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The Town of Palmer Lake will receive $350,000 in GOCO funds to help build a new park as part of the Awake Palmer Lake project. Courtesy photo
Palmer Lake receives GOCO funds to build new park Town will get nearly $350,000 in funding By Danny Summers dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com The great outdoors of Palmer Lake will become even greater after a $350,000 grant was approved by the GOCO (Great Outdoors Colorado) earlier this week. “Our mission is to preserve, pro-
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tect and enhance the great outdoors of Colorado,” said Jake Houston, the GOCO local government program coordinator. “We’re looking forward to working with Palmer Lake on this project and helping them achieve their goals of having a safer park.” The Town will receive $349,893 in GOCO money that will be applied to what is being called the Rockin’ the Rails Palmer Lake Railroad Park. The project includes the construction of a pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks in order to create safe access to the park. The bridge will be a 90-foot-long and eight-foot wide flatbed railroad car raised 25 feet above the tracks with a staircase for pedestrians and a ramp on either side for bicyclists, wheelchairs and strollers. Pathways will also be added along with improvements to the parking area, as well as a restroom. The funding also will add an 18-hole disc golf course to the park area. “The biggest issue with the park
is getting to the other side,” Houston said from his Denver office. “The bridge will take care of that issue. “The next step is to work with the railroad on the logistics and come up with a design.” The bridge design over the railroad track is to lean on Palmer Lake’s history as a one-time refueling stop for steam engines. Union Pacific Railroad, which has the rights to the railroad, must first sign off on the engineering plan and design of the bridge. The review could take up to four months. The grant effort for the GOCO funds was led by a volunteer group of Palmer Lake residents. The group is simultaneously working on a plan to have Palmer Lake refilled by spring. Palmer Lake is currently involved in a water right’s battle. “We certainly hope Palmer Lake gets that issue resolved sooner than later,” Houston said. Several other small towns and unincorporated parts of Colorado received vital funds help to create
or restore recreational amenities in their communities, thanks to the latest round of GOCO local government grants. The GOCO board of trustees approved $2.3 million in grants on Dec. 9 to eight communities, which will be leveraged for an additional $1.3 million in funding. Demand was high as GOCO received 44 applications requesting $12.6 million in funding; more than five times more funding than was available in this grant cycle. Unsuccessful applicants are allowed to apply again in 2015. The approved grants will help improve access to recreational areas, refurbish existing facilities that communities could not afford to repair themselves, purchase land for a park and upgrade playgrounds for children. Among the other counties that received GOCO funding during this cycle was Teller. The Town of Victor will get $188,886 to help renovate the playground at Washington Park,
known locally as Kids Park. It is Victor’s only playground as the nearest school is six miles away in Cripple Creek. The current playground does not meet current national safety standards and has structures that are 20 to 50 years old. The new playground equipment, which will include faux climbing boulders, will have a mining and nature theme to reflect the town’s heritage. The project will include a fence to keep kids from running into the street and a shelter and benches. GOCO also gave a $500,000 grant to the Colorado Youth Corps Association, which includes plans for fire mitigation in the Black Forest area. GOCO was created when voters approved a Colorado Constitutional Amendment in 1992. It has since funded more than 4,500 projects in urban and rural areas in all 64 counties without any tax dollar support. Visit www.goco.org for more information.
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dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com Monument native Bryan Jack has been chosen as the new fire Chief of the Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District. Jack was appointed by the District’s Fire Board during its Dec. 10 regularly scheduled meeting. He will replace interim fire Chief James Rebitski, who was filling in for embattled fire Chief Bob Harvey. The Board announced that Jack’s starting salary will be around $85,000. He is expected to sign his contract by the end of the year, and begin his new role as chief in January. Rebitski will remain with the department as the deputy chief. Jack brings a wealth of experience to the job. He was most recently the Town Administrator in Simla from March through September of this year. Prior to that he spent 10 years as the battalion chief for the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District, where his responsibilities included the daily operations of the 40-member department. His duties also included establishing and assuming incident command on major fire, medical, hazardous materials, and rescue emergencies, as well as promoting and maintaining a positive working environment with agency employees and external parties. He was the interim chief if the Tri-Lakes Monument/Fire Protection District from De-
cember 2012 through May 2013. While in that position he directed and oversaw the development and administration of community based programs and initiatives through civic, school, business, and other organizational groups. Jack is also a former captain with the TriLake Fire Protection District (April 2001 to August 2004). He began his career as a firefighter with Tri-Lakes Protection District in 1995, as well as a five-year run as a Hotshot with the U.S. Forest Service. The Black Forest Fire Board selected Jack after more than an hour in executive session. After Jack was announced as the new chief, the crowd who gathered at Fire Station I applauded Rebitski for his work as interim chief. Harvey had been embroiled in a controversy with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa within days after the massive Black Forest Fire erupted on June 11, 2013. Maketa was critical of Harvey’s handling of the fire, which eventually led to the former Black Forest Fire Board to hire an independent investigator to look into Harvey’s handling of the situation. The investigation cleared Harvey of any wrong-doing, but that led to even more heat from Maketa, local residents and the new fire board. In June of this year, Harvey cited post traumatic stress disorder and took a leave of absence. Harvey resigned in August. The Black Forest Fire Board interviewed Jack, Rebitski and Scott Van Boerum (currently the fire chief for the Arivaca Fire District in Arizona). The three candidates all boasted extensive resumes. Rebitski has more than 16 years of firefighting and emergency experience, including time with the Fountain Fire Department and American Medical Response. Van Boerum has more
The Black Forest Fire Department Board is expected to name its new fire chief at its regularly scheduled Dec. 10 meeting. Courtesy image than 27 years of experience with fire departments in Arizona. The three men held a meet-and-greet with the public on Dec. 9, providing the community a chance to meet the candidates and ask questions. During the public session, Jack spoke about establishing trust between the fire department and the public. “Communication is how we fix things,” Jack said. “Obviously there may be some lack of public trust on some sides, but if you look at we just got a new Fire Board put in a place and I think we can work with transparency.” Jack added that he does think the community is “at the fully recovered state yet.” The Black Forest fire burned about 15,000 acres, destroyed 488 homes and killed two people.
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To feds, pot business smells suspicious THINGS TO DO The handling of money is a conundrum for shops By Katie Kuntz
Rocky Mountain PBS I-News The federal government is stockpiling hundreds of “suspicious activity reports” that could provide federal agents with sufficient evidence to shut down any statelegalized marijuana business. While it may appear that federal authorities have taken a wait-and-see approach to marijuana legalization in the 23 states that now allow either medical or recreational use, these reports are poised like a blade over the budding industry should federal laws be enforced. This risk of federal prosecution has led some cannabis companies to literally launder their money. “You used to be able to just smell it,” said Jennifer Waller, vice president of the Colorado Bankers Association, speaking of the cash from marijuana shops. “But now they are using Febreze a lot, putting the money in dryers, a lot of different things to try to disguise the scent because marijuana has such a distinct odor.” And that distinct odor is considered a red flag by federal authorities who require that banks file a suspicious activity report for every transaction that might be associated with illegal activity, including selling marijuana, even for state licensed businesses. “It’s because of the illegal nature of it,” Waller said. “In banking, if you are accepting the funds from a marijuana company and you are aware of it … you can be charged with money laundering yourself.” Banks fear the repercussions of holding deposits related to marijuana, still a Schedule I illegal drug under federal law. That could mean prison time for individual tellers, fines for the bank, and the bank could even lose its federal deposit insurance, meaning it could be also be closed. If a marijuana store is charged with money laundering, it could lose everything. “Even before a conviction, the feds
could freeze your assets,” said Chris Myklebust, commissioner of the Colorado Division of Financial Services. “And if there is a money laundering conviction, the feds can seize the assets, too.” The federal government has already collected more than 1,100 reports that implicate different cannabis companies in financial crimes nationwide. “Just in a moment’s notice, the U.S. Justice Department could literally take down every single dispensary in Colorado, probably within about a day.” said Rob Corry, a Denver attorney and marijuana advocate. Corry has worked on several cases where federal agents have seized assets — cars, cash, bank accounts — though many of the records are sealed and it’s hard to gauge just how often this occurs. More often, banks simply shut down marijuana-related accounts. Between February and August 2014, banks filed more than 475 “Marijuana Termination” suspicious activity reports — indicating they closed hundreds of accounts because of possible criminal activity. “I’ve lost my personal bank account, my brothers have lost their personal bank accounts,” said Sally Vander Veer, operator of Medicine Man dispensary in Denver. The dispensary also lost its account in August. She says that without a bank account, all Medicine Man employees are paid in cash. “I can’t protect them. They walk out of here with a pocket full of cash and, in essence, they become another target and a potential victim of not having banking in the marijuana industry,” Vander Veer said. The dilemma has resulted in private businesses like Blue Line Protection Group that employ former military or law enforcement officers equipped with handguns, bulletproof vests, tactical training and armored trucks to transport cash and product to undisclosed locations for safekeeping. “When we started, the clients we were picking up had a manager taking (cash) in a Honda Civic or some kind of Subaru, unarmed, no vests, no tactics, no skills,” said Dominic Powelson, who works for Blue Line Protection Group. “People are gladly saying, `Yeah, just go, we will pay you some
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money to do it for us.’ ” State regulators in Colorado and Washington have also tried to ease access to banking. Mycklebust, the Colorado financial services commissioner, issued a charter to the first ever marijuana-focused credit union in November. The new credit union will not immediately have federal credit insurance, although it has applied. Mycklebust said the new credit union must also file suspicious activity reports. The so called “SARs” stem from the guidelines set forth by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, a branch of the U.S. Treasury Department. The guidelines were meant to ease access to banks. “Banks are required by law to report when they think that a business is making money from something illegal, and marijuana is still federally illegal,” said Steve Hudak, spokesman for FinCEN. “We attempted to provide guidance that would help to get cash off the streets and some of the public danger that is associated with that, so we went about as far as we could.” But the guidelines didn’t actually legalize banking for marijuana businesses — only Congress can do that. And so far, Congressional leaders have been opposed. “(FinCEN’s) guidance is dangerously misleading,” wrote U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in a letter of reprimand to the agency. “Indeed, following the guidance may expose financial institutions to civil or criminal liability.” Still, some U.S. representatives from Colorado and other states have introduced legislation to federally legalize state-approved marijuana, or at least legalize the industry’s access to banking. But those bills have not advanced. As is, state-approved marijuana businesses operate solely as a matter of federal discretion. And that could change at any time.
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HEALTH PRESENTATIONS Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 presents free stroke and heart attack awareness and response training classes from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 in the Fellowship Hall at Black Forest Lutheran Church, A Black Forest Fire and Rescue paramedic will present the class, which will inform participants how to recognize the signs of a person having a stroke or heart attack, and what must be done. The usual chapter meeting will follow the presentation at noon. Call Gwen at 719-495-2176.
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Lessons learned, same as it ever was When the first editions of USA Today hit the streets in the fall of 1982, I was taking my first college journalism classes. Many of my professors in J-school made fun of it — initially. Al Neuharth, chairman of Gannett at the time, and the father of “Nations’s paper,” recalled a less-than-warm reception. “Most media critics brushed us off quickly. Linda Ellerbee, then a popular late-night news commentator on NBC, paraphrased our “non-smudge” ink promotion with this sarcastic comment: “USA TODAY doesn’t rub off on your hands or your mind.” Many critics compared us to McDonald’s, as the “fast food of journalism.” Neuharth, however was vindicated and the paper, by its 30th birthday, had the largest print circulation in the country and second largest total circulation at 1,817,446 (1,701,777 print and 115,669 digital). it trailed “The Wall Street Journal’s”” 2,118,315 (1,566,027 print and 552,288 digital) at the time. As Neuharth noted in 2012, “The fact is more people across the USA and around the world want more news and information today than ever before. They also want it in different ways — in print, on the air, on the Web. As long as news providers give it to them when they want it, where they want it and how they want it, they not only will survive but also thrive. That includes newspapers, if they also adapt to new ways of distributing the news, which they generally gather more professionally than any
other media.” Always, there is the struggle for relevance. In the San Juans of Colorado (where I grew up) the arrival of a newspaper meant the town had also arrived. Creede, for example, in the 1890s started out with four newspapers. Telluride had as many six papers operating in the heyday. And locally, there was as many as seven different papers practicing the craft in Cripple Creek District, at least two of them as daily publications. But, just as today, nothing is guaranteed. “Rico, for instance, during the first twenty years of its life had ten different newspapers, only one lasting longer than six years, “ notes John L. Ninneman and Duane Smith in their recent book “San Juan Bonanza.” Mining areas, though desperate for service provided by a newspaper, often struggled for the technology to catch up. Boomtown Fairbanks in Alaska, with about 1,000 people, and only 387 houses either finished or in the process of construction,
six saloons, and no churches in 1903, had one of the most expensive newspapers in the world at the time, at $5 per copy for “The Fairbanks Miner.” The editorial policy of The Fairbanks Miner was straightforward, wrote Terrance Cole in his book “E.T. Barnnette” about the founder of Fairbanks. “Published occasionally at Fairbanks, Alaska, by a stampeder who is waiting for the snow to melt and the ice to go out in the rivers... If you don’t like our style, fly your kite and produce your 30-30,” wrote Judge James Wickersham, who started the “Miner” to raise cash to finance a trip to climb Mt. McKinley. Wickersham and a public stenographer named G. Carlton Woodward, who had brought a small Empire green-ribboned typewriter with him from Dawson in Yukon territory, typed the entire issue. They made seven copies, and three were put in the saloons and one was mailed to Senator Charles Fairbanks. Only one issue of “The Fairbanks Miner” was published because the ice went out, just as they were going to press. The landscape for newspaper survival outside the mining districts was not much better. The first newspaper in Monument was established A.T. Blachly in 1878, and called the “Mentor.” It only lasted until 1880, but the Monument Journal picked up the torch briefly. By 1885, another paper, called Carrigan continues on Page 7
Fifteen fun facts about ”It’s A Wonderful Life” If you have read my columns over the past couple of years you know I have mentioned that my favorite movie of all time is “It’s A Wonderful Life.” The classic 1946 film is a holiday staple for many people. My son and I have amassed a near-complete Bedford Falls Christmas village that we leave up year round. We have a bell of an angel on our Christmas tree with the inscription “Nobody is a failure who has friends.” A hardcover photo book of the movie sits on our coffee table. I know that many of you also hold the Frank Capra film near and dear to your heart. The story is one that many of us can relate to. “Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” says the angel Clarence to George Bailey. The moral premise of the story is different for each one of us. For me it is that selfish hoarding leads to a miserable life, but sacrificial giving leads to a wonderful life. If you do an Internet search, you will find hundreds of fun and interesting facts
about the film. I have compiled a list 15 of the some of my favorites from IMBD and other sites. The film was produced by Liberty Films, an independent motion picture production company founded by Capra and Samuel J. Briskin in April 1945. Liberty produced only two films, It’s a Wonderful Life, originally released by RKO Radio Pictures, and the film version of the hit play “State of the Union” (1948), originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It’s a Wonderful Life was made at a cost of $3.7 million. It was technically released on Dec. 20, 1946, so that it could be considered for the Academy Awards, but went
into general release on Jan. 7, 1947. The common thought is that it was embraced by both critics and the public alike immediately after its release. But moviegoers weren’t all that thrilled with the film. Likewise, the picture received generally mixed reviews. It did garner five Academy Award nominations, but made $3.3 million (a loss of $400,000) during its initial run. It’s a Wonderful Life placed 26th in box office revenue, one spot ahead of another Christmas classic, “Miracle on 34th Street.” It’s A Wonderful Life was ranked as the No. 1 Most Powerful Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute in 2006. Bedford falls is a fictional city in New York, but the elaborate set was made and filmed in southern California. The set for Bedford Falls was constructed in two months and was one of the longest sets that had ever been made for an American movie. It covered four acres of the RKO’s Encino Ranch. It included 75 stores and buildings, a main street, factory district and a large residential and slum area. Summers continues on Page 7
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FORTY YEARS AGO Palmer Lake MonumentWoodmoor News, Dec. 19, 1974 Palmer Lake Community Library will host a Christmas Craft party at the Story Hour on Saturday, December 21, at 10:00 a.m. Children will make Christmas decorations and receive candy favors. Please have children wear washable clothes. Lewis Palmer Middle and High Schools had a holiday program on Thursday, December 12. Larry Kintz was director of the program. The choirs from both schools and the High School band participated in the program. There is a lot of talent in the two schools. “The Welsh believed that anyone who cuts down a juniper bush will die within the year”. Santa will be at the Mine Shopping Center on Friday, December 20th from 3-5 p.m. and Saturday, December 21 from 10-12 a.m. Come tell Santa what you want for Christmas. Santa will be giv-
ing away a special treat to all girls and boys. Don’t let your holiday mail end up in the “Graveyard of Poorly Wrapped Gifts.“ Many packages end up there due to improper addresses, torn labels and wrappings. Pick up “Packaging for Mailing” brochure at your local post office or order from Consumer Product Information. A sheet of paper with the name and address of the sender and recipient and a list of the contents inside the box will also be helpful. Lewis Palmer Middle School competed in The Math Contest held at Horace Mann Junior High. The 8th grade team won lst place and the 7th grade won 4th place. Randy Warthan, Mayor of Palmer Lake, has appointed a Centennial-Bicentennial Committee headed by Col. Carl Duffner. The Bicentennial will be celebrated In July l976. Many ideas are being considered and the committee will decide on which ones to work on. Two of the ideas
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the El Paso County Register was going and survived until 1889. In 1890, another publication, the “Monument Recorder” lasted less than a year, but about the same time, the “Monument Messenger” arrived and lasted until 1911. A replacement didn’t hit the scene again until “Preacher Sam,” who lived near Monument Lake created the “Lake View Press” in the 1950s. The “Columbine Herald” appeared on the scene about the same time. Then in the 1960s, our forerunner, the Monument Palmer Lake News, which later included the Woodmoor News, was first published by George Kobolt of Castle Rock. This year, we will celebrate our 50th year. Critics of print in general, and our paper specifically, brush us off as relic of some not-to-distant past. They talk of a bygone era where the country editor might
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Main Street was 300 yards long (three city blocks). The Bedford Falls set made use of 20 transplanted oak trees, and for the winter scenes, 3,000 tons of shaved ice, 300 tons of gypsum, 300 tons of plaster, and 6,000 gallons of chemicals. It had a working bank and a tree-lined center parkway. Pigeons, cats and dogs were allowed to roam the mammoth set to give it a lived-in feel. Because the story covers different seasons and an alternate town, the set was extremely adaptable. Filming began on April 15, 1946, and ended on July 27, 1946, exactly on schedule for the 90 day deadline to shoot that Capra told studio heads. Forty-two rings (bells, cash register rings, etc.) are heard over the course of the film. If Clarence Oddbody AS2 (Angel Second Class) - the Angel sent from heaven to help George - is correct, 42 angels (including Clarence) received their wings during the film. James Stewart said that It’s A Wonderful Life was his favorite film he ever made. It’s a Wonderful Life entered the public domain by accident in the 1970s. In 1946, when the movie was filmed, U.S. copyright protection lasted 28 years, and could be renewed for another 28 years by filing some paperwork and paying a nominal fee. However, Republic Pictures (which Liberty Films had morphed into) neglected to renew the 1946 copyright in 1974, so it entered the public domain and was shown by any television station that wanted to broadcast it. It’s A Wonderful Life became immensely popular on television thanks to repeated showings. Stations programmed it heavily during the holidays, paying no royalties to its producers, and more than 100 distributors sold the movie on tape. Republic regained control of the lucrative film in 1993 by flexing a new Supreme
presented are to beautify the area around Palmer Lake into a park like setting with a playground and a contest to design a town flag. The next meeting is scheduled for January 2nd 1975 at 7:00 p.m. at the Palmer Lake Library. Anyone is invited to come and share their ideas. Temple Christian Schools will have their annual Christmas program, Friday night December 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Pinecrest Baptist Temple. “Christmas is a Miracle” is a play revolving around a poor newsboy’s discovery of the Christ Child’s love for him. Mrs. Charles Green will direct the play. Mothers and fathers of the children will provide the costumes and scenery. All are invited. Admission is free. Mr. and Mrs. John Hammond celebrated their 50th anniversary on Sunday, December 15 at their home in Castle Rock.
RUSSELAVAGE
July 11, 1952-Nov. 26, 2014
Born Fort Belvoir, VA, July 11, 1952, died in Colorado Springs, November 26, 2014 after a brief battle with cancer. Mary had been a Monument/Palmer Lake area resident for several decades, making her final home where direct and extended family have lived and congregated since the early 1900’s. She was the Treasurer of the town of Palmer Lake in the 1990’s, and most recently the Utility Billing Manager for the town of Monument from 2000 until 2013. Through her life, Mary was able to see the world, living in the Washington HAMULA
Court ruling that determined that the holder of a copyright to a story from which a movie was made had certain property rights over the movie itself. Since Republic still owned the copyrighted story behind It’s a Wonderful Life, and had also purchased exclusive rights to the movie’s copyrighted music, it was able to essentially yank the movie out of the public domain. Republic claimed that since It’s A Wonderful Life relied on these copyrighted works, the film could no longer be shown without the studio’s blessing. In 1994, Republic signed a “long-term” deal granting NBC exclusive rights to broadcast the movie, and the network typically does so between one and three times a year. It’s A Wonderful Life won’t re-enter the public domain until well into the 21st century as some copyright laws last for up to 95 years. According to an interview with Karolyn Grimes - the actress who played Zuzu the name Zuzu comes from Zu Zu Ginger Snaps. George Bailey makes reference to this near the end of the movie when he says to Zuzu at the top of the stairs, “Zuzu my little Ginger Snap!” It’s a Wonderful Life was Donna Reed’s first starring role. The cry-your-eyes-out ending of the movie in George’s living room originally ended with the song “Ode to Joy.” not “Auld Lang Syne.” Mr. Potter never gets punished for stealing $8,000 from Uncle Billy. Capra said that he wanted to remind us that sometimes bad people get away with doing bad things. In 2004, BBC TV listings magazine “Radio Times” conducted a poll into the Best Film Never to Have Won an Oscar. It’s a Wonderful Life came in second. “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) came in first. Shawshank also failed at the box office, but is now considered one of the greatest films of all time.
D.C. area, Great Britain, Hawaii, Guam and California. She very much loved Hawaii and returned as often as finances and time would allow. Mary most recently returned from one final glorious trip just a few weeks prior to her death. Mary was Blessed with many great friends in Colorado, her family is thankful to all who were so supportive in her final days and showed great friendship during her lifetime. She is preceded in death by her parents Betty and Victor Russelavage, her husband Kevin Cullen and her sister Veronica Kelley. She is survived by her three children whom she
loved dearly. Daughter Cameron Gross of Wichita, KS, son Jeffrey North of Rhonert Park, CA and son Ryan North of Monument, CO. Surviving siblings are sisters Karen Pelzman of Colorado Springs, Jeffrey Normoyle of Middletown, MD., and Victor Russelavage of Manitou Springs, CO., 3 grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Celebration of life will be held at 12 PM Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Cowboys for Jesus Church, 11 North 22nd Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, officiated by Pastor Vern Thomson.
Warren Hamula
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lead varied life, with useful knowledge in every subject, good debater, good listener, and instructive talker; generous to the limit of his ability. “He had been from devil up to pressman in a printing office,” wrote M.V. Atwood in “The Country Newspaper” describing this individual. “He could sweep floors; clean cuspidors, set type; make up forms; run job press, cylinder, stitcher, binder, or engine; could repair them all if they got out of order; could write news, or editorial; correct proof; and sell papers on the street. He learned all he knew in the office. The modern efficiency and ‘specializing’ methods have eliminated this relic of olden times, but there is just as much to be learned in the printing office, as there was then,” wrote Atwood in 1923. Don’t count us out in the innovation arena, and be careful of, and perhaps show respect for, the idea that there is just as much to be learned in the local paper today— as there ever has been.
Mary Alecia Russelavage
June 9, 1928 – Nov. 28th, 2014
Warren Hamula, a long time Monument resident, went to his Lord and Savior on November 28th, 2014. Born June 9, 1928 to Alexander and Betty (Schenker) Hamula, Warren grew up on the “lower west side” of Cleveland, Ohio. The only child of a Hungarian immigrant, Warren found friendship and the joy of discipline in sports at a young age. When he was president of his High School class, his prowess in basketball was noticed by many college talent scouts. But Hamula chose nearby Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. There he set a school record that lasted 50 years for making the most continuous shots from the field, nearly tying the NCAA’s record. In 1950 he was named to the All-American college basketball team which toured the United States playing the Harlem Globetrotters in various cities. On the baseball diamond, Hamula had a career batting average of .385. Upon graduation from college, Hamula was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies. The dental profession was the winner when instead he chose to study dentistry at Western Reserve University. He earned his DDS there in 1954 and his MSD from Indiana University in 1958. Between those professional degrees, he served his country during the Korean War as a Captain in the US Air Force. Dr. Hamula was an internationally renowned orthodontist who was in private practice for over forty years, first in Fort Wayne, Indiana and then in Colorado
Springs and Monument. He was a charter member and active member of the American Board of Orthodontics and was a contributing editor of the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics for 37 years. As the founder and president of Modern Orthodontic Designs, he designed over 600 offices worldwide. Dr. Hamula was on the Orthodontic Staff at Indiana University for over a decade and was a guest lecturer at many orthodontic schools plus numerous State, Regional and National meetings. He designed the orthodontic department at Colorado and Indiana Universities among others and he authored over 80 articles on orthodontic treatment and office design. He has several patents pertaining to orthodontic equipment, cabinetry, and unique orthodontic appliances. Dr. Hamula was a past President of the Indiana Dental Association. In 1968, he received the American Association of Orthodontists Research Essay Award. In 1991, Dr. Hamula was inducted to the Baldwin Wallace Letterman’s Hall of Fame. Two years ago he was honored by his alma mater when he received its Alumni Merit Award. Warren was larger than life. He was a maverick in his profession with unbounded intellectual
curiosity. He loved sports, reading, nature and was an avid amateur photographer. Warren was also active in politics and a ‘fitness bug’ with keen interest in health and nutrition. In his retirement to Carmel, California, faith in his Lord Jesus and love for his wife Marcia carried him on during recent health challenges. The aid and special care from the faithful at Carmel Presbyterian Church added to his spiritual growth even during his final earthly verse. A celebration of life was held in Carmel on December 3, 2014. Warren is preceded in death by his parents and his wife Ruth C. Schenk. He survived by his second wife Marcia, three children- Dr. Sharon Burow and her husband Mike of Hartford, WI; Gail Gross (husband Frank, deceased) of Hartford, WI, Dr. David Hamula and his wife Keri of Monument, CO; three grand children – Matthew Burow and his wife Jodi of Slinger, WI; Kate O’Keefe and her husband Ryan of Hartford, WI; and Steven Hamula of Monument, CO along with three step children and six great grand children. Memorials to celebrate Warren’s life can be sent to: Wisconsin Lutheran College; 8800 West Bluemond Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226 for the Hamula Hungarian Foundation Mission Fund. Warren was instrumental in establishing this fund that services young children with physical challenges in Pecs, Hungary. His family travels there every other year to oversee the program and to run a summer camp.
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Teresa Kulow, right, works with Ron Lustig during a recent EL session. Lustig is an eighth-grader from Israel. Kulow is the EL teacher at Lewis-Palmer Middle School. Photos by Danny Summers
District 38’s English Learner program is a big success 31 percent of EL students in D38 tested proficient in 2013-2014 By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com When District 38 received the ELPA Excellency Award earlier this month from the Colorado Department of Education, it validated that the District’s students and teachers are continuing to make great strides with its English Learner program. The state’s goal is for 12 percent of its EL students in each district to score proficient (fluent) in all four language domains (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) on the ACCESS - the state English language proficiency test. District 38 almost tripled that score with 31 percent of its EL students achieving proficiency. “I believe we can attribute that to the fact that we are a smaller district, and we can provide a lot of individualized attention to our students,” said Teresa Kulow, the EL teacher at Lewis-Palmer Middle school. “We have wonderful parents who our involved and supportive. Working closely with the families of EL students is crucial to the success of any EL program. “Parents have to feel empowered. They have to feel comfortable enough to communicate with their child’s school, even if this is done through an interpreter. We try our best to make the families feel welcomed as we embrace linguistic and cultural differences.” Kulow has been involved with the District’s EL program since 1999. She has worked with hundreds of EL students to help them achieve a greater level of English proficiency in all four of the language domains. “I am very passionate about working with EL students, as I was an EL student once myself,” Kulow said. “I moved here from Mexico at the age of five not knowing a word of English.” Kulow has worked at different schools and in different capacities as a tutor, teacher’s assistant, family liaison, homework club coordinator and interpreter/translator. Last spring she earned her teaching credential. This is her first year as a teacher in the District.
Here are a few of the 40 English Learner students at Lewis-Palmer Middle School. Teresa Kulow, far right in green top, is the EL teacher at the school. She is a former EL student. Courtesy photo “We have a lot of different kids from a lot of different backgrounds,” Kulow said. Most of the students Kulow works with are born outside of the United States in countries such as Japan, Israel, Mexico and Russia. Some of the students are born in the United States, but live in homes where English is not the primary language. A few are born in other countries, but have been adopted by American families and are trying to gain a better understanding of English. Sonya DeLaCruz, an eighth-grader at the school, was born in America, but her parents
are from Mexico and speak little English. “I came here from Denver, where everything I was being taught in the schools there was in Spanish,” DeLaCruz said. “Here, I am learning English and I really like working with the teachers.” DeLaCruz’s parents communicate with her in Spanish, which makes things a bit challenging for her at times since English is her dominant language. She has not achieved a passing score on the ACCESS, but plans to take it again in January. “I hope I can pass it,” DeLaCruz said with a
smile. “It’s hard. There’s a lot of reading.” Caleb Zook, also an eighth-grader at LPMS, was born in Kazakhstan, but adopted as an infant by American parents. He also hopes to pass the ACCESS in January. “Learning English was hard at first because I couldn’t speak it very well and I couldn’t always communicate,” Zook said. “But the more I am around it, the more I get used to it.” Ron Lustig was born in Israel and moved to the United States this fall. He learned some English in Israel, but has made great strides since joining the EL program at LPMS. Lustig, an eighth-grader, gets most of his printed school material in Hebrew and English. “Ron is a very fast learner and by the time he graduates from high school he will have caught up,” Kulow said. In addition to the EL program, Lustig improves on his English skills through Google Translate and other web sites, as well as being around his fellow American students. “Ron’s reading level right now is at an elementary level, but his content level is at a high school level,” Kulow said. “The comprehension is coming along, but it takes time.” According to Stephanie Johnson, the EL program coordinator for the District, there are 301 EL students representing 41 different languages in the D38 schools. “Every school site offers standards-based English Language Development with trained, qualified EL instructional staff as a part of the regular school day,” Johnson said. “We work hard to figure out where the gaps are so we can best accommodate and reach these students.” Johnson added that one family in the District has six children from six different countries. According to the District’s October numbers, the District has 34 non-English proficient students, 62 limited English proficient, and 75 students who have tested proficient. The District’s 30 preschool students are not tested. A breakdown of the EL students at each District school is as follows: Palmer Ridge High School (29), Lewis-Palmer High School (18), LPMS (40), Bear Creek Elementary (42), Palmer Lake Elementary (33), Lewis-Palmer Elementary (28), and Monument Academy (51).
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A Black Forest Holiday celebration for AARP By Stan Beckner
Black Forest AARP Chapter/PR The December meeting of the Black Forest AARP Chapter featured the annual Yuletide celebration of good food, fellowship, fun, and helping those who might be less fortunate. A catered dinner included turkey, ham, potatoes and gravy, and a large variety of delicious side dishes and desserts were enjoyed by members and guests. A sing along program of Christmas Carols led by The Spirit of Grace, a choir associated with Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church in Black Forest, provided a festive
interlude. Holiday table decorations designed and made by Diane Apodaca and Lin Rozak adorned the tables. The table decorations, and many more seasonal items, were given away in a drawing after the business meeting that followed the dinner and entertainment. The business meeting featured the election of Chapter Officers for 2015. Installation of the elected officers will be at the January 14, 2015 meeting beginning at noon. Friends and guests are invited to attend this ceremony and the lunch to follow. For additional information contact Chuck at 749-9227. All are welcome.
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Academy’s Wings of Blue to again compete for national championship Competition takes place Dec. 28 through Jan. 2 in Florida By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Cadets from the Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue parachute team are giving up their holiday break to jump for another national championship, Dec. 28 through Jan. 2 at the 2014 National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Lake Wales, Fla. The collegiate competition starts Dec. 29 with the 4-way formation skydiving, followed by 2-way formation skydiving, where groups of two or four parachutists perform as many acrobatic formations as the can during the 35-40 seconds of freefall they get with each jump, before separating to deploy their parachutes. The next major event is individual landing accuracy and team landing accuracy. Landing accuracy is determined by the first part of a parachutist’s body to touch the target on the ground. At this level of competition, that distance to the target is measured in centimeters and sometimes millimeters. The Wings of Blue cadets have won the national collegiate title 34 of the past 45 years, and won 33 medals during this same competition in 2013. The Academy’s 98th Flying Training Squadron operates the Wings of Blue, which comprises 75 cadets and approximately 35 staff members. The team performs more than 40 nationwide demonstrations annually to an estimated combined audience of 12 million people. In doing so, the 98th FTS also operates the Air Force’s most prolific parachute program, executing 20,000 jumps and 3,500 UV-18B flying hours each year. The program allows more than 800 cadets per year the opportunity to earn their basic parachutist badge.
Members of the Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue Parachute team maneuver their canopies toward successful landings in the Academy’s cadet area. The team will perform at the upcoming national championships in Florirda. Photo courtesy of the Air Force Academy
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VA catches heat for hospital dispute Congressional delegation blasts agency’s actions By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado’s congressional delegation last week blasted the Department of Veterans Affairs for its handling of a construction contract dispute that has further delayed the building of a new VA hospital and has left hundreds of workers in limbo. A fast-moving news cycle began on Dec. 10, when a federal civilian board of appeals ruled that the VA was in breach of contract with the group it hired to build a state-of-the-art veterans hospital in Aurora. The contract dispute was over money. The contractor, Kiewit-Turner, claimed it could not finish work on the project at the price tag that the VA had originally set, which was $582.8 million. Kiewit-Turner said it would take about $1 billion to finish the work. The Civilian Court of Contract Appeals ruled in favor of Kiewit-Turner, which resulted in the contractor abruptly stopping work at the site, located at Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue. About 1,400 construction workers were employed at the site. “Where we are right now is really unfortunate,” Republican Congressman Mike Coffman told Colorado Community Media. Coffman’s 6th Congressional District includes Aurora. “Workers lost their jobs right before the holidays and it’s unfortunate for taxpayers who foot the bill and the veterans who earned health-care benefits that this hospital is needed to deliver.” The day after the appeals board ruling was handed down, Coffman and every other member of Colorado’s congressional delegation attached their signatures to a letter to VA officials and higher-ups at Kiewit-Turner, urging the two to come together to find a solution. “We are deeply concerned about this situation and urge VA and KT to immediately negotiate a path forward for this project,” the letter reads. In the letter, the elected officials urged, “in the strongest terms possible,” for the negotiations to result in a modified contract that will allow construction to continue for 60 days while a long-term contract is worked out. Any long-term contract will be handled by the Army Corps of Engineers, rather than the VA. That’s because on Dec. 11, the VA agreed to hand over construction oversight on the Aurora project to the Corps. The next day, Coffman announced that he will introduce legislation to strip away the VA’s authority to manage all future construction projects. Coffman cited a Government Accountability Office report that shows VA projects in four cities, including Aurora, to be hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and almost three years behind schedule. “Really, this is a pattern of total mismanagement by the VA in major construction projects,” Coffman said. Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter said in an emailed statement that the VA wanted a $1 billion medical center, but “the project was never redesigned to fit” the near-$600 million contract budget. “There has been a serious dispute between the VA and the prime contractor for too long,” Perlmutter said.
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LEFT: Discovery Canyon senior center Jacob Hein, No. 44 in dark jersey, and Woodland Park senior forward Sam Hopfe go up for the game’s opening tap in a game played Dec. 11 at Woodland Park. Discovery Canyon never trailed and won 7833. RIGHT: Discovery Canyon junior Colin McGettigan, No. 21 in dark jersey, goes up for two of his game-high 17 points during the Thunder’s 78-33 victory at Woodland Park on Dec. 11. Photos by Paul Magnuson
Thunder rolls to first victory of the season against old coach Discovery Canyon boys’ basketball team defeated Woodland Park, 78-33, on Dec. 11 By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com It was clear from the opening tip that the Discovery Canyon boys’ basketball team was out to make a statement against Woodland Park - and its new coach - during a nonleague game in Teller County on Dec. 11. The Thunder dominated every facet of the contest in a lopsided 78-33 victory for its first win of the season. Woodland Park dropped to 0-5. “I don’t know if we were trying to make a statement, but it’s always nice to beat your old coach by 45 points,” Thunder senior point guard Mitchell Carter said with a smile. “We played well tonight and it showed
on the scoreboard.” Carter’s old coach, John Paul Geniesse, started the Discovery Canyon program from scratch eight years ago. He left to coach college for one season, only to return to the area as Woodland Park’s coach this year. “We had a tough loss on Tuesday (at Coronado) and we knew we had to come out and be energetic; especially against Geniesse,” said Thunder 6-foot-6 senior center Jacob Hein. “It’s something we never thought we would see - playing against our old coach - but we’re glad we pulled out the `W,’” The Thunder (1-2) lost to Coronado, 5333, on Dec. 9 as it shot just 20 percent from the field and 18 percent from the free throw line. New Discovery Canyon coach Al Blanc, who has more than 600 career victories over 42 years, didn’t need to say much to get his team focused against Woodland Park. “Anytime you come on the road and you can win like this it’s a credit to the kids,” Blanc said. “I told these guys you have to come out with emotion, but you have to
also control it. You’re going to be playing a coach that wants to beat you guys. You have to understand that, but you have to play under control.” Junior Colin McGettigan led all Thunder players in scoring with 17 points. Also scoring in double figures were juniors Jake DeLange (15) and Brandon Storch (10). Hein added nine, while Carter and Austin Williams added seven each. “I knew exactly what they were going to bring; I knew exactly what they were going to do offensively and defensively,” Geniesse said about his former players. “I knew they were going to come up here and lay everything on the line; and they did that. Geniesse added that the game was emotional for him as well. “I had great memories (at Discovery Canyon) for six years,” he said. “It’s always going to be in my heart. “But on the other side of that we hurt ourselves tonight. We turned the ball over way too many times, which gave us fewer opportunities to be effective in the half
court.” The Thunder’s pressing defense smothered Woodland Park as it converted turnovers into easy buckets. Discovery Canyon led 18-9 after the first quarter and 44-18 at halftime. The Thunder didn’t let in the second half, leading by as many as 49 points with a little over two minutes remaining in the fourth. “We were just trying to get rotation and work on stuff, and a lot of things went well for us tonight,” Carter said. “A lot of us played football and we came into this season without really knowing the plays. That takes some time, but I think we’re starting to come around.” Discovery Canyon heads into the Christmas break with home games against Pueblo South and The Classical Academy. “We have to continue to work on basic fundamentals and concepts of the game and go from there,” Blanc said. “We have to keep playing with a lot of intensity and get the other team to turn the ball over.”
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Lewis-Palmer hockey team ready to make another playoff run Rangers were 18-3 last season By Danny Summers
dsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Lewis-Palmer hockey team - a combined District 38 squad with players from Palmer Ridge - has made the playoffs in every bit one since the program was established in 2006. That includes a trip to the state quarterfinals in 201314. The Rangers were 18-3 last year and had their 16-game winning streak snapped with a 5-3 loss to Cherry Creek in the quarterfinals. Lewis-Palmer was hoping to make its first trip to the semifinals since 2010, when it won its second consecutive state championship under former coach Steve Fillo. Harold Jordan is in his second year as coach of the Rangers and has a plethora of returning starters. Among the top players is defenseman Dmitri Smith, who scored two goals in the playoff loss to Cherry Creek. Smith 13 goals last season ranked third on the team, while his 23 assists were second. Other key returners for the Rangers are forwards Cameron Brummond (5 goals, 18 assists), Zachary Williams (11, 15) and Nick Pavlik (12, 5), and goalkeepers Marcus Smith (1.143 goals against average in 357 minutes) and Noah Vanderbeck (1.133 in 153 minutes). The Rangers finished second in the Peak Hockey League with a 12-1 record. Mountain Vista won the league at 13-0. Lewis-Palmer is 2-2 this season. On Dec. 12, the Rangers skated to a 10-3 victory over Coronado as they scored six goals in the first period and added two more in the second to take an 8-0 lead. Brummond had hat trick and passed out a pair of assists. Pavlik also had five points, scoring a goal and dishing out four assists. The Rangers have three games before the Christmas break - Doherty (Dec. 17), Mountain Vista (Dec. 19) and Steamboat Springs (Dec. 20). According to officials with the Woodland Park Hockey Association, Lewis-Palmer will again play in the “Winter Classic” at Meadow Wood Park in Woodland Park in February. It snowed during the game last year, which made great memories for players, coaches and fans.
Lewis-Palmer forward forward Cooper Husak (No. 24 in orange jersey) figures to be in the mix a lot this season for the Rangers’ hockey team. Courtesy photos
Lewis-Palmer defenseman Dmitiri Smith (No. 2 in orange jersey) is expected to play a key role in the success of the Rangers’ hockey team this season.
Lewis-Palmer forward Zachary Williams (No. 19 in orange jersey) will be counted on to help the Rangers’ hockey team back to the playoffs this season.
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Alexa Smith named Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year By Danny Summers
win this award,” said Smith, who earlier this month was named Volleyball Magazine’s National Player of the Year. “I couldn’t have won this without the support of my teammates and my parents.” The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field. A 6-foot-1 outside hitter, Smith led the Rangers to
d s u m m e r s @ c o l o ra d o communitymedia.com Lewis-Palmer senior Alexa Smith has another trophy to add to her already impressive collection. On Dec. 11, Smith was named the Gatorade Colorado Volleyball Player of the Year. Smith is the first Gatorade Colorado Volleyball Player of the Year to be chosen at Lewis-Palmer. “I’m really honored to
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I wouldn’t trade it for the world,” said Smith, who will play for Purdue next fall. “This award really caps it off.” Smith was selected to the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team in June and helped that squad to a gold medal in Guatemala. “Alexa is one in a thousand,” said Lewis-Palmer coach Susan Odenbaugh. “You never hear anything negative from anyone about her.” Opposing coaches have nothing but praise for Smith. “Alexa Smith may be the best all-around volleyball player ever to play in the state,” Cheyenne Mountain coach David Barkley said earlier this year after his team
lost in straight sets to the Rangers in a match that decided the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference championship. “I’ve seen a lot of players through the years, but AlAlexa Smith exa can do more things at a high level than anyone I’ve ever coached or coached against. Pine Creek coach Shelley Lockwood also praised Smith. (Alexa’s) presence on the
court is special,” Lockwood said. “I’ve been coaching 29 years and I’ve never seen such a humble, beautiful player all the way around. “I’ve seen a lot of players, but there’s just something special about that one. She’s so graceful.” Smith will play in the Under Armor All-American volleyball game Dec. 19 in Kansas City. Smith was a basketball standout her freshman and sophomore years, has maintained a 4.0 weighted GPA. In addition to donating her time as a youth volleyball instructor, she was a finalist in a statewide DECA competition and received LewisSmith continues on Page 15
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Long vacant airport buildings are now humming with activity and more job creating businesses are looking to develop or expand in the newly created zone.” Commissioner Hisey cited premier sporting events in the region, including the Pikes
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Palmer’s 2012-13 Ranger of the Year award as the sophomore who most exemplifies excellence in leadership, academics and athletics. She also is a member of the school’s National Honor Society and Key Club International chapters, as well as its peer-mentoring program. Smith has also done volunteer work for her church, the Marian House Soup Kitchen, the Restore Innocence organization and the Dream Power Animal Rescue foundation. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states
Peak International Hill Climb and the USA Pro Challenge Professional Cycling Race, as well as many other sports and fitness assets. “Scattered throughout the region are the headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee, the Olympic training center, and headquarters for more than 20 Olympic sports governing bodies and UCCS is taking a leadership position in sports medicine research and high performing athletes. With all of these assets, our region is just be-
that sanction 12 different high school sports. One National Player of the Year is named in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade high school sports leadership team in partnership with USA TODAY High School Sports, which work with top sportspecific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport. Smith joins recent Gatorade Colorado Volleyball Players of the Year Haleigh Washington (2012-13 and 2013-14, Doherty), Nicole Dalton (2010-11 and 2011-12, Chaparral), Morgan Broekhuis (2008-2009 and 2009-10, Colorado Springs Christian School), and Lauren Van Orden (2007-08, Grandview) among the state’s list of former award winners.
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ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Make your holiday preparations one step at a time in order to avoid being overwhelmed and leaving things undone. That confusing family situation continues to work itself out. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Ease this year’s holiday money pressures by letting your thrifty side guide you as you look for those perfect gifts that typically reflect your good taste and love of beauty. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) You’ll have a good handle on potential holiday problems if you delegate tasks to family members, friends or co-workers -- most of whom will be more than happy to help out.
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