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Town hall opens in GMF Building represents culimation of research, input By Rob Seever

Contributing writer Keystone Architects and Ed Green Construction Co. are proud to announce that final inspections occurred on Nov. 3 for building final and a certificate of occupancy has been granted by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department for the new town hall in Green Mountain Falls. The building represents the culmination of 32 months of research, public input, programming, planning, grant requests, design and construction activities.

The new town hall is open for business. After a fire destroyed the historic hall in February 2012, the new hall reflects a new day in Green Mountain Falls. The town held a grand-opening celebration Nov.15 for the residents. Photo by Rob Seever

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WP tightens belt before taking on new debt Aquatic Center, two other capital projects moving forward By Norma Engelberg

‘We are committing ourselves to immediate and long-term debt but for some good projects.’ David Buttery

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Woodland Park City Manager David Buttery led the discussion at a special city council work session on Nov. 13. He walked council through the changes in store for the 2015 budget that were caused by the approval of the Aquatic Center bond issue on Election Day. “We are committing ourselves to immediate and long-term debt but for some good projects,” he said. Before going over the debt for capital projects, Buttery talked about revenue. Instead of a 7 percent increase in employee health insurance costs, the city’s insurance rate will only increase by 2.7 percent. The sales tax revenues for September also were higher than anticipated and lodging taxes were also significantly higher than they’ve been previously. Because of higher than usual revenues, Buttery was able to add $7,500 to the 2015 Community Investment Fund bringing it to a total of $28,500. Mayor Pro Tem Carrol Harvey said: “This is the new reality, the (Community Investment Fund) might be one of the first casualties.” Until the city’s new debts are paid off, there will be little discretionary spending in the future, especially for the first five years. but

Buttery assured council that the city will never dip into emergency reserves and that the city will be able to care for the needs of its citizens. Councilmember Gary Brovetto questioned the city’s plan to give its employees pay raises based on a 2.9 percent inflation rate as set by the Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index. “That’s significantly higher than the raises given to federal employees,” he said. There were also questions about the $14,000 the city spends on tree services that have kept the city’s trees mostly free of Mountain Pine Beetle. When asked if that could be cut to $7,000, Buttery said that would depend on the results of the next tree survey. The Memorial Park renovations and the Fleet Maintenance Building will be funded with Certificates of Participation. The city has two COPs now for the Police Operations Building and the Public Works Building. These COPs will be extended to cover the new capital projects, using the value of the older buildings as collateral. The city has enough of a revenue stream to serve COPs totaling about $2.5 million for the two projects.

“We can build the bare bones of these two projects and add other amenities later,” Buttery said, referring especially to the work at Memorial Park. “Most of the amenities there are plug and play ready to install.” Voters approved a $10.1 million bond for the Aquatic Center but Buttery thinks the bond will be set at about $9.39 million to build the basic facility. Significant cash payments for infrastructure for all three projects will come out of the city’s healthy 410 Streets Fund with smaller amounts from the city’s 510 Water Fund and the 520 Wastewater Fund. “This is what I think the city can support,” he said. “We’ll have a better picture of the costs this spring,” Councilmember Carlsen said, adding that the Woodland Aquatic Project is planning a capital campaign to raise money for additional amenities. According to Buttery’s 2015 budget message, the bottom line will be an annual combined debt service payment in 2015 of $217,565 from the general fund, $23,056 from the 410 fund, 4,167 from the 510 water fund and $3,292 from the 520 wastewater fund. Starting in 2016 and until

the debt is paid, the annual payment from the general fund will be $870,259 and $92,224 from 410, $16,668 from 510 and $13,167 from 520. With budget updates out of the way, Harvey introduced the creation of city charter review task force to explore changes to the way council and mayoral vacancies are filled. “Our charter says we can appoint people to fill these vacancies,” she said. “I’m OK with that but some people weren’t happy with the way the new mayor was chosen,” Changing the charter requires voter approval, she added. The task force will likely include a two councilmembers and will reach out to people who were especially vocal about the issue. An amendment could go to the voters during the 2016 municipal election. Other amendments could also be proposed without raising the cost of the election. City Clerk Cindy Morse said the last time the charter was amended was in 2001 when there were 10 amendments on the ballot. “Ten amendments was pushing it,” she said.

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Election news all positive Commissioners praise results By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com In a county that depends upon funds from the Limited Gaming Impact Fund, one particular electoral loss on Nov. 4 could have direct effects on Teller County. “I don’t want to celebrate a loss but one of our more difficult senators to deal with over the last four years, State Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, former Gilpin County commissioner, failed to get re-elected,” said

Teller County commission chair Dave Paul, speaking at the meeting Nov. 13. “She tried on multiple occasions to put forth bills reapportioning direct distribution of gaming funds from the state to Teller County in favor of Gilpin County. Hopefully, her replacement will be more reasonable.” To date, Teller County has successfully survived a move by Gilpin County to take a 90 percent cut of gaming funds rather than 80 percent. Gilpin bases the argument on the fact that the gaming towns of Central City and Black Hawk are in that county while Teller has only one gaming town, Cripple Creek.

Reporting on a successful election, Krystal Brown, Teller County clerk and recorder, credited her staff and the election judges for their role in the process. “Without them, we couldn’t have done it,” Brown said, adding that the evening wrapped up at 2:30 a.m. Nov. 5. Of 15,158 ballots mailed, 11,082 were returned, for a 74 percent turnout, Brown said. As well, 336 people voted on the touch screens, she said. Commissioner Norm Steen said, “I’d like to congratulate Krystal; thanks for restoring confidence in our electoral process, through a lot of hard work,” he said.

Commissioner Marc Dettenrieder announced that Steen was selected to represent the Pikes Peak Region on the State Transportation Advisory Committee. “I don’t take this lightly; because of the importance of transportation and structure and supporting our economy,” Steen said. “I just appreciate the trust that other governments, in El Paso, Park and Teller counties, have placed in me.” The commissioners are off-schedule this month, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. They meet Nov. 20.

Commissioner comments on recycling center By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jay Baker’s Teller County Waste may have gotten the green light from the city of Woodland Park to go ahead with the recycling center on West Street, albeit, with conditions, the county’s commission chair is watching. The approval follows the county’s long drawn-out attempt, via a lawsuit, to stop the waste station and then the center. However, in effect, the county lost its bid

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when the city annexed Baker’s 1.84 acres. The article in the Nov. 12 edition of The Courier talks about the approval at the city council meeting Nov. 6. Commenting on the city’s conditional approval, Commissioner Dave Paul said, “I would hope that the conditions the city council deemed appropriate would help to protect the citizens who live downhill, downstream and downwind from this facility,” he said. “It still seems a little disingenuous to hype this as a recycling center, when, clearly, curbside household garbage col-

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lections will continue to be stored at this location. It is obviously more than just a recycling center. That’s part of the reason we (the county) had over a decade of issues with this facility because it was not in conformity with our Land Use Regulations.” Paul remarked on the county’s requests that Baker stick to the regulations. “We were working toward rectifying it by requesting that the proper permits be applied for and the public process be followed, when we suddenly found ourselves no longer in jurisdiction,” he said. “I hope

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the city can live up to its promises, particularly because we recently learned during the run-up to the aquatic center vote, that the city recognizes that 45 percent of their sales-tax revenue comes from people who don’t get to vote in city elections, so the city does owe at least some consideration and responsibility to the neighbors who contribute to their tax base, especially because this annexed facility is an island of city surrounded by county jurisdiction and inhabitants.”

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Peak Internet caught in fire, restores service By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Technical wizardry, dedicated employees, a careful driver and a stroke of luck put Peak Internet’s service back together again after a fire destroyed a repeater tower in Manitou Springs. “We got the notice at 1:40 a.m. on the (Nov) 9th that our primary link was down and that the backup path had been acti-

vated,” said the company’s owner, Jayson Baker. “By 3 a.m. we had all of our staff in the office.” Along with developing a plan to rebuild the primary link, Baker and his employees caught glimpses of the fire, which was visible from the office in Woodland Park. “Service was slow but at least we weren’t down,” Baker said. Yet the repairs involved purchasing equipment from a vendor in Denver, on Sunday morning. “They were able get

somebody to come in and sell us a lot of equipment, very expensive equipment, on the weekend,” Baker said, adding that insurance covered most of the cost. “We sent somebody up to Denver and he got back here with a truckload of equipment by 2 p.m.” With little or no sleep, the team of eight completed rebuilding the primary link by 9 a.m. Monday morning, Nov. 10. “We had a backup plan in place, executed automatically,” Baker said. “We’re thankful that our

vendor in Denver, SAF Technika, came in on a weekend. The fire destroyed a home in Crystal Park in Manitou Springs where Peak Internet leased a portion of the land for the tower. The cause of the fire had not been determined by press time. Peak Internet serves clients in Teller County and parts of Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs.

County invites local businesses to procurement trade show Learn how to get government business directly from local purchasing professionals By For the Courier and Tribune El Paso County is one among many organizations participating in the regional vendor exhibit showcase hosted by the Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Winter Vendor Trade Show will give businesses the opportunity to showcase their products and services, as well as have the opportunity to network 1-on-1 with 10 different member agencies. The one-on-one exchange with se-

FOR MORE INFORMATION WHEN: Dec. 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. REGISTRATION: Vendor Registration Deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 26 WHERE: Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Road, Colorado Springs ONLINE: Visit rmgpa.orgfor more information. lect member agencies provides vendors the opportunity to meet with 10 different agencies in a smaller setting. There are only 10 spots and they are filled on a firstcome basis. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with purchasing divisions from various public entities from all over Colorado and Wyoming.

El Paso County buys a wide variety of products and services every year, and most purchases come from local or state vendors, contractors and suppliers. Pre-registration and proper paperwork is required and the procurement specialists at the Winter Vendor Trade Show can help business owners navigate the process and learn how to submit a winning bid. “As part of the County’s Strategic Plan the Contracts and Procurement Division provides training and outreach to our local vendors and contractors in an effort to teach them how to do business with the County and to keep the local economy healthy,” said Eileen Gonzales, El Paso County contracts and procurement manager. “Over the last 10 years we have aver-

aged a local spend of 69.5 percent annually, the 2013 spending was at 68 percent of all purchases made by El Paso County with local vendors, 23 percent in-state and only 9 percent with out of state firms. Participation in the Vendor Exhibit Showcase helps the vendors market themselves to the government entities and gives us an opportunity to learn about them and their products and capabilities. It is a win for them, a win for us at the County, and an overall economic win for the constituents.” Take advantage of this “Governmentto-Business” outreach opportunity by browsing the tables and displays and talking directly with public procurement representatives from city and county governments, school districts, higher education, special districts and state agencies.

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Levy awards pin to Teen Center By Pat Hill

Woodland Park Mayor Neil Levy awarded the Teen Center the mayor’s pin for its work with the local teenagers and for providing a safe and welcoming place for students after school. From left, Karen Casey-Svetich, coordinator of North Teller Build a Generation; MaryLee Allen, supervisor; Levy; Kandy McDaniel, staff support; and Bridget Upshaw, staff support. Photo by Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com In a surprise presentation to both staff and teenagers, Woodland Park Mayor Neil Levy awarded the Mayor’s Pin to the Woodland Park Teen Center Nov. 10. “The pin is for people who give back, who make a difference in going above and beyond,” Levy said. “I’m glad you can all be a part of that.” Levy prefaced the ceremony with encouragement to the young people of Woodland Park. “This is one of the great things I get to do,” he said. “You know I’m a big ‘kid’ advocate. If there is anything I can do to help you along the way, I’m here for you.” Among the projects in which the teens participate are: Adopt a Spot, for periodic garbage pick-up at City Hall and Memorial Park; helping Keep Woodland Park Beautiful collect recyclables; playing games with senior citizens; and partnering with the Community Cupboard to initiate a food drive Nov. 15 at City Market. Woodland Park City Manager David Buttery introduced the ceremony. “The pin is to acknowledge the great work the teens are doing,” he said.

THINGS TO DO EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a spaceavailable basis. NOV. 22 MINING SAFETY Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. geologist Erik Munroe will explain the science, engineering and art of mining safely in the geology of Cripple Creek. Program is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at the mining company’s visitor center, 371 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek. Munroe will use spectacular photos, interesting graphics, three-dimensional animations and fascinating stories. Seating is limited, so RSVP

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HOLIDAY SHOW The annual Mountain Artists Holiday Show

THANKSGIVING DINNER Make plans now to attend and

start collecting canned foods for the holiday boxes for the Florissant Grange’s free Thanksgiving dinner. Donations can be made for the dinner and the boxes from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays at the Jam Sessions at the Grange Hall.

NOV. 27 TURKEY TOSS Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide will have its Turkey Toss from 9-10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving Day). Be part of feeding the wolves, fox and coyote. Call 719-687-9742 for reservations.

is presented Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. More than 20 artists will have their works on display and for sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show admittance is free, and light refreshments will be served. Drawings will take place every half hour for a $10 coupon, which can be used at any booth during the show. There will be jewelry, collectibles, photography, baskets and bowls, wall hangings and table art, cards and signs, as well as paintings and photographs, and of course, the new and unusual for gifts or home. Contact Helen at touchofpine@gmail.com.

CHRISTMAS TREE lighting Cripple Creek will have its fourth annual community Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, in City Park, at the gazebo at the recreation center. Hear the story of the Cripple Creek Legend. Free hot cider, hot chocolate and cookies. Bring an ornament to hang on the tree. THROUGH DECEMBER CITIZEN FIREFIGHTERS The Ute Pass Historical Society & Pikes Peak Museum present “Citizen Firefighters of Ute Pass,” a new display at the Woodland Park Public Library through December. Residents of Ute Pass live on the borders of the

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Teens talk smart driving, no distractions By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com As the number of distractions increases for teen drivers, today’s Drive Smart campaign includes warnings about texting, smoking pot and drinking alcohol, among a variety of no-nos. “The Number One cause of teen fatalities is distracted driving,” said Mackenzie Burgess, secretary of the Woodland Park High School Student Council. “That includes putting on lipstick, combing your hair - taking your eyes off the road.” The student council plans a week-long campaign, beginning Nov. 16 with a decoration party using Drive Smart colors, yellow and black. “We spray-paint the panther yellow and the windows with different sayings,” Burgess said. “We want to get people amped up for the week.” The decorations fit the week’s motto of “Ain’t No Survivin’ Textin’ and Drivin.’” To drive home the message, the students transform the hallways into roadways, with yellow tape and stop signs. “We’ll have no-parking zones near the office,” Burgess said. The campaign is sponsored by Drive Smart Colorado which provides speakers for Nov. 17. For the freshmen-sophomore classes, the presentation is titled, “Get There Safe,” and includes role-playing by students. “Drive Smart Colorado makes a flag every year and asks kids to pledge that they won’t be distracted while driving,” said Olivia Ostendorf, the council’s junior class secretary. “We’ll have the flag hung up in school.” The speaker is from All State Insurance. At the same time, the juniors and seniors will hear “Trauma Talks Tough,” as well as testimony from a student whose friend was killed in a car crash. The week features a snowplow in the parking lot, with opportunities to ride along. “The speaker talks about how you can avoid being in an accident with a snow

he Drive Smart team at Woodland Park High School: Jake Seib, Ashley DeLarm, Calli Walters, Kaitlyn Smith, Mackenzie Burgess, Olivia Ostendorf and Jack Fisher. Photo by Pat Hill plow,” Burgess said. For the first time in several years the campaign will show a mock crash. “The video won’t have fatalities but will be positive - you were texting and driving, for instance, got into a crash but were safe because you wore your seat belt,” Burgess said. Other activities throughout the week: • Nov. 18: Outside Lunch Carnival, with a crashed-car display • Nov. 19: Inside Lunch Carnival, with a

distracted-driving simulator and Parents’ Night that evening. • Nov. 20: The Grim Reaper arrives. “Every 12 minutes there’s a death in a car accident,” Burgess said. “So every 12 minutes a student (on the council) gets taken out of class; they paint their face white, change into black clothes and can’t talk.” • Nov. 21: Student-council members take the campaign to Gateway and Columbine Elementary and the Woodland Park Middle schools.

For the past seven years, Woodland Park’s Drive Smart Campaign has won the award for the Best Overall Campaign in the state. “The award is for all the events we do,” Burgess said. For some council members, this is their first year to be part of the campaign. “For me, it’s shown how much of an impact distracted driving has made on everybody’s lives,” said Calli Walters, freshman class secretary.

PPACG wins national award for transportation planning Staff report The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments’ “Moving Forward 2035,” a longrange transportation plan for El Paso and Teller counties, has been awarded the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations’ national Award for Outstanding Overall Achievement for areas with a population of more than 200,000 residents, beating out other finalists such as Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. The plan involved local, state and federal stakeholders whose decisions impact or are impacted by transportation, and was lauded for its use of Google Earth mapping

to show future conditions used in the decision-making process, existing and forecasted socio-economic data, ecological data, transportation needs and upcoming transportation projects. As a result of the increased coordination from this plan, PPACG was able to secure $208 million in local, state and federal funding for Interstate 25 widening and interchanges at Cimarron and Fillmore streets and at Powers Boulevard and Old Ranch Road. “The Moving Forward plan is a great example of how PPACG combines public input and priorities with travel patterns, job locations and economic data to plan for the future,” said Dennis Hisey, chair

of the PPACG board. “By all area governments working together, we can fund and implement an efficient, interconnected transportation system for our citizens.” PPACG is now updating the plan through 2040 and is seeking public input today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the city administration building. This will be an open house and citizen discussion on transit and specialized transportation options Citizens can also comment on PPACG’s online forum, or on Twitter using #2040Plan. The plan helps identify and prioritize total transportation needs. Projects identified in 2012 for the plan’s timeframe totaled $12 billion; prioritized projects totaled $2.9 billion.

About the Pikes Peak area council of governments PPACG is a voluntary association of 16 municipal and county governments serving the Pikes Peak region. Since 1967, PPACG has worked to ensure that local governments have a forum to discuss issues that cross their political boundaries, identify shared opportunities and challenges, and develop collaborative strategies for action. Programs include the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, Area Agency on Aging, Connect for Health, air and water quality management, and transportation planning. For more information, visit ppacg.org.

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For The Courier Sun Hydraulics Corp. and Sturman Industries, Inc. announce they have entered into a Technology License Agreement related to the use of Sturman’s digital valve technology. Under the agreement, Sun will manufacture and sell valves which incorporate Sturman digital-valve actuation technology into screw-in cartridge valves used in fluid power markets. “By converging Sun’s expertise in hydraulic cartridge valves with Sturman’s expertise in drive electronics and efficient digital magnetics, we believe we can offer our customers

unique beneficial solutions for their applications,” said Allen Carlson, Sun’s chief executive officer and president. “Customers are asking for products which are smaller in size, lighter in weight, use less power, are less expensive and operate faster. New electro-hydraulic cartridge valves under development as a result of Sun teaming up with Sturman will provide these features and create new markets for Sun.” Carol Sturman, president of the company based in Woodland Park, said, “We are very happy to be partnering with Sun Hydraulics to bring Sturman’s digital valve technology

to Sun’s customers, Under the agreement with Sun, Sturman will perform the research and development for select new valve products, while Sun will be responsible for production engineering, manufacture and commercialization of them. We’re pleased to support Sun in bringing forward solutions that can benefit the hydraulics industry.” Carlson added, “We look forward to bringing these exciting new products to market during 2015. We believe there are next generation applications in the mobile and industrial segments which can benefit from the use of digital valve technology.”

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Springs Rescue Mission needs turkeys 750 turkeys needed by Nov. 21 By Danny Summers dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com The Springs Rescue Mission, Catholic Charities of Central Colorado’s Marian House, Care and Share and Share Food

Bank are joining forces again this holiday season. The “Turkey Team’s” goal is to raise enough turkeys collectively to meet the need of southern Colorado neighbors in need this holiday season. Any turkeys raised in excess of Springs Rescue Mission’s goal of 750 will be put to good use by Care and Share. For thousands of our homeless neigh-

bors and impoverished families around the city, a hearty Thanksgiving meal is out of the question without help. And for many of them, the good nutrition that such a meal would provide is vital. Will you give a turkey to a homeless or impoverished neighbor this Thanksgiving season? Every bird we collect will be used to feed the homeless at our annual great Thanksgiving banquet or be put in a

Thanksgiving food box and given to a family living below the poverty line. Our goal this season: 750 turkeys. Bring a bird (or three) to the warehouse (5 W Las Vegas Ave. in Colorado Springs) during open hours by Nov. 21. Thank you. For more information, visit springsrescuemission.com.

AREA CLUBS EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

cpteller.org for a calendar of classes, or email Kathy at Kathy@ cpteller.org for more information.

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FLORISSANT GRANGE Hall is available for events including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and memorials. The Florissant Grange Hall, also known as the Old School House in Florissant, is a historic building built in 1887 and 1888. School started in the school in 1889 and continued through 1960, which creates an interesting historic atmosphere. The Old School House sits on 2-plus acres and weather permitting the grounds can be used as well. Call 719-748-5004 and leave a message to arrange a time to visit the Grange Hall and reserve this space for your event.

TELLER COUNTY Democratic Party (TellerDems) invites

interested persons to attend its 2014 informational and educational programs, as well as community events. For details about the TellerDems calendar of activities, call Mrs. Ellen Haase, 719-687-1813.

TELLER COUNTY Republicans meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Pikes Peak Comyomunity 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. teller-gop.org. TRANSPORTATION’S LOCAL Coordinating Council of Teller County meets at 9 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. PROFESSIONAL DIVIDE CHAMBER of Commerce. Contact president Lisa Lee

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.

COMPUTER CLASSES. The Woodland Park Public Library offers computer basics, Internet basics, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Digital Photo Management classes. Some classes have prerequisites, and registration is required for all. Call 719-687-9281, ext. 106 to register.

YOGA AT Shining Mountain Studio with Nancy Stannard. Safe, fun and empowering; accessible to all fitness levels. Ongoing classes are 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (intermediate); 9 a.m. Thursday (gentle beginner); and 10 a.m. Saturday (intermediate). Contact Nancy at gentleyoga4healing.com before first class and see gentleyoga4healing.com for more information.

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topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more. Workshops are free and take place at the main office, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. Call 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org.

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

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 ART CLASSES are offered year-round at Shanika Studio for ages 13 and older. Classes focus on traditional oil painting skills, but also include other artistic mediums including drawing, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media. Classes are two and a half hours and are offered Mondays, Thursdays or Saturdays. Days may change to meet students’ needs. Classes are taught by professional artist Kenneth Shanika. Contact 303-6471085, ShanikaStudio@aol.com or www.ShanikaFineArts.com. CHRISTIAN YOGA is offered at 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sundays at Corner Street, 500 E. Midland Ave. in Woodland Park. Mindfullness-centered practice aimed at relaxation, focus, gentle movement. Contact Chrissy Bensen, with bStill Integrative Wellness LLC at 719-510-2743 (www.bStillyoga. com) before attending for the first time to reserve a spot; after that, just drop in. Cost is $7 per class. EXERCISE CLASSES offered for through Community Partnership Family Resource Center’s Healthy Living Programs in various locations throughout Teller County. Visit www.

ship. 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.

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. HEALTHIER LIVING Colorado, Diabetes Self-Management Workshop. Learn the skills needed to manage your diabetes. Teller County Public Health and Community Partnership Family Resource Center offer six-week classes to help you with the challenges of living with this ongoing health condition. Participants learn how to control their blood glucose, prevent complications, and cope with the stress of having a chronic health condition. Call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416 or visit www.cpteller.org or www.co.teller. co.us/PublicHealth for information and a list of classes in your neighborhood. Suggested donation $35. 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. 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 and jujitsu, Okinawan weapons, padded sparring and Judo throws. Self-defense is also taught. The program is Biblebased. Black belt instruction. KP has been in the Ute Pass area

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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 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. MOTHER BEAR Self-Defense offers Krav Maga classes from

9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment on Thursdays on the second floor of the Corner Dance Studio in Woodland Park. Mother Bear also offers women’s self-defense classes for groups of three or more. Contact Wendy at 719-323-7949 for information.

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 Woodland Park CO 80866. For more information, call Debbie at 719-687-2489. PIKES PEAK Plein Air Painters offers year-round artistic activities, painting on locations, social activities pertaining to

the visual arts and art shows. The group is open to anyone interested in learning to paint or to improve their painting skills. Contact Kenneth Shanika at 303-647-1085 or ShanikaStudio@ aol.com, or go to www.PikesPeakPleinAirPainters.com

TAI CHI is offered for free at 9 a.m. Mondays at the Florissant Public Library. Call 719-748-3549 or Margaret McKinney, 719-748-5141 TAI CHI is offered every Wednesday at Florissant/Four Mile Fire Department. Call Meridel Gatterman, 719-689-5861. 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. 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. TELLER COUNTY Shooting Society, an organization establishing a new gun range in Teller County, meets the second Saturday of every other month at the Divide Community Center and the Elks Club in Victor. The club has 52 members and expects to grow substantially once ground breaks in the spring. All of the political hurdles are completed and all of the necessary applications have all been approved. Go to www. tcss-co.org. THERAPEUTIC YOGA-BASED stress-reduction classes offered from 5-6 p.m. Sundays in Woodland Park. Welcoming, fun, and affordable. Cost is $7 per class. See www.bStillcounseling.com or contact Chrissy Bensen, MA-MFT, 719-510-2743 for details. Clubs continues on Page 13

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Elements of truth and good stories James P. Beckwourth had a reputation for being able to tell a good yarn. And that was exactly what he did, in dictating his autobiography to Thomas Bonner. Bonner, a Justice of the Peace in the California Gold fields, of course was obliged to add ‘improve’ certain details himself in “The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians.” Amazingly, most of it contained elements of truth. “… While Beckwourth certainly had a tendency to exaggerate numbers or to occasionally make himself the hero of events that happened to other people, later historians have discovered that much of what Beckwourth related in his autobiography actually occurred,” according to beckwourth.org. Born April 6, 1798, in Fredricksburg, Virginia, (his father an Irish American plantation owner and his mother, a Negro slave) Jim Beckwourth was educated by his father, and could read, write and spoke Spanish, French and multiple Indian dialects. “An often-told story has it that when the book appeared, a group of miners who

were well-acquainted with Beckwourth, commissioned one of its members to pick up a copy while on a trip to San Francisco. But the man, being careless, got a copy of the Bible instead. In the evening, he was requested to read aloud from the longawaited book, and opening it at random, he hit upon and read the story of Sampson and the foxes,” according to beckwourth. org. “That’ll do!” one of the men cried. “I’d know that story for one of Jim’s lies anywhere!” One local story, told by Beckwourth himself, involved the legend of Jimmy Camp. Beckwourth related a tale of Jimmy Boyer (other historians have said his last name was Hayes or Daugherty) “a little dwarf Irishman” who had established a cabin and

fort about 10 miles east of what is now the center of Colorado Springs. Jimmy would trade items brought from ‘civilization’ to trade with the Indians for furs. “His wagon train would follow a segment of the Cherokee Trail (before it was the Cherokee Trail) north from the Pueblo area, and his route was called Jimmy Camp Trail, which gave the name to Jimmy Camp Creek,” writes Perry Eberhart in “Ghosts of the Colorado Plains.” Jimmy would then light a bonfire on the top of a hill to signal that he had returned and it was time to trade. By all accounts, the Indians liked and trusted Jimmy. Sometime from 1833 to 1835, however, Jimmy was murdered by Mexican bandits, it is believed. According to Beckwourth, he and Indian friends of Jimmy, tracked down the murders, slit their throats and hung them by their toes in a nearby tree. Today, the James P. Beckwourth Mountian Club of Denver pays tribute to the noted storyteller. “Jim crossed all cultural barriers during his 68 years, and the Club incorporates his life in its activities by storytelling, historical re-enactment and written materials.” according to the Club.

I wrote first story on Brown Bombers 10 years ago Back in early summer of 2004 - hard to believe it was 10 years ago - I had the honor of writing my first of several stories for The Gazette on the Brown Bombers baseball team. It was a ground-breaking story as I unearthed information on the team made up of former black ball players who won Colorado Springs city championships in 1948 and 1949. I met with about nine members of the team at Howard’s World Famous Bar-BQ, which was located off of Fillmore in Colorado Springs. Howard was a great guy and his place was a favorite hangout of the Brown Bombers. The Brown Bombers, Howard, and a few other interested fans, had lunch and talked over good times from the past. My late friend, Tom Rogers – who owned the Manitou Cliff Dwellings – picked up the tab that day. Tom was a huge baseball fan and was enthralled by the stories of the former players, who spent the afternoon laughing and talking over days from more than a half a century before. We ran a two-page spread in the Gazette. I talked to a few of the players at their homes since they were not physically able (for health reasons) to attend our fun event at Howard’s. The Bombers were named in honor of boxer Joe Louis. He was a hero to many in the black community, especially during a time of extreme racial prejudice in

America. The Bombers were formed in 1945 by Justus Morgan and Ollie Bell. The team was full of fun-loving, hard-charging young men who played semipro baseball. They were an all-black team playing in an otherwise all-white league. And they lived in a community – and a country – that was just beginning to acknowledge the word integration Not that there were many more-talented teams around. The Bombers were good. They won back-to-back city championships in 1948 and 1949. They could hit. They could pitch. They could field. And they could run the bases like a team full of, well, Jackie Robinsons. The Bombers were originally named the “Clouds of Joy.” “I hated that name,” Justus Morgan told me. “Brown Bombers was a big improvement.” In the early days, the team’s equipment was sparse. They had nailed-together, taped-up bats and mismatched uniforms;

each with a different individual sponsor on the back. They traveled in an old bus. During our time at Howard’s, I recall former Bomber Larry Moss (who has since passed away) sitting in a wooden back chair with his hands folded and smiling as he told stories of his playing days with the club. To his left was his former Bombers’ teammate Sylvester Smith; bat in hand recalling similar stories from his youth. “We don’t get together as often as we used to,” Smith told me. “About once a year if we’re lucky. There aren’t many of us around anymore. We’re the last of `em. Most of the Bombers were graduates of Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer). They quickly recalled Colorado Springs being a much different town in the 1940a and 50s. And if you were black, you didn’t have the same rights as others. “Prejudice was here,” Bomber Joe Morgan told me. “Not nearly as severe as in the South, but it was here.” During that time, blacks were not allowed to eat at very many restaurants in town. If they attended the movie theatre, they were required to sit in the balcony. They could swim once a week (Wednesdays) at Monument Valley Park, according to Smith. “It was drained and cleaned Wednesday nights. Wednesday was `Black Folks Day.’”

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Death is number two. Does that sound right? Here’s comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s take on the nation’s number one anxiety disorder: “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death.” “Death is number two. Does that sound right?” “This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Funny joke but according to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders are no laughing matter to some 40 million Americans age 18 and older. It’s also not that funny to 8 percent of all adolescents, whose anxiety disorder symptoms commonly emerge around the age of 6. Some degree of anxiety is normal and

can be healthy … such as looking both ways for oncoming cars before crossing the street, especially, if you’re trying to cross Hwy 24 in downtown Woodland Park. However, sometimes fears and worries become excessive overwhelming your Prettyman continues on Page 10

General Palmer and Dr. Bell Gen. Palmer and Dr. William A. Bell met when the general was putting together a survey party. He was working for the Kansas Pacific, and was working as a surveyor. He had found this job just after the Civil War. He was to find a route from Kansas to California. He gathered a team of men for the work. Dr. Bell had come from England looking for “adventure,” and saw that this team was looking for a photographer. He was not one, but he searched out one that would teach him the process. The general added him to his team, since a doctor might come in handy! After the survey was finished, both men wrote books about their experiences. Dr Bell’s proved to be a better selling item. Many of the pictures he took are used in his book, but most did not survive! The two men developed a friendship during the trip. When they returned to Kansas, the railroad had decided to only build to Denver. The survey did not go to waste. The Santa Fe was looking to go in that direction and several of the men on Palmer’s team became Santa Fe surveyors, working in the same area. Palmer had developed a plan to build a North-South railway, along the front range of the mountains. He envisioned a railroad from Mexico City to Canada. He would start at Denver, building south, first. In 1870, Palmer and Bell searched out investors for his new railroad. Bell proved to be a valuable link to England

and Holland, where there were bankers looking to invest in the American West. Bell also had money to invest. As the railroad was going to build in open land, towns along the way would be needed. Bell bought land in areas where some of these towns would be built. One of these spots was near a little lake at the ridge which was found extending from the mountains, out to the east. This spot had various names, but it is now known as Palmer Lake. Palmer invested in land closer to Colorado City he called Bijou, then being called Monument Park. He wanted to build his home on this land. After being shown a quiet little valley near Colorado City he abandoned his plans for Bijou. Today this land is part of the Air Force Academy. The spot where he built is now called Queen’s Canyon, in honor of his wife to be. The little railway was incorporated in October, 1870 as the Denver and Rio Grande. Soon after Bell and Palmer, along with Queen Mellen, his future wife, traveled to England for a wedding, honeymoon and search for investors.

LET US CELEBRATE WITH YOU The Brown Bombers were a black semi-pro baseball team based in Colorado Springs in the 1940s and early 1950s. They won city championships in 1949 and 1950. The Bombers were recently inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame. Courtesy photo

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Smith said. “Elaborate picnic spreads, lots of joking and community love.” Former Bomber Sam Dunlap told me they were allowed to go to the Boys Club only on Wednesday nights. He added that blacks were allowed to use the playground on one side of Prospect Lake, but had to swim on the other - the side with no lifeguard. While the rules of engagement were unfair off the field, baseball was baseball on the field – for the most part – no matter the color of your skin. To a man, the Bombers recalled few issues of prejudice between the lines. The game, they say, was the great equalizer. “But the fans in the stands would call us `nigger,’” Jesse Vaughan said. Moss recalled traveling to Grand Junction and back to Colorado Springs in the same day to play a day-night doubleheader. “They wouldn’t let us stay in any hotels in (Grand Junction),” Vaughn said. “We had to get back on the bus after the game and come back to Colorado Springs. That was a long day.” The Bombers shared more than a love for the game with Jackie Robinson. They, too, were targets of overt racism – especially when they were on the road, in places like Burlington, Limon and Grand Junction. Although the Bombers traveled throughout the state, they were limited to one-day journeys because they were prohibited from staying in hotels. “In some of those towns, the atmosphere was tense, a lot of racial namecalling,” Dunlap told me. “Like, ‘Strike that coon out,’ and, `We don’t want no niggers in our town.’ It wasn’t from everybody, and usually the sheriff would apologize and escort the bad ones out of the park. “It didn’t distract the older guys too much, but it really affected me, because I was so much younger and didn’t know how to handle the situation.” Sometimes, the harassment would go beyond epithets from the stands or the other team’s dugout. Sometimes, there

would be pitches thrown at the Bombers’ heads, cleats directed at their shins, even bats “accidentally” hurled at the pitcher’s mound during a hitter’s follow-through. Racial incidents were rare when the Brown Bombers played their Colorado Springs rivals. Many of the players had played together in high school – Colorado Springs High School teams were integrated by then – and the Bombers were viewed as just another ballclub, albeit a good one. “They were very good athletes and a very good team, and they tried to beat you any way they could - and usually did,” recalled Will Perkins, a white player who played against the Bombers in the summer league. “They were all our friends – we never thought of `em as anybody but just a different team.” The Bombers disbanded in 1951 as the Korean War took players and they settled down. Fast pitch softball became the big sport in the city and the minor league Colorado Springs Sky Sox came to Memorial Park and grabbed a chunk of the fan base. Many of the former Brown Bombers went on to fine careers and remained in the area. Dunlap was the first black baseball coach in District 11 and the first black umpire to work a state championship game. Vaughn became a pastor at a large church and chaplain for the Colorado Springs Police Department. Smith worked for 26 years at the Fine Arts Center and served as a youth mentor. In October, the Brown Bombers were recognized for their place in local history when they were inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame during its 15th annual banquet and ceremony. A majority of the 500 people seated at the Hall of Fame had never heard of the Brown Bombers until my article came out on them a decade ago. Five members of the Brown Bombers are with us today; Joe Morgan (88), Justus Morgan (86), Dunlap (81), Rev. Vaughan (91) and Smith (85). They received a five-minute standing ovation at our event. I am a better man for having known these men. If you see any of them around the area, please take the time to shake their hands and let them know how much you appreciate them.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: We are writing to share our advice on the pending question of the location for the new Aquatic Center. Each of us has over the past several years, had considerable involvement with the Aquatic Center proposal and done a fair amount of homework on the strategic choices involved. We understand that a location at Woodland Station has tentatively been chosen and that City Council now intends to review and ratify a choice. The choice of the Woodland Station location came as a surprise to us since the early work had centered on a location at Meadow Wood Sports Complex and the public survey conducted in 2011 by the Aquatic Center Project strongly favored that location. Considerable feasibility and concept work has been done centered on the MWSC location including site planning and architectural concept drawings. We are impressed with the excellent job done by the Aquatic Center Project board and supporters to move this project to its current phase. They have made good choices as they navigated the challenges of this project. A well-reasoned and attainable plan is now within our grasp and we owe them thanks. We want now, to advise on two points. First, that the MWSC is a near ideal site that matches the goals beautifully. Second, that the Woodland Station proposal does not well serve the goals that we understood but rather turns in the direction of a different goal. We believe that while it’s always nice to “kill two birds with one stone”, these alternatives have conflicting goals. We can see that the confusion of conflicting goals is what has caused the Aquatic Center project to take this turn. We understand that from the beginning, the goal of this project is familyoriented and citizen oriented. The goal is creation of a wonderful quality-of-life asset for the citizens in our already magical community. That is why each of us has been and remains, an active supporter of the Aquatic Center project. We see that the Meadow Wood Sports Complex location serves the goal extraordinarily well. Please consider the following points:

Family Friendly Access Our MWSC is already envied by other communities and a jewel in the assets of Woodland Park. A key to its value is the combination of a menu of choices for sports and recreation at one convenient and easily accessible site. Our vision for the Aquatic Center paints a picture of a family visit where one kid goes to the soccer fields, one goes to play baseball, Dad joins friends for a few sets of tennis, and Mom goes to the swimming pool for a refreshing workout followed by enjoying meeting with friends on the expansive sun deck. For families, the MWSC is the ideal location for the Aquatic Center.

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thoughts, causing intense physical reactions and disrupting the quality of life, so says an article in the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Anxiety disorders can be mistakenly dismissed as a by-product of the aging process. Or they can be overshadowed by disease processes like depression, heart disease, diabetes and COPD. There are a wide variety of anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia or social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. While people suffering from any of the above disorders may realize that the anxiety they are feeling is inappropriate to the situation, they may be struggling to control it and it may be negatively affecting their life. The cause of the various disorders is under investigation with scientists looking at what role genetics plays, as well as the impact of environmental factors such as pollution, diet and physical and psychological stress. Researchers are also looking at the natural progression an anxiety disorders may take if left untreated. According to the Mayo Clinic Health Letter, the signs of an anxiety disorder fall into three main categories … thoughts, physical sensations and behaviors.

Synergy

MWSC is increased in value by more than the cost of the Aquatic Center, by the addition of a complementary new swim facility. The Aquatic Center is increased in value by connecting to the multi-resource sports complex. This is called synergy of course. The combination is more than the sum of the parts. That synergy adds quality-of-life value for the citizens who are paying for it. It also has economic value when considering sustainability based on frequent use. The MWSC plan for the Aquatic Center includes an oversized locker room area to serve the other sports facilities at MWSC. This is badly needed and is another example of value multiplied.

Colorado Mountains Outdoor Ambience

The magic feeling of Woodland Park and the reason many of us chose to live here comes from being literally surrounded by the mountains and the verdant forest. Being in the mountain forest is very different from being in an urban center. The MWSC was located and designed to capture that feeling. And over the years, the plan has been extraordinarily successful - to the credit of the leaders who created it. Folks from all over the region are drawn to MWSC to enjoy and frankly, to envy what we have. The Aquatic Center plan concept that was developed for MWSC surrounds and merges the Aquatic Center with nature. The pool area glass walls let nature in for all seasons. And in warm weather they collapse out of the way to merge the pools area to an expansive multi-use plaza. The plaza serves not only citizens enjoying swimming but is ideal for family or group gatherings. The integrated picnic and plaza facilities provide a needed gathering space and also an additional revenue opportunity when used by organized groups. The experience of nature at MWSC is a stark contrast to sunbathing or relaxing with a view of city streets, parking lots, and high-density housing.

Traffic Friendly access with good parking.

The MWSC offers access and parking that does not compete with downtown commercial usage.

Safe, appealing neighborhood

MWSC is surrounded with the feel of the mountain forest and the feeling of safety and quiet in a non-urban neighborhood. This ambience encourages use by our families and visitors to Woodland Park. Our second point is to advise on the proposal of a Woodland Station location.

Conflicting Goal

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Fearful thoughts about what might happen and your inability to cope may come to dominate your thinking resulting in speculating about potential threats and catastrophes and worst case scenarios. Physical sensations may include a pounding heart, sweating, stomach distress and feeling flushed, lightheaded or agitated. Anxiety disorders can also impact behavior. For example, you may find yourself avoiding social engagements because you’re afraid of crowds or checking and rechecking all the doors in the house to make sure they are locked. Diagnosis is done by a medical doctor, often a psychiatrist. Treatment options center around medication or psychotherapy or a combination of both. One of the most effective methods of treating anxiety is through cognitive behavioral therapy. In this approach, through repeated practice, you learn to create new habits of thinking and behaving that help you bring your worries and fears under control. If this column resonates with you or with your perception of a loved one, you may want to contact your primary physician. Cord Prettyman is a certified Master Personal Trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Re-hab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 6877437, by email at cordprettyman@msn.com or though his website at www.cordprettyman.com.

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The Woodland Station location supports a different goal from the family- and citizen-focused quality of life goal supported by the MWSC location. Specifically, if the goal of the Aquatic Center were to support the development of the Downtown Development Authority commercial district project, then the Woodland Station location might make sense. We say “might make sense” because there are two problems with this goal. First, it is in conflict with the original family and citizen focused goal. All of the features of the MWSC choice discussed above, are either seriously diluted or not available at all in the city center location.

Unlikely Benefit

Second, we are skeptical that the Woodland Station location will serve the DDA’s purpose. From published material, we gather that the primary “benefit” of the Woodland Station location proposal is to provide an attractive anchor to encourage more commercial traffic in downtown and enticement to prospective investors in additional businesses in the district. Simple intuitive but educated thinking makes us seriously doubt that it will work. That is because an aquatic center is not synergistic with a commercial district. It is not a good fit. Consider: when you go the pool for a workout or recreation, what do you wear? A swim suit or perhaps sweat clothes that are easy to change is a likely answer. Are you then going to come out with wet hair, kids in swim suits and dressed in sweat pants – and then step into an adjacent restaurant or beer garden? But it is not just clothes. It is frame of mind. The fact is that recreational swimming fits with tennis, soccer, and baseball. But it does not fit with shopping, dining, and having a brew. Potential DDA investors will understand that and reject the idea of a valuable “magnet” for Woodland Station.

Conflicting Usage

It gets worse. Aquatic Center visitors would compete for the parking places needed by shoppers. For this reason and others, we believe the Aquatic Center will

harm the viability of Woodland Station, not help it. Perhaps that is why most of the business owners in downtown are against the Woodland Station location.

Added Risk and Cost

Another problem is that pairing of the Aquatic Center and the DDA would tie the fortunes of the Aquatic Center to the fortunes of the DDA. That is a risk to the Aquatic Center sustainability that it just cannot afford. Speaking of cost, the Woodland Station location adds a significant increase in capital cost to the Aquatic Center since it will have to buy the land while the land at MWSC is already owned by the City and already allocated to recreational use. The DDA location expands the footprint of government in Woodland Park instead of using what the city already has. Another cost and perhaps the most compelling argument against the DDA location is the fact that the Aquatic Center would use a large portion of DDA land that is intended to generate increased tax revenue. The Aquatic Center is tax exempt. No tax revenue at all ! Supporters argue that the loss of tax revenue potential will be offset by the value of the Aquatic Center as a magnet to other development. In our considered opinion, that is a risky gamble at best and a serious failure at worst.

But does it really matter?

One might argue that the location is not a critical choice anyway and the possibility of helping the DDA project makes that a worthwhile gamble. In other words, the choice of location is not all that important. We believe this choice is actually terribly important and will have great impact. Here is why. A DDA location for the Aquatic Center would have harmful consequences and ill-advised risk. Specifically: • A DDA location would mean that the Aquatic Center and the citizens will be harmed by losing the benefits linked to the MWSC location. This would translate to less usage revenue, and higher capital costs for the Aquatic Center. • A Woodland Station location will harm the DDA because a large parcel

which is the single highest value undeveloped commercial property in the City, would be taken off the tax roll. Survival of the DDA depends on meeting incremental tax revenue goals. The benefit of a “magnet” is dubious at best but the loss of tax revenue is a matter of arithmetic. • The future sustainability of the Aquatic Center would become dependent in some degree on the fortunes of the DDA. That ties it to a risk that is substantial. And unnecessary. In conclusion, we don’t want this critical decision to pass without sharing our advice with you. We hope we have been helpful. We also look forward to a wonderful enhancement to our community. Our best regards, Curt Grina, Bill Nein, Patrick Pine, Mark Sumner Dear Editor: The Above the Clouds Cruisers would like to thank all of the participants, supporters, and staff for their involvement in the 23rd Annual Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show. We were blessed to have two days of absolutely gorgeous fall weather in which to present the 23rd Annual Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show. We were honored to have hosted 254 entries to share a beautiful day here in the City Above the Clouds. Due to the more than generous support of our sponsors, participants and friends, we were able to raise the amount of $29,500 for our chosen Teller County Charitable Organizations. The following agencies have been chosen to receive monies from this year’s Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show: RECIPIENT Prospect Homecare & Hospice, $5,000 Aspen Mine Center, $3,900 Community Cupboard, $3,900 Help the Needy, $3,900 Teller Senior Coalition, $3,900 Woodland Park HS Industrial Arts Scholarship, $2,000 Cripple Creek & Victor HS Industrial Arts Scholarship, $1,000 Little Chapel Food Pantry, $ 750 Woodland Park Senior Citizen’s Club, $750 Teller County Search & Rescue, $750 Adoptable Animal & Rescue Foundation, $500 Teller County Regional Animal Shelter (TCRAS), $500

American Legion, $400 Rotary Club, $400 Ute Pass Kiwanis, $400 Lions Club, $400 New Covenant Christian Fellowship, $300 Beer for Boots – Honoring Service Members at Oktoberfest, $250 We are a small club in a small community. As such, we fully understand that without your support we would not be able to produce The Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show and to give so generously to our charitable organizations. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This show affects our community in a very positive way and touches the lives of many people. Thank you for your continued support! Have a wonderful Holiday Season, and we look forward to serving you again at the 24th. Annual Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show on Sept. 12 and 13, 2015. Respectfully, The Above the Clouds Cruisers www.cruiseabovetheclouds.com Dear Editor: I enjoyed our chat recently in the Courier office. We both realized, once again, that it’s a small world. Kathy, Thank you for making the extra effort to obtain some information I was seeking. As we approach Thanksgiving many of us reflect over the long list of reasons we have to give thanks to our Creator. I am grateful to live in the freest, richest country in all the world. We have a fine community here in Woodland Park, friends, neighbors and so many wonderful people in Teller County. Our business people maintain a hometown attitude and help us to feel like family. I appreciate very much your fine staff at The Pikes Peak Courier. You guys keep us posted about what’s going on in our community. You print opposing viewpoints without giving judgmental comments. During the recent political campaigns you gave equal space to both sides. I have lived in Woodland Park for most of the last 45 years and I am truly blessed. To you at The Courier and to all of our family in Teller County, Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, Nancy Russell Woodland Park

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Open enrollment begins Statement by David Chase, Healthcare Policy Director of Small Business Majority, regarding the beginning of open enrollment of the health insurance marketplaces, and national launch of the online portion of the small business marketplace Today marks the beginning of open enrollment for purchasing healthcare coverage through the new insurance marketplaces created under the healthcare law. It also marks the national launch of the online portion of the small business health insurance marketplaces. These online portals give small business owners, the selfemployed and small-business employees new options for buying quality, more affordable health insurance. Any self-employed individual, prospective entrepreneur or small business employee whose employer doesn’t offer coverage and is looking for more affordable insurance should

head over immediately to their state’s health insurance marketplace. Residents can browse and compare plans online and use an online tool to help determine if they’re eligible for a subsidy to help with the cost of coverage. For small business owners with fewer than 50 employees looking for a new way to shop for coverage, they can now log on to their state’s small business marketplace website –called the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, to determine if a plan makes sense for their business. The marketplaces –both the individual and small business portals – are important elements of the new healthcare law for entrepreneurs. They open up new avenues of coverage for current small businesses, selfemployed individuals and prospective entrepreneurs. We’re pleased entrepreneurs have these new options to help fill their

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The Business Buzz features news about the economic scene, promotions, acquisitions and expansions. Contact Pat Hill at phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 686-6458. Ute Pass Kiwanis has changed its regular weekly Bingo night from Thursday to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 26 at Shining Mountain Golf Club. The Fall newsletter published by the Woodland Park Downtown Development Authority is available at the chamber of commerce, Park State, Vectra and Peoples National banks, the Cowhnad, Tweeds Fine Furnishings, Vintage Vines/Curves, Joanie’s Baker and Delicateseen, Alpine Firearms, Woodland Park library, Woodland Park City Hall and the DDA cabin on Midland Avenue. The newsletter is also availabe on the city of Woodland Park website. For more information, call 687-6954.

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Forgotten Teller town Edlowe was once the only post office between Manitou Springs, Florissant By Rob Carrigan

rcarrigan@colorado communitymedia.com Gone and just about forgotten. That description accurately characterizes the town of Edlowe in Teller County. At one time, its post office was the only one between Manitou Springs and Florissant, according to History and Mysteries of the Catamount Ranch Open Space, a report for the Teller County Division of Parks. The report was written by Kim Carsell and Kim Long. “The town is said to have had a station house, post office, school, church, several homes, a 10-room hotel run by the Hickox family,” according to History and Mysteries. “The Edlowe school district was consolidated into the Woodland Park School District in 1920, incorporating the schools of Spielman, Crystal, and the ‘pink school house at Manitou Park.’ The new school district needed three teachers.” The town was officially vacated in 1958. Edlowe was near the present day intersection of Highway 24 and Edlowe Court be- The town of Edlowe was officially vacated in 1958. Edlowe was near the present day intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and Edlowe Court between Woodland Park and Divide. tween Woodland Park and Divide and was Photos by Rob Carrigan nearly 50 acres at the time of vacation. Historically, the record reports that D.C. Oaks surveyed the area in time frame of 1872 to 1877. Another survey was recorded between1876 and 1877 by E. H. Kellog and Albinus Z. Sheldon. Wesley C. Wheeler and Fredirck Bacon filed homestead papers in 1882 and tracks for the Colorado Midland Rail Road were laid in 1887 through the properties and a wagon road existed as well. Wheeler and Bacon combined and contributed 55 acres each for a town site that was originally registered as “Summit Park.” By 1896, a new plat had been filed by Wheeler’s widow for the part of the town site she owned and registered the site in El Paso County. “The name ‘Summit Park’ was covered by a strip of paper pasted to the document containing the name “Edlowe” and was signed by Edgar D. Lowe. trustee, in place of Hattie H. Wheeler,” says Carsell and Long’s report. “The Edlowe stop was a flag stop, meaning the train would stop only upon request. Edlowe was the destination of the Wildflower Excursion run by the Colorado Midland. The Wildflower Excursion carried passengers from Colorado City to Edlowe who were interested in picking ubiquitous blue columbines in the area,” according to the report. One destination, the meadow west of Edlow, was used on almost all of the trips up the Pass, said local railroad historian Mel McFarland. “Remains of the town can still be seen if one knows what to look for,” says Kim Carsell and Kim Long’s 2000 report, History and Mysteries of Catamount Ranch Open The town was once comprised of a station house, post office, school, church, several homes, and a ten-room hotel run by the Hickox family. Today, no remnants of organized town Space. government still exist near Edlowe, unless you count the group dynamics of this flock of wild turkeys nearby.

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ened by drought and wildfires. These areas are referred to as urban/wildland interface areas. We are fortunate to have citizen firefighters equipped and trained to protect our beloved property, lovely surroundings, and our lives. This exhibit recognizes the early development of volunteer fire departments in Ute Pass, and celebrates the tradition of service they have provided for decades. The display is located on the top floor of the library, just outside the Colorado Room.

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LIGHTS OF Love Prospect Home Care & Hospice presents the 26th annual Lights of Love at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Woodland Park Cultural Center. Remember or honor someone special in your life. Call Janet at 719-687-0549.

Parkway, Woodland Park. Call 303-647-1085 or email shanikastudio@aol.com. Go to www.ShanikaFineArts. com.

DEC. 5, Through December

CHRISTMAS MUSIC World renowned pianist Sam Rotman will perform free concerts of Christmas and classical music at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Woodland Park Community Church, 800 Valley View Drive. A reception will follow the concerts. No tickets are required. No child care will be provided; recommended for ages 6 and older. Go to www.woodlandparkcommunitychurch.com.

ART SHOW “Vanishing Vistas,” an art show to benefit youth art programs, is open through December at the Eichman Gallery in Park State Bank. The show will feature original paintings by national recognized artist Kenneth Shanika. A pre-opening reception is from 3-6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the bank. For information, contact the Kenneth W. Shanika Studio, 900 Tamarac

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Florissant Fossil Beds Night Sky program begins Nov. 29 Rangers ask you to come see the night sky the way it used to look before city lights crowded out the stars. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument offers an ideal balance between convenient location and a sky dark enough to reveal the countless stars that once lit the night for our ancestors. “Join us for a stargaze on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.that will explore the wonders and secrets of our dark sky. The program will begin with a 20 to 30 minute interpretive talk in the Visitor Center. Then we will step outside for 90 minutes of stargazing with telescopes, binoculars, and laser-guided tours of the

stars and constellations,” said Jeff Wolin, lead interpeter at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Dress warmly, as evenings at the park’s high elevation can be cold even in the winter. Bring binoculars or a flashlight if you wish, red-filtered lights only. Also, note that viewing is weather-dependent, and takes place only if the sky is clear. Indoor presentations take place no matter the weather, although the roads may be hazardous and you should call ahead for more information. Admission for the program is the regular park entrance fee which is $3 per

PROGRAM DETAILS Saturday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Thank Your Lucky Stars … and Moon Rangers at Florissant Fossil Beds ask you to join thsm for a Thanksgiving Weekend treat, as we explore the stars and constellations of the Fall evening sky. Featured objects include the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters, the Andromeda Galaxy and an epic cast of constellations. This night also

adult, 16 years and older, children and federal pass holders are free. Call 719-

features the first-quarter Moon, giving us the chance for a close-up look at the cratered surface of our nearest neighbor. Meet at the Visitor Center. For more information call the monument at 719-748 – 3253. Follow us on Facebook/FlorissantNPS or visit the park’s website at nps.gov/flfo

748-3253 or flfo_information@nps.gov for more information.

State poetry contest open for business Students vie for chance to represent Colorado By Vic Vela vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Registration is now open for a statebacked poetry competition, and prospective participants have until Jan. 13 to decide whether to be — or not to be — part of the contest. The Poetry Out Loud competition is a program designed to give high school students the ability to learn about poetry

through memorization, performance and competition. Participants will pick from selected poems to interpret, with one state winner advancing to the national finals in April in Washington, D.C. The competition marks the 10th year of the program, which collaborates with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. “It’s definitely been rewarding and we’ve had some really successful students here,” said Christy Costello, program manager for Colorado Creative Industries, an art advocacy program backed by the state’s Office of Economic Development and In-

ternational Trade. Students will interpret two poems of their choosing from selected readings. One is a poem of 25 lines or fewer, the other being a poem that was written prior to the 20th century. Students who are interested in participating should encourage teachers or administrators at their school to register for the program. Registration must be done through the school and not by the individual student. State finalists will compete in Lakewood on March 3. The state champion will win $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington to compete in the national

competition. The Poetry Out Loud national champion will win a $20,000 prize. In 2011, then-Thornton High School student Samuel Opoku won the statewide competition and finished fourth in the national competition. However, the contest isn’t just about winning, Costello said. “The goal of program is to teach memorization and to keep poetry alive across the nation,” Costello said. For more information about the competition, go to coloradocreativeindustries. org or call Rachael Deagman at 720-2533337.

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tion. Call Stacy for more information at 719-689-5745 or email namastacy15@gmail.com.

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, contact Bob Tyler, 719-748-1335 or eagle3tyler@gmail.com. For 4-H enrollment contact Mark Platten at 719-686-7961.

XINGYI IS offered from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Woodland Park Recreation Center. Must be 18 or older. Contact Jeff at 816-260-8595 for information. 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.

THURSDAY NIGHT Beginners Book Study meets from 7-8

A PEACE Visioning You may think you are limited in your

p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. Email gclark25@live.com for information.

UTE PASS Historical Society offers free tours (donations gratefully accepted) of History Park every second Saturday of the month from June through September. History Park is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come tour our old buildings, and learn some of the history of Ute Pass. We also offer a walking tour of Woodland Park which meets at the Museum Center at 10:30. The Museum Center at History Park is located at 231 E. Henrietta Avenue in Woodland Park, next to the library. For information, contact UPHS at 719-686-7512 or check out our website: www.utepasshistoricalsociety.org. Also, like us on Facebook. UTE PASS Historical Society Main Office and book store are 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. Tours of History Park are available during these hours. A $5 donations is appreciated. Call 719-686-7512 at least 15 minutes before a tour. Go to utepasshistoricalsociety.org. WOODLAND PARK Ceili Club hast monthly ceilis (“kaylees”), which is Irish for a dance party. The purpose is to bring social Irish dance to the Teller County community. These ceilis are open to the public, with no dance experience required. The dances are taught as part of the event. Visit www.mountaineire.org and see the Ceili Club tab, or call 686-1325. WOODLAND PARK Saddle Club, providing community camaraderie among humans and horses since 1947, sponsors gymkhanas, jackpots, dances, barbecues, parades, trail rides and more. Join us. For information, contact info@wpsaddleclub.com. Visit www.wpsaddleclub.com. WOODLAND PARK Wind Symphony, under the direction of Craig Harms, rehearses at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Woodland Park Middle School band room. All instrumental musicians are welcome. Visit www.woodlandparkwindsymphony. com to learn more about this ensemble and other musical groups which are part of the Woodland Park Wind Symphony, Woodland Winds, Woodland Brass Quintet and Brass Choir and the Swing Factory Big Band. Craig can also be reached at 719-687-2210. YOGA CLASSES are offered at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a senior class at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Certified instructor. Everyone welcome. 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. YOGA FOR Every Body 2014 yoga classes offered at various locations in the Pikes Peak area. All classes free or by dona-

SOCIAL

ability to improve conditions on earth. Nothing is further from the truth. You can be an instrument for change by adding to the love and peace sent worldwide from the peace visioning circle - either silently, verbally, or visually. The circle is for people from all walks of life with a passion to bring unity and light into our world. We gather at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday in Woodland Park. Contact Barbara Royal, CSD, 719-687-6823 or barbaragroyal@gmail.com.

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. CC&V COFFEE Club meets at 10 a.m. Mondays at the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company Visitor Center, 371 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek. Chat with friends over a cup of coffee, or network with businesspeople. Not just coffee, but also refreshments and free Wi-Fi will be provided as you sit and visit with others and get the latest community news, or mining information. Refreshment donations will be given to the Aspen Mine Center. Contact the CC&V Visitor Center at 719-689-2341, or Brad Poulson at 719-689-4052 for more information. 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 allvolunteer 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.

CRIPPLE CREEK Friendship Club meets from 1-3 p.m. at the Henry C. “June” Hack Arena in City Park. The club is free and offers an opportunity to meet with acquaintances and make new friends. DIVIDE PLAYGROUP meets from 9-10: 30 a.m. Mondays

and Wednesdays at Community Partnership in Divide. Ffdd program. Call 686-0705 more more info. Drop-ins welcome.

DOLL LOVERS of Teller County are invited to meetings at 10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Village at Skyline. It’s free. A variety of programs include the study of antiques, and vintage and modern dolls. Everyone older than age 12 is welcome. Call Nancy at 719-390-8098.

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Carver looks to limit government By Dave Smith

Contributing Writer Terri Carver has been involved in politics in many ways during her life. Now she is taking it to an all new level as Representative-Elect of Colorado House District 20 and the weight of that responsibility is not lost on her. “I feel profound gratitude toward the people in House District 20 who voted for me and supported me and the many, many volunteers who helped in reaching out to voters,” Carver said. “I represent all of District 20, despite their party or if they voted for me. Carver has several priorities on her list as she prepares to tackle the task of bringing the concerns of her constituents to legislators in Denver. To do that best she is committed to continuing with town hall meetings that she began on the campaign trail. “In my view if you are asking to be hired by (voters) to represent them in the state legislature it is important to listen to what they want,” she stated. Carver won the House District 20 seat formerly held by fellow Republican Bob Gardner who held the seat since 2006, but term limited out. The district covers Cascade, Green Mountain Falls, Palmer Lake, the Air Force Academy and much of the Broadmoor area. Her first term will begin in January. One of her highest priorities going into the session is looking at what to do at the state level concerning wild fire and flooding issues. Her district was heavily damaged in both types of disasters in recent years.

“We need all bodies – federal, state, local – working together,” Carver elaborated. “With what closures do to the local economy and dealing with flooding and debris... it is a hugely important issue.” Flooding and closures to Highway 24 have a deep impact to both safety and the economy so getting all the varied bodies together for a solution on long-term recovery in the Waldo Canyon area is critical. Carver intends to draw upon years of experience as a congressional legislative aid to help weave her way through the processes involved at the state level in order to carry out her priorities. She has firsthand experience in what the legislative process entails, whether drafting legislation or working within the committee setting to help make headway in her first term. “I will be working with others personally to get legislation done. As I get familiar (with the job) I will work in a collaborative way to get things done. There is a way to work collaboratively to get legislation passed,” she said.. Her broadest priority heading into Denver is regulatory reform. Reducing government regulation and the burden it lays upon business and citizens alike is right in Carver’s wheelhouse. The private sector is where jobs are created and more government regulation stifles that activity in her opinion. “Because there is excessive government regulation in our lives, my experience in challenging state government regulation in military projects is going to be very helpful,” Carver said. “I’ve had first hand dealings with regulatory bodies.” That first hand experience came as a civilian attorney with the Air Force Space Command and as a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve

working in the Judge Advocate General’s office where she regularly faced regulatory bodies. Carver considers herself a “Constitutional Conservative” and said one reason she entered the race for public office in the first place was due to her concern with governmental involvement in the lives of individuals, such as the lawful right to bear arms. “That is another aspect of government control in a way I think is contrary to our values and way of life,” she explained. “My overall theme or philosophy as far as government involvement is government should not tell us what to buy, how to live, or what to believe.” And that is exactly where government today is going in the wrong direction, according to Carver. “That’s a starting point. I believe in limited government and for individuals to have the opportunity and freedom to (limit government).” As a college professor and educator Carver has placed a priority on some educational issues as well. For instance, getting industrial arts programs back into high schools is something she is planning to address at the capitol. She said the option for these classes should be available for students who are not interested in going to colleges or universities so they are better prepared upon entering the workplace. “We are finding that youth out of high school are not getting what they need. There are jobs, well paying, that do not require a degree and employers are having trouble filling them,” she said. These types of programs are a way to address the issue and expand opportunity in relation to high unemployment and underemploy-

ment in the area. Another educational priority for Carver is to focus in on is getting rid of Common Core State Standards in Colorado, which she said violates local control of education and also the State Constitution. Carver would like to be involved with committees handling those issues she has placed the highest value on, but knows she will have to wait and see to which ones she is ultimately assigned. Not surprisingly, she is happy with Republicans taking control of the state senate after the recent elections feeling that now Republicans have a better chance of having their ideas aired and dealt with. House Republican leadership is looking forward to having Carver on board. She is familiar to many within the Republican caucus due to her years of volunteering and helping within the group. “I have known representative-elect Terri Carver for a number of years and am confident her knowledge and experience will make her a very effective legislator. I am happy the voters of House District 20 put their confidence in Terri and look forward to working with her to improve the lives of the people of El Paso County and the rest of Colorado,” said Rep. Lois Landgraf, R- Fountain. Landgraf is the house Republican caucus chair and will have a say in things like what committees Carver ends up sitting on. For now Terri Carver is listening. She wants to be certain she has her finger on the pulse of the people of her district so once the session starts she can bring her experience and abilities to bear in giving a voice to their concerns.

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meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The grange continues to offer the Florissant Jammers every Thursday for a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the music of the great Jammers until 9 p.m. All are welcome to come to the Grange. Call 719-748-0358.

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Club welcomes all book readers to its group. It meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. Call 719-748-3939.

GOLD CAMP Victorian Society is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Cripple Creek and the surrounding area. The Society plays a role in Cripple Creek’s historic events, celebrations, and festivals, including Donkey Derby Days, the Gold Camp Christmas, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks cemetery tour, the Salute To American Veterans, and many others. The Gold Camp Victorian Society also supports events in other

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communities in Teller County. The Society also sponsors a Victorian ball as well as a Victorian tea each year, both of which are open to members and nonmembers alike. Gold Camp Victorian Society members can be seen dressed in period attire welcoming visitors to Cripple Creek on Saturday afternoons during the summer months. The Society also includes the “Smokin’s Guns” club which presents historically-based skits and other entertainment during local events and festivals. The Gold Camp Victorian Society meets on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Persons interested in participating as members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society are encouraged to call 689-0907 for more information.

GUITAR, VOCALS Ted Newman entertains with his guitar and vocals from 5:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at The Pantry in Green Mountain Falls. Call 719-6849018 for details and reservations. HELP U Club meets the third Thursday

of every month. Pot luck at noon and meeting at 1 p.m. We help people and other nonprofits in Teller County and the Lake George area of Park County. Meetings are at the Lake George Community Center. Information: Joan 719689-2486 or Help U Club, 1054 High

Chateau Road, Florissant, CO 80816.

ITALIAN CLUB If you love family, socializing and culture, then membership in Sons of Italy is right for you. Membership is open to men and women. More information at www. sonofitalypp.com. JOIN US to knit, crochet or craft every Monday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your projects. Meet new and old friends. Instructions are provided for free. Meeting are at Cripple Creek Coffee at Aspen Mine Center. KIWANIS CLUB of Ute Pass/ Woodland Park meets at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s. Call 719-6875534. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. THE LADIES of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at noon, the second Tuesday of each month at the Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9157. LAKE GEORGE Fire Protection District Auxiliary meetings are at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Station No. 1 at the corner of Hwy. 24 and County Road 90. THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Lake

George Community Center. Mineral topics will be discussed but no field trips until spring. Call 719-748-3861.

MODA U meets at 1 p.m. at Nuts ‘n Bolts Needleworks, 200 S. Chestnut, Woodland Park. Quilters from novice to professional share their craft and get all the latest info about fabrics and notions. Call 719-687-2272. THE MOUNTAIN Artists meets from 9-10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. Call 719-6871374 or visit www.TheMountainArtists. com. The nonprofit group was established to promote, encourage and support the making and showing of visual arts in Teller County-Ute Pass area. MOPS, MOTHERS of Preschoolers in Woodland Park, meets from 8:45-11:30 a.m two Tuesdays a month, from September to May. All mothers of children pre-birth through kindergarten are invited to join. Meetings include guest speakers, social time and creative activities. Child care is included. Register anytime online at www.utepassmops. org or call 719-687-4812. 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.

THE TIMBERLINE Artists meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday of each month, upstairs at the Aspen Mine Senior Center in Cripple Creek. Everyone is welcome. Bring your favorite craft or art medium and join a dedicated group. PARK AND Teller County potluck Just Folks Luncheon is at noon every third Wednesday at Lake George Community Center, 39141 US HWY 24. Call 719689-0554. PIKES PEAK Community Club meets

starting at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper the second Thursday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide. Supper is followed by a business meeting. The public is welcome to attend.

PIKES PEAK Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday in Woodland Park. Call 719-684-3081. The Pikes Peak Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which is the largest worldwide service organization in the world. Our annual fundraiser is the annual Donkey Basketball Tournament. Our fundraisers and service projects provide support for our local community through work projects ranging from testing preschool age kids eyes for eye disease to sponsoring special needs kids to our local Lions Camp in Woodland Park.

PIKES PEAK Plein Air Painters is a nationally recognized group of regional artists. Join the group for year-round activities, painting on location, social activities pertaining to visual arts and art shows. The group is open to anyone intersted in learning to paint or improving their painting skills. Go to www. thepikespeakpleinairpainters.com, or contact Kenneth Shanika at 303-6471085 or shanikastudio@aol.com. PIKES PEAK Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, south entrance. Rotary is a worldwide organization working on projects ranging from polio eradication internationally to bell ringing for the Salvation Army locally. Call 719-687-3611. QUILT MINISTRIES meets between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Ute Pass Cultural Center to make quilts for families that have been burned out of their homes or are in need for some other reason. The quilts are simple, machine pieced and hand-tied and are excellent projects for both new and more experienced quilters. No sewing skills necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines but machines also will be Clubs continues on Page 20

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Impact of Latino vote debated Republicans say they have made progress with the demographic By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com During a Nov. 4 re-election victory speech, Republican Congressman Mike Coffman thanked his supporters in two languages. Coffman talked about how important it was to have taken part in a recent allSpanish debate with Andrew Romanoff, his challenger in the 6th Congressional District race. The district is one of the most diverse in the country and has a large Latino population. “Because for me it is very important to be able to share my vision to create more jobs and more opportunities to everyone in Colorado,” Coffman said in Spanish to a cheering crowd of supporters after defeating Romanoff decisively on Election Night. Coffman has been studying Spanish with a tutor since his district was remapped to include more Latinos in 2012. Coffman’s near double-digit victory over Romanoff in what was supposed to be one of the closest races in the country is leaving Republicans hopeful that they finally have turned the corner in wooing a demographic that has largely rejected GOP policies — Latino voters. “Times have changed and our party has changed and Mike Coffman represents the

very best of a Republican who can run in a competitive district while making the effort to gain the confidence of his constituents,” said state Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call. “I hope every Republican candidate will take a lesson from the efforts of Mike Coffman to listen to the people he represents.” Although Call did not have any Latino voter data available at the time of his comments, he and other Republicans are confident that they were able to make inroads with Hispanic voters this election cycle. They also point to the win by Cory Gardner in the U.S. Senate race as evidence that they did well with all voting demographics. But is it that Republicans have finally started to win over Latino voters — or is it that the GOP benefited from a lack of enthusiasm on the part of Latinos on Election Day? Patty Kupfer of America’s Voice, a Denver-based immigrant advocacy group, said exit polling numbers do not back Republicans’ claims that they made inroads with Latino voters. Kupfer pointed to an America’s Voicesponsored exit poll that shows Latino voters backed Democratic Sen. Mark Udall over Gardner 71 percent to 23 percent. Latinos supported Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper over Republican challenger Bob Beauprez by a 70 percent to 28 percent margin, according to exit poll findings. “Latinos who voted were not voting Republican,” Kupfer said.

National exit polls conducted by Edison Research back Kupfer’s assessment. Latinos voted for Democrats over Republicans by a 63 percent to 35 percent margin. Latino support for Democrats was higher this year than during the 2010 midterm elections, according to the exit poll’s findings. If that’s the case, then why did so many Democratic candidates struggle in Colorado and across the country on Nov. 4, considering how reliably Democratic of a voting bloc Hispanics have become over the years. “Maybe Latino turnout was not as high as we would have hoped,”Kupfer said. “There’s just a real sense that it was hard to get people excited this year.” Latino enthusiasm was a problem for Democrats leading up to Election Day. Kupfer said Latino voters made up about 8 percent of the votes cast in 2010. When all votes are counted this year, she expects that number to drop a full percentage point. America’s Voice also took part in a national poll of Latino voters who were registered, but who did not vote. She said the poll found that the vast majority of Latinos who did not vote were upset with President Barack Obama’s decision to hold off on taking executive action on immigration issues until after the mid-term elections. “He made the decision based on keeping the Senate in Democrats’ hands... and look at where that got us,” Kupfer said. Had the president gone forward with executive action on immigration, the issue would not have played well in Southern

states - where Senate Democratic hopefuls lost anyway. But many political observers believed that the issue would have helped Udall by driving up Latino voter enthusiasm here. State Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio said he was “equally as disappointed in the president” as were Latinos over the president’s immigration punt. But Palacio doesn’t think lack of enthusiasm was the issue. “I saw Latino voters come out in favor of our Democrats and it showed at the polls,” he said. “Very clearly, Democrats are on the side of immigration reform while Republicans continue to stall on this issue.” Democratic leaders acknowledge that they were swept by a Republican wave this year that they believe will not be present two years from now. Democrats are hopeful that Latinos will continue to vote Democratic and that their influence will increase in 2016, a presidential-year election in which minority voter turnout will be much higher than it was last week. But Ali Pardo, the GOP’s Hispanic press secretary, said Democrats are just trying to make themselves feel better after a rough night on Nov. 4. She said Republicans have made gains among Latino voters after having been long-criticized by Hispanics for ignoring their issues and concerns. “The Democrats can try to spin it anyway they want, but they’ve noticed,” she said. “We weren’t in the (Hispanic) community the way we should have been before, but we are now.”

State Senate control changes hands Colorado House remains under Democratic control By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bad Election Day turned into a worse week for Democrats as vote tallies from an Adams County state Senate race resulted in Democrats losing power of that legislative chamber. In Senate District 24, Republican Beth Martinez-Humenik defeated former Democratic state Rep. Judy Solano by 876 votes in a contest that wasn’t officially decided until Nov. 7, three days after the election. The loss means that Republicans, who entered Election Day as a one-vote minority in the Senate, now control the chamber, 18-17. The results mean that Sen. Bill Cadman (R-Colorado Springs) soon will become the next Senate president, taking the job away from Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora). “The Republican Senate Caucus is eager to move Colorado forward on so many important issues, and away from the extraordinary divisiveness of recent years,” Cadman said through an emailed statement on Nov. 8. Martinez-Humenik will take over the seat that was vacated by Lois Tochtrop, a Democrat from Thornton who was termlimited. Control of the Senate ultimately hinged on the results from the SD 24 race, but other races also proved important in deciding the chamber’s balance of power. Four contests in Jefferson County resulted in incredibly tight races that were not resolved on Election Night. Two Democratic incumbents, Jeanne Nicholson of Senate District 16 and Rachel Zenzinger of SD 19 lost their seats to Republican challengers Tim Neville and Laura Woods. Democratic Sens. Andy Kerr of Lakewood and Cheri Jahn of Wheat Ridge barely held on against challengers Tony Sanchez and Larry Queen. The two seats Democrats lost were washed out by Democratic pick-ups of seats they had held until last year. Democratic state Rep. Leroy Garcia defeated incumbent Republican George Rivera in Pueblo while former state Rep. Mike Merrifield unseated Republican Sen. Bernie Herpin in Colorado Springs. Rivera and Herpin won their seats last year during recall elections in which voters ousted Democratic incumbents for their support of gun-control legislation. Meanwhile, Democrats held on to the House of Representatives, an outcome

that was in doubt throughout the week. Rep. Daniel Kagan (D-Cherry Hills Village) eked out a victory to retain his seat, which helped to cement the Democratic majority in the House. Kagan’s is one of the most evenly divided districts in the state. But Democrats never imagined they would be sweating out results in Adams County days after the election. There, Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar of Thornton edged out challenger Carol Becker. And, in a surprise to many, Democratic Rep. Jenise May lost her seat to JoAnn Windholz. May sits on the powerful Joint Budget Committee and was selected as chairwoman to the House Majority Project to elect new Democratic state representatives. Democrats suffered several other key losses on Election Night, including the U.S. Senate race and down-ticket races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.

GOP wave `smaller here’

House Speaker Mark Ferrandino (DDenver) said he expected Democrats to lose a couple of seats in the chamber. But when it was all said and done, he was pleased that the party kept control of the House. Ferrandino, who is term-limited and won’t be returning next year, said Democratic legislators were able to hold on to their seats in spite of a national wave that swept Republicans into power in many offices across the country. “The national wave was huge, bigger than anyone expected going into Election Day,” he said. “If that was the case, that would have made the wave higher in Colorado, but the reality is it was smaller here.” Ferrandino does not believe the results marked a referendum on Democraticbacked policies that the Legislature enacted in 2013 — including gun control, an election-law overhaul and civil unions. Ferrandino pointed to Kagan, who ran on his support for background checks on all gun sales and transfers in a tough district. “If that was something that wasn’t supported, he wouldn’t have won that race,” Ferrandino said. Kagan said the losses of Democratic seats had more to do with voter resentment of politicians overall, rather than frustration over one party in particular. “I think it’s the result of the wave of dissatisfaction with government generally that is causing a lot of the people to say, ‘I don’t care who you are. I’m getting you out of here.’ ” Kerr said he doesn’t expect lawmakers to change the way they go about business,

just because of the tightening of control of power in the Legislature. “Everyone looks at one or two bills each session and says, ‘Look how divisive the Legislature is,” Kerr said. “The vast majority of the work we do flies under the radar

and is nonpartisan.” State Rep. Frank McNulty (R-Highlands Ranch) said Republicans won big on Nov. 4 because voters were “generally dissatisfied with the direction the Democrats were taking our state.”

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Audit finds child services wanting Agency chief notes complexity of issue By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A state audit cites several areas of concern over the handling of cases within the state’s child welfare system. The 260-page report lays out dozens of recommended fixes to “deficiencies” that were found in samplings of cases that were screened by the Department of Human Services during the 2013 fiscal year. The findings included problems with the screening process of potential child abuse cases as well as a lack of proper state supervision over child welfare services handled by individual counties. “The audit findings collectively suggest a need for the department to improve its supervision of the child welfare system to promote strong and consistent practices

by the counties to help protect children,” reads the report, which was authored by the State Auditor’s Office. However, DHS Executive Director Reggie Bicha strongly pushed back against some areas of the report during a Nov. 12 legislative committee hearing. “Child welfare practice is extremely complex,” he told the panel. The report gathers information from samplings of the 70,400 reported cases of abuse and neglect that were screened by the department in 2013. The audit finds that in some cases, “it was unclear” whether counties followed state-mandated rules when determining whether cases warrant further investigation by the department. Case workers’ timeliness of initial contact with families also was a concern. In a small number of cases sampled, the audit found that “caseworkers did not interview or observe children involved in child welfare referrals within county-assigned response times.” Other samples showed some risk as-

sessment documents had incorrect information about families and their histories, while other reports failed to identify child safety issues. Bicha told lawmakers that his department agrees with many of the recommendations spelled out in the audit and that many of the findings dealt with issues the agency had already been addressing. Bicha also stressed that caseworkers do their best to assess each situation properly and said that mandating “one-size fits all” regulations does a disservice to the public and to each individual child’s needs. Bicha particularly took issue with concerns that counties responded in contradictory or unreliable ways to auditors’ findings that state guidelines were not being followed properly. “Having a difference of opinion, rethinking initial conclusions, or debating interpretation of law, policy and practice in a world of very limited resources should not be grounds for questioning the department’s testimonial evidence or validity or our reliability,” Bicha said.

The department has put in place a handful of reforms over the last couple of years after news reports found troubling handlings of cases involving children who died due to abuse and neglect. Among the reforms set to launch in January will be the creation of a statewide child abuse and neglect hotline that was approved by the Legislature in 2013. The audit was requested by lawmakers, including Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, who is known to craft legislation focused on the protection of children. Newell said through an emailed statement that the report “reaffirms how delicate and complex the child protection system is.” Newell said she will follow up on the findings and that additional legislation may be taken up when lawmakers reconvene in January. “We need to continue to work with the state department and counties on improving the system,” she said.

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Nov. 4 Magan Elaine Viall, date of birth Feb. 5, 1985 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for criminal impersonation. Bond set at $1,000. Nov. 5 Kyle John Beahen, date of birth April 13, 1991 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for prohibited use of a weapon and disorderly conduct. Bond set at $500. Patrick Lloyd Beahen, date of birth Dec. 18, 1983 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree, assault in the third degree, harassment and disorderly conduct. Bond set at $12,000. Mr. Beahen was also arrested on a warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of driving while ability impaired. This was a no bond warrant. Nov. 7 Chory Christopher Gallagher, date of birth Dec. 18, 1984 of Florissant, was arrested for domestic violence, harassment and child abuse. Bond set at $2,000. Melaney Dee Moran, date of birth April 16, 1996 of Divide, was arrested for harassment. Bond set at $500. Nov. 8 Shannon Marie Stefan, date of birth March 17, 1975 of Florissant, was arrested for domestic violence, harassment, assault in the third degree, menacing and obstruction of a telephone. Bond set at $6,000. Brandon Glen Stokey, date of birth Nov. 9, 1980 of Florissant, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear (no original charge). Bond set at $5,000. Sookja Obara, date of birth Nov. 17, 1962 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for harassment and domestic violence. Bond set at $500. Kurt Edwin Kizewski, date of birth July 29, 1963 of Woodland Park, was arrested on a warrant for harassment, domestic violence and assault in the third degree. This was a no bond warrant. Nov. 9 Tiffany N. Guerra, date of birth Feb. 6, 1984 of Divide, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of registration violation (fictitious plate). Bond set at $100. Nov. 10 Dennis Ray Crippen, date of birth June 25, 1957 of Florissant, was arrested on a warrant for sexual assault, harassment, domestic violence and crime of violation of a protection order. Bond set at $10,000. Michael Peter Converse, date of birth Dec. 18, 1979 of Bandor, Oregon was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving under the influence. This was a no bond warrant. Ronald Pitts, date of birth July 5, 1956 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of trespass. Bond set at $100. Nov. 11 Mark L. Lingofelt, date of birth Aug. 6, 1962 of Thiensville, Wisconsin was served and released on the charge of driving while ability impaired and failure to dim lights. Nov. 12 William John Zimprich, date of birth April 22, 1983 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of third degree assault. Bond set at $1,600. Steven Andrew Sebesta, date of birth Aug. 22, 1988 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant (original charges not listed). Bond set at $10,000.

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November 19, 2014

The city of Woodland Park recently installed five landmark plaques on the Steffa’s Cabin, Immer Cabin, Brockhurst Cabin, Calaboose and Carroll Den. Larry Black, representing Ute Pass Historical Society is pictured in front of Brockhurst Cabin. Mayor Pro Carrol Harvey is photographed in front of the Calaboose. Courtesy photos

Historic Woodland Park buildings Unveiling of Local Historical Buildings Landmark Plaques The city of Woodland Park recently installed five landmark plaques on the Steffa’s Cabin, Immer Cabin, Brockhurst Cabin, Calaboose and Carroll Den. Larry Black, representing Ute Pass Historical Society is pictured in front of Brockhurst Cabin. Mayor Pro Carrol Harvey is photographed in front of the Calaboose.

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November 19, 2014

WPMS students shine Students take third place in competition

Woodland Park Middle School took third place for middle schools and 18 overall, beating out 10 high schools in the BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) robotics competition in Denver. Pictured, WPMS teacher Justin Benjamin and (from left) 8th graders Philip Walenta, Connor Ogden (on floor), Erik Nijkamp (standing), and Cameron Vela. Photo by Stacy Schubloom

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Woodland Park Middle School students presented information about their recent Robotics competition to the Woodland Park School Board of Education during their November meeting. Four members of the team explained their experience in attending the Boosting Engineering Science and Technology robotics competition in Denver as well as showcased their actual robot. While participating in the design-based engineering competition, students were given the basic supplies, such as wood, plastic, and metal, along with robotics (cpu, controller, motors and servos) to design, build, problem solve and redesign their robot. They also had to accomplish a series of tasks with their robot to earn points including picking up and moving designated objects; opening bridge gates; and building a model turbine. There were 32 teams participating in the regional competition where Woodland Park Middle School took 3rd place for middle schools and placed 18th overall, beating out 10 high schools.

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Radiant Church set to expand Takes conditional use permit request to WP planning By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer

Radiant Church is using a 2,020-squarefoot structure at the south end of a lot at 210 N. Boundary St. for a sanctuary. Now, as a continuation of their expansion plans, church officials want to demolish an existing residence on the lot and replace it with a 1,440-square-foot modular building to be used for a children’s church and youth activities. They presented a request for a conditional use permit at the Nov. 13 Woodland Park Planning Commission meeting. The city’s zoning matrix allows churches and other religious facilities as conditional uses in any zone with the exception of planned unit developments where just about everything is permitted conditionally. Besides matching the exterior of the

modular to the exterior of the church, the plan also calls for upgrading the existing parking lot to bring it into compliance with city zoning regulations and engineering specifications, separating ingress and egress to improve the flow of traffic to, improving storm water drainage and snow storage and providing additional landscaping and aesthetic enhancements to improve the property’s looks. This property has been used as a church off and on since the buildings were constructed in 1965. Commissioners agreed with the planning staff that this request meets the city code’s 11 criteria for conditional use permits and unanimously recommended approval with a few routine conditions. The conditional use permit ordinance moves on to the Woodland Park City Council for a first reading on Nov. 20 and for a public hearing on Dec. 4. Church officials will have to seek approval of a separate utilities easement ordinance and obtain planning staff approval of a new sign.

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November 19, 2014

The Wildflower Train, a project at Ute Pass Elementary students, launched the opening of the Sallie Bush Community Building in Green Mountain Falls. Photos by Pat Hill

Students recreate the good ol’ days By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com All aboard! The sound of history rings in the exclamation that ignites anticipation of travel, this time on the Colorado Midland Railroad. A grand game of let’s-pretend has students at Ute Pass Elementary School “boarding” the Flower Train stationed in the Sallie Bush Community Building, which opened Nov. 7 to host the learning project. (The building in Green Mountain Falls has been closed for 20 years and has been refubrished. A grand opening is scheduled for the spring of 2015). The train, actually a long tent, launches a collaboration of the school, the Sallie Bush nonprofit organization, Pikes Peak Library District and Patti Smithsonian, representing Concrete Couch. The idea is to study history of the area by “traveling” through Ute Pass and other parts of Colorado Among the “passengers” on the train are Lon Chaney, Katherine Lee Bates, Chief Ouray and Chipeta, Mother Cabrini and Bat Masterson - each played by a second-grader in Jacob Sampson’s class. In

the background are Smithsonian’s shadow puppets as characters in the ongoing historical drama. “Portraying these characters really brought history alive, that these were real people. The students don’t forget because they are applying the knowledge,” Smithsonian said. “People tend to forget something – they do the test and they forget it. I guarantee – the characters they portray and everybody saw, they won’t forget.” Throughout the project, the library in Cascade, part of the PPLD, was the scene of activity, mental rather than physical. “The second-graders were learning how to use library resources, including our online data bases,” said Tiffany Paisley, children’s librarian at the Ute Pass and Old Colorado City branches. “I like working with the second-graders because the program supports the curricula.” The puppet-show train stems from the after-school program at the elementary school facilitated by Joanna Bartko, parent of two children. “The program came about so that kids don’t have to travel the pass to get after-school enrichment,’ Bartko said. “We were able to get Patti and the Concrete Couch to tie in to the Sallie Bush building.”

In a stroke of serendipity, the collaborators contacted the self-described “Grandma Jean Archer,“ who rode the train and talked about Sallie Bush, whom she knew. “Sallie started Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls,” said Archer, who was dressed in Victorian-period costume. The collaborative project is designed to enhance the learning process by igniting curiosity about the past as a doorway into the future. “We want to connect the kids with the rich history of the area,” said Jocelyne Sansing, public services manager for PPLD. “We used historical photos from the library’s archives; the students did a tour of the library, did research on their character and created a monologue and performed

through puppetry.” While most of the elementary-school students were performers or passengers on the Flower Train, others sat beside the “railroad tracks” observing the puppets visible through the windows. “Through this whole learning and imaginative play, the students are finding a sense of home and place, a sense of grounding that only comes through history, to bring meaning to it,” Sansing said. “We hope to build on this momentum and look at this as a launching place to continue the conversation.” The project was funded by a $2,000 grant from the Bob Young Performing Arts Foundation.

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GOP tabs state Senate leaders Colorado Springs Republican Bill Cadman to serve as president By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A unified Senate Republican caucus on Nov. 11 unanimously put in place a leadership team that will guide the chamber’s new majority party through the next legislative session. It came as no surprise that the 18-member caucus tabbed Sen. Bill Cadman of Colorado Springs as Senate president. Cadman has served in the Legislature since 2000 and has represented Republicans as Senate minority leader the last four sessions. Cadman infused some humor into the proceedings as he reminded those in at-

tendance of how long it had taken him to finally oversee a Republican majority. “As we prepare to serve in the majority — I have to say it again — as we prepare to serve in the majority,” Cadman said to laughter from inside a large-sized Capitol committee hearing room. “We got the big room. I haven’t been in here in eight years.” When the legislative session begins in mid-January, Republicans will enjoy an 1817 majority, the same one-seat advantage Democrats held last year. That’s thanks in part to victories by Republican candidates in a few key Senate districts, including a win by Beth Martinez-Humenik in the Adams County-based Senate District 24, a tight race that wasn’t called until days after the election. While Republicans will hold a slim majority in the Senate, the opposite will be true in the House, where Democrats held on to their majority following the results

from Nov. 4. That reality is not lost on Cadman. “We have to stay focused on what brings us together as a caucus, not what divides us,” Cadman urged his members. Cadman’s right-hand-man next session will continue to be Sen. Mark Scheffel of Parker, who will serve as majority leader. Scheffel, who was elected to his District 4 seat in 2008, has served as assistant minority leader under Cadman for the last three years. “It’s humbling. It’s an honor. It’s a privilege,” Scheffel said after being heaped with praise by Cadman, who nominated Scheffel for the position. Two women will serve on the new leadership team: Sen. Ellen Roberts of Durango, who was elected Senate president protem and Sen. Vickie Marble of Fort Collins, who will serve as Republican caucus chairwoman.

Sen. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulfur Springs, who will serve as majority whip, will hold the job of counting and rounding up votes on legislation. With its new majority, Republicans will double the number of members that will sit on the Joint Budget Committee, which oversees the forming of the annual state budget. Sen. Kent Lambert of Colorado Springs will continue to serve on the committee with new JBC member Sen. Kevin Grantham of Canon City joining him. At the end of the proceedings, Cadman and his colleagues exchanged Peyton Manning jerseys, with the Denver Broncos quarterback’s No. 18 symbolizing the number of GOP members that will serve in the chamber over which Cadman will preside. “Eighteen is what it takes to make a majority,” he said. “We are all the 18th member of this team.”

Dems tout diversity in leadership, picks Hullinghorst to be first female speaker since 2003 By By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The state House Democratic Caucus came together on Nov. 14 to elect a new leadership team that will be made up almost entirely of either minorities or women when lawmakers begin work in January. They will include Colorado’s first female speaker of the state House of Representatives since 2003. Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst of Gunbarrel was tabbed speaker following a unanimous vote during a leadership election gathering inside the Capitol. Hullinghorst, who was first elected to her House District 10 seat in 2008, had previously served as majority leader under outgoing speaker Mark Ferrandino of Denver, who is term-limited. Hullinghorst thanked her colleagues and recalled what it was like having first walked into the Capitol as an elected offi-

cial about six years ago. “It gave me chills, just like I’m feeling right now,” she said. When Hullinghorst takes the speaker’s gavel in early January, she will become the first female speaker since Lola Spradley. Hullinghorst will lead a House that has a Democratic majority of 34-31, a smaller seat advantage than Ferrandino enjoyed last year, due to a few Democratic losses in the Nov. 4 election. Ferrandino also had the luxury of a Democratic Senate majority. That won’t happen now that Republicans hold a oneseat advantage in that chamber following election results from earlier this month. “There are those who say that a split legislature is a huge challenge…” Hullinghorst said. “I prefer to consider it a huge opportunity.” Hullinghorst also praised Ferrandino’s two-year stewardship in the House, where she said the outgoing speaker “accomplished more for the people of Colorado

than any other Legislature.” The election of Hullinghorst for speaker by acclimation was one of the few uncontested leadership races voted on by House Democrats. Among the contested battles was that of House Majority Leader, which Rep. Crisanta Duran of Denver won. “She knows how to work across the aisle and she knows how to build a coalition,” said Rep. Daniel Kagan of Cherry Hills Village, who nominated Duran for the post. Duran beat out current Majority Leader Dan Pabon of Denver. Pabon was widely considered to be a candidate for House speaker as well. Instead, he threw his support behind Hullinghorst. After losing the majority leader election, Pabon told Duran, “You’ve got my 100 percent support.” Rep. Dominick Moreno of Commerce City will serve as Duran’s assistant majority leader after beating out Denver Rep. Beth McCann for the post.

Moreno was first elected to the House in 2012 and has the least amount of experience among members of the new leadership team. Moreno said that he has always dismissed talk of him not having enough experience in any endeavor he has undertaken. “I wouldn’t be here standing before you today if I hadn’t proved them wrong,” he said. Rep. Sue Ryden of Aurora will serve as House majority whip, a position charged with counting and rounding up votes. Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Lakewood will serve as assistant whip. Rep. Angela Williams of Denver was elected Democratic caucus chairperson. Rep. Mike Foote of Lafayette was the only non-minority or non-female elected to a leadership post. He will serve as assistant caucus chairperson.

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available onsite. Volunteers who don’t want to sew can still

serve as cutters and pressers. This is a nondenominational group. Call 719-687-6828.

Quilters Above the Clouds is a quilting guild for all levels. The guild meets from 1-5 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month at Mountain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park to share quilting experiences and exchange ideas. The group also participates in projects to benefit charity organizations. Rampart Rock `n’ Jazz Retro Jammers (RJs) singers rehearse Saturday afternoons in Woodland Park. Rock, soul, jazz, blues; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocalists welcome in addition to keyboard or instrumental accompanists. Call 6868228 for directions or visit www.rampartrocknjazz.com. Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1st Cavalry Division Meeting is at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at the Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs. We are a non-political, nonprofit soldier’s and veteran’s fraternity. Anyone who has been assigned or attached to the 1st Cavalry Division anytime, anywhere, is eligible for membership. Friends of the Cav who have not served with the Division are eligible for Associate membership. We are family orientated so please bring significant other. We participate in local parades, do food shelf, picnics, Christmas party. Come join us for great camaraderie, make new friends, possibly meet old friends from the First Team. Contact Paul at 719-6871169 or Al at 719-689-5778. Second Sunday Scribes is for writers, wannabe writers

and all those who love the written word. Sponsored by the Cripple Creek Park and Recreation Department the group meets at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of the month at the Bennett Avenue Park and Rec center. Call 719-689-3514.

The Snowflake Chapter No. 153 Order of the Eastern

Star meets at 7:30 p.m. at 205 Park St. in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-9800.

South Park Toastmasters Club meets every Thursday

except the first Thursday of the month at the Fire Station in Guffey. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. with meetings starting promptly at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Call 719-661-3913 or email dsr2001@gmail.com.

Teller County Knitters meets from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. The first and third Saturdays are at Nikki’s Knots, 101 Boundary, Woodland Park; and the second and fourth Saturdays are at the Community Partnership office in Divide (located above McGinty’s Wood Oven Pub; parking and entrance on the north side). Yarn fans of all skills and types are welcome for a chance to share projects and conversation. For more details and plans for fifth Saturdays, check Teller Knitters on Ravelry.com. The Teller County Sport Horse Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Call Grace at 719-6618497 for more information. Teller County Search and Rescue is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization whose mission is to locate and rescue lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding area. Our general membership meetings are at 7 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Woodland Park Library, downstairs meeting room. Although we are not accepting new members at this time, the public is invited to our meetings. We are available to give hiking safety presentations to schools, churches or local organizations and we do accept donations. For further information, please contact Janet Bennett at 719-306-0826. Thomas V. Kelly VFW Post 6051 meets at at 7 p.m. the first

Wednesday of each month at Veterans Hall, 27637 Hwy 67, Woodland Park, CO 80863, the old Woodland Park Grange Hall where Eric V. Dickson American Legion Post #1980 meets.

Ute Pass Historical Society self-guided tours of History Park are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from June to September. Tours are free and start at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the Woodland Park Public Library, and docents will be on hand at each building to answer questions. A guided historic walking tour of Woodland Park meets at 10:30 a.m. Donations accepted for tours. Contact 729-686-7512 or www.utepasshistoricalsociety. org. All tours are weather permitting. Ute Pass Historical Society board of directors meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the library. All patrons and members of the public are invited. Call 719-686-7512 for information. Ute Pass Masonic Lodge 188 meets at 7:30 p.m. the third

Tuesday of the month. Call 719-687-9453.

Ute Pass Social Club is open to ladies of all ages and interests. The club has many activities to pick and choose from including bridge, hiking, luncheons, mahjongg, crafts, needle works, and much more. Call president Florence Cooper at 719687-3893 or visit http://sites.google.com/site/upsocial/. Victor Heritage Society is a volunteer, nonprofit organization devoted to preserving the hardrock gold mining heritage and the experience of living in Victor, Colorado during the late 19th and early 20th century. For information on meetings, activities and sponsored events, visit www. VictorHeritageSociety.com or e-mail VictorHeritageSociety@ gmail.com. Write-Now, a writers’ group in Cripple Creek, is open to all writers, all genres, aspiring and accomplished, who wish to hone their craft. Bring five copies of up to three doublespaced pages of writing you are working on and a pen to the first meeting. We will get right to work after guidelines are discussed. This is a critique group, which means everyone will have constructive input on each other’s writing. A wide variety of input and discussion always helps everyone with their writing. Meetings are at 7 p.m. every other Tuesday at Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School Board Room. Questions? Call 719-648-8795. Woodland Park Book Club meets at 10:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the third floor board room at thse Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9281 ext. 103 for book titles and information. Woodland Park Community Singers rehearse from

7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Mountain View United Methodist Church at 1101 Rampart Range Road in Woodland Park. No tryout needed. Just come and sing. Call 719-687-8545.

Woodland Park High School Panther Pride Athletic Boosters meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the high school library. Woodland Park Holistic Luncheon is offered at noon the second Wednesday of each month. Contact Jim at 719-6874335 for location. This is a free group, often potluck style lunch. Woodland Park Senior Citizens Club hosts the Golden

Circle daily hot lunch at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday, except for the 2nd Tuesday Potluck and the 4th Tuesday Catered Lunch, both with entertainment or an educational presentation. Pool on Tuesday morning, cribbage, euchre or dominoes most mornings, bridge right after lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays, exercise for arthritis Wednesday and Friday mornings and a host of other activities. Monthly All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast every 3rd Saturday helps raise funds for Senior Center activities. Contact the activities coordinator at 719-687-3877 to find out more or to receive a monthly newsletter.

Support AA meets from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 5-6 p.m. every Saturday, and from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. every Sunday at 10400 Ute Pass Ave. in Green Mountain Falls. AA meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. This is a Beginners Book Study meeting. AA meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Living Springs Church, 108 N. Park St., Woodland Park. AA Late Night Meeting is at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, downstairs at Faith Lutheran Church, 1310 Evergreen Heights, Woodland Park. Enter through the back door on the north side. Al-Anon Above the Clouds is now meeting at the People’s Bank in Woodland Park at Hwy 24 and Sheridan Ave., rear entrance Mondays at 5:45-6:45 p.m. Handicap accessible. Al-Anon meets at noon Thursdays in Guffey next to the post office. Call 719-689-5808. Al-Anon meets from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Community Church. 800 Valley View Dr. Ste. D in Woodland Park Alcoholics Anonymous meets from 9-10 a.m. every Sunday at the VFW, three and a half miles north of Woodland Park on Colo. 67. Alcoholics Anonymous, AA, has a 4 p.m. discussion group every Sunday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets for 12-steps Bible discussion at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to AA members and the general public. An AA meeting follows at 7 p.m. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. every Monday and at 5 p.m. Saturdays at the Community Partnership Family Resource Center in Divide. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS for women meets from 5:306:30 p.m. and from men from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Hilltop AA, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Cripple Creek Rehab & Wellness Center on North Street. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Victor Community Center on Second and Portland. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets from noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday at the Nazarene Church, 750 N. Colo. 67, at the corner of Colo. 67 and Evergreen Heights. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at the

Lake George Community Center.

ADULT CHILD Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Fri-

days. For meeting location check out www.adultchildren.org. The group no longer meets at the Victor Community Center.

ALATEEN ABOVE the Clouds meets at the People’s Bank in

Woodland Park at Hwy 24 and Sheridan Ave., rear entrance Mondays at 5:45-6:45 p.m. Handicap accessible. For more info call 719-632-0063

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Family Caregiver Support

Group meets from 4:30-5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Woodland Park Public Library, in the board room on the third floor. Group is for caregivers, family, and friends who deal with the daily challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias - at home, in a facility setting, or from long distance. Support and encouragement is offered in a confidential setting at no cost. Meet other caregivers and learn more about the disease, caregiving issues and share suggestions on how to take care of yourself and your loved one. For more information, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 719-266-8773 or Paula Levy at 719-331-3640.

COMPUTER CLASSES are offered for free 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.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Education Program, an educational

and support group where victims of domestic violence can learn more about power and control issues and the cycle of violence, meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Our Lady of the Woods Church in Woodland Park. Call Devra at 719-243-5508 or e-mail dgoodwin@tessacs.org.

EARLY INTERVENTION Colorado - The Resource Exchange offers free playgroups call Nicol Houghland at 719-233-5873. Also provides developmental supports and services to children birth through 3 years of age, who have special developmental needs. For free developmental screening call 719-687-5047 or visit www.tre.org GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at 5:30 p.m. Sundays at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple Creek. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at

Woodland Park Community Church Offices, Suite A, 700 Valley View Drive in Woodland Park.

GED, ADULT basic education classes are from 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays in the Aspen Mine Center, Cripple Creek. Free childcare provided. Open enrollment. Call 719-686-0705. Sponsored by Community Partnership Family Resource Center.

GED/ESL CLASSES are from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Divide with open enrollment. Free childcare is provided. Call 719-686-0705 for more information. Sponsored by Community Partnership Family Resource Center. TO HELP local families better prepare for an emergency, the

local Home Instead Senior Care office has a Web site containing downloadable materials such as a checklist of important contact names and information, a medication tracker, allergies/conditions worksheet and a wallet card to carry when away from home. These materials also can be accessed and downloaded at www.senioremergencykit.com. Contact the local Home Instead Senior Care office at 719-534-3064 for more information.

LA LECHE League, for breastfeeding help and information

before and after baby comes. Call Kathleen, the Teller County area leader, at 719-687-1164.

LITTLE CHAPEL Food Pantry, 69 County Road 5, Divide, is in

search of volunteers to help distribute food to its clients. Any help with paper work, loading cars or packing boxes is greatly needed. Distribution days are the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Volunteer times are from 1-7 p.m. Client food pick-up times are from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. Call Little Chapel Food Pantry at 719-322-7610 or visit littlechapelfoodpantry.org.

LIVING LIFE on Life’ Terms, a recovery group, meets at 5 p.m. every Thursday. Call 719-687-9644 or 719-687-1054 for meeting location. MONTHLY COMMODITIES food distribution program. Last Friday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center, 166 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek. Proof of Teller County residence and income requirements must be met to participate. Call 689-3584 for more information. A MULTIPLE Sclerosis support group meets from 10:30

a.m. to noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Woodland Park Library. Call Annette at 719-687-4103.

NARCONON REMINDS families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution. com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754. NEW BEGINNINGS with Food workshop graduates meet every third Sunday of the month to provide ongoing support for overcoming health and weight issues and exchanging ideas and inspirations. For location and more information, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-step program group meets from 5:30-6 p.m. every Thursday at Mountain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-0246 or 719-475-0037. PARENTS AS Teachers and Bright Beginnings home visits available. Please call Community Partnership at 686-0705 to schedule a free visit for your newborn or young child. PARENT EDUCATION Workshops for parents with children ages 1 through teens. Workshops provided throughout the year at Community Partnership in Divide. Childcare and meals included. Call 686-0705 for session dates and times. SENIOR CITIZENS Club, Woodland Park, is open from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Hot lunch offered at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday; reservations required; cost is $2.25 for those 60 and up and $6.50 for all others. Bridge is from noon to 3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. 2nd Tuesday is potluck and program. 4th Tuesday is catered meal and program. Exercise for Arthritis program of the Arthritis Foundation is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday. Bingo and Tai Chi is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday. Membership is $20 per year and eligibility begins at 50 years of age. We love new members with new ideas. Contact phone is 719-687-3877.

SOUP KITCHEN is from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church. All soups and breads are homemade, and the kitchen is open to anyone wanting a warm meal and some fellowship. SUDDEN UNEXPECTED Infant Death Local Support Group. The group offers bereavement services for parents, families, friends and caregivers who have been affected by the sudden unexpected loss of an infant or toddler. There is no cost. The third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave. Adult meeting only; no child care will be provided. For additional help and information, call Angel Eyes at 888-285-7437 or visit angeleyes.org. TRE’S CRIPPLE Creek playgroup meets 9-11 a.m. Fridays at the Aspen MIne Center in downtown Cripple Creek. Call Cathy 719-687-8054. TELLER COUNTY Nonprofit Roundtable, first Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. (bring your own lunch). Free support group for nonprofits, covering various topics decided by local nonprofits. Contact Debbie Upton at the City of Woodland Park, 687-5218 for locations and more information. TELLER COUNTY Search and Rescue meets the first Monday

of each month at the Woodland Park Library downstairs meeting room at 7 p.m. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization tasked with locating and rescuing lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding areas. Experience is not required as we conduct all of our own trainings. Levels of participation range from general support (auxillary), mission support, SarTech I and SarTech II. Please contact Janet Bennett, membership chair, at 719-306-0826 for more info.

TOTAL JOINT replacement. Pikes Peak Regional Hospital & Surgery Center offers free classes on total joint replacement. Classes are free and offered every second and fourth Thursday. Learn about the benefits of joint replacement, what to expect and how to prepare. You don’t have to be scheduled for a joint replacement to attend a class. Classes are at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, 16420 W. Hwy. 24 Woodland Park, in the Café Meeting room. They run from 2-4 p.m. Contact program coordinator Wendy Westall at 719-686-5779 for information. To register for an upcoming class, call 719- 686-5769. TRE’S WOODLAND Park Playgroup meets from 9-10:30

a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at the The Resource Exchange - Early Intervention Colorado, 509 Scott Ave. Suite B in the Woodland Exchange building. 719-687-5047 or 719-2335873.

TELLER COUNTY Cancer Survivors Support & Education Group meets from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Teller County Public Health Conference Room, at 11115 W. Hwy 24, Unit 2C, Divide. We focus on healthy living during and after cancer treatment. Survivors of any type cancer and caregivers are welcome. Call Brenda at 719-365-6741, or Carol or Shelley at 719-687-1180. TOPS, TAKE Off Pounds Sensibly, the original nonprofit

weight-loss group is an educational support group providing weekly weigh-ins and programs to help members make positive changes in the role food plays in their lives. Local chapter meets every Thursday at 10 a.m. in Green Mountain Falls at the Church of the Wildwood. Call Evelyn at 748-8383 for more information.

UTE PASS Sleep Support Group Do you wear cpap? Have

problems sleeping? Then join the Ute Pass Sleep Support Group. This group is led by a clinical sleep educator and registered respiratory therapist dedicated to helping those with sleep disorders. Poor sleep can affect all aspects of our lives, including job performance, personal relationships, and our overall health. Please join me, admission is free. This group meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Woodland Park Library, downstairs in the meeting room. Call 719-689-0431 or email mary@wechosehealth.net.

WEIGHT WATCHERS meetings are every Tuesday in Woodland Park and Cripple Creek. Woodland Park meetings

are 5:30 p.m., weigh-ins start at 5 p.m. at the Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave. Cripple Creek group opens at 5:30 p.m. and meetings begin at 6 p.m. at the Aspen Mine Center, 166 E. Bennett Ave. Weight Watchers meetings last about 35 minutes, and it is recommended members attend one meeting each week to learn about healthy eating, gain motivation and get a confidential weigh-in to track progress. Public is welcome to visit and see what it’s about at a participating Weight Watchers meeting with no obligation to join.

WELLNESS HOUR meets at 2 p.m. the third Saturday of every month at the Lost Dutchman Resort. Learn how to enjoy health with the help of a free certified health coach. Join us for a whole new way to think about weight loss and wellness as we share inspiring stories of personal transformations and lots of practical ideas for thriving instead of just surviving. This is not a diet, but a comprehensive health program that can help you or a loved one create long term health in your lives. Join us for an afternoon of encouragement and enlightenment. Call 719-689-0431 for more information or email mary@ wechosehealth.net. WINGS PROVIDES therapist facilitated support groups for women and men in which survivors are believed, accepted and no longer alone. There is a women’s group on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday evening. We are also starting a Loved Ones Group for family and friends of survivors. For more information contact the WINGS office at 800-373-8671. Visit www.wingsfound.org. WOODLAND PARK Parkinson Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 in the third floor board room of the Woodland Park Library. Both those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. YOUNG PARENTS Empowerment Support Group designed for teen and young mothers and fathers to aid in the life changes of having a child. Free program includes childcare and lunch. Please call Community Partnership 686-0705 for meeting times and locations. VOLUNTEER HABITAT FOR Humanity of Teller County, 700 Valley View, Woodland Park. Call 719-687-4447 HELP THE Needy is growing in its capacity to help our friends and neighbors in Teller County. To join a fun group of volunteers, an open heart and a generous spirit are all that is required. Call Vince Scarlata at 719-687-7273. INTERNATIONAL CULTURE club, which meets quarterly, is accepting applications for families wanting the opportunity to host a foreign high school exchange student for academic year 2013-2014. Students arrive in August. Contact Gbrovetto@ gmail.com or 719-460-0355. THE LOCAL Emergency Planning Committee meets 8-9 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the Divide Volunteer Fire Department conference room, 103 Cedar Mountain Road, Divide. This committee was created to help prepare Teller County to deal with the variety of emergencies including the possibility of a pandemic influenza outbreak. The meeting is open to the public and visitors are welcome. Call 687-6416. ODYSSEY HOSPICE. You can make a difference. Odyssey Hospice seeks volunteers to provide companionship to terminally ill patients living in the Ute Pass/Woodland Park area. Call 719-573-4166. THE PIKES Peak Regional Medical Center Foundation is accepting volunteer applications for its hospital gift shop. Help us run a fun and friendly gift shop/art gallery specializing in local art that raises money for projects supporting the hospital and the medical center campus. Pleasant environment, wonderful customers, light work load, no heavy lifting. Two shifts daily: from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 12:30-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Susan 719-331-9762 or stop by.

Colorado State Forest Service now accepting seedling tree applications For the Courier The Colorado State Forest Service is now accepting applications on a firstcome, first-serve basis for more than 40 varieties of low-cost seedling trees and shrubs grown at its Fort Collins nursery. Seedlings ordered now will be distributed statewide next spring. Coloradans who are interested in conservation goals such as creating natural windbreaks, improving wildlife habitat or reforesting properties impacted by wildfire or floods are eligible to purchase the low-cost seedlings. CSFS Nursery Manager Josh Stolz says Colorado-grown species are adaptable, hardy and ideal for a variety of conservation uses. “We’re very excited about our inventory options this year,” Stolz said. “We have new species, more size options and good quantities to accommodate virtually any conservation need.” The CSFS seedling tree program is designed to encourage Colorado landown-

ers to plant seedling trees and shrubs for conservation purposes. Through a cooperative effort with Colorado State University Extension offices and county conservation districts throughout the state, approximately 5,000 Coloradans receive CSFS seedling trees each year. Seedling trees have many uses and benefits, including: * Wind/snow control to protect roadways and livestock * Enhanced wildlife habitat and reforestation * Increased property values * Energy conservation through reduced utility bills * Carbon sequestration * Reduced soil erosion To purchase seedling trees from the CSFS, landowners must agree to use them for conservation purposes only. There is no minimum acreage requirement. For more information about the CSFS seedling tree program, contact a local CSFS district office, visit csfs.colostate.edu or call the CSFS Nursery at 970-491-8429.

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When thanks is the reward of giving A few hundred men and women form a thin, bedraggled line that follows the sidewalk from the Denver City and County Building along the edge of Civic Center Park. They slowly shift their way forward — for some it will take two to three hours — to a 23-table buffet nearly the length of a city block, laden with all the trimmings of Thanksgiving dinner. Mikayla Sullivan, 17, stands near the end, her small frame draped in a black, wool coat, a gray Broncos cap sitting backwards on her strawberry-blonde hair. She doesn’t mind the wait. She’s thankful for the food. “We can eat,” Mikayla says. She and her boyfriend are living for the moment in a pay-by-the-day motel. She smiles, holding an unlit cigarette between her fingers. She’s also thankful for her 11- and 12-year old sisters back home in Indianapolis. But when she mentions them, she struggles to keep tears from filling her green eyes. “This is the first Thanksgiving that …” Her voice trails off. For six hours on this second Saturday in November, hundreds of men, women and children dine at tables covered in golden plastic tablecloths decorated with vases of fall flowers. They spread across a closed-off Bannock Street in front of the city’s government building. David Clifton Ministries in Lakewood, a nonprofit that works with the homeless and needy, has served this dinner for 19 years with the help of an army of volunteers. They are young and old. They ladle food onto plates and clean up and carry trays to tables for those who can’t on their own. They help wherever they can. “Water,” a young woman with a nametag that reads “Savannah” calls out as she walks along the line with a tray of cups.

“Water.” JoAnn Trudell, 63, reaches for one. “Thank you for taking care of us,” she says with a smile. JoAnn, shoulder-length white hair topped by a beanie of the same color, is here with her friend, Joyce Ann Schneider, 67. They pull an empty purple suitcase they hope to fill with food to take home. “We’re not homeless, but we’re disabled,” JoAnn says. “We don’t make enough to make a Thanksgiving meal, to have Thanksgiving treats and special things — and this is just wonderful. It makes us so happy, like we’re more a part of the human race.” Most of the diners are homeless. Some have roofs over their heads, living in subsidized housing or with family and friends, but — like JoAnn — say they are grateful for a meal they cannot afford. Hunger. An anguish most of us don’t feel. But numbers prove it is very real: Nearly one in seven Coloradans faced times in 2013 when they didn’t have enough money to buy food for their families or themselves. More than one in five households with children faced financial challenges to put food on the table. More than one in four working families do not have enough money to meet their basic needs. That’s according to Hunger Free Colorado, the state’s leading anti-hunger

organization. And consider this: The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative reported 5,812 homeless men, women and children as of January in the sevencounty metro Denver area. And of the 2,230 men, women and children who were at-risk for homelessness, nearly two-thirds were living in households with children. At the end of the buffet line, at an area of tables heavy with piles of jackets and shirts and pants, Heather Mondy, 38, searches for clothes for her three daughters. “Mom, I like this one,” a daughter shouts, trying on a beige, wool coat. Heather lugs a second trash bag filled with clothes to the grass where her family rests. She and her children traveled from Golden, where she lives in Section 8 federally subsidized housing, “to hang out with people who are not going to be judgmental or mean…” They enjoyed the dinner, but the clothing was a true blessing, she says. “I’m definitely going to be able to dress them warm… and cute this year.” A petite woman with sparkly sunglasses and long auburn hair, she is thankful for the day. “I’m blessed we can still come together peacefully,” Heather says, “and we still have heart for helping the ones who need our help.” At one of the tables, a 63-year-old woman leans back, eyes closed, swaying to the jazzy music from the nearby band. Her late husband was a veteran, she says. A few nights a week, she stays with her son in his subsidized apartment. She spends the other nights at St. Francis Center, a shelter for homeless men and women. “Right now,” she says, “I’m looking for

a permanent home.” She stood in line for three hours to partake of the banquet. The turkey. The stuffing. The green beans and mashed potatoes and gravy. “I’m going to take some home for later tonight,” she says, then laughs softly. “And breakfast in the morning.” She speaks with graceful elegance and asks her name not be used. She’s been homeless off and on for the past six years. It’s a weary struggle she hopes will end soon. Yet she remains grateful. “I’m thankful for my health and strength, for being able to walk around,” she says. “Most of all, my spirituality. Faith is the expectation of unforeseen things. And that’s what carries me on every day.” The sun begins to sink on the outdoor Thanksgiving feast. The line is no longer hundreds deep. Diners, scattered along the tables, linger, listening to the waning melodies of the band. Simple expressions of gratitude tumble in the gentle darkness: Jackie Russell, 53, homeless: “Being alive.” Mystic Aberle, 32, volunteer: “Having a warm place to stay.” Paul Winters, 47, on disability: “Being able to give God thanks.” Tami Bigandt, 46, volunteer: “That my daily needs are met… that I have food.” True thanks giving. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4110.

Hindsight hard on Udall campaign By Vic Vela

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the first incumbent senator to lose in Colorado since 1978. Udall focused much of his campaign on women’s issues in an attempt to define Gardner as an out-of-touch extremist who supports personhood efforts and who wants to limit the amount of control women have over their bodies. For months, Udall television ads attacked Gardner on this issue – perhaps to the detriment of his own campaign. “Voters saw through the negative, downright dishonest line of attack that Mark Udall and his supporters chose to base his campaign on,” said state Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call. “Some of the ads at the end almost became a parody

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Either that or the years in Washington have worn him down.” “He just looked put upon while Gardner was the upbeat, youthful candidate.” Gardner had his own problems during the campaign. The Gardner narrative the Udall campaign was trying to paint was effective early on, which often put the congressman on the defensive on women’s issues during the debates. Gardner did not always handle those questions well, particularly when he was trying to explain the difference between his support of a federal personhood bill

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The Arvada Center is just one of the organizations included in a recent CBCA study on economic impacts of arts groups.Photo by Clarke Reader

Arts lead the way CBCA study shows major gains in economic impact By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com Arts and cultural organizations do more than teach people about the world around them. They also improve by injecting robust economic growth in their communities. That’s according to a recently released two-year study of 300 arts organization in a seven-county metro area. The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) released its biennial Economic Activity Study of Metro Denver Culture on Nov. 7, which demonstrates the enormous financial and social impact exhibited by organizations funded by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. The seven counties that receive those funds are Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. “The numbers are great and confirms what we ‘culturals’ have always known about the impacts the arts have,” said Cheryl McNab, director of Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. “The SCFD is a great bang for taxpayer’s buck and produces some amazing things.” The SCFD distributes funds from a 1/10 of 1 percent sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout the Denver metro area. The funds support cultural facilities whose purposes to advance and preserve art, culture and science. The study - conducted since 1992 - gives results taken from the 2013 calendar year and represents data gathered from about 300 organizations in the seven counties. The numbers paint a vivid picture of just how much arts contribute to the economy. According to the study, the combination of operating expenses, audience spending and capital expenditure totaled $1.85 billion in 2013 up 5.1 percent from 2011, and new money injected to the economy came to $520.8 million. That number is down only down 1.2 percent from 2011,

AT A GLANCE The CBCA released its biennial report on the arts and economy - the last report was in 2011: Total Economic Activity: $1.85 billion in 2013, up 5.1 percent Total Economic Impact: $520.8 million, down only 1.2 percent Jobs & Payroll: 10,205 workers, up 9 percent; $150.7 million in payroll and expenses in up 4 percent Volunteers: 44,438 volunteers contributed 1.77 million hours - the equivalent of 851 full-time employees and more than $44 million in donated time Corporate Giving: $10.4 million, up 8.4 percent Cultural Tourists: Up 17% Projected for 2028: Total Economic Activity: $3.82 Total Economic Impact: $989 million Jobs & Payroll: 16,582 jobs

when the state was still deep in the throes of an economic downturn. “The study results allow us to talk about what we can do as organizations in economic terms,” said Philip Sneed, executive director of the Arvada Center. “It’s easy for some people to think of the arts as a luxury item, but we’re job creators who provide real jobs for real people.” The jobs and payroll numbers showed significant increases with cultural and scientific organizations employing 10,205 people, up 9.1 percent from 2011. The organizations earned $150.7 million in payroll and expenses in 2013, a 4 percent increase. One of the most startling numbers is the volunteers who helped out organizations throughout the metro area: 44,438 volunteers contributed 1.77 million hours. That is the equivalent of 851 full-time employees and more than $44 million in donated time. “We have around 300 volunteers at the Arvada Center and they do all kinds of things - the biggest is ushering at our performances, but they also do tours and help with school groups,” Sneed said. “We count on them for everything we do.” Colorado saw the number of out-ofstate tourists participating in local arts and

culture events increase by 17 percent from 2011 an increase doesn’t only benefit arts organizations. “We have many people who go to restaurants and other businesses while they’re out for us,” said Susan Martin, Lakewood Cultural Center administrator. “And out of town performers stay in local hotels.” McNab, in Littleton, noted downtown Littleton businesses near the Town Hall Arts Center are major benefactors of having a cultural center close by. Looking to the future, the CBCA study projects arts benefits for the economy will

only grow - by 2028 the organization projects $3.82 billion in economic activity and $989 million in economic impact. They also project 16,582 jobs by the same year. These numbers give new and rising arts groups a goal to aim for as they continue to grow in their communities. Lakewood’s 40 West Arts District “will qualify for the SCFD next year and I think the study shows what the arts can do,” said Bill Marino, 40 West chair. “The whole state is seeing the effects of the arts - they elevate the quality of life while improving the economy.”

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Spout completes the donation at CC By Pat Hill

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Historic mine logs to benefit museum Staff report Mine cribbing logs from the historic Mary McKinney Mine will go on sale to the public Nov. 14 and 15. The Mary McKinney Mine was founded in May of 1891 and produced almost $6 million in gold at 1932 pricing. The large cribbing wall was built to prevent the mine’s dump rock from falling onto the railroad bed. As part of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co.’s permitted operations extension and ongoing effort to save historic structures in the mining district, logs from the decaying Mary McKinney crib wall were utilized by CC & V’s in the realignment of Highway 67, between Victor and Cripple Creek, to preserve a portion the landmark and construct a scenic overlook of the Arkansas River Valley. Other logs from the wall were donated for use to the city of Victor and other nonprofits for smaller landscaping projects in the area.

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and his opposition of a state effort. He also seemed vulnerable on issues like immigration and climate change. But none of those issues stuck to the affable Gardner, who managed to smile and keep his high-octane energy throughout the campaign. Gardner benefited from a Republican wave that swept Republicans into offices across the nation. And because of that, Gardner absolutely had to win this race, Sondermann said. “The Cory Gardner win at least let Republicans live to fight another day in Colorado,” he said. “Had that seat not been won, they would have been a largely moribund party for years to come.” Sondermann said Republicans still have issues to deal with going forward, such as inner-party divisions and a need to work on wooing minority voters, especially Latinos. But the win keeps them going here for a

More than 1,000 of these historic logs remain and will be made available for sale to the community at only $10 per log with all proceeds being given to the nonprofit Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. Although they vary in quality and are not guaranteed as to their structural integrity, these logs have historical character and could be used to make distinctive retaining walls and landscape improvements that relate to the district’s mining heritage. They vary in dimension ranging from 9 to 12 inches in diameter, with lengths from 6 to 12 feet. Because of years of exposure to the elements, the logs are weathered and very heavy. These logs will be sold on Friday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a site near CC & V’s Ironclad Operations Center Site northeast of Cripple Creek. From Highway 67 take Teller County Road 82 to the Intersection with the Ironclad Access Road (from Teller County Road 81, take Teller County Road 82

to the same intersection.) This intersection is near the historic Hoosier Mine Complex above Cripple Creek. Signs will be posted at the intersection — follow the gravel road for less than one mile to the site located on the right hand side of the road. Cash buyers only will be allowed to purchase as many logs as will fit on one trailer or in one pickup truck — one load per buyer so they can be spread throughout the community. Buyers will be required to sign security and liability waiver forms and must load their own logs. For safety purposes, hard hats and safety glasses will be required and loaned at the site. Also, all buyers must wear appropriate clothing, closed toe shoes, and bring gloves. Note that if this sales event is canceled because of weather, or if the log inventory sells out, a voice message will be left on the following number. For more information, call Brad Poulson at 719-689-4052 or email bpoulson@anglogoldashantiNA.com.

while. “If you don’t win with your best candidate in the best year after decade-long losing streak, that party could have spiraled downward,” Sondermann said. Not all was bad for Democrats following the results from Election Day. Hickenlooper – who was trailing in his re-election bid to former Congressman Bob Beauprez for much of the night – ended up winning his race by a slightly larger percentage than that of Gardner’s. In spite of the national wave and relentless attacks on his leadership, Hickenlooper won while many other Democratic gubernatorial candidates across the country did not. “Hickenlooper had just enough cross-over appeal by virtue of not being such a down-the-line party loyalist that he was able to survive this kind of a wave,” Sondermann said. Meanwhile, Beauprez may have run too cautious of a campaign throughout the summer — perhaps piling on too heavily in the final weeks, Sondermann said. Toward the end of the campaign,

Beauprez hit Hickenlooper hard on public safety issues and received criticism for invoking the murder of Department of Correction chief Tom Clements into the campaign. “Beauprez fumbled the ball at the end,” Sondermann said. “His closing message was completely off-kilter, deciding to close the campaign with this weird message about crime and mayhem running rampant on the streets if Hickenlooper wins.” State Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio said Colorado bucked the national trend with Hickenlooper’s victory. “I wouldn’t characteristic what happened in Colorado as part of a GOP wave,” Palacio said. “We fared quite a bit better than other states. John Hickenlooper won quite handily given everything else that was going on.” But Call thinks a lot of good came out of the Nov. 4 results for his party. “Republicans made historic gains around the country and in Colorado, reversing a trend we have been seeing in our state over the last number of years,” Call said.

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Summit honors veterans

Fifth-graders who took part in the district Veterans’ Day Assembly reprised their performance for the assembly at Summit Elementary School by reciting a poem “Special Thanks to Our Veterans,” as well as the Preamble to the Constitution. In addition, the fifth-graders sang “On Veterans’ Day,” in tribute to the group of veterans in the audience.

Summit Elementary School students staged their own celebration for Veterans Day. Fifth-graders were busy that day, as they sang patriotic songs at the large assembly for veterans at the Woodland Park High School then returned to school to entertain veterans in a ceremony at Summit. Veterans, parents and friends were the honored guests.

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Cub Scout Pack 9200 presented and retired the colors at Summit Elementary’s Veterans Day Assembly.

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Veterans and active-duty soldiers from all branches of the military were asked to stand up and be acknowledged during a ceremony Nov. 11 at the Woodland Park High School. Photo by Pat Hill

Woodland Park honors veterans By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Veterans looked solemn, humble, as they accepted tributes from the audience in a ceremony Nov. 11 at the Woodland Park High School. In the introduction, district superintendent Jed Bowman highlighted the military service of his father and brother while master of ceremonies Lt Col. Beth Huber (Ret) talked about those who weren’t there. “As we begin today’s recognition I would like to remind everyone to remember our brethren who remain prisoners of war or are missing in action,” Huber said. In touching moments, students shared stories of interviews with local military heroes, among them, Daniel Ganoza, Lt. Col (Ret), a 22-year veteran of the Air Force; Chris Wilcox, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army who was born in Germany and became a U.S. citizen in order to enlist; and Dale Huntington, as told by Linda Shaffer. “In 1983 during the Grenada invasion, three of the men in his platoon were killed and several injured and, at 19 years old, he became a squad leader of his platoon,” Shaffer said. Ganoza, Wilcox and Huntington are on the faculty at the high school. Caitlan Thorne spoke of her greatgrandfather, who was a combat medic in WWII and attended the wounded in several war zones. “He was presented with the Silver Star for bravery beyond the call of duty,” Thorne said. “I am fortunate to have my great-grandparents still with me and able to share experiences with. I love you very much, Great-Grandpa, and am so proud of you.” The event’s keynote speaker, Brig. Gen. (Ret) Dana Capozzella, the first female Commander of the Colorado National Guard who retired in October, began with a history lesson. “I think it’s important for you to understand why we honor veterans on Nov. 11,” she said. “It all began with World War I, the Great War, the war to end all wars. It shook the nations of the world for four years, claiming 20 million lives.

Fifth-graders from Columbine, Gateway, and Summit Elementary schools recite the preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America and sing “We Honor You on Veterans’ Day.” Photo by Stacy Schubloom “On Nov. 11, 1918, an agreement was made in a railway carriage in a French forest near the Western Front. This agreement was called `The Armistice’ and it was signed on the 11th hour of the 11h day of the 11th month.” In 1954, following WWII and the Korean War, Congress replaced `Armistice’ with `Veterans’ to recognize Nov. 11 as a day to honor America’s veterans of all wars, she said. In part, Capozzella added: “It is a day to keep in mind the brave men and women of this nation, genera-

tions of them, who, above all else, believe in and fought for a set of ideals. So today we have come together to recognize and honor all of our American service members, past and present, and salute you for your service to our country, both in uniform and out. There’s no tribute, no commemoration, no praise, that can truly match the magnitude of service and sacrifice they and their families have given. They have traveled the world over, put themselves in harm’s way; some have given their lives to free the oppressed, protect the weak and provide hope so that others can know freedom. Those of

us who are here today as veterans, be proud of your sacrifice and service; you’ve made a difference in ensuring our American freedom. Please share your experience and your memories with your families and friends, lest they forget. And thank you for all you have done and some of you will continue to do. I would ask every veteran in the room to please stand.” There were many who stood up to a resounding round of applause. After the ceremony, the district hosted a reception catered by Lauren Stuart’s Junior Chefs.

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Ute Pass honors veterans By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Poetry, patriotism and poppies distinguished the ceremony for area veterans Nov. 11 at Ute Pass Elementary School. “The service of veterans cannot be described by those who have never sacrificed, but we do what we can to say thank you,” said Chris Briggs-Hale, the school’s principal. “But thank you can never by itself express what we owe to those who put themselves before death for all of us.” The principal selected a poem, “Not to Keep” by Robert Frost, to enhance the school’s tribute to veterans. “The poem captures that sense of duty and its painful sacrifice poignantly” he said. “It was written in 1917 right in the middle of WWI. The poem is written from the point of view of a soldier’s wife. The second stanza is graphic: `Enough, Yet not enough. A bullet through and through, High in the breast. Nothing but what good care And medicine and rest, and you a week, Can cure me of to go again.’ The same Grim giving to do over for them both. She dared no more than ask him for a second trial. And with his eyes he asked her not to ask. They had given him back to her, but not to keep.” The veterans, and there were many, received limitless praise from the principal, as the students listened with attention. “That we have people in our community and our country who decide on their own and for nothing more than to ensure that the rest of us stay free, to say

To thank area veterans for their service, sixth-graders, including Mia Heiniger, at Mountain Academy of Arts and Sciences handed poppies to each one. Photos by Pat Hill no or yes, whatever we want,” Briggs-Hale said. “That’s what makes this country the shining city on the hill. Whether we know it or not, this type of sacrifice defines us as a people and reminds us that we have it all in us to be heroes just like they are.” Acknowledging the near-universal reluctance of the military to forego egoism,

Sofija Cirko, sixth-grader at Mountain Academy of Arts and Sciences at Ute Pass Elementary School, get an appreciate glance from the audience when she hands a poppy to a veteran.

Briggs-Hale said, “We know that veterans who have served don’t like attention most of the time; however, if you would allow us at least express our thanks by having you raise your hand.” As veterans raised their hands, sixthgrade students at the school’s Mountain Academy for Arts and Sciences went into

the audience and handed each veteran a red poppy. The poppy is a symbol of war, as a result of the poem “In Flanders Field,” written by an anonymous soldier after WWI. Following the ceremony, the school hosted a reception for veterans and their families.

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Woodland Park wrestling coach Keith Sieracki was a long-time member of Team USA. Sieracki is in his third season as the Panthers’ head coach. He was also an assistant for one year.Courtesy photo

A BUSY START

Sieracki optimistic about young Panther grapplers Woodland Park coach wrestled in four Olympic trials and is one of America’s most decorated matmen By Danny Summers

dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Keith Sieracki spent the better part of two decades competing at a high level of wrestling for the U.S. Army and U.S.A. national team programs. He is one of the most decorated American Greco-Roman wrestlers never to compete for an Olympic team. He qualified for two of them - 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens - but he was removed from his perch each time due to appeals and technicalities. Sieracki is now in his third year as the head coach of Woodland Park High School. He spent one year as an assistant before taking over the program. “At one time I would say he had one of the best straight lifts in the world,” said Sieracki’s brother, Aaron, who was also a long-time national team member. “Keith has a lot better credentials. He won’t talk about himself much, but he loves the sport. He does everything he can to give back.”

Sieracki has worked tirelessly the last four years trying to build the Woodland Park program into a legitimate state contender. Last February, three Panthers qualified for the state meet - seniors Josh Smith and Jonathan Hinton, and junior Tommy Hancock. Hancock (120 pounds) is among a handful of wrestlers on this year’s team with extended varsity experience. The other two main returners are senior Jesse Weatherill (145, 5th at regionals) and junior Garrick Arias (106, 6th at regionals). “This year we have five or six freshmen, five or six juniors and a few seniors,” Sieracki said. “We have a young team, but I’m optimistic. I always am. “This year will definitely be interesting. We have some good athletes. The kids we have in the room are hard-charging and ready to get after it.” The Panthers have a very busy start to their season. They wrestle their first meet Dec. 4 at Ridge View Academy in Watkins. That is followed by dual meets at Buena Vista and Sand Creek. The Panthers wrestle their first home meet Dec. 11 against Canon City. Woodland Park will also compete in the Ridge Rage at Palmer Ridge on Dec. 15, and then finish the year with another dual meet before Christmas break. “We’re going to know a lot about ourselves heading into the holidays,” Sieracki said with a smile. “We’ll see how the season plays out.”

Three years ago, Sieracki opened Sieracki’s Mat Masters Wrestling in Woodland Park for younger kids who show an interest in the sport. Aaron Sieracki worked with his brother for a while, but has stepped back to work as coach with the U.S. Army team. Keith continues to build the program. “Those fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders are starting to work their way through the program and they will make an impact at the high school level in the next year or two,” Keith Sieracki said. “I think the word is getting out that we work hard and have high expectations.” While the odds are against any wrestler ever competing at a national level, Sieracki’s impressive resume should serve as inspiration for any young grappler. He was a state champion in high school in Wisconsin (Aaron was a three-time state champ) and joined the Army World Class Athletes Program at Fort Carson in 1991 after serving in the Gulf War. His accomplishments include winning the U.S Olympic Team Trials in 2000 and 2004, finishing second in 1996 and third in 2008; six-time Armed Forces champion; four-time U.S. national champion. Sieracki retired from wrestling in 2009. Two years after that he retired from the army as a Sergeant First Class after a nearly 21-year career that included a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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Get ready for ‘Panther Madness’ on the basketball court Woodland Park’s boys’ basketball team has a new look this season By Danny Summers

dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Woodland Park High School boys’ basketball coach John Paul Geniesse might be new to the program, but he certainly is not green around the gills. Geniesse labored at Discovery Canyon for several years (he started the program in 2007) before leaving in 2013 to become an assistant at Doane College in Nebraska. Geniesse was thrilled with the opportunity to coach at the college level, but felt that high school was a better fit for him at this point in his life. In May, Geniesse was named the new Panthers’ head coach and held voluntary open gyms over the summer. On Nov. 12, Geniesse assembled his players for the first official practice of the fall season as mandated by the Colorado High School Activities Association. “We will be a pretty darn good ball club this year,” Geniesse said. “Our kids are excited about the basketball season, and we’re excited as a coaching staff. “We hope our fans and the community rallies around us.” On Nov. 20, Geniesse and his team will host “Panther Madness” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the school’s gym. The event will involve a varsity inter quad scrimmage, three-point competition, half-court shooting contest, and a pancake dinner. The cost of the dinner is $15 per family, $5 an adult, $2 a student. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Geniesse, whose trademark is wearing dapper suits and fancy dress shoes during games. “We used to have `Thunder Madness’ at Discovery Canyon and that was always very successful. My hope is that people in the Woodland Park community come out and get involved and have a great time that night.” On Nov. 22, the Panthers will host a

Shutterstock scrimmage with Air Academy and Elizabeth. The scrimmage will also include junior varsity and “C” squad teams. Woodland Park will travel to Kent Denver for a scrimmage on Nov. 29, and then play its first regular season game Dec. 2 at Pueblo West. That will be followed by three games at the Pueblo County Tournament. Woodland Park will play its first home game Dec. 12 against Discovery Canyon. “It will be fun to play those guys,” Geniesse said. “They have a good group of players and I am still close to a lot of people at the school.” As it turns out, the game with Discovery Canyon will be the last game Woodland Park plays this year. The Panthers will have more than three weeks off before playing at Roosevelt Jan. 3 in the Roughrider Shootout. That tournament also includes games with Silver Creek and Pueblo County. Geniesse has a gritty group, but he has already lost part of his recipe for success

with a season-ending injury to senior swingman Dakota Herman. Herman, a two-year starter, broke his leg during the football season and won’t be ready to return to any action until spring, where he is a pitcher for the school’s baseball team. Senior Sam Hopfe - a 6-foot-4 power forward - is expected to lead the basketball team this season. Hopfe led the Panthers last year in points (9.5 per game) and rebounds (5.5). Hopfe will be joined in the paint by 6-4 junior center Dalton LaFever. Junior shooting guard Dominik Cunico is expected to play a key role again this season. Senior Justin Logsdon is expected to be the main point guard. Geniesse also has high expectations for a pair of freshmen - power forward Dempsey Battin (6-3) and shooting guard Josh Bodin (6-2). “They have long athletic bodies and they are good runners,” Geniesse said of

the freshmen. “Dominik and Justin are both important in our back court, and Sam and Dalton are going to be our anchors inside. “I expect big contributions from a lot of guys on our team.” The Panthers compete in the Class 4A Metro League. The top three teams automatically qualify for the 32-team state playoffs. The postseason field also includes five at-large teams. “We’re building a program here and I think a lot of good things will happen this year,” Geniesse said. Geniesse’s Discovery Canyon teams qualified for the playoffs several times. He directed the Thunder to a school-record 17 wins his final season, including a playoff victory in the first round of the 4A state tournament. Woodland Park has won just 14 games the last five seasons and has not qualified for the postseason since 2007.

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November 19, 2014

Tree preparation and watering tips for the winter months By For the Courier Trees in urban and community settings throughout Colorado are now going dormant, and they require care before and during the winter to remain in top health.

Homeowners should be taking measures now and through the winter to help their trees come through the oncoming harsh conditions in good shape for next spring, said Keith Wood, community forestry program manager for the Colorado State Forest Service. The CSFS offers the

following tips to prepare Colorado’s urban trees for winter: Wood says urban trees often also require additional, regular watering over the winter. During extended dry periods (e.g., more than two weeks without snow cover), provide supplemental water per the guide-

lines above. The best time for winter watering is on warmer days, when snow has melted off and the temperature is above 40 degrees. For more information about urban tree care, visit the Colorado State Forest Service website at http://csfs.colostate.edu.

RECREATION REPORT 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 or stop by our office at 204 W. South Ave. Online registration and class information available at www.wpparksandrecreation. org.

Recreational Hockey League

members. For the 5-8 grade boys teams, registration costs $48/$44 for additional family members. Late registration runs through Friday, Dec. 12 for both leagues, and the registration fee increases $5 per player.

Denver Nuggets Basketball Skills Challenge

Players ages 7-14 (as of April 30, 2015) can participate in the free Denver Nuggets basketball skills challenge from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 6, at Woodland Park Middle School.

Boys and girls in kindergarten to 12th grade can participate in the recreational hockey league. Registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 21, with a fee of $48 plus $22 for a jersey. Late registrations taken through Friday, Nov. 28; cost is $53 plus $22 for the jersey. After Nov. 28, a waiting list will be formed. For a list of required equipment, contact parks and rec. Season runs from December to March.

Celebrate winter break with an afternoon of skating and sledding (weather permitting) and pictures with Santa from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Memorial Park. The family event is for all ages. Dress warmly and bring your ice skates and sleds. Games, snacks and hot chocolate will be provided.

Family Open Gym

Adult Recreational Drop-in Sports

Ages 10 and older are invited to open gym, from 4-6 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, Dec. 7, 14, 21, in the middle school main gym. Cost is $5 per person, per drop-in, or purchase a drop-in sports punch card. One free child allowed per paying adult.

Boys, Girls Basketball Leagues

Registration is open through Friday, Dec. 5, for a basketball league for boys and girls in grades 1-2, and a basketball league for boys in grades 5-8. Season for both leagues runs from Jan. 20 to March 18. Registration fee for the 1-2 grade teams is $45/$41 for additional family

Winter Day in the Park

Pick-up games for various sports are offered, with playing time divided among all participants. Gather your friends, family and neighbors for a Sunday afternoon of play. Each month will offer a different sport. Pick-up game times are 4-6 p.m. in the Middle School Main Gym. Cost is $5 per person, per drop-in, or get a drop-in sports punch card (10 punches for $40). November is dodgeball, December is kickball, January is volleyball, February is basketball and March is floor hockey.

Health and Fitness Classes, Adults

Body Sculpting, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $60 per session, $8 drop-in, or fitness punch card. Namaste Yoga (ages 15 and older), 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $28 per session, $9 drop-in, or fitness punch card. Anusara Yoga, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $28 per session, $8 drop-in, or fitness punch card. Mat Pilates, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $64 per session, $36 for a half-session, or $10 drop-in. Sun Style Taiji 97 Form, 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, in the Parks & Recreation Classroom. Cost is $40 per session, or $15 drop-in. Zumba, call if interested in Zumba. Cost is $24 per session (three classes in a session). Must have a minimum of five participants. For ages 12 and older. Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation’s fitness center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Membership is $14 per month. Silver Sneaker memberships are free for qualifying seniors. Call 719-689-3514. Scrapbooking is from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. It is free. Cripple Creek Parks and Rec will be closed Nov. 23-30.

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are free to Silver Sneakers members. English as a Second Language, 6-7 p.m. Thursdays. Cost $5. Aikido for adults (martial arts), 6-7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $5. Aikido for kids (martial arts), 4:30-5:30 Thursdays. Cost is $5. Volleyball open gym for adults, noon to 2 p.m. Sundays at Cresson Elementary. Free Yoga class, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $7, or $20 for 5 classes. Zumba (dance exercise), 4:15-5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free with fitness membership. Cub Scouts for grades K-5, 4:15-5:15 Tuesdays when school is in session. Women’s Bible study, 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Free soup lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridays. Everyone welcome. Roller skating, 1-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $2, skates included. Archery classes, 5-6 p.m. Fridays, and 8-10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration required. Call John at 719-689-3514 to register. Archery open shooting, 6-8 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Cost is $2. Call ahead for availability, 719-6893514. 5K run/walk Start any time after 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. Day Care (Kids Rock University), open for ages 5-17, Monday through Friday. Licensed day care program through Cripple Creek Parks and Rec.

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV 17, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) A long-sought workplace change could be happening soon. Consider reworking your ideas and preparing a presentation just in case. A personal relationship takes a new turn. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your persuasiveness doesn’t really start to kick in until midweek. By then, you can count on having more supporters in your camp, including some you doubted would ever join you. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Your workload is still high, but -- good news! -- you should start to see daylight by the week’s end. Reserve the weekend for fun and games with friends and loved ones. You deserve it.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Regardless of how frustrating things are, keep that “Crab” under control. A cutting comment you might think is apt right now will leave others hurting for a long time to come. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Be more sensitive to the emotions of loved ones who might feel left out while you’re stalking that new opportunity. Be sure to make it up to them this weekend. A nice surprise could be waiting. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22)The gregarious Virgo rarely has a problem making new friends. But repairing frayed relationships doesn’t come easily. Still, if it’s what you want to do, you’ll find a way. Good luck. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A misunderstanding with a partner or spouse needs to be worked out before it turns into something really nasty. Forget about your pride for now and make that first healing move. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Communication dominates the week. Work out any misunderstandings with co-workers. Also get back in touch with old friends and those family members you rarely see. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21)As busy as your week is, make time for someone who feels shut out of your life. Your act of kindness could later prove to be more significant than you might have realized. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Congratulations. Your busy workweek leads to some very satisfying results. Sports and sporting events are high on your weekend activities aspect. Enjoy them with family and friends. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Your generosity of spirit reaches out once again to someone who needs reassurance. There might be problems, but keeping that line of communication open eventually pays off. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) You are among the truthseekers in the universe, so don’t be surprised to find yourself caught up in a new pursuit of facts to counter what you believe is an insidious exercise in lying. BORN THIS WEEK: You believe in loyalty and in keeping secrets. All things considered, you would probably make a perfect secret agent. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0045

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

Public Trustees Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0044 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 25, 2014, 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: GREFORY M GOODSON AND SHARON L GOODSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust: 9/26/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 10/1/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 611182 Original Principal Amount: $335,887.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $306,856.89 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: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. 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. LOTS 67 AND 68, NOW KNOWN AS LOT 68A, HIGHLAND MEADOWS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO which has the address of: 2586 Highland Meadows Drive 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 December 17, 2014, 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: 10/22/2014 Last Publication: 11/19/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 8/26/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: ALISON L BERRY Attorney Registration #34531 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-002942 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.: 2014-0044 First Publication: 10/22/2014 Last Publication: 11/19/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0045 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 8, 2014, 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 ANN FORDE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR RESIDENTIAL FINANCE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 8/29/2008 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 9/12/2008 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 620701 Original Principal Amount: $153,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $139,778.73 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: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. 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. THE ARVADA PLACER, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3079, ALSO KNOWN AS GOVERNMENT LOTS 9 AND 44, IN SECT I O N 2 3 , T O W N S H I P 1 5 S O UT H , RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 501 Teller County 89 Cripple Creek, CO 80813 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 January 7, 2015, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at pub-

On September 8, 2014, 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.

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Original Grantor: MARY ANN FORDE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR RESIDENTIAL FINANCE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 8/29/2008 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 9/12/2008 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 620701 Original Principal Amount: $153,900.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $139,778.73 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: The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. 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. THE ARVADA PLACER, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3079, ALSO KNOWN AS GOVERNMENT LOTS 9 AND 44, IN SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 501 Teller County 89 Cripple Creek, CO 80813 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 January 7, 2015, 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: 11/12/2014 Last Publication: 12/10/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 9/9/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: EVE M GRINA Attorney Registration #43658 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990 Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994 Attorney file #: 14-002760 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.: 2014-0045 First Publication: 11/12/2014 Last Publication: 12/10/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0046 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 12, 2014, 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 JANE OSTROWSKI AND JOHN OSTROWSKI Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 10/8/2002 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 10/17/2002 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 540128 Original Principal Amount: $120,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $96,574.56 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. LOT 37, ASPEN HILLS, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 630 Pinecrest Rd 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 January 7, 2015, 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: 11/12/2014 Last Publication: 12/10/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 9/16/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee

Original Grantor: MARY JANE OSTROWSKI AND JOHN OSTROWSKI Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 10/8/2002 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 10/17/2002 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 540128 Original Principal Amount: $120,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $96,574.56

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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. LOT 37, ASPEN HILLS, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 630 Pinecrest Rd 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 January 7, 2015, 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: 11/12/2014 Last Publication: 12/10/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 9/16/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: HOLLY 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 #: 14-049-27234 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.: 2014-0046 First Publication: 11/12/2014 Last Publication: 12/10/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Government Legals Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Woodland Park and the Unincorporated Areas of Teller County, Colorado, and Case No. 14-080157P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1877-336-2627). Legal Notice No.: 72401 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 26, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET OF DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Divide MPC Metropolitan District No. 1 (“District”) for the ensuing year of 2015; that a copy of the proposed 2015 Budget has been filed in the office of the District at 627 West Midland Avenue, Suite 207, Woodland Park, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that consideration of such proposed 2015 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 627 West Midland Avenue, Suite 207, Woodland Park, Colorado on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 Budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto. DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ Kimberly Clarkson Secretary Legal Notice No.: 72360 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 19, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET OF DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Divide MPC Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District”) for the ensuing year of 2015; that a copy of the proposed 2015 Budget has been filed in the office of the District at 627 West Midland Avenue, Suite 207, Woodland Park, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that consideration of such proposed 2015 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 627 West Midland Avenue, Suite 207, Woodland Park, Colorado on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 3:15 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 Budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto. DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Kimberly Clarkson Secretary Legal Notice No.: 72361 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 19, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 0990313 The said premises were for the year A.D. 1998, assessed and taxed in the name of JAMES D & MARYLAND S HALL and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of JAMES D & MARYLAND S HALL. To whom it may concern and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: JAMES D & MARYLAND S HALL LITCHFIELD FINANCIAL CORP C/O TEXTRON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 12th day of November A.D. 1999, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 1998, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L17 & 18 B46 HAYDEN PLACER That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to JERRY W BETTS, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before March 25, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 5th day of November, A.D. 2014. ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72378 First date of Publication: November 12, 2014 Second date of Publication: November 19, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: November 26, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 12th day of November A.D. 1999, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 1998, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit:

November 19, 2014

L17 & 18 B46 HAYDEN PLACER

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to JERRY W BETTS, the present holder and legal owner thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 County for aTo deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before March 25, 2015, the said County Treasurer will Public Notice issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TELLER COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, December 03, 2014 Colorado, this 5th day of November, A.D. AT 2:00 P.M. Wednesday 2014. 1010 West Evergreen Heights Drive

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ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72378 First date of Publication: November 12, 2014 Second date of Publication: November 19, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: November 26, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice City of Woodland Park CITY COUNCIL AGENDA November 20, 2014 * 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Keating A. Presentation of the Colorado Lottery Starburst Award regarding the Columbine Elementary Playground Restoration and Expansion project. (A) Buttery B. Recognition of City Clerk Cindy Morse’s 33 ½ years serving the citizens of Woodland Park. Buttery C. Discussion and decision on location of the Woodland Aquatic Center. (A) 5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA. (Public comment not necessary.) 6. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Public comment may be heard.) Morse A. Approve minutes of November 6, 2014 Regular Meeting. (A) Morse B. Approve October 2014 Statement of Expenditures and authorize the Mayor to sign warrants in payment thereof. (A) 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Buttery /Dingwell A. Review of the Downtown Development Authority Fund 215 and Debt Service Fund 305, Water 510 and Wastewater 520 Enterprise Fund Budgets, and other Fund budgets as necessary. (A) 8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING: 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Public comment may be heard.) Parnell A. To approve Ordinance No. 1221 for a Conditional Use Permit at Gold Hill Square North for seven (7) extended stay residential dwelling units (i.e., apartments), located in the Central Business District on Lots 1-7, Block 26, Highland Addition, as requested by manager, William L. Page. (QJ) Parnell B. To approve Ordinance No. 1222 for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for automotive sales in the Community Commercial (CC) Zoning District and the development of a 15,022-square foot asphalt parking lot with associated site improvements on Lots 1 and 2, Sunny Glen Retreat Subdivision, located at 2701 and 2711 Mountain Glen Court as requested by the owner of Bad Rock Automotive Powertrains, Garland McClung.(QJ) Riley C. To approve Ordinance No. 1223 to vacate an interior lot line and associated public utility and drainage easement between Lots 1 and 2, Paradise of Colorado Subdivision, Filing No. 1 as requested by the property owners, Charles and Claire Morgan.(QJ) Dingwell D. Consider Ordinance No. 1224 appropriating sums of money to the various funds, in the amounts and for the purpose as set forth for the 2015 Budget Year on initial posting and set the public hearing for December 4, 2014. (A) 10. NEW BUSINESS: Dingwell A. Consider Resolution No. 783 levying General Property Taxes for the Year of 2014 for the 2015 Budget. (A) 11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. (Public may comment) 12. REPORTS: (Public comment not necessary.) A. Mayor’s Report. B. Council Reports. C. City Attorney’s Report. D. City Manager’s and Department Reports. Fleer 1. Combined report of Economic and Downtown Development and Main Street update. (A) Buttery/Morse 2. Resolution No. 784 approving appointment of Suzanne Leclercq as the City Clerk. (A) 13. COMMENTS ON WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE: (Public comment not necessary.) 14. ADJOURNMENT. ** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982. (A) Administrative (QJ) Quasi-Judicial (L) Legislative Legal Notice No.: 72402 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 19, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TELLER COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW December 03, 2014 AT 2:00 P.M. Wednesday 1010 West Evergreen Heights Drive I. Convene A. Roll Call B. Review & Approve minutes from November 5 2014 Meeting II. Contractor Licenses A. Reyes, Inc. DBA: White Desert Construction /Joseph Reyes/Class A III. Board Discussion A. Consider and recommend to the Teller County Board of County Commissioners to amend Article XIII – Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators of the Teller County Building Code concerning adoption to current codes. IV. Adjournment Legal Notice No.: 72410 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 19, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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I. Convene A. Roll Call B. Review & Approve minutes from November 5 2014 Meeting II. Contractor Licenses A. Reyes, Inc. DBA: White Desert Construction /Joseph Reyes/Class A III. Board Discussion A. Consider and recommend to the Teller County Board of County Commissioners to amend Article XIII – Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators of the Teller County Building Code concerning adoption to current codes. IV. Adjournment Legal Notice No.: 72410 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 19, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice Request for Qualifications for Prequalification of Contractors Drinking Water Treatment System Improvement Project OWNER: Ms. Cathy Valdez, Board President Florissant Water & Sanitation District PO Box 565 Florissant, CO 80816 ENGINEER: Mr. Adam Sommers, P.E. AquaWorks DBO, Inc. 3252 Williams Street Denver, CO 80205 Electronic copies of Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) will be received by the FLORISSANT WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the "Owner" or "District", via electronic mail until 3:00 p.m., local time, January 23rd, 2015, for the Drinking Water Treatment System Improvement Project. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on December 12th, 2014. SOQs received after said closing time will not be accepted. SOQs that have been duly received will be opened privately. SOQs will be evaluated by a committee selected by the District. Firms that submit SOQs will be notified of the prequalified (shortlisted) firms. Shortlisted firms will be invited to provide their best and lowest pricing for the project. The work for this contract generally includes the furnishing of labor, materials, and equipment for the following improvements of the District’s existing drinking water treatment plant: • Mobilization • Permits • Excavations • Site work and erosion control • Procurements and installation of three precast pretreatment concrete tanks • Installation of process equipment skid (owner supplied) • Installation of all line voltage electrical equipment • Replacement of building HVAC and plumbing systems • Electrical connections of all instrumentations and process equipment, including the connections between the WesTech control panel and other process equipment • Water treatment start up • Warranty support The complete RFQ document may be obtained electronically by requesting one from Adam Sommers at adam@aquaworksdbo.com. The successful bidder who is ultimately selected for the project will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and material payment bond. These bonds guarantee faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations that arise from the contract. This project is financed through the State Revolving Fund and will be subject to supplementary requirements including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon wage provisions. The District reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all SOQs, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein. The District assumes no responsibility for payment of any expenses incurred by any respondent to this RFQ. Questions may be submitted in writing to Adam Sommers, P.E., at adam@aquaworksdbo.com. Legal Notice No.: 72411 First Publication: November 19, 2014 Last Publication: November 26, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier