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Issue to grant incentives to developers fails again By Norma [email protected]

The idea of increasing the sales tax to fund local schools,

while at the same time lowering property taxes for homeown-ers, seemingly was a no-brainer for Woodland Park voters who overwhelmingly agreed to the tax increase.

In unoffi cial results from voting in the April 5 municipal elec-tion, the 1.09 percent sales tax increase requested by Woodland Park School District RE-2 was approved by 1,363 voters, or 60 percent of those who cast ballots; 916, or 40 percent, opposed. It will take effect July 1.

The tax question, a lively race for mayor and City Council, plus an assortment of proposed changes to the City Charter, in-cluding one that would have allowed offi cials to grant incentives to developers, resulted in a record voter turnout.

City Clerk Suzanne Leclercq said the 2,296 votes were cast in a record for a Woodland Park municipal election, exceeding the previous record of 1,797 in 2000. She said turnout was 51 percent of all registered voters in the town of about 8,000. That just missed beating the 52 percent turnout in 2000.

She said results were slow being counted because of the last-minute crush, which saw 28 percent of all votes in the mail-ballot election cast on Election Day.

In other major results, Woodland Park Mayor Neil Levy won his fi rst mayoral election after being appointed in 2014. Levy easily defeated City Councilman Noel Sawyer in the race for the city’s top post. Levy received 978 votes, or 46 percent of all cast, while Sawyer had 825 votes, or 39 percent. Political newcomer Michael Maddux fi nished third with 325 votes or 15 percent of the total.

“This (vote) validates my efforts as mayor,” Levy said. “The (ap-pointment) system wasn’t anything out of order according to the charter, but this feels much better.”

Sawyer was surprised by his loss.“I had a lot of community support,” he said. “I think it was my

position on the ballot. I might have won if my name had been fi rst.”

Sawyer said he’s not necessarily done seeking the mayor’s offi ce.“I will give (running again) very serious thought,” he said.The race between four candidates for three council seats was

won by Val Carr with 1,303 votes, incumbent Carrol Harvey with 1,210 and Paul Saunier with 1,116. William Loftin came in fourth and lost with 1,064 votes.

The sales tax vote was perhaps the biggest issue, and its passage was praised by Levy as a great boost for local schools.

Sawyer agreed, saying passage of the sales tax was the most important issue on the ballot.

“It was much more important than whether I became mayor,”

Voters were informed and paying attention

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By Pat [email protected]

Former trustee Jane Newberry is the new mayor of Green Mountain Falls after defeating incumbent Lorrie Worthey in a rematch of the 2014 election.

Newberry, who served 12 years on the town Board of Trustees and as mayor pro tem, claimed 148 votes of the 274 cast, or 54.01 percent of the vote.

Worthey, the two-term mayor, received 125 votes. There was one unnamed write-in vote.

Newberry ran on a slate called “Smooth-er Roads Ahead” with Trustee candidates Cameron Thorne and David Pearlman, who were elected Tuesday to four-year terms. A fourth slate candidate, Erin Kowal, did not win a seat.

The fi nal seat Tuesday went to incum-

bent Tyler Stevens, a former mayor and two-term incumbent trustee.

The slate name referred to a promise to calm down town life after turmoil that marked the Worthey years, starting in 2012 when the town administrative staff and public works employees quit in disputes with the mayor and trustees.

It continued with a controversial ban on feeding ducks at the gazebo lake that led to the ticketing of an elderly, longtime resident. The confl ict peaked last fall when revelations of questionable fi nancial trans-actions and bookkeeping led to the fi ring of its clerk.

“I just want to thank everybody who came out and voted,” Newberry said, min-utes after the results were posted by the El Paso County Clerk’s offi ce.

The county managed the election for the town of about 700.

“I’m proud that we ran a clean and respectful race,” Newberry said.

Commenting on his win, with 133 votes, Pearlman said: “I think the town is going to move in a new direction and I feel good about that.”

With 142 votes, Thorne won a decided victory.

“I’m amazed,” he said. “I’ve been doing a lot of studying on the issues, so now I’ll continue to study.”

Kowal, who hosted the candidate party at his home, was gracious about losing the race.

“I’m really happy about it,” he said. “I totally didn’t mind putting my name in for the group ‘Smoother Roads Ahead.’”

Besides Kowal, voters rejected incum-bent Barbara Gardiner as well as Dick Bratton.

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RE-2 sales tax approved by large margin

See “WP Election” on page 14A

Newberry wins rematch, becomes mayor of GMF

National Parks to waive fees April 16-24For The Courier

The National Park Service is cel-ebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016 and is inviting the public to join the party by offering 16 free days.

The fi rst opportunity is National Park Week, April 16-24, when all Na-tional Park Service sites, including the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monu-ment, waive their entrance fees giving free admission to everyone.

More free-entry days are scheduled later in 2016:

August 25 through 28: National Park Service Birthday

September 24: National Public Lands Day

November 11: Veterans DayThere are more than 400 national

park facilities scattered across the U.S. including 59 parks as well as monu-ments, memorials, seashores, lake-shores, rivers, historic sites, battle-

See “Free Parks” on page 14A

Neil Levy being sworn in at a recent WP council meeting. /Photo by Evan Musick for The Courier

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Historic author presentation – Sunday, April 17

What: Author and South Park native Adam James Jones talks about his debut novel “The Vendetta of Felipe Espinosa” – a sweeping Civil War epic set in central Colorado. It’s presented by the Pikes Peak Historical Society.Where: Florissant Library, 334 Circle Drive, FlorissantWhen: 2-4 p.m., Sunday, April 17Info: Free with refreshments but seating is limited. Contact John Rakowski, 719-748-8259 or visit pikespeakhsmuseum.org

Choir Performance – Saturday, April 16

What: Columbine Elementary School Choir performs the National AnthemWhen: 3:45 p.m., Saturday, April 16Where: Sky Sox Stadium, 4385 Tutt Blvd., Colorado SpringsInfo: Discounted tickets, food and parking for family and friends. Call school for details, 686-2300.

Pancake Breakfast – Saturday, April 16

What: Monthly All-You-Can-Eat Pancake BreakfastWhere: Woodland Park Senior Citizens Center, 312 N. Center St.When: 8-11 a.m., Saturday, April 16Info: Adults $8; children 6 and under $2

CorrectionIn the April 6 Courier, a story about the death of Myra Krider gave an incorrect time and date for the celebration of her life. The celebration will be 6:30 p.m., May 6 at The Ware-house restaurant, 25 W. Cimarron St., Colorado Springs.

Barbara HereimBarbara Ann

Hereim, 63, passed away Wednesday, March 30, at Pen-rose-St. Francis Hospital with her son Bobby, family, and friends by her side.

Barbara was born on Dec. 17, 1952 in Springfield, Mo, to Charles and Mary Crooks. She was one of eight brothers and sisters, The sis-ters being Linda, Marita, Lori, and the brothers Chuck, Tomas, Vern, and James. Her father, Charles was in the military and they traveled a lot because of that. She mar-ried her first husband, Steaven Bassinger in 1969. They had two boys, Robert and Steaven Creed Basinger.

Barbara worked various jobs and rasied her boys. Her only granddaughter, Heather Fletcher, daughter of her son Robert Bas-inger, held a special place in her heart.

Years later, Barbara remar-ried Joel Hereim. Their love was truly special and they loved each other’s families so deeply. Joel and Barbara lived a beautiful life with their two very spoiled dogs Zoe and Hooch. She loved her fam-ily more than anything; her great grandchildren Kane and Mary Jane Fletcher and the Hereim grandchildren brought out her inner child whenever she was around them.

She is survived by her son, Robert Basinger, Granddaughter, Heather Fletcher, two great grand-children, Hereim grandchildren and her brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews. She is pre-ceded in death by her husband Joel Hereim, son Steaven Creed Basinger and dog Zoe.

Myra K. Krider, of Woodland Park, died in the care of Hospice in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. She was born to Joseph and Byrdine Mills in Sikeston, Missouri, on Jan. 10, 1958.

Krider grew up in Sikeston, attended Southeast Mis-souri State University, and en-tered a long career in market-ing, advertising, and business liaison. She lived on Galveston Island, Texas, and a ranch in Idaho. While working and living in Nash-ville, Tennessee, she met and married her husband, a career military man, and went on to enjoy assignments at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Stuttgart, Germany, Lake Con-stance, Germany, Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Fort Carson, Colorado.

Krider was trained by her mother to al-ways be active in local organizations and community affairs. She was a Brownie, Girl Scout, and Girl Scout Leader. She was Honor Queen of Job’s Daughters and a life-long member of The Order of the Eastern Star (OES). She was a Family Readiness Group Leader at Battalion and Brigade level. She led United Service Organiza-tions (USO) tours for military families to Poland, France, Austria, and Switzerland. She improved access and opportunities for soldiers seeking services with Morale, Welfare, and Recreation at remote military

bases. She was a supporter of the Special Forces Association and the Special Forces Chari-table Trust. She sat as a Board Member on a local Chamber of Commerce and Co-Chaired an annual Oktoberfest celebra-tion. She was a supporter of the arts, having been instructed in piano from a young child into adulthood. Her love of music in-spired her to work with and for Colorado Festival of World The-ater, and the local Symphony

Guild which sponsors classrooms of chil-dren for introduction to classical music by attending performances of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.

Krider is the recipient of numerous civil-ian and civilian-military awards, including The Colonel Maggie Raye Volunteer Award. She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by her husband; sister, Karen Ramsey of Brentwood, Tennessee; brother, Dan Mills of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; her beloved nephew Jeff Ramsey and very dear niece Stacy Mills. A somber and sacred ceremony will be conducted by the OES on April 9, 2016, at Madison Funeral Home, 219 Old Hickory Blvd, Madison, Tennessee. The reception will begin at 4 p.m., followed by the OES cer-emony at 6:30 p.m. A not-so-somber wake will be held on May 6, 2016, 6:30 p.m. at The Warehouse, 25 West Cimarron Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Rash of burglaries has Ute Pass residents concerned By Pat [email protected]

A rash of home invasions and burglar-ies has residents up and down Ute Pass on high alert, especially in Chipita Park, in unincorporated El Paso County.

“We returned home to a big mess,” said Pat Gant, who lives on Chipita Park Road. “We were gone, but people watching our house called us.”

Gant pegs the date of the burglary to March 19.

“They cut the phone wires and had been out on the electrical boxes,” Gant said.

To get in, the burglars pried open slid-ing glass doors on the deck facing Fountain Creek, Gant said.

Inside, the burglars took jewelry, a class ring and turquoise rings, guns and a cam-era. In the garage, they took power tools.

The Gants, Pat and her husband, Bob, were forewarned about the break-ins.

“We don’t leave money around,” she said. “We take our files, important papers and all electronics with us when we leave.”

When the Gants learned of the burglary, they were in Arizona, where they expected to stay for two months.

“My husband is on oxygen and he had to acclimate again,” she said. “The burglary caused him a lot of grief.”

Gants’ neighbors suffered a break-in, as well.

“They crawled in a window at my next-

door neighbors’ house, but were scared off by something,” she said. “We think they watch to see if you’re home or not.”

In addition to home burglaries, Gant’s friends and neighbors in Chipita Park and Cascade have had their cars broken into, she said.

The Gants reported the burglary to the El Paso County Sheriff, whose deputies came out and took fingerprints.

As a word of caution, Gant advises homeowners to document and take photos of their valuables in order to identify what was taken.

For now, the Gants have changed their Arizona plans.

“It was pretty traumatic,” she said.Last week, Jacqueline Kirby, spokes-

woman for El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, issued a press release.

“We are working in conjunction with the Green Mountain Falls and Woodland Park police departments on a string of burglaries,” she said. “They are target-ing firearms, jewelry and electronics with forced entry.”

The Woodland Park Police Department is working on one burglary case in the city that may be linked to the ones in Chipita Park, said Commander Chris Adams.

“On April 2, an unknown person en-tered a home in Woodland Park and took firearms and a vehicle,” Adams said, add-ing that Woodland Park has otherwise been spared an increase in home invasions.

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Changing of the guardMayor, councilmembers sworn in By Norma Engelberg

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It was a time for fond fare-

wells and warm welcomes at the April 7 Woodland Park City Council meeting.

Two councilmen who de-cided not to run in the April 5 election, Phil Mella and Bob Carlsen, said goodbye and offered advice for Woodland Park citizens and the new council.

Mella called the people a firewall against the encroach-ment of Big Government and government by fiat. He spoke of the growing distrust of gov-ernment fueled by politicians who work for special interests instead of the common good.

“Who guards against the abuse of government?” he asked, answering that citizens should scrutinize govern-ment decisions, expect and fight for transparency and ask questions.

“It’s been a privilege to serve the citizens of Wood-land Park,” he said.

Carlsen said he decided not to run for re-election be-cause he accomplished what he set out to do: help bring an aquatic center to Woodland Park.

“There are a few things I have left undone and it’s up to the new council to com-plete them,” he said.

Carlsen plans to stay on the Woodland Aquatic Center Board of Directors and the city’s Historic Preservation Committee.

After the final accolades, Mayor Neil Levy was sworn in for the first time as an elected official. Freshly minted coun-cil members were then sworn in, starting with Val Carr. Car-rol Harvey was next, followed by Paul Saunier.

Harvey was reelected to the Mayor Pro Tem position. Noel Sawyer was also nomi-nated.

Carr asked that council create a liaison to Charis Bible College. City Manager David Buttery said the city staff has informal relation-ships with many of the city and county’s larger enti-ties but there are no formal relationships. He will look into the logistics and legal ramifications of creating such a relationship.

Debbie Miller, president of the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce, assured council that the chamber does have a formal relationship with the college and that Buttery sits on the chamber board of directors.

WP to collect new RE-2 sales tax starting July 1Wastewater plant loan could result in higher rates By Norma Engelberg

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After all the swearing-in ceremonies were complet-ed, the Woodland Park City Council dug into its work agenda and learned monthly wastewater bills could increase by 20 percent due to upgrades and expansions.

Growth, new legislation and technology changes are to blame, said Utility Director Kip Wiley. He will present the details behind the wastewater rate increase at the April 21 public hearings.

Part of the reason relates to financing issues. The Colorado Water Resources & Power Development Au-thority approved a city loan application in August 2014. And an interest-free $2 million loan closed in February 2015.

Now it’s time for the council to approve the second part of the loan – $6.5 million at 2-3 percent interest, depending on the market.

The loan’s debt service will come from capital re-placement fees and tap sales. But the loan requires the city’s wastewater revenues exceed its expenditures by 10 percent. To get revenues to that level, wastewater rates will have to jump.

Council approved ordinances to accept the loan and to raise wastewater rates on initial posting.

Water rates and tap fees were subject to an automat-ic annual increase in April.

Council also approved two ordinances accepting permanent public utility easements to serve the sewer needs of an assisted living facility and the Brewing Sci-ence Institute.

The easements will provide space for a gravity feed 8-inch sewer main to run under U.S. 24 from the two facilities to the Walmart wastewater lift station.

The new sales tax to partially fund Woodland Park RE-2 School District programs will go into effect July 1, but before that can happen the Woodland Park city

staff will have to work with the school on the details of collecting the tax and getting the money into the school district’s coffers.

Mayor Neil Levy told Greenstreet that the exchange of property taxes for a sales tax was brilliant.

With seven of nine charter amendments approved by the voters on April 5, councilmembers asked about next steps. City Attorney Erin Smith said, for the most part there are no next steps. The charter amendments are “self-executing.”

The only next steps involve setting a new official city publication process starting next year and making sure the charter’s language is changed to that of the new amendments.

At the end of the meeting, during reports, Council-man John Schafer presented the “Affordable Housing Needs Assessment: Teller County, Colorado.” The Af-fordable Housing Steering Group worked on this assess-ment for more than a year.

Schafer pointed out that affordable housing is de-fined as costing no more than 30 percent of a house-hold’s income. There are no affordable units available at that price and many county families are paying as much as or more than 50 percent of their income on housing.

The high price of housing is one of the factors driv-ing away the county’s 20-30-year-old population to the detriment of schools, local service providers and the environment and infrastructure.

With the county’s senior population doubling every 10 years, there is also a need for senior housing.

Schafer plans on making a formal presentation of the group’s findings at a future council meeting.

Fleer presented his monthly report, saying the Downtown Development Authority will soon present to council a loan repayment plan for the $1.8 million it borrowed from the city. But board members want more time to work out a revenue-sharing plan to help fund fire and ambulance operations. This plan will likely not be ready until fall budget season.

Fleer is working closely with the Woodland Park Farmers Market to find a new location before summer opening day in June.


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Congratulations, Woodland Park voters. Take a bow. You did yourselves proud on April 5.

Often on Election Day, voter apathy produces disap-pointing turnouts, allowing a small minority to dictate the outcome of races for public office or to decide ballot ques-tions.

It’s especially sad because voting couldn’t be any easier or more convenient with today’s mail-ballot elections. You spend a few minutes filling out a ballot and then put it in the mail or swing by City Hall and drop it off.

But there was no apathy this spring in Woodland Park. The first clue was all the letters to the editor that kept ar-riving at The Courier. It was great to see people expressing themselves on candidates and issues.

Then the town enjoyed an abundance of candidates for mayor and the City Council openings. No cancellation of elections this year! People cared enough about how the city is being run to raise their hands for office.

That’s awesome.Finally came the crush of late voters who swamped City

Clerk Suzanne Leclercq with hundreds of last-minute bal-lots. She said 28 percent of the 2,296 votes cast arrived on Election Day.

OK, so many we need to work on our procrastination habit a bit.

But that’s a nit and it’s not worth picking. The bottom line is 51 percent of the registered voters in Woodland Park took the time to learn about candidates and the issues and cast a vote.

It’s a beautiful thing and what our democracy is sup-posed to be all about.

It’s not trite to remember how many men have died to preserve that right. And we owe it to all of them to exercise it, every chance we get.

And it’s hard to argue with the results. I’m not sure there was a bad choice among the candidates for mayor and City Council. It’s not like there was a Trump in the bunch trash-talking about opponents’ spouses or anything.

It’s also hard to argue with a decision to invest more

money in our schools. Voters clearly are willing to gamble on the sales tax being stable enough to provided consistent revenue, and maybe even provide a windfall in especially flush years.

We’ll all learn the wisdom of giving up property taxes, the historic bedrock of school funding, for the more volatile sales tax.

And I wonder how many voters were asking “What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?” when they rejected for the third time a proposal to let the city offer incentives to de-velopers. (Or were voters muttering: “How many times do I have to tell you no?” Or maybe it was “No means no!”)

Anyway, I think that answer was emphatic.Now the hard work begins. The Woodland Park School

District RE-2 must follow through on promises to spend wisely the new revenue. And the elected officials need to govern wisely and go about the business of following through on the construction of the Aquatic Center and set-ting up an operating structure that guarantees residents the access they expect vs. time devoted to school swim teams, meets and classes. It won’t be easy.

But I’m sure they’ll work diligently, especially knowing voters are engaged and watching and will come out and vote in large numbers as the ultimate check on power. Just as the Founding Fathers envisioned.

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Voters were paying attention and made informed choices

New Summit House is the latest in a long history of proposals

In 1936, the U.S. Forest Service took over operating the Pikes Peak Highway from the old owners, Spencer Penrose and Co.

One of the first things they did was to issue rules for driving the road. You might expect them to be interesting, and they were.

One rule said: Driver watch the road not the scenery. Another: This highway crosses the area furnishing

drinking water. Observe all sanitation signs and instruc-tions.

The speed limit was 20 mph and there was an inspec-tion at Glen Cove on the way down, as well as four water stops on the way up.

Perhaps most surprising is the fact the road was free!The idea of a new Summit House was proposed: a fine

one, located at the center of the summit. It would be fund-ed by WPA, a federal works program of the time.

In those days, there was an old weather station, owned

by the railroad, and a Summit House for the highway.It sat on the southwest corner of the summit, which is

now owned by the forest service. The forest service wanted to combine all services into one building. Sound familiar?

The idea of the new summit house was big news for several weeks. When the plan for the 100 foot-by-100 foot structure was unveiled, it was greeted with much fanfare. As time went along, there was no progress on the building. There was nothing but talk. The forest service noted that the WPA funding was available, but for now, no changes were going to happen.

As things progressed, the new building turned into a re-modeling of the old highway summit house.

The railroad's summit house would not be changed, as it was felt it was too far for passengers to walk, even to the center of the summit.

In the end, the highway's summit house was drastically remodeled and expanded. A second story, with a tower, rivaled that of the railroad. Later, a caretaker’s house was built, providing a residence for a forest service employee.

This was not the last attempt to redesign the services at the summit. At least one other post-war plan was un-veiled before the present structure was designed. Now, the replacement for it is being worked out.

There was talk of canceling the hill climb, but it was decided that the publicity was well worth it. The 1936 race had one of the smallest fields of cars due the lateness of the decision. But it did feature a local racing family, the Unsers.

CABOOSE COBWEBS Mel McFarland

New Mayor installed – Glen Davis was duly installed as mayor of Woodland Park on Tuesday evening at the regular council meeting. Trustees serving with Mayor Davis are John Wondergem, Tom Bonifield, Fred White, Wally Schmeck, Que Bridge and Glenn Bolsen.

Soldier honored – Army Capt. John McGinnis of Green Mountain Falls was awarded the Air Medal for acts of heroism and meritorious achievements while participating in aerial flights. From May 27-Dec. 16, McGinnis participated in more than 25 aerial missions over hostile territory in Vietnam in sup-port of combat troops fighting counterinsurgency operations.

GMF Election results – James Pickett was elected mayor of

Green Mountain Falls in the April 5 election. Trustees chosen by voters were Malcom Conn, Jerry Gafford, Dallas Lutz, Ster-ling Pennman, Duane Quinn and Joe Zrust.

Astronaut chosen – NASA has chosen the brother of a Woodland Park woman, Virginia Spinelli, to join the fifth gen-eration of astronauts to begin training in the Apollo Project which will eventually orbit the moon. Spinelli’s brother is Jack Swigert, 32, of Denver. Spinelli’s husband, Philip, is education director at Rampart School in Woodland Park.

Candidate angry – Two weeks ago, the Citizens Committee listed candidates and I was shocked to see my name was omit-ted. It was my work in opposition to the exorbitant water rates

that brought the Citizens Committee into existence and even-tually some reduction in rates. Since I was, in effect, disowned, I am using this means to explain my reasons for refusing to serve on the Town Council. P.R. Epley

Teen Talk by Matt Gordon – The speech team went to the University of Colorado for the state contest. Marji Bleam fin-ished first in extemporary speaking and first in drama. Boyd Leonard was first in interpretation. Scott Leonard was first in oration. Thelma Hodson was first in humor. Seniors are plan-ning their skip day. We’ll probably go to Denver. Of course we won’t miss the Coors Brewery in Golden, which is right on the way!

50 Years Ago – The Ute Pass Courier on April 14, 1966

Pikes Peak Highway, circa 1916. /Photo courtesy of the Pikes Peak Library District Special Collections


In 1873, the nation’s currency was placed on the gold standard. By 1893, the U.S. government stopped buying silver all together. The price of silver plummeted as a result, and Colorado’s economy fell, head-over-heels, down a mineshaft.

With the destruction of the silver market came the rise of Populist-Democratic politics in Colorado and the advocacy of return to bi-metalism via the free-silver movement.

Joseph Lesher, a veteran miner of the silver camps of George-town, Central City, Leadville and the Silver San Juans, had by a stroke of fortune, switched metals at just the right time.

But he wasn’t happy about it.Lesher invested in infrastruc-

ture and real estate in Victor and the Cripple Creek area in the early days of the “world’s greatest gold camp.” And he had become, ac-cording to the Victor Daily Record, “one of the monied men of the

camp.”But, noted the Record, “Mr.

Lesher has faith in silver. He also has a sincere desire for its enlarged use.”

He also still owned a silver mine in Central City.

“Mr. Lesher had believed that it would be possible as well as beneficial for Colorado the coin its depreciated silver and use it to facilitate exchange and promote business,” said the Nov. 13, 1900, Record.

To such ends, Lesher and others in Victor came to the fol-lowing conclusion.

“Victor has everything any other city has. Denver has a mint, so a Victor man has established a mint also. The Victor mint will coin nothing but silver dollars and the dol-lars will be worth 25 cents more

than the Denver product.”Thus, the Lesher Referendum

Medal was born.According to research Adna G.

Wilde, of the American Numis-matic Association in Colorado Springs, between 3,000 and 3,500 of the Lesher medals of different types were struck.

The research involved inter-views by Farran Zerbe of Lesher, at age 74 in 1914.

Once again, as reported in the Record, “He calls them ‘referen-dum dollars’ because no one is compelled to take them against his will. In other words, they are referred to the people for accep-tance or rejection.”

“Although Mr. Lesher is con-vinced that the intrinsic value of an ounce of silver is $1.29, he does not insist that everyone

shall accept his valuation and is prepared to guarantee the par-ity of his dollars by redeeming each coin in lawful money of the United States. He keeps his cash at the Bank of Victor and expects to arrange with the cashier to cash the ‘referendum’ dollars in the same manner that checks are cashed.”

Today, examples of the first 100 Lesher ‘Referendum’ medals struck that first day in Lesher’s residence in Victor, grace such prestigious collections as the Chase Manhattan Money Mu-seum at the Smithsonian and of course, the American Numismatic Museum in Colorado Springs.

Adna Wilde, Jr. of Colorado Springs is the recognized world authority on Lesher dollars and an ANA Hall of Famer.

Lesher had faith in silver and VictorRESTLESS NATIVE Rob [email protected]

A Lesher dollar.

The American Numismatic Society holds 14 Lesher dollars and some related minting equipment – 2 obverse dies, 1 reverse die, 2 punches, and 3 bed plates–that were donated by Farran Zerbe (1871-1949).

I am writing in response to the letter from Erin Balentine published in the April 6 Courier that criticized our hospital, its management and its Community Trustees.

As president of the non-profit Pikes Peak Regional Medical Association and also a Trustee of the governing board at our community hospital, (both unpaid volunteer positions), I am of course, very familiar with the topic Balentine speaks to.

My message is that Balentine need not be concerned about the credentials and capability of Kim Monjesky, the hospital CEO. Or anyone else at the hospital, for that matter. In fact the opposite is true.

The fact that Balentine is so wildly off base in her accusa-tions makes this all the more troubling and leads one to won-der what is really motivating her.

The truth is that Kim Monjesky is exceptionally well-qual-ified and has a track record of demonstrated skill that made her the unanimous choice of the Community Trustees of the governing board over all other candidates during the nation-wide recruitment process.

The Community Trustees are volunteers who live in, and help to represent our community interest in hospital opera-

tion. Both we and Iasis management thoroughly vetted the CEO candidates.

The Community Trustees recommended our unanimous choice to the hospital company’s management. The company management makes the final choice and they too enthusiasti-cally chose selection and appointment of both Kim Monjesky and Martha Sensat.

The Trustees found that Kim Monjesky held credentials and had impressive hands-on experience as acting CEO and closely related positions that made her an exceptional find. We focused on ensuring that regardless of titles, the CEO and Chief of Nursing Operations (CNO) have demonstrated skills and successful experience that match the requirements of our community’s hospital. Both Kim Monjesky and Marsha Sen-sat exceeded the qualifications we sought.

It strikes me that Balentine’s uninformed criticism is the kind of thing one might hear from for example, a disgruntled former employee. Perhaps if Balentine would like to meet with the directors of the Pikes Peak Regional Medical Associa-tion, we could work through her problem and the community could avoid being exposed to unfounded personal vitriol? And our community’s hospital could avoid the damage to its reputation from broadcasting baseless gossip.

In any case, I and the entire selection team are proud of the job that the Trustees and Iasis management did in finding truly exceptional talent for both the CEO and CNO positions. Hence we would welcome any chance to meet with any mem-ber of the community to summarize our reasoning based on real, relevant, and well informed facts. We can be reached by going to the Association web site at PPRMC.orgCurt Grina is president of the Pikes Peak Regional Medical

Center Association that built and owns the hospital

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Letter to the EditorCitizens group thanks voters for sales tax for schoolsTo the Editor,

Our community has just experienced a record-breaking city election, which is exciting. Our voters have shown tremendous support for our school district and the children of our community.

Over the past few months, our goal was to in-form citizens of the needs and status of the district, and how Issue 1 would provide sustainable fund-ing to meet those needs in the years to come. Our citizens listened, understood and made the right decision.

We want to thank all of the organizations that allowed us to come speak to their members over the past few months. We spoke with many groups and are grateful for every opportunity we had in that outreach.

We also want to thank those businesses and residents who actively and openly supported our district by displaying yard signs and banners. This support allowed us to bring more attention to the issue, and encouraged voters to become informed about the issue before casting their vote.

This is just the beginning of great things to come! We are so grateful for the opportunity to pro-vide the best education possible for our students. It is critical that we continue to communicate and work together for a healthy school district and a healthy community.

Thank you Woodland Park!

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Playing outside, getting dirty develops ‘immunological army’

Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part series. Remember as a kid playing outdoors and getting really

dirty? Well, it seems those days are rapidly disappearing for children around the world.

Experts say the time children spend outside in explor-atory, hands-on-play (the kind where you actually get dirty) is dramatically declining. With it goes the opportunity for children to learn essential skills that would serve them for a lifetime.

To better understand the problem, Persil – a UK laundry detergent company – funded a research survey of 12,000 parents of children, ages 5 to 12, in 10 countries. The fi nd-ings were shocking.

Simply put, outdoor play is disappearing. Almost one-third of the children in the survey play outside for 30 min-utes or less a day and one in fi ve don’t play outside at all.

To put it in perspective, the researchers claim that one in three children spend less time outside than inmates in a maximum security prison. That’s not a little deal.

Research shows that children who spend time in nature are physically, mentally and emotionally healthier. A re-port by the American Academy of Pediatrics states that free and unstructured play is healthy and essential in helping children reach important social, emotional and cognitive development milestones.

Unstructured play encourages children to develop logi-cal thinking, improves their ability to reason, allows them to stretch their imagination and explore their interests and

encourages them to take risks. And when kids spend time outdoors with their peers, it gives them the opportunity to build the kind of social skills they’ll need throughout life.

If that’s not reason enough to drag your child out of bed in the morning this summer and boot them out the door to play, it turns out getting dirty is good for you.

Dr. Mary Ruebush, an immunologist and microbiolo-gist, in her book “Why Dirt is Good: 5 Ways to Make Germs Your Friends” says: “What a child is doing when he puts things in his mouth, is allowing his immune response to ex-plore his environment. Not only does this allow for practice of immune responses, which will be necessary for protec-tion, but it also plays a critical role in teaching the imma-ture immune response what is best ignored.”

In numerous studies, researchers have concluded that the millions of bacteria, viruses and especially worms that enter the human body along with dirt spur the develop-ment of a healthy immune system. Scientists are beginning to suspect that the dramatic increase in asthma, infl am-

matory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and other auto-immune disorders is due to a lack of exposure to various microorganisms found in dirt.

So, should your children be washing their hands or lick-ing them after a romp outdoors?

“As a parent, I would simply say: relax,” says Ruebush, “The human species has not been on this planet for as long as it has without having an unbelievable miraculous im-mune response.”

“Let your child be a child,” she continued. “If your child isn’t coming in dirty every day, they’re not doing their job. They’re not building their immunological army.”

Cord Prettyman is a certifi ed master personal trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Re-hab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 687-7437, by email at [email protected] or via his website at cordprettyman.com.

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Beloved Green Mountain Falls goose, Roy, killed by loose dogs By Pat [email protected]

Green Mountain Falls’ beloved Roy, an eight year-old Goose who lived at Gazebo lake and was nutured by longtime resident Ann Pinell, was killed by two large dogs around 3 p.m. April 8.

“The dogs broke his left wing,” Pinell said Saturday. “He jumped in the lake and drowned.”

Roy was the unoffi cial mascot of Green Mountain Falls, the source of care and controversy among the residents.

Pinell and Roy became famous in the Pikes Peak region and the focal point of a town effort to rid the lake of geese and ducks some considered a nuisance.

Others viewed Pinell as a heroine pro-tecting the waterfowl and were outraged when she was ticketed for feeding Roy and assembled ducks at the lake. The Board of Trustees became paralyzed last year after the public outcry over its treatment of Pinell. It was unable to make a decision whether to allow the public to feed the geese.

Meanwhile, Pinell continued to feed Roy and his companions in the lake.

“Roy always wanted to be petted lately,” she said. “I pray for him every day.”

In the late afternoon of April 8, a man and a woman drove up in a car and let their dogs loose. The dogs tore after Roy, who was sunning himself near the lake, Pinell said.

While a local man ran over from the Gazebo and tried to save the goose, it was too late, she said.

Today, Pinell is heartbroken, but she said she was comforted by the concern expressed by the locals, including that of new trustee David Pearlman.

“David called me and said he’d dig a place for Roy,” she said.

The death of Roy points to a larger issue in Green Mountain Falls.

“People think this is a dog park – they show up with their dogs on a leash and then take the leash off,” Pinell said. “Roy’s death is too sad for words.”

Pinell plans to have a service within days of Roy’s death.

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Dinosaur center races to prepare Pete III, other dinos for Cañon City openingBy Avalon A. [email protected]

After more than 11 years of waiting, a 30-foot daspleto-saurus named Pete III is ready to make his debut.

The dinosaur is among an array of specimens be-ing prepared at the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center for display at the grand opening of the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience in May in Cañon City.

Pete III was found in 2005 on a ranch in Montana and excavated the next season, in 2006. The rancher who owned the land where the fossils were found was named Pete; his truck bore the license plate, “Pete II.” Hence, the dino’s identifi er: Pete III.

Just how big is Pete III? Consider: When recovering fos-sils, it’s common for paleontologists to use what are called “fi eld jackets.” They are heavy and cumbersome plaster casts molded around the fossil, rock and soil as protection so scientists can take the whole mess back to the lab and remove the fossils carefully, piece by piece, for repair.

Pete III took 72 fi eld jackets, the largest of which weighed more than 600 pounds, said RMDRC curator An-thony Maltese. It had to be hauled out on a fl atbed.

“Daspletosaurus” means “frightful lizard,” and was a close relative to the more recent and more famous Tyran-nosaurus. Knowing that, Pete III is very much like you’d expect: an apex predator bristling with teeth and claws. Scientists even found the fossilized remains of a young duckbill dinosaur in his stomach.

Though not fully assembled, Pete III measures, from nose to tail, more than 30 feet long. Of that, 17 feet is his long, ropey tail. The claws on his feet are wickedly curved and longer than a human hand; his arms are as long as an adult man’s, with much stronger muscle connections.

But Pete III wasn’t always so well put together. “We called him the pixelated dinosaur,” said fossil pre-

parator Jacob Jett, explaining that Pete III’s fossils were so broken and fragmented that he had to use more than two gallons of adhesive to preserve all the pieces of a single scapula.

Pete III is built in the standard running pose, Maltese said, which is common for displays: one leg up, body for-ward, as if captured mid-stride.

Most dinosaurs displayed in museums aren’t made of original fossils. They tend to be copies molded from the original specimen. Copies of the same specimen can be on display in multiple centers on opposite sides of the world, and Pete III will be no different.

The RMDRC should be done assembling the fi rst cast of Pete III by early May. Pete III’s right leg fossils were too

damaged to cast and mold, so they used a mirror process and a combination of 3D printing and careful handwork to complete his missing limb.

Before he leaves for Cañon City, Pete III will debut at the dinosaur center in Woodland Park. A copy of Pete III ultimately will be made for permanent display here.

“It’s so cool to see this thing going together after 11 years,” Maltese said, explaining that dur-ing the recession, his team had to postpone work on Pete III until business picked up.

Pete III isn’t alone in the lab in Woodland Park the right now. Also destined for the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience are a brontosaurus speci-men, more than 80 feet long; an allosaur, which looks small by comparison; and some slightly less imposing water creatures. All the assemblies come apart in order to fi t into and ship in 8-foot crates.

Assembled copies of Pete III will also be available for private purchase, if you have high ceilings and several tens of thousands of dollars.

Curator Anthony Maltese, left, and fossil preparator Jacob Jett, right, identify aspects of the daspletosaurus Pete III that they had to make by hand. /Photo by Avalon A. Manly

Pete III’s skull is laden with teeth. The illustration behind the skull tracks how much of Pete III is assembled. /Photo by Avalon A. Manly

The RMDRC lab is busy and full in preparation for the opening of the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience in Cañon City. /Photo by Avalon A. Manly


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That’s ‘Mayor Shunka’ to you!By Pat Hill

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As voters in Woodland Park and Green Mountain Falls waited last week for results of their elections for mayor, another elec-tion captivated people in Divide.

They were holding their breath as votes were counted at the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter.

It took about two hours to count all the votes, then TCRAS officials announced Shunka, a wolf from the Colorado Wolf and

Wildlife Center, had been elected the new mayor of Divide.

“In the last few hours we had more than 8,000 votes, at a dollar a vote,” said Mary Steinbeiser, executive director of TCRAS.

The shelter runs the election as a fund-raiser. Voters cast their ballots online over recent weeks.

When Shunka is tired or otherwise occupied, Peanut, a dog entered by the Banana Belt Liquor Store, is the mayor pro tem.

“Peanut is a cute little terrier with the heart of golden retriever,” Steinbeiser said.

Symphony Guild honors donors who make July 5th concert possibleBy Pat [email protected]

The Ute Pass Symphony Guild paid tribute to its donors with a reception at Park State Bank & Trust last month.

Among the good news that evening was a check from the bank’s president, Tony Perry, for $10,000.

The money helps fund the Guild’s an-nual July 5th Symphony Above the Clouds in Woodland Park – this year’s is the 35th anniversary of the popular event.

In addition to Park State, other donors included: • Pikes Peak Courier, which donated

the printing costs of the symphony program, $3,000

• Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, $500• The Roshek Group at Coldwell Banker

1st Choice Realty, $500• The Guild’s People to People annual

campaign, $10,250• Woodland Park Community Invest-

ment Fund, $3,000In addition to the summer event, the

funds pay for the Guild’s fourth-grade field trips to and music-education in prepara-tion for the Colorado Springs Philhar-monic.

At Columbine Elementary School, students in grades 3, 4 and 5 attend the concerts twice a year, as part of the school’s Phil Kids master class. The school’s music teacher, Joy Oram, was selected as this year’s guest conductor for the Symphony Above the Clouds.

In addition to thanking the donors, the Guild welcomed the director of the summer symphony, Thomas Wilson, who hinted that the July 5 program would rec-

ognize Woodland Park’s 125th anniversary. Among the composers whose music re-

flects the time period of the city’s founding are Antonin Dvorak, Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives, Wilson said.

Also representing the Colorado Springs Philharmonic were the general manager, Lynn Holladay, and the president, Nathan Newbrough.

“Symphony Above the Clouds is one of these moments that we cherish every sum-mer,” Newbrough said.

The Ute Pass Symphony Guild recently announced that Joy Oram has been selected as the Guest Conductor for the July 5th Symphony Above the Clouds. /Photo by Pat Hill for The Courier

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A partnership between Mason lodges in Teller County and the Sheriff’s Offi ce offers a way for parents to accelerate the search for missing children by helping them gather photos, fi ngerprints and detailed descriptions before anything bad happens.

“We take a picture and fi ngerprints of the child and make a printout where parents can put the name of the child and add whatever information they’d like,” said Paul Thies who, with Ervin Meacham, heads up the program for the Masons. “We can add a cellophane bag with fi ngernail clippings in it, if there was ever a matter of recovery.”

The parents receive the information via a CD or thumb drive.

“We keep no information on the child, don’t know anything about the child,” Thies said. “We print out the information

and then the machine erases it.” The Missing Child ID program is a gift

to the community from Mason lodges Ute Pass No. 188 and Cripple Creek No. 96.

“We are not trying to intrude in their lives, but if a child goes missing, the par-ents have the information,” Meacham said.

The Masons introduced the program two years ago and have scheduled several events for parents to learn about the free services: April 23 during Kids Fest at the Ute Pass Cultural Center, June 18 at the Sheriff’s Open House, July 4th festival in Woodland Park and Aug. 6 at the Teller County Fair.

“The Masons’ outreach to our com-munity and giving more assistance to the public is, for us, to open ourselves up to work with groups and organizations out-side of our realm of law enforcement,” said Commander Jason Mikesell.

To date, the sheriff’s offi ce has not had to use the information for an Amber Alert.

“We cross our fi ngers,” Mikesell said.

From left, Deputy Renee Bunting, Ervin Meacham, Commander Jason Mikesell and Paul Thies. /Photo by Pat Hill for The Courier

Elevated PCBs found in Lake George well waterFor The Courier

Some residents of Lake George are being offered free water testing of their residential wells to check for the pos-sible presence of PCBs – toxic chemicals banned in the U.S.

The offer from the U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency came after the U.S. Forest Service discovered elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in a closed and capped water well at the Lake George Work Center on the South Park Ranger District – Pike National For-est in Park County. The source and extent of the contamination are not known.

PCBs are chemicals once commonly were used as coolants and lubricants in electrical equipment such as transform-ers and capacitors, hydraulic fl uid and solvents. Production of PCBs was banned in 1977 after it was determined they

cause cancer in animals and likely are human carcinogens.

The Forest Service launched a “com-prehensive environmental response” in February, to evaluate the scope of the contamination and clean up the well.

The voluntary sampling has been offered to properties with drinking water wells within the immediate area down-grade or cross-grade of the contaminated well.

To get the results from the water sam-pling faster, the Coalition for the Upper South Platte has contacted the property owners directly by going door-to-door, and EPA and the designated laboratory will expedite the lab testing.

An informal public information ses-sion is scheduled for April 14 in Lake George where government representa-tives will be available to answer ques-tions.

Businesses must adjust their cash registers for new tax rateBy Courier staff

When voters adopted a 1.09 percent tax increase to fund Woodland Park schools, they made more work for area businesses.

And city offi cials want to make sure the business owners don’t forget to adjust their cash registers, point-of-sale computer equipment and accounting software to capture the new tax.

“The sales tax rate within the city is increasing from the current level of 3 percent to 4.09 percent effective July 1st,” said Wallie Dingwell, Woodland Park treasurer and fi nance director.

“Businesses and individuals who are required to collect and remit sales tax should arrange for any necessary changes . . . in time to begin collecting sales tax at the new rate on the effective date.”

Dingwell said monthly fi lers will begin remitting the increased sales tax collected with their August payment of taxes collected on July sales.

Annual fi lers should provide separate remittance advices for taxes collected at the 3 percent rate and the 4.09 percent rate.

Please direct any questions to Cheryl McMahon, sales tax technician, at 687-5214 or by email at [email protected]

Or contact Dingwell at 687-5280 or by email at [email protected]."

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Nationwide, April 20 has become some-thing of a holiday for pot smokers who celebrate by getting high.

In Woodland Park, police are challeng-ing the area’s youth to skip the weed and, instead, get a natural high playing dodge ball against cops.

“We’re going to fi nd out just how slow we are,” said Chief Miles DeYoung. “It’s a game where the cops get clobbered.”

The idea of the Cops ‘N Kids Dodge Ball Tournament is to offer kids a choice and maybe educate them about the risks as-sociated with pot use.

More than 90 high school kids have signed on to take their chances on “clob-bering” the cops. The games begin, fi t-tingly, at 4 p.m., April 20, in the high school gym.

There’s even free food from Mike’s Bar-becue in Divide in addition to T-shirts and raffl e prizes.

“The Great Smokeout is an alterna-tive to going out there and getting high on 4/20,” DeYoung said. “The tournament is an attempt to educate the kids and is a positive way to spend 4/20.”

DeYoung has reason to be concerned about the use of marijuana by kids under 18. Recently, for instance, the police de-

partment assisted another agency with an arrest of two juveniles caught with mari-juana edibles.

One juvenile had eaten several cook-ies laced with marijuana for a total of 100 milligrams.

“By the time we got there, it was a full-on medical emergency,” DeYoung said. “The person was almost non-responsive.”

According to the 2013 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, Teller County is fourth in the state for underage marijuana use.

“In May, with the 2015 results, we’ll know where our kids are in our school system,” he said. “We’re trying to educate these kids and do some prevention work.”

The police department is part of a pilot program in El Paso and Teller coun-ties, funded by a $216,000 fi ve-year an-nual grant, for education, prevention and treatment of juveniles under 18 who use marijuana.

“There’s just not a whole lot going on in terms of education,” DeYoung said. “We’re not seeing the efforts on marijuana as there are on alcohol and tobacco. And that’s what we have to treat it as – another legal substance in our state.”

Heidi Troxell, implementation specialist for the Marijuana Revenue Program, coor-dinates the program in both counties.

“The grant covers prevention, educa-tion and treatment for underage drug use for kids who enter municipal court,” Troxell said.

Instead of jail time and a permanent record, the program offers kids 18 and un-der a second chance for marijuana-related charges.

“We’re trying to help kids make bet-ter decisions before they get into the legal system,” DeYoung said. “We’re fi nding that kids who get in trouble have already passed the point where they are eligible for municipal court – been charged with mul-tiple marijuana offenses or other crimes.”

DeYoung is so concerned about mari-juana use among the area’s youth that he is adding a position within the department.

“The person will be a drug-prevention specialist who will be underneath the school resource offi cer,” he said. “Our goal is to have one person doing nothing but education and prevention in our schools and not getting pulled in 18 different direc-tions like our SROs are.”

For DeYoung, the issue is about reality. It doesn’t matter that federal authorities view pot as a controlled substance and its use as a federal crime. It’s legal in Colorado and that’s what matters.

“It’s here and not going away so we’re dealing with what the public in Colorado has voted to approve, struggling with how best to deal with that,” he said.

Another pot-related initiative is a pro-gram called “Encompass” that will be ex-plained the evening of May 3 by DeYoung and Troxell in an event at City Hall.

“Encompass is an in-school treatment program for kids who are getting in trouble in school and not yet getting ticketed to go to municipal court,” Troxell said. “It’s a way to help those kids. If accepted here, the program would be funded by the school so we’re trying to fi gure out how we can make that happen.”

For kids who have been caught with marijuana, the program allows them to stay in school rather than face expulsion.

“They aren’t facing criminal charges from the police department and they get some education and stay on track with graduating,” DeYoung said.

Encompass is being presented by Dr. Christian Thurstone, residency director of the Psychiatry Program at Denver Health, and Lynn Riemer, with Act on Drugs.

“This is not a pro- or anti-marijuana; it’s a doctor coming in and talking about kids who are having problems,” DeYoung said. “I think it’s important for people to have some questions answered by the experts

Heidi Troxell of Woodland Park coordinates the grant-funded state pilot program in El Paso and Teller counties designed to pre-vent, educate and treat juveniles who have problems with marijuana. Troxell is the implementation specialist for the Marijuana Revenue program. /Photo by Pat Hill for The Courier


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Do you know where your Senior Center is?And when I say “your” Senior Center, I really mean “our” center.

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We do and it’s called the Woodland Park Senior Citizens Club. It may be low-profi le but it’s been around more than 40 years and has existed most of that time in the spot, 312 N. Center St., behind City Hall.

It was formed in 1973. In 1978, we took occupancy of a remod-eled, city-owned building where we still reside.

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Quilters work on their latest project each Monday morning. On Monday and Wednesday afternoons, you will fi nd several tables of bridge players honing their skills.

We have an “Exercise for Arthritis” class each Wednesday and Friday morning. It’s aimed at keeping joints mobile. (This is helpful at a much younger age than some of us would like to think!)

On Friday afternoons, a very creative and fun instructor leads an art class. We also offer tai chi and for-fun-only bingo on Thurs-days.

Lunch is provided by Teller Senior Coalition, Tuesday through Friday, for only $4 for seniors, and the club provides soup and sandwiches on Mondays for $2.50.

The meals are excellent, but they offer much more than nutri-tion. They are an opportunity to make friends, keep in touch and maintain an active lifestyle.

Twice a month lunch comes with entertainment or an educa-tional presentation. Topics range from travel to nature to health care. Most are provided free by area folks who want to support the Senior Center.

Often, I hear people say: “I don’t want to hang out with old people.” But our center isn’t about “hanging out.” It’s a place fi lled

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We’re different from other Senior Centers in another important way. Unlike those run by city or county governments and sup-ported by tax dollars, our Woodland Park Senior Citizens Club is an independent, nonprofi t organization. We pay our bills with vari-ous fundraisers, sponsorships and direct donations, for which we thank our supportive community.

As the baby-boomer generation continues to march into se-nior citizen status, we are becoming more and more aware of the importance of socialization to maintain good mental and physical health.

We are a social species. Human interaction and contact is vital to our well-being. For just $30 a year dues, you can get all that and more.

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What if residents in Teller County were suddenly stricken with a potentially deadly disease that medical authorities have no idea how to identify or treat?

To prepare for just such an emergency, Teller County Public Health led an exercise last month with other health-care agencies to develop a plan in response to an epidemic that had stricken and killed people throughout Colorado

“I think there has been more concern about these pandemic kinds of pathogens such as the Zika virus and Ebola,” said Jacque Revello, registered nurse with public health, who coordinated the exercise.

The exercise, titled, “Coughmonic,” took place in the conference room, dubbed the Incident Command Post, at the public health office in Divide. The scenario had people reporting coughs and other symptoms that resembled the hantavirus, Revello said.

The plot thickened when Pikes Peak Regional Hospi-tal exceeded its capacity to treat incoming patients, for instance.

“We were using email, texts and phones,” she said. “During the exercise we had a representative from all the participating agencies in our conference room.”

An imaginary scene in Cripple Creek, for instance, had paramedics at the city emergency services station using the information when responding to a “911” call. Turns out, the caller had the same symptoms as those of the fast-spreading illness.

“They need to be aware that, if the hospital is at capac-ity, the ambulance would bypass the facility and go down the pass to Colorado Springs,” Revello said. “At the same time, we were monitoring if El Paso County was seeing as many cases as we were. The whole coordination is huge during a response.”

In the meantime, the health care providers collected specimen samples to send by courier, via El Paso County, to laboratories at Colorado Public Health and Environ-ment.

Once the staff identified the illness, public health could begin recommendations for treatment, Revello said.

“In the meantime, CPH is working with the Center for Disease Control,” Revello said.

As a result of the cooperation, the exercise highlighted

the roles and responsibilities of the agencies in Teller County.

“The point of the exercise was to prepare for an un-known virus,” Revello said. “We never heard of the Zika Virus, or Ebola, right? All of this is just general preparation for any pathogen.”

Based on the success of the three-hour exercise, Revello and executive director, Martha Hubbard, plan an all-day exercise next year.

“We learned a lot, about the agencies and what infor-mation public health needed from them,” she said. “That kind of relationship building is priceless.”

Teller is one of five counties in the South Central Health Care Coalition that participated, along with counties in the south coalition, in the regional exercise last month.

In addition to public health, the Office of Emergency Management, Pikes Peak Regional Hospital and Southwest Teller Emergency Services in Cripple Creek, the partici-pants included Peak Vista, Penrose Woodland Park Urgent Care, Cripple Creek Care Center, Prospect Home Care & Hospice, Amateur Radio Emergency Services and the Teller County Coroner.

Learn how to identify plants in the region For The Courier

A Master Class hosted by the Colorado State University Extension Office is designed to help homeowners identify native plants in their yards or acreage

In three half-day classes in the field, par-ticipants will learn how to:

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• Discover the relationships plants have with animals that pollinate, consume or nest in them

• Spend time observing and sketching plants to reinforce ID skills

• Create a personal handbook of your sightings

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Complete three courses of three classes and earn the Colorado Native Flora certifi-cate.

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he said.The city sales tax will increase is

projected to generate about $1.8 million a year in new revenue for the school district.

At the same time, the district will re-duce property taxes by 6.725 mills, using some of the proceeds from the new sales tax to pay off bonds.

When the sales tax increase takes effect July 1, it will push Woodland Park’s overall sales tax to 7.99 percent with 2.9 percent going to the state, 3 percent to the city, 1 percent to Teller County and the remainder to the school district.

School district officials promoted it by noting the district had lost $15 mil-lion in state funding in the recent years and the sales tax is paid by tourists and shoppers who come from outside our region.

All revenue generated from the sales tax will be used by the school district in support of its 2,500 students, its teachers and staff. It will repair leaking roofs and other maintenance, add college-credit courses and trade programs and invest in technology in the classroom.

Carol Greenstreet, president of the WPSD board, celebrated the sales tax passage.

“For the past few weeks, I had been cautiously optimistic because of all the work our citizens' committee had been doing,” she said. “I can't say enough about them and the school board. It has just the right gifting. And thank you voters!”

The other big issue for this elec-tion was Question 9, which would have amended Charter Section 9.17, allowing the City Council to use city resources and/or waive certain fees for “devel-opment that furthers a valid public

purpose.” It was the third time voters had faced

this question and they still weren’t inter-ested, overwhelmingly rejecting it by a vote of 1,441 to 577.

“I’m not surprised that it failed, but I appreciate the effort (Councilman) John Schafer gave,” said Mayor Pro Tem Carrol Harvey, who also served on the Charter Review Committee.

Workforce and affordable housing projects might have been considered as having a “valid public purpose.”

This is an issue that is close to Schafer’s heart, according to his voting record.

What did surprise Harvey was the rejection of Question 10, which would have made it possible for the council to sell, exchange or dispose of public easements by resolution rather than ordinance.

“I think it might have been ballot fatigue,” she said. “People got that far down on the ballot and decided they just didn’t care.”

All the other charter amendments were approved by fairly wide margins, including Question 4, which would give the council more flexibility when it comes to dealing with appointments to mayoral and council seats.

When Mayor Levy was appointed, his name was drawn from a hat to break a tie. This amendment would allow the council to call a special election in case of a tie, if the next regular municipal election is more than 90 days away.

The election results will be posted on the city website, www.city-woodland-park.org, but will be considered “unof-ficial” until the vote is certified and any provisional ballots are verified.

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fields, preserves, scenic trails, parkways and more.

Of the total, 127 typically charge en-trance fees. The others are free all of the time.

The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reserva-tion, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included in the waiver.

National park entrance fees range from $3 to $30 a day. This year, any fourth grade student can get a free annual pass through the Every Kid in a Park program. See details at nps.gov.

Also, active-duty military and citizens with a permanent disability can also get free passes.

Besides being the start of National Parks Week, April 16 also is National Junior Ranger Day. It’s a chance for kids to earn a junior ranger badge and become a Centen-nial Junior Ranger.

The free week also coincides with Earth Day and there are events celebrating the planned at various parks.

For social media buffs there will even be a National InstaMeet day on April 23 inviting people to gather in a designated place at a specific time to take photos and short videos to post on Instagram and other social media using the hashtags: #FindYourParkInstaMeet, #FindYourPark, #NPS100

You can learn more at nationalpark-week.org.

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Kiwanis holds Crabby Tax fundraiserBy Evan [email protected]

Tax day puts everyone in a crabby mood, but the Kiwanis Club of Ute Pass tries to put a positive spin on it by offering all-you-can eat crab to raise money for a good cause.

It’s called Crabby Tax Night. It started in 1998 and is held at the Crystola Bar & Grill on April 15.

Money raised pays for projects sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, including a possible park reno-vation near the Woodland Park Police Station.

“We use that money as we see a need in the community,” said Bert West, one of the club’s senior members.

Typically, the event attracts 180-200 people, West said.

Fawn Fredrickson, manager for the Crystola Bar & Grill, said that the restaurant essentially lets the Kiwanis Club run the evening’s event, with minimal help.

“It’s their show for the night,” she said.She said the restaurant hosts the event

“because we believe in doing things for our com-munity.”

The club started in early 1989, and its main focus has been on the youth of the Teller County area, placing Service Leadership Programs in local schools. The Key Club is one of these pro-grams.

According to Jason Roshek, president of the Kiwanis Club of Ute Pass, the K-Kids program at Summit Elementary raised and donated $102 to the Children’s Hospital Colorado last month.

“How cool is that? Kids helping other kids,” said Roshek,

The Kiwanis Club is also working towards putting $50,000 worth of remodeling into the park near the Woodland Park Police Department. West hopes the project will include a baseball dia-mond, soccer fields, and a kids play park.

Tickets to Crabby Tax Night are $25 each, and can be bought at Vectra Bank, Crystola Bar & Grill, and Gold Hill Wine & Liquor. There will be two seatings for the event, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.


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AprilSocial club Ute Pass Social Club is open to all women of all ages and interest. Club activities include hiking, bridge, poker, bunko, mahjongg, needle works, book clubs, lunch

groups and much more. Most activities take place during the day time. To find out more, check us out at http//sites.google.com/site/upsocial, or contact Mary Ann Schroeder at 719-687-1773. The new member’s luncheon is in April.

April 14Weight loss Learn how to transform your body from a fat-storing machine to a fat-burning one at a free weight loss seminar at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Teller County Chiropractic, 800 E. Highway 24, Suite D, Woodland Park. Seminar also will teach about overcoming uncontrollable cravings for food and how to arrive at your goal weight. Space is limited. To sign up, visit drmirabella.weightsemi-nar.com or call 719-687-1881.

Through April 14Tax preparation Teller County VITA offers free tax prepara-tion by IRS-trained volunteers for anyone with an income of $54,000 or less. Sessions are offered by appointment on Thursdays through April 14 at the Woodland Park Library. To make an appointment, call 719-229-9868 or email [email protected]. For more in-formation and what to bring, go to www.ColoradoVita.org.

Through April 15Tax help Help the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter raise money by getting your taxes prepared by H&R Block. Present referral code 40010001088426 at your tax appoint-

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Teller County seeks a Social Caseworker II-Ongoing for the Department of Social Services. Starting Salary: $3,007 per month plus a complete benefit package. Applications available at the Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO or at www.co.teller.co.us. Completed application, plus resume and cover letter, due by 12:00 noon, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the above address. EOE

Teller County Waste is seeking a CDL driver. Must have valid Class B CDL License and current medical card. Must be able to pass a drug test. We offer competitive wages. You can email a resume to [email protected] or apply in person at 1000 S. West Street, Woodland Park, CO 80863. No phone calls please.

Teller County Waste has a position available at our Florissant yard. Heavy equipment/machinery experi-ence a plus. We offer competitive wages. You can email a resume to [email protected] or apply in person at 1000 S. West Street, Woodland Park, CO 80863. No phone calls please.

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The City of Woodland Park is ac-cepting applications for the position of Public Works - Parks, Building & Grounds Maintenance Worker I. This is a permanent, full-time posi-tion. Visit the City’s website at www.city-woodlandpark.org and click on Employment to review a more complete job description.

The City of Woodland Park is accepting applications for seasonal summer employees in the Parks, Buildings & Grounds Department. These are non-benefit full time positions concluding at the end of summer. Visit the City’s website at www.city-woodlandpark.org and click on Employment to review a more complete job description.

Teller County is currently seeking a Case Manager in Woodland Park, for the Department of Social Ser-vices. Starting Salary: $2,561 per month plus a complete benefit pack-age. Applications available at the Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO or atwww.co.teller.co.us. Com-pleted application plus resume due by 12:00 noon, Friday, 4/15/16 at the above address. EOE Teller County is accepting applica-tions for full-time TMW II (Equip-ment Operator/Truck Driver) for the Department of Public Works; Division of Transportation. Qualifica-tions: HS diploma or GED plus proven work experience as a heavy equipment operator and/or truck driver for road construction and maintenance. Requirements: Pos-session of a valid CO Class A CDL and ability to obtain driving re-cord upon request. Wage: $2,702/month plus benefits. Application and job description available at the Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek,

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By Danny [email protected]

Desipte wind gusts up to 50 mph and a driving rain impairing her vision, Jordan Lanning hit her mark and leaped high into the air at the Grace Center long jump pit on April 5.

The Cripple Creek-Victor High School freshman knew she had a good jump. She quickly ran over to watch officials who were stretching out their measuring tape and found she had set a personal record of 14 feet, 5 inches.

Lanning’s banner day at the small schools meet in Colorado Springs also included personal best in the high jump (4-10), a winning time in the 100 meter low hurdles (18.35 seconds), and a solid triple-jump mark of 30-5.

Athletes qualify for the state meet by finishing the regular season with a top 18 mark. Lanning’s marks in her events are either in the top 18 or near the top. She is fifth in the 100 hurdles with a PR of 18.23 seconds.

Lanning has already broken school records in the triple jump and hurdles.

Lanning is the best all-around fe-male athlete roaming the CC-V campus. She is a star volleyball and basketball player for the Pioneers’ teams. But it is her impressive start to her prep track and field career that may lead the way for her to compete among the elite at next month’s state meet in Lakewood.

“I didn’t expect to do this well in track my freshman year,” Lanning said. “I’m thinking about getting better. Not necessarily state. State would be amazing. But I’m just trying to

get better.”Making Lanning’s meet at the Grace Center

even more impressive was the fact she had little time to prepare. The meet began at 3 p.m., but at that point Lanning and her 11 team-mates were still on the bus headed to the facil-ity. Pioneers assistant coach Delores Vigil, who

arrived on her own an hour earlier, checked Lanning in to her events, guaranteeing she would have the opportunity to compete when she showed up.

About 10 minutes after the bus arrived, and barely able to stretch, Lanning took her mark in the 100 hurdles and easily won the com-

petition. She then hustled over to the high jump area, where she eclipsed her personal-best mark in that event by an inch to finish in second place.

“I was rushed and very stressed,” said Lanning, who maintains a 4.0 grade point average. “It was like, ‘Oh my good-ness.’ But I try to use that stress for my adrenaline to perform better.

“I didn’t have my best time in the hurdles, but I was happy I won it. The PR in the high jump made me happy, even though I didn’t win it.”

Lanning often uses her stress to her advantage, although the process can be a bit overwhelming.

“She is really hard on herself some-times,” said CC-V freshman teammate Tracie Crippen. “She gets really stressed before a lot of stuff and sometimes she cries because she’s so nervous.”

Vigil said Lanning spends a lot of time perfecting her steps.

“She’s very specific,” Vigil said. “She counts out her steps and then counts them out again.”

Making Lanning’s, and the rest of the team’s achievements even more remark-able this season is the team’s ability to adapt. Heavy spring snowfall has pushed the team inside.

“Our track is still covered in snow,” said CC-V head coach Robin Crippen. “Our jumpers have had to practice

jumping onto mats in the gym because our sand is still frozen.”

Just imagine how much better Lanning’s mark’s might be if she didn’t have to deal with the elements of living at nearly 10,000 feet?

Being a high school coach carries a lot of responsibility

Like many of you, I kept a close eye on the Woodland Park elections last week. My focus was on the mayoral race. The top two candidates, incumbent Mayor Neil Levy and City Councilman Noel Sawyer, are men I have contact with on a regular basis.

Both are varsity coaches at Woodland Park High School.Levy is in his first season as the Panthers’ baseball coach.

Sawyer has been the boys’ soccer coach since 2014.Neither coaches for the money or because they need a

hobby. The small stipend they get hardly pays for the fuel for their cars. And both men have businesses to run and the demands of families.

Levy is a restaurateur. Sawyer is in the computer busi-ness and dabbles in the buying and selling of Porsches.

So why do they coach? Probably for the same reason they run for public office. They feel a civic duty to get in-volved and help their community.

People like Levy and Sawyer are invaluable to Woodland Park and the high school, which has enough trouble re-cruiting teachers without requiring they double as coaches.

Contrary to popular belief, coaches at the high school level basically volunteer their time. And it’s not a casual re-lationship. We demand a lot from these volunteers.

As parents, we trust them to do the right thing and make good decisions. We hope they will teach our kids how to play a sport the right way. We assume that they will abide by the rules, and obey all the bylaws set forth by the Colo-rado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) and by lo-cal school districts.

The CHSAA rules are pretty clear when it comes to how coaches should conduct themselves. You can look them up

yourself by going to chsaanow.com. The standards are so high be-

cause coaches, like teachers, can have a profound impact on young people. Coaches often have special relationships with our kids that can last a lifetime.

As a former high school athlete, I looked up to my coaches as role models and men of integrity. They were often times larger-than-life figures who played a pivotal role in shaping me as a young man and helping me to meet the challenges of the real world.

One such man was Steve Zahn-iser. He was one of my football and basketball coaches and a PE teacher. Coach Z was the kind of guy who you could sit down and talk about diffi-cult situations you might be facing in school and at home. His advice was sound and he showed a genuine interest.

One afternoon during my fresh-man year, I sat down with him in his office and told him I was quitting the basketball team. I shared with him that my parents were going through a divorce and that the situation was taking an emotional toll on me and my sister.

He told me he understood that I was going through a dif-ficult time, but he was disappointed in me for not finishing what I had started.

I wasn’t a star player, so he wasn’t trying to protect the team. He was only trying to help me. He understood that if I quit I would likely regret that decision for a long time.

As it turned out, I finished the season. Though times were tough at home, I knew I always had a friend in Coach Z. He was like a father to me and I was forever thankful to him for helping me make the right decision that was best for my life.

It’s been 40 years, but Coach Z and I have remained close, though much of our contact takes place on Facebook.

Not every coach we come in contact with is going to be a mentor or friend. Sometimes they use poor judgment in the way they conduct themselves on and off the field.

In recent weeks, some coaches in the Pikes Peak region made poor decisions and were fired for their actions.

Luckily, the overwhelming majority of coaches under-stand this and follow the rules and are positive influences in the lives of the kids they mentor.

Now I know Levy won the mayor’s race. And Sawyer was the loser.

But in my opinion, both are winners to be congratulated for all they, and their colleagues in the coaching ranks, give to us and our children.

FROM THE SIDELINESDanny [email protected]

Woodland Park city councilman Noel Sawyer (in suit) is the head varsity soccer coach for Woodland Park HIgh School. /Photo courtesy of Paul Magnuson

Lanning setting the pace for Cripple Creek Pioneers

Cripple Creek-Victor freshman Jordan Lanning, in blue, is among the state top Class 2A performers in four events. She has already set two school records. /Photo by Danny Summers

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Pioneers baseball team making strides, scores in every gameBy Danny [email protected]

Could the Cripple Creek-Victor High School’s boys baseball team be any more unique?

The team’s catcher stomps around the bases in cowboy boots. There’s an outfielder named Hanna and an infielder named Bella – the only girls playing on a boys’ team.

Of course, the school’s location is unusual, located at 9,500 feet on the side of Pikes Peak, and the team has to deal with winter-type weather that lasts well into the spring making life on an off the field a little different.

The Pioneers have had to practice in the school’s gymnasium in recent weeks because the field remains under snow. In fact, the third base dugout at Hern Field had a five-foot drift until late last week.

Given their challenges and circum-stances, growing up in an active gold mining community, the players are a tight bunch.

So they don’t get upset when, for ex-ample, catcher William Snare plays in his cowboy boots instead of his baseball cleats, as he did in a game at Pikes Peak Christian on April 7.

“I thought I would try something new,” Snare said with a smile. “I wear ‘em every day so it’s pretty much normal for me.”

Snare and his teammates took on the Eagles on a pleasant afternoon in Colorado Springs. The game was called after five innings after the Pikes Peak Christian built an 18-7 lead.

Here’s another twist: the Pioneers came away celebrating their performance!

“This was probably our best game of the season,” said junior second baseman Gabe Torres. “We’ve improved so much

since the first practice. Everybody’s coming more together now.”

CC-V junior Mason Berger provided the team’s most exciting highlight of the season when he smacked a bases-loaded triple in the third inning. He scored on the play on an error at third base.

“I’ve hit the ball hard a few times this season,” Berger said with confidence.

Berger was one of three CC-V pitchers. He relieved senior starter Jake Hendrickson in the second inning. Junior Conner Brown also pitched an inning.

“We’re a pretty close team,” said Brown, who also plays third base and shortstop. “Somebody’s always joking, and we always have a good time, no matter what the score is.”

Many of CC-V’s players are three- and four-sport athletes, or members of a 4-H club (right fielder Hunter Conley raises Yorkshire pigs).

Then there’s the unique “boys” on the team.

Snare’s freshman sister, Hanna, decided to come out for the team this season despite never playing baseball before. She has stepped up and developed her game as an outfielder and batter.

“They don’t baby me because I’m a girl,” Hanna said.

Hanna’s cowboy-boot wearing brother makes sure she is earning her keep.

“I’m probably a little harder on her, but I’m her brother,” William said. “She’s persistent, that’s for sure.”

Junior Bella Skottegaard was CC-V’s starting second baseman last season, but a knee injury has forced her out of action this year.

Hannah and Bella are important team members because one of the challenges of playing for a small school is fielding enough players for games.

Panthers tied for league lead By Danny [email protected]

After four games of torrid hitting, the Woodland Park High School boys’ bats were silenced on April 9 as Conifer handed the hot-hitting Panthers a 12-2 non-league loss.

The defeat ended the Panthers’ four-game winning streak in which they outscored opponents 65-6.

Woodland Park is 5-4 at the midway point of the season. More importantly, the Panthers are 5-1 in Class 4A Metro League play and in a three-way tie atop the standings.

That makes for important games this week as they head into a home-and-home series this week with Mesa Ridge (4-5, 3-3). Also tied at 5-1 are Widefield and defending league champion Cañon City. The Panthers split their series with Cañon City last month.

“We have to keep playing to our po-tential, because the sky is the limit with this team,” said Woodland Park junior second baseman Sam Levy, who is sport-ing a .435 batting average. “We can go as far as we want to go. We just have to keep after it.”

The Panthers scored at least 15 runs in each game during their winning streak. The wins were home-and-home victories over Harrison (0-7, 0-6) and Sierra (0-7, 0-6).

The streak was capped with an 18-0 blasting of Harrison April 8 at Meadow Wood Park. Mac McClintock belted a pair of home runs (his first two of the season), while the 6-foot-4, left-handed batting Dempsey Battin smacked his first long ball of the spring, just clearing the 300-foot sign in right field.

“It felt great and I knew it right off the bat,” Battin said as he was razzed by his teammates. “I definitely would not call

myself a home-run hitter, but I’ll take it when I can get it.”

McClintock, a 6-5 power-hitting first baseman, left no doubt about whether his home runs had the distance. He powered each far over the left field fence, which measures 330 feet.

“It felt great, obviously,” said Mc-Clintock, who is batting .476 on the season.

Junior Cole Trichell did his part on the mound against Harrison, allowing just one hit over five innings, while striking out 11 and walking one.

Trichell, a shortstop, and fellow junior Connor Elliott are establishing them-selves as the top two pitchers on the club. Elliott is 2-1 and has not allowed an earned run in all eight of his innings.

Junior Jake Jansma is also a key part of the pitching rotation when he’s not man-ning third base. He believes the Panthers can continue their momentum. He was 9 for 14 over the Panthers’ four-game win-ning streak and is a force at the top of the batting order.

“Everyone has found their rhythm and the whole team is coming into sync,” Jansma said. “We have to keep up the hard, not only in school but out on the field, and have that 100 percent dedica-tion.

“We’re just a big old group of brothers. We’re family.”

Interestingly, Woodland Park four loss-es were one-sided affairs. The Panthers were outscored in those games 46-4.

“We just weren’t ready to go,” Levy said. “Those losses are in the past and we’re looking ahead.”

Levy’s father, Neil, is Woodland Park’s head coach. He likes the direction his club is heading.

“We have to commit to winning league,” Neil Levy said. “We’re capable. These games are all winnable.”

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Public NoticesTo feature your public notice, contact Pikes Peak Newspapers, Inc. at 719.687.3006 or [email protected].

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2016-0007

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 8, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded

in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) HALSEY J IRAOLA

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR

BANK OF AMERICA N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust August 31, 2009

County of Recording Teller

Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 01, 2009

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 629626

Original Principal Amount $98,188.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $85,323.26

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal

and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A

Also known by street and number as: 401 FOREST EDGE CR B-6, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by

law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/08/2016, at Teller County Courthouse, 101 W.

Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)'

heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust , plus attorneys' fees,

the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 4/13/2016

Last Publication 5/11/2016

Name of Publication PIKES PEAK COURIER

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF

CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE

A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB),

OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Colorado Attorney General

1300 Broadway, 10th Floor

Denver, Colorado 80203

(800) 222-4444

www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

P.O. Box 4503

Iowa City, Iowa 52244

(855) 411-2372

www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 02/08/2016

Robert W. Campbell, Public Trustee in and for the County of Teller, State of Colorado

By: Shirley A. Kint, Deputy Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

JOAN OLSON #28078

MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP 1770 4TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-15-697940-JS

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

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Original Grantor(s) SHANE CAIN

Original Beneficiary(ies) GREGORY LEE BREITENFELD

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GREGORY LEE BREITENFELD AND SHARON A BREITENFELD

Date of Deed of Trust June 19, 2009


Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 19, 2009


August 14, 2013

Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 665540

Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust






LOTS 20, 21 AND 22, BLOCK 40, GOLDFIELD, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 847 INDEPENDENCE AVE, VICTOR, CO 80863.


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P.O. Box 4503


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DATE: 02/09/2016




DONALD W BELVEAL #15861

FREDRICKSON JOHNSON & BELVEAL, LLC 831 ROYAL GORGE BLVD., SUITE 329, CANON CITY, CO 81212 (719) 275-4161

Attorney File # BREITENFELD/CAIN



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On February 12, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be

recorded in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) JEFFREY M DOOLITTLE

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR

PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE INC., IT'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.

Date of Deed of Trust August 02, 2013


Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 05, 2013







LOT 7, ROSEWOOD HILLS, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 147 SUMMIT ROAD, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.


NOTICE OF SALE



















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P.O. Box 4503


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DATE: 02/12/2016




EVE M GRINA #43658

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 (720) 590-4160

Attorney File # 15-008029



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NEWS IN BRIEF

Commissioners proclaim National Day of Service

By Pat Hill

[email protected]

To show their appreciation for the work done by volunteers of four orga-nizations, Teller County commissioners Marc Dettenrieder, Dave Paul and Norm Steen proclaimed April 5 as National Day of Service.

“Whereas, the nation’s counties are increasingly turning to national service and volunteerism as a cost-effect strategy to meet county needs and, whereas, na-tional service provides education, career skills and leadership abilities for those who serve,” states the resolution in part.

Specifi cally, the commissioners rec-ognized:

• Americorps National Civilian Con-servation Corps, whose volunteers spent two months building houses for two families, part of the Sher-wood Forest Build for Teller County’s Habitat for Humanity. The team of 11 spent 3,172 hours constructing the two homes as well as processing

25,000 pounds of food for distribu-tion.

• Americorps, NCCC team served at Lake George as a specialty team trained as Type II Wildland Firefi ght-ers. The volunteers acted as a U. S. Forest Service resource in response to wildfi res as well as completing projects in fuel mitigation to prevent severity of future wildfi res.

• Youth Corps Association’s Youth and Veterans for the Colorado program had eight members serving in Teller County, in the Catamount area, last year, providing 3,840 hours of fi re mitigation with nearly 30 acres cleared.

• An Americorps VISTA member served Victor through the BRIDGE Network program hosted by the Conservation Legacy. This member is now a VISTA leader in Durango.

“It is also fi tting to acknowledge the hundreds of other volunteers who give of themselves and their time in Teller County each year, thousands upon thou-sands of hours,” Dettenrieder said.

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MISC. PUBLIC ORGINANCES

To place a legal or public notice, con-tact Rob Carrigan at robcarrigan@

yourpeaknews.com or Avalon A Manly at [email protected]

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for “County Road 88 Culvert Replacements” for Teller County Public Works will be received by Teller County Public Works located at 308-A Weaverville Road, P.O. Box 805, Divide, Colorado, 80814 up until 11:00 a.m. local time, Thursday April 28, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work will consist of: Removing existing single culverts at ten (10) locations and installing ten (10) double sets of 48” HDPE culverts located on CR 88.

Please visit www.co.teller.co.us to obtain the bid package electronically. Once bid package is obtained electronically, please call Teller County Public Works and inform us so that we can list you on the offi cial plan holders list.

Any questions regarding this bid should be directed to Bryan Kincaid, Right-of-way Supervisor at 719-687-8812.

All interested fi rms are invited to submit a bid in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the RFB.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSTELLER COUNTY, CO

PUBLICATION & DATES:

Pikes Peak Courier April 06April 13April 20, 2016

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District Court, Teller County, Colorado Court Address: 101 W. Bennett Ave., P. O. Box 997, Cripple Creek, CO 8813 Plaintiff: Shiloh Plain, Inc., a Colorado corporation

v.

Defendants: Lawrence Martin Birk, a/k/a Lawrence M. Birk, and Jean Ann Birk, a/k/a Jean A. Birk

COURT USE ONLY

Newman E. McAllister Attorney for Plaintiff 121 S. Tejon St., Suite 900 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone Number: 7194734892 Email: [email protected] FAX Number: 7194734893 Atty. Reg. # 601

Case Number: 2016CV30012 Division 11

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

COURT USE ONLY

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: Lawrence Martin Birk, a/k/a Lawrence M. Birk, and Jean Ann Birk, a/k/a Jean A. Birk You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the First Amended Complaint under Rule 105 (“Complaint”) filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. This is an action to quiet the title to the following described real property located in Teller County, Colorado, to wit:

That part of the Elmer Lode, Mineral Survey No. 10810, Bordeaux Lode, Mineral Survey No. 10810, Ulva Lode, Mineral Survey No. 10810 and Dead Rabbit Lode, Mineral Survey No. 10810, lying South of Hosea P. Mineral Survey No. 10045, all as defined and limited by the patents thereof, County of Teller, State of Colorado, together with and reserving those easements as described in deeds recorded at Reception No. 494829 and recorded at Reception No. 494828 of the Teller County, Colorado, records

Dated: March 29, 2016.

/s/ Newman E. McAllister Attorney for Plaintiff

Published in the Pikes Peak Courier

First Publication: April 6, 2016

Last Publication: May 4, 2016

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Highland Lakes Water District The Rules and Regulations for the Highland Lakes Water District provide for the tap fee to be increased by a percentage annually equal to any cumulative percentage increase in the Mountain Plains Consumer Price Index. The published Mountain Plains CPI for 2015 is 2.6 %. The tap fee will increase from $10,376 to $10,646 effective May 15, 2016.

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-PUBLIC NOTICE-

DESTRUCTION OF

SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

Attention: Parents/Guardians, Former Students, Eligible (Adult) Students

Special Education records held by Woodland Park School District Re-2 related to the identifi cation, evaluation, educational placement or provision of Special Educa-tion in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for a period of fi ve years after Special Education services have ended for the student. Special Education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, gradu-ates, completes his/her educational program at age 22, withdraws or moves from the district.

Records may be picked up from the District Administration offi ce or call 719-686-2017 by April 20, 2016 for students born in the year 1988.

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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO

MARCH 2016 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notifi ed that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments fi led in the Offi ce of the Water Clerk during the month of MARCH 2016 for each County affected. 16CW3034 (09CW176). Lost Dutchman Creek, Inc., c/o Pete C. Kuyper (“Applicant”) P.O. Box 729, Divide, CO 80814 (719) 687-6011. IN TELLER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO. APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF LOST DUTCHMAN CREEK, INC. DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION NO. 1, STATE OF COLORADO, Weld County Courthouse, 901 9th Street, Greeley, CO 80632. 1. Name, address and telephone number of applicant: Lost Dutchman Creek, Inc., c/o Pete C. Kuyper (“Applicant”) P.O. Box 729, Divide, CO 80814 (719) 687-6011. Direct all pleadings to: Michael F. Browning, Porzak Browning & Bushong LLP, 2120 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302. 2. Name of structures: (a) Woodland Park/Trout Haven Exchange (b) Lost Dutchman Augmentation Pond. 3. Description of conditional water rights: (a) The Woodland Park/Trout Haven Exchange was decreed by the District Court in and for Water Division No. 1 in Case No. 94CW271 on October 18, 1996, for the exchange of fully consumable effl uent from the City of Woodland Park’s wastewater treatment plant outfall on Trout Creek located in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 2, T.12 S., R. 69 W. of the 6th P.M. down Trout Creek and Horse Creek to the confl uence of Horse Creek and the South Platte River located in the NE1/4 of Section 21, T. 9 S., R. 70 W. of the 6th P.M.; then up the South Platte River to the confl uence of the South Platte River and Twin Creek located in the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 30, T. 12 S., R. 71 W. of the 6th P.M.; then up Twin Creek to the confl uence of Twin Creek and Lost Dutchman Creek located in the NW1/4SE1/4 of Section 9, T. 13 S., R. 70 W. of the 6th P.M.; then up Lost Dutchman Creek to the Lost Dutchman Augmentation Pond located in the NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 16, T. 13 S., R. 70 W. of the 6th P.M. (the “Exchange”). The Exchange is for 12 acre feet annually, at a maximum exchange rate of 3 cfs. The Exchange has an appropriation date of November 4, 1994. (b) The Lost Dutchman Augmentation Pond was decreed by the District Court in and for Water Division No. 1 in Case No. 94CW271 on October 18, 1996, for 20 acre feet, with an appropriation date of November 4, 1994, for augmentation, replacement, exchange, recreational, piscatorial and wildlife habitat purposes (the “Pond”). The source of water is Lost Dutchman Creek. The Pond will be located in the NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 16, T. 13 S., R. 70 W. of the 6th P.M. (c) Prior fi ndings of reasonable diligence with respect to both the Exchange and the Pond were entered by the District Court in and for Water Division No. 1 in Case No. 02CW257 by decree dated November 13, 2003, and in Case No. 09CW176 by decree dated April 1, 2010. 4. Diligence Activities. Since entry of the last diligence decree, Applicant has undertaken the following specifi c activities that demonstrate diligence with respect to the subject conditional water rights: (a) Applicant had meetings with representatives of the City of Woodland Park to discuss how to most effi ciently and effectively operate and account for the Exchange. (b) Applicant maintained its rights to the transmountain effl uent from the City of Woodland Park’s system, which is the source of water for the Exchange and the principal source of water for the Pond. (c) Applicant mapped and obtained GPS coordinates for the various water structures on the property that is the subject to the augmentation plan approved in 94CW272, of which the Exchange and Pond are integral components. (d) Applicant worked with engineers to explore the design of the water system of which the Exchange and Pond will be a part. (e) Applicant met with the local Water Commissioner and developed accounting forms related to Applicant’s water use. (f) Applicant continued development efforts on the subject property, which property will be served using the subject conditional water rights. (4 pages)

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may fi le with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verifi ed Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be fi led by the last day of MAY 2016 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s offi ce), and must be fi led as an Original and include $158.00 fi ling fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affi davit or certifi cate of such service of mailing shall be fi led with the Water Clerk.

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PUBLIC TRUSTEES





On January 14, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded


Original Grantor(s) WAYNE E STEELE

Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust September 10, 2010


Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 14, 2010







LOTS 53 AND 54, HIGHLAND LAKES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 153 COOPER LAKE DR, DIVIDE, CO 80814.


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DATE: 01/14/2016




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Original Grantor(s) DANNY CHANEY JR

Original Beneficiary(ies) AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DITECH FINANCIAL LLC

Date of Deed of Trust June 04, 2003


Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 12, 2003







LOT 39, FLORISSANT HEIGHTS FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 145 MONARCH DR, FLORISSANT, CO 80816.


NOTICE OF SALE



















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P.O. Box 4503


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Original Grantor(s) WILLIAM A DEXTER

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR

AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS

TRUST 2006-4, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES

2006-4

Date of Deed of Trust July 14, 2006


Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 20, 2006







LOT 51R, SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION PLAT OF LOTS 25, 26 AND 51, HIGHLAND LAKES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY

OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 92 BARR LAKE CIRCLE, DIVIDE, CO 80814.


NOTICE OF SALE



















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P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 01/26/2016




DAVID A SHORE #19973

HELLERSTEIN AND SHORE, PC 5347 S VALENTIA WAY, SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080

Attorney File # 15-01069SH



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Original Grantor(s) Harold N. McCorkle

Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Solutions of

Colorado, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust July 02, 2009


Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 14, 2009

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 628113 Book: n/a Page:






LOT 54, FLORISSANT HEIGHTS #2, COUNTY OF TELLER STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 232 Monarch Drive, Florissant, CO 80816.


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P.O. Box 4503


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SCOTT D TOEBBEN #19011

RANDALL S MILLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 216 16TH STREET, SUITE 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 16CO00022-1



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MISC. PUBLIC ORDINANCES

ORDINANCE NO. 1258, SERIES 2015

AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A PERMANENT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED ON THE REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS LOT 6, THE FINAL PLAT OF WAL-MART CENTER WITHIN SECTION 31, T12S, R68W OF THE 6TH P.M., CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO.

SUMMARY: This ordinance accepts a permanent public utility easement. PENALTY: None. This Ordinance was passed on second and final reading on April 7, 2016 after notice and public hearing and is hereby published by title only as required by Charter Section 7.6 to be effective seven days after this publication. Jessica Memmer, Deputy City Clerk City of Woodland Park Published in the Pikes Peak Courier View First Publication 4-13-16 Last Publication 4-13-16

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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A PERMANENT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED ON THE REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS LOT 7, THE VILLAGE WITHIN SECTION 31, T12S, R68W OF THE 6TH P.M., CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO.

SUMMARY: This ordinance accepts a permanent public utility easement. PENALTY: None. This Ordinance was passed on second and final reading on April 7, 2016 after notice and public hearing and is hereby published by title only as required by Charter Section 7.6 to be effective seven days after this publication. Jessica Memmer, Deputy City Clerk City of Woodland Park Published in the Pikes Peak Courier View First Publication 4-13-16 Last Publication 4-13-16

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CITY OF WOODLAND PARK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 1276, Series 2016, shall be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 220 W. South Avenue, on the 21st day of April 2016 at 7:00 PM. The aforesaid Ordinance was posted in City Hall 24 hours prior to the April 7, 2016 City Council meeting, passed on first reading, and ordered published, as required by Section 7.6 of the Charter of the City of Woodland Park.

ORDINANCE NO. 1276, SERIES OF 2016

AN ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY’S WASTEWATER UTILITY SYSTEM AS A WASTEWATER ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE ENTERPRISE, AND THE ISSUANCE OF A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY BOND IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,500,000 EVIDENCING THE OBLIGATION OF THE ENTERPRISE UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

WHEREAS, the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, in the County of Teller and State of Colorado (the “City”), is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing as a home rule city pursuant to Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado (the “Constitution”) and the Charter of the City (the “Charter”); and

WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the Constitution (“TABOR”) restricts the activities of “districts,” and defines a “district” in section 2(b) as the State or any local government, excluding enterprises, and in section 2(d), defines an “enterprise” as a government-owned business authorized to issue its own revenue bonds and receiving under 10% of its annual revenue in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined; and

WHEREAS, TABOR thus provides that enterprises are not subject to the provisions of TABOR; and

WHEREAS, the City, in Ordinance No. 628, Series 1994, recognized, confirmed and officially established the operation of the City’s wastewater utility system (the “System”) as a “wastewater activity enterprise” and established the “City of Woodland Park, Colorado, Wastewater Activity Enterprise” (the “Enterprise”) for the purpose of operating the System, and the Enterprise derives revenues from rates, fees and other charges for the services and facilities of the System, and receives less than 10% of its annual revenue in grants from Colorado state and local governments; and

WHEREAS, the Enterprise is an “enterprise” as that term is defined in TABOR; and

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WHEREAS, the City Council (the “Council”) has determined that the residents of the City would be benefited by the completion of an ongoing project to provide improvements to and the expansion of the existing wastewater treatment facility, including modifications to the existing aeration basins, addition of the third clarifier, addition of tertiary filtration, addition of ultraviolet disinfection, and addition of a dewatering press; and

WHEREAS, the Enterprise has made an application to the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority (the “Authority”) for a loan to finance the Project; and

WHEREAS, the Authority has accepted such application and expressed its interest in making such loan, subject to certain conditions; and

WHEREAS, there has been filed with the City Clerk of the City the form of Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) between the Authority and the Enterprise, a copy of which was presented to the Council; and

WHEREAS, the Loan Agreement provides for the issuance by the Enterprise of a Governmental Agency Bond in a principal amount not to exceed $6,500,000 (the “Bond”) evidencing the obligations of the Enterprise under the Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, subject only to such limitations and restrictions as may be provided for in the Charter of the City, the Enterprise shall have such revenue bonding authority as is provided for in the Charter, in Section 37-45.1-104, C.R.S., in Part 2 of Article 57 of Title 11, C.R.S., and in other statutes of the State of Colorado and in the Constitution of Colorado, including, but not limited to Article XX and Section 6(3) of Article XI of the Colorado Constitution.

THEREFORE, THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, WASTEWATER ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE, ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Council, after reviewing all pertinent information pertaining to the System, hereby again recognizes and confirms the status of the City’s wastewater utility system as a wastewater activity enterprise within the meaning of Title 37, Article 45.1, C.R.S. and as an “enterprise” within the meaning of TABOR.

Section 2. The Loan Agreement and the Bond, in substantially the forms presented to the Council, but with any changes thereto as may be necessary in the opinion of the attorney for the Enterprise and bond counsel to effectuate the intentions of the parties or to comply with the provisions of applicable law, are hereby approved and adopted.

Section 3. The Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem and the Treasurer of the City, or as many of them as may be necessary, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement and the Bond to the Authority.

Section 4. The Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem, the City Manager, the Treasurer and the Utilities Director of the City shall, and they are hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary or appropriate actions and to execute and deliver all agreements, certificates and documents as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance and to

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comply with the requirements of law. Pursuant to Exhibit B of the Loan Agreement, the City Manager, the Utilities Director and the Treasurer are hereby designated as the Authorized Officers (as defined in the Loan Agreement) for the purpose of performing any act or executing any document relating to the Bond or the Loan Agreement. A copy of this Ordinance shall be furnished to the Authority as evidence of such designation.

Section 5. The appropriate officers and employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and authenticate such other documents, instruments, or certificates furnish and supply information concerning the City and its Enterprise to the Authority for use in the preparation of an Official Statement to be used to market the Authority’s Bonds.

Section 6. The Council hereby elects to apply the provisions of Part 2 of Article 57, Title 11, Colorado Revised Statutes (the “Supplemental Public Securities Act”) to the execution of the Loan Agreement and the issuance of the Bond. The Enterprise shall issue the Bond to evidence the obligations of the Enterprise under the Loan Agreement. The Bond shall be in a principal amount not to exceed $6,500,000 and shall mature on the date, bear interest payable at the rate and on the dates, be prepayable at the option of the Enterprise on the dates and at the prices, be in the form and be secured in the manner provided in the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that the term of the Bond shall not exceed twenty-three (23) years and the stated interest rate of the Bond shall not exceed 4.50% per annum.

Section 7. The City Manager, the Utilities Director and the Treasurer of the City are each hereby designated as an “Authorized Officer” (as that term is defined in the Loan Agreement) for purposes of performing any act or executing any document relating to the Bond or the Loan Agreement or the acts authorized therein and, as such, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver any other certificates or other documents necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance. A copy of this Ordinance shall be furnished to the Authority as evidence of such designation.

Section 8. This Ordinance is, and shall constitute, a legislative measure of the Council, acting as the governing body of the Enterprise, and after the Bond is issued, this Ordinance shall constitute an irrevocable contract between the Enterprise and the Authority, and this Ordinance shall be and shall remain irrepealable until the Bonds shall be fully paid, satisfied or discharged.

Section 9. All actions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance heretofore taken by the Enterprise or its officers and otherwise directed toward the authorization of the undertaking and completion of the Project and the authorization of the Enterprise to complete the loan from the Authority, and to have and to exercise the necessary powers in connection therewith are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.

Section 10. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, orders and other instruments, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revive any ordinance, resolution, bylaw, order or other instrument, or part thereof, heretofore repealed.

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Section 11. The Council hereby finds and declares that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation and enhancement of the public peace, health and safety of the residents of the City.

Section 12. If any sections, section, subsection or provision of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any competent court, such invalidity shall not affect the other sections, section, subsection, provision or application of this Ordinance.

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INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by the City Council of the City of Woodland Park on April 7, 2016.

[SEAL]

By Attest: Mayor

By City Clerk

FINALLY adopted, passed and approved after Public Hearing and ordered published as provided by law this ____ day of __________ 2016.

[SEAL]

By Attest: Mayor

By City Clerk

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CITY OF WOODLAND PARK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 1277, Series 2016, shall be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 220 W. South Avenue, on the 21st day of April 2016 at 7:00 PM. The aforesaid Ordinance was posted in City Hall 24 hours prior to the April 7, 2016 City Council meeting, passed on first reading, and ordered published, as required by Section 7.6 of the Charter of the City of Woodland Park.

CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO


AN ORDINANCE INCREASING AND ESTABLISHING THE MONTHLY WASTEWATER CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FEES SET FORTH HEREIN FOR 2017 AND AMENDING SECTION 13.32.035 OF THE WOODLAND PARK MUNICIPAL CODE IN CONFORMANCE THEREWITH. WHEREAS, the City of Woodland Park, through its Wastewater Utility Activity Enterprise, owns and operates a wastewater treatment plant for the purpose of providing sewer service to the residences and businesses of the City, and water quality protection for the receiving stream, Trout Creek; and WHEREAS, the wastewater treatment plant has exceeded its designed organic capacity and the City is required to undertake planning for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant so the necessary facilities and treatment technologies will be in place to accommodate the present and reasonably anticipated future demand for wastewater services; and WHEREAS, consistent with sound and necessary financial planning, and regulatory requirements, the users of the City’s services are responsible for the cost of bearing the load generated; and WHEREAS, the City assesses certain fees, including a one-time connection fee, also known as a tap fee or a “plant investment fee”, for physical connection to its facilities and to defray the cost of expanding the City’s wastewater treatment plant as development increases demand; and a monthly “capital replacement fee” for covering debt service and capital improvements associated with the wastewater collection and treatment facilities; and WHEREAS, the City anticipates obtaining a loan to finance the wastewater treatment plant expansion; and WHEREAS, the conditions for such loan require that revenues must exceed expenses by 10% annually; and WHEREAS, the monthly capital replacement fees and plant expansion fees will be increased by the same percentage relative to the 2015 rates and fees to help meet the loan requirements, which increases are rationally related to the demands generated; and WHEREAS, the City’s Utilities Advisory Committee has recommended that City Council raise the monthly capital replacement fee for all customers by $2.58/dwelling unit, and raise the usage portion of the capital replacement fee $0.64/1000 gallons to help fund the wastewater treatment plant expansion and meet the loan requirements. NOW, THEREFORE THIS ORDINANCE: THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO ORDAINS that an Ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE INCREASING AND ESTABLISHING THE MONTHLY WASTEWATER CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FEES SET FORTH HEREIN FOR 2017 AND AMENDING SECTION 13.32.035 OF THE WOODLAND PARK MUNICIPAL CODE IN CONFORMANCE THEREWITH” be and the same is hereby adopted as follows: Section 1. The monthly capital replacement fees charged to all users as described in section 13.32.035.A shall be increased relative to the 2015 rates, by $2.58/billable user and by $0.64/1000 gallons as to the usage charge portion of the fee. Section 2. There are hereby established the 2017 monthly wastewater capital replacement fees as shown in Table 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Section 3. Section 13.32.035.C is hereby deleted in its entirety. Section 4. Effective Date. The rates and fees contained in this ordinance shall be effective beginning with the January 2017 billing. Section 5. The rate and fee increases contained herein are adopted pursuant to the legislative authority vested in the City Council by the Colorado Constitution and the Home Rule Charter, and reasonably related to the specific government service of providing wastewater collection and treatment to existing development. PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SECOND AND FINAL READING FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING THIS ____________ DAY OF ___________________, 2016. __________________________

Neil Levy, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Suzanne Leclercq, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM ___________________________ Norton & Smith P.C. City Attorney

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WOODLAND PARK PLANNING COMMISSION WOODLAND PARK CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

220 W. SOUTH AVENUE, WOODLAND PARK, CO REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND PUBLIC NOTICE

APRIL 28, 2016 –7:00 PM

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 14, 2016 (A)

IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. Loft House Condominiums CUP16-002 and SPR16-004: Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Site Plan Review (SPR) by Habitat for Humanity of Teller County (Applicant) in the Central Business District (CBD) to renovate the Loft House Motel into nine condominium units within the existing building on Lots 7-9, Block 10, Steffa’s Subdivision of Addition No. 1 to the Town of Manitou Park (now Woodland Park) and including the adjacent north 10’ portion of vacated Henrietta Street with a physical address of 222 East Henrietta Street, Woodland Park, CO. (QJ)

V. REPORTS

A. Chairman’s Report B. Commissioners’ Reports C. Planning Director’s Report

VI. DISCUSSION AND COMMENT

VII. ADJOURNMENT

Questions?

Please contact the Woodland Park Planning Department at (719)687-5202

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Woodland Park

A public hearing for the case below will be heard by the Woodland Park City Council on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers at 220 W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado. Andersen CUP16-001: Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) by 101 Boundary Street, LLC (Property Owner) and Mr. Carl Anderson (Applicant) in the Community Commercial (CC) District to allow one residential dwelling unit on N75FT Lots 7-8, Block 6, Fosters Add (101 Boundary Street, Woodland Park). (QJ) If you have any questions, please contact the City of Woodland Park Planning Department at 687-5202.

Please publish in the Courier View on April 13, 2016

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MISC. PUBLIC NOTICES


GAMES & PUZZLES

Sudoku PuzzleThe objective of a sudoku puzzle is to place the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and 3-by-3 block. The numbers in a single row, colum or block will never re-peat.

AnswersCheck your answers for last week’s sudoku.

Question 4: Charter Amendment: Passed

Yes: 1298

No: 718

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Yes: 1571

No: 432

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Yes: 1096

No: 881

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Yes: 1389

No: 629

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Yes: 1341

No: 664

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Question 9: Charter Amendment: Failed

Yes: 577

No: 1441

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Question 10: Charter Amendment: Failed

Yes: 742

No: 1259 Suzanne Leclercq – City Clerk Courier please publish 4-13-16

City of Woodland Park Municipal Election – April 5, 2016

Unofficial Election Results

Vote for Mayor:

Neil Levy - 978

Mike Maddux – 325

Noel Sawyer – 825

Winner: Levy ________________________________________________________________________

Vote for Council:

Val Carr – 1303

Paul Saunier – 1116

Bill Loftin – 1064

Carrol Harvey – 1210

Winner: Carr

Winner: Saunier

Winner: Harvey _______________________________________________________________________

Issue 1: Sales Tax issue: Passed

Yes: 1363

No: 916 ______________________________________________________________________


Yes: 1337

No: 629 _______________________________________________________________________


Yes: 1217

No: 766

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DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION NO. 2, COLORADO

TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are hereby notifi ed that the following case is a portion of the resume of applications and amendments fi led and/or ordered published during the month of March, 2016, in Water Division No. 2. The Water Judge ordered this case be published in the Pikes Peak Courier View in Teller County, Colorado.

The name(s) and address(es) of applicant(s), description of water rights or conditional water rights and description of ruling sought as refl ected by said application, or amendment, are as follows.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CASE NO. 2014CW4 – MOUNTAIN MUTUAL WATER AUGMENTATION COMPANY (the “Company” or “Applicant”), c/o Barbara Seiberling, President, P. O. Box 545, Lake George, CO 80827 (Please direct all pleadings and correspondence to Mark D. Detsky and Gabriella Stockmayer, Dietze and Davis, P.C., Attorneys for Applicant, 2060 Broadway, Suite 400, Boulder, CO 80302; (303) 447-1375)Second Amended Application for Approval of Plan for Augmentation and Appropriative Right of ExchangePARK COUNTYII. Second Amendment: The Company fi led an Application for Approval of Plan for Augmentation (“Application”) on March 26, 2014. On January 21, 2015, the First Amended Application for Approval of Plan for Augmentation and Appropriative Right of Exchange (“First Amended Application”) was fi led. Applicant hereby amends the First Amended Application as set forth below: 1. Paragraph 3, add the following sentences: Applicant may replace an existing shareholder well without an amendment to this plan for augmentation, so long as such replacement shareholder well is located within the Saddle Mountain Heights Filing 1, 2, or 3 subdivisions platted in Park County, Colorado. Applicant may increase the number of total shareholder wells served by this plan for augmentation via subsequent amendments to this plan for augmentation or temporary substitute supply plans approved by the Division Engineer if such additional well can be augmented under the terms and conditions to be decreed herein and the well is located within the Saddle Mountain Heights Filing 1, 2, or 3 subdivisions platted in Park County, Colorado. 2. Extend Term of Leases with Arkansas Groundwater Users Association (“AGUA”) and Pisgah Reservoir and Ditch Company (“Pisgah”) from 15 Years to 25 Years: a. Paragraph 4, p.5, “Water Rights to be Used for Augmentation”: change fi rst sentence to refl ect a lease term of 25 years. b. Para. 5, p. 5, “Statement of plan for augmentation: OPERATION OF PLAN”: i. At 3rd full paragraph, correct the phrase “15-year lease agreement with AGUA” with “25-year lease agreement with AGUA.” ii. At 4th full paragraph, correct sentence to read “The Company has also obtained a 25-year contract for storage capacity of one-acre foot in Mt. Pisgah Reservoir/Catlin Canal Company.” 3. Paragraph 4, p. 3, concerning “Water rights to be used for augmentation”, the following should be added: a. Line 1: Add paragraph heading “(A).” b. On p. 5, after legal description, add new paragraph 4(B) as follows: 1. Name: Doris Ditch, Four Mile Creek Priority No. 23, and Arkansas River Priority No. 56. 2. Date of original and subsequent decrees: Decree of February 3, 1894, District Court, Eleventh Judicial District. A 41.4% (0.994 cfs) interest in the Doris Ditch right was quantifi ed and changed to augmentation use in Case No. 81CW9. In Case No. 11CW43, the plan for augmentation was amended and restated such that Doris Ditch consumptive use credits are diverted from Putney Creek at the legal description provided below. 3. Legal description of each point or diversion storage structure: The point of diversion for the Doris Ditch consumptive use credits is located on Putney Creek at the “Intake Ditch” located 2,080 feet upstream from the confl uence of Putney Creek and Fourmile Creek. See, map attached to the Second Amended Application as Exhibit A. A summary of diversion records for the Doris Ditch from the Colorado Decision Support System database is attached to the Second Amended Application as Exhibit B. (All exhibits mentioned herein are incorporated by reference and may be inspected at the offi ce of the clerk of this Court.) Under the decree in Case No. 11CW43, Doris Ditch consumptive use credits may be stored in the Silver Spruce Lake Nos. 1-7, described below. 4. Source: Fourmile Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. 5. Appropriation Date: June 7, 1870. 6. Amount decreed: 2.4 cfs Absolute. 7. Amount to be included in this plan for augmentation: 0.5 AF out of 31 AF of fully consumable water changed to augmentation use in 81CW9. 8. Decreed uses: augmentation, exchange, and storage before use. 9. Decreed Place of Storage: Pursuant to the 11CW43 decree, Doris Ditch consumptive use credits may be stored in any of the following decreed reservoirs in Teller County, Colorado: i. Silver Spruce Lake No 1 is located in the SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 6 T14S, R69W of the 6th PM ,735 feet from the south section line and 1410 feet from the west section line of said Section 6; ii. Silver Spruce Lake No 2 is located in the SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 6 T14S R69W of the 6th PM, 800 feet from the south section line and 1115 feet from the west section line of said Section 6; iii. Silver Spruce Lake No 3 is located in the SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 6 T14S R69W of the 6th PM, 880 feet from the south section line and 800 feet from the west section line of said Section 6; iv. Silver Spruce Lake No 4 is located in the SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 1 T14S R70W of the 6th PM, 930 feet from the south section line and 400 feet from the east section line of said Section 1; v. Silver Spruce Lake No 5 is located in the SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 1 T14S R70W of the 6th PM, 675 feet from the south section line and 450 feet from the east section line of said Section 1; vi. Silver Spruce Lake No 6 is located in the SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 1 T14S R70W of the 6th PM, 240 feet from the south section line and 460 feet from the east section line of said Section 1; vii. Silver Spruce Lake No. 7 is located the NE1/4 NE1/4 of Section 12 T14S R70W of the 6th PM, 320 feet from the north section line and 460 feet from the east section line of said Section 12. C. Para. 5, p. 3, after the fi nal paragraph in the section entitled “Operation of Plan”, add the following sentences: Pending acquisition of a right to use consumptive use credits adjudicated to the Doris Ditch, Applicant may cause its Doris Ditch consumptive use credits to bypass the Intake Ditch headgate at times when the Doris Ditch is in priority, or cause its Doris Ditch consumptive use credits to be released from storage in Silver Spruce Lakes No. 1- 7 as needed, into Fourmile Creek in order to meet its replacement obligations in time and amount under this plan for augmentation. 4. The owner or reputed owner of the ground upon which the Silver Spruce Lake Nos. 1-7 are located is: ND IRA FBO Vicki A. LaBarre Roth IRA, 7522 County Road 61, Divide, CO 80814. No further modifi cation of any existing diversion or storage structure is implicated by this Second Amended Application. 5. This Second Amended Application is fully incorporated into the First Amended Application which otherwise remains unchanged. 6. All previously fi led statements of opposition shall be considered fully applicable to this second amendment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THE FOREGOING APPLICATION(S) MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT AND PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE, OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or application as amended, may fi le with the Water Clerk a verifi ed statement of opposition setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions, such statement of opposition must be fi led by the last day of May 2016, (forms available at Clerk’s offi ce or at www.courts.state.co.us, must be served on parties and certifi cate of service must be completed; fi ling fee $158.00). The foregoing are resumes and the entire application, amendments, exhibits, maps and any other attachments fi led in each case may be examined in the offi ce of the Clerk for Water Division No. 2, at the address shown below.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Witness my hand and the seal of this Court this 6th day of April, 2016.

/ s / Mardell R. DiDomenico ________________________________ Mardell R. DiDomenico, Clerk Distr ict Court Water Div. 2 501 N. Elizabeth Street, Suite 116 Pueblo , CO 81003 ( 7 1 9 ) 404-8832

(Court seal)Published: April _____, 2016

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ment and TCRAS will get a $20 contribution. For new customers only. Call 719-686-7707 for information. Go to www.tcrascolo-rado.org.

April 16Craft show Shop for items for your home, as gifts or as treats for yourself at the spring craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Florissant Grange. Vendors, come out and show us what you’ve been working on over the winter. Cost is $10 per table. Call 719-748-5004.

April 16Highway cleanup American Legion Post 1980, of Woodland Park, has adopted a three-mile stretch of the POW/MIA highway between Divide and Cripple Creek. Twice a year, the legion goes out to clean up the trash and litter and make things look better for everyone. The next clean-up day is Saturday, April 16. Con-tact Keith Wilson at [email protected].

April 16Earth Day Celebrate Earth Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Aspen Valley Ranch. Mueller naturalists will lead environmental education. Activities include wildlife at Mueller, fi rewise communities, native plants, greenhouse tours, solar energy and more. Call 719-687-2366. Go to cpw.state.co.us.

April 16Shooting society The next meeting of the Teller County Shooting Society is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16, at the Elks Club in Victor. All members, guests and the general public are welcome. Contact Jerry at 719-930-2823 for information.

April 16Pancake breakfast Celebrate spring by joining the Woodland Park Senior Center for a fresh-cooked, all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at 312 N. Center St., Wood-land Park. With smiles as bright as the fi rst annual fl owers, your hometown seniors will serve up fl uffy pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and biscuits and gravy, along with a seasonal treat. Cost of $8 includes juice and coffee or hot tea. Children ages 6 and younger eat for $2. Breakfast is open to all. The center has its pancake breakfast the third Saturday of each month.

April 17School Pond Enjoy a gentle hike at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at the 2-mile, moderate School Pond Trail. Meet at the Preacher’s Hollow Trailhead at Mueller State Park. Mueller events are free; however, a daily pass or annual park pass is required to enter the park. Call 719-687-2366. Go to cpw.state.co.us.

Community CalendarContinued from page 15A


Your Business and Community Connection www.woodlandparkchamber.com

Chamber Today

to our members who renewed their investment in March!

Thanks Thanks Absolute Septic

City MarketCME Productions

Colorado Springs ConservatoryCreekside Payroll & Business Services

Defining SignsDistrict Attorney’s Office

Friends of Florissant Fossil Beds The Independence CenterKelley & Chulick CPA’s

Mallett ExcavatingMountain Top Cycling ClubPeak Realty & Consulting

Servpro of North Central Colo. SpringsSheena Harper Photography

Snap Fitness 24/7Teller County Government

Teller County HBATeller County Public Health

Terra Verde HomesThin Air Theatre Company

Thunder Butte Mountain LodgeTiptop Tree Cultivation, LLC

TM Photography & Fused GlassUte Pass Kiwanis ClubUte Pass Saddle Club

Wildflower PromotionsWoodland Country LodgeWoodland Music Series

Woodland Park Research Group

Your Business and Community Connection www.woodlandparkchamber.com [email protected] 719.687.9885 April 2016

Welcome our NeW chamber members

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at affordable prices and assist our community

with repairs and genuine customer service.

Tractors, Trailers, Truck Beds & Rentals.

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Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce

Calendar of EventsCalendar of EventsApr. 19: Business After Hours Woodland Country Lodge 723 Highway 24 W. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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Our purpose is to build a firm that uniquely and positively impacts the

personal and professional lives of our clients, our

team members, our community, and our

shareholders.www.centralbancorp.com

Mark Maruszak, Vice President

WGL Ware 719.330.4379

We are a website company with a primary focus on

providing small construction companies with the tools

necessary to coordinate with all participant needed in the

construction process. This will include Planning, Preparation, Implementation and Archiving of all Construction Projects.

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Cafe Leo had a Ribbon Cutt ing to welcome owner Dennis Fryer and his staff to the Chamber. They are located at 320 W. Midland Avenue, Woodland Park and may be reached at 719.687.6670.

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