April 21, 2022 Vol. 21, No. 22 Serving Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City and Lower Ute Pass
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Council rescinds motion to delay library process By Marcus Hill The words “clarification” and “clarify” flew around Memorial Hall during Manitou Springs City Council’s session on Tuesday, April 19. After more than an hour of back and forth regarding specifications for the Carnegie Library at 701 Manitou Ave., council voted 4-3 to rescind the motion Councilor Michelle Whetherhult made on April 5 and will continue the process moving toward the Historic Preservation Commission. Councilors Julie Wolfe, Judith Chandler and Mayor Pro Tem John Shada dissented. The city also will not undertake an additional $19,000 that would have been used for designing additional options, materials for additional City Council and HPC meetings, and RATIO reimbursement. Mayor John Graham compared the confusion and additional requirements from fellow councilmembers to Baskin-Robbins. “We need 31 flavors of library it seems like,” Graham said. “… I see us bouncing around in deciding that now
Bunny buddies Emma and Izy Jenkins pose for photos with the Easter Bunny during the Manitou Springs Kiwanis Club’s Sunday, April 17, Easter egg hunt in Fields Park. About 150 children participated in the event, which returned after a two-year hiatus.
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In memory of Jinx
Manitou Springs residents are leaving offerings near Shoshone Spring in honor of Jinx, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office K-9 that was killed April 11. Local artist Manuel Pulido painted the German shepherd’s portrait.
Courtesy of Craig Carnick
Man killed in shooting identified as Florida resident The man killed in the April 11 shooting in downtown Manitou Springs has been identified as 67-year-old Wilford Robert DeWeese of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of death. Detectives from the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Deadly Force Investigative Team are actively investigating the case.
Also, the Manitou Springs Police Department has released the names of the officers involved in the shooting. They were Officer Jeff Schuelke and Officer Harold “Levi” Hoover. Schuelke began employment as a sworn police officer with the MSPD in December 2019, and Hoover began in August 2017. They have been placed on administrative leave, per MSPD policy.
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt
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