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Radium in water will be long, complicated, expensive fix By Bill Vogrin billvogrin@yourpeaknews.com
Purging Monument’s water supply of radium will be a long, complicated and expensive problem to solve, requiring an investment anywhere from $100,000 to $400,000, depending on the solution chosen, a town official said last week. Radium is a radioactive metal that occurs naturally in trace amounts in rock, soil and groundwater, according to government fact sheets. As it decays over years, radium releases energy until it is no longer radioactive. Thomas Tharnish, town public works director, said routine state-mandated sampling last September revealed elevated levels of common radium isotopes, Ra-226 and Ra-228, in well No. 9, the town’s newest and largest water producer at upward of 200 gallons a minute. Well No. 9 plunges about 1,700 feet into the Arapahoe aquifer, Tharnish said. The well was drilled in 2009 and is located along Wagon Gap Trail and Old Denver Highway south of downtown Monument.
The well was shut down for 30 days last fall as officials conferred with the state and debated what to do about the radium contamination. The well was brought back online and its production was blended with water from other wells in hopes of reducing radium concentrations to acceptable levels. Still, elevated levels of radium continued to show up. The federally mandated maximum contaminant
level for radium is 5 picoCuries per liter. Over nine months of testing, the radium level in well No. 9 was 6.1 picoCuries per liter, the state said in an Aug. 2 letter notifying Monument of its violation. According to the U.S. EPA, the risk of drinking water containing 5 picoCuries of radium per liter is about 1 in 10,000. That means if 10,000 people drink two liters of water contaminated with this level of radium each day for 70 years, one additional fatal cancer would occur among the 10,000 exposed individuals. Radium in water poses a hazard when it is used for drinking or cooking. A small portion of ingested radium can be absorbed from the digestive tract and distributed throughout the body. Most is passed unchanged from the body. The radioactive particles emitted by radium can damage parts of living tissue, which may lead to the unnatural reproduction of a cell and an increased risk of cancer. Exposure to high levels of radium also has shown an increased incidence of bone, liver and breast cancer. See Radium on Page 11
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop to close in October By Bill Vogrin billvogrin@yourpeaknews.com
Rather than relocate when its lease expires next month, the Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop will close, ending seven years of providing revenue to Tri-Lakes Cares, the Monument nonprofit known as TLC that operates a food bank for area needy and offers emergency relief programs and selfsufficiency classes. The decision to close was made by the TLC board of directors, citing fears the shop soon could become a drain on the nonprofit rather than a supplemental source of revenue. “There’s been a sharp decline in revenue,” said Haley Chapin, executive director of TLC. “The board took a proactive approach to dealing with the situation. Hangers is still profitable. But it was getting to the point that TLC would have to support the thrift store and that’s not our mission. Our mission is to support low-income individuals.” Chapin and the board cited a variety of issues that hurt the thrift store in the past year or so. A harsh winter hurt business in historic downtown Monument. New sidewalks on Jefferson Street reduced available parking as the street went from diagonal to parallel parking. The
January closing of Wisdom Tea House also had a huge impact on foot traffic downtown, she said. Then there was the January 2015 opening of a new Goodwill retail store on Jackson Creek Parkway, which drained donors and customers. “Goodwill has had some impact on us but it’s not the only factor,” Chapin said. “But whenever another business, a retail nonprofit thrift store, moves into the same area, it hurts.” The announcement was made to the staff in early September. It is effective when the lease expires Oct. 30. “We’re all very saddened over here,” said Cara Vanderkolk, store manager since July 2011. “And our board is grieving for having made this decision.” Vanderkolk said she was disappointed because the thrift shop, at See Hangers on Page 14
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Lewis-Palmer senior fullback Charley Young rushes for one of his four touchdowns on Sept. 16 against Palmer Ridge.
Rangers hoist General Palmer Cup Lewis-Palmer rushes to 51-9 victory over rival Palmer Ridge By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com
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D-38 approves policy for administering medical marijuana at schools By Bill Vogrin
Parents and legal guardians of students in Lewis-Palmer School District 38 will be allowed to administer medical marijuana to students on school property, on school buses and at school events under a policy adopted, 4-1, last week. At its August meeting, the board had rejected a draft policy that would have required parents to take their children off premises for treatment. A heavily revised draft was brought back to the board at its Sept. 15 board meeting. It reflected a new state mandate to accommodate parents of children who use a non-smokeable form of marijuana for treatment of various illnesses. The law, signed in June by Gov. John Hickenlooper, requires districts to adopt a policy allowing parents and caregivers to administer medicinal marijuana edibles, patches, lotions and oils, injectables and liquid extracts. Board member Matt Clawson voted against the policy, noting that marijuana remains an illegal controlled substance under federal law despite its legalization in Colorado. “The first day of law school you learn that federal law trumps state law,” Clawson said, adding that he was troubled by the lack of long-term research of the effects of medical marijuana on children. Clawson asked his colleagues to delay action “until the dust settles.” But others on the board said it would be wrong to ignore the new law or to substitute their own judgment for parents who believe their children get relief from medical marijuana. “If parents believe this is something that helps their children, I’m not going to get in the middle of that,” said board member John Magerko. He added that the original draft policy would have inappropriately required parents to take their children off-premises for treatment.
“We don’t want it happening in a parking lot,” Magerko said, suggesting the possibility of dangerous complications that might occur and require emergency treatment by medical professionals. The law is called “Jack’s Law” in honor of Jack Splitt, a Jefferson County boy who loved school but often missed classes due to his debilitating muscle spasms from his cerebral palsy. His mother convinced state lawmakers to mandate student access to medical marijuana after Jack’s school confiscated the only drug that gives him relief. The boy died in August. Lawmakers heard similar stories about the need to have marijuana pills, oils and other forms of the drug available to treat seizures common among sufferers of epilepsy, Dravet syndrome and more. Chairman Mark Pfoff voiced concerns about the use of medical marijuana but said the district had no choice other than obey the law and write a policy to address the issue. Medical marijuana will only be administered to “qualified students” who hold valid licenses issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. School personnel are prohibited from administering or holding medical marijuana in any form, under the policy. Parents and their child will collaborate with school officials on a written plan that identifies the form of medical marijuana to be administered, the designated location at school and who is allowed to administer it. The written plan will be signed by the family and the school nurse or school administrator. The board stressed that no medical marijuana in any form may be stored on school grounds or with school personnel at any time. The new D-38 policy was recommended by Colorado Association of School Boards and was reviewed by a D-38 attorney. It took effect immediately.
Harvesting Hope Food & Wine Tasting Thursday, Sept. 22 What: Join the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club for an evening of tasting food from 16 vendors and a dozen different wines, craft beers and spirits, a chef competition, silent auction, music and dancing. When: 5:30-9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22 Where: Spruce Mountain Ranch, 14771 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur Cost: $65 per ticket, or $60 per ticket with table of ten. Info: Call Suzanne D’Innocenzo, 719-488-8196, or visit www.tlwc.net
Haunted Mines Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24 What: The nonprofit Haunted Mines/Colorado Fear Fest operate two haunts on weekends through Halloween with proceeds benefitting Western Museum of Mining & Industry. When: 7:30-11 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Sept. 23-24 Where: Western Museum of Mining & Industry grounds, 225 North Gate Blvd. (at Interstate 25 exit 156) Cost: $20 general admission; $40 front-of-line VIP entry Info: Call 719-487-1666 or visit hauntedmines.org or facebook.com/HauntedMines/ or facebook. com/coloradofearfest/
Teen Fun Night – Friday, Sept. 23 What: RAD - Real Alternatives to Drinking and Drugs - hosts a teen fun night with music, games, TV/movies and more. When: 7-11 p.m., each Friday, Sept. 23 Where: YMCA/Young Life Teen Center, 17250 Jackson Creek Parkway, Monument Cost: Free
Creek Week Cleanup – Saturday, Sept. 24 What: Monument participates in Creek Week cleaning debris from Monument Creek and the surrounding area. Sponsors provide the volunteers bags, gloves, buckets and coupons. Youth groups, ages 8-17, can participate with one supervising adult for every six kids. Parents must accompany young children 7 years and under. When: 8:30-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 Where: Monument Info: Online registration for groups and individuals is underway at www.fountaincreekweek.com or call Madeline VanDenHoek, 719-963-1524
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The Independence Center, a Colorado Springsbased nonprofit agency that works with people with disabilities, their families and the community, is joining the Tri-Lakes Cares team. On Sept. 12, Jesus Sanchez of the Independence Center began providing appointments on Mondays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at TLC, 235 N. Jefferson St., in Monument. The Independence Center provides service to empower and give more independence to people with disabilities. The center provides peer support, skills
classes and employment assistance to individuals and advocacy to affect change within and outside the disabilities system. Sanchez’s services are open to both clients and the public. For more information, or to make an appointment, please contact Sanchez at 719-960-6893 or jsanchez@the-ic.org.
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November 20, 1932 - September 7, 2016 Frode Ulvedal, 83, passed away on September 7, 2016. He was a resident of Monument for over 25 years. Frode was born in Oslo, Norway as the eldest son of Pastor Ogmund Ulvedal and his wife Gladys F. Letting. He is survived by his daughter, Karen Anne Millar, two brothers Svain Ulvedal, Yngve Ulvedal and Eva Stensholt Thorvaldsen. He lived at different places in Norway, and graduated from St. Svithun’s College in 1951. Half a year later he immigrated to the U.S. where he became a U.S. citizen on June 26, 1957. He studied at three different universities in both New Jersey and Georgia, - and finished his Doctorate degree at 28 years of age. He joined the United States Air Force in 1959 and was stationed at Laughlin AFB, Texas. He took care of the U-2 pilots and their high altitude pressure suits while stationed there. He separated
honorably in 1962. He continued at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas for about 10 years where he became a researcher at the Advanced Research Unit. Frode also enjoyed volunteering at the Family History Center and received a Certificate of Service for the Norwegian Project. Frode lived a life full of experiences, commitments, challenges and dedication. He encouraged the values of a strong education to everyone. He was kind, considerate and open minded. He will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Salvation Army of El Paso County, Colorado. The memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, September 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., 17750 Knollwood Drive, Monument. Reception following at Wesley Owens Coffee, 1744 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument.
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Bistro on 2nd replaces former Wisdom Tea House Editors note: We are rerunning this story due to garbled text in last week’s story.
The old Wisdom Tea House, a longtime fixture in historic downtown Monument, didn’t stay vacant for long. The Bistro on 2nd, serving dishes like bacon wrapped bison sliders, chicken piccata over mashed potatoes, sweet potato ravioli and fruity salmon salad, will opened Sept. 19 for lunch. It will start dinner service at a later date. The news was announced as the owners received approval for liquor license from the town of Monument for the bistro. According to the license application, the bistro owners are Stephen Garard of Black Forest, and Jay Burgan and Rick Velliquette, both of Colorado Springs. Velliquette, who is known for his work at Little Nepal Indian Restaurant & Bar and at Joseph’s Fine Dining in Colorado Springs, will be the managing partner. They have signed a lease on the property at 65 2nd St. in Monument. On Jan. 4, Tom and Diane Wisdom announced they would be closing Wisdom Tea House, surprising many in the Tri-Lakes area. The couple spent eight years serving tea and sand-
wiches in the popular café. They cited personal reasons for the closure and they had hoped to sell the business and building. “We’re hoping somebody will take this over,” Diane Wisdom said at the time. When the building and business didn’t sell intact, they recently held an auction of the furniture and equipment. Terri Hayes, president of the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, called the Bistro opening great news because the closing of the tea house left a hole in historic downtown Monument. “It absolutely is important to fill that space,” Hayes said. “Local businesses definitely felt the decrease in traffic when Wisdom Tea House closed. We’re very excited the Bistro is coming in. And we’re especially happy they will be offering lunch. That gives everybody another option to eat in downtown Monument.” Hayes said she’s impressed by the menu planned at the Bistro, which will include crab cakes and spicy tuna roll wrapped in avocado among other offerings. The Bistro to be open was Sept. 15 for the final Art Hop of the season and then to opened for lunch Sept. 19. “This gives people another opportunity to spend a whole day shopping and eating in Monument,”
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A large banner alerts passersby to the upcoming opening of the Bistro on 2nd in the former Wisdom Tea House location at 65 2nd St., in downtown Monument.
Hayes said. “Some of the items that will be on the menu are amazing.” Cara Hoyer Vanderkolk, manager at Hangers to Hutches thrift store and president of the Historic Monument Merchants Association, said the downtown group was excited to see the space filled. “We’re thrilled,” Vanderkolk said, hinting that more news is coming. “We’ve got a couple new restaurants coming into downtown. This is good news.”
Learn what it’s like to live in poverty, for a couple hours By Bill Vogrin
Ever wonder what it’s like to be poor? To struggle paying the rent and groceries and utility bills? You can get a taste of it in a two-hour “poverty simulator” class next week sponsored by Tri-Lakes Cares and the Pikes Peak United Way. “In two hours, you live a simulated month in the life in one of our clients,” said Haley Chapin, executive director of TLC, the Monument-based nonprofit that operates a food bank for area needy and offers emergency relief programs and self-sufficiency classes to the poor in northern El Paso County. Among TLC’s goals is to raise public awareness about the poverty in the community and the work it does helping the poor. The poverty simulator is part of that effort, Chapin said. Participants will be provided with an identity and circumstances that face the poor each day. They will be challenged to figure out how to accomplish all the needs of the family on the limited income available. “All the troubles our clients face in a regular day are added to the simulator so participants can experience it,” Chapin said. After the exercise, participants will talk about their experience and struggles living inpoverty. Chapin said the poverty simulator helps break down stereotypes by allowing participants to step into the real life rings
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So simple and yet brilliant: ‘Sit with me’ is genius Late last month, I became a huge fan of Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph for his simple, but brilliant, play. Oh, it was not anything he did on the football field – I’d never heard of him before or seen him in a game. Rudolph’s simple brilliance came in reaching out to another human being with an act of pure kindness. The chiseled athlete who wears No. 15 went out of his way to make an unlikely new friend: 11-year-old Bo Paske, who has autism and spends his lunch hours at the school cafeteria eating by himself, ostracized by other kids who don’t understand his personality quirks. Rudolph was visiting Bo’s school and noticed the boy sitting all by himself at the end of a table. Randolph went and sat down with Bo and, in that simple gesture, changed the young boy’s life. “I saw him last,” Rudolph later told reporters of Bo. “He was sitting by himself. I had got some pizza. I asked him can I sit down with him. He said sure why not. We started a great conversation.” It was obvious to Rudolph that Bo was lonely and he wanted to reach out to the boy. “It’s just heartbreaking that he’s in that situation, but I’m praying for him,” Rudolph said. “He’s a great kid overall. I would love to hang out with him anytime.” It became national news. Why?
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Because there are a lot of boys and girls like Bo in our school cafeterias. Kids who don’t fit in with the cliques at school. Kids who are teased, mocked, bullied, left out. I got a taste of it in high school. I transferred before my junior year and was miserable for months as the new kid. I didn’t tolerate being picked on and ended up in a few fistfights and visits to the principal’s office. Eventually, I found people who accepted me in all my goofiness and my life calmed down. But many kids are not so fortunate. And I learned recently from listening to a talk by suicide experts that it is critical kids feel they belong. They need to feel valued and special and needed. They want to fit in. I can’t imagine how Bo felt any of those things, sitting all alone in the school lunch cafeteria every day. Which brings me to a simple but brilliant solution every school can, and should, adopt to help kids like Bo. It’s a new app that makes it easy for
kids like Bo to find friends. The app is called “Sit With Us” and it’s designed to help students find a welcoming group in school cafeterias. It was designed by a 16-year-old girl, Natalie Hampton, from Sherman Oaks, Calif., who told the LA Daily News she was inspired by her own experiences, eating alone her entire seventh grade year. Now a junior and attending a different school, Hampton said she no longer feels vulnerable or a target for bullies. But she hasn’t forgotten the pain of those lonely lunches. Hampton told NPR she created the app so other kids will no longer stumble into a table full of mean kids and be publicly rejected. Using their smartphones, kids can use “Sit With Me” to quietly seek out friendly tables where they will be accepted warmly. “This way it’s very private,” Hampton told NPR. “It’s through the phone. No one else has to know. And you know that you’re not going to be rejected once you get to the table.” Using the app, students can even designate themselves “ambassadors” and invite others to join them via “open lunch” events. It reminds me of the lures used by kids playing Pokémon Go this past summer to attract other players. Hampton said she hasn’t forgotten how it felt being considered a social outcast by her peers. Apparently, her friends agree because in the first few
days after launching the app, her feedback was favorable. “People are already posting open lunches at my school,” she told NPR. “So I’m very excited that things are already kicking off with a great start.” I’d love to see the app spread through area schools and similar strategies adopted to attack bullying and embrace our own Bos the way Travis Rudolph did.
Your sweet tooth is a junkie craving a dangerous fix One of my favorite lines from the 1996 movie “Michael” – with John Travolta playing the Archangel – is when Michael is sitting at the breakfast table with two tabloid reporters, who are investigating a story of an old lady who claims she is living with an angel. The reporters stare incredulously as Michael pours a mountain of sugar into his morning cup of coffee. Noticing their looks of disbelief, Michael turns to them and says: “No matter what they say, you can never have too much sugar.” Wouldn’t that be nice? Not so, says a team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. In fact, sugar is the prime culprit in a worldwide health crisis, according to an article titled “The Toxic Truth About Sugar,” published in the journal Nature. In the article, pediatrics and obesity specialist Robert Lustig and health policy researchers Laura Schmidt and Claire Brindis blame sugar’s potential for abuse, coupled with its “toxicity and pervasiveness in the Western diet.” The scientists claim that high sugar intake is so detrimental to the human body that is should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco.
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They further argue that it’s a misnomer to consider sugar just empty calories. “A growing body of scientific evidence is showing that fructose can trigger processes that lead to liver toxicity and a host of other chronic disease,” the researchers say. “A little is not a problem, but a lot kills – slowly.” Ouch. But it gets worse for sugar. “The food industry tries to imply that a calorie is a calorie,” says Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. “But this and other studies suggest there is something different about sugar.” The UCSF report emphasizes the metabolic effects of sugar. Excess sugar can alter metabolism, raise blood pressure, skew the functioning of hormones and damage the liver.
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Hmm, sounds suspiciously like what happens when a person drinks too much alcohol. That makes sense, actually, because alcohol, after all, is simply distilled sugar. Researchers have also been investigating the effect of sugar on the brain and specifically how liquid sugar calories – like those found in sodas and fruit juices – are interpreted differently than sugar in solid form. Studies have suggested that liquid sugar activates the same reward pathways in the brain as traditional drugs of abuse like morphine or heroin. No one is claiming the effect of sugar is quite that potent, but Brownell says: “It helps confirm what people tell you anecdotally, that they crave sugar and have withdrawal symptoms when they stop eating it.” So, does America have a sugar consumption problem?
According to the American Heart Association, the average U.S. adult consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar a day, while adolescents wolf down 34 a day. Keep in mind that a cup of sugar is 24 teaspoons. To help reign in our country’s insatiable appetite for sweets, the authors of the UCSF study are advocating taxing sugary foods and controlling the sales to kids younger than 17. They contend that a levy on addedsugar products would help meet the growing cost of sugar-related health problems and discourage consumption. Cord Prettyman is a certified Master Personal Trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Rehab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 687-7437, at cordp re t t y m a n @ m s n . com or at cordpret tyman.com.
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Sun also rises over rusty, old, orange, steam shovels Acting as the fireman on the old, orange-rust-colored Osgood Steam shovel during the recent Reynolds Ranch Restoration Day at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, I was reminded of a time many years ago, when I first visited the town of Sunrise, Wyo. Orange houses, orange buildings, even orange trees . . . Sunrise was aptly named, looking like the picture of an orange fireball sun. Colorado Fuel and Iron hoped to make Sunrise a model company town back in 1904, when it bought the entire Sunrise Mine from Charles A. Guernsey, namesake of nearby town Guernsey, Wyo. Guernsey founded the Wyoming Railway and Iron Company in 1898. I was the editor of Guernsey Gazette and Lingle Guide for a time in the mid1980s in Lingle and Guernsey, Wyo. The two tiny papers covered those towns in eastern Wyoming, and several other nearby towns including Fort Laramie, Hartsville and Sunrise. In the 1880s, the area around what would become Sunrise, was an important area in the mining of copper. Colorado Fuel and Iron, in the early 1900s, built company-owned houses, boarding houses, depots, a school, churches, shops, and other structures. In response to the Ludlow Massacre here in southern Colorado, further improvements came to the town in the 1910s and ’20s in the form of better brick housing, a YMCA building, parks, a playground, better utility systems, a hospital, and other improvements. By 1928, the mine employed 547. Sunrise properties were initially strip mined, and then mined using a glory-hole method. In 1930, underground block-caving mining was started, and by World War II all mining was underground. Ore mined was partially processed on site and then sent to Colorado Fuel and Iron mills in Pueblo. Because of decreasing ore quality and problems in the domestic steel market, the town and mine were closed by C.F. & I. in 1980. Over the lifetime of the mine, 40 million tons of iron ore were produced, more than any other C.F. & I. mine. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. As a kid, working in a hardware
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Steve Berry operates the 1927 Osgood Steam Shovel at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry during Reynolds Ranch Restoration Day as I “fire” in the background, behind a camera.
store in Dolores, Colo., I unloaded countless C.F. & I trucks of smooth box nails, bailing wire and rolled fencing that probably utilized hematite mined from that very same Sunrise mine. But back to the Osgood Shovel (originally steam, now running on compressed air) at the Museum on North Gate Boulevard. Jeff Tapparo, on WMMI’s board of directors, and also at the shovel’s controls from time to time, convinced me I should give it a try. The shovel is one of the museum’s most popular attractions. Shovels like the Osgood have been tasked at building the Panama Canal, unearthing gold in mining districts of the Yukon – and in the case of this particular shovel, digging glory holes in Sunrise. The C.F. & I letters can still be seen on its side panels, if you look hard enough.
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Executive Director Rick Sauers explains future plans to get a hoist in operation at the museum.
During the Reynolds Ranch Restoration Day, officials gave us clues about upcoming projects like eventually getting a mine hoist and headframe operating again. They paraded antique cars, tractors and Caterpillars and showed us demonstrations in the large and detailed blacksmith shop at the back of the property. They provided tours of the Reyn-
olds Ranch House and demonstrated hit-and-miss steam engines in action. The museum, with its fully operational stamp mill, interior and exterior mining exhibits, is always a pleasure and wonder to behold. The place takes you back in time. It is worth the visit . . . even if you aren’t a rusty old Colorado relic like me (or the 1927 Osgood Shovel), from a Sunrise long past.
D20 invites parents to study bond issue and ask questions Last week, schools across Academy School District 20 held season-opening football games and celebrated their first district homecomings – signs we are officially settling into the cadence of a new school year. We welcomed 218 new teachers and 2,005 registered new students, meaning the district’s student population grown by more than 450 in just one year. For those of you who drive Powers Boulevard, Voyager Parkway or the north end of the district, this news isn’t surprising. Many of you have seen the new homes and businesses being built in our district, and that construction does not appear to be slowing. Since 2001, the year of our district’s last bond issue, we have grown by 7,000 students and we predict adding another 5,000 during the next 10 years. This growth, while incredibly exciting, places strain on our infrastructure, particularly in the east and north portions of our district. When you combine our district’s growth with the need to repair existing facilities and $150 million in state funding reductions, it is clear our team
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must be proactive to ensure we grow responsibly and maintain the standards of excellence, and the collaborative process, our parents, families and partners have come to expect. Last year, our district selected 29 individuals – teachers, parents and community members – to serve on the Growth and Capital Needs Committee (GCNC). The GCNC met 13 times during the 2015-16 school year and collaborated with more than 350 stakeholders. After visiting and hearing presentations from each school and facilitating a public forum, the GCNC created recommendations that include both new construction to address anticipated enrollment growth and remodels, additions and repairs to
address aging facilities. The GCNC presented its findings and recommendations, which call for improvements to every school in the district, to me on May 16 and to the Academy District 20 Board of Education on June 2. Throughout the summer, our board spent approximately 16 hours over eight days deliberating, asking for additional data and evaluating a best course of action. Ultimately, the board adopted the same categories of projects proposed during the GCNC meetings: new construction, remodels/additions, capital renewal, per pupil school improvement dollars (referenced as “Fairness Formula”) and technology infrastructure. At its Aug. 18 meeting, the board unanimously approved a resolution to place a $230 million bond issue on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. The bond will not raise the existing tax rate and the funding would be used for: 1. Constructing two new elementary schools, a middle school and an innovation learning center. 2. Expanding buildings and adding classrooms to replace modular
buildings. 3. Safety updates such as replacing outdated heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical systems, roofing and plumbing. 4. Improved access to the internet and expanded data bandwidth for students. 5. Capital improvements for each school, including The Classical Academy, the district’s charter school. We recognize this bond gives voters much to consider. With the election less than two months away, we invite you to engage with the district and learn about the specifics of this initiative. You can visit, www.asd20.org/bond to read the official bond resolution. We are scheduling factual presentations across our district and welcome any and all questions because we want to ensure you feel equipped to make the best decision for you. Mark Hatchell is the superintendent of schools in Academy District 20. He writes a monthly column for The Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @ markhatchell. Like Academy District 20 on Facebook.
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Rio de Janeiro is a nation of heart and soul Every culture has its own traditions, customs and habits. Some may be very different — even incomprehensible to outsiders — and some may sound awkward to Americans. While attending the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and living among the Brazilians the past two weeks, I’ve gained an appreciation for Brazilians and some of the wonderful customs of this Latin American culture. Brazilians are an intensely passionate people — about their sports, their politics and each other. In America, we are dedicated to our professional, college and even local sport teams. Brazilians have a deep emotional attachment to their soccer teams and sports in general. This was evident each day at the jam-packed Paralympic Park. Thousands of Brazilians came with their faces-painted, adorned in their green and yellow national apparel, while hundreds more had Brazilian flags draped over their shoulders, honoring their country. Paralympic Park boasted more people attending a one-day session than the Olympic Games as more than 160,000 people, mostly Brazilians, dashed from one sport venue to the next, merrily singing chants in Portuguese, trading pins and taking abundant photos with family, friends and anyone in attendance who wore their international colors from the more than 160 countries participating in the Paralympic Games.
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Brazilians packed the stands in droves, cheering on their teams and the more than 4,500 athletes with physical and sensory disabilities competing in any of the 23 Paralympic sports, including wheelchair basketball, swimming, goalball, athletics and the newly-added para-triathlon. Even if the Brazilian team wasn’t competing, native fans still sang, clapped, chanted, danced and roared with applause to any accomplishment by athletes from other countries. With more than 90,000 people in attendance during the opening ceremony, held Sept. 7 in Maracanã Stadium, the spectacle was filled with Brazil’s culture, pomp and fanfare. Never had I heard a crowd erupt as it did when Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, was introduced. Conversely, never have I heard a crowd give such a raucous boo as it did when incoming Brazilian President Michel Tamer, who replaced impeached President Dilma Rouseff on Aug. 1, was introduced. And when was the last time you attended a business meeting and,
Photo courtesy of Mark Lucas Mark Lucas, far right, enjoying the Rio Paralympics with native Brazilians.
instead of a customary American handshake, the individual, if female, adorned you with a friendly cheek-tocheek kiss? When it comes to greetings in Brazil, kisses on the cheeks is common, both between women and when men meet women. On a number of occasions, Brazilian men also extended a hug and a slap on my back. In addition, it is customary to talk in close proximity as Brazilians touch you on the arms, hands or shoulder. By the way, Brazilian lovers also have no issues with displaying
public affection. I like the Brazilian customs so much I’m bringing some of them home. So when I return back to the Pikes Peak region and we meet at the local grocery store, don’t be surprised, ladies, if I greet you with a cheek-tocheek kiss, or when I show up at the high school softball game, if I give my male friends a pat on the bag and a semi-hug, my new friends. Mark Lucas is executive director of U.S. Association of Blind Athletes and lives in Woodland Park. You can contact him at mlucas@usaba.org.
Focus is on student-teacher relationships, learning at D-38 “If we could be truly excellent at only one thing, what would it be?” Greg McKeown, Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Lewis-Palmer School District 38’s one thing or area of expertise is education. McKeown’s question above provides a framework for making decisions and prioritizing, and he poses this question as a means of clarifying purpose. At D-38, we are fortunate. Our purpose is clear: We provide an excellent education for our students. This education results from sharing expertise in the classroom while building significant relationships. Last month, I referenced Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince and talked about behind-the-scenes (invisible/essential) preparations that empower us to educate our students. Carol Ann Tomlinson, Fox Taming and Teaching, shares my affection for
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The Little Prince. Upon considering the relationship between the fox and the prince, she explains taming as establishing ties or forming relationship and believes that in a safe environment (or relationship) students will take the risks involved in learning. So often we think of taming as controlling or civilizing; thus, I appreciate her insights about building trust. She further states that “the essence of ‘real’ teaching — the transformative kind that sends a young person forward on a journey they understand to be their own […] is about relationships first.”
Relationships stem from genuine care, concern, and interest. A panel of D-38 high school students shared insights with new teachers prior to school starting. Mason Cresap, Palmer Ridge High School’s student body president, reminded teachers that “relationships in life are more important than what you know.” If a student knows his teacher cares on a personal level, it’s a game-changer in the classroom. Teachers work daily with students, celebrating successes, encouraging learning. During recent classroom visits, I have seen this exemplified over and over. Whether a teacher asked a student about a recent event in his life or simply let a frustrated student know that she was there to help, our teachers practice relationship-building on a daily basis. I’ve referred to this school year as the year of the student in many of my conversations over the past few weeks. With children as our lens for decision-
making, many choices regarding how we spend our time and how we focus our energies are eliminated if the activity doesn’t directly impact children and their learning. Teacher/student relationships drive successful classrooms. My focus remains clear: producing successful student learning. In this community, it is our one thing. “Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies,” according to McKeown. We will stay focused on our course, contributing to our students’ preparedness for the future, establishing classroom relationships that nurture and foster learning. Providing an excellent education for the students of this community is essential. All of our futures depend on it. It is a commitment that brings us great satisfaction and joy. Karen Brofft is superintendent of Lewis-Palmer School District 38
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40 Years Ago Tri-Lakes Tribune Sept. 23, 1976 New cadet: Virginia Caine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Caine of Monument, has entered the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cadet Caine is one of 1,400 freshmen who have completed six weeks of intensive field training and survival instruction. Family performance: The First Baptist Church and Monument Assembly of God Church will host the Joel Perales family on Monday, Sept. 27. Joel is a pianist, singer and songwriter with the Galileans from Dallas, Texas. His wife, Rose, sang with the Galileans for two years. Yvonne, their 4-year-old daughter, also sings and has recorded a 45 rpm record. Slimnastics Class: A slimnastics class will be held at Monument Presbyterian Church on Tuesday and Thursday from 9-10 a.m. Sessions run from Sept. 28-Nov. 23. Fee for the 17 sessions is $6.25. The instructor is Fran Derby. Flood meeting: A public meeting about flood insurance will be held Wednesday, Sept. 29, in the Palmer Lake Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss flood insurance programs, review preliminary flood boundary, floodway maps and water surface problems. Vintage cars: Over 30 pre-1948
street rods from across the state gathered Sept. 12-13. After touring the area, members went to Monument Lake Resort. The show was hosted by Vintage Times, Inc.
Library expansion: The library at Palmer Lake Elementary School will begin regularly scheduled 30-minutes activities including story hours and teaching basic library skills. Club speaker: Lewis-Palmer School District Superintendent Ray Kilmer spoke at Mount Herman Lions Club, giving a graphic and humorous account of how tax dollars are used within the district. Boys’ Auxiliary: Auxiliary officers for Frontier Boys Village are: Barbara Pendergrass, secretary; Anne Crane, president and Tommie Plunkett, vice president. The auxiliary hopes to expand shop facilities at the village at a cost of $900. Compiled by Linda Case
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BINES & BREWS Hopsfest
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For the the first time ever, six home brewers competed with “wet hops” at Bines and Brews this year and Jeff Hapke, left, took home the Hop Ness traveling trophy. He is shown here with founder Rick Squires of Bines and Brews, also carrying a growler from winner in the commercial contest.
Steve Schuett, of 38 State Brewing Company of Littleton displays the coveted Top Hop Award from the Bines and Brews Hop Fest in Monument, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Breweries competed for the traveling trophy with “wet hops” grown locally.
Limbach Park in Monument provided the perfect setting for more than 300 beer tasting, jazz-listening, lifeloving visitors during Bines and Brews annual Hopfest. Interestingly enough, the People’s Choice selected this year was an offering from local distiller 300 Days of Shine.
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Four of the new members of Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Hall of Fame pose at the induction ceremony on Sept. 17. They are, from left, Jerry Parsons, Ken Emry, Craig Ketels and Hal Garland. Also inducted posthumously was Patricia Ann Heinz.
Above: The family of the late Patricia Ann Heinz, including her husband, Pete Heinz, foreground, look at a display honoring her at the Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Sept. 17. Heinz was honored posthumously with the Legacy Award for her work as a crusading elementary school special education teacher. She died Nov. 4, 2008, from cancer.
Right: Newly inducted Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Hall of Fames members mix with past inductees at the Sept. 17 ceremony. They are, from left, new member Ken Emry, past inducted and former D-38 superintendent Ted Bauman, new inductee Craig Ketels and past inductee Dallas Strawn.
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Empty Bowls fundraiser helps fill Tri-Lakes Cares food pantry For The Tribune
Trees are turning and temperatures are starting to drop meaning it’s soup weather and time for the annual Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares, the nonprofit food pantry in Monument. The Monument Hill Kiwanis Club will once again sponsor the Oct. 5 fundraising dinner at Lewis-Palmer High School. This is one of the biggest events of the fall as an estimated 800 people are expected to pay $20 apiece for a hand-crafted ceramic bowl, a dinner of soup, bread and dessert all donated by area restaurants, merchants, clubs, churches and other sponsors. It’s a Tri-Lakes area tradition that dates to 1992 when potters Anne Shimek and Linda Pankratz organized the event at the Mennonite Church on Highway 105 in Palmer Lake. They were inspired by the first Empty Bowl dinner a year earlier in Detroit, Mich. Since then, it has grown into a nationwide event, typically held during World Hunger Week, the second week in October. That first dinner featured soups in a fuse-blowing 42 crockpots. That event
The annual Empty Bowls Dinner will be held 5-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at LewisPalmer High School, 1300 Higby Road, Monument. Tickets are $20 and are available online at www.monumenthill kiwanis.org and at local Tri-Lakes merchants. The dinner is sponsored by the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club and proceeds go to Tri-Lakes Cares, the nonprofit food pantry. netted $3,500 on ticket prices of $10 per person. Local artists produced 350 bowls for this first event, as gifts to the participants. Four years later, Monument Hill Sertoma, now Monument Hill Kiwanis, stepped up to manage the event along with the Lewis-Palmer School District 38, high-school age Service Leadership Program’s Serteen Club. The dinner was moved to LewisPalmer Middle School. Within two years, the event had grown so much a bigger venue was required. Since 1998, the event has been held in Lewis-Palmer High School. The backbone of the event are the scores of
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local potters who donate hundreds of bowls to be given away to participants in support of Tri-Lakes Cares. Over the years, the number of bowls donated has climbed to 1,000 per year, attendance has grown to over 800, and the price per ticket has increased to $20 per person. To facilitate family participation, one child under the age of 12 is admitted free with a ticket holding adult.
At the event, Tri-Lakes Cares conducts a Silent Auction of merchandise ranging from jewelry and art to services and vacation travel - all donated by local merchants. There is music and ticketholders have the opportunity to help the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club, Kiwanis Service Leadership Clubs, and over 100 other volunteers deliver a significant financial boost to Tri-Lakes Cares.
State AARP officials join Black Forest chapter party Special to The Tribune
AARP State Director Bob Murphy and Jeremiah Mora, AARP associate state director-community outreach, travelled from Denver to join the Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 as it celebrated its 44th anniversary. The Sept. 14 meeting also was the chapter’ annual awards luncheon and exceptional volunteers were honored for their service. The Andrus Award for Community Service, which recognizes an exceptional volunteers for sharing their experience, talents and skills to enrich the lives of the community went to Stan and Electa Beckner. The Andrus Award is AARP’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award. Only one Colorado volunteer, or couple performing service together, can receive the award each year. The award honors AARP founder Ethel Percy Andrus, whose motto “to serve, not to be served” continues to shape AARP work 58 years after
she founded this association to help older Americans age with dignity and purpose. Five other individuals were recognized at the meeting for their superior service to the Black Forest AARP Chapter. Certificates were presented to Alberta Davis, Ray and Lin Rozak, and Don and Helen VonGunden, for “Sustained dedicated outstanding service to the Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 over several years.” A membership longevity name tag was presented to Waldo Pendleton for 20 years as a Black Forest chapter member. Five-year longevity name tags were presented to Alberta Davis, Carol Billiard, Ted Lunacek and Beverly Schaab. This 44th anniversary luncheon included a catered meal of barbecue beef and trimmings as well as cake and ice cream which was enjoyed by the 62 members and guests present. The day concluded with a short business meeting. Black Forest Chapter membership
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The AARP Andrus Award for Community Service was presented by Colorado AARP Director Bob Murphy, left, and Jeremiah Mora, AARP Associate State Director-Community Outreach, right, to Stan and Electa Beckner at the September meeting of the Black Forest AARP Meeting in Colorado Springs.
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Radium exposure through showering, washing or other uses is not a hazard since alpha particles do not travel through your skin, according to the government fact sheet. Tharnish stressed that humans would have to consume a large quantity of the radium-contaminated water over a long period of time to be at real risk. However, state officials required Monument to alert its 1,100 customers on the west side of Interstate 25 to the risk. The warning, distributed by mail and posted on a town website, suggests people with weakened immune systems, infants, pregnant women and the elderly may want to consult a physician for advice on whether it is safe to drink the water. Now Monument must decide how to treat the problem. It could be awhile, perhaps six months, before a solution is agreed upon by the Board of Trustees, approved by the state and implemented by the town staff. Water engineers are evaluating the best way for Monument to remove the radium. There are several options including the dilution method, “ion exchange,” which is similar to home water-softening, lime softening and electrodialysis/reverse osmosis. In addition, studies have shown fil-
tering water through greensand or anthracite may be effective. Some methods are capable of removing up to 90 percent of radium present. But they aren’t cheap. Further complicating the issue is that Monument has nine wells over various depths tapping into different aquifers. Those wells feed four different treatment plants. Installing a $400,000 purification system on one plant is a risk because radium could surface in one of the other wells. In fact, that has happened already in Monument’s well No. 6, Tharnish said. “About four or five years ago, we spiked on radium in our smallest well, No. 6, in a trailer park north on Beacon Lite Road,” Tharnish said. “We had to put out a public notice. And since it only produces about 20 gallons a minute, it was easier for us to shut that well down until we came up with an engineered solution.” It is now only available on an emergency basis. But shutting down No. 9 is not an option, given its high volume of production. He’s more inclined to treat the problem and keep the well running, considering it represents a $1.5 million investment to replace. “My guess, the fix is going to run anywhere from $100,000 to $400,000, depending on the solution chosen,” Tharnish said.
Even filtering out the radium is not as easy as it sounds. The filters have to be maintained and changed. Then they have to be shipped to a low-level radioactive waste dump. There’s even a chance the radium will disappear as quickly as it surfaced, Tharnish said. “This radium could go away in another year,” he said. “But we can’t afford to hope it goes away and wait for it to come back. We’re doing everything we can to solve this problem.” The elevated radium was found in water sampled as it left the treatment plant at Beacon Lite Road and 2nd Street. Tharnish takes comfort in knowing water samples taken from customers in varying distances from the plant did not show levels exceeding federal guidelines. “We told the state we have multiple samples throughout the city showing lower levels,” he said. “They said that’s fine, but it doesn’t mean anything. But we wanted some assurance so, when people called, we could tell them the results are below the limit around the city.”
Monument Trustee Jeff Bornstein was not reassured by the citywide sampling. He wants a more aggressive effort by the town to educate the public about the risks associated with drinking or cooking with the water. And he wants a greater sense of urgency by staff in exploring the possibility of contracting with Colorado Springs Utilities as a permanent supplier of the town’s water, noting the cost of guaranteeing a future water supply is getting higher and higher for just 1,100 customers. “They already tell us we only have eight years or so of water left,” Bornstein said. “We need a new water tank. They want a $12 million reuse facility. Now this.” Bornstein also said he was disappointed the trustees were not briefed on the situation at their last meeting. “We have a responsibility to educate the public fully and completely on all risks and potential outcomes with our water,” he said. “The health and safety of our residents is our highest priority. And we’ll make the best decision possible with that in mind.”
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Who’s No. 1? Depends which poll you ask By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com
This fall marks the beginning of the first full school calendar year that the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) is using the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) system to rank all teams in all sports for the purpose of postseason seeding. But the RPI is just one of three polls Colorado prep athletes, coaches and fans are keeping an eye on these days. Yes, that’s right, there three relevant statewide high school polls, that I am aware of. In addition to RPI there is MaxPreps (based on a computer points system) and the CHSAA writer’s poll. Colorado Preps.com puts out a football and volleyball poll, which is compiled by Kevin Shaffer, but he only goes five to 10 deep in each classification. Somewhere out there, individual papers are compiling their own state polls, as well as coaches polls that are done on web sites. As expected, there are some dis-
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crepancy between all of these polls. For the purposes of this column, let’s focus on the three relevant polls – RPI, CHSAA writers and MaxPreps. Remember, however, that the only relevant poll, is the post-season tournament in each sport that decides the state champion. But here goes, anyway. Through its first four matches of the season, the Lewis-Palmer volleyball team was down in the RPI rankings, despite going undefeated and having a 3-1 victory over defending Class 3A state champion Eaton. Even after the Rangers won four matches in its own tournament on Sept. 10, L-P was still low in the RPI rankings, despite being the No. 1
The Lewis-Palmer boys’ soccer team does not appear in the top 10 in the state in any poll.
Tri-Lakes Week 4 Football Capsules
Who: Discovery Canyon (3-0) at Palmer Ridge (2-1) When: Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Where: Don Breese Stadium What you need to know: This is the sixth meeting between the two schools, but the first since 2011 … Palmer Ridge and DCC both came into existence about 10 years ago … They
used to play against each other in the Pioneer League – a league for new schools – and in the Class 3A South Central League through the 2011 season … DCC won the first three games in the series, while Palmer Ridge won the last two games in the series in 2010 (42-35) and 2011 (31-7) … The rivalry ended when Palmer Ridge moved to 4A in 2012 … DCC remained 3A and built itself into one of the state’s top powers in that classification … DCC played in the 3A state quarterfinals last season, while Palmer played in the 4A state quarterfinals … DCC averaged nearly 390 yards of total offense in its first two victories this season over Fruita Monument and Brighton ... Palmer Ridge junior quarterback Ty Evans has thrown for 835 yards and six touchdowns … DCC is averaging more than 300 yards rushing per game … DCC quarterback Tyler McFarland has thrown for 311 yards and two TDs. Who: Lewis-Palmer (3-0) at Pueblo County (2-1) When: Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Where: Pueblo County High School What you need to know: The last time Lewis-Palmer was 3-0 to begin the season was 2010 … The Rangers are coming off a 51-9 win over rival Palmer Ridge … L-P is averaging 48 points per game, while allowing just
The Discovery Canyon softball team is climbing up in the polls.
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ranked team in the CHSAA poll. The Rangers finally vaulted to the top spot in the RPI on Sept. 13 after defeating defending 5A state champion Cherokee Trail, 3-0, at home. L-P is also the top team in MaxPreps. Looking closer at 4A volleyball, Ponderosa is ranked fifth in the state by the writers, but 54th in RPI and 45th by MaxPreps. Turning to 4A boys soccer, The Classical Academy is ranked fifth by the writers and sixth in RPI. L-P is ranked seventh by the writers, 12th in RPI and 11th in MaxPreps, while Palmer Ridge is eighth in the writer’s poll and 13th in RPI. For some reason, neither TCA or Palmer Ridge are anywhere to be found in the MaxPreps poll. As a footnote, Cheyenne Mountain’s soccer team is ranked No. 1 by the writers, fifth in RPI and third by MaxPreps, while Air Academy is Courtesy photo ranked second by the writers, third in
the RPI and first by MaxPreps. Taking a look at 4A softball, Discovery Canyon is 13th in RPI, but 23rd by MaxPreps and not among any of the 21 teams receiving votes in the writer’s poll. Turning to football, the RPI has not yet come into play – at least through Week 2 – so if want to get your poll fix then you have to turn to the writers or MaxPreps. In 3A, Discovery Canyon is ranked No. 6 by MaxPreps and No. 4 in the writer’s poll. ColoradoPreps.com, by the way, has DCC ranked No. 1. Lewis-Palmer is ranked seventh in the writer’s poll and fourth by MaxPreps. Palmer Ridge is 14th in MaxPreps and 11th in the writer’s poll. In 2A, TCA is ranked fourth by MaxPreps and fifth by the writers. Polls are fun and they get us talking, but they sure can be exhausting, can’t they? Ultimately, of course, the polls give way to post-season tournaments. A favorable poll ranking can result in a higher seed, which is always welcomed by coaches, players and fans. But at some point you have to beat the team on the other sideline. And that team doesn’t give a hoot if you were ranked higher during the season. So enjoy arguing who’s No. 1 until the players decide it on the field.
15 ... Pueblo County is coming off a 22-14 victory over Falcon … Pueblo County junior quarterback Jace Fillmore has passed for 611 yards and three touchdowns. He has 150 yards and two YDs on the ground … Pueblo County has not had a losing season since 2005 when it was 1-9. The very next year the went 11-3 and lost to Alamosa in the 3A state championship game.
ings with the Wildcats, last losing in 2013 … TCA is playing its first season at the 2A level … TCA outscored its first two opponents by a combined score of 92-21 … TCA defeated Sierra 48-0 in its season opener as starting junior quarterback Cade Bethany completed 6 of 10 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown in three quarters of work … Bethany threw four touchdown passes in a Week 2 victory over Sterling … Titans’ All-American senior kicker Anders Carlson made 5 of 11 field goal attempts and converted all 15 of his extra-point attempts … Pueblo Central has been outscored 101 to 14 this season … The Wildcats are led by senior quarterback Donavyn Nailor-Lewis, who combined for more than 200 passing and rushing yards in the team’s first two games.
Who: The Classical Academy (3-0) at Pueblo Central (0-3) When: Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Where: Pueblo Central High School What you need to know: TCA won last year’s meeting with Pueblo Central, 58-0, when both teams played in the 3A South Central League … The Titans have won the last three meet-
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Young’s main backfield mate, junior tailback Dieudonne Van Chea, rushed for a career-high 202 yards and three touchdowns. He was one of the many L-P players who lugged the General Palmer around the field in celebration. “This feels really good, especially for those seniors,” said Van Chea, who came to the United States as a refugee from the Ivory Coast at the age of four after fleeing the Liberian civil war. Van Chea had rushing touchdowns of 10, 9 and 40 yards as he used his 4.43-second speed in the 40-yard dash to race past would-be Palmer Ridge defenders.
“Track helped a lot with that,” he said with a smile. The Rangers’ victory was the first in three tries against Palmer Ridge. Last year, the Bears blew out L-P 48-14. Palmer Ridge won the 2014 matchup 16-7 for its first victory in the series. L-P won the first two games of the rivalry in 2010 and 2011. No games were played between the schools in 2012 and 2013. “We were just running base stuff against them (tonight) and it popped,” said L-P coach Dustin Tupper. “You give Dieudonne a small crease and that’s all he needs. And Charles is a tough guy. They get tired of tackling that guy.”
Added L-P senior quarterback Kevin Tims, who completed 3 of 4 passes for 31 yards. “It’s amazing how one year makes a difference.,” he said. “The outcome wasn’t what we wanted last year and it was kind of building on us in the offseason. “You walk into Week 3 and you’re better, smarter, and we just looked at it like it’s a regular game.” L-P led 24-0 when Palmer Ridge got on the scoreboard with about four minutes to go in the second quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Ty Evans to Cory McLellan. Palmer Ridge got a safety early in the third quarter to pull within 24-9.
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Matt Kostenbauer, football Nebraska-Kearney Kostenbauer, a 2015 Palmer Ridge High School graduate, is a redshirt freshman tight end of the University of Nebraska at Kearney football team. Kostenbauer (6-foot-3, 250 pounds) did not play in the Lopers’ first two games; both losses. As a senior at Palmer Ridge, Kosenbauer had 27 receptions for 482 yards and three touchdowns, ranking second on the team in each category.
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Steven Leonard, baseball Grand Junction Rockies Leonard, a Palmer Ridge High School graduate, recently completed his second professional season with the Colorado Rockies organization. Leonard, a catcher, played in 24 games for the Grand Junction Rockies of the Pioneer League. He batted .270 in 74 at bats with eight doubles, a triple and six RBIs.
Noah Sathre musician/baseball, Ventura Community College Sathre, a 2016 Lewis-Palmer High School graduate, recently released his first single “Sorry,” on iTunes, spotify, Apple Music, etc. Sathre was a star football and baseball player for L-P. He currently is attending Ventura Community College in Southern Calif., where he is a member of the baseball team. Ventura has its first scrimmage in October.
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L-P to retire jersey of grad who won Olympic medal (for Serbia) By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com
It doesn’t matter that Danielle Page was playing for Serbia in last month’s Olympic Games in Rio. All that matters is that Page, a Lewis-Palmer High School graduate, is an Olympic bronze medalist. And for her key role in helping Serbia’s women’s national team finish third in basketball in Rio, she will be honored during a ceremony at the school on Oct. 28. Page, a 2004 graduate, will have her L-P jersey retired as part of the ceremony. “We’re going to have an in-school assembly,” said L-P athletic director Nick Baker. Page’s mother Lynn, a resident of Monument, is expected to attend the ceremony, Baker said. Lynn Page was in Rio for the Olympics. Danielle Page, a 6-foot-2 forward, started all eight Olympic basketball games for Serbia, averaging 10.6 points and 7.6 rebounds. She scored 10 points and pulled down a game-high eight
rebounds in the bronze medal game against France. Page’s basketball story is incredible. She barely made the eighth grade team at Lewis-Palmer Middle School, and she never played. A talented soccer player, Page devoted her time to becoming a great basketball player and eventually earned a scholarship to the University of Nebraska. After graduation, she played one season (three games) for Connecticut of the WNBA in 2008 before embarking on a long career in Europe. She will play next season in Hungary. Page has no Serbian lineage – in fact she was born at the Air Force Academy hospital – but gained Serbian citizenship after a four-month process. She was hand-picked by the Serbian coach in 2015 while playing in France. Page helped Serbia qualify for its first-ever Olympics. Courtesy photo
Former Lewis-Palmer High School basketball star helped the Serbian women’s team to the bronze medal at last month’s Rio Olympics.
McKinstry settles in as athletic director at Poudre By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com
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A banner honoring Lewis-Palmer High School graduate Paul Tillotson was recently hung in the Lewis-Palmer HIgh School gymnasium. Tillotson is playing baseball for the University of Nebraska.
Banner honoring Tillotson hung in L-P gym Now playing baseball at University of Nebraska By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com
A banner honoring Paul Tillotson as the 2016 Gatorade Colorado Baseball Player of the Year was recently hung in the Lewis-Palmer High School gymnasium. Tilllotson, who graduated in May and is now attending the University of Nebraska on an athletic scholarship, enjoyed a stellar senior season as a multi-dimensional player. As a pitcher, he was 8-1 with a 1.02 ERA to go along with 86 strikeouts in 55 innings. Tillotson, who doubled as an outfielder, batted a robust .562 with 19 extra-base hits and a team-leading 40 RBIs while leading the Rangers to a 15-6 record and trip to the postseason for the third consecutive season. “Our team saw that Paul respects the game and isn’t bigger than the game,” said L-P baseball coach Brett Lester. “It’s huge, because he listened to whatever we told him, and was coachable in all aspects.” In July, Tillotson was named to the MaxPreps AllAmerican team. He was also named the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Class 4A Player of the Year.
Russ McKinstry, the winningest boys basketball coach in Lewis-Palmer High School history and the school’s former athletic director, has made another move. McKinstry was L-P’s basketball coach in the 1990s and during a second eight-year stint led the team to back-to-back Class 4A state titles in 2012 and 2013. McKinstry left L-P following the 2012-13 school year and spent a year working in the private industry before getting hired as Monarch’s AD in louisville in June 2014. Now, he’s settling in at Poudre School District in Fort Collins as its new athletic di-
rector. His coaching career began at age 23, at a small Kansas high school. The school had a 42game losing streak, but within two years he had them in the state tournament. A year later the team was state runner-ups. At L-P, McKinstry coached two of the greatest basketball players to ever play in Monument: Pat Garrity in the 1990s (who played 10 seasons in the NBA), and Josh Scott from 2009-12 (who is now playing professionally overseas). Courtesy photo
Long-time Lewis-Palmer High School boys’ basketball coach Russ McKinstry is the new athletic director at Poudre School District
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245 Jefferson St., has always made payments to TLC, its next-door neighbor, since opening in 2009. “The first year I worked here, we made a $33,000 contribution to Hangers,” Vanderkolk said of the net amount paid TLC after expenses. “Last year we paid them $111,000. The year before $110,000.” However, she acknowledged the shop had suffered. In announcing its decision, the TLC board cited statistics showing the thrift store’s expenses had increased 11 of the past 12 months, when compared to the same months a year ago. Meanwhile, in 10 of the past 12 months, revenues have lagged, year over year. Chapin said the thrift store generated just $45,000 in net revenue in the fiscal year now ending, or less than half the two previous years. Chapin said the board considered extending the lease on the current Hangers’ building, but it wasn’t comfortable signing up for another year, given sales trends. Keeping it open a few months to
take advantage of holiday sales would be cruel to employees would would face winter layoffs, she said. And moving to another space wasn’t an option given Monument’s tight retail rental market, Vanderkolk said. “We just couldn’t find anything and what’s available is triple what we’re paying now in rent,” Vanderkolk said. “It would really cut into our revenue stream. It put us in a precarious situation.” So the board voted to close Hangers rather than risk having to subsidize the thrift store. “The Hangers to Hutches contribution supporting the mission of TLC in the Tri-Lakes community has sharply declined since last October,” the TLC board said in a statement posted on its website. “Unfortunately, it became clear that (Hangers) was no longer a viable and sustainable revenue source that supported our core mission. With that in mind, the board has had to make a very difficult and emotional decision.
“To protect the financial ability of TLC to provide emergency assistance, self sufficiency and other relief programs to the TriLakes community, the TLC board has unanimously decided to close Hangers to Hutches when its lease expires.” Vanderkolk said she expects the store to close around Oct. 22 so the staff has time to clean it before turning over the keys to the landlord. The closure will result in the layoffs of two full-time employees, three part-time workers and the dispersal of 75 volunteers. Chapin said TLC hopes to absorb the volunteers into its operations. Ed Paulovich, TLC board president, said the closure of Hangers will require TLC to make up the lost revenue through more solicitations of donors and more grant writing. “It will take some time,” he said. “But we’re trying to be proactive.” He also thanked the community for its continuing support of TLC.
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