points. It all starts with defense, according to Rangers coach Russ McKinstry. “We’re going to have to be better from the shoulders up,” McKinstry said. “Last year we had the privilege of Josh who was correcting mistakes we made, so that allowed us to be over aggressive. We’re going to be doing a lot of the same thing, but we’re going to be a little more solid from the shoulders on up, meaning we’re going to have to think angles a little better. We’re
going to have to pressure the ball and trap a little smarter.” McKinstry believes his team can be just as lethal offensively. “We think Jordan and Justin are 15 to 20 points, with Tyler Owens being around the 10 to 12 points per game,” he said. “It might not be a year where we beat people by 30 every night, but we still feel like we have a lot of weapons. Whether we win by one or 30, our mentality is that we’re going to win in the defensive end, anyway.” Lewis-Palmer opens its home schedule next week with games against Pueblo West on Dec. 4 and Broomfield on Dec. 7. Broomfield defeated the Rangers in last year’s season opener, 67-65.
L-P’s Conner top local football player in 2011
Senior led Rangers to brink of postseason
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MONUMENT - Nate Conner hoped his high school football career would end with a playoff run at a state championship. And while that scenario didn’t play out, the Lewis-Palmer senior quarterback enjoyed one of the best seasons of any player in area history. “The way we bounced back with four wins to end the season was definitely nice,” said Conner, who would like to continue his career at the college level. “We did everything we could to put ourselves in a better position to make the playoffs. It just didn’t work out.” Lewis-Palmer finished with a 6-4 record, second-place in the Class 3A Southern League behind Discovery Canyon. Conner’s impressive season included passing for a school-record 1,869 yards on 112 of 194 completions. He accounted for 33 touchdowns - 16 passing, 16 rushing, and one on an interception return. He was also the team’s starting free safety. For his efforts, Conner has been selected as the Tribune’s Football player of the year. “Going into this season we knew we had a good chance with Nate’s arm and ands his accuracy as a passer,” Lewis-Palmer coach
Lewis-Palmer senior Nate Conner is the football player of the year. Photo by Danny Summers Tony Ramunno said. “It was satisfying t see him turn out to be one of our better running backs.” Conner welcomed his role as a team leader. “We ran a tiring offense,” said Conner, who was second on the team in rushing with 525 yards. “It was hard keeping our
pace sometimes. But when we kept our pace up other teams couldn’t keep with it. That’s when a lot of big plays happened. “I enjoyed throwing a little bit more. We had good receivers who could always make big plays.” Conner made his share of big plays in
several games. The night that stands out most in his mind was Oct. 12 when he accounted for all six Lewis-Palmer touchdowns in a 40-20 victory over Coronado. Conner ran for four scores on gallops of 16, 3, 13 and 1 yards. He threw a pair of touchdown passes to Sean Grundman of 57 and 9 yards. In all, Conner completed 10 of 16 passes for 208 yards, and rushed for 76 yards on 16 carries. Conner had an extra incentive to perform at a high level after making a friendly wager with Coronado linebacker and friend Josh Knotek. “We had a little bet on the side to make it more fun,” Conner said. “I’ve known Josh for a long time and we’re both pretty competitive.” Conner had an equally impressive game two weeks later against Mitchell when he ran for three touchdowns, passed for one, and returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown. Conner - literally - almost never left the field. Five games into the season as he took over the kickoff duties and even punted once. “I went out there as a joke and coach just decided to keep me in there,” Conner said. Conner is also the starting center fielder for the school’s baseball team, where he bats second or third in the order. A two-year starter, he is not against the idea of continuing a career in baseball. “It’s more relaxed,” he said. “Not so uptempo and crazy like football.”
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November 28, 2012
Girls swimming: Rangers reload for new season
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With the return of its entire team, the Thunder has every reason to be optimistic after an eighth-place showing at last season’s 4A state meet. “I’m totally excited,” said Discovery Canyon coach Lisa Garrelts. “We should have our best season ever this year.” Returning state placers abound. Junior Lauren Funk finished sixth in the 100yard breaststroke. Senior Kelsey Oettinger placed 12th in the 200 freestyle and 15th in the 500 free. Junior Emily Hand was 15th in the 100 backstroke. In the group events, the Thunder (seniors Danielle Bullock, Hannah Layman, Stephanie Gutierrez and Sarah Oldach) took seventh in the 200 freestyle relay. The 200 medley relay team (Hand, Funk, Oldach
Members of the Lewis-Palmer swimming team include, clockwise from left, Olga Britton, Rachael Kriete, Karin Roh, Andie Turner and Katie Roh. Photo by Danny Summers and Oettinger) finished eighth. The Thunder 400 freestyle relay team (Bullock, Gutierrez, Hand and Oettinger) finished 12th. “Every swim at state was our best swim of the year,” Garrelts said. Other top swimmers this year will include senior Lauren Rice and senior Hannah Layman. The Thunder was also the only team other than 2012 team champion Thompson Valley to have three divers competing in Saturday’s finals. - senior Kaydee Valliere (13th), junior Emma Plentl (16th) and
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MONUMENT - John Pounder has been a major contributor to high school and college football in Colorado for more than 50 years. His willingness to help young people achieve their dreams and desires is a genuine part of who he is as a coach and mentor. Earlier this month, his Lewis-Palmer High School freshman team wrapped up an 8-0 season with a dramatic 28-26 victory over Pounder . Woodland Park. Quarterback Paul Tillitson and receiver Jonathan Scott led the way for the Rangers. “You could feel the tension,” said Rangers freshman assistant coach Doug Warner. “You could see the pressure on the kids, but John stayed composed. He had been in a lot of these types of situations.” It wasn’t so long ago that Pounder was a fixture on the sidelines in late November. The head coach at Hinkley High School in Aurora, he led the Thunderbirds to the Class 4A state title in 1997 - a 62-42 victory over Central of Grand Junction. Pounder was the named the CHSAA coach of the year in 1997, as well as Denver Broncos’ coach of the year. Pounder molded Hinkley into a state power. The Thunderbirds also made the state finals in 1993, and advanced to the semifinals in 1996. “I just enjoy the moment,” Pounder said. “Not all of the boys go on playing, so you have to make sure the moment is special.” Pounder, 73, intentionally keeps himself out of the spotlight, but he is still a vital part of the game. As the head freshman football coach at Lewis-Palmer, Pounder has the opportunity to teach young schoolboys the
proper mechanics and equip them with the necessary tools to be successful - in football and life. “Paul (Tillitson) is the best freshman I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with,” Pounder said of the youngster. “All these boys have a lot of talent. They also have a really good attitude.” Pounder is an old-school coach. An offensive guard at Western State, he later went on to work as an assistant at the school under Kay Dalton. Pounder knew early on that he wanted to be a football coach. He landed the head job at Gateway in the 1970s and moved to Hinkley a few years later. Following his retirement, he and his wife moved to Monument and soon Pounder was knocking on Tony Ramunno’s door asking if he could help out. The LewisPalmer coach didn’t hesitate. “He’s got a sickness to coach football,” Ramunno said of Pounder. “He needs to be coaching football.” Pounder worked as an assistant under Ramunno for two years when Lewis-Palmer played at the 5A level. One of those seasons the Rangers were 6-4. “I absorb what he says,” Ramunno said. “We look so identical to all those teams he coached in Denver.” After a short stint as Montbello’s head coach, Pounder moved over to Eaglecrest in 2008, where he served as the offensive coordinator for two seasons - all the while commuting from his Monument home. Weary of the travel, Pounder approached Ramunno again and asked if he could be of assistance. Pounder is enjoying retirement now more than ever. But he doesn’t plan to stop coaching anytime soon. “I’m going to coach until somebody pries the keys loose from my hands,” he said. “Coaching is a disease. It’s kind of hard to quit.”
QUICK HITS HILFERS CAPTURES CHAMPIONSHIP Cameron Hilfers was tired of getting bullied, so he decided to take up Jiu-Jitsu. Six months later he is a national champion. “I saw a flyer with some guys flipping people and choking people and here I am,” Hilfers said. “I don’t get bullied nearly as much as I used to.” Hilfers is an eighth-grader at LewisPalmer Middle School and a yellow belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Earlier this month he competed in the Colorado Nationals at Western Sports Complex in Denver. He
won a gold medal in the 106-pound and under no gi and a bronze in gi. He won his gold medal by a 23-0 score. “No gi is easier for me,” said Hilfers, who was the student of the month for October at his school. “There are a lot less moves. Mostly it’s grabbing legs and throwing your opponent to the ground.” Hilfers, 13, trains at Prime Jiu-Jitsu on Interquest Parkway. “He’s a natural at it,” said Hilfers’ father, Tom. “It’s also given him a lot of confidence.”
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MONUMENT - Last winter, the Lewis-Palmer High School girls swimming and diving team enjoyed the best season in school history when it claimed 4th place at the Class 5A state meet. The team’s strong showing was helped in large part by Laura Day (now at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.), Frida Berggren (finishing up her high school studies in her native Sweden) and Chandler Marshall (diving for San Diego State). “Laura had the third-fastest breaststroke at state last season, and Frida was probably the best swimmer we ever had in Colorado Springs,” said Lewis-Palmer coach Alan Arata. “And Chandler was a diver you just don’t go out and replace. “We have a good team this year, but we won’t be as good as last year. We lost some really good girls and it’s hard to make that up.” The Rangers are a combined District 38 team made up of athletes from LewisPalmer and Palmer Ridge. Senior Karin Roh is expected to lead the squad this season. The Colorado State-bound Roh was 7th in the 100 freestyle and 10th in the 200 free at last year’s state meet. “Karin has been one of the top 100 freestylers in the Colorado Springs for a while,” Arata said. “It’s a blessing to have the quality of Karin.” Roh’s sister Katie, a sophomore, is among the six returning state qualifiers and is expected to do well in the breaststroke. Senior Shannon Babcock led off the All-American
medley relay team and qualified for state in every event except the 500 free. “Shannon is incredibly versatile,” Arata said. “She always swims her best at the state meet. It’s just the way it is.” Junior Olga Britton will be strong in sprints and distance, while fellow junior Rachael Kriete is aiming to make a return trip to state in the breaststroke, and sophomore Hanna Hartel was a two-event state qualifier. Freshman Andie Turner could have a major impact this season. “Rachael might also be our top distance swimmer this year,” Arata said. The Rangers kick it off their season tomorrow at Pueblo South. They will be at the Arapahoe Relays on Saturday, and then host Pine Creek Dec. 1 at Monument Hill Country Club.
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