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Pot to be on November ballot in Palmer Lake Group collected required number of signatures to get recreational marijuana on Nov. 4 ballot By Danny Summers [email protected]

If you thought the defeat of the Palmer Lake recreational marijuana bill in April ended all future pot talk in the small El Paso County municipality, get ready for round two of the battle that is sure to make headlines during the next few months.

Bob Radosevich, deputy clerk for the town of Palmer Lake, announced that enough signatures were gathered to put the measure back on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election.

“They only needed 99 signatures and they got more than 160,” Radosevich said of a group that collected the signatures. “They easily met the criteria.”

The 99 signatures were based on 5 percent of the registered voters (about 1,900) in Palmer Lake.

Marijuana parafanalia is available at Salvatore’s Wellness Center. Photos by Danny Summers

The three newest members of the Black Forest Fire Board were sworn into o� ce in May. Standing left to right with their arms raised are PJ Langmaid, Jayme McConnellogue and Rick Nearhoof. Courtesy photo

A giant mural of the rock band the “Rolling Stones” greets customers who enter Salvatore’s establishment.

Salvatore’s Palmer Lake Wellness Center is located at 850 Commercial Lane in Palmer Lake.

Dino Salvatore is the owner of the Palmer Lake Wellness Center.

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There’s always something happening with the Black Forest Fire Board Jim Rebitski is acting � re chief By Danny Summers [email protected]

It’s been several months since the revamped board has been in place for the Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District. And while positive steps continue to be taken to be repair the trust that was seemingly lost among Black Forest resi-dents since the June 2013 massive fi re, much more work is yet to be done.

“I think the majority of the residents of our area want to move on,” said Rick McMorran, chair/president of the Black Forest Fire District “We’ve had a lot of distractions and a lot going on in the last year and it’s time for this community to heal.”

McMorran replaced Eddie Bracken as chair when Bracken was not reelected. McMorran made it publicly clear that he did not support Bracken and other former board members who gave the go-ahead on a costly report concerning the early stages of the Black Forest fi re.

In May, three new members joined the Board: PJ Langmaid, Jayme McConnellogue and Rick Nearhoof. They, along with the three existing board members, have vowed to get things in order.

“We want to be prepared for the next time something happens,” McMorran said. “Right now things like fi re mitigation and getting our budget in order are at the top of our agenda.”

Also near the top of that list is getting the fi re chief situation resolved. In early June, Black Forest Fire Chief Bob Harvey placed himself on sick leave for reasons of post traumatic stress disorder.

Chief Harvey read a statement at the June 4 Black Forest Board meeting stating, among other things, “… that the actions by certain members of the board in threatening his job status during their recent campaign may be additional cause for stress.”

The acting fi re chief is Jim Rebitski, who was the assistant chief. He was appointed the acting chief at the June 19 Board meeting.

“This is a personnel matter and that’s about as much as I can discuss at this point,” McMorran said. “Chief Harvey is still the chief. He just hap-pens to be on sick leave at this point. Anything to change that would be a Board issue. Right now we’re in a holding pattern.”

Darryl Glenn, the El Paso County Commission-er whose area includes Black Forest, was also criti-cal of Harvey’s handling of the fi re. But Glenn has no say-so in the matter when it comes to the hiring or fi ring of a chief.

Black Forest Fire public information offi cer Kathy Russell is focusing her efforts on fi re mitiga-tion, rather than getting caught up in the media circus.

“As a fi re department we have been pushing fi re mitigation for more than 10 years,” she said. “After the fi re the requests for assessments went through the roof. The fi re taught us that come mitigation is

good, but more is better.”Russell added that getting fi ve or more neigh-

bors together in the same area or street is critical to achieving the best possible fi re mitigation success.

“If we can get fi ve contiguous neighbors work together as a group that goes such a long way,” she said. “A neighborhood in Black Forest is 25 to 30 acres.

“We’ve got three fi re-wise neighborhoods right now. That number will rise when people see other people in the Forest coming together to help.”

Russell said that the relatively wet summer has helped decrease the fi re danger, but it is will always exist in the Black Forest.

“We can enjoy the rain, but the weather has al-ways been volatile here,” she said. “I like the rain, but I would hate to give the impression we have breathing space for a year.”

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The Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s

annual peach sale fundraiser is under-way. Proceeds from the sale are used to support a variety of programs for young people in the Tri-Lakes area.

Grown on Colorado’s western slope, the Freestone large peaches (with no preservatives added) are picked and de-livered in just two days. The cost is just $33 for an 18-pound box.

Orders are to be prepaid and must be received no later than July 25. The

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member Larry Young at 719-418-6623.

Peaches must be picked up on Aug. 2

between the hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

at the Lewis-Palmer High School south

parking lot in Monument.

New ‘stealth’ cell tower proposed for Black Forest

For the Tribune

AT&T/Power River Development

has proposed the installation of a cel-

lular tower within Black Forest Region-

al Park. El Paso County Parks asked for

public input at a recent meeting.

The proposed 50-foot cell tower

would be disguised as a pine tree,

known as a stealth monopine struc-

ture. During the meeting a small he-

lium balloon will be placed in the pro-

posed tower location so citizens can

see visualize the proposed height.

AREA CLUBS EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update a club listing, e-mail [email protected].

ProfessionalPIKES PEAK Workforce Center o� ers monthly classes on topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more. Workshops are free and take place at the main o� ce, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. Call 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org.

TRI-LAKES BUSINESS Networking Internation-al meets from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481-0600 or e-mail [email protected].

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets from 5-7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at vari-ous locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business Networking Group meets at 7:30 a.m. the � rst and third Thursday at Willow Tree Cafe, 140 2nd St., Monument. New members welcome. If District 38 is delayed or cancelled, their will be no meeting. Yearly membership dues are $20. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.

WOODMOOR BUSINESS Group Meeting is the second Monday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Dr. We are Woodmoor resi-dents o� ering products and services to the community. New members welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com.

RecreationAMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire

Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more information.

ADULT RECREATIONAL and intermediate pick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School every Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for details.

BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanlegiontrilakespost911.com/bingo.htm for more information.

BIG RED Saturday Market. Fresh vegetables and fruit, bakery items, local honey, crafts, jewelry, pet stu� and more are for sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Big Red Saturday market at Second and Je� erson streets in Monument. The money bene� ts Lewis-Palmer community schools.

FRIENDS OF Monument Preserve is a nonpro� t organization that works to keep trails rideable and hikeable in the Monument Preserve Area. Meetings are at 7 p.m. every third Wednesday at the Monument Fire Center. Trail work is done at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday in the summer months. Contact [email protected] or Chris at 719-488-9850.

GENTLE YOGA with Nancy Stannard is o� ered at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Safe, fun and accessible for all. Flexibility, breathing, balance and gentle strengthening. Yoga 101 for beginners also available. Contact Nancy Stannard [email protected] for details and to attend � rst class.

THE PIKES Peak chapter of Pheasants For-ever meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month (except June, August and September) at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Training Classroom in the back of the building at 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80970.

THE VAILE Museum, 66 Lower Glenway, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays year-round and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays from June through August. Groups by appoint-ment are accepted. Call 719-559-0837.

VINI E Crostini, 6 � ight wine tasting paired with moZaic tasty bites is at 5 p.m the � rst Saturday of the month at 443 S. Highway 105, Palmer Lake. Cost is $40 per person.

SocialTHE BLACK Forest AARP Chapter meets from 1-4 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road. No membership, no dues, no obligations; just an opportunity to get to-gether and socialize. Some individuals play dominoes, others work on their needlework or other projects that they bring, and some just watch and talk. Light snacks and co� ee and lemonade are furnished. The Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 sponsors the Senior Social but you do not have to be a chapter member to attend. All ages are invited. Bring a friend Call the church o� ce at 719-495-2221.

THE CENTURIAN Daylight Lodge No 195 A.F and A.M meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month. Eastern Star meets 7:30 p.m. the � rst and third Tuesdays. Both groups meet at 18275 Furrow Road. Call 719-488-9329.

COALITION OF Tri-Lakes Communities. Call John Heiser at 719-488-9031 or go to www.CoalitionTLC.org.

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Air Force push-up record submitted to Guinness By Danny Summers [email protected]

The Air Force Academy’s Class of 2018 completed an attempt to break the Guinness world record for the larg-est chain push-up, today during Basic Cadet Training field day at the U.S. Air Force Academy on July 18.

A total of 918 basic cadets attempted to break the chain push-up record. Individual push-ups are some-thing the basic cadets of the Class of 2018 are both thor-oughly familiar with and well-practiced in at this point, but chain push-ups require a little more coordination.

Chain push-ups require each participant to rest his

or her ankles and lower legs on the shoulders of the participant behind him or her, creating a human chain where each individual performs the push-up at the same time.

The Air Force Academy will now submit the neces-sary paperwork to Guinness, along with extensive video and still photo documentation. Guinness world record attempts typically take a few months to verify if and when a record was broken.

Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C., set the record in late 2013 when 138 Marines and sailors broke the record for most people chain push-up at one time.

It took almost seven months for the Academy to re-

ceive verification after its last successful attempt to shatter a Guinness world record.

This is the second interesting Guinness record Air Force Academy cadets have tried to set. On May 19, 2011, they assembled the largest dodge ball game, with 3,623 cadets participating and pounding each other with 1050 red dodge ball.

But that dodgeball world record has since been bro-ken, when the University of California, Irvine arranged a dodge ball game with 6,084 participants on Sept. 25, 2012.

Basic cadet training began June 26 and runs through Aug. 2

A total of 918 basic cadets attempted to break the chain push-up record on July 18. Individual push-ups are something the basic cadets of the Class of 2018 are both thoroughly familiar with and well-practiced in at this point, but chain push-ups require a little more coordination. Photo by John Van Winkle

The Air Force Academy’s Class of 2018 completed an attempt to break the Guinness world record for the largest chain push-up, during Basic Cadet Training � eld day at the U.S. Air Force Academy on July 18. Photo by Denise Navoy


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Roll-over wrecks claim two livesMonument man dies on I-25, Larkspur man dies in Black ForestBy Norma EngelbergContributing writer

A 36-year-old Monument man died

at the scene of a crash that took place at

about 1:30 a.m. on July 18.

According to Colorado State Patrol in-cident reports, the man, whose identity had not been released as of press time, was driving a 2007 Ford pickup truck north-bound in the area where the highway is being widened and resurfaced.

He apparently swerved, knocking over traffic cones, and struck a construction truck parked at the side of the highway. The man was ejected from the truck after spinning sideways and rolling twice.

State Patrol has determined that the de-ceased was not wearing his seat belt and

is investigating whether alcohol or speed were involved in the crash. The construc-tion truck driver and a passenger were not injured.

On July 19, the body Jessie Boos, 23, of Larkspur was found on Black Forest Road near Shoup Road. State Patrol investiga-tors theorize that he was thrown from his Chevrolet truck when it rolled after he lost control and overcorrected. He was not wearing his seat belt. The time of the crash is not known and remains under investiga-tion.

CDOT recognized for response to Colorado �oodingFor the Tribune

The Colorado Department of

Transportation’s response to the his-

toric flooding of September of 2013,

has been honored by the Western As-

sociation of State Highway & Trans-

portation Officials during its annual

meeting in Albuquerque, N.M. Spe-

cifically, CDOT’s flood response was

named winner in the medium-sized

projects (cost: $26 million to $199

million) in the Quality of Life/Com-

munity Development category.

In September 2013, CDOT rose to

meet the most significant challenge

it has faced in its 100-year history: A

devastating flood that shut down 27

roads on the state highway system

and damaged 120 bridges and 242

miles of roadways across northwest-

ern and eastern Colorado.

“This award is a great recognition

of a monumental response to a his-

toric event,” said Don Hunt, executive

director of CDOT. “The teamwork and

effectiveness of CDOT’s response to

the floods is almost beyond descrip-

tion. We are the department that is in

charge of getting our citizens to the

store for food, getting them to their

jobs, to the game or to school, and ul-

timately keep them safe on the road;

responding was no small task, but be-

came our most important mission.”

The CDOT project now moves into

the next round of competition, in

which the 10 projects with the highest

scores from the regional awards com-

petitions, such as WASHTO, around

the United States will compete for

the national grand prize and People’s

Choice Award.

The final 10 projects will be an-

nounced on Sept. 4. The Grand Prize

winner is selected by a panel of trans-

portation experts.

The People’s Choice Award is pre-

sented to the transportation project

that receives the most online votes

from the public.

Online voting will begin on Sept.

4 and the winning state depart-

ments of transportation will receive a

$10,000 check to be given to a trans-

portation-related charity or scholar-

ship program of their choice.

The WASHTO competition, which

encompasses 18 western states in-

cluding Alaska and Hawaii, show-

cased projects designed to improve

safety, expand mobility, reduce con-

gestion and provide additional trans-

portation options.

The WASHTO competition includ-

ed 29 projects entered from 15 of the

18 states.

Nationally, this awards competi-

tion that begins in the regional trans-

portation organizations drew record

totals of 73 projects from 37 of the 50

states.

Learn more about all of the nomi-

nated projects and the competition at

americastransportationawards.org.

Two events added to Colorado State Fair entertainment lineup

For the Tribune

The list of acts coming to the Colora-do State Fair continues to grow; the fol-lowing two acts have now been added to the fair’s already diverse entertainment list:

KORN, Aug. 29, $37: Grammy Award winning rock legends, KORN, have been added to the Colorado State Fair con-cert lineup. Following a long list of pop-ular hits, KORN has released their 11th studio album, “The Paradigm Shift.”

It melds the group’s spirit of innova-tion with its signature metallic sounds that altered the course of rock music.

Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. July 18; standing room is general admission with the rest of the Southwest Motors

Events Center being reserved seating.Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts Series

XIII, Aug. 22, $30, $45, $55, $65, $75: This full combat sport uses multiple fighting techniques to test the contes-tant’s skill, agility, and ability to take a hit and keep coming back.

These athletes put their skills to the test at the Colorado State Fair and it’s sure to be an experience to get fans cheering out of their seats.

The Jackson’s MMA Series XIII will be featuring in the main event, a light-weight battle between hard hitting Landon Vannata 4-0 ( Jackson’s MMA) and Pueblo’s own Dominic Montoya 3-0 (Rude Effex).

The card will also have a Colorado clash between Pueblo’s James Deherrera

0-1 (Pacific Warrior) taking on Las Ani-mas’ David Vigil 1-5 (Alvidrez Combat Grappling).

There will also be a full card of Pro and Amateur Fights!

Tickets to State Fair entertainment events also give fans the option of com-ing early and enjoying a full day at the

Fair with no additional cost includ-ing free attractions, livestock shows, general entry displays, an art exhibi-tion, and much more.

Tickets can be purchased at altitu-detickets.com, or by calling 866-461-6556, or visiting the Colorado State Fair-grounds box office.

The 142nd Colorado State Fair runs from Aug. 22 to Sept. 1. For more infor-mation, visit coloradostatefair.com.

Music legends KORN were recently added to the Colorado State Fair entertainment line up. Tickets are already on sale. Courtesy photo

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Making no di� erence at all It is the most horrible story I have ever

had to tell, I think.Until now, I have tried to forget it

ever happened. Don’t even know why I’m even trying to get it out now, except maybe it will quit torturing me.

A year or two out of high school, in a crisis of confidence, I guess, I began an emergency medical technician course in at the Vo-Tech near where I lived at the time. I was already going to college, studying, of all things, history, but hav-ing a down summer and just then figur-ing out the world was not as it appeared as senior in high school.

I felt betrayed by that. Perhaps you know what I am talking about. One minute, small school, big fish in tiny pond, rule of the roost, and world by its mid-section handle … then comes your education.

Not only do the rules of the real world not work like you think they do, you barely recognize the game any-more.

That isolating bit of knowledge led me to the idea of the EMT course. “To make a difference,” I told myself. If I have to flop around our here in the real world, the least I can do is try to make some kind of difference.

So several summer nights every week, and grueling all-day Saturday sessions, suffering though school on the weekend hangovers, and the general boredom that comes from being cooped up in a dingy, sweat box lecture hall, on everyone else’s day off, I skated though

the classroom portion.Then, in those days, for EMT Basic

certification, you also needed some-thing like 20 hours in the emergency room experience.

I thought would be the easy part. Oh, they tried to prepare you, saying that you might see terrible, evil things in that emergency room, stuff that would be hard to bear.

Right from the start, I found it an ugly world, with some showing their best, and many at their worst. The first 16 hours, I saw heroes and cowards, survivors and victims of the world… predators and prey.

Of course, the presence of so many children bothered and surprised me.

The darkness of those emergency room halls crept under my skin and af-fected me. I hated it.

With just a few hours left in my of what I began to think of as a sentence, rather than prescribed hours of service for certification, I was camped in the darkness of the hall on a bench, looking though the bluish green drapes when the ambulance arrived at the entrance

and the paramedics busted through brightly-lit area (there was mostly dark-ness everywhere else) much like you see in the movies.

Of course, what followed was much different.

The kid on the gurney was alive, I guess. The vital signs gave that indica-tion. The transparent green mask held to his face by one, another still doing CPR as he was wheeled in. Not very far to where the docs and nurses could work on him.

His long dark hair contrasted starkly against the bright white of the linens. A terrible purple and black bruise area ringed his neck.

Continued chest compressions. The paramedic had kept it up all way from the jail, where they found him hang-ing in his cell. Arrested for some minor offense. Continued chest compressions. They asked me to spell the paramedic. Continued chest compressions.

For what seemed like an hour (but probably wasn’t) we traded back and forth. Continued chest compressions. Last few trades, you knew, no one was there.

Gone. “Stop chest compressions.”Death is weird thing to look at, so

closely.I didn’t ever want to see it again.Though, in the years since, I have

seen it proceed in a dignified manner.That night however, there was no

dignity and it was horrible. We … no, I, failed to make any difference at all.

Billy Martin had close ties with Colorado Springs

If you live in a town long enough you hear a lot of rumors and big fish stories.

One of the best I’ve ever heard in the 13 years I’ve lived in the Pikes Peak region is how the late Billy Martin was hired to the manage the New York Yan-kees for the first time in the summer of 1975.

Martin began the 1975 season as manager of the Texas Rangers. But on July 20, 1975, with the Rangers reeling at 44-51, he was fired.

Out of a job, Martin spent much of his time in pubs drinking his days and

nights away. Among his favorite spots was Benny’s Restaurant and Lounge, located at 517 W. Colorado Ave. in Colo-

rado Springs.Martin was a good friend of the own-

er of Benny’s dating back to the 1950s when the former Yankees second base-man was stationed at Camp Carson.

Colorado Springs was almost like a second home to Martin, who was regu-lar at many of the city’s pubs while in the army.

As the story goes, Martin headed to Colorado Springs after the Rangers fired him to gather his thoughts and

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take time to reflect. But prior to that he interviewed for the Yankees’ managerial job.

Then Yankees manager Bill Virdon was on the hot seat and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was in the market for a new skipper.

Virdon was fired by Steinbrenner in early August. Steinbrenner was set to hire Martin, but - as legend goes - the forwarding number Martin gave was Benny’s Bar.

According to rumors that have been passed down over the years, a member of the Yankees’ front office brass called Benny’s, where Martin was having a cocktail and telling baseball stories with

some of the folks in the bar.Martin took the call, was offered the

job, and before the day was over was on a flight and headed to wherever the Yankees were playing that night to take over the club.

The Yankees finished the 1975 season 30-26 with Martin at the helm.

That was good enough for the Yan-kees to retain him for the 1976 season. That year, he directed New York to its first World Series appearance in a dozen years.

The Yankees were swept by the Cin-cinnati Reds in the 1976 Series.

The Yankees advanced to the World Series again in 1977, where the Martin-led squad defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two.

Martin was fired during the 1978 sea-son (the first of five times he was fired by Steinbrenner).

The Yankees went on to defeat the

Dodgers in the 1978 World Series with Bob Lemon as their manager.

Now back to Benny’s.Whether or not Martin was actually

at Benny’s when he was offered the Yan-kees; job will probably never be known.

I would like to believe it is true. That kind of a story would go along with the kind of reputation Martin had as a player in the 1950s and 1960s, and as a manager for 25 years until his death on Christmas Day 1989 at the age of 61.

He died from an automobile acci-dent.

It is a fact that Martin loved Colorado Springs. He was here as early as October 1953 when he traveled to town with a group of major league all stars to play in a post-season exhibition game at Memorial Park.

Among the future Hall of Famers who played in that chilly afternoon game were Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Enos

Slaughter, Eddie Mathews, Bob Lemon, Robin Roberts and Nellie Fox.

In 1954, Martin was drafted into the army where he was stationed at Camp Carson.

He became manager - at the age of 26 - of the base team. He was stationed there through most of 1955, until being discharged and joining the Yankees for the last 20 games of that season.

I met Martin just once. It came in the spring of 1982 when he was managing the Oakland Athletics.

I went to Palm Springs (where the then California Angels) trained to watch a spring training game with Martin’s A’s. After the game he signed a program for me.

He was very nice and I will always remember him for that.

Rest in peace, Billy Martin.

Chipeta among the great Utes In August 1924, a noted Indian

leader died. It was significant for many reasons. The fact that it was a Ute tribal leader was almost minor compared to other facts in the story.

At the time the Ute Indians had re-covered from some very bad times, and this person was there for all of it. The other most unique feature of this series of events was that this was a woman.

Leaders were always men at this time, and among Indians this was defi-nitely true.

Ouray was almost the most well known chiefs of the Uncompahgre Utes at the start of the 20th century. When Ouray was striving to settle some of the Ute tribe difficulties, Chipeta, his wife,

was right there.The Utes, made up of various bands,

were scattered across Colorado and Utah on different reservations. The Meeker incident brought the troubles of one band of the Utes into the news. Over all the Utes were one of the friend-

liest tribes in the west, and it was Ouray and Chipeta who helped things to stay that way. It was Gen. Adams, who had a home between Colorado City and Mani-tou, who helped resolve their problems at Meeker.

Both Adams and Ouray did not get to see the 20th century, but both of their wives did. Chipeta and Mrs. Adams would see each other, usually in Colora-do Springs. After Ouray’s death, Chipeta spent much of her time helping orphan children, Indian, Mexican and white. She had done so many acts of kindness around Grand Junction the town treated her as royalty.

In 1913, the Pikes Peak Region start-ed a Ute gathering and Chipeta was one

of the usual guests. It was during one of these visits that the two wives met for the last time. When Chipeta died she wished to be buried next to Ouray. Ute chiefs are not buried in marked graves, but usually at some special place, away from public view. It was thought how-ever, to make an exception in this case. Near her home at Bitter Creek, near Wat-son in southwest Colorado is the marker for Chipeta and Ouray.

The town of Ouray in southwest Col-orado is named after the chief. The town of Chipita Park, in Ute Pass is named for Chipeta, and yes, they are spelled differ-ently.

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Palmer Lake, Monument, Wood-moor NewsJuly 25, 1974

Little Log Church will be having Vacation Bible school July 29-Aug. 2. Children ages 4 through sixth grade will are welcome. VBS runs from 9 a.m. until noon. Bobbi Pierce and Dale Par-sons are the directors.

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The Monument Homemakers Exten-sion Club met July 11. There were only six members present because of the many conflicting activities.

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John Keyes, son of retired Air Force Lt. Col. and Mrs. Arthur Keyes of Monument completed a U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps field training encampment at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Cadet Keyes is a 1972 graduate of Lewis Palmer High School and a student at University of Northern Colorado.

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Lettuce farmers only get 3.7 cents from a head of lettuce that costs 43 cents. Harvesters and field packers’ get 6.3 cents; wholesalers get 15.8 cents including 6 cents for transportation and retailers 17.2 cents.

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Patrick Rowland Henderson, in-fant son of Major and Mrs. E DeVere Henderson, received the sacrament of baptism through the Rev. Douglas Was-sam, pastor of the Church of Wood-moor. Patrick has two brothers, Mark and Matthew. Patrick was born May 24, 1974, at the USAFA hospital.

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Cane St. John Cotton was born July 10 to Hollister and Catherine Cotton of Palmer Lake. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Harland Close of Denver.

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From Yolks by Bunny-Duck: What’s a boo-bee elephant? An elephant that stands behind a bee and says “boo! bee! Thanks to Bob Greubel, Tucson, Ariz.

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Singing cowboy Rex Allen will be at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colo-rado Springs Aug. 7-10. The rodeo will be held at the new Spencer Penrose Stadium. The rodeo street breakfast will be July 17 in the center of down-town Colorado Springs Highlighting the pre-rodeo activities will be the Pag-eant Parade of the Rockies on Aug. 8.

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Visit White’s Indian Jewelry and Record Shop in the building by John Reddy’s $ Saver Gas Station at Wolfen-sberger Road — Exit 80 — West Castle Rock. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. The shop features authentic Indian jewelry handmade by Navajo, Hopi, Zuni and Santa Do-mingo Indians. Pottery is handmade by the Acoma, Hopi and Sanindelfanso Indians. Sand paintings and Indian rugs are also available. “Beats DENVER Prices.”

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LIFET R I - L A K E S

‘Awake Palmer Lake’ full steam aheadAwake Palmer Lake committee will have more of a plan by the fallBy Danny [email protected]

Jeff Hulsmann remembers a time — not too many years ago — when the lake of Palmer Lake was filled to the brim with water, stocked with fish and a summer playground for thousands of local Tri-Lakes area residents.

If he has his way, it will be that way again much sooner than later.

“I’m not making any predictions, but we a year we could be on our way to hav-ing the lake be like the old days,” he said.

Hulsmann is the chair of the Palmer Lake Restoration Committee. He is also is the lead spokesman for the Awake Palmer Lake project.

“There’s going to be like three phases of this,” Hulsmann said. “One will be the information gathering phase, the plan and then we implement.

“Because the lake is dry we have the unique opportunity to find out what’s underneath it. We went out in February and did a whole bunch of holes in the middle of the lake with what is called a push drill rig. A small tank driven rig. And just this past weekend ( July 13) we went around the lake and drilled soil sample wells to find out what’s under there, how far the bed rock is and where the water is.”

Odell Drilling from Morrison did the drilling for free as far as the actual drill portion. University of Colorado at Colo-rado Springs professors and students are doing all the soil analysis for free. JDS-Hydro Consultants of Colorado Springs is being paid to come up with a plan.

“We would have to purchase water and the water would come from Monu-ment Creek,” Hulsmann said. “We would like to think that in the water when the farmers aren’t using it we could pur-chase it for a reduced rate.

“We have a pipe line. It comes from the cut in the mountain near the two

reservoirs. The railroad kept the lake filled up and they topped it off. It was a natural body of water at one time, so the railroads utilized Palmer Lake to fill steam engines. They continued to use their water rights until 1978 when there was no more use for the water for the railroad town.”

For more than 100 years, water was piped in from a reservoir to refill the lake when needed, according to the or-ganization’s website.

Hulsmann explains that by 2001 things began to change dramatically in terms of how and where the lake got its water. Next came the first of a couple

of droughts, followed by hotter than normal summers and all of the sudden there was Palmer Puddle.

“These ponds that you see out there right now comes from natural springs,” Hulsmann said. “Palmer Lake does not have a natural inlet. They are not arte-sian springs. They come from runoff that run underground. They hit the bed-rock and they find a place to surface.”

If the lake was filled enough with wa-ter, Hulsmann is sure that the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife would stock it with about 30,000 fish each year. That would lead to people using the lake again as a recreational facility. He also

foresees fishing derbies again.“It’s not a huge lake, but it’s about 110

acres,” Hulsmann said. “It’s maybe 15 deep, and on the south side much shal-lower than that. You could use it to run row boats and kayaks. Kids come down and play and have a good time.

“The lake also features the first hand-icap dock ever built in Colorado, which is a unique feature.”

Jeannine Engel, owner of Rock House Ice Cream in Palmer Lake, is playing a key role in the Awake Palmer Lake proj-ect.

Jeannine Engel, owner of Rock House Ice Cream in Palmer Lake, encourages customers to donate $1 to have their name put on a paper �sh for the Awake the Lake Project. The signed paper �sh are hanging throughout her establishment.

This marks the spot where a soil sample was drilled on July 20. Crews dug down more than 30 feet to bedrock. Photo by Danny Summers

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Join Us for Supper & Singing An invitation for the Community to join us

for a FREE evening meal.

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm during June and July Grilled Burgers, Hot Dogs & Trimmings

[On Wednesday, June 18th, join us for a meal at 5:30 pm & Vacation Bible School at 6:30 pm.]

20450 Beacon Lite Road - Monument, CO 80132

488-9613

Join Us for Supper & Singing An invitation for the Community to join us

for a FREE evening meal.

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm during June and JulyGrilled Burgers, Hot Dogs & Trimmings

[On Wednesday, June 18th, join us for a meal at 5:30 pm & Vacation Bible School at 6:30 pm.]

20450 Beacon Lite Road - Monument, CO 80132

488-9613

Je� Hulsmann stands on the handicap dock that overlooks a few puddles where Palmer Lake once was.

A sign near the entrance of what is mostly a dry Palmer Lake gives visitors a brief history.

“We raised $1,000 in fish in six weeks,” said Engel, who has patrons sponsor pa-per fish that are placed on the wall of her parlor for $1 each. “In 2005 we sold the fish to raise money for awareness of the lake, so we decided to do it again. We were able to pay a significant amount of money for the drilling.

“We plan to continue to sell fish for the lake. Ice cream and the lake go to-gether.”

Engel envisions a day when the resi-dents of Palmer Lake and nearby com-munities talk about the lake in a positive light.

“It’s a big part of the community and we need the lake,” she said. “We’re not willing to stop working on it until it hap-pens.”

Among the upcoming events that will

help raise funds for the lake project is Taste of Palmer Lake. It takes place Aug. 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at participating res-taurants.

Advance tickets are $18. It is limited to 400 tickets sold.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 4 at partici-pating restaurants.

Funds raised go toward enhancing the town including, but not limited to, finding and funding solutions to the lack of water in the lake, playgrounds and picnic areas near the lake.

A long-term project is to provide a safe passage across the railroad tracks, connecting the Santa Fe Trail head to the downtown area.

Participating restaurants in-clude: Bella Panini, The Depot, Mo-Zaic, O’Malley’s Pub, Rock House Ice Cream, Simply Delicious Cater-ing, Speedtrap, The Wine Seller, The Villa, “La Rosa” and The Parked Pierogi.


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To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email [email protected].

Sunday Worship: 8:30, 9:45& 11:00 am

Sunday School: 9:45 am

The Churchat

Woodmoor

488-3200

A church for all of God's people

Traditional Worship ServiceSunday 10a.m.-Nursery available

18125 Furrow RoadMonument 80132

www.thechurchatwoodmoor.org

Crossroads Chapel, SBC

840 North Gate Blvd.

Bible Study 9am

10:15am Celebrating HIM in Worship

6pm evening Adult Bible Study

Wednesday AWANA 6:15pm

495-3200

Pastor: Dr. D. L. Mitchell

Child care provided

True Direction from God’s WordWorship Service at 9:30 a.m.

Lewis Palmer High SchoolHigby Road & Jackson Creek Parkway

www.northword.org 481-0141

www.trilakeschurch.org

20450 Beacon Lite Road • 488-9613Morning Worship … 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Bible Classes … 11:00 a.m.Wednesday Night Classes … 7:00 p.m.

Maranatha Bible FellowshipA Home Church Spirtual Growth

Meaningful Relationships Solid Biblical Teaching

A New Testament early churchformat that is changing lives

495-7527

Monument Hill Church, SBC

18725 Monument Hill Rd.481-2156

www.monumenthillchurch.orgSunday: Bible Classes 9:15amWorship Service 10:30am

Pastor Tom Clemmons USAFA ‘86, SWBTS ‘94

Preaching for the Glory of GodGod-centered, Christ-exalting

worshipWed: AWANA 6:30pm

The “New” MHC - Where Grace and Truth Abound

SERVICE TIMESWoodmoor Campus

8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m1750 Deer Creek Rd., Monument, CO

Northgate Campus9:30 a.m.

975 Stout Dr., Colo Spgs, COChurch Office

1750 Deer Creek Rd.Monument, CO 80132

(719) 481-3600www.TheAscentChurch.com

July 7-11: Vacation Bible School

238 Third Street Monument, CO 80132

719.481.3902 www.mcpcusa.org

Monument Community Presbyterian Church

We Welcome You! 8:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee 10:00 a.m. SUMMER WORSHIP

Children’s Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Youth Sunday School 6:30 p.m. Youth Group

17250 Jackson Creek Pkwy.www.foxmeadowchurch.com

719-445-9444

Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Tri-Lakes Y

Lutheran Church 675 W. Baptist Road

Colorado Springs, CO 719.481.2255

Family of Christ

Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

Pastor David Dyer

8:00 AM – Classic Worship9:30 & 11:00 AM – Modern Worship9:30 & 11:00 AM – Children and Student

Programs5:00 – 7:00 PM – Programs for all ages

Shooting ban rules an educational process Visitors contacted, advised of requirements By Rob Carrigan [email protected]

Forest service officials say enforce-ment of new rules banning target shoot-ing in the Mount Herman area between Woodland Park and Monument is an education process, but is going well.

“The implementation of the recre-ational shooting closure on the Pikes Peak Ranger District continues to be generally well received,” said Barb Ti-

mock, Public Affairs Officer for Pike & San Isabel National Forests, on July14.

“Many of the issues since implemen-tation on July 8 stem from confusion over the signing, a lack of understand-ing of what area the closure covers and people not reading signs. The U.S. For-est Service continues to make contacts, issue warnings and educate visitors ev-

ery day,” Timock said.The map shows areas that are closed

on the Pikes Peak Ranger District only. Those planning to shoot elsewhere on the National Forest are advised to con-tact local Forest Service offices regard-

The areas closed to target shooting are near concentrated activity with many nearby roads, trails, recreation sites and private land development. Many are within sight of the town of Monument as illustrated by this view of the top of Monument Rock and town itself in the distance, taken from Mount Herman Road. Photo by Rob Carrigan

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ing safe alternatives.

The area was placed off limits to recreational tar-

get shooting July 7, when the Pike National Forest —

Pikes Peak Ranger District has issued an Order clos-

ing a 9,567 acre area in El Paso County to recreational

shooting.

“The Order is necessary to provide for public safety

and to protect natural resources and facilities. It pro-

hibits discharging a firearm, air rifle or gas gun in the

designated area,” releases from the district said.

Forest and Grassland Supervisor of the Pike & San

Isabel National Forests, Cimarron & Comanche Na-

tional Grasslands Erin Connelly said, “My focus is on

ensuring public and resource protection while more

than 94 percent of the PSICC remains open to this

sport. This closure will improve the overall safety for

visitors to the PSICC.”

The order affects the area surrounding Mount Her-

man Road (Forest Service Road 320) from Monument,

west to the Teller County line. This area does not pro-

vide for safe or reasonable recreational shooting due

to the steep terrain and concentrated public use.

“The area surrounding Mount Herman Road is par-

ticularly rugged and contains a variety of recreational

opportunities. Because of the proximity of this area

to Denver and Colorado Springs, the volume of recre-

ational shooting has increased substantially in recent

years,” releases said.

Hunters are unaffected by this Closure. The order

does not impact individuals with valid State of Colo-

rado hunting licenses who are actively involved in

hunting during an open season, according to Forest

officials.

More details may be found at prdp2fs.ess.usda.gov.

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Storms keep El Paso County road crews hoppingRepairs taking place all over countyFor the Tribune

El Paso County Public Services crews continue to as-

sess and repair damages after strong thunderstorms and flash flooding early last week.

Afternoon and evening storms on July 16 washed out some county roads. The following roads are closed and county crews assessed the damage on July 17:

Sanborn Road, east of Ellicott RoadBaggett Road, half a mile north of Sanborn Road

Handle Road, between Ellicott Road and Baggett Road

Truckton Road between Johnson Road and County Line

Sanborn at the intersection of BaggettFranceville Coal Mine RoadChipita Park Road near Ute Pass Elementary School

O�cials say new signage is all part of the education process. Photo by Rob Carrigan

The Forest Service map identi�es recreational shooting ban areas. Courtesy graphic


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July 24CASA VOLUNTEERS Learn more about volun-teering with CASA. Volunteers are empowered to make a lifelong difference in the lives of abused and neglected children. Learn more at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at the CASA office, 701 S. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs. RSVP to Kelly at [email protected] or 719-447-9898, ext. 1033, or go to www.casappr.org/volunteer-colorado-springs.

July 26FIRE RESTORATION Volunteers needed Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado and the Coalition for the Upper South Platte are seeking volunteers to help with

critical fire restoration efforts at the Waldo Canyon burn area. Work will be done from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Volunteers will help mitigate flooding and repair fire damage. The burn area is now subject to erosion and mudslides that threaten Colorado Springs’ municipal wa-ter supply, Highway 24, and public and private infrastruc-ture. Work will involve removal of burned hazard trees, re-shaping the ground surface, sand-bagging, re-seeding, tree and seedling planting and building erosion control structures to stabilize drainages. No experience needed, although work will be moderate to strenuous in nature. Registered volunteers will received a light breakfast and lunch. Volunteers must commit to the entire day. Minimum age to volunteer is 16. Register at www.voc.org/projects or 303-715-1010.

Aug. 4HOMESCHOOL INFORMATION Clas-sical Conversations, a Christ-Centered group of local, homeschooling parents meeting once/week beginning in September, plans its next informational meeting from

9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, in Monument. If you are thinking about homeschooling or would like more support in your homeschooling journey, an information meeting is perfect for you. Kids are welcome. Contact [email protected] or 303-842-8803 or MonumentCC.WordPress.com.

Through Aug. 10ART EXHIBIT Glass artists of the Pikes Peak region present the 2014 Art Glass Show, featuring works creating with glass reclaimed from the 2013 Black Forest fire. The show runs through Aug. 10.

Aug. 23TITAN TRAIL 5K The Classical Academy plans its second annual Titan Trail 5K run Aug. 23 at the school’s North campus. Proceeds from the run benefit the TCA Character Development Program. The 5K begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 1-mile family fun run/walk. Local meteorologist Matt Meister will emcee, and there will

be vendor booths, carnival games, a bounce house , emergency vehicles. Register at www.active.com. Email [email protected] for questions.

Sept. 27FIGHT FRAUD Collect your outdated financial documents and bring them to the free Fight Fraud—Shred Instead event and food drive Saturday, Sept. 27, at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road, in Black Forest. This identity theft prevention event is provided from 9 a.m. to noon as a community service. All documents will be professionally shredded on site. All paper will be recycled. Limit what you bring to the equivalent of three copy paper size boxes per person. No plastic bags or 3-ring binders will be accepted as they cannot be shredded. Each donation of cash or non-perish-able food will go to Black Forest Cares in support of their ongoing effort to combat hunger in the local community. For information, call Ray Rozak at 719-495-6767.

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ClubsCOLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “I” is looking for volunteers. The troop meets at 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month at the Colorado Springs Police Depart-ment, Gold Hill Division, 955 W. Moreno Ave, Colorado Springs. Visit https://coloradoranger.org/index.php/troops/troop-i or email [email protected]

GIRL SCOUTING offers opportunities for girls ages 5-17 to make friends, learn new skills and challenge themselves in a safe and nurturing environment. Call 719-597-8603.

GLENEAGLE SERTOMA Club luncheon meeting is every Wednesday at 11:45 a.m., at Liberty Heights, 12105 Ambassador Drive, Colorado Springs, 80921. Call Garrett Barton at 719-433-5396 or Bob Duckworth at 719-481-4608, or visit www.sertoma.org.

HISTORY BUFFS meets at Monument Library from 1-3 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month.

ITALIAN CLUB If you love family, socializing and culture, then membership in Sons of Italy is right for you. Mem-bership is open to men and women. More information at www.sonsofitalypp.com.

KIWANIS CLUB of Monument Hill, a service club dedicated to providing assistance to those less fortunate in the Tri-Lakes community, meets 8 a.m. Saturdays at The Inn at Palmer Divide, 443 Colo. 105. Join us for breakfast, great fellowship and informative programs, and come be a part of the opportunity to give back to your community. Visit http://monumenthillkiwanis.org; call 719-4871098; e-mail [email protected]

LEGAC Y SERTOMA dinner meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Monument Country Club. New members and visitors welcome. Call Ed Kinney, 481-2750.

MOMS IN Touch prayer groups meet, by school, throughout the school district for one hour each week to support the children, their teachers, the schools and administration through prayer. Call Judy Ehrlich at 719-481-1668.

THE MONUMENT Homemakers Club meets the first Thursday of every month at the Tri-Lakes Fire Depart-ment Administrative Building, 166 Second Street, Monu-ment. Arrive at 11:30 a.m. to prepare for a noon potluck, program, and business meeting, which ends around 1:30 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. Call Irene Walters, Co-President, at 719-481-1188 for Jean Sanger, Co-President, at 719-592-9311 for reservations.

MOUNT HERMAN 4-H Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Grace Best Elementary. There are no meetings in June, July and August. Anyone interested in pursuing animal projects, archery, cooking, sewing, model rocketry, woodworking or just about any hobby is welcome. A new member meeting is the third Thursday in October.

THE PALMER Lake Art Group meets on the second Saturday of the month at the group’s Vaile Hill Gallery, 118 Hillside Road. Call 719-488-8101 for information.

PALMER DIVIDE Quiltmakers meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at The Church at Woodmoor. Contact Carolyn at 719-488-9791 or [email protected].

THE PIKES Peak Branch of the National League of American Pen Women offers information by calling 719-532-0021.

PIKES PEAK Women’s Connection meets the second Thursday of the month for a luncheon at the Clarion Hotel Downtown, 314 W. Bijou St., Colorado Springs. Social time begins at 11:30 a.m., with luncheon and program from noon to 1:30 p.m. Free preschool childcare is available with a reservation; $16 inclusive. Call 719-495-8304 for reservations or information. All

women are welcome.

ROCK Y MOUNTAIN Chapter, 1st Cavalry Divi-sion Meeting is at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of ev-ery month at the Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs. We are a non-political, nonprofit soldier’s and veteran’s fraternity. Anyone who has been assigned or attached to the 1st Cavalry Division anytime, anywhere, is eligible for membership. Friends of the Cav who have not served with the Division are eligible for Associate membership. We are family orientated so please bring significant other. We participate in local parades, do food shelf, picnics, Christmas party. Come join us for great camaraderie, make new friends, possibly meet old friends from the First Team. Contact Paul at 719-687-1169 or Al at 719-689-5778.

ROTARY CLUB of InterQuest meets at 4:46 p.m. Thursdays at Liberty Heights at Northgate, 12105 Ambassador Drive (Voyager Parkway and Celestial Drive) in Colorado Springs. Guest always welcome. Serve with intergrity, love our community and have fun. Call Scott Allen at 719-338-7939.

SILENT SPRINGS Social Group is a social group for hard of hearing and deaf adults. Sign language users are welcome. Dining out at local restaurants, potlucks and community activities are available on an ongoing basis. Call 719-487-9009 or e-mail [email protected].

TAI CHI in the Park meets from 9-10 a.m. Saturdays in Fox Run Park. Limited instruction will be offered to those who do not know tai chi. Club is a way to get people together to introduce them to tai chi, and for those who already know it to have a time and place to meet one another. Club is free to join. Instructors from White Crane Tai Chi will help through warm-up, session and warm down. Open to all ages.

TOASTMASTERS FACC Masters Club meets at noon Thursdays at Lockheed Martin, 9975 Federal Drive. Visit http://faccmasters.freetoasthost.us or call Kirby at 719-481-3738.

TRANSMISSION MEDITATION The simplest, most po-tent way to serve humanity and help transform our world. Dynamic aid to personal growth. Group meditations at 7 p.m. every Monday and Thursday in Palmer Lake. Call 303-494-4462 for local group information and directions. Go to www.TransmissionMeditation.org.

TRI-LAKES AMERICAN Legion Post 9-11 meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Depot Restaurant on Colo. 105 in Palmer Lake. Contact Ed at 719-481-2750.

TRI-LAKES BARBERSHOP Chapter meets Mondays. Call Phil Zara at 719-481-3197.

TRI-LAKES CROP Club meets on the third Saturday of the month. Call Angela at 719-481-9735.

TRI-LAKES CRUISERS car club meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month in the Monument Fire Station on Hwy 105. Open to all makes and models of automobiles. It is a family oriented club that does several cruises and social events throughout the year. The club does a car show every June to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares. For more information visit: www.tl-cruisers.org.

TRI-LAKES FRIENDS of the Libraries meets from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month from September through June at Monument Library.

THE TRI-LAKES Lions Club meets the first Thursday of every month at Monument Hill Country Club. The social is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 7 p.m. The Interna-tional Association of Lions Clubs is the largest service club in the world with over 1.35 million members. The Lions are known as the “Knights of the Blind.” By conducting vi-sion screenings, equipping hospitals and clinics, distribut-ing medicine and raising awareness of eye disease, Lions work toward their mission of providing vision for all. Lions clubs are groups of community minded men and women who are interested in helping serve their communities. For information about the new Tri-Lakes Lions Club, contact

the club’s president, Dave Prejean, at 719-492-8274. More information is available at lionsclubs.org.

TRI-LAKES NONDENOMINATIONAL Men’s Gath-ering meets at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Pinecrest Lodge in Palmer Lake. Continental breakfast is included. Call Basil Marotta at 719-487-9500.

TRI-LAKES PARENTS of Multiples Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Little Log Church in Palmer Lake. Child care is provided for a minimal fee. New members and visitors are welcome. E-mail [email protected] or call 719-488-6785.

TRI-LAKES VFW Post No. 7829 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at The Sundance Lodge/Oakleys. New members are welcome. Call Darby Kelly at 719-481-4377.

U.S. AIR Force Academy Toastmasters meets from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at DeVry University, 1175 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Colorado Springs. Visit www.d26toastmasters.org/airforceacademy or call Angela at 719-494-2777. Guests are welcome.

MSGT WILLIAM Crawford Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7829 will meet on the third Tuesday of each month starting April 19, from 6 -7:30 p.m. at the Sundance Mountain Lodge in Monument. For information, contact Martine Arndt at 719-231-5323 or [email protected].

WISDOM AND Wealth Master Mind Group meets from noon to 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Monument Library. “Change yourself, change your success.” Let’s talk money: how to save it (tips and ideas on how to cut costs), how to invest it (where, when and how), how to make it (build your business or start a new business). For information, or to register, contact [email protected] or 630-618-9400.

SupportALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Tri-Lakes Chapel, Woodmoor Drive and Deer Creek. Call Greg at 719-648-9495.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Sunlight of the Spirit Women’s Closed Step Study. Mondays, 6pm. Fam-ily of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 E. Baptist Rd. 487-7781.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Beacon Lite Group meets at 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday at Tri Lakes Chapel, 1750 Deer Creek Road, at Woodmoor Drive and Deer Creek Road. Call Kathleen at 649-1046.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Recovery in Action Group Open Big Book Study. Thursdays, 7pm. Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 Baptist Road. 487-7781.

AL-ANON FAMILY Group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Family of Christ Church, 675 Baptist Road. Call Jean at 719-487-8781 or Kay at 719-481-9258.

AL-ATEEN GROUP meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Family of Christ Church, 675 Baptist Road. Call Jean at 719-487-8781.

ALS, LOU Gehrig’s disease support group meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Weber St. Center on Weber Street between Kiowa and Bijou streets. in Colo-rado Springs. Patients, family and caregivers are welcome. Contact Julie Bloom at 719-481-1906.

BLACK FOREST Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Black Forest Community Church in the East Educational Building to help families and friends of alcoholics. Call 719-632-0063.

BLACK FOREST Homemakers meets the second Thursday of the month at the Black Forest Lutheran Church. Social time begins at 9 a.m. and is followed with a meeting/program. Newcomers are welcome. Call Cindy at 719-495-3402.

COLORADO SPRINGS Shrine Club accepts new members who apply and register for children’s admittance to a Shriner’s Hospital from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month. Call 719-632-3881.

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT Group meets the second Monday of each month at 3505 Austin Bluffs Parkway at College Pharmacy. A DVD is shown at 5 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Visitors and new participants always are welcome. There is no charge; no products sold. Contact Lorna Searle at 719-481-2230.

MOMS CLUB, Moms Offering Moms Support, offers weekly activities each week for stay-at-home moms and children from birth to 5 years old. Contact [email protected] or go to www.momsclub.org.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Peer Group meets at 9 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Monument Village Inn. Contact [email protected] or 719-488-2683.

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS support group meets the second Saturday of every month. Call Carolyn at 303-360-7080 or 719-488-3620.

NARCONON REMINDS families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with ad-diction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754.

A PALMER Lake session of AA meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the basement of The Little Log Church in Palmer Lake at the corner of High Street and Upper Glenway. Call Bonnie Bowen-Pyle at 719-488-0908 or 719-661-6702.

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED Infant Death Local Support Group. The group offers bereavement services for parents, families, friends and caregivers who have been affected by the sudden unexpected loss of an infant or toddler. There is no cost. Meeting are the third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Avenue. Adult meeting only; no child care will be provided. For additional help and information please call Angel Eyes at 888-285-7437 or visit angeleyes.org

SUPPORT GROUP for juvenile diabetes meets at 9 a.m. every third Saturday of the month at It’s a Grind coffee shop in Monument. Contact Dawn at 719-466-7551 or [email protected].

TRI-LAKES AL-ANON, meeting of Al-Anon Family Groups, meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 675 Baptist Road, Colorado Springs, just east of Walgreens. This is an open meeting and the format is Al-Anon 12-Step/Al-Anon literature study. Call Janet M. at 719-481-5648.

TRI-LAKES MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, meets from 9:15-11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Tri-Lakes Chapel. The meetings begin in Sep-tember and continue through May. Child care is provided. All mothers with children from birth to kindergarten are welcome. Call Melissa at 719-488-2680 or Bengetta at 719-487-1078.

PARENTS OF Tourette Children meets every other week. Call Liza at 719-488-2945.

PIKES PEAK SHARE pregnancy and infant loss sup-port group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 5265 N. Union Blvd. in Colorado Springs. Call Melissa at 719-640-7691.

ROCK Y MOUNTAIN Stroke Club meets from 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays at Easter Seals, 225 S. Academy, suite 140. Call Eddy Woodruff at 719-481-4292.

STEP PARENTS support group meets every third Tuesday of the month. Call 719-487-2942 or e-mail [email protected].

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“The signatures needed to be in the clerk’s office ear-lier this month,” Radosevich said. “I verified them and now it will go on the November ballot.”

The marijuana measure was part of a special election in April. It lost 538 to 481.

The issue was hotly contested. Dino Salvatori, owner of the Palmer Lake Wellness Center, was the central fig-ure in the debate. Salvatori, a resident of Golden, told the Palmer Lake Town Council during one meeting that tax revenue from the sales of recreational marijuana would net the town “$6,000 a day from the state.” In addition, he said he projected giving the town an ad-ditional “$30,000 to $40,000 monthly” because of in-creased sales at his business.

“Those figures have changed,” Salvatori recently said. “When I made those statements (in early January) there were only 37 licensed recreational dispensaries in the state. Today there are over 300 licensed recreational dispensaries in the Denver Metro area alone. State-wide I am not sure how many there are.

“I offered the town a percentage of sales earlier this year. This time I am not going to do that. If it happens, it happens.”

Salvatori said he was not responsible for gathering the needed signatures to put the recreational measure on the November ballot. He said that honor does to Mitch Davis.

Salvatori added that the Palmer Lake town council, led by Mayor Nikki McDonald, can at any time unilat-erally vote to allow the sales of recreational marijuana.

That scenario occurred on Manitou Springs earlier this year when the town council decided to do just that. However, a large group of citizens against the sales of recreational marijuana have voiced their displeasure with what the council did. As of yet, there are still no legalized recreational marijuana sales in Manitou Springs.

Salvatori’s current location is about 8,000 square feet. But he is in the process of converting the old Pinz Bowling Center along Highway 105 into his new shop.

The 25,000 square foot building would be split into two locations if he were to decide to sell recreational mari-juana — assuming it either is passed by the voters in November or if the town council decides on its own to allow sales of the drug.

Salvatori said that if he were to implement the sales of recreational marijuana in his shop he could employ 50 to 60 people. He said he has about 10 employees at his medical marijuana location at 850 Commercial Lane, a stone’s throw from the old Pinz location.

“Even if this vote passes I am not sure if I would go recreational marijuana or not,” Salvatori said while overseeing the remodeling of Pinz last week. “I would have to divide (my store) it into two locations, which would be easy to do.”

If the vote passed and if Salvatori decides he would like to sell recreational marijuana, he would have to ap-ply for a license at the state level. There is a 60-day wait-ing period once he applies. He added that the earliest he could sell recreational marijuana is the spring of 2015.

Whether or not Salvatori moves ahead with plans to sell recreational marijuana, one thing he says is for cer-tain; tax revenue collected by the state will continue to go through the roof.

In 2012, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which made possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or six pot plants legal. It also allowed municipalities to opt in or out of selling recreational marijuana. Every El Paso County municipality originally opted out.

“In November 2013, the state collected $184,000 in sales tax for cars, tax, donuts, whatever,” he said “The sales tax from recreational marijuana alone in January 2014 - the first month it was allowed to be sold — was $224,000.

“The last I heard it was $18 million the state has col-lected in recreational marijuana taxes; and the sales keep going up. Everybody thought (people) would go back to the black market because of the taxes. But the demand has done up.

“In fact, all the bad things that people have worried about with the sales of recreational marijuana have just not happened.”

Whether or not Salvatori’s facts are correct. The state does report consistent sales of legalized recreational marijuana of about $1 million per day.

Salvatori encourages the voters of Palmer Lake to ed-ucate themselves on the possible revenue benefits that

could come from the sales of recreational marijuana in the town.

“I know I did,” he said. “It doesn’t really matter to me if the vote passes or fails. But I think if somebody cares they should try to find out as much information as they can.”

At a June 12 Palmer Lake Town Council meeting, the topic of recreational marijuana sales provoked an an-gry exchange between Monument resident and lawyer Duncan Bremer (who recently ran and lost the June GOP primary for County Treasurer) and an unnamed Palmer Lake resident. Bremer was very much opposed to the legalized sales of recreational marijuana in Palm-er Lake, or any El Paso County municipality.

Palmer Lake Resident Chris Amenson and Bremer, a former county commissioner, asked for guidance from the council on the process to place an initiative ban-ning retail marijuana sales on the November ballot.

The initiative proposed by Amenson would ban such sales for three years and require a vote by residents to reverse the ban. The issue was not resolved at the meet-ing.

The only Palmer Lake town councilmember (of the six) who has expressed his opposition to the legalized sales of recreational marijuana in the town is Roads Trustee John Russell. At one point during the June 12 meeting, McDonald apologized to Salvatori for com-ments made by Russell at the Town Council workshop session June 5.

At that meeting, Russell pointed out during a discus-sion of Salvatori’s plan for his business that if a business had complaints made against it, its license would not automatically be renewed, but renewal would require a vote of the council.

The Palmer Lake Town Council held a workshop session on June 5 to work on issues tabled during its monthly meetings. The pot policy took center stage.

Trustees discussed a proposed ballot initiative to ban retail marijuana sales and halted an amendment from Trustee Paul Banta to ban medical marijuana sales in the M1 (light manufacturing) zone of Palmer Lake.


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Sept. 27FIGHT FRAUD Collect your outdated financial documents and bring them to the free Fight Fraud—Shred Instead event and food drive Saturday, Sept. 27, at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road, in Black Forest. This identity theft prevention event is provided from 9 a.m. to noon as a community service. All documents will be professionally shredded on site. All paper will be recycled. Limit what you bring to the equivalent of three copy paper size boxes per person. No plastic bags or 3-ring binders will be accepted as they cannot be shredded. Each donation of cash or non-perish-able food will go to Black Forest Cares in support of their ongoing effort to combat hunger in the local community. For information, call Ray Rozak at 719-495-6767.


ClubsTogether present Haseya (She Rises), a Native Women’s talking circle, support group for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault. Group meets from 1-3 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at the One Nation Walking Together building, 3150 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs. Contact Cinnamon at 866-599-9650 or [email protected], or Brandy at 719-785-6815 or [email protected].

TOPS, TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly, a nonprofit weight control organization, meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays. Call Terry Franz at 719-488-8684.

TRI-LAKES CARES is a social services agency that supplies the needy in the community through food, commodities, limited financial assistance, school supplies, holiday programs, jobs programs and more. Volunteer opportunities are available. Hours of operation are Monday from noon to 3 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Call 719-481-4864.

TRI-LAKES HOME Educator’s Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month. Contact Maria at [email protected]. Prayer, fellowship, friendship, encouragement, resources and more are provided. Meeting is for parents only.

WINGS PROVIDES therapist facilitated support groups for women and

men in which survivors are believed, accepted and no longer alone. There is a women’s group on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday evening. We are also starting a Loved Ones Group for family and friends of survivors. For more infor-mation contact the WINGS office at 800-373-8671. Visit www.wingsfound.org

VolunteerHANGERS THRIFT Shop benefiting Tri-Lakes Cares needs volunteers. Call Cara at 719-488-2300.

LUCRETIA VAILE Museum needs volunteer docents or museum guides. Call Susan at 719-481-2323.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNIT Y Transportation, which provides free rides for area senior citizens needing transport, is in need of volunteer drivers. Mile-age reimbursement is available. Call 719-237-9913.

ODYSSEY HEALTH care and hospice volunteers are needed. Call Kent Mathews at 719-573-4166.

PIKES PEAK Hospice needs volunteers. Call Cathy Woods at 719-633-3400.

THE PIKES Peak Library District needs volunteers. Contact the LitSource office at 719-531-6333, ext. 2223 or ext. 2224.

PIKES PEAK Workforce Center is in need of volunteers. Please call Larry Oliver at 719-481-4864.

SILVER KEY Senior Services needs volunteers. Call 719-884-2300.

TRI-LAKES CARES needs volunteers in a variety of positions. Call Joan Cun-ningham at 719-481-4864, ext. 117.

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SPORTSTony Ramunno steps down as Lewis-Palmer football coachDustin Tupper replaces Ramunno, who headed program for 25 seasonsBy Danny [email protected]

For the first time in more than a quarter century, Lewis-Palmer High School will have a new head varsity football coach.

Tony Ramunno, 54, resigned July 10 due to health reasons. Defensive coordinator Dustin Tupper has been named as his replacement.

Ramunno cited a bad heart valve as the reason why he is stepping away.

“The doctor said it’s getting to the point where it needs more attention,” Ramunno said. “My doc said I need some work done on it sooner than later.

“I’ve been keeping a close eye on it for a while and there’s no need to mess with some-thing like this.”

Ramunno’s doctor told him that he likely has had a heart murmur his entire life.

The long-time Lewis-Palmer coach leaves with head coaching record of 146-117 over 25 seasons. He was an assistant at the school for five years before he took over the head posi-tion.

“Things will be different without hav-ing Tony around as much, but this has been the plan for a while (for me to take over),” Tupper said. “It just happened sooner than we thought.”

Ramunno - by far - had the longest tenure of any head coach in El Paso County. He di-rected his teams to the postseason 10 times. The Rangers reached the quarterfinals four times; the last two coming 2010 and 2011 at the Class 3A level. Lewis-Palmer missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons.

“It’s been a great ride,” said Ramunno, who didn’t rule out returning to head coaching down the road. “I’ve coached a lot of great kids and worked with a lot of great people along the way.”

Ramunno joined the Lewis-Palmer staff in 1983, where he was in charge of running backs and linebackers. Lewis-Palmer played at the

2A level in those days.Ramunno was the team’s offensive coor-

dinator his entire tenure as the school’s head coach.

“We grew from 2A to 3A to 4A and then to 5A for a couple of years,” Ramunno said. “Then when the school split (in 2008) we dropped back down.”

Lewis-Palmer was around 2,000 students in the mid 2000s when construction began on Palmer Ridge. Ramunno’s offensive co-ordinator at the time - Monte Gutowski - left to become the head coach of Palmer Ridge. Gutowski left Palmer Ridge after the 2011 sea-son, but recently was hired to the head coach of Manitou Springs.

“Back in the day we had something like 12 or 13 coaches on our staff,” Ramunno said. “And three-quarters of them were in the build-ing.”

Ramunno’s staff was cut in half when the school split. Today, Tupper has six assistant coaches. He is the only full-time teacher in the building.

“There’s been a dramatic change in educa-

tion since I was hired,” Ramunno said. “This is not the ideal way to go, but that seems to be the direction we’re heading.”

Tupper, 33, joined Ramunno’s staff in 2006 as the wide receivers coach. He took over as the defensive coordinator in 2007 and will re-main in that position this season.

Dave Jones has been promoted to offen-sive coordinator.

The rest of Tupper’s staff consists of Sean Hannon (offensive and defensive backs), Doug Warner (offensive and defensive line), John Pounder (freshmen head coach), Chris Chapman (freshmen defensive coordinator) and Jake Oakey (freshmen line coach).

“Tony has not left the cupboard bare,” Tupper said. “We’re far enough along in our preparation to where we have a pretty good idea of where we will be this year.”

The program took a hit in the spring when starting quarterback Paul Tillotson and No. 1 receiver Jonathan Scott (both juniors) decided that they would not play football this season. Ramunno began working with three sopho-mores to help fill the void.

“We’re going to rely on our backs and line-men to carry us this year,” Tupper said. “We’ve taken a hit, but we’ll bounce back.”

The Rangers were 4-6 last season. A rash of injuries to key personnel led to rough go of things in the South Central League for the Rangers last season. Discovery Canyon won the league title and earned the No.1 overall seed in the playoffs. Second-place Coronado won the 3A state championship.

“The league is only going to get tougher this year with the addition of Canon City,” Tupper said.

The Rangers open their season at Ever-green on Friday, Aug. 29.

The rivalry with Palmer Ridge has also been renewed after a two-year hiatus. The two teams square off in Week 3 (Sept. 12) at Don Breese Stadium. Lewis-Palmer will be the home team.

“It’s good to get that rivalry going again,” Tupper said. “I think it will be good for the community.”

Dustin Tupper has been named the new head football coach of the Lewis-Palmer High School. Tupper replaces Tony Ramunno, who stepped down after 25 seasons. Photo by Danny Summers

Bastin twins of Monument to compete in Rocky Mountain State GamesStirling and Scarlett will compete in track this weekend at Lewis-Palmer High SchoolBy Danny [email protected]

There are always many great stories that come out of the Rocky Mountain State Games. Among the best this year is the 15-year old Bastin twins of Monument.

Stirling and Scarlett Bastin will com-pete in the Games in track and field at Lewis-Palmer High School on July 27.

They are both entered in the 15-16 year division in the male and female 100 meters and 200 meters.

Not to rest on their success on the cinders, Stirling also competed in the rock climbing competition at City Rock on July 19-20.

The Bastin family was an Air Force family, and Stirling achieved several solid finishes in regional competitions while the family was station in Germa-ny. Their parents are Dale and Dagmar El Stark-Bastin.

Scarlett is a sophomore at Palmer Ridge and was a member of the school’s track and tennis teams last year. She teamed with senior Shale Perconti to fashion a 3-2 season mark and advance to the state tennis tournament.

Scarlett attended Monument Acad-emy through the eighth grade.

Stirling, who holds a Brown Belt in Karate will be a freshman at Palmer Ridge this fall and is also playing soccer this summer for Monument Academy.

Both are intensely competitive, and credit their dad for the inspiration to

achieve in sports. He played basketball at Texas A&M and loved to run; a trait has obviously passed on to his children.

When Dale retired from the Air Force four years ago, the family moved to Monument.

Last year, Scarlett won a varsity let-ter in track and field and was the only freshman to qualify to run the 4X400 meter relay at the state track and field

meet. The Palmer Ridge girls finished third in the Class 4A finals with a 3:57.04 clocking.

Scarlett had season bests in the 400M (1:05.52); 800m (2:41.58); and 300m Hurdles (54.16)

The family also credits older sister Mariah, who was a cheerleader at Tex-as A&M, as being a role model for the twins. She’s about to become in intern

at the United Nations in New York City.

“Sports makes (the twins) happy and

has an impact on their lives,” Dagmar

said. “Their goal is to make their school

and their teams proud.

“Their personalities complement

each other. “What one doesn’t have, the

other does, so they help each other.”

The Bastin family of Monument is accomplished in many areas. Twins Scarlett, second from left, and Stirling, third from right front, are competing in the Rocky Mountain State Games this weekend in track and �eld. They are students at Palmer Ridge High School. Also pictured is older sister, Mariah, far left, mother Dagmar, back, and dad Dale, far right. Courtesy photo


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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF JULY 21, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Is someone at work resist-ing that Aries charm? Hard to believe. But seriously, Lamb, you might want to back up your ideas with some solid data, and then watch the yeas pile on.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your hard work could pay off in ways you didn’t expect, but certainly deserve. Tend to that pesky health problem now so you’ll be in top shape to tackle the new projects coming up.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Planning a family event can be stressful unless you make it clear from the start that you’re in charge. You might accept suggestions, but it will be your decisions that count.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) You still have a way to go to bring that professional matter to a satisfactory conclusion. Meanwhile, an important personal situation could require more of your attention by week’s end.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) There’s something about you Fine Felines that makes people want to tell you secrets. But once again, be wary of who is doing the telling. You might not want to be that person’s confidante.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Creating a fuss about a family matter might get everyone’s attention. But it might be better to talk one-on-one with family mem-bers in order to spare a loved one unnecessary em-barrassment.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) You’re making progress on that career move, albeit not as quickly as you had hoped. But stay with it. Your personal life takes an un-expected (but very welcome) new turn.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) If you feel you’ve been unfairly treated in a workplace decision, correct the situation now while there’s still time to do so. Arm yourself with facts, and go to it. Good luck.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Devising your own system of doing things might be the best way to handle an increasingly complex situation. But do it tactfully in order to avoid ruffling too many of your col-leagues’ feathers.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) A family member’s health problem might once again require you to shift some of your current priorities around. But this time, make certain other relatives will be there to help.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Catching up on tasks you’ve left undone will take a while to accomplish. But the sooner you complete them, the sooner you’ll be able to take on another time-sensitive project.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of SAMANTHA OLDS, Deceased

Case Number 2014 PR 30698

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of El PasoCounty, Colorado on or before November17, 2014,or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative:John T. Olds5045 Broadlake ViewColorado Springs, Colorado 80906

Legal Notice No.: 932323First Publication: July 16, 2014Last Publication: July 30, 2014Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Laurence G. Hasenoehrl,aka Laurence Gerald Hasenoehrl,

aka Laurence Hasenoehrl,aka Lawrence G. Hasenoehrl,

aka Lawrence Gerald Hasenoehrl,aka Jerry Hasenoehrl, Deceased

Case Number: 2014 PR 30626

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of El PasoCounty, Colorado on or before November10, 2014 or the claims may be foreverbarred.

James Henry HasenoehrlPersonal Representative3108 Shannon DriveBroomfield, Colorado 80023

Legal Notice No: 9932319First Publication: July 9, 2014Last Publication: July 23, 2014Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune

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PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF MONUMENT

PUBLIC HEARINGWILL BE CONDUCTED AT:MONUMENT TOWN HALL,

645 Beacon Lite RoadCONCERNING THIS PROPERTY

KNOWN AS:CRUISERS-HAIRCUTS FOR MENlocated at 480 HWY 105, Unit A,

Monument, CO 80132

REQUEST: NEW Beer and Wine LicenseInterested Persons May Appear& Be HeardHearing Date: September 2, 2014Time: 6:30 p.m. Board of Trustees

NOTICE – CALL THE TOWN CLERKTHE DAY PRIOR TO THE HEARINGDATE TO CONFIRM THAT THE ITEMWILL BE HEARD.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONCALL 481-2954.


Public Notice

TOWN OF MONUMENT

PUBLIC HEARINGWILL BE CONDUCTED AT:MONUMENT TOWN HALL,

645 Beacon Lite RoadCONCERNING THIS PROPERTY

KNOWN AS:LOOP LIQUORS, located at

1430 Cipriani Loop,Monument, CO 80132

REQUEST: NEW Beer and WineLicenseInterested Persons May Appear& Be HeardHearing Date: September 2, 2014Time: 6:30 p.m. Board of Trustees

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MONUMENT, CO – Lewis-Palmer School District #38 will be destroying

special education records prior to June 2007 and time to request copies

is limited.

In accordance with state and federal regu-lations, Lewis-Palmer School District #38 keeps student records for six years after they have graduated or exited special education.

We are now notifying all parents/guard-ians/students that all student records for special education will be destroyed on August 4, 2014.

If you wish to receive copies of these records, you must send a written request indicating the year of graduation or year of the student exiting special education, and the name of the student while enrolled in school to: Lewis-Palmer School District #38, PO Box 40, Monument, CO to the

attention of Ms Cindy Petersen.

Lewis Palmer School District #38 serves the Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor and Monument areas.


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Alexa Smith helps Team USA win Gold medal in GuatemalaLewis-Palmer volleyball star adds to impressive careerSta� report

Alexa Smith now has a Gold medal to add to her already impressive volleyball resume.

Smith, an outside hitter, helped the Unit-ed States defeat Cuba with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-16) victory in the Gold Medal match of the Women’s U-20 NORCECA Continental Championship at Teodoro Palacios Flores in Guatemala City on July 13.

“It feels good to win the gold and to qualify to the world championship undefeated and without dropping a set as a reward for playing hard,” said USA captain Hayley Hodson in a press release. “We’ll now return to play for our own clubs and continue in our individual de-velopment as players.”

Team USA achieved their sixth NORCECA title unbeaten and without dropping a set.

The United States showed team effort while Cuba based their campaign on Melissa

Vargas’ attacks. USA managed to defeat Cuba with a 32-26 margin in kills; they also led with a wide advantage in the blocking category by 14-7 as well as in serves by 8-2. USA managed fewer unforced errors (18-21) than Cuba.

USA was led by middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan who notched 15 points, 4 blocks and 2 aces included; opposite Hodson also combined efforts to the win with 14 points. Cuba’s outside hitter Melissa Vargas topped with 12 points, along with outside hitter Dia-ris Perez with 11 points.

USA’s coach Thomas Hogan expressed that this young Cuban squad reminds him Cuba’s national team “Morenas del Caribe”, “they have a bright future ahead; Melissa Vargas is a combination of Mireya Ruiz and Nancy Carrillo, she plays unbelievably well”. Hogan also praised Guatemala’s organizing efforts, “I’ve been to many tournaments and this competition was one of the best.”

Cuban coach Thomas Fernandez said of Team USA: “Technically speaking, USA is much more superior to ours and individually their players have great physical attributes.”

Lewis-Palmer senior Alexa Smith helped the U.S. U-20 junior national team win the NORCECA (North and Cen-tral America and the Caribbean) volleyball championship, which was held July 6-14 in Guatemala. Courtesy photos

Lewis-Palmer senior Alexa Smith, No. 5 in white, joins in the celebration with her teammates as the U.S. U-20 junior national team wins the NORCECA (North and Central America and the Caribbean) volleyball championship, which was held July 6-14 in Guatemala. Courtesy photo


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