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VoicesScientifi c observations from across the years and around the lake

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By Bill [email protected]

An effort by Monument offi cials to eradicate voles, pocket gophers and prairie dogs has caught the atten-tion of animal welfare activists who have launched a campaign on social media to stop the practice.

The group WildLands Defense Colorado began ral-lying its followers on Thursday to contact Monument Town Hall and Thomas Tharnish, public works direc-tor, to demand an explanation for the poisoning of prairie dogs around town.

“Please contact Tom Tharnish and express your disapproval of Monuments policy to kill prairie dogs!” WildLands Defense urged its 4,200 followers on Facebook.

The group then posted two emails Tharnish wrote in response to complaints from area residents about the extermination of several colonies in town.

The group’s complaints echo those of Marylee Re-isig, owner of Santa Fe Trail Jewelry, and Colorado Springs resident Sherri Mabe, who are upset at the sight of dozens of prairie dogs being killed and their corpses picked over by ravens, magpies, dogs and other animals.

“I don’t like seeing animals slaughtered for no rea-son,” Reisig said. “I drive by the colony at 2nd and Mitchell every day and I see the prairie dogs. I think they’re cute. I enjoyed watching them. Now they’re gone. I can’t see what the problem is. They weren’t near any homes.

“What was it necessary to eradicate this species when they are not bothering anyone? Why did we go on a killing spree? Did we have to destroy the entire colony?”

Reisig and Mabe agree more humane methods are available to remove prairie dogs and they are worried the other animals might be harmed by eating the poi-soned burrowing rodents.

“I know a non-profi t that would move them, in-stead of poisoning them,” Mabe said, noting that prairie dogs have been designated a “keystone spe-cies” by National Geographic due to their importance in the ecosystem and food chain.

They provide an important food source to preda-tors like mountain lions, coyote, fox, eagles, owls and other animals. They control grasslands with their own eating habits and their burrows provide habitat for other animals and bugs.

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Three suicides rock Discovery Canyon High School communityBy Danny [email protected]

Three suicides in late May rocked Discovery Canyon High School, causing parents, students, church leaders and school offi cials to sound the alarm and to unite in an effort to reach out to area youth.

Church leaders are working together in a coordinated ef-fort to offer counseling to any-one in the Tri-Lakes area who might need help.

“My congregation is bro-ken-hearted about this,” said the Rev. Matt Burnett with Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Gleneagle. “Everybody feels like they have something to contribute. And the church feels like it has love, compas-sion, obviously the presence of Christ and the Holy Spirit, and also a place of safety and love. The church is for broken people.

“We’re grieving with the community.”

In last week’s Tribune, Holy Trinity joined Monument Hill Church, Forest Ridge Com-

munity Church, Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church in a full-page ad with a message of hope and an offer to talk.

In addition, Holy Trin-ity joined with the three other area churches – The Ascent, Fuel and Cathedral Rock – to form the Suicide Prevention Coalition. The coalition is partnering with Yellow Ribbon

and other suicide awareness and prevention centers to be a resource for those in need.

“How we can come along-side people in need and add value to this particular area?” Burnett said. “We’re praying about how can we grieve with the community and let them know we’re part of it and that we’re here.

“Maybe we can lend re-sources that they don’t have, or lend momentum to things they are already doing? And do practical things like putting to-gether training.”

Suicide Prevention Coali-tion is organizing awareness trainings for church staff, community, youth groups and youth service organiza-

tions, schools, and providing resources, referrals, direction and information.

It also strives to offer quality counseling and mental health support for people who are struggling and in crisis and develop counseling and crisis protocols for churches.

According to the El Paso County coroner’s offi ce, 14 El Paso County youths, up to age 17, committed suicide in 2015, double the 2014 total of seven.

Even more alarming, the Colorado Department of Pub-lic Health and Environment fi gures show that El Paso County topped the list for most teen suicides (24) in the state over a three-year period from 2012 to 2014. That was more than triple of Denver.

In 2013, the American Asso-ciation of Suicidology ranked Colorado seventh highest in the nation for suicides among all age groups.

Jennifer Vogt-Crockett is the parent of a DCC student

See Suicide on Page 9

Churches come together for suicide prevention

Animal welfare activists upset over prairie dog exterminations

Photo by Danny Summers / The Tribune Members of the Suicide Prevention Coalition met on May 26 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Gleneagle. Left to right, Jennifer Vogt Crockett, Aubree Crockett, Pastor Micah Steinwandt and Rev. Matt Burnett.

Photo by Bill Vogrin / The TribuneA prairie dog stands watch in a colony along Old Denver Highway where Monument crews are baiting burrows with poison to exterminate the burrowing rodents.

In Voices Bill Vogrin shares his thoughts on

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Water Rates Forum – Thursday, June 9What: Public forum on Monument water ratesWhen: 6 p.m., Thursday, June 9Where: Monument Town Hall, 645 Beacon Lite Road, Monument.Info: Community is invited as town staff presents budget data on new water rates and the town water enterprise fund and answers questions

Cox Concert – Friday, June 10What: Concert by singer-songwriter, musician and ac-tor Ronny CoxWhen: 7 p.m., Friday, June 10Where: Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer LakePrices: Tickets are $18 for TLCA members, $22 for non-members in advance. Day of show tickets are $20 for TLCA members, $24 for non-members.Info: Call 481-0475 or visit trilakesarts.org

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Railsplitters Concert – Friday, June 10What: Bluegrass band Railsplitters are featured act at the Black Rose Acoustic SocietyWhen: 7 p.m., Friday, June 10Where: Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest RoadCost: $10 general public, $5 members/studentsInfo: blackroseacoustic.org

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By Bill [email protected]

For months, Monument’s Board of Trustees have talked urgently about the need to update the town’s Comprehensive Plan, a 108-page document that es-tablishes land uses and guides decisions about zon-ing, transportation and infrastructure in relation to future growth and development.

The current version was written in 2003, when Monument had about 3,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and was little more than a glori-fi ed truck stop on Interstate 25.

Since then, Monument has doubled in population and is adding residents and businesses at a pace that makes it one of the fastest-growing communities in the region.

The need to bring its guiding principles up to date was referenced frequently during the weeks leading up to April’s election as new annexation requests and developments stack up in the town planning depart-ment.

An attempt last summer by a Florida company to open a methadone clinic/dispensary in downtown Monument near schools and churches had thrust the

town’s outdated plan into the spotlight. Suddenly, the town staff and trustees realized they

needed to update zoning rules and establish guide-lines for businesses that didn’t exist a decade ago, like methadone clinics, medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational pot shops.

So at its June 6 meeting, the Board of Trustees was expected to approve a $60,000 contract with a com-pany to begin the process of rewriting the compre-hensive plan.

The town Planning Department proposed hiring Community Matters Inc., of Littleton, using a $20,000 grant from the state Department of Local Affairs and $40,000 in the 2016 budget.

The job includes updating the town’s base map, preparing a three-mile planning area base map as well as jurisdictional maps, public lands and envi-ronmental conditions using existing databases and GIS fi les.

The company will conduct a community-wide survey using both focus groups as well as a mail-in survey form designed to gather resident input on all aspects of the community: services, facilities, land uses, parks and recreation and other amenities of place.

The contract also calls for the company to update all factual information on the town such as the clas-sifi cation of roadways, infrastructure services includ-ing taps and wastewater capacity, housing inventory, parks, open space and trails inventory.

Along the way there will be a couple community meetings, perhaps an open house and public hear-ings before the new plan is adopted.

This is a signifi cant undertaking given the impor-tance of a comprehensive plan. Consider what how the authors of the 2003 plan described it. In its open-ing pages, they called it “the culmination of balanc-ing the hopes, dreams and goals that the Monument community has for itself.”

The 2003 plan replaced a document written in 1984. In the 2003 plan, the authors said they were driven by “the idea that people in a community can guide decisions, development and growth in the place where they live.”

It gives future elected offi cials and town staff guide-lines to base decisions about annexation, zoning, housing density and variety, historic preservation, overall character of the community and appearance including landscaping, preservation of open space, development of parks and trails and much more.

Long-promised review of comprehensive plan to get underway

Photo courtesy Ray Kinder PhotographyTop: The Memorial Day ceremony at Monument Cemetery included mem-bers of the American Legion Tri-Lakes Post 9-11.

Left: Former Monument Trustee John Howe, who has worked to improve the cemetery with new headstones over unmarked graves, was master of cere-monies for the Memorial Day event at Monument Cemetery. Speeches were followed by the traditional reading of every names of every veteran buried in the cemetery and the ringing of the bell.

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More than $10,000 was raised for the charities served by the Gleneagle Sertoma Club at its recent 12th annual Wine and Food Tasting at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs.

The event attracted more than 250 guests who sampled offerings from wine vendors and restaurants that do-nated and served their food and bever-ages.

Live and silent auctions were held during the evening in which donated products, services and travel packages received generous bids that supported the success of this event.

Organizations benefitting from this event include Home Front Cares, Part-

ners in Housing, and other local chari-ties.

“This event is one of our top per-formers in raising funds to support our charities,” said Gleneagle Sertoma Club President Duane Gritzmaker. “Since the inception of Spirits of Spring, this our club has raised over $80,000 for contributions to the local community through our supported charities.”

KRDO TV news anchor Jon Karroll served as the master of ceremonies and provided entertainment and updates for guests on evening activities.

Gleneagle staff circulated among guests offering information on the auc-tions and refreshments. Many of the guests made bids throughout the eve-ning as the silent auction proceeded.

Gleneagle’s Sertoma raises $10,000 at Spirits of Spring

Courtesy photoGuests enjoy the 12th annual Spirits of Springs Wine and Food Tasting offered by the Gleneagle Sertoma Club. Also shown is one of the 12 tables offering wine, food, jewelry, travel and many other items in the popular silent auction.

Courtesy photosTop: Chris Wright, owner of the Pikes Peak Brewing Co., breaks ground May 25, 2016, on a $700,000 expansion that will add 6,000-square-feet of manufacturing space to the microbrewery on Lake Woodmoor Drive known for its award-winning IPAs and assorted other craft beers.

When completed next fall, Wright’s company will have the capacity to brew 13,300 barrels of beer a year, dwarfing his 2015 production of 2,700 barrels and ranking it among the largest 20 breweries in Colorado.

Right: Chris Wright, owner of the Pikes Peak Brew-ing Co., taps a keg to toast the groundbreaking of an expansion of the brewery he started in 2011.

Within two years, he launched a canning op-eration. Then, last July, he added three new tanks and signed a statewide wholesale distribution contract that has seen his beers spread across Colorado.

He expects to add five full-time jobs to his staff of 27, which includes nine full-time employ-ees.

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They hit without warning. One after another. Three lives lost. And no one is to blame.

Or everyone is.Suicide. No one ever thinks it can

happen in their family. But it happens every 13 minutes in America, accord-ing to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Suicide kills nearly 40,000 people a year in the U.S. That’s more people than die in car wrecks. More than deaths by homicide and AIDS com-bined.

Even worse, in my mind, is the fact there are 25 attempts for every sui-cide that occurs. So it can happen. It does. And it’s up to all of us to try and prevent it.

For proof, you need look no farther than the Discovery Canyon Campus which was impacted three times re-cently in shocking succession.

Lost were three promising lives. Left behind were stunned and grieving family and friends, all likely second-guessing themselves, searching their minds for signs they missed, hints at what the three were thinking, clues that might have prevented these trag-edies.

It nearly happened to a family I know well. A few weeks ago, their teen-aged son threw himself off a bridge in downtown Colorado Springs in an attempt to kill himself.

Thankfully, he survived. But he has a long recovery ahead both for his broken body and his broken psyche. And the act remains dumbfounding even though he left a note explaining his rash decision to end his life.

Those same feelings are rippling across the DCC community.

The deaths have families, friends, teachers and observers in shock, strug-gling to understand and scared the tragic drumbeat might continue.

Experts at the school, people in the faith community, parents and neigh-bors are all scrambling to respond appropriately.

Their efforts to help classmates cope and understand and, heaven forbid, prevent yet another death are complicated because school is out and there is no central place to reach out to the students.

I’ve tried to read everything I can on suicide in recent weeks. There is no simple way to detect or prevent it. But we have to try. And a key seems to be reinforcing in those around us the message that they are special and valued and needed in this world.

Of course, that message can get lost in the daily grind of life. We sometimes forget to hug our loved ones and tell them how much they mean to us as we go through the routine of getting kids up and off to school, making sure they do their homework and getting them to their extracurricular activities.

No doubt we aren’t nearly as dili-

gent about impressing on them how much we love them as we are about our expectations for them to achieve at a certain level.

It can be especially hard to remem-ber when you are dealing with an adolescent, whose body chemistry is supercharged with hormones, hellbent on making his or her own decisions, taking risks and daydream-ing about the opposite sex rather than studying.

I’ve been learning this lesson as I raise my own three kids. It can be frustrating and challenging and dis-tracting. I just hope all three of my kids know how important they are to me. They should have no doubt that if they were to leave, for whatever reason, it would rip a gaping hole in my heart I could never repair.

So what should we look for? Experts say talk of wanting to die is an obvious red fl ag. Less obvious are feelings of hopelessness, or of being trapped, or

in pain.Of course, it usually requires in-

depth conversation with your loved ones to uncover these feelings. So get talking with your child, sibling or spouse.

Watch for someone using alcohol or drugs and experiencing extreme mood swings, showing rage or bent on re-venge, suffering from sleep loss. These are bad signs, experts say.

Preventive action involves talking to someone you suspect is at risk of sui-cide. Ask them if they are contemplat-ing killing themselves. Listen without being judgmental. Show you love and care for them. Stay with them until you can get help. If the threat is imminent, call 9-1-1.

Otherwise, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255).

Try to help your loved one fi nd meaning in their life, show them solu-tions to problems, give them hope for the future.

We all need to reach out to those in pain. Try to remind them of all the amazing things this life has to offer: love, family, children. Maybe you know a friend who is struggling. Give them a call. Invite them out. Hold their hand. Let them know you care.

That sounds so simple. Too simple. But sometimes the obvious answers are the right answers. Anything is worth a try to stop this awful trend.

Perhaps you can use this vid-eo as a conversation starter. It’s quite well-done and I recommend it: youtube.com/watch?v=j3w_Zs1c6MU&feature=youtu.be

PIKES PEAK BILL Bill [email protected]

Shocking spate of suicides leaves us all searching for answers

Letters to the EditorA� ordable housing needs to help less-a� uent

To the Editor,

While I am pleased that there is attention being given to those who need less home and structured living arrangements and wish to stay or move to the Tri-Lakes region, I am very disappointed that only those with signifi cant resources are being phased in.

Not all that are low-income are deadbeat drug lords. We have a signifi cant number of retirees who live on Social Security alone or maybe a small pen-sion – if those even exist anymore.

They may be caught between Medicare and Med-icaid, unable to pay for all their medical fees. Astro-nomical increasing rents keep many from even trying to become a part of our community.

Seniors bring stability and community because they remember what it’s like not to move all the time. Unfortunately, low-income seniors may no longer have their homes because they were mortgaged to pay of kid’s school loans or grandkids care, etc. They need help and we have a ton of it here in all that Tri-Lakes stands for with the Silver Alliance, Senior Cen-ter, museums, and library system, not to mention all that seniors bring to our schools.

A standard Social Security income for many cur-rent seniors ranges from $700-$1,500 per month. If a single senior is living on just that income alone, that’s $300 for rent, maximum. The rest goes to utilities, food, medications, doctor bills, phone, vehicle costs such as gas, repairs, etc. with virtually nothing left for emergencies. Even $1,500 a month can’t pay for a de-

cent apartment at $700 per month, even in Colorado Springs.

Monument has one low-income housing unit that is open to all ages and capacities. The waiting list is 1-2 years long and is preferential for families because it’s two bedrooms. Monument View Apartments has done wonders in keeping the units clean, the renters steady, and the grounds in good shape. That’s why the waiting list is so long, once people get in there they don’t leave! The Vistas at Jackson Creek are gorgeous, but out of range for lower income.

Both of the recent senior housing developments given blessings by Monument are complexes requir-ing upwards of $2,000 or more per month per person (that’s more than the Vistas for a 3 bedroom/2 bath apartment with swimming pool access)!

Monument needs to wake up and realize that if it approves only single home developments starting at several hundred thousand dollars, the working class (which includes several seniors), those that fi ll your coffee cups, cook and serve your food, cut your hair, work at the stores, keep your streets safe and teach at the schools won’t be able to live in the area.

We don’t need scads of apartments or smaller homes, but some. Plus a smattering of duplexes, tri-plexes and quadplexes would be a nice alternative to pushing groups of people out of our community that would just like to be a part of our community and stay.

I sure hope all seniors are putting funds away now in vast quantities to afford what will likely be way more than what our Social Security income will be when we retire, if we are ever able to. Affordable, safe,

secure housing hardly exists for those who live on so-cial security and essentially doesn’t and isn’t wanted in Tri-Lakes apparently.

Nanette Walker Smith

County Commission candidate praises transportation projects

To the Editor,

It was a welcome sight to see the announcement in The Tribune on May 25th, discussing the completion of West Baptist Road by El Paso County.

Transportation funding is a continual challenge and through the example of this Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) improvement, El Paso County was able to leverage resources on the $13.1 million project which also included the Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority and the state of Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs as partners.

The PPRTA is a great example of transportation funding that has allowed our region to complete over 39 voter approved projects since its initial passage in 2004. It demonstrates the importance of working to-gether to fund transportation.

Congratulations to El Paso County, to the partners who made this local project happen and especially to the citizens of El Paso County.

Karen Cullen


Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

I found some interesting notes from the Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society’s road meeting held in November, 1892. The presentation at that program was developed by Geo. L. Cannon, Jr. who identified himself as a lecturer at the Rocky Mountain Chautauqua Assembly in the previ-ous season. He titled it: Notes on the Geology of Palmer Lake, Colo., and the Paleozoic Exposures Along the Front Range.

“A scarcely perceptible erosion ridge runs through town, from the base of Mt. Thompson to the Arkansas-Platte divide — the beginning of the crest of that great tract of upland country that projects far out into the area of the great plains. Near the Rio Grande Pavillion, drops of rain separated by a few inches space will start on that long journey to the Gulf by widely diverg-ing paths, some falling north into Plum Creek drainage, and seeking the “Father of Waters” by way of Palmer Lake, Plum Creek, the Platte and the Missouri rivers; while other drops fall southerly into Monument Creek which joins Fontaine qui Bouille at Colorado Springs, this intern, the Arkansas at Pueblo, which empties into the Mis-

sissippi 400 miles below mouth of the Missouri River,” wrote Cannon.

The report mentions distinctive landmarks in this area.

“The views from this point are, or amount to, the most beautiful in Colorado. To the west rise the pre-cipitous walls of Mt. Herman, Mt. Cannon, Chautauqua Crest and Mt. Thompson, towering 1,500 to 2,000 feet above the valley. to the east, the curious ‘Elephant Rock,’ Phoebe’s Arch, the Lion Head and castellated summit of Monument Creek, with its far-reaching, pine-clad mesas and fre-quent exposures of brilliantly -tinted rocks of fantastic forms. To the north lies Palmer Lake, and valley of Plum Creek, filled with numerous buttes, mesas and flat-topped ridges sepa-rated by gentle, undulating valleys, The gentler slopes are carpeted with a growth of silvery-green herbage, that contrast admirably with clumps of oak

brush and dark pine forests, and with the warmer tints of the sandstone and granite exposures. In the early sum-mer the hill sides are often a mass of purple-blue, or gold from the acres of abundant mountain flowers. the scenery of this vicinity differs from that of the points along the foothills, in the substitution of mesas and buttes for the usual hogback configuration,” he said.

Palmer Lake’s Chautauqua took place in Glen Park centered around an auditorium built on what is now known as Chautauqua Avenue. Chau-

tauqua activities included lectures, debates, concerts, campfire gatherings and burro excursions up to the reser-voirs.

“Many homes in “The Glen” neigh-borhood began as rustic tent cottages, where Chautauqua-goers stayed for the six-week long assembly. Sev-eral Chautauqua cottages eventually evolved into permanent homes where some descendants still live today,” according to Palmer Lake Historical Society.

Because of changing times, the Chautauqua faded away by 1910.

So what was it like to ride on a passenger train on the earliest trains down from Denver? It certainly was not like driving I-25!

Today we will get on one of those tiny little trains, as it was in the 1870s, and make the trip.

Our train sits at a little wooden shack, called the station. The train is five cars long, but each is not as big as the average school bus!

The locomotive is tiny, about the size of a mini van. It burns coal, and two men barely fit into the cab.

Next, a baggage car holds luggage, small express freight and mail. Next are two passenger cars holding about 24 people, then a sleeping car where

people pay extra to sleep in a com-partment in a bed that folds into a sofa during the day.

In the passenger cars, there are seats for two on each side the length of the car. Lights line the center of the car. Heat is provided by a small stove in one corner.

The train creaks and groans as it accelerates to about 15 miles an hour. There were little stations about every five miles. The trains could stop to pick up or drop off passengers.

It stops at Sedalia to take on coal and water. The little train climbs nearly 2,000 feet in altitude before it goes down hill at Palmer Lake. It stops again at Castle Rock, too.

When the train reaches Palmer Lake, it has to refill again. So far the trip has taken about three hours. This is good weather. In bad, it would take twice as long.

Continuing on to Colorado Springs, there is yet another stop for coal and water, and almost 90 minutes’ time.

The trip to Pueblo is no faster, even though we are going down hill! In fact the engineer has to be more careful that the train does not get going too fast.

In barely 10 years, things got much better. By then things were almost as good as today’s Durango and Silverton train ride!

In another 10 years, things im-proved amazingly. And they were completely different by 1971, when the last train made this trip. But there was barely 10 people on that train.

Everyone wanted to go on I-25 at 70 miles an hour, stopping where they wanted!

RESTLESS NATIVE Rob [email protected]

Scientific observations from across the years and around the lake

CABOOSE COBWEBSMel McFarland

Passenger trains on the Front Range changed over the years

Relatively famous photo by William H. Jackson about the time the preceding observations were made. Right: Recent photo taken near Elephant Rock. /Photo by Rob Carrigan

Courtesy PhotoAuditorium and tents in the Glen in 1907 for the assembly.


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Forest services considers road closuresDENVER (AP) _ The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to consider closing 500 miles of roads for motorized vehicles in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest under a settlement with environ-

mental groups.The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1Og9QGp ) the settlement accepted Monday requires forest offi cials to also consult with state wildlife experts to determine whether changes

must be made to protect deer and elk.The settlement is the result of a lawsuit fi led by environmental groups, which challenged roads that land managers had improperly allowed in mountains near Front Range cities.Some of the roads up for debate, near Leadville and Pikes Peak, cut across streams where banks are eroding habitat for lynx, spotted owls and other wildlife.Forest offi cials say they'll produce a plan detailing where motorized vehicles can travel without harming the environment.

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Tri-Lakes TribuneJune 10, 1976

Monument water lawsuit: Fountain

Water Users Association fi led a peti-tion in Pueblo water court objecting to all three wells that supply Monu-ment with water. The sources of all three wells are declared tributaries of Monument Creek, Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River. All wells had been considered by the state engineers and geologists to be taking water from non-tributary sources.

Water issues: Finances for wa-ter system improvements were also discussed. Estimated cost of improve-ments would include a 1 million gallon water tank and new 10-inch mains at different locations. Cost would be about $280,000. Additional fi re hy-drants are also needed. Water pressure is also down in some areas. Other business: apartment complexes are being planned in the southwest part of town.

RVs need tags: Any off-road ve-hicles that will be used on road must be licensed. Cost is $5 for a decal. Applications are available at the Town Marshal’s offi ce. Vehicles must have a muffl er in good working order, a spark arrestor, adequate brakes and headlights. Safety helmets must be worn.

Speeders targeted: A speed trap is being set up in Palmer Lake to tar-get speeders. Speed gun cost $550.

Money to purchase the gun had been raised two years ago. Speeders will be charged $2 for each mile over the speed limit. Alternative to paying bond is a sojourn in El Paso County Jail.

Emergency Car Repair: A clinic was held at Palmer Lake Fire House on June 1 in emergency car care. It was sponsored by Palmer Lake Fire Depart-ment and Palmer Lake Community Library. Thanks to Mike Westwood for sharing his experience.

Masonic Lodge forming: Rampart Range Masonic Club is in process of establishing a Masonic Lodge in the Monument, Palmer Lake and Woodmoor area. If interested, please attend a Rampart Range Masonic luncheon meeting at Woodmoor Inn.

Patriotic wall-hanging: A tribute to America’s Bicentennial was given to Lewis-Palmer Middle School Home Economics Department. The wall hanging contained each of the 50 states, state fl ower, and date it was ad-mitted to the Union. Jina Brenneman and Billy Golden won fi rst place for their needlework.

Electric Car designed: Don Hay designed and built an electric car. It is powered by two golf cart motors and three 12 volt car batteries. Top speed is about 45 mph. Hopefully the car will be in production in the near future.

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Continued from Page 1Mabe complained to the town and received an email from Thar-nish explaining that in response to multiple complaints, the town hired a contractor to remove voles from Monument Cemetery. The rodents were doing signifi cant damage, even causing headstones to sink into their tunnels.

“It was decided to expand the pro-gram to the roadside areas where prai-rie dogs and pocket gophers were be-coming a concern for our residents,” Tharnish wrote.

Tharnish said the contractor used an “anticoagulant bait” that must be eaten directly to kill an animal, meaning there is no danger to scav-engers that eat the dead prairie dog or vole.

In addition, he said voles, pocket go-phers and prairie dogs typically retreat underground “once they begin to feel any discomfort from the bait.” Most die in their burrows, out of reach of poten-tial predators, he said.

But Mabe found little comfort in Tharnish’s response.

“It’s hard for me to believe the citi-

zens of Monument desired this eradi-cation when there are other choices,” Mabe said, accusing Tharnish to trying to “convolute the issue” by lumping the prairie dog colonies along the railroad tracks and the Old Denver Highway with the cemetery voles.

“Is this how Coloradans would deal with native animals that infringe on humans if given a choice?” Mabe asked. “Surely we can fi nd a better way to handle this. Prairie dog relocation groups are available through the Hu-mane Society website.”

Town Manager Chris Lowe said he was aware of the complaints but de-fended the action as necessary to pro-tect area neighborhoods. And he dis-putes that truly humane alternatives exist.

“I don’t fi nd the ‘humane’ methods used to be very humane,” he said. “The prairie dogs are sucked out of a hole, through a tube and slammed into a container. Then they are transported somewhere and dumped.”

Lowe said the bottom line is that the town needed to act and “we don’t have the budget to deal with them differ-ently.”

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Continued from Page 1who recently graduated and is working closely with the churches.

“A group of us got together in January after a DCC student committed suicide on New Year’s Eve,” Vogt-Crockett said. “We thought there’s got to be some-thing more we can do.”

Vogt-Crockett has personal experience dealing with the effects of suicide and the terrible effect it can have on families.

“My mom passed away from suicide 30-plus years ago,” Vogt-Crockett said. “As parents we’re wonder-ing ‘what is going on?’ We’re asking kids ‘what do you think is happening?’

“We’re in the people business and we want to help our kids. They are dealing with things day-to-day that might not seem overwhelming to us, but these issues are having a tremendous effect on them.”

So what drives kids to contemplate, or actually commit, suicide?

“From what I’ve heard from kids is that suicide isn’t about death, it’s about trying to end the pain,” said Aubree Crockett, Jennifer Vogt-Crockett’s daughter and a student at The Vanguard School. “They’re not thinking about dying. They’re thinking ‘I don’t want to go through this anymore. I just want this to end.’ They’re not really looking at the fact that they have a support group or have people who are there for them. People in church, friends, family.”

According to Vogt-Crockett, each suicide directly affects 250 people.

“One father (who lost a child to suicide) said that suicide is not the end – it is the beginning of a long nightmare for the families,” Vogt-Crockett said. “As a person who has lost someone this way, I con-cur.”

Burnett also has a son who recently graduated from DCC. Following the fi rst suicide at the school last month, DCC offi cials held an assembly and had professional counselors on site to talk with kids who

were in need.“DCC has been great with my son,” Burnett said.

“He’s been clobbered by this. Their counseling staff has been terrifi c for my son.”

A few days after graduation, DCC students and staff gathered in front of the school as part of Project DCC. They planted fl owers in large decorated pots and took time to refl ect on the loss of classmates.

The overall intention of the project is not to cre-ate a traditional memorial, but a symbol of hope and a physical reminder of how the school has changed both by the hands of the living and the hands of those who have been lost.

The project is being headed up by DCC students that include Ryan Fulton, Mary Carrigan, Mariah Goudy, Jordan Kalthoff, Nguyen Pham, Ryan Gay, Anette Galaviz, Madaline Angel, Jordan Alcon, Olivia Loehr and Grace Van Valkenburg.

“We should all be proud of our students for of-fering a positive healing opportunity for their fellow classmates,” Vogt-Crockett said.

Information on the project can be found at go-fundme.com/25ndb8k.

Academy District 20 superintendent Mark Hatch-ell recently released a statement addressing the re-cent suicides.

“We care deeply for every student and the loss of a student is heart-wrenching for the entire commu-nity,” he said. “We are committed to continuing to educate students and their families about suicide-prevention and the many resources available. We will continue to work closely with our schools, staff, and families to address this devastating issue.”

According to the National Alliance on Mental Ill-ness, suicide warning signs include: threats or com-ments about killing themselves; increased alcohol and drug use; aggressive behavior; social withdrawal from friends, family and the community; dramatic mood swings; preoccupation with talking, writing or thinking about death; and impulsive or reckless be-havior.

Where you can get help Local, state and national agencies off er help to those in crisis:

• Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention, 704 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, 80903, 719-573-7447, www.pikespeaksuicidepreention.org.

• Aspen Point, Acute Services (Lighthouse), 115 South Parkside Drive, Colorado Springs, 80910, 719-572-6100.

• Heartbeat, P.O. Box 16985, Colorado Springs, 80935, 719-337-6640.

• TSC Counseling Center (The Sanctuary Church), 1930 W. Colorado Ave. Colorado Springs, 80904, 719-634-7232, 719-418-2506, http://www.thesanctuarywestside.org/

• Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, 800-273-8255 (TALK), 844-493-8255 (TALK)

• Colorado Crisis Center, 844-493-8255 (TALK)

• Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Pro-gram, 800-273-8255 (TALK), 303-429-3530, www.yellowribbon.org, ask4help@yellowribbon,org.

Photo courtesy of Aubree CrockettMembers of the Project DCC group.

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All-Star games give lucky dozen last chance to wear school uniforms

By Danny [email protected]

Noah Sathre thought he played his

final high school baseball game on May 14 when his Rangers lost in the Class 4A District tournament.

But on Memorial Day – 10 days after he graduated – he was at Security Service Field playing in the 55th Annual Southern Colorado High School All-Star Game.

“I found out last week I was selected for this game,” Sathre said. “I am hon-ored. I am excited to come out here and play with some of the guys.

“And it’s cool to play on a field like this.”

There were two all-star games, one that pitted seniors against seniors and another that involved only juniors.

“I played in this game last year as a junior and it was pretty fun,” said TCA senior pitcher Spencer Hamilton, who fashioned a 6-0 record this season while helping TCA to a postseason berth. “This is fun to play with every-body in the area one last time before everyone heads off to college.”

Hamilton, who will play for Division II St. Cloud State in Minnesota next season, was joined by TCA teammates Kyle Peterson and Alec Van Eaton.

One of the coaches in the senior game was L-P’s Brett Lester.

“This is awesome. This is great for the kids,” Lester said. “To be able to play in a stadium like this with this set up is fantastic.”

The junior all-star game included players from L-P (Billy Cook, Iain Fraser and Kevin Tims), Discovery Canyon (Kaven Sook and Britt Logan) and Palmer Ridge (Nathan Gishwiller, Bryan Boatman and Beau Stamper).

As a sports writer, I am fortunate to cover lot of sports from Little League and Pop Warner to the pros and Olym-

pic levels.All-Star games are different and

special. Especially a baseball all-star game.

And they are even better at a pro venue like Security Service Field, home to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

These boys rounded the bases that day following in the footsteps of many major league all-stars including the likes of Todd Helton, Charlie Black-mon, Manny Ramirez, Nolan Arenado, Josh Donaldson, Madison Bumgarner and Eric Hosmer.

So what was it like for our Tri-Lakes area athletes to play in a professional ball park?

“This makes you feel like you are more than you are. It makes you feel like you’re out of high school,” Cook said. “This place was loud today. I can’t imagine what it would be like play here with the stands full.”

Cook, L-P’s top hitter and starting shortstop, is one of the most talented players in the Pikes Peak region. He is taking his first recruiting trip of the season in August when he heads to Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif. After see-ing the campus and the Pacific Ocean, I doubt he will come back to Colorado.

Cook relished his chance to play in the junior all-star game at Security Service Field.

“It’s fun to play with some guys you know that you want to get to know bet-ter,” he said.

Missing from the Southern Colora-do All-Star games was L-P senior Paul Tillotson. The University of Nebraska-bound Tillotson, who played in the all-star games as a junior, was on a

family vacation in Cozumel. Tillotson is expected to be a high-round selec-tion in this week’s amateur draft.

I believe Cook has an excellent chance to be drafted in 2017.

Is it possible that we might be see-

ing Cook or Tillotson, or some other Tri-Lakes area high school grad, play-ing at Security Service Field as profes-sionals in the coming years? You never know.

See you around the ballpark.

FROM THE SIDELINES Danny [email protected]

All-stars not quite ready to hang up the cleats

By Danny [email protected]

It’s understandable if Josh Scott seems a little

preoccupied these days. After all, the former Lewis-Palmer High School basketball star is trying to show-case his talents to a number of prospective NBA suit-ors.

In the last few weeks, Scott, 22, has worked out for six NBA teams including the Denver Nuggets, Los An-geles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State War-riors, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks.

But he’s not unpacking. He has upcoming work-outs with the Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks and Minne-sota Timberwolves.

“When you start to get up into double digits, that’s a very good sign,” said Scott’s agent Adam Pensack. “That means NBA teams are looking at you to fit a specific need.”

Despite not getting invited to last month’s NBA Combine, Pensack believes Scott’s stock value could be on the rise. Of the 70 or so players invited to the camp, eight decided to return to college.

The NBA Draft is June 23 and goes two rounds. That means that 60 players are selected.

“There are 100 draftable players in the mix,” Pen-sack said. “Is Josh in the 100? Absolutely. Unequivo-cally. There’s no question.”

Since graduating from the University of Colorado last month, Scott has been in Las Vegas working out at the renowned Impact Basketball facility. His hectic schedule leaves him little time to visit his family back in Monument.

“I haven’t talked with Josh for a while, but I know he’s working hard, and if he works hard enough he will get (to the NBA) eventually,” said Jonathan Scott, one of Josh’s four younger brothers. “If he doesn’t make it

this year, he can go overseas and play for a little bit and then come back and try to make it.”

Pensack is talking up his client to NBA teams, playSee Scott on Page 12

Photos by Danny Summers / The TribuneFour Tri-Lakes area players and two coaches participated in the senior all-star game on Me-morial Day at Security Service Field. From left to right, Spencer Hamilton, Kyle Peterson, Alec Van Eaton. Noah Sathre, Dan “Pops” Adair and Brett Lester. Photos by Danny Summers / The Tribune

Eight Tri-Lakes area athletes played in the junior all-star game at Security Service Field on Memorial Day. From left to right, Nathan Gishwiller Beau Stamper and Bryan Boatman from Palmer Ridge, Britt Logan and Kaven Sook from Discovery Canyon, and Billy Cook, Iain Fra-ser and Kevin Tims from Lewis-Palmer.

Monument’s Josh Scott a busy man as NBA draft looms

Photo courtesy of University of Colorado Former Lewis-Palmer HIgh School and University of Colorado basketball star Josh Scott has had tryouts with six NBA teams. He has three more tryouts scheduled leading up to the June 23 NBA draft.


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It truly was another banner year for Tri-Lakes area prep athletes and their teams as several teams and individu-als brought home state championship banners.

Here is a look back at some of the highlights.

DISCOVERY CANYON

Last fall, the Thunder football team began the season with four consecutive losses, but rebounded to win six con-secutive games and clinch its fourth straight Class 3A Southern League title. DCC then defeated Rifl e in a fi rst-round playoff game, before losing to eventual two-time defending state champion Pueblo East. DCC senior quarterback

Matt Call rushed for nearly 1,200 yards and 21 touchdowns. Backfi eld mates Josh Tomjack and Colt O’Connell – both juniors, rushed for 917 and 885 yards, respectively.

The school’s softball team went 13-8 and advanced to the state tournament for a fi fth consecutive season. Senior Kailee Cark batted .586, while sopho-more pitcher Corah Price was 13-8 with a 2.17 ERA.

Also in the fall, freshman tennis player Nick Lorenz advanced all the way to the state tournament, losing in No. 1 singles. It was the best fi nish of any male player in school history.

One of the biggest surprises last fall was when the Thunder boys’ golf team won the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference championship over traditional state power Cheyenne Mountain. The Thun-der placed fourth at the state tourna-ment.

The winter saw senior Sam Turner win his third consecutive state wres-tling championship at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

The spring was fi lled with numerous highlights. Freshman Mattie Kuntzel-man won the No. 2 state singles tennis championship, while sophomore Lau-ren Gale claimed four gold medals at the state track meet in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 medley relay.

LEWIS-PALMERLast fall, the Rangers’ football team

went 7-4 and made the playoffs for the fi rst time since 2011. Senior running back Nick Pavlik rushed for 1,586 yards and 24 touchdowns in nine games be-fore suffering an injury.

The school’s volleyball team played in the state fi nals for a fourth consecu-tive season, losing to Cheyenne Moun-tain. The Rangers (25-4) won the pre-vious two state championships. They also lost to Cheyenne Mountain in

2012.In the winter, the Lewis-Palmer

boys’ basketball team went 24-2 and advanced to the state quarterfi nals, where it was upset at home by Vista Ridge. The Rangers started fi ve seniors – Jonathan Scott, Charlie Hovasse, Sam Strasburger, Joe DeCoud and Kyle Ow-ens.

The springtime saw the school’s baseball team advance to the postsea-son for a third consecutive year. Senior Paul Tillotson batted .582 with 19 extra-base hits and 40 RBIs, while junior Billy Cook hit .603 with 20 extra-base hits and 33 RBIs. Tillotson was even more impressive on the mound, posting an 8-1 record with a 1.02 ERA.

The Rangers’ girls’ soccer team went 19-1 and won the program’s fi rst state title in 20 years. Junior Bri Alger led the team in goals (29) and assists (12). Ju-nior Annica Fletemeyer scored the lone goal in the championship game over Valor Christian.

PALMER RIDGE

The Bears’ football team went 8-4 and advanced to the quarterfi nals of the 4A playoffs. Senior quarterback Isa-iah Sanders enjoyed a season for the re-cord books. He racked up a combined 3,990 yards, passing and rushing, and 47 touchdowns. Sanders will attend the Air Force Academy this fall.

The fi eld hockey team advanced to the state semifi nals, where it lost to three-time defending state champion Colorado Academy.

The boys and girls cross country teams also had fi ne showings at state. Andrew Rudnicki, Jeremy Meadows and Liam Cox fi nished 10-11-12 on the boys side. Hannah Capek, 10th, had the highest fi nish of the any Bears’ girl.

Palmer Ridge spring teams had plen-ty of success. The girls’ lacrosse team advanced to the quarterfi nals behind the strong play of standout players like

Mary Koch, San Rippley, E l i z a b e t h Reich, Liz Phillips, Ali Walker and

Abby O’Hara.The baseball team rebounded from

a 5-14 season to fi nished third in the PPAC and advance to the district tour-nament.

In track, senior sprinter Caleb Ojen-nes won three gold medals at the state meet. Senior George Silvanic won the state discus championship. The Bears fi nished second overall as a team after winning the previous two state titles.

Lastly, sisters Kellsey and Ashlee Sample fi nished 10th and 18th, respec-tively, at the state golf tournament.

THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY

Senior Tanner Norman got the year started out on the right foot when he won the state cross country title last October. Freshman Chantae Steele fi n-ished fi fth on the girls’ side.

TCA’s boys’ soccer team advanced to the Class 4A state championship game, but came up short with a 1-0 loss to Evergreen. TCA junior sensation Titus Grant missed the fi nals after receiving a red card in the semifi nals.

The football team went 8-4 and ad-vanced to the state quarterfi nals. Se-nior Jayce Hall paced the offense with 812 yards and 11 touchdowns, while se-nior quarterback Austin Bervig passed for more than 1,500 yards and TDs.

The Titans sent fi ve wrestlers to the 3A state tournament, led by third-place fi nisher Ben Hinds.

The spring season saw the girls win the state track championship. Senior Andrea Willis won the pole vault cham-pionship for the second consecutive year. On the boys’ side, Conor Bertles and Alex Miller won individual state titles in the shot put and 300 meter hurdles, respectively.

The girls’ soccer team went 13-2-2 and lost in the second round of the state playoffs. Junior Hannah Burgo scored a team-leading 22 goals.

File photoDiscovery Canyon sophomore Lauren Gale won four gold medals at the state track meet.

Banner year for Tri-Lakes area prep athletes

File photoLewis-Palmer junior Bri Alger, left, scored a team-high 29 goals this season to lead the Rang-ers to the Class 4A state soccer championship. File photo

File photoPalmer Ridge senior quarterback Isaiah Sanders accounted for nearly 4,000 passing and rushing yards and 47 touchdowns.

File photoTCA senior Tanner Norman won the state cross country title last October.


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Continued from Page 10ing up the comparison some made of Scott to a “Baby Tim Duncan.” That’s not bad, since the San Antonio Spurs power forward is considered one of the best players in NBA history.

“Denver thought he did very well in his workout,” Pensack said. “The Warriors seemed to like him a lot, as well.”

Golden State, by the way, is the defending NBA champs.

Scott has solid credentials. At 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, he averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for CU last season while helping the Buf-faloes to their third NCAA appearance in his four seasons with the program. He was named fi rst-team, all-Pac 12.

Scott is also a gym rat with a high basketball IQ.

He had a top-30 player effi ciency rating (PER) in the country last year, per RealGM, and is reliable around the rim. PER strives to measure a player’s per-minute performance, while adjusting for pace.

However, Scott has been criticized for his lack of athleticism and unreliable jumper that are causing scouts to project him to go undrafted. He only shot 16 3-pointers during his career with the Buffs and was never much of a threat beyond the key. He will need to stretch the defense if he intends to play at the next level since he is being looked at as a power for-ward.

“Josh has to keep doing what he’s doing, and that’s working hard,” Pensack said. “He has a lot of natural talent. It’s a matter of fi nding that right fi t.”

Getting drafted is great, but players chosen in the fi rst round are the only real winners. Each of the 30

fi rst-round picks gets a guaranteed two-year contract worth millions.

Of the 30 players selected in the second round last year, only 18 signed NBA contracts. The other 12 ei-ther went straight to the NBA Developmental League or Europe.

Last year fi ve undrafted players signed NBA con-tracts and remained with those clubs the entire sea-son.

“It’s actually better to be a free agent if you’re going to get drafted late in the second round,” Pensack said. “You can negotiate your own deal.

“Our primary focus has been to maximize Josh’s potential. We think he’s on a good track.”

Pensack added that regardless of whether Scott gets drafted or goes unsigned, he will play in the NBA summer league.

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SECTION 00020

INVITATION TO BID

Owner and address of Owner: Triview Metropolitan District

16055 Old Forest Point, Suite 300

Monument, CO 80132

Sealed bid will be received by OWNER at 16055 Old Forest Point, Suite 300, Monument, CO 80132 until 2:00 PM MDST on June 22, 2016 . Any bids received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received will be pub-licly opened and read aloud. All interested parties are invited to attend. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all Bids and to waive irregularities or informalities in any bid.

The Contract Documents consisting of a Project Manual and Drawings may be obtained by either electronic documents on-line, or a hard copy at the offi ce of JDS-Hydro Consultants, Inc., 545 E. Pikes Peak Ave Ste. 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 during normal working hours on and after 2:00 P.M., Wednesday April 13, 2016. Only fi rms obtaining documents by these methods will be placed on the Planholders’ List. Complete electronic Project Plans, Project Specifi cations, and Bid Proposal Packet are available at the JDS-Hydro Consultants, Inc. website “www.jdshydro.com”, click on the “Browse Current Projects” link and select this project from the project list. Documents cannot be downloaded or printed without purchasing. To purchase and download the project documents in pdf format, click “Download Project PDF” and sign on to QuestCDN.com or join for a free membership. Plan documents can be downloaded for a fee of $10.00. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or email “[email protected]” for assistance in the free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. A hard copy set of project documents may be obtained from the offi ce of JDS-Hydro Consultants, Inc. (719) 227-0027 for a non-refundable price of $40.00 for each complete set. Payment of an additional $25.00 is required for express mail. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may be examined at the following locations: the offi ce of the consulting engineer, JDS-Hydro Consultants, Inc.

A Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM, June 10, 2016 at the Triview Metropolitan District Offi ce.

The Work to be performed generally includes: construction of a 1-room (1920 SF metal building) on a conventional shallow concrete foundation to house a potable water booster pump station, provide and install three (3) 40 HP pump/motor, switch over of an existing booster pump station to a trans-mission pump station, underground utility piping, valves and fi ttings, connections to existing lines, MCC, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, various site and drainage wor k, and fi nal grading.

No Bids may be withdrawn within a period of sixty (60) days after the date Bids are opened. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept that Bid or combination of Bids, if any, which, in its sole and absolute judgment will under all circumstances best serve the OWNER’s interest. No Bid will be accepted from any fi rm, person, or corporation who is a defaulter as to surety or otherwise, or is deemed incompetent, irresponsible or unreliable by the OWNER. A Bid Bond of 5 % of the Bid will be required.

TRIVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

/s/ Valerie Remington, District Manager

Publication Dates: May 25th, 2016; June 1st, 2016

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JDF 943 1/09 NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION (formerly CPC 21-A)TAX/1779609.1

District Court

▲ COURT USE ONLY ▲

El Paso County, Colorado270 S. TejonP.O. Box 2980Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901

In the Matter of the Estate of:

JANE W. NORRIS,

Deceased.

Gregory T. Densen, Esq. Case Number: 2016 PR 30081Sherman & Howard LLC633 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 3000Denver, Colorado 80202

Phone Number: (303) 299-8314 E-mail: [email protected] Number: (303) 298-0940 Atty. Reg. # 29874 Division: Courtroom:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of JANE W. NORRIS, Deceased

Case Number 2016 PR 30081

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of El Paso County, Colorado or on or before September 28, 2016,*

or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert C. NorrisPersonal Representative

755 El Pomar Road, #632Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906

Publish only this portion of form.

Instructions to Newspaper: Publish the above Notice once a week for three consecutive calendar weeks.

[email protected] Tribune Signature of Gregory T. Densen, #29874

Attorney for Personal Representative

*Insert date not earlier than four months from the date of first publication or the date one year from date of Decedent’s death, whichever occurs first.

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NOTICE is hereby given that Forest View Acres Water District of El Paso County, Colorado, will make final payment at the District Office at 7995 E. Prentice Ave, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111, on June 20, 2016 at 8 a.m. to J.J. O’Donnell Construction for all equipment supplied and services rendered for the 2014 Booster Pump Station performed within the Forest View Acres Water District, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Forest View Acres Water District, c/o Jim McGrady, 7995 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 on or before the date and time herein above shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Forest View Acres Water District, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOREST VIEW ACRES WATER DISTRICT By: James McGrady, District Manager

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