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In 1995, acclaimed golfer Annika Sorenstam won her first tournament as a professional at the U.S. Women’s Open Championship,

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Top players vying for the Women’s Open title this year: Cristie Kerr, Suzann Pettersen, Karrie Webb, Stacy Lewis, Sandra Gal, Morgan Pressel, Michelle Wie and defending champion Paula Creamer.

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ON PAR FOR THE OPENThere were 1,295 entries worldwide for this year’s Women’s Open. Eighty-two women were exempt from having to qualify; qualifying rounds for the rest began May 16 and ended June 5 on 20 different golf sites. The field was whittled down to 156 golfers, who will play four rounds July 7 through July 10.

After the first two rounds, players with the low-60 scores, including ties, and anyone within 10 shots of the leader will advance to the third and fourth rounds. Practice rounds will be played July 4 through July 6.

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Last year, the purse at the Women’s Open was $3.2 million, with $585,000 to the winner. Besides the money, the title holder receives a gold medal, pos-session of the Harton S. Semple Tro-phy for the year and an exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women’s Open championships.

The Colorado Springs area is a winner as well. According to the Gazette, tour-nament officials estimated an econom-ic impact of more than $25 million.

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This year marks the 66th U.S. Wom-en’s Open championship. The first was played in Spokane, Wash., at the Spokane Country Club in 1946. At the time, the Women’s Professional Golf Association conducted the tournament, until the newly formed Ladies Profes-sional Golf Association assumed the responsibility in 1949. The LPGA ran the Open for four more years, and then requested that the USGA pick up the championship.

The youngest winner of the Open was Inbee Park, who, at age 19, won the 2008 Women’s Open. Born in Seoul, Korea, Park moved to the U.S. at age 10. The oldest winner was Texas-born Babe Zaharias, who won the 1954 Open at age 43.

Catherine Lacoste won the Women’s Open in 1967, the first and only am-ateur to do so. She was propelled by good genes, as the daughter of French tennis player Rene Lacoste and 1927 British Ladies Amateur champion Si-mone Thion de la Chaume.

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Sorenstam is an icon in the world of women’s golf. She has 89 victories worldwide, including 10 major cham-pionships. Following her 1995 win at the Broadmoor, she won the U.S.

Open in 1996 and 2006. The Golf Writers Association named Sorenstam the American Female Player of the Year eight times, and the Ladies Pro-fessional Golf Association presented her with the prestigious Rolex LPGA Player of the Year award a record eight times. She became the first player in LPGA history to exceed $22 million in earnings. Sorenstam was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.

Today, Sorenstam has a family and is as successful off the course as an en-trepreneur, philanthropist and golf am-bassador.

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In 1916, Spencer Penrose, who had just purchased the Broadmoor, asked a prominent architect by the name of Donald Ross to design an 18-hole golf course for the hotel property and resort that was then under development.

When the course was completed in 1918, it was the highest golf course in the U.S. at 6,400 feet in elevation.

Ross designed the first six holes and the last three, and Robert Trent Jones Sr. created holes seven through 15.

The East Course is well-known for wide fairways and large greens, not to mention the beautiful trees and moun-tain views.

The East Course has hosted numerous tournaments and golf greats. Besides Sorenstam’s win in 1995, Jack Nick-laus got his first major win on the East Course with the 1959 U.S. Amateur.

Ross and Jones also designed the Broadmoor’s West Course, which is higher in elevation at 6,800 feet and overlooks the mountains and the city. The West Course hosted the 1998 PGA Cup Matches.

Jack Nicklaus’s company, Nicklaus De-sign, redesigned the Mountain Course, which opened in July 2006.

MORE CHAMPIONSHIPSThroughout its long history, the Broad-moor has been the site of many golf tournaments, starting in 1918 with the Red Cross Matches Fundraiser. Pen-rose and his friends were responsible for raising more than $1 million during that championship.

The Trans-Mississippi Championship was first played in 1927; they came back six times between 1927 and 1996.

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Presidents Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nix-on, Ford, Reagan and George H.W. and George W. have all walked the halls of the Broadmoor. The list of movie stars and dominant sports figures who have dined at the Broadmoor’s A-listed restaurants or shopped at the unique gift stores or gotten a massage at the spa are endless. Football legend Terry Bradshaw and Lance Armstrong of bi-cycling fame are among them. Others include Clark Gable, Bob Hope, Sir Elton John, Cher, Ted Turner and Mi-chael Douglas.

Oh, if those walls could only talk.

Historical accounts of human activity at the Broadmoor have included a few amusing; nonetheless, interesting sto-ries.

JOHN WAYNEIn the 1950s, John Wayne took a break from filming for some R & R at the Broadmoor. Staff members at the time told this story about Wayne. One after-noon, as they were bringing up a large tray of shrimp to a party of people in one of the suites, John Wayne met them in the elevator. As they rode up the elevator, Wayne started taking the shrimp from the tray and eating them. When they reached the suite, the work-ers were prepared to tell the party they would have to get a new tray of shrimp. But Wayne took the shrimp tray and walked into the suite and said, “Here’s your tray, and I ate the shrimp.” The party didn’t care about the shrimp at that point, but Wayne had another tray sent to the suite and stayed to sign au-tographs.

THE PROHIBITION STORYOn the lobby level of the hotel is an area called Bottle Alley, where many bottles of liquor from the Prohibition era are stored. Spencer Penrose and his wife were well-known anti-prohibi-tionists. Spencer Penrose was especial-ly noted for inviting hoteliers and the press to his hotel property, asking them to bring a few bottles of their “favorite cologne,” which referred to illegal al-cohol. He also used the reference “gas-oline.” The invitees were mainly men of wealth and besides dining with their “cologne,” they enjoyed all the ameni-ties of the hotel and nearby attractions. Broadmoor Chief Executive Officer Steve Bartolin discovered that Pen-rose had hidden three “flatcars” of his “gasoline” in the tunnels that ran from the original casino to the “houses of ill repute.” When Bartolin and a few staff members opened the door hidden be-hind some filing cabinets, they were taken back by the stench of “rotting hay and fermentation.”

Prohibition is long past, and a few golf enthusiasts will most likely enjoy some fresh libations at the Women’s Open.

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• On June 30, 1859, Jean-Francois Grav-elet, a Frenchman known professionally as Emile Blondin, becomes the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Wearing pink tights and a yellow tunic, Blondin crossed a cable about 2 inches in diameter and 1,100-feet long with only a balancing pole to protect him from plung-ing into the dangerous rapids 160 feet be-low.

• On June 28, 1862, Confederate raiders make a daring capture of a commercial vessel on Chesapeake Bay. Conspirators boarded the St. Nicholas as paying pas-sengers with Richard Thomas Zarvona, a former student at West Point, disguised as a flirtatious Frenchwoman.

• On July 3, 1908, author Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher is born in Albion, Mich. In 1937, her first book, “Serve It Forth,” was published. She produced nine more books on food, including “How to Cook a Wolf” (1942) and “The Gastronomic Me” (1943).

• On July 1, 1951, Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller pitches the third no-hit game of his career to lead the Indians over the Detroit Tigers 2-1. This made him the first modern pitcher ever to throw three no-hit-ters.

• On June 29, 1967, blond-bombshell ac-tress Jayne Mansfield is killed instantly when the car in which she is riding strikes the rear of a trailer truck on I-90 east of New Orleans. The car’s driver likely couldn’t see the truck due to a nearby ma-chine emitting a thick white fog used to spray mosquitoes.

• On July 2, 1977, Hollywood composer Bill Conti scores a No. 1 pop hit with the single “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky).” Conti’s career eventually includ-ed an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1983 film “The Right Stuff.”

• On June 27, 1985, after 59 years, the iconic Route 66 between Chicago and Los Angeles enters the realm of history when the American Association of State High-way and Transportation Officials decer-tifies the road and votes to remove all its highway signs. Most of Route 66 followed a path forged through the wilderness in 1857 by U.S. Navy Lt. Edward Beale at the head of a caravan of camels.


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• Nearly half of those polled who have not yet retired are very concerned about retirement finances, much more so than ever before.

• Two-thirds of retirees surveyed say their finances are worse than before the economy took a downturn, with a quarter saying “much worse.” For those not yet retired, the figures are even higher. Those who banked on having return from in-

vestments have suffered from low inter-est rates, and those who considered their home a “nest egg” for retirement money are hard hit.

• A quarter of retirees fear they might need to return to work, while two-thirds who haven’t retired think they’ll need to work longer.

• People who haven’t yet retired have more concerns than those who have al-ready retired. The major concerns are paying for long-term health care, the falling value of investments, running out of money, inability to maintain a stan-dard of living and not having anything to leave to heirs.

• Seniors have more debt than they ex-pected to have at retirement. But if there’s a retirement strategy the majority agreed on, it’s this: Get rid of consumer and mortgage debt before retirement by paying off credit cards and cutting back on spending for gifts, vacation and res-taurants.

If you want to see how you compare to others in this survey, go to www.soa.org and put the name of the report in the quick search box.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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BED-WETTINGDEEPLY AFFECTS

CHILDRENDEAR DR. DONOHUE: Our grand-son soon will be 15. He still wets the bed. His parents have done everything from pills to alarms, but nothing helps. Sometimes he gets depressed, and that scares us. He says he will never be able to have a relationship with a girl. Some-times we worry that he will hurt him-self. Is there anything that can help this situation? -- W.M.

ANSWER: I feel deeply for your grand-son. No one can understand the isolation and hopelessness he has to grapple with. He could stand professional counseling. Perhaps a few facts will help him. Be-tween the ages of 5 and 6, 15 percent to 20 percent of children are still wetting the bed. Of that number, every follow-ing year, 15 percent will stay dry dur-ing the night. By age 18, only 1 percent to 2 percent of these youngsters are still battling the problem. Your grandson has three years in which his chances of gain-ing control are good.

The problem of bed-wetting appears to stem from a brain that doesn’t respond to a full nighttime bladder by rousing the sleeper. It might be a delay in devel-oping that response. Or it might be a de-lay in the attainment of a large enough bladder capacity to hold nighttime urine production. Or it might be that these children produce too little of the hor-mone vasopressin, which suppresses nightly urine formation.

Your grandson can once more try things he probably has already tried. He should measure carefully how much fluid he

drinks in one day. Once he learns that number, he should drink 40 percent of the total in the morning, another 40 per-cent in the afternoon and limit fluid to 20 percent of the daily total from 5 p.m. on. He can increase his bladder’s capac-ity by holding off on urinating during the day. If he delays each time by five or 10 minutes for one week and then gradually lengthens the delay in follow-ing weeks, the bladder will stretch. This takes time. He has to be patient.

Alarms can work. They sound or vi-brate when the first few drops of mois-ture touch them. It can be as long as six months of use before the training takes hold.

For occasions when he is invited to stay at other people’s homes for the night, desmopressin, as a pill or nasal spray, slows nighttime urine production.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am so con-cerned about our grandson. He is a se-nior in college. He felt he couldn’t fo-cus well enough on some of his difficult classes. He went to a doctor and was put on Adderall.

I am so worried that he will become ad-dicted. Should I be concerned? -- R.G.

ANSWER: Adderall is a drug of the amphetamine family. It does have the potential of leading to dependence. However, it’s been used for so many years for the treatment of attention-def-icit hyperactivity disorder that it can be well managed and not present a danger.

The doctor who prescribed the drug is responsible for monitoring how it is used. He or she will continue writing for its use only if it’s safe to do so.

I sincerely believe you do not have to worry yourself about your grandson.

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By Nick J. Yanez

There was a man named Franklin once. He lived around these parts. One hot summer afternoon, the paper

boy arrived and brought good fortune. Within the contents of the manuscript Franklin found something unbelievable. Inside there was a small portion of the paper designated to a company. It had their name, their number and address, and a giant dotted line surrounding it. The dotted line implied something, as if he should dig a pair of scissors into it. So that he did. He then took the small square of paper and followed the instructions. He went to the company, displayed the fine piece of paper to a clerk there, and received a product for less than what they would normally sell it for. Franklin got a coupon. Also, it was 83 degrees outside that day,

The day of the coupon is dying. The self-checkouts at grocery stores seem to spit them out, giving the impression they don’t taste very good. You can find them anywhere now, which is a problem. The coupon has lost its value; they’re simply dime-a-dozen. So now, Pinz Bowling Center presents to you, a new kind of coupon. There’s no paper, no cutting, no presenting. There’s looking at the thermometer outside – because this summer at Pinz, if it’s 83 it’s free!

Every summer day, until August 31st, Pinz Bowling Center offers a buy one get one free game of bowling when the temperature is 83 degrees or higher. All you have to do is sign up for the deal, and show up when it gets hot. Two games of bowling can effectively take you out of the heat, resulting in less red skin, and more good vibes. A random generic scientist says, “83 it’s free is a health conscience,

intelligent promotion to take advantage of,” and good-time critics rave, “It’s everything summer needed, like lemonade, roller coasters, and swimming all at once; except you’re bowling instead”. So come to Pinz Bowling Center this summer, and listen to the folks who make quotes. If it’s 83 it’s free… sounds good to me.

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SUMMER SALSA

When tomatoes and peppers are ripe and plentiful, folks will wonder what to do with all that produce. Salsa is one good

option.

How hot the salsa is depends on the kind of peppers that are used. Peppers are rated according to their hotness on a scale called the Scoville Organoleptic Test. The hottest variety is habanero, with a rating of 300,000 Scoville Units. The habanero resembles an orange lantern. Typically, the hotter peppers are smaller varieties (1-3 inches at maturity) and are colored ‘green-turning-red.’ When working with hot peppers, be sure to wear gloves to prevent burns. Just cutting a habanero open, for example, can make a person’s eyes water!

Milder peppers tend to be larger (4-10 inches) and are ‘yellow-turning-red.’ Examples of milder pep-pers include Bell peppers and Sweet Banana peppers, which are rated at 0 Scoville Units, and so are very mild. More in the mid-range would be jalape–o pep-

pers. They are rated at 5,000 Scoville Units and are tapered green or red chilies.

Adjust the spiciness of the salsa by selecting the type of pepper added to the mix. For a very mild salsa, use milder peppers. For a very hot salsa, use a greater proportion of hotter peppers to milder ones. Regard-less of the product’s spiciness, don’t just add more peppers to make it hotter. The total amount of pep-pers should be the amount recommended in the pro-cedure. The proportions are calculated out so that the recipe will be safely preserved.

It also is a good idea to try out the peppers you plan to use in your salsa by trying half of a hot pepper first, stirring the salsa, letting it sit for a few minutes and tasting for heat. See if the temperature is what you expect and what you prefer. It’s easier to adjust the mix of peppers in the salsa to gradually make it a little hotter by adding more peppers than it is to deal with an excessively hot and spicy salsa after it’s pre-pared. If someone finds your salsa a bit too hot, you might try serving it with some sour cream or salty chips to help calm that spicy flavor.

This recipe for Spicy Fruit Salsa combines hot pep-pers and juicy summer fruits. It’s perfect for a snack or appetizer and also is delicious as a topping for fish, chicken or pork.

THE KITCHEN DIVA’SSPICY FRUIT SALSA

Salsa is a healthy, versatile condiment. Adding fruit to this traditional salsa recipe gives it a boost of ad-ditional healthy nutrients.

1 large, firm-but-ripe mango, peeled and cubed1 large, firm-but-ripe peach, peeled and cubed

2 large, firm-but-ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded and coarsely chopped; or 16 grape or cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters1 cup diced red onion 1 or 2 fresh jalape–os, stemmed and minced3 tablespoons fresh lime juice1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup, op-tional1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro 1. In a large bowl, combine mango, peach, tomatoes, onion, jalape–os, lime juice, chili powder, salt and honey. Stir well to combine.2. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 hour, to blend the flavors. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro and adjust

the seasoning. Serve with baked tortilla or pita chips. Makes about 2 cups.

TIP: To reduce the heat of the pep-pers and retain the flavor, cut the pep-pers open and remove the seeds and the ribs. Be sure to wear gloves when handling peppers or wash your hands immediately after touching them.

***Angela Shelf Medearis is known as The Kitchen Diva! She’s the executive producer and host of “The Kitchen Diva!” cooking show on Hulu.com. Her new inspirational book is “Ten Ingredients for a Joyous Life and a Peaceful Home -- A Spiritual Mem-oir” and was co-written with Pastor Salem Robinson Jr. (www.dunnsmemorial.com) Visit her website at www.divapro.com.


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1. CLUBS: According to the Boy Scout Law, how many good traits (thiftiness, cleanliness, etc.) should a young member possess?2. LANGUAGE: If someone sug-gested you were headed for Ge-henna, where would you be going?3. HISTORY: In ancient days, who was eligible to wear a Roman toga?4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president adopted the Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America? 5. POETRY: Who wrote the line, “Tiger! Tiger! burning bright”?6. BIBLE: To what does the Hep-tateuch refer? 7. SCIENCE: What are opponents of technological change some-times called?8. CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: What is the name of the faithful dog in the story of Peter Pan?9. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of owls called collectively?10. U.S. CITIES: In what city is the famous blues district called Beale Street located?

1. In 2010, Mike Redmond set a major-league mark for consecu-tive games by a catcher without an error (253). Who had held the record?2. Name the last two Detroit Tiger A.L. Rookies of the Year.3. Who are the only two coaches to guide NFC South teams to Su-per Bowl victories?4. When was the last time before Butler University in 2010 that a Division I men’s college basketball team played in the Final Four in its own home city?5. Name the first team in NHL history to have four 500-goal scorers on the roster.6. Who was the fastest to reach 100 goals in Major League Soccer history?7. Name three of the four oppo-nents heavyweight boxer Joe Fra-zier fought between the time he won the heavyweight title from Jimmy Ellis in 1970 and lost to George Foreman in 1973.


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1. What one-hit-wonder group had a hit with “Surfin’ Bird.”

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3. What was David Bowie’s first U.S. No. 1 hit?

4. Which group had a hit with “Little Deuce Coupe”?

5. Name the Rolling Stones hit that Aretha Franklin covered 18 years later?

6. What song do The Mindbend-ers and Phil Collins have in com-mon.

New DVD Releases forWeek of June 27, 2011

PICKS OF THE WEEK

“Sucker Punch” (PG-13) -- So much of this film is in layered storytelling done in music-video format that I’m not sure it can be described in plain text, so be prepared. “Sucker Punch” is a humorless movie made and sold on the premise of girls in fetish gear and their gratuitous fights with baddies as-sembled from unfinished video games. (That was shockingly easy.)There is a story, don’t be fooled. Emily

Browning plays a young girl who acciden-tally kills her sister while trying to defend her from their evil stepfather and is institutional-ized as a result. (This we learn from the first of many music videos the director trusted to tell the narrative.) To cope, the protago-nist escapes into imaginary worlds -- one of which is apparently the realm of played-out visuals and forgotten comic-book bad guys.Director Zack Snyder’s famed “action style” gets annoying. In any fight, time erratically speeds up and grinds to a crawl like an am-nesiac trying to drive a stick shift. The com-bat scenes are intense, but it doesn’t take long before the whole mess blends together. The imaginary baddies change, but they’re just different brownish things to shoot at -- be they undead Nazis, orc soldiers or robot samurai. Even if this sounds like your kinda thing, seeing them used so interchangeably sort of cheapens it, making it look more like pandering than a well-crafted fantasy.

“Season of the Witch” (PG-13) -- The term “witch hunt” give rise to all kinds of scary ideas -- curses, poisons, scapegoating, suspi-cion and the tangled web of moral dilemmas inherent in a panicked society. Don’t worry though, this one is just another pretty-dark adventure featuring Nicolas Cage phoning it in as the hero.Two knights gone AWOL from the crusades (Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman) get roped into transporting an accused witch to a spe-cial monastery so they can end the cursed plague sweeping the land. Cage keeps it cool, depriving the audience of a new satis-fyingly spastic outburst from the venerated over-actor. It’s probably not something you’ll want to watch over and over again - predicting what happens next is easy enough on the first viewing. However, there’s nothing strikingly bad about it, and it one can genuinely enjoy this short adventure through a world of nice knights and mean monsters.

“Uncle Buck” (PG) [Blu-ray] -- Beloved writer/director John Hughes gave us this family comedy back in 1989. John Candy stars as the titular uncle, a goofball bachelor trusted to watch over his brother’s kids for a little while. It’s a fun movie from a time when teenagers didn’t have cell phones and Macaulay Culkin was still small, cute and funny.

TV SHOWS:“Rizzoli & Isles”

The Complete First Season “Warehouse 13” Season 2

“ReBoot” The Definitive Mainframe Edition“George Gently” Series 3

“Rideback: The Complete Series” (Limited Edition) DVD/Blu-ray Combo

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TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS

FLASH BACK ANSWERS1. The Trashmen in 1963. The song went to No. 4 on the chart. It was used in an episode of “Family Guy” a few years ago.2. Ry Cooder, on his 1972 album “Into the Purple Valley.” The famed slide-guitarist is a multi-Grammy Award winner.3. “Fame,” in 1975. He didn’t have another one until 1982 with “Let’s Dance.”4. The Beach Boys, in 1963 as a B-side to “Surfer Girl.” A deuce coupe was the easily souped-up 1932 Ford Model B.5. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” originally released in 1968, was covered by Franklin in 1986 in the film of the same name.6. “A Groovy Kind of Love.” The Mindbenders released it in 1965, and Collins covered it in 1977. Collins’ ver-sion shot to No. 1 in both the U.S. and the U.K.

1. Twelve2. To hell

3. A citizen4. Franklin D. Roosevelt

5. William Blake6. First seven books of the Old Testament

7. Luddites8. Nana

9. A parliament of owls10. Memphis, Tenn.

1. Mike Matheny, with 252 errorless games (2002-04).2. Justin Verlander (2006) and Lou Whitaker (1978).3. Jon Gruden (Tampa Bay, 2002 season) and Sean Payton (New Orleans, 2009 season).4. UCLA in 1972 (Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena).5. The Detroit Red Wings in 2001-02 (Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan).6. Taylor Twellman, 174 games.7. He beat Bob Foster (1970), Muhammad Ali (1971), Terry Daniels (1972) and Ron Stander (1972).

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel ready to face up to a major change, al-though it might involve some risks. A once-dubious family member comes around and offers support and encouragement.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Move for-ward with your plans, despite discouraging words from those who underestimate the Bovine’s strong will. Your keen instincts will guide you well.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A misun-derstanding is easily cleared up. Then go ahead and enjoy some fun and games this week. A Libra might have ideas that merit serious consideration for the future.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might feel as if you’re in an emotional pressure cooker, but the situation is about to change in your favor. Take time out for some well-earned fun.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A shift in your workplace responsibilities creates resent-ment among some co-workers. Deal with it before it becomes a threat to your success on the job.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Ex-pect some surprises in what you thought was one of your typically well-planned schedules. Deal with them, and then enjoy some lighthearted entertainment.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Be careful: What appears to be a solid financial opportunity might have some hidden risks attached. A hazy personal matter needs to be cleared up.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) It’s a good time to strengthen ties with family and friends. You might feel unsure about a recent workplace decision, but time will prove you did the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-ber 21) Just when you thought your rela-tionship was comfortable and even predict-able, your partner or spouse could spring a potentially life-changing surprise on you.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your usually generous self is overshad-owed by your equally strong suspicious nature. You might be judging things too harshly. Keep an open mind.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Love and romance dominate the week. Married Aquarians enjoy domestic harmo-ny, while singles could soon be welcoming overtures from loving Leos.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) An old health problem recurs, but it is soon dealt with, leaving you eager to get back into the swing of things. A favorable travel period starts this week.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have an inde-pendent spirit that resists being told what to do. But you’re also wise enough to ap-preciate good advice.


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ART HOP INHISTORIC DOWNTOWN MONUMENT

May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18 & September 15

The third Thursday of each month, May through September, the galleries, restaurants and bou-tiques of Historic Downtown Monument stay open from 5:00pm to 8:00pm for a celebration featuring art openings, great food, live music and other spe-cial events. Participating merchants are located on Second Street, Jefferson Street, Washington Street and Front Street : Bella Art & Frame, Bella Casa, Covered Treasures Bookstore, Crafty Laine Fab-ric Boutique & Sewing Lounge, Create A Memory Studio, Gloss, La Casa Fiesta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, Luna Hair Studio and Spa, Margo’s on the Alley, Nationwide Flooring and Design Center, Prickly Pear, Retrospect Dry Goods, Santa Fe Trail Jewelry, The Bead Corner / Heart and Hand Mar-ketplace, The Love Shop, The Vintage Merchants, and Wisdom Tea House. Please save your receipts from all your purchases during Art Hop. There will be a drawing of a gift basket collected from the Art Hop Merchants at the Chili Cook-Off on September 17th. For more information, please visit: www.monu-mentarthop.org.

LOCAL HOST FAMILIES NEEDEDFOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Colorado - Now through Aug. 31, 2011ASSE International Student Exchange Program is seeking host families for the 2011-2012 school year, for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age, and are com-ing to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. These personable and academically selected exchange students are conversant in Eng-lish, bright, curious and anxious to learn about this country through living as part of a family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and lan-guage with their newly adopted host family.Persons interested in obtaining more information about becoming a host family should call (800)733-2773 or Area Coordinator Joy Saultman at (406)868-8553.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK INHISTORIC DOWNTOWN MONUMENT

Wednesday’s, June 8th through July 27th 7-9pmThis is the tenth year the Historic Monument Mer-chants Assocation (HMMA) is bringing live music

to downtown Monument. This year the Concerts in the Park schedule has expanded to include EIGHT

shows! The free Summer Concert Series kicks off June 8 and runs through July 27. All concerts are from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Bring your own chair or

blanket and enjoy food, fun and great music for the whole family! Sponsored by the

Historic Monument Merchants Association.For more information, please visit:

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MONUMENT FOURTH OF JULY PARADE& STREET FAIR - PALMER LAKE FIREWORKS DISPLAY This year the annual parade will be held Monday, July 4. The fireworks over Palmer Lake will take

place the evening of Monday, July 4.

HIS BRAND OF EL PASO RODEO BIBLE CAMPLatio Trails Heritage Centre,

13710 Halleluiah Trail, Elbert, CO 80106July 10-13, 2011 12:00 PM

July 10 to 12:00 PM July 13Sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys and is a unique blend of bibical teaching and rodeo instruction by professional instructors in Barrels/Poles, Saddlebronc, Bull Riding, Team Roping, Goat Tying, Western Horsemanship, Trick Riding, Bare-back, Breakaway Roping, and Calf Roping for ages 9-18. Cost is $190/camper and meals are provided. Campers sleep overnight with Team Counselors and have a fun and informative 3 days!!! Contact: Mike Sigler (719) 499-5577

DAN SCHULTZ PAINTING WORKSHOP:PAINTING PORTRAITS

Vaile Hill Gallery, 118 Hillside Rd, Palmer Lake, COJuly 11, 2011 9am - 5pm

This workshop will teach Dan’s process of paint-ing portraits and figures in the landscape using a live model. Registration: Contact Julia Evans,

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PICNIC IN THE PINES Fundraiser for BENET HILL MONASTERY

3190 Benet Lane Colorado Springs, Co 80921-1509Sat, JULY 16, 2010 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

Barbecue (all you can eat) and Roasted Pig, Games for all ages, Nature walks, Music. $25.00 per per-son or $100.00 per family. Please let us know if you are interested and we will send you Posters, Flyers for Bulletins, or e-blast. FOR MORE INFORMA-TION AND REGISTRATION PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE www.benethillmonastery.org

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF HUNTING-TON’S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA

July 16, 2011We will be having a gathering at Limbaugh park in Monument, Co. with all of the proceeds going to HDSA. We will be having food, entertainment for kids, live music, a silent auction and a bake sale!

THE PALMER LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETYWITH THE COLORADO SPRINGS INDIAN CENTER & ONE NATION WALKING TOGETHER PRESENTS

2nd Annual Palmer Lake Native AmericanIntertribal Festival and Traditional Powwow

Saturday, July 16th from 10:00AM to 5:00PM Grand Entry 11:00AM

Centennial Park, 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake, CO 80133Featuring Native American Drums, Singers, Danc-ers, Artists, Pottery, Jewelry, Paintings and Food. Also, Live Wolf and Birds of Prey Exhibits

ZUMBATHON FOR THEMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATIONAvanti Ballroom, 1337 N Academy Blvd,

Colorado SpringsSat July 16, 2011 12-2:30p

$6 minimum donation BENEFITING the Muscular Dystrophy Association; over 10 instructors will help you burn calories while doing easy to follow dance moves to Latin-based and International music. No experience needed! Just move and shake and burn those unwanted calories away! For more info and other events/class schedule, visit www.DanceZ.us; 210-286-5974 (cell) if questions. COME JOIN THE PARTY for a GREAT CAUSE!!!

2011 RETURN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAUTAUQUA - Palmer Lake, CO

August 5-7 20116:00-10:30PM Fri, 9:00AM-4:30PM Sat,

8:30AM-3:00PM Sun1886-1910 was the Chautauqua era in Palmer Lake. The Chautauqua Assembly was the first mass educational and cultural movement in America, designed to enrich the mind, spirit and body. The 2011 Return of the Rocky Mountain Chautauqua on 5-7 Aug features events such as Fri night Square Dance, Sat Vintage Baseball game, Sat after-noon Ice-cream Social, Sunday Church Service, Seminars, and various historic hikes & walks. Most events & activities are free.

ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC - USAFA Golf CourseFriday, September 2 7 am - 3:30 pm

Mark you calendar and plan to join the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce as they host the Annual Touchstone Energy Golf Classic sponsored by Mountain View Electric Association, Phil Long Ford of Chapel Hills, and American National Bank. This year’s event will be held at Eisenhower Golf Course located on the Air Force Academy grounds situated adjacent to the Academy Chapel and cadet dormi-tories. The 18-hole course features 7,301 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 74.2 and it has a slope rating of 137. The Golf Classic is an excellent opportunity to mix busi-ness with pleasure. This shotgun, best ball tourna-ment with an all-inclusive golfer package is money well spent networking and enjoying the beautiful Colorado scenery while playing one of the area’s finest courses. If you have not had an opportunity to play this course, this is a perfect chance. Each four-some will receive golf cart for the day; each player will receive range balls, lunch, goodie bag and cus-tom designed golf shirt for the event, so get your foursome lined up and watch the website for further information on how to register.

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KNOW YOUR

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TO RESPONDProvided by Adam Grayson

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When you invest, you take some risks. While you can’t totally avoid these risks,

you can take steps to help reduce their impact and increase your comfort level. And the more comfortable you are with your investments, the easier it will be to follow a long-term strategy that can help you meet your goals.

Let’s look at the most common types of risk related to investing, along with some suggestions on helping to reduce these risks:

Losing principal — This type of risk is most closely associated with investing. For example, when you purchase a stock, you know that its value could go up or down. If it drops below your purchase price, and you then sell your shares, you will lose some of your principal.

Your response — You can’t eliminate the risk of losing principal, but by owning a mix of stocks, bonds, government securities and other types of investments, you can help reduce the impact of volatility on your portfolio. Keep in mind, though, that diversification, by itself, can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss.

Losing value when interest rates change — This type of risk primarily affects fixed-income investments, such as bonds. If you purchase a bond that pays, say, a 4% interest rate, and the market rate goes up to 5%, then the value of your bond will drop because no one will be willing to pay you the full price for it when newer, higher-yielding bonds are available.

Your response — You can combat, or even ignore, interest rate risk by holding your bonds until they mature. By doing so, you’ll get your full principal back, provided the issuer doesn’t default, and you’ll continue to receive regular interest payments unless the bonds are “called,” or repurchased by the issuer. (You can help protect against this by purchasing bonds that have some degree of “call protection” and by owning bonds with different maturities.)

Losing purchasing power — This risk largely applies to fixed-rate investments such as certificates of deposit (CDs). To illustrate: If you purchase a CD that pays 2%, and the inflation rate is 3%, you are actually losing purchasing power.

Your response — Despite their vulnerability to inflation, CDs can offer you some valuable benefits, such as preservation of principal. Yet if you are concerned about fighting inflation, you may want to look for investments than have the potential to offer rising income, such as dividend-paying stocks. In fact, you can find stocks that have increased their dividends for many consecutive years. (Be aware, though, that companies can reduce or eliminate dividends at any time. Also, an investment in stocks fluctuates, and you could lose your principal.)

Apart from these individual techniques to reduce investment-related risk, you should also save early and save often — because the more money you accumulate, the greater your ability to follow a long-term strategy that reflects your personal risk tolerance. That’s why it’s a good idea to contribute as much as possible over the years to your IRA and 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan.

By understanding the different types of investment risk, and by acting to help lessen them, you can reduce much of the stress sometimes associated with investing — while you increase your prospects for achieving your objectives.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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CREDIT CARDSThe Credit Card Accountability, Responsibil-

ity and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 was supposed to protect consumers from chang-

ing interest rates, unreasonable fees and the insecu-rity from not knowing from one month to the next what new fees and penalties the credit-card com-panies would come up with. The Pew Charitable Trusts, a branch of the nonpartisan, civic-minded Pew Research Center, has released a Safe Credit

Cards Project report warning about the ways credit-card companies are getting around the rules.

To get around the restrictions of the CARD Act, credit-card companies have simply changed the name of the cards they’re issuing. They’re now called “business” or “corporate” credit cards. Busi-ness credit cards were never intended to be covered by the act, so none of the new rules apply. Far too many consumers have been taken in, assuming they’re protected when they’re not. Getting one of these cards isn’t hard: Business or commercial cards are being promoted not only to businesses and cor-porations, but to consumers, just as the regular con-sumer cards were.

According to the Pew report, some 10 million offers for business credit cards are sent out every month.

Here are some comparisons, with “Protected” indi-cating the coverage of personal credit cards under the Act.

Protected: Terms cannot change during the first year, and 45 days notice must be given before terms change.

Business: Terms can change at any time.

Protected: Penalty interest rates cannot be applied to existing balances.

Business: Penalty interest rates can be applied at any time, effective immediately, with no notice, to any balance.

Protected: Penalty fees must be reasonable, and cannot exceed the violation itself.

Business: Penalty fees are unrestricted.

Protected: Payments over the minimum must be applied to the highest rate balance first.

Business: Payment may be applied to lowest rate balances, which lets high-rate balances accrue in-terest.

If you receive a mailing or application offering one of these credit cards, read the fine print -- twice. Go online a pull up a copy of the CARD Act and com-pare item for item what your new card would offer versus the protections of regular cards.

Remember: With business credit cards, your inter-est rate could change overnight, and you can’t do a thing about it -- except pay the debt.

David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-

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By Christopher C. Meyer © May 2008

What does “separation” mean in the Marriage Zone? It all depends on the context. In Colorado, folks who are

married and decide they no longer want to be together have three choices: separation; legal separation; and divorce.

In a simple separation, the parties go their sepa-rate ways with or without a written separation agreement. They are still married. They can’t get married again until after they are divorced. They are still subject to the laws of marital property. Absent a well-crafted separation agreement, any income they receive during the separation will be considered marital property and will be split accordingly in any subsequent court action for divorce or legal separation. There are exceptions to this rule that are beyond the scope of this ar-ticle. If you receive income or acquire property during a simple separation, the assumption that “what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is yours” could be disastrous.

A legal separation involves a court proceeding and a court order. A legal separation involves almost the same legal principles and paperwork as a divorce. Division of property, maintenance (alimony), child support, and child custody will be addressed in the Court’s order. Six months af-ter the Judge enters the order of legal separation, either party may file a motion requesting that the legal separation be turned into a divorce. The

motion will be automatically granted. If neither party wants a divorce, the legal separation can proceed indefinitely. If you have a legal separa-tion, you are still married. You can’t get mar-ried again until you are divorced. Some folks prefer legal separation to divorce for religious or ethical reasons. There can be other benefits to a legal separation as opposed to a divorce. For example, a spouse may be able to stay covered on the other spouse’s health insurance policy or may be able to own a life insurance policy on the other spouse. If you are legally separated, the marital property laws no longer affect you. The income you receive or property you acquire dur-ing a legal separation really is all yours.

Divorce is the most popular choice when folks part ways: the couple’s financial and parenting issues are resolved; the parties are free to remar-ry; and the marital property laws no longer af-fect the parties. You need to be separated if you are getting a divorce. “Separated“ in this context means no longer living together as man and wife. Interestingly enough, you can still be living in

the same house and be separated for purposes of getting a divorce, but a Judge will not grant a di-vorce if it is just a sham and the parties will still live together as man and wife.

Separation and divorce law are like all law. You must remember that: you may not understand the law; you may not like it; and you may not think its fair; but it’s the law!

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice about your case.

Chris Meyer is an attorney practicing family law in Northern El Paso County. Chris’ law practice is limited to domestic relations cases. Chris has been practicing law since 1977. He is a for-mer prosecutor and is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Florida, California and Wisconsin. Chris can be contacted at 719-488-9395. Chris’s website (www.cmeyerlaw.com) has additional divorce and family law information and many other articles.

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