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Crews begin construction $13M project includes roundabout at Baptist Road and Old Denver By Rob Carrigan [email protected]

Crews from CH2M HILL began work in the last few weeks of an improvement project that will include construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Old Denver Highway and Baptist Road.

Additionally, the rail crossing will be up-graded and the $13 million-plus project also includes repositioning and expanding the parking lot and improving the park at Santa Fe Trail, said Todd Nielsen of CH2M HILL last week.

Walk pathways for the Santa Fe Regional Trail are part of the construction plans and equipment and teams were working on site work last week.

Construction of the Baptist Road West proj-ect (Interstate 25 off ramps to Forest Lakes Drive) began on schedule in early April.

“This project will construct a grade sepa-rated crossing over the railroad tracks and include a roundabout at the Old Denver High-way/Baptist Road/Woodcarver Lane intersec-tion. The entrance to the Sante Fe Trail head will be relocated to the north to make room for the roundabout. All roads will be kept open with local site detours and lane shifts pro-vided around all construction. This project is expected to take approximately 15 months to complete,” according to information from El Paso County.

“In addition to the Pike Peak Rural Trans-portation Authority funding, this project has also received a $1,000,000 Energy Impact As-sistance Grant from Department of Local Af-fairs and a $750,000 contribution from the Baptist Road RTA,” county information says.

The project is budgeted for $13,155,970 and expected to be completed in September of 2015.

Crews from CH2MHILL begin construction of an improvement project that will include construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Old Denver Highway and Baptist Road.

The $13 million project includes repositioning and expanding the parking lot and improving the park at Santa Fe Trail. Photos by Rob Carrigan

Fire season now a reality throughout year Fire� ghters, residents must always be on alert for wild� re’s threat By Rob Carrigan [email protected]

With 60 square miles of combus-tible terrain under his organization’s watch, and more and more people living in the wildland/urban inter-face, the question to the answer of wildfi re, is not if, but when?

Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Mar-shal John Vincent knows that. The key is, he says, to become a fi re-adapted community. And we do that by planning.

“We live on a fi re planet,” ex-plained Vincent at a recent Firewise presentation on how to protect homes from wildfi re and save fi re-fi ghters lives at Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church, 20256 Hunting Downs Way, in the Kings Deer area.

“What we need to do is to pre-pare so we can have fi re, but with-out it becoming catastrophic, as the Black Forest Fire became in less than 30 minutes.”

Failure to do so is not an option.“By not mitigating, you are put-

ting my life in danger,” he said. He advocates communities such as our own, becoming Firewise. And creat-

ing your own personal evacuation plan with the help of information and tools like “Ready, Set, Go” with the aim of saving lives and property through advanced planning.

“Firewise Communities is a na-tional program that helps commu-nities take action to reduce their risk before a wildfi re starts. As fi re departments are challenged to do more to respond to such issues as

global terrorism, hazardous materi-als threats, and wildland fi res, resi-dents and volunteers can help them reach their safety goals while allow-ing the fi rst responders to train for and respond to emergencies,” says material form National Fire Protec-tion Association’s Firewise Commu-nities.

Here on the Front Range, we are particularly susceptible.

“Fire is, and always has been, a natural part of the beautiful area where we have chosen to live,” notes Ready, Set, Go! “Wildfi res, fueled by build-up of dry vegetation and driv-en by hot, dry winds, are extremely dangerous and almost impossible to control. Many residents have built their homes and land-scaped without fully understand-ing the impact a fi re could have on

them.”“We have 90 miles of fuel here.

We need to get ahead of the curve, after 120 years of fuel preserva-tion,” Vincent said, and mitigation extremely important. “None of us have seen natural forests.”

“Become part of the solution by developing strategies and becom-ing Firewise Communities,” he said.

Citizen participation is increas-ingly important in making our na-tion and communities safer, stron-ger, and better prepared to respond to emergencies of all kinds, says info from Firewise Communities.

“Residents and volunteers in communities at risk from wildfi re have a unique opportunity to create Fire Wise Communities.”

Vincent says he, and other or-ganizations such as Firewise Com-munities, local departments, home owners associations, all should be able to help develop plans.

“That’s why the most important person protecting your life and property is you. With advance plan-ning and preparation, you can dra-matically increase your safety and survivability of your property.”

Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Marshal John Vincent explains how to protect homes from wild� re and save � re� ghters lives at Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church, 20256 Hunting Downs Way, in the Kings Deer area. Photo by Rob Carrigan

Check out the expanded � re-related coverage on page 8

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These are highlights from the April 16 Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education meeting.

These highlights contain basic information about the key issues discussed during board of education meeting and are not intended to be comprehensive.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCES / RECOGNITIONSPatriotic performance — The fourth- through sixth-

grade Bear Creek Elementary School choir, the Sound Beariers, under the direction of Ali Pulford, performed “America the Beautiful.”

Student recognition — Prairie Winds Elementary School Chess Club — The sixth-grade chess club from PWES placed second in the state in the Middle School Division of the Colorado Scholastic Team Chess Cham-pionship in March.

These students competed against sixth- through eighth-grade students from across the state. Peter Wise, PWES sixth-grade teacher and chess club coach, and Aileen Finnegan, PWES principal, introduced these students for special recognition from the Board: Brett Barton, Keiran Berry, Ryan Locke, Ethan Mar-kowitz, Chris Mills and Amelia Saffold.

Student recognition — Patrick Best, Lewis-Palmer Middle School eighth grader, competed in the 27th an-nual Colorado National Geographic Bee in Denver in March. He was one of 11 students from the Pikes Peak area participating in the competition. LPMS Principal Seann O’Connor introduced Patrick for special rec-ognition and congratulations from the school board members.

Student recognition — Tri-Lakes Lions Club Schol-arship Recipients — high-school seniors Isabel Taylor from Lewis-Palmer High School and Emily Schuler, from Palmer Ridge High School, were recently each awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Tri-Lakes Lions Club. Mr. David Prejean, Lions Club president, intro-duced the young ladies and presented the awards.

Community partnerships — The following organi-zations and individuals were present for special rec-ognition of their partnership with the Lewis-Palmer School District: Barb Betzler and Susanna Peters, co-presidents of the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club; Haley Chapin, executive director, and Ed Paulovich, vice president, of Tri-Lakes Cares; Tommie Plank, president of the Historic Monument Merchants Association; Rob Hoette, Grand Knight of the Knights of Colum-bus; Harry Brandon, president of the Monument Hill

Kiwanis; Heather Steinman, executive director of the Tri-Lakes YMCA: Becki Tooley, trustee from the town of Monument Board of Trustees; Nikki McDonald, mayor of the town of Palmer Lake; and David Prejean, presi-dent of the Tri-Lakes Lions Club.

Robotics Club update — Ashley Pollard, second-year coach for the Palmer Ridge Robotics Team, thanked local organizations and businesses for their sponsorship of the team. She highlighted the team’s performance at the regional competition, explaining the robot was required to stack crates and trash cans as high and as quickly as possible. Team members present also briefly demonstrated the robot’s function.

BOARD DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMSOperational policies — The board approved final

revisions to policy KFA: Public Conduct on School Property, to further define the term “controlled sub-stances” and unlawful use on district grounds, in dis-trict facilities, or at school/district sponsored events. Board members also approved new policy LC: Educa-tion Research Projects, Studies, and Surveys.

Resolution to restore education funding — The board unanimously approved a resolution to honor the intent and language of amendment 23 by priori-tizing the reduction of the negative factor ahead of any TABOR refunds to taxpayers. This negative factor was created to address education funding in time of recession and has led to a loss of $1 billion in educa-tion funding statewide in recent years. Many districts across the state have supported similar resolutions, which will be delivered to state lawmakers by a mem-ber of the Colorado Association of School Boards.

Student fees update — Mr. Foster, director of per-sonnel and student services, explained proposed changes to student fees for next school year. The big-gest increase is the fee for ice hockey; however, this increase will lessen the need for additional fundrais-ing to pay for ice time. The new fee schedule will be posted on the D-38 website in the near future.

Preliminary 2015-16 budget information — Cheryl Wangeman, assistant superintendent, provided pre-liminary budget information for the board’s consid-eration, including details about the building reserve, nutritional services, and transportation funds. She also provided student enrollment data detailing en-rollment anticipated during the summer months.

INFORMATION ITEMS Public comments — Rhonda Young, third-grade

teacher at Palmer Lake Elementary School, thanked

Superintendent Karen Brofft and Foster on behalf of the Lewis-Palmer Education Association for their openness to teacher needs and communication. Heather Jacobson, Lewis-Palmer Elementary School parent, expressed her concerns regarding the quality of learning and the recent non-renewal of staff at the school. She asked the board to reevaluate the non-re-newal of these contracts.

Superintendent’s update — Brofft recently spoke to the senior class at PRHS, encouraging students to make wise choices as they finish the school year and plan for graduation and their future. She provided a brief hiring update, noting the district is still inter-viewing for administrative positions. She stated that many issues surrounding mandated assessments and school finance are currently under consideration in the state legislative session. Wangeman pointed out the student artwork that is on display throughout the administration building, in preparation for the AAFCU Art Scholarship Show. She noted district staff mem-bers are planning for summer work projects. She also stated D-38 administrators will be donating their per-sonal time to train aspiring staff members who have expressed interest in pursuing leadership opportuni-ties.

Board member comments — Magerko commented on the recent Business Advisory Council meeting, not-ing the collaborative effort between the district and the Tri-Lakes business community will be of great benefit for students. He also stated the Colorado Department of Education website has posted data and answers to frequently asked questions regarding assessments. Hawkins acknowledged the end of the school year is an exciting time, and everyone’s hard work is evident. She also said she appreciates the people who come to the school board coffees. Pike recently spoke to a class at PRHS and expressed his pleasure at receiving thank you notes from the students. Pfoff also expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to interact with par-ents and the community at the monthly school board coffees. He also mentioned that an upcoming topic of conversation for the district will need to address the legalization of marijuana and the challenges that brings, especially in regards to edible forms of mari-juana.

Dashboard — The March monthly dashboard was submitted for the board’s review. This document sum-marizes free and reduced meal statistics, enrollment data and budget information detailing expenditures and revenue.

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Colorado Springs to build new � re station Sta� report

Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach

signed a contract last week with North-gate Properties, LLC to construct a new fire station to service the north part of Colorado Springs. Fire station 22, to be built at the intersection of Voyager Park-way and Copper Center, will produce a significant improvement in response times, allowing the Colorado Springs Fire Department to bring response times in the northern reaches of the Colorado Springs back in line with the coverage provided to the rest of the city, i.e. arriv-

al within eight minutes 90 percent of the time in the Flying Horse, Copper Ridge and Northgate developments.

“With recent growth in the northern part of our city, it is vital to provide this enhanced level of service to residents in that area. The addition of Fire Station 22 will allow our firefighters to provide bet-ter coverage for the city to protect the lives and property of our citizens,” said Colorado Springs Fire Chief Christopher P. Riley.

A condition of annexation of the property in Northgate in a 1998 agree-ment with the city required funding

for a fire station. The original develop-ers agreed to donate land and pay for the cost of the fire station in advance and recover construction costs through fees collected at the time other annexed lands are platted for development. As the current developer, Northgate Prop-erties, LLC assumed the requirements of the annexation agreement and has agreed to construct and deliver Fire Sta-tion 22 to the City as a “turnkey” with the developer accepting the risk of con-struction cost overruns.

“Signing this contract allows us to provide improved fire service to north-

ern Colorado Springs at a significant cost savings for our taxpayers thanks to the financial support from Northgate Properties, LLC, by donating the land and having development pay for the construction costs of the new fire sta-tion,” said Mayor Bach.

Because the amount to be collected from annexation fees is not sufficient to cover construction costs, the city of Colorado Springs and Northgate Prop-erties, LLC will share the $453,000 short-fall. The city takes title to the fire station upon its completion, which is anticipat-ed to occur in March of 2016.

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Air Force Academy POWs honored in memorial dedicationSpecial events took place April 23-24

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Events honoring the Air Force Acad-emy’s prisoners of war were held on April 23 and April 24.

The memorial honors the sacrifices made and the suffering endured by the

33 USAFA graduates who served as POWs in Southeast Asia. Nineteen USAFA POWs attended the event along with their fam-ily members in a historic gathering. Sev-eral family members of deceased POWs were also in attendance. This is the first time USAFA POWs have congregated in this number at the Academy, and offi-cials with the Association of Graduates say it may be the last time.

Events began on April 23 with a lunch with cadets in Mitchell Hall, followed by

discussions held between POWs and ju-nior and senior cadets.

The senior cadets began Polaris War-rior (a competition that will test their leadership and expeditionary skills) the following day, so the discussions also fo-cused on the POWs’ own stories of using survival knowledge, resistance and the code of conduct to return from captivity with honor.

On April 24, a dedication ceremony for the memorial was held at Doolittle

Hall, followed by a reception with time allotted for interviews with POWs and family members. The POWs discussed the particular extreme circumstances they found themselves in such a short time after graduating from USAFA.

Following the reception, the POWs and their families walked to the South East Asia Pavilion for the unveiling of the new memorial, and to commemorate those who never made it home.

High school students to perform in DU music galaEvent will take place May 1By Danny [email protected]

The fifth-annual Colorado High School Activities Association Vocal Music Gala is scheduled for Friday, May 1, at the Uni-versity of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 East Iliff Ave., beginning at 6 p.m.

Twelve of the state’s top choirs are scheduled to appear, including groups from Lewis-Palmer High School and Dis-covery Canyon.

Each of the performing groups earned their right to take the stage on May 1 af-

ter their performances during the CHSAA Large Group Music Festivals which have professionally-trained vocal music judg-es evaluating and rating each group. Those selected were among the top-rated groups across the state.

Tickets are $10 for adults. Kindergar-ten through 12th-grade students and se-nior citizens (60 and older) are $7. Den-ver University Pioneer Card holders are $5. On-site parking is $8 per vehicle (cash only). Note that persons needing accom-modations for a disability should call the box office as early as possible.

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Air Force Academy POWs honored in memorial dedication Hall, followed by a reception with time allotted for interviews with POWs and family members. The POWs discussed the particular extreme circumstances they found themselves in such a short time after graduating from USAFA.

Following the reception, the POWs and their families walked to the South East Asia Pavilion for the unveiling of the new memorial, and to commemorate those who never made it home.

High school students to perform in DU music gala

ter their performances during the CHSAA Large Group Music Festivals which have professionally-trained vocal music judg-es evaluating and rating each group. Those selected were among the top-rated groups across the state.

Tickets are $10 for adults. Kindergar-ten through 12th-grade students and se-nior citizens (60 and older) are $7. Den-ver University Pioneer Card holders are $5. On-site parking is $8 per vehicle (cash only). Note that persons needing accom-modations for a disability should call the box office as early as possible.

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Colorado joins GOP’s federal lands e� ort Supporters say it could help battle wild� res By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press

Colorado Republicans are joining GOP colleagues in other Western states trying to exert more control over federal lands.

The state Senate gave preliminary approval last week to a bill giving state and local authorities so-called con-current jurisdiction to federal forests and other lands. Republican sponsors say the bill could give local fire au-

thorities the ability to act more quickly to fight fires on federal lands.

The sponsor of the bill, Sen. Kent Lambert, R-Colo-rado Springs, cited confusion between local and federal authorities during recent wildfires, including the dam-aging Waldo Canyon and Black Forest blazes.

“We should have these discussions in a deliberate fashion before emergencies start,” said Lambert. “All you have to do is go back and look at ... some of the most damaging fires and loss of property in Colorado history to know that we’re not there yet.”

The effort echoes attempts in other states to transfer federal lands. More than a third of Colorado’s land mass — about 24 million acres — is controlled by the federal

government.Democrats and environmental and sportsmen’s

groups oppose the transfers as attempts to open more federal land to private development. The Colorado bill faces certain death when it heads to the state House, which Democrats control.

“This bill begins the creep of us losing access to our public lands,” said Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail.

State legislatures in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming have considered similar measures this year.

Utah in 2012 passed a state law calling on the fed-eral government to transfer federal lands there into state ownership.

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Town disappears from sight, but not memory

Nearby dairies would load the milk cans off their wagons on to the rail plat-form for pickup.

If you look hard enough, you still might find remnants of the cement un-derpinnings of that platform on the edge of the jogging trail today. Husted station, back in the day.

Look hard enough again, and you might see the last vestiges of the road that arched around the flat that was once the perimeter of the town.

“Just north will be the main entrance to the Air Force Academy. Here will be a national monument, one of the finest service schools ever conceived man. Thousands of future officers of the Unit-ed States Air Force will get their training here. They won’t know about Husted, and they won’t care. Anymore than they care about Ramona, Glasstown, Frog Hollow, Piedmont, Lihue, Montclar —other towns swallowed up by progress in the Pikes Peak region.

On February 19, 1956, J.C. Kinner told a Colorado Springs Gazette and Telegraph reporter that there was once a grammar school there in Husted, until

the days of consolidated schools made it obsolete. “It had a saloon, which became a store, which became a post office, which in turn became a church. Finally the same frame was used to make the present forlorn Branding Iron Cafe,” Kin-ner said.

The reporter from the Gazette and Telegraph described the Branding Iron Cafe’s state in early 1956.

“Has a ‘no trespassing’ sign. Jones General store has a few boxes of Wheat-ies, some Certo; a couple of cans of sauer kraut still on it shelves, but the store is closed. The empty gas pump at the Allison’s Service Station reads: this sale, $0.00.”

The forlorn description goes on.“Tourist and truckers speeding thru

Husted don’t know that in the window of the store there’s a plaid calico camel. It’s been tossed aside. It gathers dust. It’s unwanted. But once upon a time some child hugged that plaid calico camel with tender love.”

The town of Husted was like that. From the 1956 description: “A dozen

or so building make up Husted today. The Branding Iron Cafe still has its paneled knotty pine walls, its coffee counter, its sink. Picturesque symbolic menus boasting ‘we sell soup in pints and quarts’ are scattered over the floor. A year ago you could get a minced ham and scrambled eggs with toast for 48 cents. The ubiquitous tumble weeds in the the back room tell a different story today.”

Homes, shacks, pigpens, garage, and the train station... all abandoned.

“Once an important stop on the Santa Fe and Rio Grande railroad, once a bus-tling center of ranchers and lumbermen, is a dead town — sacrificed on the altar of progress.”

Tebowmania resurrected Tim Tebow is back in the NFL and I am

absolutely thrilled.Tebow is perhaps the most polarizing

sports fi gure of the last 10 years. More so than LeBron James, Alex Rodriguez, Tiger Woods, Danica Patrick, Lance Armstrong, Yasiel Puig, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pac-quiao, Johnny Manziel or Serena Williams.

The mention of Tebow’s name gets a reaction from just anybody who has ever heard of the former Heisman Trophy win-ning quarterback. He fi rst gained national attention when he played for the Univer-sity of Florida Gators, starting as a true freshman in 2006.

Quite honestly, I have no idea why Tebow seems to have far more detrac-tors than people cheering him on. At least publicly.

I am not trying to play dumb here. I realize why Tebow has his critics - and supporters. We here in Colorado are fully aware of Tebowmania and how he electri-fi ed the pro football world during the 2011 regular season and playoffs with his fl air for the dramatic.

In a span of a q couple of months after the 2011 season, Tebow went from being Colorado’s favorite son to thrown off the bus because the Peyton Manning Show was headed to town to rescue the fran-chise.

From what? I ask.If any of you have read this column in

recent years, you are well aware that I am a huge admirer of Manning as a person, but not so much as a quarterback. Man-ning arguably has the best work ethic of any athlete in all of sports, but he also has one of the worst postseason careers of any athlete in history; which leads me to my next point.

I thought the main objective of profes-sional sports is to win. I am pretty sure that

Tebow has won on the fi eld during crunch time (playoffs and big games) much more than he has ever lost. I believe he has one victory and one loss in the playoffs as quar-terback of the Denver Broncos. I am pretty sure his Florida teams were 48-7 (three sea-sons of 13-1) during his four years as the team’s quarterback. And I am also pretty sure that Tebow was 8-5 as a starter for the Broncos during the 2011 regular season and playoffs when they lost to the Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots in the fi rst-round (second weekend of games) playoffs.

Need more proof that Tebow was con-sidered a winner during his time here in Denver? He was on the cover of Sports Il-lustrated at least twice that season. Several other feature articles were written on him. Those accolades don’t make him a great athlete, but he pretty much was the main talk of the sports world for many months. And most of the talk was very positive.

Then, in the spring of 2012, Broncos general manager and vice president John Elway decided Tebow must go once he signed Manning to a $100 million contract. So Tebow was shipped off to the New York Jets where he was used as a fullback, split end and part-time quarterback on trick plays. Then he was off to New England and cut by the Patriots before the start of the 2013 regular season.

A couple of weeks ago, Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly - whom I am a big fan - signed Tebow to a contract. There are no guarantees that the 27-year-old Tebow will make the team, but at least he has a realistic shot to compete for a spot.

Back to Manning.Old Peyton - he is closer to 50 years of

age than 25 - is 2-3 as a Broncos quarter-back in the playoffs. Twice (2012 and 2014), his teams have been one-and-done in the postseason. In 2013, he led the Broncos to the Super Bowl, only to be trailing 36-0 to the Seattle Seahawks a few seconds into the second half. The Broncos lost that game 43-8.

I have been asked the question many times, “Who would you rather have at quarterback, Peyton Manning or Tim Tebow?” That is like asking “Who would you rather have as your center, Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain?”

Russell won 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons. Wilt won two in 14 seasons. Russell is the all-time greatest winner, but Chamberlain was hands down the most dominating player in the history of the NBA.

Manning is neither the greatest quar-terback in NFL history nor the greatest winner (in the playoffs). Tebow certainly is not the most skilled quarterback ever to put on pads in an NFL game, but he’s not the worst. Does anybody remember Bubby Brister or Brian Griese? They didn’t exactly electrify old Mile High Stadium.

Again, I thought the whole idea in the NFL is to win, and I am pretty sure Tebow did that with the Broncos. So why are the Eagles are being lambasted for giving Tebow another chance?

I, for one, hope Tebowmania takes the east coast and all of the NFL by storm again. I’m off to practice my Tebowing.

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In Loving MemoryCall General Palmer

Call General Palmer. But could you?Yes, as early as telephones arrived in

Colorado Springs, he had a phone. Only you could not call him. He had a private line. Yes, even in 1885!

His phone number was unpublished in the early phone lists, no phone books yet. Only his secretary was allowed to know its number, and use it.

This was not out of the ordinary. Many of the area’s richest people either did not have a telephone, or kept it secret. General Palmer refused to have a telephone for several years. He had an office downtown, and it had a phone, but not Glen Eyrie. He had people to answer the business phone, and the secretary at home.

He would only speak to a caller by prior arrangement. Such was the case with several visitors from the east. He let them know that they could reach him only from his office in the Antlers Hotel at a designated time. The people in the office placed the call and the secretary arranged the meeting. Later one of these groups decided they needed to talk to him again, and were understandably upset when they could not conclude their business over the phone, and that the General would not be available for a visit!

W.S. Stratton the Cripple Creek mil-lionaire did not have a phone even when

he was just a carpenter. After he reached a higher status, he was bothered by call-ers wanting money. He had to change his number regularly as a few stubborn individuals called enough numbers that they found him. I guess he did not have a secretary. He even called the phone office to have his number changed after midnight after someone called at the late hour.

Some stores could not be bothered by the invention. Dry goods and grocers were the most common businesses with-out phones. One reason was the fact that they would deliver orders. It was feared that calls for small items would be using up their delivery time. Eventually they figured about minimum delivery orders. Many physicians felt that the telephone was a time wasting toy. Some people today share that thought about cell phones.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Palmer Lake-Monument-Woodmoor News

May 1, 1975

Doug Sharp, a third-grade student from Palmer Lake Elementary School, was awarded the Rocky Mountain AAA Auto Club “safety dollar award.” He was finalist in the Colorado Traffic Safety poster con-test. National winners will be announced the first of May.

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The Monument Hill Community Library will have a guided reading program for ages 10-11 Tuesdays at 2 p.m. On Thurs-days there will be a movie night at 7 p.m. starting July 10. Sixteen millimeter movies will be shown. Story hours for young

children will be on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., beginning June 14.

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Monument youth from Assembly of God Church will hold a car wash on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will take place at the west side of the Mine Shopping Center. Cost is $1.25 per car and 50 cents extra for cleaning the inside of the cars. Rain date will be Saturday, May 10.

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Clean-up days for Monument will be May 3 and May 24. Place your refuse in the alley. Removal of junked cars by owner is requested. Ordinance No. 77 will be enforced.

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Echo Hills in Perry Park is the place for a Square Dance Carnival on May 10, starting at 8 p.m. It is sponsored by the Perry Park Horse Owners Association. Fred Stae-ben will call the squares. Soft drinks and mixed drinks will be served at the cash bar. Charge for the carnival is $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for children. Proceeds will go for improvements to the stable facilities.

• • •

Mayor Luther Slabaugh of Monument is in Penrose Hospital recovering from surgery. Mayor Pro Tem Grant Robinson is at St. Francis awaiting surgery.

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Beth Brookman received a scholarship from the Palmer Lake Little Art Group. Beth is a senior at Lewis Palmer High School. She will attend University of Colo-rado Boulder.

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Third-grade students from Palmer Lake Elementary explored Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Glen Erie. They participated in a safari at the zoo and heard the historical background of Gen. Palmer and construc-tion of his castle. They also observed unique inventions and saw a real eagle’s nest which was 6 by 4 feet. Mrs. Hooge-boom was the bus driver for the trip.

— Compiled by Linda Case

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

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

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets from 5-7 p.m. 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.

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 welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com.

RecreationAMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Contact Joyce Witte at [email protected] or 719-488-0859 for information. Go to www.w0tlm.com.

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

BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanle-giontrilakespost911.com/bingo.htm for more information.

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

FRIENDS OF Monument Preserve is a nonpro�t and USFS partner organization that works to keep the trails in the Monument Preserve usable by hikers, equestrians, and cyclists. Board meetings are at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in the Monument Fire Center during the winter, and trail work is at the main trailhead at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month during the summer. More details can be found at www.fomp.org.

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

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

PIKES PEAK Jugglers is an informal group of jugglers ranging in skill from beginners to professionals. The group meets weekly, from 3:30-5 p.m. Sundays, at the downtown YMCA. This is a free activity, and one does not need to be a member to participate. All those with a fun attitude are invited to join. Call 719-477-9978.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[email protected]

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

GLENEAGLE SERTOMA Club luncheon meeting is every Wednesday at 11:45 a.m., at Liberty Heights, 12105 Ambassador Drive, Colorado Springs, 80921. Call Garrett Barton at 719-433-5396 or Bill Bristol at 719-481-3366, or visit www.sertoma.org.

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

ITALIAN CLUB If you love family, socializing and culture, then membership in Sons of Italy is right for you. Member-ship is open to men and women. More information at www.sonso�talypp.com.

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


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Groups partner provides 10,000 treesCampaign distributes free new trees this April and MaySta� report

The Colorado Community Tree Recov-ery Campaign – a partnership between the Arbor Day Foundation, the Colo-rado State Forest Service, Black Forest Together and the Big Thompson Canyon Association – marks the second year of a multi-year campaign to provide 10,000 trees this year to Colorado residents free of charge to replace trees damaged and destroyed by the 2013 Black Forest fire and Big Thompson Canyon flooding.

Colorado will hold separate events throughout April and May to distribute new trees in the affected areas. Distribu-tions focused on residents affected by the flooding in Big Thompson Canyon will kick off today, Thursday, April 23 at 10 a.m. in Drake.

Subsequent distributions will be held during May. The distribution focused on residents affected by the 2013 Black For-est fire will be held on May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Black Forest Fire/Rescue Sta-tion Two, 16465 Ridge Run Road. The dis-tributed tree species are provided by the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery, and will include ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, quaking aspen, chokecherry, three-

leaf sumac, cottonwood, serviceberry and Rocky Mountain juniper.

Colorado was the fifth state in which the Arbor Day Foundation and its on-the-ground partners established a local state campaign as part of the Community Tree Recovery program, and is the ninth of ten individual state campaigns that will take place this spring.

Community Tree Recovery program events across the nation are supported by national program sponsor FedEx, which has long supported communities in need through disaster relief, recovery and en-vironmental sustainability.

On June 11, 2013, the Black Forest fire was sparked, and it raged through Black

Forest. This fire burned more than 14,000 acres, destroyed 488 homes and took two lives. This fire surpassed the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire to become the most destruc-tive fire in Colorado’s state history. This fire was followed on Sept. 12, 2013, with massive flooding through the many small communities that border the Big Thomp-son Canyon. Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in 48 hours near Estes Park, and more than 13 inches fell near Drake. As these com-munities recover from these devastating events, the Arbor Day Foundation con-tinues to work with our on-the-ground partners to get new trees back in the hands of homeowners who desperately need them.

Trees are assets to a community when properly planted and maintained.

They help to improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood or shopping district, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits.

The Colorado Community Tree Recov-ery campaign is a multi-year partnership between the Colorado State Forest Ser-vice, Black Forest Together and the Arbor Day Foundation.

Financial support for this specific campaign is being provided by FedEx, Canon and Davey Tree.

About the Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation is a million member nonpro�t conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information is available at arborday.org.

About the Colorado State Forest Service The Colorado State Forest Service is the lead state agency for providing forest stewardship and management, fuels reduction and wild�re mitigation assistance to private landowners in Colorado. Every year, the CSFS helps treat 20,000 acres of forestland, assists 6,400 landowners and hundreds of communities to help improve forest health, and distributes approximately 1 million seedling trees and shrubs from its nursery. The CSFS is a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.

About Black Forest Together Black Forest Together, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, formed by Black Forest citizens to support the long-term recovery of the Black Forest community. More information is available at blackforesttogether.org

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Rebuilding a�er the �re changes a person‘Stress, anxiety, depression — but no reason to play the blame game’By Rob [email protected]

Something like this changes you.“Your whole life is gone. Even after you

rebuild, the place is sterile, no photos left, no old clothes, no familiar jacket, or hat. Landmarks are gone. Just a lot of ash.

Bill Mantia, board vice president for Black Forest Together, Inc. knows this, per-haps as well as anyone.

“Once you go through something like the Black Forest Fire, and the rebuilding process. You are not normal,” he says with authority.

Just about every tree, his two houses, fences, barns, clothes, all belongings — everything 40 acres can hold, disappeared that day in June, nearly two years ago.

Since then, it has been neighbor helping neighbor. Red Cross and insurance, track-ing down mail, and dealing with the plan-ning department, jumping through hoops with the phone company, and chipping trees, and preventing flooding.

There is stress, anxiety, depression. But in Mantia mind, there is no use playing the blame game.

“Everybody did the best they could, un-der the conditions.”

And rebuilding jumps forth, in fits and starts.

He and his wife deadpan jokes about their new wardrobe every now and then.

“Is that new?” he asks, knowing full well that don’t have anything to wear that isn’t. Everything turned to ash.

On the insurance front, even the well-insured probably have to come up with an-other 20 percent or so. The battle continues. Neighbor still help neighbors. The work and the rebuilding process goes on. Stumps, and blackened trees, unchecked stream flow, erosion, and sprouting vegetation.

Help still arrives, and friends are still a comfort.

Once a grove of trees, opens now, as a meadow with a view.

“Yes, there are views. But the trees were special,” Mantia said wistfully.

Black Forest Together board vice president Bill Mantia points out the direction the �re traveled over his own property during an explanatory caravan tour, discussing lessons learned from the Black Forest �re. Photos by Rob Carrigan

After the �re, came problems with �ooding and this homeowner tries to slow down the devastating e�ects of unchecked runo� water.

Bill Mantia lost his own home in the �re and still is working hard every day to recover from the e�ects.

Palmer Lake Fire Chief (and Falcon Fire Department Fire Marshal) Margo Humes says she was one of the �rst to arrive, and explains what she encountered at the start of the Black Forest Fire. Photos by Rob Carrigan


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Groups partner provides 10,000 trees

Trees are assets to a community when properly planted and maintained.

They help to improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood or shopping district, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits.

The Colorado Community Tree Recov-ery campaign is a multi-year partnership between the Colorado State Forest Ser-vice, Black Forest Together and the Arbor Day Foundation.

Financial support for this specific campaign is being provided by FedEx, Canon and Davey Tree.

Black Forest � re transformed very quickly into catastrophe Fire marshal: Blaze was de� nitely human caused By Rob Carrigan [email protected]

Palmer Lake Fire Chief and Falcon Fire Department Fire Marshal Margo Humes says she was one of the first to ar-rive at the scene of the Black Forest Fire, and the fast-moving fire, on a very hot and dry day, careened out control before fire personnel could stop it.

“The fi re was still on the ground when we fi rst arrived and everything available was sent in right away, but it was very fast moving.”

She described how she entered a house where the garage was already in trouble and in the process of rescuing pets, and large animals, as she contacted owners by a number recovered from a note on the table inside.

“It was defi nitely human caused,” says Humes. “No light-ning, no traffi c, no one around.”Answering a questions about crowning, Humes described how the fi re climbed lad-der fuel into canopy and transformed into the fi re storm of catastrophic proportions it became.

Palmer Lake Fire Chief (and Falcon Fire Department Fire Marshal) Margo Humes says she was one of the � rst to arrive, and explains what she encountered at the start of the Black Forest Fire. Photos by Rob Carrigan

A question about crowning was asked of Palmer Lake Fire Chief (and Falcon Fire Department Fire Marshal) Margo Humes on recent tour.


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Air Force graduate new president/CEO of consortium Former chief scientis began new assignment April 15 Sta� report

Rob Fredell, a former chief scientist and director of research for the Air Force Academy, has been promoted to presi-dent and CEO of the Colorado Consor-tium for Earth and Space Science Educa-tion, effective April 15.

Fredell has more than 30 years of engi-neering and science education, program management and business development experience in federal government, for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Most recently, he has been director of the Challenger Learning Center of Colo-

rado, the key subsidiary of the Consor-tium.

CCESSE works to improve and en-hance science education opportunities in the state.

Challenger Learning Center of Colora-do integrates space experiences, includ-ing a shuttle simulator, mission control and space station, with classroom study and teamwork.

The Challenger Center, 10215 Lexing-ton Drive, in Colorado Springs, conducts student-run missions both on site and through video conferencing, as well as offering summer camps and public mis-sions for all ages.

“I welcome this opportunity to serve our children,” Fredell said. “They are the future technical workforce of Colorado.”

Fredell replaces Tracey Tomme, who served the organization since 2003, as

president and CEO since 2006. She left recently to become the direc-

tor of education at the Kansas Cosmos-phere and Space Center in Hutchinson. During Tomme’s tenure Challenger im-proved financially and became the pre-mier provider of STEM educational out-reach in southern Colorado.

Fredell served active duty in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years, including four as-signments on the USAFA faculty.

As chief scientist and director of re-search, Fredell grew sponsored research from $5 million to more than $60 million in annual external funding, helping make the Academy the largest undergraduate research university (in terms of funding) in the United States.

He has taught math, science and engi-neering to a wide range of students, from sixth-grade student to college seniors.

Fredell was commissioned as a dis-tinguished graduate through the ROTC program and entered active duty with the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate student in mechanical engineering.

He earned a Ph.D. in aerospace engi-neering from Delft Technical University in the Netherlands, and earned a bach-elor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State Uni-versity.

Following completion of his master’s degree, he was assigned to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where he advanced through various aircraft struc-tural engineering assignments in the Air Force Acquisition Logistics Center, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory and Air Force Materials Laboratory, contrib-uting to the development of various sys-tems including the C-17 and F-22.

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Monument Academy believes in Cursive FirstBy Jennifer CunninghamContributing Writer

The founding fathers used it. The Dec-laration of Independence and Constitution are written in it. But does cursive handwrit-ing still have a place in modern society? Monument Academy believes it does and has the scientific research to back up the claim.

Monument Academy is the only school in D38 to teach cursive beginning in pre-kindergarten. Their “philosophy of pen-manship” states teaching cursive first, before print or manuscript, improves long-term penmanship skills, helps children learn to read and virtually eliminates rever-sals, often associated with dyslexia.

According to Principal Lis Richard, “When the method of writing was changed in American education, we saw a flood of reading disabilities come on the scene like never before. A lot of educators link it back to when we changed writing. We confused the brain.”

“Because the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’ are so dif-ferent when written in cursive, students more easily distinguish between the two, eliminating confusion with phonemic awareness,” said Richard.

Curriculum for cursive instruction did not exist for pre-k through first grade. As a result, with direct input from staff, a parent-volunteer wrote software and developed a font, allowing teachers to create custom-ized and reproducible lessons for their lan-guage arts program.

Cursive has been completely removed from the Common Core curriculum. Monu-ment Academy again stands alone in utiliz-ing Core Knowledge curriculum, allowing them to insert cursive instruction.

Cursive writing also helps children de-velop fine motor skills with their fingers. According to Dr. William Klemm in his ar-ticle, “What Learning Cursive Does for Your Brain,” cursive education is an important tool for cognitive development. The brain develops specialized functions that inte-

grate sensation, movement control and thinking.

Sarah Hall, Monument Academy pre-school director, said, “I see the introduction of early cursive writing as a great benefit to preschool children. If you look at the ‘scrib-bling’ of many pre-writers, you can see the loops and humps that form the basis of many cursive letters. Teaching young stu-dents to write in cursive from the start capi-talizes on skills they already possess.”

Teaching cursive from the start, versus print, eliminates the abrupt shift later in third grade, when most students are intro-duced. By this age, students are being en-couraged to write creatively, she said.

“Imagine a student who has been writ-ing in cursive since age 4 or 5, who is now in third grade and tasked with writing an opin-ion paragraph,” said Hall. “That student will be able to devote a great deal of thought to expressing their opinion in the writing as-signment, and may hardly consider the me-chanics of cursive writing at all.”

Richard believes Monument Academy students excel at reading and writing based on the early introduction of cursive.

“The program has been very success-ful. Reading success and written content is stronger because they don’t have to focus on writing the actual words in cursive. They already have that skill and can let thoughts flow more freely,” she said.

The top performing school in Colorado, Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy, is a “cursive first” school. They continually score in the top .5 percentile of the entire United States. Monument Academy also boasts high academic accomplishments as John Irwin School of Excellence Award Win-ner for the past 12 years. This honor is given to the top eight percent of Colorado Pub-lic schools exceeding the state’s academic achievement indicators.

Monument Academy is still accepting enrollment for the 2015-16 school year. pre-kindergarten and kindergarten slots are limited. For more information, contact Amy Zarkovacki at [email protected], or call 481-1850.

Talia Collier, pre-kindergarten, diligently practices her cursive worksheets. Each child receives one-on-one attention to ensure their pencil grip and letter formation are correct. Photo by Jennifer Cunningham


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National Stamp Out Hunger Campaign coming May 9 By Jennifer Cunningham Contributing writer

The 23rd Annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive is set for Sat-urday, May 9. On that day, mail car-riers across the nation will collect non-perishable food goods placed in residential mailboxes.

In October, 1991, a small-scale drive was held in just 10 cities. Its success spurred the nationwide effort formally organized in May 1993. The initial goal was to have at least one participating postal branch in each of the fifty states. That first year, more than eleven million pounds of food was col-lected from 220 branches. In 2010, the one billion pound mark was surpassed. The drive is held the second Saturday in May with more than 10,000 communities getting involved.

Participation is easy. Prior to your normal delivery time, place items in any bag or box near your mailbox. Specially marked bags are not required. The food collected goes to local food banks or pan-tries. For Monument, the sole pan-try is Tri-Lakes Cares. They greatly benefit from this campaign. Last year, 2,246 pounds of food were collected.“Every Spring, the Stamp Out Hun-ger food drive stocks our shelves for the lean summer months,” said J.P. Galusky, Food Programs Man-ager at Tri-Lakes Cares. “We have it

worked into our annual fiscal plan and rely on the community’s par-ticipation.”

TRI-LAKES CARES CURRENT PANTRY NEEDS INCLUDE:Canned meats (chicken, beef )

Beef stew

Boxed macaroni & cheese

Baked beans

Flour and sugar – 1-pound boxes or bags (larger are OK)

Canned fruits

Cereal – cold and hot

Condiments (mayonnaise, ketch-up, mustard)

Pasta and/or rice sides and/or tuna and Hamburger Helper

Boxed shelf stable non-dairy milk (rice, almond, soy, etc)

Spaghetti sauce

Coffee and tea

Pancake mix and syrup

According to the National Letter Carrier’s Association web site, indi-vidual baby food products are not recommended for donation due to possible contamination. However, case donations will be accepted.

Because mail carriers are also delivering mail that day, there may be slight delays. If you put food out and it is not collected, simply place your donation out the following Monday. Donations can also be de-livered directly to Tri-Lakes Cares, located at 235 N. Jefferson St. in downtown Monument.

The Stamp Out Hunger logo has been a symbol of the National Association of Letter Carriers food drive for years. All food collected on Saturday, May 9, will be delivered to Tri-Lakes Cares, helping � ll their shelves for the lean summer months. Photo by Jennifer Cunningham

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Tri-Lakes Community Foundation meeting set

The next meeting of the Tri-Lakes Community Foundation is Wednesday, May 6, at 366 Second St. in Monument from 5:30 to 6 p.m., social time will be from 6 to 7 p.m. After the meeting, stay and enjoy dinner with an RSVP to (719) 481-4900.

Tri-Lakes Cares reaches out for the lean summer months

Tri-Lakes Cares has come up with an easy way to partner with them to stock TLC’s pantry shelves as they head into their leanest months of the year for food donations at Tri Lakes Cares.

“We typically run very low or completely out of many items during the summer. But since hunger doesn’t take a vacation, we are working hard to keep the shelves full for our neighbors in need in the Tri Lakes area. Won’t you jump into your favorite pair of jeans and help us?” asks J.P. Galusky, food programs manager at TLC Pantry.

If an offi ce or group can spon-sor Denim Days, contact Galusky at [email protected] or 719-481-4864, Ext. 11.

Local audits more frequent says industry expert

There has been an uptick in Department of Labor, IRS, ICE, and OSHA audits in the Monu-

ment/Colorado Springs area, said Lance Valfre, associate district manager at Automatic Data Pro-cessing, Inc.

“Over the next few weeks I’ll be meeting with businesses to review current practices and explain how ADP’s tools can help you stay compliant.”

Those interested in learning more can contact Valfre at 815-557-7840 or at customer service 877-603-7171.

Air Force colonel pens bookWordFire Press is releasing the

“The Cadet, Book 1 of the Wild Blue U: Foundation of Honor” series by retired U.S. Air Force Col. Doug Beason.

This historical fi ction saga chronicles the tumultuous his-tory of the U.S. Air Force Acad-emy, seen through the eyes of two warring families over three generations, from 1955 to the present. Wild Blue U is a signifi -cant change for a writer known for his thrillers, award-nominated science fi ction, and nonfi ction.

“The Cadet” is an insider’s look at the politics and intrigue behind the tumultuous growth of Colorado’s most famous tour-ist site, an attraction that draws millions of visitors a year. Beason said the novel grew out of his personal experience as a cadet, his time teaching at the Academy, and his interactions with Acad-emy graduates serving in war-zones, embassies, Congress and

the White House.

Old Colorado Historical Society spon-sors events

On May 9, at 11 a.m., “The Original Frozen Five — the founding of the AdAMan Club,” will be held. Steve Morath will be the speaker. Light refreshments will be served. Seating limited because of fi re codes. The cost of the event for society members is free and $5 for nonmembers.

On May 15 at 5 p.m. “City Works 2.0” will be held at the Pikes Peak Regional Development Center, 2880 International Circle in Colorado Springs. The event will feature the photography of Glenn W. Murray, local pho-tographer, who photographed local, building and commercial construction and street works in the Pikes Peak region during the 1930s through 1960s. The event will be free and open to the public. All sales of photographs to benefi t the Old Colorado City History Center. Those interested can call Sharon Swint, OCCHS media coordinator, at 719-630-8384.

On May 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. a launch party and book signing the fi rst book by former El Paso County Sheriff, John Wesley Anderson “Ute Indian Prayer Trees of the Pikes Peak Region,” at the Old Colorado City History Center in Colorado Springs. The cost is free, light refreshments will be served. The historical society

is proud to be the co-publisher of the book which includes 35 plus color photos. It is a hard-bound coffee table style book. Anderson will be available to sign copies of his book at the May 30 launch. Anderson is a retired El Paso County sheriff, and has just begun his career as an author but already has plans for a second book on a little-known historic law enforcement offi cer.

El Paso County sends 2015 valuation notices

The El Paso County Asses-sor’s Offi ce will mail more than 246,000 property valuation notices on May 1. Notices will be mailed to all property owners with the exception of government tax exempt property.

The notices will contain the prior actual value, the current actual value, and the net change. The notices will also provide the applicable rate of assessment, (the residential rate, established by state formulas, is proposed to be 7.96 percent for year 2015) and the statement will outline your rights to request a review of the assessor’s appraisal.

Those with questions about an assessment statement or believe that a property has been assessed incorrectly can contact the El Paso County assessor’s affi ce at El Paso County Assessor, C/O Steve Schleiker, 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 2300Colo-rado Springs, CO 80907, or call

719-520-6600, email [email protected] or visit www.elpa-soco.com.

Governor signs bill to exempt small HOAs from regulatory requirements

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law Representative HB 15-1095, to exempt small homeown-ers associations created before 1992 from most state regulations.

In 1992, Colorado passed the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, which applies to homeowner associations. At the time, the 1992 law gave a broad regulatory exemption to small homeowners associations created after July 1992, but not the small HOAs created before July 1992.

“I was contacted by several small HOAs about the regulatory burdens from this 1992 law. I was astounded that the older small HOAs were subject to all these regulatory requirements, while similar small HOAs created after 1992 were exempt. HB 15-1095 addresses this arbitrary and excessive government overregula-tion of small HOAs. I commend the Council of Neighbors and Organizations for their diligence in continuing to advocate for this regulatory exemption for all small HOAs,” said Terri Carver, who sponsored the bill.

Dave Munger from CONO, Lenard Rioth, a Colorado Springs HOA attorney, and William

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Schmidt from the Comstock HOA testifi ed in the House State, Veterans and Mili-tary Affairs committee in support of HB 15-1095. Several members of other small HOA’s contacted their local legislators in support of this bill. Their efforts were critical to gaining support to exempt older small HOAs from the regulatory require-ments.

Munger said, “Representative Carver’s bill goes a long way to correcting previous legislation which made it very diffi cult for small HOAs to continue to function.”

“The Comstock Village HOA supported Representative Carver’s bill because it will allow Colorado HOAs with limited budgets that were created before 1992 to manage their budgets more effectively so they can continue to provide services to their mem-bers,” said Schmidt.“This legislation is critical for the continu-ation of our self-managed HOA,” said Jack Lundberg, president of the Discovery HOA.

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May 2BOOT SCOOTIN’ Boogie Tickets are on sale now for the 18th annual Boot Scootin’ Boogie, featuring silent and live auctions, catered dinner, live music and dancing, photo booth, ra� es, prizes and more. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 2, at the Wiens Ranch. Go to http://www.larkspurboot.org.

May 2-3PINE FOREST Show Tri-Lakes Women’s Club presents the 39th annual Pine Forest Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 at Lewis-Palmer High School, 1300 Higby Road, Monument. The Pine Forest Show will feature new and returning antiques, home decor and garden dealers’ exhibits, “The Bakery,” a large selection of plants for sale, bistro dining and glass repair. Go to www.tlwc.net or email [email protected]. Admission is $6 per guest.

May 8, May 10HANDBELL CHOIR Pikes Peak Ringers, an auditioned community handbell choir in Colorado Springs, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 8 at Monument Presbyterian Church, 238 Third St., Monument. The choir will perform again at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 10 at First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte at Cascade Avenue. A free-will o� ering will be taken at each concert. Pikes Peak Ringers was established in 1991 by director Kevin McChesney to provide an outlet for advanced handbell ringers and to create performances that showcase the instru-ment of handbells with the highest quality of presentation and musicianship. In addition to performances throughout the Pikes Peak Region, the group has been featured at national handbell

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Through May 15CALL FOR entries Craft Production Resource is accept-ing original plays by playwrights living in southern Colorado through May 15. Plays must be between 10 minutes (minimum) and 20 minutes (maximum) long, digitally submit-ted to [email protected]. More details at craft-pr.com. Craft was formed by professional directors and actors dedicated to pro-ducing the work of Southern Colorado playwrights - bringing their words to life on the stage. Juried-in plays will be staged at the Colorado Springs school in September.

May 25HONORING VETERANS Monument plans its annual Memorial Day ceremony honoring veterans at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Monument Cemetery, 800 Bea-con Lite Road, Monument. The ceremony will honor all military veterans who have died and are buried in the cemetery. The program will include the reading of the names of 15 Civil War veterans and those up the present. County commissioner Darryl Glenn will be the guest speaker. Master of Ceremonies is Mayor Rafael Dominguez. The program includes members of the community from the armed forces, police and � re departments, Boy and Girl Scouts, and school bands. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony.

May 30-31TRAIL VOLUNTEERS Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado needs volunteers to help establish a new sustainable trail to the top of Cheyenne Mountain. The work will be done Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31. No experience needed; project is rated di� cult in terms of physical exertion. To volunteer, register at www.voc.org/projects or call 303-715-1010.

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Monument Academy takes top honors�ree students awarded for statewide charter school art competitionBy Jennifer CunninghamContributing writer

The Colorado League of Charter Schools hosted the 2015 Colorado Char-ter Schools Rally at the State Capitol re-

cently. State legislators, students, parents and principles were in attendance to dis-cuss issues and showcase the talents and skills of charter school students. There were musical and dance performances, tours and a pre-rally debate.

In conjunction with the rally was a student art contest. Five age categories covered pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. According to the contest guide-lines, the “artwork (should) illustrate who you aspire to be in the future, specifically

in terms of how you would like to take on a leadership role, or how you would like to impact the world, as a result of the foundation and preparation you’re re-ceiving from your charter school.”

Artwork had to be original — using paints, crayons or pencils.

Of 900 entrants, only 20 were chosen for awards and recognition. Three were from Monument Academy. Two seventh-grade students, Danielle McEwen and Lauren Bush, took the first and third

runner up awards in their sixth- through eighth-grade category. Tori Kelly, second grade, took the grand prize for the first through second-grade category. She had her photo taken with Gov. John Hicken-looper and received a $250 scholarship. Her artwork will be featured on the cover of the Summer 2015 issue of Charter Fo-cus Magazine.

Artwork by Danielle McEwen, 7th grade, 1st runner up in 6-8th grade category. Courtesy photo Artwork by Tori Kelly, 2nd grade, grand prize winner for 1 – 2nd grade category. Courtesy photo

Richard Hart, Middle School Art teacher, stands with Danielle McEwen (left) and Lauren Bush (right), who both won runner up awards in the 6 – 8th grade category. Photo by Jennifer Cunningham

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“I am so pleased to see the fine work of our students noticed at this level. Our teachers are to be commended for the efforts and coordination it took to make this pos-sible,” said Lis Richard, Monument Academy principal.

Richard Hart, Middle School lead art teacher, and Pam Piper, Elementary School art teacher, along with the students, traveled to the capitol despite the snowy weather. Family members for the three winners were also in attendance to witness the announcements.

“We came away feeling very proud of our winners, as well as our school,” said Hart.

Piper added, “I was in tears to hear our school an-nounced and for Tori to get recognized for all of her hard work. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of this rally and to be associated with Monu-ment Academy.”

The winning artwork was on display at the State Cap-itol building from April 13-16.

For more information on Monument Academy and their Fine Arts program, contact the school at 481-1950.


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Summer Day CampSummer Day CampGrades K-6

Join us for fun activities, camps taught byMonument Academy Teachers and BASE

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May 26th - August 7thFull Care $30 per day

Camps 9am-12pm, Monday-Friday, $80Field Trips $10

Summer ScheduleBASE invites you to join us for a fun flled summer of activities. Sign up for full day care, just the camps taught by Monument

Academy teachers, just the feld trips, or all of the above!

Our ScheduleWeek 1: May 26th- 29th

Space OdysseyWeek 2: June 1st-5th

Something FishyWeek 3: June 8th-12th

Tropical GetawayWeek 4: June 15th-19th

Dynamite DinosaursWeek 5: June 22nd-26th

Go West with Lewis and ClarkWeek 6: June 29th-July 3rd

Summer SafariWeek 7: July 6th- 10th

International WeekWeek 8: July 13th-17th

Our Backyard: Flowers and ButterfliesWeek 9: July 20th-24th

Home on the RanchWeek 10: July 27th-31st

Money CountsWeek 11: August 3rd- 7thEnd of Summer Celebration

Field Trips!Space Foundation Discovery Center

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Denver MintPioneer Museum

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Artwork by Lauren Bush, 7th grade, 3rd runner up in 6-8th grade category. Courtesy photo

Tori Kelly, 2nd grade, won top honors in her category during the Colorado Charter Schools Art Contest. She was presented with a $250 scholarship by Governor Hickenlooper (right) and Chris Mada (left), representative for the event sponsor, S&S Worldwide. Courtesy photo

May 31GRANFONDO REGISTER for the third annual Café Velo Tri-Lakes GranFondo ride, which covers 22 miles with and 1,822-foot elevation gain through scenic Northern El Paso County. Registration and information are available at www.cafevelobikes.com. Entrants will receive a Specialized water bottle, � nisher’s shirt, Bird Dog BBQ, Pikes Peak Brewery beer (ages 21 and older), 2Go Coconut Oil, Vitamin Cottage bag and water, Endure Bites, Scratch labs hydration and a family bike expo at the � nish. Check out the route at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3952168. The ride is at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 31.

June 13SHRED EVENT Bring outdated � nancial documents to the Fight Fraud, Shred Instead event Saturday, June 13, at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road. The free identity theft prevention program is provided from 9 a.m. to noon as a community service; however, donations of cash or non-perishable food items are accepted to go to Black Forest Cares. Documents are professional shredded on site. All paper will be recycled. Each person may bring three copy-paper sized boxes; no plastic bags or 3-ring binders will be accepted. Call Ray at 719-495-6767 or Stan at 719-596-6787, or visit the Free Shredding page of the Black Forest AARP Chapter web site at http://[email protected].

June 27-28PARADE OF Ponds Take a tour of ponds and waterfalls in the Colorado Springs area at the ninth annual Purely Ponds Parade of Ponds. Tours run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28. Proceeds bene� t the Boys and Girls Club, with matching donations from Purely Ponds Fine Landscapes. Ticket book and tour maps will be on sale in May for $5. Go to www.purelyponds.com. Pioneer Sand Co. also will have ticket books and maps available at the Colorado Springs, Monument and Black Forest locations. Contact Chris Oberg at [email protected] or call 719-896-0026.


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Lewis-Palmer gets the best of Palmer Ridge on diamondRangers sweep series for second consecutive seasonBy Danny [email protected]

Lewis-Palmer junior right-hander Paul Tillotson broke the school record for strike-outs in a season on April 23 when he mowed down 13 Palmer Ridge batters during a 3-1 Rangers’ victory in a key Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference baseball game.

Tillotson, whose fastball has been clocked as high as 92 mph, allowed just three hits and walk over seven innings to improve his record to 5-1 this season. Til-lotson has a 1.69 ERA to go along with 88 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings. The old school record for strikeouts in a season was 76.

The Rangers (14-3, 11-0) gave Tillotson, who committed to the University of Ne-braska, all the offensive support he needed in the top of the first inning when they plat-ed two runs against Palmer Ridge senior Jake Grubesic (2-3).

Grubesic allowed six hits and struck out six over six innings. He also walked six.

Palmer Ridge (5-12, 4-8) scored their run in the bottom of the first when Nathan

Gishwiller singled home Jack Stamper.The Bears threatened again in the fourth

when Grubesic led the inning off with a tri-ple on a 0-2 offering from Tillotson. But Til-lotson bared down and struck out the next three batters to end the threat.

He two clubs met again on April 23 at

Lewis-Palmer with the Rangers squeaking out a 4-3 victory. Tillotson, Brian Tims and Billy Cook had RBIs for Lewis-Palmer.

Tims started on the mound and threw 5 2/3 innings of six-hit baseball. He was re-placed by Colin Cicere with the score tied at 3-3.

Cicere pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and picked up his sixth victory of the sea-son against no defeats. Cicere has a 0.69 ERA.

“I never look at records (of our oppo-nents),” said Lewis-Palmer coach Tom Mc-Cabe. “Especially when we’re playing a ri-valry game.”

Lewis-Palmer has won 25 consecutive league games dating back to the begin-ning of the 2014 season. Its last loss was to Palmer Ridge in the final game of the 2013 campaign.

But as dominant as the Rangers have been, it still might not host a playoff game even if it wins the PAC. Lewis-Palmer has a home-and-home series against Air Acad-emy (14-2, 12-0). The Rangers play Vista Ridge (6-10, 4-7) May 4 in their regular sea-son finale.

The Rangers are ranked 15th in the lat-est wild card point standings. The top eight teams host a district regardless of where they finish in their league.

“This is what makes it exciting,” McCabe said. “Our boys are almost in the same situ-ation as last year.

“As a team we don’t lose our cool too much. The boys are very cool, calm and col-lected. They’re very level headed. Whether we’re home or away for the playoffs we’ll go out there and give it our best shot.”

Palmer Ridge senior Jake Grubesic belted a triple against Lewis-Palmer on April 21. Grubesic also pitched and allowed three six hits and three runs over six innings in the 3-1 loss. Photos by Danny Summers

Lewis-Palmer senior right-hander Paul Tillotson delivers a pitch against Palmer Ridge batter Cole Hurford during a game played on April 21. Tillotson struck out 13 and walked one while allowing three hits in the complete-game victory.

Lewis-Palmer girls’ soccer team on course for high playo� seedRangers defeated rival Palmer Ridge last weekBy Danny [email protected]

The Lewis-Palmer High School girls’ soc-cer team defeated cross town rival Palmer Ridge, 2-1, in overtime on April 21 to take another huge step toward clinching a top seed in the upcoming Class 4A state play-offs.

Sarah Lyons scored the game-winning goal just two and a half minutes into the first overtime period for the Rangers (11-1-1, 4-0-1 in the Pikes Peak Athletic Confer-ence). Brianna Alger had a beautiful cross for the assist.

Alger also scored the game’s first goal about 20 minutes into the first half.

Palmer Ridge tied the score when Emily Nguyen made a nice run into the box and found the back of the net with about 10

minutes remaining in the first half.By winning, Lewis-Palmer claimed the

“Monument Derby” trophy for the second consecutive season.

The Rangers are tied with defending state champion Cheyenne Mountain for first place in the league. The two teams played to a scoreless tie in a double over-time game on April 9 at Cheyenne Moun-tain.

HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCEDThe 2015 Colorado Springs Sports Hall

of Fame class was announced on April 24. It includes the 1985 Air Force football team, the famed Pikes Peak AdAmAn Club and Tri-Lakes are resident Greg Burks.

The 1985 Air Force football team fin-ished 12-1 (7-1 Western Athletic Confer-ence). It ended the season ranked No. 8 in The Associated Press Poll while defeating the Texas Longhorns in the 1985 Bluebon-net Bowl, 24-16. Led by 1985 Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year, Fischer DeBer-ry, the team set academy records for victo-ries, points scored and interceptions.

The Pikes Peak AdAmAn Club has chal-lenged Pikes Peak and upheld a regional tradition, the annual fireworks show, since 1922. This unique group of mountaineers climbs the icy slopes of Barr Trail, on the east face of Pikes Peak, each Dec. 30 and 31 annually. At midnight on New Year’s Eve, AdAmAn members and their guests ignite a spectacular fireworks display from the summit of the mountain to usher in the New Year.

Burks is a Colorado Springs native and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1973 after competing in baseball, football, wrestling and serving as the captain of the hockey team, earning All-League honors. He began his professional career serving as the Supervisor of Youth Sports for the City of Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation from 1985 to 1997. During this time, he also served as the Head Baseball Coach at Coro-nado High School (1991-1994) and Sierra High School (1995-1996).

In 1983, Burks began officiating as a high school baseball umpire, then later a basket-

ball and football official. Since then, Burks has officiated on local, national and inter-national levels.

CHANGES COMING TO ACADEMY ATH-LETIC TEAMS, VENUES

In his first month on the job, new Air Force Academy athletic director Jim Knowl-ton has already hired a women’s basket-ball coach, cut the ribbon on a new driv-ing range for the golf team and met with numerous NCAA coaches and intramural coaches.

Knowlton has also visited with Air Force alumni in the Pikes Peak region and in Dal-las.

Among Knowlton’s priorities are to fill up Falcons Stadium for home football games. There is an average of 20,000 empty seats at most Air Force home games.

Knowlton also plans to upgrade Clune Arena with new scoreboards, video boards, a sound system and luxury suites that would allow fans to view basketball from one window and hockey from another.


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Lewis-Palmer gets the best of Palmer Ridge on diamond Cicere pitched the fi nal 1 1/3 innings

and picked up his sixth victory of the sea-son against no defeats. Cicere has a 0.69 ERA.

“I never look at records (of our oppo-nents),” said Lewis-Palmer coach Tom Mc-Cabe. “Especially when we’re playing a ri-valry game.”

Lewis-Palmer has won 25 consecutive league games dating back to the begin-ning of the 2014 season. Its last loss was to Palmer Ridge in the fi nal game of the 2013 campaign.

But as dominant as the Rangers have been, it still might not host a playoff game even if it wins the PAC. Lewis-Palmer has a home-and-home series against Air Acad-emy (14-2, 12-0). The Rangers play Vista Ridge (6-10, 4-7) May 4 in their regular sea-son fi nale.

The Rangers are ranked 15th in the lat-est wild card point standings. The top eight teams host a district regardless of where they fi nish in their league.

“This is what makes it exciting,” McCabe said. “Our boys are almost in the same situ-ation as last year.

“As a team we don’t lose our cool too much. The boys are very cool, calm and col-lected. They’re very level headed. Whether we’re home or away for the playoffs we’ll go out there and give it our best shot.”

10-year-old North Gate resident sets national swimming record Mia Tandingan joins the likes of Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps By Danny Summers [email protected]

Any time you’re mentioned in the same sentence at Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps you know you’ve probably done something very special.

That was the case for Mia Tandingan on April 11 when the 10-year-old North Gate resident set a National Age Group record in the 200-yard individual medley during a the Far Westerns in Morgan Hill, California.

“When my coach told me I thought it was pretty cool,” Tandingan said.

Tandingan joins Franklin and Phelps as United States swimmers that have record National Age Group records.

“Missy Franklin is my favorite athlete,” said Tandingan, whose favorite swimming stroke is the breast. “I met her in Santa Clara two years ago. She is very nice.”

Tandingan, who swims for Pikes Peak Athletics, performed her record swim in 2 minutes, 14.3 seconds, breaking the old mark set by Ella Eastin in 2008.

Tandingan entered Far Westerns with a previous personal best time of 2:22.34. In prelims, she dropped 3.6 seconds for 2:18.73. Coming back to fi nals she took an-other 4.4 seconds off her time to set the na-tional record.

Tandingan becomes the fi rst 10-and-un-der girl in history to break the 2:15 barrier. Eastin swam an even 2:15.0 in 2008.

Tandingan hopes her record doesn’t stand for long.

“I am trying to beat my record and I am practicing hard,” she said with a smile.

What made Tandingan’s moment even more special was the fact that her parents, Joseph and Josefi na, were on hand to wit-ness the event.

“We did not realize that she had set the national record at the time,” Joseph said. “Somebody told us later on. We were very happy.”

The Tandingan’s are originally from the Philippines. Mia moved to America with her family when she was four months old.

At the age of six, when the family was living in Santa Clara, Calif., Mia was encouraged by her mother to take up swimming. Two years later Mia began swimming for a club in Santa Clara and immediately showed unique skills.

“Swimming is fun and I’ve learned a lot,” said Mia, who plays piano. “Once you get used to it it’s really not that hard.”

Joseph, an electronics engineer, was transferred to Colorado Springs last year. He did extensive research on schools and swim clubs for his daughter. Mia attends Academy International.

“Once we found the school and the swim club we looked for a place to live in the area,” Joseph said. “We are very happy with Mia’s school and her swim club.”

In addition to holding a national record, Mia owns seven Colorado records in her age division.

Pikes Peak Athletics owner George Heidinger primarily coaches Mia.

“Setting a National Age Group record is extremely rare,” Heidinger said. “Her ac-complishments are special.

“The kids at her level don’t come around very often.”

Tandingan (5-feet-2) is one of the taller kids in her fi fth-grade class at Academy

International. She is also one of the taller 10-year-olds at most of her meets.

“Mia is very humble; her whole fam-ily is very humble,” Heidinger said. “She never misses practice. She listens well. She loves to swim with other 10-year-olds, even though she is faster than most of them. She’s really just a genuine 10-year-old girl.”

Mia has helped Pikes Peak Athletics go

from a start up club program three years ago with marginal success to one of the ma-jor contenders in the state. The club team has gone from scoring one point three years ago at the state championship meet to scor-ing over 250 points this year.

The club’s learn-to-swim program was awarded a USA swimming grant in 2014 - and for this year - due to its outreach pro-grams at Mitchell high school and at the Olympic Training Center. The club also trains at Flying Horse and the Country Club of Colorado.

The club offers reduced priced lessons while keeping quality high for families that wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to learn to swim. There are about 85 kids in the boys and girls program.

The club’s masters team has three swim-mers - Andy Ladrow, Rob Oldach and RD Trinidad - who represented Colorado at last weekend’s Masters Nationals.

The masters team also competed in the Colorado Masters State Meet in March and had a lot of success. Ramanus Pakyns swam the 100 back, 200 back and 200IM in state-record breaking times. Anna Heidinger swam the 200IM in a state record breaking time. The masters team had 10 state cham-pions this year.

Last summer Audrey Eldridge repre-sented the masters team at masters world championships and Kathleen MacLar-en was the National 5k Champion in her age group.

Mia Tandingan of North Gate set a National Age Group Record in the 200-year individual medley on April 11 during a meet in California. This means that she is the fastest 10 year old in United States history in the event event. She swims for Pikes Peak Athletics. Mia is also currently ranked the fastest 10 and under swimmer in the nation in the 100 breast stroke and 100 IM. She holds seven Colorado State Records in her age group. Photos courtesy of Pikes Peak Athletics

Mia Tandingan of North Gate, far left, takes time to pose with members of her relay team from Pikes Peak Athletics. Also pictured, from left to right, are Anna Willis, Rachel Telle and Kate Sever.

Vanderkolk named business person of the yearSta� report

Cara Vanderkolk, Store Manager at the Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop, was recently named 2014 Business Person of the Year by the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce.

Hangers to Hutches is a small business located in Mon-ument’s historic district. They offer a wide variety of mer-chandise in their Decorator Show Room, Women’s Bou-tique, Man Cave and Kids Corner. All items stocked are

generously donated by people in the community. Hang-ers to Hutches also provides Tri-Lakes Cares with a steady source of income to help fund the services it offers and pro-vides a resource for items that Tri-Lakes Cares clients may need.

Vanderkolk is consistently out in the community pro-moting Hangers to Hutches and other local businesses and has developed partnerships with area businesses including Goodwill and Disabled American Veterans (DAV). She is ac-

tively involved in the Tri-Lakes community and currently serves as an officer on the Historic Monument Merchants Association’s (HMMA) Board. HMMA’s focus is on promot-ing business in the downtown Monument area. Vanderkolk also participates in many community activities including the 4th of July Parade and Street Fair, Art Hop and “NBA” (No Boys Allowed) event.

“Cara brings tremendous initiative, talent, and experi-ence and she desires to not only run the best thrift shop in our community, but to also develop her staff and volun-teers who all take great ownership in the success of their business. She is a team player, who gets down and dirty with all the rest, doing day-to-day activities with the staff and volunteers as well as building relationships with cus-tomers who come in to shop,” said Haley Chapin, Executive Director of Tri-Lakes Cares.


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Help Wanted

Staking TechnicianJob # CO6125231Mountain View Electric has a job opening for a full-time Staking Technician at its Falcon Operations Center. The position performs a variety of engineering tasks, including, but not limited to, designing construction and retirement of the distribution electric system.The ideal candidate should be interested in challenging assignments andwill be responsible for single and three-phase designs of overhead andunderground electric distribution systems for commercial and residentialareas while maintaining good customer relations; have an understandingof electric distribution systems; experience with office and engineeringsoftware; ability to read, interpret and understand construction

specifications, safety rules, procedure manuals, easements and legal descriptions. Must be a self-motivated individual with a high level of accuracy and the ability to analyze and draw conclusions. Candidate musthave the ability to interpret a variety of technical instruction in

mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license and a current FirstAid and CPR card. Applicant must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and pre-employment physical in addition to random drug/alcohol testing and background check. Must be18 years of age or older; be a high school graduate or equivalent. Threeyears of field experience designing and staking single and three-phasedistribution systems with an electric utility is required. Excellent pay andbenefits. Application deadline is April 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Apply onour web site at http://www.mvea.coop/careers/ or email

[email protected]. You may also use the Limon Workforce Center, 285 DAvenue, Limon, Colorado, phone (719) 775-2387, www.connectingcolorado.com/ or email [email protected] orpick up an application at either MVEA

office, 11140 E. Woodmen Rd., Falcon, CO 80831 or 1655 5th Street, Limon, CO 80828. EEO Employer, Race, Gender, Veterans, Disability.This association is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Advertise: 303-566-4100

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The Town of Palmer Lake is seeking to hire part-time summerhelp, ages 16-22 years old, fromJune 1, 2015 to July 31, 2015.

The hours will be Monday –Thursday from 8:30 AM-3:00 PMwith ½ hour for lunch at 11:30.

Job duties will be to remove deadbrush, trimming branches, and

general ground maintenance.Applicants MUST wear proper workattire such as long pants, t-shirts,boots, gloves. (NO SHORTS).

Sunscreen and bug spray are op-tional accessories.

The Town will provide eye and earprotection, when necessary.

Applicants can pick up an application at the Town Office at 42Valley Crescent.

Farm Products & Produce

Grain Finished Buffaloquartered, halves and whole

719-775-8742

Garage Sales

Moving SaleFriday May 1st 8am-2pm1034 Golden Pine Lane

Monument 80132Furniture, Nick NacksEverything must go!

Garage Sales

Moving Sale, Monument/PalmerLake. Friday May 1 - Saturday May2, 9AM to 6PM. 3615 SummertimeCt. Furniture, electronics, software& computer items, trampoline,books, tools (lathe, grinder, com-pressor, pressure washer, trimmer,more), Pfaltzgraff Yorktown dishes,vintage china, 6 panel door, toys,metal shelves, large mirrors andmuch more. Also many free items.

Firewood

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Hardwood/Pine Mix AvailableFuel Surcharge

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SERVICES

Cara Vanderkolk – Hangers to Hutches. Presented by Darryl Edwards of Mountain View Electric. Courtesy photo

TCA can lock up playo� berth with sweep of Wide�eld�ird place is up for grabs in the Class 4A Metro LeagueBy Danny [email protected]

As The Classical Academy baseball team enters the final week of the regular season, it finds itself in a battle with two other teams for the third and final playoff spot out of the Class 4A Metro League.

The Titans, who began the season with six consecutive losses, and then rebound-ed by winning 9 of their next 10 games, are in a fierce fight with Woodland Park and Widefield for a postseason berth.

“There is still a lot of baseball to be played,” said Titans coach Matt Tistham-mer. “We don’t take baseball for granted. We know we’re a good team, but we have to play well in every game.

“We talk to our kids about winning in-nings, and we came out today and won those first few innings. We’ve done that a lot more lately and we’re playing really well.”

TCA appeared to put itself in prime po-sition after a 12-2 victory over Woodland Park on April 21. The Titans jumped all over Woodland Park ace left-hander Da-kota Herman for nine runs (seven earned) in four innings. Herman walked four and struck out seven while allowing eight hits.

TCA was led offensively by junior Kyle Peterson (3 for 4, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored) se-nior Logan Grizzell (2 for 3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs) and sophomore Adam Horton (2 for 4, 2 runs).

“We know exactly what we need to do (to get into the playoffs),” said Grizzell, who pitched the final 1 2/3 innings of the game. “We know we need to win every game we play, but we’re taking it one game at a time.”

Peterson said the Titans are playing in-spired baseball.

“We knew from the time we started 0-6 we had to win out,” he said. “That’s been our goal every since.

“It was tough to start the season with six losses. We played really well last year, made the playoffs and only lost a couple

seniors. Things started out rough this sea-son against some pretty good teams, but we started hitting, our pitchers stepped it up and we did what we needed to do.”

Grizzell added that the team’s 0-6 start did not cause him, his teammates or the coaching staff to panic.

“It didn’t get in our heads,” Grizzell said. “Things didn’t go our way. That’s baseball.

“But we stood up for each other, had each other’s backs and just played our game. Things are going our way now and we’re playing better baseball. I wouldn’t want to play us. Everything is coming to-

gether. We love each other. We’re ready and we’re going to win all the games we can.”

The Titans lost their rematch with Woodland Park, 6-4, on April 23. TCA ju-nior pitcher Spencer Hamilton allowed all seven runs (three earned) on 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Two costly TCA errors led to the defeat.

Sam Levy paced the Woodland Park of-fensive attack with two hits and three RBIs. Four other players also had two hits for the Panthers; Herman, Cole Trichell, Jason Ke-kich and Nash Grayckowski.

TCA (9-8, 7-5) finishes its regular sea-

son with two games this week against Widefield (7-10, 7-5). If the Titans win both games they wrap up the third seed in league behind Canon City (14-3, 12-0) and Mesa Ridge (12-4, 10-2).

Woodland Park (6-9, 5-6) has two games against Mitchell and one against Harri-son. Those teams have a combined three league victories.

In the event it comes down to a tie breaker to determine third place among two or three teams, the league bye laws will go to head-to-head matchups as the first tie breaker.

TCA sophomore Sawyer Weeks belts a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the Titans to a 12-2 victory over Woodland Park April 21 at El Pomar Sports Com-plex. Photo by Danny Summers


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NoticesPublic NoticesPublic NoticesPublic NoticesTo advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Palmer Lake will be accept-ing sealed bids for the property locatedat 118 Hillside, Palmer Lake CO. Bidswill start at the appraised value of$145,000.00. Copies of the appraisal areavailable at the Town Office. Bids will beaccepted until June 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm.Bids maybe hand delivered to 42 ValleyCrescent or mailed to Town of PalmerLake, PO Box 208, Palmer Lake CO80133.

Bids will be awarded at the Town Councilmeeting on June 11, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

If you have any questions please feelfree to contact the Town Office at 719-481-2953.

Legal Notice No.: 932568First Publication: April 29, 2015Last Publication: May 6, 2015Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Gene Edward Bowen,aka Gene E. Bowen, DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 30170

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of El PasoCounty, Colorado on or before August 22,2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Randall Eugene BowenPersonal Representative7211 Avenue BBellaire Texas 77401

Legal Notice No: 932562First Publication: April 22, 2015Last Publication: May 6, 2015Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune

Notice To Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Gene Edward Bowen,aka Gene E. Bowen, DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 30170


Randall Eugene BowenPersonal Representative7211 Avenue BBellaire Texas 77401


PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of DERRICK ERNEST TWAITES,a.k.a. DERRICK E. TWAITES, Deceased

Case Number: 2015 PR 30156


Denise E. SandersPersonal Representative1470 Casson CourtColorado Springs, CO 80919


Government Legals Public Notice

Town of MonumentOrdinance #10-2015:

An Ordinance Approving a Preliminary/Final PD Site Plan for Sanctuary PointePhase 1

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OFTRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OFMONUMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WASINTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVEDAND ADOPTED on this 20th day of April,2015, by a vote of 5 for and 0 against.

Legal Notice No.: 932569First Publication: April 29, 2015Last Publication: April 29, 2015Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune

Public Notice

SECTION 00690NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Forest ViewAcres Water District of El Paso County,Colorado, will make final payment atCRS of Colorado – 7995 E. PrenticeAve., Suite 103E. Greenwood Village,Colorado 80111, Colorado, on or after thehour of 10:00 a.m. on May 6th, 2015, toGlacier Construction Company for all workdone by said Contractor(s) in constructionor work on the project - Backwash Pond,performed within the Forest View AcresWater District, County of El Paso, State ofColorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that hasfurnished labor, materials, team hire,sustenance, provisions, provender, or oth-er supplies used or consumed by suchcontractors or their subcontractors, in orabout the performance of the work con-tracted to be done or that supplies rentalmachinery, tools, or equipment to the ex-tent used in the prosecution of the work,and whose claim therefor has not beenpaid by the contractors or their subcon-tractors, at any time up to and includingthe time of final settlement for the workcontracted to be done, is required to file averified statement of the amount due andunpaid, and an account of such claim, tothe Forest View Acres Water District, onor before the date and time hereinaboveshown for final payment. Failure on thepart of any claimant to file such verifiedstatement of claim prior to such final set-tlement will release Forest View AcresWater District, its directors, officers,agents, and employees, of and from anyand all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS FOREST VIEWACRES WATER DISTRICT

By: /s/ Joel Meggers


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An Ordinance Approving a Preliminary/Final Plat for The Carriages atSanctuary Pointe Filing



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Public NoticeThe Town of Monument Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for Calendar Year 2014 will not be mailed. A copy is posted at the Post Office; copies are available at Town Hall, 645 Beacon Lite Rd., the local Library and the Water Treatment Plant at 225 Beacon Lite Rd. It can also be found on the Town of Monument Website – www.townofmonument.org. For a list of other locations a copy may be obtained, please call 719-487-9291.

MONUMENT TOWN OF 2015 Drinking Water Quality Report For Calendar Year 2014 * Public Water System ID: CO0121475

Esta es información importante. Si no la pueden leer, necesitan que alguien se la traduzca.We are pleased to present to you this year’s water quality report. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. Please contact STEVE R SHEFFIELD at 719-243-3312 with any questions about the Drinking Consumer Confidence Rule (CCR) or for public participation opportunities that may affect the water quality.

General Information

All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791) or by visiting http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants.

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV-AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk of infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, or to receive a copy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and microbiological contaminants call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (1-800-426-4791).

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include:

•Microbial contaminants: viruses and bacteria that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.•Inorganic contaminants: salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domes-tic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.•Pesticides and herbicides: may come from a variety of sources, such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses.•Radioactive contaminants: can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.•Organic chemical contaminants: including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and also may come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.

In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prescribes regulations limiting the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health.

Lead in Drinking Water

If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems (especially for pregnant women and young children). It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. Additional information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791) or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP)

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has provided us with a Source Water Assessment Report for our water supply. For general information or to obtain a copy of the report please visit http://wqcdcompliance.com/ccr. The report is located under “Source Water Assessment Reports”, and then “Assessment Report by County”. Select EL PASO County and find 121475; MONUMENT TOWN OF or by contacting STEVE R SHEFFIELD at 719-243-3312. The Source Water Assessment Report provides a screening-level evaluation of potential contamination that could occur. It does not mean that the contamination has or will occur. We can use this information to evaluate the need to improve our current water treatment capabilities and prepare for future contamination threats. This can help us ensure that quality finished water is delivered to your homes. In addition, the source water assessment results provide a starting point for developing a source water protection plan. Potential sources of contamination in our source water area are listed on the next page.

Please contact us to learn more about what you can do to help protect your drinking water sources, any questions about the Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, to learn more about our system, or to attend scheduled public meetings. We want you, our valued customers, to be informed about the services we provide and the quality water we deliver to you every day.

Terms and Abbreviations

• Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) − The highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water.• Treatment Technique (TT) − A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.• Action Level (AL) − The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment and other regulatory requirements.• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) − The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.• Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) − The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or ex-pected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) − The level of a drinking water disinfectant, below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.• Violation (No Abbreviation) − Failure to meet a Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulation.• Formal Enforcement Action (No Abbreviation) − Escalated action taken by the State (due to the risk to public health, or number or severity of violations) to bring a non-compliant water system back into compliance.• Variance and Exemptions (V/E) − Department permission not to meet a MCL or treatment technique under certain conditions.• Gross Alpha (No Abbreviation) − Gross alpha particle activity compliance value. It includes radium-226, but excludes radon 222, and uranium.• Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) − Measure of the radioactivity in water.• Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) − Measure of the clarity or cloudiness of water. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the typical person.• Compliance Value (No Abbreviation) – Single or calculated value used to determine if regulatory contaminant level (e.g. MCL) is met. Examples of calculated values are the 90th Percentile, Running Annual Average (RAA) and Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA).• Average (x-bar) − Typical value. • Range (R) − Lowest value to the highest value.• Sample Size (n) − Number or count of values (i.e. number of water samples collected).• Parts per million = Milligrams per liter (ppm = mg/L) − One part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.• Parts per billion = Micrograms per liter (ppb = ug/L) − One part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.• Not Applicable (N/A) – Does not apply or not available.

Detected Contaminants

MONUMENT TOWN OF routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table(s) show all detections found in the period of January 1 to December 31, 2014 unless otherwise noted. The State of Colorado requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not ex-pected to vary significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. Therefore, some of our data, though representative, may be more than one year old. Violations and Formal Enforcement Actions, if any, are reported in the next section of this report.

Note: Only detected contaminants sampled within the last 5 years appear in this report. If no tables appear in this section then no contaminants were detected in the last round of monitoring.

Legal Notice No.: 932573First Publication: April 29, 2015

Last Publication: April 29, 2015Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune

MONUMENT TOWN OF, PWS ID: CO0121475 2015 CCR Page 2 of 5

Our Water Sources

Source Source Type Water Type Potential Source(s) of Contamination

WELL NO 9 Well Groundwater Aboveground, Underground and Leaking

Storage Tank Sites

WELL NO 6 Well Groundwater Commercial/ Industrial/ Transportation

WELL NO 1 Well Groundwater Low Intensity Residential

WELL NO 2 Well Groundwater Urban Recreational Grasses

WELL NO 3 Well Groundwater Row Crops

WELL NO 4 Well Groundwater Pasture/ Hay

WELL NO 5 Well Groundwater Fallow

WELL NO 7 Well Groundwater Deciduous/ Evergreen Forest

WELL NO 8 Well Groundwater Septic Systems

Terms and Abbreviations

• Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) − The highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water. • Treatment Technique (TT) − A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. • Action Level (AL) − The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment and other regulatory

requirements. • Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) − The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There

is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. • Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) − The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no

known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. • Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) − The level of a drinking water disinfectant, below which there

is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

• Violation (No Abbreviation) − Failure to meet a Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulation. • Formal Enforcement Action (No Abbreviation) − Escalated action taken by the State (due to the risk to public health, or

number or severity of violations) to bring a non-compliant water system back into compliance. • Variance and Exemptions (V/E) − Department permission not to meet a MCL or treatment technique under certain

conditions. • Gross Alpha (No Abbreviation) − Gross alpha particle activity compliance value. It includes radium-226, but excludes

radon 222, and uranium. • Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) − Measure of the radioactivity in water. • Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) − Measure of the clarity or cloudiness of water. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is

just noticeable to the typical person. • Compliance Value (No Abbreviation) – Single or calculated value used to determine if regulatory contaminant level

(e.g. MCL) is met. Examples of calculated values are the 90th Percentile, Running Annual Average (RAA) and Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA).

• Average (x-bar) − Typical value. • Range (R) − Lowest value to the highest value. • Sample Size (n) − Number or count of values (i.e. number of water samples collected). • Parts per million = Milligrams per liter (ppm = mg/L) − One part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or

a single penny in $10,000. • Parts per billion = Micrograms per liter (ppb = ug/L) − One part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years,

or a single penny in $10,000,000. • Not Applicable (N/A) – Does not apply or not available.


Detected Contaminants

MONUMENT TOWN OF routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table(s) show all detections found in the period of January 1 to December 31, 2014 unless otherwise noted. The State of Colorado requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. Therefore, some of our data, though representative, may be more than one year old. Violations and Formal Enforcement Actions, if any, are reported in the next section of this report. Note: Only detected contaminants sampled within the last 5 years appear in this report. If no tables appear in this section then no contaminants were detected in the last round of monitoring.

Lead and Copper Sampled in the Distribution System

Contaminant Name

Time Period

90th Percentile

Sample Size

Unit of Measure

90th Percentile

AL

Sample Sites

Above AL

90th Percentile

AL Exceedance

Typical Sources

Copper 08/14/2014 to

08/15/2014

0.21 10 ppm 1.3 No Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of

natural deposits

Lead 08/14/2014 to

08/15/2014

3 10 ppb 15 No Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of

natural deposits

Disinfection Byproducts Sampled in the Distribution System

Name Year Average Range Low – High

Sample Size

Unit of Measure

MCL MCLG Highest Compliance

Value

MCL Violation

Typical Sources

Total Haloacetic

Acids (HAA5)

2014 2.48 2.48 to 2.48 1 ppb 60 N/A No Byproduct of drinking

water disinfection

Total Trihalome

thanes (TTHM)

2014 0.5 0.5 to 0.5 1 ppb 80 N/A No Byproduct of drinking

water disinfection


Radionuclides Sampled at the Entry Point to the Distribution System

Contaminant Name

Year Average Range Low – High

Sample Size

Unit of Measure

MCL MCLG MCL Violation

Typical Sources

Gross Alpha 2014 1.63 0.8 to 3.1 3 pCi/L 15 0 No Erosion of natural deposits

Combined Radium

2014 2.27 1.3 to 3.5 3 pCi/L 5 0 No Erosion of natural deposits

Combined Uranium

2014 1.3 0 to 2.8 3 ppb 30 0 No Erosion of natural deposits

Inorganic Contaminants Sampled at the Entry Point to the Distribution System

Contaminant Name


Sample Size

Unit of Measure


Typical Sources

Barium 2014 0.07 0.05 to 0.1 3 ppm 2 2 No Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from

metal refineries; erosion of natural

deposits

Chromium 2014 0.67 0 to 1 3 ppb 100 100 No Discharge from steel and pulp

mills; erosion of natural deposits

Fluoride 2014 1.06 0.75 to 1.65 3 ppm 4 4 No Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which

promotes strong teeth; discharge

from fertilizer and aluminum factories

Nitrate 2014 0.07 0 to 0.2 6 ppm 10 10 No Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks,

sewage; erosion of natural deposits

Nitrite 2011 0.13 0 to 0.2 4 ppm 1 1 No Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks,


Inorganic Contaminants Sampled at the Entry Point to the Distribution System

Contaminant Name


Sample Size

Unit of Measure


Typical Sources

sewage; erosion of natural deposits

Selenium 2014 1.33 0 to 2 3 ppb 50 50 No Discharge from petroleum and

metal refineries; erosion of natural

deposits; discharge from mines

Violations, Significant Deficiencies, and Formal Enforcement Actions

No Violations or Formal Enforcement Actions

Violations, Significant Deficiencies, and Formal Enforcement Actions

No Violations or Formal Enforcement Actions

TCA can lock up playo� berth with sweep of Wide�eld

son with two games this week against Widefield (7-10, 7-5). If the Titans win both games they wrap up the third seed in league behind Canon City (14-3, 12-0) and Mesa Ridge (12-4, 10-2).

Woodland Park (6-9, 5-6) has two games against Mitchell and one against Harri-son. Those teams have a combined three league victories.

In the event it comes down to a tie breaker to determine third place among two or three teams, the league bye laws will go to head-to-head matchups as the first tie breaker.

TCA sophomore Sawyer Weeks belts a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the Titans to a 12-2 victory over Woodland Park April 21 at El Pomar Sports Com-plex. Photo by Danny Summers


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District Thanks Partners

The Lewis-Palmer School District School Board along with Superintendent Karen Brofft and Assistant Superintendent Cheryl Wangeman thanked numerous business and community partners for their support at the April 16 board meeting. The school board regularly recognizes student and staff achievements at monthly meetings and now is publicly recognizing individuals and organizations that contribute to and support Lewis-Palmer School District. Tri-Lakes Cares, Tri-Lakes Women’s Club, Town of Monument, Town of Palmer Lake, Historic Monument Merchant’s Association, Knights of Columbus, Monument Hill Kiwanis, Monument YMCA, and Tri-Lakes Lions Club received recognition this month. Significant parts of Lewis-Palmer School District students’ success stems from the financial support and multiple examples of selfless service the members of these organizations provide.

April 14 Air Academy Federal Credit Union Art -May 7 Scholarship Show displayed at District Administration Building

May 1 PLES Earth Day / Arbor Day Activities

May 1 LPMS Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Small Gym

May 7 LPHS Choir Pops Concert at LPHS , 7:00 p.m.

May 12 LPHS Band Pops Concert at LPHS , 7:00 p.m.

May 12 PRHS Choir Pops Concert at PRHS , 7:00 p.m.

May 13 PRHS Band Pops Concert at PRHS , 7:00 p.m.

May 21 Students’ Last Day

May 22 Graduation Ceremonies at USAFA, Clune Arena LPHS at 11:00 a.m. - PRHS at 4:00 p.m.

May 25 District Closed

May

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Colorado Teacher of the Year Finds

Scholarship RecipientsColorado’s Teacher of the Year Kathy Thirkell, Lewis-Palmer High School Calculus teacher, travels to Washington DC at the end of April for the State Teacher of the Year Washington Recognition festivities. She will meet President Obama and the Secretary of Education as well as visit the White House and the Smithsonian. These are just a few of the opportunities afforded her due to her Teacher of the Year award; nonetheless, she speaks much more enthusiastically about nominating 2004 Lewis-Palmer High School graduate Emily Pierce for the Teaching It Forward Scholarship. The University of Phoenix presents every State Teacher of the Year with this “potential” scholarship. Emily won the scholarship which will allow her to complete an Associates of Arts with a concentration in health care administration / medical records degree. Emily currently serves Lewis-Palmer High School, where she has worked for the past 10 years, as head night custodian. Serving Lewis-Palmer School District could be called the family business: her mom, dad, two uncles, and numerous cousins have all served Lewis-Palmer School District in various capacities for over 40 years. Mrs. Thirkell states that “because her family has taken care of me and the staff at my school, I am in the unique position to repay with gratitude a chance for Emily to pursue her life’s calling.”

In addition to the Teaching It Forward Scholarship, Mrs. Thirkell was able to award a $1000 scholarship from Adams State University to Lewis-Palmer High School senior Jeff Namiec.

According to Mrs. Thirkell, “This awards means that the walls of my classroom have stretched and the opportunity to affect change have expanded. I now have a voice that I can and will continue to use to make a difference in the world of education.” Thanks, Kathy. You definitely make a difference.

LPSD 8th Annual Spelling Bee

Lewis-Palmer School District’s Gifted Education Department with the Elementary Gifted Education Team hosted the 8th Annual Spelling Bee for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades on April 2. Fifteen top spellers from Bear Creek, Lewis-Palmer, Palmer Lake, Prairie Winds and Kilmer elementary schools participated.

TLWC Grant Funds LPSD Adapted PE

ProgramLewis-Palmer School District students attended Donna’s Dolphins Swim School during their adaptive PE time this spring. A Tri-Lakes Women’s Club grant funds this highly beneficial swimming program. Students work with trained swim instructors on pool safety skills while learning to swim, all under the guise of playing in the water. Swim instructor, Julie Kortenhoeven, looked forward to Friday mornings as it was the highlight of her week. Julie believes that partnering with District 38 is a huge blessing for all involved stating, “I believe that swimming is an essential skill. Being able to work with students with special needs and see them succeed at their level is so rewarding to me as a teacher. Many of us tear up when our students reach their personal goal in the water. Hugs and laughter from my little elementary students are priceless.” Teachers at Donna’s Dolphins are known for their effective teaching method, designed to be both structured and fun. Teachers emphasize proprioceptive movement for sensory modulation, transitioning skills, and positive reinforcement methods during each lesson. Vast improvements in both swimming and daily life skills occur as a result of these teachers’ strategies. Improvements include better transitioning skills, better eye contact, and increased language development. Donna’s Dolphins has served the Colorado Springs and Monument area for over 12 years.

Colorado Regional Rubik’s Cube Competition On April 14, 22 teams from Douglas County RE-2, Lewis-Palmer 38, Academy 20, Harrison 2, Fort Carson 12, and Colorado Springs 11 descended on Lewis-Palmer Elementary School for the Colorado Regional Rubik’s Cube Competition. Nine elementary school teams, eleven middle school teams, and one high school team competed. In the seven years that Lewis-Palmer Elementary School has hosted this competition, it has grown from solo competitions to include both solo and team competitions. This competition provides a great outlet for visual spatial intelligent children where these students gain opportunities to think and to create in preparation to become future computer science engineers, surgeons, architects, city planners, pilots, and mechanical engineers. Congratulations to Bear Creek 5th grader Ryan Cassidy winning first place in the elementary solo competition and to the Lewis-Palmer Elementary School team for placing second in the elementary team competition.

Michael Glen, Kilmer Elementary School second grader, swims at Donna’s Dolphins with Julie Kortenhoeven

LPES students welcome Rubik’s cube competitors and observers Madeline Cump, LPES 5th grader, prepares for competition

PLES 6th grader Boone Blake competes in the District Spelling Bee

Tommie Plank, Historic Monument Merchants Association, receives thanks from Board President Mark Pfoff and Superintendent Karen Brofft

Emily Pierce and Kathy Thirkell

Lewis-Palmer School District #38SCHOOL NEWS146 Jefferson Street, Monument, CO 80132(719) 488-4700 • [email protected] • www.lewispalmer.org April 2015

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