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Wine tourism takes off May 11 By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com If it’s good for Woodland Park, it’s good for the nation. As major cities in the United States host Wine Tourism Day this month, Woodland Park is way ahead of the game. Because several businesses already feature wine tastings, the tourism gig May 11 is a natural. “We want to get people out walking around town on Mother’s Day weekend,” said Jamie Caperton, co-owner with her husband, Ben Caperton, of The Cellar Door. With a let’s-do-it enthusiasm, business owners along main street, each with a tasting room, offer specials throughout the day, three of them issuing Passports to tastings from various Colorado vineyards. At Vintage Vines, along with the Passport, Jan Cummer features drawings for a discount on the vintage clothing, an extra tasting, or a gift bag. “I’m really excited about this event; the town is working together to make this a great experience,” Cummer said. The tasting rooms along the avenue reflect the variety of goods available in Woodland Park. Windows of Heaven, a Catholic Christian bookstore, for instance, features books, jewelry and other religious items. At Cowbells\Deersnake Gallery, Deb Nichols highlights the broader message. “I think it’s a great community project that we are working together on,” she said. For the adventurous traveler/sipper, Cowbells takes off that day with a special wine-flight promotion. As other Colorado cities promote their own tasting treats on May 11, Woodland Park’s main street reflects the ingenuity of the proprietors. “Our tasting rooms are different as each is in a retail establishment as opposed to tastings in a winery,” said Ralph Holloway, who owns Seven Arrows Gallery. Included in the tasting rooms is Studio West Aveda Salon; up the street a bit, Banana Belt Liquors offers a complimentary tasting
Lucy Tanner, Windows of Heaven Catholic Christian bookstore, is part of the Wine Tourism Day May 11 in Woodland Park. Windows is one of three businesses offering Passports to discounted wine tastings. Photos by Pat Hill
‘I’m really excited for this event; the town is working together to make this a great experience.’ Jan Cummer from 3 to 5 p.m. Throughout the day, nearly every merchant in Woodland Park will feature some kind of special. The go-to information site is at http://woodlandparkuncorked. com where the Passport can be purchased for $7.50. “We are open for business,” said Brian Fleer, executive director
Jamie and Ben Caperton, who own The Cellar Door, initiated the idea of hosting a special event called Wine Tourism Day May 11. of the city’s office of economic and downtown development. “This is
a pilot project to gauge interest, to take advantage of that weekend
and tie it as a special event here for Woodland Park.”
West U.S. 24 rocked Several large boulders rolled onto U.S. 24 westbound the evening of April 23, requiring a right lane closure about one mile west of Manitou Springs on Ute Pass. There were no injuries or property damage. Crews from Colorado Department of Transportation Department were able to push the boulders off
the roadway and onto the shoulder area. Highway 24 was never closed to traffic since one lane remained open. It appears the boulders “rolled” onto the roadway and did not damage the pavement - just pavement scratches. Crews are on site breaking up the boulders into smaller chunks, allowing
their removal in the next couple of days. CDOT rock fall experts will be doing a technical analysis of the slope above U.S. 24 April 24, determining if additional mitigation work is required. Rock fall in mountainous areas is common this time of year due to the recurring “freeze-thaw” cycle.
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There were no injuries when nine large boulders rolled onto U.S. 24 westbound the evening of April 23 just above Manitou Springs. Courtesy photo from the Colorado Department of Transportation
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Victor asks for its main street back DREAM wins recognition for a year’s worth of accomplishments By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com Victor City Council is asking the Colorado Department of Transportation for possession of Victor Avenue, which is currently part of Colo. 67. The state is divesting itself of short sections of state highways running through small towns. Victor City Administrator Deb Downs told council at its April 25 meeting that if CDOT accepts the city’s request, it will pay a maintenance reimbursement of $175,000, $126,000 for resurfacing and an extra 25
percent for contingencies for a total of $301,750. “They would like us to use that money for transportation but we don’t actually have to use it just on that stretch of Victor Avenue,” she said. “We can use the money as a match for another (Community Development Block Grant) to upgrade the entire avenue. …This request just gets us on CDOT’s radar. There is no guarantee we’ll get it but if we do we’ll really be able to finish off our main street. Mayor Buck Hakes said the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. is helping out with work at the city’s Gold Bowl. The mine is providing topsoil, sod and a water system that will make the bowl a regulation sized athletic field. Volunteers will be needed to remove the Gold
Sandbags available Saturday Residents of Green Mountain Falls and Cascade are invited to pick up sandbags, 20 per family, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon May 4 at Ute Pass Elementary School. The giveaway, sponsored by the American Red Cross Pikes Peak Chapter, is part of the state’s Wildland Preparedness Day of Service.
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Bowl’s fences. Councilmember Mike Wallace reminded council that volunteers will be needed for demolition at the Brian’s Park Ice Rink at 9 a.m. on May 4. The rink won a Great Outdoors Colorado grant to fund a new rink. Councilmember Veldean Petri added a few other events. At 9 a.m. on May 11 volunteers will be needed to help with the annual Sunnyside Cemetery clean up. She will be leading a cemetery tour at 10 a.m. on May 18. The spring Victor Clean Up Day is June 1. Dumpsters will be in place by no later than 6 a.m. and volunteers will be needed to help older residents participate, she said, adding that metal items will be salvaged and recycled. Becky Parham brought in an armload of plaques
and awards won by Victor DREAM to show council. DREAM recently earned the Teller County Cares Community Pride award, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Silver Fork “Boot Strapper” award, the Governors Downtown Excellence Award for Best Façade Program, the U.S. Department of Interior “Partners in Conservation” award and a Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade “Pot o’ Gold” award for Best Overall Float. “We’ve had a busy year,” Parham said. “We also have big plans for this year.” The next Victor City Council is scheduled for 6 p.m. on May 9. The May 23 meeting has been moved to 6 p.m. on May 30 and city offices will be closed from May 24-27 for the long Memorial Day weekend.
Becky Parham, director of Victor DREAM, holds a stack of awards the organization has received in the past year. Awards came from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Photo by Norma Engelberg
CC-V gets jump on state planning program Individual Academic and Career Plan mandates post-secondary readiness By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com In 2009, Colorado implemented a post-secondary readiness program called the Individual Academic and Career Plan. The program is designed to make sure students are ready for college, vocational schools, jobs and/or the military by the time
they graduate. The program is administered at Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 School District by school counselor Jennifer Johnston and career and college counselor Alisha Strupp. Implementation at the school was funded by two grants. By sixth-grade every student in the school has to be enrolled in the program but implementation doesn’t start until seventhgrade. “We’re working in partnership with District 49 to develop the program here at CC-V,” Johnston said. “Each high school is differ-
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ent.” One registered, students create and use an account on the www.collegeincolorado.org website. As they post the variety of projects and extracurricular activities they are involved in, they begin creating a resume that can be used when the seek jobs, higher education or a career in the military, Johnston said. Using a slide presentation, at the April 22 school board meeting Johnston showed the the steps involved in implementing the program at each grade level. For example, in eighthgrade students start to narrow
down their career clusters and look at study plans needed to achieve those careers. By 10thgrade students are fully into resume building and by 11th-grade they’re looking at scholarship opportunities. “We help students look at all their options,” Johnston said. “This isn’t just about college; it’s about careers.” “The state was expecting full implementation of this program in two to three years,” Strupp said. “We’re up there.” “I like the idea that this program makes kids think about their futures,” said board Vice President Brent Kennedy.
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Colorado State Forest Service. When fires and floods seem imminent, Steve Steed, director of the office of emergency management, encouraged the audience to check the county’s website at www. co.teller.co.us. Amid all the disaster scenarios and doom-and-gloom predictions, Bruno interrupted to talk about thriving rather than surviving. “Woodland Park is very resilient. We’ve seen the fires lashing at our footsteps, at our doors but we’re poised, ready,” he said. Bruno urged the audience to look on the bright side. “It’s important that we be real but we also look toward the future and come up with solutions that set the standard,” he said. “Living in these wildland urban interface forest areas we’re going to have fires.” Currently, as a result of the Woodland Park Healthy Forest Initiative, 63,000 acres of private and public lands surrounding the city have achieved priority designation. To date, in the past three years, 6,000 acres have been treated, 4,000 of which were done by CUSP. “That’s a drop in the bucket,” he said. “We have to get over our love of trees.” The seminar at the Gold Hill Square movie theatre was sponsored by Park State Bank & Trust, Fox21 News and the Small Business Development Center. Mike Perini, of Perini & Associates, moderated the panel discussion.
Business leaders aim to survive disaster phill@ourcoloradonews.com For Ron Bullard, last summer was a real bummer when he was forced to close the Triple B Ranch as the Waldo Canyon Fire burned near Woodland Park. One of several business owners who attended the Surviving & Thriving seminar April 23, Bullard was looking for answers from the range of experts. “There is a good loan program for disaster financing if buildings are burned or flooded,” Bullard said. However, since his business was negatively impacted, Bullard feels he may qualify for a low-interest loan, 4 to 6 percent, from the Small Business Administration. “I might look at it, but the deadline is May 7,” he said. Before the seminar, Bullard was unaware of the SBA loans to offset the financial losses last year and potentially this year. To date, bookings are down at the ranch, a slide that Bullard attributes to the slow economy as well as the rumor mill. “I keep hearing that people are concerned about getting trapped up here if U.S. 24 closes,” he said. With a glut of forums in the area about staying safe if disaster strikes, Tyler Lambert, chief of Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District, passed along the same message about when to evacuate - use common sense. Jonathan Bruno, operations director for
Iain Hyde, state disaster recovery manager, right, and Johnathan Bruno, operations director for the Coalition for the Upper South Platte, were among the panelists for the Surviving and Thriving seminar April 23 at Gold Hill Square Theater in Woodland Park. Photo by Pat Hill Coalition for the Upper South Platte, added, “We take the ohmygod approach,” he said, adding that when the smoke get up close, evacuate. The operative words at the forum, however, were fuel mitigation. “We’re not talking about thinning a few trees on your property; we’re talking landscape level,”
Bruno said. “We need to thin our acres or else we’re going to continue to have these fires.” In addition to offering a slash-mulch site in Divide, CUSP is one of several organizations or agencies offering financial helpfor fuel-reduction projects, among them, Natural Resources Conservation Service and
Governor’s proclamation has tentacles into Woodland Park By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com When Gov. John Hickenlooper declared May 4 as Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service in Colorado, Bonnie Sumner and Scott Lord went into overdrive. Woodland Park’s cheerleaders for taking charge of the future, as it relates to ensuring that neighbors protect their homes from catastrophic fires, the two hope to make believers out of possible laggards. “There are no guarantees but together we can change the odds,” said Lord, founder and organizer of Woodland Park Friends of Forest Edge. Having dodged the wrath of the Hayman Fire in 2002 and the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012, Woodland Park remains in a designated red zone and susceptible to another conflagration. Lord and Sumner are passionate about promoting defensible space and driven to educating the community. Each has done the footwork to earn Firewise designation for their neighborhoods, Forest Edge and Majestic Park, respectively. For these two, May 4 is the day to encourage renewal and revitalization of wildfire-protection efforts. The day begins at 9 a.m. with a defensible-space workshop at the station at Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District. “The day is about education and mitigating,” Lord said. “A lot of
TELLER COUNTY ARRESTS The following list of arrests is provided by area law enforcement agencies. An arrest is not an indication of guilt or innocence and there might be several people with the same name living in the county.
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April 14 John Elges, 45, of Cripple Creek was cited on charges of dog running at large, dog license required and rabies vaccination required. April 16 Vanessa Uballe, 28, was arrested and booked into the Teller County Jail on a warrant charging failure to appear. April 17 Michael John Taylor, 52, of Palisade was arrested and charged with false reporting of explosives, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and unlawful acts and transported to the Teller County Jail.
Bonnie Sumner and Scott Lord have taken the lead on ensuring that Woodland Park neighborhoods are prepared for a catastrophic fire. The two are spreading the word about the Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service May 4, which starts at the Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District station. Photo by Pat Hill people aren’t sure where to start or what to do, so we want to show them you can do simple stuff that will make a real difference.” With an in-your-face diorama, provided by the Colorado State Forest Service, residents can see the contrast of responsible and irresponsible measures. “The diorama is of a house with all the things that people do wrong and the same house with the way to fix it,” Sumner said. “It’s very visual.” Participating in the workshop are representatives of the city of Woodland Park, the for-
est service, fire department and Firewise Communities. “We’re hoping that people become educated about what is within our power to do,” Sumner said. “We can’t always stop a wildfire but we can do our best to make sure that our homes and neighborhoods are defensible as possible.” Armed with a crash course in defensible space, homeowners are encouraged to put the knowledge to work, immediately. “Get together with friends and neighbors then get out and get busy, start working,” Lord said.
April 18 Brian Del Werner, 40, of Chaska, Minn., was summonsed and released on charges of hit and run, failed to notify police of accident and careless driving. April 21 Monica Paradise, 24, transient, was arrested and booked into the Teller County Jail on a no bond charge of failure to comply.
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March 31 Lyssa P. Brown, 26, of Colorado Springs was arrested on a warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of theft and trespass. Bond was set at $1,600. April 1 Billy Ray Hayes, 37, of Florissant was arrested on a warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of careless driving resulting in injury. Bond set at $600.
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Larry Lindholm dies suddenly By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com Surrounded by mountains, rolling hillsides and lush trees, Larry Lindholm was a man of the West who found sustenance in the land, in open space and wild pastures. Lindholm died suddenly at home in the late hours of April 22, most likely from a heart attack. He would have been 72 June 27. Lindholm and his wife Ann lived on 35 acres off the road to the Crags in Divide where they raised their daughters Jamie and Kriston. A self-employed contractor, Lindholm built the family’s home. A man who eschewed the newage technology, cell phones and computers, Lindholm took pleasure in riding his horse on the mountain trails that began near his home. “He was an awesome dad,” Kriston said. “He enjoyed taking people on horseback rides, on pack-in and hunting trips.” Lindholm’s daughters recall the sheep-counting excursions on horseback, part of their father’s designation by the state of Colorado to log the official count of the area’s Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep. “He was really good at spotting them where nobody else could see them,” Kriston said. For years, he was a Colorado Army National Guard member, graduating at the top of his class. The loss is steep for the family of the man known throughout two counties for his generosity and empathy. “There wasn’t a thing he wouldn’t do for somebody,” said his sister Myrna Wey. “The biggest thing about Larry was his integrity, his work ethic. People would wait two years so they could have Larry do the work for them, whatever it was.” When the Sand Gulch was destroyed during the rainstorm of July 2012 Lindholm showed up to offer his support to the homeowners, Jan Pettit, among them. “Larry’s Christian faith was really im-
Larry Lindholm died in his sleep April 22. His memorial service is at 1 p.m. June 8 at Joyland church in Green Mountain Falls. Courtesy photo portant to him,” said his wife. “He went to different Bible studies.” A self-employed contractor, Lindholm has left his mark on his hometown of Green Mountain Falls as well as around Teller County. Despite hitting the 70 mark nearly two years ago, he had no thought of retirement. “He had list of projects two years off,” Ann Lindholm said. An old beat-up tin can filled with keys and name tags reflects
Lindholm’s unfinished projects, building, remodeling and caretaking. Like the others, Lindholm’s sister Marge White is still somewhat in shock. “It’s difficult, so hard to believe,” she said. Yet the memories are comforting. “Larry was a good brother, always wore a smile; I never saw him angry,” White said. “He was always there for his family. He will live on in our hearts.”
‘The biggest thing about Larry was his integrity, his work ethic. People would wait two years so they could have Larry do the work for them, whatever it was.’ Myrna Wey
Former Teller County Sheriff Frank Fehn dies By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com Former Teller County Sheriff Frank Fehn died in his sleep at home April 23 in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Fehn and his wife, Lucile Fehn, had moved from Woodland Park to Lake Havasu City, Ariz. after each retired, she as a Teller County commissioner. Fehn was appointed to the position of sheriff in 1997 after Guy Grace resigned.
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Fehn was subsequently elected in 1998, retiring after serving one term. Before becoming sheriff, Fehn was the Teller County coroner. Fehn sealed his reputation as a leader when he staged the raid on the Fehn Texas Seven hiding out at the Coachlight trailer park in Jan. 2001. While one of the seven killed
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Project Construction Impacts Week of April 28: A detour is established for wideload vehicles: Vehicles exceeding 13 feet in width are required to use a Colorado Department of Transportation approved detour to avoid the I-25 expansion work zone. The detour is necessary because lane widths have been reduced in several areas between Monument and Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs. For northbound vehicles, the detour is: US 24 Bypass, Mile Marker 139, east to Powers Boulevard; north on Powers Boulevard to Colo.
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In addition to becoming a hero during the Texas Seven raid, Fehn led evacuation and rescue operations the next year during the Hayman Fire of June 2002, Dougherty said. The family plans a memorial service at Our Lady of the Woods Catholic Church, with burial at Ft. Logan Cemetery in Denver. The date of the services is to be announced.
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himself that day, Fehn and his deputies captured four while two fled to Colorado Springs. The seven were wanted on armed robbery as well as murder of a Texas police office in Irving, Tex. “Frank was a great person and an excellent law enforcement-professional,” said Kevin Dougherty, who served as Fehn’s undersheriff before serving two terms as the county’s top law enforcer.
83; north on Colo. 83 to I-225; west on I-225 to northbound I-25. For southbound vehicles, the detour is: I-225 east to Colo. 83; south on Colo. 83 to Powers Boulevard; south on Powers Boulevard to US 24 Bypass; US 24 Bypass west to southbound I-25. Below is listed the activity area, time and dates activity is scheduled to begin and end and potential impacts such as traffic, closures, utilities, access, etc. Northbound and southbound I-25, various locations between Woodmen Road and North Gate Boulevard from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. April 28-May 3. Right shoulder closures Northbound I-25, Woodmen Road to Black Squirrel Creek from
8:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. April 28-May 2. Right lane closures for grading work and barrier placement. Southbound I-25, Black Squirrel Creek to Woodmen Road from 8:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. April 28-May 2. Right lane closures for grading work and barrier placement. Northbound I-25, North Academy Boulevard to North Gate Boulevard from 8:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. April 28-May 2. Left lane closures for saw cutting. Southbound I-25, North Gate Boulevard to North Academy Boulevard from 8:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. April 28-May 2. Left lane closures for saw cutting. Northbound I-25, Woodmen Road to North Gate Boulevard from
8:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. April 29. Shortterm lane closures for pothole repairs. Southbound I-25, North Gate Boulevard to Woodmen Road from 8:30 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. April 30. Shortterm lane closures for pothole repairs. To receive all future updates, you must register through the CDOT website. Visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the bright green telephone in the upper right corner of the home page. A project website will be available in the next two weeks at www. southi25expansion.com. A telephone hotline is also available at 719-247-8339.
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tweaks policies VOYCE members make report By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com In an ongoing effort to keep its policies current, the Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 School District board of education looked at several school policies, including one that governs the student dress code. After listening to several reports from principals, counselors and student, the board’s first action at its April 22 board meeting was to swear in its newest board member, Dennis Jones, a retired state correctional facility employee, an instructor at Pueblo Community College and a former Cripple Creek-Victor High School assistant basketball coach. Taking up the dress code issue, the board decided to leave disciplinary actions for infractions in the hands of principals. The board also added a prohibition against “sagging.” “We deal with exposed underwear at the college level all the time,” Jones said. “It drives me crazy.” After a discussion, board members declared: “There will be no exposed underwear at Cripple Creek-Victor schools.” One of the reports they heard was from three Voices of Youth Changing Education students, seniors Darien Carrillo, Olivia Ruiz Larsen and Haley Hute. VOYCE students recently attended a Colorado Association of School Boards conference and were reporting on ideas they thought could be implemented by the school district. “Teachers talked about building better relationships with their students,” Larsen said. “Especially with kids who don’t participate as often as the more outgoing kids.” The three students also attended a leadership event
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Cripple Creek-Victor High School seniors Darien Carrillo, Olivia Ruiz Larsen and Haley Hute presented information about Voices of Youth Changing Education. The students involved in the youth organization recently attended an education conference in Denver. Photos by Norma Engelberg
Dennis Jones, a former Cripple Creek-Victor High School assistant basketball coach and an instructor at Pueblo Community College, is now the newest member of the Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 School District Board of Education. He replaces Karen Casey-Svetich who resigned earlier this year. at Sanborn Camp and recommended sending students to the camp instead of to the school boards conference. “It’s easier to learn leadership skills at the camp instead of at the conference,” Carrillo said. “There wasn’t a lot at the conference that applied to our small schools.” One idea the students recommended for next year was for VOYCE students to go to the schools’ literacy workshops quarterly to talk about such things as goal setting, maintaining grades, testing, overcoming roadblocks and being successful. “They should start getting ready to look for scholarships early and meet all the deadlines,” Larsen said. “They sneak up on you.” She also recommended that students who are now in college be invited back to talk to students about what to expect and to plan events that bring VOYCE and National Honor Society students into Cresson Elementary School to mentor students.
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Cresson Principal Miriam Mondragon reported that her Young Environmental Stewards Club, which is open to fourth- and fifth-graders and uses a Catamount Institute curriculum, placed in the top three at a recent YES Club symposium at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. She added that most of her students are on track to make one year’s growth or more by year’s end and that those who don’t meet the growth goal or who aren’t at grade level will be targeted for intensive summer clinics. “I hope we can get them to come,” she said. Junior high/high school principal Trudy Vader said students are still following a three-year trends of showing steady growth in math. “There is still hard work ahead of us,” she said. “We need a balanced focus that maintains growth in reading and math.” The next board meeting was moved to May 29 to avoid having it on Memorial Day.
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Legendary Teller County Sheriff Frank Fehn passes One Monday morning many years ago, Jan. 21, 2001, we watched out the front window of the Ute Pass Courier newspaper office in Woodland Park, Colo., as multiple emergency vehicles began filling up the newspaper parking lot. “No information at this time,” is what they emergency staff told us when we tried to find out what was going on. After nearly 20 minutes of being completely in the dark of what kind of operation was taking place in our own neighborhood, we discovered that police, including local city and county officers, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, FBI and federal marshals, arrested members of the Texas Seven in the Coachlight mobile home park directly to the east of us. The seven inmates made their break from a maximum-security prison near San Antonio, Texas, six weeks prior to the excitement near our office. Before showing up in our town, police say the fugitives killed an Irving, Texas, police officer, shooting him 11 times and then running over him as they looted a sporting goods store for clothing, weapons, ammunition and more than $70,000 in cash. Three of the escapees were surrounded in Woodland Park by a police SWAT team at
a convenience store a few miles down the road as they left the Coachlight RV Park to get their morning coffee. At the same time that was happening, police surrounded the RV in the park with two other fugitives inside. By using a bullhorn, police were able to get one of the two in the RV to surrender. The holdout, Ron Harper, took his own life by shooting himself twice in the chest. He used two different weapons, according to information released later by the county coroner. Two of the men remained at large for two more days and were finally captured in a Colorado Springs hotel room about 15 miles from here. On the Jan. 21, Teller County Sheriff Frank Fehn got a tip from people who had watched the program America’s Most Want-
ed and said that “The Texas Seven” might be living in the RV park down the road. The sheriff, posing as a tourist, loaded up his own RV with heavily armed state and federal agents, and that night drove into the trailer park so he could monitor the group. In the morning, when Rivas and two others jumped in their Jeep and left the trailer park, the police made a decision to act. Frank Fehn told it this way. “They were followed to a Western convenience store. They pull up to the gas pumps. Two units come from behind. At least three, if not four, units boxed them in and immediately exited the police vehicles, weapons drawn, and totally surprised them.” Rivas recalled like this: “There was a man in front of me with an AR-15 pointing at my chest, officer next to me suited up in body armor. Car was still on, it was in gear. I had my foot on the brake. I had an opportunity to run.” But Fehn says the escapees had no chance to flee. “They did not have an opportunity to resist. If they did, it would not have been a blood bath, but three people would-a been dead.” The three, Fehn noted, would have been the inmates. The media circus gradually split up and migrated to several nearby locations includ-
ing the Teller County Jail, the Teller County Courthouse in Cripple Creek, and down the hill to Colorado Springs where the last two were captured. On August 14, 2008, Michael Anthony Rodriguez became the first of the gang to be executed for his part in the killing of Irving Officer Aubrey Hawkins on Christmas Eve in 2000. Rodriguez, claiming a religious conversion on death row, asked for years that his appeals be dropped so that he could face his punishment and stand a better chance at going to heaven. George Rivas, leader of `Texas Seven’, was put to death by lethal injection for gunning down police officer Aubrey Hawkins on Feb. 29, 2012. Texas Seven member, Donald Newbury, was set to die in February, last year, but U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stopped his punishment at least temporarily. Patrick Murphy Jr., 50, Joseph Garcia, 40, and Randy Halprin, 34, are still appealing their death sentences. Halprin was denied a death row appeal in March. At the time, most people here in Woodland Park were just happy that none of the locals were hurt, the bad guys were caught, and law enforcement was able to perform so efficiently.
Be prepared for Colorado disaster season September is National Preparedness Month and I know it’s only May but, aside from an occasional blizzard, Colorado’s disasters tend to happen in the summer. With the ongoing drought set to intensify, communities are already instituting watering restrictions; on my side of the street it’s Sundays and Wednesdays. Oh my poor tomatoes! Because of wildfires, I think Colorado and most other Western states should have their own Preparedness Month or Week in May to remind citizens to prepare of emergencies. Let’s set ourselves a mid-May deadline to be ready for Colorado Disaster Season, which, until lately, was also known as “summer.” There are a number of reasons to be prepared either to “shelter in place” or evacuate during a disaster. Preparedness just makes sense. Would you take a long trip without checking your
tires, changing the oil or making sure you have enough money? Not likely; unless you’re into “magical thinking.” Disaster preparedness is just like planning for a long trip even if you’re staying home. Self-sufficiency means you won’t have to rely on resources that are spread too thin. During any major disaster, first responders probably won’t be able to respond quickly to your calls for help but being prepared can give you peace of mind.
1899 a bumper year for gold trains In 1899 the largest single shipment of ore ever made in the United States was shipped from Taylor and Brunton’s sampler in Victor. Not in the history of the ore shipments of Colorado has such a shipment been made. Tuesday evening a train consisting of 12 cars containing 288 tons gross was shipped, containing a total value of $176,500. The ore was sent to the Globe smelter in Denver. The trip took only 12 hours. It was a special train and everything on the road made way for it. The ore was from five of the largest mines in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District. This train represented ores received, sampled and paid for Monday and Tuesday of that week, which is a record in itself. Taylor & Brunton had been in the habit of sending some tremendous shipments from Victor but this was the stunner of them all This was not the first such shipment. Only a month earlier another shipment, slightly smaller set the record! The big difference was who shipped the ore. Samplers shipped ore they bought from many of the smaller mines. As soon as they received a large number of high-grade loads they needed to get it to a mill as soon as possible. The idea of a large amount of highgrade ore was too much of a temptation. The fact that there was high grade stored in railroad cars was likely to draw attention and theft was a real problem. Usually, the railroad would pick up cars once or twice a week, but this amount of high grade was reason to get it on its way quickly. In this case the gols was sent on a dedicated train that was probably highly
I’m not a superstitious person but being prepared might mean nothing will happen. It’s kind of like insurance or a warranty; break downs don’t seem to happen around my house until after the insurance lapses or the warranty ends? Planning for both evacuating and sheltering in place means you won’t have to make last-minute decisions and will save you from heartache and a lot of hard work. In a disaster like last year’s Waldo Canyon Fire, some people had less than 20 minutes to get out of their homes. If they weren’t ready to go, how were they to decide which parts of their lives to save? This last one brings up something that happened to a friend of mine. She and her mother were working in the garden one day in midsummer when a noise made them look up to see their home engulfed in flames. They were safe but they lost everything, every childhood photo, every
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piece of grandma’s china and even some of their pets. Nothing of any value, monetary or sentimental, was saved. They had no warning but we do. We have this chance to save something of our lives when other things go wrong. Being prepared might seem to be a solitary or family thing but working with neighbors can also be a lifesaver. Benjamin Franklin once said, “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” We could apply that to disaster preparedness. In a disaster, neighbors work together or die alone. Franklin also said “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Let’s not fail to take this opportunity to prepare for Colorado Disaster Season. Go to www.readycolorado.com, www.ready.gov, www.bt.cdc. gov and http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/ disaster-preparedness/ (for your pets) for more information.
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Turning the gun debate to mental illness The 2012 mass shootings at the Aurora movie theater and at Sandy Hook Elementary School sparked discussion of the role mental illness may have played in the tragedies. What can be done to improve treatment for the mentally ill? How can we make sure those whose illness manifests itself in violent tendencies don’t have access to guns? That debate was quickly overshadowed by gun-control measures in Congress and in state legislatures that frequently became arguments over the Second Amendment. In Colorado, the 2013 legislative session, now less than a week from its scheduled end, will be remembered most for Democrats pushing through several gun-control bills to the outrage of Republicans. But the mental illness aspect hasn’t gone away. We were reminded of this by last week’s scare in Littleton in which a police-
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issued safety alert cautioned that a man with access to a semiautomatic rifle had, weeks earlier, made threats to shoot people at the local hospital and at a big-box store. The 24-year-old Highlands Ranch man had spent more than two weeks in the same hospital he threatened after being admitted on a mandatory hold for having homicidal or suicidal thoughts. We know these details only because the safety alert inadvertently, police say, made its way into the hands of the public, largely
because of various media reports. The alert, issued April 25, had been intended just for the people deemed most affected, such as the hospital, the man’s relatives and his former employer. It was distributed as “a precautionary measure and a courtesy,” Littleton police said, and the man had not been charged with a crime. A day after the bulletin was issued, the man checked himself into a hospital seeking treatment and was not considered a threat, authorities said. Media organizations and the public were given a peek behind the curtain at something that surely happens more often than we would like to think. Because of privacy laws, neither the media nor the public are privy to much of what happens before someone who is mentally ill commits a crime. Let’s be clear: The vast majority of men-
tally ill people do not commit crimes, and may actually be more prone to being victimized, experts say. But some individuals with certain types of mental illness are driven to hurt people. And they should not have legal access to guns. We have no way of knowing whether the subject of last week’s safety alert actually planned to hurt anyone or whether he is even mentally ill. But the mere notion of someone with bad intentions and access to a firearm fuels thoughts of another tragedy. What can be done? How can public safety best be protected without trampling on an individual’s rights? There are lawmakers in Congress and in the Colorado General Assembly having this discussion. We hope they will put the same passion into these talks that we saw in earlier gun-control debates, sans the partisan politics.
Gear up for pollen season with anti-allergy arsenal April snow showers bring May flowers but this year they’re also bringing a bumper crop of grasses, weeds and pollen. The predicted result for Coloradans and visitors alike is an especially intense season of sneezing; sniffling; red, itchy, watery eyes; coughing; and postnasal drip. What allergy sufferers have long suspected is evidently true - allergy season is starting earlier, lasting longer and becoming more intense. The pollen season, which in the 1970s used to start sometime in May, now begins in early March. Researchers say that the season is starting earlier by about five days per decade. At the Harvard School of Public Health, scientists contend they’ve uncovered an environmental double-whammy. Not only is climate change speeding up the growth of allergy-causing plants but carbon dioxide - one of the greenhouse gases blamed for causing global warming by trapping the sun’s heat - also works on its own to increase pollen count. Allergies result from an overzealous im-
mune system, which perceives a normally harmless substance, such as pollen, as an invader that needs to be fought. This exaggerated and inappropriate response by the body’s autoimmune system results in the release of chemicals called histamines, which in turn causes the unpleasant symptoms associated with allergies. While you’re patiently waiting for the end of the world due to global warming, there is good news. The number and efficacy of medications to treat the symptoms of allergies has ex-
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Columbine Elementary School physical education teacher Julie Cutting, right, poses with this year’s Jump Rope for Heart event’s top four fundraisers. Pictured with Cutting are, back row from left, Gunnar Grace and Sara Kuhn and front row from left, Ian Clarkson and Reagan Kuhn. Photos by Courtesy photo
Columbine kids put heart into fundraising Students raise $4,000 for Jump Rope for Heart By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com Columbine Elementary School had a successful Jump Rope for Heart event, with students raising a total of $4,000 and four of them raising more than $1,500, all for the American Heart Association. The four top fundraisers during the Feb. 13 event were Gunnar Grace, $700; Ian Clarkson, $250; Sara Kuhn, $250; and Reagan Kuhn, $250. All students from kindergarten to fifth-grade participate, jumping ropes, getting exercise and raising money and awareness about heart disease. This was physical education teacher Julie Cutting’s 23rd year leading Jump Rope for Heart and her 16th year leading the event for Columbine. For Grace, 12, a fifth-grader who lives with his parents, Hal and Traci Grace, and
his seventh-grade brother, Cody, near Westcreek, being a top fundraiser is especially important because he has a congenital heart condition. “I know a lot of family and friends who decided to help me out because I was raising money for kids like me with heart conditions,” he said. Grace called his heart condition cardiomyopathy and explained that he has an irregular heartbeat. He hasn’t let it stop him from riding his dirt bike in the woods near his home or from taking part for the first time at this year’s event. “I don’t know what will happen to me but I hope to have a good life with lots of fun,” he said. Fun isn’t all he wants. One of his class projects this year was to write letters to their 20- or 30-years-older selves. These letters have been made into posters and displayed on the school walls. In Grace’s letter, he tells his 30-years-older self, “I hope you have become a really good racecar driver and have a good job. …Hopefully you have a big
house and a Husky named Navi. Hopefully you have kept your family close.” Now on the cusp of entering middle school, Grace said he hopes the school will let him skip sixth-grade. “They held me back in first grade because of my reading but now I’m in advanced-placement reading,” he said. “I read at college level. I like to read fantasies.” He’s also taking advanced placement writing and likes to write fantasies about Medieval times but “no princesses.” In his letter he also said, “Hopefully you will like writing.” He also plans to be a mechanical engineer when he grows up. That’s where his advanced placement math will come in handy. “Gunnar is just a great kid,” Cutting said. “He’s talented and smart.”
Gunnar Grace, a fifth-grader at Columbine Elementary School who has a congenital heart condition, raised $700 for this year’s American Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart event. Photo by Norma Engelberg
Collaboration benefits children in trauma By Pat Hill
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Divide post office customers can purchase the stuffed animals to help the sheriff’s office have the animals on hand to give to children in traumatic situations. Pictured, from left, Teller County Deputy Renee Bunting, left, Divide Postmaster Monica Deluca and Teller County Sheriff’s Lt. Jason Mikesell talk about Photos by Photo by Pat Hill
Cuddly and cute, the stuffed brown bears and Winnie the Pooh go on sale this month at the Divide Post Office. A joint effort between the post office and the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, the stuffed animals are meant to offer comfort to children caught in traumatic events. “When a child is in a traffic accident, involved in a family dispute when they are scared or upset, or if they have suffered a loss, a stuffed animal from us is the one thing they can look forward to,” said Lt. Jason Mikesell. For Divide Postmaster Monica DeLuca, the bears offer up a message of kindness in a world that is often harsh for children. “I just want
to make a positive impact,” she said. “I’m tired of all the negative news.” The promotion begins May 1. The brown bears are $11.99 and Winnie is $14.99 and available only in Divide. While the sheriff’s office developed the program 20 years ago, the partnership with the post office is new. In the past, the office relied on donations to fund the program. “This program is of great assistance in helping us build trust and promote a caring environment when children have to deal with us,” Mikesell said. “This is great assistance for us when we run into a child who has run so we can build trust and promote a caring environment when dealing with us,” Mikesell said.
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Lake George students ‘Take Flight’ with YES Club By Special to the Courier
Lake George Charter School Lake George Charter School is a participant in Catamount Institute’s “Young Environmental Stewards” (YES) Club. It is an award-winning, innovative, science-based program designed for fourth- and fifthgraders. The YES Club combines environmental science, community service, technology and leadership in a fun and active afterschool program that gets students excited about science and engaged in real research. The Spring Semester is called “Takes Flight.” Aeroecology is the study of flying organisms, bats, birds, bugs, and even germs, that depend on the atmosphere above Earth’s Surface. It is taught by Lake George School’s fourth-grade teacher Kathy Reimer, who is also the school’s science teacher. She has been heading this club for the past two years.
YES Club participants spend an entire semester meeting for two hours after school, once a week. They provide snacks, materials, field trips, transportation, T-shirts, guest speakers, educators and researchers that work with YES members to discover leadership qualities, technology and environmental science projects throughout the semester. The YES Club uses four rotating semesters of curriculum so students may participate for one or four semesters and still learn something new every season.
Pictured with their teacher Kathy Reimer, right, these Lake George Charter School fourth-graders are members of the Young Environmental Stewards Club, an organization sponsored by the Catamount Institute. The club recently participated in a YES Club symposium at Colorado College. Courtesy photo
Michaela Paetsch to play in Woodland Park Special to the Courier Michaela Paetsch will be coming to Colorado Springs for a short visit from her home in Germany. She has graciously agreed to play a concert in Woodland Park in support of the Woodland Park Arts Alliance Scholarship program. Paetsch has played in major concert
halls across the United States and Europe and has performed with some of the major orchestras throughout the world. “This is a rare opportunity to hear from one of the finest concert violinists of today,” said Ralph Holloway, chairman and founder of the WPAA. Accompanying Paetsch on harpsichord and piano will be Peter Biro. Biro has ap-
peared as soloist and recitalist on piano, organ and harpsichord in the U.S. and Europe. The concert will include selections from Handel, Bach, Mozart, Ysaye and Franck. The concert includes area musicians Rebecca Mijares, cello, Eli Osteroos, violin, Sean Jones, violin, and Patrick Jones, viola.
The concert is at 5 p.m. May 19 at High View Baptist Church at 11 51 Rampart Range Rd. in Woodland Park. Seating will be limited. Tickets, which are $15, can be purchased by calling 7611676, mail checks, with “Paetsch Concert” in the subject line, to Woodland Park Arts Alliance, PO Box 983, Woodland Park, CO 80866.
Music series throws dance party The Woodland Park Music Series hosts a fundraising concert and dance, Boot Scootin’ and Boogie Country Dance Party, from 7 to 9 p.m. May 4 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The dance party includes free line-dance
instruction in preparation to dance to the country sounds of the Black Rose Band. For reservations, call 687-5284; tickets are $10 a person. For details, check www.woodlandmusicseries.com.
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Kasey Allen, a senior at Woodland Park High School, won Fourth Place in the Colorado’s American Legion Oratorical Competition, representing the local Woodland Park Eric V. Dickson Post 1980. She received $700 in scholarships. The competition’s purpose is “to develop
a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States on the part of high school students. Other objectives of the contest include the development of leadership qualities, the ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, and the preparation for acceptance of the duties and responsibilities, the rights and privileges of American citizenship.”
Pups celebrate poetry month By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com Given a chance to highlight the accomplishments of his Pikes Peak Pebble Pups, Steve Veatch is all over it. As his pups celebrated April as National Poetry Month, Veatch asked his students to write about the earth sciences, mining, paleontology and climate change. One of his students from Lake George, Ciena Higginbotham, 15, submitted this work:
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Museum reschedules picnic, without planes Annual gem show sets up in June By Norma Engelberg
Nengelberg@ourcoloradonews. com Every year the Western Museum of Mining & Industry invites the public to bring a picnic lunch out to its grounds to watch the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying overhead for the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. Because of the Sequester the Thunderbirds aren’t flying this year and the museum has rescheduled and renamed its picnic invitation. The annual event scheduled on May 4 was called Picnic-n-Planes but now it will be the “Disappointed We Can’t See The T-Birds Picnic!” and will be on May 29. Brad Poulson, the museum’s programs and communications director writes in an email: “Are you sad because you can’t watch the Thunderbirds fly at this year’s Air Force Academy graduation? We are too! “But since that’s not going to happen this year, we decided to host a picnic to ease your disappointment. Instead of the cutting-
The 50th Annual Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show is coming to the Western Museum of Mining & Industry for three days in June. Visitors will be able to browse the many gem and mineral exhibits and vendors as well as take tours of the museum. Photo by Courtesy photo edge technology of modern flight, bring a picnic lunch and come to the museum to see the technology of the Industrial Revolution! “Hear the shrill whistle of our 1928 Osgood Steam Shovel. Watch the compressed air loco-
motive speed down the track and learn how it replaced the donkey in hauling mountains of ore. Afterwards, make sure you bring enough carrots in your picnic lunch to share with our donkeys, Nugget and Chism, in their play-
pen.” This day-long event includes tours of the facilities and the operation of the outside equipment. Tours start at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and are included with paid admission. Admission $8-$4.
Just a little more than a week later there will be another reason to visit the museum, the 50th Annual Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show - “Out of the Heavens!” The show will run from June 7-9. On Friday and Saturday the hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Sunday the show is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The show, which is a partnership between the museum and the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, will center on an extraterrestrial rock that crashed through a home in Canon City in 1973, tearing a 6-inch hole in the home’s garage roof and gouging out a 2-inch hole in the garage floor. To go along with the show’s theme, there will also be a special exhibit on meteorites from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The show will include KeepWhat-You-Find gold panning lessons from the Gold Prospectors of Colorado; crystal, gem and jewelry exhibits and vendors; tours of the museums working engines, steam shovel and the 1890s Stamp Mill Gold & Silver Refinery. Admission is $5 for ages 13 and older; children younger than 13 are free. Call 719-488-0880 for further information about either of these two events.
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Every year since the scholarship program was started in 2000, the Daniels Fund has been helping high school seniors in four states attend the college or university of their choice. Out of 3,000 applicants, the new class of 250 Daniels Scholars includes 177 from Colorado, 42 from New Mexico, 16 from Utah, and 21 from Wyoming. The percentages of scholarships awarded in each state were established by Bill Daniels, founder of the Daniels Fund. Among those awarded is Anjolenna Lutz of Woodland Park High School. As do all recipients, she received her award letter before the names were announced publically on April 24. The Daniels Scholarship Program is among the most comprehensive in the nation, packaging its college scholarship with resources, support, training, and connections that prepare Daniels Scholars to graduate ready to win in the real world.
Daniels Scholars may attend any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States. The Daniels Scholarship Program covers tuition and fees, room and board, books, and miscellaneous educational expenses for a full four years. Each year, the Daniels Fund awards more than $13 million in funding through the Daniels Scholarship Program. More than $95 million in scholarships have been awarded since the program was launched in the year 2,000. Daniels, a pioneer in cable television known for his kindness and generosity to those in need, established the Daniels Fund to provide grants and scholarships in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. His estate transferred to the Daniels Fund when he died in the year 2000, making it one of the largest foundations in the Rocky Mountain Region. Rising high school seniors graduating in 2014 are encouraged to visit the Daniels Fund website between mid-September and late-November, 2013, to apply online for the Daniels Scholarship Program. Visit www.DanielsFund.org for more information.
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phill@ourcoloradonews. com As music and cultural ambassadors, the Ute Pass Symphony Guild enhances the lives of the region’s fourth-graders with a road trip to hear the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. An annual event designed to spawn a broader vision of the world via music, the experience is an awakening for the area’s youngsters. In Brenda Baker’s fourthgrade music class at Summit Elementary School in Divide, the students are preparing for the concert May 8 with lessons based on the symphony’s jazz theme. “It’s a combination of rainfor-
The fourth-grade students of Brenda Baker at Summit Elementary School are getting in the mood for the upcoming trip to the Pikes Peak Center to hear the Colorado Springs Philharmonic May 8. The musical experience is an annual gift to area fourth-graders by the Ute Pass Symphony Guild, which also provides the transportation. Photo by Pat Hill est, jazz and jungle music,” Baker said. In line with the music lesson, the students are
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and the instruments, Baker hosts a musical-immersion class. “We learn about the four families of instruments, woodwind, strings, brass and percussion,” she said. For some Summit students, the musical experience is their first opportunity to hear a symphony. “While most have heard classical music on CDs or the radio, they’re not the real thing, nothing like sitting and listening to the orchestra,” Baker said. “The guild’s gift is a big deal for our rural area. It’s a lasting memory for sure.” The fourth-grade symphony trips are the major project for the guild throughout the year.
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The Business Buzz feaThe Divide Chamber tion is open to the public. The program features Dr. tures news about the eco- of Commerce and Com- For information, all Lisa at Vinh Chung, Vanguard Dernomic scene, promotions, munity Partnership Family 686-7587. matology and Skin Cancer weekacquisitions and expan- Resource Center co-host Pikes Peak Regional Specialists, who will talk asonsions. Business After Hours at 6 Hospital hosts an open about skin care with tips on h An- Contact Pat Hill at phill@ p.m. May 22 at the resource house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. looking younger. For reserneralourcoloradonews.com or center in the Highlands May 10 in Suite #210 at the vations, call Karen Earley at ” The687-3006. center in Divide. The recep- hospital’s medical center. 686-5802. . On s are y the m. tnerand museum buildings, and learn some of the history of Ute THROUGH MAY 28 eral-MAY 3-4 Pass. The historic walking tour of downtown Woodland n anMUNCHKIN MARKET. The MOPS spring Munchkin BALANCE CLASS. Matter of Balance is an eight-week Park meets at 10:30. Both tours begin at the Museum shedMarket consignment sale is May 2-4 at Woodland Park series of classes for those 60 and older who have fears/ Center, 231 E. Henrietta Avenue, next to the Woodland ty inCommunity Church, 800 Valley View Drive. Visit www. concerns about falling and need to improve their balPark Public Library. The gift shop in the museum center n theutepassmops.org. The children’s consignment sale is ance. The class is offered from 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays from building will also be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ugingfrom 5-8 p.m. May 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. May April 9 to May 28 at Woodland Fitness Center. A wide Contact the historical society at 719-686-7512 or e mail arage3, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4 (everything at this time variety of issues and habits affecting balance and fall uphs@peakinter.net for information. how’sis half-price). Admission is free; only cash and checks prevention are addressed. The program is free, paid for ecialaccepted at the sale. Call 719-208-7558 or visit www. ESTATE PLANNING. Learn estate planning fundathrough a YMCA grant. Call Rebecca at 719-963-0988 to theutepassmops.org for information. mentals from 9-11 a.m. May 11 at the Woodland Park sign up and for more information. and Senior Center, 312 N. Center St. Associate attorney Ethan MAY 4 MAY 31 Rector will discuss wills vs. trusts, avoiding probate, eep-DANCE PARTY. The Scootin’ Boots & Boogie Country UPCOMING CONCERTS. Crystola Roadhouse presleaving a legacy, powers of attorney and, if time allows, g les-Dance Party is from 7-9 p.m. May 4 at the Ute Pass Culents several upcoming concerts. Big Bill Morganfield gun trusts. The seminar is free. RSVP at 719-687-3877 ors oftural Center, 210 E. Midland, Woodland Park. The event performs April 13. Buddy Whittington performs May 31. to ensure that there are enough handouts and other jew-will benefit the 2013 Woodland Music Series. Music by All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. Visit Crystola Roadhouse materials. oursThe Black Rose Band. Free line dance instruction. Cash www.myspace.com/crystolaroadhouse. MAY 15 ines,bar. Call 719-687-5284 for reservations. Cost is $10 per THROUGH MAY ampperson. Visit www.woodlandmusicseries.com CYCLING CLUB. The Mountain Top Cycling Club would misART EXHIBIT. The Ute Pass Historical Society, in like to invite everyone that has a bicycle, weather it is a CONCERT. CHRIS Duarte Group will perform at 8 p.m. lder; mountain bike, road bike or a not quite sure kind of bike, conjunction with the Pikes Peak Regional Medical May 4 at the Crystola Roadhouse, 20918 Highway 24, free. Center Foundation, presents “Alverta Burns: Angel of the to participate in the May 15 Ride of Silence. The Ride of Woodland Park. Visit www.amusiccompanyinc.com or rther Hills,” an exhibit featuring vintage photographs, medical Silence is a slow paced ride with little or no talking. It www.thechrisduartegroup.com. hese artifacts and clothing from the lifetime of one of our is to pay tribute to the people that were injure or killed MAY 6, MAY 13, MAY 20 area’s most respected residents of the last century. while riding their bikes. In 2012 there were 8 people that were killed in the state of Colorado according to the Alverta’s story and many of the everyday objects from VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Junior Achievement of Teller her nursing profession are featured in the display, inLeague of American Bicyclists website. The registration County will bring the Junior Achievement Done In A Day cluding her medicine bag and nurse’s uniform (courtesy check-in will be at the northeast corner of the Safeway school-based curriculum to the elementary schools in of the Burns family of Woodland Park). The exhibit runs parking lot. You can take however much time as you May: May 6, Summit Elementary; May 13, Columbine through May in the Pikes Peak Regional Hospital lobby. need to make it up hill to the staging area, Hwy 24 and Elementary; May 20, Gateway Elementary. If you would Contact Karla Schweitzer at 719-686-7512 or via email County Rd 25. At 6 p.m. there will be a police escort like to help out in the classroom on any of those days, at uphs@peakinter.net. through Woodland Park to the Safeway parking lot. contact Sherri L. Albertson at sherri.albertson@ja.org or Two miles down hill, a great opportunity to ride as a SCHOLARSHIP. CENTRAL Colorado Cattlemen’s 719-650-4089. family. There will be a reception provided by Wild Wings, Association is giving its annual scholarship to any MAY 7 Subway and donations from Paradise liquors, Nuts and graduating senior from Park or Teller counties who Bolts and True Life Medicine. We would like everyone CYCLING CLUB. Join the Mountain Top Cycling Club will go to college and major in agriculture. All high will meet from May 7 at the Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant, to register on prerace.com, search Woodland Park. The school counselors will have an application. Deadline for 420 W. Midland Ave., Woodland Park. Social time is from Ride of Silence is a free event. If you register before May applications is May. For information, contact CCCA, PO 6-7 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Erin Mirabella, 1, you will be guaranteed a free bicycle angle pin. Call Box 472, Fairplay, CO 80440-0472, or Jim Campbell at Debbie for information, 719-687-2489. a Bronze medalist in the 2004 Olympics, will be our 719-689-2047. guest speaker. Erin will share about recovery for trainMAY 15 JUNE 14 ing, racing and staying healthy. Ryan Shock will be on AUTHOR PROGRAM. A live streaming program from RELAY FOR Life. The American Cancer Society Relay for hand from Bicycle Village to share with the club about Dan Brown, internationally known author of Da Vinci Life celebration is at 7 p.m. June 14 at CSCS. Visit http:// his bike shop. Bicycle Village is the bike shop of the code, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. May 15 at the Woodwww.tellerrelay.com/ or call Stacy at 650-0505. month. Meetings are open to the public. Come socialize land Park and Florissant public libraries. In “An Evening with fellow cyclists and enjoy the fun. Call Debbie at THROUGH JUNE 21; JULY 19-20 of Codes, Symbols, and Secrets,” Brown will discuss his 719-687-2489 or visit http://www.mountaintopcyclingnew novel, “Inferno,” as well as science, religion, codes, QUILT ENTRIES. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt club.com/ for information. book publishing, movie making, and a few surprise entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support MAY 8 topics. This will be his only public appearance. Come its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. to either library in the district and be entered into a KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP. Parents and guardians Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a drawing for a copy of “Inferno!” For more information of students who will be 5 on or before Oct. 1 are invited discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per call 687-9281 ext. 132. to a kindergarten roundup from 8:30-11 a.m. May 8 at item, and the final deadline is June 21. This year’s show Cresson Elementary, in the art room. Bring your child’s has a special theme, Patriotic, along with 13 other catMAY 18 gift certificate, Social Security card and shot records. egories. The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19-20 SUPPORT GROUP. The Woodland Park Parkinson at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. All FLING, FLY & Jump storytime is at 10:15 a.m. May 8 at Support Group will meet from 10-11:30 a.m. May 18 forms and instructions are available at www.firehouseWoodland Park Public Library. Bring the little ones for at the Woodland Park Library, in the third floor board quilts.org; click on the Quilt Show link at the top. magical spring stories about silly ducks and a frog with room. Our guest speaker will be Patti Glatfelter, a Cathy Kelsey. Call 687-9281 ext. 137 for information. physical therapist. For questions email wpparkinson@ ONGOING gmail.com. SUICIDE PREVENTION A free suicide prevention APPLY SPIRITUAL laws as taught by the Ascended training session is planned from 11 a.m. to noon HIGH ALTITUDE landscaping. Teller County master Masters for the achievement of personal and global Wednesday, May 8, at the Centennial Building, 112 N A gardeners present a high altitude landscaping program freedom, love, peace and abundance. Free study group St., Cripple Creek. The presentation will cover risk facfrom 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 18 at 540 Manor Court, meets every Saturday in Woodland Park. For informators, warning signs, how to help and a new program just Woodland Park. Topics include water law and rain tion, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823 or for men. Call 719-573-7447 or visit www.pikespeaksuiharvesting, planting spring bulbs, FireWise landscaping, Angels911@peakinter.net. cideprevention.org. selecting the right tree/shrub and planting techniques, VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. The Pikes Peak Regional pruning and mistletoe management, and controlling MAY 9 Medical Center Foundation is accepting volunteer wildlife. The cost is $15 per person or $20 per couple. SERIAL KILLERS. Learn about Colorado’s earliest applications for its hospital gift shop. Help us run a fun Please contact Mark J. Platten at mark.platten@ known serial killers, the Espinosa Brothers, at 6:30 p.m. and friendly gift shop/art gallery specializing in local art colostate.edu for registration info. May 9 at the Woodland Park Public Library. The story that raises money for projects supporting the hospital THROUGH MAY 18 of revenge, thievery, murder and violence begins with and the medical center campus. Pleasant environment, their arrival in Colorado, movement to El Paso County, wonderful customers, light work load, no heavy lifting. STUDENT ART show. The Teller County student art then to South Park and finally the capture, demise and Two shifts daily: from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from show, sponsored by the Mountain Artists Group is from beheading at the hands of scout Tom Tobin. The brothers April 27 to May 18, at the Woodland Park Library. An 12:30-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Susan 719boasted of 30-plus murders. This illustrated program 331-9762 or stop by. awards presentation is planned at 1:30 p.m. May 8. will be given by Colorado Springs native, historian and Up to $1,500 in awards will be given out. Visit www. FREE COMPUTER classes. The Woodland Park Public former Colorado Springs detective Dwight Haverkorn. TheMountainArtists.com for entry forms and rules. Library offers computer basics, Internet basics, Microsoft Contact the show’s director, Kenneth W. Shanika, at 303- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Digital Photo ManageMAY 9-10 647-1085 or shanikastudio@aol.com. ment classes. Some classes have prerequisites, and AARP DRIVER safety course is offered from 9 a.m. to 1 registration is required for all. Call 719-687-9281, ext. MAY 23 p.m. May 9-10 at the Woodland Park Public Library. This 106 to register. is a driving refresher course for drivers 50 and older who DEADLY DOSE. The leading cause of accidental death MAY 12 want to improve their driving skills and avoid traffic vio- in the United States is prescription drug overdose. Come lations. Refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive to the Woodland Park Public Library at 6:30 p.m. May 23 WOLF CENTER. Celebrate Mother’s Day with the driving techniques and you may even save money on for this important potentially life-saving free program. wolves from 9-10 a.m. at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife your driver’s insurance. AARP members cost $12 (must Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, Teller County Public Center in Divide. Meet and greet the center’s new wolf show card); non-AARP members cost $14. Must preHealth, Teller County Sheriff ’s Office and Woodland Park pup. Cost is $25 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and register, space limited. Call 687-9281, ext. 113. Police Department join in discussing the changing face younger. Call for reservations: 719-687-9742. of victims of overdose. Colorado has the second-worst MAY 11 MAY 18 rate of pain pill abuse and misuse according to a federal HISTORY TOURS. Ute Pass Historical Society offers report boosting the urgency of various state efforts to GOLF TOURNAMENT. Little Chapel Food Pantry in free public tours of History Park the second Saturday curb rampant overuse of the pills. Call 687-9281 ext. Divide will host its first golf tournament fundraiser May of the month from May through September. The first 132 for more information. Calendar continues on Page 13 tour this year is at 10 a.m. May 11. Come explore the
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Plan for aerial fire fleet unfunded Senate panel passes bill, but money isn’t included By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A state Senate panel on April 19 passed legislation that seeks to create an aerial firefighting fleet, but it did not give the measure the wings it needs to fly. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Senate Bill 245, but it did not provide the funding necessary to purchase air tankers and tactical planes that would make up the Colorado Firefighting Air Corps. The aircraft, which would have been purchased from the federal government, would have cost $17.5 million. Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, a committee member, told the bill’s sponsors that he understands how much work they’ve put into the bill. “And yet it seems like there’s still some
more work that needs to be done to bring this idea to fruition,” he said. The bill’s sponsors — Sens. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, and Sen. Steve King, RGrand Junction — expressed disappointment that they couldn’t get the fleet funded. But they were pleased that the committee at least passed the bill, in hopes of the state finding the money down the road. “I am willing to get this through this building in any way, shape or form I can,” Jahn said. Last year’s Colorado wildfire season was particularly devastating, and forecasters have predicted another hot and dry summer. But, the cost of the bill has always been a concern. King said he met with Gov. John Hickenlooper’s staff several times over the last nine months to discuss funding for the measure. However, King acknowledged that he never met with the governor personally and that he now wishes he had. “Maybe I should have sat in his of-
fice and waited for him to come out and say, we need to talk about wildfires,” King said. King was critical of a $10 million wildfire mitigation grant program that the governor and the General Assembly has set aside for dealing with issues such as the damage caused by bark beetles in Colorado’s forests. King argued that fire mitigation shouldn’t carry greater weight than firefighting preparation. Republican Sen. Ted Harvey of Highlands Ranch, a committee member, expressed “disappointment that we haven’t had more engagement by the governor on this issue,” and said that it’s up to the Legislature to take the lead on funding the measure. “This is a serious issue,” Harvey said. “This is life and death. This is national security. It is incumbent (for this legislative body) to force the hand of the administration to find the money and do whatever it is to make this work.”
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But Sen. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton, the committee’s chairwoman, defended Hickenlooper. “I’m sorry it’s become an indictment on the governor,” she said. “We control the purse strings in this building.” Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown said in an email to Colorado Community Media that the governor’s office supports “the concept of a firefighting fleet and continue to work with lawmakers on the proposed legislation.” “We are also working with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control on the idea,” Brown wrote. “There is one significant outstanding issue: Where does the money come from?” The bill passed the committee 7-0. That vote was preceded by another vote where the three Republicans on the committee were unsuccessful in getting the funding added to the bill, which now heads to the full Senate.
Final gun-control Gold Bar pays tribute measure passes House to the Singing Cowboy Republicans oppose bill focused on domestic-violence offenders By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com The final pieces of the Democrat-sponsored gun-control package passed the House on April 22. Senate Bill 197, which restricts domestic-violence offenders from having access to firearms, passed on a 36-28 vote. Democratic Rep. Ed Vigil of Fort Garland joined all Republicans in voting against the legislation. Federal law already prohibits domestic abusers already from having access to guns. The bill puts in place a system by which the state courts ensure that the offenders — who either are convicted of domestic violence or who have been served a restraining order — relinquish their weapons. The bill received some debate on the House floor prior to a preliminary vote on April 20. However, it wasn’t nearly the type of emotional scene that has surrounded this and other gun bills during the legislative session. The bill did not receive debate before the final vote on April 22. The bill must go back to the Senate for another vote, because of a
minor amendment that was added in the House. Senate Bill 197 is sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Evie Hudak of Westminster, and in the House by Reps. Beth McCann of Denver and Rhonda Fields of Aurora. The only gun bill to receive any Republican votes this session is Senate Bill 195, which by far has been the least controversial and least debated bill of the firearmsrelated pieces of legislation. The bill, which requires there be at least some in-person training for gun permit seekers, passed the House with no debate on April 22, following a 40-24 vote. Republican Reps. Cheri Gerou of Evergreen, Bob Gardner of Colorado Springs and Kathleen Conti of Littleton voted for the bill. Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, was excused from taking part in the votes. Sen. Lois Tochtrop of Thornton and Rep. Jenise May of Aurora were the sponsors of Senate Bill 195. The bill now heads to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign the legislation. Hickenlooper already has put his signature on three other pieces of gun-control legislation this session: Bills that would create universal background checks on gun sales, would require people to pay for their own background checks, and would put in place limits on ammunition magazines.
Butte presents community theater comedy Special to the Courier This zany, Southern fried family fiasco will have you falling out of your seat with laughter! Mel Moser from Entertainment Tomorrow Night writes: “If you miss this play you’ll miss the funniest event of the season!” The “Red Velvet Cake War” runs May 8-11 at the Butte Theater in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Only $5 per ticket, no reservations are required. There will be showings every night at 7 p.m. May 8-11 and a matinee at 1 p.m. on May 11. As always, on opening night there will be a meet-and-greet with the actors after the show with all kinds of snacks provided by the actors. For tickets and more details, visit www.buttetheater. com.
By Special to the Courier For all those who grew up watching Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the Gold Bar Room Theater in the Imperial Hotel in Cripple Creek has a real treat. June 25-27, Roy Rodgers Jr., son of “The Singing Cowboy,” and the Diamond W. Wranglers will offer a Tribute to Roy and Dale twice a day. Costs will be $25 advance and $28 at the door for the 2 p.m. show and $30 advance and $33 at the door for the 7 p.m. show. Roy Rogers Sr., 1911-1998, acted and sang in more than 100 movies. The “Roy Rogers Show” ran on radio for nine years before making the leap to TV where is aired from 1951-1957. While Rogers was nicknamed “The King of the Cowboys,” his second wife Dale Evans was called “The Queen of the West.” For more information about this and other scheduled shows at the Gold Bar, visit www.goldbartheater.com.
Roy “Dusty” Rogers Jr., left, will be bringing his father’s “Singing Cowboy” legacy to the Gold Bar Room Theater in June. He is pictured here with his son Dusty Roy Rogers. Photo by Courtesy photo
Firefighter labor bill heads back to Senate By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A bill that seeks to expand labor rights for firefighters has passed the Colorado House, and has headed back to the Senate — where it passed earlier — for approval of amendments. But the ultimate question is whether the amendments will be enough to please Gov. John Hickenlooper, who threatened to veto the bill earlier this session. Senate Bill 25 passed the House on April 19, following a party-line vote of 35-28. Democratic Rep. Claire Levy of Boulder joined all Republicans in opposing the bill. The current version of the bill — which was amended after Hickenlooper expressed concerns in February — would allow firefighters across the state to be able to have discussions on job safety issues, regardless of whether municipalities prohibit collective bargaining.
That’s a change from the original bill that passed the Senate earlier this legislative session, which would have guaranteed bargaining rights on compensatory matters, such as salary. The bill also requires any county or municipality to put labor rights issues on the ballot, so long as an employee group receives approval from 75 percent of its workers to form a union that seeks collective bargaining rights on matters such as salary. The bill’s sponsors argue that the legislation does not mandate collective bargaining. They say the bill prohibits strikes and provides a ballot process for local control. Republicans argue that the bill usurps the authority of local governments to make bargaining rights decisions on their own. “It’s an overreach of power,” said Rep. Kathleen Conti, R-Littleton. “If you’re a city out there and you have a moratorium against
collective bargaining, guess what? You won’t after this bill passes.” Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, said the bill is “designed to promote unions.” “This is not a public safety bill. This is a union bill. Plain and simple,” Scott said. But Democrats say the bill does not take away local control, and that voters in those areas simply will have a chance to determine what is best for their communities. And they argue that firefighters should be able to negotiate matters pertaining to their own safety. “What are we afraid of here?” said Rep. Cherylin Peniston, DWestminster. “Are we afraid of the professionals we hire to come and have a chance to say what it is they think will make their jobs better?” The bill also allows firefighters to participate more openly in
the political process, which are either limited or prohibited by some municipalities. “Off duty and out of uniform, they are denied the right to participate in the political process,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, DCommerce City. “You can’t even put a yard sign in your front yard for your favorite candidate. That’s not fair.” Democratic Sen. Lois Tochtrop of Thornton, the bill’s Senate sponsor, told Colorado Community Media that she doesn’t know whether Hickenlooper will sign her bill. But she believes that the current version is a good piece of legislation. “There’s been a lot of negotiations going on and we think this is one that will suit many people’s needs,” she said. “This bill concerns safety and this is going to go a long way to helping firefighters, so that they have a place at the table when it comes to safety issues.”
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Stoned-driving limit stumbles Bill killed, but Republican plans to try amendment By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A Senate panel on April 22 killed legislation that attempted to set a blood standard for being too stoned to drive. But lawmakers may still have an opportunity to put a driving-stoned limit on the books this legislative session. House Minority Leader Mark Waller, RColorado Springs, told Colorado Community Media that the House will still try to get a standard through that deals with driving while under the influence of marijuana. That effort will come in the form of an amendment to one of the bills dealing with the regulation of Amendment 64. “It will fit into one of those bills,” Waller said. “The best way to do it would have
been through legislation.” But that route is not possible now, after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-1 against moving House Bill 1114 forward, a bill that Waller sponsored in the House. The bill would have limited drivers to five nanograms per milliliter of blood for THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient. But committee members expressed a number of concerns, such as that the law might unfairly affect medical marijuana patients and whether the standard would lead to police enforcement issues over blood sampling. “I take it very seriously for people to drive impaired,” said Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, who voted against the bill. “I also take it very seriously for the government to prosecute people who aren’t impaired.” Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, the bill’s senate sponsor, was the only committee member to vote for the legislation.
The bill had momentum going into the committee hearing. For starters, this year’s bill would have set a less stricter stoneddriving standard than in year’s past. And it breezed through the House on a 57-6 vote. “We didn’t see this coming at all,” Waller said of the bill’s demise in committee. “After talking with Senate leadership, I was under the impression it would pass.” The House minority leader said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the legislation did not pass, especially since the bill had been “watered-down in such a way to make it more palatable for everyone involved.” Now the plan is for the stoned-driving standard to be included in one of the omnibus bills that deal the regulation of Amendment 64 — the voter-approved measure that legalizes recreational marijuana use in Colorado. The legislature must pass Amendment 64 regulations this session, or it will be up to the Department of Revenue
to put its own rules in place. Waller said the Amendment 64 Task Force would have dealt with this issue originally, but it was determined that the standard was better dealt with through its own legislation. The first committee hearing dealing with one of the Amendment 64 bills is scheduled for April 24. Waller did not know which bill the stoned-driving amendment would be tacked on to, but said that it wouldn’t be difficult for it to be worked on in a day, in time for that hearing. Waller also said that if an amendment does get through the House, and that if it is somehow stripped during the legislative process, that he “is confident that a senator would be willing to bring (an amendment to the bill in that chamber).” If a stoned-driving standard does not prevail through an amendment, it would mark the fourth time that an effort of its kind has failed in the General Assembly.
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18 at Shining Mountain Golf Club, 100 Shining Mountain Lane,
Woodland Park. Shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. with a format of a 4-person scramble. For information, to register and/or sponsor a hole, call Marc Dettenrieder 719-322-7610.
THROUGH MAY 19
AUTHOR PROGRAM. A live streaming program from Dan Brown, internationally known author of Da Vinci code, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. May 15 at the Woodland Park and Florissant public libraries. In “An Evening of Codes, Symbols, and Secrets,” Brown will discuss his new novel, “Inferno,” as well as science, religion, codes, book publishing, movie making, and a few surprise topics. This will be his only public appearance. Come to either library in the district and be entered into a drawing for a copy of “Inferno!” For more information call 687-9281 ext. 132.
ADULT EDUCATION Teller County is gifted with some of the most varied geology on the planet. CPFRC (a Colorado non-profit) offers a six-Saturday course on The Geology of Teller County from April 6 to May 11 in Divide. Choose 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m. for your convenience. Learn about gold, gems, fossils, newly discovered giant meteorite craters, volcanoes, glaciers, and more, with computer imagery, specimens, and hands-on activities. Field trip included. Great for teachers, rock hounds, general interest or hikers. No tests. Cost: $80. Call 719686-0705 for registration or information.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Florissant Grange (the Old School House). This is a great place to find one-of-a-kind, hand-made items on your gift list, or to shop for those people who are hard to shop for. Many crafters and vendors are on hand with gifts for house and home. For information or to reserve a table, call 748-0358.
MAY 27
MAY 31
WOLFSTOCK 2013. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center pres-
CONCERT. HIGHWAY 24 will play at the Historic Ute Inn on
ents Wolfstock 2013, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 27. The event features music, food, fun and, of course, wolves. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for ages 12 and younger. Call 719-687-9742 or visit www.wolfeducation.org for information.
MAY 11 SAFETY CLASS. Living with bears and lions safety class is from 10 a.m. to noon May 11 at the Florissant Grange. Joe Kraudelt will talk about his experiences with the Division of Wildlife, hunting and the wildlife calls he goes on to remove bears who have become to familiar with humans and other safety issues we face living here in the mountains with bears and mountain lions. Call 719-748-0358. MAY 15
MAY 18 CRAFT SHOW and sale. The spring craft show and sale is from
May 31 with lead guitarist Cari Dell sitting in.
JUNE 1 FLEA MARKET. The annual flea market and country breakfast
is June 1 at the Florissant Grange. Bring your treasures to sell, come shopping and enjoy breakfast of homemade sausage gravy, homemade biscuits, scrambled eggs, fried hash brown potatoes, and bacon or build your own breakfast burrito. Breakfast will be served from 7-11 a.m., and the flea market will be from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information or to reserve your outdoor flea market spot, call 748-0358.
JUNE 8 PAINTING CLASS. Glass painting class is back at the Floris-
sant Grange. Learn the “one stroke’ painting method from 10 a.m. to noon June 8 and find that your painting options are endless. Paint on glass, mirrors, or just about anything. Join us to learn this fun craft. For more information call 748-0358.
ONGOING FREE COMPUTER classes are offered starting in February at the Florissant Library. You can take Computer Basics, Word I, Word II, Excel, and PowerPoint. To register for a class, or for information and a schedule, call 719-748-3939. JAM NIGHT. The Grange Hall is open from 6-9 p.m. every
Thursday for the Jammers music and potluck. This is a great night and the place to be on Thursdays. The music is always different depending on who and how many musicians show up. We always have fun, good food and dancing. All musicians are welcome to join in the jam session. If you are not a musician, come for a social evening out to meet other community members. Call 719-748-0358.
YOGA CLASSES are offered at 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a senior yoga class offered at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Call Debbie at 719-748-3678 for information. MUSIC LESSONS. Guitar, drums and general music lessons are now offered on Friday mornings at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Call 719-748-0358. MAY 4 COMMUNITY EVENT. Lake George Community Center hosts featured artist Charlotte Lee, crafters, bake sale, yard sale and lunch from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4. The center is on Highway 24 in Lake George. MAY 18 CEMETERY TOUR. Victor Lowell Thomas Museum plans a tour
of Sunnyside Cemetery, a 1890s mountain cemetery, at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18. Learn about the cemetery’s residents and the history that brought them here. Sunnyside Cemetery is south of Victor on Seventh Street. Tickets are $10 per person, and proceeds benefit the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. Reservations and tickets are available at VictorColorado.com. Tickets available by cash only at the cemetery gate. For information, email museum@victorcolorado.com or call 719-689-2675.
MAY 25 MINE TOUR. Southern Teller County Focus Group plans its ninth annual historic mine tour at 9:30 a.m. May 25. Tour the Surface Remnants of the Mary Nevin Mine. Meet at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum no later than 9:30 a.m. to car pool or ride to the mine site west of Victor. Pre-paid reservations are recommended online at www.VictorColorado.com. Cash-only payments will be accepted on the day of the event, as space permits. For information, visit VictorColorado.com, email stcfg@ victorcolorado.com or call 719-689-2675. JUNE 29-30 POND TOUR. Purely Ponds presents the seventh annual Parade of Ponds, a self-guided pond and waterfall tour that will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region. The tour will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29-30 at 30 stops in the Colorado Springs area. Visit www.bgcppr.org or call 719-570-7077 to learn more about the Boys and Girls Club. Visit www.purelyponds.com for information about the tour. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send information to calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Courier View. No attachments please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Courier View. POLITICAL TELLER COUNTY’S Democrats meet on the first Tuesday of each month. Persons wishing to attend can call 719-687-1813 for details of each month’s meeting time and location. TELLER COUNTY Republicans meets at 7 p.m. the second
Tuesday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide next to the Conoco. Come and help set the course for conservative thinking and direction in Teller County, Colorado, and the nation. Additional information at http://www.tellergop.org.
PROFESSIONAL DIVIDE CHAMBER of Commerce. Contact president Lisa Lee at 719-686-7587 for meeting dates and times. CUTTING EDGE Networking Group meets from 8-9:30 a.m.
Wednesdays at Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park. Help build your business by building community. Call 719-237-1312 for information.
TELLER BUSINESS Builders meets at 7 a.m. Mondays at the
Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., in Woodland Park. The group helps local businesses through cooperative marketing, professional education and trusted relationships. Call Gail Wingerd at 719-686-1076 or send e-mail to gail@woodlandparkprinter. com or Mike Hazelwood at 719-473-5008
THE TELLER Networking Team meet from 7:45-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Denny’s Restaurant in Woodland Park. TNT is a local businesses owners networking group working to pass leads and help each others’ businesses grow. Join us to learn more or call Vickie at 719-748-1274. RECREATION
EVERY THURSDAY all year the Florissant Grange Hall (The Old School House) is open from 6-9 pm for the Jammers Music and Pot Luck. This is a happening place to be on Thursday evenings. Sometimes we have more musicians than people and sometimes we have more people than the hall can hold, but no matter what, we have fun and great music and fabulous food. All musicians are welcome to join in the jam session and if you are not a musician, come for the social evening out. Call 719-748-0358. GET IN shape with a parks and recreation fitness membership. The center offers Paramount and Nautilus equipment and free weights. Schedule a personalized fitness orientation and have an individual workout program designed for your fitness needs. Individuals ages 16 and older are welcome to become fitness members. Minors require signed parental permission. Corporate memberships are available. Call 719-689-3514.
and jujitsu, Okinawan weapons, padded sparring and Judo throws. Self-defense is also taught. The program is Bible-based. Black belt instruction. KP has been in the Ute Pass area for more than 16 years. Low rates. Ages 5 through adult. Two free lessons. For more information call Ken at 719-687-1436. KP is nonprofit and non-denominational.
THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club Youth Program for Earth Science Education, Peblepups, meets from 6-6:45 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Lake George Community Center on Hwy 24 on the east side of Lake George. The program is free to students age 8-18. Each session discusses a separate aspect of Earth science or mineral collecting. Warm weather will allow field trips on weekends. Further information from Steve Veatch 719-748-5010 or John Rakowski 719-748-3861 or at LGGMClub.org. THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second
Woodland Park CO 80866. For more information, call Debbie at 719-687-2489.
UTE PASS Historical Society offers free public tours of History Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of the month from May through September. The tours start at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the Woodland Park Public Library. A historic walking tour of Woodland Park meets at 10:30 a.m. Contact UPHS at 719-686-7512 or e mail uphs@ peakinter.net. UTE PASS Historical Society Gift Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in the Museum Center building at History Park, 231 E. Henrietta, next to the Woodland Park Library. Call 719-686-7512 for information or to schedule a group tour. TAI CHI is offered for free at 9 a.m. Mondays at the Florissant Public Library. Call Pam Powers, 719-748-3378 or Judy Ross, 719-686-9122.
FRONT RANGE Fencing Club. Learn to fence class for children and adults. Meets at Discovery Canyon Campus. Visit http:// frontrangefencing.tripod.com/ Advanced competitive lessons available too.
Saturday of every month at the Community Center, Lake George. Meetings begin at 10 a.m. until May, when it changes to 9 a.m. to accommodate a field trip in conjunction with the regular meeting. There is always a program or field trip.
TAI CHI is offered every Wednesday at Florissant/Four Mile Fire Department. Call Meridel Gatterman, 719-689-5861.
HEALTHIER LIVING Colorado, Chronic Disease Self-Management Classes Are you tired of being sick and tired? Teller County Public Health and Community Partnership Family Resource Center offer six-week classes to help you with the challenges of living with an ongoing health condition. Participants learn skills to cope with fatigue, frustration, pain and stress of chronic disease, as well as effective action plans and problem solving. Call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416 or visit www. cpteller.org or www.tellercountypublichealth.org for information and a list of classes in your neighborhood. Suggested donation: $35.
LEARN GUITAR from a guitar player, singer and entertainer, Cari Dell. Call 719-748-0358.
TAI CHI is offered from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Senior Center. Call Rip Blaisdel, 719-686-1408.
MOTHER BEAR Self-Defense is offering Krav Maga classes from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Corner Dance Studio in Woodland Park. Contact Wendy at 719-323-7949 for information.
TAI CHI is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs resource room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122.
KARATE PLUS meets at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Lake George Bible Church. The class includes Japanese karate
THE MOUNTAIN Top Cycling club holds monthly meetings for
bicyclist of all types and skill levels. The club meets at different locations on the first Tuesday of the month. Membership fee is $25 for individual and $40 for family. We have guest speakers, presentations and door prizes. The meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Social time at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.mountaintopcyclingclub. com or write us Mountain Top Cycling Club P.O.Box 843
TAI CHI is offered from 9-10 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Penny Brandt, 719-687-1848 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122. TAI CHI, Sun Style 73 Forms, is offered from 10-11 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633. Clubs continues on Page 16
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Bears are out; be bear aware this summer Special to The Tribune Black bears have emerged from winter dens and now it’s time for Colorado residents to take precautions to help keep bears wild. Because of dry conditions in some parts of the state, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials caution that bear activity in towns and residential areas may be common again this year. Human-bear conflicts are a fact of life in Colorado, but with some simple actions, residents of bear country can help to significantly reduce those conflicts. Conflicts are primarily caused by the availability of human sources of food, garbage, pet food, livestock food, compost piles, bird feeders, chicken pens, etc. Bears have a phenomenal sense of smell and can pick up odors of food sources from miles away. “Bears receive a big calorie reward if they get into something like pet food, bird seed or leftover pizza,” explained Patt Dorsey, southwest regional manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “Once they get a taste they quickly become habituated to human food and conflicts start. When that happens things usually don’t go well for the bear.” Once black bears have discovered a food source, they may defend it and can become dangerous. Those situations can be dangerous and it is undesirable to have wild, unpredictable animals in close proximity to people. “Some bears can be relocated. But bears deemed dangerous must be destroyed. We put down problem bears because we have to, not because we want to,” Dorsey said. From the Front Range to the
‘Bears receive a big calorie reward if they get into something like pet food, bird seed or left-over pizza.’ Patt Dorsey, Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding people to be aware of bears. Bears are coming out of their winter dens and people need to take precautions to avoid human-bear conflicts. File photo mountains to the Western Slope, Colorado offers bears good natural habitat. Bears will go to the areas with the best food availability and it’s best that they find their food in the wild. If food sources in town are limited, bears will likely spend more time in wild lands. Colorado residents play a major role in keeping bears wild, explained Renzo DelPiccolo, area wildlife manager in Montrose. “The public can help us by being conscientious and not leaving any types of food available to bears,” DelPiccolo said. “Without the public’s diligence in reducing human sources of food, we have limited success in avoiding and reducing conflicts.”
Please follow these tips to keep bears out of trouble and to reduce conflicts: • Obtain a bear-resistant trash can or dumpster. Check with local authorities or your trash service to determine what types can be used where you live. Keep garbage in a well-secured location and only put out garbage on the morning of pickup. • Clean garbage cans regularly to eliminate food odors. If you don’t have secure storage, put food scraps and items that might become smelly into the freezer. Then put them in the trash on pick-up day. • Don’t leave pet food or feeding bowls outside.
• Attract birds naturally to your yard or garden with flowers and water features. For those who use bird feeders, suspend them high above the ground so that they’re inaccessible to bears and clean up beneath them every day and bring them in at night, • Tightly secure any compost piles. Bears are attracted to the scent of rotting food. • Clean-up thoroughly after picnics in the yard or on the deck. Don’t allow food odors to linger. • If you have fruit trees, pick fruit before it gets too ripe. Don’t allow fruit to fall and rot on the ground. • If you keep chickens or other small livestock, build a secure en-
closure and bring the animals inside at night. Clean up pens regularly to reduce odors. • Keep the bottom-floor windows of your house and garage doors closed when you’re not at home. Lock car doors. • Never intentionally feed bears or other wildlife. It’s illegal and dangerous. • When backcountry camping, hang food high in trees; at campgrounds, lock food and trash in vehicles. For more information, go to the Living with Wildlife section on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website: http://wildlife.state.co.us/ WildlifeSpecies/LivingWithWildlife/Pages/LivingWith.aspx. If you know of someone in your neighborhood or town who is intentionally feeding wildlife, please call the nearest Colorado Parks and Wildlife office to make a report. If you would like a wildlife officer to come to your neighborhood or homeowners’ association to talk about bears or other wildlife issues, contact your local Parks and Wildlife office.
Feeding wildlife harmful, illegal Special to The Tribune and Courier Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are reminding the public about the negative consequences of feeding wildlife. The agency cautions that in addition to being harmful for the health of wild animals, it is illegal to feed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, pronghorn, bears and elk in Colorado. Wildlife belongs to the public and officials encourage everyone to be responsible and avoid feeding, harassing or approaching any wild animal. Violators may receive fines from communities where feeding violates local ordinances, or from wildlife officers enforcing state laws. “Most people mean well and probably
believe that they are helping wild animals by tossing them their snacks,” said Ron Velarde, northwest regional manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “However, they are in fact causing more harm than good and we will do what we can to educate the public and discourage the practice, including issuing citations.” As bears awake from their seasonal slumber, state wildlife officials have begun their yearly effort to remind the public about the negative consequences of feeding bears, or leaving pet food, trash and other food attractants available to them. Bears, coyotes and other predators that become conditioned to human-provided food often seek the easy meals aggressively. These conflicts can result in fed animals having to be put down when they become a threat to human health and safety.
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spreading diseases such as chronic wasting disease that could eventually lead to higher mortality. Some homeowners claim that they feed deer to prevent damage to landscaping and ornamental plants; however, the practice only attracts more deer and can result in increased damage to their yard, or their neighbor’s yard. Wildlife managers recommend the use of barriers and other deterrents instead, including fencing or commercially available sprays. To report incidents of feeding or other illegal wildlife activity, contact a local Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Operation Game Thief toll-free at 877-265-6648. For more information, visit www.bit.ly/ donotfeedwildlife.
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In addition, wildlife managers warn that large numbers of deer gathering around human-provided food near homes can attract mountain lions to a neighborhood, putting people and pets at higher risk. “That’s just one of the more serious, unintended consequences of feeding wildlife,” said Meeker wildlife manager Bill de Vergie. “It’s irresponsible to put your entire community at risk by attracting deer and other wildlife to residential areas.” A wild animal’s natural diet can be difficult to duplicate de Vergie said, adding that people often provide them with food that is harmful to their digestive system, including candy and chips. Another serious consequence of feeding deer, elk and other big game animals is that it congregates them in large groups, significantly increasing the possibility of
Friday, May 10 - 5:30 pM to 7:00 pM at the Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Medical Center 16222 W. Hwy. 24, upstairs near suite 210
Dr. Chung and his associates are prepared to make you aware and help you prepare. There will also be a focus on looking younger, with fun products to try and lots of prizes. This is also a Senior Circle event for the month of May.
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The view from Battle Mountain PhoTos By NorMa ENgElBErg Take a walk through 100-years of history on the Trails of Gold in the World’s Greatest Gold Camp. These trails were created and are maintained in a partnership between the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. and the Southern Teller County Focus Group. Each trail offers a unique view of history and the Battle Mountain Trail is no exception. It starts in Victor at the Independence Mine and Mill, which were owned by millionaire Winfield Scott Stratton. For more information about the trails check out www. victorcolorado.com.
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Sitting in the landscape like pieces of rusted art, mining equipment that was used from the 1890s to the 1940s.
A big part of the Battle Mountain Trail is the remnants of the Independence Millsite. Only the footings and a few walls are left but the extent of these artifacts sow just how extensive the mill must have been in its heyday
Interpretive signs dot all the trails in the Trails of Gold system. This one tells the story of ore carts like the one in the background.
Winfield Scott Stratton pulled millions of dollars in gold out of his mines on Battle Mountain, making Victor one of the richest places in the world in its day. This is the Independence Mine headframe, right, and sorting house with the Battle Mountain Trail leading hikers, bikers and snowshoers on an easy 1-mile round trip.
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Third-graders at Columbine Elementary School staged a performance for their parents April 25 to celebrate the school’s 25th anniversary. The children sang “Peace Must be our Goal,” on their Baroque recorder. Lori Meyers directs the choir.
Columbine celebrates 25 years By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com Columbine Elementary School celebrated its 25th anniversary in a two-day event April 24 and 25. The school’s gymnasium was packed with Woodland Park residents, many of whom alumni and alumnae. In a time of upheaval around the country, the feeling of community at Columbine was pervasive throughout the afternoon. “This school is the gold standard where relationships make a difference,” said former principal Mike Galvin. Despite the changes in superintendents, principals and teachers, one staff member remained constant for a quarter of a century. As a result, Daleen Ziegenhorn received flowers and accolades from
‘This school is the gold stamp where relationships make a
In a ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of Columbine Elementary School Apirl 24 Daleen Ziegenhorn, the school’s attendant secretary, was honored by her peers for her staying power. Ziegenhorn has been at the school since day one. Pictured with Ziegenhorn, left, is Kristen Lopes and Sara Estrada. Photos by Pat Hill After the ceremony, the guests were treated to a picnic dinner and a look at the school’s history through historic photos, trophies and plaques.
difference.’ Mike Galvin, former principal her peers. Attendance secretary, Ziegenhorn took on extra duties such as tending the garden, providing clothes and coats for students and producing envelopes for the lost teeth in the younger students.
Kindergarteners steal the show with their singing and choreographed rendition of “Look How Far we’ve Come.” The students performed April 25, the day after the school hosted dignitaries as well as the community to honor the school’s 25th anniversary.
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THE TELLER County 4-H Shooting Sports Club
meets the first Sunday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Club (PPCC) in Divide at 4 p.m. 4-H projects/disciplines covered by the club: .22 and Air Rifle, Archery, Shotgun, and Air Pistol. For more information about the club meetings or project/ discipline practices, please call 719-235-7473.
THURSDAY NIGHT Beginners Book Study meets from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. Email gclark25@live.com for information.
The Columbine Elementary School choir entertained their parents and friends at the introduction of the Columbine Art Walk April 19. Sponsored by the Woodland Park Arts Alliance, who chairman is Ralph Holloway, the 3rd Friday Art Walk featured the works of Columbine students throughout the downtown shops. The works are on display through May 3 when they will be auctioned at 5 p.m. in the Woodland Park High School Commons. Photo by Pat Hill
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WALKING TOURS. The Cripple Creek District Museum offers free walking tours at 2 p.m. each Sunday. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Meet in front of the Colorado Trading & Transfer Company building at the museum, 500 E. Bennett Ave., for an extensive look at the history of downtown Cripple Creek. No reservations are required. Comfortable shoes, bottled water and jackets are advised. Tours may be postponed or canceled due to inclement weather. Call 719-689-2634, visit www.cripplecreek.org or email CCDMuseum@aol.com. YOGA CLASSES are offered at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a senior class offered at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at the Florissant Grange No. 420 (the old schoolhouse), 2009 County Road 31. Call Debbie at 719-748-3678 for information. YOGA CLASSES are offered in Woodland Park. All levels are welcome. Contact Michelle Truscelli at 719-505-5011 or check out www.shakti3yoga.com for information. SOCIAL A COURSE in Miracles classes meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Woodland Park. Call 719-286-8421 or e-mail lynnzina@aol.com for information. ABOVE THE Clouds Cruisers meet the first Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 1120 West Bowman Ave., Woodland Park. For information contact Marsh at 719-687-1058. AMERICAN LEGION Post 1980 Woodland Park meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at
Grange Hall on Hwy 67, about three miles north of the US-24/Hwy-67 junction in Woodland Park. Visit http://post1980.org.
AMERICAN LEGION Post 171 meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Building, 400 East Carr Ave. in Cripple Creek. ART RECEPTION Today is planned for the second Friday of the month and will feature a different artist at Park State Bank in Woodland Park. BILL HARPER, as seen on the Grand Ole Opry, performs 4-7 p.m. every Saturday at Oney’s Restaurant in Florissant. Enjoy old country classic music in a family friendly atmosphere. THE BOOK Club at Woodland Park Public Library meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the quiet reading room at the Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9281, ext. 103. COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “B” is looking for civic minded people who wish to volunteer and contribute to their community. We primarily serve Teller and Park counties, and assist other troops throughout the state. Troop B meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Highland Bible Church, 800 Research Drive, Woodland Park. We are an all-volunteer organization that is recognized as an auxiliary law enforcement agency by the state of Colorado. We assist law enforcement agencies, forest service, and search and rescue organizations. Experience is not necessary, just a willingness to contribute to your community. To volunteer, or for more information, contact us through www.coloradoranger.org. COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “I” is looking for responsible and dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference serving their community. You are invited to our monthly meeting the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room, 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. Free parking is available for the meeting in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger.org or e-mail Info@ coloradoranger.org.
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Cancer survivor helps others Learning to live each day like it’s her last By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com Tanya Charbonneau caught her ovarian cancer early but has taken a long road to remission. “I’ve always been in tune with how my body works,” she said. “I can tell when something is wrong. We caught it in stage 1 just going into stage 2.” She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February of 2011 and was declared in remission in May of 2012. “I decided on no surgery and no radiation and to take chemotherapy pills instead of injections,” she said. “The pills take longer. When they said I was in remission, I was at my doctor’s office in Denver. My husband Keith works in Canon City; I couldn’t reach him so I drove all the way down there to tell him the good news.” The Charbonneaus moved to Colorado from Florida to be with Keith Charbonneau’s family. Tanya Charbonneau has worked at five different Walmarts in 15 years. She is an assistant manager at the Woodland Park Walmart. About a month and a half after the ovarian cancer went into remission, Charbonneau was diagnosed with colon cancer. “The doctors say the cancers aren’t related and that the chemotherapy pills were working on the colon cancer when I was taking them for the ovarian cancer,” she said. “So I went back on the pills. I’m still taking them. I think that’s what’s good for me; my doctor agrees but thinks it isn’t going as fast as he would like.” Just before her first diagnosis, Charbonneau started the Walmart Sparks Teller County Relay for Life team. “I was talking to someone in the store requesting donations for the relay,” she said. “I decided to form a team and this is my
Tanya Charbonneau, pictured here with her husband Keith has a strong family history of cancer and has been fighting two forms of cancer for the past three years. She hasn’t let that stop her from being a Teller County Relay for Life team Captain for the Woodland Park Walmart Sparks team for three years. She says she’ll keep smiling and think about others. Courtesy photo third year as a team captain.” Corporate Wal-Mart has a program called Volunteerism Always Pays. For each hour an employee volunteers for a cause, the corporate office sends money to that cause. “They send the money directly to the American Cancer Society for each relay volunteer,” Charbonneau said. “This year we have 16 team members.” Charbonneau is impressed by the American Cancer Society. “They’re amazing,” she added. “They treat you like an individual; not a disease but a person. They’ve helped me with gas money and when I wanted a second opinion they sent me for one. That means a lot to me.”
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Tanya Charbonneau, an assistant manager at the Woodland Park Walmart, has been fighting two forms of cancer for the past three years. She is also the Teller County Relay for Life team Captain for the Woodland Park Walmart Sparks team. Courtesy photo spect,” Charbonneau said. “You don’t know what is going on in their lives. I always try to be happy and make each person’s day better.” For more information about the Teller County Relay for Life, which starts at 7 p.m. June 14, visit www.tellerrelay.org. Anyone interested in becoming an event sponsor or forming a Relay team, should contact Stacy Schubloom, event chair, at relaywp@yahoo. com or call 719-650-0505.
Anna May Wellington was born in Iowa in 1877. She came by train to Colorado Springs with her mother and brother. Their father had ahead to find a job and home for them. Four years later, they moved to a Chipita Park homestead. Anna went school in Cascade and Denver. She delivered milk to neighboring homesteads. Anna married Edwin S, Armentraut in 1902. Their youngest daughter, Lois Armentraut LaHaye found her mother’s photographic plates almost 80 years later in the attic of her Chipita Park home her grandfather had built. In 1983, she donated over 200 of the plates to the Ute Pass Historical Society.
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Panthers aiming for playoff berth in girls soccer Woodland Park vying for first playoff appearance since 2010 By Danny Summers
sports@ourcoloradonews.com WOODLAND PARK – Morghan Sieracki and Katie Stunkard scored two goals each on April 26 to lead the Woodland Park High School girls soccer team to a victory over Harrison in the first round of the Class 4A Metro League Crossover Tournament. Jenny Sells, Shannon Bingen, Baillie Perales and Carissa Hiteshew also scored goals for the Panthers in the victory. “We create a lot of opportunities,” said Woodland Park coach Andrew Pappadakis. “The girls are confident right now.” The Panthers are the No. 3 seed in the tournament. They played at No. 2 Mesa Ridge on Tuesday, but results of that game were not available at press time. Win or lose, Woodland Park will play Thursday against either No. 1 Coronado or No. 4 Widefield. The top three teams from the tournament earn automatics post season bids. The playoffs begin next week. “We don’t have to prove anything to anybody,” Pappadakis said. “We felt we had to do that before. The girls only need to prove to themselves that they are a good team and can play with anybody. That’s a very good place for a team to be.” Woodland Park has never won a league championship in girls soccer. The program has also never won a playoff game. The Panthers led made the playoffs in 2010. Woodland Park is 9-3-1 overall, 4-2-1 in league, and enjoying one of its best seasons in school history. The Panthers’ losses are to Falcon (3-2 in the season opener
on March 11), Mesa Ridge (2-1 on April 16) and Coronado (4-0 on April 23). The Panthers tied Mesa Ridge 3-3 on March 12. Pappadakis believes his team could have played better in each of its losses. “The losses and the tie are an illustration of our weaknesses,” he said. “The loss to Coronado was deceptive. We had communication problems with our goalie (Grace Wyka) and defense. What led to that is easily fixable.” For the most part, the Panthers’ defense has been very strong this season. Likewise, the offense has done its part, scoring an average of 6 ½ goals per game in the team’s wins. Sells leads the club in scoring with 15 goals and 12 assists. Sieracki is next with 13 goals and five assists. “Jenny could already have 25 goals and on her way to 30 or 35, but she has a role to play,” Pappadakis said. “She gets Morghan involved and the other girls involved. It makes us a better balanced team.” If the Panthers earn the No. 1 seed from league, they would host a first-round playoff game next week. They likely will be on the road if they are the No. 2 or No. 3 seed from the league. The odds of them advancing to the playoffs as the No. 4 seed is highly unlikely. Pappadakis believes that a huge reason for the team’s success this season is due to a dedicated coaching staff. It consists of Taylor Carrillo, Justin Stones, Kevin Bernstetter and Chris Johnson. “We wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing without those guys,” Pappadakis said. “They are volunteering their time. Because of them we are able to go into constant breakout sessions and small groups. They are so good at what they do.”
Woodland Park forward Morghan Seriacki is second on the team in goals with 13. Sieracki and her Woodland Park teammates are hoping to advance to the postseason for the first time since 2010. Photo by Paul Magnuson
Pikes Peak Hill Climb streamed globally June’s event will be streamed world-wide By Danny Summers
sports@ourcoloradonews.com Racing fans around the world will be able to watch the 91st running of the famed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – America’s second oldest motorsports race – via the Internet for the first time on June 30. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is working with Red Bull Media House to digitally live stream the Race to the Clouds on one of the media company’s global content delivery platforms – RedBull.TV. This will provide a front row seat to all the action for millions of viewers in the comfort of their home or office. Race veteran Dan Cochell of 1580 AM in Colorado Springs will be the voice of the
live stream, Chris Shearer of Shearer Brilliance will produce the show, Windstar Studios will provide pre-produced interviews with key drivers and racers and Access Media will provide cameras and operators on the course. The PPIHC will provide exciting overhead helicopter images along the 12.42 mile course to the summit finish line. Peak Internet will be providing the Internet service on race day to assist with making the live stream possible. Race fans can follow the event live, or go back and watch something that they may have originally missed, utilizing a computer, lap top, or cellular device. The material is always available with the ease and convenience for users that will give them a unique experience. In keeping with the race’s growing international reputation, entries have been received from drivers and racers from the United States, Japan, Latvia, France, Swe-
den, Canada, Brazil, Great Britain, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Italy, Scotland, Poland and Korea. “We are thrilled to have a digital home for our global audience,” saidm PPIHC Chairman Tom Osborne. “The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has become a significant event for motorsport fans everywhere. It will open the door for literally thousands of new fans of our event with the enjoyment of watching it in the comfort of their own homes.” State Games Cyclyst to Race Up Pikes Peak For the first time in Rocky Mountain State Games history, cycling athletes will now get the chance to climb to the summit of Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain – on Sunday, July 21, the first of two weekends of the event this year. The competition will begin at 6 a.m. The course is 20 kilometers (12.4 miles)
the same distance the automobiles use for the world renowned Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The race and ride is a fully supported cycling event that provides a limited number of cyclists (maximum of 1,500) the chance to tackle one of the most challenging climbs in the world. Riders will negotiate over 154 turns and climb over 4,700 feet on their way to America’s Mountain summit. This summer the Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb takes place the day after the Mount Evans Hill Climb. Evans and Pikes Peak are the two highest paved roads in the U.S and for those cyclists that attempt to climb both of these 14,000 feet mountains on the same weekend it will take courage and heart! There will be special awards to those who brave and accomplish this amazing feat. Athlete Registration is now open on line at: www.rockymountainstategames. org.
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Woodland Park Baseball playing for postseason Panthers are shooting for first trip to the playoffs since 2007 By Danny Summers
sports@ourcoloradonews.com WOODLAND PARK – The Woodland Park High School baseball team is playing for a league title and a postseason berth this week. The Panthers earned that right after defeating Mitchell, 14-4, on April 26 in the first round of the Class 4A Metro League Crossover Tournament. Panthers ace right-hander Jeremy Gwinn started and pitched two innings. He struck out three and walked one before giving way to Keegan Harmen. Harmen struck out four and walked three in three innings. Harmen was the player of the game at the plate, banging out two hits, including a home run and two RBIs. Gwinn also had two hits. “We hit the ball all the way around; we put it in play,” said Woodland Park coach Cliff Richardson. “We ran the bases well, too. “We’re playing good baseball right now. We’re as close to a complete team as we’ve been all season. This is a great time to be there.” The Panthers’ first order of business this week is to secure a trip to the upcoming district playoffs, which are May 11 The top three teams from the crossover tournament advance. Woodland Park has not won a league championship in baseball since 1999. The last time it won district was 2001, and the last time it advanced to district was 2007. The last Woodland Park team of any sort to win a league title was track in 2007. Woodland Park played at Coronado on Tuesday (April 30), but results of that game were not available at press time. The Panthers need a victory over Coronado or a win on Friday against either Mesa Ridge or Widefield. “Our goal has always been to qualify for the state playoffs,” Richardson said. “We’re still in line for our goal We’re still on pace for where we want to be.” Gwinn was scheduled to pitch against Coronado, with Evan Lays set to take the mound on Friday.
Woodland Park junior leadoff hitter Cody Hedges and his Panthers teammates are making a push for a state playoff berth. The Panthers continue action on Friday at either Mesa Ridge or Widefield. Photo by David Turley The Panthers sputtered a bit down the stretch, as potty pitching, sloppy defense and inconsistency at the plate – along with winter-type weather conditions – played a role in them losing two of their final three regular season games. Gwinn was roughed up in his outing against Widefield on April 22 during a 12-3 loss. He allowed 12 runs (10 earned) on 11 hits. He struck out six and walked one. “Jeremy wasn’t the Jeremy we had all year against Widefield,” Richardson said. “He couldn’t grip his changeup, his curve ball was slipping out of his fingers, and his fastball was probably eight MPH slower than his regular fastball.”
It didn’t help Gwinn that the game-time temperature that day was 34 degrees, dipping into the mid-20s by game’s end. The Panthers rebounded on April 24 to defeat Sierra, 14-0. Harmen earnedn the victory by striking out 11, walking one and allowing one hit. The offense was paced by Lays and Logan Watters, who had two hits and three RBIs apiece. Also with two hits each were Sam Ballard, Kayden Osborn and Max Levy. Woodland Park’s regular season finale against Mesa Ridge turned out to be a heartbreaker as the Panthers fell 12-11. Lays started the game on the mound and allowed four runs (two earned) in 5 1/3 in-
nings. He struck out sevenand did not walk a batter. Lays’ replacements had trouble throwing strikes. An 8-1 Panthers lead heading into the bottom of the sixth all but evaporated as the Stallions scored six runs to pull within one. Woodland Park rebounded with three runs in the top of the seventh, but Mesa Ridge scored five more times in the bottom of the inning to win in walk-off fashion. Gwinn had two hits and two RBIs to lead the offense, while Harmen chipped in with a hit and pair of RBIs. Cody Hedges, Ballard and Osborne had two hits each.
Draft picks, free agent fill needs for Broncos Denver adds pass rushers to help replace Dumervil
‘I can do it all. I can do anything they need me to do.’ Tavarres King, wide receiver
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The Denver Broncos entered the weekend with check marks up and down John Elway’s to-do list: pocket crasher, bruising back, speedy cornerback. Yet, still no replacement for Elvis Dumervil. Elway addressed that last major need April 27 by drafting one pass rusher and signing another in free agency. The Broncos selected defensive end Quanterus Smith of Western Kentucky in the fifth round after agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with free agent linebacker Shaun Phillips, the former Chargers star and longtime Broncos tormentor who has collected 69½ sacks in nine seasons, all in San Diego, including 9½ last year. “I think it’s going to be fun,” said Phillips, who was thrilled when the Broncos bypassed the highly touted defensive ends in the first round and went with defensive tackle Sylvester Williams instead. “I mean, that’s how life is. Sometimes you may grow up rooting for one team, and you find a reason to start rooting for another team.” The questions facing the Broncos now are how quickly Phillips, who turns 32 soon, can adjust to his new team and how fast can Smith get on the field to start offsetting the departure of Dumervil. “I’ll be ready to go by training camp,” said Smith, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in November and missed the last two games. “I’m going through the rehab right now. I feel real good on it, confident on it, so I’m excited and I’ll
be ready for training camp.” At the time he went down, Smith was tied with Texas A&M’s Damontre Moore for the national lead with 12½ sacks and was first in sacks per game (1.25). “He went to Western Kentucky but one of his best games was against two really good tackles at Alabama,” Elway said. “So, he’s got the unique ability to duck and a great feel to rush the passer.” Smith said his three-sack game against national champion Alabama “was a big game for me. ... I think it helped my draft stock out a lot due to the fact I couldn’t perform in the postseason, the combine and the All-Star game. So, it helped me in a big way.” The Broncos’ other fifth-round pick, wide receiver Tavarres King from the University of Georgia, also had a monster game against the Crimson Tide, piling up 142 yards when he faced them last season. King had 136 receptions for 2,602 yards and 21 touchdowns in his college career. He enters a crowded corps of receivers led by starters Wes Welker, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker. “I can do it all,” said the speedy, 6-foot, 189-pounder. “I can do anything they need me to do. Wherever I can fit in and help the team is where I’ll be. Anything that I can do to help is what I’ll do.” Smith was the 2012 Sun Belt Player of the Year after finishing his college career with two dozen sacks. The Broncos acquired the pick they used
on Smith — 146th overall — from Green Bay when they traded out of the fourth round for the Packers’ fifth- and sixth-round selections. The Broncos came into the weekend still needing a pass-rusher following the free agency departure of Dumervil to the Baltimore Ravens, a move that followed a deadline-fueled fax fiasco last month. On April 26, Elway noted finding a gem in the later rounds wasn’t the same as 2011, when he grabbed Von Miller with the second overall pick. Phillips will switch from outside linebacker in the 3-4 alignment to defensive end in Denver’s 4-3 scheme, but he insisted he’s played enough snaps with a hand on the ground that it won’t be an issue. “I’m a natural defensive end that they moved to outside linebacker,” he said. “So, it’s like going back home for me.” While the Broncos are replacing Dumervil with a rotation of Robert Ayers, Smith and Phillips, it almost certainly will be Miller who actually takes over his old position on third downs at weakside defensive end, sliding over from the strong side linebacker spot to torment left tackles. The 2011 Defensive Rookie of the Year set a franchise record with 18½ sacks last season, which culminated with All-Pro honors and his second trip to the Pro Bowl. Phillips played the strong side on passing downs for years with Shawne Merriman in San Diego. “We haven’t gone into details of how I
will be used or how I will not be used,” Phillips said. “If they want me to hand the ball off to Peyton (Manning), I’ll do that.” The signing of Phillips and the drafting of Smith all but closes the door on free agent defensive end Dwight Freeney coming to Denver. “We never stop looking, but I would say we’re pretty happy with where we are,” Elway said. The Broncos had defensive ends John Abraham and Freeney in for visits after losing Dumervil, but Phillips gives them a 250-pounder with more flexibility to cover the tight end or rush the passer, coach John Fox said. “He’s Quanterus Smith as a veteran, as a rusher, you know, 6-3, 6-4, 250-pound guy who’s got skins on the wall. I mean, he’s done it in this league. And then also he can stand over a tight end, cover them and fit on run support. So, that’s valuable,” Fox said. Phillips is renowned for his trash talk. His most famous interaction with the Broncos took place in 2009, when then-Denver coach Josh McDaniels exchanged pregame taunts with Phillips, whose sack and strip that day of Chris Simms on his first dropback set the tone for a 32-6 win by San Diego. “It was more fun than anything,” Phillips said Saturday. The Broncos added tackle Vinston Painter of Virginia Tech in the sixth round and Miami (Ohio) quarterback Zac Dysert in the seventh. He’ll serve as the third QB behind Manning and Brock Osweiler. “You never get everything you want,” Elway said, “but when you talk about fulfilling the needs we had, we were able to do that and get the guys we wanted. Now, we turn them over to the coaches and see what they can do.”
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RECREATION REPORT
Woodland Park Parks & Recreation offers the following programs and sports. Sign up at least a week prior to session starting. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of participants. Call 719-687-5225, stop by our office at 204 W. South Ave or visit www.city-woodlandpark.org. Purchase a 10-class punch card for $70, for use to participate in any fitness classes.
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Track meet. The Hershey’s track and field meet is a youth program designed to encourage physical fitness and emphasize participation and sportsmanship. Meet events include 50-meter dash, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1,600-meter run, 4x100-meter relay, standing long jump and softball throw. The top boy and girl in each age group and in each event will advance to the state competition. Must be between the ages of 9 and 14 years (as of Dec. 31, 2013). The meet is May 3 at the Woodland Park High School Track. Meet day registration done from 2:45-3:30 p.m. The meet time is 3:45 p.m. This event is free. Early registration can be done at the Parks and Recreation Office and is appreciated. Track spikes are not allowed for any of the events.
Through May 20
Beginner indoor tennis lessons. We invite all kids who have never played tennis, but are interested in playing, to grab a racquet and join us for beginner tennis basics. For 5-11 years old. Meet on Mondays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Gateway Elementary Gym. Dates: April 29, May 6, 13, 20. Cost is $36.
May 20 to July 20
Youth baseball league, 7-8 grade. Format of divisions may
change depending on registrations. Divisions are formed by the grade the child enters in the fall 2013. Practices are held in Woodland Park or Divide and Games are in Colorado Springs, Woodland Park and surrounding communities. Players receive: A T-shirt, hat and a participation award. Registration deadline is Thursday, May 2. Season runs from May 20 to July 20; cost $85. Late registration fee $90. Girls softball league, 5-6 grade. Format of divisions may change depending on registrations. Divisions are formed by the grade in the fall 2013. Practices are in Woodland Park or Divide and Games are in Colorado Springs. Players Receive a T-shirt, a visor and a participation award. Required equipment is a softball glove and rubber cleats highly recommended. Registration deadline: Thursday, May 2. Season: May 20 to July 20; cost $83. Late registration fee $88.
May 11, June 15
Garden club. Join the “Gardeners with Altitude” garden club, part of the largest gardening organization in the world. Learn about different aspects of gardening participate in tours of green houses and gardens and be part of a civic project to enhance our community. This club is lead by Trudie Layton and is on Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. in the Parks and Recreation Classroom. Class is held once a month; April 20, May 11, June 15, July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 21. Cost is $20.
May 28 to June 15
Start Smart baseball. This program is for young children between the ages of 3-5. The Start Smart Development Program is a proven instructional program that prepares young children for the world of organized sports without the threat of competition or the fear of getting
hurt. Parents work together with their children in a supportive environment to learn all of the basic skills. Registration deadline is April 29 to receive required kit. Class day/time: Tuesday, 6-7 p.m. and Saturday, 9-10 a.m. Course Dates: May 28, June 1, 4, 8, 11, 15. Cost: $18 plus $36 required kit (kit includes one bat and ball set, one glove, two koosh balls, participant’s manual).
May 31
British soccer camp. Challenger has developed a camp program that offers players a much broader soccer skills experience. Camp coaches are selected and trained in the UK. They are professional, outgoing, have a cool “British” accent and a genuine interest in helping each participant develop their skills and provide them with a very memorable and positive experience. Boys and girls 3-16 years old. Register online at www.challengersports. com; register by May 31 to receive a free soccer jersey. Camp dates: July 15-19.
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Lean to swim. Connie Knowles leads American Red Cross swimming lessons for ages 6 months to 18 years. Classes are Mondays starting April 1. Guppies (3-5 yrs): 4:30-5 p.m.; Level 1-2: 5-5:30 p.m.; Level 3: 5:30-6 p.m. and Level 4/5/6: 6-6:30 p.m. at Golden Bell Camp in Divide. Call to be placed on an interest list for Parent and Tot class (6 months-2 yrs). Session dates: April 1, 8, 15, 22, May 6, 13. Cost is $40 for first child and additional family member is discounted to $36 per session. Call or visit our website for level descriptions. Body sculpt. Jane Enger leads the body sculpt class from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Parks and Rec-
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reation Classroom. All fitness levels welcome. Cost is $60 per session, $8 for drop-in, or a fitness punch card. Namaste yoga. Jody AjimuraKessler leads namaste yoga from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $21 per session (3 classes) or $9 for drop-in, or fitness punch card. Yoga for stress relief. Nancy Stannard leads yoga for stress relief from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Parks and Recreation Classroom. Cost is $28 per session (4 classes), $9 for drop-in, or fitness punch card. Lunch-time Zumba. Alison Grimm leads lunch-time Zumba class from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Parks and Recreation Classroom. Cost is $8 drop in, or fitness punch card. Zumba. Sharron Johnson leads Zumba class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays. This class is at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in the main room, 210 E. Midland Ave. Cost is $8 per class, or fitness punch card. Zumba Gold. Zumba Gold is specifically designed to take the exciting Latin and international dance rhythms of the original Zumba program and bring them to older or less active adults. Sharron Johnson leads Zumba Gold Fitness from 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays. Next session starts April 2. This class is held at the Parks and Recreation Classroom. Cost is $8 per class, or fitness punch card. Tae kwon do, kids and adults. Leeann Loss leads tae kwon do classes for ages 5 years and older on Tuesdays and Thursday in the Parks and Recreation Classroom. Times are 4:15-5 p.m. for Little Lions (5-6 yrs); 5-6 p.m. for intermediate; 6-7 p.m. for beginners; and 7-8 p.m. for adults. Cost is $70 per session and $40 for additional family members per session. A uniform fee of $30 is paid to the instructor.
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Mountain View United Methodist Church 1101 Rampart Range Road Woodland Park (719) 687-3868
Sunday Worship 10:30 am www.mt-viewumc.org
Sunday WorShip 10:30am and 6pm WedneSday 7:00 PM 2001 CR 31 • Florissant, CO Next to the Grange Hall
719-748 3272
Living StreamS ChurCh
Saint David of the Hills Episcopal Church
Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m 36 Edlowe Road • Woodland Park 719-687-9195
A place of worship and prayer where people can come to escape their daily routine and enter into the presence of God. Mon. - Thurs. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fri. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Free Wi-Fi 107 West Henrietta Ave. Woodland Park, CO 80863 (719) 687-7626 www.prayermountainco.com Experience His Presence Encounter His Power Expand His Kingdom
Woodland Park Church of Christ Worship Service
Morning { Sunday Bible Class 10 am { Service { Worship { 11am Wednesday Bible { Class 7pm { 816 Browning Ave. & Burdette Call: 687-2323 or 687-6311
Worship Services Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Sundays 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:15 a.m.
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 9:30am OR 11am
27400 North Hwy 67 • Woodland Park (2.6 miles from Hwy 24 across from Shining Mountain Golf Course)
719.687.3755
www.impactchristian.net
Building Relationships One Heart at a Time. Christ Centered, Spirit Filled, Bible Based
10:30 Sunday Morning Service 1250 mountain meadows Dr 719-323-0525 pastortrish@q.com www.livingstreamschurch.net
To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ourcoloradonews.com
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meetsDouble Eagle Hotel & Casino sday is Hiring Immediately for the hose following Positions: Payroll Specialist & Cage Manager. Reener- quires Gaming License and Must l fit- have Accounting Experience. Pick-
Up an Application at Double Eagle Hotel and Casino-442 E Bennett Ave Cripple Creek, CO 80813 or Download Application at www.decasino.com or Fax Application and Resume to 719-689-5057. Details will be discussed at Time of Interview
Heavy Equipment Operator
$31,446-$42,544 yr., DOE Full-time, full benefits. City of Cripple Creek Public Works Department. Must have CDL with air brakes and qualified as a Level 0 Operator. Full job ad at www.cripplecreekgov.com Closing date: Open until filled, applications will be reviewed starting May 13, 2013. EOE.
Licensed Insurance Representative position. Woodland Park. Amerian Family Ins is increasing their current staff to 5. Licensed and experience requested. Call Frank at 687-9292
Models Wanted
for non profit fashion show. Experience preferred, ages 16 and up. 10 needed. Call (719)689-3584 ext 100
Part-Time Shuttle Driver-
Starting Pay $10.74/hour, DOE. No benefits. Cripple Creek Transportation Department. Colorado CDL, Class B with P2 endorsement preferred, but not required. Nights and weekends required. Application & full ad at www.cripplecreekgov.com Closing date: Open until filled. EOE. Positions available for Cooks or Laundry at a Summer Camp in Florissant. End of May to End of August. 748-3341
Santa’s Workshop i s n o w
scheduling interviews for the following Summer positions: Cashiers, Food Service, Ride Operators and Shop Sales. Must be at least 16 years of age, pass a drug test and background check. Call 719-6849432, Mon – Fri, 9-4 to schedule an interview.
Small gravel pit is in need of a part time dump truck driver. Must have CDL as well as mountain driving experience. Call 719-689-7866
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE
has an immediate opening for an entry level Groundsman. Valid drivers License and Pre Employment and Random Drug Screen REQUIRED. wtsconifer@aol.com 720-587-9264
Farm Products & Produce GRAIN FED PORK
LOCALLY RAISED-CORN FED WE HAVE FAIR QUALITY FEEDERS AND FATS FOR SALE YOU WON'T FIND BETTER TASTING PORK. WE TAKE OUR HOGS TO SCANGA MEATS IN SALIDA FOR PROCESSING. GET YOUR ORDER IN NOW 719-684-6543 www.bakermountainswine.com.
Grain Finished Buffalo
quartered, halves and whole
International Moving Sale
Everything must go! 757 Obsidian Drive, Florissant May 10th 3pm-7pm, May 11th 9am5pm, May 12th 9am-2pm Tools, Kitchen Appliances, Decorative and tons more
Multi-Family Garage Sale
May 3rd & 4th, 8-2 Household, Sporting Goods, Outdoor, Office, Furniture, Assorted Items. 910 Lafayette Ave.
Sale 1850 Blackfoot Trail Close to Munchkin Market Saturday May 4th 8am-2pm Red Chevy bed cover Children's shoes and clothing Misc. household and tools. Giving some items away sales donated to TCRAS
Merchandise
250 sq ft office space for rent in Woodland Park (Midland and Boundary). $250 per month (with a one year lease). Please call 719964-2808.
Dry Split Pine $125 a cord delivered Call Mike at 689-0869
FIREWOOD Log Loads $109/cord (5 cord min.), Rounds $129/cord, Split $179/cord Fuel Surcharge David - Colorado Timber Products 719-287-1234
Custom Fabrication and Repair Hitchin' Post Trailer Sales
(719)748-8333
Small repairs to complete remodeling. Tim Thomas, Woodland Park As Always Free Estimates References
Hauling Service
WE HAUL
Need A Dumpster Free Labor? Slash Removal? Fire Mitigation Demolition
Home Property & Business Clean UP Save money on roof tearoffs. We recycle shingles.
Call Bob 719-748-8381
Painting
719-439-7085
Locally owned and operated in Teller County
Licensed and Insured All Work Guaranteed | Free Estimates
719-210-9235
Woodland Roofing Company CompleteRoofingService
687-9645
www.woodlandroofing.com Serving Teller County for over 47 years.
Sand & Gravel TIGER TIMBER AND GRAVEL
WE OFFER – ROAD BASE &FILL DIRT DELIVERY IS AVAILABLE OR PICK UP AT THE YARD.
Mrs. Clean
Offering Residential and light commercial cleans. Move In, Move Out Construction Clean Licensed, Insured & Bonded. Call Linda @
Roofing/Gutters
HOME REPAIR
Cleaning
Miscellaneous Aluminum & Steel Welding
Handyman
687-6941
Firewood
719-775-8742
Garage Sales
Office Rent/Lease
Service Directory
Cripple Creek-Victor School District is accepting applications
nday for a Colo licensed elementary spe-7:30 cial ed teacher. Experience preEOE. Information and apnese ferred. plication process available at ma- ccvschools.org. All applications are to acceptance or rejection pure subject at the sole discretion of the Board 30 a of Education. Applications will be lass- accepted until the position is filled
Rentals
Help Wanted
Farm & Agriculture
every sday selfrtialages h for
Garage & Estate Sales
ipple tion,
Careers
TO ADVERTISE, CALL 303-566-4100
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719-748-3621
Gary Miller Painting
• Interior • Exterior • Pressure Washing • • Staining • Decks • Siding • Drywall • 33 Years Exp. - Insured Low Price – Licensed
Free estimates 719-331-9055 or 719-687-8066
Concrete/Paving MOUNTAIN SHADOWS PAINTING
Storage WOODLAND PARK U-STORE-IT 5 locations within city limits Huge Move-in Special & Free Circular Lock Carter Realty Property Mgmt. 719-687-9274 • 303 E. Hwy. 24
Randy Lyman 687-6419
Apartments AFFORDABLE ROOMS & RV SITES No lease req'd. Furnished rooms incl. utils, phone, satellite TV starting at $169 a wk. FH RV sites for $30 a day, beautiful country setting, rec room, playground, laundry & free WiFi. Dog friendly GMF 719684-9044
CONCRETE PREP - PLACE - FINISH Driveways, Patios, Walkways Also Demo and Removal
Call Paul 719-200-6754
Homes
Land Resource Associates
Ute Pass 2 bed 1 bath. 1 car for $850 We have tenants looking for rentals. If you are interested in renting your property, please call Donna Jones at Land Resource Associates
719-684-8414
Duplexes, Multiplexes 2 bedroom duplex in Woodland Park
on 3 acres, available 6-1-13, $850 a month + $850 deposit and 1/2 utilities (average of $80 a month) Single person or couple only. Call for details
(719)339-3933
Excavating/Trenching
Skidloader With
Operator
• Driveways • Backfill • Grading • • Horse Pens Landscaping, Concrete •
$50/Hour Call Paul 719-200-6754 General
Steel's Painting, LLC
Custom Work Without The Custom Price INTERIOR / EXTERIOR PAINTING - Staining - Refinishing 25 Years Experience, LICENSED AND INSURED References, FREE ESTIMATES Contact Kelvin At:
719-748-7717 or 719-661-3327
Pet Care & Services Sit, Stay, Pet Sitting Call Beth 719-466-7478 Plumbing
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C.W’s Plumbing Repair, Remodel Residential, Commercial
winterize • FrOzen PiPeS Licensed & Insured! Free estimates!
719-687-4122
Misc. for Rent Woodland Village Mobile Home Park has spaces avail. for mobile home set up or for 5th wheelers. Long or short term Please call John at (719)686-0835 or Amy at 719473-5645
EXTERIOR OIL STAIN & PAINTING SPECIALIST Licensed & Insured / LowPrices 33 years of local references
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SEAMLESS GUTTERS Licensed and Insured www.sheltersystemsllc.com Call 719-246-4544
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Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/20/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee
Public Trustees Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2010-0246 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 5, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: MICHAEL SCHEMANSKI Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005HE2 Date of Deed of Trust: 10/26/2004 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 10/28/2004 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 572958 Original Principal Amount: $272,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $271,983.77 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments as provided for in the Deed of Trust and Negotiable Instrument THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 6 IN THE RESERVE AT TAMARAC FILING NO. 3, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO. which has the address of: 715 Pembrook Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of June 5, 2013, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/20/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: ANDREA RICKLES-JORDAN Attorney Registration #39005 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 1616.20594
Attorney: ANDREA RICKLES-JORDAN Attorney Registration #39005 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 1616.20594
Public Trustees
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2010-0246 First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0010 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 31, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: MARTIN R. RYAN AND SUSAN RYAN Original Beneficiary: BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF COLORADO Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 5/23/2005 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 5/27/2005 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 580613 Original Principal Amount: $145,402.99 Outstanding Principal Balance: $130,182.99 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. which has the address of: N/A N/A, CO N/A NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of May 29, 2013, At the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/3/2013 Last Publication: 5/1/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/6/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: HOLLY L DECKER Attorney Registration #32647 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 13-913-23686 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a EXHIBIT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION debt. Any information provided may be Trustee’s Sale No. 2013-0010 Public Notice used for that purpose. City of Victor Payments forFOLLOWING March 2013 DESCRIBED REAL THE Legal Notice No.: 2010-0246 ESTATE SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF Payee or Description Amt Utility Notification 9.78 TELLER, AND STATE OF COLORADO: First Publication: 4/10/2013 Zirkle 40.00 THATS1udios PART OF THE SOUTH 650 FT OF Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Colorado Natural GasOF THE NORTHWEST 3,879.41 Cloud Services 99.00 THE 1779 FEET Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View USA Bluebook OF SECTION 19,650.76 Stop Payment CNG 30.00 QUARTER TOWNTeller BuildingRANGE Dept 100.00 LYColorado Natural Gas 586.85 SHIPCounty 12 SOUTH, 69 WEST, Downtown CO Inc Webcast 15.00 Payroll Total 9,345.42 ING OF WEST OF THE COUNTY ROAD. Afiac 33.00 PC Shop Computer Repair 149.99 Colorado Department Of Revenue 804.00 CO Creative Industries Summit 432.85 Legal Notice No.: 2013-0010 Delta of Colorado 364.61 Amazon - Time Cards 20.47 First Dental Publication: 4/3/2013 Amazon-lnkless Thumbprint 7.99 Orchard Trust Company 69.24 Last Publication: 5/1/2013 United Healthcare 8,356.75 CML Conf - Deb Downs 249.00 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Acorn Petroleum 3,036.81 CML Conf-Mike Wallace 269.00 Arrowhead Septic, Inc. 290.00 CML Conf-Buck Hakes 299.00 Bennett, Marta J. 50.50 Woodland Hdwre-Flower Seeds 29.94 Bu1chbilt LLC 1,293.60 Walmart-landscaping Materials 544.82 Carquest 274.20 NSF check 54.08 NSF Check 7.50 Century Link 51.09 US Postal Service 305.46 Colorado Community Media 612.12 Colorado Div of Fire Pre & Con 60.00 Payroll Total 9,291.60 Cripple Creek Hrdware & Supply 216.03 Orchard Trust Company 69.24 Black Hills Energy 4,557.11 Dewberry-Goodkind Inc 6,726.50 OHM Design 17,121.01 Butchbilt LLC 98.60 Ferrellgas 592.74 Caselle 343.00 CBeyond 1,962.76 Garcia, Cathryn D 150.00 CC & Victor Cham of Commerce 5,000.00 Hayes Phillips Hoffman & Ca 2,677.12 Image Carpet Care 215.00 Cirsa 10,061.50 Ivan’s Engineering 505.00 City of Cripple Creek 11,735.96 Diana Bowman 400.00 Konica Minolta Business 439.48 Layton Truck 417.86 El Paso Cly Public Health Lab 20.00 PR Diamond Products Inc 150.00 Grainger 425.00 Hakes, Byron l 600.00 Quill 24.99 Jet Service 20.00 TDS 1,072.60 Teller County Student Art Show 50.00 Konica Minolta Premier Finance 188.57 Teller Counly Waste 70.90 Larry Beaty 600.00 The Gazette 119.12 Layton Truck 172.48 Macdougall & Woldridge PC 909.00 Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp 590.00 VALCOM 120.00 Michael Wallace 400.00 Powell Mechanical 1,426.30 Mountain State Pipe 1,325.28 Hanson, Donald 1,175.00 Mr. Pots Inc 240.00 National Meter & Automation 474.27 Teller County Finance 64,146.74 Perdew, Tana 400.00 United States Treasury 2,772.78 Petri, Veldean 400.00 United States Treasury 3,104.50 189,218.55 Quill 662.37 Rulo, Michael 1,600.00 Legal Notice No.: 933583 Sam’s Club BRC/PLCC 35.00 First Publication: May 1, 2013 TCRAS 600.00 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Teller County Fire Chiefs Assn 250.00 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Teller County Waste 70.90
and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said 22-Color Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Public Notice Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, NOTICE OF SALE and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0012 First Publication: 4/3/2013 Last Publication: 5/1/2013 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: Dated: 2/6/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL On February 5, 2013, the undersigned Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Public Trustee caused the Notice of ElecBy: Pamela A. Cronce tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Deputy Public Trustee Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Attorney: HOLLY L DECKER Attorney Registration #32647 Original Grantor: ROBERT E GEBUR MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE Phone: (303) 274-0155 FOR FINANCE AMERICA, LLC, DBA FINFax: 1 (303) 274-0159 AM, LLC Attorney file #: 13-913-23686 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS The Attorney above is acting as a debt TRUSTEE FOR RASC 2006-KS3 collector and is attempting to collect a Date of Deed of Trust: 9/9/2005 debt. Any information provided may be Recording Date of Deed of Trust: used for that purpose. 9/16/2005 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. EXHIBIT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION 585234 Trustee’s Sale No. 2013-0010 Original Principal Amount: $177,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL $163,858.78 ESTATE SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on TELLER, AND STATE OF COLORADO: 10/21/2005, under Reception No. 586629. THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 650 FT OF Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you THE 1779 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST are hereby notified that the covenants of QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNthe deed of trust have been violated as SHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST, LYfollows: ING OF WEST OF THE COUNTY ROAD. Failure to pay principal and interest when Legal Notice No.: 2013-0010 due together will all other payments First Publication: 4/3/2013 provided for in the Evidence of Debt seLast Publication: 5/1/2013 cured by the Deed of Trust and other violPublished in: Pikes Peak Courier View ations of the terms thereof.
Public Trustees
Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0011 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 5, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: BARBARA KEEHN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 9/24/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 10/2/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 611255 Original Principal Amount: $122,220.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $125,092.44 Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 7/24/2009, under Reception No. 628452. Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 60, DRUID HILLS FILING NO.1, TELLER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO *DEED OF TRUST RE-RECORDED ON JULY 24, 2009 AT RECEPTION NO. 628452* *AS MODIFIED PURSUANT TO THE LOAN MODIFICATION EXECUTED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2010* which has the address of: 212 Druid Trails Florissant, CO 80816 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of June 5, 2013, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/20/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: WAYNE E VADEN Attorney Registration #21026 VADEN LAW FIRM, LLC PO BOX 18997, DENVER, COLORADO 80218 Phone: (303) 377-2933 Fax: (303) 377-2934 Attorney file #: 13-051-04718 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2013-0011 First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0012 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 5, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: ROBERT E GEBUR Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE AMERICA, LLC, DBA FINAM, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RASC 2006-KS3 Date of Deed of Trust: 9/9/2005 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 9/16/2005 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 585234 Original Principal Amount: $177,000.00
Public Trustees
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 63, NORTHWOODS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 1200 Michael Ln Woodland Park, CO 80863-2368 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of June 5, 2013, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/20/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: EMILY JENSIK Attorney Registration #31294 ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax: Attorney file #: 4622.00040 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2013-0012 First Publication: 4/10/2013 Last Publication: 5/8/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0013 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 11, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: MARY A DOWNEY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: ONEWEST BANK, FSB Date of Deed of Trust: 5/23/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 6/18/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 607709 Original Principal Amount: $144,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $134,678.99 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:
COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO
NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of June 12, 2013, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
Public Trustees
First Publication: 4/17/2013 Last Publication: 5/15/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/20/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: SHEILA J FINN Attorney Registration #36637 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 19201 E. MAIN STREET SUITE 205, PARKER, COLORADO 80134-9092 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 30147 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Legal Notice No.: 2013-0013 First Publication: 4/17/2013 Last Publication: 5/15/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 11, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor: EUGENE BROWN Original Beneficiary: GEORGE B MARSHALL Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JANET M BAILEY Date of Deed of Trust: 1/21/2009 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 6/11/2009 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 627272 Original Principal Amount: $33,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $33,000.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay Principal and Interest when due with all other payments provided for the Evidence of Debt Secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. L 4 B1 HIGHLAND GROVE IND. PK. which has the address of: 18109 County Road 1 Florissant, CO 80816 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of June 12, 2013, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/17/2013 Last Publication: 5/15/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View Dated: 2/25/2013 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Pamela A. Cronce Deputy Public Trustee
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Attorney: JANET M BAILEY 4823 PICTURESQUE CIRCLE, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80917 Phone: (719) 233-5660 Fax: Attorney file #: N/A
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
The above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
L O T 1 , B L O C K 1 , S O U T H W E ST STREET SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0014 First Publication: 4/17/2013 Last Publication: 5/15/2013 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View
Failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust.
which has the address of: 665 S West Street Woodland Park, CO 80863
Notice To Creditors
NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of June 12, 2013, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
May 1, 2013
which has the address of: 665 S West Street Woodland Park, CO 80863
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Richard D. Hawk, aka Richard David Hawk, aka Richard Hawk, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 13
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Richard D. Hawk, aka Richard David Hawk, aka Richard Hawk, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 13 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Teller County, Colorado on or before August 17, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred. Elizabeth L. Fenske Personal Representative 1000 S. Idaho Road, No. 734 Apache Junction, AZ 85119
Notice To Creditors
Legal Notice No: 933560 First Publication: April 17, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice TELLER COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 101 West Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813 Case No. 2013JAI NOTICE OF HEARING In the matter of the Petition of: Timothy Allan Johnson For the adoption of a child TO: Pedro Cabrera Castillo Pursuant to 19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above named Petitioner has filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child. If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more. You are further notified that an adoption hearing is set on May 15, 2013, at 1:00 PM in the court location identified above. You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner. DATED this 4th day of April, 2013 Legal Notice No.: 933552 First Publication: April 10, 2013 Last Publication: May 8, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View
Government Legals Public Notice Notice of Judicial Auction Sale May 21, 2013 2:00 p.m. with registration at 1:30 p.m. Location: 168 Fetlock Circle, Florissant, CO 80816 Property Offered: 168 Fetlock Circle, Florissant, CO 80816 Lot Size 546,678, 2,992 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath, 2-Fireplace, Garage 560 sq ft, Built 1995 Tax Property ID #: 1387.181020180 MINIMUM BID - $183,000.00 Legal Description: Lots 19, 20, 21, and 37, Ranch Resorts of Colorado Subdivision Filing No. 2, County of Teller, State of Colorado. Under the authority in Title 28 U.S.C., Sections 2001 and 2002, the property described below will be sold pursuant to the Order of Foreclosure and Decree of Sale filed on October 12, 2012 the United States of America v. Charles W Ledford, individually and as Trustee of Dos Milagros Trust II, Loraine Ledford, Dos Milagros Trust II and Park State Bank and Trust, Civil No. 1:10-cv-01351 PAB-MEH, in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The sale of the property shall be free and clear of any interests of the defendants. The sale shall be subject to building lines, if established, all laws, ordinances, and governmental regulations (including building and zoning) affecting the property, and easements and restrictions of record, if any. No bid shall be accepted unless it is accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check, in the minimum amount of 10% of the amount bid, made payable to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Before being permitted to bid at the sale, all bidders shall display proof that they are able to comply with this requirement. No bids will be received from any person who has not presented said proof. The successful bidder shall tender the balance of the purchase price, in certified funds payable to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, at the office of the Internal Revenue Service, Attn: Darlene Jones, PALS, 4041 N Central Ave, MS 5021, Phoenix, AZ 85012 on or before 3:00 p.m., within thirty (30) days from the date of sale, which is July 11, 2013. In the event that the purchaser fails to fulfill this requirement, the deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the expenses of sale, and the Property shall be re-offered for sale or be offered to the second highest bidder in accordance with the provisions contained herein. That any rights, title, liens, claims or interests in the Property of the United States and the other parties in this action are discharged upon sale of the Property and confirmation of the sale. That the sale of the Property shall be subject to confirmation by this Court, and upon confirmation the IRS shall execute and deliver its deed, conveying the Property to the successful purchaser; All payments must be by certified check, cashiers or treasurer's check or by a United States postal, bank, express, or telegraph money order. Make check or money order payable to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The U.S. may bid as a creditor against its judgment without tender of cash up to the value of the outstanding balance on the mortgage, without tender of cash. The government reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withdraw the property from sale. The property is offered for sale “as is” and “where is” and without recourse against the United States. The United States makes no guarantee of condition of the property, or its fitness for any purpose. The United States will not consider any claim for allowance or adjustment or for the rescission of the sale based on failure of the property to comply with any expressed or implied representation. The sale is ordered in accordance with 28 U.S.C. Section 2001 and is made without the right of redemption. For more info: www.irssales.gov or call Darlene Jones, (602) 501-2146 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15/13 CNS-2468628#
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Teller County, Colorado on or before August 17, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred.
Legal Notice No.: 933556 First Publication: April 24, 2013 Last Publication: May 15, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View
Elizabeth L. Fenske Personal Representative 1000 S. Idaho Road, No. 734 Apache Junction, AZ 85119
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF LAND TO THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK
Legal Notice No: 933560 First Publication: April 17, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View
PUBLIC NOTICE
AN INCORPORATED HOME RULE CITY UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, AND THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1971, CRS 1975 31.12
May 1, 2013
PUBLIC NOTICE
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF LAND TO THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK
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AN INCORPORATED HOME RULE CITY UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, AND THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1971, CRS 1975 31.12 SOUTHWEST VALLEY ANNEXATION PLAT 1 Hereby petition(s) the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, through the City Council of said City for annexation of the real property with an address of 1000 West Road (County Road 231), Woodland Park, Colorado and more particularly described with a legal description attached hereto, as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference in accordance with the provisions of 31-12-107 CRS 1973 as amended, and in compliance with the City Charter of the City of Woodland Park; and, represent to the City of Woodland Park and the fully constituted officials of said City and to the City Council duly qualified and constituted, the following: 1. That not less than one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the annexing municipality. 2. That a community of interest exists between the territory proposed to be annexed and the annexing municipality; that the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; and that the territory proposed to be annexed is integrated or is capable of being integrated with the annexing municipality. 3. The undersigned Petitioner(s) are the owners of 100 percent of the property proposed to be annexed. 4. All the requirements of Section 31-12104 and 31-12-105 CRS 1973 exist or are met. 5. That it is desirable and necessary that such territory be annexed to the municipality. 6. A written legal of description of the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed attached hereto as Exhibit A. 7. Copies of an Annexation Map showing the boundary of the area proposed to be annexed with such information as required by CRS 31-12-107 (III) and (IV). 8. Mailing address of each of the signers is as follows: Donald McCarl and Beth McCarl, 350 Ranch Road, Woodland Park, Colorado, 80863. Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, will hold a Public Hearing on June 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 220 West South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado, concerning the petition for Annexation of land to the City of Woodland Park, filed by Southwest Valley Annexation – Plat 1 to determine whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Colorado Revised Statutes 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 (1972) and should be considered eligible for annexation. The Petition for Annexation and all supporting documents are available for inspection and copying during normal business hours at the office of the Planning Director, City Hall, 220 West South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado. Suzanne Leclercq, Deputy City Clerk City of Woodland Park EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION – SOUTHWEST VALLEY ANNEXATION PLAT 1: PARCELS 1 AND 3 OF THAT DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 09, 1996 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 443568 OF THE RECORDS OF THE TELLER COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (NW1/4 NW1/4) OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 3, SAID POINT ALSO BEING AN ANGLE POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 24, FROM WHICH THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 3 BEARS S40°07'50"E, A DISTANCE OF 246.55 FEET AND IS THE BASIS OF BEARINGS USED HEREIN; THENCE N26°44'00"E ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3 AND SAID PARCEL 1, SAID LINE ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-LINE OF SAID U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 24, A DISTANCE OF 147.74 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 1; THENCE N89°24'16"E ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL 1, A DISTANCE OF 103.17' TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 1, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARCEL 2, AS RECORDED UNDER SAID RECEPTION NO. 443568; THENCE S03°56'39"E ALONG THE COMMON LINE OF SAID PARCELS 1 AND 2, A DISTANCE OF 294.49 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY CORNER COMMON TO SAID PARCELS 1, 2, AND 3, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF WEST STREET (COUNTY ROAD NO. 231); THENCE S48°08'45"W ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3 AND ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 41.57 FEET TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 3; THENCE N40°07'50"W ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3, A DISTANCE OF 246.55 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID TRACT CONTAINS 38,157 SQUARE FEET (0.88 ACRES) OF LAND, MORE OR LESS. Legal Notice No.: 933572 First Publication: April 24, 2013 Last Publication: May 15, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF LAND TO THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK AN INCORPORATED HOME RULE CITY UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, AND THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1971, CRS 1975 31.12 SOUTHWEST VALLEY ANNEXATION PLAT 2 Hereby petition(s) the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, through the City Council of said City for annexation of the real property with an address of 1050 and 1000 West Street (County Road 231), Woodland Park, Colorado and more particularly described with a legal description attached hereto, as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference in accordance with the provisions of 31-12-107 CRS 1973 as amended, and in compliance with the City Charter of the City of Woodland Park; and, represent to the City of Woodland Park and the fully consti-
Hereby petition(s) the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, through the City Council of said City for annexation of the real property with an address of 1050 and 1000 West Street (County Road 231), Woodland Park, Colorado and more particularly described with a legal description attached hereto, as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference in accordance with the provisions of 31-12-107 CRS 1973 as amended, and in compliance with the City Charter of the City of Woodland Park; and, represent to the City of Woodland Park and the fully constituted officials of said City and to the City Council duly qualified and constituted, the following:
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1. That not less than one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the annexing municipality. 2. That a community of interest exists between the territory proposed to be annexed and the annexing municipality; that the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; and that the territory proposed to be annexed is integrated or is capable of being integrated with the annexing municipality. 3. The undersigned Petitioner(s) are the owners of 100 percent of the property proposed to be annexed. 4. All the requirements of Section 31-12104 and 31-12-105 CRS 1973 exist or are met. 5. That it is desirable and necessary that such territory be annexed to the municipality. 6. A written legal of description of the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed attached hereto as Exhibit A. 7. Copies of an Annexation Map showing the boundary of the area proposed to be annexed with such information as required by CRS 31-12-107 (III) and (IV). 8. Mailing address of each of the signers is as follows: Donald McCarl and Beth McCarl, 350 Ranch Road, Woodland Park, Colorado, 80863 and Karl Hirschbeck, 1050 CR 231, Woodland Park, CO 80863.. Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Woodland Park, Colorado, will hold a Public Hearing on June 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 220 West South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado, concerning the petition for Annexation of land to the City of Woodland Park, filed by Southwest Valley Annexation – Plat 2 to determine whether the area proposed to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Colorado Revised Statutes 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 (1972) and should be considered eligible for annexation. The Petition for Annexation and all supporting documents are available for inspection and copying during normal business hours at the office of the Planning Director, City Hall, 220 West South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado. Suzanne Leclercq, Deputy City Clerk City of Woodland Park EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION – SOUTHWEST VALLEY ANNEXATION PLAT 2: PARCELS A AND B, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 623 AT PAGE 183-184 OF THE RECORDS OF TELLER COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (NW1/4 NW1/4) OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF PARCEL 3 AS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 443568 OF SAID COUNTY RECORDS, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL A AND A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST STREET, FROM WHICH THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 3, SAID POINT ALSO BEING AN ANGLE POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 24 BEARS N40°07'50"W, A DISTANCE OF 246.55 FEET AND IS THE BASIS OF BEARINGS USED HEREIN; THENCE ALONG THE SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES; 1) THENCE S48°08'45"W, A DISTANCE OF 83.85 FEET; 2) THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A 1337.03 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 01°17'09", AN ARC LENGTH OF 30.00 FEET, (THE LONG CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S48°56'31"W, A LONG CHORD DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET); THENCE N41°42'01"W, A DISTANCE OF 205.05 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE; THENCE N37°26'44"E ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 122.29 FEET TO A POINT ON THE COMMON LINE OF SAID PARCEL A AND SAID PARCEL 3; THENCE S40°07'50"E ALONG SAID COMMON LINE, A DISTANCE OF 228.27 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID TRACT CONTAINS 25,322 SQUARE FEET (0.58 ACRES) OF LAND, MORE OR LESS. TOGETHER WITH A PORTION OF THAT TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 2, AS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 443568 OF SAID COUNTY RECORDS, SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (NW1/4 NW1/4) OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF PARCEL 3 AS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 443568 OF SAID COUNTY RECORDS, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL A AND A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WEST STREET, FROM WHICH THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 3, SAID POINT ALSO BEING AN ANGLE POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 24 BEARS N40°07'50"W, A DISTANCE OF 246.55 FEET AND IS THE BASIS OF BEARINGS USED HEREIN; THENCE N48°08'45"E ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 41.57 FEET TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 2 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT OF LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE N03°56'39"W ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2, A DISTANCE OF 294.49 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE N89°24'16"E ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2, A DISTANCE OF 65.17 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 7, BLOCK 1, SUNNY SLOPE ACRES INCORPORATED FILING NO. 1, AS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 167288 OF SAID COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE S02°05'01"W ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 246.37 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE;
NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2, A DISTANCE OF 65.17 FEET TO A POINT 23-Color ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 7, Meet to discuss reBLOCK 1, SUNNY SLOPE ACRES INCORPORATED FILING NO. 1, AS REcommendations for: employee benefit opCORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. tions, preliminary policies regarding salary 167288 OF SAID COUNTY RECORDS; increases, personnel replacement, additional personnel, operational base perTHENCE S02°05'01"W ALONG SAID centage increase, and Capital plans. WESTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF Thurs. 7/25, 7:00 pm: Public Budget Re246.37 FEET TO A POINT ON THE quest Meeting, Commissioners ChamSOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2, bers, County Centennial Building, Cripple SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON Creek, CO., to receive public input on SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFCounty budget prior to entering budgeting WAY LINE; process. Contact Vicki Caldwell to be THENCE S48°08'45"W ALONG SAID scheduled on agenda. SOUTHERLY LINE AND SAID NORTHWed. 7/31, 10:00 am: If necessary, ElecWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A ted Officials meeting to review salary matDISTANCE OF 72.33 FEET TO THE rix/costs. POINT OF BEGINNING. Thurs. 8/22, 1:00 pm: Budget Team to provide Commissioners with requested SAID TRACT CONTAINS 16,428 budgets and accompanying information, SQUARE FEET (0.38 ACRES) OF LAND, review budgeting process, fund balance MORE OR LESS. and revenue estimates, etc. Thurs. 8/29, 9:00 am-5:00 pm: Meetings Legal Notice No.: 933573 to review Supplemental Budget Requests. First Publication: April 24, 2013 Budget Team will prepare a summary of Last Publication: May 15, 2013 recommendations to be further discussed Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View by Elected Officials. Move definite supplemental requests to revised budget. Thurs. 9/5, 10:00 am: BOCC and Budget Public Notice Team meet to review voting results & CIPs. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Thurs. 9/19, 10:00 am: Commissioners City of Victor meet with Budget Team to review, make 2013 Brian’s Park Ice Rink any changes to balance, finalize budget Improvements message. Thurs. 10/10, 9:15 am: Present ProNotice is hereby given that the City of Vicposed Budget to the Commissioners. Coptor will accept sealed proposals for the ies of budget will be made available on the construction of site improvements at County’s web site and in County offices in Brian’s Park Ice Rink. Cripple Creek. Budget Officer is available through finalization for review, questions The project work is to consist of delivery, and comments. set-up and general construction for all Tues. 10/15, 1:00-2:00 pm: If necessary, labor, materials and services for general, Commissioners meet with Elected Offigrading, concrete, steel, shade screens, cials and Department Heads to review and landscape work necessary to comproposed budget. plete the project as indicated with the Thurs. 10/24, 7:00 pm: Public Budget Construction Documents. Hearings, Centennial Building, Cripple Creek, CO. Contact Vicki Caldwell to be THREE (3) SETS (ONE ORIGINAL AND scheduled on the agenda. TWO COMPLETED COPIES) OF THE Thurs. 11/7, 1:00–2:00 pm: CommissionSEALED PROPOSALS, clearly marked ers confer on budget, review public hearwith “2013 Brian’s Park Improvements” ing input and election results, and make and the name, address and phone numany adjustments. ber of the bidder will be received by Debra Thurs. 12/12: Commissioners consider Downs, City Administrator, at City Hall, County Budget for adoption and appropri500 Victor Avenue, PO Box 86, Victor, ation of funds. CO 80860 until 11:00 a.m. (local time), on 12/15: Statutory deadline for all taxing enMonday May 20th, 2013. Any bid retities to certify mill levies to the Board of ceived after the time stated above will be County Commissioners. returned to the Bidder unopened. Thurs. 12/19: Commissioners certify all entities’ mill levies and revenues to the There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid Assessor and DPT. conference and walk-through on Monday May 6th, 2013 beginning at 9:00 a.m. (locLegal Notice No.: 933582 al time). Prospective bidders are strongly First Publication: May 1, 2013 encouraged to attend and shall meet at Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Victor City Hall. Please RSVP to Debra Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Downs ddowns@victorco.us if you plan to attend the pre-bid conference. Public Notice Bid Documents and related information (in PDF format) may be obtained by contactCity of Woodland Park ing Walker Christensen or Craig Stoffel, CITY COUNCIL AGENDA DHM Design, 970-385-4219 or May 2, 2013 * 7:00 PM wchristensen@dhmdurango.com after 9:00 a.m. (local time) on Thursday April 1. CALL TO ORDER 25th, 2013. 2. ROLL CALL 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Legal Notice No.: 933580 4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS First Publication: May 1, 2013 & APPOINTMENTS: Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Buttery A. The City of Woodland Park Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View recognizes Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hibner, Commander, 4th Engineer Battalion, his wife Teresa, and the partnership with Public Notice the 4th Engineer Battalion. Morse B. Appointments to the Parks and CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK Recreation Advisory Board. (A) REQUEST FOR VARIANCE Morse C. Appointment to the Utility Advisory Committee (alternate). (A) Double Eagle Resorts, Inc., owner, is initiMayor Pro-tem D. Proclamation for Wildating a request for a Variance in the B fire Preparedness Day of Service 2013 (A) Zone at 442 E. Bennett Avenue (L15-RMayor Pro-tem E. Proclamation declar1, B 23, CR CK FREMONT ADD) to aling June 8, 2013 as Arbor Day in the City low an Electronic Sign, maximum size not of Woodland to exceed one hundred (100) square feet, Park. (A) where ten (10) square feet are currently Case F. Presentation of Comprehensive allowed. Annual Financial Reports for year ending December 31, 2012 by Finance Director Hearing dates: Kellie Case and auditor Wendy SwanPlanning Commission Hearing: May 15, horst of Swanhorst & Company, LLC. 2013 at 5:30 PM 5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS City Council Hearing: May 15, 2013 at OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA: 5:30 PM (Public comment not necessary) 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: All hearings to be held at City Hall, 337 (Public comment may be heard) East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, ColMorse A. Approve minutes of April 4, orado. 2013 Regular Meeting. (A) Morse B. Approve March 2013 StateAny comments in support or in opposition ment of Expenditures and authorize the should be sent in writing to the City of Mayor to sign warrants in payment thereCripple Creek Planning Department, PO of. (A) Box 430, Cripple Creek, CO 80813, or Morse C. Approve application from Casa comments can be stated at the hearings. Grande Mexican Restaurant for renewal of a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License locAdditional information can be obtained at ated at 520 Manor Court, Woodland Park, City Hall, 337 East Bennett Avenue, to be effective May 15, 2013. (QJ) Cripple Creek, CO, or call 719-689-3905. Morse D. Approve Trout Creek Road Improvements Agreement between the City Legal Notice No.: 933581 of Woodland Park and Schmidt ConstrucFirst Publication: May 1, 2013 tion Company. (L) Last Publication: May 1, 2013 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View A. None 8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING: Public Notice Riley A. To consider Ordinance No.1185 annexing a tract of land depicted as RoseTELLER COUNTY PLANNING mont Road right-of-way and Sand Wash, COMMISSION together with a portion of Laura Lane, all REGULAR MEETING AGENDA shown on the Plat of Property of C.D. 7:00 p.m. - Tuesday May 14, 2013 Weaver located in the SE1/4 of the SE1/4 City of Woodland Park of Section 24, Township 12 South, Range Administration Building 69 West of the 6th P.M. in Teller County, - Council Chambers Colorado containing 1.46 acres of land 220 S. West Avenue, and set the Public Hearing for May 16, Woodland Park, CO 2013. (QJ) 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: I. Call to Order and Roll Call (Public comment is appropriate) II. Review and Approve Minutes – Morse A. Approve application from ThunApril 9, 2013 der Mountain Holdings, LLC., dba Studio III. A request by the Colorado District of West for a new Beer and Wine Liquor Lithe Church of the Nazarene for a Map cense located at 216 East Midland AvenChange to Appendix B: Divide Region ue, Woodland Park. (QJ) Growth and Conservation Map of the TellMorse B. Approve the transfer of a Hotel er County Land Use Regulations from and Restaurant Liquor License applica“Rural Lands” and “Rural Residential” to tion from Wild Wings and Things to Her“Rural Resort” on ±165.95 acres on Lots ron Inc. dba Wild Wings and Things, loc34-35, Block 2, Golden Bell Ranch and ated at 1079 Highway 24, Woodland Park. part of the Northeast quarter of the North(QJ) east quarter of Section 34 and part of the Morse C. Approve application from the Northwest quarter of the Northwest Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Comquarter of Section 35-T12S-R70 zoned merce, located at 210 East Midland AvenResidential/Mobile (R-1M) and part of the ue, Woodland Park, for a Special Events East half of the East half of Section 34Liquor License for the Chamber’s 16th AnT12S-R70 and part of the North half of the nual Rocky Mountain Oktoberfest Plus to North half of the Northeast quarter of Secbe held on September 21st and 22nd, tion 3-T13S-R70 West of the 6th P.M. 2013 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. (QJ) zoned Agricultural (A-1), Teller County, 10. NEW BUSINESS: CO (2831 Cedar Mountain Road, 482 & Wiley A. Consider Resolution No. 756 im504 Golden Bell Lane). plementing Level 2 Watering Restrictions IV. Request by the Teller County Shootfor the City of Woodland Park. (A) ing Society for approval of a Special Use 11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT Permit to allow a Private Recreational FaON THE AGENDA cility (Gold Camp Shooting Sports Com12. REPORTS: plex – Outdoor Shooting Range) on (Public comment not necessary) ±142.7 acres zoned Agricultural (A-1) in A. Mayor's Report. portions of Sections 9 and 10, T15S-R69 B. Council Reports. West of the 6th P.M., Teller County, CO C. City Attorney's Report. (1805 County Road 81). Fleer 1. Economic and Downtown DevelV. Other Items opment Update VI. Adjourn D. City Manager's and Department Manager's Report. Legal Notice No.: 933584 13. COMMENTS ON WRITTEN First Publication: May 1, 2013 CORRESPONDENCE: Last Publication: May 1, 2013 (Public comment not necessary) Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View 14. ADJOURNMENT * * Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982. Public Notice (A) Administrative (QJ) Quasi-Judicial Action Teller County 2013 Calendar of meetings (L) Legislative Action for the Preparation of the 2014 Teller County Budget. All meetings will be held Legal Notice No.: 933586 in the Teller County Centennial Building, First Publication: May 1, 2013 112 N. A St., Cripple Creek, Colorado. Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Contact Vicki Caldwell with any questions Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View 686-7920 or CaldwellV@co.teller.co.us .
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Thurs. 6/6, 1:00 pm: Budget Team reviews Base Budget adjustment requests with BOCC. Mon. 6/17, 9:00 am: Meet to discuss recommendations for: employee benefit options, preliminary policies regarding salary increases, personnel replacement, additional personnel, operational base percentage increase, and Capital plans. Thurs. 7/25, 7:00 pm: Public Budget Request Meeting, Commissioners Chambers, County Centennial Building, Cripple Creek, CO., to receive public input on County budget prior to entering budgeting process. Contact Vicki Caldwell to be
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Public Notice REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXPAYER REMEDIES The County Assessor is required to appraise all real property for tax years 2013 and 2014 using June 30, 2012 as the date of value. Notices of Valuation will be sent to owners of real property by May 1. This is the taxpayer’s opportunity to correct values, misclassifications, errors in property descriptions or ownership, or other discrepancies in the property records. The information used to value property is
Public Notice REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXPAYER REMEDIES The County Assessor is required to appraise all real property for tax years 2013 and 2014 using June 30, 2012 as the date of value. Notices of Valuation will be sent to owners of real property by May 1. This is the taxpayer’s opportunity to correct values, misclassifications, errors in property descriptions or ownership, or other discrepancies in the property records. The information used to value property is available for review.
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Owners of real property may protest the value or classification from May 2 through June 3. Protests must be postmarked, presented in person, or entered online using a security number provided on the Notice of Valuation on or before June 3. The Assessor’s Notice of Determination will be mailed on or before the last working day in June. If you disagree with the Assessor’s decision, you may file an appeal with the County Board of Equalization, which must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than July 15. You will be notified by mail of the hearing date, time, and place where you may present evidence to support your case. Evidence includes documentation such as sales of properties similar to yours that sold in the four years preceding June 30, 2012. The County Board will conclude hearings and render decisions by close of business August 5. Owners of taxable personal property may protest their valuation between June 15 and July 1, 2013 by mail or in person. A Notice of Determination will be mailed by July 10. If you failed to file a declaration schedule, the value was determined using the “best information available”. A taxpayer’s exclusive remedy for a “best information available” valuation is the protest procedure. If you disagree with the Assessor’s decision, you may file an appeal with the County Board of Equalization, which appeal must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than July 22. You will be notified by mail of the hearing date, time, and place where you may present evidence to support your case. The County Board must mail its decision within five business days of its decision. Disagreements with the County Board of Equalization’s decision for both real and personal property may be appealed to the State Board of Assessment Appeals or district court, or the taxpayer may request a binding arbitration hearing within 30 days of the decision. Additional information is available online at www.co.Teller.co.us/Assessor or call 719.689.2941. Legal Notice No.: 933587 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice NOTICE OF A PROPOSED TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT WARRANTING PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that an Operating Permit application has been submitted to the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado 80246-1530, for the following source of air pollution: Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, 100 North 3rd Street, Victor, CO 80860 in Teller County. This permit covers a traditional gold leaching operation. The applicant is Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, PO Box 191, Victor, CO 80860. The Division has made a preliminary determination of approval of the application. The Division will receive and consider the written public comments and requests for any hearing for 30 calendar days after the date of this Notice. If requested, the hearing will be held before the Commission within 60 days of its receipt of the request for a hearing unless a longer time period is agreed upon by the Division and the applicant. Additional information regarding this action can be found at the Teller County Clerk’s office and on the Division’s website at: www.colorado.gov/cdphe/AirPublicNotices or by contacting Bailey Kai Smith of the Division at 303-691-4961. Legal Notice No.: 933588 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Thursday, May 9, 2013 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners' Meeting Room 1. 9:15 a.m. Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official's Report - Administrator's Report 2. 9:25 a.m. Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 9:35 a.m. Employee Service Awards 4. 9:40 a.m. CDSD Planning: Second reading of a proposed Ordinance Prohibiting the Operation of Marijuana Cultivation Facilities, Marijuana Product Manufacturing Facilities, Marijuana Testing Facilities, and Retail Marijuana Stores in Unincorporated Teller County. 5. 10:00 a.m. Coalition for the Upper South Platte (CUSP): Consider approval of Four Mile/Currant Creek Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Chris Brandt, County Attorney Adjournment The implementation, modification, rescission, or amendment of a restriction on open burning in Teller County may be added to the Agenda of, and considered at, this meeting. If possible, an Amended Agenda adding that item will be posted, and placed on the Teller County website, at least 24 hours before the meeting. Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item. Legal Notice No.: 933589 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCY The City Council of the City of Woodland Park is accepting applications from persons who are interested in serving as a member on the Community Advisory Committee for the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG), located in Colorado Springs. This committee provides citizen input on planning matters related to the mission of PPACG. It is composed of citizens appointed by the general governments in the Colorado Springs urban planning area, an at-large membership and representatives of community-based organizations. Committee meetings are held on the last Wednesday
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for the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG), located in Colorado Springs. This committee provides citizen input on planning matters related to the mission of PPACG. It is composed of citizens appointed by the general governments in the Colorado Springs urban planning area, an at-large membership and representatives of community-based organizations. Committee meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 3PM at the PPACG office in Colorado Springs.
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Application forms are available on the City’s website www.city-woodlandpark.org or at the City Clerk’s office in City Hall, 220 West South Avenue in Woodland Park. Completed applications are submitted to the City Clerk’s Office. Position will remain open until filled. Applications may be personally delivered to the City Clerk’s office at City Hall; delivered by FAX at 719-687-5232; or delivered by mail to the City Clerk at PO Box 9007, Woodland Park, CO 80866. Please contact the City Clerk’s office at 687-5295 with any questions. Legal Notice No.: 933590 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 15, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice WOODLAND PARK PLANNING COMMISSION WOODLAND PARK CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 220 W. SOUTH AVENUE, WOODLAND PARK, CO REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MAY 9, 2013, 7:00PM I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the regular meeting April 25, 2013 IV. REQUESTS AND/OR PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Case ZON13-001: Rezoning of Southwest Valley Annexation Plat 1 and Plat 2 containing Parcels 1, 2, 3, A and B: Request for the City’s review and approval of a rezoning from Teller County’s Zoning Districts of Industrial (M-1) and Agricultural (Ag) to the City of Woodland Park’s Zoning District of Community Commercial (CC) located in the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 25, Township 12 South, Range 69 West of the 6th Principal Meridian in Teller County, Colorado, more specifically, 1000 and 1050 County Road 231 (S. West Street), Woodland Park, Colorado as requested by the applicant, Jay Baker. (QJ) V. WORK SESSION A. Continue discussion of Zoning Section 18.09.090, Table of permitted uses for business, industrial and residential districts. (A) B. Continue discussion of the Comprehensive Plan Priorities and recommendation to City Council for the 2014 Budget. (A) VI. REPORTS A. Chairman’s Report B. Planning Director’s Report VII. DISCUSSION AND COMMENT VIII. ADJOURNMENT (A) Administrative Action (QJ) Quasi-Judicial Action (L) Legislative Legal Notice No.: 933591 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice The City of Woodland Park Parks and Recreation Advisory Board scheduled meeting for Wednesday, May 8, 2013 has been cancelled. Legal Notice No.: 933858 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE Brian’s Park Ice Rink Project Purpose of Request: The City of Victor (City) is requesting proposals from qualified persons who can act as Owner’s Representative in the implementation of the Brian’s Park Ice Rink Construction Project. Project Scope: The City of Victor plans to tear down the existing and construct a new outdoor ice rink during the spring and summer of 2013. Project priorities will include cost effective management, adherence to time schedules, the ability to work effectively with contractors, volunteer groups and city employees. Process: Proposals submitted for consideration shall contain the following: 1. Contact information: Name of individual/ company and primary contact person, address, phone number(s) and email address. 2. A statement of qualifications that shall include a description of experience working in this capacity on construction projects, as well as a summary of ability to provide requested services within an established time line. 3. Experience working on similar construction projects. (Include location and contact information). 4. Documented experience in directing and working with contractors, subcontractors and volunteers during the building process. 5. Scope of work to include estimated cost to implement the plans, description and breakdown of tasks, deliverables, timeline and a proposed process for completing the project oversight. Contact Walker Christensen at DHM Design, wchristensen@dhmdurango.com or 970385-4219 to obtain copies of the approved plans. 6. The names and telephone numbers of at least three references that may be contacted regarding the individual’s/firm’s past performance, preferably on similar projects. The following criteria, which are not intended to be all inclusive, shall be used in the selection of an Owner’s Representative: overall understanding of the proposed project, practical experience, technical knowledge and the ability to perform in a timely manner. An interview may be conducted to better assess qualifications and the ability to successfully complete the project. This Request for Proposals does not commit the City to award a contract, nor to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal in anticipation of a contract. City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of the request, to negotiate with qualified individuals/firms and to cancel or change the Request for Proposals. Deadlines: Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Debra Downs, City Administrator in either a digital (ddowns@victorco.us) format or mailed to or dropped off at 500 Victor Ave, P.O. Box 86, Victor, CO 80860. Legal Notice No.: 933592 First Publication: May 1, 2013 Last Publication: May 1, 2013 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View
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Students soar in Archie Neil’s classroom By Pat Hill
phill@ourcoloradonews.com Patience touched with humor and understanding, along with a dose of compassion, business owners who employ special-education students reap the intrinsic rewards. “It’s a great opportunity for us; and working with the school is the thing I feel passionate about. And maybe we can get other businesses involved,” said Neil Levy who with his wife Paula owns the Swiss Chalet. “I love to help the kids, they’re great. And it helps all of us feel grateful for what we have in our lives.” On a recent spring day at the “Swiss,” Charlie, 18, and Tyler, 17, helped the chefs prepare for the lunch crowd, slicing mushrooms and carrots and washing dishes. “He brightens our day, every time,” said Mark Gagnier, the restaurant’s head chef, speaking of 18-year-old Charlie. Gagnier and one of the cooks, Mike Majoue, take time out to have fun. “Charlie just likes to steal my towel,” Majoue said with a laugh. The boys were accompanied by Archie Neil, who teaches special-education classes at Woodland Park High School. “Part of their education is the transition from business to life,” Neil said. “Our goal is hands-on training for them to see what jobs are like, working with bosses, learning the requirements and showing up on time.” In addition to teaching, Neil is charged with finding jobs for his students. “The owners are gracious; they don’t get paid but they allow us to give the students the opportunity they might not have in other places,” Neil said. The atmosphere in Neil’s classroom is vibrant, the students engaged and challenged, particularly by the new Smart Board, a computerized 21st century blackboard. In a lesson on the Constitution, one of the students, Shawn, is asked to pinpoint the American flags, numbers and calendars on the board. He aces the test. “Shawn has just shown that he can follow directions, listen and has the capability of doing that type of work,” Neil said. Neil’s classroom is the training ground for work on the outside. With a washing machine and dryer, the students do the custodial laundry, mops and rags, as well as some of the athletic uniforms, for all the schools in the district. A fully-equipped kitchen allows the
Charlie, left, and Tyler, enjoy working in the kitchen at the Swiss Chalet. The boys help the chefs prepare lunch while learning life skills under the direction of their teacher, Archie Neil, who teaches special-education classes at the Woodland Park High School. Tyler also works at the Country Lodge. Photo by Pat Hill students to bake and cook. At Thanksgiving, for instance, they served their parents an entire turkey dinner, trimmings and all. “It was phenomenal,” Neil said. “They are learning skills; it’s my job to find what they are good at.” For Tyler, doing laundry at school is a transferable skill. In addition to working an hour a week at the Swiss Chalet, Tyler works at the Country Lodge, helping Martha, the head housekeeper. “Tyler helps clean tables in the pool area and does the breakfast cleanup,” she said. “He also helps in the laundry room. Today we are busy so it was nice to have him here.” Along with Neil’s special-education class, the students take environmental science, English essentials and body sculpting. “The teachers modify the curriculum
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‘It’s a great opportunity for us; and working with the school is the thing I feel passionate about. And maybe we can get other businesses involved. I love to help the kids, they’re great. And it helps all of us feel grateful for what we have in our lives.’ Neil Levy, owner of Swiss Chalet for their studies,” Neil said. “The school is very open to what we’re trying to accomplish.”
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Neil connects with the kids on an emotional as well as a life-skills level. “This is very rewarding and enlightening,” he said.
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