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The results of a charity auction just might put a fork in the mini-flap over New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to use cutlery to eat pizza at a Staten Island restaurant. The fork that he used sold for $2,500 to an anonymous bidder. The item fetched six bids in an online auction that ended Friday. Proceeds will benefit the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which helps first responders and wounded soldiers.
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Buried in the tunnels of the Pepsi Center, The Classical Academy senior Andrew Register sat perfectly still outside the home locker room with tears running down his face. This was it, he said. Moments after his semifinals loss in the 145-pound weight class, Register closed the door not only on his high school wrestling days, but wrestling in general. “I’m done with it. I knew coming into this season I’d be done after the season was over — just too many injuries,” Register said.
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Joyous reunions in Korea
Arrests in India
A Jammu and Kashmir government employee shouts slogans from a police van after being detained during a protest Saturday in Srinagar, India. Indian police Saturday detained dozens of government employees demanding payment of arrears in salaries and raising of the retirement age, among other demands.
North Korean Park Woon Hyung, 93, waves to his South Korean relatives in a bus before it leaves Saturday for South Korea, after a separated family reunion meeting at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea. Elderly North and South Koreans separated for six decades were reunited with family they thought they might never see again.
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Mexico captures cartel boss MEXICO CITY • Mexican authorities captured the world’s most powerful drug lord in a resort city Saturday after a massive search through the home state of the legendary capo whose global organization is the leading supplier of cocaine to the United States. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, 56, looked pudgy, bowed and much like his wanted photos when he arrived in Mexico City from Mazatlan in Sinaloa state. He was marched by masked marines across the airport tarmac to a helicopter waiting to whisk him to jail. —
Missing student killed by train ROME • Italian railway police say a college student from New Hampshire who was missing for two days in Rome was hit by a train. Police didn’t release the identity of the student whose body was found in a rail tunnel Thursday. But Trinity College Rome Campus officials said Saturday that the student was Bates College junior John Durkin. The 21-year-old from Rye, N.H., was in a study abroad program. —
Fugitive sex offender arrested A 3-week-long manhunt across the West ended in Portland, Ore., on Friday evening with the arrest of Kevin Anthony Briggs, 28, who allegedly assaulted a woman and escaped from a police interview room in Bozeman, Mont., officials said. A manhunt for him was launched, and he was described as armed, dangerous and possibly suicidal. —
Cuban migrant found adrift KEY WEST, Fla. • Coast Guard officials found the third and last Cuban migrant who disappeared while trying to windsurf across the Florida Straits late Friday afternoon. He was barely able to speak. The three migrants left Jibacoa, Cuba, on Tuesday. One made it to Key West more than nine hours later and told authorities that he lost sight of the others about 60 miles south of Key West. A second was found by a boater Thursday. —
Mayor rejects flag request HaZlETON, Pa. • The mayor of a heavily Latino town in eastern Pennsylvania said he won’t fly the Dominican Republic’s flag at city hall to commemorate that country’s founding. Hazleton Mayor Joseph Yannuzzi cited state law in rejecting the request from the nonprofit Dominican House. News services
A Medal of Honor story San Antonio man, one of 24 being recognized, recalls his Army service By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press —
SAN ANTONIO • Former Sgt. Santiago Erevia remembers the day in May 1969 when his Army unit came under heavy enemy fire in Vietnam. While crawling from one wounded soldier to the next, the radio telephone operator used two M-16s and several grenades to destroy four enemy bunkers and their occupants. Decades later, the Texas man’s heroic feat earned him the Medal of Honor. “I thought I was going to get killed when I started to advance because when you fight battles like that you don’t expect to live,” Erevia said Saturday. Erevia, 68, is one of 24 veterans who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam to receive the U.S. military’s highest honor after a congressionally mandated review of minorities who may have been passed over because of long-held prejudices. The veterans — most of Hispanic or Jewish heritage — will be recognized in a March 18 ceremony that will try to correct the longignored ethnic and religious discrimination in the armed forces The retired postal worker is one of 18 Latinos whose heroic deeds earned them the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second-highest award for gallantry, and whose recognition is bringing to light the long history of military service among the Latino community — despite the prejudice they faced. “For Mexican-American and Latino veterans, it’s a really high point,” said Ignacio Garcia, a Vietnam veteran and Latino history professor at Brigham Young University. “It highlights the notion of duty — in spite of problems, and despite limitations that people put upon the Latino community, and despite having being treated as secondclass citizens.” Erevia, cited for courage during a search and clear mission near Tam Ky, South Vietnam, on
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Medal of Honor recipient Santiago Erevia, seen at home Saturday in San Antonio, is one of 24 Army veterans who will receive the award after a congressionally mandated review conducted to ensure that eligible award recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. Santiago Erevia displays his medals. Erevia, a high school dropout, eventually got his high school equivalency certificate and went to college. May 21, 1969, is one of three of the 24 veterans who will be honored who are still alive. Former Sgt. Jose Rodela, from Corpus Christi, Texas, will receive the medal for bravery during fighting in Phuoc Long province, Vietnam, in September 1969. The other recipient still alive is Melvin Morris, one of the first soldiers to don a “green beret” in
1961. “Those that aren’t even here to receive their medals, those are my heroes,” said Morris, who retired from the Army in 1986. “They gave their whole life. They gave everything. They gave it all.” Among those posthumously honored is Pfc. Leonard M. Kravitz, the uncle of musician Lenny Kravitz.
Erevia, a high school dropout, joined the Army while going through a divorce. “I joined the Army because I had no money to go to college and I wanted a better future,” Erevia said. He got his high school equivalency certificate and went to college, although he didn’t earn a degree. Erevia’s wife, Leticia, said her husband is glad to be recognized but has mixed feelings about the war. “Many times when he tells me these stories, he cries,” she said. Erevia said he thinks there were people more deserving of the highest honor than him, including a soldier who carried two wounded comrades out of harm’s way just minutes before he was shot in the head and killed. “I think he deserved it more than I did,” he said.
White House urges unity government in Ukraine By DARLENE SUPERVILLE The Associated Press —
WASHINGTON • The White House
on Saturday urged Ukraine to move swiftly to form a unity government and help restore order after a spate of deadly violence. Months of protests turned violent last week, with scores killed in clashes between demonstrators and police. Under a European-mediated plan, protest leaders and Presi-
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enko, from a prison hospital. The U.S. welcomed Tymoshenko’s release. “We continue to urge dent Viktor Yanukovych an end to violence by agreed Friday to form all sides and a focus on a new government and Viktor peaceful, democratic diahold early elections. Yanukovych logue, working pursuant Parliament slashed the to Ukraine’s constitupresident’s powers and voted tion and through its institutions to release his chief rival, former of government,” White House Prime Minister Yulia Tymosh- spokesman Jay Carney said.
Thousands stream into luxurious presidential compound. A4
News shows • CNN’s “State of the Union,” 7 a.m.: Govs. Rick Perry, R-Texas, Mike Pence, R-Ind., Dannel Malloy, D-Conn., Jay Nixon, D-Mo. • “Fox News Sunday,” 8 a.m.: Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.; Govs. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Peter Shumlin, D-Vt. • CBS’ “Face the Nation,” 8: 30 a.m.: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Govs. Bobby
Jindal, R-La., and Martin O’Malley, D-Md. • ABC’s “This Week,” 9 a.m.: Former President George W. Bush • NBC’s “Meet the Press,” 9 a.m.: National Security Adviser Susan Rice
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Unrest in Ukraine
Opposition icon inspires protesters Tymoshenko emerges as President Yanukovych flees, vows to stay in power The Associated Press —
KIEV, UKraInE • In a stunning reversal of fortune, Ukrainian opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko left imprisonment Saturday and spoke to a massive, adoring crowd, while her arch-foe President Viktor Yanukovych decamped to eastern Ukraine and vowed he would remain in power. Protesters took control of the presidential administration building and thousands of curious and contemptuous Ukrainians roamed the suddenly open grounds of the lavish compound outside Kiev where Yanukovych was believed to live. Parlia-
ment, which he controlled as recently as a day earlier but is now emboldened against him, on Saturday called for his removal and for elections May 25. But Yanukovych said he regards the parliament as now illegitimate and he won’t respect its decisions. The political crisis in the nation of 46 million, strategically important for Europe, Russia and the United States, has changed with blinding speed repeatedly in the past week. First, there were signs that tensions were easing, followed by horrifying violence and then a deal signed under Western pressure that aimed to resolve the conflict but left
the unity of the country in question. Tymoshenko, whose diadem of blond peasant braids and stirring rhetoric attracted world attention in the 2004 Orange Revolution, was sad and excited as she spoke to a crowd of about 50,000 on Kiev’s Independence Square, where a sprawling protest tent camp was set up in December. Sitting in a wheelchair because of a back problem aggravated during imprisonment, her voice cracked and her face was careworn. But her words were vivid, praising the protesters who were killed last week in clashes with police that included
sniper fire and entreating the living to keep the camp going. “You are heroes, you are the best thing in Ukraine!” she said of the victims. The Health Ministry on Saturday said the death toll in clashes between protesters and police that included sniper attacks had reached 82. And she urged the demonstrators not to yield their encampment in the square, known in Ukrainian as the Maidan. “In no case do you have the right to leave the Maidan until you have concluded everything that you planned to do,” she said. The crowd was thrilled.
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Protesters ride atop a truck Saturday in central Kiev, Ukraine. Embattled President Viktor Yanukovych called the country’s political crisis a coup. “We missed Yulia and her fire so much,” said demonstrator Yuliya Sulchanik. Minutes after her release, Tymoshen-
ko said she plans to run for president, and Sulchanik said “Yulia will be the next president — she deserves it.”
Ukraine president’s secret residence opened to public The Associated Press —
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The opulent residence of President Viktor Yanukovych has always been a closely guarded secret — and a symbol of the alleged corruption at Ukraine’s highest levels. On Saturday, after he fled the capital and its gates were thrown open, thousands streamed into the compound to get a firsthand look. Inside the walled compound known as Mezhyhirya, posh mansions stood amid manicured lawns. There were parks dotted with statues, ponds with fountains and wild ducks, a tennis court, a golf course and a colonnaded pavilion. As throngs of ordinary Ukrainians got their first look at Yanukovych’s luxurious estate, many expressed disgust. Some brought their children; one brought his dog. They considered the tour a victory for anti-government demonstrators who fought street battles with police last week in which dozens were killed. At a protest of government censorship of the media in June outside the walls of Yanukovych’s residence, the gates were cordoned off by dozens of beefy riot police in red berets. On Saturday, the compound known as Mezhyhirya was guarded by the opposition’s self-defense units. Yanukovych had always refused to talk about his residence, admitting only to living in a modest house on a small plot inside Mezhyhirya Park, about 345 acres of forested hills along the Dnipro River. Journalists’ investigations traced the property and buildings around it to Yanukovych’s allies. Now those gates were open to the public. The protesters’ self-defense units were deployed inside •
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Protesters try to play on a golf course at Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s countryside residence Saturday in Mezhyhirya, Ukraine. Security and volunteers joined forces to protect the retreat from vandalism and looting. the compound to maintain order and prevent any looting or damage to the property. Activists described one giant wooden building as a guest house. It was closed and no one was allowed inside, but a peek through a window revealed marble floors, crystal chandeliers, a massive stairway with what looked like gold-covered railings and a giant piano in a reception hall with luxurious armchairs. Activists attached a yellowand-blue Ukrainian flag to the house, and many posed for photos in front of it. “It’s like we entered Berlin and seized the Reichstag,” said Oleksiy Tiunov, a 33-year-old computer specialist from Kiev. He added that he was proud of his fellow protesters. “They didn’t flee, they didn’t run, good guys, even when they started getting killed. Everybody stood there, even peaceful citizens. We Ukrainians still have this spirit which cannot be crushed,” Tiunov said, choking back tears. Many waved Ukrainian and European Union flags, em-
bracing each other and chanting, “Glory to Ukraine.” A self-appointed guide who introduced himself as Roman told of the construction of the guest house and showed everyone a multilevel pond, surrounded by elegant statues. “This is where our money was wasted,” he said. People were overwhelmed but also curious. “Where is the helicopter pad? Where is the golf course?” one woman asked. “Where are the ostriches?” questioned another. One of those inside the estate was Mykhailo Havrilyuk, a well-known activist who had been stripped naked, beaten and humiliated by Yanukovych’s police force last month. He insisted Yanukovych must go, and he suggested Mezhyhirya be turned into a children’s sanatorium. “Let him be hanged or hidden away in a place where nobody will find him,” he said. By afternoon, thousands had lined up to enter. Some walked several miles because the roads were choked with hundreds of cars going there.
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CLEARWATER, FLA. • The candidates are Alex Sink, Democrat, and David Jolly, Republican, but Obamacare is on the ballot in a big way in a competitive House race in Florida that offers a preview of the nationwide campaign for Congress this fall. Republicans and their allies wouldn’t have it any other way as they test the issue’s potency, even though their candidate may muddle the message, and other issues like Social Security may command a bigger role in deciding the winner. “Seniors are losing their doctors because of Obamacare … but Alex Sink still supports Obamacare,” read one Republican Party mailer in a congressional district where
voters over age 60 may cast more than half the ballots. Because of the health care law “300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans, $700 billion (was) cut from Medicare for seniors and now nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs,” says an ad paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee. “Yet Alex Sink still supports it.” Sink says of Republicans, “I guess they believe” it will work. “That’s their signature issue in this election cycle.” Republicans don’t quarrel with that assertion, which makes Sink something of a campaign pioneer — the Democratic candidate in the first race of 2014 to test her party’s recommended response to
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Colorado isn’t the only drought-ridden state where tumbleweeds are running amok. • In January, tumbleweeds completely overran the city of Clovis, N.M. http://www.fronterasdesk.org/content/9483/new-mexicotown-covered-tumbleweeds • They are blocking rural roads in the Texas Panhandle. http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2014-01-29/tumbleweeds-invade-texline-other-areas-drought-continues • And in Kern County, Calif., they were ruthless. news.yahoo.com/video/bakersfield-neighborhood-dealingtumbleweed-problem-035159816.html
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County was attacked — tumbleweeds blocked rural roads in the eastern part of the county and even caused problems on Interstate 25 around Monument. “I live 12 miles southeast of Calhan and our barbed wire fences are all tumbleweeds,” Hope Johnson said. “They are all stuck in the wire, and I haven’t figured out how to get rid of them yet.” Not everyone is letting tumbleweeds roll over them. Cathy Garcia, president of Action 22, a southern Colorado regional advocacy organization, recently met by teleconference with representatives of several state agencies including the Department of Local Affairs, Office of Emergency Management and Department of Agriculture. Action 22 Inc. represents a 22-county region from Park County south to Baca County, including Pueblo and Colorado Springs. “We talked about this issue and each of the departments is looking at what might be available within their departments as resources to help defray some of the costs of this,” Garcia said. “We are looking into federal resources and prevention.” They are expecting to set up a meeting to discuss the issue in Pueblo, she said. “We can work together to figure this thing out,” Garcia
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Tumbleweeds fill the fences and drainages lining Charter Oak Ranch Road in Fountain this month. With drought continuing to plague Colorado, tumbleweeds have spread. said. “It’s a tough issue.” Tumbleweeds, also known as Russian thistle, are a piece of Western lore. They’re weeds that detach from their roots and form into a gnarly clump that rolls and rolls and rolls and rolls and rolls … They tumble over highways, across pastures, into towns and residential developments. They merge, too, joining forces at fences and homes, burying them behind dusty, brown coils of weed as high as 10 feet and 6 or more feet deep. They also have blown into Fountain, said Dave Smedsrud, the city’s community services director, and getting rid of them isn’t easy.
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“They create an issue with us on keeping our fence lines clean,” he said. “And in some locations in southeastern Colorado, they get caught under the wooden bridges and have to be cleaned so it’s not a fire hazard.” They’re not all bad, though. Citizens of Chandler, Ariz., each year put up a Christmas tree made of tumbleweed. And for Prairie Tumbleweed Farm in Garden City, Kan., these denizens of the desert are a source of revenue. They sell them as “qualitytested” tumbleweeds — to places all over the world that don’t have any and seek them for a “Western look.” The cost is $25 for the large ones. For small-sized tumbleweeds, the price is $15. The company’s motto is “If they don’t tumble, we don’t sell them.” The impetus behind Colorado’s tussle with tumbleweeds is Crowley County. “They are just absolutely everywhere,” said Crowley County Commissioner Tobe Allumbaugh, who has been dealing with the problem for the past couple of months. “They’re like herding cats
or maybe trying to catch balloons,” he said. “You hit them with the snowplow and they bounce away, then they move back in behind you. “You work 10 hours and all you’ve done is moved them around.” The worst area is in the northwestern part of the county, Allumbaugh said. About 35 ranchers and farmers in that area estimated they have spent $55,250 in addition to the $71,000 the county has forked over to remove them. The battle has eaten up 850 hours of their time. “All they really do is try to get them away from their houses and outbuildings,” he said. Allumbaugh said a banker returning from Colorado Springs on Colorado 94 told him that there were 7 or 8 miles of road he couldn’t get through because they were so jammed with tumbleweeds. That was in Lincoln County. Allumbaugh said the commissioners knew Pueblo was also having problems with the tumbleweeds. So figuring it wasn’t just their problem, the commissioners contacted Action 22.
“I thought: ‘Why should we try to do this by ourselves,’ ” Allumbaugh said. “We need to form some kind of union.” He also fired out a letter to Crowley County’s neighbors. “It’s the drought,” he said. “It was so dry the grasses were not doing well, and in the latter part of August and early September, we got some moisture and these weeds just exploded.” Allumbaugh’s chief concern is that in the spring they will be back, more vexing than ever. “We have some snow, but there’s not a lot of groundcover, and I fear we could get hit again in the spring and fire mitigation will be a top priority,” he said. “We have to find some way not to catch on fire.” Meanwhile, the county is looking for solutions. One has been to retrofit a combine into a “Frankenstein” type of device to grind them up. “We’re going to find something that works,” Allumbaugh said. “And once we do, we’re going to share that with others. And we have to get the ranchers involved as well. These aren’t our weeds. We don’t grow them in our roadway.” The problem has drawn the attention of legislators. Mike Saccone, spokesman for Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, said they’re checking to see if there are federal resources that can be used. “Clearly, it’s a problem based on the input we’re receiving from local stakeholders,” he said. “We’re looking into this.” As Smedsrud sees it, Colorado’s tumbleweed problem must be fought on several fronts. “It’s really not just an issue for Fountain, or Colorado Springs, or El Paso County or Monument,” he said. “It’s really a statewide problem.” Bigger, even. Said Garcia: “We’re trying to send them over to Kansas. It’s not working.”
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CARACAS, VenezuelA • Venezuelans on both sides of the nation’s bitter political divide took to the streets Saturday after two weeks of mass protests that have President Nicolas Maduro scrambling to squash an increasingly militant opposition movement. In Caracas, tens of thousands of opponents of Maduro filled several city blocks in their biggest rally to date
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Sunday, February 23, 2014 ❘ the gazette ❘ A 15
ENTERTAINMENT
Tax break helped NYC lure ‘The Tonight Show’ The Associated Press —
NEW YORK • “The Tonight Show” made its return to New York City with a splashy opening sequence showcasing Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler Building, Lincoln Center and Jimmy Fallon’s glamorous new studio at Rockefeller Center — a fitting tribute to the place that helped foot the bill. An unconventional 30 percent tax credit aimed at luring “Tonight” away from California after four decades is reportedly saving NBC more than $20 million a year. The network said that while the show relocated to New York for creative reasons, the move wouldn’t have been possible without the tax credit. New York’s mayor believes the show’s relocation was a triumph with wide-ranging benefits. “Bringing ‘The Tonight Show’ back to our city means we’re bringing more than a
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McMahon, head of The Empire Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan think tank. “Even the money that they bring is a rounding error in the New York City economy.” “Other industries don’t get 30 percent credit,” he continued. “It’s because it’s a glamorous industry.” The tax incentives were inserted into the state budget by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration in early 2013 as NBC was debating dropping the show’s then-host, Jay Leno,
for Fallon and potentially leaving Los Angeles to return to New York, where the show started in 1954. The language of the 30 percent annual tax credit was remarkably specific: It would only benefit a show that had filmed at least five years in another state before moving to New York, spends at least $30 million in production costs and films in front of a studio audience of at least 200 people. In other words: “The Tonight Show.”
Cuomo’s team has downplayed the idea that the credit was specifically for “Tonight,” though Kenneth Adams, commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development, said last week that changes were made to “attract these long-running, high-budget productions to New York State.” While NBC did not release financial stats for the new “Tonight” production, The Hollywood Reporter estimated the 30 percent credit would yield
the network an annual savings of $22 million, based on the show’s recent annual production budget of more than $75 million. An NBC spokesman said the network anticipates creating nearly 250 new staff jobs and 300 or so “indirect jobs” — such as tour guides — and hundreds more part-time jobs. The television and movie industry created $8.2 billion in direct wages in New York state last year, trailing only California’s $17 billion.
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A 16 ❘ the gazette ❘ Sunday, February 23, 2014
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Sheriff won’t appeal gun ruling Tightrope walker sets sights Panel: Law violates 2nd Amendment Los Angeles Times —
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has decided not to request the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to review a ruling, involving his department, that struck down the state’s law on issuing concealed weapons permits. That means that if there is to be an appeal to the ruling of a three-judge panel, it will have to come from the state attorney general or another judge on the appeals court, said James Chapin, senior deputy county counsel for San Diego County. Chapin said that he inquired of the state attorney general’s office and was SAN DIEGO •
told that the issue is “under review.” In a 2-1 decision, the panel ruled that the concealed weapons permit law, as administered by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, was too restrictive and violated the Second Amendment. At issue was the department’s requirement that applicants show “good cause” why they need to carry a concealed weapon outside their home. That requirement is in addition to a background check and a showing of “good moral character.” Since the panel’s ruling, the sheriff’s departments in Ventura and Orange counties in California have loosened their requirements for such weapons, in effect, dropping the “good cause” but sticking with the background check
and “good moral character.” Gore, however, has opted to stick with his department’s rules, noting that the ruling is not yet final. Applicants who meet all requirements will be issued a permit. Applicants who do not will not have their application rejected but will have it held in abeyance until the court ruling is final, Gore said. In many states the law says that a sheriff “shall” issue a concealed weapon permit. In California, the law says that a sheriff “may” issue such a permit. The ruling was hailed by Second Amendment advocates but criticized by groups favoring gun control. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of applicants who believe they were unfairly rejected.
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ATLANTA • Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda is setting his sights on a new goal: the nearly 1,000-footdeep Tallulah Gorge in the northeast Georgia mountains. The Georgia gorge holds special meaning for Wallenda, since his great-grandfather Karl Wallenda crossed it on a high wire July 18, 1970. “To be able to walk literally in his footsteps is what my life’s about,” said Nik Wallenda, who discussed the idea in an interview hours after he crossed a 100-foot-high tightrope inside the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Feb. 8. Karl Wallenda later plunged to his death while trying to walk a cable between two buildings in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1978. Nik Wallenda says he’s already visited the gorge near the Georgia town of Tallulah Falls, and he’s considering attempting the feat within the
Karl Wallenda walks across a cable July 18, 1970, at the nearly 1,000-footdeep Tallulah Gorge, Ga. His greatgrandson Nik Wallenda hopes to accomplish the same feat soon. The elder Wallenda was killed in a fall in 1978. THe AssociATed Press file
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Missouri firefighter killed at walkway collapse The Associated Press —
COLUMBIA, MO. • A 23-year veteran firefighter was killed Saturday while helping evacuate students from a University of Missouri-run apartment complex after a second-story walkway collapsed, Columbia Fire Department officials said. Columbia Fire Chief Chuck Witt said at a news conference that Lt. Bruce Britt became trapped beneath rubble while responding to the collapse at University Village Apartments and was pronounced dead at University Hospital. Firefighters responded at 4:45 a.m. to a structural collapse at the apartment com-
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plex, Witt said. Some secondfloor residents had to climb out of their windows and down ladders to get to safety. No residents were injured. The chief didn’t provide Britt’s age and declined to answer questions after making a statement, saying his priority was helping the firefighter’s family and his department cope with the tragedy. Columbia officials issued a statement Saturday expressing their sorrow and noting that Britt’s wife also works for the city. “The City of Columbia family is devastated by this tragic loss of one of our own,” City Manager Mike Matthes said.
Flags on all city buildings will be flown at half-mast for 30 days in the firefighter’s honor, he said. University Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin expressed his condolences to Britt’s family and said structural engineers had been brought in to examine the building. He said that all other Residence Life facilities owned by the university were being inspected and that on Monday all of the university’s buildings would be examined to ensure structural integrity. The apartment complex, built in 1956, houses students with children, married students, single graduate students and students older than 21.
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College faith groups need religious liberty protection Bob the Baptist minister believes marriage consists of one man and one woman. A graduate student at the University of Colorado, Bob joins a campus group established to promote interests of lesbians and gays. The group’s pro-gay bylaws offend Bob, especially the part that says group leaders must pledge support of the group’s values. Bob files a discrimination complaint with the university, claiming the progay statement discriminates against Baptist ministers. Administrators pull the group’s charter and close its campus office, claiming it violated the university’s nondiscrimination rules. This fictional tale is absurd. No one forced Bob to join the club. Furthermore, this country was founded to defend a free market of values and the freedom of individuals to associate and disassociate with one another. Campus administration would justifiably protect the group’s right to uphold its charter and defend its pro-gay values. Here’s the shocking part. Reverse the conflict and our fictional tale becomes real, with a different ending. At the University of Colorado-Boulder, and on other campuses, students occasionally join campus-based religious groups only to gripe about their values. The trend has become so threatening that Republican Rep. Kevin Priola, a graduate of CU-Boulder, introduced a bill to protect the practice of religious groups enforcing their charters. Yvonne Williams, founder of CU-Boulder’s Real Choices — an organization that advocates abortion alternatives — testified that a student joined the group
only to complain about its mission. The new member filed a discrimination complaint, arguing the group’s rules discriminate against members who aspire to leadership with opposing views. Amazingly, Williams testified, university officials withheld recognition of the group. The university backed down when push came to shove. Priola crafted his bill after CU administrators ousted a religious group from its campus office last year because the organization’s bylaws required officers to embrace religious principles. Officials reinstated the group after a credible threat of legal action. “These things are happening all over the country, and it’s only to decommission groups that are religious,” said Brian Walsh, executive director of the Ethics & Public Policy Center’s American Religious Freedom Program in Washington, who testified at the hearing. David Hacker, senior legal counsel for the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom, agreed. He said universities are demanding religious groups accept students who surreptitiously rise to positions of authority only to challenge a group’s core principles. Large majorities in the Tennessee Legislature favored a bill last year that prohibited Vanderbilt University from interfering with religious groups that require leaders to sign faith statements. Known as the “All Comers” bill, the legislation told Vanderbilt to respect bylaws of religious groups or lose $24 million in state funding. Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed the bill. “Religious groups are the targets,”
Hacker said after the Colorado hearing. “We don’t see colleges going after environmental groups. … Suppose someone joins an environmental group, advances to a leadership position and then advocates unregulated fracking. The university would understand if the group replaced that person. The same level of tolerance doesn’t apply if the core values are religious.” During the hours-long hearing, opponents of Priola’s bill made clear their conviction that opposition to same-sex marriage deserves no protection, even in the name of religious liberty. “We’re concerned it would grant license to student groups to discriminate against anyone on a basis of sincerely held beliefs,” said a representative of CU-Boulder’s Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues. “Would you find it agreeable if a straight Baptist minister became the head of a campus LGBT group?” asked Priola. “Absolutely,” the student assured. “So long as his values didn’t conflict.” He abruptly stopped talking, realizing where this had led. The LGBT spokesman inadvertently confessed a need to discriminate against a Baptist minister with conflicting values. If the same can’t apply to religious organizations — if they cannot defend their values from internal assault — we mock freedom of speech and religion at state institutions. We allow state authorities to protect modern morality while facilitating wanton destruction of its religious counterpart.
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FCC chairman wants to reboot Internet rules You have to give new Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler credit: He moves fast for a bureaucrat. Wheeler announced Wednesday that the commission would not appeal a recent court decision that invalidated most of the “open Internet” rules championed by his predecessor. Instead, he said, he would propose new ones to achieve the same thing: barring Internet service providers from blocking legal content or playing favorites among websites and services. It’s not clear yet how he’ll reach that goal, but he has chosen the quickest and least controversial way there. “Net neutrality” rules aim to preserve the qualities that have made the Internet such a hotbed for creativity and innovation, including the freedom to connect with audiences and experiment with new businesses. Some conservative critics question the need for such rules, saying
there’s no real evidence of a problem. On the other hand, some liberals warn that broadband providers such as AT&T and Comcast will steer users to favored sites and services unless they’re regulated. Wheeler, a former top lobbyist for the wireless and cable industries, didn’t rule out taking the latter route someday. For now, however, he wants the commission to try the less heavyhanded approach suggested by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which ruled in January that the FCC had the authority to protect net neutrality but not through the sweeping requirements it adopted in 2010. So Wheeler plans to propose a less prescriptive, more flexible set of rules to preserve the status quo of openness and innovation online. He’s expected to lay out a formal proposal for the new rules within a few months.
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Ideally, more broadband providers would emerge to compete with the cable and phone companies, eliminating the need for net neutrality rules. Wheeler said he’d look for ways to boost competition, such as by helping local governments offer broadband services. But aside from Google’s fiber project, there hasn’t been much happening on that front. Comcast’s recent deal to take over Time Warner Cable portends more industry consolidation, creating everlarger broadband providers and further deterring new entrants. That’s all the more reason for Wheeler and the commission to strive to preserve openness online. And rather than waging a protracted fight over rigorous rules, it makes sense to use the authority that the D.C. Circuit has confirmed the FCC has. — MCT Information Services
“I love life because what more is there?” Anthony hopkins — welsh actor
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I repeat: I’m not a global warming believer. I’m not a global warming denier. I’ve long believed that it cannot be good for humanity to be spewing tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. I also believe that those scientists who pretend to know exactly what this will cause in 20, 30 or cHArleS 50 years are white-coated propagandists. krAUTHAmmer “The debate is settled,” asserted propagandist in chief Barack Obama in his latest State of the Union address. “Climate change is a fact.” Really? There is nothing more anti-scientific than the very idea that science is settled, static, impervious to challenge. Take a nonclimate example. It was long assumed that mammograms help reduce breast cancer deaths. This fact was so settled that Obamacare requires every insurance plan to offer mammograms (for free) or be subject to termination. Now we learn from a massive randomized study — 90,000 women followed for 25 years — that mammograms may have no effect on breast cancer deaths. Indeed, one out of five of those diagnosed by mammogram receives unnecessary radiation, chemo or surgery. So much for settledness. And climate is less well understood than breast cancer. If climate science is settled, why do its predictions keep changing? And how is it that the great physicist Freeman Dyson, who did some climate research in the late 1970s, thinks today’s climate-change Cassandras are hopelessly mistaken? They deal with the fluid dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans, argues Dyson, ignoring the effect of biology, i.e., vegetation and topsoil. Further, their predictions rest on models they fall in love with: “You sit in front of a computer screen for 10 years and you start to think of your model as being real.” Not surprisingly, these models have been “consistently and spectacularly wrong” in their predictions, write atmospheric scientists Richard McNider and John Christy — and always, amazingly, in the same direction. Settled? Even Britain’s national weather service concedes there’s been no change — delicately called a “pause” — in global temperature in 15 years. If even the raw data is recalcitrant, let alone the assumptions and underlying models, how settled is the science? But even worse than the pretense of settledness is the cynical attribution of any politically convenient natural disaster to climate change, a clever term that allows you to attribute anything — warming and cooling, drought and flood — to man’s sinful carbon burning. Accordingly, Obama ostentatiously visited drought-stricken California last week. Surprise! He blamed climate change. Here even the New York Times gagged, pointing out that far from being supported by the evidence, “the most recent computer projections suggest that as the world warms, California should get wetter, not drier, in the winter.” How inconvenient. But we’ve been here before. Hurricane Sandy was made the poster child for the alleged increased frequency and strength of “extreme weather events” like hurricanes. Nonsense. Sandy wasn’t even a hurricane when it hit the United States. Indeed, in all of 2012, only a single hurricane made U.S. landfall. And 2013 saw the fewest Atlantic hurricanes in 30 years. In fact, in the last half-century, one-third fewer major hurricanes have hit the United States than in the previous half-century. Similarly tornadoes. Every time one hits, the climate-change commentary begins. Yet last year saw the fewest in a quartercentury. And the past 30 years — of presumed global warming — has seen a 30 percent decrease in extreme tornado activity (F3 and above) versus the previous 30 years. None of this is dispositive. It doesn’t settle the issue. But that’s the point. It mocks the very notion of settled science, which is nothing but a crude attempt to silence critics and delegitimize debate. As does the term “denier” — an echo of Holocaust denial, contemptibly suggesting the malevolent rejection of an established historical truth. Climate-change proponents have made their cause a matter of fealty and faith. For folks who pretend to be brave carriers of the scientific ethic, there’s more than a tinge of religion in their jeremiads. If you whore after other gods, the Bible tells us, “the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit” (Deuteronomy 11). Sounds like California. Except that today there’s a new god, the Earth Mother. And a new set of sins — burning coal and driving a fully equipped F-150. But whoring is whoring, and the gods must be appeased. So if California burns, you send your high priest (in carbonbelching Air Force One, but never mind) to the bone-dry land to offer up, on behalf of the repentant congregation, a $1 billion burnt offering called a “climate resilience fund.” Ah, settled science in action. —
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Sunday, February 23, 2014 ❘ the gazette ❘ A 19
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When all march north, think of heading south This is one of the primary tenants of Rothschild’s law of contrary opinion. The original Baron Rothschild made tons of money going against the tide Jack of conventional Flobeck wisdom by selling when everyone was buying, by buying when everyone was selling, by making investments in real estate, insurance, stocks and even governments — based on accurate information, not on emotional or whimsical opinions. He instituted carrier pigeon networks as well as flashing signal towers to relay his private information all across Europe, and it was not usual for him to know the winner of a strategic battle before waTer’s voice
the generals back at army staff headquarters. The current family is still well entrenched in business, banking, politics and power all across England, France and Germany. When snow drifts are a foot deep in one’s frozen backyard, when the media is full of reports of floods and avalanches, when the smart gossip says that we had so much snow, we needn’t worry about droughts, it’s time to dust off our old contrarian hat and reconsider Rothschild and his philosophy of considering the opposite of what “everyone else” thinks. The parallel in the water business is that, if conventional wisdom or prevalent gossip predict that 2014 will be a banner year in water availability, then we might get caught marching the wrong way.
To find the inside story about our 2014 water future, the writer researched the most reliable sources. First, we examined “The U.S. Drought Monitor,” looking specifically at Colorado, California and Texas maps. The drought jargon is represented on the maps by orange, red and black, representing severe, extreme and exceptional drought conditions. California is almost all black, and while the floods came and went, they still have below-average reservoirs and ever-looming wildfire dangers. Texas is red or extreme in eight major areas along with two smaller exceptional or black zones, while Colorado is overall a yellow map, or moderate drought area, with large red or severe stretches, with a big
black exceptional drought, indicated for a geography that includes Lamar and Springfield in the southeast portion of the state. This data is corroborated by the Colorado Water Conservation Board site as of February. Abigail Ortega of CSU made a concise report to the Colorado Springs City Council on Feb. 19, showing local storage at 56 percent or 7 percent below normal. All these reports are based upon “normal” and “average” data. So when was it normal? We have written much about the changing snow quality, the earlier runoffs and the later spring planting of crops. The snow contains more debris now that when “normal” was started, and we postulate that even with more snow we will net less water.
The real gorilla in the room is the Ogallala Aquifer upon which many farmers rely. According to continuing studies of 1,400 irrigation wells, from Amarillo to Lubbock, Texas, made by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, the aquifer water levels keep dropping and we can expect it to go dry in 2030. The beetles keep killing our trees, the rivers continue to be stressed, and the Ogallala wells are endangered; so is it time to take action to keep our agriculture strong, maintain our ability to thwart wildfires and preserve our drinking water? It’s up to us, and The Baron would smile. —
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Rebuttal: Editorial misconstrued gubernatorial candidate’s position I was disappointed and, frankly, rather shocked to read The Gazette’s recent over-the-top editorial that blatantly misconstrued my position on debate participation scoTT during the Republigessler can primary. By now, my true and consistent position on this issue should be well known: I will participate only in debates that include all credible Republican candidates. This decision was made to create a standard that opinion
is fair to all candidates and is intended to give Republican voters a clear choice. So, I was surprised to see that The Gazette claims that I insulted other candidates, especially in light of the fact that my campaign attempted to immediately correct The Gazette’s reporting error. Rather than clarifying my clear position on debates during the GOP primary, the newspaper intentionally repeated its mistake, falsely claiming that I implied that other candidates were not legitimate. Perhaps I am, as was written, a “troublesome nominee”? Troublesome for Gov. John Hick-
enlooper, who misled Colorado voters about his extreme liberal views, has failed to lead and has shown no vision for the future of our state. I firmly believe that we deserve better. Mine is a record of electoral victory and leadership. As a first-time candidate in 2010, I convincingly beat a Democrat incumbent statewide when the “ranking Republican insiders” said that it could not be done. These same un-named “insiders” are the very people who have stood by as the Republican Party has failed in election after election, resulting in the to-be-determined governorship
of John Hickenlooper. I’m not concerned about the insiders — I’m focused on the fact that I’m the only candidate in this primary who has won a statewide race, and I’m the only candidate who can beat John Hickenlooper. Mine is a lifetime of achievement and service. One who served as a federal prosecutor, honorably served as a U.S. Army officer, worked to build and manage small businesses, earned advanced degrees in business and law and, every day, goes home to serve as a husband and father to two young children. The Gazette does not deny any of
this but still opted to dredge up old, baseless political attacks, citing as their only sources “ranking Republican insiders.” To be overly diplomatic, this was simply a case of sloppy, reckless reporting. I do appreciate The Gazette’s willingness to print this rebuttal. And, so that my position on debates during the primary is absolutely clear — I will enthusiastically participate in any debate or forum at which all credible Republican candidates are present. I look forward to having that opportunity. —
Scott Gessler is Colorado’s secretary of state.
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Regulate pot like alcohol for a vibrant, prosperous Manitou Al Capone’s simple words in the 1930s couldn’t be more ironic and relevant today, when we consider another adult substance: marijuana. After our failed Prohibition experiment, which corrupted entire cities, murdered hundreds and imprisoned thousands more, we learned better — we allowed state and local governments to regulate spirits, wine and beer. Today, Colorado produces over 23 million barrels Mark of beer annually Slaugh and has some of the best breweries in the world — happily generating millions for public coffers since the repeal of Prohibition 80 years ago. With this understanding, Manitou’s City Council recently decided to regulate marijuana like alcohol. Just like alcohol: • Adults can produce and use marijuana at home within certain limits. • People cannot sell marijuana without first obtaining a state and local license. • Vendors must check for valid ID before sale. • Licensed businesses are strictly regulated by the government. • Marijuana is taxed to offset social costs. • Marijuana is for 21+ adults only. • It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana. Wise and astute enough to learn from history, Manitou knows the writing is on the wall. With 68 percent voting for Amendment 64, Manitou voters know that regulation and taxation are critical to managing public resources, minimizing harm and preventing the misuse of marijuana by minors. But astute? Sure. Marijuana is, after all, safer than alcohol when
comparing potency duration, addiction rates and long-term effects. Marijuana users are generally peaceful, while alcohol contributes to 40 percent of violent crimes, according to the Department of Justice. Marijuana is also nonlethal (at zero recorded deaths in over 5,000 years of human consumption), while alcohol overdoses happen every day. The Manitou Springs City Council knows what is best for its citizens. In a 6-1 vote, council members opted to control and tax cannabis rather than bury their heads in the sand. Rather than marginalize the issue, they did what voters expected them to do and acted responsibly: regulating marijuana like alcohol. The fallout of this wise, astute decision? Not the sky, Dorothy, but, rather, a more vibrant, healthy and prosperous Manitou Springs. —
Mark Slaugh is the Southern Colorado Regional Coordinator for Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.
Join in the conversation Soon, recreational marijuana will be available in Manitou Springs stores. What do you think? Read the two opposing viewpoints on the issue and let us know your opinions. Readers can also vote in the online poll at gazette.com. Scan the QR code to go online at
Hoey’s response:
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The argument regarding our experience with alcohol is a false argument. To make it and for it to remain true, one must accept any substances or activities currently prohibited. Legalizing cocaine and prostitution would bring money into the city coffers, as well, and, apparently, make Manitou more “vibrant, healthy and prosperous.” Marijuana must be judged on its own merits. Nobody is saying it makes you “more healthy.” Brain, heart, lung and mental health all are at risk. The very concept of being “stoned” hardly reflects a more “vibrant city.” The implication that we can keep this from people under 21 is ridiculous. They will be hurt the most.
com and share your thoughts on the issue. Your contributions to the conversation will appear on the Op/Ed page.
Impact of legalized marijuana in Manitou has yet to come The only good answer is, “Only time will tell.” The impact of our decision to legalize sales of recreational marijuana will not be fully known for years to come. We are not a big town; we cannot ignore our part in a larger community. There were good reasons why Colorado Springs and others rejected recreational marijuana. Chief among them is the presence of five major military Rex installations and the Hoey significant problems recreational pot poses to the military. If the easy availability of weed in Manitou Springs becomes a problem for those military installations, where possession is a federal offense, thereby jeopardizing the future of the economy of the larger region, we will have done ourselves and our neighbors a grave disservice. The Denver Post reported that Coloradans are by and large worried about what legalization of marijuana has done to our great state’s image. We will wrestle with the same issue on a local level. Will Manitou Springs have a reputation as a city of potheads walking around stoned all the time? Remember, image need not necessarily reflect reality. What will the impact of that image have upon traditional businesses? Will it have a negative impact on attracting tourists not interested in buying marijuana for themselves (or their children)? I work for an international airfreight company. I travel the world and see the effects that recreational marijuana has had on various cities.
These cities usually try to confine the drug culture to one smaller area of a larger city (sound familiar?). My experience is that those areas where drug use is concentrated become unsavory for the general population — I am concerned about what Manitou Springs will be like in 5, 10 or more years. But my biggest concern is reserved for our kids. What will the impact be as they grow up in a city not only known as a center for marijuana but also, undoubtedly, a place where young people will be able to get hold of the drug much, much easier than anywhere else. Will we be able to protect them from all of this? I’m not convinced we will. —
Rex Hoey has lived in Manitou Springs for 10 years, since retiring from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel.
Slaugh’s response: Time tells us (time and time again) that prohibition fails. For 99 percent of human history, the cannabis plant was legal, i.e., purchased openly, sold and used all over the planet. The experiment is not in regulating and taxing it today but in the last 75 years of failed prohibition. Time clearly tells us of: • The mass criminalization of Americans • Ineffective, expensive enforcement costing billions • Violent, untaxable, underground economies supporting gangs and cartels Prohibitionists fail to use facts to justify their fear-mongering. The sky has not fallen with MMJ or alcohol. Responsible regulation simply makes more dollars and sense.
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Racing back in time at the old park
With its rusting roof, peeling paint, tattered window coverings and weed-choked track and infield, the shuttered Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park looks like it has been through a war. I visited the 28-acre complex on North Nevada Avenue last week after receiving calls from readers. Some were worried about activities they’d observed; others were simply curious about the fate of the park. I saw the west grandstand, erected in only six weeks in 1949 after Colorado voters legalized gambling on horse and dog racing the previous year. (Track staff used to build charcoal fires under it to keep gamblers warm on chilly nights. Later, a concrete apron was built with steel pipes inside so hot water could be pumped in to provide safer radiant heat.) And I checked out the larger east grandstand, built in 1971, with its restaurants and clubs, paddock and kennels. As I wandered, I had a hard time imagining this was the place where hundreds of thousands gathered each summer, gambling hundreds of millions of dollars over 50-plus years on greyhounds chasing Rocky, a mechanical rabbit. Not only does the old park look like it has been through a war, it actually is a war zone these days. On weekends, DMZ Airsoft hosts combat games inside the east grandstand. For decades, folks in fur coats and suits paid 35 cents to enter, study racing forms, have a drink at Rocky’s Roost and bet on the dogs. Now, competitors 14 years and older pay $15 to run around and blast each other with round, plastic pellets. Makeshift walls pockmarked by pellets create hiding places, along with old furni—
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Custom-made bits, equine health part of event
sunday, february 23, 2014
Move may open door to medical training by Jakob RodgeRs jakob.rodgers@gazette.com —
Memorial Hospital may not be the only place in the Pikes Peak region hosting medical students in the coming years. Discussions are underway with officials from several hospitals and health clinics across El Paso County to host third- and fourth-year medical students when they begin clinical rotations in 2016, said Dr. Erik Wallace, associate dean of the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s new branch at UCCS. Specifically, Wallace is looking to strike deals with Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Peak Vista Community Health Centers, the Air Force Academy, Department of Veterans Affairs clinics and Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson to host medical students. Those locations would be in addition to Memorial Hospital and its satellite locations, he said. “The goal is to provide a community-based clinical training experience,” Wallace said last week when he was in Colorado Springs for the —
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A setting for scientific gears, gadgets, gizmos by Rich laden rich.laden@gazette.com —
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Eva Devitt, 3, left, of Colorado Springs and Cami Kranz, 4, of Peyton play on a fence Saturday during Colorado Springs Horseman’s Day at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. by garrison wells
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ary Kreider’s horse, Monty, died about 10 years ago. Saturday, she was selling his saddle, a well-used but beautiful thing perched atop a mount in the cavernous indoor arena at the NorrisPenrose Event Center. She was also selling custom-made bits from South Africa at the Colorado Springs Horse-
man’s Day event. “It’s a new concept,” Kreider said. “They are custom-made bits, but then your horse has a bit for life.” The show by noon had drawn nearly 900 visitors, said Sarah Gibson, event coordinator. More were expected as the day went on. Last year, the show drew nearly 1,500, she said. Horsing around here was serious business.
It’s a robot that moves slowly along the floor, sort of like those small automated vacuums used in homes and offices. This robot, however, is made of Legos, small wheels, rechargeable batteries and crablike claws used for grabbing. And it’s operated remotely from an iPad. Cordell Cardenas, an eighth-grader at Sproul Junior High School in Security-Widefield, entered his robot in the Robo-Cross competition Saturday that was part of the annual Colorado Science Olympiad southern regional tournament at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The robot, named “Scotty” after Star Trek engineer Mr. Scott, took Cardenas all of 45 minutes to assemble. “Maybe less,” he said. If this is the future of science and engineering in America, the country is in good hands. About 800 middle and high school students
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who we are Sheep, not cattle, populated county Hello, dear readers. Today, I want to talk about sheep. I know that may sound strange, but as I have had some enjoyment challenging some of your perceptions of Colorado Springs’ past, I thought the subject of stock raising would be particularly appropriate. And I mention sheep, because my understanding is that the perception these days is that the Wild West was full of cattle and cow punchers. And that these people were hearty, independent yeomen. Even in my old age, the pulp novels were cementing this notion. While it may have been true in a few places, it was not true in El Paso County. We were a
Ask gen. pAlmer This column about local history appears on Sunday’s “Who We Are” page. Send questions to askpalmer@gazette.com; 636-0238.
sheep region, and the sheep were owned not by homesteaders and other independent settlers but by investors
hedging for a quick return. I founded Colorado Springs in 1872, and already there were sheep in the area. By 1880, there were 200,000. The investors banked on using the grasslands recently cleared of buffalo and native tribes. They found by buying a few hundred acres along a stream out on the plains they could control thousands of acres of grass. Word spread that a $4,000 investment in three years could yield an $11,000 return. You can imagine how attractive that sounded. Many of those who came were “remittence men” — blue bloods from England who chose to depart from standard professions of their class and go west. They got
their name because they still got an allowance from home. I understand you now call these types of people “trustafarians.” At any rate, they could hire young herders for little, set them up in a shack out on the plains, then retire to the El Paso Club with its sage green paper walls and recline and talk of life as a “rancher” over sociable cigars. Of course, these newcomers were not familiar with the changing weather of Colorado — sunny one day, stormy the next, warm in December, snow in April. Twice big snows came, first in 1878, then in 1886. They buried the sheep as they huddled in their
corrals, and men saw their assets truly frozen. Like any type of speculative market eventually will, this one collapsed. Slowly, cattle replaced sheep. Though they looked less profitable on paper, because they did not produce yearly wool, they proved more reliable and suited to the land. With railroad access increasing, the market for beef shipped to the Midwest grew. And so we have a notion that cowboys founded the West. I just wanted to let you know, at least in our region, the sheep men came first. —
As told by staff writer Dave Philipps in Gen. Palmer’s voice.
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ture strewn about inside the 135,000-square-foot space. The rotting structure isn’t all about kids’ games, however. On the north side of the complex, Ukrainian immigrant Rustam Filimonchuk rents office space for his Unlimited Express trucking company. He stages his nine trucks from the parking lot for long-haul and local jobs. At the far west end is the canopy where Springs elite used to drive up for a white-tablecloth steak and lobster dinner at the Cloud 9 restaurant. Today, the space is occupied by Medibis, a medical marijuana dispensary. (In a way, I guess it’s still Cloud 9!) Of all the things I saw, perhaps the most depressing was the way some of the concrete-block kennels are being used today: as shelter by homeless people. In fact, it was a neighbor who said she sees homeless living in some of the 17 kennel buildings as she walks along the Templeton Gap waterway each day. Sure enough, I drove the perimeter and saw doors busted open, windows smashed and screens ripped down. Beer bottles and cans were scattered where squatters had been hanging out. Intrigued by the property, I called Richard Kelly, whose Trend Commercial Real Estate is marketing the land as a development site. He represents the owners, who paid $1.5 million in 2009 for the park after it ended an eight-year run as Post Time, an off-track betting facility that offered live racing for a few seasons. Kelly said he’s hopeful to have a buyer soon for the property, which he described as the single largest building site within the city limits. He envisions it as a major redevelopment project that likely will involve removing the racing facility. “With favorable zoning, it can be used for just about anything,” Kelly said. A bulldozer would be preferable to the rotting hulk that now exists, at least according to the Cloud family, which owned and operated the park from its inception until selling it in 2001. “I feel really sad when I go by there because of the weeds and disrepair,” said Don Cloud, 81, whose wife, Patricia, was the daughter of Jerry and Red Wagner, part of the original ownership group in 1949. “I feel like they trashed the property,” he added. “Probably the best way to go is to just tear it down.”
back pages in 1914
President W. F. Slocum yesterday announced the establishment of a department of business administration and banking at Colorado college, which will be open to students next fall.
in 1939
Action of the state highway advisory board in its December budget meeting in appropriating $12,000 for changing the Colorado Springs-Pueblo highway from Nevada Ave. to a point south and east of the Colorado Springs Psychopathic hospital is now receiving definite attention.
in 1964
The white gabled house standing alone among rolling meadows six miles east of Monument is all that is left of a community once called Gwillimville. Mrs. Charles Furrow and Mrs. William Galley say that their uncle, Gwillim Rees Gwillim from Wales, founded that small settlement and built the house in 1869. In its heyday, there were a cheese factory, creamery store, blacksmith shop, saloon, post office, school and church. Colorado SpringS pioneerS MuSeuM
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The rusting and rotting old Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park, 3701 N. Nevada Ave., last week. The original grandstand to the left was built in six weeks in 1949. The larger, rounded-roof grandstand to the right was built in 1971.
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opening night July 21, 1949, produced a sellout crowd estimated at 2,500 at the Pikes Peak Greyhound Park, as it was known. It’s painful for Cloud to see now because of what it meant to his family for so many years. “All I think of is all the memories we have there for 50 years,” he said wistfully, recalling how his in-laws became involved with the track almost by accident. Gazette archives from 1949 tell of a race to open the track. Attorney Martin Murphy incorporated the Rocky Mountain Kennel Club, won a racing license from the state, secured the site then 2 miles north of Colorado Springs and ordered concrete poured and a prefabricated steel grandstand erected. Jerry Wagner was president of Transit Mix Concrete Co. and won the contract for the track. When Murphy wasn’t able to pay, Wagner took stock in the racing company,
and he and Red joined the ownership group. A year later, Wagner became president of the club and took over management. Don and Patricia were junior high sweethearts and worked at the track before they were married in 1954. “We had five children, and every one of them worked at the dog track,” Don Cloud said. “It really has been a family thing for a lot of years.” A sellout crowd estimated at 2,500 attended opening night July 21, 1949. But the first year was difficult as there were allegations of ticket fraud by management staff and a near foreclosure. Soon, however, the business thrived. By 1955, attendance was reported at a record 165,929 for the three-month season. The track reached $6 mil-
lion in wagers in 1961, and by 1988, the annual total wagered approached $50 million. Don Cloud recalled the track as a precise choreography of hundreds of staff — about 350 a night during the racing season — selling admission tickets, taking bets, operating the restaurants, snack bars and clubs, counting money, training and grooming dogs, recording results and getting the next day’s programs printed overnight. And, of course, he remembered the dogs fondly. “During the season, we’d have 500 or 600 dogs there,” he said. “We raced eight dogs per race with a dozen races a night. So we needed about 100 dogs a night. And they could only race every three days. That’s a lot of dogs.” The family also diversified, opening a flea market in the spacious parking lot during offseason weekends beginning in 1968. By 1991, the flea market had grown so popular that the Cloud family bought 120 acres on East Platte Avenue near Powers Boulevard and relocated it. After Cripple Creek’s casinos opened in 1991 and crowds at the track began to fade, the family made another strategic move. In 1995, it spent $9 million to open Red and Jerry’s, a huge complex with off-track betting, a sports bar and other entertainment options in Sheridan, south of Denver. The family sold the greyhound park in 2001, and live racing continued sporadically for a few years, ending in 2005. The track limped along as an off-track betting facility until it closed in 2008, and Kelly’s group bought it a
year later. Meanwhile, the Cloud family’s spin-off businesses thrive and are managed today by Karen Cloud and her brother, Randy Cloud. Both pay homage to the greyhound park: Red and Jerry’s is named for their grandparents who started the business, and the flea market offices are filled with track memorabilia and photos. I sifted through their scrapbooks and was amazed at the museum-worthy collection of photos, numbered racing blankets worn by the dogs, programs, even the printing plates. Karen and Randy, like their father Don, are disappointed to see the old track deteriorate. “It’s disheartening when I think about what it once was and what has happened to it,” Karen said. But they are busy carrying on the other businesses and don’t spend much time ruminating on it. “It’s in our past,” Randy said. “We’ve moved on.” Rather than bemoan the current condition, they prefer to laugh at memories, such as the wiener dog races that attracted big crowds or the “mongrel marathons” that invited the public to bring their pets to run the oval. And they smile at the thought of all the people who worked there and the thousands more who looked forward to evenings at the track. “Our family was blessed to have the opportunity,” Randy said as Karen nodded. “It was a great 50 years at the track.” —
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In 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio. In 1848, the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, died in Washington, D.C., at age 80. In 1863, British explorers John H. Speke and James A. Grant said they had found the source of the Nile River to be Lake Victoria. In 1870, Mississippi was readmitted to the Union. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an agreement with Cuba to lease the area around Guantanamo Bay to the United States. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission. In 1944, U.S. forces secured Eniwetok Atoll from the Japanese during World War II. In 1945, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi. In 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as about 5,000 students were vaccinated. 10 years ago: The Army canceled its Comanche helicopter program after sinking $6.9 billion into it over 21 years. 5 years ago: President Barack Obama pledged to dramatically slash the skyrocketing annual budget deficit as he started to dole out the record $787 billion economic stimulus package he’d signed the previous week.
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HORSES FrOm pAgE 1 —
There was the health aspect, from host Colorado Equine Veterinary Services and vendors, about 68 in all, that included drug companies, veterinary services, equine massage and veterinary schools. There was also a competition angle, with representatives from the National Barrel Horse Association, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo and trail-riding competitions. There were tractors, horse haulers, books, leather goods and riding tools. You could buy a truck, too, if you wanted. For $65,850, a 2014 Yukon XL Denali all-wheel drive pickup could be had. “New trucks, we love them,” Kay DeMarco said. She and her husband, horse owners from Ellicott, were attending the show for the second year in a row. “We love horses, and this is about Colorado equines,” she said. They used to breed Arabians. They left the industry, but not the animals. They own 13 horses. “We like to see the new products and things going on in the horse world,” DeMarco said. Colorado Springs Horseman’s Day was started in 2009 by Colorado Equine Veterinary Services as a free equine educational forum. It’s still free, just a whole lot bigger. Among speakers was author Temple Grandin. She wrote “Animals in Translation,” which has sold about 400,000 copies and is on the New York Times best-seller list. Another title of her books is “Animals Make Us Human.” With a doctorate in animal science, Grandin is a profes-
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“We like to see the new products and things going on in the horse world.” Kay DeMarco of ellicott sor at Colorado State University. She was the subject of an HBO movie in 2010 starring Claire Danes and is an advocate of the rights of autistic persons and animal
ABOVE: Jackie Chambers of Wishing Star Farm gives Jason Bowen, 2, of Colorado Springs a pony ride Saturday during Colorado Springs Horseman’s Day at the Norris-Penrose Event Center.
welfare. She lives with autism herself. For the kids, there were ponies to ride and a “Kids Corral.” In that corral stood Larry Mahan, a clown/magician from Colorado Springs. Mahan has been doing this since he was 8 years old. He’s 59 now. “We have a good time,” he said, as he prepared for another show. “I’m too silly to do anything else.”
LEFT: Mr. Sonshine, aka Larry Mahan, and his parrot Morgan entertain the crowd. He has been entertaining since he was 8.
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Governors ponder legal pot trend Hickenlooper says to wait a few years The Associated Press —
All the buzz at the National Governors Association meeting over legalizing pot, some say, is just smoke. Seven weeks after Colorado began selling recreational marijuana, the nation’s governors are taking a cautious approach to loosening their drug laws despite growing support for legalization. Republican and Democratic state chief executives meeting in Washington this weekend expressed broad concern for children and public safety should recreational marijuana use spread. At the same time, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is warning other governors against rushing to follow his lead. He said he’s spoken to “half a dozen” governors with questions about his state’s experience, including some who “felt this was a wave” headed to their states. “When governors have asked me, and several have, I say that we don’t have the facts. We don’t know what the unintended consequences are going to be,” Hickenlooper said. “I urge caution.” The Democrat continued: “I say, if it was me, I’d wait a couple of years.” States are watching closely as Colorado and Washington establish themselves as national pioneers after becoming the first states to approve recreational marijuana use in 2012. A group is hoping to add Alaska as the third state. Colorado became the first to allow legal retail sales of
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Don McKay, one of the owners of Southern Colorado Medical Marijuana, shows some of the mature female plants used to clone new plants at the company’s farm in Colorado Springs. recreational marijuana Jan. 1, and Washington is expected to launch its marketplace soon. Hickenlooper confirmed that early tax revenue collections on Colorado pot sales have exceeded projections but cautioned that tax revenue “is absolutely the wrong reason to even think about legalizing recreational marijuana.” Medical marijuana, meanwhile, is legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Florida voters will decide on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow medical
marijuana in November. President Barack Obama’s administration has given states the green light to experiment with marijuana regulation. Obama recently generated headlines when he said in an interview that he didn’t think marijuana was more dangerous than alcohol “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.” He said smoking marijuana is “not something I encourage, and I’ve told my daughters I think it’s a bad idea, a waste of time, not very
healthy.” Recent polling suggests that a majority of Americans support efforts to legalize the drug. The issue cuts across party lines as liberals and libertarian-minded Republicans favor the shift. But governors gathered in Washington this weekend had a more cautious approach. “I just had a long-standing belief that legalizing marijuana would not be in the interest of our youth or our people,” said Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a Republican. “And I’ll main-
tain my position in opposition to legalization as long as I’m governor.” New Hampshire Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan said she’s opposed to legalization because her state already struggles with high rates of youth substance abuse. But she called for a “comprehensive look at our criminal laws and sentencing practices.” “I don’t think we should be sending young people to jail or have a criminal record for a first offense,” she said. Maryland Gov. Martin
O’Malley, a former Baltimore mayor whose city has dealt with drug addiction, said in a few years other states would know “whether Colorado was able to reduce harm without creating other adverse impacts unforeseen.” But the Democrat noted that in Maryland, many job opportunities for young people come from federal agencies or firms with federal contracts that require employees to pass drug tests. “I don’t believe for economic and opportunity reasons that this is an issue where Maryland should serve as that laboratory of democracy,” he said. The Justice Department said last year that it would largely steer clear of statelegal marijuana businesses as long as they follow a series of strict guidelines. A department memo did not give carte blanche to would-be marijuana entrepreneurs, but the legal pot market viewed the department’s position as encouraging. Earlier this month, the Obama administration provided banks with guidance on how to do business with marijuana firms, aiming to make banks feel more comfortable working with marijuana businesses that are licensed and regulated. Meanwhile, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, said implementation of his state’s decision to create a legal pot marketplace was succeeding. He also offered some advice to his fellow governors. “I would encourage them to follow their state’s will,” he said. “Our will was to decriminalize this product. And so far it’s working well.”
Scouts’ sales soar near Calif., Ariz. pot shops The Associated Press —
Some enterprising Girl Scouts have set up shop in front of marijuana dispensaries in cities across the country — but not in Colorado, where it is forbidden. Reports this month about Colorado Girl Scouts including pot shops in their cookieselling strategies turned out to be a hoax, but all the flap was enough to prompt the Girl Scouts of Colorado to issue a statement on its Facebook page Friday to dispel the
rumor, effectively prohibiting members from selling at a dispensary. “We recognize these are legitimate businesses, but we don’t feel they are an appropriate place for girls to be selling cookies in Colorado,” the organization said. But, the feelings of Girl Scouts officials on the matter seem to vary state to state. News that a teenager sold dozens of cookie boxes outside a San Francisco pot dispensary persuaded 8-year-old Lexi Menees in Phoenix to target
shoppers at TruMed Dispensary in Phoenix on Saturday. The girl’s mother, Heidi Carney, got the idea after hearing about what happened in San Francisco. “For me, this isn’t anything controversial,” Carney said. “It’s medication. It’s no different than standing in front of a Walgreens or a CVS.” Lexi and her parents came on Friday with between 100 and 150 boxes to sell. Her family said they sold more than 50. “It’s better than she would’ve
gotten outside a grocery store,” said Justin Menees, Lexi’s father. Susan de Queljoe, a spokeswoman for the Girl ScoutsArizona Cactus-Pine Council, said selling in front of marijuana dispensaries isn’t something the organization would encourage, but that it’s up to the parents. “The girls’ safety is our primary concern. So we give guidelines out to all the parents and hope that they will follow them,” de Queljoe said. Lauren Gooding, an oncol-
ogy nurse who is the president of TruMed, runs the state-licensed facility with her father and brother. Gooding said Carney called her Friday morning with the idea, and she was immediately on board. In fact, she had already received several messages on Facebook about the San Francisco sale with people suggesting she do the same thing, Gooding said. Gooding also sent a text message to more than 2,000 customers about the cookie sale and threw in a tie-in deal:
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2 injured when towed car flips
3 armed men rob restaurant
Two women were flown by helicopter to Memorial Hospital after being injured in a rollover crash about 6 p.m. Saturday that closed the eastbound lane of Colorado 94, near Peyton Highway, east of Colorado Springs, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The extent of their injuries wasn’t immediately known, said trooper Josh Lewis, a State Patrol spokesman. According to Lewis, a 1991 Chevrolet pickup was towing a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier — via a tow rope — when the Cavalier rolled over. He didn’t know the cause. The two women, whose ages weren’t known, were in the Cavalier and steering the vehicle as it was being towed, Lewis said. One of the women was ejected in the rollover. It didn’t appear anybody in the truck was injured, Lewis said. While the eastbound lane of Colorado 94 was closed, traffic was getting through on the westbound lane. The eastbound lane was reopened after three hours. —
Three men robbed the Pueblo Viejo Mexican Restaurant early Saturday. At 12:42 a.m., Colorado Springs police were alerted to a report of a burglary in progress at the restaurant at 5240 N. Academy Blvd., a police report said. Witnesses told officers that three men came into the restaurant, displayed a gun and demanded money. No one was injured, but the robbers got away. —
Police probe two shootings Colorado Springs police responded to two separate shootings Friday and Saturday. About 8:15 p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to the 3000 block of Illinois Avenue to investigate multiple calls of shots fired. They found spent shell casings and a vehicle that had been shot several times in the 3000 block of North Hancock Avenue. The vehicle was unoccupied, and no one was injured, according to the police report. Police are also investigating a report of shots fired into an apartment on the 1100 block of Mazatlan Circle about 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Someone fired several rounds into the apartment, but no injuries were reported.
OLYMPIAD from page 1 —
from the Colorado Springs area, south Denver, the Western Slope and other parts of southern Colorado were on hand Saturday to compete in 42 science and engineeringrelated events in the annual Science Olympiad — a showcase for their abilities and acumen. “The Science Olympiad is an opportunity to get middle and high school students excited about science and engineering, which we all believe that our nation needs more of to be competitive internationally,” said Kathleen Fitzpatrick, programs manager for UCCS’ Center for STEM Education — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. “This is a great way for kids to compete, somewhat similar to a sport competition like they have in their high schools and their middle schools,” she said. “It’s a chance for them to show that the nerds are cool, too. We say in our office that ‘nerd’ is the new cool.” Fifty-four teams, composed of 15 students each, competed in this year’s Olympiad, with each student competing in as many as six Olympiad events. At an awards ceremony later Saturday, the top three finishers in each event were to be presented with medals, while the top five teams were to be presented with trophies, plaques and ribbons. Winners will be eligible to compete at a state Olympiad event April 19 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden; some winners potentially will go on to a national competition.
DOCTORS from page 1 —
opening of the Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences. The medical students are expected to arrive in Colorado Springs largely because of University of Colorado Health’s 40-year lease of Memorial Hospital, which included $3 million annually for the branch at UCCS. The CU School of Medicine is expanding its program from 160 students to 184 students, with those expanded slots being funneled to UCCS. The branch will be housed in the fourth floor of the new Lane
Ex-Dem ends GOP Senate bid Durango businessman Jaime McMillan has ended his dark horse bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. McMillan announced his withdrawal from the race Friday. The Durango Herald reported that McMillan only recently joined the Republican Party. He ran for the state Legislature and U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 as an unaffiliated candidate. He had been a registered Democrat in the past. McMillan had positioned himself as a progressive Republican during his Senate bid. —
Man arrested in beating death Police have arrested a 28-year-old man suspected in a fatal beating outside a Pueblo grocery store. Police said Vincent Ballejos was arrested Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder for the death of 46-year-old Michael Flavin, who was found beaten unconscious in a Safeway parking lot Jan 20. Flavin died at a nearby hospital. The Pueblo Chieftain reported that Ballejos is being held at the Pueblo County jail on $100,000 bail. The GazeTTe and news services
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UCCS has hosted the Southern Regional Science Olympiad for more than a decade; Science Olympiad is a national, nonprofit that works toward improving science education and increasing students’ interest in science, among other goals. RoboCross, as one such Olympiad event, requires students to design and build a robot capable of maneuvering around a 4-foot-square “playing field” — picking up a tennis ball, AA batteries and other small items within a fixed amount of time. “The coolest part is all the gears moving together and making different things to do different stuff,” Cordell said of his robot. The competition and the creation of his robot, Cordell added, “gets me more motivated to do robotics and engineering later in my life.” As he competed in RoboCross, student teams vied in the wheeled vehicle and “scrambler” competitions. In the wheeled vehicle event, student-designed cars — powered by elastic bands — raced for time, distance and accuracy. In scrambler, egg-carrying vehicles that rely on power derived from a falling mass — such as being dropped down a ramp — compete on speed and accuracy. If the scrambler vehicles go too far and strike
Center — a space largely filled with administrative offices and student support services. The strategy for expanding the students’ clinical options beyond Memorial Hospital is meant to help track patients between health care models, Wallace said. For example, patients may seek primary care from Peak Vista but may also visit Memorial Hospital’s emergency room — creating the need for a broader range of rotations. “We want our students to be able to follow them wherever they go to get their health care services,” Wallace said. Doctors in the region have hailed the move as a good first step in helping to address the
a wall, they risk breaking the egg. But the Science Olympiad is much more than gizmos and gadgets. In traditional classroom settings at UCCS on Saturday, participating students took exams on — among other subjects — geology, physics, chemistry and entomology, Fitzpatrick said. Such testing is part of the Olympiad competition, she said. Students have been studying and working on their robots, vehicles and other projects since the events were announced last fall, Fitzpatrick said. Teams of students typically meet a couple of times a week to study and prepare for their events, she said. Not only does the Olympiad help expose students to science and engineering, Fitzpatrick said, but it helps them figure out “what they want to be or what they don’t want to be” as they get older. Their participation also gives them something to list on their college applications, she said. “It used to be that the best and brightest in the nation used to go into science and engineering,” Fitzpatrick said. “In the late ’90s, those kids were no longer choosing those careers. And as a nation, we were losing our competitive edge in terms of the innovative ability of our students to create new things and come up with new ideas. And so we’re hoping that getting this next generation of kids excited about science and engineering will help to move our nation forward.” —
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dearth of primary care doctors. Though myriad factors have contributed to the shortage — including poor reimbursement rates compared to specialties — the lack of medical training opportunities in the Pikes Peak region has been a factor, observers say. While the UCCS branch doesn’t entail residencies — the next step for students after medical school — hospitals typically tend to offer such programs once nearby clinical rotations are established, said Richard Krugman, the medical school’s dean. “Residencies will follow, I’m sure, within the next five years,” Krugman said. “It’s pretty exciting.”
• Montreal-born writer Mavis Gallant , 91, died Tuesday at her Paris apartment. The bilingual Quebecois started out as a journalist and went on to publish more than 100 short stories in her lauded career, many of them in The New Yorker magazine and in collections such as “The Other Paris, “Across the Bridge” and “In Transit.” Although she lived abroad, Gallant received several high-profile honors in Canada, including a Companion of the Order of Canada and a Governor General’s Literary Award for her story collection,
“Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories.” Although at least 120 of her pieces appeared in The New Yorker, her following in the United States remained small. Many of her books remain out of print, short stories tend not to be best sellers, and as a Canadian living in Paris she often wrote about foreign cultures. • Fighter pilot Miroslav St andera, 95, died Wednesday in his hometown, the southwest Czech city of Plzen. Born a month before the end of World War I, Standera graduated from an aviation school but fled in
1939 after the country’s takeover by Nazi Germany. He joined France’s air force and fought the German invasion there in May 1940. He was seriously wounded during a dogfight a month later but safely crash-landed. The Czech Defense Ministry said Standera was the last surviving Czech pilot to have flown for France during the war. After his military career, he worked as a silversmith in Britain, then in 1983 resettled in Bavaria in Germany. He returned to his homeland in 1994. News services
deaths Toni Lyn Ames Born may 17, 1951. Died Feb. 18, 2014. Fraud prevention, longtime Monument resident. Survived by her husband, William Layne; a son, Alex; and a daughter, Molly. Services pending. The Springs Funeral Services. mAry B. ArnoLD Born Aug. 5, 1928. Died Feb. 21, 2014. Retired executive in advertising and marketing, 22-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by her husband, Richard; and two daughters, Linda Halladay and Carole Halladay. Services pending. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory. nichoLAs Joseph cerTo Born may 9, 1991. Died Feb. 16, 2014. Chef, lifelong Colorado Springs resident. Survived by his father, Duane; his mother, Kelly; and a sister, Challen. The Springs Funeral Services. DAnA roBerT DeLAhoy Born April 29, 1951. Died Feb. 22, 2014. Chief engineer, served in the U.S. Army, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by two brothers, David and Dennis; and three sisters, Diana Bayette, Jean Roth and Janice Franklin. Memorial service, 10 a.m. March 1, The Springs Funeral Services. The Springs Funeral Services. WiLLiAm BenJAmin DriLLing Born Jan. 6, 2000. Died Feb. 21, 2014. Student, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by his father, Kurt; his mother, Michelle Phillips; and a sister, Sarah. The Springs Funeral Services. ThADeA F. eLDriDge Born sept. 20, 1940. Died Feb. 16, 2014. Teacher, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by a son, Douglas; and two daughters, Orvella Kenney and Karen Eldridge. Evergreen Funeral Home. Denise FLAnnery Born may 17, 1934. Died Feb. 18, 2014. Sales associate, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by a son, Patrick E. The Springs Funeral Services.
BeTTy irene JohnsTon Born June 11, 1950. Died Feb. 17, 2014. Homemaker, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by her husband, Ken Sr.; two sons, Ken Jr. and Roy; two brothers, Huey Haley and Don Haley; a sister, Sharon Ahnor; and three grandsons. Remembrance gathering, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Gathering Place, 805 E. Cache La Poudre St. The Springs Funeral Services. sTeven meszAros Born march 17, 1954. Died February 18, 2014. Tile installer, 20-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by two sons, Christian Meszaros and Sebastian Meszaros. Celebration of life service, 11 a.m. March 1, Autumn Heights Condominium Clubhouse, 4035 Autumn Heights Drive. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory. KenneTh chAzz priTcheLL Jr. Born Feb. 22, 1982. Died Feb. 18, 2014. Barber, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by his wife, Deisy Pritchett; two sons, Kenneth C. Pritchett Jr. and Dominic McCall; his father, Kenneth C. Pritchett Sr.; his mother, Jacqueline R. Pritchett; a brother, Salvadore R. C.; and two sisters, Nichole Pritchett-Hilliard and Sade M. D. Pritchett. Visitation, 4 to 7 p.m., followed by a rosary, Feb. 27, Angelus Funeral Directors. Service, 11 a.m. Feb. 28, Angelus Funeral Directors. Angelus Funeral Directors. DiAne morTensen scoTT Born march 14, 1939. Died Feb. 19, 2014. Executive assistant, longtime Pueblo resident. Survived by a son, Jeff Scott; four grandsons; and a granddaughter. The Springs Funeral Services. JeAn cLAire souThcoTTe Born April 12, 1928. Died Feb. 15, 2014. Civil service, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by a son, James Antuk; a daughter, Vicki Helton; two stepsons, Patrick and John; and two stepdaughters, Deborah Hamilton and Linda Oase. Services private. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory.
services Louise marie Boisse Memorial service, 10 a.m. March 3, St. Mary’s Cathedral, 22 W. Kiowa St. The Springs Funeral Services. Darcel Jo Bryant Visitation, 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 6455 Brook Park Drive. Funeral Mass, 10 a.m. Feb. 28, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Cappadona Funeral Home. roberta r. collins Celebration of life service, noon Feb. 23, Mountain View United Methodist Church, Woodland Park. Blunt Mortuary. phyllis Ann elb Memorial service, 1 p.m. March 1, The Springs Funeral Services. The Springs Funeral Services. regina “reggie” Flaks Memorial service, 10 a.m. Feb. 24, Shrine of Remembrance “America the Beautiful” Chapel. Private inurnment, Shrine of Remembrance. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory. Dale Allan gardner Service, 11 a.m. Feb. 25, First Presbyterian Church, 219 E. Bijou St. Reception to follow the services at the church. Private
locations of services Angelus chapel Funeral Directors 1104 S. Circle Drive, 391-1918. Blunt mortuary 2229 W. Colorado Ave., 634-8831. cappadona Funeral home 1020 E. Fillmore St., 520-1817. evergreen cemetery 1005 S. Hancock Ave. evergreen Funeral home 1830 E. Fountain Blvd., 475-8303. memorial gardens cemetery and Funeral home 3825 Airport Road, 596-3842, memorialgardensfuneralhome. com. mountain view mortuary 2350 Montebello Square Drive, 590-8922. shrine of remembrance Funeral home, mausoleum and crematory 1730 E. Fountain Blvd., 634-1597, shrineofremembrance.com. The springs Funeral services 3115 E. Platte Ave., 328-1793.
burial, Evergreen Cemetery. Frank “mr. g” gona Memorial service, 11 a.m. Feb. 26, Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Home. raymond r. gutieriez Visitation, 1 p.m. Feb. 26, with service to follow, Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Home. glenn hollingsworth Open house, 2 to 5 p.m. March 9, the Neelys’ home. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory. Lawrence Jantz Memorial service, 10:30 a.m. March 2, Community Fellowship of Christians, U.S. 24, Lake George. The Springs Funeral Services. elsie ilene myers Graveside services, 10 a.m. March 21, Evergreen Cemetery. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery. The Springs Funeral Services. James c. neavill Memorial service, 10 a.m. April 5,
Cappadona Funeral Home. Cappadona Funeral Home. michael george rhoades Celebration of life service, 2 p.m. Feb. 23, St. Raphael Episcopal Church, 802 Leta Drive. Cappadona Funeral Home. stephen Anthony rodgers Service, 2:30 p.m. March 14, Benet Hill Monastery, 3190 Benet Lane. Reception to follow at the home of Linda Rodgers, 4925 Teton Place. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery. Jessie James sapp Visitation, 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25, Angelus Funeral Directors. Service, 10 a.m. Feb. 26, Angelus Funeral Directors. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Angelus Funeral Directors. Donna shipley Visitation, 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 26, Mountain View Mortuary. Mountain View Mortuary. Lorene K. swanson Memorial services, 10 a.m. Feb. 26, Shrine of Remembrance “America the Beautiful” Chapel. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home, Mausoleum and Crematory.
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MIKE DANIELS It’ll be mild and dry Sunday and Monday with highs remaining above average for this time of year under mostly sunny skies. Expect cooler and more unsettled conditions midweek.
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Alamosa Boulder Buena Vista Canon City Mike Daniels forecasts the weather at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. for News5. Cortez Craig Crested Butte Denver Durango Fort Collins Fort Morgan Fraser Springs Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Partly sunny Partly sunny 20% rain/snow Glenwood Grand Junction 50/26 60/24 41/17 45/25 48/25 Greeley Gunnison La Junta Lamar Leadville Official readings measured at Colorado Springs Airport Limon Montrose Pueblo High yesterday 54 Today Tomorrow Rifle Low yesterday 26 Sunrise . . . . . 6:40 a.m. . . . . 6:39 a.m. Salida Normal high 46 Sunset. . . . . . 5:46 p.m. . . . . 5:47 p.m. Telluride Normal low 21 Trinidad
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AIR QUALITY INDEX 42 8 5
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AQI Scale: 0-50 is good; 51-100 moderate; 101-199 unhealthy; 200-299 very unhealthy; 300 or higher is considered hazardous. Ozone measured at the Air Force Academy and Manitou Springs Particulates measured at Colorado College Carbon Monoxide Measured at Highway 24 and Eighth Street.
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Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. All data are collected real-time and have not been corrected nor validated.
RESERVOIRS Reservoirs are 56.2% full Reservoirs are normally 75.8% full this time of year. Source: Colorado Springs Utilities
PERCENT OF NORMAL Arkansas River 107% North Platte River 133% Colorado River 130% South Platte River 141% Gunnison River 110% Yampa River 120%
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014
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GOLDEN GLANCE? The four-man bobsled finale looks to be epic as the Olympics close Sunday in Sochi
The defending Olympic champion USA-I four-man bobsled team of driver Steven Holcomb, Curt Tomasevicz, Steve Langton and Chris Fogt enter Sunday’s finale in fourth place, 0.17 seconds behind leader Russia. PhOTOS by MArk reiS, The GAzeTTe
CLOSE CALL
By TIM REyNOLDS • ThE ASSOCIATED PRESS KRASNAYA POLYANA, RuSSiA •
Finally, some sliding drama at the Sochi Olympics.
On the last day, no less. Just about every sliding race — luge, bobsled or skeleton — until now at these games was decided by the midway point of the competition, with someone either running out to a huge lead or the medal winners basically needing only to avoid disaster on their way to the podium. Not in four-man bobsledding, where the leader at the midway point isn’t guaranteed anything. Russia’s Alexander Zubkov, looking to add four-man gold to his two-man victory earlier in these games, is the leader after two runs over the Latvian sled driven —
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USOC SAYS MEDALS OK
David Ramsey: U.S. Olympic Committee hierarchy says it is not upset about the drop in the American medal haul from Vancouver, nor does it want to be involved in team selections. C2
The USA-1 bobsled fell from third to fourth on its second qualifying run for the four-man bobsled event Saturday at the Sochi Olympic Games.
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Seconds separating the top four is the closest Olympic four-man race after two runs, topping the 0.23-second space at Albertville in 1992.
TEAm Russia 1 Latvia 1 Germany 1 USA 1
1sT 54.82 55.10 54.88 54.89
2ND 55.37 55.13 55.47 55.47
TOTAL 1:50.19 1:50.23 1:50.35 1:50.36
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CLOSING CEREMONY The closing ceremony is always more low key than the opening. Although exact details are secret, you can expect a lot of music. The athlete numbers are always down because many have already left.
MEN’S HOCKEY If the seedings were only a little different, the U.S.-Canada goldmedal rematch could have been the finale. Instead we get Canada, right including Matt Duchene, and Sweden in a likely close game.
FOUR-MAN BOBSLED It’s likely the Russian sled of Alexander Zubkov will win even though he has a small lead. He knows the track too well. The U.S., led by Steven Holcomb, is 0.01 of a second out of third.
OVERVIEW
USOC brass OK with medals Colorado Springs-based group doesn’t want involvement with selections by NGBs by DAVID RAMSEy david.ramsey@gazette.com —
SOCHI, RuSSIa • The United States claimed 37 medals at the 2010 Vancouver Games. The U.S. will not claim 37 medals at the Sochi Games. Leaders of the U. S. Olympic Committee, based in Colorado Springs, say they are at peace with the lowered medal count. As of Saturday night, the U.S. had won 27 medals with nine golds. Russia leads the medal race with 29, including 11 golds. The leaders spoke at a press conference that offered their overall views of the Sochi Games. They spoke Saturday afternoon before the American loss in the bronze-medal men’s hockey game and Ted Ligety’s failed attempt to medal in the slalom. “I don’t think it’s a step back at all,” USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said of the medal count. Medals, he said, are “getting spread around a little more.” Alan Ashby, the USOC’s chief of sports performance, shared Blackmun’s view. “It’s not as though we’re doing worse,” Ashby said. “The whole level of competition and the diversity is growing. It’s great for the Olympic movement. … Things don’t always shake out the way you wanted them to.” Troubles in speedskating and figure
U.S MEDAL COUNT AT LAST TWO OLyMpICS
Entering Sunday’s final day of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the United States has captured 27 medals, 10 less than its first-place finish at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
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skating offered much of the reason for the medal drop despite the addition of 12 new events. The U.S. failed to earn a medal in speedskating and also in singles figure skating. The Netherlands won 23 of the 36 medals in speedskating. Blackmun was asked if the USOC planned to become more involved in team selection. Selection of the women’s figure skating team was especially controversial. He said the USOC does not want “to get involved in the daily” operations of the national governing bodies.
Snowboard parallel Slalom
American cross country skier holds up what appears to be a cowbell that says “Say no to Doping!” We are surprised she didn’t say “We need more cowbell in the Olympics.”
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Russia’s Vic Wild celebrates his gold medal in the men’s snowboard parallel slalom final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Saturday.
Washington Russian captures second gold COURTESY Of TWITTER
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It’s a Wild ride for man who married a Russian Los Angeles Times —
Congratulatory messages started coming from time zones near and far. One, however, was particularly startling to the new Olympic gold medalist. Vic Wild, the American-born snowboarder who is competing for Russia after marrying a Russian, got a message of support from a childhood acquaintance named Hans. “I was mean to him when I was 7 years old,” Wild said. “I felt bad about it, honestly, ever since. He messaged me the other day and I was at a loss for words, man. I said, ‘Dude, even this guy is stoked for me.’ “I was able to apologize to him and everything was cool, man.” Everything was cool Saturday for the snowboarder with the red-hot Olympic touch. Wild won his second gold medal of the Games, beating Zan Kosir of Slovenia, by 0.11 of a second, in the final of the men’s parallel slalom at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Benjamin Karl of Austria won the bronze. If he had competed for the United SOCHI, RuSSIa •
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The Gazette sent an experienced team to Russia to cover the Sochi Olympics (11 hours ahead) with photo director Mark Reis covering his eighth Olympics and sports columnist David Ramsey covering his fourth. We will also have contributions, especially video, from Ball State University’s journalism team. We will present content on many platforms — be it The Gazette newspaper, gazette.com/olympics, video, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, etc. — so that you can enjoy and follow along with the coverage the way you like to get your information.
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GOLD Vic Wild Russia
SiLVer Zan Kosir Slovenia
BrONZe Benjamin Karl Austria
States, Wild would have been the most successful American athlete at these Olympics. Not only are they stoked in Russia for Wild but also in his small hometown of White Salmon, Wash., where friends and supporters got together to watch live Internet streaming of his races in Sochi, according to his mother. “Can you believe this?” said his mother, Carol Wild-Delano. “I don’t think he gets tired. I think it’s adrenaline. He gets more and more focused each run.” She saw him after his first goldmedal performance, in which he won the parallel giant slalom, and said: “I haven’t seen him smile that big in years. Years. Years.” As for his native White Salmon, Wild is planning to visit in March. His hope is that things are low-key.
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Ashby said the figure skating NGB “followed their selection process to the T.” “They followed their process and they followed the process extraordinarily well,” Ashby said. “I look at their team right now and I see a ton of opportunity.” The figure skating team, Ashby said, has a “great, bright future. It’s really encouraging to me.” • USOC chairman Larry Probst complimented the organizing committee of the Sochi Games. He said he had been impressed by the transportation
and security. “They’ve even controlled the weather,” Probst said. Weather conditions in the Sochi area have been surprisingly warm and sunny. Probst offered special compliments to “the engagement” of Russian president Vladimir Putin. “He’s been visible throughout the Games,” Probst said. One of Putin’s appearances included 30 minutes spent visiting athletes at the USA House. “He has really owned the Games,” Probst said. • Julie Chu, a member of the U.S. women’s hockey team, will serve as American flag bearer at the closing ceremony. She said she felt overwhelmed by the honor. But she’s still hurting after that 3-2 loss to Canada in the final. “We wanted the gold medal,” Chu said. “I’m not going to sugarcoat that.” • Chu also was asked about Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law. “I know there had been a lot of focus on the anti-gay law,” Chu said, “but everyone has been welcomed. That’s been true across the board for everyone.” —
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ROUNDUP OVERVIEW: The Norwegian women revived their cross country skiing dominance at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday and the Dutch added two more speedskating gold medals to their record haul. Marit Bjoergen won her sixth career gold medal by leading a Norwegian sweep in the women’s 30-kilometer cross-country race. A week ago, Norway’s heavily favored women’s relay team finished a disappointing fifth, touching off a mini-crisis in the ski-crazed Scandinavian country. The Netherlands won both men’s and women’s team pursuit races in speedskating, giving the Dutch eight gold medals out of 12 events, and 23 total in the sport. That’s two more golds than the Soviet Union won in speedskating in 1960, the previous record, and 10 more than East Germany’s 1988 total medals mark. In men’s hockey, six-time Olympian Teemu Selanne scored two goals to help Finland rout the U.S. 5-0 in the game for bronze. Finland has won four medals in the past five Olympics, more than any other nation in the NHL era. Elsewhere, Russia won the 4x7.5-kilometer men’s biathlon relay to take its Gamesleading 11th gold medal; Mario Matt of Austria won gold in the men’s slalom; and Julia Dujmovits of Austria won the women’s snowboarding race. On Day 16, the Sochi Games also were hit by two more doping cases. Cross-country skier Marina Lisogor of Ukraine became the third athlete to test positive for banned substances in two days. The 30-year-old Lisogor competed in two cross-country events in Sochi, and did not win a medal. The IOC later announced that Latvian hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for the stimulant methylhexanamine following his team’s loss to Canada in the quarterfinals on Thursday. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Bjoergen is now the most decorated female Winter Olympian in history with 10 total medals and six gold, including three in Sochi and three from Vancouver. Her career total puts her one ahead of Russian cross-country skier Lyubov Egorova, who had six golds and three silvers. Two other women — Stafania Belmondo of Italy and Soviet skier Raisa Smetanina — also have 10 medals, but fewer golds. Therese Johaug took silver in the 30K race, while Kristin Stoermer Steira completed the Norwegian sweep by winning bronze. SPEEDSKATING: The Dutch men’s team of Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij set an Olympic record of 3 minutes, 37.71 seconds in the team pursuit. The Netherlands also held the old record of 3:39.95, set in Vancouver four years ago. South Korea took the silver and Poland the bronze. In the women’s race, the Netherlands trio of Ireen Wust, Mar-
ALPINE SKIING Men’s slalom Mario Matt, Austria Marcel Hirscher, Austria Henrik Kristoffersen, Norway BIATHLON Men’s 4x7.5km relay Russia Germany Austria SNOWBOARD Women’s parallel slalom Julia Dujmovits, Austria Anke Karstens, Germany Amelie Kober, Germany SPEEDSKATING Men’s team pursuit Netherlands South Korea Poland SPEEDSKATING Women’s team pursuit Netherlands Poland Russia rit Leenstra and Jorien ter Mors also set an Olympic record of 2:58.05. Poland took silver and Russia bronze. Wust now has won five medals in Sochi, more than any other athlete — two golds and three silvers. ALPINE SKIING: Matt’s victory in the men’s slalom makes him the oldest Alpine champion in Olympic history. Matt, who turns 35 in April, surpasses now-retired Norwegian great Kjetil Andre Aamodt as the oldest skier to win an Alpine race. BIATHLON: Russian anchor Anton Shipulin beat Germany’s Simon Schempp on the final lap to give the host nation its first biathlon gold of the Sochi Games. The 4x7.5-kilometer relay was the last biathlon competition at the games. Defending champion Norway led for most of the race but dropped to fourth after anchor Emil Hegle Svendsen missed three targets in his final shooting. Germany got the silver and Austria the bronze. SNOWBOARDING: Vic Wild and another adopted Russian, former South Korean short track speedskater Viktor Ahn, have won five of Russia’s 11 gold medals in Sochi. Zan Kosir of Slovenia took silver behind Wild, and Benjamin Karl of Austria won bronze. In the women’s parallel slalom, Dujmovits edged Anke Karstens of Germany at the finish. Amelie Kober of Germany won bronze. ICE HOCKEY: Canada and Sweden face off Sunday for the gold.
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Air Force coach adjustments are minor.
Bursts lead Nevada past host Air Force 75-56.
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Pan-demonium Tigers sweep DU for Gold Pan on Winkler’s birthday by JOE PAISLEy joe.paisley@gazette.com —
This one was for Winks. Saturday night’s 3-1 win over Denver was all the sweeter for the Tigers, who dedicated the victory to former Colorado College standout Scott Winkler, who died last summer of an undiagnosed heart condition. It would have been the Norwegian’s
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24th birthday. “This one was for Scott,” said senior Alexander Krushelnyski, who recorded an empty-netter with 45.5 seconds left
to seal the victory and give CC, which has doubled its season win total in the span of seven days, possession of the Gold Pan Trophy over its Front Range rival. “We know he’s up there smiling looking down on us tonight.” “It makes it even more special,” CC coach Scott Owens said. “It is quite a feat to sweep a team as good as Denver. They were much better tonight but we matched their effort.” —
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MASON TRINCA, THE GAZETTE
Colorado College captain Eamonn McDermott holds up the Gold Pan after Colorado College defeated the Denver Pioneers 3-1 at the World Arena on Saturday for a stunning weekend sweep.
STATE WRESTLING TouRNAmENT
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PAuL kLEE paul.klee@gazette.com/636-0140
Brotherly love and a state title for Turner DENVER • Who’s the noisy guy? Who’s the dude in the Discovery Canyon letterman’s jacket hollering like he’s trying to catch a cab? Who’s he hugging … and why won’t he let go? “When I won state …” Steve Turner’s voice trailed off. “This is 10 times better than that.” This is his baby brother winning state. This is a big brother so overjoyed his face turned the color of a bruise. This was the best thing I saw at the state high school wrestling championships at Pepsi Center late Saturday night: An older brother — a former state champion himself — holding back tears as Sam Turner, his baby brother by 2½ years, left the mat as the Class 4A state champion at 120 pounds. “My brother?” Sam Turner said before accepting his medal. “He’s my best friend. He’s my mentor. He’s always there for me.” This was love, man. A
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Discovery Canyon’s Sam Turner, left, hugs his brother Steve after Sam won the state title in the Class 4A 120-pound final Saturday in Denver.
Final results Two area wrestlers won state titles — one of them Discovery Canyon’s Sam Turner at 126 pounds; the other was Air Academy’s Justin Petrash at 285 pounds in Class 4A.
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A look at the finals. Class 3A—126 pounds: Valley’s Ruben Lucero dec. over Florence’s Jake Yslas, 6-3. Class 4A—120 pounds: Discovery Canyon’s Sam Turner dec. over Pueblo County’s Chris Sandoval, 5-3; 195 pounds: Mead’s Kyle
Couch dec. over Discovery Canyon’s David Traynor, 7-2; 285 pounds: Air Academy’s Justin Petrash dec. over Broomfield’s Austyn Harris 5-0. Class 5A—126 pounds: Cherry Creek’s Mitch Finesilver dec. over Coronado’s Jess
Hankin, 1-0; 152 pounds: Gateway’s Deyaun Trueblood dec. over Ftn-Ft Carson’s Rashawn Benford, 9-3; 160 pounds: Grand Junction’s Jacob Trujillo dec. over Doherty’s Brandon Supernaw, 8-4 State wreStling coverage on c6-7
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Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome expressed concern after watching an online video that shows running back Ray Rice dragging a woman out of a casino elevator last weekend though he is withholding judgment on his star running back until the team collects more information about the incident. Newsome acknowledged he watched the TMZ video online and that it “doesn’t look good.” But Newsome said he has not yet spoken with Rice, who was charged with simple assault after allegedly knocking out his fiancee during an argument last weekend in Atlantic City, N.J. Rice’s finacee, Janay Palmer, also was charged with simple assault. Newsome repeated what coach John Harbaugh said Friday, that the team is still collecting information and the facts will dictate the consequences.
LAS VEGAS • Ronda Rousey kept her UFC women’s bantamweight title, using a left knee to the liver to take down Sara McMann at 1:06 of the first round at UFC 170 on Saturday night. Rousey (9-0) was booed by fans again during the post-fight interview after the co-main event was quickly stopped by referee Herb Dean, much to the fans’ dismay at Mandalay Bay Events Center. McMann, who seemed hurt after Ronda the hit to her right side with her Rousey back to the fence, is now 7-1. Rousey, who was a 4-1 favorite, was also booed after her last title defense against Miesha Tate. Rousey refused to shake hands with Tate after the match at UFC 168 in December. Daniel Cormier (13-0) easily defeated Patrick Cummins (4-1) by TKO at 1:19 of the first round of their light heavyweight co-main event. —
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The NFL competition committee may attempt to clean up the language on the field next season. Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, one of the committee members, told reporters Saturday the league is looking at ways to reduce the use of racial and gender-related slurs sometimes used during games. Newsome is in Indianapolis for the NFL’s scouting combine. No votes will be held on any potential rules changes until next month’s owners meetings in Orlando, Fla. Newsome noted the concerns of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a group of minority coaches and front-office, scouting and game-day NFL officials. He also said game officials told the committee what they sometimes hear on the field and that microphones around the field often capture what is being said.
Browns coach dismisses Harbaugh report as ‘noise’
New Cleveland coach Mike Pettine calls a report “noise” that the Browns tried to trade for Jim Harbaugh. The Pro Football Talk website reported that before hiring Pettine
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Pro Football Talk reported that the Browns tried to trade for 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh earlier this month. last month Cleveland had a deal in place with San Francisco, but Harbaugh decided to stay. Via Twitter, 49ers CEO Jed York denied that was true. Pettine said the issue “has no bearing” on his job. The Browns didn’t deny their attempt to acquire Harbaugh, but Pettine said that didn’t bother him, either. He said he thought that shows the organization’s commitment to turning around the struggling franchise. Harbaugh has led the 49ers to three straight NFC championship games, but they lost their only Super Bowl appearance with him. Pettine is the seventh head coach of the Browns since 1999.
Chiefs GM Dorsey says team talking with Branden Albert
Chiefs general manager John Dorsey spoke publicly about free-
agent left tackle Branden Albert on Friday for the first time since a report surfaced last week that the team will not bring him back. “I don’t know, that’s the first I’ve heard about it,” said Dorsey, who addressed reporters at the NFL Combine in Lucas Oil Stadium. “We have ongoing conversation with all of our unrestricted free agents. It just so happens we’ve had conversations with Branden’s representatives. That’s the beauty of the combine, those guys were here, and we will continue to have conversations with those representatives as the combine passes.” The Chiefs prevented Albert, 29, from hitting free agency last year by using the franchise tag. They could choose to do so again this year, presumably at a cost higher than the $9.8 million it cost them for 2013.
GOLF Els reaches Match Play semis for 1st time in 13 years
At Marana, Ariz.: The love-hate relationship Ernie Els has with the Match Play Championship is taking a major turn for the better. Els made a birdie from the desert on the par-5 eighth hole to take the lead for good Saturday against 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, reaching the semifinals in this fickle tournament for the first time in 13 years. It was the first time all week that Els made more birdies than bogeys, yet he somehow has survived. “At times I haven’t played my best, as you guys have well-documented and know,” Els said with a laugh. “But it’s match play. I’ve just done enough to get through.” Graeme McDowell was the only other player with greater fortune on his side, but that ended Saturday. McDowell had reached the quarterfinals even though he never led a single hole while any of his three matches were in progress. Just his luck, he finally took a lead and wound up losing the match to Victor Dubuisson of France. Typical of his week, it went down to the wire. They were all square with five
holes remaining when Dubuisson hit a beautiful chip from the rough in front of a corporate suite behind the 16th green and saved par, while McDowell missed a 6-foot par putt to fall behind. In other quarterfinal matches, Jason Day reached the semifinals for the second straight year with a 2-and-1 win over Louis Oosthuizen, who played with a nagging back injury. Rickie Fowler lost a 3-up lead to Arizona grad Jim Furyk, only to win the last two holes for a 1-up victory for a shot at Day. Furyk was in the same spot as Dubuisson on the 18th hole, but his first chip rolled back down the hill toward his feet.Fowler is the No. 53 seed, the highest to reach the semifinals since Zach Johnson was No. 59 in 2006 when it was held at La Costa. Els long held a reputation as a wizard in match play, having captured the World Match Play Championship seven times when it was at Wentworth and featured smaller fields and 36-hole matches. This version hasn’t been kind to him. He reached the semifinals in 2001 at Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, only to lose to Pierre Fulke.
Nordqvist keeps lead at LPGA Thailand
At Chonburi, Thailand: Swede Anna Nordqvist shot a 5-under 67 at the LPGA Thailand for a 4-stroke lead over top-ranked Inbee Park and American Michelle Wie. The 27th-ranked Nordqvist sprinkled her third round at the Siam Country Club with four birdies and an eagle on the 10th against a bogey on No. 5. Leading since the first round, the 26-year-old Nordqvist has an overall 11-under 205. She is chasing her first win on the U.S. LPGA Tour since 2009. Park shot 67 and Wie 69. “I think the great players out there, Inbee, Stacy (Lewis), they’ve been up there so many times, so they look pretty comfortable out there,” Nordqvist said. “For me, it’s a matter of keep putting myself in those positions and the win will happen eventually.” Defending champion Park, playing her first tournament of the season, birdied the opening two holes and Nos. 10-13, with a lone bogey on the eighth. The 2010 runner-up Wie had an error-free round.
BASEBALL Rockies’ Gonzalez staying in left field
Colorado manager Walt Weiss says slugger Carlos Gonzalez will remain in left field rather than move over to center to replace Dexter Fowler. Moving CarGo to center had been a strong possibility ever since the Rockies traded Fowler to Houston over the winter. Weiss revealed the decision Saturday. But the Rockies later acquired Drew Stubbs from Cleveland, and Stubbs can platoon in center with Corey Dickerson or Charlie Blackmon, who can back up all three outfield spots.
AP source: Nelson Cruz, Orioles reach 1-year deal
A person familiar with the deal tells the Associated Press that free agent slugger Nelson Cruz and the
Baltimore Orioles have reached agreement on a one-year contract. The person spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity because the contract was not complete. Cruz will earn about $8.5 million, and can make more in performance bonuses. Other media outlets had reported a deal was in place.
Dodgers sign Cuban SS Erisbel Arruebarrena
Los Angeles signed Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena to a five-year contract. New reports say the contract is worth $25 million, including a $7.5 million signing bonus.
Thomas headed to ‘big leagues’ as baseball analyst
Just in time for his entry into the Hall of Fame, Frank Thomas is
moving up to the broadcasting big leagues. Thomas will join Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine as players inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer.
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Pitcher Jaime Garcia will fly to St. Louis on Sunday to have doctors examine his surgically repaired throwing shoulder and is unlikely to be ready for the start of the season, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. ... Rangers catcher Geovany Soto has had arthroscopic surgery to remove a small bone from his left foot. ... Mets ace Matt Harvey threw a baseball for the first time since having elbow ligamentreplacement surgery. ... All-time home run leader Barry Bonds is returning to the San Francisco Giants as a spring training instructor.
ALBUQUERQUE • Bernard Lagat showed he is not ready to hand over his crown as the country’s premier middle distance runner, winning the 3,000 meters at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Weaving through a handful of lapped athletes, the 39-year-old Lagat sprinted to the finish by himself to claim his fourth title in the event in the last five years. He did not run the 3,000 last year. In other results of note, 2012 Olympic silver medalist Erik Kynard grabbed national gold in the high jump for the first time. Also, Gabe Grunewald used a big kick to the finish of the women’s 3,000 to win her first national medal. Tori Polk flew a personal best in the high jump at 21 feet, 11¾ inches for her first national championship. With a personal-best clearance of 18-2½, former Air Force pole vaulter Nick Frawley placed third. Frawley, a 2010 academy graduate representing the U.S. Air Force, entered the 15-vaulter competition at the opening bar of 17-4½ and cleared that mark on his first attempt. He continued his clean slate on the next bar, as he cleared the 17-10½ height on his first try. With the bar at a career-high 18-2½, Frawley recorded a narrow miss on his second chance, before successfully clearing the bar on his final try to secure third place. The top-three placewinners all finished the meet with clearances of 18-2½, as the final standings were determined by attempts. Nike’s Mark Hollis earned the national title with a clean slate to that point, while Shawn Francis took second after clearing the bar on this second chance and Frawley finished third by clearing 18-2½ on his final attempt. —
Olympian Campbell earns 55 kg spot on World Cup team With a berth to make the women’s World Cup team on the line, four women took to the mat at the U.S. Olympic Training Center to wrestle off for the vacant 55 kg/121 pounds spot. Competing for the last roster spot on the 2014 Women’s World Cup Team were 2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell of the Sunkist Kids, 2013 World Team Trials Runner-Up Whitney Conder of the U.S. Army, 2013 Junior World Team Member Sarah Hildebrandt of the New York AC/King College and college star for Missouri Valley Jacarra Winchester. Campbell defeated Conder in the finals. “I felt that regardless of who I ended up wrestling I had a pretty good plan and I think it went accordingly for the most part,” Campbell said. —
Tyutin will miss 2-3 weeks with ankle injury COLUMBUS, OhiO • Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin is expected to miss two to three weeks due to an ankle injury suffered while playing for Russia in the Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The 30-year-old has four goals and 20 assists with 30 penalty minutes and a plus-6 rating in 53 games with the Blue Jackets this season. In 659 games with the Blue Jackets and New York Rangers, he has 50 goals, 181 assists and 428 penalty minutes. A native of Ivhevsk, Russia, Tyutin had four penalty minutes and was plus-1 in five games at this year’s Olympics. He also represented his country at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, and the 2010 Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. —
TCU official resigns over post critical of A&M FORT WORTh, TExAS • A TCU compliance official has resigned a day after apologizing for a Facebook post that criticized Texas A&M over the bonfire collapse that killed 12 students in 1999. Greg Featherston, an assistant athletic director, said in a statement Saturday that “it is best that I move on” after a post that called the incident “drunken, negligent homicide” and made other disparaging remarks about the university. In an apology posted Friday on Facebook, Featherston wrote that he shared a link to the comments but didn’t write them. The Texas A&M students died while building the massive structure for the bonfire that was part of traditional festivities before the game against rival Texas every year. Featherston said he attended Texas at the time of the collapse. —
Roczen wins Supercross race ATLANTA • Ken Roczen raced to his second AMA Supercross victory of the season, beating Ryan Villopoto in front of 69,785 fans at the Georgia Dome. Roczen, the Red Bull rider from Germany, passed Villopoto with six laps left and held off the threetime defending series champion.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY RIT 3, AIR FORCE 2
Things tend to even themselves out Serratore says team deserved win Saturday (it lost) after deserving loss Friday (it won) by bENN FARRELL sports@gazette.com —
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It may have been a loss, but it wasn’t from a lack of performance. Air Force (19-11-4, 14-8-3 Atlantic Hockey Association) said farewell to its regular-season home schedule Saturday at the Cadet Ice Arena splitting its two-game series against RIT (9-185, 7-15-3). The Falcons lost 3-2 after beating the Tigers 4-3 Friday. Air Force coach Frank Serratore said the Falcons played better in the loss than they did in the win. “We won the game they should have won last night, and tonight they won the game we should have won,” Serratore said. Four minutes into the second period, the Tigers’ Mike Colavecchia found senior center Ben Lynch alone in the slot. Lynch, who drew two penalties in the game, sliced a shot past senior goalie Jason Torf, in his third start
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back from injury, to tie the score 1-1. On the Falcons’ second power play of the period, right wing junior Cole Gunner had a shot bounce in traffic which ended up past goalie Mike Rotolo. The goal was disallowed, however, as officials decided second-line wing Tony Thomas interfered on the play. Seven minutes later, RIT freshman Todd Skirving converted a one-onone breakaway into a 2-1 lead. After an intercepted pass in the Tigers’ slot, third-line wing Ryan Timar, a senior, drilled a wrist shot to tie the score at 2 with three minutes left in the period. With the goal, Timar had scored in the last three games. “It definitely helps build confidence, which is good from an individual
standpoint,” Timar said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t win, so it’s not that great.” In the final minute of the second, the Tigers’ power-play unit took to the ice after a second penalty to Gunner. Timar broke through the defenders for a chance at a short-handed goal, but Skirving tripped him up and the game went 4-on-4 to the second break. The Tigers regained the lead as Colavecchia passed to wing Josh Mitchell, who scored to give the Tigers a 3-2 advantage with nine minutes left. “They were definitely an opportunist team,” Timer said, “and they made good on those opportunities.” Late in the physical game, the Falcons pulled Torf for the extra skater, but could not convert any chances. Serratore said having not capitalized on any of the Falcons’ five power plays was costly. “We couldn’t get a bounce,” he said.
“We had two disallowed goals, one at the whistle. One shot hit the pipe. (Chad) Demers had two open nets, and he never misses.” Four seconds left and a faceoff in RIT’s end, Air Force took the loss without another shot on goal. “It’s better that this happened now rather than two or three weeks from now in the playoffs,” Timar said. The Falcons outshot the Tigers 2822. With the loss, Air Force is tied for third place in the conference standings with UConn. Mercyhurst remained in the No. 1 spot, while Bentley claimed No. 2 coming out of the weekend. Air Force finishes the season on the road next weekend at Niagara. Serratore said the Falcons are still the creators of their own destiny since a sweep at No. 7 Niagara (10-17-5, 10-105) would still clinch them a first-round bye in the playoffs. “It’s going to be a war,” he said.
RIT 3, aIR foRce 2 RIT 0 2 1—3 air force 1 1 0—2 first period—1. AFA, Torrel (McDonald, Ramsey) 5:51. Second period—2. RIT, Lynch (Colavecchia) 4:20, 3. RIT, Skirving (Noyes) 13:28, 4. AFA, Timar (Hartner) 16:50. Third period—5. RIT (Mitchell) 10:38. Shots on goal—RIT 7-8-7-22; AFA 11-11-6-28. Power-play opportunities—RIT 0-3; AFA 0-5. Goalies—RIT, Rotolo 10-10-6-26, 60:00; AFA, Torf 7-6-6-19, 58:17. Attendance—2,311.
AHA glAnce W L T OTL Pts GF GA Mercyhurst 16 4 5 0 37 97 58 Bentley 14 7 4 0 32 91 65 Air Force 14 8 3 0 31 76 68 Connecticut 14 8 3 0 31 70 56 Robert Morris 13 8 4 0 30 88 68 Canisius 11 11 3 0 25 80 74 Niagara 10 10 5 0 25 84 73 Holy Cross 10 12 3 0 23 64 67 Sacred Heart 10 15 0 0 20 70 94 American Inter. 9 15 1 0 19 72 98 RIT 8 14 3 0 19 63 83 Army 4 21 0 0 8 55 106 OVERALL RECORDS: Air Force 19-11-4, Connecticut 17-11-4, Bentley 16-12-4, Mercyhurst 18-12-6, Canisius 12-17-3, Robert Morris 13-15-4, RIT 9-18-5, Niagara 10-17-5, Holy Cross 11-18-3, American International 10-21-1, Sacred Heart 11-21-0, Army 4-25-0.
NOTES CC right wing Alex Roos, right, celebrates with teammate Cody Bradley after scoring in the third period.
CC penalty kill containing potent Denver power play
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Colorado College right wing Jared Hanson, right, celebrates the first goal of the period against Denver at the World Arena in Colorado Springs on Saturday. Colorado College outdueled the Denver Pioneers for the Gold Pan.
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This National Collegiate Hockey Conference sweep — also CC’s third win in a row — will be cherished by the Tigers (6-18-6, 6-9-5-1) and their fans for some time. Colorado College scored the winning goal on a goalmouth scramble that left senior defenseman Eamonn McDermott sprawled on top of Denver goalie Sam Brittain (33 saves). A Denver defenseman lev-
eled McDermott after he attempted a short-range shot and the CC captain landed on Brittain, opening up the top half of the net for freshman Alex Roos’ backhander with 6:06 remaining before a standing-room-only crowd of 7,641 fans at World Arena. “Getting that trophy back means a lot to us,” Roos said. “I never really knew Scott but I imagine he’s smiling down on us now.” The empty-netter was sweet for Krushelnyski, who recorded his 100th career point (41 goals) as a Tiger. He is the 74th CC player to record
100 or more and first to do so since Bill Sweatt in 2010. “It was a special night,” Krushelnyski said. “It’s all smiles now.” Earlier, junior defenseman Aaron Harstad rifled a shot that blew past Brittain’s glove attempt with 3:54 left in the first period for a 1-0 lead. Freshman Jaccob Slavin passed over to Harstad, who fired from just inside the blue line. About two minutes later, Coronado High School graduate Matt Tabrum scored to knot the game at 1-1 with 1:40 remaining.
NBA Bobcats 92, Grizzlies 89
At Charlotte, N.C.: Kemba Walker scored 31 points and Charlotte won for the fourth time in five nights, defeating Memphis Saturday night. Charlotte is 4-0 since the All-Star break, marking its longest winning streak since March 2011. The Bobcats used an 18-3 run in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game and then held on down the stretch with Walker making four free throws in the final 25 seconds to snap Memphis’ four-game win streak. The Bobcats won despite the Grizzlies holding Al Jefferson to just six points on 2-of-13 shooting. Jefferson came in having scored 29 points or more in eight of his last 11. The Grizzlies were led by Mike Conley, who had 16 points but missed two 3-pointers on Memphis’ final possession that would have tied the game. Walker missed a running layup and Conley briefly gave the Grizzlies the lead when he knocked down an 18-footer with 51 seconds left.
Timberwolves 121, Jazz 104
Wizards 94, Pelicans 93
At Salt Lake City: Kevin Love had 37 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double to help Minnesota cruise past Utah. Minnesota was again playing without starters Nikola Pekovic (ankle) and Kevin Martin (finger), but Love filled the void, keeping one step ahead of the Jazz through the game. He compiled all his statistics in 32 minutes to earn a spot on the bench for the final nine minutes of the Wolves’ third runaway win against the Jazz this season.
At Washington: Nene made the go-ahead dunk with 0.9 seconds left and matched a season high with 30 points to propel Washington past New Orleans. Washington trailed 93-92 when Anthony Davis hit two free throws with seven seconds left. After a timeout, the Wizards inbounded to John Wall, who dribbled to the lane, drew the defense, and dished to a cutting Nene, who slammed the ball with his right hand. It was the 12th assist of the night for Wall.
At Atlanta: Mike Scott scored a career-high 30 points, Jeff Teague added 28 and Atlanta snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating New York. Carmelo Anthony finished with 35 points for the Knicks, who blew a double-digit, third-quarter lead for the second straight night. New York has lost two straight and seven of nine to fall 5½ games behind Atlanta for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
At Milwaukee: Paul George scored 32 points and David West tied a season high with 30, helping Indiana hang on to beat Milwaukee. Lance Stephenson added 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Pacers, who had lost three of their previous five games. Stephenson scored seven straight points to open the fourth quarter. Brandon Knight scored 30 points for Milwaukee, including 20 in the first half. Khris Middleton added 13.
Hawks 107, Knicks 98
Pacers 110, Bucks 110
Both teams did a good job denying shots with Denver getting 14 blocks while CC had 22, led by Harstad with five and McDermott with four. The CC defense was strong in front of its net, keeping Denver from a shot in front of senior goalie Josh Thorimbert (25 saves) for the entire second period. “Josh was good and Brittain was outstanding,” Owens said. Colorado College’s defense frustrated the Pioneers, holding the visitors without a shot on goal in the third period until 9:27 remained.
A key to Friday’s road win over No. 18 Denver was the performance of the CC penalty kill. The Pioneers entered the weekend No. 5 with the man advantage (22.7 percent) in Division I but managed only one score out of five chances, including a big power-play chance late in the third period. The Tigers did a good job denying the Pioneers entry into the CC zone late in the game after Denver was able to do so with regularity earlier. “They did a good job making plays at key pressure points,” CC assistant Joe Bonnett said. “When we forced them to the outside, we were quick to getting on the puck. They were aggressive when appropriate. They are feeling confident and comfortable within the system.” Through two periods Saturday, the Tigers are 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
Long-distance connection
The first two goals Friday by the Tigers were scored by players born 4,814 miles apart in sophomores Jared Hanson (Palmer, Alaska) and Cody Bradley (Tampa, Fla.). According to Mapquest, the 57-hour road trip would cost $2,696 in gas alone.
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Denver sophomore Joey LaLeggia, the NCHC’s top-scoring defenseman (19 points, nine goals), missed his third game in a row with a shoulder injury. ... No. 8 Wisconsin of the Big Ten will travel to Colorado to take on CC and Denver for single games over one weekend next season. … Denver goalie Sam Brittain and Nebraska-Omaha forward Ryan
Walters are among the 10 senior CLASS Award national finalists. … Eleven of the previous 14 games in the Denver-Colorado College series have ended in a tie or been decided by a single goal. ... The next home game on March 7 against No. 4 St. Cloud State will start at 7:07 p.m. to accommodate CBS Sports Network’s schedule. ... Alex Roos’ game-winner was goal No. 25 by the rookie class, which accounts for 42.66 percent of CC’s 60 as a team this season. JOE PAISLEY, THE GAZETTE
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CC’s Alex Roos describes how his game-winning goal developed at gazette.com. Colorado College 3, denver 1 denver 1 0 0—1 Colorado College 1 0 2—3 First period – 1. CC, Harstad (Slavin, Collett) 16:06; 2, DU, Tabrum (Arnold) 18:20. Penalties – DU, Doremus, holding, 3:24; CC, Krushelnyski, holding, 5:27; CC, Morin, slashing, 9:10; CC, Stoykewych, holding, 18:57. Second period – No scoring. Penalties – CC, Skalbeck, roughing, 8:07; DU, Didier, four-minute roughing, 8:07. Third period – 3. CC, Roos (McDermott, Bradley) 13:54; 4. CC, Krushelnyski (unassisted) 19:14 (EN). Penalties – DU, Doremus, roughing, 19:14; CC, Harstad, holding, 19:58.. Power play – DU 0-3, CC 0-3. Shots on goal – Denver 7-13-6 –26; CC 14-10-12 – 36. Saves-minutes – DU, Brittain 13-10-10 –59:24; CC, Thorimbert 6-13-6 –60:00. Referees – Krebsbach, Dreger. Linesmen – Pedigo, Keltie. Attendance -- 7,461 (standing room only).
NCHC glaNCe W L T OTW Pts GF GA North Dakota 13 7 0 0 39 67 56 St. Cloud St. 12 5 3 0 39 71 53 Nebraska-Omaha 10 8 2 1 33 68 59 Western Michigan 9 9 2 2 31 59 61 Denver 8 9 3 2 29 49 49 Minnesota-Duluth 8 10 2 2 28 54 60 Colorado College 6 9 5 1 24 46 56 Miami (Ohio) 5 14 1 1 17 48 68 OVERALL RECORDS: Colorado College 6-18-6, Denver 14-12-6, Miami (Ohio) 11-16-3, Minn. Duluth 13-13-4, Nebraska-Omaha 13-15-2, North Dakota 18-9-3, St. Cloud St. 18-7-5, Western Michigan 15-12-5.
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C 6 ❘ the gazette ❘ Sunday, February 23, 2014
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Wrestling
Bruins’ three consecutive goals eliminate Rangers by kevin Carmody kevin.carmody@gazette.com —
With one, crisp centering pass from Jackson Ross that found the stick of Michael Dubus and then reached the back of the net, Cherry Creek had finally taken its first lead after two periods of backand-forth, seesaw hockey. It all went downhill for Lewis-Palmer after that. Ryan Worley scored twice, including a back-breaking goal in a dominating third period, as the Bruins took control with three consecutive goals and eliminated the Rangers (18-3) from the playoffs with a 5-3 victory Saturday at the Colorado Sports Center. Cherry Creek (17-3-1), which won two games last season, advanced to the semifinals, where it will play Ralston Valley (21-0) on Friday in the Denver Coliseum. “In the third period, we were trying to come out with lots of energy and beat them off the start,” Worley said. “We knew they didn’t have the depth we had.” On the tie-breaking goal, Ross took the puck in his own end, skated to his right and got around Rangers defenseman Dmitri Smith, who had lost an edge and fallen. Rosssent a centering pass to Dubus, who beat Lewis-Palmer MONUMENT •
State hoCkey SemifinaLS A look at next week’s semifinals schedule. Both games are Friday at the Denver Coliseum. • Cherry Creek (17-3-1) vs. Ralston Valley (21-0), 6 p.m. • Monarch (18-1-2) vs. winner of Regis Jesuit (17-3-1), 8 p.m. The championship game is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Denver Coliseum.
goalie Marcus Smith just 1:54 into the third period. “You let your guard down once, and they make you pay for it,” Rangers coach Hal Jordan said. “The better team won this game. They’re a solid team, and their goalie sucked up all the rebounds. We didn’t get guys in front taking his eyes away.” Not quite four minutes later, Worley picked up a loose puck on a faceoff, and fired over the glove hand of Marcus Smith for a 4-2 lead. The Bruins put it away on a Nick McWharter power-play goal. “We got a couple of bad bounces, and they got a couple of shots that snuck in,” said Zachary Williams, who scored the game’s first goal. “We got down a little, and I thought we pulled it together for a little bit.” Lewis-Palmer couldn’t hold a pair of one-goal leads. With 7:45 left in the first, Williams banged in a rebound after
Bruins goalie Quinton Reynolds couldn’t control the rebound on a long shot by Dmitri Smith. Mark Saxelby tied the game at 1 with 1:11 left in the period on a wrist shot from the point. The Rangers regained the lead on Nick Pavlik’s breakaway goal 4:47 into the second period. Smith sent a long pass out of the zone that banked off the glass at center ice and to a streaking Pavlik. Pavlik gathered the puck, went in alone and scored. The Bruins answered a short time later on the power play when Worley stole the puck from Dmitri Smith in the corner, skated in and snuck a low shot past Marcus Smith. “We had the momentum after we went up 2-1, but we took a penalty, and they were able to capitalize,” Jordan said. “Right there is where I thought the momentum swayed in their favor, then we ran out of gas there at the end.”
James Irwin 58, Fountain Valley 39
Olivia Florek scored 11 points and Maggie Hartman added 10 for the Pirates. Hartman also grabbed seven rebounds, four of them on the offensive end. The Pirates travel to Salida next.
roundup BOYS’ BASKETBALL
TCA 59, Pueblo Centennial 39
At TCA: Behind Will Ball’s doubledouble, The Classical Academy (11-9) overcame a slow start to beat Pueblo Centennial (6-14) and advance in the 3A Tri-Peaks crossover tournament. The Titans, who finished fourth in the Tri-Peaks West conference, held Pueblo Centennial to single digits in each of the last three quarters, outscoring the Bulldogs 51-25 over that span. Ball scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. He also had four blocks.
At James Irwin: James Irwin scored 45 points in the second half to rally against Fountain Valley and advance to the second round of the 3A Tri-Peaks tournament. The game was tied heading to the fourth quarter, when the Jaguars put up 25 points to run away with the win. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
St. Mary’s 44, CSCS 11
At St. Mary’s: St. Mary’s advanced to the second round of the 3A Tri-Peaks crossover tournament as
TCA 36, James Irwin 14
At The Classical Academy: The Classical Academy shut out James Irwin in the first and third quarters, easily cruising into the second round of the 3A Tri-Peaks tournament. The Titans travel to Trinidad for the second round. No stats were reported.
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Valley’s Ruben Lucero, top, wraps up Florence’s Jake Yslas during the Class 3A 126-pound championship Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Yslas lost the match 6-3.
Florence’s Yslas falls in final but enjoys tournament ride Senior had never placed before this year’s run to grand finale by brent W. neW preps@gazette.com —
DENVER • Sooner or later, all good things must come to an end. Florence wrestler Jake Yslas found that out the hard way when his dream journey through the Class 3A 126-pound state wrestling bracket ended in the finals with a 6-3 loss to Valley’s Ruben Lucero at the Pepsi Center on Saturday. “It really hurts right now,” Yslas said. It’ll never taint his senior wrestling season, however. Yslas, who never placed at the state championship before this year, said his transformation as a wrestler came when he changed his attitude at the beginning of the season. It was then he started looking into the mirror and convinced himself he was the best. It was then when he told himself he couldn’t be beaten. And with it, he ran through the bracket with three wins by decision as the second seed in 126 — all in front of his family and friends. “This (experience) has been amazing. Like it’s something, well, it’s something you can’t
put into words,” the Florence wrestler said. “Being here with all my family and friends watching like this ... well it means a lot.” At the end, however, there was only one 126-pound wrestler in the class better than him in Colorado. In the wrestlers’ first meeting, Lucero grabbed takedowns in each of the three periods, and allowed Yslas just three stand-up escapes — all by design, the Valley wrestler said. “I didn’t want him getting any reverses on me, so I let him take the one point and limit the damage,” Lucero said. “I know I’m the best on my feet, so that’s where I want to be.” As for Yslas, his wrestling days were “most likely” over. Looking up at the filled-out stands of the Pepsi Center, however, he paused for a moment and said he’ll never forget the time he proved he belonged with the best wrestlers in the state. “I worked so hard to get here,” Yslas said. “This was amazing.”
scoreboard BASKETBALL
BoyS’ confErEncE JAmES IrwIn 58, founTAIn VALLEy 39 fountain Valley (39)—Joey Morris 25, Ani Yahzid 5, Manolo Jimenez 3, Phil Fan 2, Myles Freeman 2, Julio Miramontes 2. James Irwin (58)—NA fountain Valley 7 11 16 5 — 39 James Irwin 10 3 21 24 — 58 rebounds—Fountain Valley (Corno 3, Fan 10, Freeman 2, Harper 1, Jimenez 2, McCurdy 4, Miramontes 4, Morris 3, Shelor 2, Yahzid 4, Zhang 1), James Irwin (NA). Assists—Fountain Valley (Fan 1, Harper 1, Miramontes 4, Morris 3, Shelor 1, Yahzid 2), James Irwin (NA). Steals— Fountain Valley (Fan 1, Harper 1, Miramontes 2, Morris 3, Yahzid 1), James Irwin (NA). Blocks— Fountain Valley (Fan 1, Morris 1, Yahzid 1), James Irwin (NA). ThE cLASSIcAL AcAdEmy 59, PuEBLo cEnTEnnIAL 39 Pueblo centennial (39)—NA The classical Academy (59)—Will Ball 19, Davey Haddad 10, Logan Branch 9, Josh Haddad 8, Titus Grant 7, Jeremy Weiss 4, Will Shambach 2, Bryce Dalrymple 0 Pueblo centennial 14 9 7 9 — 39 The classical Academy 8 19 16 16 — 59 rebounds—Pueblo Centennial (NA), TCA (Ball 10, Branch 6, Dalrymple 1, Grant 5, Haddad 6, Shambach 8, Weiss 3). Assists—Pueblo Centennial (NA), TCA (Ball 1, Dalrymple 1, Grant 3, Haddad 3, Shambach 1). Steals—Pueblo Centennial (NA), TCA (Ball 2, Branch 1, Grant 6, Haddad 5). Blocks—Pueblo Centennial (NA), TCA (Ball 4, Haddad 1, Shambach 9).
gIrLS’ confErEncE
ST. mAry’S 44, coLorAdo SPrIngS chrISTIAn SchooL 11 cScS (11)—Laurin Scruggs 4, Bailey Query 3, Hannah Swenson 3, Jessica Knedler 1 St. mary’s (44)—Olivia Florek 11, Maggie Hartman 10, Sarah Burns 6, Sophie Rickey 5, Hannah Faber 4, KK Barta 2, Natalie Godec 2, Ashley Tapparo 2, Katie Whitelaw 2, Mary Piedad 0, Haley Plush 0, Kathleen Resman 0 cScS 2 2 3 4 — 11 St. mary’s 13 4 9 18 — 44 rebounds—CSCS (NA), St. Mary’s (Barta 1, Burns 2, Faber 4, Florek 2, Hartman 7, Plush 1, Resman 1, Tapparo 2, Whitelaw 5). Assists— CSCS (NA), St. Mary’s (Barta 2, Florek 1, Hartman 1, Resman 1, Rickey 1, Tapparo 1, Whitelaw 2). Steals—CSCS (NA), St. Mary’s (Barta 1, Burns 4, Faber 1, Florek 4, Hartman 1, Piedad 1, Whitelaw 1). Blocks—CSCS (NA), St. Mary’s (Burns 3, Plush 1). ThE cLASSIcAL AcAdEmy 36, JAmES IrwIn 14 James Irwin 0 9 0 5 — 14 The classical Academy 11 7 8 10 — 36 (LATE frIdAy) VISTA rIdgE 46, LEwIS-PALmEr 43 Vista ridge—Cano 2, Garcia 11, Guevara 12, Mack 8, Monck 5, Rogers 3, Salazar 5. Lewis-Palmer na na na na — 43 Vista ridge 13 6 11 16 — 46 rebounds—Vista Ridge 27 (Garcia 8, Guevara 9, Monck 3, Reyes 1, Rogers 2, Salazar 4).
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chErry crEEK 5, LEwIS-PALmEr 3 Lewis-Palmer 1 1 1—3 cherry creek 1 1 3—5 first period—1. LP, Williams (Jones, Smith) 9:15, 2. CC, Saxelby (Chavez) 15:57. Penalties—CC, Saxelby (Interference) 1:28, LP, Reich (Bench / Coach) 5:10, CC, Oakes (Roughing) 13:29, LP,
Fraser (Roughing) 13:29. Second period—1. LP, Pavlik (Smith) 4:47, 2. CC, Worley (power play) (unassisted) 9:02. Penalties—LP, Claudio (Roughing) 3:34, CC, Oakes (Cross Checking) 3:34, LP, Claudio (Boarding) 8:28, CC, Jung (Tripping) 9:21, LP, Johnson (Tripping) 14:08. Third period—1. CC, Dubus (Ross) 1:54, 2. CC, Worley (Walker, Oakes) 5:39, 3. CC, Mcwharter (power play) (Oakes) 12:00, 4. LP, Jones (Perry, McMullin) 16:59. Penalties—CC, Oakes (Hooking) 9:41, LP, Johnson (Interference) 11:50, CC, Saxelby (Cross Checking) 12:22. Shots on goal—LP 24; CC 18. Goalies—LP, Marcus 13; Reynolds 21. (LATE frIdAy) monArch 13, chEyEnnE mounTAIn 1 monarch 1 6 6 — 13 cheyenne mountian 1 0 0—1 first period—1. MON, Kyle (Tybor, Kiyota) 3:51, 2. CM, Lacayo (unassisted) 11:03. Penalties— CM, Taylor (Cross Checking) 5:57, CM, Rodighiero (Cross Checking) 11:31, MON, Wagner (Hooking) 13:47. Second period—1. MON, Harris (power play) (Taggart, Kyle) 3:23, 2. MON, Gardner (power play) (Palm, Miller) 7:39, 3. MON, Taggart (power play) (Harris, Kyle) 9:07, 4. MON, Harris (power play) (Burnett, Kyle) 10:01, 5. MON, Ossorio (Kyle, Tybor) 13:45, 6. MON, White (Taggart, Harris) 16:48. Penalties—MON, Neitenbach (Hooking) 0:24, CM, Taylor (Tripping) 2:34, MON, Taggart (Head Contact) 5:34, CM, Kosley (Kicking Player(Game Disqualification) 5:34, CM, Pennell (Roughing) 5:34, MON, Wagner (Roughing) 5:34, CM, Kosley (Kicking Player(Major) 5:34, MON, Michels (Roughing) 14:10, CM, Pennell (Cross Checking) 17:00. Third period—1. MON, Pickner (Bride, White) 0:40, 2. MON, Kyle (unassisted) 3:22, 3. MON, Young (Pickner, Uhland) 4:32, 4. MON, Palm (Michels, Gardner) 7:14, 5. MON, Tybor ( Bride) 13:50, 6. MON, Pickner (Bride) 16:20. Penalties—MON, Neitenbach (Slashing) 8:20, CM, Taylor (Unsportsmanlike Conduct(Misconduct) 12:15, CM, Taylor (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 12:15, CM, Taylor (Holding) 12:15, MON, Neitenbach (Holding) 15:30, CM, Taylor (Abuse of Officials(Game Misconduct) 15:30, CM, Ward (Roughing) 15:30. Shots on goal—MON 50; CM 7. Goalies—MON, Aust 6; CM, Quetot 18; CM, McCann 19. (LATE frIdAy) LEwIS-PALmEr 6, STEAmBoAT SPrIngS 2 Lewis-Palmer 0 3 3—6 Steamboat Springs 0 1 1—2 first period—None. Penalties—LP, Reich (Tripping) 1:17. Second period—1. LP, Mcmullin (Reich, Schaefer) 1:26, 2. LP, Pavlik (Brummond) 5:43, 3. SBS, Perry (Wharton, Cain) 15:19, 4. LP, Claudio (power play) (Schaefer, McMullin) 16:21. Penalties—SBS, Walker (Holding) 1:58, SBS, Firestone (Tripping) 7:10, LP, Claudio (Tripping) 7:39, LP, Smith (Holding) 13:32, SBS, Elliott (Bench / Coach) 14:50. Third period—1. LP, Smith (Perry, Brummond) 3:53, 2. LP, Schaefer (Claudio, Williams) 7:18, 3. SBS, Hale (Cain, Gorr) 12:12, 4. LP, Smith (power play) (McMullin, Claudio) 14:20. Penalties—SBS, Perry (Elbowing) 13:05. Shots on goal—LP 35; SBS 16. Goalies—LP, Marcus 14; SBS Trask 29.
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2A STATE chAmPIonShIPS 1. PAonIA 180, 2. BAcA counTy 112.5, 3. mEEKEr 98.5, 4. SEdgwIcK counTy 88.5 first-place matches 106 pounds—J.Andreatta (JOMA) pinned S. Rob-
bins (IGNA) 3:41. 113—T. Harris (NORW) dec. T. Pelloni (MEEK) 4-1. 120—S. Loader (BACO) dec. J. Trujillo (HIGH) 7-6. 126—J. Reed (PAON) dec. A. Coy (SWIN) 6-4. 132—B. Pipher (PAON) dec. C. Randolph (DOCR) 6-3. 138—R. Nordyke (HOLL) pinned J. Chavez (CNTR) 1:42. 145—B. Denton (SWIN) dec. L. Loflin (BACO) 3-2. 152—T. Coats (PAON) dec. R. Aragon (ROFO) 2-0. 160—Z. Milner (PAON) TB D. Pontine (MEEK) 1 3-2. 170—T.J. Shelton (MEEK) pinned J. Hickman (LYON) 4:41. 182—M.C. Griffin (STRA) dec. B. Wisemon (SWIN) 3-2. 195—J. Loflin (BACO) dec. N. Finnell (ROFO) 7-3. 220—L. Mariscal (CNTR) pinned J. Satterly (BURL) 1:55. 285—T. Darling (PAON) pinned K. Dunagan (CRCO) 1:01. Third-place matches 106 pounds—J. Rodriguez (ROCK) dec. T. Watson (AKRO) 3-1. 113—J. Fraser (ROCK) dec. M. Baptista (MERI) 4-0. 120—A. Shino (MERI) dec. J. Altman (PAON) 2-1. 126—E. Brewer (CROW) pinned C. Orozco (HOLL) 2:49. 132—J.D. Chenoweth (BACA) maj. dec. H. Harris (NORW) 11-2. 138—S. Harrington (SEDG) maj. dec. A. Tarin (WRAY) 12-0. 145—L. Johnson (MERI) dec. D. Valdez (DOLO) 8-4. 152—B. Leifheit (YUMA) dec. J. Freeland (CALH) 5-2. 160—J. Fraire (SEDG) dec. J. Cure (WRAY) 10-7. 170—K. Starks (NORW) pinned L. Schopp (PAON) 5:38. 182—E. Lupton (DOLO) dec. T. Lewis (HAYD) 104. 195—T. Zimmer (HIGH) dec. C. Constine (SORO) 5-4. 220—L. Davis (SEDG) pinned K. Sameshima (HIGH) 1:21. 285—C. Flynn (STRAS) dec. R. Miller (EADS) 5-2. fifth-place matches 106 pounds—W. Hickman (LYON) dec. J. Hinkle (FOWL) 4-0. 113—L. Durham (BURL) dec. J. Bauer (CROW) 8-4. 120—B. Crum (HOLL) dec. H. Holtorf (YUMA) 2-0. 126—C. Baughman (DOVE) pinned M. Estrada (ROCK) 2:16. 132—M. Torres (BURL) dec. C. Burns (HOLL) 8-2. 138—L. Brown (YUMA) dec. N. Jones (DOVE) 6-1. 145—M. Grinnan (BURL) dec. T. Keefe (WIGG) 9-4. 152—D. McCombs (WIGG) pinned J. Lueth (WRAY) 4:35. 160—B. McCracken (CROW) pinned R. Hutches (BACA) 3:38. 170—B. Anderson (SEDG) dec. B. Mickey Ignacio, 7-5. 182—B. Larson (FOWL) pinned J. Cisneros (SIEG) 2:04. 195—J. Horalek (SEDG) dec. A. Emery (NUCL) 7-2. 220—A. Cereceres (NPARK) dec. A. Kern (CHWE) 4-2. 285—J. Hilferty (LIMO) pinned M. Huerta (WRAY) 3:54.
3A STATE chAmPIonShIPS
1. VALLEy 154, 2. cEnTAurI 137.5, 3. BruSh 117, 4. monTE VISTA 103.5, 5. forT LuPTon 88
first-place matches 106 pounds—D. Garcia (MOVI) dec. I. DeLaCerda (ALAM) 2-0. 113—J. Duran (MOVI) dec. Colby Duncan (STER) 10-6. 120—T. Piatt (OLAT) dec. C. Cole (BRUS) 5-0. 126—R. Lucero (VALL) dec. J. Yslas (FLOR) 6-3. 132—J. Mestas (DOHU) dec. J. Prieto (HOFA) 6-5. 138—J. Prieto (HOFA) dec. O. Sotelo (VALL) 4-0. 145—J. Contreras (STER) dec. Macoy Flanagan (VALL) 5-0. 152—J. Buhr (CENT) tech. fall A. Visconti (MIPA) 17-2. 160—B. Gonzales (VALL) dec. M. Cardona (EATO) 12-5. 170—J. Wright (VALL) maj. dec. S. Schaefer (MOVI) 13-3. 182—K. Hudson (BENN) dec. D. Vurciaga (FOLU) 10-7. 195—J. Aziz (CENT) dec. K. Wentz (BUVI) 8-3. 220—J. Ornelas (FOLU) dec. J. Carwin (BRUS) 6-5. 285—C. Wylie (PASP) pinned D. Chacon (CENT) 1:33. Third-place matches 106 pounds—J. Beltran (STER) dec. J. Sandoval (FTLU) 4-3. 113—P. Esparsen (CENT) pinned G. Toothaker (HOTC) 4:36. 120—A. Jaramillo (PLVY) dec. M. Johnson (LAMA) 7-4. 126—C. Guerrero (DOLO) dec. C. Cowan (MTVA), 6-3. 132—A. Shank (OLAT) dec. J. Schoenfeld (SALI) 5-1. 138—K. Hansen (LAMA) dec. A. Petterson (BRUS) 5-3. 145—F. Hermosillo (ELLI) pinned Z. Garcia (FTLU) 1:00. 152—Z. Miller (VALL) dec. E. Altimarano (LAJU) 5-2. 160—J. Lopez (BUEN) dec. W. Hinkle (GRVY) 6-2. 170—K. Rosenbrock (BRUS) dec. J. Smith (STRA) 5-2. 182—J. DeMoor (MOFF) pinned B. Hegwood (GRVY) 0:52. 195—R. Ayala (SHER) dec. J. Rodriguez (BRUS) 9-6. 220—S. Coombs (STRA) dec. A. Medina (LKCT) 3-2. 285—J. Santistevan (STRA) dec. O. Soto (BRUS) 3-2. fifth-place matches 106 pounds—K. Cisneros (JEFF) dec. R. Francis (TCA) 7-6. 113—Z. Damian (VALL) pinned J. O’Dell (GUNN) 2:48. 120—T. Kelley (ALAM) dec. A. Todd, (CEDA) 6-4 OT. 126—A. Contreraz (SHER) dec. D. Macy (FTLU) 10-5. 132—R. Waite (PLVY) tech. fall D. Borunda (MTVA) 17-2. 138—S. Wilson (CENT) inj. J. Vance (MTVA) 0:00. 145—A. Register (TCA) dec. B. Gutierrez (UNIV) 4-3. 152—J. Pearce (SHER) pinned T. Harris (OLAT) 2:27. 160—Z. Johns (TCA) dec. J. Richardson (CENT) 12-11. 170—D. McRee (PAGO) dec. J. Jordan (BENN) 5-4. 182—M. Garcia (DOLO) dec. S. Von Rentzell (FAIT) 6-1. 195—K. Hicks (LAMA) pinned G. Mondragon (LAJU) 1:00. 220—A. Navarrette (BUEN) dec. J. Montoya (SHER) 3-2 OT. 285—H. Bickel (LAJU) pinned M. Keane (STMA) 6:23.
4A STATE chAmPIonShIPS 1. BroomfIELd 127.5, 2. ThomPSon VALLEy 120, 3. wIndSor 112, T4. PuEBLo counTy 106, T4. PuEBLo SouTh 106, 6. dIScoVEry cAnyon 94.5, 7. mESA rIdgE 60 first-place matches 106 pounds—G. Willits (PUCO) pinned R. Espinoza (PALI) 5:52. 113—J. Villa (WIND) pinned M. Ramirez (PUSO) 5:53. 120—S. Turner (DICA) dec. C. Sandoval (PUCO) 5-3. 126—S. Budd (MEAD) dec. D. Huff (BROO) 8-4. 132—H. Willits (PUCO) dec. M. Martinez (PUSO) 10-3. 138—J. Fate (BERT) dec. B. Hewson (THVA) 5-1. 145—P. Simington (THVA) dec. M. Combs (MOVI) 7-1. 152—K. Lanteri (WIND) dec. J. Albo (BROO) 4-2. 160—P. Downing (BROO) maj. dec. K. Willits (PUCO) 11-2. 170—S. Oliver (MOCO) dec. L.Bunker (ERIE) 136. 182—Z. Stodden (BROO) dec. P. Benavidez (PUEA) 6-1. 195—K. Couch (MEAD) dec. D. Traynor (DICA) 7-2. 220—T. McBride (FOMO) dec. E. Lancelot (PUCE) 4-3. 285—J. Petrash (AICA) dec. A. Harris (BROO) 5-0. Third-place matches 106 pounds—M. Fogg (TV) maj. dec. T. Banuelos (MON) 10-0. 113—V. Kazakov (TV) dec. S. Reynolds (DC) 4-0. 120—G. Houston (ELIZ) dec. J. Lewis (WIND) 4-3. 126—C. Williams (TV) dec. M. Ambriz (WIND) 6-0. 132—B. Spies (CONI) dec. D. Rohrig (RIF) 7-3. 138—I. Naro (PUE.S) fall D. Vanderpool (LP) 1:58. 145—B. Wetsch (ERIE) dec. A. Zuniga (PUE.S) 5-2. 152—I. Wolf (LM) fall K. Wyatt (PUE.C) 2:54. 160—C. Ellis (BER) maj. dec. J. Barham (GS) 133. 170—A. Mack (DC) fall J. Keller (WIND) 3:35. 182—T. Stanley (MR) fall P. Cunnion (DUR) 3:00. 195—I. Cheatum (GOLD) fall J. Vega (LONG) 1:23. 220—D. Miller (PUE.C) fall J. Cruz (PR) 2:15. 285—J. Robles (PUE.E) fall M. Garcia (DELT) 4:50. fifth-place matches 106 pounds—T. Erzen (ELIZ) fall S. Dabelko (WF) 2:07. 113—P. Valdez (MR) fall T. Stager (NIW) 1:44. 120—J. Casillas (VP) dec. S. Freeman (MR) 7-3. 126—D. Robertson (WC) fall P. Hanenberg (AA) 3:35. 132—D. Hannigan (PALI) dec. J. Neumann (LP) 4-3 OT. 138—M. Wilson (GS) dec. D. Hayden (ROOS) 2-1. 145—D. Hughes (MR) inj. T. Myers (PUE.W) 0:00. 152—J. Torres (PUE.S) fall M. Berg (TV) 4:22. 160—J. Jaquess (SC) dec. B. Roberts (PUE.C) 9-2. 170—J. Barron (FAL) fall M. Espinoza (PUE.S) 4:28. 182—C. Stroud (DEL) dec. M. Chavez (PUE.S) 9-2. 195—B. Yeager (SBS) dec. C. Wallace (FAL) 5-3. 220—D. Gustavson (DUR) fall D. Zissimos (BF) 1:27. 285—J. Prado (RIF) dec. J. Casillas (MON) 3-1 OT.
5A STATE chAmPIonShIPS
1. ArVAdA wEST 179.0, 2. PomonA 92.0, 3. PondEroSA 88.0, 4. chErry crEEK 81.5, 5. PInE crEEK 80.0,.....9. coronAdo 56.0...18.
dohErTy 29.0 first-place matches 106 pounds—T. Gutierrez (POMO) maj. dec. F. Gutierrez (ADCI) 1-11. 113—R. Deakin (LEGA) dec. M. Finesilver (CHCR) 9-2. 120—J. Rosales (POMO) maj. dec. J. Yakobson (BECR) 12-4. 126—M. Finesilver (CHCR) dec. J. Hankin (CORO) 1-0. 132—PT Garcia (BECR) dec. A. DelaCruz (GRWE) 10-7. 138—Z. Finesilver (CHCR) dec. J. Rothwell (AWST) 10-4. 145—P. Tawater (AWST) dec. T. Williams (POND) 1-0. 152—D. Trueblood (GATE) dec. R. Benford (FFC) 9-3. 160—J. Trujillo (GRJU) dec. B. Supernaw (DOHE) 8-4. 170—T. Silva-Bussey (AWST) maj. dec. D. Formby (MOVI) 18-10. 182—D. Gabel (POND) pinned J. Mosqueira (ARAP) 3:11. 195—D. Rothrock (AWST) dec. P. Tapia (FORI) 5-2). 220—G. Neal (REJE) dec. D. Bess (SMHI) 7-3. 285—J. Rodriguez (MORA) dec. D. Drimmer (CHAP) 5-0. Third-place matches 106 pounds—C. Fatzinger (ARVW) dec. L. Romero (MOUR) 9-3. 113—A. Cortez (ARVW) dec. H. Karren (POND) 3-1. 120—J. Huffman (HORI) dec. I. Dinette (LAKE) 3-2. 126—D. West (GREW) dec. B. Madril (POMO) 4-3 OT. 132—B. Pachello (ARVW) dec. D. House (POND) 6-0. 138—D. Murphy (RKMN) dec. I. Rider (GRAJ) 10-3. 145—C. Cos, (PINE) dec. L. Ronan (REGI) 3-2 OT. 152—R. Ortiz (RKMN) dec. T. Bergquist (ARVW) 3-1. 160—K. Schmidt (RKMN) dec. T. Schultz (REGI) 4-0. 170—K. Geiger (CAST) dec. A. Klaer (RKMN) 6-2. 182—T. Taylor (FRUI) dec. G. Curtis (PINE) 11-9. 195—J. Seely (FRUI) pinned R. Michaelson (RALS) 0:37. 220—M. Carbajal (HINK) dec. T. Zook (GRAJ) 4-2. 285—J. Nettles (MOBE) dec. J. Hunt (CORN) 7-3. fifth-place matches 106 pounds—J. Martinez (PINE) dec. T. Balderas (BRIG) 9-4. 113—F. Martinez (CHAP) dec. R. Nava (NGLEN) 5-3. 120—K. Wells (GRAJ) maj. dec. J. Rodriguez (PINE) 11-2. 126—J. Daniel (ARAP) dec. Z. Martinez (MTRG) 3-1. 132—J. Romero (POMO) dec. B. Lehmann (PRAIV) 6-4. 138—D. Colonese (PINE) pinned D. Wood (RALS) 0:59. 145—L. Bejarano (PRAIV) dec. Jozef McClure (PRAIV), 9-5. 152—C. Gonzales (POMO) dec. P. Romero (MTRG) 7-1. 160—K. Breidenbach (COLU) dec. G. Torres (MOBE) 8-4. 170—K. Burns (DENE) dec. I. Ortiz (PINE) 6-4. 182—T. Lewis (ARVW) pinned D. Wadkins (BRIG) 2:04. 195—L. Perez (RKMN) dec. D. Curtis (SMOK) 4-2. 220—K. Kleman (MOUN) dec. R. Strabala (CORN) 5-1. 285—B. Jacobs (THUN) pinned S. Jackson (BRIG) 3:46.
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State wreStling tournament
Learning loss for Hankin Coronado junior falls to friend in attempt to win second state title by Justin Pederson preps@gazette.com —
Denver • A battle between returning state champions was as close as you would expect it to be, but of the pitcher’s-duel variety more than a slugfest. Coronado junior Jess Hankin was unable to penetrate the defenses of Cherry Creek senior Mitch Finesilver, losing a 1-0 decision on an escape by Finesilver early in the third period. Hankin surprised many in taking the 5A 113-pound championship a year ago. After his win he watched Finesilver beat his Coronado teammate for the 120 title. Competing at 126, the two friends, teammates and com-
petitors squared off for the first time in their high school careers. Hankin estimated that they’ve faced each other five times previously in youth competition, but their recent experience has been as teammates at the Mile High Wrestling club. The grapplers spent the first period posturing with neither able to launch an effective shot on the other. Hankin (445) abandoned his usual attacking style for fear of countering by the technically sound Finesilver (47-1). “With previous experience he’s taken me down based off my style,” Hankin said. “I should be more confident
with it.” With choice of position to start the second period Hankin decided to go neutral, but was still unable to get off a shot. Finesilver chose the bottom position to open the third and quickly escaped for the bout’s only point. “The choice of going neutral, we thought we could get a takedown,” Cougars coach Matt Brickell said. “He can ride. It would have been tough to get up (from bottom position). He did the right thing by keeping the match close. “Finesilver gets so low, you gotta go crawl under the mat to get (inside). I’m glad he’s a senior.” “He keeps it very well closed
off and I wasn’t able to shoot a lot of my shots I usually do,” Hankin said. Coronado assistant coach and former U.S. Olympian Ben Provisor pulled Hankin aside and reminded him that he can’t win trying to wrestle someone else’s style. Hankin, despite the disappointment of losing, showed uncharacteristic composure and perspective afterward, noting that his ultimate goal is not to win a state title, but to be an Olympic champion; a dream that started years ago in a wrestling-mad family started by Hankin’s paternal grandfather and former Olympic wrestler, Frank. “The way I look at it is high
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Coronado’s Jess Hankin, left, reacts after losing to Cherry Creek’s Mitch Finesilver in the 5A, 126-pound state wrestling championship finals Saturday at the Pepsi Center. school is a step in the learning curve,” Hankin said. “I want to go a lot further than high school and everything in high school is a learning experience.” And so this latest learning experience didn’t bring tears
like it does for so many in the tunnels under Pepsi Center, just an adjustment to the game plan for next time. “Be even more offensive,” Hankin said with a smile. “Control matches more. Wrestle my style.”
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Fountain-Fort Carson’s Rashawn Benford screams in pain as Gateway’s Deyaun Trueblood reportedly dislocates Benford’s shoulder during the Class 5A 152-pound finals match.
Benford, Supernaw come up short Both settle for runners-up in 5A finales By Brent W. neW preps@gazette.com —
DENVER • Fountain-Fort Carson wrestler Rashawn Benford laid on his back, looking at the rafters of the Pepsi Center on Saturday. He knew his chance at a state title was nearly impossible at this point. With a possible dislocated shoulder, however, Benford battled back for one point in the last minute of his final wrestling match of high school before time expired on his 9-3 finals loss to Deyaun Trueblood of Gateway. Uneasily, Trojans coach Sam McGee said the match referee said Benford’s shoulder popped out and popped back in late in the match. “That’s the toughest kid I’ve ever coached. I mean to finish like that and battle for points after that. What can you say about this kid?” said McGee, who is in first full year at the helm of the program. “He showed everybody why he deserved to be here. He showed everyone what makes him so special.” A weight class later, Doherty’s Brandon Supernaw joined Benford as another Class 5A runner-up from the Colorado Springs area. Supernaw, who lost to
Grand Junction’s Jacob Trujillo for the second time in a week in Saturday’s finals at the Pepsi Center, was nearly pinned early in the third period and felt deflated after a near-fall pushed Trujillo’s lead to 7-4 with 1:31 remaining. “It was frustrating,” Supernaw said. “I didn’t give up, but I felt like that could have been it. It was really tough to come back after that.” Afterward, however, Supernaw tried to take a breath and remain positive after his 8-4 loss. He knew, while many senior wrestlers were calling it quits after Saturday night, this was only the beginning for him. “I’m not going to sit here and feel sorry for myself,” said Supernaw, who was the fifth seed in the 160-pound bracket. “I proved to a lot of people why I belonged here. I’m going to wake up tomorrow and keep going and keep getting better. This is just a steppingstone.” Supernaw said he hopes to wrestle for the University of Wyoming next winter. Benford, who had three pins leading up to the finals, was getting medical attention following his final match of his high school career.
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Discovery Canyon’s Sam Turner, right, throws Pueblo County’s Chris Sandoval to the mat during the Class 4A 120-pound state wrestling championship Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Turner won the state title with a 5-3 decision over Sandoval.
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sophomore at Discovery Canyon, Sam Turner beat Pueblo County’s Chris Sandoval in a 5-3 decision for the title. From a front-row seat, Steve Turner almost yelled himself hoarse. Pity the poor lady sitting behind him. “Make the first move, Sam!” “Keep the intensity, Sam!” “You got this, Sam!” When it was over, the guy who didn’t wrestle had a tougher time catching his breath than the guy who did. “My whole life, it was most important to make him better than me,” the older brother said. That’s saying something, since Steve Turner won a state title as a junior at Discovery Canyon in 2012. “He’s always had more tal-
ent than I ever had,” Steve added. This is a family thing with the Turners. Their father was a varsity wrestler at the Air Force Academy. The brothers have a pair of state titles between them, and Sam has another two years left. The youngest brother, Jared, is an eighth-grader who recently finished undefeated at the middle-school level. Look out, Class of 2018. “He’s getting there,” Steve said. Here’s something else to appreciate about the Turners: when little brother felt like big brother was picking on him, there was only one place to settle it. “In the garage,” Sam said. The brothers didn’t take it outside; they took it onto the mat, a 5x5 wrestling mat in the raw environs of the family garage. When your brother’s pinned your head against a
car, the bright lights of Pepsi Center seem like an afternoon of walleye fishing at Pueblo Reservoir. “I threw him into the garage wall a couple times, too,” Steve said. “It’s always been the place to settle an argument.” These brotherly battles started when Sam was just 4. Steve was almost 7. The source of their arguments? Brother stuff. Steve might have used the family computer for too long, snacked on Sam’s lunch or borrowed his sweatshirt. Then it was on. “Whenever we’d have a disagreement, we’d just take it out on the mat,” Sam said. Over the past eight years, Discovery Canyon has become a staple on the state wrestling scene, taking second last year as a team and sixth this season. Sam Turner’s title was their seventh or eighth individual
title, coach Ron Sukle said. “We try to keep a simple philosophy: stay in good position, be aggressive, good things will happen,” Sukle said. “These are high school kids. Keep it simple.” Few things are more simple, or effective, than two brothers settling their differences in a one-on-one wrestling match. “Sometimes we’d make up a fight just so we could go wrestle,” Sam said. Soon after winning his state championship, Sam said he will step away from the sport for the next month or so. Just to rest, he said. Who wants to bet big brother has something to say about that? “I always tell him: ‘Sam, I don’t care if you become an Olympic gold medalist. You’re never going to beat me,’” Steve said. —
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Notes Class 5A
Despite a disappointing semifinal round, Pine Creek had a strong finish to the state tournament. The Eagles placed six wrestlers in the top six for 80 team points, finishing fifth in the team standings. Senior Chris Cos (145 pounds), junior Dakota Colonese (138) and freshman Jordan Martinez (106) all closed their season on winning notes. Cos won a thrilling, 3-2 decision to claim third place. Colonese scored a 59-second pin to take fifth place, while Martinez won a 9-4 decision for fifth. Senior Geoffrey Curtis (182) finished fourth, and senior Isaac Ortiz (170) and freshman Juan Rodriguez (120) both finished sixth. Coronado senior Joe Hunt finished fourth at 285, while sophomore Ryan Strabala took sixth at 220.
Class 4A
Justin Petrash’s state title journey ended in bliss. The Air Academy wrestler beat Broomfield’s Austyn Harris 5-0 in the 285-pound finals to conclude his high school wrestling career. Read more at Gazette.com Discovery Canyon and Mesa Ridge were tops among area teams in the 4A team race. Mesa Ridge placed three wrestlers in the top six for 60 points and a seventh-place finish, their best team finish in school history. Discovery Canyon placed sixth. Senior Adrian Mack avenged his first-round loss to Falcon’s Justin Barron with a 5-4 victory in the consolation bracket, then went on to earn a third-place finish. Barron took fifth with a pin in 4:28 of Pueblo South’s Mark Espinoza. Barron’s classmate Charlie Wallace took sixth at 195.
Pine Creek’s Chris Cos celebrates after beating Regis Jesuit’s Logan Ronan 3-2 in overtime to place third in the Class 5A 145-pound competition.
Widefield freshman Stephen Dabelko (106) finished sixth. Air Academy junior Tyler Hanenberg (126) took sixth. Lewis-Palmer had two placers with senior Darryan Vanderpool (fourth, 138) and junior Joey Neumann (sixth, 132) sixth. Sand Creek’s Jeremy Jaquess (160) finished his career with a fifth-place finish.
Classes 2A-3A
TCA finished with three placers — seniors Andrew Register (145, fifth place) and Zach Johns (160, fifth), and sophomore Ryan Francis (106, sixth). Ellicott senior Fabian Hermosillo finished third, knocking off Register in the consolation semifinal. St. Mary’s senior Miles Keane took sixth at Class 3A 285. In 2A, Calhan’s Jacob Freeland lost a 5-2 decision to Yuma’s Bryce Leifheit in the 152 third-place match.
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C 8 ❘ the gazette ❘ Sunday, February 23, 2014
LOCAL COLLEGES Air Force baseball
At Kinston, N.C.: Steven Trojan and Nathan Stanford combined on a four-hit shutout, leading Air Force past Navy 2-0 in day two action at the Freedom Classic Saturday afternoon at Grainger Stadium. The Falcons, who played in front of a crowd of 2,145, improved to 2-3 and dropped the Midshipmen to 2-3. Trojan (1-1) tossed 6.1 scoreless innings in the start, scattering three hits. The sophomore right-hander struck out three and walked five. Stanford picked up his first save, finishing out the game for AFA. The freshman right-hander struck out four and allowed one base hit. The Falcons had eight hits in the game. Freshman shortstop Russell Williams and sophomore centerfielder Coleman Poje led the way with two hits each. Navy starting pitcher Stephen Moore (0-1) allowed two runs in five innings in the loss. Shortstop Travis Blue led the Mids with two hits. Air Force scored its first run in the third inning. Coleman Poje doubled to get on base and then later came around to score on an infield hit by freshman second baseman Adam Groesbeck. The Falcons added a second run in the fourth inning. Freshman designated hitter Griffin Jax led off the inning with a base hit. He was moved over to second with a sacrifice bunt by freshman left fielder Tyler Jones. Later in the inning, Jax came around to score on Williams’ RBI-single. • Air Force baseball fell 3-0 to Navy on Friday. Navy scored a run in the second and two in the seventh for the lone runs. Starting pitcher Anthony Parenti (2-0) tossed a fourhit shutout, striking out 13. Parenti outdueled Air Force starting pitcher Cameron White (0-1), who allowed two runs in 6.1 innings pitched. White scattered three hits and struck out seven. Stanford retired two batters in the seventh. Sophomore Bo Wilson pitched a scoreless eighth inning. Navy cleanup hitter Kash Manzelli hit a solo home run in the fourth for the game-winning run. Air Force was led at the plate by leadoff hitter, sophomore second baseman Spencer Draws, who went 2-for-4. Freshmen Jones and Bradley Haslam added hits.
AFA women’s swim and diving
At San Antonio: Air Force women’s swimming and diving continues its rise as a program, capping off a successful season with a sixth-place finish at the Mountain West Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday. Air Force claimed its second title, as Genevieve Miller was crowned the 1,650 freestyle champ. Air Force placed sixth out of 10 teams with 292 points for its best finish since the 2003 season and the second-best ever. Boise State won with 735 points. Air Force set four school records on Saturday. Academy records fell in the 1,000- and 1,650-yard free, the 200 breaststroke and 400 free relay.
scoreboard Miller, a freshman, earned her second MW champion honors while setting two school records in one event. Her time in the 1,650 free of 16:19.17, broke her school record of 16:23.09. Her 1,000 free split time of 9:49.86 is also a school record. With her win in the 500 free, Miller became the first Falcon women’s swimmer to win two events. Air Force has four MW swim titles total. Sara Menke gave Air Force a formidable 1-2 punch in the 1,650 free as the sophomore followed Miller with a second-place finish. Her 1,650 time of 16:28.83 and 1,000 split of 9:54.79 are second-best in school history. Junior Kim Davis took sixth in the 200 breast with a school-record 2:14.52. Freshman Kira Schlosberg took ninth in the 200 breast with a 2:15.22, which is the second-fastest mark in school history. Senior Hannah Cesare notched the secondfastest 100 free in school history in 50.65. Senior Sam Laughlin fell just shy of her own school record in the 200 back. Laughlin placed 11th in the 200 back with a time of 1:59.80. In platform diving freshman Savanna Meadows was Air Force’s top diver again. Meadows placed 10th. The Falcons closed out the evening with a record-breaking swim in the 400 free relay. The group of Davis, Miller, Laughlin and Cesare swam a time of 3:22.63. Air Force broke 11 school records at the MW Championships, including all five relays. The Falcons have broken every school record in the past two years. Air Force had 25 swims crack the school top 10 list at the championships. • Three more school records fell for Air Force in day three action Friday. The Falcons set school records in the 200-yard freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 400 medley relay. Junior Kim Davis was Air Force’s top performer, taking third place in the 400 individual medley for the second-straight season. A pair of freshmen set school records in the individual events. Miller set a school record in the 200 free, winning the consolation finals and taking ninth overall with a 1:48.45. The Falcons’ other individual school record came in the 100 breast as Kira Schlosberg placed sixth in 1:02.21. Air Force set its fourth relay record in three days with the 400 medley relay.
Air Force men’s lacrosse
At Denver: Air Force dropped a 7-6 contest to Canisius Saturday in the opening game of the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic, hosted by DU. The Falcons’ offense was led by senior captain Mike Crampton, who tallied two goals, while Tommy McKee added a goal and an assist. Crampton registered his first score of the game a minute into the contest to give Air Force a 1-0 lead, but Canisius tallied the next three goals to take a 3-1 lead. After Crampton’s second score, the Golden Griffins responded with two more quick tallies to push the margin to 5-2. Neither team scored again until freshman
Austin Smith found the back of the net with 1:15 left in the first half. The Falcons went into intermission trailing 5-3. The Falcons were able to back within one goal midway through the third quarter with a tally from McKee, while senior captain Erik Smith knotted the game at 5-5 with a man-up score with two minutes remaining in the period. However, Canisius closed out the quarter with two more goals to take a 7-5 lead into the final stanza. The only goal of the fourth quarter came from senior captain Kyle Cassady.
Air Force women’s tennis
At Lincoln, Neb.: The Falcons (4-4) won two singles matches but dropped the other four as well as the three doubles matches in a 5-2 loss to Nebraska (4-3). Air Force’s singles winners were Natasha Rizvi in a tiebreaker at No. 3 and Tracy Landram in straight sets at No. 6.
UCCS softball
At Sterling: Colorado-Colorado Springs (3-3, 1-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) defeated Colorado Mines (4-8, 1-1) 6-5, led by Jessica Belsterling who went 2 for 2 with two runs, three RBIs, and also recorded five strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched. Trailing by one, Claire Nibbe singled to begin the bottom of the sixth and moved into scoring position. Nibbe then advanced to third on a ground out. Jennifer Schellenberg drew a walk to put the go-ahead run for UCCS on base. Belsterling brought Schellenberg and Nibbe home with a double to give the Mountain Lions a one-run lead, which Belsterling held in the seventh inning to move to 1-1.
Air Force men’s tennis
At the academy: The Air Force men’s tennis team defeated Portland State 7-0. The Falcons swept all nine matches in improving to 7-2 this spring. Seniors Ali Rizvi and Alex Lineberry won their first doubles match against a Division I team this season with an 8-3 victory over Kacper Stelmaszak and Jonathan Pike at the No. 3 spot. Senior Alex Grubbs and sophomore Jack McCullers clinched the point with an 8-4 win over Wil Cochrane and Alec Marx, then seniors Andy Jackson and Steven Young won the No. 1 match, 7-6(3) over Brent Wheeler and Ian Risenhoover at the top spot. The Falcons then won all six singles matches in straight sets. Jackson clinched the team match with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at the No. 1 spot over Wheeler.
Air Force men’s gymnastics
At Las Vegas: Highlighted by a third-place finish on the high bar from junior Nick Gaudlip, two Air Force members wrapped up a strong day of prelim action at the Winter Cup Challenge on Thursday. Both Gaudlip and freshman Tim Wang advanced to the finals, marking the first time in program history that an Air Force gymnast has advanced to the second day.
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naScar-SPrint cuP-daytona 500 LineuP at daytona international Speedway daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (car number in parentheses) 1. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 196.019 mph. 2. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 195.852. 3. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194.574. 4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.477. 5. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194.544. 6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 195.042. 7. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 194.894. 8. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194.078. 9. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 195.211. 10. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 194.919. 11. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, 192.061. 12. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 194.776. 13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 194.658. 14. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 194.334. 15. (47) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 194.108. 16. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 194.41. 17. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 193.736. 18. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 193.732. 19. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 195.707. 20. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 194.523. 21. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 193.365. 22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 192.695. 23. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 192.538. 24. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, 192.135. 25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 195.818. 26. (52) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 191.493. 27. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 194.38. 28. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 194.582. 29. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 189.685. 30. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 195.712. 31. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 192.798. 32. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 194.637. 33. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 195.296. 34. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 195.004. 35. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.582. 36. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 194.574. 37. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 194.502. 38. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 194.422. 39. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 194.066. 40. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 193.815. 41. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 193.594. 42. (66) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 193.428. 43. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 192.328. Failed to Qualify 44. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 190.347. 45. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 192.291. 46. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 190.48. 47. (93) Morgan Shepherd, Toyota, 189.542. 48. (35) Eric McClure, Ford, 192.905. 49. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford.
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NOTE: The bulletin board and honor roll will run Sundays unless a space shortage forces it to a rare Saturday. Please submit sports announcements by 5 p.m. Thursday to Gazette Sports, 30 S. Prospect St., 80903; fax to 636-0163; or email sports@ gazette.com with the subject “Bulletin Board” or “Honor Roll.” Include a name and phone number. BASEBALL • Team Easton is looking for 9-14-andunder players for their teams. Call 719203-4284 for more information and to schedule a private workout. • The Top of the Rockies Instructional Baseball Camps will be offering a oneday pitcher-hitter-catcher camp March 2 at the Cheyenne Mountain HS indoor facility for 8-11-year-olds from 10-1 and ages 12-14 from 1-4. Cost is $50. For more information contact Bill Percy at bfpercy@q.com or 510-2497. Or check out the website at topoftherockies.com. • Registering for indoor T-ball/coach pitch, ages 4-7, boys and girls, Starts March 3 for eight weeks, Visit coloradobaseballacademy.com to register. • The Xplosion Baseball Team is looking for players for a 13U competitive team. There will be league and tournament play. Contact Mark at Mark.Smagner@ gmail.com. • West El Paso Baseball will be accepting online and mail-in registrations for the summer baseball season for ages 6-15 years March 1 to May 23. For additional information visit westelpasobaseball. com or call Jorge Lacayo 719-648-5171. • The Sandlot Sharks 13U competitive baseball team is looking for a couple of players to complete its roster. If you are interested in trying out, call Eric Thiele 719-237-2094. Additional information can also be found at sandlotcolorado.com. • The Pikes Peak Power 13U Competitive Baseball Club will be conducting tryouts for the 2014 season. Call Guy Yearous at 719-339-4689 or email pikespeakpowerbaseball@gmail.com. BASKETBALL • The Edge, a Colorado Springs-based competitive girls team, will hold tryouts for players in seventh through ninth grade on March 15. Call Phil Elliott, 719548-9095 or more information, or email edgebasketball@yahoo.com. • The Southern Colorado March Madness Boys & Girls Competitive Youth Basketball Tournament will be held March 14-16 in Pueblo. The tournament will be held
at Cesar Chavez Academy and Dolores Huerta Prep High School. Tournament cost is $175 per team with a four-game minimum. For more information call: 719320-8256 or 719-252-2884 or email @cllopez@chpa-k12.org COACHING • Discovery Canyon is looking for a boys’ diving coach. Send letter of interest and resume to sharon.lauer@asd20.org. • Doherty High School is looking for a head volleyball coach. If interested go to dohertyathletics.org and download an application for the “Files & Links” tab. Contact Chris Noll at nollca@d11.org with any questions. • Mesa Ridge is seeking a head volleyball coach. Send resume to Mike Sullivan at sullivanm@wsd3.k12.co.us • Mitchell is looking for a Girls JV Volleyball coach for the upcoming 2014 season. High School coaching experience is preferred. If interested, email a letter of interest and a coaching resume to Brett Williams, athletic director, at brett.williams@d11.org • Palmer is looking for girls tennis coaches for the spring season. Contact Robert Framel at Robert.framel@d11.org. • Palmer is hiring assistant football coaches for 2014. Contact Robert Framel at Robert.Framel@d11.org. • Palmer is accepting applications for varsity girls’ swim coach for the 2014-15 season. All interested applicants please email letter or interest and resume to Robert.Framel@d11.org • Palmer Ridge is hiring assistant football coaches for 2014. Contact Tom Pulford at tpulford@lewispalmer.org. • Pine Creek is accepting applications for a head boys’ swim coach. Send a letter of interest to athletic director Matt Mahan at Matt.mahan@asd20.org. • St. Mary’s has openings for a head girls’ volleyball, head girls’ tennis, and head boys’ soccer. Interested applicants should contact Jim Felice at 719-635-7540 or jfelice@smhscs.org • Widefield High School is seeking a head volleyball coach, interested individuals should email a letter of interest and resume to Shelli Miles, athletic director, at miless@wsd3.k12.co.us GOLF • Patty Jewett Women’s Golf Association is accepting new members for its 18-hole league. Play starts April 24 and continues Thursdays through October. Contact Jan O’Day at 719-648-6054 or log in to ghin.
com for registration information. • The Valley Hi Women’s 18 Hole Golf Club is accepting membership applications for the 2014 golf season starting in April. Wednesdays are play days. Call Kathleen at 719-495-9400 for an application. • The Fort Carson Women’s Golf Club is accepting new members for the 2014 season and invites all women golfers interested in playing with our club to come to our season opening coffee meeting, 9 a.m. April 1 at Mulligan’s at the Cheyenne Shadows Golf Course. Come join us for some coffee and breakfast treats and to learn about our club. Weather permitting, we will play nine holes of golf after the meeting. For more information about our club or the coffee meeting, contact Marti Schaefer at 598-9081 or 1martis@ comcast.net. SOCCER • Rocky Mountain Sports Officials is searching for officials for the spring season. These games are youth or adult level. Contact Shelly Rush at bigtimesoftball@hotmail.com or 719-439-6175. TRACK AND FIELD • The Colorado Association and MidAmerica Region Masters and Open Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 2 at the Air Force Academy. To sign up and for information contact Jim Weed, 303-520-3088 or rockymtnmastergames@msn.com.
honor roll BOWLING • Showtime Dawson bowled an 806 series at Brunswick Zone. Top series were bowled by Tish Johnson 767, Damon Holliman 732, Doug Sabo 731, Richard Gonzalez 720, and Seth Depooter 718. ... Bob Santucci bowled an 825 series and Lineal Floyd had a 300 game at King Pin. The other top series there were: Floyd 771, Rob Moffitt 767, Charlie Ahyo 764, Ron Pool 762, Doug Sabo 791, Brian MacIntyre 768. ... Tish Johnson had a 767 series at Circle Lanes. VOLLEYBALL • Colorado juniors 15 team won the Omaha Invitational, defeating the No. 1 team in the nation. Team members include: Lydia Bartalo, Emily Broerman, Liz Reich and Ellie Bubser.
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weStern conFerence Southwest w L Pct San Antonio 40 16 .714 Houston 37 18 .673 Dallas 34 23 .596 Memphis 31 24 .564 New Orleans 23 32 .418 northwest w L Pct Oklahoma City 43 13 .768 Portland 37 18 .673 Minnesota 27 28 .491 Denver 25 29 .463 Utah 19 36 .345 Pacific w L Pct L.A. Clippers 37 20 .649 Phoenix 33 21 .611 Golden State 33 22 .600 L.A. Lakers 19 36 .345 Sacramento 18 36 .333 eaStern conFerence atlantic w L Pct Toronto 30 25 .545 Brooklyn 25 27 .481 New York 21 35 .375 Boston 19 37 .339 Philadelphia 15 41 .268 Southeast w L Pct Miami 39 14 .736 Washington 27 28 .491 Charlotte 27 30 .474 Atlanta 26 29 .473 Orlando 17 40 .298 central w L Pct Indiana 42 13 .764 Chicago 29 25 .537 Detroit 23 33 .411 Cleveland 22 34 .393 Milwaukee 10 45 .182 Saturday’s scores Washington 94, New Orleans 93 Charlotte 92, Memphis 89 Dallas 113, Detroit 102 Atlanta 107, New York 98 Indiana 110, Milwaukee 100 Minnesota 121, Utah 104 Boston at Sacramento, late Brooklyn at Golden State, late Sunday’s games L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 11 a.m. Chicago at Miami, 1:30 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Denver, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 7 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
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Colgate 84, Loyola (Md.) 60 Dayton 57, Duquesne 54 Fairleigh Dickinson 73, Sacred Heart 66 Georgetown 74, Xavier 52 Harvard 59, Princeton 47 NJIT 99, Fisher 67 Quinnipiac 90, Niagara 88 Robert Morris 71, St. Francis (NY) 70, OT Saint Joseph’s 87, Fordham 72 St. Peter’s 61, Monmouth (NJ) 51 Towson 83, Hofstra 77 Villanova 57, St. John’s 54 Wagner 71, Mount St. Mary’s 66 SoutH Alabama 80, Missouri 73 Alabama St. 92, Alcorn St. 86 Arkansas 73, Mississippi St. 69 Charleston Southern 86, Presbyterian 47 Clemson 63, Georgia Tech 55 Davidson 59, Wofford 49 Duke 66, Syracuse 60 E. Kentucky 96, Austin Peay 75 ETSU 88, North Florida 85 Elon 66, Georgia Southern 61 Florida 75, Mississippi 71 Florida A&M 80, Bethune-Cookman 75 Furman 68, Appalachian St. 53 Georgia 73, South Carolina 56 Georgia St. 80, Louisiana-Lafayette 77 Hampton 81, Howard 78 High Point 85, Longwood 59 Jackson St. 79, Grambling St. 59 Jacksonville 88, SC-Upstate 82 Kentucky 77, LSU 76, OT Louisiana Tech 71, Old Dominion 66 Memphis 82, Temple 79, OT Miami 69, Boston College 42 Murray St. 69, Morehead St. 58 NC Central 73, NC A&T 55 NC State 71, Virginia Tech 64 Nicholls St. 68, McNeese St. 59 North Carolina 105, Wake Forest 72 North Texas 78, FAU 76 SE Missouri 77, UT-Martin 74 South Alabama 86, Troy 78 Southern Miss. 77, UTEP 68 Southern U. 70, Alabama A&M 62 Tennessee Tech 69, Jacksonville St. 57 Texas Southern 73, MVSU 65 Tulane 68, UTSA 56 Tulsa 77, FIU 65 UAB 64, Charlotte 62 UNC Asheville 100, Coastal Carolina 85 VMI 88, Radford 76 Vanderbilt 67, Auburn 59 Virginia 70, Notre Dame 49 W. Carolina 70, The Citadel 52 W. Kentucky 72, Louisiana-Monroe 63 William & Mary 81, Northeastern 67 MidweSt Bradley 55, Loyola of Chicago 38 Buffalo 78, Kent St. 69 Chicago St. 73, CS Bakersfield 68 Cleveland St. 74, Milwaukee 50 Indiana 61, Northwestern 56 Kansas 85, Texas 54 Louisville 58, Cincinnati 57 Marquette 96, DePaul 94, OT Missouri St. 77, Indiana St. 66 N. Dakota St. 74, S. Dakota St. 59 Ohio St. 64, Minnesota 46 S. Illinois 61, Evansville 56 Saint Louis 66, George Washington 59 South Dakota 64, W. Illinois 54 UMKC 74, Utah Valley 56 Valparaiso 68, Youngstown St. 66 Wichita St. 83, Drake 54 Wisconsin 79, Iowa 74 SoutHweSt Abilene Christian 124, SW Adventist 57 Ark.-Pine Bluff 76, Prairie View 61 Arkansas St. 73, Texas St. 68 Houston 88, UCF 84 Iowa St. 71, TCU 60 Oklahoma St. 84, Texas Tech 62 Oral Roberts 63, Cent. Arkansas 50 Sam Houston St. 74, Lamar 71 Stephen F. Austin 70, Northwestern St. 68 Texas A&M 68, Tennessee 65, OT Texas A&M-CC 66, Houston Baptist 61 Texas-Arlington 75, UALR 71 Far weSt Arizona 88, Colorado 61 BYU 89, Portland 72 Boise St. 91, UNLV 90, OT Colorado St. 82, Wyoming 67 Denver 72, Nebraska-Omaha 60 E. Washington 85, S. Utah 74 Fresno St. 79, Utah St. 76 Idaho 83, Grand Canyon 77 Montana 62, Idaho St. 61 Nevada 75, Air Force 56 New Mexico 58, San Diego St. 44 North Dakota 75, N. Arizona 63 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 76, Santa Clara 54 San Francisco 64, Pacific 59 Stanford 83, UCLA 74 UC Santa Barbara 80, Cal St.-Fullerton 65 Washington 86, Oregon St. 62 Weber St. 86, Montana St. 68 neVada 75, air Force 56 neVada (13-15) West 1-1 0-0 2, Huff 5-9 0-0 11, Evans, Jr. 4-11 0-0 11, Perez 5-12 0-0 12, Burton 6-7 7-8 21, Coleman 1-4 3-4 5, Conroy 0-0 0-0 0, Fenner 3-5 2-2 8, Fall 0-0 0-0 0, Stevens, Jr. 2-3 1-2 5, Stivrins 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 0-0 0-0 0. totals 27-52 13-16 75. air Force (10-15) Olesinski 3-6 0-1 6, Hammonds 1-4 0-0 2, Williams 2-8 1-1 5, Coggins 5-10 0-0 14, Yon 5-14 2-3 12, Kocur 0-4 3-4 3, Tuss 1-2 0-1 3, Adler 0-0 0-0 0, Earls 3-10 1-2 7, Graham 1-1 0-1 2, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 1-1 0-2 2. totals 22-60 7-15 56. uniVerSity oF daLLaS 67, coLorado coLLege 66 daLLaS (11-13) Davidson 4-10 3-3 12, Wyatt 3-4 2-2 9, Malone 3-8 0-0 7, Wilson 5-10 3-4 14, Blackburn 2-5 2-2 8, Gonzalez 0-2 2-2 2, Bambace 1-3 0-0 3, Sarrat 1-3 1-1 3, Kaiser 3-7 3-4 9. totals 22-53 16-19 67. coLorado coLLege (16-7) Webb 1-4 0-0 2, Lesnansky 9-14 4-7 22, Milne 8-17 2-2 18, Tramutolo 2-3 0-0 6, Jonas 1-2 0-0 2, Berardino 1-6 2-3 4, Lonergan 1-3 0-0 2, Clark 4-5 2-2 10. totals 27-55 10-14 66.
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eaSt Army 64, American U. 60 Bowling Green 73, Buffalo 63 Bucknell 62, Boston U. 50 CCSU 63, Sacred Heart 53 Cornell 78, Brown 53 Dartmouth 53, Penn 50 Duquesne 60, Fordham 51 Hartford 80, UMBC 64 Iona 69, Canisius 52 LIU Brooklyn 77, Wagner 51 Lehigh 73, Lafayette 59 Mount St. Mary’s 70, Fairleigh Dickinson 35 Navy 64, Holy Cross 57 Niagara 85, Monmouth (NJ) 57 Princeton 69, Harvard 64 Providence 61, Xavier 59 Quinnipiac 67, St. Peter’s 44 Robert Morris 73, Bryant 62 Seton Hall 90, Marquette 86, OT South Florida 72, Temple 69 St. Bonaventure 57, George Mason 53 St. Francis (NY) 82, St. Francis (Pa.) 74 Stony Brook 73, Maine 65 Vermont 74, Binghamton 48 Yale 73, Columbia 68 MidweSt Akron 88, Ohio 76 Cent. Michigan 85, N. Illinois 77 DePaul 97, Butler 64 IPFW 78, IUPUI 73 Indiana 79, Illinois 61 Iowa 74, Michigan 70 Iowa St. 81, Texas 64 Nebraska-Omaha 65, Denver 41 North Dakota 87, Sacramento St. 57 S. Dakota St. 75, N. Dakota St. 53 SE Missouri 59, Jacksonville St. 48 South Dakota 79, W. Illinois 76 Valparaiso 84, Oakland 70 West Virginia 61, Kansas St. 40 Wright St. 102, Detroit 82 SoutHweSt Arkansas St. 74, Texas St. 55 Baylor 69, TCU 46 Cent. Arkansas 62, Oral Roberts 54 Lamar 81, Sam Houston St. 64 NJIT 57, Incarnate Word 48 Oklahoma 64, Kansas 61 Old Dominion 68, UTSA 57 Prairie View 80, Ark.-Pine Bluff 67 Stephen F. Austin 68, Northwestern St. 51 Texas A&M-CC 74, Houston Baptist 62 Tulsa 63, North Texas 43 UALR 69, Texas-Arlington 60 UConn 92, Houston 41 UTEP 81, East Carolina 74 SoutH Alabama St. 68, Alcorn St. 59 Bethune-Cookman 76, Florida A&M 62 Campbell 65, Gardner-Webb 62 Cincinnati 50, UCF 49 Coastal Carolina 57, Presbyterian 50 Coppin St. 63, Norfolk St. 51 Davidson 83, W. Carolina 73 Delaware St. 79, Md.-Eastern Shore 68 E. Illinois 54, Belmont 48 E. Kentucky 79, Austin Peay 71 Elon 82, Wofford 59 Florida Gulf Coast 80, North Florida 54 Furman 77, UNC-Greensboro 64 George Washington 72, Richmond 58 Georgia Southern 74, Appalachian St. 72 Hampton 59, Howard 52
High Point 82, UNC Asheville 75 Jackson St. 64, Grambling St. 51 Liberty 80, Winthrop 69 Longwood 76, Radford 70 Louisiana-Lafayette 67, Georgia St. 63 N. Kentucky 61, Lipscomb 57 NC A&T 79, NC Central 51 Nicholls St. 76, McNeese St. 66 Rice 61, Louisiana Tech 56 SC State 66, Savannah St. 62 SIU-Edwardsville 74, Tennessee St. 66 SMU 78, Memphis 74 Southern Miss. 78, FAU 70 Southern U. 94, Alabama A&M 82 Texas Southern 66, MVSU 56 UAB 81, Tulane 79 UT-Martin 84, Murray St. 67 VCU 74, Saint Louis 67 W. Kentucky 92, Louisiana-Monroe 63 Far weSt BYU 91, Loyola Marymount 67 Boise St. 75, UNLV 72 CS Bakersfield 99, Chicago St. 58 Fresno St. 72, Utah St. 70 Gonzaga 72, Portland 61 Idaho 68, Grand Canyon 54 Montana 76, Idaho St. 67 Montana St. 75, Weber St. 71 N. Arizona 86, N. Colorado 70 Nevada 76, Air Force 43 Pacific 83, San Francisco 65 S. Utah 86, Portland St. 79 San Diego 73, Pepperdine 46 San Diego St. 53, New Mexico 48 Santa Clara 89, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 83 UC Davis 56, Hawaii 52 UC Irvine 76, CS Northridge 72 UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal St.-Fullerton 54 Utah Valley 49, UMKC 43 Wyoming 75, Colorado St. 49 uniVerSity oF daLLaS 58, coLorado coLLege 49 daLLaS (13-12) Hagemann 1-6 0-0 2, Allen 5-9 0-0 10, Tonry 3-9 4-6 10, Bustamante 0-3 5-6 5, Tso 1-3 0-0 2, Gendron 2-6 0-0 4, Florek 1-4 0-0 2, Madden 3-5 0-0 6, Summers 2-4 3-6 8, Stoia 1-2 4-6 6, Worry 1-2 0-0 3. totals 20-57 16-25 58. coLorado coLLege (2-23) Davis 2-10 2-2 6, Ukasick 2-10 9-9 13, Hart 1-3 2-2 4, Wirth 3-4 3-3 9, Tyus 3-15 6-8 12, Waters 2-5 1-2 5. totals 13-51 23-26 49. uccS 63, BLack HiLLS State 49 uccS (11-13) Kienitz 4-9 1-2 9, Kirchoff 6-14 7-7 21, Ramirez 2-5 0-0 5, Pikul 1-4 2-2 5, Gentile 3-6 0-0 6, Haist 2-6 0-0 4, Leaf 1-1 0-1 2, Krueger 5-6 1-2 11. totals 24-51 11-14 63. BLack HiLLS State (12-13) Bechtel 2-8 0-0 4, Fearing 1-3 0-0 3, Biegler 3-5 3-4 11, Patterson 4-13 4-4 12, Barrie 3-6 0-0 6, Haefs 2-3 0-0 5, Curl 1-1 0-0 2, Cowan 3-5 0-0 6. totals 19-50 7-8 49.
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weStern conFerence central gP w L ot Pts gF St. Louis 57 39 12 6 84 196 Chicago 60 35 11 14 84 207 Colorado 58 37 16 5 79 174 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 145 Dallas 58 27 21 10 64 164 Winnipeg 60 28 26 6 62 168 Nashville 59 25 24 10 60 146 Pacific gP w L ot Pts gF Anaheim 60 41 14 5 87 196 San Jose 59 37 16 6 80 175 Los Angeles 59 31 22 6 68 139 Phoenix 58 27 21 10 64 163 Vancouver 60 27 24 9 63 146 Calgary 58 22 29 7 51 137 Edmonton 60 20 33 7 47 153 eaStern conFerence atlantic gP w L ot Pts gF Boston 57 37 16 4 78 176 Tampa Bay 58 33 20 5 71 168 Montreal 59 32 21 6 70 148 Toronto 60 32 22 6 70 178 Detroit 58 26 20 12 64 151 Ottawa 59 26 22 11 63 169 Florida 58 22 29 7 51 139 Buffalo 57 15 34 8 38 110 Metropolitan gP w L ot Pts gF Pittsburgh 58 40 15 3 83 186 N.Y. Rangers 59 32 24 3 67 155 Philadelphia 59 30 23 6 66 162 Columbus 58 29 24 5 63 170 Washington 59 27 23 9 63 171 Carolina 57 26 22 9 61 144 New Jersey 59 24 22 13 61 135 N.Y. Islanders 60 22 30 8 52 164 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
ga 135 163 153 147 164 175 180 ga 147 142 128 169 160 179 199 ga 125 145 142 182 163 191 183 172 ga 138 146 167 161 175 158 146 200
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eaSt Holy Cross 4, American International 3 UConn 3, Army 1 Manhattanville 3, Utica 1 Sacred Heart 5, Bentley 2 Yale 3, Dartmouth 3, OT Canisius 6, Robert Morris 3 Brown 2, Harvard 0 Castleton St. 3 New England College 2, OT Vermont 4, Merrimack 3 Mercyhurst 4, Niagara 2 Northeastern 4, Maine 3 Cornell 4, Princeton 1 Colgate 3, Quinnipiac 1 Clarkson 2, RPI 2, OT Providence 2, UMass 1 Boston College 2, UMass-Lowell 2, OT Union (NY) 6, St. Lawrence 2 SoutH Lake Superior St. 3, Ala.-Huntsville 2 MidweSt Ferris St. 5, Alaska-Anchorage 3 St. Cloud St. 3, Miami (Ohio) 0 Michigan 5, Penn St. 2 North Dakota 6, Minn.-Duluth 2 Michigan Tech 3, N. Michigan 2 Notre Dame 2, Boston U. 0 W. Michigan 5, Nebraska-Omaha 3 Wisconsin 2, Michigan St. 0 Far weSt RIT 3, Air Force 2 Colorado College 3, Denver 1
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aMerican League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Chris Capuano on a one-year contract. Placed RHP Ryan Dempster on the restricted list. nationaL League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with SS Erisbel Arruebarruena on a five-year contract.
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MINNESOTA — Signed football coach Jerry Kill to a contract extension through the 2018 season.
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Thiessen sees little change with new title RB Lee thought he was already lone coordinator by bRENT bRIGGEMAN brent.briggeman@gazette.com —
So, what does senior tailback Jon Lee think of Air Force’s switch to Mike Thiessen as the lone offensive coordinator? “I always thought he was the sole coordinator,” said Lee, clearly unaware that a change had taken place. Thiessen, who has been part of a three-headed co-coordinator team for five years, was given the solo job in a paring down of coaching titles this week. The move was met with all the fanfare you’d expect given that a key offensive player like Lee didn’t even know Thiessen hadn’t already occupied that role. Truth is nothing really changes except the title. Thies-
sen already held play-calling responsibilities and will continue to orchestrate the action in addition to serving as wide receivers coach. “It’s kind of the same role,” Thiessen said. “It’s kind of how we’ve been doing it all the way anyway, so it’s really nothing new as far as how we’ve been operating and going about our business. It’s kind of business as usual.” Falcons coach Troy Calhoun said the move will take some of the burden off of offensive line coach Clay Hendrix, who also serves as an associate head coach. Quarterback coach Blaine Morgan had also had a co-coordinator label next to his name before the moniker restructuring.
Neither will see much of a change in their actual responsibilities. “It’s still a conglomeration during the week in terms of game plan, in terms of offseason study, the way to want to approach our install and then once we get ready for an opponent, too,” Calhoun said. “It’s still going to be a group effort.” Still, even if the move is basically symbolic, it symbolizes a certain amount of belief in Thiessen’s importance. A two-sport star during his career at Air Force, Thiessen was an All-America center fielder in the spring of 2000 and was the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year later that year as he was among the conference leaders
Mike Thiessen’s job as offensive coordinator hasn’t changed that much. in rushing yards and touchdowns as the Falcons’ quarterback. He still holds the Air Force record with a 33-game hitting streak and he played two seasons of minor league baseball in the Arizona Diamondbacks system. To make his résumé more complete, he served at Luke Air Force Base, working in a fighter squadron and later in personnel. He also taught algebra, calculus and chemistry at the USAFA Prep School. He has coached receivers for the past eight years, helping
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Air Force gets blasted Nevada starts and finishes strong to prolong Falcons’ rough stretch by bRENT bRIGGEMAN brent.briggeman@gazette.com —
If a slump rages on for too long, at some point you have to question if what you’re calling a slump is instead your reality. Air Force reached that point Saturday. Ne va d a started strong — scoring the first 10 points — and buried Next Air Force late Air Force at in a 75-56 vicWyoming, 7 tory Saturday p.m. Tuesday, at Clune Are740 AM na. The Falcons, who have lost three straight home games by double-digit margins, shot just 36.7 percent and haven’t shot better than 42 percent in any of their six February games. After scoring at least 60 points in 16 of their first 17 games, the Falcons have failed to reach 60 points in eight straight games. “They say your stats are who you are, right?” Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich said. “But watching us and working with us, I don’t buy it. I know we can make shots and I know we can shoot the ball better, but we’ve got to prove it.” Guard Deonte Burton scored 21 points and added five assists, two steals and just one turnover for the Wolf Pack, who snapped a five-game losing streak. With the senior leading the way, Nevada led by as many as 12 points in the first half. Air Force (10-15, 4-10 Mountain West) closed that gap to four points late in the first half, but a Burton layup and a Cole Huff 3-pointer stretched it back to nine. The game was no longer competitive by the time it reached the 10-minute mark in the second half. “They run a pretty complicated offense, so we had to lock in and tune in,” Burton said. “They still got baskets here and there, but when we rely on our defense and our defense comes through for
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No. 5 Duke 66, No. 1 Syracuse 60
At Durham, N.C.: The rematch of one of college basketball’s best games of the season ended with Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim getting ejected after he charged onto the court to argue a block/ charge call. Rodney Hood scored 13 points and drew that game-changing charging call Saturday that propelled Duke. Freshman Jabari Parker had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (22-6). Jerami Grant had 17 points and C.J. Fair, the player who was called for the charge, finished with 13 for the Orange (25-2, 12-2). At Oxford, Miss.: Scottie Wilbekin scored 18 points, Michael Frazier II added 17 and Florida rallied to beat Mississippi. The Gators (25-2) extended their school-record winning streak to 19 games.
No. 4 Arizona 88, CU 61
At Boulder: Freshman Aaron Gordon scored 21 of his seasonbest 23 points in the second half and Nick Johnson added 20 points as fourth-ranked Arizona won at Colorado for the first time since 1973. It was a rare breather for the Wildcats (25-2), who scrapped their way through a series of close games since beating Colorado by 12 in Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 23. Coming off an emotionally draining win over the Sun Devils on Wednesday that burnished their NCAA Tournament credentials, the Buffaloes (20-8, 9-6) came out ice cold, missing their first 14 shots.
No. 8 Kansas 85, No. 19 Texas 54
At Lawrence, Kan.: Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, Joel Embiid briefly flirted with a triple-double and Kansas (21-6) trounced Texas (20-7).
No. 11 Louisville 58, No. 7 Cincinnati 57
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Air Force guard Zach Kocur has the ball stripped away by Nevada guard Marueze Coleman during the Wolf Pack’s 75-56 victory Saturday at Clune Arena. us, then we’re a pretty good team.” Jerry Evans Jr. had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Nevada (13-15, 8-7), which outrebounded Air Force 40-31. It was the fourth game this season in which Air Force never held a lead. “When we’re lackadaisical and play with no energy like we did tonight, it’s not going to open up for us,” said Max
Yon, who scored 12 points for the Falcons to go with five rebounds and four assists. It’s not that there weren’t some bright spots for the Falcons. Tre’ Coggins, who had gone 0 for 14 from 3-point range over his past two games, hit four 3s and led the team with 14 points. The team had 14 assists compared to just eight turnovers, the third time in four games that
the Falcons committed fewer than 10 turnovers. But the sum of Air Force’s positive performances fell well short of equaling a complete team effort. “We’ve just got to keep that team mentality where everyone’s on the same page,” Yon said. “Slapping the floor like we were at San Jose State, playing hard for each other no matter who’s scoring.”
Barring a meeting with Nevada in the Mountain West Tournament, Air Force will not have to see Deonte Burton again. That should be just fine with the Falcons, who gave up 74 points in four career matchups with the senior — including three 20-point efforts. Burton, who became the second Nevada player with 2,000 points on Saturday (joining Nick Fazekas), also committed just five turnovers in 146 minutes in those four games against Air Force “Very strong, very composed,” Falcons coach Dave Pilipovich said of Burton. “He sees the game very well and has a great mind for the game. He’s
very savvy.” “He’ll play for money somewhere.”
halftime, that’s why he was out there to start the second half.”
Earls continues to contribute
Freshmen see the floor
DeLovell Earls finally cracked Air Force’s starting lineup — for the second half anyway. Earls was on the floor to start the second half after a solid first half that included six points, four rebounds, three assists, a steal and no turnovers. The injury-plagued junior added just one more point and rebound in the second half. “He gave us some spark in the first half,” Pilipovich said. “He got us to a six-point deficit at
Four freshmen played for Air Force, as it utilized a blowout loss as a chance to earn experience. Joe Tuss hit his first career 3-pointer, Darrius Parker had a dunk on an offensive putback and Zach Kocur and Hayden Graham played a combined 16 minutes. Kocur’s two first-half free throws were the first points scored at the line during the conference season for an Air Force freshman. BRENT BRIGGEMAN, THE GAZETTE
as a player or a coach. “Sometimes it’s kind of uncharted territory in terms of how to handle that part of it, so you’ve got to kind of fumble your way through it a little bit,” Thiessen said. “But at the same time if you look at the nature of our lives, the times where you grow the most is after you struggle a little bit and you have to learn from it. I think our team had to struggle through that. I think that builds a lot of character and a lot of heart, and you discover guys that are really committed — really want to be here — and it provides a little extra determination and drive for this coming year. We’ve got a hungry group.” As for Thiessen, it doesn’t sound like he’s particularly hungry to prove himself in his new role. After all, it really isn’t all that new.
ROuNDup
No. 2 Florida 75, Mississippi 71
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to mentor Chad Hall on the way to an NFL career. “I think probably the thing he does have is good experience after playing quarterback and then coaching the receivers here,” Calhoun said. “I think it gives you a little more expansive view for a guy who’s got to look at the scope of the field.” As the play-caller during Air Force’s 2-10 season this past fall, Thiessen said the team’s ride through four quarterbacks provided a unique challenge. “You’re a little limited when things like that happen, but at the same time I think we have enough in our bag of tricks to give guys a chance,” he said. “Obviously we came out on the short end.” The losing clearly took its toll for a guy who had never experienced a similar season
At Cincinnati: Russ Smith’s 18-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left gave Louisville (23-4) its sixth straight win and 10th in 11 games. Cincinnati (24-4) fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit to take a 55-52 lead with 90 seconds left but couldn’t hold on.
No. 9 Villanova 57, St. John’s 54
At Philadelphia: Darrun Hilliard scored 18 points and Ryan Arcidiacono had 12 for Villanova. It was the second straight win for Villanova (24-3).
No. 14 Virginia 70, Notre Dame 49
At Charlottesville, Va.: Akil Mitchell and Anthony Gill each scored 15 points and Virginia used a 30-2 second-half run to blow open a close game and go on to its 11th consecutive victory.
No. 18 Kentucky 77, LSU 76, OT
At Lexington, Ky.: Julius Randle scored in the lane with 3.9 seconds remaining in overtime for Kentucky (21-6).
Stanford 83, No. 23 UCLA 74
At Stanford, Calif.: Chasson Randle scored 26 points to help Stanford boost its case for an atlarge NCAA Tournament berth.
No. 24 Ohio State 64, Minnesota 46
At Columbus, Ohio: Sam Thompson scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half, leading Ohio State (22-6) back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Minnesota.
UCCS 100, Black Hills State 88, OT
At Spearfish, S.D.: The Mountain Lions (18-6, 14-5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) trailed for most of the second half, but outscored the Yellow Jackets 16-8 in overtime to win their ninth straight game. Derrick White led both teams with 32 points and tied the program record with 21 made free throws. He broke the UCCS program record for made free throws in a career and his season record. Alex Welsh added 23 points and Dalton Patten scored 22.
Dallas 67, CC 66
At Reid Gymnasium: Nate Wilson’s layup with just over eight seconds remaining was the difference as Dallas beat Colorado College in the regular-season finale. CC’s Ryan Milne scored 18 points and dished out five assists.
CSU 82, Wyoming 67
At Fort Collins: Daniel Bejarano scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and added nine assists for Colorado State (15-13). WoMen
UCCS 63, Black Hills St. 49
At Spearfish, S.D.: Abby Kirchoff scored 21 points for her 12th 20-point game of the season to lead Colorado at Colorado Springs (11-13, 10-10 RMAC) to a win against Black Hills State. It was the third straight win for the Mountain Lions and it kept UCCS in eighth in the conference standings.
Wyoming 75, CSU 49
At Laramie, Wyo.: Held to its lowest score of the season, CSU fall to 13-2 in the Mountain West with a 21-5 record overall.
Dallas 58, CC 49
At Reid Arena: Korbyn Ukasick and Courtney Tyus did their best to keep CC within striking distance, but Dallas built a 19-point lead midway through the second.
No. 1 UConn 92, Houston 41
At Houston: Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson scored 24 apiece and Connecticut (28-0) extending its winning streak to 34 games.
No. 6 Baylor 69, TCU 46
No. 16 Wisconsin 79, No. 15 Iowa 74
At Fort Worth, Texas: Odyssey Sims matched her season low with 17 points, and Baylor overcame a sluggish showing in a rare morning start for its 10th straight win.
No. 17 Iowa St. 71, TCU 60
At Manhattan, Kansas: Christal Caldwell scored 21 points as West Virginia won its seventh straight.
At Iowa City, Iowa: Frank Kaminsky had 21 points and a crucial late steal as Wisconsin (22-5) won for its fifth straight. At Fort Worth, Texas: DeAndre Kane scored 20 points and Georges Niang had 19 points and eight rebounds as Iowa State (21-5) kept TCU winless in the Big 12.
No. 13 West Virginia 61, Kansas State 40
No. 25 Gonzaga 72, Portland 61
At Spokane, Wash.: Haiden Palmer scored 12 points for Gonzaga (24-4).
C 10 ❘ the gazette ❘ Sunday, February 23, 2014
WINTER SERIES RUNNING
AUTO RACING
Runners focus on simply Hamlin can make history holding on at longer distance No driver has ever swept Speedweeks at Daytona DAYTONA 500
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“Just hold on” was a big part of Stephanie Wurtz’s plan to win the final race and the overall 35th annual Winter Series for women in the long course Saturday. Other race favorites held on to win in the longest race of the series in Black Forest. Short-distance runners had to run 10K, while long-distance runners ran 20K in what can only be described as a battle against the wind. However, mild temperatures helped conditions. James Burns, 25, of Colorado Springs won both the 10K and the overall series for men in the short course, finishing in 33 minutes and 48 seconds. “Another fun winner,” said Burns of his victory. Burns said he didn’t do anything differently to prepare for this race, but he did say the course was tough, citing both the wind and the altitude as factors. Burns is using the series to prepare for races this summer, specifically the U.S. Trail Running Championships in July. This is the second year that Burns has captured the overall series title. Sheila Geere, 50, of Colorado Springs won the short course for women and broke the course record for her age group in 43:24, based on the tracking chip. Her time beats the record by more than 6 minutes. She wins the overall race series for women in the short course. Andy Boyle, 17, of Colorado Springs won the 20K for the men in one hour, 19 minutes and 41 seconds. Boyle was cheered to victory by his own fan section during the race. He gives credit to his running mates. “Mr. Tyler Dimson of the
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Manitou Springs’ Stephanie Wurtz wins the 20K in 1:29:25 in Black Forest in the Winter Series IV season finale. academy really helped me push through, and all of the academy guys also,” Boyle said. Tyler Dimson, 20, of the Air Force Academy, came in second in 1:19:42, according to the tracking chip. Boyle is the overall winner for men in the long course for the race series. Stephanie Wurtz of Manitou Springs won the 20K for the women in 1:29:25. Wurtz’s strategy was to hold steady in the first half and then push it in the second half to compensate for the wind. Wurtz’s next race is the Catalina Marathon next month in California. The Winter Series is made up of four races in four city
and county locations. Each race consists of a long and short race, with each race being longer than the previous. Runners who participated in all four short or long races are eligible for awards, which will be given out March 1 at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. This event started in 1979 under the name Black Forest Series. At first, all of the races were held in the Black Forest area. As the races grew in size, local residents began to complain about the local roads being overrun with runners every Saturday in winter. The race venues were then changed to use four locations and the Black Forest location for the last race.
DAYTONA BEACH, FlA. • Denny Hamlin almost couldn’t help himself at the start of his Daytona 500 qualifying race, when he anxiously tried to charge to the front and shake out all the cobwebs and frustration from his injury-plagued season a year ago. The move backfired, he found himself mired in traffic and after a deep breath to regroup, used a different gameplan to get to the front. It was a valuable lesson in patience, one he’ll need Sunday when he tries to become the first driver at Daytona International Speedway to sweep Speedweeks. He opened Daytona with a win in the exhibition Sprint Unlimited and in the second of two 150-mile qualifying races, but those races are only confidence-boosters. The big daddy is the seasonopening Daytona 500, and no driver has ever completed the trifecta.
Oh, what a prize that would be for Hamlin, who sat out five races last season with a fractured vertebra then gamely drove through the pain for the final six months in a failed attempt to salvage his year. “The biggest challenge for myself is keeping the reins back for 400 miles, 450 miles,” he said. “Obviously, when you go out here and you perform the way we have over these last few races, it’s hard not to just want to go out there, charge out there, show that you’re still on top and still the best right on lap one. It’s going to be battling those inner demons of wanting to go out there, lead laps, putting yourself in a safe position, but also being conservative and making sure you’re there at the end of the day.” This is a familiar act at Daytona, where surprise winners often steal the win and heartbreak is the norm. The late Dale Earnhardt won 34 races at Daytona but didn’t win his
only Daytona 500 until his 20th try. Trevor Bayne? He won his Daytona 500 debut at the expense of three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart, who is 0-for-15 and has lost the race in spectacular fashion. He was passed by Ryan Newman on the last lap in 2008, didn’t get the push he needed on the final restart when Bayne won in 2011 and played second-fiddle to Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004. Like Hamlin, or Kevin Harvick last year, Stewart is among the many drivers who had dominant Speedweeks only to come up empty bidding for the biggest prize. Most notably was 2002 when he was the driver to beat and his engine failed on the second lap, leading to a devastating last-place finish for Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing. So Gibbs expects nothing on Sunday even though both Hamlin and Matt Kenseth, winner of the first qualifying race, have established themselves as two of the favorites.
NASCAR considers limiting drivers’ double duty
Rock national anthem raises eyebrows at Daytona
NOTeS Regan Smith wins Nationwide opener
Regan Smith won the seasonopening Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway by edging Brad Keselowski at the finish line in overtime. It was redemption for Smith, who was leading on the last lap a year ago when he tried to block Keselowski to preserve the win. It triggered a 12-car accident that sent Kyle Larson’s car into the fence. Nearly 30 fans were injured from debris that sailed into the grandstands. The win was Smith’s fourth career Nationwide win.
Kyle Busch’s thrilling move in the final few hundred feet of the Truck Series season opener led to his 99th win outside NASCAR’s top series. The victory infuriated many fans. NASCAR heard them loud and clear. NASCAR said it is looking at potentially limiting the number of second- and third-tier events Sprint Cup regulars can run. Officials have already talked about a potential rules adjustments, and Busch’s win Friday night surely will lead to more discussions.
“America’s most patriotic rock band” performed America’s most patriotic song at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. And the reviews were mixed. Madison Rising’s rendition of the national anthem had a few drivers chuckling and some fans shaking their heads before the Nationwide Series season opener. The band’s version of “The Star Spangled Banner,” which has more than 5 million views on YouTube, was shortened for television purposes.
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OLYMPICS
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING • Women’s 30km mass start
Norwegian top woman winner Bjoergen captures 10th medal, 6th gold, 3 in 2014 The Associated Press —
KRASNAYA POLYANA, RuSSiA • If this was Marit Bjoergen’s last Olympic race, she couldn’t have scripted a better finish. A sixth gold, two teammates on either side of the podium, and no one above her in the history of the Winter Games. Bjoergen became the most decorated female Winter Olympian in history Saturday by leading a Norwegian sweep in the women’s 30-kilometer cross-country ski race. It was her third gold of these Olympics and 10th medal overall — putting her ahead of Russian cross-country skier Lyubov Egorova, who had six golds and three silvers. Being surrounded by her teammates — silver medalist Therese Johaug and bronze-winner Kristin Stoermer Steira — seemed to mean more to Bjoergen than her own record. “It’s an incredible day for our team,” said Bjoergen, who also won three golds in Vancouver four years ago. “When I’m finished skiing I can think about how many medals I have. But right now it doesn’t mean much.” This may well have been her farewell to the sport’s biggest stage, though. The 33-year-old Bjoergen said she’ll make a decision after next year’s world championships about whether to continue skiing, but doubted that she’ll be in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018. “Four years is a long time, and I’m not getting younger,” Bjoergen said. “I’m also thinking about having a family. I don’t want to do this at 90 percent.” Bjoergen’s total medal haul is six golds, three silvers and a bronze. She also has 12 world championship gold medals. Two other women — Stafania Belmondo of Italy and Soviet skier Raisa Smetanina — also have 10 Olympic medals in cross-country, but fewer golds. Soviet speedskater Lidia Skoblikova had six golds, but no other medals.
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by Oskars Melbardis. On their heels is the German sled piloted by Maximilian Arndt, and right behind him is USA-1 driven by Steven Holcomb, the 2010 Olympic four-man gold medalist who has spent some time in Colorado Springs. The margin between those four is 0.17 seconds — and there’s never been an Olympic four-man race closer af-
The South Korean Olympic Committee has protested the results of the women’s figure skating competition, although the sport’s international governing body has not yet received the letter. Also, International Skating Union rules always have required such protests be filed immediately after the event. The Koreans believe the judging was biased and cost Yuna Kim a second gold medal. The 2010 champion finished with silver, behind Russian teenager Adelina Sotnikova. IOC spokesman Mark Adams says any figure skating protest is a matter for the ISU to handle. Much of the uproar over the women’s free skate centers on what many perceived as a lack of artistry in Sotnikova’s program. Her marks were comparable or better than those for the highly artistic Kim. Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t the only star in her family these days. As the 18-year-old from Eagle-Vail has skyrocketed to fame during the Sochi Games, Shiffrin’s grandmother has become a bit of a celebrity herself. Pauline Condron is very close to her granddaughter, which has made the 92-year-old a popular interview subject for reporters looking to paint a picture of Shiffrin’s family life. Shiffrin says her mother has taken to locking herself in her bedroom while she does telephone interviews. All the better to keep the riff-raff around the house from distracting her. Condron, who is in good health, has said several times that Shiffrin’s skiing “is keeping me alive.” “I really hope that I can grow up to be her,” Shiffrin says. “Not just like her. I want to be her. She’s an angel in my eyes.”
Plushenko to have back surgery in March
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Marit Bjoergen, right, and Therese Johaug, both of Norway, on their way to winning the gold and silver at the women’s 30K mass start free event.
Selanne, Finland finish off Americans 5-0 SOCHI, RuSSIa • The Finnish Flash finished off his sixth Olympics with a sweet victory. Selanne scored two goals and Tuukka Rask had a 27-save shutout, helping Finland rout the United States 5-0 Saturday to win hockey bronze. Selanne and Jussi Jokinen scored 11 seconds apart early in pivotal second period. The Finns had three goals in the third against a team that looked like it would rather be at home. Finnish forward Mikael Granlund was thrilled that Selanne, his idol, capped
South Korea protests women’s figure skating
Shiffrin’s No. 1 fan
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his Olympic career with a victory. “He’s 43 years old and can still play at this level,” said the 21-year-old Granlund. “You can’t understand how important he is for Finland.” It was a game of missed opportunities for the Americans. Patrick Kane couldn’t convert on a penalty shot in each of the first two periods. He missed the net to the right on his first one-on-one duel and hit the right crossbar on his second. “The first one kind of rolled on me I thought I had him,” he said. “The second one I made a good shot and it just hit the post. I had some chances today, I
ter two runs. Plenty is at stake for all four pilots. “We’re not upset,” Holcomb said. “We’re a hundredth (of a second) out of third place. The Germans know how we perform under pressure and I’m sure they’re going to have a hard time sleeping tonight. Melbardis hasn’t been putting down consistent runs, so we’re in a good position and I’m confident we’ll come out tomorrow and do well.” Holcomb is still struggling with a calf strain he suffered during the two-man event Sunday. Despite the injury,
just didn’t really capitalize.” Kane, who also missed a breakaway in overtime against Russia, said Saturday’s setback was one of the most frustrating games of his career. “Whether it was confidence or not getting enough chances, who really knows at the end of the day,” he said. “I thought I had opportunities. Obviously, it would have been nice burying that breakaway against Russia and (then) you get two penalty shots. “You think you’re in three times against the goaltender alone and hopefully you could score a couple of times out of that. It just wasn’t meant to be.”
he and his crew of Steve Langton, Curt Tomasevicz and Chris Fogt broke the track’s start record on their first run. “It’s not painful, but it’s still not firing as well as I like,” Holcomb said. “It’s unfortunate that four years of training comes down to ‘I sprained my calf.’” Depending on how the 50-kilometer cross country ski race earlier Sunday plays out, a gold from Zubkov in four-man may give Russia the overall medals title, or more golds than any other nation, or both. And the Rus-
sian Federation is paying out gigantic bonuses for gold at the Sochi Games, so Zubkov might be able to add quite a bit of cash to his retirement account. Melbardis will undoubtedly be feeling some pressure as well, since Latvia’s first Winter Olympic gold medal is right there within his reach. Arndt could save a wildly disappointing bobsled competition for Germany. Holcomb could go back-toback as Olympic champion and win his third medal, which would tie the most by an American bobsledder.
Four-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko will have back surgery March 2. Plushenko withdrew from the men’s short program just days after helping Russia win the team gold. He warmed up for the event Feb. 13, then dropped out, leaving the host nation with no competitor. The 2006 gold medalist has a history of injuries and fought several physical problems throughout his career. He says he has had 12 surgeries. The upcoming operation will repair a screw in his back that snapped. The screw supported a disk.
Skier Tina Maze: This is my last Olympics
Double gold medalist Tina Maze of
Slovenia says this will be her final Winter Games. The 30-year-old Maze, who tied for victory in the downhill and won the giant slalom, says “this is my last Olympics. This is it.” Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, who won the super-combined, has also said she would not return for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Maze also won two silver medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, in super-G and giant slalom.
Canada, Slovenia protest men’s skicross result
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Canada and Slovenia have asked that France’s freestyle skicross podium sweep at the Olympics be thrown out because of suit adjustments. The court says the countries allege French team staffers changed the shaping of the athletes’ ski pants for better aerodynamics. The event’s rules prohibit athletes from altering their uniforms for aerodynamic purposes.
Popov expects Olympics to bolster Russia’s image
Alexander Popov believes the Sochi Olympics will go down as a landmark event for Russia, and he hopes it will change outside impressions of his homeland. The retired swimming champion and International Olympic Committee member, noting the sometimes strained relations between Russia and the West, says he hopes “the image of the games will help change that.” He believes Westerners who visited Sochi will head home with a different impression of the former Cold War rival. Popov also expects short track to boom in popularity in Russia thanks to Viktor Ahn.
Communist party head shows banner at Sochi Games
The head of Russia’s Communist Party held up a hammer-and-sickle Soviet banner during a flower ceremony, leading to a confrontation with staff over violating Olympic rules barring political statements at the games. A series of photographs taken Friday shows Gennady Zyuganov in a group of five men in the stands displaying the historic Soviet Banner of Victory while medals were being awarded in three short track speedskating events at the Iceberg Skating Palace. The banner was a replica of the flag raised by Soviet soldiers in Berlin in 1945, in victory over Nazi Germany. Sochi organizers consider the matter closed.
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Women’s slalom gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States celebrates Saturday in Sochi, Russia.
scoreboard Olympics AlpiNE sKiiNG
mEN’s slAlOm Final Ranking 1. Mario Matt, Austria, (1, 46.70; 6, 55.14) 1:41.84. 2. Marcel Hirscher, Austria, (9, 47.98; 2, 54.14) 1:42.12. 3. Henrik Kristoffersen, Norway, (15, 48.49; 3, 54.18) 1:42.67. 4. Fritz Dopfer, Germany, (14, 48.46; 4, 54.26) 1:42.72. 4. Stefano Gross, Italy, (3, 47.45; 7, 55.27) 1:42.72. 6. Adam Zampa, Slovakia, (26, 49.34; 1, 53.94) 1:43.28. 7. Markus Larsson, Sweden, (10, 48.04; 13, 55.56) 1:43.60. 7. Mattias Hargin, Sweden, (3, 47.45; 16, 56.15) 1:43.60. U.s. Finishers 13. Nolan Kasper, Warren, Vt., (18, 48.70; 10, 55.52) 1:44.22. NR. Ted Ligety, Park City, Utah, (6, 47.56, DNF), DNF.
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mEN’s 4x7.5Km RElAy 1. Russia (Alexey Volkov, Evgeny Ustyugov, Dmitry Malyshko, Anton Shipulin), 1:12:15.9 (0+0). 2. Germany (Erik Lesser, Daniel Boehm, Arnd Peiffer, Simon Schempp), 1:12:19.4 (0+0). 3. Austria (Christoph Sumann, Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder, Dominik Landertinger), 1:12:45.7 (0+0). 4. Norway (Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen), 1:13:10.3 (0+1). 5. Italy (Christian de Lorenzi, Dominik Windisch, Markus Windisch, Lukas Hofer), 1:13:15.5 (0+0).
6. Slovenia (Peter Dokl, Jakov Fak, Klemen Bauer, Janez Maric), 1:13:43.1 (0+0). 7. Canada (Jean-Philippe le Guellec, Scott Perras, Brendan Green, Nathan Smith), 1:13:46.2 (0+1). 8. France (Alexis Boeuf, Jean Guillaume Beatrix, Simon Desthieux, Martin Fourcade), 1:13:46.4 (0+0). U.s. Finish 16. United States (Lowell Bailey, Lake Placid, N.Y., Russell Currier, Stockholm, Maine, Sean Doherty, Center Conway, N.H., Leif Nordgren, Marine on St. Croix, Minn.), 1:17:39.1 (3+0).
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WOmEN’s 30Km mAss sTART 1. Marit Bjoergen, Norway, 1:11:05.2. 2. Therese Johaug, Norway, 1:11:07.8. 3. Kristin Stoermer Steira, Norway, 1:11:28.8. 4. Kerttu Niskanen, Finland, 1:12:26.9. 5. Eva Vrabcova - Nyvltova, Czech Republic, 1:12:27.1. 6. Aurore Jean, France, 1:12:27.5. 7. Coraline Hugue, France, 1:12:29.5. 8. Emma Wiken, Sweden, 1:12:31.6. U.s. Finishers 24. Liz Stephen, East Montpelier, Vt., 1:14:11.8. 27. Holly Brooks, Anchorage, Alaska, 1:14:58.3. 28. Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, Alaska, 1:15:10.7. 40. Jessie Diggins, Afton, Minn., 1:18:13.0.
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BRONzE mEdAl FiNlANd 5, UNiTEd sTATEs 0 FiNlANd 0 2 3 — 5 UNiTEd sTATEs 0 0 0 — 0 First period—No scoring. Penalties—Teemu Selanne, Finland (Tripping); Max Pacioretty, United States (high sticking); Kimmo Timonen, Finland (throwing a stick or any object); Sakari Salm-
inen, Finland (Tripping). second period—1, Finland, Teemu Selanne (Mikael Granlund, Lauri Korpikoski), 1:27. 2, Finland, Jussi Jokinen (Jori Lehtera, Petri Kontiola), 1:38. Penalties—Leo Komarov, Finland (slashing); David Backes, United States (Tripping). Third period—3, Finland, Juuso Hietanen (Tuomo Ruutu, Sami Lepisto), 6:10. 4, Finland, Teemu Selanne (Mikael Granlund, Lauri Korpikoski), 9:06 (pp). 5, Finland, Olli Maatta (Jori Lehtera, Jussi Jokinen), 13:09 (pp). Penalties—Patrick Kane, United States (Tripping); T.J. Oshie, United States (interference); Ryan Suter, United States (high sticking); Patrick Kane, United States (slashing). shots on Goal—Finland 8-12-9—29. United States 12-10-5—27. Goalies—Finland, Tuukka Rask. United States, Jonathan Quick.
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mEN’s pARAllEl slAlOm semifinals Heat 1 W, (3) Vic Wild, Russia, (+1.12, 0.00). L, (1) Benjamin Karl, Austria, (0.00, +0.04). Heat 2 W, (7) Zan Kosir, Slovenia, (0.00, 0.00). L, (13) Aaron March, Italy, (+0.74, +11.94). Bronze medal W, (1) Benjamin Karl, Austria, (0.00, 0.00). L, (13) Aaron March, Italy, (+0.26, +16.25). Gold medal W, (3) Vic Wild, Russia, (0.00, 0.00). L, (7) Zan Kosir, Slovenia, (+0.12, +0.11). WOmEN’s pARAllEl slAlOm semifinals Heat 1 W, (13) Julia Dujmovits, Austria, (0.00, 0.00). L, (28) Corinna Boccacini, Italy, (+0.80, +5.18). Heat 2 W, (9) Anke Karstens, Germany, (0.00, 0.00).
L, (5) Amelie Kober, Germany, (+1.25, +0.09). Bronze medal W, (5) Amelie Kober, Germany, (0.00, 0.00). L, (28) Corinna Boccacini, Italy, (+0.44, +0.13). Gold medal W, (13) Julia Dujmovits, Austria, (+0.72, 0.00). L, (9) Anke Karstens, Germany, (0.00, +0.12).
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mEN’s TEAm pURsUiT Final d 4. (W) United States (Brian Hansen, Glenview, Ill.; Jonathan Kuck, Champaign, Ill.; Joey Mantia, Ocala, Fla.). 4. (L) France (Alexis Contin, Ewen Fernandez, Benjamin Mace). Final c 3. (W) Norway (Havard Bokko, Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Simen Spieler Nilsen). 3. (L) Russia (Aleksandr Rumyantsev, Aleksey Yesin, Denis Yuskov). Bronze medal 2. (W) Poland (Zbigniew Brodka, Konrad Niedzwiedzki, Jan Szymanski). 2. (L) Canada (Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky, Denny Morrison). Gold medal 1. (W) Netherlands (Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij) (OR). 1. (L) South Korea (Joo Hyong Jun, Kim Cheol Min, Lee Seung Hoon). WOmEN’s TEAm pURsUiT Final d 4. (W) Norway (Hege Bokko, Camilla H Farestveit, Ida Njaatun). 4. (L) South Korea (Kim Bo Reum, Noh Seon Yeong, Yang Shin Young). Final c 3. (W) Canada (Ivanie Blondin, Kali Christ, Brittany Schussler). 3. (L) United States (Brittany Bowe, Ocala, Fla.;
Heather Richardson, High Point, N.C.; Jilleanne Rookard, Woodhaven, Mich.). Bronze medal 2. (W) Russia (Olga Graf, Yekaterina Lobysheva, Yuliya Skokova). 2. (L) Japan (Misaki Oshigiri, Maki Tabata, Nana Takagi). Gold medal 1. (W) Netherlands (Marrit Leenstra, Jorien ter Mors, Ireen Wust) (OR). 1. (L) Poland (Katarzyna Bachleda - Curus, Katarzyna Wozniak, Luiza Zlotkowska).
Olympic mOsT mEdAls-cAREER
mEN 13, Ole Einar Bjorndalen, Norway, biathlon, 19942014 (8 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) 12, Bjorn Daehlie, Norway, cross-country, 199298 (8 gold, 4 silver) 9, Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, cross-country, 19561964 (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) 8, Ricco Gross, Germany, biathlon, 1992-2006 (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) 8, Apolo Ohno, United States, short track speedskating, 2002-10 (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) WOmEN 10, Marit Bjoergen, Norway, cross-country, 200214 (6 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) 10, Raisa Smetanina, Soviet Union-Unified Team, cross-country, 1976-92 (4 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze) 10, Stefania Belmondo, Italy, cross-country, 1992-2002 (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze) 9, Lyubov Egorova, Unified Team-Russia, crosscountry, 1992-94 (6 gold, 3 silver) 9, Claudia Pechstein, Germany, speedskating, 1992-2006 (5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Olympic REcORds
men speedskating 5,000—Sven Kramer, Netherlands, 6:10.76, Feb.
8, 2014 (Old Record: 6:14.60, Kramer, Vancouver, Feb. 13, 2010). 10,000—Jorrit Bergsma, Netherlands, 12:44.45, Feb. 18, 2014 (Old Record: Lee Seung Hoon, South Korea, 12:58.55, Feb. 23, 2010). Team Pursuit—Netherlands (Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, Koen Verweij), 3:37.71, Feb. 22, 2014 (Old Record: Netherlands: Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, Mark Tuitert, 3:39.95, Feb. 27, 2010). short Track 5,000 Relay—Russia (Ruslan Zakharov, Semen Elistratov, Vladimir Grigorev, Victor An), 6:42.100, Feb. 21, 2014 (Old Record: South Korea: Lee Ho-Suk, An Victor, Seo Ho-Jin, Song SukWoo, 6:43.376, Feb. 25, 2006). Women speedskating 500—Lee Sang Hwa, South Korea, 37.28, Feb. 11, 2014 (Old Record: 37.30, Catriona le May Doan, Canada, Feb. 13, 2002). 1,500—Jorien Ter Mors, Netherlands, 1:53.51, Feb. 16, 2014 (Old Record: Anni Friesinger, Germany, 1:54.02, Feb. 20, 2002). 2x500—Lee Sang Hwa, South Korea, 1:14.70, Feb. 11, 2014 (Old Record: Catriona le May Doan, Canada, 1:14.75, Feb. 14, 2002). Team Pursuit—Netherlands (Jorien ter Mors, Lotte van Beek, Ireen Wust), 2:58.61, Feb. 21, 2014 (Old Record: Canada: Kristina Groves, Cindy Klassen, Christine Nesbitt), 3:01.24, Feb. 15, 2006). Team Pursuit—Netherlands (Marrit Leenstra, Jorien ter Mors, Lotte van Beek, Ireen Wust), 2:58.05, Feb. 22, 2014 (Old Record: Netherlands: Marrit Leenstra, Jorien ter Mors, Lotte van Beek, Ireen Wust, 2:58.43, Feb. 22, 2014). short Track speedskating 1,000—Valerie Maltais, Canada, 1:28.771, Feb. 18, 2014 (Old Record: Zhou Yang, China, 1:29.049, Feb. 26, 2010).
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PHOTOS BY JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE
Keeper Andrea Bryant, right, holds the attention of one of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s giraffes while her hooves are cleaned and filed by head veterinarian Liza Dadone, left, and keeper Amy Schilz.
Animal aid
BY STEPHANIE EARLS
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or a giraffe, everything hinges on the neck — a powerful stalk of muscles and ligaments wrapped around 7-foot-long vertebrae. Like horses, giraffes spend most of their time on their feet, sleeping and giving birth in a standing position. Keeping the head held high isn’t a dignity thing. It’s life or death. In order for blood to make the long, uphill journey to the head — through an inch-wide carotid artery — a giraffe’s blood pressure is necessarily high. If the head stays below heart level for too long, the pressure on the brain can lead to life-threatening complications. So when it comes to caring for the world’s tallest mammal, zoo vets face some logistical challenges. “There are lots of reasons you don’t want to do anesthesia on a giraffe unless it’s really necessary. You have to fall
Training helps zoo residents Hadiah, a Bornean orangutan, gets a shot of Kool-Aid from primate keeper Eleanor Knox. Hadiah has been trained to allow keepers to inject allergy medications into her mouth.
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Actor-director Peter Fonda is 74. Musician Johnny Winter is 70. Actress Patricia Richardson (“Home Improvement”) is 63. Singer Howard Jones is 59. Actress Kristin Davis is 49. Actress Niecy Nash (“Reno 911!”) is 44. Actress Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 38. Actor Josh Gad (“Frozen,” ‘’Jobs”) is 33. Actor Aziz Ansari (“Parks and Recreation”) is 31. Actress Emily Blunt is 31. Actress Dakota Fanning is 20. The AssociATed Press
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After Grom the Amur tiger “presents” his tail, Jeff Baughman holds on tight so that head veterinarian Liza Dadone can get a blood sample at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The zoo has adopted a preventive approach to health issues built around “cooperative husbandry” techniques.
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from a height, you have to get up from a height,” said Liza Dadone, head veterinarian at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, home of the most prolific giraffe breeding program in the world. About 80 percent of giraffe immobilizations are done to address lameness and hoof overgrowth, common issues for hooved animals in captivity, Dadone said. Roughly 10 percent of those anesthetic procedures are so complicated that the animal doesn’t recover. “It’s just a very dangerous anesthetic procedure, especially for a giraffe,” she said. In the past, addressing hoof and lower leg problems among the zoo’s herd of 19 was reactive. If a keeper spotted an animal in distress, the decision then would be made as to whether further diagnostics were worth the risk. “We knew the giraffe had some lameness issues, but there was no way we could tell what was going on without doing a knock-down,” Dadone said. Last March, the zoo instituted a preventive approach built around “cooperative husbandry” techniques that train animals to be participants in their own care. Using positive reinforcement and food rewards, keepers began training the animals to approach and place a hoof on a raised block for inspection and regular maintenance. “We have about half of the giraffe herd trained in only nine months of attention, which is insane,” Dadone said. The same techniques saved the neck of bull giraffe Khalid, who arrived at the zoo two years ago with a painful injury and few realistic treatment options. “We couldn’t do a neck
Grom the Amur tiger shows his pearly whites while spending time outside at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. brace,” Dadone said. “We’re kind of limited on how we can manage it.” Through target-training techniques, Khalid was taught to do physical therapy exercises. Keepers now lead him through a daily routine of stretches, coaching him to touch his nose to different parts of his body, a hip or flank, and hold it. He also has been trained to accept chiropractic neck adjustments and laser therapy, a stimulation that works much like acupuncture. “Now he can touch his nose to his hip and his nose to his tail. His neck is perfectly straight, and there’s no signs that he has any long-term effects from this injury,” Dadone said. “He’s on his way to a full recovery.”
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The new, zoo-wide strategies mean less stress, fewer immobilizations and better veterinary oversight for all the animal residents. “It really helps improve the vet department’s relationship with the animals,” Dadone said. “We can get so much more information now than we had before with the animal fully awake and cooperating. We can do all these crazy things that are just opening doors and letting us be pretty far along in our diagnostic plan before we do anesthesia.” For the big cat population, it means less use of the infamous dart gun. “That’s really stressful,” Dadone said. “They know what’s going on. It hurts more to have a dart coming at you than to have a little injection in the shoulder. “We don’t want them to learn to hate the vet department so when we show up and look
at them from the public side, they’re not all ‘We hate you.’” The zoo’s male Amur tiger, Grom, practices taking injections as part of his morning training session, pressing his flank against the cage so keeper Rachael Downing can mime a shot. “It gets him used to the pressure at that site,” she said. Using voice cues, hand gestures and a laser pointer, Downing guides the nearly 300-pound animal through a daily evaluation routine at his indoor enclosure at the zoo’s Asian Highlands area. By watching and strategically directing Grom’s movements, Downing keeps abreast of any changes in his health. He’s also been trained to open his mouth for dental inspections and to roll over and rear up with his paws on the cage so Downing can get a good view of his undercarriage. “It’s really cute, but it’s also a natural behavior for them,” Downing said. “It’s really good
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for being able to see his hind pads because there’s really no other good way to get a look at that.” Grom also will present his tail through a narrow slot in his cage for regular blood draws that monitor overall health and hormones. “It’s good to have this behavior trained at a young age, so when he’s older and might develop kidney problems we can check regularly rather than doing a once-a-year immobilization check,” Downing said. “Now we can potentially get blood once a month and keep an eye on that kidney disease and adjust his diet.” The new training practices have greatly improved quality of life for 17-year-old Bornean orangutan Hadiah, who suffers from multiple health problems and severe allergies. Daily allergy shots were once her only treatment option. “She’s been trained to do an open-mouth behavior and let us inject allergy medications into her mouth, under her tongue,” primate keeper Eleanor Knox said. Orangutans in captivity are prone to chronic respiratory diseases, and target training allows keepers to routinely monitor lung health. Hadiah has been trained to approach the edge of her cage and present her belly or torso for an ultrasound probe of her heart, lungs and reproductive organs. “She’s got a breeding recommendation, she’s off birth control and we’re hoping that she’s going to get pregnant,” Knox said. “If she does, we’ll be able to follow that from the very beginning.”
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From left to right: Gateway Arch, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Science Center and Grant’s Farm.
PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The spirit of St. Louis By JIM SALTER The Associated Press —
St. Louis is turning 250 this year, and visitors who want to join in the celebration can find plenty to do without spending a dime. The Gateway City was founded by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau on Feb. 15, 1764. A series of anniversary events are planned
throughout the year. Amid the hoopla, there’s plenty to do for free, including visits to one of the world’s biggest breweries, two popular animal attractions, a science center and a towering monument that has come to define St. Louis.
Gateway Arch
Visitors not only get a glimpse of how the beer is made but see the Budweiser Clydesdales, kept at stables on the brewery site. Reservations are required. Anheuser-Busch also offers a more comprehensive “Beermaster Tour” and “Beer School,” though neither is free. The brewery is in the eclectic Soulard area near downtown. Soulard Market nearby offers a variety of fresh produce, meats and other goods.
The iconic Arch, built as a monument to westward expansion, stands 630 feet tall along the banks of the Mississippi River. For a fee, visitors can ride a tram to the top of the Arch and gaze over downtown St. Louis to the west or the cornfields of Illinois to the east. But many attractions at and around the Arch are free. That includes the Museum of Westward Expansion in the basement of the Arch, focusing on life in the West in the 1800s. Visitors also can wander the expansive Arch grounds, where a multimillion dollar upgrade project is underway and expected to be completed by 2016. Also free are visits to the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. The courthouse was the site of the famous Dred Scott case that played a role in eventually freeing the slaves. Construction of the Arch, designed by Eero Saarinen, began in 1963. The final piece connecting was installed in 1965, and the Arch opened to visitors on May 25, 1968.
Grant’s Farm
The 281-acre Grant’s Farm is owned by the Busch family. It got its name because the property was founded as a farm by Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general who became the nation’s 18th president. The farm, in St. Louis County south of the city, is home to more than 900 animals. Among them: another group of Budweiser Clydesdales. More than 24 million people have visited Grant’s Farm since it opened in 1954. Reservations are required.
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour
The Busch family sold Anheuser-Busch to the Belgian brewer InBev in 2008, but the massive brewery remains an integral part of St. Louis, making some of the nation’s better-selling brews, including Budweiser and Bud Light. The complimentary tours are open to visitors of all ages, but only those 21 and older can taste the finished product after the tour. Younger visitors get soft drinks.
St. Louis Zoo
The St. Louis Zoo in sprawling Forest Park is considered one of the better in the nation, and one of the few with no admission fee. Funding comes from a cultural tax district, the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District, though fees are charged for some special attractions. The zoo is home to more than 18,000 animals, including some rare and endangered species. A “Zooline Railroad” takes visitors to various locations and is popular, especially
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MikE And Ginny Pozzi
This photo of us in front of the Gasthaus Aescher Wildkirchli in the Swiss Alps was taken during a trip to Switzerland with our son. To get there, we rode a cable car up to Ebenalp, then hiked through a cave and along a precarious trail cut into the side of the mountain.
among children. The zoo’s origins date to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, when the city purchased the Flight Cage from the Smithsonian Institution. Over the years, new exhibits and animals were added. The zoo is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; and closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
St. Louis Science Center
The Science Center, also part of Forest Park and funded through the same cultural subsidy as the zoo, is among the few free science centers in the U.S. It was founded as a planetarium in 1963. Today, the center includes more than 750 exhibits in 300,000-plus square feet, making it one of the nation’s larger science centers. About 1.2 million people visit it each year. The center itself is free, but fees are charged for admission to some special exhibits and planetarium shows. An Omnimax Theater also charges for admission.
Yosemite National Park will cap visitors at current levels in its most popular areas, but it will add campsites and maintain bike and raft rentals under a plan to protect the river that runs through its heart. Tourists complained last year when the National Park Service considered getting rid of bicycle and river-raft rentals as part of a court-ordered effort to protect the Merced River, which received congressional “wild and scenic” designation in 1987. Park officials have long wrestled with preserving the river while maintaining public access to Yosemite Valley, which receives the bulk of the park’s 4 million visitors each year. The third-most visited national park, Yosemite boasts 1,200 square miles of wilderness in California. Most visitors end up in the 8-square-mile Yosemite Valley, home to the towering Half Dome and El Capitan granite monoliths, stands of pines and stairstep waterfalls. The number of visitors to Yosemite Valley will be limited to 18,710 a day or 21,000 visitors a day during peak times — similar to traffic seen in the last several years. The park plans to ease congestion by adding shuttle buses and improving traffic flow. Once capacity is reached, cars will be turned away and directed to other sections of the park. There will also be advance warning signs posted once traffic gets too heavy. —
2013 record year for Florida tourism Tourism in the Sunshine State increased by 3.5 percent in 2013 compared with the prior year, with a record 94.7 million people visiting Florida in 2013. Gov. Rick Scott announced last year’s numbers at Universal Orlando Resort, where nearly 3,500 new jobs are expected to be created this year. Universal Orlando is building the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley, adding a new hotel and expanding the CityWalk entertainment complex. Visit Florida, the state’s tourism arm, said the number of direct, travelrelated jobs also was at a record high: 1,088,200 Floridians employed in the industry, a 2.9 percent increase from 2012. The AssociATed Press
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books PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Private L.A.� by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown 2. “Killer� by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) 3. “The Invention of Wings� by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking Adult) 4. “The Goldfinch� by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown) 5. “Still Life with Bread Crumbs� by Anna Quindlen (Random House) 6. “Sycamore Row� by John Grisham (Doubleday) 7. “First Love� by James Patterson and Emily Raymond (Little, Brown) 8. “S.� by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst (Little, Brown) 9. “One More Thing� by B.J. Novak (Knopf) 10. “The First Phone Call from Heaven� by Mitch Albom (Harper) 11. “The Counterfeit Agent� by Alex Berenson (Putnam Adult) HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “Duty� by Robert M. Gates (Knopf) 2. “Things That Matter� by Charles Krauthammer (Crown Forum) 3. “Killing Jesus� by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard (Henry Holt) 4. “Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XII� by Piggyback (Piggyback) 5. “David and Goliath� by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) 6. “Grain Brain� by David Perlmutter (Little, Brown) 7. “The Body Book� by Cameron Diaz (Harper Wave) 8. “Super Shred� by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin’s Press) 9. “The Doctor’s Diet� by Travis Stork (Bird Street Books) 10. “George Washington’s Secret Six� by Brian Kilmeade (Sentinel) MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS 1. “Six Years� by Harlan Coben (Signet) 2. “Until the End of Time� by Danielle Steel (Dell) 3. “The Witness� by Nora Roberts (Jove) 4. “The Eye of God� by James Rollins (Harper) 5. “A Man’s Heart� by Debbie Macomber (Mira) 6. “NYPD Red� by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (Vision) 7. “Home to Seaview Key� by Sherryl Woods (Harlequin MIRA) 8. “Walking On Air� by Catherine Anderson (Signet) 9. “The Morning After� by Lisa Jackson (Zebra) 10. “Silencing Eve� by Iris Johansen (St. Martin’s Press)
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Molly Shattuck — Signs “Vibrant Living,� 4 p.m. Sunday, Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade Ave. Recipe tasting included. Nancy Saltzman — Signs “Radical Survivor: One Woman’s Path Through Life, Love, and Uncharted Tragedy,� 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 4615 Northpark Drive. Sandra L. Russell — Signs “Do You See Me?� 1 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 795 Citadel Drive East.
‘Gone’ delves into crimes of the heart
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‘No Fun’ explores the new parent trap
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Few of us ever completely recover from the loss of a loved one. Life, of course, goes on and can be rich and fulfilling. But that loss never entirely disappears. Laura Lippman explores how a disappearance affects a family for decades in the enthralling “After I’m Gone,� which tracks the history of five women united by the betrayal of one man. After I’m Gone� DETaILS “After I’m is a quiet mystery — no car chases, Gone� by Laura Lippbarely a gun in man; Morrow sight. It works (352 pages, well as a story of $26.99) misplaced love, of consequence and the fragility of memory, as well as a solid private detective story. Shady businessman Felix Brewer faces a 15-year prison sentence when he disappears on the evening of the Fourth of July, 1976. The Baltimore man leaves behind a wife, Bambi; three daughters, ages 16, 14 and 3; and a mistress, Julie, a former stripper. He thinks he has made sure that he has left his family and Julie provided for. After all, Felix isn’t a bad man; his “technically criminal enterprises ... required neither gun nor force, just a basic understanding of the human weakness for hope and possibility.� But Felix’s plans quickly go awry and his family scrambles for every dollar. A decade to the day after he disappears, Julie also vanishes. It’s not until 26 years after Felix left that Julie’s body is uncovered deep in a Baltimore park. The cold case falls to Roberto “Sandy� Sanchez, a former cop turned consultant. Sandy follows a labyrinth of relationships and secrets to find the truth behind Felix’s disappearance and Julie’s murder. Lippman insightfully delves into each character, showing how each woman matures or falters through the years. The tension-filled “After I’m Gone� succinctly examines the greatest mystery of all — crimes of the heart.
Richard Holmes doesn’t pretend that his newest book is a “conventional history of ballooning.� And in many ways, “Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air� is a literary imitation of a balloon’s flight. Holmes sometimes lingers to delve deeply into a tale of daring or tragedy. Sometimes capricious winds seem to hurtle him past characters and events that DETaILS deserve much “Falling more attention. Upwards� by At its best, “FallRichard Holing Upwards� mes; Pantheon takes readers on ($35) a quirky journey of discovery. The clock is turned back to an age when the balloon miraculously opens up the heavens to mankind. But its destiny is unclear beyond that. Some ideas about the potential use of balloons were positively bizarre, others prescient. And Holmes reveals many of them. An English inventor “suggested that a small hydrogen balloon might be tethered to an adapted garden wheelbarrow� to help transport loads of manure. Benjamin Franklin imagined thousands of French soldiers in balloons descending upon Great Britain to wreak havoc, not unlike paratroopers in World War II fighting behind enemy lines. Some quickly saw the benefit of taking a peek at an enemy army from the skies and gave it a try. Great expectations and failure are a part of the balloon’s story. Dreamers wanted balloons to be the next revolution in commercial transportation, a new platform for scientific discovery or a vessel that would carry explorers to previously inaccessible portions of the globe. Holmes conveys their frustration. Balloons liberated humankind from the earth, but where they landed was mostly a whim of nature. “Falling Upwards� is a delight to read. Holmes’ passion for balloons is evident. Much of what he writes about will be new to most readers.
Happy Tales! Take sweet and loveable Jax on a stroll with you today! If you are looking for an outdoors buddy who can make any camping trip or hike a little more fun, come check out Jax, a 5-year-old black flat-coat retriever. Jax was very shy when he first came to HSPPR, but our wonderful staff and volunteers have been working with him, and Jax is doing much better now. He was also skinny when he came in, so Jax has some issues sharing his food that you will need to work with him on. But Jax loves being outside and playing health insurance, a 1-year dog in the snow, and he won’t say no to some cuddle time either. Come adopt license and a microchip. Jax today! His adoption fee is $130, which includes a voucher for a veteri- See more special pets at narian exam, vaccinations, 30 days of www.hsppr.org.
Jennifer Senior’s new book, “All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood,� is a trenchant look into the world of contemporary parents, who spend way more time supervising their children’s lives than their own parents spent supervising theirs, yet also are electronically connected to the office seven days a week. Who has time for relaxation, DETaILS or hobbies, or “All Joy And friends, or talking No Fun: The to your spouse Paradox about anything of Modern other than logisParenthood� tics? by Jennifer Senior’s insight Senior; Ecco is that though (308 pages, there have been $26.99) many books about parenting, no one has written about the effects of having kids on the parents’ lives. We’ve been told we should be fierce Tiger Moms, pushing our children to excel, or strict like French parents, who produce gourmet eaters by not catering to a child’s taste for chicken nuggets. But what does all this intensive focus on children do to a parent’s mental health? Parenting is a “high-cost/high-reward activity,� Senior says, quoting social scientist William Doherty, and the costs today are higher than ever because of the amount of time and energy parents are expected to put into the role. Senior, a contributing editor at New York magazine, goes into the field and meets parents, watching them interact with their kids and acting as a sounding board for their observations and complaints. These glimpses into the conundrums of other parents are thought-provoking and fun to read. I would have liked more of them — and more of Senior’s own experiences, too. In the early chapters, especially, she quotes so heavily from other people that the book begins to feel secondhand; she even quotes one British psychoanalyst, Adam Phillips, quoting another, Donald Winnicott.
READINGS
Zadie Smith — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Armstrong Theatre, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St. Smith is the author of “White Teeth,�, “The Autograph Man,� “On Beauty� and “NW.� Free. Rawi Hage and Madeleine Thien — Roundtable discussion with Michael Valdez Moses, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Gates Common Room, third floor of Palmer Hall, Colorado College, 1025 N. Cascade Ave. ; free. Author of “Certainty� and “Simple Recipes: Stories,� Thien’s most recent novel is “Dogs at the Perimeter.� Winner of the IMPAC Dublin Prize for his first novel, “De Niro’s Game,� Hage’s most recent novel is “Carnival.� Moses is associate professor of literature at Duke University.
LITERARY EVENTS
Book Discussion — Sponsored by PILLAR, discussion of “Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and a Life in Perspective,� by Pat Summit, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, 202 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., Suite 1; free. Registration required, visitpillar.org, 633-4991. Class number 1126. “Hear Here� — Poetry open mic workshop and potluck, sponsored by Smokebrush, Saturday, Manitou Bindu, in the Business of Arts Center, 513 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs. Potluck at 6 p.m., workshop at 6:30 p.m., poetry at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome; $5.
WORKSHOPS
Journaling Group — Sponsored by PILLAR, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Ski Barista, 124 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. Offers incentive for journalers and helps to increase pleasure in writing. Class number 1115, free; registration required, 633-4991, visitpillar.org.
ON TV THIS WEEK DON’T MISS: • Winter Olympics closing ceremonies — Give yourself a medal. Over the past 17 days, you welded yourself to the couch and saw more action than a red-eyed Bob Costas. The athletes are done and the Olympic flame is about to be extinguished. Now you can go back to ignoring all those weird cold-weather sports like you used to do. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, NBC. SUNDAY • Eleven pairs of familiar faces are back to compete in a new season of “The Amazing Race.â€? At stake: $1 million and a whole lot of frequent-flier miles. 7 p.m., CBS.
MONDAY • Get those chairs a spinning. It’s time to face the music on “The Voiceâ€? again. 7 p.m., NBC.
THURSDAY • Rejoice, “Scandalâ€? fans. The drama returns from hiatus with the first of eight new episodes. 9 p.m., ABC.
TUESDAY • The latest edition of “Frontlineâ€? delves into “The Secrets of the Vatican.â€? It examines the reasons Pope Benedict XVI stepped down and the work of Pope Francis to set the Catholic Church on a new path. 8 p.m., PBS.
FRIDAY • “Hannibalâ€? returns for its second season and you just know there will be blood. Probably lots. 9 p.m., NBC.
WEDNESDAY • “Survivor: Cagayanâ€? brings a new hook to the reality series as teams are separated in tribes of Brawn, Brains and Beauty. 7 p.m., CBS.
SATURDAY • Former pro sports great Deion Sanders returns to prime time in “Deion’s Family Playbook,â€? which follows his life as the father of five and a football coach at a charter school he co-founded. 8 p.m., OWN. ChuCk Barney, MCClatChy newspapers
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Be sure to call before you go. Many events are free; some charge admission or require tickets. Events are subject to change. Phone numbers without a designated area code are 719. Through March — Breckenridge, Ice Castle, 2-10 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, noon-10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Breckenridge Riverwalk Center, 150 W. Adams Ave., $10, $8 for ages 4-11, free for ages 3 and younger; icecastles.com. MondayWednesday — Broomfield, Solar Power Colorado, business-to-business solar conference and expo, Omni Resort and Conference Center, 500 Interlocken Blvd., go online for admission prices and registration: tinyurl.com/kkx3x9o. FridayMarch 2 — Leadville, Ski Joring Weekend. For a list of event, go to leadvilleskijoring.us. FridayMarch 2 — Denver, International Gem and Jewelry Show, noon-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 2, Denver Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave., go online for admission prices, children 8 and younger not permitted; tinyurl.com/n636eea. Saturday — Denver, Free Day at Denver Art Museum; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway,
general admission only, 1-720-865-5000, denverartmuseum.org. Saturday — Denver, Mardi Gras Denver, 7 p.m.midnight, Dave and Buster’s, 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., $10-$20. Reservations required: denvermardigras.com. Saturday and March 2 — Denver, Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Denver Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave., $9 for adults and ages 12 and over, free for children younger than 12, Scouts in uniform and active military with ID; rockymountaintoy trainshow.com. Saturday and March 2 — Parker, Ballet Ariel presents Avoca - A Tale of Molly Brown & Sleeping Beauty Suite, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. March 2, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., $16-$22; parkeronline.org. Saturday and March 5 — Sedalia, Public Teas, 2-4 p.m., Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 Daniels Park Road, $45 per person. Reservations required: cherokeeranch.org. March 2 — Denver, Community Free Day; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., fees apply to IMAX films and Planetarium shows, 1-800-370-6000, dmns.org.
March 2 — Denver, Free Day at Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys; 1-4 p.m., 1880 Gaylord St., 1-303-322-1053, dmmdt.org. March 3 — Denver, Free Day at Denver Botanic Gardens; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1005 York St., for Colorado residents, does not include ticketed events, 1-720-865-3500, www.botanic gardens.org. March 4 — Littleton, Free Day at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, for Colorado residents, does not include ticketed events, 1-720-865-4336, www.botanic gardens.org. March 7 — Fort Collins, Colorado State University Department of Design and Merchandising Fashion Show - Rendering Reality, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., $10-$45; tinyurl.com/kyp7bcx . March 8 — Castle Rock, Mothers of Multiples Society semiannual sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, $1 admission; mothersofmultiples.com. March 9 — Pueblo, Paul Rodriguez, Memorial Hall, 1 City Hall Place, $30-$45; pueblomemorialhall.com, 1-866-722-8844. carlotta olSon, the gazette
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HELPING HANDS These agencies need volunteer help. Call about specific opportunities and time commitment. • Big Brothers Big Sisters Volunteer Orientation — 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.; 359-9842. • The Alzheimer’s Association — Volunteers needed for light office duties; bcauldle@alz.org. • Care and Share Food Bank — Wanda Stanley, 528-1247. • Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs — Volunteers needed to fill positions on the board of directors. Send letter of interest to 1322 N. Academy Blvd., Suite 115; 638-0808. • The Colorado Springs Police Department — Volunteers needed for handicap parking enforcement, Spanish interpreters, senior victims
advocates, chaplains and clerical; Kathy Rowlands, 444-7441, rowlanka@ci.colospgs.co.us. • Community Advancing Public Safety — Hosted by Colorado Springs police and fire departments. Volunteers, 18 and older, needed for internal operations and field locations; springscaps.org. • The District Attorney’s Office — Gwen Stein, 520-6037or website at 4thjudicialda.com. • Earthseeds — An environmental advocacy group; 636-3637. • Ecumenical Social Ministries — Volunteer coordinator, 228-6785, ecusocmin.org/Volunteer.aspx. • Girl Scouts of Colorado — 5978603. • Memories in the Making — A program of the Alzheimer’s Association, needs art class facilitators; Martha, 494-0740.
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• Need Project Inc. — Helping parents of children with special needs with resources and support; needproject.org, 1-866-611-7141. • Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross — 632-3563. • Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation — Volunteers needed for various administrative positions; 475-9508. • Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care — Volunteers needed in patients’ homes, long-term care facilities and inpatient unit. Flexible schedules available and comprehensive training provided; 633-3400. • Pikes Peak United Way — Aimee Liotini, 955-0762, ppunitedway.org. • PILLAR — A local Institute for LifeLong Learning; 633-4991. • PlayDate Behavioral Interven tions — Provides intervention to children with autism and other dis-
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Austin Hume, 18 months old, was getting into the music as he enjoyed the Celebrate Youth in the Arts breakfast with his mother, Kate.
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Anastasha Williams, left, Amanda Townley and Aidan Wright with The Ballet Society of Colorado Springs prepare to perform at the Celebrate Youth in the Arts breakfast at Hotel Eleganté.
visiting at the Celebrate Youth in the Arts breakfast: from left, gail Tucker, Julie Bradley, lt. Col. don Schofield, Sandy Tiemens, ingri Fowler and Heike gazetti. The morning celebration featured young people in a handbell performance, ballet, symphony and the children’s chorale.
With his eyes closed, Bryant So “disappears into the music” as he performs “Hallelujah” at Celebrate Youth in the Arts.
Marion Moore, left, deirdre McCormack and nancy lautenschlager visit at the Celebrate Youth in the Arts breakfast. Table captains invited friends to the arts fundraiser.
Ed ladouceur, left, and Tom Murawski visit at Celebrate Youth in the Arts. Ed was Tom’s choir director when Tom was an Air Force Academy cadet.
It was an early-morning arrival for 400 arts lovers Feb. 13, but they were ready to Celebrate Youth in the Arts. They were treated to a breakfast serenade at Hotel Eleganté by the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale, the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony and the Pikes Peak Youth Ringers and entertained by The Ballet Society of Colorado Springs and Performing Arts for Youth Organization performers. Jan Martin said it was evident to everyone present that the arts are important to those young people “and we’re here to make it happen for more youth.” Supporters learned there are 450 musicians of different skill levels and interests in the nine different music programs of the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association (csysa.com), according to Executive Director Debi Krause-Reinsch . The Children’s Chorale, whose executive director is Marcia Hendricks, has five choirs and a beginner’s music prep class for grades K-2. (kidssing.org) There are two auditioned groups of handbell musicians in the Pikes Peak Youth Ringers directed by Susan Hedgpeth (pikes peakyouthringers.com). The Ballet Society (info@ danceinthesprings.com) teaches children as young as age 31/2. PAYO (payo.org) has provided performing artists for children’s programs for more than 40 years; the program director is Sylvia Hutson. And why are the arts important? Young poets from Widefield Elementary School sent a message to Celebrate Youth in the Arts: “Art whispers a dream of adventures Throwing us a paintbrush of magic We swirl rainbow paint in the sky We catch ideas and run wild with joy Expressing everything in our hearts Skipping into dances, poems, songs, performances, drawings ... Where we begin a new story Our story — Art! Widefield Elementary Poets
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Soaring sounds of opera, a special musical Valentine gift, filled the lobby and ballroom of The Mining Exchange on Feb. 14. The Pikes Peak Opera League celebrated a Valentine’s Day Extravaganza: An Evening to Remember, the league’s third
annual benefit gala. Stars of the upcoming production of “Lakme,” along with special guests, offered romantic musical treats. Hear “Lakme” Thursday and March 1-2 in Armstrong Theater at Colorado College. Tickets: operatheatreoftherockies. org or CC’s Worner Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave.
Opera League Board president Brian Murphy, left, visits with board member Jeffrey haney.
Michele and Malcolm hammerton celebrate opera at the Valentine’s Day Evening to Remember.
Dennis Jackson, left, and Rex Kramer at the opera fundraising gala.
Kathleen McDermott, left, and Virginia Oustad share an evening of music.
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Wendy Wood, left, and Victoria Boswell chat at the Opera League’s Evening to Remember reception.
Bev and Jim Mason celebrate their 56th Valentine’s Day at the Opera League’s Evening to Remember.
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Dear Heloise: I have had to call my parents twice this year because I always leave the house key at home. Now I tie the house key onto my shoelaces and tuck the key in the top of my shoe before I leave for school in the morning. — Jack in Indiana
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Right now, you might prefer your own company. By the end of the week, however, you may be anxious to have someone by your side, even while tackling the most mundane jobs. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Pursue the future with fleet feet. The second half of the week could be an ideal time to develop sound plans for the future. You might consider adopting some new habits that boost your well-being. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Practice putting others’ interests ahead of your own in the week to come. Since others respect your judgment and leadership abilities, you might receive a public pat on the back. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) If you are going to let the cat out of the bag, it’s only fair to be kind to the cat. In the week ahead, your desire for personal privacy may be at odds with your need to be straightforward. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Explore your options, not just opinions. You may meet several people this week who introduce you to new ideas and progressive techniques. This is a good time to test a relationship. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your love life may be an exercise in excitement during the week ahead. You may attract new people who are fascinated by your open-minded views and “anything goes” attitude.
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Dear Heloise: I buy brightly colored decorative tape that you can find at home improvement stores and wrap some around my gardening tools. This helps me find the tools easier when I am cleaning up. If someone borrows a tool, they will know it belongs to me because of the tape. — Gilda F., via email
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Unsolicited advice is sometimes as unwelcome as unsolicited criticism. You may be enthusiastic about helping others in the week to come. Remain sensitive, as some people must make their own decisions. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Learn something valuable in the week to come from those who are older and wiser. Educational opportunities should be embraced with open arms. Remain sensitive to subtle undercurrents within the family. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) One for all and all for one. When you participate in a group effort, whether at home or at work, consider which actions will be in the best interests of everyone. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You could be rewarded in material ways or with recognition in the week ahead. Or you can create your own rewarding circumstances by starting something significant. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Get prepared to make your mark in the week ahead. You may find valuable advice or the answer to your prayers. If you can’t move forward with a pet project, then it wasn’t meant to be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You may be challenged to spend your money wisely this week. One part of your psyche wants to add to a nest egg for the future and the other side wants to fritter away pocket cash on transitory delights.
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Dear Heloise: My great-grandmother advice duct tape that I use to “mark” my tools was the glue that held our family toand a large flashlight. — Heloise gether. She taught her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren Dear readers: One of my favorite baking to make the recipes that we would hints helps save calories and fat while dream about all year till the day we making breads, cakes and muffins could visit again. softer and a little sweeter! Substitute On one Christmas, my uncle suggestapplesauce for oil. Switching from a ed that she write down her recipes and hints sweetened to unsweetened applesauce tricks. He offered to make copies for ev- from cuts even more calories from your delieryone in the family so that we could heloise cious treats while keeping them moist all remember her delicious concoctions. and savory. Whatever amount of oil the By the next Christmas, all of her grandrecipe recommends is the exact amount children had recipe books. of applesauce you add in its place. — Heloise My mother (her grandchild) then made me a copy of the book and gave it to me as a birthday Dear Heloise: My mom and dad gave my kids present. I had a lot of pictures of family mem- their old flip phones that had been lying around bers in the kitchen cooking so I decided to glue their house. To my surprise, my kids (ages 4 and these pictures in the book to make it more of 5) entertained themselves with the old phones a recipe-scrapbook. Now the family recipes will all day. They got such a kick out of pretending to live on, and so will the memory of our greatest talk to each other and opening and closing the grandma. — Mackenzie H. in Illinois phones. — Daisy N. in Mississippi
This is an excellent time to make long-range plans or to put them in motion. Between now and August, you can put healthy habits into motion. Add years to your life by practicing yoga or eating more healthful foods; in no time you’ll be feeling young and vital again. In June, you might see good luck running dry where your love life is concerned because you trust too much and might be taken advantage of by someone.
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Plant-based foods are packed with fiber and trace minerals, as well as phytochemicals such as allin from garlic, lycopene from tomatoes, isoflavones from soy and beta carotene from carrots. They all help nurture good gut bacteria, control inflammation and fight obesity by improving dr. oZ and dr. roiZen Answer: Two popular phrases glucose regulation and reducare part of dieting mythology: ing insulin resistance, known to “A calorie is a calorie” and “Dieting is all about make weight loss difficult. calories in and calories out.” So don’t give up trying to lose weight! Instead, You, and lots of other folks who feel like they’re make two or three food swaps a day. Eat a large losing the weight loss battle, are proof that those apple instead of a granola bar, drink a cup of cofsayings are not entirely true. It’s not to say that fee or tea instead of sweetened soda and munch calories don’t count: They do, and you will gain on baked kale chips instead of french fries. weight if you take in more than you burn off in Your goal is nine servings of fruits and veggies a day. But... a day; stick with unprocessed foods and lean One study found the significant difference be- protein from fish and skinless chicken. You’ll tween the eating habits of a group of normal see a big difference in your weight and what you weight and overweight folks wasn’t how much lose will stay lost. — they ate but what they ate. Overweight folks took in too many calories from saturated fats Mehmet Oz, M.D., is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike and refined carbohydrates, and too few from Roizen, M.D., is chair of the Wellness Institute at Cleveland whole grains, veggies and fruit. Clinic. Email questions to youdocsdaily@sharecare.com. advice
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Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I have advice being married, then move out of your been together since we were 16. We are shared home and live on your own. now 22 and have graduated in our professional fields and are both working. Dear Amy: “What To Do” describes We moved in together last June. The what she sees as a flirtation from her trouble is, I am ready to get engaged college professor. If he is, they are both and married, and within three years I headed for disaster — heartbreak and want to start to have children. He, on shame, at the least, and at worst, a the other hand, does not feel ready for amy blighted life and a destroyed career — any of that. dickinson and a destroyed marriage (if he’s marWe recently went to a friend’s wedding. ried). Student-teacher relationships alSeeing this friend get married brought most never work out, especially at the up the tension in our relationship. He felt very undergraduate level. The power and experience uncomfortable — so did I. We got into a huge disparity is just too great. fight. He said some things that he immediately That said, if she still wants some clarity, here’s regretted. How do I speed up the process of get- a test: Did he close the door to his office when ting that ring on my finger and carry on with she visited? Nowadays, no male professor would our life together? — Trouble in Paradise close his office door during a female student’s visit unless he was totally clueless or on the Dear Trouble: Please do not speed up the process. make. The potential for charges of sexual haYour timetable matters, but mainly to you. His rassment is just too great. If he’s been leaving timetable matters the most to him. If he feels the door open, the “flirting” she perceived was pushed to marry you before he is ready, this will probably all in her mind. — Boston Professor likely come back to haunt both of you. You must act on your own accord. It is reasonDear Professor: Wise advice. Thank you. — able for you to set a timetable for yourself where if your guy doesn’t show an inclination toward Send questions to askamy@tribune.com or to Ask Amy, marriage or children, then you will have to move Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., on. If you don’t want to live together without Chicago, IL 60611.
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Compassion International is fueling a nationwide campaign to pack theaters showing “Son of God” by providing free tickets to churches in 40 U.S. cities, including Colorado Springs and Denver. The feature film, a pared-down version of the History channel miniseries “The Bible,” debuts on 3,000 screens Friday. “Jesus has always been at the center of our ministry,” said Mark Hanlon, senior vice president of global marketing and engagement for the Colorado Springs-based child sponsorship agency. “His life story is the greatest story ever told.” In the Springs, Compassion International provided 4,745 tickets to First Presbyterian and Woodmen Valley Chapel for showings at Cinemark Tinseltown USA and Hollywood Interquest Stadium 14. An additional 9,111 movie tickets went to four churches in the Denver area. The organization distributed 225,000 tickets nationwide. “We provided these tickets as a gift to these churches so that they can use this opportunity to reach out to their communities,” communications director Tim Glenn said. “We so believe in the message of this film that we wanted to empower and enable these churches to use it as an opportunity to spread the message of Jesus.” If the coordinated mobilization goes as planned, filling theater seats during the opening stretch isn’t going to be a problem. Church leaders nationwide reportedly have purchased blocks of tickets — and, in some cases, bought out entire venues — for early, private showings of the film on the days before it officially opens to the public. Televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston handed out 8,000 tickets provided by an anonymous donor; Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., which was founded by the late televangelist Jerry Falwell, distributed more than 12,000 tickets to students. Multiplexes in at least 10 cities plan to show the film on all screens Thursday night. There’s even a website — sharesonofgod.com — packed with resources and tips for launching a successful “Son of God” theater coup or securing a private or early screening. Takeover organizers can earn perks such as movie memorabilia and a private dinner party with the filmmakers. “It’s very interesting to see this level of excitement around the movie,” said James Meredith, vice president in charge of marketing and communica-
tions for Cinemark. “The interest level ... seems to be on par with that of major blockbuster, tent-pole or franchise movies.” Author and mega-church pastor Rick Warren has bought out screens at eight theaters in Orange County, Calif. “I’ve seen most of the films about Jesus produced in the past 50 years, and ‘Son of God’ is the best,” Warren said. “We’re excited Jesus is back on the big screen, and we’re going to fill the theaters. I want every other faith leader in America to do the same. Whether you can buy out a whole theater or just one screen, now is the time to show up.” Compassion International has partnered with LightWorkers Media, the production company of powerhouse couple Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, to promote the 2-hour, 18-minute film. “Our hope is that people who see this movie will continue the work of Jesus by caring for children and the poor. One of the best ways to do this is to sponsor a child through Compassion,” said Downey. “Son of God” chronicles the life of Jesus, played by Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado, from the Nativity through resurrection and revelation. It was distilled primarily from footage appearing in the original 10-hour miniseries that aired over five days last March. “We’ve taken portions of the miniseries and many new scenes and we’ve reordered it, and I think it’s absolutely fantastic, some of our best work ever,” said executive producer Burnett in an August interview with The Gazette. A private screening of the film held at The Broadmoor hotel in July provided Burnett early insight into its powerful effect on audiences. “It was absolutely astounding the response we got,” said Burnett, whose wife and fellow executive producer, Downey, plays Mary. “It literally went from applause to silence to tears.” “Son of God” garnered a PG-13 rating due to violent scenes and a bloody depiction of the crucifixion. —
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Ode to Joy - Beethoven 9th — Presented by the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, 2:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave., $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, $5 for children and students. Tickets: 6333649, chamberorchestraofthesprings.org.
Cherokee Drive, Castle Rock, $16-$42. Advance tickets: therock.org.
choirs, 3 p.m., Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St.; 328-1125; gssepiscopal.org.
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Jesus Christ Superstar — Presented by the Sunrise Players, 7 p.m. March 7 and 8, 3 p.m. March 9, Sunrise Church, 2655 Briargate Blvd., $5-$10, with $5 for lunch on March 9. Advance tickets: sunriseplayers.com, 659-6237.
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ical night of worship and action proclaiming an end to modern-day slavery, 5-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave.; 471-8522, fumc-cs.org. MArch 14
Using Your Power and Authority — 6-9 p.m., Unity Church in the Rockies, 1945 Mesa Road, $30; 471-4556 , unityrockies.org.
Semiannual Bag Sale — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thrift House of the Episcopal Church Women, 1027 S. Tejon St., fill a bag for $8; 632-5278, thrifthouse@qwestiffice.net.
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Handbell Concert — With Pikes Peak Ringers and Rocky Mountain Ringers, 7-9 p.m., Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave., free-will offering; tinyurl.com/ mno5kkq. MArch 7
The Hands of God — With Francesca Battistelli and Sanctus Real, featuring All Things New and special guest Jon Bauer, 6:30 p.m., The Rock Church, 4881
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The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and His Friends — Presented by First Company, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave., $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and military with ID, $5 for students; fumc-cs.org, 471-8522. MArch 9
Taylor Memorial Concert — With the adult and youth
7 Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind — A Lenten discussion, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Unity Church in the Rockies, 1945 Mesa Road, free-will offering. Registration required by Saturday, revrogerb@msn.com.
Miscellaneous MArch 2
Light Breaking Forth - Freedom Sunday — An Ecumen-
St. Patrick’s Day Gala — Hosted by Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, 5:30 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., $100 per person. Reservations required: 866-6422, ccharitiescc.org/stpatsgala. Events are free unless noted. Send information at least two weeks in advance: email carlotta.olson@gazette.com or fax 636-0202.
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nesses more options to secure credit — most likely at better interest rates than they would have gotten in recent years. The improved loan numbers also could mean that fewer local banks will have to operate under restrictions that have limited the amount and types of lending they can do. “It’s a great time to be a borrower because you have so many healthy banks in the lending market,” said Mike League, president and CEO of Five Star Bank in Colorado Springs
and a board member of the Colorado Bankers Association. “The spread we get on interest payments on loans minus the cost of funds we pay for deposits has dropped a full percentage point because of the competition for loans. In this market, we clearly have too many banks chasing too few good loans.” Loans classified as problems by federal regulators at the end of 2013 accounted for —
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Gaming disputes must go through commission A frequently heard expression with application to money-related legal disputes goes like this: If Money it seems too & the law good to be true, it probably is. A case decided by the Colorado Court of Appeals JiM Flynn in December, Barry v. Bally Gaming Inc., gives an example. This case began when, in 2012, Charles Barry went to the Lady Luck casino in Black Hawk, put money in a slot machine and pulled the handle (or pushed the
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button). Lights immediately flashed and bells rang, and the machine told Barry he had just won $31,202.41. Barry was, at this point, a happy man. However, when he tried to claim his jackpot, a casino employee told him the slot machine had malfunctioned and there would be no jackpot. The employee pointed to a small sign posted on the machine stating: “Malfunction voids all pays and plays.” If the casino employee did his job correctly, he would also have told Barry that the Division of Gaming within the Colorado Department of Revenue would investigate and, if he wasn’t
Credit union
Assets*
SALT LAKE CITY • A Utah judge has blocked TV streaming company Aereo Inc. from operating in several Western states, at least until the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a related case in April. Broadcasters have argued Aereo is stealing TV signals without paying. Aereo says the tiny antennas it uses to capture signals before relaying them over the Internet should be treated the same as antennas that people use to pull TV signals for free. District Judge Dale Kimball,
to reinstate payouts wrongfully denied by reason of a malfunction. The trial court threw out Barry’s lawsuit on the grounds the commission had exclusive jurisdiction over this type of dispute. Barry, unhappy with that result, appealed. The Court of Appeals, although acknowledging Barry had indeed been placed on an emotional roller coaster, agreed with the trial court. As the Court of Appeals saw things, the Colorado Legislature has created a comprehensive administrative structure by which the limited-stakes gambling industry is to be regulated. That structure includes
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procedures for the resolution of disputes between gamblers and casinos, and gives the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission exclusive jurisdiction over such disputes. So, the lesson here is that unhappy gamblers must present their claims to the commission. If a gambler is dissatisfied with the commission’s disposition of a claim, there is a right of appeal to the Court of Appeals. However, no right exists to file a lawsuit in the District Court. —
Jim Flynn is a private attorney with Flynn Wright & Fredman LLC in Colorado Springs. Email him at moneylaw@jtflynn.com.
Capital
Loans
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
% change
2013
2012
% change
% of assets
% delinquent
Ent Federal Credit Union
3,911,926
3,730,396
4.87%
43,649
41,630
4.85%
11.97
0.44
Air Academy Federal Credit Union
470,010
445,548
5.49%
1,777
1,337
32.91%
7.99
0.48
Aventa Credit Union
152,631
151,485
0.76%
1,645
1,235
33.20%
9.27
1.01
Pikes Peak Credit Union
74,572
71,036
4.98%
310
489
-36.61%
8.78
0.94
School District 3 Federal Credit Union
20,437
19,772
3.36%
105
136
-22.79%
12.15
0.06
Harrison District No. 2 Federal Credit Union
11,608
12,209
-4.92%
-98
-14
N/A
15.73
0.40
One Thirteen Credit Union
8,775
9,130
-3.89%
-27
39
N/A
9.78
1.67
TOTALS
4,649,959
4,439,576
4.74%
47,361
44,852
5.59%
12.84
0.48
* In thousands
Source: National Credit Union Administration
Colorado SpringS area bankS at a glanCe Bank name
Assets*
Income*
Capital
Loans
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
% change
2013
2012
% change
% of assets
% Noncurrent
Academy Bank
299,517
294,559
1.68%
5,358
4,505
18.93%
21.66
4.28
Peoples Bank
268,323
241,442
11.13%
3,769
5,198
-27.49%
11.96
0.92
Farmers State Bank-Calhan
212,780
209,241
1.69%
3,131
945
231.32%
10.99
1.41
5 Star Bank
174,526
177,646
-1.76%
880
1,532
-42.56%
21.19
2.11
Integrity Bank & Trust
126,393
114,291
10.59%
717
509
40.86%
9.48
1.19
Park State Bank & Trust
85,945
86,736
-0.91%
-514
-760
N/A
8.56
9.17
Pikes Peak National Bank
79,824
76,959
3.72%
321
409
-21.52%
10.57
4.70
TOTALS
1,247,308
1,200,874
3.87%
13,662
12,338
10.73%
14.81
2.51
*In thousands
Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Credit unionS make ‘Steady’ improvement
Colorado Springs-area credit unions last year reported a 5.6 percent gain in income from a year earlier to $47.4 million, while the amount of loans 60 or more days delinquent declined 6.2 percent from a year earlier to $13.2 million, according to data from the National Credit Union Administration. Ent Federal Credit Union CEO Charles Emmer called performance of Ent, which accounts for nearly 90 percent of the local credit union industry, as “steady and even keel.”
from local banks to expand or buy more equipment. The lending market has become so competitive that the largest local financial institution, Ent Federal Credit Union, began offering rebates last month to customers who take out loans. Ent expects to pay about $3 million this year to any of its 232,000 members who get anything from personal loans to mortgages, said Ent CEO Charles Emmer. The rebates, which will be paid annually as dividends each November, range from $10 for a personal loan to $75 for a mortgage. “It is an incentive for our members to use our services,” Emmer said. “The initial response to the program
has been very positive, and we expect it will be a difference-maker in our market. We expect that many of our competitors will flatter us by imitating our program.” Much of the local industry’s loan quality improvement was generated by Academy Bank, which cut its problem loans 82 percent, or more than $18 million, to just $4.1 million. Academy held more than 60 percent of the area’s problem loans at the end of 2012. The bank also boosted profits by nearly 19 percent from a year earlier to $5.36 million in 2013 and held the highest level of capital reserves of any local bank — 21.7 percent of its nearly $300 million in assets.
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no matter what, be allowed to put customers on the kind of emotional roller coaster he had experienced. In any event, he didn’t wait for the commission to rule. Instead, he filed a lawsuit in the Gilpin County District Court against the casino and the manufacturer of the slot machine. In that lawsuit, he asserted claims for extreme and outrageous conduct, breach of implied contract and violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. With regard to the latter claim, Barry argued the casino was violating the act because, although it used malfunctions to deny payouts, it made no effort
Colorado SpringS area Credit unionS at a glanCe
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2.51 percent of the $634.9 million in loans held by the seven banks based in the Colorado Springs area, according to recently released data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The $15.9 million in problem loans at the seven banks was down 57.1 percent from a year earlier and is the lowest, as a percentage of the banks’ combined loan portfolios since the end of 2008, when 2.48 percent of local loans were classified as problems. Problem loans at local banks peaked in mid-2010 at nearly 10 percent of their combined loan portfolios. The improvement in loan quality also helped the banks’ bottom line: Their combined earnings last year jumped 10.7 percent from 2012 to $13.7 million — the local industry’s best financial performance since 2007. In another key sign of the improving health of the local banking industry, the banks held capital reserves that accounted for 14.8 percent of their $1.25 billion in combined assets, or more than three times the ratio that federal regulators require. The loan delinquency, profit and reserve data were compiled by The Gazette from reports the banks file quarterly with the FDIC. The analysis didn’t include banks based outside the area, such as Wells Fargo, Chase Bank, U.S. Bank, FirstBank and ANB Bank, the area’s five largest banks as measured by deposits. SNL Financial, which tracks major banks, reported this month that the amount of problem loans for the nation’s largest banks continued to decline throughout 2013. While local banks have largely cleaned up their loan portfolios, many are finding it difficult to add new loans because of the area’s tepid and uneven economic growth, League said. Although the local housing industry has staged a big comeback in the past few years, he said many other sectors of the Colorado Springs economy aren’t seeing much growth. As a result, he said, they haven’t sought loans
satisfied with the results of the investigation, he could ask the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission to review the matter. Barry seemingly understood this since, after the Division of Gaming’s investigation concluded a malfunction had occurred (and Barry’s winnings were actually 80 cents), he requested a review by the commission. Then, however, Barry apparently decided he didn’t trust the commission to give him a fair shake because, in a proceeding before this industry-focused tribunal, the deck might be stacked against him. Or, perhaps he decided casinos should not,
who ruled last week, argued that Aereo’s retransmission of video signals is “indistinguishable from a cable company.” He said if Aereo continued to do business, it would damage broadcasters’ ability to negotiate with legitimate licensees, siphon viewers away from their websites and subject them to potential piracy. Aereo charges upwards of $8 a month and offers its service in New York, Boston, Houston, Atlanta, and elsewhere. Subscribers get about two dozen local stations, plus the Bloomberg TV financial channel over computers, Internet-
connected set-top boxes and mobile devices. The U.S. Supreme Court, which will begin hearing arguments in the case April 22, will aim to resolve different rulings in different districts. A ruling in the 2nd District Court of Appeals said Aereo wasn’t violating copyrights and let it continue operating. Kimball’s ruling applies to the jurisdiction of the 10th District Court of Appeals. Aereo launched service in all of Utah in August and in the Denver area in November. It hasn’t revealed how many subscribers it has.
Academy, along with Pikes Peak National Bank and Park State Bank in Woodland Park, all are operating under orders from regulators that require the banks to take steps to reduce problem loans, restrict lending and prohibit paying dividends to owners. “Last year was a milestone year for us,” said Paul Holewinski, CEO of Academy Bank owner Dickinson Financial Corp. “A lot of things came together in 2013 for us. We had a three-year plan to clean out our problem loans and (foreclosed real estate) and that was completed last year. We are generating new loans again and had a strong year. We look forward to the rest of this year because we have
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dation and maintaining an asset allocation that meets your investment time frame. Establish a solid financial foundation by living within your means, minimizing the use of credit and maintaining an emergency fund to cover three to six months of expenses. A strong foundation helps you avoid pulling money out of the stock market at inopportune times should an emergency arise. Once you have established a strong financial foundation, you can start investing
a lot capital and liquidity, so we want to add (lending) relationships in the Springs and across the state.” Holewinski said several factors helped Academy Bank cut its problem loans: more borrowers paid off loans; the state economy improved, resulting in higher real estate values and lease rates; and the bank packaged and sold some loans and foreclosed real estate. Pikes Peak National also cut its problem loans by 47.2 percent, to $1.69 million, or 4.7 percent of its loan portfolio. The bank’s profits fell 21.5 percent to $321,000, but it remained in the black and its reserves well exceeded federal requirements. Pikes Peak National CEO Robin Roberts attributed the bank’s recovery from its loan problems to the improving financial condition of its borrowers and the sale of an office building in eastern Colorado Springs that the bank seized in foreclosure.
in the stock market. One key to success is establishing an asset allocation that’s in line with the time frame in which you will need money. Money that is needed in the short term should not be invested in the stock market. As a general rule, do not invest money needed within the next five years in the stock market. Over long periods, the stock market has trended upward, but in the short term there have been periods with substantial drops. Give yourself time to ride out the natural fluctuations. Additionally, it is important to diversify your money across a wide variety of investments. You can reduce
“We have worked hard on lowering these (problem loan) numbers and are happy with our progress,” Roberts said. “As a result, we were able to put fewer resources into working with problem borrowers and spend more resources on talking to local businesses and making loans.” Park State didn’t make much progress on paper last year, but expects to “turn the corner” this year in cutting its problem loans by at least 40 percent and getting close to or at a break-even level, said Tony Perry, the bank’s president and CEO. “We have a significant number of (problem loans) and foreclosed real estate in the pipeline to be resolved this year,” Perry said. “For the first time since the financial crisis, we are in a business development mode and looking forward” instead of backward. —
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your risk by diversifying across companies, municipalities, industries and countries. When one type of investment is doing poorly, another may be doing well. This helps to buffer the losses you may experience in your portfolio. An excellent way to diversify is through the use of a variety of mutual funds. Mutual funds pool your money with money from others to invest in a large number of companies or government entities based on a predefined investment objective. —
Jane Young is a Certified Financial Planner. Contact her at Gazette@ itsnotjustmoney.com.
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essentials movers & shakers • RE/MAX Properties Inc. recently honored 33 broker associates with its Quality Service Certification Platinum Award, which recognizes those who have at least a 4.7 Customer Satisfaction Rating, with 5 being the highest. The following RE/ MAX employees also received awards: Jeremy Isaac , Marketing and Self-Promotion; Treasure Davis, Community Service Award; Patric ia Bec k , Newcomer of the Year; Esther Renaud , Intern of the Year; John Wheaton, Team Member of the Year; Leanne Hatc hett, Unlicensed Assistant of the Year; Lisa and Gord y Riegel , Rick Logan Memorial Award; Amy Lassen, John Arends
Spirit Award; Kristin Dionne, Broker’s Cup; Jod y Romney, Broker’s Cup; Dawn Ed gingtonGraeff, Employee of the Year Award; Pam Pal one Peer Coach of the Year; and Tina Swonger, Take the Ball and Run. • Porsc ha Shid el er of Once Upon a Child in Colorado Springs was recently honored with a Sales Excellence Award at the franchisor’s annual conference and trade show. There are more than 256 franchised locations for Once Upon a Child, which buys and sells gently used children’s clothing, furniture and equipment. The local store is at 6946 N. Academy Blvd.
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Job Fair — 9 a.m.-noon, Orthopaedic and Spine Center of Southern Colorado, 4110 Briargate Parkway, floor 2, free. Registration required: www.csog.net. Und erearners Anonymous — 11 a.m.-noon, Movement Arts Community Studio, 525 E. Fountain Blvd., Suite 150; 660-8852. COMING UP
Through Marc h 22: Free Tax Preparation Servic e — IRS-certified Pikes Peak Community College accounting students will prepare and e-file tax returns free of charge for individuals with household incomes of less than about $50,000, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Pikes Peak Community College, 5675 S. Academy Ave.; 5-8 p.m. March 12, Pikes Peak Community College, Rampart Range Campus, 11195 Highway 83, 211, piton. org/eitc.
Marc h 4: Col orad o Springs Regional Business Al l ianc e progress briefing — For member investors and individuals interested in learn more about the Business Alliance, 8-9:30 a.m., Antlers Hilton, 4 S. Cascade Ave., free. Registration required: tinyurl.com/kymqar2. Marc h 4: Gol d en Girl Financ es — 1-2 p.m., Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock Ave., $3. Registration required: 387-6000, csseniorcenter.com. Marc h 4: Business Work shop - Start-up Basic s — 6-9 p.m., Fountain Corporate Center, 3595 E. Fountain Blvd., $15. Registration required: 636-3074, coloradosprings. score.org. Marc h 11: Mil itary Speak ers Lunc heon — Hosted by the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance. Go online for information: coloradospringsbusinessalliance.com. Marc h 20: Business Work shop — Creating Internet Marketing Through WordPress — 6-9 p.m., Fountain Corporate Center, 3595 E. Fountain Blvd., $15. Registration required: 636-3074, coloradosprings.score.org. Marc h 21-23: Go Cod e Col orad o Chal l enge Week end — An apps challenge designed to make public data more accessible and user-friendly, open to developers, designers, project managers, etc., with two apps judged to be the best will move on to the finals in Denver, 6-11 p.m. March 21, 8-11 a.m. March 22, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. March 23, Epicentral, 409 N. Tejon St., free. Registration: tinyurl.com/nx8sygx. April 23: Annuities — To Have or Have Not — 10-11 a.m., Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock Ave., $3. Registration required: 387-6000, csseniorcenter.com. April 23: Athena Award Lunc heon — 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., $65. Reservations required: tinyurl.com/lrsvvzo. May 13: Armed Forc es Week Award s Lunc heon — Hosted by the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave. Go online for cost and reservations: coloradospringsbusinessalliance.com. June 12: 2014 State of the City — 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., $45-$55. Reservations required by June 9: coloradospringsbusinessalliance.com.
Year-old patent laws squeezing small companies by virginia bridges The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) —
Next month marks the anniversary of the shift in the U.S. intellectual property landscape, and business owners and the organizations they work with said the changes are squeezing new and small enterprises. On March 16, the first inventor-to-file provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act went into effect. The changes are the most significant to the system since 1952, as they harmonized the U.S. patent system with the rest of the world. The most significant change centered on awarding patents to the first person to file an application. The previous system put priority on the person who could show he or she invented a concept first. “Small-business owners and inventors are really feeling the need to file earlier in the process,” said Kimberly Mayer, statewide director of technology development and commercialization for the N.C. Small Business & Technology Development Center in Raleigh. “They really want to make sure that they are protecting their rights.” But small companies often need capital or an investment to fund what can turn into a very expensive application process. The changes have turned getting a patent “into a money game instead of an invention game,” said Robbie Troxler, director of advanced technologies for Troxler Electronic Laboratories, a North Carolina company that develops and manufactures quality control and measurement equipment for the highway and construction industry. Under the old system, Troxler had a 12-month grace pe-
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Erick Rosales connects a suction lifter to load sheets of metal into a laser cutter this month. “I am a little guy that cannot just throw money at something,” said Robbie Troxler, director of advanced technologies for the North Carolina company. riod that followed a public disclosure of an invention before he needed to file an application for protection. Troxler used that time to test and refine his invention, he said. Additionally, companies could use that period to raise capital from investors or customers who have tried the product. The process, Troxler said, would also help him identify duds before he sunk thousands of dollars into an invention. “I am a little guy that can’t just throw money at something,” he said. Troxler said the patent application process costs from
$6,000 to $10,000, including attorney and other fees. Mayer recommends that inventors on a tight budget familiarize themselves with patent terms and the process as much as possible before hiring an attorney. She also advised inventors to do a preliminary patent search on the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office’s website or on Google Patent, which searches more than 7 million U.S. patents. “They can at least get an idea of what the landscape looks like, and whether there is a product that sounds similar that they can call it to the attention of the patent attorney,” Mayer said. Inventors should also un-
derstand the importance of intellectual property in their given industry, Mayer said. In industries such as software, a patent may not be as significant compared to situations in which investors are needed to move the process forward. The America Invents Act requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to work
with law associations to establish pro bono programs that assist small businesses and complete studies to evaluate how the changes affected small businesses. “The people that are most hurt are the ones that are really (barely) able to afford any sort of patent,” said Chapel Hill, N.C., patent attorney Kevin Flynn. Their only choice may be to put together a provisional application without the assistance of an attorney, he said. “A provisional doesn’t have to be polished, but it needs to have substance,” Flynn said. Flynn likens compiling a provisional application to packing up a station wagon before a camping trip. The equipment may be packed any which way, but it has to all be there. “Otherwise when you get to the campsite, you don’t have fuel for the camp stove or stakes for the tent,” he said. Inventors also need to include the best mode to make and use the invention, plus suboptimal and other modes to preclude others from having a nearly identical product. “You really need to try to make it as broad as possible” when putting together a patent application, he said. But don’t go too far and suggest you know how to do things that you don’t, as the application could be used against you in the future. “It’s a difficult game,” Flynn said.
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Stocks Recover, but 2014 Could Still Be a Volatile Year BY GREGORY ZUCKERMAN
Bounce Back
Just a few weeks ago, markets were tumbling and investors were running scared. Now they’re rushing back in, assuming the coast has cleared. Have investors dodged a bullet on their way to another year of big gains, or will emergingmarket troubles and other worries rear their ugly heads and forestall a comeback for stocks? Though the market isn’t at expensive levels and many of the recent economic concerns in the U.S. could be explained by a harsh winter in many parts of the country, investors need to buckle up for more uncomfortable twists and turns, analysts say. The year began with most analysts predicting good things for stocks. The market soon hit an all-time high in January. But investors became nervous as emerging markets crumbled, amid worries that these countries are both too indebted and too reliant on outside capital. The S&P 500 index tumbled 5.8% from mid-January through early February, as fears grew that the troubles abroad would pose an obstacle to U.S. growth.
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to softness in the job market, manufacturing and consumer spending. Barclays Research now expects the U.S. economy to grow by an annualized 1.9% in the first quarter, below the 2.2% pace the bank expected just over a week ago. Despite those headwinds, stocks are on a roll. The S&P 500 has recovered from its earlier decline and now stands just 0.7% away from a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, likewise, has recovered most of its early fall—off just 2.9% from its Dec. 31 record. The resiliency comes as the bull market is poised to celebrate its fifth anniversary next month. There’s cheering elsewhere as well—global junk-bond demand is at all-time highs, according to Bank of America, another sign that investors are again comfortable embracing riskier investments. Reassuring investors: Fourthquarter earnings have been stellar among the 80% of S&P companies that have reported. They’re up 9.6% from the comparable quarter in 2012, accord-
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THIS WEEK Housing Woes: Housing takes center stage as a handful of reports will likely show just how bad the harsh winter has been for the sputtering recovery. The December Case-Shiller home-price index comes out on Tuesday, followed by January new-home sales on Wednesday and pending home sales on Friday. Wall Street Journal Sunday writers regularly contribute to the Journal’s weekday “Your Money Matters” personalfinance podcast. Listen at WSJ.com/Podcasts Jitters: Coffee commodity prices are expected to continue their rapid rise. Look for higher retail prices soon.
LAST WEEK Serious Money: Facebook agreed to buy messaging company WhatsApp for $19 billion. The 55-employee company has 450 million monthly users. Credit-Card Bill: New stud-
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Bullish investors are betting that weak economic data are largely due to an unusually rough winter and that growth will pick up as the weather warms. “If interest rates rise gradually and economic growth accelerates—as we expect—the powerful bull market isn’t likely to lose steam,” says Robert Brown of asset manager AllianceBernstein. He argues that stocks are more attractive than bonds and notes that household net worth and the free cash flow of corporations are at record levels, reasons not to pare stockholdings. “Consumer-spending growth and earnings increases appear likely in 2014 but not as powerfully as investors were consid-
ering entering 2014,” says Tobias Levkovich, chief U.S. equity strategist at Citigroup. Analysts expect earnings growth of 9% for so-called consumer-discretionary stocks, such as hotel, restaurant and media companies, down from 13% a few months ago. Alan Zafran, managing director at First Republic Investment Management, notes that stocks carry dividend yields higher than bond alternatives—one more reason to stick with stocks. But investors should prepare for more volatility, analysts say. For one thing, last year was unusually calm for financial markets and this year already is proving quite jumpy. The S&P 500 has posted nine one-day moves of at least 1% in 2014, twice the number that occurred by this time last year. Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, says bull markets historically become more volatile as they age and investors become nervous about how long the good times will last. In particular, Mr. Stovall’s data point to a rise in
volatility during the fifth year of bull markets. “I don’t think we’ve seen nearly the worst of the market weakness,” says Uri Landesman, president of New York hedge fund Platinum Partners. “The market has been straight up for five years, buoyed by a historically supportive Fed, and that is going to change.”
Few Stock Bargains
The S&P trades at a priceearnings multiple of 15 based on expected earnings over the year, and 16.1 times earnings over the past year. Those aren’t expensive levels, but they also aren’t bargains. Indeed, some veteran investors say it’s become harder to find attractive investments, a reason for caution. “We’re finding it extraordinarily difficult to find bargain securities, perhaps more so than at any time since I began running a fund” in 2002, says Zeke Ashton, who runs Southlake, Texas, investment firm Centaur Capital Partners. Reasons for enduring caution are many. As the Federal Re-
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ies concluded that costs to financial institutions associated with the recent security breach involving credit cards used at Target stores have topped $200 million. Information Tollway: The Federal Communications Commission said it would issue rules to prevent Internet service providers from blocking or slowing access to content providers. Candy Land: King Digital Entertainment, maker of the hit “Candy Crush Saga” phone game, unveiled plans for a $500 million initial public offering. Crisis Management: The Federal Reserve released transcripts of 2008 policy meetings, providing the most complete view yet inside the Fed as the financial crisis worsened. Payback: Mortgage giant and government ward Fannie Mae reported a profit of $84 billion for 2013—a milestone for the company and rival Freddie Mac, which have now paid more in dividends to the government than they received for their 2008 bailouts.
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Consumers Shed Fear of Borrowing After years of shedding debt, Americans are taking advantage of easier lending conditions, fueling a rise in borrowing that could prop up a shaky economic recovery. U.S. consumers late last year drove the largest quarterly increase in household credit outstanding since the third quarter of 2007, just before the recession started, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Between October and December, household debt—which includes mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and student loans—jumped $241 billion, or 2.1%, to $11.52 trillion. One major factor has been stable mortgage debt, the biggest piece of household borrowing. Mortgage debt increased by $16 billion in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, ending a four-year streak of year-over-year declines. Fewer Americans are filing for bankruptcy or going into foreclosure, moves that lower total mortgage debt. Meanwhile, people are borrowing more to pay for education, cars and homes. All told, household credit outstanding was up $180 billion in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, the first year-over-year increase since late 2008. Household debt remains 9% below its peak of $12.7 trillion in the
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third quarter of 2008. Reports from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have found banks relaxing their criteria for businesses and consumers. —Neil Shah And Saabira Chaudhuri The Wall Street Journal
Housing Inflation Rises
Overall inflation remains muted at the start of 2014, but housing inflation is starting to
rise. The Labor Department’s “owners’ equivalent rent index”—the imputed cost to homeowners if they had to pay rent for their own homes—was up a year-on-year 2.5% in January. That’s below the 4% rises the OER index posted in early 2007, before the recession hit late that year, but up from an average of around 2% for the past couple of years. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the consumer-price index of all goods
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and services increased 1.6% in the year through January. The OER index accounts for nearly a quarter of the entire CPI, so a pickup in that category will boost overall inflation. —Kathleen Madigan Real Time Economics blog WSJ.com The Aggregator features news and commentary from The Wall Street Journal and other publications. Email: lindsay.gellman@wsj.com
Aid for Laid-Off Workers Is Being Downsized BY LAUREN WEBER AND RACHEL FEINTZEIG
“Outplacement” used to be a way to help senior employees through a job loss and guide them toward new work. Companies once paid outside firms for months of face-to-face coaching, job leads, office space and workshops. Today, not so much. The outplacement industry is under pressure. Revenues are shrinking as contract values with employers fall and cover fewer services, and online upstarts offering cheaper, Webonly assistance force providers to lower prices. “People who might’ve been given three months of service before are given one or two months…And there was a change in the scope to match
John Burchett was laid off in October and hasn’t been pleased with his former employer’s outplacement services. the prices companies were willing to pay,” says Keith Emerson, who once worked for outplacement firm Lee Hecht Harrison and is now an execu-
tive coach. Lee Hecht President Peter Alcide says Web-based tools provide critical skills: “That’s where our candidates need to
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Data on the U.S. economy also have been troubling. U.S. housing starts fell 16% in January, a sign that the housing market, which helped power the economy last year, is experiencing sudden weakness. The median price of an existing-home sale was $188,900 in January, down from $197,700 in December, though up 10.7% from a year ago. Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, says of the housing data that “the trend is downward, but the weather surely played a big part in this drop.” Other reports have pointed
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serve reduces the stimulus it’s providing the economy, investors could turn more nervous. European economies remain weak and could experience a new round of troubles, despite their own stock rallies, some analysts say. The Japanese rally might fizzle and China’s economy could demonstrate new weakness. “Investors give China’s authorities the benefit of the doubt and trust that they will avoid a financial accident and a disorderly slowdown,” says Morgan Stanley economist Joachim Fels. But he says potential troubles in China are among the “few things I worry about more than the consensus.” Rather than sell stocks on the heels of the recent rally, the best strategy for investors is to hold ample amounts of cash and wait for bargains before pouring more money in, some say. “We were able to buy some things a couple of weeks ago during the heat of the selloff,” says Centaur Capital’s Mr. Ashton, who says he is waiting for the next opportunity to buy cheap stocks, from a market downturn or other event. His portfolio is nearly 30% in cash. Gary Evans, a former trader and author of the Global Macro Monitor blog, says “the U.S. is in relatively good shape but the year will be much more volatile than 2013.” He’s looking for “a few more and deeper corrections around the change in monetary policy. Remember the adage: three steps and a stumble.” When markets get rocky, Mr. Evans recommends buying shares of energy producers, which are enjoying a surge in production, along with healthcare stocks and some technology shares.
be.” Consultants, mostly freelancers, say they have less time to serve more clients. “It’s just a constant struggle to deliver a level of quality service,” says Brett Olinger, of outplacement firm Power Connections. The outplaced themselves know it all too well. John Burchett, laid off in October from Milwaukee-based manufacturer Johnson Controls, says his outplacement package included online courses and phone consultations with a coach who urged him to network and referred him to an online tutorial when he sought help using LinkedIn. “It’s like, really? That’s your advice?” says Mr. Burchett. “You get the feeling you’re just a number.” Johnson Controls declined to comment.
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You Could Live Into Your 90s. Are You Ready?
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Here’s some food for thought on retirement: Mortality rates on insurers’ actuarial tables now run as high as 120 years, thanks to improved health. That doesn’t mean you’ll live that long. But the centenarian club is growing and it should make you rethink how long you can stretch your funds. “People grossly underestimate their longevity,” says Steve Sperka, vice president of longterm care at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. At least one member of a couple retiring at age 65 today can expect to reach 94. His research shows a mere 35% are financially prepared to live into their 90s. “For baby boomers, many will live longer in their retirement lives than they did their work lives,” he says. (There’s a nifty life-span calculator at northwesternmutual.com. Click the “Learning Center” tab at the top of the home page.) How do you make sure you have enough money to cover life expenses? Mr. Sperka advises annuities, but you should be sure you have an income stream that isn’t dependent solely on Social Security.
Note to the National Retail Federation: You can’t keep fighting increases in the minimum wage and then wonder why consumers aren’t spending more money in your members’ stores. “It’s simple math—if the cost of hiring goes up, hiring goes down,” said NRF Chief Executive Matthew Shay. He said this in a Jan. 28 news release opposing President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from $7.25 by 2016. For Wal-Mart Stores, the NRF’s biggest member, this math isn’t so simple. Last week, the world’s largest retailer reported its fourth consecutive quarter of declines in that key retail-industry metric, same-store sales. Worse, Wal-Mart’s fourthquarter profit fell a year-overyear 21% to $4.4 billion. The problem is that wages for many Americans have been so low for so long that they increasingly shop at dollar stores and thrift shops, if they shop at all. This is a big part of the reason why Wal-Mart is hurting and why many other retailers, such as Sears and Best Buy, are slouching toward extinction. Add cuts to food stamps, zero interest rates for seniors living on fixed incomes, and the end of extended unemployment benefits, and suddenly some of the NRF’s smarter members are singing a new song. Wal-Mart is officially neutral in the minimum-wage debate, though a company spokesman told media outlets last week that the retailer is considering supporting a rise. Wal-Mart—though it may be the bane of labor activists for its low-wage model—has done this before. In 2005, it got behind the hike from $5.15 an hour to the current $7.25 in the federal minimum wage. Why? “Our customers simply
BY JENNIFER WATERS
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I am 66 years old, still working and not drawing Social Security on my own record. I have been divorced for 20 years. Can I draw on [my ex’s] Social Security now and delay my Social Security payments until my age 70? Half of his monthly Social Security payments would be less than my [full retirement age] benefits. I have read retirement-planning documents on the Social Security website but they are confusing. —Beth B., Douglas, Ga.
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Sounds like you’re wellpositioned for retirement. Since you haven’t remarried, you can collect half of your ex’s Social Security benefit by filing for it and specifying that you’re delaying your own retirement benefits. Because you are at your full retirement age (FRA), you will get the full 50%. While you continue to collect paychecks, your own benefit is
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growing 8% annually. Better yet, because you’re at your FRA, that benefit isn’t subject to income limits. Otherwise, $1 of every $2 you earn above this year’s $15,480 annual limit would be deducted from your benefit payment.
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Could you explain more about Medicare Part B coverage? I turned 65 last year but am still working full time. I was told that I only needed to sign up and receive my Medicare card, which I did. I don’t want to be hit with fees, but what is Part B coverage? —Pat N., Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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You won’t be hit with fees as long as you’re working and covered under your company’s health plan. The lifetime penalty—10% of your premium for each 12 months missed—is levied against those who didn’t sign up during their initial enrollment period when they didn’t have other coverage. Be sure, however, that you get Part B within eight months of your current coverage ending so you’re not hit with those fees. Part A helps cover the costs of hospital care. Part B picks up
most doctors’ fees and services, and other hospital services that Part A misses. Most people will pay a monthly premium for Part B of $104.90 in 2014, as well as deductibles, copays and coinsurance. But it can help cover a lot of things, such as doctor visits, blood and diagnostic tests like X-rays, MRIs and EKGs. It doesn’t cover drug costs, which is where Part D steps in. In recent years, Part B has paid the bill on preventive care like annual wellness exams and flu shots. Your wellness exam won’t cost you, but should you need additional tests or to be treated, you will be hit with outof-pocket costs of up to 20% of the negotiated costs of the doctor or medical facility’s services. That could be pricey if you develop a debilitating or chronic illness. The potentially high outof-pocket costs are among the bigger drawbacks with Part B. That’s when you might look to take the Part C, or Medicare Advantage, route. But that’s another discussion for another column. One word of caution: With very few exceptions, Part B, like Part A, is no good to you if you leave the country. Speaking of Part D, I’d be remiss if I didn’t include this note
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from a reader:
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Oops! In a recent article, you mention that a penalty is accrued if one doesn’t enroll in Part B on time. Per page 94 of the 2014 Medicare booklet, it’s Part D (drug coverage) that has the penalty. I hope you will clarify this for your readers. —M.M., Denver
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You are right, you do get slapped with a penalty if you miss Part D’s sign-up periods—just like you do if you miss Part B’s initial enrollment (see page 28 of the booklet). While Part B is for doctors and hospital services, Part D covers drugs. If you allow 63 days to pass without a Medicare drug plan or other creditable coverage—whether you file claims or not—you will be socked with a late fee that is 1% of the national premium of $32.42 this year for each month you’re not covered. I hope that clarifies it. Please send your questions to jenwaters@outlook.com. Include name, city and phone number. We can answer questions only in the column.
BY AL LEWIS
don’t have the money to buy basic necessities between paychecks,” then-Chief Executive H. Lee Scott Jr. said. We must now be back at the point in the economic cycle where more money for America’s lowest-paid workers means more sales for smileyfaced Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart— whose customer-friendly slogan is “Save money. Live better.”—typically pays a bit more than minimum wage, anyway. And it’s better-positioned than many of its competitors to absorb the hit of higher wages. So this is just business. The Congressional Budget Office released a report last week saying a rise in the minimum wage might wipe out 500,000 jobs, but it might also boost incomes for 16.6 million Americans. So on balance, what does this mean? More money for Wal-Mart. Republicans argue that a higher minimum wage will kill jobs, and Democrats opine that it will stimulate the economy and create more jobs. But with Wal-Mart out of lock step, the NRF can put both sides in the discount bin. Eventually, like the prices of gasoline and even some products sold in NRF-member stores, minimum wages go up and the economy moves on. Another NRF member, Gap, made a surprise announcement last week that it would raise its own minimum wage to $9 this year and $10 next year. It said the move would benefit 65,000 of its 90,000 U.S. employees who work at Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and other stores in the chain. CEO Glenn Murphy told The Wall Street Journal that employees actually matter. “The service our workers provide will be ever more important for customers,” he said. Imagine that: stores with employees who actually provide service to their customers. Al Lewis is a columnist based in Denver. He blogs at tellittoal.com; his email address is al.lewis@tellittoal.com
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CVS Fills the Prescription for Growth Five Really Dumb Moves Retirees Make BY JACK HOUGH
Smokers who quit the habit can look forward not only to pinker lungs but also to fatter wallets. CVS Caremark (CVS), which announced on Feb. 5 it will stop selling tobacco by October, may also win more profit than it loses from the move. CVS’s profit comes increasingly from health plans, which aren’t keen on carcinogens. Its tobacco decision is expected to subtract six to nine cents from its yearly earnings per share. But a prescription deal with the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which expires at year’s end, is worth 16 cents to 21 cents a share, estimates investment bank Mizuho Securities. For CVS, a good chance at renewal just became better, and there’s plenty more business to be won. “It became a credibility issue for us,” Chief Executive Larry Merlo told Barron’s. “As we have become more of a health-care company, new customers have emerged saying they like what we do but they have a problem with tobacco.” Based in Woonsocket, R.I., CVS is the country’s secondlargest drugstore chain behind Walgreen. Thanks to a 2007 merger with Caremark, it’s also the second-largest pharmacy-
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benefit manager behind Express Scripts. But it surpasses both companies in terms of total prescription revenue, with nearly a quarter of the U.S. market. Wall Street expects CVS to increase its earnings per share at a double-digit clip for years to come. One reason is that the Affordable Care Act will extend health insurance to an estimated 25 million people by 2016, spurring drug sales. Another is that top-selling branded drugs, which tend to carry gross profit margins in single digits, are being replaced by generics, whose margins can top 40%. CVS is also likely to con-
tinue gaining market share for drug plans, because it enjoys key advantages over rivals, according to David Larsen, an analyst at health-care investment bank Leerink Partners. One advantage is its store base. Some 70% to 80% of prescriptions are still filled in stores rather through mail order, and CVS can offer customers a choice of the two. Another advantage: CVS has more than 800 wholly owned MinuteClinic locations in its stores. There, nurse practitioners and physician assistants can diagnose and treat minor wounds and illnesses, write prescriptions, give vaccines, and perform tests on walk-in patients. To save money, health plans can guide patients toward MinuteClinics when appropriate by, say, waiving copayments. CVS shares fetch about 14 times forecast 2015 earnings of just over $5 a share, on par with the S&P 500. Leerink’s Mr. Larsen predicts the shares could hit $85 in a year. That would leave them at about 15 times projected earnings of $5.65 per share for 2016—a reasonable price for such a healthy grower. Jack Hough is a senior editor for Barron’s. For more stories, see barrons.com.
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My husband and I plan to sell our home. What happens when you sell your primary residence for a profit? —P.E., Los Angeles
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Most people who sell their primary residence for a profit don’t owe Uncle Sam any taxes on the gain. But there are important exceptions to this general rule, and lots of fine print that may be important, depending on your circumstances. A summary: A married couple filing jointly may be eligible to exclude as much as $500,000 of the gain from their gross income. If you and someone else owned the home jointly but file separate returns, each may qual-
ify to exclude up to $250,000. To qualify for the full exclusion, you typically must have owned and used the home as your principal residence for at least two of the five years preceding the sale, says Barbara Weltman, an attorney and author of numerous books, including several J.K. Lasser tax guides. Also, during the twoyear period ending on the date of the sale, you typically can’t have excluded the gain from the sale of another home. The ownership and use periods don’t have to be continuous, the IRS says in Publication 523, “nor do they both have to occur at the same time.” The IRS says: “You meet the tests if you can show that you owned and lived in the property as your main home for either 24
full months or 730 days (365 × 2) during the five-year period ending on the date of sale.” If you can’t pass the use and ownership tests, you might still qualify for a reduced, prorated exclusion, according to the EY Tax Guide 2014 (EY stands for Ernst & Young). For example, you might be eligible for a reduced exclusion if you sold the home primarily because of a change in place of employment, health reasons or “unforeseen circumstances” such as a death, divorce or multiple births from the same pregnancy. Send your questions to us at askdowjones.sunday03@wsj.com and include your name, address and telephone number. Questions may be edited; we regret that we cannot answer every letter.
BY TOM LAURICELLA
After decades of saving for retirement, you never want to end up saying, “I lost the nest egg.” For most people, retirement savings will need to be carefully tended if they are to last two or three decades, a typical life span after collecting one’s final full-time paycheck. But there are plenty of mistakes that can be made. Some can deplete that nest egg in one fell swoop, while others can result in a slow bleed that becomes apparent only over time. Some missteps to avoid:
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Big purchases. It’s a natural instinct for new retirees to want to kick back and treat themselves following decades of hard work. Ronald Myers, an adviser at Associated Financial Consultants in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., talks about clients who see some of their retirement funds as their “YOLO money”—You Only Live Once. “I’m the first guy to say go out and enjoy yourself early on—you aren’t going to get any healthier,” says Mr. Myers. But it’s crucial, he says, to avoid blowing a hole in a retirement plan at the get-go. And given the uncertainty of the market, the depth of that hole may not become apparent until much later in life. He points to example of a retiree who plans to withdraw $25,000 a year from a $500,000 nest egg starting off by taking $50,000 to buy a boat—two years of income. Should that big withdrawal be followed by a market decline, the result could be many years shaved off the time those savings will last.
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No cushion. In retirement, a major, unexpected expense can quickly send a financial plan off the rails. But that doesn’t have to happen. “I see a lot of people cutting it really close and living paycheck to paycheck, even though they are really paying themselves” out of their savings, says Blair duQuesnay, director of investments at ThirtyNorth
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Investments in New Orleans. The problem comes when an emergency crops up that requires laying out extra cash on short notice. If that outlay requires selling investments in the middle of a market downturn, the retiree could be locking in losses that can’t be recovered. “It takes planning ahead,” says Ms. duQuesnay. Her firm advises clients to keep six months to one year’s worth of cash on hand for replenishing that stockpile.
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Forgetting common sense. Remember: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” That’s especially the case with investments promising big payoffs with low risk. People “have a unique ability to suspend common sense, believing that strangers want to let us in on deals that are too good to be true, which of course, are,” says Alan Roth, a financial planner in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. Roth says there are often telltale signs it’s time to hang up the phone on a sales pitch. They include: a sense of urgency (“The deal is only good today!”), using a church or fraternal organization to vouch for its credibility or a play on emotions.
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Reaching for yield. The “no free lunch” risk to a nest egg also applies to investors who have cut back on
holdings of relatively safe but low-yielding government bonds and bulked up on riskier investments that offer meatier yields—like high-yielding junk bonds, bank-loan funds or dividend-paying stocks. “When you substitute a fixed-income, low-volatility investment for a higher-volatility investment, the risk of a loss of principal in a down market is much higher,” says Ms. duQuesnay. A simple litmus test for how well that higher-yielding investment will act are returns from during the financial crisis. Bank-loan funds, for example, lost an average of 29.7% in 2008.
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Letting emotions rule. “Acting emotionally in a down market could be mistake No. 1” when it comes to wrecking a nest egg, says Mr. Myers. He acknowledges that retirees who need their savings to help pay the bills will feel the pull of reacting to short-term losses. “During retirement, it’s behavioral economics on steroids,” he says. Retirees should build a portfolio that meets their longterm goals and one where they can withstand watching the inevitable downs in the markets that come with the ups. To put it another way, says Mr. Roth: “It’s dumb to buy high and sell low.” Email: encore@wsj.com
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Get More From Your Cable Company for Less BY CHARLES PASSY Picture this: You walk into your local supermarket, grab a gallon of milk, and then tell the cashier that you’d like to pay less for it—and sure enough, the store obliges. And you repeat the process time and time again, resulting in savings of hundreds of dollars over the years. It sounds pretty ridiculous, right? And yet, that’s how I’ve approached paying for another of life’s necessities in the last couple of decades. Namely, cable television. OK, maybe cable isn’t as much a “necessity” as food and water—unless you really, really have to catch “Downton Abbey.” But it’s a basic household expense that can be easily bargained down with a relatively quick call to a customer-service rep. I make such calls about every six months and almost always talk my way into a better deal. A couple of weeks ago, for example, I knocked about $15 off my basic monthly Time Warner Cable package, which includes cable, phone and Internet. Now, there’s arguably more reason than ever to seek out such savings: With Comcast’s recently announced buyout of Time Warner, consumer advocates and cable-industry observers fear that cable prices will go up. Then again, even if prices stay the same, it seems silly not to make the effort. We’re talking 10 minutes on the phone, folks. But before you make that call, it’s important to understand why cable providers are willing to bargain in the first place. It all has to with how the Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed the marketplace by allowing phone companies to compete with cable companies (and vice versa) and by allowing each to offer a “bundle” of services. The result? Not only are more companies vying for your cable (and phone and Internet) business, but your business is also that much larger—a $50 basic cable-service bill is now probably a $100 bundled bill. So, if you move your business to the competition, there’s some serious money involved.
“Today, when a customer leaves, they take everything,” says technology-industry analyst Jeff Kagan. Still, it isn’t a guarantee that Time Warner—or for that matter, any cable provider—will cut you a deal. But over the years, I’ve learned how to be a better bargainer, and I’ve also talked to industry pros about what you can do to up the odds of lowering your bill. Here are my eight takeaways:
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Call at set intervals. Just because you get a bargain one month doesn’t mean you can ask for another one the next. You need to pace yourself accordingly. Most cable providers will offer you a deal—typically, a lower bundled price or free extras (like a movie channel)—that’s good for half a year. The bet they’re making is that you won’t remember when the six months are up. My advice: Don’t let them win that bet. (But if the deal they offer is good for, say, three months, you can adjust your call schedule accordingly.) Still, Time Warner says it welcomes a call at any time, especially given the many options and offers it almost always has on the table. “We want to hear from a customer anytime their interests or budget changes,” says spokesman Rich Ruggiero.
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Do your homework. Sure, you can call and play Willie the Whiner and say you deserve a better deal—just because you’re such a nice person. But you’re more likely to make an effective case if you can quote a promotion you’ve been offered by a competing company. Just save those mailers you get—or even if you toss them, just look on the competition’s website and see what they’re offering. Then, ask your provider to match the deal, or—better yet— beat it. “I think of it like buying a new car. You know the prices at different dealers so you can negotiate,” says Dan Rayburn, a telecommunications-industry analyst.
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Separate good and bad deals. When I recently called Time Warner, the first “deal” I was offered would have required me to pay about $15 extra each month. Granted, it was for a package that included faster Internet service and additional cable channels, but my goal was to save money, not spend more of it. Eventually, I got the savings I wanted, but it’s important to understand that deals can be deceptive: Sometimes a lowerpriced offer may be no bargain at all if it means a reduction in services. The bottom line: Make sure you know what you’re getting. And be aware that any time you call a cable provider about a potential deal, you run the risk of being “upsold.” That’s the telecommunications-industry equivalent of being asked, “Do you want fries with that?” (Mr. Ruggiero says the company simply wants to
give customers the opportunity “to try products and services they may not have.”)
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Know what’s important. As long as we’re talking about separating the good deals from the bad, it’s also important to separate the relevant from the irrelevant. A case in point: Almost every time I call my cable provider, I get an offer that involves free or low-cost Home Box Office. There’s just one problem: I don’t watch much HBO anymore—I prefer getting DVDs of the couple of HBO series that interest me and avoiding the timewasting trap of watching too many middle-of-the-road movies.
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Play nice. The whole attractingflies-with-honey thing applies to cable providers, too. If you get angry when you’re trying to negotiate, you probably won’t talk your way into a deal.
And while you can threaten to leave the company as a bargaining tool, it’s a card you shouldn’t play too often, since it becomes somewhat meaningless in that boy-who-cried-wolf way. If anything, you may be better off establishing that you’d like to stay with the company because you like its product. As with any service provider, cable companies often recognize the importance of customer loyalty.
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If at first you don’t succeed... This isn’t about calling month after month for a new deal when you’ve already gotten a great one. Rather, it’s about what to do when you’re flat-out rejected for any kind of deal. Sometimes, the simplest solution is to call back a few days later. A different customer-service rep may be authorized to offer a different deal. And the promotions themselves frequently change, as Time Warner itself admits, so each day po-
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How to Find the Right Health Plan BY AVERY JOHNSON
Under the Affordable Care Act, just about everyone must apply for health insurance by March 31 or possibly pay a penalty. As the deadline nears, there are new tools consumers can turn to that might make finding the right plan easier and cheaper. One of them is healthplanratings.org. Run by the not-forprofit Consumers’ Checkbook, the free website launched in Illinois this month. Its operators hope it will become a model for innovation in other states. The idea is to inform consumers about the total cost of their health care in a given year so that they aren’t confused tallying up likely premium, deductible and coinsurance expenses from a plan they are considering. The site does this by digging into actuarial data on the medical needs that a given person or family is likely to experience, says Robert Krughoff, president of Consumers’ Checkbook. It then shows how much of their deductible they are likely to chew through and what they might spend in copayments. Of course, the main place for most consumers to shop for insurance will be the federal marketplace at HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces in states that have elected to run their own health-insurance exchanges, which typically give estimates for premium, tax credit, deductible and out-ofpocket maximums. While many of those sites have gotten past their notorious early glitches, it could pay to shop at other portals, whose robust tools could help save you money. The message at healthplanratings.org is relevant no matter where you live: Don’t shop for health insurance based on premium alone. That’s because what can really add up are the out-of-pocket expenses found in deductibles, copays and coinsurance payments—insurance jargon that consumers don’t have time for and don’t understand, says Mr. Krughoff. Most people know this, but it’s a useful reminder for those shopping between now and March 31, when open enrollment for new health plans ends. Healthplanratings.org gives you a sense of what your family will spend on your total health
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care in a bad year and in a typical year. You plug in a basic measure of your family members’ health status (“excellent,” “very good,” “fair,” etc.), plus age, income, doctor preferences and where you live, and the system spits out a matrix that estimates yearly expenses as well as the chances and cost of a serious illness or injury.
A key message: Don’t buy insurance based on premium alone. As an example, Mr. Krughoff uses a family of four choosing between plans that cost $93 a month and $222 a month. His site shows that the plan with the cheaper premium is actually expected to cost this family about $2,500 a year more than the plan with the higher premium, assuming a certain level of claims in both cases. But consumers looking just at premiums might make a choice that is ultimately costlier, he says. Another handy tool on healthplanratings.org is the option to search for plans accepted by your preferred doctors. Mr. Krughoff cautions to confirm that your doctor actually accepts your chosen plan, as this can change yearly. The site also can sort health plans based on how they are rated.
HealthCare.gov, meanwhile, upgraded its online tools in December, including some to help consumers preview how much they will likely pay for health care, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. HealthCare.gov links to each plan’s network of doctors directly, says CMS, providing the most up-to-date network information. Another resource that is starting to sort health plans in potentially useful ways is eHealth Inc.’s ehealthinsurance.com, a private insurance marketplace. The site recently added a doctor filter that allows you to see which available plans are accepted by your preferred providers. It has also been redesigned to compare three plans at the top of the screen based on coverage for a minor event, a midsize event and a major event. It is a way of showing consumers how much money they save with a plan that has a lower deductible should they experience a health-care need. If you want to buy any of these plans using a tax credit, using the state or federal marketplaces is your best bet. Ehealthinsurance can sell you a plan if you don’t want or qualify for a subsidy. Healthplanratings.org is only for comparison shopping, and will tell you how to shop through the marketplaces once you figure out what plan is best for you.
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Learn to love the lock. When you call for a deal, cable providers will sometimes ask you to lock in a package, so that you’ll be unable to cancel penalty-free for a period of up to two years. The obvious risk is that during that time you might find a better offer (or you may decide to cut the cord altogether). But experts say lock-ins can be to a customer’s advantage, since there’s a good chance that your cable bill will increase.
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Pay your bill on time. It may be obvious, but for a cable provider to want your business, you’ve got to show that you’re a good customer. And if you can’t keep to your end of the deal going by making regular, on-time payments, you’re not in much of a position to bargain.
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On a very windy Saturday in February, Victor firefighter Nathan Quist embarked on a 26-mile trek from Divide to Colorado Springs. Decked out in full firefighting gear, Quist set out at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. He had hoped for blue skies and a break in the recent chill but may not have considered the 40-mph Chinook gusts that accompanied the 60-degree day. What inspired this young safety officer with the Victor Volunteer Fire Department to embark on the 8-plus hour journey? He wanted to raise money and awareness for a young teenager battling kidney cancer. JW Tomsha grew up in Woodland Park. Shortly after this avid football player and his family relocated to Arkansas, JW was diagnosed with kidney cancer. With mounting medical bills and months of chemotherapy and
radiation ahead, the Tomsha family reached out for help, launching a fundraising site at www.youcaring.com. Turns out, JW has family on the Victor Fire Department. When Nathan heard about the challenges the Tomsha family were enduring, he determined a way to help get the word out. With the support of his wife, Jamie — a cancer survivor — Nathan decided to take a walk — a 26-mile walk wearing his full 30-pound firefighting gear, and beginning his journey at 9,100 feet above sea level. All along his 26-mile route, members of the Victor Fire Department set up with orange signs and green fire buckets to receive donations for the Tomsha family. Donation sites included: the intersection of U.S. 24 & Colorado 67 in Woodland Park, The Michael Garman Museum & Gallery in Old Colorado City, and the 8th St. Wal-Mart in Colorado Springs.
A couple of times enroute, Nathan needed assistance from his wife when the fundraising sign he was carrying got caught by the wind, nearly driving him into traffic along U.S. 24. But by 1:45 p.m., Quist had made it to The Michael Garman Museum & Gallery in Old Colorado City where his wife and two sons, as well as Victor firefighters and several well-wishers, were there to cheer him on. Though his knees were aching, Nathan soldiered on to the finish point. For the final breezy leg of his journey, Quist’s young sons joined their father and hero, then celebrated with pizza at Boriello Brothers. All the money raised from this fundraiser will be donated to the Tomsha family to ease the financial burden of their son’s medical care. More information can be found at youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/jdub-kickin-kancer/125024.
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A call for vendors for Friends of Cheyenne Cañon Hummingbird Festival: Nature-themed arts and crafts vendors are invited for the 21st Annual Hummingbird Festival at North Cheyenne Cañon on May 10. Applications are due April 26. The type of vendors we are looking for are: Hummingbirds, birds, animals, nature and ecology Send your contact information and product description to (HummingbirdFest@gmail. com) to have a vendor package emailed to you. The Hummingbird Festival is hosted by The Friends of Cheyenne Cañon, which collaborates with the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department
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Vendors tents at a previous Friends of Cheyenne Cañon Hummingbird Festival. to preserve, protect and enhance North Cheyenne Cañon Park. Beyond financial support, The Friends of Cheyenne Cañon provide the volunteer staff that runs the visitor centers and offer a variety of educational programs and activities.
Volunteers contribute thousands of hours each year to clean the grounds and maintain park trails that provide public access to the beautiful area. For more information on volunteering or Friends membership visit www.tfocc.org.
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The Wagon Man walked! After a bizarre 90-minute trial, Phillip Cargile avoided conviction on four tickets for being a pedestrian illegally in the street and possible fines exceeding $400 in Manitou Springs Municipal Court on Tuesday. But Judge J. Martin Thrasher warned him to stay on the sidewalks or he may not be able to sidestep conviction in the future. Cargile, 56, is known as the Wagon Man for pulling a caravan of three small wagons around the region while wearing a sign urging everyone to “Be Positive.” He considers it his ministry to save people by spreading a positive message. For more than a year, he has been a common sight on the streets and highways of the Pikes Peak region dragging his wagon train, with its stuffed cartoon doll and large U.S. flag. In December, he caught the attention of Manitou Springs Police Chief Joe Ribeiro, who wanted to get him off icy and snowpacked roads fearing he was going to get hit by a car or cause a wreck. After warning him a couple of times to get his caravan on the sidewalk, Ribeiro started writing Cargile tickets. The first came on the afternoon of Dec. 8, followed by a second one the evening of Dec. 9. “I explained to him the roadway was dangerous for him,” Ribeiro testified Tues-
day. “It’s dangerous for him and for motorists.” Ribeiro encountered Cargile on Dec. 24 and showed Thrasher video of that incident. Cargile could be seen with his caravan slowly walking up Manitou Avenue as cars drove past, moving into the middle of the road to avoid him. Ribeiro pulled him over and wrote him a ticket. “He was argumentative and agitated and again insisted that it’s illegal for him to be on the sidewalk,” Ribeiro said. “He said, ‘I’m going to do what I need to do.’ I told him that’s fine as long as he stays on the sidewalk.” But the video showed Cargile walking right back out into the street. “I stopped him again and issued him another citation,” Ribeiro said. Cargile sat at the defense table, his trademark “BE POSITIVE” sign hanging around his neck and wearing his patchwork quilt coveralls and a colorful cloth poncho and a straw hat. He mumbled and commented during Ribeiro’s testimony and had to be hushed by Thrasher, who warned him to wait his turn. On cross examination, Cargile demanded to know why Ribeiro didn’t ticket a man seen jaywalking in the video. And he tried to argue that it was unsafe for him to walk on the sidewalk because of snow piled up against the curbs. He even accused Ribeiro of “telling the court a lie” about the circumstances, prompting an objection from prosecutor Debra Eiland. Cargile was clearly frustrated as he tried to argue his case and insisted: “I got in the middle lane to save my life, not out of stupidity.”
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Phillip Cargile, 56, is known as the Wagon Man because he walks the roads and highways of the Pikes Peak region “lifting people up.” He’s seen Tuesday outside Manitou Springs City Hall. After Eiland rested her case, Cargile presented his “Heelys” defense, claiming he was wearing a type of shoe with wheels in the sole, thereby qualifying him as a vehicle that is illegal on the sidewalk. Then his wife, Cheryl, the Wagon Lady clad in her own sign “A Happy Heart Is Like Medicine” and straw hat, testified about their belief the law gives pedestrians the right to walk in the road and that his wagon train and flag would be an illegal obstruction on the sidewalk. Cargile repeatedly professed his innocence and insisted he was being harassed even as Thrasher and Eiland debated at length the intent of the Colorado General Assembly when it wrote laws related to pedestrians in the roadway. (Manitou’s City Council basically adopted state law as its own ordinance for pedestrians.)
“Nowhere in the law does it say: ‘If there’s a sidewalk, you must use it,’ ” Thrasher said. “Why didn’t they just write that if that’s what they meant?” Eiland said the law presumes that if sidewalks exist, pedestrians must use them. “It’s implied,” she said. “When sidewalks are provided, you need to be using them.” But Thrasher disagreed, saying state law and municipal ordinances were silent. “It never comes close to saying that,” he said as he read various related statutes. “I’m very troubled by this.” Cargile, meanwhile, seemed oblivious to the loophole that seemed to offer him a escape even when Thrasher asked him directly if he wanted to make the argument. “Why am I being prosecuted?” Cargile asked repeatedly, getting emotional as times. “I’ve done noth-
ing wrong. I came here as a community-builder. My wife and I came to lift this community. I’ve been walking 14 years, and I’ve never caused a wreck and I’ve never hurt anybody. I can’t take any more abuse.” After more debate between Thrasher and Eiland, there were brief closing arguments. Eiland said it’s common sense that lawmakers want pedestrians to use sidewalks where they exist and that includes Wagon Man, his wagons and flag. However, she conceded the law lacked specific language ordering pedestrians onto sidewalks. Cargile again invoked his Heelys defense and said he needs to be out in the street lifting souls, not sitting in a courtroom listening to what he called “bogus” testimony. Then Thrasher issued his ruling, starting with a strong admonishment to Cargile to avoid future confrontations by simply using the sidewalks. “Mr. Cargile, what you are trying to do with your life and for this community is commendable,” Thrasher said, patiently asking Cargile to refrain from interrupting. “But you are creating a hazard in this community to yourself and others. The city has the obligation to look out for the safety of everyone. People are having to swerve around you in the roadway. You can solve this whole problem by walking on the sidewalks. It’s a good solution to this.” Cargile protested, but the judge continued. Refusing to join the ranks of judges who write law, Thrasher said he was forced to find Cargile not guilty of illegally walking in the streets because the law is vague.
“I have to look at what the law says and apply it,” he said. “You are not going to be found guilty.” Even as Cargile tried to argue, Thrasher again admonished him to stay out of the streets. “I recommend you use your power to reach a solution that is good for you and this community,” he said. Outside the courtroom, Ribeiro stopped Cargile and told him the Manitou Springs City Council had anticipated the loophole might lead to an acquittal and voted at its last meeting to require pedestrians to use sidewalks where they exist. “The council closed the loophole,” Ribeiro told Cargile as he walked away waving his hands at the police chief. “The law applies to you. You need to walk on the sidewalk.” The news didn’t seem to sway Cargile who was defiant and insisted he would continue to walk in the street. “Have you ever heard of a ‘grandfather clause’ in the law?” Cargile asked me? “I’m grandfathered in.” But his wife clearly grasped the significance of the ordinance change. “Stay on the sidewalk, Wagon Man,” she said repeatedly as he prepared to walk away from the courthouse. “We can’t afford any tickets. I’ll have us out of here as fast as I can. We can’t stay here.” Cargile has one more ticket facing him, written before the ordinance change. Ribeiro said Cargile must return to court next month to resolve that case, nodding that it’s reasonable to think it will be dismissed. —
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Three times a year, the Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs assembles in Slocum Commons at Colorado College armed with irons, sewing machines, colorful material, lots of fluffy stuffing, good humor, a great attitude and a shared mission to make comfort pillows for breast cancer patients. “The pillows provide cushions for seat belts, or to put under arms to protect the skin after radiation, or for whatever the patient decides is best,” says Karen Rubinow, a member since 2005. The pillows resemble something one might make for a doll’s bed. Rubinow holds up one of the pillows and demonstrates how they are just the right size to provide muchneeded relief for the many discomforts associated with breast cancer treatments. “After I had my breast cancer surgery, I was given a comfort pillow made by another women’s club out of Arizona,” Rubinow says. “It was so comforting that I decided to start our own comfort pillow project at our woman’s club.” With the help of her club members, Rubinow started the project in 2009. The first year, they made 182 pillows. That number soon grew to 300, and each year the project
grows and continues to provide more pillows and more comfort. Rene Zukowski, one of the projects head sewers, handles her machine with precision, care and caution, never missing a stitch, even when she tosses a pillow over her shoulder back to the members working at the stuffing table, “Not enough stuffing,” Zukowski says. “There is just the right amount of stuffing needed,” she says, smiling. “Too much or too little and it doesn’t provide the right amount of comfort.” Often reminded of their own breast cancer treatments, or that of friends, each member cares and thinks about the recipients in the final journey of these pillows. Kathryn Flobeck holds up a small card that is placed in each pillow’s case, the last step before the pillows are ready for delivery. The card reads, “Especially for you” by the Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs. The comfort pillow project is just one of the many community services that the club supports. Other service projects include meals for Ronald McDonald House, Partners in Housing, Golden Circle Nutrition Program, Early Connection Learning Centers, Children’s Literacy and more. Organizations like the Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs
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Members of the Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs gather to make comfort pillows for breast cancer patients. are what the founder, professional New York journalist Jane Cunningham Croly, had in mind when she formed The General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1868 in response to being denied the opportunity to attend a dinner honoring novelist Charles Dickens, simply because she was a woman. Croly retaliated with the power of unity and the result was a national organization of women’s clubs dedicated to community improvement through “Unity in Diversity.” Today, the national club has members diverse in age, interest and experience taking on
community needs from one generation to the next, promoting their mission of service, friendship and community. T.J. Kittelson has been a member for about a year. “I joined because I was looking for something to do and a way to make a difference.” Venita Curry, a member since 2005 and before that a longtime member in a Kentucky woman’s club, agrees the clubs are a great way for women to get involved and make a difference. “You can do as much as you can or just what you want.” The club has two meeting
times to accommodate the schedules of members. One is in the afternoon, and one is after 5. The After-five group is planning a T-Party at Little London Market on April 16. The T-Party is a fundraiser to provide feminine products for women who can’t afford them. The event promises to be a great time, filled with food, music, wine, shopping and a few surprises. To join the fun, RSVP to Diane Bell by April 11, at the Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs, 1335 Cedar Ridge Lane, 80919, and send in prepayment of $15 or simply
show up the night of the event at Little London Market, 109 S. Sierra Madre St., under the Colorado Avenue bridge, and pay the entrance price of $20. If you are unable to attend the T-Party, the Woman’s Club invites you to drop by Little London Market and donate to the T-Pyramid. If you are interested in learning more about the Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs or attending a meeting, email Kathryn Flobeck at kf_delcom@yahoo.com or call her at 641-6038, and she will be happy to provide information.
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The thought of forcing an American citizen to do anything they don’t want to would likely cause riots in the streets, but what if, as an American citizen that something was your duty? The question of whether the United States should mandate military service isn’t an idiotic or impossible question. It is one that not only deserves attention, but an extensive amount of it. The fact is that through my research this very topic is being discussed in national news outlets, printed publications, blogs and even YouTube videos. There is a very real and very serious debate taking place that most American citizens don’t know about. A majority of countries in the world do not mandate military service. In fact, most countries have voluntary military service with an age requirement. In most countries, the age requirement is on average 18 years of age. However, for countries such as Bangladesh the age requirement is “16-19 years of age … and a 10th grade education.” For those countries that are listed as “compulsory service” much like Sudan, the age requirement remains 18 years of age and years of obligation is 1-2. These obligation years are similar in countries such as Albania, Australia, Bermuda, China and New Zealand. Chartsbin.com provides a remarkable global map of conscription policy by country. The chart tells me that a majority of countries agree that a voluntary military service is what citizens of many countries want, including the United States, but not by much. That fact is that even with voluntary military service, a
specific number of soldiers are necessary for every country. The Department of Defense reported in March that recruitment for military service in the first four months of fiscal year 2013 “met or exceeded their numerical recruiting goals.” Further data were provided to include all branches of service: Army 100 percent of its goal of 20,175, Navy 100 percent of its goal of 10,990, Marine Corps 100 percent of its goal of 9,230, and lastly Air Force 100 percent of its goal of 9,589. With those kind of numbers who would dare discuss forcing American citizens to enlist right? However, as goals are being met, the goals have been reduced. The reduction in the U.S. military isn’t due to the lack of volunteers, and one reason is our government. With a weak economy, Congress has reduced military size, therefore contributing to unemployment increases. That said, it is argued that if the government can’t afford a voluntary military service than how can it afford a compulsory service? My response to this is simple. It is not always about the cost, but about the benefit. The benefits of a mandatory military aren’t just about power on the world stage, but something deeper. It would affect patriotism, education standards, obesity, crime, and how citizens evolve into better human beings. First, patriotism in the U.S. only feels strong after a disaster. When something so heartbreaking occurs that the very best of each of us is discovered and given. But what do we give every day? How proud of America are you? The fact is that military service often makes a society stronger, particularly more aware of politics, the world, and our govern-
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ment. In turn, citizens would “carry this knowledge about world events and cultures with them to teach their children. The fact is that Americans don’t know what it is like to be an American. Many of us don’t fully understand the sacrifice it takes to be away from family, be deployed, become disabled or worse lose a life. With regard to education, a strategic compulsory service plan could reduce dropout rates, increase proficiency and instill workplace readiness. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released a report that showed a 78.2 national graduation rate. Surprisingly, this was the highest graduation rate since 1974. However, when compared to the rest of the leading countries, the U.S. was ranked 21st out of 26 in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. When asked why there is such a gap, Education Secretary Arne Duncan stated, “in other countries, there is a greater understanding that ed-
ucation is the path to a middle class life … and somehow we have to get back that sense of urgency, that commitment that other countries have.” What the article does not mention is that in countries such as China academics and your performance in academics often relate to your position and placement within the military service. To expand on how compulsory military service would benefit education, many argue that even after high school, students in the U.S. aren’t prepared for college. In fact, Scholastic Reading Achievement Facts state that 47 percent of students who took their ACTs in 2009 “did not meet the ACT College Readiness for the Reading section”. Further in a 2005 study, 70 percent of 300 surveyed college professors “felt that students were unprepared to understand college level reading and comprehending complex material.” That said, perhaps students would take books more seriously than Facebook or Twitter if they un-
derstood that it would have a serious role in the position and placement they had in mandatory military service. To address the subject of obesity, there is no sugarcoating the fact that America has the highest obesity rate in the world. Some would argue that obesity is even a threat to national security and perhaps mandatory military service can provide solution to the problem. According to a report by Mission Readiness, an organization of retired military leaders, “obesity is the most common medical reason that potential recruits are disqualified from service.” That said, the idea of military service shaping this generation into shape is a positive one. Rigorous military training would not only better prepare citizens from any future wars; it would also help individuals live a more healthy life. When this happens medical treatment due to obesity is reduced, insurance premiums are reduced, people live longer
therefore can contribute to the economy longer and live more fulfilled lives. Lastly, it is argued that mandatory military service would likely reduce crime rates. The Coalition for Juvenile Justice has reported that 82 percent of prison inmates are high school dropouts. That said, if military branches eliminated diploma or GED requirements, those serving mandatory obligation without such documents would start from the bottom in less than prestigious positions. Further, if dropouts were required to service, there would be less time for dropouts to get into trouble and less people in prison. Throughout history, military service has been regarded as a citizen’s responsibility. It instilled discipline, self-worth, and loyalty to our nation. Perhaps if American citizens understood that citizenship is more than proclaiming your rights, liberty and pursuit to happiness, the U.S. would not be failing as a world leader as it is today.
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PPCC opens vets center Advising, administrative support, peer tutoring offered at facility by michael S. humphreyS Special To The Gazette —
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Pikes Peak Community College held a grand opening for its $1.5 million veterans center this month on its Centennial campus near Fort Carson.
The 25 percent of Pikes Peak Community College students who are veterans, active military or military family members have a new Military and Veterans Center of Excellence
at the college’s Centennial campus near Fort Carson. While temperatures outside the newly remodeled facility hovered around zero, Pikes Peak Community College President Lance Bolton and Fort Carson garrison com-
mander Col. David Grosso thanked more than 40 comfortably warm college faculty and staff and local supporters Feb. 6 during the center’s grand opening. Cheri Arfsten, the college’s director of military and vet-
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Peterson air force base U.S. Army soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s East Africa Response Force load onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in December. The 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson Air Force Base became the first airlift troops assigned to Africa. CoURTESy oF DEPARTmEnT oF DEFEnSE
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A group of Peterson Air Force Base airmen became the first airlift troops assigned to Africa on a recent deployment. The deployment, which ended in January, proved to be one of the busiest in the history of the 302nd Airlift Wing, with relief flights into unimproved fields, the evacuation of civilians in war-torn South Sudan, and helping get federal dignitaries to Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
“This is old-school C-130 flying,” said Lt. Col. Jason Terry, who commands the wing’s 52nd Airlift Squadron. The wing sent one C-130 plane to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to support a growing task force dealing with issues including violence in Sudan and Somali piracy. The wing took on the mission in early September and launched a four-engine C-130 with 30 airmen and a pile of equipment on Sept. 30. In the
lumbering transport, getting to the Horn of Africa was a fourday ordeal. “It’s pretty intimate back there,” Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Flight, said of the packed flight. The work involved flying cargo and passengers to destinations including Mombasa, Kenya; Entebbe, Uganda; and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dedicating a plane to Africa shows a ramping up of U.S. missions on the continent, which include diplomatic relief effort and Ameri-
can Special Forces troops training troops to battle the Lord’s Resistance Army, an insurgency that has brought strife to much of Central Africa. The airmen on the mission come from a wing that has mostly part-time reserve airmen and a core group of activeduty troops. Maj. Jen Fuller, an operations officer, said the mix of experienced reservists and green ac—
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Ex-Carson sergeant remaking Army training plan by tom roeder tom.roeder@gazette.com —
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The Air Force Academy has added two names to its roster of distinguished graduates. Philanthropist A. Bart Holaday and retired Gen. Bill Looney earned the honor for 2013, the Holaday academy said in a February news release. A 1965 academy graduate, Holaday served as an Air Force officer and government Looney executive before launching a career in venture capital. Holaday then found ways to give his money away. “As a philanthropist, he founded the Dakota Foundation, a foundation dedicated to funding entrepreneurial, nonprofit organizations that help people help themselves in achieving greater economic self-sufficiency,” the academy said. Holaday led efforts to form the academy’s endowment fund and donated money for what was later named the Holaday Athletic Center on the campus. He also formed a scholarship that sends academy graduates to study at Oxford University. Looney, a 1972 graduate, served as a fighter pilot and climbed the Air Force’s ranks, retiring as the four-star commander of Air Education and Training Command. After the Air Force, Looney took over as president of the defense contracting firm i3. “A published author and sought-after motivational speaker on the power of leadership, he has enabled the next generation of leaders to be better and do better than they ever thought possible,” the academy said.
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Airman 1st Class Brandon R. Pearson has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntoPearson nio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The son of Tammie Kelley of Fountain, he is a 2013 graduate of Mesa Ridge High School.
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Airman Sherman R. Good Jr. has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. Good is the son of Nora Good of Colorado Springs and a 2007 graduate of Mesa Ridge High School.
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Protecting space assets imperative by Col. Mark a. baird Space Superiority Systems Directorate —
I’m hooked on sports! Sunday football games in the fall and golf tournaments in the spring/summer have kept me glued to the TV for many years. But now, with modern services like DirecTV mobile applications and SiriusXM -technology that use satellites orbiting at 22,000 miles above us to reliably deliver information, I don’t need to be home all day to enjoy my games. Beyond sports, it’s safe to say our entire way of life depends on such space-based services. For example, we rely on the precision navigation capability of the Global Positioning System in humanitarian relief efforts, agriculture, banking, and navigation. Data from weather satellites help identify, locate, and determine the intensity of severe weather such as thunderstorms and hurricanes.
Our military similarly relies heavily on space for capabilities, including communications, Col. Mark i n t e l l i ge n c e , A. Baird and precision guided munitions. Potential adversaries understand our dependencies and could attempt to capitalize on them in future conflicts. Because our space assets are so valuable, we must protect them from the thousands of other space objects that can devastate our systems. The origin of these objects ranges from rocket bodies of past satellite launches to “dead” satellites and debris caused by satellite collisions. To make matters worse, debris clouds from recent collisions are expanding, as recently depicted in the sci-fi thriller “Gravity.” To ensure the safety of satellites we launch and oper-
ate, it’s imperative we know where objects may potentially intersect as part of our satellite orbit analysis and maintain space situational awareness. Since no one system can do that situational awareness by itself, we do it with a mix of radars, ground optical systems, and space-based assets. We gather data from these platforms at the Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Then, operators use advanced software algorithms on mainframe computers to build our space situational awareness picture. In many cases, the sensors and computational systems we use rely on old algorithms and are spread too thinly across multiple missions. Moreover, the multiple platforms make integration of all the data time-consuming. Fortunately, we have a modernization effort underway called the Joint Space Opera-
tions Center Mission System. This is a complete overhaul from our extremely old systems. It will provide a single system that will enable operators to better tackle the growing space traffic problem with superior imaging, modern predictive battle management, and an enhanced command and control system. Given our heavy dependence on space, it’s essential we put the necessary resources toward securing the space situational awareness required to protect our valuable space assets. Losing space capabilities would severely impact our way of life. We must retain the ability to know what’s going on up there so that we have the capacity to protect our assets. Now, back to the game! —
Col. Mark A. Baird serves as the director of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Superiority Systems Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base in California.
Congress repeals change to retirement plans Bowing to colossal pressure from military associations, younger retirees and angry careerists who served through long and nasty wars, Congress has repealed the retiree cost-of-living allowance cap it enacted only six weeks ago. Cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees younger than 62 will not be set a full percentage point below annual inflation, starting in January 2016, as Congress approved in a bipartisan debt reduction deal. The COLA cap, however, will stay in effect for new entrants, those who first entered the military on or after Jan. 1 this year and eventually serve long enough to gain a lifetime annuity. To be able to lift the COLA cap for most members and still save more than $6 billion in federal spending over the next decade, Congress also voted to extend some across-the-board cuts called sequestration for a year longer, through 2024. This will largely affect Medicare funding, congressional staff said. “I can’t call it a clear-cut victory because we were looking for full repeal” of the COLA cap, said retired Air Force Col. Michael F. Hayden, director of government relations for Military Officers Association of America. Though the “most egregious” features of the cap are rescinded, he added, it “still affects members of the future force.” The late-hour decision to retain the COLA cap for new entrants recalled for Hayden how Congress had voted to
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impose the “Redux” retirement plan on new entrants starting in 1986. Years tom later, when philpott Redux was blamed for a drop in career force retention, Congress restored more robust retirement plans retroactively, enticing some careerists to stay in return for a $30,000 bonus. Congress has started a “mini-Redux” generation, Hayden said. The effect over time, he said, could create new retention challenges. In the short term it violates promises made by lawmakers to avoid piecemeal changes to military retirement. A divided Congress finally decided to extend sequestration by a year to replace more than $6 billion in mandatory savings from military retirement. The COLA cap repeal provision created a new mystery, similar to that surrounding parentage of the original COLA cap idea. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the cap idea came from the Department of Defense. Senior defense officials later denied that. The new mystery is who added language that keeps the COLA cap in place for members who enter the military for the first time on or after Jan. 1. Most likely that was Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, or a key adviser.
Boehner was the first to reveal the feature at a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday. The last question was whether a vote to repeal the COLA cap, as planned for later that day, would make military compensation “reform” more difficult for Congress to achieve down the road. “No, I don’t think so,” Boehner said. “What we’re proposing (is that only) those who enlist from January 1st on will be covered under this new formula.” Boehner called it a “fairer way” to save retirement dollars than by targeting those “already retired” and “already signed up for service.” Boehner had his modified COLA cap repeal language added to an obscure bill, SB25 from Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, which the Senate approved last year to convey to a local utility in southern Utah access to an electrical distribution system built on nearby federal lands. As a vehicle to repeal of the COLA cap, SB25 suddenly drew enormous support but also some strong objections. Washington’s Rep. Adam Smith, ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, complained about the details of the bill and the process being used by leadership. “This has been dropped on us at the absolute last minute,” Smith told colleagues. “In fact, on a bill that has profound impacts on the budget in a number of different areas, we just moments ago received a broad outline of a (Congressional
Budget Office) score of how it is going to impact that budget,” leaving no time to consider its effect. Critics of the COLA cap noted that Congress rushed to approve it in December. Smith also criticized replacing nearer-term budget savings from the retiree COLA cap with cuts to other entitlements starting in eight years. “So we are really simply robbing one group of deserving people to pay another group of deserving people,” Smith said. Dominating House debate, however, was the notion that it was wrong to break a promise to protect retirement benefits for service members who had sacrificed so much for so long in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House passed SB25, 326-90. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that evening said he opposed the House plan to pay for COLA cap repeal by extending sequestration. By morning, Reid had changed his mind. Senate Democrats wanted to repeal the COLA cap and worry later about how to replace the savings. Senate Republicans favored repeal but wanted the savings replaced by closing a “loophole” in federal tax credits that benefitted the children of illegal immigrants. That showdown was avoided when the Senate passed SB25, 95-3.
Air Force Base; tinyurl.com/ aq7a8uo. Free acupuncture — For veterans, active duty military and families, 6-8 p.m., with last seating at 7:10 p.m., Wednesdays, VFW Post 101, 702 S. Tejon St.; Carol, 330-8788, facebook.com/coloradospringsacupunctureforveterans. Mountain Post Running Club — 5K or 10K, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Main PX, 6220 Martinez St., Fort Carson, free. Children, strollers and pets welcome; Kris Spiller, kspiller@bbcgrp.com. In-Service Recruiter — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. most Fridays, Air Force Academy. Appointment required: 567-4494. Karaoke — 7:30 p.m. Fridays, The Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle; 596-0927, treach1@ msn.com. Rocky Mountain Chapter 1st Cavalry Division Meeting — 9 a.m. second Saturday of each month, The Retired Enlisted
Association, 834 Emory Circle. All members must join the national organization for $10 for lifetime membership. Dues for the Rocky Mountain Chapter are $15 per year; Paul, 687-1169, Al 689-5778. Dutch Nelsen Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association meeting — Open to anyone that has served in Korea, in the air, land or sea or did not leave the States, their family members or friends, 11:30 a.m. third Saturday, Elks Lodge, 3400 N. Nevada Ave., charge for lunch. Reservations required: Mike Thomason 214-6121. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Medical Records Review — For individuals within 180 days of retirement and/or separation, filing a disability claim with the VA. By appointment: 333-3444.
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Basic Resume Writing — 9 a.m.-noon, Air Force Academy. Registration required: 333-3444. Home Buying/Selling Seminar — Do your homework before you buy or sell your home, 2-4 p.m., Airman and Family Readiness Center, Air Force Academy. Registration required: 333-3444.
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tion and Fundraiser — Hosted by MTV personality and Pocket Protein founder Mark Long with exercise challenges, prize giveaways and more, 10 a.m., Results Fitness RX, 6050 Galley Road, free; Patrick Kelley, 574-5555. A portion of Pocket Protein purchased Saturday at pocketprotein.com will benefit GallantFew, to draw attention to the challenges military veterans face as they transition to civilian life. Viva Las Carson — Hosted by the Mountain Post Spouses Club, 6:30-11:30 p.m., Special Events Center, Fort Carson, $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Advance tickets: mpsc. us/viva-las-carson.html.
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Chief to airmen: Focus on work Air Force chief Gen. Mark Welsh told airmen to quit worrying about the budget and focus on their jobs in a February message to troops. The Air Force is cutting about 9 percent of its personnel over the next five years, trimming its roster by 25,000 airmen. “As we look to the future, declining budgets, concerns about resources, the one thing we cannot lower on the priority list is the way we push our airmen to learn and improve in their warfighting skills,” Welsh said in the video message. Amid two years of budget woes, the Air Force has been rocked by recent scandals, including the revelation that scores of missile launch officers may have cheated on qualification tests. Welsh’s message aimed to bolster morale while refocusing airmen on their duties. “You do the nation’s business in a phenomenal way each and every day,” Welsh said. “The reason you do it so well is because we have always been the best trained Air Force on the planet, and it can’t change, we have to stay that way.” —
Battery fix extends life of GPS birds Global Positioning System satellites could last longer thanks to a change in how their batteries are charged, Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center said in a news release. The satellites charge their batteries with solar panels that convert the sun’s rays into electricity. The change modifies the rate that the electricity is pumped into onboard batteries and is expected to add up to two years to the life of older GPS IIR satellites, which were first launched in 1997. The 2nd Space Operation Squadron at Schriever Air Forve Base uploaded the new charging commands to 19 satellites, completing the change in mid-November. “Batteries are projected to be the primary life-limiting component,” Space Command said. The Global Positioning System, first used by the military during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, allows precision navigation through the use of timing signals beamed to Earth by the satellites. The system is now integrated into a wide swath of civilian life, with the timing signal used to control the Internet, cellphones and banking transactions. —
VA launches new GI Bill site The federal Department of Veterans Affairs now has an Internet tool to calculate GI Bill benefits. The tool is aimed at post9/11 veterans and shows how their benefits will work at approved schools. “The GI Bill Comparison Tool provides key information about college affordability and brings together information from more than 17 different online sources and three federal agencies, including the number of students receiving VA education benefits at each school,” VA said in a news release. The online tool, available at http://1.usa.gov/1kNtlHr, is part of a wider federal program to crack down on schools that charge too much while delivering little in return. “VA works closely with partner institutions to ensure the GI Bill beneficiaries’ needs are met, officials said, noting that more than 5,000 education institutions have agreed to the Principles of Excellence,” VA said. THE GAZETTE
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Peterson unit keeps snow at bay on base by Staff Sgt. Jacob Morgan Peterson Air Force Base —
With the chance of snow falling during eight months of the year, Peterson Air Force Base airmen and workers must weather difficult and sometimes treacherous streets to arrive safely at work. One section of their trip is never a concern though. Once drivers reach the base, they are welcomed by smooth — and most of the time dry — roadways freshly cleared by 21st Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operators. “We get a lot of compliments on our work around base for snow events,” said Maj. Andrew Clemmensen, squadron operations flight chief. “The best compliment is when a member enters base and says it’s like they entered a new city.” The effort to clear the base of snow and ice hardly ever follows normal duty hours, but typically ebbs and flows when the snow starts and stops. The 21st CES heavy equipment operators sometimes work more than 12 hours a day in order to keep roads clear, and according to their customers, they do an excellent job. The team of 28 heavy vehicle operators — 14 per shift — is led by two team leads who drive around base to monitor road conditions. Their day typically starts earlier than most and they are always on standby to report when needed. The teams drive several types of vehicles including plows with sand in the back and large snow blowers for the flightline. Tech. Sgt. Jorge Rivera Rivera, 21st CES day shift snow removal lead, sets the priorities of what needs to be cleared first, which typically starts with main roads including Peterson, Ent, Paine and Stew-
art. His control center, aptly named Snow Control, consists of two members managing software and taking calls. The software shows a picture of the base where each section can be labeled with its priority, the time a team member arrived, and the time the area was finished. Sometimes the flight line reaches the top priority depending on the schedule of aircraft for the day. Secondary priorities include parking lots and side roadways. Ultimately, the snow removal lead will make judgment calls to remove snow in certain areas. While snow removal is a large portion of the workload for the team, preventive measures are also a key to success for the team, said Rivera Rivera. Before the snow season, a snow and ice committee will meet and discuss the plan for the snowy season. During this meeting, a priority matrix is made by the wing commander and the rest of the committee. For example, on Sunday, the parking lot and roads to the Peterson Chapel become a priority, or on Reserve Unit Training Assembly weekends, parking lots and roadways to the 302nd Airlift Wing will be placed on high priority. The team works long hours to make the base safe for everyone else, but they enjoy doing it. “Our job is awesome sometimes and sometimes it’s stressful,” said Rivera Rivera. “My team is hard-working and they enjoy doing something they can see and something that keeps people safe and benefits everyone. At the same time, when our equipment breaks down, or there is a lot of snow, we have to keep up and do our job.”
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Spc. Alexandria Perez reaches out toward her husband, Sgt. Eduardo Perez, as they ride to their living quarters after a day of work on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, recently. This is the pair’s second deployment together.
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It’s a love story like any other, boy meets girl, they fall in love, they grow old together in a combat zone. Spc. Alexandria Perez, a health care specialist, and Sgt. Eduardo Perez, a behavioral health specialist, met six years ago at “Charlie Med,” Company C of the 204th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, two privates as new to each other as they were to the Army. One from Los Angeles, the other from Laredo, Texas, one a lover of Tejano music the other joining the Army straight out of fashion school. Culturally, two people as
different as you could find anywhere. But in the Army, both hundreds of miles from home, they found a family in their unit and with each other. “We connected on paper,” said Alexandria. “We didn’t have much in common, but both coming from big Mexican families we shared values of faith and family.” And seemingly, Eduardo’s Texan chivalry meshed with Alexandria’s Californian openness. “He was always saving me and keeping me out of trouble,” said Alexandria. “He would help me with my ruck or always have a spare of whatever I forgot to formation.” “We grew on each other,” said Eduardo. “If I needed someone to talk to or vent,
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mand’s top general, Dailey also oversees the Army’s Sergeants Major Academy and Institute for Noncommissioned Officer Development. On the job since leaving Carson in 2011, Dailey said he loves the mission. “You can really make a difference,” he said. Since its inception in 1973, the command has helped the Army deal with changes by envisioning and building the military of the future. The command is moving toward online schooling for two reasons. The first is money. The Army in the past has spent lavishly on sending troops to school as they advance in their careers. The
I went to her, she would understand me.” A few months into their stay on Fort Carson, they received word they were deploying to Iraq. “When we deployed to Iraq we were here on Camp Buehring, the list came out for the two different locations we were deploying to,” said Eduardo. “She went to (Forward Operating Base) Kalsu; I went to Camp Echo, and the moment we were away from each other that’s when it hit me, that’s when I realized I was falling in love.” The couple exchanged emails and phone calls, but a couple of close calls on Camp Echo and a non-combat related medical evacuation pressed Eduardo to action. New Year’s 2009, during their rest and recuperation, surrounded by Alexandria’s family, Eduardo’s knee hit the
ground as the clock struck 12. “I said, ‘Yes, oh my God, get up, get up. What are you doing, you just met my family,’ ” laughed Alexandria. A year later they married at the Colorado Springs courthouse, and four years after that, they’ve found each other once again on Camp Buehring, their second deployment together. The emails and late-night phone calls between the IEDs and mortar attacks of 2008 have been replaced with video chats with their kids, Sebastian, 3, and Eduardo Jr., 2, who are beginning to understand what their parents do. “Deployment’s still tough,” said Eduardo. “Being away from our family for so long, it makes it tough for a dual-military family like ours. We try to video chat with our kids two or three times a week.”
money went for everything from plane tickets to temporary housing. Now, the Army can save that cash by bringing many schools to the troops electronically. And the second reason, Dailey said, is that the latest generation of troops is more comfortable with online learning. “When we grew up, we were a pencil and paper society,” Dailey said. “It is amazing how intelligent our young soldiers are today.” The command last year launched a seven-year program to redevelop training throughout the Army. “We’re going to make some very broad changes,” he said. But fundamentals won’t shift. A focus on character and leadership remains. A grounding in moral decisionmaking on the battlefield is paramount.
And for soldiers, that training will stay close to home. “Nothing is going to replace the leadership at the organization level to do just that thing,” Dailey said. Dailey, who deployed to war five times from Fort Carson, said he relies on the lessons he learned from leaders in Colorado Springs. The difference between successful combat units and those that falter is easy to explain, he said. “The difference is leadership,” he said. Dailey has six months left at Training and Doctrine Command and doesn’t know where he’s going next. After 25 years in uniform, he does know one thing about where he has been. “As long as you aspire to be something, the Army is going to provide you that opportunity,” he said.
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Pikes Peak Community College President Lance Bolton said he wanted the veterans center to be a refuge for students. The veterans lounge features a waterfall centerpiece, foreground. A new computer lab and waiting area are in the background.
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She said the facility will also provide greater access to counselors and staff, a dedicated meeting space for a growing Student Veterans of America Club, an expanded computer lab, a quiet study area and a lounge with seating. “I see this as a safe place where vets can talk with fellow vets,” Arfsten said. Bolton said that since 2011, when he was appointed president, the college has boomed. “We grew tremendously during the recession here,” Bolton said. He said PPCC has grown by nearly 50 percent to 22,000 students since 2006, creating a high demand for available space. And there has been a
“My goal is to sit down with them (the service member) and identify what goals they are going to need.” Benjamin Kaufman, peer navigator rise in military students at the college, thanks to the Post9/11 GI Bill. The college’s military program facilities needed a change, he said. Bolton said that as the college’s leader, it was his goal to identify what was the most effective use of the available space, and once he heard the challenges faced by the college’s military students, his decision was clear.
“I knew immediately that this was the best and highest use of the space,” Bolton said. Benjamin Kaufman transitioned from the Army to civilian life in 2011. As a trained peer navigator with AspenPointe, he hopes to help give direction to student veterans. “My goal is to sit down with them (the service member) and identify what goals they are going to need,” Kaufman said. Coming soon to the newly remodeled space, Arfsten said, additional resources for students will be put into place within the year. This includes visiting agencies such as Veteran Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation, as well as a Vet Success Program with a full-time Veterans Affairs employee to assist students with benefits not related to college.
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“Since we do not know where we could be deployed at any given time, the training is repetitive and physically exhausting; often in our full battle rattle.” Maj. Wendy Allison , 710th operations officer
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Members of the 710th Security Forces Squadron fire downrange at targets in January in Pueblo. The 710th SFS is a reserve unit that trains consistently, no matter the temperature or weather conditions.
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AURORA • The 710th Security Forces Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base is a combat-ready reserve force that deploys with a 72-hour notification in support of peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. The mission of the 710th SFS, an Air Force Reserve unit, is simply this: train to deploy. The unit’s job is to protect people, property and resources of the Air Force. Extensive training in law enforcement and combat tactics allows the members to be stationed in deployed locations as needed worldwide. “The biggest challenge with security forces is that we have so much to train on at any given time,” said Tech. Sgt. Casey Karins, 710th SFS noncommissioned officer in
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tive airmen, called a “rainbow crew” in Air Force parlance, brought capability and enthusiasm to Africa. “There’s no way we could do it without rainbow crews,” Fuller said. On the ground in Djibouti, conditions were spartan. Crews worked out of a converted shipping container that became their headquarters for three months. Repair crews dealt with a supply line that spanned the globe to keep their 20-year-old aircraft flying. On Dec. 18, the Colorado Springs airmen were put to the test. The 302nd plane and a security detachment was rushed to Juba, the capital of South Sudan to evacuate noncombatants, including American diplomats. Violence spiked in the breakaway state during a December coup that left an estimated 10,000 people dead in factional fighting. “There were people lined up and waiting with handfuls of clothes,” said Senior Airman Adam Van Horn, a loadmaster who helped pack 78 passengers onto the C-130. Evacuations are tricky, because panicked passengers
charge of training. “We have a full gambit of law enforcement activities that we have to be trained in and proficient on. Then we also have a full gambit of expeditionary skills that we have to be trained in and proficient on. The stuff we do here, checking ID cards or law enforcement activities on base, it is completely different then the stuff we potentially have to do in an overseas environment,” he said. The 710th was activated to support the 310th Space Wing’s transition to its current designator from a World War II bombardment group and a training and test wing. Beginning with only four airmen at Schriever Air Force Base and after several moves, a home was found for the squadron and gained the 460th Security Forces Squadron as neighbors.
can stampede the runway. Van Horn said a careful plan put fears of trouble to rest. The passengers were escorted a handful at a time and strapped in, while the plane’s turbines kept spinning for a quick take-off. “I felt like we were really well prepared,” he said. “It was very seamless.” Terry said Colorado training prepared the crews for the rigors of Africa, and crews got an education on the medical maladies, storms and raging insurgencies that threaten troops there. “When these guys arrived, the first thing I told them is ‘Africa will try to kill you’.” The work in Africa also gave the airmen an education in the work that’s expected of a post-war military. With the Afghanistan war expected to end Dec. 31, America forces are readying for an uncertain world of rapid deployments to brush fire wars, relief missions and support of small groups of advisers. Flight, a 27-year veteran, has flown missions around the world and in almost every conflict since the 1989 invasion of Panama called Operation Just Cause. He looked at Van Horn, who survived his first deployment on the African trip. “They’re the experienced guys now,” he said.
As a unit stationed at Buckley Air Force Base, the interaction with the 710th SFS and the 460th Space Wing might appear to be nonexistent, but there is a solid partnership. To keep up with the tempo of deployments and potential shortfalls, the 710th SFS can step in when 460th SFS deployments need to be filled. “Previously, up until 2010 or 2011, our guys were backfilling a lot of positions in the 460th Security Forces Squadron so that those guys could continue to maintain a high ops tempo in support of the war,” Karins said. When a short notice deployment is tasked, an airman must be ready to leave within 72 hours of notification. Due to this demanding requirement, the 710th trains consistently no matter the temperature or weather conditions.
“We train for mission readiness in all types of weather conditions,” said Maj. Wendy Allison, 710th operations officer. “Since we do not know where we could be deployed at any given time, the training is repetitive and physically exhausting; often in our full battle rattle. This ensures that their tactics become second nature when they are downrange.” The 69 members of the 710th leave their civilian lives to work weekends, training and staying current on all mobility requirements and maintaining that deployment-ready status yearround. “Do not underestimate Reservists,” Allison said. “Many of us came from active duty, but most of us work in similar career fields in our civilian jobs; so we bring a unique perspective to the fight.”
When Charles Rose had laser eye surgery here at age 38, Air Force Academy eye surgeons gave him vision he never had before. Rose, a 10th Medical Support Squadron ophthalmology tech and retired master sergeant, is among the more than 20,000 refractive surgery patients whose vision improved since the 10th Medical Support Squadron Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center first opened its doors in 2001. Nearly 2,000 of those patients have been cadets. The center consists of four technicians, one optometrist and three surgeons who offer free Lasik and photorefractive keratectomy, or “PRK,” surgery to eligible active duty service members and reservists with active duty orders. “Ninety five percent of our patients reach 20/20 vision or better,” said Paul Dondi, the surgery center’s clinic manager. The clinic is one of seven refractive surgery centers in the Air Force and regularly treats local and out-of-state patients. “We have patients that come from Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, North Dakota — you name it,” he said. “So far, the farthest a patient has traveled was from Kadena Air Base, Japan.” During the Lasik procedure, surgeons use a femtosecond laser to create a protective flap to access the eye’s inner corneal tissue. The flap is then lifted and an excimer laser is used to reshape the cornea, Dondi said. “We put the flap back down and then do the next eye,” he said. “The procedure takes about 15 minutes.” For PRK procedures, surgeons use a rotating brush to remove epithelial cells on the eye’s cornea and then use an excimer laser to treat and reshape the cornea. “PRK takes approximately eight minutes,” Dondi said. The patient doesn’t feel any pain during the surgery, said Maj. Derrick Montgomery, chief of the academy’s Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center and cornea specialist. “It’s the postoperative period and healing time that can be a bit uncomfortable,” he said. “In six months, Lasik and PRK patients will have the same vision. PRK requires
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cadet 2nd class athina Teicher gets her eyes checked by academy Warfighter refractive Surgery center optometrist dr. alissa neuman.
a longer recovery period but patients won’t have the flap that Lasik patients do.” The most common symptom after refractive eye surgery is dryness, Montgomery said. “With advancements in the last 10 years, Lasik and PRK are very safe,” he said. “Cornea refractive surgery began in 1983 and has progressed since then. We’ve been able to collect 31 years of data and have had a lot of technological advancements.” The clinic uses state-of-theart equipment including topography and Pentacam machines to map patients’ eyes, Dondi said. In November the clinic received a new excimer laser for refractive eye surgery. “We are treating highly trained pilots and navigators,” he said. ‘We can’t take risks on patients who might have a complication down the road.” Montgomery said the instant gratification that patients receive from Lasik and PRK surgery brings him a high level of satisfaction. “I went into this field to restore sight,” he said. “There is probably no other area in ophthalmology where you get immediate results like you do with Lasik and PRK surgery. Before surgery, patients lay down on the table with poor eyesight, unable to see the big ‘E’ on the eye chart. Minutes later, after the procedure, they sit up and have 20/20 vision. Its life changing and some people break down in tears. That does my heart good.” The center is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. For information, call 333-0525 or 333-5958.
“When these guys arrived, the first thing I told them is ‘Africa will try to kill you.’ ” Lt. Col. Jason Terry, commander of the 302nd Airlift Wing’s 52nd Airlift Squadron
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U.S. Army soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s East Africa Response Force leave an Air Force C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, in December. A group of Peterson Air Force Base airmen was deployed to Africa.
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bath and steam shower. This substantial space can accommodate a number of possibilities such as an exercise room or home office. The lower level with tall ceilings is flooded with light. A cozy family room, game room and wet bar impart the ideal
spot to unwind or entertain. Two bedrooms share a full bath and a workshop/storage area includes a staircase to the garage. Further highlights include six-zone central air, seven-zone hot water heat, two 50 gallon hot water heaters, new furnace, central vacuum and radon mitigation
system. Wall speakers are wired in the kitchen, dining room, family room, deck, courtyard and downstairs. A separate sound system is wired to the upstairs bonus room and master bedroom. A security system includes a panic alarm in master bedroom and kitchen. ■
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Absolutely lovely! Hardwood floors & crown molding thru-out the main. Wrap-around view deck. Remodeled kitchen w/ sunny breakfast nook. Family room w/fireplace. Master w/vaulted ceiling, fireplace & new bath w/heated travertine floors & slab granite counters. Office w/hardwood floors on upper level. Walkout lower has rec room w/pool table. New paint. New light fixtures. New concrete tile roof in 2013. A/C. Sound system. MLS# 8395356
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2252 Rocking Horse Court • $550,000 Open Sunday 1pm to 4pm
7795 Midnight Road • $319,000
Stunning Updated Home with Main-Level Master Suite! 3 Bed/3 Bath/3 Car. Beautifully maintained 3,364 sq.ft. home on 1/2 acre with an exquisite open floor plan, multiple living/family areas, park-like yard, and gracious main-level living! Virtual Tour at www.7795MidnightRoad.com
Scott Huger 719-659-2630
Enjoy Golf Course Living in Flying Horse! Open floor plan with master, laundry, and study on the main level, 2 more bedrooms and loft on the upper level. Three car garage, stucco and stone exterior, hand trowel texture, hickory flooring, expanded patio with outside fireplace to enjoy the great Colorado evenings! Beautiful lot overlooking the pond and golf course in The Village of Sonoma! Doesn’t get much better than this!
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See a beautiful home & sign up to win FREE gas! 4bd+Office/3bath/3car 3800sq.ft. Hardwood flrs & trim, kitchen island & pantry, huge master suite w/5piece bath, unfin. bsmnt & large lot! $320,000. Enter to win $25 gas card!
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7107 Silverwind Circle • $233,900
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Expanded & remodeled 3BE/2BA/1CA 1.5-story open & bright home w/wheelchair accessible main lvl & front/back covered patios. Fabulously xeriscaped front yard for ease of care. Beautifully titled baths, vinyl windows, central air & more!
Carol Patten / Mary Smith 719-593-1000
Greenhaven Charmer Located in the Powers Corridor
3 Bedroom/2.5 Baths/2 car garage in great condition. Open floor plan. Large kitchen, family room with fireplace, study on main. 3 Beds up, with private balcony off of master suite.
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101 N. Tejon Street #250 • $337,500 Custom Corner Loft in Historic Building on Tejon
1 bd/1 ba, 1 parking space in garage, 13’ ceilings, exposed brick, wood floors, balcony overlooking downtown, stainless appliances, maple cabinets & granite in kitchen, central air. HOA includes all utilities.
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3211 Austin Drive | $314,900
655 Robinglen Court | $350,000
Hours: 1 – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23 Neighborhood: Central Driving Directions: From Circle and Paseo Road, go east on Paseo to Leslie Drive, Turn right. Make first left on Austin Drive. Agent/Company: Andy McGuire, 719-332-3227, RE/MAX Properties, Inc.
Hours: 1 – 4 p.m. Sunday, February 23 Neighborhood: Southwest Driving Directions: Hwy 115 to S. Academy Exit and go west. Turn left on Chaseglen and right on Robinglen. Agent/Company: Eric Scott, 719-578-8800, ERA Shields Real Estate
You will love this attractive four bedroom, three bath Colorado Springs Country Club home located minutes from the golf course and 700 acre Palmer Park. This home offers a spacious family room with masonry fireplace, wet bar, separate game room, bay windows, great bluff views, gorgeous private yard, and multiple decks.
4 Bedrooms, 4 Baths, 2 Car Garage, 2888 Sq Ft *Telluride Model Home on a quiet Cul-De-Sac Boasts NEW Carpet, NEW Windows, NEW Roof, NEW Fresh Paint, NEWLY Refinished Deck, NEW Stainless Steel Refrigerator, & Finished Lower Level.*Real Oak Hardwood Floors in Entry & Kitchen* Hosted by Sheila Polkow (719) 433-4440
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2052 London Carriage Grove | $315,000 Hours: Noon – 4 p.m., Sunday, February 23 Neighborhood: N. Driving Directions: North Academy, Turn East on Jamboree, N. on London Carriage Grove. Agent/Company: Shirley Callaway, 970-216-6452
3 Bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, 2872 sf, Fireplace. Great neighborhood! Yard care included in HOA. Master bedroom on main level, 2 bedrooms on lower level. Close to Chapel Hills Mall. Must See!
11912 Royal Dornoch | $306,000
Hours: 12 – 4 p.m., Sunday, February 23 Neighborhood: Meridian Ranch Driving Directions: Woodmen east to Meridian; North on Meridian, east (RIGHT) on Stapleton, RIGHT on Meridian Ranch Rd., RIGHT onto Royal County Down. LEFT onto Winged Foot, LEFT on Rio Secco, and LEFT onto Royal Dornoch. Agent/Company: Toni Sparks, 719-359-2410, The Rawhide Co. Price lowered $19K on this lovely 2-story home on a corner lot. 3BR/3BA/3C with unfinished basement. Spacious home, open floor plan/great for entertaining. Low maintenance yard, all appliances included. Jetted tub in main level master suite. Lots of upgrades. Come see this wonderful home!
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Beautiful Brick Family Home in D12
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5355 Jarman | $450,000 Hours: 1 – 4 p.m., Sunday, February 23 Neighborhood: Broadmoor Bluffs Driving Directions: Hwy 115 to S Academy exit west on Broadmoor Bluffs up hill past Neal ranch Rd. next right onto Villegreen next left onto Jarman Agent/Company: Bianca Taylor, 229-6488, ERA Shields Beautiful Brick two story family home in District 12! Lovely park like setting with gorgeous mountain and city lights views. Newer roof; new windows; exterior paint, wood flooring. Fabulous floor plan with amazing privacy. Kitchen opens to a large “Kitchen Nook” actually a second dining room; walk out to expansive deck. Family room with fireplace off of kitchen area. Lovely woodwork throughout the main level. Formal living and dining rooms with great views. Upstairs master suite boasts a sitting area with fireplace; two walk-in closets. 3 additional upstairs bedrooms; one bedroom is a suite with its own bath; another full bath. Basement has two large bedrooms; another family room with a fireplace and two storage rooms. This is an incredible family home with a true Colorado setting! Hosted by Val Ross-Coy 237-8787
3670 Hill Drive | $280,900 Hours: 12 – 3 p.m., Sunday, February 23 Neighborhood: Southwest Driving Directions: Just north of Broadmoor round about at Mesa Ave & Lake Cr. S on El Pomar Rd., L on Penrose Blvd, R on Old Stage Rd., L on Hill. Agent/Company: Arlyene Reynolds, 719-499-5835, RE/MAX Properties, Inc. One of a Kind, Quality Custom Home, Private Setting. Perfect for Those Who Want Quality Not Quantity. Gorgeous Interior!! 2 Bed/ 2 Bath/ 2 Car. Open Floor Plan, 1,426 sq ft. Dining Room with Built Ins and Two Sliders to Large Deck. Living Room has Wonderful Built Ins, Fireplace, Skylight and Opens to Kitchen and Dining Room. Office or Second Bedroom on Main. Main Level all Hard Woods, Basement all Tile. Huge Deck, 2 Year New Hot Tub, Walk Out to Wooded Lot, No Yard Maintenance. City Views. District 12. Don’t Miss This Beautiful Home in the Broadmoor.
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Neighborhood: Powers Driving Directions: From Stetson Hills Blvd: North on Tutt Blvd, East on Morse Bluff, North on Scottsbluff Drive. Agent/Company: Lisa Fisk, 719-439-7130, RE/MAX Properties, Inc.
Neighborhood: Fountain Valley Driving Directions: From Marksheffel south, head east on Peaceful Valley Rd., then left onto Rolling Ridge Rd. Property is on the left side. Agent/Company: Saria Wetherill, 719-210-9466, Keller Williams Partners
Adorable Single Family Home located in Ridgeview at Stetson Hills. This home features 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, and a 1 Car. Located just a few steps away from the neighborhood park, this great home has brand new carpets throughout the upper level and in the Great Room, new wood flooring in Kitchen and Dining Area, and a spacious patio in backyard perfect for entertaining with Pikes Peak Views! It also includes a forced air furnace with air conditioning, an over-sized Garage plus a Crawl Space for additional storage, and a newer roof. It is located in the desirable School District and offers the convenience of Shopping Centers and Schools close-by!
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