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Tri-Lakes Region, Monument, Gleneagle, Black Forest and Northern El Paso County • Volume 10, Issue 1

Sales up for local merchantsRetailers nationwide didn’t get the increase in sales they were expectingBy Lisa [email protected]

While retail sales weren’t as high as ex-pected nationwide merchants in downtown Monument saw an increase in sales during the holidays.

“Sales we’re great for us. We were over than last year,” Donna Townsend, employee at The Village Merchants, said.

Kathi Schuler, owner of The Love Shop, said she saw an increase in sales over last year as well.

“Ours was really good. It was better than last year. We were super busy every day,” Schuler said.

While holiday sales may have seen a boost locally analysts reported that nation-wide retail sales didn’t increase as much as expected and sales were their weak-est since 2008 when the nation was in a deep recession.

According to the MasterCard Advisors Spending Report which was released Dec. 25, the sales of electronics, clothing, jewelry and home goods increased by only 0.7 per-cent from Oct. 28 to Dec. 24, compared to a two percent increase last year. Sales were ex-pected to increase by three or four percent. The report looked at all payment methods. Analysts blamed bad weather, such as Super Storm Sandy, and the threat of an impending tax hike for the weak sales. Even the presi-dential election was blamed for weak sales in early November.

However Schuler, who has been in busi-ness for 25 years, said despite the presiden-tial election many people locally decided to forge ahead and spend money.

Covered Treasures Bookstore also saw an increase in sales this holiday season.

“We had a really good season,” Paula Primavera, employee at Covered Treasures, said.

Online sales grew 8.4 percent and saw a slight increase after the Midwest was hit by a recent snowstorm but online sales only make-up 10 percent of all holiday sales.

Tri-Lakes region saw snow on Christmas daySome dreamt of a white Christmas and woke up to oneBy Lisa [email protected]

Weather predictions were right and some parts of the Pikes Peak region saw a white Christmas.

A winter storm carrying pa-cific moisture hit the moun-tains and the Front Range and brought anywhere from two to four inches to the Tri-Lakes area.

Monument received about 2.8 inches of snow while east of Monument saw 3.4 inches.

The Colorado Department of Transportation and El Paso County were ready for the storm with CDOT having 30-35 snow plows working roads beginning at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve in El Paso and Teller coun-ties and in some sections of Douglas County.

El Paso County had 35 trucks out. Snow began falling Christmas Eve and a majority of the snow fell overnight.

According to Rachel Plath, meteorologist with KRDO News 13, a lot of people have different definitions of a white Christmas but the Na-tional Weather Service defines a white Christmas as having

at least one inch of the snow on the ground by midnight Christmas Eve and there has to be another half-inch falling from midnight to midnight on Dec. 25.

“That would constitute it as a white Christmas. And even though some places woke up to a dusting of snow that’s not technically a white Christmas.

But Monument is one of those areas that did qualify for the scientific definition of hav-ing a white Christmas,” Plath said.

Colorado Springs and much of the Pikes Peak region have not seen a white Christ-mas since 1987.

There are no records for the Tri-Lakes area.

Plath said the same storm that hit Colorado was respon-sible for the severe weather that occurred from Louisiana to Georgia. According to the Weather Channel at least 34 tornadoes hit the Southern states and at least nine inches of snow fell in Little Rock.

The Midwest saw blizzard conditions and up to a foot was expected in parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The storm is known as Winter Storm Euclid as winter storms are now being named as hurricanes are.

The Tri-Lakes region woke up to fog and frozen trees the day after Christmas.

Frost and some snow collected in the Tri-Lakes area over the Holiday, though much of it was melted by Thursday, Dec. 27. Photo by Rob Carrigan

Frost and snow combined for fuzzy trees on Chistmas day, and the following morning, in most of Northern El Paso County.

Residents part of wildfire solutionFire season year round in Tri-Lakes areaBy Norma [email protected]

Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Fire Marshal John Vincent said wildfire season is a year-round problem for Tri-Lakes residents.

To help local property owners become part of the wildfire solution instead of part of the problem, Vincent has created “Ready, Set, Go: Your Personal Wildfire Action Plan,” a pamphlet that will be available at the district office and on the website, www.tri-lakesfire.com.

The new pamphlet starts out with the reason for its existence. It states: “During a major wildfire, there simply will not be enough fire engines or firefighters to defend every home, so residents must become part

of the solution.”It explains that people whose homes are

within a mile of a natural area live in what firefighters call the Wildland Urban Inter-face and “The Ember Zone” where wind-driven embers from a wildfire can ignite their homes.

“The recent Waldo Canyon Fire resulted in entire neighborhoods destroyed by fires started by embers, not by the wildfire itself,” the pamphlet states.

It also says that people often build homes without understanding how their vulnerability to wildfires is affected by their choices of construction and landscaping materials.

“It’s not a question of if, but when the next wildfire will occur in the Tri-Lakes area,” the pamphlet states. “That’s why the most important person protecting your life and property is you. With advance planning and preparation, you can dramatically in-crease your safety and the survivability of your property.”

After the introduction, the pamphlet ex-

plains concepts such as creating “defensi-ble space” and a “hardened home,” a home that could survive a wildfire.

The most vulnerable part of the con-struction is the roof, especially roof valleys, rain gutters and the open ends of barrel tiles. Open eaves and vents, windows and doors and balconies and decks are also places where embers can start fires. Sug-gestions for mitigating these dangers are included

El Paso County building codes do not re-quire residential fire sprinkler systems but installing such systems during construction is something Vincent has been advocating for more than a year.

Such a system could extinguish or con-tain an ember-caused fire and keep resi-dents safer from fires that ignite inside the home from other causes, he states in the pamphlet.

Another thing he is seriously advocating is making sure house numbers are clearly visible from the street.

As he has said previously, finding a

house on fire is relatively easy; just follow the smoke, but finding a home where the homeowner is having a heart attack isn’t so easy.

About 80 percent of calls to fire depart-ments are medical rather than fire related.

The final part of the pamphlet covers evacuations, complete with checklists, on when to go, where to go and what to take along. It’s always best to be ready to go be-fore it becomes necessary.

“By leaving early, you give your family the best chance of surviving a wildfire,” the pamphlet states. “You also help firefight-ers by keeping roads clear of congestion, enabling them to move freely and do their job.”

The pamphlet also points out that wild-fire mitigation work can sometimes result in tax credits. For information on all kinds of tax credits, visit www.taxcolorado.com.

For more information on wildfire miti-gation, call the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District headquarters at 719-484-0911.

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Tri-Lakes, Gleneagle & Black ForestWelcoming

Barbara Oakley719-488-2119

Art classes for all ages and skill levels

BEMIS SCHOOL OF ARTRegister now for Winter/Spring classes and workshops | csfineartscenter.org

719.475.2444 | 818 Pelham Pl., Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Bemis activities sponsored by El Pomar Foundation, Macy’s Foundation, Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Fund for the Arts, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Rocky Mountain PBS, John G. Duncan Charitable Trust, H. Chase Stone Trust,

Sheila Fortune Foundation, and Members of the Fine Arts Center

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January 8, 2013

OFFICE: 1200 E. Highway 24, Woodland Park, CO 80863PHONE: 719-687-3006A legal newspaper of general circulation in El Paso County, Colorado, The Tribune is published weekly on Wednesday by Colorado Community Media, 1200 E. Highway 24, Woodland Park, CO 80863. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO.POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129DEADLINES: Display advertising: Thurs.11 a.m.Legal advertising: Thurs. 11 a.m.Classi�ed advertising: Mon. 12 p.m.

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TLWC grant applications available in January Special to The Tribune

Continuing its 36 year tradition the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club will once again be considering grant requests for special pro-grams and projects from 501(c) (3) non-profi t orga-nizations, public service organizations and public schools which signifi cantly serve the Tri-Lakes area defi ned by Lewis-Palmer School District 38.

Applications and in-structions for the 2013 grant awards will be avail-able on the TLWC at website www.TLWC.net from Jan. 15-March 15.

Completed applications, which must include certain required documentation, must be postmarked no later than March 15. Late and/or incomplete applica-tions will not be considered. Awards will be announced to grant recipients in late May. Please mail completed applications to:

Tri-Lakes Women’s ClubGrant CommitteeP.O. Box 669Monument, CO 80132For questions email San-

di Liston, grant committee chair, at [email protected].

TLWC is proud and excit-ed to continue its support of this great community.

County treecycle program available

Special to The Tribune El Paso County will be

offering seasonal recy-cling services to all county citizens for disposal of natural/grown Christmas trees at seven convenient `Treecycle’ drop-off loca-tions countywide on two consecutive weekends with an extended location continuing to accept trees through January.

Designated Treecycle sites, listed below will op-erate on two consecutive weekends from 9 a.m.-5

p.m. Dec. 29 and 30 and Jan. 5 and 6.

Locations:•Baptist Road Trailhead-

Baptist Road & Old Denver Highway

•Falcon Trailhead- Southwest of Woodmen Road and McLaughlin Road

•Cottonwood Creek Park- Dublin Boulevard and Montarbor Drive

•Sky Sox Stadium- Barnes Road and Tutt Bou-levard

•Rock Ledge Ranch- Gateway Road (to Garden of the Gods) and 30th Street

•Memorial Park- Pikes Peak Avenue and Union Boulevard

•Rocky Top Resources*- 1755 East Las Vegas Street

*Rocky Top Resources will operate as an extended Treecycle site from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday -Satur-day Dec. 26-31 and Jan. 2-31. They are closed Sun-days.

A tax-deductible, mini-mum donation of $5 per tree will be used to support Colorado Springs Youth Sports, Inc. and the El Po-mar Youth Sports Park for sports programs through-

out El Paso County. El Paso County Treecycle spon-sors and partners include: Asplundh, City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services, Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs Youth Sports, Inc., Dick’s Sporting Goods, El Paso County government agencies, Rocky Top Re-sources, and SB Porta Bowl.

For more information on the Treecycle program, access www.TreecycleCOS.org, www.elpasoco.com or contact El Paso County Environmental Services at 719-520-7878.

Robbery occurs at home in Palmer Lake � ree males suspects, armed and wearing sweatshirts

By Lisa Collacott lcol [email protected]

The Palmer Lake Police Department is investigating an armed robbery which occurred at a home in the early morning hours of Dec.

26.Three armed suspects

entered a home through a window on Gillia Street.

A male resident woke up to fi nd the suspects armed with handguns.

The resident confronted the suspects and was in-jured during a struggle.

The resident was held against his will in a bed-room and a female resident and teenager were locked in a bathroom. A call to 9-1-1 was placed at about 3:15 a.m.

The suspects were gone before police arrived but managed to get away with

electronics and live mari-juana plants.

They are described as three males wearing black or gray hooded or non-hooded sweatshirts and dark bandanas.

Anyone with informa-tion about this robbery is asked to call the Palmer Lake Police Department at 719-481-2934.

INSIDE THE TRIBUNE THIS WEEK

Cookie Mine. Western Museum of Mining & Industry gives children some mining 101. Page 5

Put Me in Coach. Palmer Ridge coach rooted in Monument. Page 6

Pet Safety. Keep pets safe from wildlife. Page 7

THINGS TO DO ONGOING

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. The Alzheim-er’s Association seeks two volunteers to facilitate the monthly Saturday morning caregiver support group in Monument. Knowledge of dementia is needed, but fa-cilitator training and support is provided on an ongoing basis. Please email Barbara Caudle at [email protected].

JAN. 10

TAPPING INTO Theology. Do you have questions about faith? Do you think faith is wishful thinking? Join Father Larry Brennan for his inaugural presentation, “The Act of Faith,” from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 10 in the newly remodeled Barrel Room of the Pikes Peak Brewing Co., 1756 Woodmoor Drive. This monthly series of challenging talks is open to the public. (Snow date is Jan. 17.) Contact Stephanie Kemp at 719-481-4355.

JAN. 30

FREE TAX advice. The Pikes Peak Library District, in partnership with H&R Block tax

experts, presents a free tax talk on family issues a� ecting taxpayers, including education, childcare credit and tax plan-ning, at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Monument Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument. For information on this, or the other 10 sessions o� ered through the district, call Linda Famula, 719-369-8326.

JAN. 8

SURVIVAL SPEAKER. Peter Kum-merfeldt will speak on wilderness and outdoor safety, including both the psy-chological and the physiological aspects of surviving a wilderness emergency, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Colorado Division of Wildlife training classroom, 4255 Sin-ton Road, Colorado Springs (in the back of the building). This training includes � re building, emergency shelters, food and water procurement and prepara-tion, emergency signaling techniques and rescue and recovery procedures. Survival stresses that often lead to panic, and sometimes to death are identi� ed. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Chapter 247 of Pheasants Forever, the training is open to

the public. Visit www.pikespeakpheas-antsforever.org.

JAN. 12

ROCK’N GOOD Stories. Rocks tell wonderful stories of earthquakes and volcanoes; forests and beaches; crystals and jewels; and amazing creatures that roamed a former world. Come to the Western Museum of Mining and Industry from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 and start to learn how to read the stories found in rocks. Distinguished regional geologist and educator Steven Veatch will present. All of this is included with paid admission. Visit www.wmmi.org or call 719-488-0880. The museum is just east of I-25 at the North Gate Exit 156A.

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WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

Can’t get any more stranded than that “I don’t know what they have to say. It

makes no difference anyway. Whatever it is, I’m against it.” __ Groucho Marx, from Horse Feathers.

Groucho actually began his career as a female impersonator, according to the March, 1974 issue of Playboy, playing a singer in a smalltime vaudeville troupe, The LeRoy Trio, in 1905.

“With the onset of puberty, and sub-sequent change of his voice, he was left stranded by the troupe in Cripple Creek, Colorado, and you can’t get any more stranded that,” said the magazine article.

Groucho told the tale in his book, “Groucho and Me,” which was fi rst re-leased in 1959.

He went looking for the leader of the act, Gene LeRoy, only to fi nd out he had been abandoned.

“I returned to our boardinghouse to question Larong (LeRoy) about our future

plans, only to discover that the master showman had had hastily packed his blue kimono, his evening gown and his mascara and had taken it on the lam, never to be seen or heard from again,” according to Groucho.

After the LeRoy Trio fell apart, he tried work driving a grocery wagon between Cripple Creek and Victor.

“Though he had never seen a horse, he wrangled a job as a wagon driver until Miene or `Minnie’ (his mother) could send

him his train fare home,” according to the Playboy article.

His next engagement ended almost as abruptly in Waco, Texas, when the English-woman who had hired him, ran off with a lion tamer who shared the bill.

“He then found a job cleaning actor’s wigs, which he describes as a `hair-raising experience.’”

His mother decide to take matters into her own hands and organized an act called the `Three Nightingales,’ which featured him, his brother Harpo -- who couldn’t sing at all, and a girl who sang off-key.

They became the `Four Nightingales’ when brother Chico, who had lost his job as a lifeguard (he had to be saved from drowning by another guard).

His brother Gummo, eventually re-placed the musically-challenged girl, and they became the `Four Marx Brothers. Gummo was later replaced by Zeppo, a younger brother.

The Four Marx Brothers knocked around vaudeville for years, fi nally hitting it big on Broadway in the two -year run of “I’ll Say She Is.” Other successes followed with “Cocoanuts,” and “Animal Crackers.”

Translated from Broadway to fi lm, these and other monster smashes secured the Four Marx Brothers commercial success.

Groucho created his own solo suc-cess in radio programs like “You Bet Your Life,” which lasted until 1963, and with his brother Chico, playing the comic lawyers of `Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel.’

“You can just imagine those naughty eyebrows waggling as he warbles, “She has eyes that men adore so / And a torso / Even more so,’ followed more double entendres than you can shake a stick at, if that’s your idea of a good time,” notes Ron Weskind, in his book “Groucho.”

Julius Henry (Groucho) Marx died Aug. 19, 1977, in Los Angeles, of pneumonia, at the age of 86.

Change seats for a new view There is a scene in nearly every version of

Jules Verne’s “Around the World in 80 Days,” including the book, where Phileas Fogg walks into the Reform Club, sits down at his usual table and orders the dishes he always orders. Fogg, of course, is a caricature but he also illustrates something almost all humans share; we are creatures of habit and more than a bit territorial. You can test yourself on this. When you enter a favorite bar or res-taurant, do you always try to sit in the same place? If they save you a seat and shout your name when you enter, you’ve probably been there a few too many times.

However, the point is that you probably not only want to sit in the same place but you also get upset if someone “steals your seat.”

The same is true of attending religious services, sitting in classrooms, parking your car and many of the other things we do regu-larly. When I was in college, about a month after classes started, the sociology professor asked the class how many of us were sitting in the same seats we sat in the fi rst day of class. About 80 percent of us raised our hands.

Think back to high school. Were you one of those kids who always sat in the front row? As you might have already guessed, I was. I still sit in the front row at most of the meet-ings I cover. Of course, I do have the excuse of needing to be able to hear and see the meeting well.

In high school I can think of four good reasons why I sat in the front row.

I was almost always the shortest kid in

the class; sitting in the front row made sense from a visual perspective.

In many of my classes, the front row was the best place to sit when you want teachers to see how smart you are (I’m afraid I was one of THOSE kids.) In other classes, the front row was the best place to be ignored by teachers who needed to focus on the cut-ups, rowdies and class clowns who sat in the back. I got a lot of extraneous reading, draw-ing and generally not listening done that way but I might didn’t make many friends.

The front row made for a quick get-away when the passing bell rang. Of course, religious services are an entirely different matter. For the most part, no one wants to sit in the front. Most of us don’t want to be like the Pharisees, condemned by Jesus for always taking the prominent places in the Synagogue. While we tend to be creatures of habit, there is something to be said about getting out of the same-seat rut. When Fogg changed his habits he saw the world, won the bet and got the girl.

The lessons here are move your feet, change your seat and get a new perspective.

What are you going to do this year? Obviously the Mayans got it wrong

because we’re all still here. So if you overindulged a little too much

this year thinking the world was going to end than it’s time to re-think.

Once again the holidays are behind us and many of us had a little too much egg-nog, cookies and fudge.

What typically happens from about Thanksgiving until Christmas is that we sample everything in sight.

It’s not enough that we cook and bake at home but coworkers bring in what they’ve made and because it’s so busy this time of year we tend to eat out more often.

So now that is all behind us it’s time to get back to our normal eating habits and lose those few extra pounds and just over-all better ourselves.

According to www.usa.gov doing things to better ourselves made the list of top New Year’s resolutions.

Losing weight, getting fi t, eating healthi-er, drinking less alcohol and quitting smok-ing were on the list.

They always are. But also on the list was getting a better job, getting an education, managing stress, managing debt and re-duce, reuse and recycle also made the list.

The fi rst fi ve have been resolutions as long as people have been making them and they tend to start the year off good but eventually go back to their old habits. The others are more realistic I believe.

There’s many people out there that want to fi nish that bachelor’s degree, get that long awaited master’s or doctorate and some just want to go to college for the fi rst time after years of putting it off.

It’s easy to say one is going to lose a few pounds but more thought goes into going back to school.

If someone is serious about it they will take the steps to register for classes, apply for fi nancial aid and rearrange their work schedules or hire a babysitter in order to attend classes.

And if they are aiming for a better job or have lost one because of the bad economy, than going to school is a defi nite priority.

With the push to recycle and save the earth for generations to come, more and more people are recycling.

Many have added recycle containers to their trash pick-up and people are elimi-nating those plastic water bottles and re-placing them with one they can reuse. Still others reuse plastic bags, detergent bottles, Ziploc bags and more.

People are also teaching their children about recycling and being mindful of waste. With the nation getting hit hard as far as the economy goes people have be-come more mindful of their spending and doing what they can to get out of debt.

After losing homes and jobs and seeing how much our nation is in debt people are taking a good look at their fi nancial situa-tions and trying to better it.

Some New Year’s resolutions can have a greater impact than others that may only last for a short time.

Pikes Peak sees early attempts at � ight Back in 1897 there were many attempts to

fl y, here and all over the world. With our high hills and breezes it was

bound to happen; a fellow came to this area to try his wings. He had a set of wings, tail and fi ns to wear. Now this was not an early airplane, it was a “Flying Costume.”

In August the weather is fi ne; maybe some wind. He took his gear to the top of Pikes Peak, I assume on the train. Looking around he attracted a bit of a crowd. I can imagine so! He jumped from the roof of the summit house! He was surprised when he crashed to the ground, only 10 or so feet below. He was not done. He set out in search of a “better” place. The next day he was seen all over Mani-tou looking for just the right spot.

There were reports of him up in Ute Pass, Garden of the Gods and Colorado City. The man’s name was Felts and he was getting to be well-known for his idea. He was even willing to make bets on how far he could fl y. A few days later the remains of his gear was found in Engleman Canyon but there was no sign of him. Within a week, he still hadn’t been seen but his gear was still being tried! Some hardy lads at the cog railway had recovered his gear from the canyon and started making repairs.

A few changes were made as ideas about improvements were suggested. One of the crew took the gear to the hill off Ruxton Av-enue below the cog station near the Midland trestle and jumped. He landed in a pile, severely jolted. He stated that doing it with an umbrella would have gone as well. Another of the crew went up and readjusted the gear. He

went higher up the hill, thinking this would provide more time to get a cushion of air built up. Indeed, it too was a disaster. Instead of giving it a cushion, it fl ipped over, tumbling him down the hillside.

When he fi nally stopped, the gear was now destroyed and the man was badly bruised and battered. It was fortunate that none of his bones were as badly bashed as the wings! Af-ter that, they gave up on the whole idea. Little bits of the rig were to be found but there were no attempts to repair it and try again. The man Felts was not seen in the area after that. It was said that stories of the two cog boys’ attempts were told in the shops and brought laughs for many years. I must agree. I have seen attempts to hang glide off the summit but with the extreme down-drafts up there, you would be lucky to just land hard.

Mel McFarland, artist, author, retired teacher and railroader, is a Colorado Springs native who has a strong interest in the events of this area’s past.


238 Third Street Monument, CO 80132

719.481.3902 www.mcpcusa.org

Monument Community Presbyterian Church

We Welcome You! 9:15 a.m. Worship with Praise Team Adult Bible Class Children’s Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee

Youth Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship with Chancel Choir Adult Bible Class Children’s Sunday School

SUNDAYWorship: 8am, 9:30am, 10:45am

Education: 9:30am

Crossroads Chapel, SBC

840 North Gate Blvd.

Bible Study 9am

10:15am Celebrating HIM in Worship

6pm evening Adult Bible Study

Wednesday AWANA 6:15pm

495-3200

Pastor: Dr. D. L. Mitchell

Child care provided

20450 Beacon Lite Road • 488-9613Sunday Bible Classes … 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship … 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship … 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night Classes … 7:00 p.m.www.trilakeschurch.org

Maranatha Bible FellowshipA Home Church Spirtual Growth

Meaningful Relationships Solid Biblical Teaching

A New Testament early churchformat that is changing lives

495-7527

Little Log ChurchBible Church

Bible Hour... 8:30Sunday Worship� 10:00

Youth Wednesday... 6-8 p.m.

Call for more infomation

Upper Glenway and High StreetPalmer Lake, CO

481-2409www.littlelogchurch.net

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Little Log ChurchFollowing Christ, Fishing For Men

Sunday Bible Class ... 8:30Sunday Worship... 10:00Monthly Youth Activities

The Church at WoodmoorEcumenical worship service

Sunday 10a.m.-Nursery available

18125 Furrow RoadP.O. Box 330Monument 80132 488-3200www.thechurchatwoodmoor.com

Traditional worship serviceSunday 10a.m.-Nursery available

Monument Hill Church, SBC

18725 Monument Hill Rd.481-2156

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

Pastor Tom Clemmons USAFA ‘86, SWBTS ‘94

Preaching for the Glory of GodMon: Youth Group 6:30pmTues: Prayer Meeting 6:30pmWed: AWANA 6:30pm

The “New” MHC - Where Grace and Truth Abound

SUNDAYS 10 AM

Connecting Peopleto God and Others

Bear Creek Elem School1330 Creekside Dr.

487-7700www.forestridgechurch.org

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

Lewis Palmer High SchoolHigby Road & Jackson Creek Parkway

www.northword.org 481-0141

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

Sunday School: 9:45 am

Woodmoor Drive at Deer Creek Road

Worship Services8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.

Opportunities to connect foryour whole family

1750 Deer Creek RoadMonument, CO. 80132

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Lutheran Church 675 Baptist Road

Colorado Springs, CO 719.481.2255

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January 2, 2012

Making a business of mining cookiesBy Norma [email protected]

Western Museum of Mining & Industry teaches more than 6,000 children each year the basics of mining in the Western United States.

One way the museum does that is through mining the chocolate chips out of cookies.

On Dec. 27, Brad Poulson, the museum’s program coordinator, led children and the adults in their lives on a tour of the museum to give them a feel for the business of min-ing.

Then he showed them how to create their own mining business. Each mining team created a name for their mine, selected a president, an accountant; miners, mostly children who remove chips with toothpicks or paperclips; and a reclamation specialist, who puts the cookie back together after the chips have been removed.

The mine (cookie) and the tools were bought with a limited number of “Mining Dollars” and chips were bought back from the mine.

The object of the exercise is to make good mining investments up front and earn a profit in the end.

Western Museum of Mining & Industry Programs Manager Brad Poulson shows budding young miners how to pan for gold. Gold mining in the West typically starts out with pan-ning in creeks and streams before moving into the hardrock mines. Photos by Norma Engelberg

The Mauch family from Nebraska and the cousins the Neppl family from Colorado Springs learn about the business of mining using cookies at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry Cookie Mining event on Dec. 27. The museum uses cookie mining and other programs to teach more than 6,000 children the basics of mining each year.

Left, Western Museum of Mining & Industry Programs Manager Brad Poulson shows children how steam engines were used to power mining tools during the late 1800s. This is a 10 horse power engine that would have powered a small mining operation. Right, Western Museum of Min-ing & Industry Programs Manager Brad Poulson sells mines, also known as chocolate chip cookies, and tools, the paperclips and toothpicks the children will use to mine the chips out of the cookies. Cookie Mining is often used by museum sta� to teach visitors, especially children, the basics of the mining business.

Novel set in Husted tells a hard storyBy Norma [email protected]

John Dwaine McKenna’s newest novel starts out with understatement. In the words of 15-year-old Jamey McGoran, “The Whim-Wham man’s story ain’t easy to tell.” It wasn’t easy to write, either. As the author says on the book’s back cover, “There’s no sanitary way to write about murder.”

“Sometimes I only wrote a paragraph a day,” he said. “It took me weeks to write the murder scene.”

In fact, in its short 136 pages the book packs a lot of punched both literally and figuratively. This coming-of-age/murder mystery is a fast read but the reading is al-most as hard as the telling. Set in 1940 in the small town of Husted on what is now on the U.S. Air Force Academy, “The Whim-Wham Man” starts out with a glimpse at life toward the end of the Great Depression when times were still tough but the economy was start-ing to mend. It wasn’t mending fast enough for young McGoran, his sister Catherine, his proud and independent mother and his fa-ther, a man who thinks with his fists because his brain is usually pickled with drink.

The book is written from Jamey McGo-ran’s point of view and he does “impending doom” really well. The reader can feel some-thing coming from that very first sentence but, when disaster finally hits, it’s still a sur-prise.

McKenna, who lives in Colorado Springs, gives the reader a feel for that bygone age and when McGoran drives the family’s old Model T from Husted to the Springs, he describes places readers can still see on South Tejon, Nevada Avenue and Sierra Madre Street. The book is well researched and seeing the area through McGoran’s eyes brings it back to life.

This is not a book for everyone but mys-tery lovers will appreciate the spare and con-cise narrative; there’re no wasted words and every scene leads directly to the conclusion.

The book is written as the first in a detec-tive series as the lead character grows up to become a Colorado Springs detective with a mission. McKenna based his idea for the sto-ry on a short paragraph he read in a newspa-per in 2011 about then Gov. Ritter pardoning Joe Arridy, a simple-minded man who was falsely executed for murder in 1939. Arridy is the basis for the “Whim-Wham Man” char-acter but the similarities between the book and the history end there.

“The Whim-Wham Man” is published by Rhyolite Press and can be purchased online at www.rhyolitepress.com. McKenna’s first book, “The Neversink Chronicles,” is a Colo-rado Independent Publishers Association EVVY award winner.

Local writer John Dwaine McKenna sets his new short novel in the small town of Husted, which disappeared into history several decades ago. Courtesy photo

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Home for Christmas Josh Scott enjoys the Bu� alo break By By Danny Summers [email protected]

MONUMENT - Josh Scott was home for Christmas last week. The Lewis-Palmer High School alumnus visited with family and friends, and even found time to do some shop-ping.

It was a welcome break for the 6-foot-10 University of Colorado power forward. He’s had very few down moments the last few months since joining the Buffaloes and earning a starting spot.

“I love it up there,” Scott said of Boulder. “It’s been good. It’s been fun.

“Basketball has been an awesome experience for me. I get to play with people I watched on TV.”

Scott is wasting no time establishing himself as one of the best freshmen in the nation. He has started all 11 games for the Buffs, averaging 12.5 points per games (third on the team) and 5.5 rebounds (second). He leads the team in free throw percentage (76 percent) and is second in blocks (9 total).

“One of my goals was to start,” said Scott, who was the Colorado Gatorade Player of the year in 2012 as a senior for Lewis-Palmer. “I knew I would be a contender if I did what I was supposed to do.”

Scott wasn’t even a full-time student at Colorado when he accompanied the team on a goodwill trip to Europe last June. He averaged 17.4 points and 7.0 rebounds during the fi ve-game swing. He quickly learned that the college game was quite a bit different than his days as a prep star.

“Everyone is a good player,” said Scott, who averaged 28.5 points as a senior at Lewis-Palmer. “It’s been an adjust-ment, but not too hard of an adjustment.”

Scott’s impressive start to his college career is no sur-prise to Buffs coach Tad Boyle.

“Josh is everything we thought he would be and maybe a little bit more,” Boyle said. “He has a knack for scoring down low and he’s aggressive, which lends itself to basket-ball at this level. He rebounded the ball well, too.

“I was encouraged with how he chased down some re-bounds, and that he gets to the line because he’s a good foul shooter.”

Of Scott’s 35 rebounds over the fi ve games in Europe, 27 came on the offensive end.

Scott has been a consistent force for the Buffs. He’s led the team in scoring three times, including 19 against Kan-sas in a blowout loss. He also had two steals that game to tie for the team lead.

Colorado is 9-2. The Buffs played a non-conference game against Hartford on Dec. 29, but results were not available at press time. Colorado opens its Pac-12 schedule Jan. 3 at Arizona.

The Buffs were ranked as high No. 19 in the nation for two weeks, until their losses to Wyoming and Kansas.

“It’s fun being a freshman and going through the college experience,” Scott said.

Scott found time to attend two Lewis-Palmer games be-fore the Christmas break. But the Rangers lost both, ending their string of 34 consecutive victories dating to the second game of the 2011-2012 season when Scott led the team to the Class 4A state title.

“I’m a little bit of a bad omen at the moment,” Scott said with a smile.

Among Scott’s goals this season is to play in the NCAA tournament.

“If we keep playing well, we’ll get there,” he said.

Scott’s next games in Colorado will be Jan. 10 and 12 against USC and UCLA, respectively, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder.

Get your tickets now. The way Scott’s playing, he may not be playing in Boulder long.

It was a welcome break for Lewis-Palmer High School alumnus Josh Scott,the 6-foot-10 University of Colorado power forward. Courtesy photo

Palmer Ridge’s Mayer bleeds blue and gold Monument coach has coached at school for � ve years By Danny Summers [email protected]

MONUMENT-There was a time when Nick Mayer bled the orange and black of Lewis-Palmer High School. But if you cut him these days you’ll see navy blue and gold seep-ing from his veins.

“I’m 100 percent into our program,” Mayer said. “I work for a great administration and I have a great group of kids.”

Mayer is the only head boys basketball coach Palmer Ridge has ever known. He started when the school opened in 2008 and has directed the Bears to three consecutive state tournament appearances.

Mayer’s Monument roots run deep. He went through 13 years of school in District 38, graduating from Lewis-Palm-er in 1997.

“Monument has always been home for me,” Mayer said. “I was very happy when I fi nally got back here.”

A two-year varsity player for the Rangers, Mayer at-tended college at Colorado State University, where he was a walk-on for one season. He played sparingly, however - mostly in garbage time.

“I was a good enough shooter for that level, but athleti-cally I wasn’t good enough to compete at that level,” Mayer said. “I knew I wanted to coach so I became an undergrad assistant.”

Mayer took a somewhat complicated route back to his hometown. After four years as an assistant coach at CSU, he moved to Colorado College, where he worked as an as-sistant for fi ve years under Mike McCubbin.

From there, Mayer went over to Pine Creek and worked as an assistant under Dick Castle. Finally, he made his way back to Monument and Palmer Ridge in 2008.

“It was good to get back here,” Mayer said. “I kept in con-tact with a lot of people.”

Mayer is not the only Bears coach with Lewis-Palmer roots. His top two assistants, Seth Fritz and Dwight Wahl-borg, grew up playing and coaching basketball in the town.

Fritz is a 1998 graduate of the Lewis-Palmer and former player in the Rangers’ program. He was a teammate of May-

er’s and joined the Palmer Ridge coaching staff two years ago.

Wahlborg coached both Mayer and Fritz when they were in middle school and high school. He has been on Mayer’s staff since Day 1.

“I didn’t think twice about coming over to join Nick,” said Wahlborg, who has been a coach in District 38 for al-most 40 years. “It’s a different perspective.”

Wahlborg headed the district’s middle school program from 1974 through 2007. He worked at the high school some, as well.

“Some of the things Nick’s doing now I see that I did then,” Wahlborg said. “Maybe he picked up some of what I was teaching.”

The Bears are off to a 4-3 start, 0-1 in the Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. Their most successful season was 2009-2010 when they posted a 16-9 overall record, includ-ing a victory over Frederick in the fi rst round of the 4A state playoffs. They lost to Lewis-Palmer in the second round.

The Bears have never defeated Lewis-Palmer, losing four games. Lewis-Palmer head coach Russ McKinstry is in his second stint with the school. He coached the Rangers in the early 1990s, but never worked with Wahlbrog, nor did he coach Mayer or Fritz in high school.

“Nick used to be in my youth camps,” McKinstry said. “He was an outstanding young player. He’s a wonderful young man and an outstanding coach.”

Neither Mayer nor McKinstry will concede that they ap-proach things any differently when the schools play each other.

“I know it’s big for our players, but every game is huge for us,” Mayer said. “Lewis-Palmer is no more important than anyone else.

“If anything, we probably have to fi nd a way to get some wins against them to get that rivalry more competitive.”

Added McKinstry: “Every game is an equal challenge to us. Our routine stays the same. Our preparation stays the same whether it’s D’Evelyn, Broomfi eld or Palmer Ridge.”

The two schools next meet Jan. 11 at Lewis-Palmer. They play for a second time Feb. 1 at Palmer Ridge.

Palmer Ridge head basketball coach Nick Mayor speaks with sophomore forward Matt Cameron during a recent game. Mayor started coaching at Palmer Ridge High School in 2008, the year the school opened. Photo by Danny Summers

‘I work for a great administration and I have a great group of kids.’

Coach Nick Mayer

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Tips for protecting pets from coyotes Special to The Tribune Colorado Parks and Wild-life

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds people to take precautions to protect pets from wildlife. In the past few weeks, coyotes at-tacked two small dogs in the Colorado Springs area. In one case, the dog died. The other dog survived, but its owner incurred several hundred dollars in veteri-narian bills.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns that coy-otes are wild predators that should be treated with cau-tion but there are measures people can take to decrease the odds of an attack.

The coyote (Canis la-trans) is a member of the dog family. It resembles a small German shepherd with the exception of the long snout and bushy, black-tipped tail. Coyotes are extremely adaptable and resourceful, and can survive on whatever food is available. They prey on rab-bits, mice, birds and other small animals, as well as deer and occasionally big-horn sheep.

In urban areas, coyotes are known to attack small cats and dogs, particularly pets allowed to roam free or left out overnight. A typical coyote weighs between 20 and 50 lbs., and can easily outmatch a smaller pet.

“Coyotes are adaptable predators found in most open habitats, including city neighborhoods, open space, parks and trails,” said District Wildlife Manager, Aaron Flohrs. “They are tolerant of human activi-ties, and adapt and adjust rapidly to changes in their environment.”

He said that coyotes re-quire more calories during cold weather and can be seen actively hunting dur-ing daylight hours at this time of year.

People with pets should keep them on a leash when walking. While at home, do not allow pets to roam freely. Even pets in enclosed yards run the risk of preda-tion. People should feed their pets inside in an effort to keep pet food from at-tracting coyotes and other wildlife.

Remind children not to approach or feed any wild-life. While attacks on hu-mans are extremely rare,

people should still take pre-cautions.

Report encounters with aggressive coyotes in the Pikes Peak Region to Colo-rado Parks and Wildlife at 719-227-5200.

Discouraging coyotes near homes

Frighten coyotes with loud noises; use unnatural odors (such as ammonia) to clean trashcans.

Yell and throw things at coyotes whenever you see them near your home.Cleanup food attractants such as dog food, garbage and spilled seed beneath birdfeeders.

Use yard lights with mo-tion detectors; appearance of the sudden light may frighten coyotes away.

Protecting Pets and Children Keep pets in fenced areas

or kennels; remember split rail fences and invisible fences will not keep your pet safe from predators. Pet kennels and runs should have a fully-enclosed roof.

Provide human supervi-sion while outdoors, even in your own backyard.

Do not allow pets (or children) to run loose in areas where there is coyote activity.

Keep pets on leash or leave the area when you see a coyote. Most urban ar-eas have leash laws requir-ing dogs to be under con-trol. Coyotes and foxes are thought to be responsible for many cat disappearanc-es in residential neighbor-hoods.

Although rare, coyotes could potentially to injure people. Teach your fam-ily not to approach wildlife and never feed wildlife.

Treat the presence of a coyote as an unfamiliar and potentially threatening dog.

Coyote Encounters Rural coyotes are wary of

humans and avoid people whenever possible. Urban coyotes seem to be more comfortable around hu-mans.

Overtly aggressive be-havior toward people is not normal and should be re-ported.

Never feed or attempt to “tame” a coyote.

Do not turn your back or run from a coyote.

If approached or fol-lowed by a coyote, make loud noises, yell and make yourself look big.

If the coyote approaches to an uncomfortably close distance, throw rocks or

other objects.Report coyote problems

to the nearest Colorado Parks and Wildlife Offi ce.

Most people think of coyotes as woodland and prairie creatures but more and more of them are being spotted in cities where their favorite prey are pets. Courtesy photo by Leigh Gillette

CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail [email protected], attn: Tribune.

PROFESSIONAL

FRONT RANGE Business Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the � rst and third Tuesdays of every month at Bella Panini in Palmer Lake.

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

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.

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

TRI-LAKES NETWORKING Team meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Inn at Palmer Divide. TNT is business women building relationships in a social setting. Visit www.trilakesnetworkingteam.com or call Janine Robertson at 719-266-0246 or e-mail [email protected].

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

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AMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more information.

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


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