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Snow on Dec. 22 in the pass prior to the holiday, added required Christmas decoration to Marigreen Pines sign near Cascade. Photo by Rob Carrigan

“I definitely would like to thank the staff for all of their efforts to make this county engine hum,” he said. “And also, thanks to all our volunteers who serve on county boards.”

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By Pat Hill

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For the last meeting of 2014, Teller County Commissioner Marc Dettenrieder emphasized the year’s highlights. Among them was the defeat of Amendment 68 in the November election. The amendment would have added video lottery terminals to horse-race tracks, the closest of which is in Pueblo. “The amendment went down by 70 percent,” Dettenrieder said.

As well, Gilpin County’s bid to take a larger portion of limited gaming taxes failed. Gilpin is hoping to claim 90 percent rather than 80. Gilpin continues to lose in state appeals courts.

As well, Teller County enjoyed a wet summer, which reduced the threat of wildfires.

“We dodged a bullet,” Dettenrieder said.

Another financial bonus was the move of county offices in Woodland Park to a central location from Manor Court to Tamarac Business Center. “We will save $75,000 a year after the first year and a half,” Dettenrieder said.

For the staff, 2014 was a good year. “We were able to provide merit pay increases for our employees, for the first time in four years,” he said.

Dettenrieder concluded the highlights with a gratitude list. “I definitely would like to thank the staff for all of their efforts to make this county engine hum,” he said. “And also, thanks to all our volunteers who serve on county boards.”

Speaking of limited gaming, the commissioners announced the awards to Teller County agencies and organizations from the Limited Gaming Impact Fund: • Teller County 4th Judicial District, $235,245

Kim Halloran, left, receives her five-year employee service award, along with high praise from her boss, Martha Hubbard, executive director of Teller County Public Health. Halloran, administrative assistant II, received the recognition at the Teller County commissioners meeting Dec. 18. Photo by Pat Hill • Teller County Victim Services Program (TESSA), $10,000 • Teller County Sheriff’s Office Operations, $234,680 • Teller County Community Partnership Family Resource Center, $21,900 • Teller County Community of Caring Public Services, $190,250 • Prospect Home Care & Hospice, $75,000 • Teller County Jail Operations, $519,149

• Teller County CASA Advocate Services, $53,000.

As a last act of 2014, the commissioners approved a resolution amending the effective date of the transfer of title of the county’s onsite wastewater treatment system rules from Jan. 1 to June 1. For this amendment, Sharon Roshek, Realtor with Coldwell Banker 1st Choice Realty, thanked the commissioners from the podium.

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Commissioners approve 10 mill increase

By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Stuck between paying $1,000 a month or an extra 10 mills a year on their property taxes, the board of directors of Arabian Acres Metropolitan District chose the latter.

Left in a financial fix by the embezzlement of $206,000 by the former manager, Terry Malcolm, the district is nonetheless charged with serving its 145 tax-paying district customers.

To levy the tax, Teller County commissioners passed a resolution Dec. 18 approving the increase of 10 mills.

According to state law, the BOCC is required to perform the act of levying a tax upon all taxable property within the limits of the district. Commissioners Dave Paul and Norm Steen approved the resolution while Commissioner Marc Dettenrieder

excused himself from the proceedings because he lives in the water district.

The increase in taxes is the result of a lawsuit brought by two of the district’s creditors, the law firm of Collins Cockrel Cole PC and Special District Management Services, which filed judgments against the water district with the Board of County Commissioners.

“The district acknowledges it owes roughly $113,500 but the district cannot pay out of its general fund revenues for 2014 or 2015,”said Edith Coffman, president of the board, speaking to the commissioners. “The debt is for services performed for the district at significant discounted rates.”

The creditors have imposed an 8 percent interest rate on the debt, she added.

The management services, Coffman said, wrote off $50,000 and the law firm discounted the rate by 40 percent. “We had an embezzlement and it was discovered in

June 2013,” she said.

Despite the loss of funds, the district board has kept the water flowing, Coffman said, “Everyone`s priority was to make sure the bills related to water service and operations were paid first.”

To make up the shortfall, the board considered assessing a fee of $1,000 on the 145 customers in the district, Coffman said. “We rejected it; we instituted a supplemental operations fee of $100 a month on top of our monthly service charge and fees to generate enough cash flow to operate the district,” she said. “Many of our customers struggle to pay the current charges and fees and simply cannot pay an additional fee.”

Former board member Sandy Zuniga urged the commissioners to pass the resolution while objecting to the water customers being left out of the board’s decision.

A few days after the meeting, Zuniga

questioned the board’s decision to keep the services of the management company as well as the law firm. “How do you keep contractors who have sued you?” she said.

“I think it’s a conflict of interest.”

Nonetheless, Zuniga said she has no problem with the quality of the water provided by the district.

Among the issues related to the embezzlement are the real-estate sales. “House sales are a little slower in Arabian Acres, but I know they are working hard to get the issues corrected,” said Sharon Roshek, Realtor with Coldwell Banker 1st Choice Realty in Woodland Park.

Zuniga sees another set of circumstances for slow housing sales. “Our subdivision is far from the Springs, where a lot of people work,” she said. “As well, with the pass closing, due to the fire and the floods, people are unsure.”

As of the end of the year, Malcolm has not been arrested for the embezzlement.

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

POLITICAL 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 at 719-686-7587 for meeting dates and times.

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.

PIKES PEAK Workforce Center offers monthly classes on 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

EXERCISE CLASSES offered for through Community Partnership Family Resource Center’s Healthy Living Programs in various locations throughout Teller County. Visit www. 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.

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.

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Nearly 200 people gathered at the home of Alexandra Roberson, 11, Dec. 17 in Four Mile, to serenade the little girl with Christmas carols and other songs. Photos by Courtesy photo

Alex Roberson cheered by carolers

By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Wracked by sorrow over the death of 11-year-old Alexandra Roberson, Tom and Crystal Hatton nonetheless are embraced by a sense of gratitude, perhaps, even a measure of peace.

A day and a half before Roberson died from cancer the morning of Dec. 19, the Hattons arranged a gift from the community, a gathering of Christmas carolers outside the girl’s home in Four Mile.

The carolers, nearly 200 of them, came from all over Teller County and a few drove in from Guffey in Park County. Members of the Victorian Society showed up in their finery to join the group.

As the carolers gathered outside the

Roberson home, snow fell lightly that evening in Four Mile. “It was a magical spiritual evening,” Tom Hatton said.

Roberson, who was a patient in Children’s Hospital in Denver, had arrived home several days earlier. That evening, the girl heard the carolers outside.

“She was singing and smiling; her father said she hadn’t smiled in the last several days,” Crystal Hatton said. “She wouldn’t take a nap that day because she was waiting for us.”

For the Hattons, the gathering of friends, even a stranger or two, was a reflection of the sense of community, an outreach spawned by shared sorrow. “We heard comments such as, `this is what Christmas is about,’” Crystal Hatton said.

Word spread of the gathering on social media for the evening of Dec.17. As well,

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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.

GET IN shape with a parks and recreation fitness membership. The center offers Paramount and Nautilus equipment and free weights. Schedule a personalized fitness orientation and have an individual workout program designed for your fitness needs. Individuals ages 16 and older are welcome to become fitness members. Minors require signed parental permission. Corporate memberships are available. Call 719689-3514.

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 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 Clubs continues on Page 5

the Hattons had posted a sign at Evergreen Station on Teller 1.

The sign beckoned a father who happened to see the sign that evening and asked to join the group taking off from the Four Mile Fire Station. “He just thought it was something he and his kids should do,” Tom Hatton said. “It was a special time for everybody who was here.”

Fifth-grader at Summit Elementary School in Divide, Roberson was diagnosed last year with Stage 4 brain cancer. For the past year, the little girl underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Knowing the end was near, Roberson expressed concern about her family, asked if they would be all right without her, Tom Hatton said. “If your life is cut short, you are granted wisdom,” he said.

Crystal Hatton added, “She looked very

peaceful and beautiful. I really believe God worked through us,” she said.

After arriving home from Denver, the girl received care from Prospect Home Care & Hospice. “My team did everything we could do to help her become stable and comfortable - we facilitated anything to help bring a smile to her face,” said Mary Barrowman, Prospect’s president and chief executive officer. “We provided a harpist as well as therapy dog.”

Barrowman was also one of the 200 carolers the evening of Dec. 17.

Roberson is survived by her parents, Heather Oswald and Lance Roberson and her brother, Bradley Oswald. The family plans a memorial service for the community, the date to be announced.

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com/calendar.

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Hicks signs on to CASA Stories of abuse spur local woman to action

By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Struck by newspaper stories of children who are abused and neglected, Susan Hicks of Woodland Park vowed to do her part in making a difference. This fall, she became a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocate.

“I think CASA is an organization that understood a problem in our society that needed to be addressed,” Hicks said. “I am thrilled to be a part of a very large organization that is working for the children.”

After a two-week training course, Hicks is prepared to take on her first case, to be assigned. CASA volunteers step in only after the family has entered the court system, through the social-services system.

“CASA understands that dependency, neglect and domestic violence can be, and usually are, multi-generational behaviors,” Hicks said. “They also understand how

overwhelmed social workers are, so they created an advocacy organization.”

For Hicks, the training and the stories about children who have been helped by CASA, are inspiring “CASA is a huge benefit to the whole system,” she said. “With that advocacy, if we can change the direction of a child’s life, then we can eventually solve the problem.”

CASA of the Pikes Peak Region, a nonprofit organization, serves children in El Paso and Teller counties. “The CASA staff is there to support the volunteers, instead of the volunteers supporting the organization,” Hicks said. “That is important because the advocacy work is extremely difficult, I think.”

For information about becoming a volunteer for CASA, call 447-9898. “I would encourage anyone who understands the importance of CASA’s work and has the ability to consider it, to sign up,” she said.

“This is how I’m choosing to spend the currency of my time.”

For CASA in Teller County, Berkeley Davis, who lives in Green Mountain Falls, is the programs coordinator.

Susan Hicks has just completed the training to be a volunteer with Court Appointed Special Advocate. Photo by Pat Hill

Cripple Creek contracts with CodeRED Residents encouraged to sign up for this free service Staff report The city of Cripple Creek has implemented the CodeRED system, a highspeed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, Florida-based Emergency Communications Network, this month.

The CodeRED system will serve as the backbone of Cripple Creek’s emergency

planning and communications outreach to both residents and City personnel by using system capabilities to send telephone calls, text messages, emails and social media in an effort to effectively inform residents to protect life and property. CodeRED was selected for its unrivaled reliability and accuracy, as well as the system’s global use.

All residents living within Cripple Creek and Teller County limits are encouraged to visit www.cripplecreekgov.com and click on the CodeRED logo to enroll contact information including cell phone numbers,

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Public safety officials across the United States have credited CodeRED notifications for many successful events, including locating missing children, apprehending wanted criminals and issuing timely evacuations.

Frequently asked questions What is CodeRED and why is it important to me?

CodeRED is an emergency notification service that allows emergency officials to notify residents and businesses by telephone, cell phone, text message, email and social media regarding time-sensitive general and emergency notifications. Only authorized officials have access to the CodeRED system.

When will CodeRED be used?

Any message regarding the safety, property or welfare of the community will be disseminated using the CodeRED system.

These may include AMBER alerts, notifications of hazardous traffic or road conditions, boil water advisories, evacuation notices and street closures or weather-related delays for events.

Does the CodeRED system replace other systems that have been used to provide time-sensitive information to residents?

This system is an enhancement to existing means of communication and is meant to supplement current or past systems used for mass notification.

Does the CodeRED system already have my telephone number, or do I need to sign up to receive CodeRED notifications?

Residents will need to sign up to ensure their information is in the CodeRED system. The home page of the City of Cripple Creek website, www.cripplecreekgov.com, has a link to the CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment page, where you can register online. If you do not have online access, copies of the registration form are available at City Hall in Cripple Creek.

I have a business located in Cripple Creek. Can I arrange to have CodeRED contact my business? Yes. Fill out the CodeRED registration form but be sure to select the “This address is business” option.

Please note that emergency calls can only be delivered to a direct-dial number. Automated attendants will disrupt the process and the calls will not be delivered. Businesses should register their main number and establish a procedure for distributing the CodeRED message to their workforce.

What if I want to register additional numbers for my address?

After you submit the initial registration form, you may start the registration process again and submit more numbers for the same address.

Is my personal information protected?

CodeRED is a service of Emergency Communications Network, which takes security and privacy concerns very seriously. They will not sell, trade, lease or loan any data that residents have supplied to third parties.

How will I recognize a CodeRED message?

A CodeRED emergency message will have a caller ID of 866-419-5000. A CodeRED general message will have a caller ID of 855-969-4636. (We suggest you program both numbers in your cell phone as two separate contacts, using “CodeRED Emergency” and “CodeRED General” as the contact names.) If you need to replay the emergency notification message again, simply dial the number, and you will be able to hear the message again.

What should I do if I receive a CodeRED message?

Listen carefully to the entire message.

You will have the option to repeat the message by pressing any key. Do not call 911 for further information unless directed to do so or if you need immediate aid from the police or fire department.

I have a cordless phone, and it does not work when the power goes out. How will the system be able to contact me?

Make sure you have at least one working corded telephone – and be sure to turn the ringer on. The CodeRED sign-up form allows you to indicate both a primary and alternate phone number. Cell phone and/ or work phone numbers can be entered as alternate phone numbers. Both primary and alternate phone numbers will be contacted when a notification is sent.

Will the CodeRED system leave a message on an answering machine?

Yes, the CodeRED system will leave a message on a machine or on voicemail.

The CodeRED system will leave the entire message in one pass.

What happens if the line is busy?

If the line is busy, CodeRED will try two more times to connect.

What circumstances might prevent a message from being delivered to me?

• If your contact information has changed and you have not registered your new information.

• If you have only cordless phones in your residence, the power is out and you did not register an alternate phone number.

• If your line is busy for an extended time and your calls do not forward to voicemail or an answering machine.

• If you have a privacy manager on your main phone and you did not register an alternate phone number.

The City of Cripple Creek will receive a report of undelivered calls and can instruct the CodeRED system to begin another round of calls to busy numbers. It is best to have an alternate phone number in the calling database for these situations.

Is there an app for CodeRED? Yes. The CodeRED Mobile Alert app can be downloaded for free on Google Play and iTunes. It provides advanced, real-time, hyperlocal alerts to subscribers within the reach of a given location generated by public safety officials across the United States and Canada.

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Commissioners consider interim appointment to sheriff ’s office Interim appointment would begin Jan. 1 with Maketa’s announced retirement Staff report With the public announcement that El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will retire at the end of the year, the Board of County Commissioners has statutory responsibility to fill the vacancy by appointing an interim Sheriff to serve to the end of his term.

Accordingly, the board was expected to

consider a resolution at its regular meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 23 appointing Sheriffelect Bill Elder as interim sheriff from Jan. 1, 2015 until he receives the oath of office to begin his first term as elected sheriff on Jan. 13, 2015.

There has been an incorrect media report that indicates that the interim appointment would begin with the commissioners appointment on Dec. 23. This is simply incorrect and is not based on any information provided by the county. Maketa’s public announcement in a letter to citizens has been provided to media by the sheriff’s office and indicates his plan to re-

tire Dec. 31.

The Board of County Commissioners has statutory authority to “fill a vacancy” in any independently elected countywide office. The sheriff’s announced retirement on Dec. 31 creates a “vacancy” on Jan. 1, 2015.

Hence there is no vacancy to fill before Jan. 1, 2015.

If the expected appointment of Elder to serve as interim sheriff is proceeds as expected, he will receive the oath of office as interim sheriff and then will receive the oath again on Jan. 13, 2015 to begin a new elected term in office.

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Open burning ordinance passes on first reading Second reading scheduled for BoCC consideration on Dec. 30

By Staff report The Board of El Paso County Commissioners at its regular meeting Tuesday approved on the first reading a new County ordinance to regulate open burning activities in unincorporated areas of El Paso County. The ordinance is not final until approval after a second reading, currently scheduled for consideration by the Board

on Dec. 30.

The ordinance addresses changes discussed during several work sessions as well as additional concerns raised during public comment sessions at several BoCC meetings.

If passed, the ordinance would establish the minimum requirements for obtaining a burn permit.

Other government agencies with jurisdiction, including the appropriate fire protection districts and the El Paso County Public Health, may add additional requirements and restrictions to ensure public health and safety.

Open Burning Air Quality Permits and

will continue to be administered by El Paso County Public Health in compliance with state regulations and requirements.

If approved on second reading, the ordinance provides that an application to conduct open burning will automatically be sent to both the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and El Paso County Public Health.

Open burn permits can be revoked at any time.

Burns must be conducted at least 50 feet away from any buildings or combustible fences. Open burns must be directly attended by a competent person with appropriate extinguishing equipment available for immediate use.

The County ordinance establishes restrictions necessary to preserve public safety and procedures to inform residents of planned open burn activities.

In addition to the requirements outlined in the County ordinance, all open burning must comply with all state and local fire district rules and regulations.

Burning slash is one of the easiest lowcost ways to dispose of slash piles.

The ordinance seeks to strike a balance that protects health and safety but still encourages property owners to mitigate their land to reduce fire danger.

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weather will allow field trips on weekends. Further informa-

TAI CHI is offered every Wednesday at Florissant/Four Mile Fire Department. Call Meridel Gatterman, 719-689-5861.

THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second

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.

THURSDAY NIGHT Beginners Book Study meets from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. Email gclark25@live.com for information.

tion from Steve Veatch 719-748-5010 or John Rakowski 719-748-3861 or at LGGMClub.org.

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,

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.

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

Storm slows rural pre-Christmas traffic Staff report El Paso County Public Services currently has 21 trucks working Northern and Eastern areas of El Paso County. Plow truck drivers report to dispatch “it’s a different world north of Hodgen Road,” said Dave Rose, public information officer for the county on Tuesday morning, Dec. 23.

Snow covered and icy roads are the rule in the North and East portions of the County. At this time roads passable but getting very slick with dropping temperatures, Rose said.

Trucks are currently working “priority one” roads and will continue to apply anti skid material to help get motorists through the afternoon and early evening hours.

El Paso County will continue with a split shift plan in response to these worsening conditions and will schedule a full call-out of starting at 2 a.m.

El Paso County Public Services is responsible for the maintenance of more than two thousand miles of public roadway ranging from gravel roads in rural areas to high speed heavily traveled arterials and neighborhood cul-de-sacs.

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.

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

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.

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Things that you can count on At a hardware store where I once worked, we would inventory every single nut, bolt, screw and pipe fitting during the week between Christmas and New Years.

“There is over 40,000 common items of hardware in the modern hardware line,” went the speech from Merton Taylor, owner of Taylor Hardware. Merton tried to carry all of those items. And by Golly, we were going to count every single one of them, accurately, in all three buildings.

Two of the buildings were two-stories and half-a-block long. The third was a track warehouse that stretched for a football field length along Railroad Avenue.

I was one of the regular employees but we would usually hire extra help during this massive inventory undertaking. High school kids would be camped in front of nail bins, pulling out 16 penny cement coat nails from CF&I Steel, weighing them, cleaning the bottom of the bin with a sponge and bucket of soapy water and then replacing them and dropping a paper tag with the counted weight. Then on to tackle the next bin of 20-penny cement coat.

A similar process occurred at the 10,11,12,14, 16, 20 gauge smooth black wire, and then the galvanized, and on to the chicken wire, hog fence and woven wire. We measured the joints of 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”... up to 2” galvanized and black pipe. We counted the bell reducers and 45-degree

elbows. We weighed the fender washers, flat headed stove bolts, Mile High Grass Seed Mix, and 1/2” sisal rope. We separated and counted 80, 100, 120 grit sand paper and galvanized, black and aluminum stove pipe.

In the track warehouse and the twostory building we called the shop, there was no heat and we would usually work in two-person teams of a “caller” and a “writer.” The writer would be positioned in front a “torpedo” propane heater to keep his or her hands warm enough to continue writing as the caller would wade through the sometimes preweighed, precounted items calling the secret cost code.

And secret code it was. Merton, who had been in Naval Intelligence in the Philippines during World War II had devised a complex transference of numbers, letters, blocks and blind alleys that took two or three years and continuous practice to

figure out how to read. I worked there seven years so I eventually became one of the elite group of “readers.” Which basically involved not only deciphering the complex code, but being able to read a seventyfive-year-old, semi-blind, hardware store owner’s shaky handwriting done with a number one black or red grease pencil.

Math skills were also required in that all the called items and their cost had to be “extended” which sometimes meant figuring out that were four squares per roll of asphalt rolled roofing, at $7 per square, times 400 rolls of red and 200 roles of green and so on.

At first I really hated working at the hardware store during inventory week in the week between Christmas and New Years. But later, I got to a point where I really enjoyed “knowing the code,” understanding what each of 40,000 common hardware item’s name was, comprehending that roofing is sold by the square, and being a master at “extension.” Inventory was a process involving various stages of personal enlightenment.

Today bar codes at the register and handheld scanners have replaced most of that process. I know it is faster. But, for things you can count on, I still sort of miss that week (in the old hardware store) between Christmas and New Years.

Predictions that may or may not come true The end of each year causes most of us to reflect on what was and what will be.

With that in mind, I will make a few predictions - mostly sports related - for 2015.

I realize my predictions may raise a few eyebrows, but here we go.

Oregon will defeat Ohio State for the college football mythical national championship. Until the NCAA has at least an eight-team playoff system, the polls still dictate who plays in the title game and this year’s four-team playoff bracket hardly constitutes a playoff.

The New England Patriots will defeat the Seattle Seahawks in February’s Super Bowl, 24-20, in one of the most exciting championship games ever played. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be named the game’s MVP. The Denver Broncos will lose the AFC Championship Game in New England, 4123. Peyton Manning will throw at least two interceptions as Brady and the Patriots roll in Foxboro, Mass.

Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow on Feb. 2 (Groundhog Day) and there will be six more weeks of winter. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the Pikes Peak region may actually see a lot of snow this winter.

The New York Yankees will defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in a classic sevengame World Series. Alex Rodriguez will hit

the game-winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of the final game.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will win his fifth consecutive major league ERA title.

The Colorado Rockies will finish last place in the National League West behind (in order) Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Arizona.

Unlike many years when the Rockies are in contention the first two months of the season, they will be an average team from the break of spring training and never figure into the mix as a serious playoff threat.

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox, now the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, will make the playoffs for the first time in the 1997 season and advance to the Pacific Coast League Championship Series.

In a rematch of the 1975 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors will defeat the

Washington Wizards (they were the Bullets in 1975) for the championship.

The Los Angeles Kings will win their third Stanley Cup in four seasons, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the finals.

Duke will defeat Texas Christian University (TCU) in the NCAA men’s basketball finals.

For the first time since Affirmed in 1978, a horse that wins the elusive Triple Crown of racing (Kentucky Derby, Belmont and Preakness).

The Palmer Ridge High School boys’ track and field team, and cross country team, will repeat as state champions.

All four Tri-Lakes area high school football teams - Lewis-Palmer, Palmer Ridge, Discovery Canyon and The Classical Academy will qualify for the playoffs.

Lewis-Palmer will three-peat as Class 4A state volleyball champions.

Woodland Park will win at least six games in football for the first time in more than a decade.

Cripple Creek-Victor will win its first football game on the field since 2010.

The Winter Hockey Classic in Woodland Park (featuring two high school games in February at outdoor Meadow Wood Park rink) will again be a huge success.

And finally, Colorado State UniversityPueblo will repeat as NCAA Division II football champs.

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Christmas party circuit finally over Whew! The Christmas party circuit insanity is finally over and now only New Year’s Day lies between you and the moment of truth.

As you step off the scale, you’re likely to be promising yourself you’re never going do this again and brain storming how you’re going to lose those holiday pounds.

Let me help.

First, I’d suggest you focus on getting a regular exercise routine under control before you worry about your weight. It’s a lot easier to execute a fitness routine than to rein in your eating. The calorie control can come later.

Secondly, you need to assess your level of fitness. If you’ve been sedentary or are on medication, you need to check with your primary care physician prior to undertaking any exercise regime.

The fitness industry uses the mnemonic S.M.A.R.T.E.R. to help people define their health and fitness goals. Your goals should be Specific, Measureable, Achiev-

able, Realistic and Time-bound and, then, they should be Evaluated and Re-evaluated at a later date.

Specific objectives are more easily achieved than general ones. Choose specific goals and write them down to ensure success. Do you want to lose 20 pounds, run a 5 K or do you want to lower your blood pressure?

Measureable results can be tracked.

You fitness goals should be able to be measured in a quantified way. Do you want to be able to walk for 60 minutes,

A holiday problem In the holiday season a few celebrations were different during the Prohibition era, which was almost 100 years ago.

Out on a farm, in an old barn or out building might be a good place for a still.

I ran across this story and thought I would share it with you. Since the family involved might still be in the area, I will not go into who it was!

The neighbors had noticed some rather odd behavior from their friend’s goat. It seems the goat, which was normally mild tempered, was now getting to be quite ill tempered. It was hitting trees and most strangely a barb wired fence! It was getting a bit scratched from this, and did not seem to mind. Chickens in the same yard did not show the same aggressive effect, but they seemed to be sleeping more often. As the animals became more entertaining to the area children, the parent’s started asking questions.

The police chief heard the story and took a run by the place. It seems the goat was indeed bothered, and the chickens were quite calm, even though conditions on the place were what were considered indescribably filthy. He reported what he found to the county sheriff, who opened an investigation. It seems the property owner, along with another had been seen in the area of the court house in Colorado Springs. It seems that they were selling bottles of something to customers in the area. It did not take all that long to find out what was in those bottles. This seemed quite bold, and a raid on the

property was planned.

In the early morning, a force from the Sheriff and the police discovered that there were indeed illegal stills on the property. It seems the goat had been dining on the mash destined for making the liquor that was being sold in various spots around. The chickens had also eaten some of the mash that was spilled by the goat.

Charges were filed against the property’s owner and another. I haven’t researched to see what happened in the case, but suspect that jail time was probably involved. In other cases, the brewers seemed to be small time, and were sent off for at least some jail time. The brewing of the illegal liquor was a problem, even in this area, and some of them were quite large. It was not usually animals that gave up the secret stills, it was usually large purchases of sugar. A few years later liquor was legal again, and most of the little stills died away.

Today, that goat may have been eating a more valuable weed!

Libraries offer free legal clinics Rampart Range Library District offers free legal self-help clinics through December 2015. The clinics are for parties who have no attorney, via computer link.

Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedures for the legal issues in the areas of family law, civil litigation, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, veterans’ benefits and civil-protection orders.

The volunteer attorneys do not represent clients they help at this clinic. This clinic is information-only and is no substitute for legal representation. You have the right to retain an attorney of your choice at any time and are advised to do so.

The clinics are from 2 to 5 p.m. on the first Friday of the month at the libraries in Woodland Park and Florissant. The first clinic is Jan. 2. To register, call 687-9281, Ext. 103, or 748-3939.

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instead of 30, do you want your total cholesterol to be below 200 or is there a favorite outfit hanging in your closet that you want to be able to wear again.

Achievable objectives are dependant on proper preparation and planning. Do you have the skill level for the exercise routine that you’ve chosen, do you have the resources to purchase the required equipment or gym membership and do you have support from family, friends or a personal trainer.

Realistic goals ensure success. Let’s face it … you’re not going to get back into your high school cheerleading outfit and if you’ve never run a step in your life, selecting the Pike’s Peak Marathon as your first race would be unwise. Don’t set yourself up for failure by setting unrealistic goals.

Time limits should be established and adhered to. “Some time in the future” is not an effective time limit. Pick a specific date to achieve your goals by and be realistic.

Evaluate your progress by assessing the measureable component of your health and fitness goals. If the goal has been achieved, it’s important to have a reward such as a massage, new exercise clothes or a new piece of fitness equipment.

And finally, Reevaluate and set future goals. To ensure that further progress is made, it’s important to revisit your original goals and see if they need to be readjusted or if you need to set new ones.

Getting yourself back in shape is a little like eating an elephant – you can only do it one bite at a time. Exercise S.M.A.R.T.E.R. 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 687-7437, by email at cordprettyman@ msn.com or though his website at www. cordprettyman.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: On December 30th the Board of Trustees in Green Mountain Falls will pass a budget. Most municipal budget processes are fairly innocuous but I’d have to say that if you attended the budget workshops, as I have, this past year (October through November) you might agree with me that their process would leave you with a lot more questions than answers.

They (the trustees) were not interested in sharing any budget information with the other attendees. I don’t know about you but I hate being left in the dark. Whether they felt they didn’t have accurate numbers or not wasn’t the point although they used that for an excuse. The whole process was designed to keep the information to themselves and away from the residents.

Now that they have published their proposed budget you can understand why.

They have raised the Marshal’s salary approximately 55 percent to $50,000 from

just over $32,000 (his last full years salary).

They propose to pay the Clerk $44,000 (an increase of around $9,000 or 48 percent more than this years salary) even though she has no municipal experience and is not a certified municipal clerk. I think its important to note that the new full time deputy has a salary that is actually more than the previous chiefs pay and that it is directly commensurate with the 500 percent increase in court fees that they project. As a matter of fact if you break it down, according to their figures, salaries and benefits account for $120,000 of a $149,000 budget in the Marshals department. That’s 80 percent by any one’s math!

In all they have proposed a budget that spends 58 percent of available revenues on salaries and benefits and that’s before you turn on the lights! The questions to each of these issues is Why? Why? And Why? Mac Pitrone

OBITUARIES TOBIAS

Heather [McDonald] Tobias Dec. 5, 1958 – Dec. 19, 2014

Heather [McDonald] Tobias, 56, of Woodland Park passed away at home on Friday December 19, 2014 following a short battle with a terminal illness.

Heather was born on December 5, 1958 in Prestwick, Scotland to the late James and Nancy McDonald. She graduated from Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs in 1977 and went on to earn a degree in business management and another in criminal justice from Pikes Peak Community College.

Heather observed her first lighthouse located along the Lake Michigan shoreline in 1984 and immediately developed a lifetime passion for lighthouses.

Many future family vacations were planned around the Great Lakes and along the East Coast and West Coast allowing her to see 115 additional lighthouses.

Heather is survived by her husband of 31 years, Stephen; daughter Leslie; and son David. She is also survived by her sister Alison (Stuart) Field of Littleton; brother David (Jeanne) McDonald of Thornton; and her nieces Jennifer and Andrea and nephews Jim and Sam. She was preceded in death by her sister Elizabeth (Liz) McDonald.

To honor Heather’s wish there will not be a funeral or memorial service following her cremation.

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Buckley named Four Mile Chief grab a second truck.”

As well, Buckley had air-compressor systems added to both stations, on Teller 1 and near Cripple Creek Mountain Estates.

“Normally, it takes three to four minutes to pump up the pressure to get the trucks ready to roll out,” Buckley said. “Now we can be ready in three to four seconds.”

In a place where everybody knows your name, Four Mile Fire is a vital part of the community. The auxiliary, for instance, provides meals for firefighters on the scene. “They have a converted ambulance with pre-prepared food,” he said. “We’re all just neighbors helping neighbors.”

The shared sense of community was apparent on Dec. 17, when nearly 200 people gathered at the Four Mile fire station to embark on a caroling mission to the home of Alexandra Roberson, 11, who was not expected to live until Christmas.

According to Tom and Crystal Hatton, who organized the gathering, the little girl smiled and sang along with the carolers. “If you’re a believer, the way this fell together, it had to be a God thing,” Buckley said.

Roberson died within 36 hours of the party outside her home.

For Buckley, the new title is another notch on his resume. Former firefighter with the Ivywild/Cheyenne Canyon fire department, assistant ski-school director at the old Ski Broadmoor, ski instructor in Breckenridge, guitar-builder and fence builder, Buckley is versatile.

The new chief replaces Lance Crummett, who retired in July after 25 years with the department, 16 as chief. “I had great

By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Twenty-eight year veteran of Four Mile Fire Protection District, Cricket Buckley was recently named chief of the department.

The only paid firefighter in the district, Buckley oversees 25 volunteers who serve about 3,500 permanent residents.

Of 200 runs a year, 80 percent are medical. “We have people with breathing issues and cardiac problems,” Buckley said.

As well, the department responds to “typical rural accidents, falling off horses, motorcycles, ATVs, and the occasional auto accident,” he said.

Recently, the Four Mile board of directors made the decision to halt transport services, relying instead on Cripple Creek Ambulance, Ute Pass Regional Ambulance and Flight for Life.

“With the building and the cost of services, a year ago the board decided that the transport business was not able to keep its head above water, financially,” Buckley said. “Being able to keep a paramedic or intermediate emergency medical technician on staff is very difficult to do.”

Instead, the EMTs stabilize and prepare the patient for transport, if needed.

However, in a crisis, Four Mile firefighters are ready to go. “We’ve done some work to improve our response time,” Buckley said. “For instance, the first two volunteers who answer a call go straight to the scene from the station; more people coming in

Cricket Buckley was named Chief of the Four Mile Fire Protection District this summer. Buckley replaces Lance Crummett, who retired in July. Photo by Pat Hill people, which made my job so much easier,” Crummett said. “On the one hand, it was time for me to go; on the other hand, I didn’t want to go.”

Crummett started out as an ambulance driver for Four Mile.

Two weeks after retiring, Crummett was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. After

months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he was declared cancer-free.

He still plans to be part of the reserve crew. “I left the department in good hands,” he said.

Buckley agrees. “I’m honored have some of the most wonderful people to work with,” he said. “It’s like a big family.”

Law enforcement takes holidays in stride Operate in business-as-usual mode while beefing up DUI enforcement

By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer

For many local law enforcement officers, New Year’s Eve is just another work day. Regular patrols will be out enforcing the traffic laws but a few Teller County deputies will specialize in DUI enforcement and Woodland Park officers are participating in Colorado’s “The Heat is On” campaign.

“The Heat is On program provides funds so that officers can work overtime on impaired driver enforcement,” said Woodland Park Police Sgt. Chris Adams. “We have more patrols out and high visibility

and we’ll be watching for signs of driver impairment.”

Those signs include weaving, not using signals and sitting at green lights because they think they’re red. Lt. Marc Porcelli at the Teller County Sheriff’s Office added driving with their lights off. Any of these behaviors give officers probable cause to make a traffic stop even without the involvement of alcohol or drugs.

The county runs DUI shifts that are funded through a state program at various times throughout the year, not just on holidays but sometimes on weeknights and at other times. Deputies sign up for these shifts. They patrol and they’ll even fill out the paperwork for other deputies who have arrested an impaired driver so that those deputies can go back out on patrol.

Sgt. Jim Borgioli of the Cripple Creek Police Department said New Year’s Eve is business as usual for his department. He

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said Cripple Creek officers are trained to look for anything that would give probable cause to make a traffic stop and to use their powers of observation from there.

“There is really no way to tell for sure that someone you’re following is drunk,” he said. “It might be an older person who is lost and tiredness can also cause erratic driving.”

Once a traffic stop is made, officers know to look for signs of drinking and they are trained in standardized field sobriety testing and how to use a blood alcohol testing machine but as yet the department doesn’t take part in any of the state’s programs to pay for overtime.

Adams said there are levels of impairment. Drivers with blood alcohol levels of.051-.o79 are considered DWAI, driving while ability impaired. Drivers arrested for DWAI might be served a summons and released to a sober driver. A blood alcohol level of .08 or above will land a driver in the county jail. Porcelli said 99 percent of the time either level of impairment will send a driver to jail.

A DUI arrest can be costly. There are court and attorney costs. If convicted they could lose their driver’s license, have to pay

for an ignition interlock device and pay for mandatory alcohol counseling. Some lose their jobs and repeat offenders might get prison terms.

“I would rather not have to arrest anyone on New Year’s Eve,” Adams said. “If you drink, travel with a designated driver, call someone sober for a ride, even your parents, or have the number for a cab and cab fare in your pocket.”

“Don’t underestimate how much even one or two drinks can affect your driving,” Porcelli said. “The effects of alcohol vary from person to person. If you’re drinking, don’t drive. If you’re driving, don’t drink.”

The Colorado State Patrol will also be out watching for drunk drivers as part of “The Heat is On.” According to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Alcohol and Impaired Driving webpage, every year 26,000 Colorado drivers are arrested for DUI and 150 people are killed in alcoholrelated crashes. Besides information about the dangers of driving impaired, the webpage, http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/alcohol-and-impaired-driving, also has apps for iPhone and Android that help drivers estimate their blood alcohol levels and help call a cab.

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The Polar Express Train Ride has turned out to be an epic success for the Colorado Railroad Museum’s newest Christmas event.

Tickets sold out for the entire run before the second weekend’s performance, said Donald Tallman, executive director for the Colorado Railroad Museum.

“We won’t be adding any days this year, maybe a few more next year,” Tallman said.

The museum printed 7,500 tickets for its inventory that was scheduled to last for the entire six week production which runs for 22 days from Nov. 21 to Dec. 28.

Ticket sales grossed nearly $300,000 but Tallman said net income will be less than half that amount due to expenses. “It was a big risk, because we had no idea what first year ticket sales were going to be,” he said.

“It was well worth the risk, both in terms of return of investment, but also in terms of the joy that it has brought to the families.”

For the first time, the railroad museum

veered off its usual holiday themed train rides, and produced a theatrical production of the popular children’s book; The Polar Express. The event immerses the audiences into The Polar Express journey as guests are escorted onto an historical train car acting as the express, where actors play out scenes from the book, complete with dancing and singing chefs who serve hot chocolate and a cookie to passengers. The book is then read aloud and guests are brought to the “North Pole” where Santa appears and gives everyone a silver bell.

“I anticipate that it will sell out quickly when we make tickets available in August,” Tallman said.

“It’s magical, and once you’ve experienced it, you believe. It’s going to become a new family tradition in the Denver Metro area,” Tallman said. “People who have experienced the magic of this event have already told us this is going to become their new family tradition.”

Next year, tickets will go on sale in August with members getting the first pick in July.

“I’m sure we’ll be sold out by Sept.1!”

Tallman said.

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AREA CLUBS Continued from Page 5

Sunday at The Pantry in Green Mountain Falls. Call 719-6849018 for details and reservations.

addition to keyboard or instrumental accompanists. Call 6868228 for directions or visit www.rampartrocknjazz.com.

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.

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 719-689-2486 or Help U Club, 1054 High Chateau Road, Florissant, CO 80816.

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.

A PEACE Visioning You may think you are limited in your

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.

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 719-687-5534. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

AMERICAN LEGION Post 171 meets at 7 p.m. at the Post

Building, 400 East Carr Ave. in Cripple Creek.

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.

ART RECEPTION Today is planned for the second Friday of

LAKE GEORGE Fire Protection District Auxiliary meetings are

the month and will feature a different artist at Park State Bank in Woodland Park.

at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Station No. 1 at the corner of Hwy. 24 and County Road 90.

BILL HARPER, as seen on the Grand Ole Opry, performs 4-7

THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second

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.

FLORISSANT GRANGE No. 420 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.

THE FLORISSANT Library Book 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 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 non-members 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

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 719-687-1374 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 719-6874812.

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 719-689-0554.

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 303-647-1085 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 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

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

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 Creek.

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

organization devoted to preserving the hardrock gold mining heritage and the experience of living in Victor, Colorado

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MUSIC. DANCE. FITNESS. DON’T WAIT - Enroll before January 5th and pay NOTHING until February 1 Come join the fun!

Check out the class schedule at jazzercise.com/FindaClass.

Come see our Newly Remodeled Facility 106 E. Village Terrace (Hwy. 24, in the Paradox Brewery Building)

719-686-0092

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Faith Lutheran Pre-school starts in January

By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com Faith Lutheran Pre-School begins open enrollment Jan. 6, with classes taught by Robyn Bowman and Milinda Carnahan.

The school is open to children from 3 to 5 years old.

The school is a foundation for future learning, as children gather in circles to learn letters and numbers while once a week they study the bible. “The school gives children a little academic, social and religious,” Bowman said. “We go to the chapel once a week.”

While pre-school is optional in Colo-

rado, Bowman stresses the importance of establishing an educational basis before children go to kindergarten. “Pre-school gets children used to social situations while learning to make friends and right choices - and sitting still when they need to,” she said.

The Lutheran pre-school, at 1310 Evergreen Heights Dr., is from 8 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, beginning Jan. 6. This season, the pre-school has a new playground, in addition to smaller class sizes.

Tuition is $195 a month. For information about enrolling, call 687-2303.

Faith Lutheran Church in Woodland Park offers open enrollment for the pre-school, for students from 3 to 5 years old.

Classes begin Jan. 6. Courtesy photo

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and at 5 p.m. Saturdays at the Com-

munity Partnership Family Resource Center in Divide.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS for women meets from 5:30-6:30 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. Fridays. 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

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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 719331-3640.

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 719233-5873. Also provides developmental supports and services to children birth through 3 years of age, who have special developmental needs. For free developmental screening call 719-6875047 or visit www.tre.org

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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

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.

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Veterinary

Animal Care Clinic

719-748-3048 / 719-337-9822

Emergencies use same numbers Small animals, Equine & Livestock Equine & Canine Digital X-Ray, Gas Anesthesia, Ultrasound & Lab 39609 Hwy 24 - Lake George, CO 80827

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Shannon Lemons, D.V.M

719-687-2201

1084 Cedar Mountain Rd. Divide, CO www.tellerparkvet.com

LA LECHE League, for breastfeeding help and information before and after baby comes. Call Kathleen, the Teller County area leader, at 719-687-1164.

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.

Jim Wright, DVM

Large and Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, specializing in Dentistry Appointments • Mobile Calls • Emergencies

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.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Woodland Park Community Church Offices, Suite A, 700 Valley View Drive in Woodland Park.

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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.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at 5:30 p.m. Sundays at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple Creek.

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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.

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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

Anita Riggle 719-686-6457 ariggle@ourcoloradonews.com

To list your place of business in the Teller County Professional Directory call 719-687-3006

BUSINESS BUZZ

workshop graduates meet every third Sunday of the month to provide ongoing support for overcoming health and Clubs continues on Page 16

My Sweet Escape bakery in Woodland Park pays tribute to Dr. Seuss, with The Grinch cake made for a customer. The book, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” is among the author’s most popular. Courtesy photo The Business Buzz features news about the economic scene, promotions, acquisitions and expansions. Contact Pat Hill at phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 686-6458.

Neil Levy, Mayor of Woodland Park, Judy Crummett, Farmers’ Market Manager, and several vendors and customers were interviewed on location for the Urban Farm & Garden Show at the December 13th Farmers’ Market at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The show is a podcast run

by Larry Stebbins, of Pikes Peak Urban Gardens and Venetucci Farms, and Craig

McHugh, from a Joyful Noise Farm, who is now involved with Tiny Farms development in partnership with Stebbins.

Tractor Supply Company, in partnership with the National 4-H Council, raised $763,283 during the 10-day national instore fundraiser through the Paper Clover Campaign. Seventy percent of the funds raised benefit state and local 4-H youth development program activities, such as local camps and after-school programs.

Tractor Supply opened this summer in Woodland Park.

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Eric Seufert, owner of Castle Rock Homebrew and Supply, arranges the beers for the homebrew competition Dec.19.

Bottles for the Castle Rock Homebrew Competiton are given plain labels, numbered and arranged by color and style for tasting.

Eric Seufert, owner of Castle Rock Homebrew and Supply, talks to patrons during the Castle Rock Homebrew Competition Dec.19. at his store located at 1643 Park Street. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

Brewing up community Castle Rock Homebrew Competition brings together amateur brewers

By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com The bottles line the table, each one brewed in a home or a garage or a basement.

Divided by color and style, the 25 beers and five wines at the 2014 Castle Rock Homebrew Competition were crafted by about 15 amature brewers.

There’s a prize for the winner, a gold medal. But the real reward is being able to share their work with others.

“Most homebrew competitions are judged by certified judgers. So they take notes on aroma, flavor, and appearance and judge it according to style,” said Eric Seufert, owner of Castle Rock Homebrew Supply where the competition was held Dec.19.

“They’re actually quite boring events.

It’s usually just a bunch of people standing around taking notes. This is a more social, fun, event that prob-

ably better suits the average brewer or wine maker. It’s fun.”

Seufert opened Castle Rock Homebrew Supply in January 2103. This is the second year he is hosting the Christmas competition—something he says he hopes will bring together the local homebrew community and give brewers a chance to share and compare with other armatures and enthusiasts.

“Most of these beers here and the wine are from people who have started in the last two years since we’ve opened. People get really good at it quick,” Seufert.”I probably know half of the people’s names in here. There’s actually a pretty big homebrew community in Castle Rock.”

According to Seufert said that most people can learn to brew their own beer in a few hours.

Beers take around four weeks to make if you’re bottling them. Wine is a little longer, four to six weeks to get them made and according to Seufert some of them could appreciate a year sitting around.

“The crowd here, we like to make everything. We routinely offer brewing, wine and cheese making begin-

ner classes. We do advanced brewing classes and once a year and during the grape harvest we do some wine making,” Seufert said.

The beginner beer making class costs $30.

“Between your ingredients and your equipment you can usually get out of here for about $200 for wine or beer, to make five or six gallons,” Seufert said.

Todd Hiltz began brewing a year ago when his son bought him a homebrew kit for Christmas.

“Since then, I’ve just went kind of crazy with brewing,” Hiltz said. “The first was a stout like a Guinness and we started doing it tighter and just went from there.”

Hiltz submitted five of his own brews for the competition— a wheat beer and October fest, a porter, a stout and a pumpkin ale.

“When you come here the guys give you a lot of advice and help you out with the kits. It’s you and the simple ingredients, you know—your water, your hops, your malts. It’s fun,” Hiltz said. “It’s a good distraction from the normal week and business you’ve got going on.”

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Kids enjoy Winter Day in the Park It might have been cold that afternoon of Dec. 19, but several young people gathered in Memorial Park to celebrate winter and say “hello” to Santa Claus. Photos by Pat Hill

By Pat Hill

phill@coloradocommunitymedia.com

A few hearty souls carried on the winter tradition of roasting marshmallows – the people were part of a larger group at the Winter Wonderland party hosted by the Woodland Park Parks and Recreation Department.

Woodland Park residents, families with children, enjoyed a Winter Day in the Park Dec. 19. The party, sponsored by Woodland Park Parks and Recreation, North Teller Build a Generation and the Teen Center, featured s’mores, with marshmallows roasted in the open fireplace in Memorial Park, cookies and hot chocolate.

Woodland Park was lucky that day, as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus paid a visit to the party.

While the weather has been too warm for ice skating on the pond, children enjoyed sledding on the hill in the park.

Wal-Mart and City Market donated funds to pay for the food and beverages.

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Columbine students shine In a throwback to the rock ‘n roll era, a group of Columbine students entertained the school board with a skit from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. From left, DJ Summerill, Katie Maine, Kyra Kidd, Ava Lucasavige and Sarah Kuhn. Students from Columbine Elementary School showcased what they are doing in the school’s Master Classes for the Woodland Park School District Board of Education December meeting.Photo

by Stacy Schubloom

Rural seniors aided by meal delivery

By Staff report In the ongoing effort to assist senior citizens, Teller Senior Coalition continues to deliver meals, through the Rural Area Meal Program, to those in the area who are homebound.

Gerry Coulter is the face of the program in Teller County as he is the one the seniors greet on delivery day. In addition to delivering nutritious meals, Coulter also delivers Blizzard Boxes to homebound senior citizens.

“In case of a major snow storm, the blizzard boxes will provide additional stable food until we can resume our service,” said Paula Dugger, TSC assistant director.

“The meals are distributed on a weekly basis and help many people who otherwise might have to move to an assisted-living facility.”

The program is funded, in part, by the Pikes Peak Council of Governments’ Area on Aging Agency.

Gerry Coulter, driver for Teller Senior Coalition, is ready to deliver meals to senior citizens last week. Courtesy photo

TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Dec. 5 Leann Berggren, date of birth July 24, 1970 of Florissant, was arrested for third degree assault and domestic violence. Bond set at $3,000.

Dec. 8 Duane William Webb, date of birth June 12, 1987 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for driving under the influence, careless driving and false reporting to authorities. Bond set at $1,000.

Dec. 9 Thomas Delaplane, date of birth Aug. 26, 1952 of Woodland Park, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, failure to drive in a single lane and failure to use turn signals. Bond set at $1,000.

Dec. 11 Jason Leo Donisthorpe, date of birth Aug. 31, 1974 of Pueblo, was arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, aggravated driving under revocation, driving while under the influence of drugs, unlawful use of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to drive in a single lane and vehicle had defective stop lamps. Bond set at $3,000. Mr. Donisthorpe was also arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving after revocation prohibited, failure to display proof of insurance and license plates (expired temporary permit). Bond on the warrant set at $10,000.

Carl Dee Martin, date of birth March 18, 1974 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on three warrants; first warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of protection order violation. No bond set. The second warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of driving while ability impaired. No bond set. The third warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of violation of a

protection order. No bond set.

Dec. 15 James David Rosevear, date of birth June 9, 1954 of Charles Adin Chadwell, date of birth Oct. 5, 1954 of Green Mountain Falls, was arrested on a warrant for Victor, was arrested for assault in the third degree, hafailure to comply on an original charge of driving under rassment and disorderly conduct. Bond set at $800. the influence, reckless driving and unsafe or defective Joshua Gregory Pedzinski, date of birth June 3, 1989 vehicle. This was a no bond warrant. of Cripple Creek, was arrested on a warrant for failure to Dec. 12 appear on an original charge of disorderly conduct (ofTravis K. Bonner, date of birth Jan. 31, 1995 of Woodfensive gesture). Bond set at $100. land Park, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while ability impaired and signaling violation. Bond set at $2,000.

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Victor Matthews expects to launch his latest innovation, Mountain Shine, by March 17. Mountain Shine comes in several flavors. Photo by Pat Hill

Home distilling illegal, but gaining popularity Few monetary benefits for those with unlawful hobby

By Trenton Sperry Greeley Tribune

Distiller Mike Girard prepares a still to receive “wash,” also known as “mash” and transform it into Colorado Sippin’ ‘Shine at 3 Hundred Days of Shine in Monument. Photo by Dave Smith

Thank You Teller County!!

Breakfast with Santa was another huge success this year! Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Ute Pass Kiwanians & many friends enjoyed serving you and your children!

Many Thanks goes to all that made it possible!

Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine Wal-Mart Denny’s Royal Crest Dairy Big D Motorsports Starbucks Paradise Spirits Liquors Wildwood Casino NAPA Auto Parts

Intermountain Rural Electric Association City Market Gold Hill Wine & Liquor Costco - Nevada Sam’s Club-Academy UPS Store McDonalds Safeway Ute Pass Cultural Center & the City of Woodland Park

GREELEY (AP) — Homebrew clubs and people who grow their own pot make no secret of their efforts — and almost always share it with others — but the possibility of being found out has kept home distillers alone in the basement.

Distilling liquor for personal consumption is still illegal in Colorado and the other 49 states, even though it’s only considered a petty offense.

“Most people who distill at home don’t even tell their friends,’’ said Mike Lurbe, a member of Treehouse Brewing Club, a homebrewing club in Greeley.

Heather Bean, who owns Syntax Spirits, even has a hard time finding employees.

“With distilling, you can virtually find nobody,’’ she said. “Honestly, most of the people that kind of do the clandestine home distilling, they’re like retired engineers. They’re not going to be the young person who comes on and is going to do the heavy lifting and do distilling. And that’s because of the laws.’’

However, home distilling is growing in popularity. It’s almost as popular as homebrewed beer, Bean said, and she knows this because of the number of people who strike up a conversation with her at Syntax.

“It’s actually incredibly popular,’’ Bean said, “and lots of people come in here and start talking about their home rigs.’’

Bean said there’s also a reason the rise in the popularity of home distilling has paralleled the growth in homebrewing.

“People frequently actually make beer and then distill it,’’ she said. “Some people decide they should distill because they had a bad batch of beer. Other people get more pointed about it and just make things specifically for distilling.’’

Making spirits for personal consumption has few monetary benefits if any, Bean said, because it takes a large amount of initial ingredients just to get a small amount of liquor.

“The people who tend to be into it are people who have been into homebrewing and into home vinification, and they’re just kind of interested in fermenting things and want to round out their profile,’’ she said.

“Most of the people are just sort of the more professional who is kind of into this as a hobby, and they think, `Seriously, how

big of a deal could it be? Who is going to show up in my basement on Friday night?’

Well, probably nobody, unless you actually tell them that you want to sell a bunch of booze.’’

It’s hard to understate just how the state of Colorado treats distilling in relation to other crimes. In the past three years, the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Liquor Enforcement Division has had only one home distilling case, in which the department confiscated about 10 bottles and three keg stills, said Daria Serna, the department’s communications director. The three stills enabled the distiller, who lived in southern Colorado, to make about three quarts of liquor at a time, or a little less than three liters. Serna said the person was attempting to sell the distilled liquor.

“I’ve never known anybody who has been caught for home distilling,’’ Bean said.

“The only people I’ve heard of just through word-of-mouth type stuff are people who then try to sell their wares, which is just a dumb idea.’’

With the advent of legal recreational marijuana in Colorado and the ability to grow plants for personal use at home, Bean said it seems almost silly to keep home distilling laws on the books. The reason they remain, she guessed, has to do almost entirely with tax revenue.

“As far as I can tell, the real reason behind home distillation being illegal is it’s very lucrative,’’ Bean said. “Even in the excise tax rates, we pay roughly 10 times more tax than beer and wine on each amount of spirit. So you can also imagine why no one wants to sort of let that slide.’’

Bean said those taxes and the cost of distilling licenses can put a damper on businesses like hers, in more ways than one.

“I built our whole production line having absolutely no idea if it would actually work,’’ she said. “I’m a chemical engineer, and I fervently hoped that it would work.

And it does work, it did work. But believe me, that was a lot of high blood pressure and heartburn before the first turn-on.’’

Nevertheless, Bean said the law is the law, and she doesn’t condone anyone distilling anything other than water, vinegar or essential oils without a license. Bean pays more than $1,000 a year for her distilling license.

“This is why distillers have gotten that bad reputation, because we’re kind of thumbing our nose at the law more than we should be,’’ she said. “It is the responsibility of the distiller to abide by all applicable laws or accept the consequences.’’

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Rocky Mountain water New partnership donates funds to protect forests

By Clarke Reader

creader@colorado communitymedia.com One of the key ingredients in MillerCoors beers is the famous clear mountain water.

On Dec. 16 the company joined with PepsiCo and the Wells Fargo Foundation to ensure that water will be protected for millions of Colorado residents.

The three organizations announced they will donate $1 million to The Nature Conservancy to protect the Front Range forests, which in turn will protect a clean water source for the state.

“The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect that land and waters that all life depends on,” said Heidi Sherk, The Nature Conservancy interim state director of Colorado. “The Conservancy works with partners to find solutions that benefit both people and nature.”

On hand for the announcement were representatives from the three organizations, who highlighted the importance of protecting the state’s water supply.

“This is not just a place where we do business - the Front Range forests are part of our heritage,” said Tom Long, MillerCoors CEO. “The forests catch the winter snowpack and supply water for more than two-thirds of Colorado’s population. We need to ensure we have safe, clean drinking water.”

Megan Smith, PepsiCo North America Beverages director of sustainability, said simple acts often lead to big changes and this corporate partnership will have a huge positive effect for Colorado.

Previous year’s droughts and forest fires have left more than 6 million acres of the state’s forest at risk for large wildfires, and 1.5. million of those acres are in the Front Range area, according to information provided by MillerCoors.

The donation will help The Nature Conservancy design, implement and measure progress on several forest restoration projects over the next three years in the Front Range, including thinning trees, removing dry vegetation and conducting prescribed burns.

John Stulp, special policy advisor to Gov. John Hickenlooper on water, said these kinds of projects are needed to protect forests and watersheds that so many depend on.

“We need to expand and amplify the impact of what we do and increase the scale and scope of our work,” Sherk said.

“These funds will help us to restore forest resilience. We need our forests and right now, our forests need us.”

Pete Coors spoke about the importance of protecting Colorado’s water sources at the announcement that MillersCoors, PepsiCo and Wells Fargo will donate $1 million to The Nature Conservancy. Photos by Clarke Reader

Heidi Sherk, The Nature Conservancy’s interim state director of Colorado, speaks at the announcement from MillerCoors, PepsiCo and Wells Fargo that they will be donating $1 million to keep the Front Range forests safe.

THINGS TO DO

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THROUGH MARCH 8

SPIN CLASSES Mountain Top Cycling Club will host 20 spin class sessions on Monday and Friday nights through Friday, March 8 at Woodland Park Middle School, in the commons area. Doors unlock at 5:40 p.m., with pedals turning at 6 p.m. A one-time fee of $25 will be charged, for building use and insurance.

Participants must provide their own bikes and trainer equipment. David Kreigshauser will instruct the class in a 60- to 75-minute work out to his videos from Seek Out Cycling. Times and dates will be posted on the club website

under the calendar tab as there will be some days there will not be class. Visit www.mountaintopcyclingclub.com or call Debbie 719-689-3435.

JAN. 1 NEW YEAR hike Eleven Mile State Park plans its third First Day Hike from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1.

Meet in the Coyote Ridge parking lot, 4229 C.R. 92, Lake George. Park naturalist Beth Dodd leads the hike, which will focus on the survival challenges faced by the plants and animals of the park during the cold season. Bring warm boots, cloves or mittens, and head gear as desired. Water or a thermos of warm liquid also might be beneficial.

Registration requested but not required.

Hike will be about an hour to an hour and a half. Contact 719-748-3401 or go to http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/ Parks/ElevenMile.

JAN. 6

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Mountain Top Cycling Club plans its membership drive from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Woodland Park Country Lodge. The club has been part of the community for four years and has contributed more than 1,000 in giveaways to the Teller County Bike Rodeo. Among its activities, the club offers winter spin classes, hosts cycling events, such as Ride of Silence, the Monday night Ber Werks Run and Ride, Wednesday night Cruisers and the ice cream social. The Mountain Top Experience Ride brings cyclists from out of the state as well as out of the area to participate in a 106-mile century road ride. Bike the Night was introduced this year and everyone that rode had nothing but great reviews. These events bring income to our hotels, restaurants, local shops and service

stations. Club members also volunteer in and around the community, helping with Habitat for Humanity, Oktoberfest and Adopt-A-Highway cleanup. There are many benefits to joining a local cycling club: motivation, camaraderie, safety, education, inspiration and don’t forget the discounts. It is the vision of the Mountain Top Cycling Club to become even more active in and around Teller County. On Aug. 29, we will host our first Mountain bike race at Aspen Valley Ranch. Working with USA Cycling Association to host a premier event. The Mountain Top Cycling Club hopes you will support our membership drive by joining the club for $25 individual or $40 for families. If you do not want to join, making a $25 donation will help to cover administration fees. Contact Things continues on Page 16

I would like to extend a special wish to all of my friends and colleagues in Teller, Park and El Paso Counties for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year!

BETH GREGORY 719-238-9530

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Review: `The Hobbit’ wraps with a Middle-earth melee

By Jake Coyle

Associated Press With a sum total of 1,032 minutes, Peter Jackson’s six J.R.R. Tolkien films have earned more than $5 billion worldwide.

They have made New Zealand synonymous with Middle-earth. And they have slaughtered enough orcs to constitute genocide.

The sheer size of Jackson’s accomplishment — a majestic, fully realized fantasy world, from its lush landscapes down to its hairy feet — is enough to make Cecil B. DeMille blush. Across craggy mountaintops and through enchanted forests, he has set his hobbits, elves and wizards scampering to and fro, always under the threat of greed, ego and selfishness. More than anything, he has taken the stuff of fantasy seriously and rendered Tolkien’s splendid creation with love.

Sadly, all of that was true after Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings’’ trilogy. The subsequent “Hobbit’’ trio, which is now finally sputter-

ing to an end with “The Battle of the Five Armies,’’ will inevitably go down as an unneeded, unloved gratuity, a trilogy, like the second “Star Wars’’ run, to write off as overkill.

The magic, fleeting to start with, is mostly gone. “The Hobbit’’ might have been a nice little prequel add-on to “The Lord of the Rings,’’ but by dividing it into three movies, Jackson and company have drained the book’s dramatic momentum.

The first, “An Unexpected Journey,’’ remains in one’s memory only for its clowncar introduction of the 13 dwarfs in an interminable dinner scene I fear is just now approaching dessert. “The Desolation of Smaug,’’ for me the most successfully rollicking of these three, brought in (finally) another woman (Evangeline Lilly’s elf Tauriel) and Benedict Cumberbatch’s glorious dragon.

What most distinguishes “The Battle of the Five Armies’’ is its relative torpor. After five films of relentless forward motion, its characters always in perpetual flight, Jack-

son’s “Hobbit’’ has, as if out of gas, plopped down at the Lonely Mountain. Picking up with Smaug’s fiery escape, “Five Armies’’ caps “The Hobbit’’ with a Middle-earth melee as all forces gather around Erebor.

The riches inside the mountain draw dwarfs (led by Richard Armitage’s king Thorin), elves (ruled by Lee Pace’s wonderfully snobbish Thran-duil), a smattering of humans (most notably Luke Evans’s Bard) and, of course, huge armies of hulking orcs.

All the commotion doesn’t leave much room for Martin Freeman’s Bilbo Baggins.

The funny, natural Freeman is one of the best things to hit Jackson’s overly earnest epic (it’s an hour into “Five Armies’’ before the first chuckle), but he has often been crowded out by the avalanche of characters and CGI effects. Perhaps — and I know this could strike Jackson as incredulous — a battle scene need not be an hour long?

The action, too, comes in Jackson’s preferred 48 frames-per-second (theater options will vary; and the film is also in

3-D), which, in the mission of greater clarity, yields a heightened artificiality. Some believe this high-frame-rate is the future (James Cameron is a fan), but for now, it’s the greatest evidence that some 15 years down a Hobbit hole — both pleasingly and frustratingly far from reality — have marred Jackson’s vision. Effects-only shots look fine, but live-action appears like a soap opera.

But maybe it’s time to admire Jackson for his obsessions. He has spent a very long time in Middle-earth and his affection for it hasn’t, for even 1/48th of a moment, ever been in doubt. It is his precious.

“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,’’ a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence and frightening images.’’ Running time: 144 minutes.

Two stars out of four.

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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

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 Carol or Shelley at 719-687-1180 or Darlyn at Teller County Public Health, 719687-6416.

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.

Woodland Park Library. Both those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

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.

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.

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

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.

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filled hour with storytelling and hands-on experiments. Go to www.rmdrc.com.

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JAN. 13 HOLISTIC HEALING Practitioners from Wholistic Networking Community demonstrate the benefits of holistic services from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Mountain View United Methodist Church, 1101 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park. Information can be found at the Wholistic Networking Community page on Facebook. Donations and non-perishable food items are accepted, and beneficiary will be Woodland Park Community Cupboard. Call Shari Billger at 719-748-3412 or shari1551@aol.com.

JAN. 17 WATER WORLD Dinosaur Resource Center, 201 S. Fairview

St., Woodland Park, presents Wild World of Water, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17. Is it possible to hold water upside down? What makes an iceberg stay afloat? Can some liquids float better than others? Learn about these subjects and more, with Cathy Kelsay from Fantasy Forest for a fun-

HOLISTIC HEALING A special holistic healing day event is planned from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Mountain View United Methodist Church, 1101 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park. Practitioners from the Wholistic Networking Community provide services on a first-come firstserved basis. Group healing is from noon to 1 p.m. Information available on the Wholistic Networking Community page on Facebook. Donations and non-perishable food items are requested. Contact Shari Billger, 719-748-3412 or shari1551@ aol.com.

JAN. 31 GROUNDHOG DAY Denise Gard and her famous border collie Sienna presents “Winter or Spring?” a Groundhog Day celebration from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Dinosaur Resource Center, 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park. Learn about groundhogs and make a craft to take home. Theresa Johnson and her hedgehogs Flash and Thelma also will be on site from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to www.rmdrc.com.

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Firefighters offer parents car seat safety training

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@colorado communitymedia.com A properly installed car or booster seat can cut your child’s risk for injury or death in half, but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://1. usa.gov/1swXMEp), three out of four seats are installed wrong.

To help ensure child safety, the Fire Protection Districts around the area offer free, car and booster seat instruction.

“We’re not an installation service, we’re an education service,” said Deanna Harrington, a life safety educator with the Arvada Fire Protection District. “We want parents to feel confident and capable to use the seat correctly.”

The program, which is available to all parents or guardians of small children, educates individuals about proper ways to ensure child safety while riding in vehicles.

A Car Seat lesson teaches parents how to properly use their car or booster seats, how to install them in their vehicle and how to ensure maximum vehicle safety for their child(ren).

“That’s my main goal, is to make sure that these parents leave here feeling comfortable, knowing how to put their car seat in, knowing how to put their child in the car seat and knowing they could teach somebody else in the family if they needed to,” said Stephen Johnson, a child passenger safety technician and firefighter within the Arvada district.

According to Colorado’s Child Passenger Safety Law, all children 13 years old and under should sit in the back seat, and be placed in a car or booster seat until they reach the seat’s upper weight and height limits and pass the five point seat belt test.

“Every time you graduate up to a different car seat, you’re loosing some safety,” Harrington said. “We try to educate parents to best practice rather than the law, which is just the minimum.”

Using a five-point harness car seat or a booster seat can help reduce the distance a person travels in the case of a collision, drastically reducing their risk of serious injury or fatality. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (http://1.usa. gov/1aEIxQK), the proper use of a car or booster seat for infants under one year can reduce the risk for serious injury and death by 71 percent, by 54 percent in toddlers under four and 45 percent in children up to age eight.

“Best practice is leave your child rear facing as long as possible,” Johnson said.

“Each car seat has maximums for it, whether it’s age, weight or height, and you want to exceed those.”

“Put a bug in our ear —that’s what we’re here for, children’s safety all the time,” he said. “I think it’s an underused service that the public doesn’t know or utilize.”

BoB: Five important tips for car seat safety: 1.) Don’t graduate seats early. Leave children in car or booster seats as long as possible, exceeding the height and weight requirements.

2.) Ensure you have the proper seat for your child and vehicle, reference both the seat and car manual for all specifications, compatibilities and possible defects.

3.) Make sure seat is installed tightly within the vehicle, it should not move

Arvada Fire Protection District Child Safety Technician, Stephen Johnson, demonstrates the proper way to place an infant in a car seat. Courtesy photo more than one inch in any direction when pulled at the belt.

4.) Don’t put children in heavy outerwear in the seat, this creates more space

between the child and the safety harnesses, increasing the risk for injury.

5.) Before moving children to a seatbelt, make sure they can: sit in the seat without

slouching, have knees naturally bend over the seat and their feet flat on the floor, and the belt fits securely over their shoulders, chest and upper thighs.

Count on the holidays for big bird wingding Thousands of enthusiasts join outdoor winter event

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com In the late 19th century, there was a tradition known as the Christmas “Side Hunt,” according to the Audubon Society’s website. People chose teams and went out with guns to see who could kill the most feathered and furred targets and bring a pile back.

In 1900 Frank Chapman, an early Audubon Society officer, suggested a new tradition: a Christmas Bird Census — going out to count them instead.

He recruited 27 dedicated birders who organized counts in 25 different areas from Toronto, Ontario, to Pacific Grove, Calif.

About 90 total species were tallied that first year and the tradition became established.

From Dec 14 through early January this season, thousand of birders — beginning, intermediate and advanced — will comb a given 15-mile radius and report back a count — across the United States, Canada

and Latin America. Figures are compiled and used by scientists and conservationists to follow bird populations.

Nearly 60 percent of widely distributed species have been affected by climate change in the past 40 years. Their range has moved 35 miles north.

Some common birds are in decline due to development, suburban sprawl, expended agricultural use of land, drilling, logging, mining, fire …

Three counts are available in the Denver area, according to the Audubon Society newsletter. You don’t have to be a member, but pre-registration is requested.

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you?

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• Jan. 1: Denver Urban Christmas Count covers a 15-mile radius. Contact Hugh Kingery, 303-814-2723, for information.

(There is a chili potluck at 5 p.m. Bring a salad, dessert or finger food to share. Call Urling Kingery, 303-814-2723 for information.)

• Jan. 3: Douglas County Bird Count, offered in partnership with Roxborough State Park, 303-973-3959. It begins at 7:30 a.m. Call the park in advance to connect with a team — there are about a dozen possible walks at various elevations. A chili supper will follow ($2 plus a side dish requested.)

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Broncos Institute offers look inside the huddle Partnership with CSU will be part of Sports Management minor

By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com For students hoping to find a career in the sports management industry, a new program offered by Colorado State University may be just the ticket.

CSU announced the creation of The Denver Broncos Sports Management Institute Dec. 15 — a program that will allow students to work closely with Colorado’s favorite professional sports franchise and learn from professionals in the field.

The program, partnering the Broncos with the university, will debut this spring by offering three courses to select CSU undergraduate students. The classes will count toward a newly developed minor in sports management at Colorado State, pending faculty council approval.

“We are excited and proud to partner with a world-class university like Colorado State to create the Denver Broncos Sports Management Institute,” Broncos President and CEO Joe Ellis said in a news release. “This program will allow us to expand our involvement with higher education in our home state and help mentor local students interested in pursuing a career in sports.”

Students will take part in hands-on experiences and opportunities with the Broncos. The program will include internships with the team, guest lectures from management

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and case studies developed in coordination with the team.

“As a former student athlete, I have been hoping for something like this for a long time. There’s already a tremendous amount of excitement for the program,” professor Albert Bimper said. “It’s an opportunity for our students to learn from people in a nationally and internationally recognized organization and to be hands on and learn about the business of sports.”

Foundations of Sports Management and Inclusive Sport Organizations will be taught by Bimper, the senior associate athletic director and assistant professor of Ethnic Studies. Bimper was an all-Mountain West offensive lineman at CSU before playing one season with the Indianapolis Colts, where he was a backup center for Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.

“How do you run an event? What does that look like? What is it like to be responsible for a facility during the course of a season?

It’s an opportunity for students to really see things first hand. The internships are a big component of the program,” Bimper said.

The institute builds on an existing relationship between the Broncos and Colorado State that has included work on a variety of topics, including turf management, business, marketing and public relations courses and activities as well as numerous CSU student internships with the Broncos.

The program will initially be housed in the Department of Management within the College of Business, but the academic framework involves four of CSU’s eight colleges.

The program will accept 20 students per semester and all are welcome to apply.

“We will be getting our feet wet with a few classes this spring and then really kick things into full gear in

Broncos offer a look inside the huddle. Photo by Eric Lars Bakke the fall,” Bimper said.

The classes being offered for the spring 2015 semester include: Foundations of Sport Management, Inclusive Sport Organizations and Sports

Marketing.

“The Denver Broncos are rightly considered one of the finest-run franchises in all of professional sports, so the opportunity to have our students work

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Woodland Park High School senior Lexie Comer, No. 12 in white jersey, takes aim at the basket during the Panthers’ 58-56 victory over Discovery Canyon on Dec. 19. Paul Magnuson

Woodland Park girls defeat Discovery Canyon, 58-56, in basketball Panthers wore socks with a Christmas theme in Dec. 19 game

By Danny Summers dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com

Wearing colorful Christmas socks, the Woodland Park High School girls’ basketball team played one of its best games of the season Dec. 19 during a 58-56 victory over Discovery Canyon.

The Panthers (3-2) built a 28-23 halftime lead behind the strong shooting of seniors Lexie Comer and Kaitlyn Kemp, as well as sophomore guard Mackenzie

Jordan.

The Thunder battled back to take a 45-43 lead after three quarters, however.

Woodland Park regained the lead in the fourth quarter for the victory.

The Panthers are averaging 56 points per game this season, which is nearly 20 points more per game than in 2013-14.

New coach Kris Kemp is stressing quick ball movement and taking more

open shots.

The Panthers’ losses this season are to Pueblo West (74-60) and Pueblo County (62-51). Those schools have a combined 10-4 record.

The Panthers are off until Jan. 6 when they play Northridge in the Roosevelt Tournament.

Woodland Park begins Class 4A Metro League play Jan. 10 at Harrison.

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Brian Gustafson, the director of business services for the Woodland Park School District, is in his second year as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Colorado College. Gustafson is a Woodland Park alumnus and the former head coach of the school’s boys’ basketball team. Courtesy photos

Gustafson is in his second season as Colorado College basketball assistant coach Former Woodland Park coach still works full time for Woodland Park School District

By Danny Summers

dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com After 16 seasons as a high school basketball coach, Brian Gustafson needed a break from the game.

Following a one-year hiatus to focus on family and his job as the director of business services for the Woodland Park School District, Gustafson hooked on with Colorado College as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2013-14 season.

This year, Gustafson, 40, is a paid assistant for the Tigers and enjoying being back on the sidelines.

“One of my dreams for a long time is to be able to coach college basketball,” said Gustafson, a 1992 Woodland Park High School graduate. “During my one year off (from coaching) I took it as a time to regroup, decompress, but then also reevaluate my philosophy and goals.

“I would show up at high school basketball games, but I also traveled around to colleges. I went to Ohio State. I went to Ohio Wesleyan and Northwestern in Chicago and watched practice and hung out and just was a basketball junkie.”

During that season away from the sidelines, Gustafson also studied other coaching styles.

“I looked at how I do things compared to how other guys do things,” he said. “What I found that I feel pretty confident about trying to catch on somewhere and then I could add value.”

Colorado College head basketball coach Andy Partee - a Monument resident - has built the Tigers into a respectable Division III program. In 2010, Colorado College defeated D-I Air Force to open its season and finished 14-12 overall.

Colorado College is 4-4 this season.

“Andy does a great job and really has built the program up to where he had a winless season in his second year to where

Brian Gustafson is in his second season as a Colorado College men’s basketball coach. we were ranked in the top 25 last year,” Gustafson said.

Gustafson is the last coach to lead Woodland Park to the postseason. The Panthers enjoyed some of their greatest success during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons when they qualified for the state tournament. In 2007, Woodland Park defeated Rock Canyon (73-71 in overtime) in a first round game. In 2008, the Panthers lost a first-round game in overtime (63-56) to Longmont.

Gustafson tried to step away as head coach in 2009. He hired a replacement, but was forced back on the bench when the coach he hired was deployed. Woodland Park posted a combined 6-60 record Gustafson’s final three seasons at the school.

“I had a spectacular time coaching at Woodland Park,” Gustafson said.

“I would probably like to be a head coach again. I don’t know if its high school or college, but right now Colorado College is a great fit with my work schedule.”

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RECREATION REPORT Woodland Park Parks & Recreation offers the following programs and sports.

Sign up at least a week prior to session starting. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of participants. Call 719-687-5225 or stop by our office at 204 W. South Ave. Online registration and class information available at www.wpparksandrecreation. org.

Adult Recreational Drop-in Sports 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).

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of athletics and activities from July 2008 through May 2012, as well as a business education teacher at the high school for eight years.

He has been Woodland Park’s boys’ golf coach since 2013.

Gustafson graduated from Colorado State University in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration (finance). Three years later, he earned a master’s in physical education (sports admin-

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

istration) from the University of Northern Colorado.

Gustafson played one season of college basketball at Hastings College before transferring to CSU. Gustafson also has coached at several summer basketball camps, including those at the Air Force Academy and Western State.

“I’m learning stuff,” Gustafson said.

“It’s fun to be coaching guys at a different speed; a different intensity. (Colorado College) kids are excellent athletes and excellent students. They are motivated and committed and it’s awesome to be a part of it.”

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.

Ongoing

Silver Sneakers classic class, 10:3011:30 a.m. Fridays and Sundays. Classes 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.

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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.

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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

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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 29, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) The New Year brings challenges that can change many things in your life. You need to be prepared not only to confront them, but also to deal with what happens afterward.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You have what it takes to set your goals quite a bit higher this year. Learn what you need to know and put what you learn into your efforts. A partner offers loving support.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) In true Gemini Twin fashion, you’re conflicted about a decision you know you’ll have to make in this New Year. Best advice: Get the facts before you make any commitment.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) A friend offers you an exciting opportunity for this New Year. Although your positive aspects are strong in most respects, caution is advised. Investigate before you invest.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) You can make this New Year a roaring success. Start by readjusting your goals to reflect the changes in the economy. Your den-mate offers both wise and loving support.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) The New Year brings new opportunities for change. But you need to be ready to move from the comfortable status quo to the challenging unknown. It’s up to you.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Your most important New Year’s resolution should be to work out problems with a family member in order to avoid continuing misunderstandings. Do it soon, for both of your sakes.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) The New Year has much to offer the intensely determined Scorpian, who isn’t afraid to take on challenges and stay with them until they surrender their rewards.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) You’ll have many fine opportunities in this New Year. But be warned: Reject offers of “help.” You work best when you’re free to be your own creative self.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) The New Year offers changes that you might feel you’re not quite ready for. Best advice: Deal with them one step at a time, until you’ve built up your self-confidence.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Travel is a dominant aspect of the New Year. This could mean relocating to another city (or even another country) in connection with your education or your career.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) This New Year brings news about a change you’ve been anticipating. You might have a problem persuading a loved one about your new plans, but he or she will soon go along with them.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for making people feel safe and protected. You would make an excellent youth counselor. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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which has the address of: 178 E Lake Dr Divide, CO 80814 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.

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 6/2/2006 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 6/5/2006 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 594486 Original Principal Amount: $110,210.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $99,097.81

Public Trustees Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0047 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 1, 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: MARK S MABRY Original Beneficiary: U.S. BANK N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: 11/10/2010 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 11/29/2010 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 640329 Original Principal Amount: $147,750.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $145,975.74 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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 578, COLORADO MOUNTAIN ESTATES FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 163 Bighorn Lane 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 January 28, 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: 12/3/2014 Last Publication: 12/31/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Public Trustees

First Publication: 12/3/2014 Last Publication: 12/31/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250 , LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-108-27354

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.

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.: 2014-0048 First Publication: 12/3/2014 Last Publication: 12/31/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0049 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 7, 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: JOHN BATOK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 10/10/2008 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 10/20/2008 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 621657 Original Principal Amount: $74,520.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $46,532.74 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 610, TRANQUIL ACRES, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO.

Attorney: TORBEN M WELCH Attorney Registration #34282 MESSNER & REEVES, LLC 1430 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 300 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone: (303) 623-1800 Fax: (303) 623-2606 Attorney file #: 1445.312040260

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0048 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 1, 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: ANDREW S. BICKING Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, QUICKEN LOANS INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Date of Deed of Trust: 9/16/2006 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 10/4/2006 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 598544 Original Principal Amount: $128,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $113,803.79 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 1, BLOCK 1, SPRING VALLEY THIRD FILING, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO. which has the address of: 178 E Lake Dr Divide, CO 80814 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 28, 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: 12/3/2014

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. LOT 7 AND 8, BLOCK 33, TOWN OF VICTOR, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO which has the address of: 315 South 5th Street Victor, CO 80860

which has the address of: 784 Blossom Rd Woodland Park, CO 80863-8115

Legal Notice No.: 2014-0047 First Publication: 12/3/2014 Last Publication: 12/31/2014 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

The failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

Dated: 10/6/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee

Dated: 10/6/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee

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.

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:

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 4, 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: 12/10/2014 Last Publication: 1/7/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 10/9/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-100-27373 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.: 2014-0049 First Publication: 12/10/2014 Last Publication: 1/7/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0050 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 9, 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: KELLEY A SMITH Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 6/2/2006 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 6/5/2006 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 594486 Original Principal Amount: $110,210.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $99,097.81 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. LOT 7 AND 8, BLOCK 33, TOWN OF

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 11, 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: 12/17/2014 Last Publication: 1/14/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 10/15/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: NICHOLAS H SANTARELLI Attorney Registration #46592 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 #: 14-003272 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.: 2014-0050 First Publication: 12/17/2014 Last Publication: 1/14/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0051 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 13, 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: BRYAN KAHN AND RHONDA KAHN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. DBA AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust: 7/30/2007 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 8/20/2007 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 609973 Original Principal Amount: $203,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $214,033.30 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. LOT 21 IN FLORISSANT ESTATES, SUBDIVISION NO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO which has the address of: 179 Mesa Dr 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 February 11, 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: 12/17/2014 Last Publication: 1/14/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 10/15/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: COURTNEY E WRIGHT Attorney Registration #45482 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 #: 14-001815 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.: 2014-0051 First Publication: 12/17/2014 Last Publication: 1/14/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0053

TOGETHER with a perpetual right of way over the land of The Crystola Cooperative Association, its successors and assigns, between the above described premises and the Crystola Station on the Colorado Midland Railway;

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given EXCEPT that portion of the above dethat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of scribed premises taken by the State DeFebruary 25, 2015, at the Teller County partment of Highways, Division of HighPublic Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett ways, State of Colorado by Rule and OrAve., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at pubder recorded September 30, 1977 in Book lic auction to the highest and best bidder 2966 at Page 332, for cash, the said real property and all inCounties of El Paso and Teller, State of terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Colorado. and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said /s/ Duly signed original on file at David C. Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of P.C. Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses To advertise your publicConley, notices call12, 303-566-4100 Date: December 2014 of sale and other items allowed by law, David C. Conley, #12758 and will issue to the purchaser a CertificAttorney for Petitioners Douglas Jansson ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. and Bruce Jansson First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

On October 28, 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.

Dated: 10/31/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee

Original Grantor: HARRISON WILLIAM WELLMAN AND LINDA CATHERINE WELLMAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust: 5/22/2009 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 5/29/2009 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 626830 Original Principal Amount: $236,060.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $214,101.31

Attorney: COURTNEY E WRIGHT Attorney Registration #45482 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 #: 14-003753

Public Notices THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of January 28, 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.

Notices 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.

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NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0053

Public Trustees

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 26, ROSEWOOD HILLS, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 38 Aspen Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 25, 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: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Dated: 10/31/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE By: Shirley A. Kint Deputy Public Trustee Attorney: JOLENE KAMINSKI Attorney Registration #46144 MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone: (303) 274-0155 Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159 Attorney file #: 14-049-27235 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.: 2014-0053 First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice

Public Trustees

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No.: 2014-0054 First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James E. Cushman, Deceased Case Number: 14PR30047 All persons or entities having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Teller County or El Paso County, Colorado on or before July 1, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.

Lyn Cushman, Personal Representative P.O. Box 2045, Woodland Park, CO 80866 Legal Notice No.: 72517 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: January 14, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE District Court Teller County, Colorado 101 W. Bennett Ave./PO Box 997 Cripple Creek, CO 80813 In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or both, and of interests in property of William Gordon Lennox, Deceased Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): David C. Conley David C. Conley, PC 24 S. Weber, Suite 300 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone Number: 719-633-3334 E-mail: conleypc@pcisys.net FAX Number: 719-471-1663 Atty. Reg. #: 12758 Case Number: 2014 PR 030056 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND AMENDED NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING PURSUANT TO C.R.P.P. 8.8 ****** Attendance at this hearing is not required or expected.

To All Interested Persons: 1. A Verified Petition for Determination of Heirship to determine the lawful heirs of William Gordon Lennox, relating to real property legally described below has been filed in Teller County District Court. All interested persons and owners by inheritance are directed to appear and answer the Petition within 35 days after service by publication. Any objections to the Petition must be filed in writing with the Court and the required filing fee paid.

NOTICE OF SALE (CRS §38-38-103) Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0054

2. A non-appearance hearing on the Petition is set for January 19, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. at 270 S. Tejon, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.

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

3. The hearing shall be limited to the objections timely filed and the parties answering the Petition in a timely manner.

On October 28, 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.

4. The following individuals may claim an interest in the property.

Original Grantor: ALLEN BROWN AND LINDA K S BROWN Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust: 3/14/2008 Recording Date of Deed of Trust : 3/25/2008 Recorded in Teller County: Reception No. 616111 Original Principal Amount: $640,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $590,286.35 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. LOT 42, MORNING SUN SOLAR COMMUNITY FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO. which has the address of: 725 Sun Valley Drive Woodland Park, CO 80863 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of February 25, 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.

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

First Publication: 12/31/2014 Last Publication: 1/28/2015 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

On October 28, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of

Dated: 10/31/2014 ROBERT W. CAMPBELL Teller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Jane Herner: 289 El Cielito Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2306 Doug Jansson: 8840 Hirning Road, Lenexa, KS 66220 Bruce Jansson: 942 South Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106 5. The following is the legal description of the property set forth in the Petition: That portion of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, the Northeast Quarter of Section 6 and the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, in Township 13 South, Range 68 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, described as follows: BEGINNING at the Quarter Corner on the East line of Section 6, Township 13 South, Range 68 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian and running thence East 493.55 feet to a point on the West line of the Ute Pass County Road, thence North 24 degrees 31 minutes West 105 feet along said West line of road to a point; Thence North 8 degrees 05 minutes West 766.71 feet along said West line of road to a point; Thence West 993.98 feet to a point; Thence South 76 degrees 45 minutes West 725.08 feet to a point; Thence South 43 degrees 45 minutes West 1854.52 feet to a point; Thence South 818.93 feet to a point; Thence North 43 degrees 45 minutes East 2035.17 to a point; Thence East 1232.65 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; TOGETHER with a perpetual right of way over the land of The Crystola Cooperative Association, its successors and assigns, between the above described premises and the Crystola Station on the Colorado Midland Railway; EXCEPT that portion of the above described premises taken by the State Department of Highways, Division of Highways, State of Colorado by Rule and Order recorded September 30, 1977 in Book 2966 at Page 332, Counties of El Paso and Teller, State of Colorado. /s/ Duly signed original on file at David C. Conley, P.C. Date: December 12, 2014 David C. Conley, #12758 Attorney for Petitioners Douglas Jansson and Bruce Jansson ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached Motion/Petition and proposed Or-

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Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached Motion/Petition and proposed Order must file a written objection with the Court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the Court may take action on the Motion/Petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required shall result in the dismissal of the objection with prejudice without further hearing.

Legal Notice No.: 72515 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: January 7, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Notice of Sale Contents unknown and miscellaneous boxes of personal items belonging to Tara Ruiz whose last known address is P.O. Box 811 Cripple Creek, CO and stored in Unit #27, STORAGE ONE/ Cripple Creek (410 Xenia Street), Cripple Creek, CO 80813 will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at this location after January 2nd, 2015 Legal Notice No.: 72513 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to CRS 38-21.5-101 that Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 West Highway 24, Crystola, CO. 80819, will sell or otherwise dispose of personal property described below for default of payment unless payment is received by 12/31/14. Disposal of property will be by public auction on 1/8/15 at 10am at the Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 W Highway 24, Crystola, CO. Delinquent tenants whose property will be auctioned: Unit D2, whose last known name and address is: Carol Machen, 7135 Independence Square, #106, Colorado Springs, CO. 80915 Items of personal property to be sold are: misc. household goods.

Legal Notice No.: 72521 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to CRS 38-21.5-101 that Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 West Highway 24, Crystola, CO. 80819, will sell or otherwise dispose of personal property described below for default of payment unless payment is received by 12/31/14. Disposal of property will be by public auction on 1/8/15 at 10am at the Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 W Highway 24, Crystola, CO. Delinquent tenants whose property will be auctioned: Unit C2, whose last known name and address is: Heather Gist, 1051 Paradise Valley Dr, Woodland Park, CO. 80863 Items of personal property to be sold are: misc. household goods.

Legal Notice No.: 72522 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to CRS 38-21.5-101 that Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 West Highway 24, Crystola, CO. 80819, will sell or otherwise dispose of personal property described below for default of payment unless payment is received by 12/31/14. Disposal of property will be by public auction on 1/8/15 at 10am at the Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 W Highway 24, Crystola, CO. Delinquent tenants whose property will be auctioned: Unit D6, whose last known name and address is: Mike Machen, 3112 E. Platte, Apt 1, Colorado Springs, CO. 80909 Items of personal property to be sold are: misc. household goods.

Legal Notice No.: 72523 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice Notice of Sale Contents unknown and miscellaneous boxes of personal items belonging to Jessy Downs 329 Portland Drive Cripple Creek, CO and stored in Unit #5, STORAGE ONE/ Cripple Creek (410 Xenia Street), Cripple Creek, CO 80813 will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at this location after January 2nd, 2015 Legal Notice No.:72512 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110066 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of HECTOR BALCACER and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of HECTOR BALCACER. 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: HECTOR BALCACER LITCHFIELD FINANCIAL CORP C/O TEXTRON

HECTOR BALCACER and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of HECTOR BALCACER.

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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:

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HECTOR BALCACER LITCHFIELD FINANCIAL CORP C/O TEXTRON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L11 & 12 B2 MONTROSE ADD That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to TOMMY F YOWELL & DAVID A FENOGLIO, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72491 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110080 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of ALEXANDER R BECERRA JR and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of JACK D ENGLAND, DOPC. 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: JACK D ENGLAND, DOPC CRIPPLE CREEK MOUNTAIN ESTATES – POA MOUNTAIN MUTUAL WATER CO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L12 CCME 8 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to TOMMY F YOWELL & DAVID A FENOGLIO, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72492 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110390 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of MURPHY FAMILY TRUST and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of MURPHY FAMILY TRUST. 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: MURPHY FAMILY TRUST ELMO D MURPHY GERALDINE FIX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit:

or to the same, and particularly to: MURPHY FAMILY TRUST ELMO D MURPHY GERALDINE FIX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit:

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L14 B4 CRYSTAL PEAK EST 1 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to ONDRAKS, LLC, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72493 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110391 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of MURPHY FAMILY TRUST and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of MURPHY FAMILY TRUST. 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: MURPHY FAMILY TRUST ELMO D MURPHY GERALDINE FIX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L15 B4 CRYSTAL PEAK EST 1 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to LZ ESTATES, LP, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72494 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110091 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of BOTTOM LINE RESULTS INC and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of BOTTOM LINE RESULTS INC. 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: BOTTOM LINE RESULTS INC PARK STATE BANK & TRUST TRI-STATE INVESTMENTS EQUITY TRUST CO CUSTODIAN FBO BYRON M SUMMERS IRA EQUITY TRUST CO CUSTODIAN FBO JOHN POLLAK IRA EQUITY TRUST CO CUSTODIAN FBO DANNA SEALE IRA JOHN C & SHARON J SLEEPER C/O ALAN F BARTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L2 B12 SHERWOOD FOREST EST 3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit:

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L2 B12 SHERWOOD FOREST EST 3

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to THOMAS & RHONDA HANSCH, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72495 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110392 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of MURPHY FAMILY TRUST and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of MURPHY FAMILY TRUST. 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: MURPHY FAMILY TRUST ELMO D MURPHY GERALDINE FIX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L16 B4 CRYSTAL PEAK EST 1 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to LZ ESTATES LP, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72496 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110094 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of RALPH S & LUCILLE A BRANDT and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of RALPH S & LUCILLE A BRANDT. 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: RALPH S & LUCILLE A BRANDT DAVID P & NANCY BRANDT PARK STATE BANK & TRUST COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L1-3 B20 VICT That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to THOMAS & RHONDA HANSCH, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

urer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

24 L1-3 B20 VICT That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to THOMAS & RHONDA HANSCH, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

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Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72497 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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 20110411 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of GEORGE & LULU ODONGO and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of GEORGE & LULU ODONGO. 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 taxes, and to all persons having an interest or title of record in or to the same, and particularly to: GEORGE & LULU ODONGO GHD LAND ACQUISITION LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L10-11 B11 CR CK 1ST ADD That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to BRIAN K & AMY EMERSON, who on November 15, 2014 assigned said Certificate of Purchase to BRIAN K EMERSON, 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 April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s Deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72498 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO

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Legal Notice No.: 72499 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 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. 20110286 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of JAMES H SR & MARY R HURTT and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of JAMES H SR & MARY R HURTT. 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 H SR & MARY R HURTT WARNER NELSON CRIPPLE CREEK MOUNTAIN ESTATES – POA MOUNTAIN MUTUAL WATER CO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: L42 CCME 19-2 That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to TOMMY F YOWELL & DAVID A FENOGLIO, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72500 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier PUBLIC NOTICE City of Woodland Park

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER’S DEED TAX SALE CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE NO. 20110100 The said premises were for the year A.D. 2010, assessed and taxed in the name of SAM BROWN and the properties are currently assessed and taxed in the name of SAM BROWN. 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: SAM BROWN PARK STATE BANK & TRUST SANDRA E SCOTT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a tax lien sale lawfully held on the 4th day of November A.D. 2011, the then County Treasurer of Teller County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes for the year 2010, the following described property, situated in County of Teller and State of Colorado, to-wit: W25FT OF E50FT L17-19 B12 VICT That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to THOMAS & RHONDA HANSCH, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72499 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

The Woodland Park Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing to consider an Amendment to The Sanctuary, Planned Unit Development / Planned Business Development (PUD/PUD) Final Development Plan also known as Charis Bible College on Thursday, January 8, 2015.

Case ZON14-003 Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc. Planned Unit Development/Planned Business Development (PUD/PBD) Amendment: Request to consider a PUD/PBD Amendment to the Final Development Plan at 800 Gospel Truth Way with a legal description of Lot 1, The Sanctuary, Woodland Park, Colorado. The purpose of the amendment is to modify the Charis Bible College, Phase 2 facilities to construct a five level parking structure with 1,083 stalls and increase the auditorium seating from 2,500 seats to 3,185 seats within the 217,000 SF religious and educational center. The request is submitted by applicant Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc. The Planning Commission meeting on January 8, 2015 begins at 7:00PM in the City Hall Council Chambers at 220 W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado.

Please contact the Woodland Park Planning Department at 687-5283 if you have any questions.

Legal Notice No.: 72516 First Publication: December 24, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that final settlement will be made on or about January 13, 2015 to WeatherSure Systems Inc. for contract no. 02-0150-3285-900-203201, between Teller County and WeatherSure Systems, Inc. for work on The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. Any person, individual, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate trust, partnership, co-partnership, association, company, corporation or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance or other supplies used or consumed by a contractor or his or her sub-contractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, in accord with section 3826-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Board of County Commissioners of Teller County Colorado a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before Friday, January 9, 2015.

agency, business trust, estate trust, partnership, co-partnership, association, company, corporation or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance or other supplies used or consumed by a contractor or his or her sub-contractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, in accord with section 3826-107(1) C.R.S., file with the Board of County Commissioners of Teller County Colorado a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before Friday, January 9, 2015.

December 31, 2014

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Legal Notice No.: 72518 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: January 7, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice WOODLAND PARK PLANNING COMMISSION WOODLAND PARK CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 220 W. SOUTH AVENUE, WOODLAND PARK, CO REGULAR MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 8, 2015 –7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the regular meeting December 11, 2015 (A) V. REQUESTS AND/OR PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. Case ZON14-003 Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc. Planned Unit Development/Planned Business Development (PUD/PBD) Amendment: Request to consider a PUD/PBD Amendment to the Final Development Plan at 800 Gospel Truth Way with a legal description of Lot 1, The Sanctuary, Woodland Park, Colorado. The purpose of the amendment is to modify the Charis Bible College, Phase 2 facilities to construct a five level parking garage with 1,083 stalls and increase the auditorium seating from 2,500 seats to 3,185 seats within the 217,000 SF religious and educational center. The request is submitted by applicant Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc. (QJ) VI. REPORTS A. Chairman’s Report B. Commissioners’ Reports C. Planning Director’s Report VII. DISCUSSION AND COMMENT VIII. ADJOURNMENT (A) Administrative Action (QJ) Quasi-Judicial Action (L) Legislative Legal Notice No.: 72525 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, January 13, 2015 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ Meeting Room 1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Election of Board of county commissioners Chair and Vice-Chair - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official’s Report - Administrator’s Report 2. 9:40 a.m.: Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment.

3. 9:45 a.m.: Recognition of City and School Elected Officials 4. 9:50 a.m.: Administration of Oaths of Office for Teller County Elected Officials Elected to Office November 4, 2014: -Coroner Al Born -Clerk and Recorder Krystal Brown -Treasurer/Public Trustee Robert Campbell -Assessor Betty Clark-Wine -Sheriff Mike Ensminger -Commissioner Dave Paul 5. 10:00 a.m.: Recess for Reception 6. 10:30 a.m.: Reconvene 7. 10:31 a.m.: 2015 Teller County Organizational Meeting Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Chris Brandt, County Attorney Adjournment Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item.

Legal Notice No.: 72526 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier Public Notice The Board of County Commissioners of Teller County, Colorado is soliciting bids for the Legal Newspaper in 2015.

Interested parties should submit bids and circulation numbers to the Teller County Board of County Commissioners by fax to (719)686-7900 or email to fabianoc@co.teller.co.us Bids will be considered at the January 13, 2015 meeting of the Board and must be received by no later than Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 5 PM. Legal Notice No.: 72527 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to ONDRAKS, LLC, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72493 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

That, at said sale, said property was stricken off to and a tax lien sale certificate of purchase was duly issued therefore to THOMAS & RHONDA HANSCH, the present holders and legal owners thereof, who hath made request upon the Treasurer of Teller County for a deed, and that unless the same be redeemed on or before April 29, 2015, the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer’s deed therefore to said certificate holder.

Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72495 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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Dated at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, this 10th day of December, A.D. 2014.

ROBERT W CAMPBELL, TREASURER TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 72497 First date of Publication: December 17, 2014 Second date of Publication: December 24, 2014 Third and last date of Publication: December 31, 2014 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Legal Notice No.: 72518 First Publication: December 31, 2014 Last Publication: January 7, 2015 Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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