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Dodging the drips: WP students face difficult conditions Editor’s note: In the April 5 election, voters will be asked to approve an increase in 1.09 percent increase in the Woodland Park sales tax, to pay oﬀ the bond and provide revenue to fund critical needs in the Woodland Park School District. By Pat Hill pathill@yourpeaknews.com Elaborate plastic tarps hang from ceilings in the Woodland Park Elementary School, catching water from leaking roofs and directing it to buckets and large trash bags in the science, band and social studies classrooms. A lack of money for technology forces students to play “musical computers” as they dodge the drips from the failing roofs. And then there’s the issue of attracting and retaining teachers in the Woodland Park School District. It’s a constant struggle because low salaries puts the district in the position of “beggars” instead of “choosers” too often. These are some of the reasons the school board recently decided to ask voters to approve a 1.09 percent increase in the city sales tax to provide $1.8 million a year for the district. The Courier looked into the problems and here’s some of what we found: Hiring is a challenge For Veronica Wolken, principal of Columbine Elementary School, dealing with rejection has become routine.

A leaky roof is problematic for students of Woodland Park Middle School Band. The ceiling of the band room needed a tarp, hose and bucket to capture running water. /Photo by Evan Musick

This month, it was a potential music teacher who said “thanks, but no thanks.” And it was especially disappointing. “He had a very interesting background, is a composer, writer, player and has experience with an orchestra,” Wolken said. “And he loves rural communities. So, after 28 years of being in big schools, he wants to settle down with his family in Woodland Park.” But the salary she could offer was $15,000 less than he was making in another district. It killed the deal. “He was prepared for a pay cut, but not a $15,000 difference,” Wolken said. “There was a double-whammy because he checked the cost of housing and said he couldn’t afford to live here.” The turndowns have serious consequences for the district because they affect educational opportunities for students, she said. “We have rigorous standards and people are drawn to that; they want to be a part of something good,” she said. “In the interview process, we watch them teach their lessons, invest time in discussions. Then comes the offer – and it’s a shock.” Tired of wasting everyone’s time and energy going through interviews only to be disappointed, Wolken is implementing a new strategy. “I now call and tell them all the wonderful things they

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Knights of Heroes ﬁnd permanent home at Gold Camp Ranch By Evan Musick evanmusick.yourpeaknews@gmail.com The Knights of Heroes Foundation, which mentors children of U.S. military who died in the line of duty, has won approval to hold its annual summer camp in Teller County. The County Commission approved a special use permit on March 8 that will allow the nonprofit foundation to conduct its camp, scheduled July 9-17, at the 115-acre ranch off Gold Camp Road northeast of Victor. The Gold Camp Ranch is a former big-game hunting ranch with a lodge and assorted smaller cabins as well as a one-acre pond. To hold its camp, the foundation needed the property rezoned from agricultural to resort land. The rezoning application has been eight months in the making as the foundation worked with county staff to appease neighbors upset at the idea of a resort on the property. One neighbor, Greg Scott, was particularly angry at the prospect, complaining in writing that he bought his cabin in 1990 and didn’t want the zoning changed to allow a resort. But Harrold was able to convince most other neighbors and the county commissioners he wasn’t opening a resort. Since 2007, the foundation has hosted 100 families of fallen service members nationwide for a free week each summer of fishing, horseback riding, rafting, hik-

ing, camping, shooting, ziplining and more. Each child is matched with an adult mentor. The program was described to commissioners by Steve Harrold, a retired Air Force officer who now works as a Colorado Springs firefighter. Harrold said he founded Knights of Heroes in 2007 after he lost his friend, Maj. Troy Gilbert, who was an F-16 pilot in the Air Force. Gilbert was killed in combat operations in Iraq, leaving behind a wife and five sons. “Troy was an avid outdoorsman, and I just wondered after his death, who would take his boys rock-climbing, teach them to camp, and mountain bike and walk alongside them providing a mentor ship that every child needs,” Harrold said. “As most veterans will attest, we take care of our own. And when a friend or colleague dies, we commit ourselves to watching over their family, and that’s the heart of Knights of Heroes.” For nine years, the nonprofit maintained status as a registered Boy Scout troop. It cost the foundation $25,000 a year to use the resources and maintain the troop status. Space at Colorado College was also used. Overall, they paid $60,000 a year for renting space. So last year the foundation bought the ranch to use for its week-long summer camp, as well as three weekend retreats for Gold Star families.

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What: Candidates for Woodland Park City Council, mayor meet at forum hosted by the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 16 Where: City Council Chambers, City Hall, 220 W. South Ave., Woodland Park

What: Story of Christ musical production by Charis Bible College Where: Charis Bible College, 800 Gospel Truth Way, Woodland Park When: 7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 12:30 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday Cost: Tickets are $25

Women Doctors – Saturday, March 19 What: Pioneer women doctors are proﬁled in Women’s History Month presentation and fundraiser for Victor Lowell Thomas Museum When: 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19 Where: Gold Coin Club, 413 W. Diamond Ave., Victor Cost: Tickets are $10; including afternoon tea and snacks. Advance reservations required – maximum of 50 tickets will be sold. Info: RSVP online at VictorColorado.com or call Ruth Zalewski, 719-689-5509, museum@ victorcolorado.com

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A plan to tame the last reach of Fountain Creek inside Woodland Park will get underway this summer. On March 10, the Woodland Park Planning Commission approved a Flood Hazard Development Permit for the creek’s Safeway Reach from Trail Ridge Apartments to Aspen Garden Way. Minor improvements were made to this section when Safeway was built in 1997. But, 20 years later, public works director William Alspach said it’s time for more work. Flow from the creek’s main channel and east fork was recently sent underground through large culverts behind the apartment complex. But during a heavy rainfall, he said the water leaving the culverts can have considerable velocity. A concrete wall meant to hold back sediment is working, he said, but more must be done to control flow velocity. The plan is to install four “drop structures” between Trail Ridge and the drop structure Safeway installed just before the creek goes under Aspen Garden Way and leaves city property. These structures will consist of large rocks and rock rip-rap.

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Erosion control approved for Fountain Creek By Norma Engelberg njengel60@gmail.com

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Bob passed away on Saturday, February 20 at home in Bentonville, Arkansas. A casual memorial gathering will be held in Colorado Springs at the Ocho Caballos clubhouse at 3330 Templeton Gap Road at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 19, 2016.

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Erosion control mats, seeding and other measures will be used to stabilize the channel walls. Alspach, who is retiring in May, has been working on controlling erosion in Fountain Creek for several years. “We’re trying to be good stewards of the creek’s headwaters,” he said. “We’ve also made recommendations to the county for controlling erosion from Aspen Garden Way to Walmart.” Erosion control isn’t cheap. This 1,250foot project will cost about $2.2 million. Commissioners also recommended approval of a minor subdivision to carve the Aquatic Center parcel from Woodland Park High School land. The 2.1-acre lot will be located between the high-school parking lot and the bus loop, behind Gateway Elementary School. During a public hearing, Woodland Park resident Val Carr asked about handicap parking. Only three of these parking spaces are planned. City Manager David Buttery said the city will re-evaluate the need for more after the facility is built. Carr also asked about adding two more lanes to the pool and making them 50-meter instead of 25-feet. Buttery said a 25-foot, six-lane pool meets requirements to highschool competition and is all the city can afford. Woodland Park City Council will take up the matter on March 17 for first reading. The public hearing will be in April.

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Harrold said the foundation planned to maintain the main road, which also provides access to other private homes. Because the ranch is not in a fire protection district, commissioners were concerned about how the foundation would protect the campers in the event of a wildfire. Harrold said the foundation was conducting wildfire mitigation on the ranch. Members clear out the wood, chop it and provide it to veterans in the Cripple Creek area for those who are in need to heat their homes in the winter. So far, he has received support from eight of the 11 surrounding residents and owners, receiving letters of support from seven. “Many of our neighbors have already said they not only want to support what we’re doing, they’d like to personally participate in the program and provide us the use of their property, if necessary, to access Pike National Forest,” said Harrold. Some neighbors have even offered

equipment as support. One of the main concerns raised by neighbors is the use of firearms at the camp’s shooting range. He explained the foundation had moved the range to steeper terrain, and only shotguns with skeet would be used. Harrold said the foundation plans $1 million in renovations to the lodge and cabins. The special request permit was passed unanimously with conditions regulating signage, hours when noise would be permitted, campsites and other uses of the property. “Thank you Mr. Harrold, congratulations, welcome to Teller County,” said Norm Steen, county board chairman. After the meeting, Harrold expressed his gratitude. “We’ve been dreaming of this property for the past nine years,” Harrold said, clearly relieved at the vote of support. “Rezoning property is a pretty monumental task.”

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Neil Levy’s Swiss Chalet and Peppertree restaurants catered the world premiere showing of the documentary film, “Voices of Grief,” March 6 at Colorado College. Tom Saba recently purchased the Kristyn Cline Agency for Farmers Insurance at 750 E. U.S. 24 in Woodland Park. The Business Buzz features news about the economic scene, promotions, acquisitions and expansions. Contact Pat Hill at pathill@yourpeaknews.com or 686-6458. Student’s from Emmanuel College dine with the Choates and Barnetts at Colorado Lions’ Camp after a long day’s work. /Photo by Evan Musick

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Jeremy and Aileen Barnett of Divide and Brad and Lauren Choate of Green Mountain Falls have endured more than their share of bad luck recently. Then each found Habitat for Humanity of Teller County, the nonprofit Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty through home ownership. Now it seems their luck is changing as each family soon will have a new home in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood near Divide. Both the Barnetts and the Choates signed up with Habitat, which builds affordable homes, usually for $100,000 or less, and fills them with families who invest their own time and energy, along with a significant down payment, in their new home. “Sweat equity” is required of every Habitat homeowner, along with classes in home ownership, credit counseling, debt consolidation or any other classes Habitat deems helpful to its prospective family owners. In exchange, they get no-interest, 30year mortgages and modest and clean, safe homes. Habitat looks for families who earn between 25 percent and 50 percent of the median income for a family of four based on federal poverty guidelines. That translates to about $17,400 up to $35,700. And it structures mortgages so payments don’t exceed about $500 a month. The homes are under construction and last week the families were hard at work toward their goals of 500 hours labor on the houses. But they weren’t alone. Working alongside them were students from Emmanuel College in Boston. With the students’ help, both houses are expected to be done in May. Moving day will mark the end of a long road each took to achieve home ownership. Here are their stories:

Jeremy and Aileen Barnett The Barnetts are a family of three with their five-year-old daughter, Vera. The couple was married in 2010 and lived in Colorado Springs. Jeremy’s parents were missionaries while Aileen’s parents are first-generation American Koreans. Jeremy’s father was a hardworking man who made a good living, but fell ill, requiring that he move in with the newlyweds. At that time, Jeremy was the only one with a job, working as a medication delivery person. Debt was piling up. During that time, it was “about the most pressure we had in life,” said Jeremy. After Jeremy’s father died from cancer, the Barnetts moved to Divide in search of a better quality of living. They were still renting, and debt was still an issue. A friend approached them in 2013 and encouraged them to apply for a house through Habitat for Humanity. They were denied the first time, as they didn’t meet the credit criteria. This motivated them to get their debt under control.

Once they were in a good spot, they applied again a year later. This time, their application was approved. Now, Jeremy is working at Woodland Park High School with kids who have behavioral issues and those with special needs. The couple is excited for their new home and grateful to the students who donated their time and energy. “It’s something you can’t buy,” said Aileen. Comparing it to other construction experiences, Jeremy said it was completely different working next to people who were full of laughter and happiness. Brad and Lauren Choate The Choates originally lived in Washington State, and moved to Colorado on Christmas Day 2014 with their kids, Jacob, 6, and Avery, 4. Once they reached their Monument destination, their car broke down. Brad is an amputee, having lost one of his legs 11 years ago in a cliff diving accident. They also didn’t know anyone in the area. Lauren got a job as a waitress and Brad got a job as a handyman at old Sundance Mountain Lodge. They also lived there. However, the business transitioned to The Ramada and began to raise its rent to a level the family couldn’t afford. So they moved to Woodland Park and found a house to rent in Green Mountain Falls. Lauren got a job at Pizza Hut. Six months later, the owner of the house they were renting from decided to sell, resulting in the family being kicked out. By chance, a representative from Habitat for Humanity stopped by Lauren’s work. “I was just devastated that day, because I was contemplating where our family was going to go next,” Lauren said. “We didn’t know what to do, we didn’t know anybody. The representative then suggested that the Choate’s apply for a house through Habitat. They were approved in days. Now, the couple is being put up at Colorado Lions Camp for a fraction of their previous rent, along with the college students. Brad works a few days out of the week on their house. “Brad has already completed his 500 hours, and is still going back,” said Shauna Canavan, Emmanuel College student. “They put so much work into their house, and we’re just a little part of it.” The family enjoys living and working work next to those who are helping them build their house. “That’s awesome that they choose to do that with their spring break,” said Lauren. They’re both glad for their home to be finished. “We’ve moved 12, 13 times in the last 10 years,” said Brandon. “It’s stability for sure. It’s not having to move our kids around, a place where they can grow up, and we can live happy, in our home,” said Lauren.

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It’s Sunshine Week every week at The Courier PIKES PEAK BILL Bill Vogrin billvogrin@yourpeaknews.com

This week is known in journalism circles as Sunshine Week. It’s a time when print, radio and TV and online news organizations celebrate the freedom of information and remind readers of the importance of an open government. During this week, the Society of Professional Journalists, or SPJ, urges us to: “Promote a dialogue with your readers, viewers and listeners about the importance of a transparent government and freedom of information as a cornerstone of our democracy.” Sound familiar? I hope it echoes loudly to you. It’s been our primary mission since we bought The Courier last June. Every week is Sunshine Week at The Courier. Shining a light on government decision-making was the driving force behind our coverage of the Woodland Park Aquatic Center, the largest public works project in our community’s history. And it pushed us to dig deeper and deeper into stories like questionable spending by town officials in Green Mountain Falls. SPJ reports that open government and freedom of information is “under attack across the country.” In some places, elected officials and bureaucrats try to stifle the public’s right to know by imposing unreasonable fees to copy public documents, for example. They require unnecessary paperwork to get access to documents that should be simply handed over for inspection. Agencies sometimes drag their feet responding to requests that should take a few minutes, not days or weeks, to answer. We all witnessed, up close and personal, a classic example of the need for transparency in government when the abrupt announcement was made in September that the Aquatic Center would be moved from downtown to a lot near the high school.

It was obvious to me and many others that decisions had been made behind closed doors, violating the public’s right to observe its government in action and influence those decisions in public hearings. Our suspicions were confirmed with exclamation points when City Councilman Phil Mella harshly scolded his colleagues during a Dec. 17, 2015, City Council meeting for actions they had taken in private weeks earlier. “My concern is the discussion that led to that decision was never made in a public session,” Mella said. “No decision, no vote, no debate, no public input was ever made about the decision to move from the downtown location exclusively to the school.” Mella erupted when Mayor Pro Tem Carrol Harvey insisted that private debate about moving locations was legally justified and tried to argue no official decision had been made to move the pool, even though the city manager already had negotiated a land swap contract, called an intergovernmental agreement, with the school district. “It’s already been decided,” Mella shouted. “We’ve made an intergovernmental agreement.” Mella was a true champion of open government and he will long be remembered for his heroic efforts to fight for the public’s right to know and to educate his colleagues on their tap dance around the open meetings law. Mella understood exactly what was at stake when the public realized it had been duped by its elected officials and town staff. “Public trust is difficult to earn,” he told his colleagues on the council. “It’s almost impossible to regain when it’s been tarnished and diminished, and so my concern all along is that this has not been a public process that allowed adequate input, deliberation and debate by council.” To their credit, Councilmen Bob Carlsen and Phil Sawyer agreed there was a lack of transparency by the council. Even Harvey has come to realize the council acted improperly and is promising never to repeat the mistake. I suppose that’s progress. And it’s comforting to know there are public officials like Mella willing to risk their political careers to call out injustice when he sees it. Another great example of the need for “sunshine” in the form of open meetings and open records occurred in Green Mountain Falls as revelations of questionable short-term borrowing, expenditures exceeding appropriations and un-

explained expenses on the credit cards led to the removal and firing of clerk Mary Duval. The disclosure of financial irregularities came to light after resident Ann Esch obtained bank records through the Colorado Open Records Act. She shared those records with Courier reporter Pat Hill, who reported that: • Nine checks from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, 2015, were overdrawn, resulting in $80 in overdraft fees from Park State Bank & Trust. • Though only $20,000 was budgeted for attorney Matt Krob, Duval wrote checks for $26,487.40, with another bill due by the end of the year, estimated to equal three previous payments, in the range of $9,000 to $10,000. • Checks show that the town paid $32.29 for pizza from Borriello Brothers Pizza on a Sunday, June 29. • The town paid $53, through a debit card, for purchases at the Corner Store in Albuquerque, N.M. Sept. 23. • The town acted as an ATM for a $104 bill paid to Faithful Friends Animal Hospital on Jan 6 and the money was paid back in February. Eventually, an audit report stated, in part: “For the year ended Dec. 31, 2014, expenditures exceeded appropriations in the General Fund by $26,113, which may be a violation of state statutes. These over-expenditures were funded by additional revenues received during the year.” There are other examples of the importance of transparency in government. It’s so important that we quizzed every candidate for mayor and City Council about their position on open government in our interviews. I urge every reader/voter to have similar conversations with the people who want to represent you at City Hall. Make sure they understand the importance of open government. And I promise we at The Courier will continue to celebrate Sunshine Week all year long.

Before paved roads, there were big problems blowin’ in the wind CABOOSE COBWEBS Mel McFarland

I have talked a bit about conditions that were fairly common a hundred years ago. This is one of those that bothered many a wife, storekeeper and even school teachers. If you look at pictures of any town, you may notice along the street are hitching posts and maybe even water troughs. One thing you may not think of is the dust. In bigger towns, they had horse drawn water wagons to make the streets damp. The afternoon rain helped out sometimes. But if you got too much rain, you had a new problem: mud! After a snowstorm, you had mud, maybe with ice in it. Along the streets, there might be a wooden plank sidewalk. In nice neighborhoods, maybe they had rock slabs. In most areas it was grass or weeds for escape from the muddy street. When it was dry, clouds of dust followed every traveler, coating everything around, including the one causing it.

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Some of the yards had fences, mainly to keep animals in, or out. There were few lawn like we have today, but almost everyone had a garden out back for fresh vegetables, except where the ground was too rocky. Gardens were not watered by a hose, but by dishwater thrown from a pan or bucket. Transportation around town was usually walking. If you wanted to go far you went by train, even only as far as Colorado Springs. Only those who really needed one had a horse or even a buggy. There were few “riding” horses, most were “working” horses. In town, few had a stable. There were livery stables, usually not far from the railroad station and hotels. All this activity brings us back to the dust. On a dry day it does not take many people walking, or horses going by to kick up enough dust. In some old western movies you will see cowboys wearing long “slickers” to keep the dust off. After our recent winds, imagine how the dust would have blown if we still had dirt roads! dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com Advertising Representative ken matthews kenmatthews@yourpeaknews.com

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Colorado Irish connected? Who is related? RESTLESS NATIVE Rob Carrigan robcarrigan@yourpeaknews.com

In history, you can never be completely sure who is related to who and with what. As St. Patrick Day approaches, I submit the following. It is up to you to call ‘Blarney.’ “As North Denver’s pioneer parish, St. Patrick’s has an exotic history involving a bitter struggle between Bishop Matz and a pastor powerful enough to twist the 20th Street Viaduct – Joseph P. Carrigan, who also inaugurated festivities that have evolved into Denver’s popular St. Patrick’s Day parade,” according ‘Dr. Colorado’ Thomas J. Noel. Michael J. Carmody first said mass in the fire station at 15th and Boulder Street. But by 1885, Father Carrigan became the steady pastor and almost immediately set to work expanding the parish. Carrigan had previously served at St. Mary’s in Breckenridge and Denver as well as St. Ann. “North Denverites in those days were separated from the city by the South Platte River and a maze of railroad tracks, where trains killed and maimed people every year. Furthermore, the 15th Street bridge over the Platte was so rickety that the city posted a notice at either end: ‘No vehicles drawn by more than one horse are allowed to cross the bridge in opposite directions at the same time,’” wrote Noel in Colorado Catholicism. “Father Carrigan and his parishioners joined the crusade to build a viaduct from downtown to North Denver as a safe crossing over river and rail lines. Mayor Robert W. Speer cleverly persuaded the railroads to put up most of the cost of the viaduct. Completed in 1911 for $500,000, this three-quarter-mile-long trussed viaduct left Denver at 20th Street but landed in North Denver at 33rd Avenue – at the front door of St. Patrick’s. Parishioners praised God for what is now the oldest and

Father Joseph Carrigan largest trussed viaduct in Colorado, and North Denverites still call its bend ‘Carrigan’s Curve,’” according to Noel. Fighting City Hall was one thing, but Father Carrigan felt compelled to take on the Bishop as well. He was publicly critical of Bishop Matz diocese almost immediately after he succeeded Bishop Machebeuf, some saying he wanted an Irish bishop instead of another Frenchman. “In defiance of his bishop, Father Carrigan, in 1907, undertook the erection of a new church. After touring Spanish missions of California founded by the Franciscan friar, Junipero Serra, Father Carrigan became enamored with the mission revival style. With architects Harry James Manning and F.C. Wagner, he designed a beautiful stone church with asymmetrical

front bell towers connected by a curvilinear parapet. An arcaded cloister along Pecos Street connected the Church with a large courtyard and rectory. Fund-raising difficulties and Father Carrigan’s ongoing feud with the bishop prolonged construction for three years. Priest and parishioners finally celebrated completion of the new St. Patrick’s, a block northwest of the old church, in May 1909. A year later, Bishop Matz reassigned Father Carrigan to St. Stephen parish in Glenwood Springs. This solution followed a rather uncivil civil court case, numerous appeals to Rome, and a scandalous public fight from the pulpits,” wrote Noel. Father Carrigan is given credit for initiating St. Pat’s fundraising gala the old Broadway Theater in which it’s mostly Irish congregation donned costumes, played bagpipes and celebrated in collaboration with the Daughters of Erin, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians as early as 1885. “A more militant approach was taken on March 17, 1902, according to the Denver Times, by Capt. Stephen J. Donleavy, secretary of the Denver Fire and Police Board: He announced plans to recruit a volunteer army in Colorado in order to invade England and free Ireland,” says Noel. Anti-immigrant organizations like the Ku Klux Klan wielded substantial power during the 1920s in Colorado, and ethnic celebrations such as St. Patrick’s Day fell by the wayside at the risk of appearing as “un-American.” The St. Patrick’s tradition was reportedly revived in 1962, when Denver Post columnist Red Fenwick and his “Evil Companions Club” staged a march. “Witnesses claim it was a short march: the paraders walked out of Duffy’s Shamrock Restaurant, went around the block, and back to the bar,” according to the Post. By 1974, the revived Denver March 17 celebration was claiming it was the second largest parade in the U.S.

Letters to the Editor Opposes allowing tax dollars to be spent on private projects To the Editor, I attended the informational meeting on the proposed Charter Amendment to Section 9.17 on March 9, presented by Mr. John Schafer, representing the City Council. He spoke to the need to encourage developers to develop properties in Woodland Park at reduced costs. These properties are supposed to include medical centers, business development, vocational schools and moderately priced housing. These are described as “public purpose” and “enhance public good.” The city wants to modify Charter Section 9.17, which currently prohibits the use of city funds to assist private projects. Mr. Schafer stated that each case would be presented to the public at City Council meetings. Each case would be handled individually, with no guidelines in place.

Regarding what criteria would be used to grant builders and developers relief from city fees, he indicated that he and Sally Riley were working on defining the criteria, but that would be a lengthy process and would not be complete before the April 5 vote. It looks like the City Council is selling a “Pig in a Polk,” not unlike the Woodland Aquatic Center fiasco with its lack of definition of the rules of facilities use and financial responsibilities of the City and the High School. They are asking the voters to approve a change that has not been thoroughly thought out which lacks definition of: • What municipal funds/resources can be used and under what circumstances. • What certain development fees can be waived. • What constitutes a project that has a “valid public purpose.” • What requirements a developer must meet to qualify for such waiv-

ers. And they want such relief approved with only a simple majority vote of the City Council. Without such clearly defined guidelines, the granting of such waivers will ultimately devolve into a case-by-case review and could become a series of boondoggles that benefit the developers that have favored status with the City Council members, whom-ever they be. The development of these criteria and the review of a project application should be done by a committee that does not include anyone with a vested interest in the manner in which the rules are defined or have any association with a project application. The committee’s recommendation can then be forwarded to the City Council for approval. Currently this is not the case, since Mr. Schafer, who is associated with AmericaWest Housing Solutions, is involved with Sally Riley in the development of the rules

or guidelines. The City Council voted to place this amendment to Section 9.17 before the voters on April 5. They should have waited until the necessary guidelines are in place, available to the public for review, and are included as a part of the Section 9.17 revision. Had the Council decided to include the guidelines, the vote for the approval could have been placed on the November ballot. Make no mistake; this constitutes the use of City funds and resources to assist private projects. Without rules or guidelines, this merely opens the way for fiscal abuse. I am opposed to this amendment because of the lack of specifics on how projects will be approved, exactly how municipal funds/resources, and the waver of fees, will be applied. I urge voters to vote NO on Section 9.17 on April 5. Respectfully, Bruno Mattedi

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50 Years Ago – The Ute Pass Courier on March 17, 1966 New business – Welcome to another new business in this region: Transit Mix Concrete Co., owned by Mr. Jim Smith of Paint Pony Ranch. Constructed by Jim Fleischer and Frank Hendrickson, it will be offering concrete mix, sand and gravel, reinforcement bars, expansion joints, to commercial and retail. Mr. Smith decided to establish the business due to the unquestionable growth of this region.

Election ad – A vote for Glen Davis for mayor will be a vote for the future growth and development of beautiful Woodland Park.

Post Office opens – The new U.S. Post Office at Green Mountain Falls opened to the public on Feb. 28. Kenneth Lofland, postmaster for the past 15 years, is very happy with the new building. He is assisted by two postal clerks: Sally Stull and Minnie Lofland. It was designed by Mr. Bill Page with an exterior of block and redwood. The roof is covered by crushed quartz.

Students win – First-place winners in the second annual Woodland Park Elementary School Science Fair were Doug Hamm and Dean Waters. The two boys, sixth-graders, took top honors for their Liquified Air Demonstration. Other winners were David Brown and Craig Harbaugh and Vince Gordon. Library talks – Meetings were held in Colorado Springs concerning the establishment of a library system. Instead of two libraries in neighboring towns both buying costly volumes, one volume could be purchased and loaned to other libraries throughout the system.

Teen Talk by Matt Gordon – The freshman pizza supper was a great success. The pizza was cooked excellently thanks to Mr. Torrez and Mr. Cole with the help of the freshmen. Here’s a new list of songs for this week: “I Can’t Wait Forever,” “I’m Sure Gonna Miss Her,” “I Will Follow You,” and “Shape of Things.”

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Being 90 years old, the news didn’t shock her. The doctors told her she had liver cancer and estimated she had less than a year to live. Having seen many of her friends suffer from radiation treatments and chemotherapy, she opted to forgo such treatments. She chose, instead, to pray for the courage to face whatever was to come. Her family and friends, however, choose to pray for her return to health. Three months later, her doctors were astonished to find that her cancer was stabilizing. Several months after that, doctors could no longer find any trace of cancer in her body. Doctors told her they had no explanation for what had happened. She responded that she knew why her cancer was gone: “Because prayer works.” People of all faiths (and many of little faith) have turned to prayer to bring about a cure or to help along the healing process. For the devout, there has never been any question that prayer has the power to heal. But can science prove that it works? Now, more and more medical research has shown conclusively that a belief in God really is good for you, making your healthier and happier. In fact, research in demon-

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Many reasons to support sales tax for schools To the Editor, I would like to share the history behind Issue 1 and what it could mean to our community. In order to find a solution to provide sustainable revenue for our schools, the district reached out to many community members (business leaders, parents, educators, senior citizens, etc.). The discussions provided several potential options, as well as the impact that each one would have on our community. Common themes around the discussions were as follows. 1. Property taxes are high in the WPSD area and senior citizens, homeowners and businesses need relief. 2. Businesses struggle under the Gallagher Amendment, by which they pay around four times more in property tax than residential property owners. 3. The district is underfunded and is losing competitive ground as surrounding school districts approve mill levy overrides (increased property taxes) to answer their needs. The first option discussed was the more traditional mill levy override (property tax). Given that Woodland Park contributes one of the lowest property tax amounts to our schools, this option seemed logical. However, the fact that we also have some of the highest total property taxes makes this option less favorable. To raise property taxes means businesses may struggle or may increase product prices to compensate. This may also deter new business growth. Higher property taxes may be passed onto renters, making it difficult to provide affordable business or residential rental rates. With feedback from our discussions, it was evident that Option 1 was not the best

solution. The second option discussed was a basic sales tax increase. Because this option did not address the community needs about high property taxes or impacts of Gallagher Amendment on businesses, Option 2 was not the best solution either. With countless hours of research, thought and continued discussion, a third option was found. This untraditional but creative option was the sales tax option with decreased property tax. A portion of the 1.09 percent sales tax revenue would be used to pay off the general obligation bond property tax in 2016, providing the property tax decrease. • Local senior citizens mentioned that the tax relief they will see from the property tax decrease would benefit them, since they don’t spend as much as they had before they became “empty nesters.” Our senior citizens are a vital piece of our community, so we took this feedback to heart. • This option included a property tax reduction to provide relief in support of our businesses and property owners. • We were encouraged that travelers and tourists would provide revenues to support our district and community. Option 3 proved to be the best solution! This option addresses the needs mentioned by our businesses and citizens by lowering property taxes and answers the needs of our schools by providing immediate sustainable revenue to elevate student education, retain and attract quality teachers, address technological demands, and maintain and improve facilities. Please, read the FAQ’s at: citizenssupportwpsd.com. We ask that you support this initiative, for healthy schools, healthy businesses and a healthy community.

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Vote no on Amendment 9.17 and prevent cronyism

To the Editor, There are two popular ways for a city to provide new-development incentives. Method one: When a city wants to increase “business vitality,” it enacts business-friendly policies. They work. Sometimes. And they benefit new investors equally and fairly. Method two: When a city government wants to encourage cronyism and grant a small handful of officials the right to pick winners and losers in business, then it enacts exactly the policy that is in Amendment 9.17. Specifically it grants to four council members and the powerful, unelected bureaucrats who tell them what to do, the right to pick business winners and losers all by themselves. This of course is classic corrupt socialism. (Some people erroneously call it crony capitalism.) But why are they so adamant that they want you to give them the power to selectively pass out your money to the projects they like, but withhold it from everyone else? Why do they reject method one? Well, think about it. They can encourage new investors in our city to pony up and beg to our powerful, unelected bureaucrats and become close “friends” with elected council members. They can subsidize prospective new businesses that will come in and compete with those existing business owners who dare to not support the power seekers. They can get campaign contributions from prospective investors. But here’s the biggie: They become insulated from criticism because to criticize City Hall means you will never see a dime of the perks. I doubt that our officials would ever intentionally do anything they think is

I support the ballot initiative for those are seeking a more mountain-oriented reasons, but also for other, more fundalifestyle. mental ways. Our very capable school superintenWe owe our children the best possible dent, Jed Bowman, and his administrators, public education we can afford to prepare faculty and staff can do just so much with them for an increasingly complex and their limited resources. And our equally competitive world – a world where finding capable city manager, David Buttery, and suitable employment that will enable them his staff, as well as our dedicated mayor to achieve a modicum of success in life is and council, are working hard to provide arguably much more difficult than it was amenities that will substantially enhance for the Baby Boomer generation, of which the quality of life for all residents of WoodI am a part. land Park and greater Teller County. This undeniably worthy goal lies at Now it is our turn, and responsibility, the heart of what the U.S. signifies to the as homeowners, taxpayers and parents, to world: the land of opportunity for those help improve the level of public education who are willing to work for it. But that goal in our school district, which will surely cannot be easily achieved when classserve to revitalize our community as a rooms have leaky roofs, class scheduling whole. has been impacted and teachers are not Please vote in favor of Ballot Issue 1 on paid a competitive living wage that will April 5. Our children deserve no less. encourage retention. Providing additional funding for our Steve Jeroslow school system will enhance the appeal Woodland Park of the Woodland Park area as a desirable place to live for newly-arriving families Kudos to Cripple Creek Care with school-age children. Most parents Center and its staff want to place their children in a school district that has a robust and challenging To the Editor: curriculum that maximizes opportunities for being admitted to a good college or a Having been involved at the facility promising technical/vocational institution. since it was known as Hilltop through the During my career, which covered eight Cripple Creek Rehab and Wellness Center moves, my wife and I always tried to select a residence in the best school system in the days, I was pleased to see some amazing Voters should pass sales tax area for our three children. I think most individuals recognized in Amanda Shalincrease for schools Golden Bridge article. young families do the same today. 11-4 11-11 11-18 hout’s 11-25 Barb Szendrey, Jo Ann Kincaid, SuWe should be highly motivated to atTo the Editor: san Amiot, and Lois Mace were always a tract such families to our beautiful mounpleasure to work with, positive and helpful. tain community. Doing so will, hopefully, This is an open letter to the citizens of Their patient-centered approach to their reverse the trend of recent years of losing Woodland Park in the RE-2 School District jobs make them the best marketing tool families with children – and the commenurging them to support Ballot Issue 1 in Cripple Creek Care Center could wish for. surate state and federal funding associated the April 5 election to provide additional SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY with those losses. revenue for our local schools. Kudos, thanks and hugs to all. The conventional wisdom within our NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT Others have opined about the creative local real estate community is that improvtax-neutral effect ofPM the initiative for the ing our PM school district will, over time, likelyPM Marian Lincoln 6:00 PM 6:00 6:00 6:00 average homeowner. Advocates have arincrease the value of our homes. Doing ticulated arguments PARTYfavoring the proposal so DOING CHURCH LOVING will serve as a magnet for new famiat citizenssupportwpsd.com. See more letters on page A10 lies arriving in the Pikes Peak region who AS A WITH JESUS CHURCH

wrong. But then why would they want to leave themselves open to suspicion? Why not take the “rule of man” out of the process in favor of the “rule of law?” Power corrupts. This amendment is designed to enable instant cronyism or at best the suspicion of cronyism. They argue that only they are smart enough to make good choices. Certainly the “invisible hand” (that’s you) cannot be trusted to make good choices. Good choices? Remember, the folks now asking to make more business choices for you are the same people who chose to waste a year and $100,000 only to figure out just how bad their choice of the DDA location for the pool was. Yet now on the heels of a track record of a string of failures, they want to make even more choices for you. The point is not that these are bad people. It is simply that government in America is not meant to choose winners and losers in business. These people do a wonderful job when they focus on administering our city. Like all governments however, they make bad choices when they go beyond their charter and try to become the Central Planning of business and society. Let’s have business friendly – not cronyism and corruption. No on 9.17. Curt Grina

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Film will ‘change our understanding of grief’ Woodland Park grief counselor sees her work on screen By Pat Hill pathill@yourpeaknews.com Six years in the making, “Voices of Grief” splashed onto the local scene last week with a world premiere showing at Colorado College. For Kathy Sparnins of Woodland Park, co-producer and director, the premiere was a culmination as well as a first step on the pathway to a film festival. On the list is the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival in November in Colorado Springs. Sparnins’ work as a grief counselor with Prospect Home Care & Hospice was the seed for the documentary. She started by filming a segment with John Zarpaylic of Woodland Park, who had lost his wife, Mary, and was a student in Sparnins’ class. In addition to stories of grief told by the survivors, the film includes grief counselors, ministers, psychologists and Rabbi Harold Kushner, who wrote “When Bad Things Happen to Good People.” Gerald Albrent, with AspenPointe, which has an office in Woodland Park, introduced the documentary. “In the sacred cycles of life and death, we see that compassion, spirit, poetry and music help us transform grief into a new

life, where we carry on and honor the legacy of the one we love,” Albrent said. “We need one another, need community. You are kindred spirits who have helped make this film for change possible.” Mary Barrowman, executive director of Prospect, was a consultant. “I believe the film will be the catalyst to change how our culture understands and experiences grief,” Barrowman said. “Creating a tool to welcome the conversation, understand the complexities and respect the individualism of loss will enhance all of our lives. Kathy Sparnins is creating a legacy of healing into perpetuity.” Paula Levy of Woodland Park served as an advisor to Sparnins. Levy recently opened DayBreak: an Adult Day Care Center. “This film will not only change the way people approach their own grief but will forever change the way people approach others on their grief journey,” Levy said. “The film is an absolutely beautiful gift to our community!” In 2012, the documentary became a component fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation. Therefore, contributions to the film are tax-deductible. For information, go to www.voicesofgrief.org. “We are thrilled beyond belief to share this film with the community and the world,” Sparnins said.

Kathy Sparnins, center, was greeted at the world premiere of “Voices of Grief: Honoring the Sacred Journey” March 6 at Colorado College by Martha Barton, chief executive of Pikes Peak Hospice, left, and Joan Selman, right. /Photo by Pat Hill for The Courier

CC/V high school senior Julie Brown, flanked by 2015 Wagon Boss Tony Perry, was the winner of a $5,000 Wagon Boss Scholarship. /Photo by Rob Carrigan for The Courier

There is a new Wagon Boss in town, and his name is Sheriff Mike Ensminger, left, with 2015 Wagon Boss Tony Perry. Last night at the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce annual dinner and awards ceremony. /Photo by Rob Carrigan for The Courier

Michael Gage, senior at Woodland Park High School, also received $5,000 from the Wagon Boss Scholarship Fund. /Photo by Rob Carrigan for The Courier

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Does the Town need a mayor who bought in no grant monies in two years? I don't think so. What Green Mountains Falls needs is new leadership. Mayor candidate Jane Newberry grew up in the town and brought in over one million dollars in grant money. Candidates Cameron Thorne, David Pearlman and Erin Kowal have knowledge of the town and its needs to improve the roads, lake, gazebo, financial stability, communication and transparency. I hope the Green Mountain Falls voters are aware of the need for change. It seems a change in mayor might be good for Woodland Park too. Gail Gerig Previous GMF Trustee/Chairman of the GMF Centennial Committee

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wants to get it right in her efforts to help make Green Mountain Falls a better place.” Really? She doesn't need to be right? Is that why an unqualified and incapable Town Clerk was hired for $47,000 (previous clerk with 26 years experience earned $35,500), cost the town $22,000 for the audit which took 5 months to complete (the audit firm openly criticized her lack of abilities) and after being fired got $12,000 in severance pay? Does Green Mountain Falls really want a mayor who did not even remember the 125th anniversary of the town? Does the town need a mayor who passed a mill levy that did not follow state budget law and it had to be voted on again? Does the town need a Marshal's department that spent $119,000 on salaries and benefits which was 80 percent of the department budget?

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Opposes sales tax increase due to ‘unconscionable’

port all nine on Feb. 18. All fall into these groupings:

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tax on food

• Four improve city’s operational efficiency • Three save money • One reduces risk • One improves economic vitality

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To the Editor, As a property owner, and a senior citizen in Woodland Park, I think that any additional tax on food is unconscionable. Food of any kind should be excluded as that tax hits everyone, low income especially hard. If that exclusion were done, I would vote yes on the school tax increase. Bob Morin Woodland Park

One charter change needs more explanation: Charter amendment 9.17. Passage improves economic vitality for Woodland Park. Current wording prohibits the City Council to use municipal funds or resources or waive municipal fees or charges for services for private benefit. The change to 9.17 would ask voters to agree that the Council would have the authority to reduce or waive City fees for new developments with public purpose. Reasons to vote YES:

Amend charter to save money, boost economy To the Editor, Our municipal election in Woodland Park is April 5. The ballot is busy. Voters will make decisions for a new Mayor and City Council members. Also, Woodland Park RE-2 School district will have a ballot initiative on school funding. Additionally, there will be nine City Charter amendments on the ballot. Our City Council passed a resolution to sup-

1. Provides a powerful tool for Woodland Park to manage economic development and growth. 2. Helps the City attract new, wellpaying businesses that spur economic growth. 3. New businesses will increase tax revenue. 4. Provides an instrument to address Woodland Park’s deficit in moderatelypriced housing that allows more people who work here to live here like our police, first responders and teachers. 5. 9.17 benefits accrue with NO TAX INCREASE (sales or property) to you 6. Without approval Woodland Park is

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Urges support for Levy as mayor; kudos to Courier To the Editor, I want to encourage all Woodland Park voters to cast their ballots for Neil Levy as Mayor of Woodland Park. He is by far the most qualified candidate to lead the City Council and our city. Prior to my retirement and move to Woodland Park three years ago, I was a senior executive in the insurance industry. I have met, hired and done business with hundreds of highly qualified people over the years. Mayor Levy is a trustworthy leader who always has in mind the best interests of the community and its citizens. I’ve attended quite a number of City Council meetings over the past year, and served on the Charter Review Committee and the Planning Commission. During the council meetings, I have observed Neil’s quiet, but direct leadership and his willingness to give citizens generous amounts of time for comments- and give these comments respectful consideration.

Go to a Council meeting in Colorado Springs and make a public comment while the three-minute clock ticks away, and you will realize the amount of time citizens in WP are given to voice concerns! Neil is totally invested in the community, both in his business and his personal activities. Having a successful, small business owner as mayor is a huge positive, given the challenges the city faces in attracting and retaining small businesses. Neil led the city and Council through a contentious set of issues around the Aquatic Center with respect, understanding and decisiveness. That is the mark of a true leader! He accepts the reality that not everyone will agree and that local politics is big challenge because you may disagree with folks who are your neighbors, friends or customers. But, there is always respect! We are fortunate that Neil Levy wants to seek another term. In addition to thanks for a job well done, we should return him to office so that we, the citizens, can continue to benefit from his leadership-and caring. He has my vote, and I encourage you to do the same. Thank you for the opportunity to comment and for your fine coverage of the candidates and the issues in the upcoming election. Sincerely, Peter Scanlon Woodland Park

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Long-time Woodland Park track coach has a storied history cellence. FIBArk, which stands for First in Boating the Arkansas, is an annual boat race and festival that began in his home city of Salida in 1949. The four-day festival is usually held each June. Also in 2014, the Makris brothers were inductDanny Summers ed into the Adams State track and cross country dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com hall of fame for coaching. Teddy died in 2009 after developing cancer. His family blamed his cancer on exposure to the Agent Orange defoliant during the Vietnam War. Back in the day, Makris was among the top kayakers in the world. He was featured in a segDannie Makris was a world-class kayaker ment of ABC’s Wide World of Sports in 1967, and did stunts for a Lassie television series in 1969. When Dannie Makris was hired as a shop teacher at “I used to show that Wide World of Sports Woodland Park High School in 1973, there were about 125 video to my students to try and motivate them,” students in the building. Makris said with a smile. When he retired as shop teacher 28 years later, 1,150 kids A 1955 graduate of Salida High School, Makris roamed the hallways of the expanding campus. was the state champion in the 800 his senior year. But he never completely retired. He also competed in the state meet as a sophoAt 79, Makris is still a fixture at the school, where he is an more and junior, narrowly losing out on the 800 assistant track coach, working primarily with the hurdlers, title each year. sprinters and relay teams. He has coached track for 46 years Dannie Makris, 79, has been coaching track at Woodland Park High He went to the University of Northern Coloat Woodland Park. School for 46 years. He was a shop teacher at the school for 28 years, rado on a track scholarship, but dropped out of “I still enjoy working with the kids,” Makris said. “It’s school to focus on his newest passion: kayaking. beginning in 1973. /Photo by Danny Summers for The Courier kept me in fairly good health and I want to keep doing it as He served two years in the Army in Virginia, ofDannie Makris won the event in 1963, 1965 and 1966. long as I’m able.” ten displaying his kayaking skills to his fellow soldiers when Back when he and his brother competed in the races, the Two years ago, he and his late brother, Teddy, were in- time would allow him to head off to the Chesapeake Bay. European kayakers were talented. Their participation in the ducted into the FIBArk Hall of Fame for their kayaking exMakris and Teddy beFIBArk increased the level of competition. In the races back gan kayaking in 1958 on then, 30,000 people would crowd the sides of the Arkansas the Arkansas River. They River to watch the downriver race. got good – quickly – and “The railroad also used to run a train following the race, were winning the FIBArk so the passengers could watch,” Makris said. “We always on a regular basis by the knew where we were in the race because the train would early 1960s. Growing follow the leaders.” up in Salida, the Makris Makris hung up his oars in 1976, but he never retired his brothers had watched coaching whistle. Before he retired as a teacher, he was also the downriver race every a football and basketball coach at the school. year since it started. Despite more than a 60-year age difference between him “I always wanted to and his current pupils, Makris seems to have no problem boat,” Dannie Makris relating to them. said. “He’s very likable,” Woodland Park junior sprinter ChrisThe two brothers tian Cox said of Makris. “When we’re doing our workouts would practice together and we’re struggling he tends to go easy on us. When he in the Arkansas River wants us to work towards it he really pushes us.” near the F Street Bridge, Added Panthers’ senior sprinter Dominik Cunico: and the first part of the “Coach Makris is just a really cool guy. My parents rememriver they ran together ber him as teacher when they were students here. To this was Cottonwood Rapid. day, whenever he sees them he says hello.” The FIBArk was a Makris usually arrives in his Woodland Park office 45 world-wide event in minutes to an hour before school lets out each day so he those days. Competican review things with Woodland Park head coach Ron Paytors came to the Arton. kansas River in Salida “Coach Makris is a real straight shooter and he gives the from France, Germany, old-fashioned discipline that kids don’t get these days,” England, Switzerland, Dannie Makris was one of the top kayakers in the world in the 1960s. He won the famous Payton said. “He’s a teddy bear, and the kids figure that out Austria, Scotland, Israel, FIBArk race several times. He has a scrap book highlighting his kayaking days. The Woodland pretty quickly and they will do anything for him.” Park track coach recently took time to look back over some old memories. /Photo by Danny Belgium, Italy, CzechoKeep up the great work, coach. Summers for The Courier slovakia and Canada.

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Five Panthers make all-league wrestling team Garrick Arias, Dan Knapp and Jordy Houck named to second team By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com Garrick Arias led a group of five Woodland Park High School wrestlers who were named to the All-Metro League team. Arias, a senior, finished fifth at last month’s state meet at the Pepsi Center in Denver at 113 pounds. He was named to the Metro League second-team, along with teammate Jordy Houck (126) and Dan Knapp (170). Panthers who made honorable mention were Brad Conlin (106) and Holt Brashears (195).

Woodland Park’s Dan Knapp, in green, was named to the All-Metro League wrestling team. / Photo courtesy of Paul Magnuson

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Pioneers baseball and track teams up and running By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com The unseasonably warm late winter weather has allowed the Cripple Creek-Victor High School baseball and track teams to get a jump start on their seasons. “We’ve been able to practice outside, which is unusual for this time of the year,” said CC-V baseball coach Dave Thornberry. “I’ve already seen more improvement than I did the first month of last season. They are making good throws and not missing many balls.” The Pioneers opened their season with home games last week against Cotopaxi and Evangelical Christian Academy. In fact, the Pioneers have just three road games this season. “That’s the way the rotation works this year,” Thornberry said. “Hopefully, we get nice weather all spring.” Thornberry has a goal this season of having his team win at least two games. To some people that might sound like he is setting the bar low, but Thornberry believes he is taking a realistic approach. “We won one game last season, so we have to be smart between the ears and go out and learn something new every day,” Thornberry said. Thornberry is in his second season with the Pioneers, but he certainly is no stranger to running a program. He was a long-time assistant coach at Woodland Park from 1991 through 2005. “I like to teach fundamentals,” Thornberry said. “We work on fundamentals a whole lot.” The Pioneers came out strong in their first game last season, defeating Cotopaxi, 29-17. But CC-V went on to lose its next 13 games. Pioneers baseball teams have struggled in recent years, compiling a 4-76 record since 2010. Thornberry has 15 players on this year’s squad: seniors Jake Hedrickson (pitcher, first base) and William Snare (catcher); juniors Conner Brown (third base, shortstop, pitch-

er), Mason Berger (first base, pitcher), Gabe Torres (second base, shortstop), Hunter Conley (outfield), Coalby Ward (pitcher) and Bella Skottegaard (second base); sophomores Evan Morse (outfield) and Richie Warrino (outfield); and freshmen Abe Eivens (second base), Edgar Carmona (outfield), Dylan Collier (outfield), Angel St. George-Uballe (outfield) and Hannah Snare (outfield). The school’s track team consists of six girls and five boys. Robin Crippen is the head coach, but she will miss the first month due to a medical issue. Del Vigil is taking over the reins until Crippen is ready to return. Vigil is a special education teacher at the school. The girls team consists Members of the Cripple Creek-Victor baseball team include, from left to right, William of junior Rose Kennedy (100 meters, 300, hurdles), Snare, Mason Berger, Bella Skottegaard, coach Dave Thornberry and Jake Hedrickson. / Photo by Danny Summers for The Courier sophomores Klaryssa Murray (mile, sprints), Kaylee Crippen (discus, shot put dles, triple jump, long jump) and Dillan Hadick (100, 200 high long jump) and Emma Rae Hansen (mile discus), and freshmen Tracie Crippen (100, jump), sophomore Evan Morse (100, 200, 400), and freshmen 200, 400, triple jump) and Jordan Lanning (100, 200, hurdles). Angel St. George-Uballe (100, high jump, long jump) and Aar“Jordan is amazing,” Vigil said. “All the girls are work- on Comeau (400, mile). “The guys push themselves so hard,” Vigil said. “They are horses. They love being challenged. They’re always working just really good kids.” harder to better than the first time around.” Morse and St. George-Uballe also play baseball, so they The boys team is made up of seniors David Wuellner (hurwill do their best to juggle the two sports.

Batter up!

First inning of season provides hope even in loss By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com

Woodland Park senior Jason Kekich smacked an RBI double in the first inning against Liberty on March 10. The Panthers lost 9-1 in the season opener for both teams. /Photo courtesy of Paul Magnuson

Woodland Park sent seven batters to the plate in the top of the first inning against Liberty on March 10, highlighted by a Jason Kekich RBI double that scored Sam Levy. But the Panthers’ offense stalled and Liberty roared back to win 9-1 in the season opener. Despite the setback, optimism is high among Woodland Park players and coaches. “We’re focused on every pitch, every inning,” said Levy, who batted second and played second base. “The bond that we share together is ‘team first, team last.’ We put the team before everything else.” Woodland Park is a relatively young team. Only three starters against Liberty were seniors – right fielder Kekich, catcher Zach Allen and centerfielder Zak Hess. “You can trust everyone at every position on this team,” said Allen, who is in his second season as a starter. “You know that everyone wants the ball hit to them and you know that they’re going to make their best effort at making the play. “Our defense is very strong, and our hitting is getting there, and most games should be very tight.” Sophomore Dempsey Battin got the start on the mound for the Panthers against Liberty. He will be one of a half dozen or so pitchers that head coach Neil Levy will rely on this season. Levy is in his first season at the helm after tak-

ing over for Cliff Richardson. Other pitchers include seniors Jeremy Hoffman, Jake Jansma and Kekich, and juniors Connor Elliott and Cole Trichell. “We have a ton of pitchers who are just outstanding,” Trichell said. Neil Levy said he sees his team playing a lot of tight games. “We’re not going to hit many pitches over fence,” he said. “We’re not going to score 10 runs very often. We’re going to have to win 4-3 and 3-2 and be really sharp. Against good pitching you have to be able to take advantage of every opportunity.” Hess, a team captain who bats leadoff, believes the Panthers’ offense can put up big numbers. On March 5, Woodland Park scrimmaged Adams City and Fort Moran, scoring 24 combined runs. “We’re solid from the top of the lineup to the bottom,” he said. “I think we can win some games 109. I think our hitting will be really good this year and I’m excited to see where the season goes.” Other players expected to play key roles this season are senior Tyler Bates, junior Mac McClintock (a 6-foot-5 designated hitter), and sophomore Josh Simpson, Woodland Park has not won a league championship since 1999. The Panthers also won conference titles in 1961, 69, 71 and 90. Woodland Park last made the playoffs in 2013. The Panthers play in the Class 4A Metro League. Canon City won the league title in 2015, posting a 14-0 record in conference play.

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‘I had no idea it would mean so much to me’ Principal opts to become permanent girls’ basketball coach By Danny Summers dannysummers@yourpeaknews.com When the Woodland Park High School girls basketball team lost its coach early last season, principal Del Garrick stepped in on an interim basis. He liked it so much, Garrick is now the permanent head coach. “It was more about what coaching this group of girls meant to me personally,” Garrick said. “I love basketball. I love kids. But I had no idea coaching these girls would mean that much to me. I bonded with these girls and I just couldn’t think of a better group of kids. “I don’t want to leave that. It fills my bucket too much.” Garrick, a Woodland Park graduate, took over as the girls coach in mid-December when Kris Kemp stepped down for personal reasons that were never made clear. The team was 0-3 at the time. Kemp also took a leave of absence as a physical education instructor at the school. When she left the team, Kemp left behind her daughters – Nikki and Abby – who played for the Panthers. Garrick coached his first game Dec 18 at Discovery Canyon, a 54-29 Woodland Park loss. The Panthers went 2-18 under Garrick. After the season, the Kemp family left Woodland Park and the girls no longer attend the school. Garrick is already laying out a plan for how to improve the team. “We’ll start with some spring stuff and get a younger team developed, and we’ll put together some camps for the older kids at school,” Garrick said. “This summer, we’ll run a summer program for our older kids that will include open gyms at the school, plus some weight lifting and

training, amateur skills assessments, plus some tournament games.” Garrick added that he would like the varsity squad to play 18 to 25 games over the summer. “For me, it’s more about having the girls in the gym and developing some skill sets.” he said. “We can do that in game situations, but it’s a lot harder to develop your individual game in a game situation. We really want to break that down to our basics and really improve our skill level.” Garrick was a longtime high school boys’ basketball coach in Washington. He last coached in 1999-2000, before accepting a position at Woodland Park. “We have some great assets and some great pieces coming back and I am looking forward to really growing the program and do all we can do going forward,” Garrick said.

Woodland Park principal Del Garrick stepped in as the interim girls’ basketball coach last season. He recently was named the full-time coach. /Photo courtesy of Paul Magnuson

Panthers fall to Elizabeth, 5-1, in season opener By Courier staff The Woodland Park High School girls’ soccer team lost its season opener to Elizabeth, 5-1, on March 10 at Meadow Wood Sports Complex. The Panthers trailed 2-0 at the half. Woodland Park senior forward Carly Poe scored the Panthers’ goal with about 15 minutes remaining. It came on an assist from sophomore Samantha Lecky. “We had a hard time moving the ball with any consistency,” said Woodland Park coach Andrew Pappadakis. The Panthers started junior Brooke Sluis in goal. Among other players who saw action for Woodland Park were senior Caitlan Thorne, juniors Lexie Rees, Elise Lafever, Jaden Harford and Amelia Stein, sophomores Maia Pappadakis, Jackie Korzekwa and Madison Dixon, ad freshman Elizabeth Blacklock.

Woodland Park junior Elise Lafever, No. 5, works for a loose ball against an Elizabeth defender during a nonleague game on March 10. The Panthers lost 5-1. /Photo courtesy of Paul Magnuson

Woodland Park junior Amelia Stein, No. 15, works her way down field in a game against Elizabeth March 10 at Meadow Wood Sports Complex. / Photo courtesy of Paul Magnuson

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK

FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION _____________________________________________________________

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

STORAGE ONE/Cripple Creek, LLC 2537 So. Genoa CourtAurora, CO 80013 PHONE: 1-888-997-8671 FAX: 303/751-2782 -----------This facsimile may contain CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION which may also be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED and which is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) named below. If you are not the intended recipient of the facsimile, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notiﬁed that any dissemination or copying of this facsimile may be strictly prohibited. If you have received this facsimile in error, please notify us immediately by telephone. Thank you.

The City of Cripple Creek is seeking applicants to be appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission. The Commission reviews requests for changes to existing buildings and the design of new buildings under the guidelines for the Bennett Avenue Historic District. The Commission also oversees the various programs and projects conducted under the Historic Preservation Fund. There are no qualiﬁcations needed other than an interest in historic preservation, however, professional experience in history, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural history, archaeology, planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography, cultural anthropology or construction is desirable. Applicants do not have to be a resident of the City of Cripple Creek. To apply send a letter of interest including any expertise and experience to the Historic Preservation Department, PO Box 430, Cripple Creek, CO, 80813 or email to rmueller@cripple-creek.co.us. Applications will be accepted until the position is ﬁlled. If you have any questions call 719-689-3905.

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SUBJECT: Notice of Sale Ad We are sending 1 page(s) including this cover sheet.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS This City of Cripple Creek’s Historic Preservation Department is now accepting grant applications for historic preservation projects from Residential home owners and or landlords. Also being accepted are applications for Non-Profit historic preservation projects. Application Dead Line: April 3, 2016 For more information or a grant application call Renee @ (719) 689-3905 or email your request to rmueller@cripplecreek.co 431_0210/0330*8

District Court Fremont County, State of Colorado 136 Justice Center Rd Canon City, CO 81212 Petitioner/Judgment Creditor: HARRIET S. GRAHAM vs. Respondents/Judgment Debtors: DAVID G. GRAHAM and BAD BOYS OF CRIPPLE CREEK MINING CO.

FROM: Roger Kahn, Pres.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please Print the following “Notice of Sale” in the coming two issues of the Gold Rush, and bill it to our account (#068120). If you have any questions, please call me. Thank you. Notice of Sale Contents unknown and miscellaneous boxes of personal items belonging to Scott Mongomery whose last known address is 14000 Winding River Court Broomﬁeld, CO and stored in Unit #33, STORAGE ONE/ Cripple Creek (410 Xenia Street), Cripple Creek, CO 80813 will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at this location after March 24, 2016

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FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION _____________________________________________________________ STORAGE ONE/Cripple Creek, LLC 2537 So. Genoa CourtAurora, CO 80013 PHONE: 1-888-997-8671 FAX: 303/751-2782 -----------This facsimile may contain CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION which may also be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED and which is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) named below. If you are not the intended recipient of the facsimile, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notiﬁed that any dissemination or copying of this facsimile may be strictly prohibited. If you have received this facsimile in error, please notify us immediately by telephone. Thank you. __________________________________________________________________ ______ TO: Gold Rush DATE: 2/26/16 Attn: Donna Richards FAX NO. 1-719-687-3009 FROM: Roger Kahn, Pres. SUBJECT: Notice of Sale Ad We are sending 1 page(s) including this cover sheet. Please Print the following “Notice of Sale” in the coming two issues of the Gold Rush, and bill it to our account (#068120). If you have any questions, please call me. Thank you. Notice of Sale Contents unknown and miscellaneous boxes of personal items belonging to Tara Gerard whose last known address is P.O.Box 386 Victor, CO and stored in Unit #34, STORAGE ONE/ Cripple Creek (410 Xenia Street), Cripple Creek, CO 80813 will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at this location after March 24, 2016

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Case Number: 05DR152

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SHERIFF'S AMENDED COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHTS TO CURE AND REDEEM

Sale No. 160020

Under a Writ of Execution entered October 28, 2015, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Owner of real property subject to Writ Bad Boys of Cripple Creek Mining Co. Original Beneficiary of Judgment Harriet Graham Current Holder of the Judgment Harriet Graham County of Jurisdiction Fremont County directed to Teller County Sheriff to conduct Sale Date of Judgment September 22, 2005 Amount due when Judgment entered $1,500,000.00 Real Property Description: The following Mining Claims, each being as defined and limited by its patent: Parcel A: The First Chance Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 9417 in Section 13, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. Parcel B: The Veteran Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 8904, LESS and EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the City of Cripple Creek by Deed recorded October 9, 1986 in Book 388 at Page 823; and LESS and EXCEPT that part set forth in Rule and Order recorded April 14, 2010 at Reception No. 634719, in Section 13, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. Parcel C: The Winona Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 12628, LESS and EXCEPT that portion platted in Roseberry Addition, and LESS and EXCEPT that portion conveyed by Deed recorded February 16, 1999 at Reception No. 488072, in Section 13, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. Parcel D: The Found Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No.10007, in Section 13, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. Parcel E: The C and A, Ira S and Ukiah Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 11162, LESS and EXCEPT that portion conveyed by Deed recorded August 27, 1999 at Reception No. 496095, in Section 13, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. Parcel F: The Sunflower Lode Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 9237, in Section 12, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. Parcel G: Tracts B and C of the Julia Ann Placer Mining Claim, U.S. Mineral Survey No. 9052, in Section 12, Township 15 South, Range 70 West of the 6th P.M., County of Teller, State of Colorado. THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE WRIT OF EXECUTION. THE LIEN OF THE WRIT OF EXECUTION BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on Thursday, the 21ST day of April, 2016, at the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, Training Facility,11400 West Highway 24 Divide, CO 80814, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: February 24, 2016 Last Publication: March 23, 2016 Name of Publication: Pike’s Peak Courier View NOTICE OF RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DECREE OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE BEING FORECLOSED BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO. A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO § 3838104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED. A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO § 3838302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE. The name, address, and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows: Torbet Tuft & McConnkie, LLC, Attn: John Randolph Torbet, 2 N. Cascade Ave., Suite 320, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Telephone (719) 4759300. INTENT to cure or redeem, as provided by the aforementioned laws, must be directed to or conducted at the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division, 11400 West Highway 24, Divide, CO 80814. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This Sheriff’s Amended Notice of Sale is signed on the 12th day of February, 2016. TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF John Gomes Undersheriff

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MISC. PUBLIC ORGINANCES Notice is hereby given that adjustments to the adopted budget for Teller County, for the calendar year 2016, are being proposed. Copies of such proposed budget adjustments will be made available for inspection by the public on the County’s web site at www.co.teller.co.us and in the County Finance Department in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Any interested elector within such Teller County may inspect the proposed budget adjustments, direct any questions, and file or register any objections thereto, to the County Budget Officer, at any time prior to the final adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at the County Centennial Building in Cripple Creek on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 9:15 am.

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Divide MPC Metropolitan District No. 1, Teller County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2016, is hereby cancelled.

2020

§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Teller County Water & Sanitation District #1, Teller County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3rd , 2016 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA March 17, 2016 2. ROLL CALL 7:00 PM 5:30 PM:

The following candidates are declared elected: NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

The Woodland Park City Council is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend City Council Meetings. Attendance and participation is encouraged. Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are encouraged to be prepared and will generally be limited to five (5) minutes in order to allow everyone the opportunity to be heard. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE. Questions raised on non-agenda items may be answered at a later date by letter in order to facilitate proper research.

Kimberly D. Clarkson

The City Council of the City of Woodland Park will be holding an Executive Session located in the upstairs conference room of City Hall, pursuant to C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) for discussion of a personnel matter, specifically the City Manager Evaluation and terms of employment. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Four year term to

William L. Page year term to 2020

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Douglas L. Page year term to 2020

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Ward Leclercq

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Leclercq Leclercq Leclercq 7.

Josh Overton Two year term to 2018

Wiley

DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 Wiley

The following candidates are hereby declared elected: By:

/s/ Lisa Harrison

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PUBLIC HEARINGS: -1A. Consider approval of the Woodland Aquatic Center final plat and subdivision of land located at 111 N. Baldwin Street, NW¼ of Section 19, Township 12 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. to create a 2.10 acre lot for the purpose of constructing the Woodland Aquatic Center zoned Public/Semi Public Land (P/SPL) District, requested by the City of Woodland Park. (QJ) 10. NEW BUSINESS: (Public comment may be heard.) Wiley A. Approve Resolution No. 805 for the Reconciliation of the 2015 Water Tap Management Plan and establishing water and sewer plant investment fees, to be effective April 1, 2016. (A) 12. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. 13. REPORTS: (Public comment not necessary.) A. Mayor’s Report. B. Council Reports. C. City Attorney’s Report. D. City Manager’s Report. Buttery 1. Presentation of the City of Woodland Park’s 2015 Annual Report. 14. COMMENTS ON WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE. (Public comment not necessary.) 15. ADJOURNMENT. ** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982. (A) Administrative (QJ) Quasi-Judicial (L) Legislative

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

Kerry Ahlstrom 4 until May, 2020 (name) (2 or 4 year term)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Divide MPC Metropolitan District No. 2, Teller County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixtythird (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2016, is hereby cancelled.

William W Wallick Jr (Signature of the Designated Election Ofﬁcial)

CALL TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. A. Flag Ceremony by Brownie Troop #3344. B. Appointment to the Downtown Development Authority. (A) ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA. (Public comment not necessary.) CONSENT CALENDAR: (Public comment may be heard.) A. Approve minutes of March 3, 2016 Regular Meeting. (A) B. Approve January 2016 Statement of Expenditures and authorize the Mayor to sign Warrants in payment thereof. (A) C. Approve IGA between the City of Woodland Park and the Woodland Park School District regarding the reimbursement of election related costs. (A) UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Public comment may be heard.) A. None ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING: A. Approve Ordinance No. 1258, Series 2015 on initial posting accepting a Permanent Public Utility easement located on the real property designated as Lot 6, the Final Plat of Wal-Mart Center within Section 31, T12S, R68W of the 6th P.M., City of Woodland Park, Teller County Colorado and set the Public Hearing for April 7, 2016. (A) B. Approve Ordinance No. 1259, Series 2015 on initial posting accepting a Permanent Public Utility Easement located on the real property designated as Lot7, the Village Subdivision within Section 31, T12S, R68W of the 6th P.M., City of Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado and set the Public Hearing for April 7, 2016. (A)

Riley

Designated Election Ofﬁcial

Mike Sperry 4 May, 2020 (name) (2 or 4 year term)

Written comments are welcome and should be given to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Written materials will not be accepted during regular agenda items in the interest of time.

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The following candidates are declared elected: Willam W Wallick Jr (DEO’s Printed Name)

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Thursday, March 24, 2016 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ Meeting Room

Kimberly D. Clarkson

Four year term to

William L. Page year term to 2020

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Douglas L. Page year term to 2020

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Josh Overton Two year term to 2018

1. 9:15 a.m. Convene in regular session - Invocation - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes of Previous Meetings - Accounts Payable - Board Reports - Elected Official’s Report - Administrator’s Report 2. 9:25 a.m. Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 9:35 a.m. Employee Service Awards 4. 9:40 a.m. Human Resources: Consider Resolution to Amend 2016 Budget. 5. 9:45 a.m. Public Works-Transportation: Consider approval of the 2016 Road Maintenance and Improvement Plan. 6. 9:50 a.m. Public Works-Transportation: Consider a Revocable License to Encroach into Public Right-of-Way with Private Improvements L105 Colorado Mountain Estates 1 a.k.a. 11 Turnabout Lane.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Florissant Water & Sanitation District, Teller County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2016 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (6) C.R.S. -2-

DIVIDE MPC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

By:

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Ginger Bruvold - 4 year term expiring May 2020 Paul Kennedy - 4 year term expiring May 2020 Cathy Valdez - 2 year term expiring May 2018 Bob Faux - 2 year term expiring May 2018 Barb Faux - 2 year term expiring May 2018

/s/ Lisa Harrison

Designated Election Ofﬁcial Published on: March 16, 2016 Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

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Commissioners Business Items: Sheryl Decker, County Administrator Legal Matters: Paul Hurcomb, County Attorney Adjournment Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item.

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PUBLIC HEARING A request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Mobile Auto Detailing Service, known as Triple Diamond Detail & Wash Center, will be heard at the regular Cripple Creek City Council meeting on April 6, 2016 at 5:30 pm. Location of proposed permit is: 119 Carbonate Street, otherwise known as level P-1 of the Wildwood Casino parking garage. Location of meeting: 337 E. Bennett Ave. Council Chambers, Cripple Creek Co. Direct questions and comments to: Renee M. Mueller, Planning and Development, PO Box 430 Cripple Creek Co. 80813. Email, rmueller@cripple-creek.co.us. or you may call (719)689-3905. 548_0316/0330*3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Rainbow Valley Water District, Teller County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2016, is hereby cancelled. The following candidates are declared elected: Wheeler W. Clark year term to 2020

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Dale Rothberg year term to 2020

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RAINBOW VALLEY WATER DISTRICT WORKSESSION TELLER COUNTY APPOINTED BOARDS MARCH 28, 2016, 7:00 P.M. WOODLAND PARK CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 220 W SOUTH AVENUE WOODLAND PARK, CO

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Designated Election Ofﬁcial Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

The Teller County’s Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Board of Review will have a Work session for discussion concerning parliamentary and legal procedures and training by, confer and discussions with, and legal advice from the county attorney regarding: the role, function, authority, constraints, obligations, requirements, conduct, actions, procedures, and other matters of, regarding, and related to the various Boards, its members, and staff. The work session will take place on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Woodland Park City Council Chambers at 7:00 PM in Woodland Park, Co.

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS NORTH FORK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT JEFFERSON AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THE ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR MAY 3rd, 2016, IS CANCELLED BY FORMAL RESOLUTION AND THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES ARE DECLARED ELECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF OFFICE AS NO FURTHER CANDIDATES HAD COME FORWARD: Jon Slaughter Pelegrin, 21116 Spring Creek Road, Buffalo Creek , CO Tom Benton, 23724 Pine Top, BUFFALO CREEK, CO DEO, John Cloutier Signature, Jon Slaughter Pelegrin Date March 16, 2016 Member of Board of Directors of District

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2015-0078

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2016-0001

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On December 22, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records.

On January 7, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) Original Beneficiary(ies)

Original Grantor(s) Original Beneficiary(ies) Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Date of Deed of Trust

WILLIAM D. MARTIN AND STEPHANIE N. MARTIN JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. March 06, 2009

County of Recording Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Teller March 10, 2009

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) Original Principal Amount

624709 $85,680.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$79,180.48

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Date of Deed of Trust

KIT R HASKINS AND DIANA K HASKINS MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CB&T MORTGAGE, L.L.C. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. November 02, 2007

County of Recording Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Teller November 07, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) Original Principal Amount

612481 $313,515.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$307,499.13

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 208A, BLOCK 16, SHERWOOD FOREST ESTATES UNIT TWO, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

LOT 2 IN MONTY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, A REPLAT OF A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (SW 1/4 SW 1/4) OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., RECEPTION NO. 572420. TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO, AS DESCRIBED ON PLAT RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 2004 AT RECTPTION

Also known by street and number as: 511 WILL SCARLET DR, DIVIDE, CO 80814. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Also known by street and number as: 800 WEST HIGHWAY 24, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/27/2016, at Teller County Courthouse, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust , plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/13/2016, at Teller County Courthouse, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust , plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication Last Publication Name of Publication

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IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 01/07/2016 Robert W. Campbell, Public Trustee in and for the County of Teller, State of Colorado

DATE: 12/22/2015 Robert W. Campbell, Public Trustee in and for the County of Teller, State of Colorado

By: Shirley A. Kint, Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

By: Shirley A. Kint, Deputy Public Trustee

SUSAN HENDRICK #33196 KLATT, AUGUSTINE, SAYER, TREINEN & RASTEDE, P.C. 9745 E HAMPDEN AVE., SUITE 400, DENVER, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO150248 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MARCELLO ROJAS #46396 KLATT, AUGUSTINE, SAYER, TREINEN & RASTEDE, P.C. 9745 E HAMPDEN AVE., SUITE 400, DENVER, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO150325 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2015-0077

Sealed bids for “2016 Chip & Seal overlays” for Teller County Public Works will be received by Teller County Public Works located at 308A Weaverville Road, P.O. Box 805, Divide, Colorado, 80814 up until 11:00 a.m. local time, Thursday March 31, 2016, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 22, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records. Original Grantor(s) Original Beneficiary(ies) Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Date of Deed of Trust

HANS F SORENSEN AND MARIA SORENSEN MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. SELENE FINANCE, LP June 17, 2008

Teller June 23, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) Original Principal Amount

618560 $269,990.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$317,608.31

The work will consist of: Supplying all materials necessary to do approximately two (2) miles of Chip & Seal overlays with either ½” or ¾” spec chip rock.

Please visit www.co.teller.co.us to obtain the bid package electronically. Once bid package is obtained electronically, please call Teller County Public Works and inform us so that we can list you on the ofﬁcial plan holders list.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 4, A REPLAT OF LOTS 3,4,5,6,7, AND 8, IN BLOCK 24, FOSTER'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, FORMERLY MANITOU PARK, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Any questions regarding this bid should be directed to Bryan Kincaid, Right-of-way Supervisor at 719-687-8812.

Also known by street and number as: 508 SPRUCE STREET, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

All interested ﬁrms are invited to submit a bid in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the RFB.

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2/17/2016 3/16/2016 PIKES PEAK COURIER

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 12/22/2015 Robert W. Campbell, Public Trustee in and for the County of Teller, State of Colorado

By: Shirley A. Kint, Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON #28078 MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP 1770 4TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-631637-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TELLER COUNTY, CO

District Court, El Paso County, Colorado Court Address: 270 South Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 In the Matter of the Estate of: Veopal Woods Lewis a/k/a Veopal W. Lewis a/k/a Veopal Lewis COURT USE ONLY Deceased Attorney for Personal Representative: Case Number: 2015PR31113 Robert M. Dwyer 2833 South Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80222 Phone Number: 3038378247 Email: robertmdwyer@earthlink.net FAX Number: 3036910555 Atty. Reg. #: 19614 Division: W Courtroom: W150 NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §1512801, C.R.S.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Veopal Woods Lewis a/k/a Veopal W. Lewis a/k/a Veopal Lewis, Deceased Case Number: 2015PR31113 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal (date)*, Representative or to the District Court of El Paso, County, Colorado on or before or the claims may be forever barred. Personal Representative: Latashia Catrice Warren 9995 East Harvard Avenue, L156 Denver, Colorado 80231 Publish only this portion of form. Telephone: 7193100057 Instructions to Newspaper: Publish the above Notice once a week for three consecutive calendar weeks. Name of Newspaper:

Publish the above Notice once a week for

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/s/ Robert M. Dwyer 10/16/15 Robert M. Dwyer, #19614 Date Attorney for Personal Representative 2833 South Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80222

March 16, 2016

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MISC. PUBLIC ORGINANCES City of Victor Payments January 2016 Payee or Descrip;on Gadsen&Culpeper Flags Vista Print Business Cards Vista Print Business Cards Daniel Halbrook Masonry Payroll Orchard Trust Company, Llc US Postal Service US Postal Service Cannon, Lisa El Paso Cty Public Health Lab T-Mobile Daniel Halbrook Masonry Fortune Club Akins, Terry Allen, Erin BASIC BBL Plumbing & Hea;ng Carquest Century Link Cirsa City of Cripple Creek Claim Jumper Colorado Municipal League Colorado Rural Water Assn Cripple Creek Hrdware & Supply Davis, Bruce DHM Design Groves II, Joseph M Hach Company Hakes, Byron L Hoffman Parker Wilson & Carberry P.C. Indigo Water Group Ivan's Engineering Konica Minolta Business Konica Minolta Premier Finance Macdougall & Woldridge PC Mr. Pots Inc NBH BANK NA Obering Wurth & Associates LLP Perdew, Tarla Pe`y Cash Pikes Peak Courier View PITE Crea;ve Quill Repor;ng Systems Inc. Schmueser Gordon Meyer Teller County Waste Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp Titan Machinery USA Blue Book U;lity No;fica;on Center of Colorado Wagner Equipment Wallace, Michael Watson Rooter City of Cripple Creek Daniel Halbrook Masonry DHM Design Teller County Finance Colorado Natural Gas Garcia, Cathryn D Payroll Aflac Colorado Department Of Revenue Delta Dental of Colorado Orchard Trust Company, Llc United Healthcare US Postal Service Acorn Petroleum Black Hills Energy Carquest Century Link Cirsa City of Cripple Creek Executech Utah Inc. Ferrellgas Konica Minolta Business PPACG PR Diamond Products Inc Quill Sanducci Electric SGS North America Inc. Teller County Waste USA Blue Book Cannon, Lisa United States Treasury United States Treasury

Check Amount 46.2 13.98 12.98 2,000 10,474.13 69.24 137.55 225 127.5 40 167.75 2,500 907.5 400 300 908 250 677.96 804.41 45,913 12,888.9 35.27 351 175 59.44 400 5,970 600 1,332.39 600 1,330 30 345 125.34 188.57 269.5 125 1,727.31 3,600 400 182.97 88.4 1,145 499.01 2,667 11,921.99 135.9 447.03 1,003.4 219.14 12.87 203.46 400 1,432 2,083.33 1,000 801.25 4,993.01 3,344.6 100 10,477.3 33 1,014 550.95 69.24 11,078.94 49 1,149.11 4,341.12 146.6 564.99 500 2,083.33 19 1,311.13 12 115 178 108.58 839.31 333.75 135.9 3 255 3,582.08 3,583.76 171,742.37

Victor Payments November 2015 Payee or Descrip;on USDA Payment on Wastewater Plant Loan CWRPDA Payment on Water Plant Loan Things Remembered Wine Country GiO Baskets Noel Wallace US Postal Service David Hern Acorn Petroleum Broadvoice Business Carquest Cirsa City of Cripple Creek Conley Construc;on Cripple Creek Hrdware & Supply Dewberry Engineers Inc. Ferrellgas Garcia, Cathryn D Heartsmart.com Hoffman Parker Wilson & Carberry P.C. Ivan's Engineering Kiewit Infastructure Co. Konica Minolta Long Branch Construc;on Macdougall & Woldridge PC Melvin L. March Regester Electric Sam's Club/Synchrony Bank Schmueser Gordon Meyer Sherwin Williams Solid Earth Landscape Design Teller County T-Mobile USA Blue Book U;lity No;fica;on Center of Colorado Solid Earth Landscape Design Teller County Building Dept Payroll Orchard Trust Company, Llc Akins, Terry Allen, Erin Carquest Century Link City of Cripple Creek Colorado Barricade Co. Colorado Natural Gas Davis, Bruce Debra Downs DHM Design El Paso Cty Public Health Lab GCR Tires & Service Gold Camp Bakery Groves II, Joseph M Hakes, Byron L Interstate Chemical Ivan's Engineering Jet Service Kiewit Infastructure Co. Konica Minolta Business Melvin L. March Mountain Peak Controls Inc. NBH BANK NA Obering Wurth & Associates LLP Paclen Ent. Perdew, Tarla Pecy Cash Pikes Peak Courier View Quill SGS North America Inc. Teller County Teller County Waste Titan Machinery USA Blue Book Wallace, Michael Watson Rooter Century Link US Postal Service Bureau of Reclama;on Payroll Aflac Colorado Department Of Revenue Delta Dental of Colorado United Healthcare Orchard Trust Company, Llc Acorn Petroleum AMSOIL INC. # 774148 Black Hills Energy Business Ink Carquest City of Cripple Creek Colorado Code Consul;ng LLC Entech Engineering Inc Front Range WinWater Works CO. Gold Belt Tour Scenic Byway US Postal Service Pecy Cash United States Treasury United States Treasury

Check Amount 27,100.5 14,150 216.09 113.9 6,271.5 141.75 1,290 1,537.47 74.8 619.85 87 2,083.33 10,110 464.42 2,215 1 150 160 472.5 230 90,457.22 188.57 683 294 3,850 2,500 834.42 14,121.76 172.49 5,647.5 3,125 195.27 2,228.34 44.33 17,418.16 100 12,034.46 69.24 400 300 247.55 805.37 12,393.17 2,503.75 985.43 400 91.19 1,890 62 1,740 20 600 600 350.5 977.5 170 2,880 417.82 226.25 1,762.5 751.92 783.1 22.54 400 59.79 503.96 316.95 921 707.12 135.9 126.87 72.98 400 3,096 1,679.43 49 2,962 11,518.14 33 1,135 512.83 8,998.21 69.24 1,131.47 1,097.51 3,405.62 75 126.24 2,083.33 50 845.5 2,112.98 500 98 5,000 4,096.74 3,888.34 311,041.61

Victor Payments December 2015 Payee or Descrip9on US Postal Service PeDy Cash Akins, Terry Allen, Erin Broadvoice Business Cripple Creek Hrdware & Supply Davis, Bruce Ferrellgas GCR Tires & Service Groves II, Joseph M Hakes, Byron L J.P. Cooke Co. Macdougall & Woldridge PC Mr. Pots Inc Perdew, Tarla Quill Sanducci Electric Teller County Finance T-Mobile U9lity No9fica9on Center of Colorado Wagner Equipment Wallace, Michael WIN-911 So_ware O'Neal, Connor P. PeDy Cash PeDy Cash Payroll Orchard Trust Company, Llc Daniel Halbrook Masonry Daniel Halbrook Masonry Daniel Halbrook Masonry Noel Wallace Carquest Centura Health Century Link City of Cripple Creek Colorado Natural Gas Community of Caring Conley Construc9on Digitcom Electronics El Paso Cty Public Health Lab Gold Camp Prin9ng Hach Hoffman Parker Wilson & Carberry P.C. Interstate Chemical Konica Minolta Business Konica Minolta Premier Finance NBH BANK NA Parham, Becky Quill USA Blue Book Veris Enviromental LLC Century Link Payroll Orchard Trust Company, Llc Aflac Colorado Department Of Revenue Delta Dental of Colorado United Healthcare Black Hills Energy Cannon, Lisa Broadvoice Business Claim Jumper Colorado Code Consul9ng LLC Conley Construc9on Kiewit Infastructure Co. Konica Minolta Business Pikes Peak Courier View Sanducci Electric SGS North America Inc. Daniel Halbrook Masonry Colorado State Treasurer United States Treasury United States Treasury

Check Amount 137.9 2,595 400 300 74.8 139.88 400 1,413.77 383.86 600 600 59.52 441 597.5 400 653.81 1,813.92 64,146.74 188.27 7.15 82,500.8 400 395 400 750 93.14 11,463.52 69.24 850 600 1,200 6,271.5 499.86 131.36 557.83 12,393.17 2,312.58 593 420 17,538.5 40 85 171.24 1,461.22 2,664 126.67 379.03 809.69 154.01 219.99 175.85 5,948.4 798.79 10,495.46 69.24 33 1,056 550.95 8,995.25 4,092.14 112.5 74.8 24.25 200 6,100 46,514.92 12 6.4 1,000.54 217.25 500 291.37 3,868.34 3,587.94 315,628.86

Publication: The Pikes Peak Courier First Publication: March 16, 2016 Last Publication: March 16, 2016 Tracking No.: 553_0316*1

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