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At right, Shannon Pfahler and her dog Zoe take advantage a the multi-purpose trails in the Walden area. Above, Harold Havor built a home here after losing one in the Black Forest Fire. Photos by Rob Carrigan
Mitigation and defensible development in the planning stage Think about wild-land fire before it occurs By Rob Carrigan
rcarrigan@colorado communitymedia.com He wasn’t necessarily thinking about fire, but Winston Churchill was in favor of letting “our advance worrying, become advanced thinking and planning.” The time to think about defensible space and wild land fire mitigation is in the development stage. But how common is the practice? “I don’t think it is that common … yet …” says Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Marshal John Vincent. “I want to be involved with the developer/builder … Mitigation continues on Page 5
In with the new and out with old, defensible space in the form of fire breaks around the outside from which access from firetrucks is possible, and hydrants throughout make the Walden development more protected than the original plan called for.
The earlier plan for the Walden Development didn’t include fire breaks and hydrants throughout.
Tri-Lakes Monument Fire receives B.A.R.K. Woman donated three lifesaving kits that specifically help animals By Danny Summers
DSummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District Chief Christopher Truty was presented with a special gift March 17 during a ceremony at the District’s main facility at 166 Second St. Truty, with his adorable dog “Cassie” by his side - along with several firefightPOSTAL ADDRESS
The Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District received three Breath of Air Recovery Kits (B.A.R.K) during a ceremony outside the station on March 17. Pictured from left to right are: firefighter Rudi Gillette, Mary Lou Figley (sponsor of the three B.A.R.K kits that Tri-Lakes Fire received), fire chief Christopher Truty and his dog “Cassie,” firefighter Morgan Cudney, firefighter Mike Keough, and firefighter Keegan Black. Courtesy photo
ers — received three Breath of Air Recovery Kits (B.A.R.K) from the Animal Angels Resource Foundation. “We’re going to carry one on each engine,” Truty said. “We certainly appreciate this. It shows that we have a joint effort with the community.” Tri-Lakes resident Mary Lou Figley sponsored each of the B.A.R.K. kits. “She did this in loving memory of her pets ‘Sanford’ and ‘Chelsea.’” said Janet Whipker, president of Animal Angels Resource Foundation. “Because of her caring sponsorship, Tri-Lakes Monument Fire BARK continues on Page 4
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Clements case updated by sheriff ’s office Staff report The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a release on March 18, updating the information about the homicide investigation of Tom Clements in his home near Monument nearly a year ago. “As we approach the anniversary of the death of Department of Corrections Executive Director, Tom Clements, there has been increased media coverage regarding the investigation. Investigators of the Eli Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Office of the Inspector General continue to work diligently on this case to ensure we fully understand if any co-conspirators were involved with Evan
Ebel. Out of respect for Mr. Clements and his family, as well as the citizens of the local and statewide community, it’s imperative that if others were involved in Mr. Clements’ death that they be held accountable and brought to justice,” said the Clements department release. “With that in mind, information has and will be held in the strictest confidence to maintain utmost safety and security in the case. This investigation is complex and involves the difficult task of looking at threat groups and gangs within and outside
the prison system; groups who often exist for the purpose of engaging in criminal activity and do so under the auspice of anonymity. To safeguard the integrity of the investigation, specific details about current leads or information investigators are working on cannot be shared.” Reports from an anonymous federal official have circulated that unnamed official was concerned that he was named on a “hit list” found in Evan Ebel’s possession and there had been a lack of information from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office about the case. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is not aware of any federal official who has been named on a “hit list.” In addition, all individu-
als who were potentially at risk were notified as described below, the release said. “To be clear, from the onset of this investigation, any information gathered by our investigators which suggested any other persons may be in danger was immediately communicated to those affected and appropriate security measures were put in place. For example, if information was learned that a Colorado Department of Corrections employee may be in danger, the Sheriff’s Office immediately notified the Office of the Inspector General, which is the investigative body
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Arrests made in local burglaries Staff report Officers from El Paso County Sheriff’s Office have arrested seven suspects in connection with 110 local burglaries, according to a release on March 20. In mid-February, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office experienced a spike in residential burglaries in the Monument and Black Forest areas. The cases were unique in that residents were reporting having seen a suspicious person wearing a reflective safety vest in the area when the crimes were committed. Information concerning the burglaries and suspect descriptions was quickly disseminated to Neighborhood Watch coordinators in the area. A tip was received from a citizen regarding the suspicious person wearing the reflective safety vest which ultimately led deputies from the Crime Reduction Unit to identify 24 year old Ernesto Quintana as a suspect in the burglaries, according to the sheriff’s office release. Members from the Crime Reduction Unit and the Investigations Division quickly moved the investigation forward with several additional suspects being identified and numerous burglaries within other
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jurisdictions being linked. The volume of property recovered during the execution of seven search warrants has been significant, with the dollar value of the property exceeding $100,000. Several cases involved the theft of motor vehicles and firearms all of which Womack have been recovered and returned to the owners. Additional re-
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covered stolen property included jewelry, money and appliances. At one location, the amount of stolen property prompted the need for deputies to rent a 26 foot U-Haul to transport the property to the Evidence Facility. Several of the victims in these cases have responded to the Evidence Facility, identified and reclaimed their property. Through the efforts of members of the sheriff’s office and assistance from other agencies, more than 110 cases have been cleared and the following arrests have been made during this investigation. Those arrested are as follows: • Jake Cox, 27, arrested Feb. 14.
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• Ernesto Quintana 24, arrested Feb. 25. • Robert Bowick, 25 , arrested Feb. 25. • Richard Flewwellin, 41, arrested March 5. • Ekaterina Dettling 28, arrested March 5. • Jose Hernandez 36, arrested March 5. • Winter Womack 22, arrested March 19. “The level of work and determination showed by members of the Sheriff’s Office during this investigation is incredible and demonstrates their commitment to seek justice for the sake of the victims of these cases,” said Sheriff Terry Maketa.
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for DOC, so notifications to the employee could be made. The Sheriff’s Office does not have access to DOC employee information, nor do we know the quickest way to reach any specific employee. Therefore, the necessary collaboration was put in place with the Office of the Inspector General to ensure timely notifications could be made. If information was gained suggesting a local official may have been in danger, the affected person, as well
as the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction was notified and the proper security measures put in place. This effort and collaboration was exercised on each and every occasion and in the interest of all those involved. Details surrounding specific threats or concerns could not be shared publicly, as that would have only increased potential risks. We want to assure Mr. Clements’ family, other persons impacted by this tragedy and the citizens of the state of Colorado that the Sheriff’s Office will continue to exhaust all potential leads to ensure that every person involved is held accountable for their actions,” reports said.
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40 YEARS AGO Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor News, March 26, 1974 HAPPENINGS AT LEWIS PALMER: Because of decreasing enrollment at Lewis Palmer Mr. Kanaga, Mrs. Mancini and Mrs. Albro will not return to the district in the fall. The carnival has been set for April 20 starting at 11 a.m. We are still in need of volunteers. Lewis Palmer Middle School performed the play “What Happened to Harry,” written by Eliose Blumenthal. Karen Mandel was director for the play. ••• A farm sale public auction will be held at the ranch of Chuck and Sue Lewis on April 8 at 10:30 a.m. The ranch is located six miles southeast of Simla (on the old
Fetch place). Items include trucks, tractors, farm machinery, miscellaneous household goods and antiques. ••• TRACTOR DAY IN SIMLA: Scheduled for this coming Sunday sponsored by the Simla Volunteer Fire Department. Tickets are $2 for adults and 75 cents for children. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., tractor pull begins at noon. Prize money is $900. Entry fee for tractor is $20. Lunch available on the grounds. ••• The Upper Room Bible Class at Little Log Church is studying James 3-5. It shows how true living faith is exhibited: “By proper use of the tongue.”
••• Mrs. Hazel Kendrick and her daughter, Annabelle Place, will be doing some sightseeing and shopping. ••• Monument Residents: Vote no sales tax question on Tuesday, April 2. Also, vote for the mayors and councilmembers candidates ••• Church at Woodmoor will sponsor a Junior High Retreat at Camp Elephant Rock in Palmer Lake. It is planned for April 6-7. The theme is “Prophets, Priests and Kings.” The Rev. Douglas Wassan, pastor of Woodmoor, will be the leader. Reservations are due by April 4.
••• Stan Johnson, resident of Palmer Lake, is running for governor of Colorado. Acting Lt. Governor Ted Strickland will run for position of lieutenant governor. ••• KIWANIS CLUB NEWS: Bill Rusin presented the program this week. He told about a trail making school which will be conducted at the Monument Forest Service Nursery this summer. The Blood Bank at Penrose Hospital needs to be replenished. We would like to bring our credits up to 12 pints by September. — Compiled by Linda Case
Black Forest Fire Long Range Recovery Planning Committee to hold meeting Staff report
El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, Chair of committee, will host the meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on March 26, at The Charles Brown Transportation & Environmental Complex at 3255 Akers Drive. The meeting will also have reports from the following subcommittees: A. Citizen Service Support Requests to
An update on the Black Forest hazard tree removal will highlight the next Black Forest Fire Long Range Recovery Planning Committee meeting that is scheduled for March 26. Residents will be able to ask questions and share concerns that regard the removal process to date.
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District now has the ability to save the lives of animals caught in disaster in their community.” Truty said that his department has never been afforded the opportunity to specifically help animals in distress due to a fire or some other disaster or unpredictable situation. But now that it has B.A.R.K. he feels better prepared. “We certainly have heard stories of animals in distress,” Truty said. “Often times the animals are not found until we are inside the fire. And by that time it’s too late. “But anytime that we’re afforded an advantage we’ll take it.”
E. Status of County Participation in Community Volunteer Activities in the Black Forest Fire Burn Area The purpose of the Long Range Recovery Planning Committee is to oversee El Paso County’s participation in the recovery, restoration and rebuilding efforts within the Black Forest burn area. “Our mission is to keeping pets and their family together.” Each kit a sponsorship cost of $95. Community groups such as scouts, 4-H, animal rescue and local businesses might sponsor a kit by holding a fundraising kit for the cause. “Our goal is to get these sponsored kits to fire and rescue services throughout Colorado,” Whipker said. Caring individuals can sponsor a kit for their community by sponsoring a kit or a donation toward the project in the memory of a loved one or beloved pet. If you are interested in sponsoring a B.A.R.K. for your community please contact info@aarfhelp.org or www. aarfhelp.org for more information. You can also give Whipker a call at 719-661-1131 or 855-4PetHelp.
Animal companions can die in fires from smoke asphyxiation and are often victims of pet emergency situations. Firefighters, first responders, and other search and rescue groups can feel helpless when confronted with an animal victim and want to help, but often lack the proper equipment to do so. The B.A.R.K. is designed for animals instead of human faces and provides the opportunity to more efficiently administer oxygen to the animal. Animal Angels Resource Foundation is dedicated to keeping pets and their family together and the B.A.R.K. project is a sponsor-funded community program to save pets. “It is our goal to develop and provide services that will offer resource assistance and educational information for pets and their guardians who are facing hardships,” Whipker said.
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ensure good dialog and that the homeowner receives the best possible outcome before they move-in and while they live in their home.” Vincent says he thinks it is a new concept to grasp here in El Paso County. “I don’t know they are aware of the possibilities,” when asked if planning officials embrace the idea of wild land fire mitigation during the planning process. “I direct the developers/builders and landscape architects to firewise.org for ways of doing it right. Then we sit down and look at it from a firefighting stand point. Firefighter access, citizen evacua-
tion, the naturals fuels in the area.” For suggestions on local developments doing the right things, “I believe Cathedral Pines did it well ... why? They lost very few homes if any during the Black Forest fire last summer.” “Mitigation of your private property MUST be a life style, you will mitigate your property every year that you live here … the stuff grows back. The forest has missed around six burns cycles (120 years), a fire should occur somewhere in/on a forest every 10-20 years ... how big is based on the fuels available ... how long the fire lasts is based on the fuels available, before humans started putting out the fires. They were called the Rocky Mountains for a reason. Currently we have too many trees per acre ... look at photos from over 100 years ago and you can see what a natural forest looked like. Trees bunched together
are fighting each other to live, and now we have a drought. Our trees are very stressed out. Thin out and mitigate your property. You are doing the trees a favor thinning. I have been giving presentations on mitigation since August 2012. Probably contacted over 400 homeowners by now, and they are just now starting to get the mitigation and how it helps the ecosystem (and possibly their homeowners insurance, wildlife, their neighbors …) and their neighbors mitigation helps them.” “In my opinion, a true Fire Adapted Community is where no one has to evacuate because you have mitigated. The fire stays on the ground and out of the tree canopy … then it is just a grass fire. Fire will occur in our community. How big, and how long, is the question.” Vincent says. Some developers are embracing the approach. Matt Dunston from Walden Devel-
opment is a case in point, and has worked extensively with the Fire Marshal John Vincent and others to improve their development in the planning stage. “Note that with the new design, the entire development is surrounded on all sides by trails which also serve as a firebreak as well as an access way for emergency vehicles,” Dunston says. “Also, note that the new design has fire hydrants throughout which not only helps the new development, but also the preexisting 5-acre tracts to the west making their property safer and lowering insurance rates. All of these features are a direct result of involving the Tri-Lakes Fire Marshall as a team member and helping in the design from the ground up, instead of the usual practice of running the completed design by the Fire Marshal to see if it meets the minimum,” Dunston says.
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Sunnyside: Avoiding the wrong place at the right time We have all been there. My dad called them “Oh crap! moments,” but some are worse than others. In the mining and exploration industry, my brother tells of the dangerous predicament of “setting a post” or a concrete plug that blows out of a well head at extreme velocity, destroying everything in its path. At Lake Peigneur, La., there was “the swirling vortex of doom.” Nov. 21, 1980, a 12-man Texaco drilling crew was forced to stop by loud popping noises, the precarious leaning of the rig, and then a fresh-water lake covering 1,300 acres in about 11-feet of water creates a steadily accelerating whirlpool a quarter of a mile in diameter, with its center directly over the drill site and drops 3.5 billion gallons of water (during about three hours) into Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, just below. Fifty miners are still in the the mine, rigs and other structures are being pulled into the vortex. “Meanwhile, up on the surface, the tremendous sucking power of the whirlpool
was causing violent destruction. It swallowed another nearby drilling platform whole, as well as a barge loading dock, 70 acres of soil from Jefferson Island, trucks, trees, structures, and a parking lot. The sucking force was so strong that it reversed the flow of a 12-mile-long canal which led out to the Gulf of Mexico, and dragged 11 barges from that canal into the swirling vortex, where they disappeared into the flooded mines below. It also overtook a manned tug on the canal, which struggled against the current for as long as possible before the crew had to leap off onto the
canal bank and watch as the lake consumed their boat,” according to damninteresting.com. After three hours, the lake was drained of its 3.5 billion gallons of water. The water from the canal, now flowing in from the Gulf of Mexico, formed a 150-foot waterfall into the crater where the lake had been, filling it with salty ocean water. As the canal refilled the crater over the next two days, nine of the sunken barges popped back to the surface like corks, though the drilling rigs and tug were left entombed in the ruined salt mine, said the site. Despite the enormous destruction of property, no human life was lost in this disaster, nor were there any serious injuries. Within two days, what had previously been an 11-foot-deep freshwater body was replaced with a 1,300-foot-deep saltwater lake. The lake’s biology was changed drastically, and it became home to many species of plants and fish which had not been there previously. Here in Colorado, just a few years
before, there was Lake Emma, and the Sunnyside Mine incident. “On June 4, 1978, a major physical disaster struck the Sunnyside Mine. At that time rich gold was being mined on the Spur vein under Lake Emma. although previous core drilling had been done to determine that the mine was a safe distance from the bottom of the lake, 70 feet above. The lake had been formed thousands of years ago by the scouring action of a glacier. When the glacier passed over the hard quartz-gold vein, it plucked a thin sliver of rock from the downhill side of the vein. The silver, about 20 feet in diameter, extended downward about 65 feet below the bottom of the lake,” wrote Allen G. Bird in “Silverton Gold,” in 1986. “On a Sunday afternoon, when the mine crews were at home, lake Emma broke through the spot and emptied thousands of gallons of water and over Carrigan continues on Page 7
Take me out to the ball game, Opening Day is almost here! On Sunday, March 30, Major League Baseball will begin its 2014 regular season. Yes, I am aware that the Dodgers and Diamondbacks played a couple of games in the land down under March 22 and 23. From what I understand, vegemite sandwiches were all the rage. I even heard that the kangaroo tastes like chicken, though I have no desire to throw one on the grill anytime soon. Baseball is America’s National Pastime. It has been played - pretty much in the form we know it today — since the 1840s when Henry Chadwick laid out the first rules. Sure, there have been changes along the way. Equipment has improved and the fields are better maintained than even 30 years ago. But it is still a game that is played with 90-foot bases and nine players to a side. Baseball is a grand old game. It is an acquired taste. If you don’t grow up playing it and watching it, you probably don’t understand the subtle nuances and you might get lost. Most everyone knows three strikes and you’re out. But did you know that there are 23 different ways to reach first base? Were you aware that it’s possible for a pitcher to earn a victory without ever throwing a pitch?
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America. When I was in Europe two summers ago I asked a number of folks if they knew who the Babe was. Only a few of them gave me the deer in the headlights look. I am aware that a whole new generation of Americans believes that stars like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Peyton Manning trump the Babe in terms of popularity. Those Millennials would be wrong. Remember, even they know about the Bambino, despite playing X-Box 12 hours a day. Here are a couple of predictions for you to chew on for this season. The Colorado Rockies will win between 81 and 86 games and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox will advance to the postseason for the first time since 1997. The Yankees will win the American League East and the Kansas City Royals will win the AL Central — advancing to the playoffs for the first time since 1985. Speaking of the Yankees, they will win a Classic seven-game World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers. I mentioned earlier that there are 23 different ways to reach first base. Here they are: Walk; intentional walk; hit by pitch,
dropped third strike; failure to deliver pitch in 20 seconds; catcher interference; fielder interference; spectator interference; fan obstruction; fair ball hits umpire; fair ball hits runner; fielder obstructs runner; pinch-runner; fielder’s choice; force out at another base; preceding runner put-out allows batter to reach first; sacrifice bunt fails to advance runner; sacrifice fly dropped; runner called out on appeal; error; four illegal pitches; single; game suspended with runner on first (that player is traded prior to the makeup game, meaning a new player is allowed to take his place). Here is one way a pitcher can be credited with a victory without throwing a pitch. First of all, he must enter the game as a reliever with his team trailing or tied and a least one runner on base. Let’s say he picks off the base runner for the final out of the inning. In the next half of the inning his team scores the go-ahead run and never relinquishes the lead. He would then qualify as the winning pitcher. This scenario has happened many times in the majors. Rockies pitcher Alan Embree accomplished the feat in 2009.
Train held up near Divide Now, as you read this, remember that the great train robbers did not do much in Colorado. Also think about how these stories are shown in the movies. The night Colorado Midland passenger train to Leadville had passed through Divide. At Florissant Deputy Sheriff Colchesser met the train as it rolled in and made a thorough investigation of conditions. The train was riddled with bullets. The express car was full of holes as was the car adjoining. It was said more than fifty shots were fired. Colorado Midland’s passenger train left Denver at 7:30 in the evening and arrived at Colorado Springs between 9:30 and 10. It left Colorado Springs on time and reached Divide without mishap. About five miles west of Divide the engineer received a signal to slow up, thinking something was wrong he slackened the speed of the train, immediately out of the darkness sprung a number of men who boarded the train. One of the robbers with a revolver in each hand approached Engineer Stuart and demanded that he throw up his hands. Stuart feigned doing so, but instead grabbed one of the guns. There was a fierce struggle which resulted finally in the robber being shot to death. The other robbers hearing the shots immediately began firing at the train. The train men responded, and the passengers also lent a hand, with the result that there was a perfect fusillade of shots. Feeling themselves outclassed, the bandits took to the hills. Sheriff Von Phul of Cripple Creek was at once notified and soon had a posse of
deputy sheriffs en route to the scene. In the death of the bandit who attempted to rob the express car, there he carried to the grave a plot to carry off probably $50,000 in gold. Three posses searched the hills for two possible bandits. Several places where horse thieves are known to hide their loot were searched. There was no trace whatever of men on horseback in these regions. The supposed bandit was seen in Florissant the afternoon before the hold up, according to residents of that town who viewed the body. He was with two other men. This man asked for the barber shop but as the town did not have one, he was given a razor to shave himself. Although identified as John Timbach or Alvin Johnson, the identity of the robber who attempted the holdup was still in question. A rancher, in Divide identified the body as that of a man who was sitting on the station platform at Divide with three tramps. This is where the 1910 story wanders off. No further information has turned up. Who knows who he was, but it never happened again. Oh, and the train’s engineer was given a gold watch for his service to the company!
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Paper sculptures magically transform One of the talented local artists in the Tri-Lakes Region is Wilhelmina Steenbergen, whose work is created in handcrafted paper pulp, but the finished product can often mimic metal, pottery or fabric. Shaping in paper developed from her earlier free-form pottery work and traces of this can still be found in both the technique and subject matter of her pieces. However, as a medium, paper has very different properties from clay. During the shaping process in clay, it is simple to add material to an existing free-form clay object: just wet and press. This cannot be done in paper as its fibers need to bond. Once a piece is cast, only minimal shape modifications are possible, typically as a removal or distortion process only.
Paper sculpting starts with the creation of the mush, a blend of different fibers soaked in water. Various base materials can be used, but Wilhelmina prefers her own mixture of cotton linter and abaca (banana leaf fiber). The latter’s long fibers give strength and the former’s short ones
allow easy texturing. The fibers need to be thoroughly intermixed and the mush must contain a lot of water. For a mold, any interestingly textured or shaped object or combination of objects can be used. Wilhelmina often works with found pieces, but occasionally carves or cuts specific shapes she has envisioned for the sculpture. The objects are placed on a flat surface and the mush is cast over them. Alternately, the mush can be cast on the flat surface first and the shapes are pressed into it. The drying process starts with carefully pressing out as much water as possible without distorting the piece. During drying she sometimes makes careful texture modifications by hand. In some cases, additional found objects
or fabrics are added, either during the casting process or later, highlighting the theme or other aspects of the sculpture. Once the material is thoroughly dry, the painting process can start. Initially, Wilhelmina soaks the sculpture with diluted acrylic paint to force pigment into the interior of the material. After drying, this hardens it and the shapes will no longer distort. Wilhelmina’s favors finishing her final piece by painting in metallics, to recreate the effects of pottery raku glazing. Like to get the word out about an upcoming art event? Contact Nancy Bonig at Nancy@bonig.com.
Black Forest fire report released Report is 2,000 pages long By Danny Summers
dsummers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com There was more explosive language from El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa when the Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District released the report of its independent investigation into the performance of Fire Chief Bob Harvey during the first hours of last summer’s Black Forest fire. The investigation was conducted to respond to Maketa’s allegations that Harvey had mismanaged command during the first day of the fire (June 11). Dave Fisher, a professional investigator, was hired by the District’s law firm to conduct the investigation and create the report. The independent report covers nearly 2,000 pages. At a March 14 press conference Maketa called the report “… a pack of bold-faced lies” that is “consumed by opinions.” The report provides details of the first day and initial attacks on the fire. The report and all of its exhibits and photographs was sent to the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office for review. Some content was redacted because it relates to matters under investigation, according to the Black Forest Fire/Rescue Protection District Board. Fisher was hired in December by the Black Forest board to conduct an investigation into the handling of the fire in its early hours. He was hired in response to a
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one million tons of mud into the mine. The crater on the surface was the length of three football fields and about 500 feet wide. The water and the mud had about 1,800-foot fall to reach the American Tunnel level. A 20-ton Plymouth Locomotive parked below the main ore pass was completely flattened. All timber, except for a 200-foot section between “G” and “F” levels, was stripped from the Washington Incline Shaft. All mining tunnels, including the mile-long Terry and the two-mile long American were filled to the top with mud. Although the mine was insured for $9,000 million, the insurance company refused to pay any damages. After an expensive court battle, the insurance company was ordered to pay, although they actually paid only about $5,500,000 had the breakthrough occurred any time other than Sunday, more than 125 men would have been killed, leaving no survivors,” wrote Bird. “We all had a close call when Lake Emma flooded and caved in the mine,” said Silverton Miner Terry Rhoades in oral
dispute between Harvey and Maketa that erupted in November. The fire burned more than 14,000 acres, destroyed 488 homes and killed two people. In Fisher’s report he made recommendations for Harvey, and others, concerning what might have been done better during the fire. His recommendations for Chief Harvey include: • Be sure command vehicle is fully equipped with comprehensive maps to hand out to officials and agencies from out of the area that might assist. • Consider more pre-planning with agencies that provide regular mutual aid to Black Forest, especially in the context of responding on high risk days. • Set up staging areas and involve more personnel sooner to help with different aspects of command. • The chief had one portable radio and had to switch from channel to channel, inevitably missing transmissions. Have an assistant chief help monitor all frequencies. • Work with all firefighters about radio discipline so lines of communication do not get overrun. • Attempt to pre-plan command posts or implement a more effective mobile command post. • Consider having more than one staging location in larger events. • Make sure all water tenders have proper fittings to tap into any water source. • Involve law enforcement early to ensure evacuations are handled by the proper agency and that those agencies are aware
histories captured in “Colorado Mining Stories, Hazards, Heroics, Humor” by Caroline Arlen. “ The engineers had actually tested it under the lake for depth. They figured it was a fault going up there, because there was real bad water coming through. They didn’t realize it was half full of mud,” Rhoades said. “The guys that were driving that stope — I think it was Fred and Harry Castle — they refused to go to work that Friday night because they said that water was pouring out of there. That Sunday it came through. Luckily nobody was underground. There were places, like where I had been working, where the mud wouldn’t have got you, but there was no way you would have been able to make your way out of there, you would have starved to death.” In the same book, Rick Ernst agrees. “When Lake Emma caved in and flooded the mine, that was the beginning of the end, right there. The lake was over the mine. I guess they had us mine up too close to it. It was real lucky it waited until Sunday to cave in. It could have happened any other day of the week. Nobody was underground Sunday. The usual shift was about 125 people. It would have killed everybody,” Ernst said. Oh crap! To say the least ...
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of their tasks. • Set rigid procedures and adhere to them in the event that command needs to be transferred to the county or state. Fischer’s key recommendations included: • Sheriff should convene meetings of fire and emergency personnel to create a working document, El Paso County Annual Operating Plan for Wildfire 2014 that all fire and emergency groups can agree on. It would spell out what should occur during a wild land fire in the county and clarify roles. Also would have details of who is responsible and what will take place if command is transferred from local entity to county to the state. • A new mutual aid agreement should be considered. The last one report preparer could find was 2001. • The county and fire chiefs should form a model task force to investigate all suspicious fires. Share arson investigation information, including with other counties, FBI, district attorney, state fire groups and others.
• Chief of North Area Group (various small fire agencies in northern El Paso County) should discuss response options and create a mutual aid package that sends right resources on certain types of calls. There should be notification of on-call or volunteer staff. • On high fire danger days, set up system to know availability of staff and equipment. • Set up a command and staging area early on. • Develop a technology research team to see what exists in the county and elsewhere since the Black Forest has poor cellular signals. Establish calling trees among residents, and use radios in case cell towers go down. • Create an Incident Command System. Use a team approach. ICS is an emergency management system designed to provide standardized structure for responding to emergency incidents. Everyone must follow it so there is no confusion. • A public campaign emphasizing mitigation around homes.
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Carson Blehm doesn’t let his autism keep him down Lewis-Palmer Middle School student has talent for skiing By Danny Summers
dsummers@coloradocommunitymedia.com Carson Blehm is an eighth-grader at Lewis-Palmer Middle School. Like most kids, he lugs his books and other necessities in his back pack. But Blehm has two personal items with him at all times that he proudly displays when given the opportunity. They are his gold medals from the Colorado Special Olympics State Games. “I was excited and happy when I won,” Blehm said “It was worth it. Blehm, 14, won his medals in SuperG and giant slalom. The event was held at Copper Mountain on March 2. Blehm qualified for the Games because he is autistic. “I was just concentrating on going between the red and blue poles,” Blehm said with a smile. “If you miss one you’ll be disqualified.” Blehm’s medal count (all golds) is up to eight. “I like going fast to the finish and getting there ahead of everyone else,” said Blehm, as he tightly clutched his most recent medals. Blehm began skiing at the age of 3 while on a family outing to Keystone. A few years ago he became almost enamored with American skiing icon Bode Miller. When Blehm was 10, he saw a commercial on television for Special Olympics and decided he wanted to follow in Miller’s steps. “I watched to see if he cut it close or not,” Blehm said of his hero. “I decided I wanted to cut it close.” Blehm has a goal of someday qualifying for the World Special Olympic Games. “Maybe I can get there,” Blehm grinned. Blehm’s coach is his father, Dave, an avid skier. Blehm’s mother — and quasi public relations manager — is his mother, Kim. “We are all avid skiers,” Kim said. “When he first started skiing we weren’t even aware of his disability. He was slower to pick (skiing) up, but we didn’t think anything of it.” Carson was eventually diagnosed with autism, but his mother didn’t panic. “We try to treat him exactly like his siblings,” Kim said. “There’s nothing that we want him to do that the others won’t do. “He learned to ride a bike without training wheels. He’s defied the odds in so many ways.” At 6-foot-1 Carson is the tallest kid in
Woodmoor resident Carson Blehm won two gold medals in skiing at the Colorado Special Olympics State Games earlier this month. Courtesy photos his classes. While physically he may look like he’s well on his way to fitting right in at Palmer Ridge High School next fall, he has the mental capacity of the thirdgrade student. “The plan is to keep him mainstreamed next year when he goes to Palmer Ridge,” Kim said. “He works really hard and he feels like he’s pushed all the time.” Carson is well-rounded. He plays piano, rides ATV’s and is a certified rock climber. He is also obsessed with television news. Carson is already somewhat of a celebrity. Last year, a television station in Denver did a piece on him. But it had nothing to do with his skiing. Caron’s best friend is the family trash man named David Willis. “He would wait (for up to eight hours) for David to come by in his truck,” Kim said. “David’s on a different route this year, but he told the other guys to make sure that they take care of Carson.” Carson ran cross country for his middle school last fall. It was easy for him to get motivated since his older brother, Zack, was a successful member of the Palmer Ridge cross country team. Carson plans on following Zack’s footsteps and run for Palmer Ridge. “I’m up to two miles a day,” Carson said. “I will eventually get there.” The transition should be an enjoyable one for Carson. Last season, Palmer Ridge had three autistic children on the team.
Carson Blehm is all smiles after completing the course.
Carson Blehm, third from left, an eighth-grader at Lewis-Palmer Middle School, won two gold medals in snow skiing at the Colorado Special Olympics State Games. He is shown here with his family: From left to right Kim (mom), Zack (brother) and Dave (dad).
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Revenue forecast looking good But pot-related TABOR issues complicate revenues before budget is unveiled By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado’s economy grew stronger in 2013 and that momentum is expected to continue through the coming years, factors that will contribute to a state general fund budget for next year that will exceed original forecasts, state economists said on March 18. But not all news that came out of the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee briefing was rosy. While much of the state is doing better post-recession, other areas continue to struggle. And lawmakers lamented the continuing budget challenges that come as a result of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights — including a TABOR problem involving marijuana revenue that the Legislature may end up having to deal with soon. The JBC was briefed on Colorado’s economic outlook by the state’s budget director and staff from the Colorado Legislative Council. Their reports are an essential component for the committee to consider when they craft the state’s spending plan — a budget that is expected to be about $20.5 billion. While the economists’ revenue forecasts differed slightly, they all agreed that Colo-
rado’s economy is on a healthy footing. “Over the past year, household wealth has grown because of increases in home prices and recent gains in the stock market,” said Louis Pino of the Legislative Council. “As a result, consumer spending has improved, especially on big-ticket items like furniture and vehicles. U.S. corporations continue to post strong profits, the equity market posted its best gains in years, inflation remains benign and the global economy, especially in the Eurozone, appears to have turned a corner for the better.” The budget forecast for the 2014-15 fiscal year will be $61 million higher than what was originally predicted. And, after money is set aside for an increased state reserves fund, about $75 million will be leftover for bills that are currently waiting to be appropriated — an “up-for-grabs” amount that is certain to lead to battles among lawmakers in the coming weeks. Priorities for that money include helping flood and wildfire victims and more funding for K-12 and higher education. After that, there is a guessing game as to which of the many bills that have yet to be appropriated become funded. “There are a lot of competing priorities within the budget, so as we’ve said from the start we have to be prudent in how we allocate the resources of the state,” House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, said the day after the forecast was released. “We are not going to be able to pass every idea
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and bill through the Legislature.” The state’s general fund budget for the next fiscal year is expected to be $9.2 billion, higher than the current fiscal year’s revenue projection of $8.8 billion. Driving the healthy economic forecast is a 27-week streak of consecutive job growth and a state unemployment rate that is currently 6.1 percent. While the unemployment rate has dropped, “the state’s labor market added jobs at the fastest rate in seven years,” according to the Legislative Council. Meanwhile, wages and salaries grew 4.7 percent last year and personal income is expected to improve during the 204-15 fiscal year, economists said. The current fiscal year will also yield a general fund surplus of $257 million, most of which — about $170 million — will be transferred to the State Education Fund. Funding for education will increase through the annual School Finance Act
and accompanying bills aimed at pumping more money into K-12 and higher education. Those dollar amounts are still being negotiated. While the Denver Metro area and much of the Front Range is experiencing economic growth in many areas, other parts of the state aren’t faring as well. For Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and the Western Slope, including Grand Junction, growth has been “sluggish,” according to Louis Pino of the Legislative Council.
Problems with TABOR, pot tax revenues
As for marijuana tax revenue that is coming in as a result of Proposition AA, $54.7 million will be pumped into the 2014-2015 fiscal year. But while that revenue amount is less than what was originally projected by Prop AA proponents, the state may end up having to cut checks to Colorado taxpayers for that money.
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spontaneous portion of the competition in their divisions. The top three places from each problem/division of the three Colorado regions qualified for the state competition. According to Monument Academy Public Relations Director Jim Cunningham, each of the school’s teams will be competing against up to eight other teams at
the state competition for a chance to go to the World Finals that will be held in Iowa in May. The Monument Academy coordinator is Melissa Smith. “We started forming teams in October,” Smith said. “We meet once a week for an hour after school.” Smith’s teams have up to seven students on each squad.
“Everything is 100-percent kid made; the props, special effects and whatever else they use,” Smith said with a smile. “It is just a wonderful experience for the kids and we are so thankful that our administrators at Monument Academy have been so supportive.” For more information go to www.coloradoodyssey.org.
Marijuana regulations tightened Hickenlooper signs bills, one that aims to keep pot away from kids By Vic Vela
vvela@colorado communitymedia.com Gov. John Hickenlooper signed two bills into law on March 17 that tighten regulations of marijuana sales and aim to make it more difficult for the drug to be consumed by children. House Bill 1122 will require that
medical marijuana that is sold in edible form — such as pot brownies or cookies — are wrapped in opaque packaging that does not create an “attractive nuisance” for kids. The law seeks to prevent incidents where children accidentally eat potlaced edibles, which can sometimes result in emergency room trips. “Child-resistant packaging is required for things like Tylenol because it works,” Hickenlooper said during a Capitol press conference. “You should have no different standard for marijuana.”
Regulations that the Legislature put into place last year as a result of the 2012 passage of Amendment 64 — which legalized recreational pot use in Colorado — already includes strict packaging requirements for retail sales. This law sets that same standard for medical marijuana sales. Hickenlooper was joined by Dr. Sam Wang, a pediatric emergency room physician at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Wang said there has been an increase in the number of children who are hospitalized due to accidental ingestion of marijuana.
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A cadet capstone project aimed at pinpointing forest beetle infestations is about to get its eyes. Cadets in the Air Force Academy’s Systems Engineering 460 course are engineering a remotely piloted aircraft program and platform to monitor ponderosa pine trees for beetle infestations. They’re set to select a sensor for their RPA that can scan trees in near-infrared and visible light wavelengths to spot ips beetle infestations. Rocky Mountain bark beetles have killed trees across more than four million acres in the western United States, according to the U.S. Forest Service. But the lesser-known ips beetle, also called the engraver beetle, is an order of magnitude more difficult to manage, according Col. Steven Hasstedt, the Academy’s assistant professor of biology. “With the pine beetles, you have one generation or maybe two generations per year,” said Hasstedt, who holds a doctorate in ecology with an emphasis on forestry. “Ips are five-plus generations per year, so they’re much more prolific. They have the potential to infest a lot more trees.” Once the Academy finds an affected
Most of the trees in Jacks Valley, where the cadets will conduct their RPA flights, were identified and cleared last year. The project includes cadets from several majors, including geospatial science, law and management. Faculty involved in the project includes representatives from half of the Academy’s 26 academic depart-
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tree, the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron cuts the tree down, chips the branches, strips the bark from the trunk and leaves it to dry out, killing the larvae. The 10th CES normally does this within a week of spotting the tree, but spotting the trees is a laborious process. “I do a lot of hiking looking for infestations, but I can’t see down into every drainage,” said Steve Wallace, a natural resources planner with the squadron. “We’ll never catch all of the trees, because the Academy’s not a closed system ... but what we’re doing is trying to catch as many as we can so we don’t lose a whole bunch of trees.” The sensor that cadets select must be able to spot subtle color changes, ideally as the pines’ dark green needles fade to light green, before they turn yellow or brown. In addition, cadets will look for subtle differences in the pine needles’ temperature and moisture content using near-infrared sensors, Hasstedt said. The RPA crew would note affected trees’ coordinates and pass those along to natural resources personnel, who could confirm whether the trees are infested. The timing will roughly correspond with the beginning of beetle season. “As we’re coming out of winter, everything’s still dormant,” Hasstedt said. “But as it warms up, they’ll start responding”
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Before I do, I would first like to thank all of you for allowing me to serve as your Mayor. I can honestly look back over the last four years and say that I have given everything my best, and together, we have accomplished a lot. That said, it takes a lot of time away from my family to do this job right. Since I am not going to be able to get these years back with my little girls, I have decided not to seek a second term. Please know that I am genuinely thankful for the opportunity to have served all of you. I have obviously been asked who the people are who are putting up all of the signs, and who I am going to vote for. Let me preface my thoughts by saying that I believe that there should be no personal agendas held by those representing us. Quite simply, humility precedes honor, and the people that we elect should genuinely want to serve, not be served. There is a stark contrast in this regard between the two Mayoral candidates. There is an equally large divide amongst the Trustee candidates. I would encourage each of you to research the candidates and learn as much as you can about them on your own. This will be a pivotal election and my opinions are based on my desire for Monument to continue to be a great place to live, work and raise a family. In order to do that, we need to be responsible about growth, invest in our residents by keeping our taxes low, support our local businesses, and funnel as much of our tax dollars back into infrastructure and public safety. We have had several years in a row where we have held our expenditures to less than budgeted amounts. We did this while paying down debt, working to get I-25 widened between Monument and Colorado Springs, paying for new roadway, drainage and landscape projects, and starting a downtown sidewalk project. We have minimized the impact of medical and recreational marijuana to our community and have broadened our options related to renewable water for our future. We have accomplished all of those things in a difficult economy without raising taxes! I believe that there is only one mayoral candidate that can continue those efforts and that is why I am supporting Rafael Dominguez as our next Mayor. He has a proven track record as a volunteer in our community. Rafael has helped with many of the objectives I mentioned above, while taking the initiate to add more parks and keep us, as residents, at the forefront of decisions. He will foster the small town, family-oriented environment that has made Monument such a desirable place to live. His experience as a leader will continue to bring forward thinking solutions to the challenges we face. During the time I’ve served with Rafael, he has always remained accessible and accountable to the residents of the Town of Monument. His public service is a mere extension of his personal life. He is a retired Marine, devoted husband, and loving Dad to two beautiful daughters. Opportunities for our great community require initiative, an innovative mindset, and a collaborative approach. We need to further develop our sense of a family-friendly community and embrace the character of our small town. Moreover, we need the vision to plan for our future. That is why I am also supporting the following three people as Trustees: Jeff Kaiser Kelly Elliott Stan Gingrich Each of them has leadership experience and the ability to think through the complex regional issues that Monument will face in the coming months. They understand the need to meet budgets and how to put the community first. Their business acumen will ensure that Monument stays within budget into the future and that we do not overspend. They will each continue to support and promote our family oriented activities and both our children, and our senior citizens are especially important to them. I would strongly encourage you to look into the issues, and the experience and background of each of the candidates. I believe that Mr. Dominguez is the only mayoral candidate with a genuine heart to serve the community. He is the only mayoral candidate with leadership to move the community forward. Mr. Kaiser, Mrs. Elliott and Mr. Gingrich also solely have the community as their focus. They understand that these are volunteer positions and they do not have their own personal interests driving their decisions. I am hopeful that our community will see who the candidates are that truly want to serve the community and those who merely want to serve themselves. As always, should you have any additional questions, or if I can be of assistance with any matter, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Sincerely,
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Lewis-Palmer senior Carson Hawes gets a lead off first base in a recent game. Hawes is one of the top pitchers on the team this season. Courtesy photos
Rangers sweep Cheyenne Mountain for first time since 2009 Lewis-Palmer baseball team in Arizona this week By Danny Summers
dsummers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s just two games - and it is early in the season - but the Lewis-Palmer baseball team made a strong statement last week with its sweep of traditional state-powerhouse Cheyenne Mountain. “We played well,” said Lewis-Palmer coach Tom McCabe. “The boys did the things they needed to do to be successful.” McCabe is in his third season with the Rangers. This year’s club has a nice mix of returning veterans and newcomers. The Rangers defeated Cheyenne Mountain 19-5 on March 17 and 8-7 on March 20. Both victories were part of the Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. In the March 17 win, Rangers’ sophomore Paul Tillotson belted a two-run homer in his first at-bat as Lewis-Palmer scored seven runs in the first inning. The Rangers added five more runs in the second and seven in the third. Tillotson was Lewis-Palmer’s starting pitcher and got the victory. Senior Carson Haws, who might be the ace of the pitching staff, went 3 for 4. He homered, doubled and drove in four runs, while scoring three times. McCabe said Haws is still nursing a sore knee and elbow and should return to the mound soon. Junior Colin Cicere, the team’s third quality starting pitcher, went 3 for 3 with two doubles and three RBIs. For good measure, Conner Weeth had three RBIs on three hits, including a pair of doubles.
Lewis-Palmer catcher P.J. Underwood is a team captain this season. The March 20 game featured more big performances from Tillotson and Haws. Haws hit a two-run homer, while Tillotson was 2 for 3 three with two RBIs and two runs scored.
P.J. Underwood got the save. Underwood is Lewis-Palmer’s starting catcher. He is batting .500 in the early going with a pair of RBIs. “Lewis-Palmer is a good team,” said
Cheyenne Mountain coach Mark Swope. “They have good pitching and you need that be successful.” Haws, Underwood and Vincent Nall who is hitting .750 this season with a triple, double and four RBIs - are the Rangers’ only returning senior starters. Tillotson started as a freshmen. “We’re real excited about this team,” McCabe said. “The boys are working hard. They’re executing the game plan that we’re putting out for them.” The Rangers are in Arizona this week, where they will play for games against teams from the state. They play North Canyon (March 25), O’Connor (March 26), Apollo (March 27) and Pinnacle (March 28). Lewis-Palmer went 2-2 in Arizona in 2013. “We usually see better competition and it gives the boys some more experience; and the weather is obviously good,” McCabe said. “The teams we’re playing have already played 15 to 20 games and have practiced a lot more. “A lot of our boys have aspirations to play college baseball and the need to see what’s beyond Colorado.” The Rangers return from spring break by hosting 5A Palmer in a non-league game on April 1. They get back to league play April 5 against always steady Air Academy. “There’s no easy game in our league,” McCabe said. “You have to be on your game all the time.” The Rangers advanced to the postseason in 2013. “Our goal is always to make the playoffs,” McCabe said. “By the time you get to the playoffs you have to be playing good baseball.”
palmer ridge football represented well at college level Five Bears will suit up in college next fall By Danny Summers
dsummers@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The Palmer Ridge football team won five of its final six games last fall to close out a successful campaign. The Bears celebrated more success last month when four of their seniors signed
their national letters of intent to play at the college level. A fifth is hoping to walk on at the University of Wyoming. The lost of signees includes offensive lineman John Boogaard, defensive linemen Ryan Hjelmstad and Brenyn Humphrey, and linebacker Armando Bargas. Fred Jones, a defensive back, is hoping to walk on at the University of Wyoming. Boogaard is heading to Western State University in Gunnison. He was a two-year starter at tackle. “John’s commitment to the cause and
leadership were critical to the Palmer Ridge football program during his time as a Bear,” said Palmer Ridge football coach Tom Pulford. “In 2013 our offense averaged 250-plus yards per game and 22 points per game, and John was a big part of making that happen.” Boogaard earned first-team all-Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. “We are very excited to have John coming into the Mountaineer Program,” said Western State coach Jas Bains. “Standing 6-foot-5 John is a monster on the line of
scrimmage. With his size and athletic ability, John will make an impact early in his career. “John possesses great feet and instinct at the line, as he continues to build strength he will be a great man to have on the blind side.” Hjelmstad is also heading to Western State. He was an offensive guard and center for the Bears.
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Most of the Palmer Ridge girls’ lacrosse team is in Orlando this week visiting Disney World and playing games against teams from around the United States. “We’re doing a little team building and hopefully this makes us a better team when we come back,” said Bears’ second-year coach Don Bryant. Palmer Ridge is off to a 5-1 start and looking every bit like a contender for a state championship. It has outscored the opposition 89 to 35. Among the Bears’ most impressive victories is 8-7 over Chaparral and 19-5 over Cherry Creek’s varsity No. 2 team. “That was the first time we ever beat Chaparral,” Bryant said. The Bears return the bulk of their team and might have their best chance ever at making a deep playoff run. “We’re looking pretty good this year,” Bryant said. “We have some girls who can put the ball in the goal.” The Bears were 12-4 last season. They received a first-round bye in the state playoffs, but lost in the next round to Centaurus, 18-3. Palmer Ridge, a combined District 38 team with players from Lewis-Palmer, competes in the Southern League. The league has been dominated by Air Academy and Cheyenne Mountain. Air Academy went 15-2 last
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“Ryan’s focus and vocal leadership (as well as leadership from the other seniors from 2013’s squads) were big reasons for the success that Palmer Ridge football had,” Pulford said. Hjelmstad was named second-team allconference as a defensive lineman. “We are looking forward to getting Ryan on the practice field and see him develop into a great player,” Bains said. “He uses his hands extremely well at the line of scrimmage, as he continues to work on his technique he has the ability to develop into a great player in our program.” Humphrey is heading to Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. Humphrey was also a two-way starter for Palmer Ridge. “Brenyn has been a leader by example since he came to Palmer Ridge, and in his senior year he did a great job of holding his teammates accountable,” Pulford said. Humphrey was first-team all-confer-
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season and lost in the state semis to Cherry Creek. Cheyenne Mountain (15-2) lost in the quarterfinals to Cherry Creek. The Bears are an offensive-minded squad. They have seven players back who scored 20 or more goals in 2013. Among their top returning veterans are senior midfielders Rachel Braaten (26 goals, 12 assists), Morgan Cogburn, Cellene Feathers, Taryn Heinz and Morgan Wolfe, and junior midfielder Rachel Bryant (25 goals). Senior goalkeeper Brianna Knop is also back. Knop has already signed with Limestone College in South Carolina to play lacrosse and field hockey. Sophomore Mary Koch had 33 goals last season, while junior Ashley Walker tallied 32. Walker had a hat in the victory over Chaparral and scored six goals against Cherry Creek. “If a team tries to shut down one or two of our players we can still score some points,” Bryant said. Bryant’s top assistant coach is Doug Murray, a former play at Notre Dame and longtime coach. Murray’s daughter, Ashlyn, is a sophomore on the team and has five goals and two assists. “Doug is helping us come along,” Bryant said. “He’s really helping our team defense. That will be a big key to us going deep in the playoffs.” Palmer Ridge begins Southern League play April 3 against Rampart. The Bears host Air Academy April 10 and play at Cheyenne Mountain April 29. ence. “Brenyn has great speed for a defensive end,” said Hastings coach Zack Carlton. “Watching film of Brenyn it is obvious that he is very disciplined, possess great speed and a great motor. “We like his ability to secure a gap vs. the run and his ability to make reads and get home in pass rush situations.” Bargas will play for Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Bargas led the Bears (and the entire conference) with 113 tackles. He was first-team all-league. “Armando is extremely versatile; he can play inside backer, outside backer; he can pass rush, drop into coverage; and he is a very good tackler,” said Mesa coach Tanner Tetrault. “His versatility is his biggest attribute.” Jones played cornerback for the Bears and was names honorable mention allleague. “Fred made many key third and fourth down stops for us throughout the season, including two interceptions against Widefield in front of the homecoming crowd at Don Breese Stadium.,” Pulford said.
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Prep sports Scoreboard CLASSICAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Girls soccer Classical Academy 2, Peak to Peak 0 Freshman Hannah Burgo and sophomore Mikayla Murphy scored one goal each in the game against Peak to Peak. Both sophomore Anna Thompson and senior Bonnie Buzzetta each had an assist.
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Discovery Canyon 98, Cheyenne Mountain 88 Jonathan Donehower broke the school record for the second time in a week in the 100 Breast. DCC won all three relays. David Keller won in the 50, 100, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay. Blake Lawrie won in the 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay. Daniel Liu won in the 200 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay.
Palmer Ridge 13, Sand Creek 1 Jake Grubesic pitched a five hitter and struck out eight, and Chad Werner pitched well in relief as the Bears bats came alive. Big hits were provided by Cole Hurford, Evan Sandberg, Jake Grubesic and Andrew Craig.
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Palmer Ridge 5, Sand Creek 4 Jake Weems threw a two hitter and struck out nine batters in 4 & 2/3 innings, while going 4-4 at the plate and scoring a run with 3 RBI’s, as the Bears overcame a rough defensive fifth inning to win the conference opener.
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Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION APRIL 1, 2014 TOWN OF MONUMENT Official Notice is hereby given that the April 1, 2014 Regular Municipal Election for the Town of Monument will be held by mail ballot. All Active Registered Voters in the Town of Monument will receive a mail ballot shortly after March 17, 2014. The Ballots shall contain the following: One (1) Mayor and Three (3) Trustee seats shall be elected. The one Mayor Candidate and three Trustee Candidates receiving the most votes shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. The names of those candidates whose nominations have been certified by the Town Clerk are listed below. MAYOR CANDIDATES: Rafael Dominguez Mary Russelavage TRUSTEE CANDIDATES: Melinda Hall Jeffrey A. Kaiser Kelly Elliott
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SECTION 00690 NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
All active registered voters will be considered "Permanent Absentee Voter" for all Town of Monument Regular Biennial Municipal Elections and will receive a mail ballot. Any voter who will be absent from his/her residence during the mailing period for ballots may contact the Town Clerk to request an application for an Absentee Ballot. Requests shall be made not later than the close of business on Friday, March 3, 2012. Cynthia Sirochman Town Clerk Monument Town Hall 645 Beacon Lite Road Monument, CO 80132 (719) 481-2954 Legal Notice No.: 932237 First publication: March 12, 2014 Last publication: March 26, 2014 Publisher: The Tribune Public Notice SECTION 00690 NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that Triview Metropolitan District of El Paso County, Colorado, will make final payment at the Dis-
NOTICE is hereby given that Triview Metropolitan District of El Paso County, Colorado, will make final payment at the District Office, 16055 Old Forest Point, Suite 300, Monument, Colorado, on April 9th, 2014, at the hour of 8A.M. Velocity Constructors Inc., of Denver, Colorado for all equipment supplied and services rendered in construction or work on Water Treatment Plant “B” Booster Pump Station Addition, performed within the Triview Metropolitan District, County of El Paso, State of Colorado. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Triview Metropolitan District, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown
for all equipment supplied and services rendered in construction or work on Water Treatment Plant “B” Booster Pump Station Addition, performed within the Triview Metropolitan District, County of El Paso, State of Colorado.
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Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or To advertise public notices call 303-566-4100 about the performance of the your work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the exPUBLIC NOTICE tent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been TOWN OF MONUMENT paid by the contractors or their subconPUBLIC HEARING tractors, at any time up to and including WILL BE CONDUCTED AT: the time of final settlement for the work MONUMENT TOWN HALL, contracted to be done, is required to file a 645 BEACON LITE ROAD verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to CONCERNING THIS PROPERTY the Triview Metropolitan District, on or beKNOWN AS: fore the date and time hereinabove shown Back East Bar and Grill Monument, Inc. for final payment. Failure on the part of Located at 1455 Cipriani Loop any claimant to file such verified stateREQUEST: ment of claim prior to such final settleNew Hotel/Restaurant Liquor License ment will release Triview Metropolitan DisInterested Persons May Appear trict, its directors, officers, agents, and em& Be Heard ployees, of and from any and all liability for such claim. Hearing Date: April 21, 2014 Time: 6:30 p.m. Board of Trustees BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRIVIEW NOTICE – CALL THE TOWN CLERK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT THE DAY PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE TO CONFIRM THAT THE ITEM By: /s/ Valerie Remington WILL BE HEARD. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 719-481-2954. Legal Notice No.: 932250 First Publication: March 26, 2014 Legal Notice No.: 932251 Last Publication: April 2, 2014 First Publication: March 26, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune Last Publication: March 26, 2014 Publisher: The Tri-Lakes Tribune PUBLIC NOTICE
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TOWN OF MONUMENT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT: MONUMENT TOWN HALL, 645 BEACON LITE ROAD CONCERNING THIS PROPERTY KNOWN AS: Back East Bar and Grill Monument, Inc.
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