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Fire district makes an offer for new chief Names Illinois man to position By Norma engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com After months of delays and more months spent in the selection process, the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District board has made an offer for a new fire chief. On March 13, the board interviewed four finalists for the position and chose Christopher Truty, currently the deputy chief of Mount Prospect, Ill. The district has been without a chief
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since last summer when its contract with Rob Denboski was terminated. Because of the district’s finances and the subsequent decision to seek a mill-levy increase, hiring a new chief was put on hold until after the Nov. 6 General
Election. The mill levy override passed and the board then went ahead with the district’s chief search. After winnowing through 43 applications, the search committee named five finalists on Feb. 14. One of these, Glenn Levy of Colorado Springs, pulled out of the
running. The remaining four met with the Tri-Lakes community at a mixer on March 12. On March 13, they met individually with district staff in the morning and were interviewed individually that afternoon by board members. After the interviews, the board met in executive session talk things over. They made their decision in public session. Truty has more than 30 years of experience in fire and emergency management services. He started out as a volunteer firefighter and has 17 years of experience as a paramedic and 30 years as an emergency management technician-B. He has advanced certifications in firefighting, hazardous materials operations,
firefighter training and instruction and other applications. He also has a master’s degree in Executive Fire Service and Disaster Leadership. The Mount Prospect Fire Department serves 10 square miles and 55,000 people and has a staff of around 70 firefighters and support staff. For comparison, the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire District covers 68 square miles with a population of about 24,000 and has a staff of about 50. Truty is a sitting member for the International Association of Fire Chief’s Emergency Management Committee and its disaster response team. Truty is looking over the contract and has not yet made a firm decision.
Littleton, Maketa host town hall
State ChampionS again
Speaks on General Assembly’s gun legislation By Norma engelberg
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Lewis-Palmer players celebrate their second consecutive state championship. See Pages 14-15 for story and more photos. Photo by Nan Strasburger
Monument trustees defend Second Amendment Resolution passed as a message to government that they do not support additional restrictions By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews. com Just as the El Paso County Commissioners did a few weeks ago the town of Monument is letting the state of Colorado and the federal government know that they intend to defend the Second Amendment. At the March 11 board meeting the Monument board of trustees passed a resolution stating that they do not support any infringement on the
Second Amendment that would put additional restrictions on lawful firearms and accessories or on the possession, use, sale or transfer of legitimately owned firearms. The federal government has called for stricter gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting. Colorado senators have been debating seven bills for stricter gun control including bills on universal gun background checks, a limit on ammunition magazines, would-be gun buyers having to pay for their own background
The Monument board of trustees passed a resolution at their most recent board meeting stating that they support the Second Amendment. The resolution is a message to lawmakers telling them that don’t support additional gun restrictions on lawful firearms. The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners passed a similar resolution a few weeks ago. File photo checks and a ban on those seeking online certification for a concealed carry permit. All four of these bills have passed in the Senate.
“I think this is in line as to what a lot of residents, at least those that I’ve been talking to, are in support of,” Trustee Becki Tooley said.
If numerous standing ovations and prolonged applause were any indication, El Paso County Commissioner Peggy Littleton and Sheriff Terry Maketa’s town hall meeting was a real crowd pleaser. The two spoke on the state General Assembly’s pending gun laws to a packed house on March 14 in the Commissioners Hearing Room in Centennial Hall. Littleton introduced the subject by reading the county commissioners’ “Resolution in Defense of 2nd Amendment Rights,” which was approved on Jan. 22. “I know I’m preaching to the choir here,” she said. “From your response I have to say this might just be the safest room in all of El Paso County.” Maketa then went through the pending legislation bill-by-bill, giving his interpretation on what each might mean to citizens and law enforcement agencies if passed. “Some of them are so poorly written that I don’t know what they’re trying to say,” he said, adding later in the meeting that the laws are written in ways that will be almost impossible to enforce. In order by house and senate numbers, the pending bills include: HB 13-1224: Prohibiting possession and use of large-capacity ammunition magazines and would limit magazines to 15 or fewer rounds. Colorado manufacturers would have to date stamp and add a serial number to all large-capacity magazines manufactured after July 1. Maketa said that if the idea behind this law is to save lives, it’s a big lie. “Who will comply with this? Law abiding citizens!” he said, to which an audience member shouted, “No we won’t!” This law doesn’t apply to local, state or federal law enforcement agencies, to people serving in the military or to people who bought the ammunition before July 1, 2013. Maketa said if he sees people with large-capacity magazines, he will just assume they bought them before July. HB 13-1228: Sets the payment for background checks to actual costs. The fee will be paid by the person purchasing the weapon. HB 13-1229: Requires universal Maketa continues on Page 5
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Legislature OKs civil unions Hickenlooper expected to sign landmark bill By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com For gay couples in Colorado, the third time turned out to be the charm. Legislation that legalizes civil unions has now cleared the state General Assembly, following passage Report through the House of Representatives on March 12. The passage follows two unsuccessful attempts at getting the bill through prior legislative sessions. The measure now goes to Gov. John
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Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it. “We are fulfilling a promise we made at the end of the last session, and we made to the people of Colorado, that we would get this done,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver. “And now, it’s headed to the governor’s desk.” Senate Bill 11, which would allow gay couples to enter into commitments that are similar to marriage, passed the House on a 39-26 vote. Two Republicans voted for the bill: Reps. Carole Murray of Castle Rock and Cheri Gerou of Evergreen. “I’m a Republican and a conservative and I like this bill,” Gerou said from the House floor. “I know this is the right thing to do.” Murray and Gerou joined Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango as the only Republican lawmakers to vote for civil unions this legislative session. But the majority of Republicans had concerns with the bill. Chief among them
was their belief that the legislation does not go far enough in allowing exemptions for entities that have religious objections to civil unions. “I think it’s unfortunate that we didn’t provide that clarity in that law,” said Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker. Several Republicans, including Rep. Lori Saine of Dacono, argued that civil unions are akin to gay marriage — something that Coloradans voted to ban in 2006. That same year, voters rejected a bill that would have put in place something similar to civil unions. “We won’t get to debate this again here, we will debate this in a court of law,” Saine cautioned. But Democrats believe that times have changed and that the public — and history — is firmly on their side on this issue. But they also said that more work needs to be done to achieve equality. “Changing the conversation in politics
isn’t just about taking a vote,” said Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. “It’s about talking with your neighbors and sitting down one-on-one and having people see your family and recognize that you deserve protection under the law.” With civil unions soon to be a reality, Democrats are hopeful that a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage bans will pave the way for the Colorado to join other states that recognize same-sex marriages. Sen. Pat Steadman — who lost his longtime partner to cancer last year — said that getting civil unions through the Legislature marks a “joyous occasion,” but that “we’re not there yet.” “I don’t want anyone to think that we’ve reached the peak and climbed the summit of that mountain that challenges us in terms of full inclusion of equal participation in today’s society,” he said. “Civil unions are lesser and not equal and that really is not good enough.”
Citizens react to Colorado `Civil Unions’ bill Some lament, others applaud By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com A civil union bill is on its way to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. On March 12, the state house of representatives passed the bill that will allow gay and lesbian couples to enter into civil unions by a vote of 39-26, including two Republican representatives who crossed party lines to vote and joined house Democrats who gave their unanimous approval. The bill cleared the state senate in February by a vote of 20 Democrats and one Republican to 14 Republicans. Once Hickenlooper signs it, same-sex couples will be able to seek civil union licenses on or after May 1. While civil unions are not equal to marriage, the bill will afford people in same-sex unions rights similar to those of marriage, including enhanced inheritance and parental rights, the ability to make medical decisions for their partners and collect survivors’ benefits after a partner dies. Colorado is one of 30 states with Constitutional amendments declaring marriage as the union of one man and one woman. With the passage of this bill, the state becomes the 18th state to offer comprehen-
As of March 13, Colorado county clerk’s offices were already receiving information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which handles birth, death, marriage and divorce records, on the creation and dissolution of civil unions. The bill summary states: “The bill creates the `Colorado Civil Union Act’ to authorize any 2 unmarried adults, regardless of gender, to enter into a civil union. Parties wanting to enter into a civil union apply to a county clerk and recorder for a civil union license. Certain persons may certify a civil union. After the civil union is certified, the officiant files the civil union certificate with the county clerk and recorder. A priest, minister, rabbi, or other official of a religious institution or denomination or sive benefits and obligations to same-sex couples. There have been a number of reactions to the bill’s passage across the state and locally. For example, Roman Catholic Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of the Colorado Springs Diocese and Catholic Charities of Central Colorado states at www.diocs.org, where his letter is available in its entirety, that Senate Bill 13-011 “not only threatens the traditional understanding of marriage as a life-long union of one man and one woman for the procreation and rearing of
Civil Unions reactions mixed By Norma Engelberg
nengelberg@ourcoloradonews.com With the passage of the Civil Unions Act on March 12 by the state house of representatives, reactions from clergy were mostly but not unanimously negative. “Whatever God has established as his law is separate from the laws men make,” said T.J. “Tom” Hein, pastor at Monument Hill Church SBC. “(Humans) have been doing what they want to since the Garden of Eden, that’s why there was a fall.” He said mankind’s way isn’t always God’s way but added, “God gave us free will. We can choose for ourselves which way we’ll go. Will there be consequences? Absolutely! Jesus will return one day and set things right. That’s what I’m looking forward to.” While some churches and religious organizations are outspokenly against civil unions others have a different message. For example, the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Colorado Springs states at its website: “We are proud to be a welcoming congregation. Whatever your ethnicity, class, gender or sexual orientation, we welcome you!”
While some churches and religious organizations are outspokenly against civil unions others offer a different message. For example, the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Colorado Springs states at its website: “We are proud to be a welcoming congregation. Whatever your ethnicity, class, gender or sexual orientation, we welcome you!” Many of the mainstream Christian denominations are divided on homosexuality, some calling it absolutely a sin, others saying it absolutely isn’t a sin and many falling somewhere in between. A few religious organizations have even split over the issues. When it comes to non-Christian religions, according to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Buddhists and Hindus have no official stance on either homosexuality or same-sex marriages. Islamic law condemns homosexuality and in many Islamic countries the practice is not only considered a sin, it’s also considered a crime. Judaism is divided with the Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative Jewish movements allowing same-sex marriage while it’s condemned by Orthodox Jews.
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an Indian nation or tribe is not required to certify a civil union in violation of his or her right to free exercise of religion.” It also states: “The same processes that are provided in law for dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of a marriage apply to dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of a civil union. … The Act shall not be construed to create a marriage between the parties to a civil union or alter the public policy of this state that recognizes only the union of one man and one woman as a marriage.” The complete bill can be read online at: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/ clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/35CE5FDC 5F040FF487257A8C0050715D?Open&fi le=011_rev.pdf. children, it also lacks any meaningful conscience protections for Coloradans.” He added that passage creates “the real probability that a bill advanced in the name of equality and tolerance will be used as a tool for anti-religious discrimination against others, including faith-based adoption agencies” and said similar bills have been used to discriminate against religious
organizations in other states. Sheridan also said that without conscience protections this bill says in essence “that many Coloradans with sincerely held religious beliefs are unfit to be in the marketplace and Public Square even though their faith requires them to be active there.” On the other side of the issue, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, commended the Colorado General Assembly for passing the Colorado Civil Union Act. “The Colorado legislature has taken a definitive step forward in the march toward equality,” said campaign President Chad Griffin. “The passage of civil unions in the Centennial State is further proof that full equality for committed and loving gay and lesbian couples is in sight. From now on LGBT couples in Colorado will no longer be legal strangers in the eyes of their state, but rather recognized and supported by the law.” When the passage of the Civil Unions Act was announced, Colorado Springs Pride invited supporters to celebrate with the organization because “Civil Unions has passed in Colorado and history has been made!”
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Watering restrictions could get stricter Donala customers could face same watering restrictions as CSU because of connection By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com It appears the Tri-Lakes area has been getting quite a bit of snowfall lately however the drought conditions still remain and Donala Water and Sanitation District customers should expect another season of water restrictions. Donala customers have had water restrictions over the past two years but this year the water district might have to adopt the same water restrictions as Colorado Springs Utilities. CSU proposed water restrictions to the Colorado Springs City Council at a Feb. 11 meeting and if city council decides to move forward with the water restrictions, Donala customers would be forced to be on the same restrictions. The water district has ties to CSU through a connection at Northgate Road. Donala purchased the Willow Creek Ranch near Leadville in 2008 as a renewable water source. Donala gets renewable water from the ranch to the Arkansas River by leasing renewable water from the Pueblo Board of Water Works. The water is then conveyed,
Donala Water and Sanitation customers may be facing tougher water restrictions if Colorado Springs Utilities adopts watering restrictions this year. Because Donala is connected to CSU through the Northgate connection Donala would be required to adopt the same watering restrictions. File photo by Lisa Collacott treated and delivered by CSU through the Northgate connection. Kip Petersen, assistant manager for Donala, said city council will make a decision by March 26. “As of April 1 we will be on phase three (water restrictions) in all likely hood,” Petersen said. There are five phases of watering stan-
Monument approves water rate increase Residential and commercial customers on the same tiered rate structure By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com Monument residents and businesses will now be paying more in water rates after a water tiered rate structure was approved. The Monument board of trustees gave unanimous approval for the rate increase at the March 11 board meeting. Public works director Tom Tharnish brought the rate increase before the trustees in September for consideration. The rate increase will help support increasing costs to maintain and operate the town’s water system and make the water department self-sufficient now and for the future. There has not been a water rate increase since 1998. The water enterprise fund has not been funded enough over the years to sustain itself. The rate increase is expected to generate revenue of $150,000-$200,000 in order to make the fund pay for itself. Tharnish said it’s not going to fully meet the water department’s needs. The service fee for customers will not change however bulk water customers will now have to be an $8.80 monthly service fee. Bulk water customers did not have to pay the service charge in the past.
dards that Donala will follow. Phase one is a voluntary outdoor irrigation standard to no more than three times per week using the odd-even program and a prescribed daily watering schedule. Phase two is a mandatory outdoor irrigation standard of no more than three times per week starting on Memorial Day and continuing until Labor Day. Phase three is a mandatory outdoor irriga-
tion standard of no more than two times per week starting and ending as determined. It will follow the odd-even program. Odd day users will water on Monday and Friday and even day users will water on Tuesday and Saturday. There will be no watering on Sunday. The final two phases are extreme measures. Phase four is no watering until further notice and phase five would require emergency rolling shutoffs. In that case the central water distribution will be shut down by sections to be determined. Phase five would be incorporated if there was a dire emergency such as power outages, earthquakes or if water is needed for firefighters in the case of a fire emergency such as a wild land fire. “Phase four and five means there is very little water,” Petersen said. “Our concern is the continued drought that is forecasted. They are calling for drought conditions for the next two to three years.” Donala has been on phase two watering restrictions for the past two years. A letter outlining the watering restrictions went out to Donala customers with their March water bills. Petersen said the water district has to prioritize. Water for indoor potable water first, fires come second and water for irrigation comes third. He said the phases depend on the amount of snowfall needed to fill the reservoirs. “I am not aware of anybody that is not going to be on some sort of watering restrictions,” Petersen said.
Trustees approve assisted living facility
Tharnish said there was nothing in the prior ordinance that represented what the town charges for bulk water. “We feel having bulk water customers come down take bulk water from us, haul it up there, all they’re paying for is the water that’s in their truck and not helping maintain the current hydrant system we have in place or the repairs that go along with that,” Tharnish said. Monthly service charges help defray the cost of installing, maintaining and reading meters, installing and maintaining the town’s bulk water station and preparing, mailing and collecting bills. Tharnish said to be fair to all citizens bulk the service charge should apply to bulk water customers as well. He said they have talked about charging bulk customers in prior meetings on the water rate structure and it was brought up at the public hearing. With the new water rate customers, both residential and commercial, will now pay $4.99 per thousand gallons up to 6,000 gallons, $5.99 per thousand gallons up to 12,000 gallons, $6.99 per thousand gallons up to 24,000 gallons and $7.99 per thousand gallons over 24,000 gallons. Tharnish said the town will most likely have to revisit the water rates in three years, possibly two. The rate increase will most likely go in affect mid-April with the first bill being sent May 1.
Location to be on Beacon Lite Road, hope to start construction this summer By Lisa Collacott
lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com The Monument board of trustees approved the replat and vacation of several rights-of-way as well as the preliminary/final site plan for the Beacon Lite Assisted Living facility. The facility will be located on a parcel of the Hull Subdivision property and is bordered by Beacon Lite Road to the east, First Street to the north, Adams Street to the west and Lincoln Avenue to the south. Vacation of the south end of the First Street right-a-way was proposed in order for proper development of the facility. The property owner of the home to the north of First Street has also requested that the town vacate the north portion so that they may continue to maintain the portion as they have for the past 10 years. Once vacated the property reverts to the property owner. They plan to landscape the north portion of First Street. A road cannot be constructed in the right-a-way because it is blocked by Lewis-Palmer School District 38 development to the west. “It will serve as a better buffer for them (the home owner) and the assisted living facility,” Tom Kassawara, director of development services for the town of Monument, said. Kassawara said town staff is requesting a 10foot easement for any future trails or sidewalks. A 50 foot portion of Lincoln Avenue will be vacated and a replat of Adams Street will add additional right-of-way to add a cul-de-sac. A parcel of land off the southwest corner of the Adams Street cul-de-sac will be dedicated to D-38. Kassawara said that the Santa Fe Trail will stay exactly as it is. The facility will have 57 apartments with 13 of them dedicated to Memory Care which is specifi-
Pictured is the Mountain Plaza Assisted Living in Casper, Wyo. The proposed Beacon Lite Assisted Living will look similar to this one. The Monument planning commission approved the property’s replat and preliminary/site plan and now it will go to the board of trustees for approval. Courtesy photo cally for those suffering Alzheimer’s and dementia diseases. This will be the third location for Encore Partners LLC who have two other facilities in Wyoming. The assisted living is a private pay facility and can provide home health care hospice but cannot provide skilled nursing under their licensure with the state department of health. Construction should start in the summer of 2013 but depending on financing it could start in 2014. Ron Vaughn and Don Gorsuch, principal partners with Encore Partners LLC, have looked at putting an assisted living facility in Monument for many years. “Chuck Roberts (of HAP) has done a great job of identifying the need in the community,” Vaughn said. Mayor Travis Easton also recognized Roberts for his diligence and that they have been looking at different options for a location for an assisted living facility.
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Special to The Tribune An Article 32 hearing took place March 14 at the United States Air Force Academy for a cadet who had sexual misconduct charges brought against him on Jan. 31. Cadet 1st Class Benjamin York is charged with aggravated sexual assault. An Article 32 hearing is equivalent to a civilian grand jury proceeding. An investigating officer presides over an Article 32 hearing and submits his or
her report of the proceedings with recommendations to the Cadet Wing Commandant as Special Court-Martial Convening Authority. The Commandant will then decide whether to dismiss the case, recommend it go to a General CourtMartial or dispose of the case through some other disciplinary administrative action. It must be emphasized that charges are merely accusations and the accused is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Drivers continue to turn left when it is a right turn only By Lisa Collacott
mea- lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com furquire The entrance and exit to the Kum & Go e the convenience store has brought up safety down concerns for town leaders. To get into the Kum & Go, located at here Colo. 105 and Knollwood Drive, drivers out- must turn right from Knollwood Drive and d for to exit they must go to the west and turn left ency on Veterinary View, right on Cipriani Loop, which runs behind the Kum & Go, and then very turn left on Knollwood Drive. They cannot rn is turn left on Knollwood Drive from where sted. they entered because it is a right turn only. s for Many drivers are ignoring the signs that indicate that there is no turning left onto ering Knollwood Drive from the parking lot or etter they are turning right, as they are supposed t out to, and then making a U-turn farther up on h wa- Knollwood Drive. Either way is a hazard and could cause potential accidents. as to During the Feb. 19 Monument board of water trustees meeting the trustees asked Tom irri- Kassawara, director of development servics de- es, to look into the right in-right out access ed to to Kum & Go. Kassawara said he talked to the traffic engineer who said the right ins not right out access was a justified condition g re- constraint based upon the distance from Colo. 105 to the access, which is approximately 180 feet and enough to cue seven or eight cars. Kassawara said since people aren’t pay-
ing attention to the no left turn he came up with three potential solutions which he presented to the board at the March 11 meeting. The first one would be to nothing and let people do what they are going to do which is to make a left turn out. He said they are not violating anything by letting it operate as it has been even though it is not according to the site plan approval. He said Kum & Go could take their sign down on the stop sign coming out and the town could take their sign down across the street. “I call that the chicken’s way out because it really doesn’t solve the problem,” Kassawara said. He said the second choice would be to put flexible delineators in the center line of Knollwood Drive. The third option is to provide signage on the Kum & Go property directing people to exit onto Veterinary View and then to Cipriani Loop. “To us that seems like the best solution because A, we keep the site plan intact and B, we give drivers plenty of notification that they should be exiting to the west rather than making the unintended maneuver from the right turn only lane, making that left turn. And C, traffic circulation is better because then you don’t have cars waiting and sooner or later somebody is going to sit in that southbound lane waiting to get into that cue that’s waiting at the traffic light,” Kassawara said. Kassawara said the cost is minimal for the delineators however the problem with those is snow removal. Mayor Travis Easton suggested sitting down with the management at Kum & Go and presenting the three options to see what they prefer.
Drivers continue to disregard the no left turn signs at the exit to the Kum & Go convenience store. Drivers enter through Knollwood Drive but when exiting can only make a right turn. To get back on north bound Knollwood Drive they must go to the west of the store, make a left on Veterinary View, make another left on Cipriani Loop and then turn left on Knollwood Drive. Photo by Lisa Collacott
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background checks before weapons can be transferred either by sale through a licensed dealer or by sale or gift between private parties. Maketa said he considers this law to be unconstitutional but at very least it violates private property rights and criminalizes lawabiding citizens. “Criminals won’t worry about background checks,” he said. SB 13-195: Requires, for the purpose of obtaining a concealed weapon permit, that gunsafety training would have to take place in a physical location rather than online. Maketa gave this bill only a cursory mention. SB 13-197: Requires people served with protection orders to prevent domestic violence to turn over any weapons they own. “They used a bizarre kind of logic with this one,” Maketa said. “The protection order keeps them from going home but this law says they have to go home to get their weapons so they can turn them over to a designated third party.” However, the bill’s most recent amended version (as of March 14) states that it “shall require the person to relinquish any firearm or ammunition in the person’s immediate possession or control or subject to the person’s immediate possession or control (italics added).” The following related bills are still in committee and weren’t mentioned at the town hall meeting: HB 13-1085: Amends the list of felonies that make it possible for previous offenders to possess firearms. Currently no convicted felons are allowed to possess firearms but this new bill would prohibit the possession of firearms by a previous offender to those who have been convicted to certain violent crimes. HB 13-1169: Allows persons to satisfy federal and state background check requirements by presenting a valid concealed-carry permit. If any of these pending gun bills pass, and some of them already have or are close to passage, Gov. John Hickenlooper has vowed to sign them. Maketa said the governor has also vowed
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to keep an open mind. This statement was greeted with jeers and shouts of “Marxist!” and other epithets. “You need to know that the `Dems’ aren’t listening,” said Commissioner Amy Lathen, who also attended. “You need to contact the governor and ask him to take the ink out of his pen.” Commissioner Dennis Hisey sat with Lathen in front of the crowd and later made a statement on the proceedings while Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensminger sat in the audience giving Maketa his support. After presenting the bills, the rest of the meeting was a question and answer session with Littleton reading questions submitted by audience members and Maketa answering. At one point he made it clear that if these laws are passed by the legislature and signed by the governor he would be obligated to enforce them until they are declared unconstitutional or are repealed. “I will never compromise the Board of County Commissioners,” he said. “If the court orders me to seize weapons and I don’t and someone dies I would be putting the board in a position of liability.” That said, however, he added that he will do everything in his power to protect each citizen’s Second Amendment right to possess and bear arms. “I need to speak up for what’s right,” Maketa said. “We need to hold our legislators accountable where what they do. … Remember that on election day.” He added that once the laws are signed, they go to the state attorney general’s office for interpretation. “At that time I hope we can get some court action going,” he said. Littleton said citizens will be able to view the entire meeting on YouTube through a link at the El Paso County website, www.elpasoco. com. Also available at the site on the sheriff’s webpage are several articles by Maketa describing his attempt to testify against these bills at the state capital and other related subjects. For current bill language and history, visit www.colorado.gov and choose “Search for Legislative Bills.”
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the passage of time in woodmoor Somewhere about 458 B.C. Aeschylus figured out that “Time brings all things to pass.” Though announcements involving housing developments and such, have become quite commonplace in Northern El Paso County, I think it is interesting to take a trip back though those passing gates. One fine spring day many years ago, word hit the streets of a large housing project in the Black Forest area. “Woodmoor has a poetic ring to it. The word is so quiet sounding it could be a rumor. But it isn’t,” wrote Ralph Moore of the Denver Post in a March 22, 1965 article. Moore noted that owner /developer Steve Arnold, “unpretentious and slight of build, a conservative in many ways, is busy promoting a pretentious 2,000-acre housing and recreational project in the Black Forest east of Monument.”
Arnold, then 31, also described as a former Air Force captain who didn’t even play golf, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1956, and was a native of Los Angeles. “Chief among the attractions at Woodmoor is an 18-hole, 7, -150-yard golf course which is hewed out of the forest by craftsmen who had little regard for hooks and slices.”
Just a few more minutes When 3 p.m. comes rolling around I need a nap. I don’t nap often but the fact that I feel I even need one is a sign that I’m not getting as much sleep as I should be. In fact most of us don’t get the amount of sleep we should be getting. We are a sleep deprived people. If you’re like me you actually might be on the edge of literal exhaustion. Just look at our lifestyles. Some of us work well over 40 hours a week, we have kids to tend to, spouses that require our attention, we play taxi-driver shuffling the kids back-and-forth to piano lessons, track practice, youth group or whatever other extra-curricular activities they take part in. We cook, clean, do laundry, run errands and by the time everything is done we collapse into bed late at night just to get up early the next day to do it all over again. According to www.webmd.com adults require seven to eight hours of sleep each night although some need as little as five hours and some need up to 10 hours. Teens need about nine hours of sleep while infants need at least 16 hours. I find myself more and more getting about six hours but I’m really one of those adults that need about eight or nine hours of sleep to feel good. And I’m not a morning person either. When I don’t get enough sleep I find that I get a headache as the afternoon goes on, especially looking at a computer screen for several hours. I also find that my immune system gets weak and then I end up sick. The WebMD states that there are consequences of too little sleep that include memory problems, depression, weakened immune system and an increase in perception of pain.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that sleep deprivation can be dangerous, particularly if someone who is sleep deprived gets behind the wheel. They report that driver fatigue is responsible for approximately 56,000 car crashes each year resulting in 1,500 fatalities. Sleep deprivation affects day-to-day activities as well. In 2002 the National Sleep Foundation released the results of their “Sleep in America” poll. At least 37 percent of adults polled said that they are so sleepy during the day that it interferes with daily activities a few days a month or more. When I find that I’m extremely tired at work I have to get up and take a walk down the hall or step outside for a few minutes to get some, cold fresh air. I do try to get to sleep earlier but attending meetings in the evening and keeping up with my physical therapy exercises makes it difficult. The National Sleep Foundation brings awareness to healthy sleep benefits annually and this year was observed March 3-10, just in time to usher in Daylight Savings Time. The day we all lose one hour of sleep.
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After graduating from the Naval Academy, Arnold reportedly chose the Air Force and spent his early military career at Lowery Air Force Base in Denver. “Knowing the Air Force Academy would be located south of Monument, Arnold purchased 60 acres of land in the Black Forest because he thought it might be wise to own land near the AFA,” according to the Post story. “He spent the 1958-1960 period with a flying squadron and in August, 1960, was transferred to the AFA as a freshman Gymnastics coach. “Meanwhile, he kept adding to his holdings in the Black Forest, nursing the idea that someday their would be a need for a community in the area for the aboveaverage income group. `It was just a belief,’ he says.” At the time this article appeared, it was
reported that Arnold had already sold more than 200 home sites in the price range of $4,000 to $11,000. “Cranked into the project are plans for riding stables, shopping center near the Monument cutoff plus a motel,” Moore wrote. J. Pres Maxwell was tabbed to design the golf course and a former assistant pro at Denver’s Pinehurst Country Club, Bob Hansen, was given the nod as the resident pro. Membership in the golf club is automatic with the purchase of a home site. Otherwise the price is $75 initiation plus dues. Anyone outside a 35-mile radius, meaning metropolitan Denver, can become a member for $500 with no dues attached,” Moore wrote in the Post. The development’s front nine was expected to be completed and playable by August and the back nine, to be ready by the spring of 1966.
new research, new hope for mentally ill It’s unfortunate that a lot of people still think mental disorders are self-inflicted. With a brother who developed schizophrenia in his late teens, I’ve heard it all: “He must have used (fill in the blank: LSD, heroin, marijuana, peyote, etc.) when he was a teenager,” “He lacks discipline; he just needs to buckle down,” and “He’s faking.” The unspoken thought for every hurtful statement is “Since he brought this on himself, he isn’t really worth helping.” If they don’t blame the patient, they blame his or her mother or, occasionally, both parents. Can you imagine the guilt involved when a supposedly well-educated psychiatrist tells you your son is sick and it’s entirely your fault? Slowly the true physical causes for schizophrenia and other mental disorders are coming out. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, “Most researchers do not believe that substance abuse causes schizophrenia.” There’re always a few hold outs. One connection with drugs is clear, while schizophrenics are more likely to abuse drugs and/or alcohol than the general population, their drug of choice, by far, is nicotine. Studies show that people with any diagnosed mental illness are 70 percent more likely to smoke than the general population. Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an article about smoking and mental illness at www.psychcentral. com: “There are some effects of nicotine which can mask some of the negative effects of mental illness.” A report on mental illness and drug abuse by the National Institute on Drug Abuse goes farther. It says: “Mental illnesses can lead to drug abuse. Individuals with overt, mild, or even subclinical (not yet noticeable) mental disorders may abuse drugs as a form of self-medication.”
Because certain mental illnesses tend to run in families, scientists have long thought there must be a genetic component. The NIMH says on schizophrenia: “The illness occurs in 1 percent of the general population, but it occurs in 10 percent of people who have a first-degree relative with the disorder, such as a parent, brother, or sister. People who have second-degree relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents, or cousins) with the disease also develop schizophrenia more often than the general population. The risk is highest for an identical twin. ... He or she has a 40 to 65 percent chance of developing the disorder.” New research published in The Lancet on Feb. 28 by the Cross-Disorder Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium compared the complete genetic profiles of 33,000 psychiatric patients to 28,000 people without mental illness and found a common genetic root for the five most common mental illnesses: autism, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disease, schizophrenia and major depression. The various studies show that these disorders are most likely inherited but also that there are other factors involved. After all, even a schizophrenic’s identical twin doesn’t develop the disorder 100 percent of the time. Identifying the genes involved and those other factors might lead to a cure or at least preventive measures. Hope is a good thing.
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Our students and staff members have been very busy in recent days as our schools are involved with TCAP testing. more We appreciate the families who of have encouraged their students to do their best. I know that many of you for have postponed appointments and e activities so that your students can be e in school to take the tests. esign Our district is very grateful for your pro assistance in having our students in ob school and able to do well on this assessment. is Thank you also to our staff meme bers who encourage students, monitor assessments, and ensure that the ile assessment process set forth by the can Colorado Department of Education is ues correctly implemented.
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e by Spring break is coming for our by students and their families. Before the break starts on March 25, I encourage parents to schedule time during the spring parent/teacher conferences to talk to your child’s teachers. A spring progress report for your student will help you and your child’s teacher get your student prepared to finish the school year on a positive note.
Legislature in action
Each year, one of the events I most anticipate is taking my Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council students to Denver to watch the Colorado State Legislature in action. The high school juniors and seniors who accompany me to visit our
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Union. We appreciate the partnership our district enjoys with AAFCU.
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local legislators represent our district well and I receive many compliments about their demeanor and the intelligent discussions they have with our state senators and representatives. The students are introduced on the chamber floor and we are always joined at lunch by legislators who want to hear our students’ opinions on pending legislation.
The Superintendent’s Diversity Communication Council will host an important Parent-Academy event at 6:30 p.m. on April 17 in the Education and Administration Center Atrium. The title of the event is “Caring for a Community of Learners: Understanding Biases.” The guest speaker will be Dr. Regina Lewis from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Please register to hear this important discussion about biases and how they affect educational and social environments. You can read more at www.asd20.org/ parentacademy
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Our Education and Administration Center at 1110 Chapel Hills Drive is now adorned with the products of our amazing student artists. The Air Academy Federal Credit Union Art Scholarship exhibit features two-dimensional and three-dimensional art, photography, ceramics, and pottery pieces. It’s always a special treat for the staff members who work at the EAC and for our visitors. The exhibit is open during normal business hours and the building will be open until 7 p.m. on March 21 so that our community can view all of the artwork. The winning pieces will be announced on April 2 and students in every grade level will receive awards from Air Academy Federal Credit
Finally, watch for information in your school newsletters and on our district website about a new look that is coming to www.asd20.org on May 3. Visitors to our new website will be using a very different website navigation system. This new look will feature specific navigation paths for parents, students, staff, and newcomers to our district. We will rollout promotional information about our new website look right after spring break. Mark Hatchell is the superintendent of Academy District 20. He writes a monthly column for The Tri-Lakes Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @ markhatchell.
Electric car service arrives in Gold Camp No, not recently! This was in 1897 when the coaches for the Cripple Creek District Electric line arrived. They came through in 10 days from Dayton, Ohio. The initial track was complete and in a few days the cars were running, but only as a test. A week later, just after New Year’s Day 1898, the cars entered active service. At first one car made the trips between Cripple Creek and Victor, starting before sunup and running every 90 minutes until after midnight. The last car left Cripple Creek at 12:20 a.m. and started on the return trip from Victor at 1 o’clock. For the first two months the trip was made in 40 minutes, each way, as the company was using the power which was intended only for the construction car. The company utilized this power until the new water power plant at Skagway Reservoir was put to use. The stations at first were only Cripple Creek, Anchoria-Leland, Midway, Dyer and Victor. Fare was 5 cents between stations, making 20 cents for one way and 40 cents for the trip from Cripple Creek to Victor and return. Only one car was being run, and
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this car was filled, every trip to its utmost capacity to accommodate the business. Two other cars were added as soon as switches were in place at Anchoria-Leland, Midway, and Dyer to allow cars to pass, being run in opposite directions on the line. The power plant to supply power adequate to carry the long and heavy cars over the hills was finished and a speed of 20 miles an hour was then doubled. As soon as the transmission plant was finished the road was in a position to handle passengers and freight, to the great convenience of everybody, mine owners, residents and district shippers, alike. Their speed was certainly impressive on the hills of the district, which are remarkably steep. The road bed was one of the finest
in the world, being laid, for the most part on solid granite. Mines later undercut the line and there were problems. Within a few years additional line all over the district and the line into Colorado Springs were added. The first three cars owned by the company were named respectively the Grace, Ethelyn and Clement. They were equipped with two sets of wheels at each end. Inside the furnishings were of the best mahogany, a little short of luxurious. The company employed a large force of men. In addition to the office in Cripple Creek, there were many shop men, and crews all over the district. More cars were added over the years, but nearly all were lost in a fire at the Cripple Creek shops just before World War One. The Short Line, as they became known, only used the electric cars in the district, and once they were gone they were not replaced. Mel McFarland, artist, author, retired teacher and railroader, is a Colorado Springs native who has a strong interest in the events of this area’s past.
Charles Allan “Al” Byers, the son of Keith and Leora Byers, was born May 3, 1935, in Sheldon, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his early education. Following high school, in 1957 he received a BS in General Business from The State University of Iowa. Al was also a member of the Sigma Nu National Fraternity a SUI, serving as President of the Fraternity his senior year. Al married Kaye McLarnan on June 22, 1958, in Sioux City, Iowa. During their married life, they lived in the communities of Des Moines, IA; New York, NY and Wellesley, MA before retiring in Monument, CO where they have resided for the past 22 years. Al and Kaye celebrated their 54th anniversary this past year. Al’s first job was in advertising with Meredith Publishing Co. (Better Homes & Gardens Magazine). He and Kaye moved from Des Moines, IA to New York, NY and lived there for 4 years. During his forty year career in the investment management business, Al traveled the United States extensively as a sales executive and officer of The Putnam Funds, John Hancock Financial Services, and Waddell & Reed. Over the years, Al was an active church member. He served two 4 year terms on the Church Council at Grace Lutheran Church in Need-
ham, MA. He belonged to First Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs. He was a member of the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club, Evening Shade Masonic Lodge, and Abu Bekr Shrine Temple. He was an avid golfer at Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, MA and Monument Hill Country Club. He proudly had a Hole-in-One!! Al passed away on March 3, 2013 at home at the age of 77 ¾ . He is survived by his wife, Kaye of Monument; one son, Mark Byers and his wife Susan of Tulsa, OK; two daughters, Paula, Mrs. Ludwig Vollers of Mercer Island, WA, and Becky, Mrs. Jeff Cavarra of Sacramento, CA; 8 Grandchildren: John, Jenna, and Bobby Byers, Phoebe and Ethan Vollers, and Cole, Alexis and Jacquelyn Cavarra; one sister, Bonnie, Mrs. Cliff Hoover of Spencer, IA; other relatives and many, many friends and associates across the country. He was preceded in death by his parents C. Keith and Leora Byers. Arrangements by: The Springs Funeral Services, www.tsfs.co In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for: Abu Bekr Transportation Fund for Crippled Children P.O. Box 3347 Sioux City, IA 51002 Memorial Fund of First Lutheran Church 1515 N. Cascade Avenue Colo Spgs, CO 80907
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CenturyLink is changing the way Colorado Springs watches television with the initial launch of CenturyLink Prism TV. The new television service is an alternative to cable and satellite and has the most advanced combination of television features available in Colorado and offers customers a better choice for their entertainment services. Prism is currently available to residents in areas of Monument, Fountain and Colorado Springs with further expansion throughout 2013. CenturyLink Prism TV is considered to be the most advanced TV service available. Fee It is delivered through CenturyLink’s fiber optic network that automatically updates bill features and functions which mean equipment upgrades are not needed. Century- By V Link Prism TV offers advanced features vvela that customers may not get from cable or satellite, including: whole home DVR, warp It’ speed channel change, multi view, picture and in picture navigation, the app center, muc personal media sharing, video on demand. cats In addition Prism TV offers HBO GO and O MAX GO, find it fast navigation, last five caug feature and extras such as karaoke, games, seeks local gas prices, stock prices, daily recipes have and other fun applications at no additional imal charge. pets. “Many Colorado Springs residents have Se been asking for an alternative TV service is the and we’re excited to announce that Prism he w is here,” said Penny Larson, vice president celle and general manager for CenturyLink in and Southern and Western Colorado. hom “CenturyLink has made a significant need investment in the area to upgrade our core Je fiber network, data switches and compo- comm nents to support Prism. Our network is men stronger than it ever has been and custom- Shelt ers will benefit by having a feature-rich alternative to cable and satellite.” Prism TV service comes in a number of different packages to suit various customer needs and starts at $39.99 per month for 6 months plus free HD and DVR for three months. Bundles are available, including a triple-play package which includes Prism, high-speed Internet and voice services for under $100 per month. Prism is available for demonstration online at www.seeprismtv.com or at the CenturyLink store located in the First and Main Town Center at 3556 New Center Point and Falcon Landing at 7485 North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs. For additional details or to see if you qualify please call 719-633-5006. Century Link is also hiring. In order to roll out their new product in Monument, Colorado Springs and Fountain they will be hiring to fill 100 positions. For those interested visit www.centurylink.com.
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This old-fashioned-style streetlight pole on Second Street in Monument looks like it’s taking a rest but actually the town is rewiring the fixtures. They were taken down in the morning on March 14 but an electrician said the lights would be up by the end of the day even though it might take a while before they’re all working again. Photo by Norma Engelberg
LPhs student’s art featured at denver Art Museum One of 80 chosen out of more than 4,000 pieces selected for Scholastic Art Show By lisa Collacott
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elson Tucker is one more example of the talent that comes out of Lewis-Palmer School District 38. Tucker currently has one of his drawings on display at the Denver Art Museum and his piece was one of 80 selected from more than 4,000 submissions as part of the Scholastic Art Show. “It’s humbling,” Tucker said about his piece having been selected. This is the first time Tucker’s art has been selected from Scholastic. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is for teens grades 7-12. Founded in 1923 it recognizes student’s achievements in literary and visual arts.
Teens compete in their region and have an opportunity to be judged for national recognition. Scholarships are available. During his junior year he won best in show and a first place award for his piece “Dara” during the Air Academy Federal Credit Union Art Show which was held at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts. He has also won numerous awards in middle school. For the Scholastic Art Show Tucker submitted a pen and ink drawing of a toad. He took a picture of a toad in his yard at home and then drew the picture from the photograph. Tucker said he doesn’t limit himself to one medium. He uses graphite pencil, acrylics and he also sculpts. His piece “Dara” was an acrylic on canvass. Art comes naturally to Tucker and he’s been surrounded by
‘Art work is how you see the world, take in stuff. It’s putting what you see on to paper and putting yourself into it.’ Nelson Tucker
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Nelson Tucker’s art work was selected to be on exhibit at the Denver Art Museum until April 4. His drawing was one of 80 selected from more than 4,000 submissions. Photo by Lisa Collacott it his entire life. His mother is a commercial artist and his father is internationally renowned artist Ezra Tucker whose work is featured in Aspen, Santa Fe, Telluride and Tulsa as well as Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. For Tucker art is a way of life and he enjoys it. “It’s like breathing to me,” Tucker said. “Art work is how you see the world, take in stuff. It’s putting what you see on to paper and putting yourself into it.” Tucker hopes to pursue a career in art after high school.
He plans to attend Pikes Peak Community College for a year so he can save up some money and move to Florida to attend the Ringling School of Art and Design in Florida. He said he is leaning toward studying digital art. “The fine art industry is dying so I might have to go into digital art but I really would like to do fine art like my dad,” Tucker said. Tucker’s art will be on exhibit March 4-April 4 at the Denver Art Museum located at 100 14th Avenue.
A new restaurant in Palmer Lake features an eclectic menu and serves up breakfast, lunch and even cocktails. The Parked Pierogi, located at 292 Colo. 105, opened their doors Oct. 27 and offers everything from huevos rancheros, French toast, gyro pitas, barbecue sandwiches, green chili, southwestern eggrolls and their specialty the pierogi sampler. They also offer ms-mosas and man-mosas. Everything is made fresh. Although they are only open for breakfast and lunch they do have monthly dinners. The dinner for the month of March will take place March 22 and will feature Irish fare and Irish beer. There are plans to hold dinners twice monthly during the summer and the owners will also cook outside and have live music. The restaurant seats 18 but there is a patio that seats up to 40 and will get a lot of use this summer. The Parked Pierogi is open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. As they get busier more days will be added. Catering and private parties are also offered. The Business Buzz features news about the economic cene, promotions, acquistions and expansions. Contact Lisa Collacott at lcollacott@ourcoloradonews.com or 6866447.
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CenturyLink offers grants to Colorado teachers Special to the Tribune In partnership with the Public Education and Business Coalition CenturyLink is connecting teachers with technology in Colorado classrooms. The CenturyLink Teachers & Technology Grant Program opened the application process for teachers who want to innovatively implement technology in their classrooms to increase student achievement. This year’s program makes more than $145,000 available in grants to Colorado K-12 teachers. The deadline for applications is April 19. The CenturyLink Teachers & Technol-
ogy Program, funded by the CenturyLink Foundation, seeks to identify, highlight and recognize Colorado K-12 teachers who are using technology to help their students learn and achieve. Since its inception the program has contributed more than $850,000 to Colorado teachers, benefiting more than 40,000 students across the state. “Colorado’s bright future starts with a great education and CenturyLink is very proud to be working with PEBC to recognize our teachers who innovate with technology in the classroom,” said Penny Larson, vice president and general manager for CenturyLink in southern and western Colorado. “By encouraging K-12 teachers to utilize and integrate technology into the
classroom we hope to see improvements in student achievement and create a better future for Colorado.” Past CenturyLink Teachers & Technology winners have utilized their grants in a number of diverse creative ways. One past winner used the classroom grant to purchase digital cameras, laptops and a color printer for a student multimedia art project focused on telling the story of their lives. Another winner purchased sound field amplification technologies to assist in teaching hearing-impaired and special needs students. Another past winner purchased robotic devices to incorporate into science curriculum and science elective courses.
State pet legislation stirs division Feel-good animal bill hits snag By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com It’s hard enough getting Democrats and Republicans to come together on much of anything without throwing cats and dogs into the mix. Our four-legged friends are getting caught in the crossfire over a bill that seeks to designate cats and dogs that have been adopted from Colorado animal shelters and rescues as the state pets. Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, who is the sponsor of Senate Bill 201, said he wanted to recognize the “the excellent work that our rescue groups and our shelter groups do in finding homes for dogs and cats that truly need them.” Jennifer Strickland, director of community relations and development at Golden’s Foothills Animal Shelter, said the bill “makes a lot of
sense.” “I think any opportunity to be able to bring awareness to how wonderful shelter pets can be is a great thing,” she said. The bill will cost taxpayers just $650, in order to update state artwork and brochures, according to the Colorado Legislative Council. Kerr said he did not want to single out specific breeds in his bill, knowing how much controversy that could have led to. “This is a bill to bring all the factions together,” Kerr said. “Cat people and dog people can come together and support the bill. But don’t expect certain animal groups to roll over and play dead as the bill makes its way through the Legislature. “We don’t understand why it’s a bill,” said Dan Anglin of Anglin Public Affairs. “It doesn’t make any sense.” Anglin represents the Colorado Federation of Dog Clubs, which puts on dog shows in the state, as well as the Colorado Pet Association, which
represents animal breeders, retailers and groomers. He claims the bill would “create a perception” that it’s better to adopt animals from shelters, as opposed to seeking other avenues. “This bill puts into state statute that the state pet is how you acquire it,” Anglin said. Rep. Kathleen Conti, R-Littleton, originally was a House co-sponsor of the bill, but she said she plans on removing her name from the legislation, having looked it over more closely. Conti, a former pet groomer, said she “is very supportive of our local shelters,” but she, like Anglin, is uncomfortable in recognizing certain dog adoption groups over others. “How about we recognize what the dog ends up doing to help society and helps people, like service dogs?” Conti said. “I’d far rather see something like that than simply focusing on where you get the pet from.” Conti said she probably will vote no on the bill, but that she’s “not going to actively fight against it.”
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County honored for public health emergencies Special to The Tribune El Paso County Public Health is the first county in Colorado to receive consecutive recognition by the National Association of County and City Health Officials for its ability to respond to public health emergencies. EPC Public Health met the comprehensive preparedness benchmarks required by Project Public Health Ready, a unique partnership between NACCHO and the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EPC Public Health joins 300 local health departments across the country
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Bill seeks privacy for child victims By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A bill that would give judges greater discretion when deciding whether to clear a courtroom during testimony involving cases of child sex abuse is making its way through the legislature. Under Senate Bill 198, courts would have the option of closing the courtroom to the public and the press “when it is in the best interest of the child” who is involved in the case. That includes when sexually explicit photographs of children are being shown, or when a child is testifying about sexual abuse. The bill also would allow courts the option to close the courtroom whenever forensic interviewers provide testimony that is “directly related” to the child. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, said during a March 13 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that “we abso-
lutely need to make this clear in our statutes.” “It is just putting the child in such a horrible place (whenever they have to testify about abuse in front of others),” Jahn said. Tammy Pitzen, the program manager of the Colorado Springs-based Safe Passage, which assists children who are going through abuse cases, said that having children testify about sexual assault in front of TV cameras and strangers ends up “re-victimizing” them. “We ask child sex assault victims to do what none of us would feel comfortable doing,” Pitzen said. Jahn said that she “worked out First Amendment concerns” before presenting the bill. A committee-approved amendment to the legislation that was presented by Colorado Press Association changed the language to say that the court could close the proceedings “if it determines that the best interest of a child in a closed proceeding overrides the public interest in an open criminal proceeding.”
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Antler collectors warned not to stress wildlife S
Soon after temperatures warm up in late spring, male deer, elk and moose begin Colorado Parks and Wildlife growing a new pair of antlers. During the fall mating season, the bulls As antler collectors travel Colorado’s and bucks will display their fully-grown backcountry this spring, Colorado Parks racks in an effort to attract females, or use them to joust with other males as they com-By K and Wildlife reminds them to avoid stressI-Ne pete for a mate. ing wildlife still struggling to survive the After mating season ends and snow and cold weather and the lack of forage. Many collectors use freshly shed antlow temperatures move in, the animals fo- D lers to create artwork, furniture and other cus almost exclusively on finding food andmass and surviving. goods. Most collectors are responsible but there By the end of winter, when forage be-them have been reports of people on motorized comes especially scarce and the animalsquen vehicles chasing elk or deer herds, hoping rely almost entirely on their fat stores, bullsothe to collect a fresh pair of antlers dropped by and bucks will shed their heavy antlers tocates Th conserve energy while they wait for spring. a startled animal. 2000 Harassing wildlife is unethical and ilTo avoid stressing animals, keep your legal and can result in significant fines for distance and consider searching for shedresid violators. antlers on foot or horseback instead of asuici dispr “Loud noise, fast moving vehicles and motorized vehicle. other disruptive human activity is a seriWildlife managers advise pet owners toshoo ous concern because it can stress animals Collectors go out in the spring to collect freshly shed antlers for art and furniture projects. Colorado Parks and Wildlife keep their dogs under control at all times In trying to conserve energy, leading to higher officials ask that collectors be careful not to stress wildlife and to keep their collecting legal and ethical. Photo by in the presence of wildlife because even theCent mortality, especially in fawns and calves,” most domesticated pets can quickly revertpeop Courtesy photo said wildlife manager Lyle Sidener. to their primitive instincts and severely in-state cont In some cases, spooked animals seek jure deer, elk or other animals. shelter on private land, increasing the like- human activity during winter and into early The public is reminded that in Colorado,their Collectors should check with public lihood of game damage conflicts, or they spring to protect wildlife, including migrat- land-management agencies and law en- any law enforcement officer is authorizedwhile may be injured while running across high- ing big game animals. Parks and wildlife forcement organizations on the use of mo- to take immediate action to stop dogs from Th officers can fine violators entering and col- torized off-road vehicles. They should also attacking wildlife. To learn more, visit www.tiona ways and railroad tracks. as gu Some areas of Colorado are closed to all lecting antlers in closed areas. cpw.state.co.us. honor all “No Trespassing” signs. prop John Ea tral D Don’ drought. Moving water from Antero Bu missioners appoints four perApplicants are asked to refer- By Special to The Tribune to Cheesman will allow us to makebate By Special to the Tribune sons, not more than two of ence the board and position they Denver Water, in coordination with the water available for our custom-death whom may at any time be mem- wish to represent and include The El Paso County Board of bers of the El Paso County Plan- a mailing address and daytime Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will close ers and reduce evaporation lossesthem may Antero Reservoir on May 1 to drain the to our system.” Commissioners is seeking com- ning Commission, to serve as phone number. Denver Water is working closelyovera munity-minded citizen volun- members and appoints no fewer Send completed applications reservoir to save water supply during with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to “I teers to serve as members and than three and no more than and letter of interest and/or ré- the ongoing drought. Antero Reservoir has the highest minimize the loss of fish during thethe i associate members on the Board seven persons to serve as asso- sumés to: of Adjustment. ciate members on the Board of Board of County Commis- evaporation rate of any of Denver drain and to allow the public to useif yo Water’s reservoirs, so draining and the reservoir before it closes. Begin-hom Applications for the open po- Adjustment. sioners sitions are due by April 5. Members are appointed for Attn: Frances St. Germain, storing the water in Cheesman and ning March 20, the bag and pos-or so The Board of Adjustment three-year terms and may serve County Administration Manager Eleven Mile reservoirs will reduce session limit on trout at Antero willtake system evaporation losses by about be increased from two to eight fishmake hears and decides on issues of a maximum of two consecutive 200 South Cascade Avenue with no minimum size restriction.Tom physical variances related to the terms. Associate members are Colorado Springs, CO 80903- 4,000 acre-feet. “We’re exploring as many ways All other fishing regulations apply. cont county zoning code. appointed for one-year terms 2208 Wildlife concerns and questionssince Variance requests may in- and may serve a maximum of six Applications may also as possible to be efficient with our clude changes to dimensions, consecutive terms. be faxed to 719-520-6397 or water supply,” said Dave Bennett, regarding fishing at Antero can bebine structural location, bulk limitaThe volunteer application is emailed to webmaster@elpa- water resource manager for Den- directed to Colorado Parks and “T ver Water. “Antero is a drought res- Wildlife at 303-291-7227. 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and s fo- During the 12-year span between the andmass shootings at Columbine High School and Aurora, Coloradans used guns to kill e be-themselves about four times more fremalsquently than they used them to kill each bullsother, an I-News analysis of death certifirs tocates found. The analysis, which covered the years ring. 2000 through 2011, also found that white your shedresidents disproportionately committed of asuicides with guns while minorities were disproportionately victims of homicide rs toshootings. imes In the wake of the July 20 attack at the n theCentury Aurora 16 theater, which left 12 evertpeople dead and more than 50 injured, y in-state legislators introduced a flurry of guncontrol measures, some of which made rado,their way through the legislative process rizedwhile others did not. from The bills have sparked sometimes-emowww.tional debate and prompted large protests as gun rights activists and supporters of the proposals beseeched lawmakers and Gov. John Hickenlooper. Earlier this month, a plane circling central Denver towed a banner that read: “Hick: Don’t Take Our Guns.” But people on both sides of the debate said the reality of Colorado’s firearms deaths — that more than three-quarters of them are suicides — means the proposals may do little to put much of a dent in the overall loss of life involving guns. “I think that really goes much more to the issue of responsible ownership — that if you know you’ve got someone in your home who is struggling with depression, or something like that, you really ought to take active steps to either not have one or make sure if you do it is locked up,” said Tom Mauser, who has worked to pass guncontrol measures in the nearly 14 years since his son, Daniel, was killed at Columbine High. “These are not suicide-reduction bills,
GUN DEATHS BY COUNTY What the numbers say about gun deaths between 2000 and 2011 in the region covered by Colorado Community Media:
ARAPAHOE 679 498 152 10.6
TELLER 64 52 6 24.0
DENVER 831 437 342 12.1
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EL PASO 804 596 180 11.6
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ADAMS 503 342 149 10.4
JEFFERSON 624 526 77 9.9
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and no responsible person would claim they are,” said David Kopel, a law professor at the University of Denver and research director at the Independence Institute who testified against some of the gun proposals. “They are, at their best, and their ideals, crime-reduction bills.” I-News analyzed data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on deaths from firearms between 2000 and 2011, the latest year available. The information comes from death certificates. It found: • Suicides accounted for 76 percent of the 6,258 deaths from guns over the 12 years, while homicides comprised 20 percent. The rest were either accidental, legal shootings by law enforcement officers, or unexplained. Nationally, about 60 percent of gun deaths are suicides. • Gun suicides were disproportionately committed by white residents, while homicide victims were predominantly minority. White residents, who make up 70 percent of the state’s population, accounted for 88 percent of the gun suicides. On the other hand, 58 percent of homicide victims were minorities, who comprise 30 percent of the state’s residents. Blacks were victims in 21 percent of the homicides, but only make up 4 percent of Colorado’s population. Latinos were victims in 34 percent of homicides, while comprising 21 percent of the state’s population. • Gun death victims were overwhelmingly male. They accounted for 85 percent of all deaths involving guns and 87 percent of suicides using guns. • Those over age 70 had the highest rate of overall deaths from guns, 18 for every 100,000 residents of that age group. They
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were almost exclusively suicides. The 21-to30 age group had the highest rate of homicides, about 5 for every 100,000. I-News also calculated gun death rates by county and found wide geographic disparities. Based on the number of overall gun deaths during the 12 years, the highest rates were in Montrose, Mesa, Fremont and Pueblo counties among medium- and large-sized counties — those with populations of more than 40,000. The lowest rates were in Eagle, Douglas, Weld and Boulder counties. Denver and El Paso counties had the highest number of overall deaths involving guns, 831 and 804 respectively, but their rates per 100,000 residents ranked them in the middle among the counties. Denver did have the highest number of residents killed in homicides, 342 over the 12 years or 5 per every 100,000 people, followed by Pueblo and Adams counties. El Paso County had the highest overall death toll from gun suicides, 596 over the 12 years, but Mesa had the highest rate of residents killing themselves with guns among larger counties, 15.6 per 100,000 residents. Lanny Berman, a psychologist who is executive director of the American Association of Suicidology, said the issue of guns and suicide is complex — and confusing. Overall in the United States, the percentage of suicides committed with guns has fallen in recent years even as the overall number of suicides hasn’t changed much. “I’d like to think that it’s come down because there’s been a lot of public education and work in that area,” Berman said. “That said, hanging deaths have increased, and we can’t figure out how to engage restricted
access to ropes and other forms of ligature. I can argue safe storage of a firearm, and convince some people that’s wise, but belts, and guitar straps and anything else one might use to hang themselves with, I have no argument.” People whose suicide attempts are unsuccessful don’t necessarily go on to kill themselves, Berman said. “The people who have been rescued off the Golden Gate Bridge — a very small portion of them go on to die by suicide,” he said. “If you can intervene — in this case by restricting access — people change their mind, good things happen, they get into treatment, time changes a lot of things. Who knows what, but things happen and people don’t necessarily stay suicidal. That’s just what we know about being suicidal, it waxes and wanes and is highly responsive to the moment. So change the moment and you’re going to save lives.” Mauser, who said he backed the measures introduced this year because he believed they represented reasonable efforts to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, also lamented the reality that when a gun is involved the odds of surviving a suicide attempt are small. “You’re more likely to survive some of the other things,” Mauser said. “You’re not going to survive a gunshot to the head.” Kopel, who said as a “card-carrying Roman Catholic” he was opposed to suicide, also expressed little hope that legislation could do much about the majority of gun deaths. “The vast majority of gun deaths are suicides, and of those, they are hugely skewed to males and hugely skewed to older populations,” he said. “I think it’s highly unrealistic to think that any form of gun control is going to reduce suicide in this group.” I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. Contact I-News or learn more at www.inewsnetwork.org. Contact Kevin Vaughan at kvaughan@inewsnetwork.org or 303-446-4936. Contact Burt Hubbard at bhubbard@inewsnetwork.org or 303-446-4931. Visit this and other stories at www.inewsnetwork.org.
EL PASO 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.
Monument Police Department March 1
Officers were informed of a sex offender who failed to register. One adult male was arrested.
March 8
Officers responded to 16000 block of Jackson Creek Parkway in regards to an intoxicated person. Upon arrival the intoxicated party was leaving the parking lot in which a traffic stop was made on Jackson Creek Parkway and Leather Chaps Drive. One male was arrested on charges of DUI.
March 9
An officer initiated a traffic stop for a speed violation. The driver was then arrested and booked into the El Paso County jail after it was discovered he was driving under a revoked license for a previous alcohol conviction. Officers were dispatched to 17000 block of Buffalo Valley Path in regards to a burglary and theft of a vehicle.
March 11
Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Second Street in response to a cold
criminal mischief. No suspects. Officers responded to the 1600 block of Old Denver Highway in regards to a theft. An officer was dispatched to the 16000 block of Old Denver Highway on a complaint of a cold assault/harassment.
March 12
An officer was dispatched to the 16000 block of Jackson Creek Parkway on report of suspicious persons. Upon contacting one party it was found there was an outstanding felony warrant. Upon further investigation it was found the subject unlawfully possessed forged instruments. The subject was taken into custody and transported to the criminal justice center. Officers were dispatched to Monument Lake in response to a criminal mischief. No suspects. Officers responded to the 900 block of Synthes Avenue in regards to an attempt to locate. One male was arrested.
March 13
Officers responded to the 400 block of Colo. 105 on the report of a disturbance. An officer made a felony arrest when it was determined that an at-risk adult was assaulted. Officers responded to the 16000 block of Jackson Creek Parkway in regards to a theft in progress. Officers made contact with a suspicious vehicle in the 16000 block of Jackson Creek Parkway. One juvenile female was arrested.
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Lewis-Palmer senior Jordan Scott goes up for a shot against Valor Christian. Photos by Nan Strasburger
rangers repeat as State Champions Justin Smith and Jordan Scott combine for 32 points in 51-40 victory over Valor Christian By Danny Summers
sports@ourcoloradonews.com The Lewis-Palmer boys basketball team is now the “two-time defending” Class 4A state champions. The Rangers joined that elite fraternity on March 16 with a 51-40 victory over Valor Christian at the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Center as an estimated 4,000 spectators looked on. It was a hard-fought win in which the Rangers’ big two superstars – 6-foot-6 seniors Justin Smith and Jordan Scott – combined for 32 points and 19 rebounds. “We knew we were going to battle through adversity the whole year and I couldn’t be more proud of our team and the way we stepped up tonight,” said Smith, who has signed with Division I Idaho State. “We got the job done. “I couldn’t be more proud of Jordan. He played a heck of a game and I’m so proud of him.” Smith and Scott each had impressive slam dunks. Smith’s occurred at 3:55 mark of the second quarter and capped a 9-0 Rangers run. Scott’s came with 1:14 left on the clock in the fourth quarter to put the Rangers up 49-38 as the delirious “Ranger Rowdies” rooting section screamed at the top of their lungs. “Our team motto this year was ‘One game at a time. Don’t take anybody for granted,’” Scott said. “It was always a dream to win two in a row, but we had to focus on the opponent in front of us. We learned from our losses and we came back stronger.” Winning back-to-back state championships is never easy. It became a daunting task after the Rangers graduated 6-10 AllAmerican center Josh Scott. All he did was lead the team to a 27-1 record (27 consecu-
Lewis-Palmer coach Russ McKinstry huddles with his team during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the March 16 state championship game against Valor Christian. tive victories) in 2011-2012 while averaging 28.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Scott – now a starting forward for the NCAA Tournament-bound University of Colorado – watched from the stands as the Rangers played Valor Christian. Also present was his Buffaloes coach Tad Boyle. “We’re two different teams; both very good teams,” Jordan Scott said. “We had to prove to the rest of the state that this team could win a state championship.” Many observers figured the Rangers (25-3 this season) would be pretty good with Smith, Scott and senior point guard Tyler Owens back leading the way. But few predicted a second state championship. “Sometimes you want it, but these guys needed it,” said Lewis-Palmer coach Russ McKinstry said. “They needed this repeat. They wanted to prove a point that we weren’t a one-man team last year. I’m very proud of ‘em.” Valor Christian proved to be a formidable championship game opponent. The
Eagles led for much of the first half. Their last lead was 30-29 at the 7:35 mark of the third quarter on a Chandler Lisle jumper. That didn’t last long as senior forward Dylan Tucker had a put back 15 seconds later, starting a 9-2 run. The Rangers’ No. 1 goal from the opening day of practice on Nov. 9 was to win the state championship, but the players, McKinstry or his coaching staff openly talked about winning another Gold Ball. In many ways, the Rangers were a better all-around team the second go-around. They finished the season with 10 consecutive victories, and won their five playoff games by an average score of 65-46. “Our biggest thing is defense and defense wins championships,” Smith said. Their three losses were by a combined total of 16 points. After losing back-to-back games in December (73-68 to D’Evelyn and 68-60 in overtime to 5A Chaparral), the Rangers won eight straight before falling to Pikes Peak Athletic Conference rival Sand Creek, 67-64,
on Feb. 5. Smith and Scott were the leading men this season, but they would not be celebrating a second straight state championship had it not been for an unselfish supporting cast. Tucker scored 10 points in the semifinals victory over Wasson and 10 against Valor Christian before fouling out with 5:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Owens did a splendid job of running the offense all season and gutted out the championship game with a dislocated ring finger on his shooting hand. He also played with four fouls for most of the fourth quarter. The team’s fifth starter, junior forward Chase Stone, didn’t play at all in the championship game after suffering a concussion the night before against Wasson. Senior Logan Jones started in Stone’s place and provided solid defensive play. Stone was third on the team in scoring this season with 10.2 points per game. “We didn’t make any excuses,” McKinstry said. “We had to battle through some adversity. We just came to play and when we had to make plays we made plays.” Stone will most certainly be the key player on next year’s team. Another key player will be freshman shooting guard Jonathan Scott (who saw significant playing time against Valor Christian). Other returners should be junior Kalin Hannon, and sophomores Colin Cicere and J.T. Shepherd. Three other freshmen dressed for the playoffs – Sam Strasburger, Joe DeCoud and Kyle Rex. Lewis-Palmer’s freshmen squad was among the best it’s had in recent years. Jordan Scott believes a three-peat is a possibility. “I hope so,” he said. “That would be pretty cool. “It’s going to take talent, work ethic and character. Those are the big things that go into winning.” If history is any indication, then the Rangers just might be in the hunt again next year. They have been to five consecutive Final Fours since McKinstry returned to the sidelines five years ago. Will next year be No.6? Only time will tell.
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