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Human remains identified as Dylan Redwine Special to the Tribune
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) June 27 stating that items sent to them for tests had been identified as human remains and that they were identified as Dylan Redwine, according to police reports. The family has been notified. A variety of items including bones were collected during a 5-day search of Middle Mountain Road, according to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office. Middle Mountain is located north and within sight of Vallecito Lake. The searched area ranges in alltitude from 8,000 feet to 11,000 feet, and consists of deep canyons and dense forest.
About 45 personnel from law enforcement and search and rescue deployed and worked over 1,600 man hours during the 5-day search which concluded Wednesday afternoon. Groups taking part included: La Plata County Sheriff’s Office; Durango Police Department; Bayfield Marshal’s Office; Dept of Homeland Security; U.S.Forest Service; La Plata Search & Rescue; La Plata Mounted Redwine Patrol; AZSTAR K-9 teams (Arizona); members of the Southwest Drug Task Force; Necro Search; Upper Pine Fire Protection District; Durango Fire and Rescue Tactical Team; anthropologists and ar-
chaeologists from Fort Lewis College; FBI. Search teams negotiated steep drainages with extensive ground cover as they looked for clues. Sectors were treated as possible crime scenes. At times the searchers were almost shoulder to shoulder as they moved up and down the difficult terrain. The searches began last Saturday and ended Wednesday afternoon. The searches were not based on any recent tips nor new information, according to the Sheriff’s release. They were part of a series of followup searches conducted in the Vallecito area since snows melted this Spring, according to autorities. Dylan Redwine arrived at Durango-La Plata County airport on November 18th and was picked up by his father, Mark Red-
wine for a court ordered Thanksgiving holiday visit, according to previous reports. Elaine Redwine, Dylan’s mother reported him missing to La Plata County Sheriff’s Office the following day. Anyone with information related to Dylan Redwine’s disappearance are asked to contact La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Investigators Dan Patterson (970-382-7015) or Tom Cowing (970-382-7045). There is a local tip line (970-382-7511) where tips can be left on an answering machine that is regularly checked by Investigators. Persons can call the local Crime Stoppers at 970-247-1112. Persons can also call the hotline for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678).
Natural start ruled out Investigation is ongoing By Rob Carrigan
rc a r r i g a n @ o u rc o l o r a donews.com Investigtators have ruled out natural casues for the start of the Black Forest Fire. “With a high degree of certainty, we have ruled out any natural cause for the fire, such as lightning. Through the use of a CBI canine trained to detect accelerants, as well as specialized equipment and other investigative efforts, we have discovered no obvious signs of an accelerant, although it cannot be ruled out completely. Investigators are considering any number of intentional or accidental causes to the fire such as mechanical sources like sparks from machinery
or hot components on motors and exhaust systems,” according to Lieutenant Jeff Kramer, Public Information Officer, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. “Since the start of the Black Forest Fire on June 11, 2013, investigators from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office have led the effort to determine where the fire started and its cause. They have been assisted by the U.S. Forest Service, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and the Aurora Fire Department. Although the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, investigators have identified the area of origin in a wooded area; the specific location cannot be revealed at this time,” Kramer said. Cause continues on Page 9
A sign marks the site of where the MacDonalds home once stood in Black Forest. Their home was destroyed on June 11 -- Day 1 of the massive Black Forest Fire. Photos by Photo by Kellen MacDonald
A family’s story from the Black Forest Fire The MacDonalds are trying to make the best of difficult situation By Danny Summers
Authorities have only determined that the Black Forest Fire was not caused by a natural start. Courtesy photo of Joint Information Center. POSTAL ADDRESS
Kellen MacDonald was at Sportsmen’s Warehouse near the Citadel Mall on June 11 when he received a text from his mother, Lainie, informing him that she was fleeing the family home. The reason, Lainie wrote, was that a huge dark cloud of smoke was building over the tree line surrounding their six acres of Black Forest property. “I didn’t believe her at first,” said MacDonald, 18, who graduated from The Classical Academy in May. “I
looked toward Black Forest, but I couldn’t see anything. Then we went around a corner and I saw this huge plume of smoke. It was surreal.” MacDonald never made it back home that day. That night he and the rest of the family took up temporary residence at the home of Rich Griffith - just south of the fire in Briargate. On June 13, MacDonald was informed that his family’s home at 12845 Holmes Road had been destroyed. It was one of 511 homes consumed by the raging fire - the most destructive in Colorado history. Like so many people who lost their homes, MacDonald wished he could have gathered some special belongings. His mom grabbed his 13-yearold brother, Quinn, and ran out of
the house as fast as she could as the smoke and flames began to build. All she was able to take with her was the strong box holding the family’s important documents, a lap top and their two 100-pound Bernese mountain dogs. “I lost all my awards from the past four years,” said MacDonald, who was the ace pitcher on the TCA baseball team. “All the special things I had from when I was playing. All my recruiting stuff. It was all gone.” Among the treasured documents MacDonald lost in the fire was his acceptance letter to Colorado School of Mines. Last winter, he signed a scholarship to play baseball for the prestigious school. “Before all this I was ready to head MacDonald continues on Page 9
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The life of a hotshot firefighter is demanding, rigorous and draining. It requires high physical fitness standards and ability to undertake difficult, dangerous and stressful assignments. On June 25, the 20-member Pike Hotshots - based on Monument - returned home from fighting the West Fork Complex Fire. A few days later, after some much needed rest and relaxation, the Hotshots were ready to be called upon again. “They go out for 14 days and then come home for two,” said Linda Hecker, public information officer for the United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Regional Office. “They have the most experience and the highest qualifications. They are the equivalent of the marines.” The West Fork Fire, a complex of four separate fires, is the largest fire - in known history - in that part of Colorado. As of June 27, more than 80,000 acres had been burned. The Hayman Fire of 2002 remains the biggest in Colorado history after it burned around 138,000 acres and forced the evacuation of thousands.
Much like the recent Black Forest Fire and Waldo Canyon Fire of 2012, the West Fork Fire’s behavior has been extreme for several reasons; namely the extreme heat and the high winds, as well as the dry, dead Spruce forest it is burning through. “This has been a very active fire season compared to some other years,” Hecker said. “On (June 25) alone we had 12 new starts in the state. The Hotshots are the guys who get in the teeth of the fire. They get grimy and drenched in sweat hacking out a fire line in the blackened smoke-filled middle of nowhere. They are part of America’s first line of defense in what is a difficult wildfire season. Before it’s over sometime in the fall, nearly 100 Hotshot crews will have logged thousands of miles across the West. Each firefighter will rack up more than 1,000 hours of overtime pay. The Pike Hotshots usually stick around the Rocky Mountain region, which includes Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. There are five wild land Hotshot crews in Colorado. They hope their most severe injuries will be only scrapes and bruises. So far, no member of the Pike Hotshots has been seriously injured this fire season. “They’ll be helped out by the monsoons, which usually start to hit the second week of July,” Hecker said. The Pike Interagency Hotshot Crew began in 1962 as the Roosevelt Inter-Regional Fire Suppression Crew (IR Crew).
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Regional building donates Funds will be distributed through the disaster assistance center Special to Tribune The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department has generously donated $200,000 to assist residents impacted by the Black Forest Fire. The funds designated to assist families whose homes have been lost or heavily damaged with needs not covered through insurance or other resources. Funds will be distributed
through the Disaster Assistance Center where needs will be assessed on an individual basis. “When faced with a disaster like this, our community typically shows its unified strength and determination. The Pikes Peak Regional Build Commission is pleased to join citizens, businesses and multiple nonprofit organizations in stepping forward to face this current challenge. The road to recovery will be long and difficult for many and Regional Building will be working hard to assist citizens in taking the necessary steps to move forward,” said Commissioner Chair Dennis who serves as the County Representative on the Regional Building Commission. Commissioners formally accept-
ed the Regional Building donation expressing their great appreciation to Regional Building Official Henry Yankowski and the Building Commission Board during their meeting, Tuesday, June 18th. The El Paso County Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) now has a north field office located closer to the Black Forest burn area. The DAC north field office is located at the Classical Academy at 12201 Cross Peak View which is adjacent to the Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus. It is open Monday-Saturday from 10am-5pm. The telephone number is 719-4448301 and recovery information is also posted at: www.BFFassistance.com
Local sheepdog trial will benefit Black Forest Fire victims Evacuated sheep owners determined to give back Special to Tribune Lise Andersen and Terry Murray are hosting a sheepdog trial in the heart of Black Forest, Sunday, July 7, to benefit the victims of the Black Forest Fire and their animals. “We are working through TriLakes Cares, based in Monument, to distribute the funds to the folks who need help. Tri-Lakes Cares http:// www.tri-lakescares.org,” says Terry Murray. “Our respective homes flanked opposite sides of the burn area and
Lise’s equine vet clinic had to be evacuated (along with her 80 sheep), but both of us were fortunate to come out of this with everyone and everything accounted for. We felt this was a different way to help folks get back on their feet after such devastation, not only through financial support but to get the community gathered together and looking forward to the rebuilding of Black Forest.” Andersen and Murray have been recieving positive feedback already on the event. “We have some great momentum building for this event, with people all over the Front Range coming together to make it happen and donations coming in from all over the
country. Along with dog handlers competing with their Border Collies in four different class levels (from novice to open), we will have horse and pony rides, t-shirts and hats for sale and will raffle off half a lamb each for two lucky winners. Our day will start with a flag ceremony down the trial field, courtesy of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies. We also have an online auction of a handmade shepherd’s crook made by a local artisan.” More detailed information about the event can be found: http://www. mpbca.org/trials/bff-benefit-sheepdog-trial For more information on what a sheep dog trial is: http://www.usbcha.com/sheep/sheep.html
Welcome to the Community Call me today for your welcome information package Tri-Lakes, Gleneagle & Black Forest Welcoming Barbara Oakley 719-488-2119
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THINGS TO DO JULY 10, July 17, July 24, July 31 FREE CONCERTS. Historic Downtown Monument presents its 2013 concerts in the park summer music series from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at Limbach Park. Blue Pepper Trio performs July 10. Inman Brothers perform July 17. Skean Dubh performs July 24. Jody Adams and the String Dudes performs July 31. Admission is free. Visit www.monumentmerchants.com. JULY 19-20 QUILT SHOW. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per item, and the final deadline is June 21. This year’s show has a special
theme, Patriotic, along with 13 other categories. The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19-20 at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. All forms and instructions are available at www. firehousequilts.org; click on the Quilt Show link at the top.
JULY 22-25 THEATER CAMP. Pine Creek Theatre
offers its annual summer camp from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. July 22-25 at Pine Creek High School. The camp is for students in grades 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Instructors include the director of Pine Creek Theatre, Carrie Barnhardt-Roberson, dancer/performer Debi Spencer and Ruth Schubarth, vocal and piano instructor. Contact Pine Creek Theatre at 719-234-2756 or carrie.barnhardt@ asd20.org for information. To obtain registration materials, go to www. pinecreektheatre.org and download the
summer academy form. Cost is $160 with a $15 discount for siblings. Mail or drop off to Pine Creek High School attention Barnhardt-Roberson by July 10, 2013. All registrations are due by July 10, 2013 to avoid a late registration fee.
AUG. 26 GOLF TOURNAMENT. A Special Olympics golf tournament is planned on Monday, Aug. 26, at Antler Creek Golf Course. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. Cost is $100 per player. Contact Georgeann Kulton at 719-574-8480 or gk@ SpecialOlympicsCO.org. JULY 5-7 ARTS FESTIVAL. The ninth annual Pikes Peak Arts Fest will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 5-7 at America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Drive, Colorado Springs. A juried fine arts festival, Pikes Peak Arts Fest exhibits more than 100
local, regional and national visual artists. The event is free and features visual artist booths, music and more. Visit www.pikespeakartsfest.com.
JULY 23 SECOND AMENDMENT. A public discussion on the second amendment, guns, surveillance, freedom and federal and state responses to violence will take place from 7-9 p.m. July 23 at the downtown Penrose Library Carnegie Room, 20 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs. The discussion will feature Prof. Emeritus Bill Hochman, Ph.D., World War II veteran. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send information to calendar@ ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Tribune. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Tribune.
membership dues are $20. Call 719 4813282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.
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meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Inn at Palmer Divide. TNT is business women building relationships in a social setting. Visit www.trilakesnetworkingteam.com or call Janine Robertson at 719-266-0246 or e-mail janine@coloradorobertsons. com.
FRONT RANGE Business Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at Bella Panini in Palmer Lake. TRI-LAKES BUSINESS Networking International meets from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481-0600 or e-mail ebryson@ farmersagent.com. TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business
After Hours meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.
TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business Networking Group meets at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Thursday at Willow Tree Cafe, 140 2nd St., Monument. New members welcome. If District 38 is delayed or cancelled, their will be no meeting. Yearly
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WISDOM AND Wealth Master Mind Group Lifting Spirits meets from 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday from June to September at 755 Highway 105, Unit C, Palmer Lake. RSVP to Meredith at 630-618-9400. Visit www.MeredithBroomfield.com. WOODMOOR BUSINESS Group Meeting is the second Monday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Dr. We are Woodmoor residents offering products and services to the community. New members welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com.
RECREATION AMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri-Lakes Monutemnt Fire Protection District Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Call Joyce Witte at 488-0859 for more information. ADULT RECREATIONAL and intermediate pick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School every Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for details. BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanlegiontrilakespost911. com/bingo.htm for more information. BIG RED Saturday Market. Fresh
vegetables and fruit, bakery items, local honey, crafts, jewelry, pet stuff and more are for sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Big Red Saturday market at Second and Jefferson streets in Monument. The money benefits Lewis-Palmer community schools.
FRIENDS OF Monument Preserve is a nonprofit organization that works to keep trails rideable and hikeable in the Monument Preserve Area. Meetings are at 7 p.m. every third Wednesday at the Monument Fire Center. Trail work is done at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday in the summer months. Contact info@fomp.org or Chris at 719-488-9850. GLENEAGLE GOLF Club has implemented a Community Advisory Committee. Their mission is to help establish a stronger relationship between the club and the community. They are looking for representatives from all home owners associations. The committee meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM at Gleneagle Golf Club. If you can join, give Rick Ebelo a call at the club at 488-0900. Clubs continues on Page 4
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U.S. Conference of Mayors tells feds to respect local pot laws Polls show majority voter support for letting states set their own policies By Special to Tribune The United States Conference of Mayors unanimously passed a resolution June 24 criticizing the failure of marijuana prohibition and urging the federal government to respect the ability of states and cities to implement policies that include marijuana legalization and medical marijuana without interference. “In November, voters in my city and state strongly approved a ballot measure to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana,” said Aurora mayor, Steve Hogan. “The bipartisan resolution we passed today simply asks the federal government to give us time to implement these new policies properly and without interference. Cities and states across the country are enacting forward-thinking reforms to failed marijuana-prohibition policies, and for the federal government to stand in the way is wasteful and contrary to the wishes of the American people.” Despite campaign pledges that “I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue,” President Obama’s administration shuttered more state-legal medical marijuana providers in one term than were closed by federal authorities during the two terms of George W. Bush’s presidency. In the wake of November’s strong passage of initiatives to legalize and regulate marijuana for all adults by voters in Colorado and Washington, Attorney General Eric Holder has repeatedly said that the administration’s response is coming “relatively soon.” Speaking on the issue, Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority, the organization that led the effort to pass the resolution, admonished the president. “It’s time for President Obama to enact the changes he promised during the 2008 campaign,” Angell said, adding that the organization generated nearly 7,000 constituent letters to almost 1,000 mayors across the country. “A strong and growing majority of Americans want states to be able to set their own marijuana laws without fed-
eral harassment. Local officials are enacting policies that serve to protect the health and safety of their communities better than the failed policy of prohibition has, and they deserve the respect they are asking for from the Obama administration.” The resolution notes that “enforcing the costly and ineffective prohibition on marijuana drains limited resources that could be better spent on programs that more effectively serve the public and keep our cities safe from serious and violent crime” and demands that “federal laws, including the Controlled Substances Act, should be amended to explicitly allow states to set their own marijuana policies without federal interference” so that localities can “set whatever marijuana policies work best to improve the public safety and health of their communities.” Until federal laws are amended, the Conference “urges the President of the United States to reexamine the priorities of federal agencies to prevent the expenditure of resources on actions that undermine the duly enacted marijuana laws of states.” The resolution is co-sponsored by 18 mayors, including Bob Filner of San Diego, Mike McGinn of Seattle, Carolyn Goodman of Las Vegas, Nev., Jean Quan of Oakland, Calif., Hogan of Aurora, Marilyn Strickland of Tacoma, Wa., Kitty Piercy of Eugene, Ore. and William Euille of Alexandria, Va., among several others. “The prohibition on marijuana has been ineffective and counterproductive,” said Mayor Stephen Cassidy of San Leandro, Calif. “Voters in states and cities that wish to break the stranglehold of organized crime over the distribution and sale of marijuana in their communities by legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana should have the option of doing so.” A recent Gallup poll that 64 percent of Americans say the federal government should not enforce anti-marijuana laws in states that have opted for a new approach. A poll by the Pew Research Center found that 72 percent of Americans believe that government efforts to enforce marijuana laws cost more than they are worth and that a majority (52 percent) support legalizing and regulating marijuana like alcohol. In November, marijuana legalization got more votes in Colorado than President Obama did.
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The PikeS Peak chapter of Pheasants
Forever meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month (except June, August and September) at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Training Classroom in the back of the building at 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80970.
The Vaile Museum, 66 Lower
Glenway, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays year-round and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays from June through August. Groups by appointment are accepted. Call 719-559-0837.
Vini e Crostini, 6 flight wine tasting paired with moZaic tasty bites is at 5 p.m the first Saturday of the month at 443 S. Highway 105, Palmer Lake. Cost is $40 per person. SerViCeS Free genTly used clothing is available the second Saturday of every month from 1-3 p.m. at Tri-Lakes Church of Christ, the intersection of County Line Road and Beacon Lite, 20450 Beacon Lite, in Monument. For more information, call 719-495-4137. Look for the sign on the corner. Share Colorado, a nonprofit orga-
nization, is a monthly food distributor that offers grocery packages at half the retail price to everyone. Call 800-3754452 or visit www.sharecolorado.com.
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environment. Call 719-597-8603.
The BlaCk Forest AARP Chapter meets for a luncheon the second Wednesday of each month at the Black Forest Lutheran Church. Call 719-5966787 or 719-495-2443.
gleneagle SerToMa Club luncheon meeting is every Wednesday at 11:45 a.m., at Liberty Heights, 12105 Ambassador Drive, Colorado Springs, 80921. Call Garrett Barton at 719-4335396 or Bob Duckworth at 719-4814608, or visit www.sertoma.org.
The CenTUrian Daylight Lodge No 195 A.F and A.M meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month. Eastern Star meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays. Both groups meet at 18275 Furrow Road. Call 719-488-9329. CoaliTion oF Tri-Lakes Communi-
ties. Call John Heiser at 719-488-9031 or go to www.CoalitionTLC.org.
Colorado MoUnTed Rangers Troop “I” is looking for volunteers. The troop meets at 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month at the Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room. The bank address is 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. The entrance is a single unmarked door on Colorado Avenue between the bank and the bicycle store. Free parking is available in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger.org or e-mail Info@coloradoranger.org. girl SCoUTing offers opportunities for girls ages 5-17 to make friends, learn new skills and challenge themselves in a safe and nurturing
hiSTory BUFFS meets at Monument Library from 1-3 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month. kiwaniS ClUB of Monument Hill, a service club dedicated to providing assistance to those less fortunate in the Tri-Lakes community, meets 8 a.m. Saturdays at The Inn at Palmer Divide, 443 Colo. 105. Join us for breakfast, great fellowship and informative programs, and come be a part of the opportunity to give back to your community. Visit http://monumenthillkiwanis.org; call 719-4871098; e-mail info@monumenthillkiwanis.org legaCy SerToMa dinner meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Monument Country Club. New members and visitors welcome. Call Ed Kinney, 481-2750. MoMS in Touch prayer groups meet, by school, throughout the school district for one hour each week to support the children, their teachers, the schools and administration through prayer. Call Judy Ehrlich at 719-481-1668.
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Something unique about a Colorado Independence Day I know the rest of the country is entitled to celebrate Independence Day but there seems to be something uniquely tied to Colorado and Fourth of July. Maybe it is just fond recollections from July Fourths of the past, in places like Telluride, and Monument, and Dolores, and up in Teller County. Legendary celebrations have been held here in Colorado and after all, we are the Centennial State. Congress had approved Colorado admission to statehood in March of 1875 and laid out provisions and conditions of statehood, but it wasn’t until August 1, 1876, when President Ulysses Grant ratified admission.
Man on tight wire walking between commercial buildings in tights, and with a balance pole. Communities all over the state had already begun celebrating, and really, have never slowed down. In Denver in 1890, in celebration of the Fourth and the completion of the Capitol building, reportedly five miles of tables were set up for the barbecue attended by
Float in front of the Munn Brothers Assay Office, Second Avenue, Ouray. The float consists of an eight-horse team hitched to a wagon decorated with stars and stripes and young girls in white dresses. The horses have tassels on their heads and blankets with the letters O.T.P.U. Photos by Western History and Genealogy Dept. over 60,000. “There were no greedy gluttonous displays, but every man, woman, and child clamored for food until they had their fill. Just think of it! Three hundred and fifty sheep, 75 calves, 237 fat steers, 13,000 loaves of bread, 3,000 pounds of cheese, 10 barrels of pickles, not to mention a 1,000
gallons of lemonade,” itemized the Rocky Mountain News at the time. “The run on the beer saloons was unprecedented.” For Colorado, this summer has been particularly rough. If nothing else, the Fourth gives us an opportunity to celebrate Independence in the purest sense.
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Our house is in the process of a remodel of sorts. We’ve wanted to tear out the carpet and install tile downstairs since we bought the house and now we’re finally doing it. When we first moved in our house the carpet was in excellent shape, practically brand new, so we decided just to leave it. I personally do not like having carpet in the living room and family room areas but it was in good condition. They tend to be high traffic areas and get very worn. We bought the house in 2008 and now that our beloved dog is no longer with us we decided that this would be a good time to make the change from carpet to tile. My husband used to work in construction so he’s a do-it-yourself kind of guy. In our first house he tore out the carpet in the living room and the vinyl flooring in the kitchen and entry way and replaced it with a beautiful terra cotta tile. When we sold that house and bought our second house there was already tile in the kitchen, family room and entry way and wood flooring in the family room and dining room so we didn’t have to do anything there. The wood flooring was a light color and the tile was similar in color to the tile in our first house. The house we live in now has wood floors in the kitchen, entry way and downstairs bathroom. When we are done putting the tile in
we’ll have to have someone come in to refinish the floor in the kitchen because our older dog scratched it up pretty good. So the carpet is gone and most of the furniture sits in the basement and after three weeks my husband is finally getting around to the floor. But while we are installing new flooring we thought we might as well paint to. sOnce the floor and paint are done the next thing on the list is new countertops in the kitchen and new appliances. I would like to replace all the toilets to and the kid’s bathroom needs tile because some wise guy, when he built the house, put carpet in there. Who puts carpet in a bathroom? I also want to replace all the light fixtures in the bathrooms and downstairs. Our house is maybe 10 years old at the most. But my point is there is always something. And unless we have money coming out of our ears we have to replace one thing at a time.
Go ahead, take a breath There may be more to your breath than the revelation that last night’s dinner was heavily laced with garlic. Swiss researchers at ETH Zurich and at the University Hospital Zurich are developing a method to analyze human “breathprints.” The medical profession has for years gathered volumes of valuable health data by studying our bodily fluids. Doctors routinely analyze blood and urine samples for hints of infections, diseases processes, medication levels and organ failure for the purpose of designing treatment plans. The ETH researchers have found that the exhaled human breath contains a characteristic molecular “fingerprint”
that may one day also be used to diagnose diseases based on the chemical analysis of a patient’s exhaled breath. The scientists developed an instrument-based device that draws its princiPrettyman continues on Page 7
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MILESTONES Monument Monument resident Randall Dunston graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Azusa Pacific University. Brandi Elizabeth Ring, of Monument, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Hendrix College. Amanda Haney, of Monument, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Chadron State College.
Joshua Richard Davis, of Monument, was named to the spring 2013 president’s list at Clemson University. Davis is majoring in pre-business. Riley Burkart, of Monument, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Central College. Burkart is majoring in mathematics, history and German studies. He is the son of Patrick and Rebecca Burkart.
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ple from Chinese medicine, whose practitioners have for centuries used the smell of exhaled breath to draw conclusions regarding a patient’s state of health. A commercial mass spectrometer, an instrument which can measure the masses and relative concentrations of atoms and molecules, was modified by adding a breath sampling inlet line that delivers exhaled breath from a mouth piece directly into the instrument. The device was able to identify roughly one hundred compounds in the breath of the research subjects. Eleven members of the ETH staff volunteered to take part in the study. Breath samples were taken four times a day for nine days. The participants could not eat or drink 30 minutes prior to the test and they cleaned their teeth to eliminate any interfering external factors before breathing into the cumbersome large mass spectrometer. The device will need to be miniaturized to be of practical use in the future. The team found that, although there were some metabolites that were constant among all the volunteers, there were variations among specific compounds that were unique to each individual. For example, acetone, a reflection of sugar levels in the bloodstream, was present in two of the volunteers and a peak
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Sue Buell and Perry Elliot kick up their heels as the sun sets in Limbach Park. Photos by Rob Carrigan
Continuing a 12-year family, town tradition Concerts in the Park series still has three dates left Staff report Nearly 600 men, women, dogs and children gathered in Limbach Park Wednesday, June 26, to chase away any summertime blues with some D-Day Invasion-powered Blues for the continuing Concerts in the Park series. Concerts in the Park is one of the many events put together by the Historic Monument Merchants Association. This will be the 12th season for the series. The concerts originally started with two people on Washington Street with a guitar and a fiddle. Woody Woodworth, owner of High Country Home Brew and
Gifts and founder of the event, said he wanted to bring live music to the street so people could enjoy, so he brought his guitar and another man brought his fiddle and they put on a performance. That first year, the events drew in about 60 people who danced in the street and enjoyed themselves. “We had a great time,” Woodworth said. Woodworth said the following year they moved the concert to Limbach Park where they have been held since then. The concerts have grown over the years of course. From bake sales and food sales, Woodworth said the concerts raised $13,000. The money was donated to the town to help pay for the construction of the band shell. The concerts will take place every
Bob and Charlotte Lucero, and Rambo (English Mastiff) relax as the Blues descend upon Limbach Park.
Claudia Swenson and Frank Buchman in Limbach Park Wednesday in Monument for Concerts in the Park. Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. through July 31. Admission is free and concert goers can bring lawn chairs and blankets. “It’s a great family event. They can enjoy hotdogs and homemade cookies and
two-hours of fun,” Woodworth said. This year’s remaining line-up includes: • July 10 — Blue Pepper Trio • July 17 — Inman Brothers • July 24 — Skean Dubh
Cash Morris, Marley Morris, Mary Morris and Sharon Butitta are one with band, as music starts.
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off to college, but now I feel an obligation to stay here and help,” MacDonald said. “I still want to go. I’m just not that excited right now.” MacDonald’s story, though tragic, is certainly not unique in this situation. The fire swept through the area so quickly and with so much force that there seemed to be little that firefighters could do. “The outpouring of love and support is more overwhelming than everything we owned,” Lainie said. “Even in this moment God has been faithful to us.” The day the fire broke out, Lainie was home enjoying the afternoon. About 2:45 she received a text from her friend, who was on vacation in Florida, informing her that she had seen video footage of a fire near the area around the MacDonald home. Lainie was caught off guard and didn’t believe her friend. Five minutes later she was in her car headed for safety. Prior to leaving, she texted her husband, Tim - who was at work - and informed him of the dire situation. “I probably could have taken time to take some more stuff, but it was worth it not to have my son endure the mental trauma that goes along with something like this,” Lainie said. “I wanted to keep his mental health intact.” Tim attempted to get back to the family’s home, but emergency personal would not allow him access. Chaos was everywhere. Thousands of people were evacuating as soon as possible. The smoke was so thick it was not healthy to be within the vicinity of the fire. About a week after their home burned to the ground, the MacDonalds
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This is the site of Kellen MacDonald’s room after the Black Forest Fire destroyed his family’s home on June 11. Photo Kellen MacDonald returned to scope out the area and see if they could salvage anything. Kellen found a sportsmanship award pin he received from Triple Crown and a rusty Swiss Army knife he was given only weeks before as a graduation gift. His mom found a few pieces of charred jewelry, as well as some broken pieces of China. On July 3, the family moved from a local hotel into temporary residence - at least for the next year - at a house in Flying Horse. Meanwhile, they are patiently working with the insurance company on how to make the best of a terrible situation. “We used to have six acres of Ponderosa Pines,” Lainie said with a smile. “Now we have six Ponderosa Pines on 5 ½ acres of charred burnt sticks. We’re going to call it Black Forest Meadows.”
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Russ McKinstry has resigned as Lewis-Palmer’s athletic director and boys basketball coach. He led the team to back-to-back Class 4A state titles in 2012 and 2013. File photo
McKinstry resigns as athletic director, boys basketball coach Russ McKinstry led Lewis-Palmer basketball team to five Final Fours in five seasons By Danny Summers MONUMENT - Russ McKinstry loved his positions as athletic director and boys basketball coach at Lewis-Palmer High School. But he wasn’t so thrilled with the 40mile commute each day from his home in Parker. Last week, McKinstry shortened his drive to two miles when he accepted the athletic director job at Chaparral in Parker.
“The commute had taken its toll on me,” McKinstry said. “My wife is a paralegal and has a great job at the Denver Tech Center. We had considered moving to Monument and buying a home there, but that would have meant a long commute for her. We were between a rock and a hard place. “But beyond that, it felt like it was time to move on.” McKinstry, 51, said he has no plans to coach high school basketball again. “I think that has run its course,” McKinstry said. “I might pursue something at the collegiate level if the right opportunity comes up.” McKinstry replaces outgoing Chaparral athletic director Gary Thompson, who is taking the same job at Grandview. McKinstry’s second tenure at LewisPalmer (he was also the school’s boys basketball coach in the early 1990s) was
marked by back-to-back 4A state championships in 2012 and 2013 - including a 34game winning streak. His teams went 114-23 over five seasons, including five consecutive Final Fours. The 2011-2012 squad, led by current University of Colorado forward Josh Scott, went 27-1. “As a coach he knows the game really well,” Josh Scott said. “He really cares about all of his players. That’s one of the reasons he’s so successful.” This year’s team - minus Scott - was 25-3, including a 51-40 victory over Valor Christian in the state championship game in March. Scott’s younger brother, Jordan, led the way for the Rangers. “Coach Mack was a great coach,” said Jordan Scott, a four-year starter who graduated in May. “His game management was great and he always knew how to get the most of his players.”
McKinstry, a two-time cancer survivor, has enjoyed a long and successful coaching career that began in the 1980s. He reached the 400-victory plateau in December and now has a lifetime record of 418-171. “I’ve been very lucky,” McKinstry said. “Those victories are the result of a lot of great players and fine young men.” McKinstry started his head coaching career at Copeland (Kansas) in 1988. From there he moved to Limon, Lewis-Palmer, Greeley Central, Smoky Hill, Chaparral (Phoenix) and back to Lewis-Palmer in 2008. “It’s amazing how fast things go by,” McKinstry said. Lewis-Palmer principal Sandi Brandl said that a search for a new athletic director is underway. A replacement could be in place by mid July. McKinstry said he will help in the transition.
TCA well represented in All-Star soccer game By Danny Summers COLORADO SPRINGS - The top high school soccer players in the state gathered for the annual Colorado High School Coaches Association’s All-State Soccer Games on June 26. The games took place at Academy School District 20 Stadium in Colorado Springs. It marked the first time the event was ever held in the area. In addition to staging the game, organizers accepted monetary donations to support the American Red Cross, as well as non-perishable food items for Care and Share of Colorado. The donations went to support those impacted by recent Black Forest Fire, as well as other forest fires in southern Colorado.
The Classical Academy was represented by six players. Those who played in the girls’ game were midfielder Joanie Jacks, goalkeeper Claire LaValley, defender CheyAnn Queener and defender Sarah Turner. Titans in the boys’ game included defender Clark Mourning and midfielder Evan Young. TCA’s Blake Galvin coached one of the girls’ squads.
AIR FORCE PICKED THIRD IN CONFERENCE
Based on the Athlon College Football preview, the Air Force Academy football team has room for improvement. The Falcons are picked to finish third in the Mountain division of the Mountain West Conference behind Boise State and Utah State. Air Force is, according to the magazine, is expected to finish with a 6-6 overall re-
cord. Boise State is picked to finish with an 8-0 conference record. Athlon picked Fresno State - coached by Air Force alumnus Tim DeRuyter - to win the West division of the conference. The Falcons are the preseason No. 82 team in the nation. Falcons defensive end Alex Hansen is the lone Air Force player named to Athlon’s All-MWC preseason team.
SKY SOX HONORED BLACK FOREST FIRE VICTIMS
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox, in conjunction with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, played the Heroes Classic June 22 at Security Service Field. Each ticket purchased for the event was donated to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation to assist victims of the Black Forest Fire.
Anyone who lost their home in the recent fire, or was still evacuated at the time of the game, gained admission free of charge. The celebrity softball game had been in the planning since October of last year and was centered on recognizing and raising funds for our local heroes in the region’s Police and Fire Departments. But after the recent wildfire in Black Forest, the Colorado Springs Police and Fire Departments, in conjunction with the Sky Sox, decided that the focus and fundraising efforts will go to the people in most need from the recent fire. Highlighting the former Major League players that participated in the event were Hall of Fame pitcher Rollie Fingers, as well as former Rockies hitting star Vinny Castilla. Former Rockies manager Jim Tracy also played in the game.
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Bill Benton named to replace McKinstry Long-time assistant will take over the reigns of the Lewis-Palmer boys basketball program By Danny Summers MONUMENT - LewisPalmer principal Sandi Brandl didn’t have to look far to find the school’s next boys basketball coach. Bill Benton, 41, an assistant under Russ McKinstry for five seasons, was named his predecessor on June 24. Benton also coached with McKinstry for a year at Smoky Hill. “I’m excited about the opportunity,” Benton said. “I’m excited that there doesn’t have to be a whole lot of transition. I’m excited our kids can continue to build a program.” The last three weeks have been nothing short of exciting for Benton. On June 12, he was at the new Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs for the birth of his third child. His wife, Lori, delivered a beautiful baby girl that they named Elizabeth. That same day, the Black Forest Fire broke out and Benton’s neighborhood (he lives just south of Baptist Road) was put on pre-evacuation notice. Ten days later, McKinstry announced he was leaving Lewis-Palmer as the school’s athletic director and coach, paving the way for Benton to become the Rangers’ leading man on the hardwood. “I’ve experienced the whole gamut of emotions, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Benton said. Benton works as a LewisPalmer campus supervisor and also runs math and science study halls. This is his second stint as a head coach. He directed Hanover from 2003 through 2006. Benton inherits a Rangers team that went 52-4 over the last two seasons - including a 34-game winning streak - on their way to back-to-back state championships. But all the stars are gone from those teams, including current University of Colorado forward Josh Scott and Idaho State-bound Justin Smith. Another star, Jordan Scott, said he will make a
Bill Benton was named the new Lewis-Palmer High School boys basketball coach on June 24, replacing Russ McKinstry. Benton had been McKinstry’s top assistant for six years. Photo by Danny Summers
decision soon on where he will play college basketball. Lewis-Palmer experienced tremendous success during McKinstry’s tenure, advancing to five consecutive Class 4A Final Fours. Benton was a huge part of that success as McKinstry’s top assistant. “The program is in great hands with Coach B,” said Jordan Scott, a four-year starter. “He was a great assistant coach and I know he will be a great head coach.” Benton is running open gyms at the school this summer and is pleased with what he’s seen so far. “We’ve lost a lot of great players, but the cupboard is not bare,” Benton said. “We are just young. We have guys who want to play hard and want to compete and want to run our system. I think we have the ability to compete on a nightly basis and play to our full potential. “I don’t look at like we have to rebuild this year. We have eight to 10 guys who want to fight for that varsity spot. The top returning player
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