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The 2019 Cheyenne Mountain Guide is a supplement of the Cheyenne Edition, a publication of Pikes Peak Newspapers, Inc., which also publishes the Woodmen Edition, the Tribune and the Pikes Peak Courier, serving El Paso and Teller counties. Find it online at gazette.com/cheyenneedition.

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Cheyenne Mountain is our touchstone, with its steep walls rising to the west and the red lights glowing from the antennae atop it as a beacon bringing us home at night. Our area encompasses some of the most beautiful views in and of the city.

Coveted treasures such as The Broadmoor Hotel, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the glorious Cheyenne Cañon are within our bounds. We are home to a top-notch school district — Cheyenne Mountain — sought-after neighborhoods and beloved parks.

The Cheyenne Mountain Guide is a new publication that celebrates what makes us special, from Cheyenne Mountain State Park and the El Pomar Foundation to our mountain zoo and the storied athletes that train in our midst. Step into these pages to learn more about our corner of the Pikes Peak region, the 80906 ZIP code.

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Bear Creek Nature Center a family-welcoming Cheyenne gem • by William J. Dagendesh

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El Pomar Foundation Origins: A ‘Gold Mine of a Gift’ to Colorado Springs from Spencer and Julie Penrose • by Libby Kinder

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s youngest inhabitants are a big draw • by Libby Kinder

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s babies are a big draw STORY AND PHOTOS BY LIBBY KINDER

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looms ahead with the promise of cooler and shorter days, the newest members

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are thriving.

These recent arrivals include orphans, babies and toddlers. Some of them have yet to fully reveal themselves to their keepers and zoo visitors.

Baby giraffe “Viv” arrived on July 6, and her long-awaited birth was streamed via a webcam.

This very popular youngster was so-named due to her vivacious personality. When she was a little of the

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LOUIE, the howler monkey, is now an adorable 5-month-old toddler.

LOUIE adores climbing ropes, swinging around the branches in his enclosure using his prehensile tail, and being hand-fed. “He’s not spoiled at all,” his keepers say, and he is definitely a primate favorite. When he doesn’t get his way, or can’t get where he wants to go, he typically screams until he gets attention. His mother, Charlie, is still nursing him, although he is already eating solids including his favorites: lettuce, grapes, bananas, shelled peanuts and pineapple.

LOUIE received his name from his love of playing with mirrored items called “looky-loos.”

Louie the howler monkey.

over a week old, she successfully joined the rest of the reticulated giraffe herd in their outdoor enclosure. She quickly felt comfortable in her environment, bounding around the adults. Her keepers are impressed with her obvious robust good health, increasing independence and curiosity about unfamiliar sounds, such as a clap of thunder. Viv will continue to nurse from mother, Msitu, until she is at least 9 months old.

Hailey, the 18-month-old wallaby, spends more and more time on her own away from her mother, Bindi. Her keepers say she knows she is adorable, and willingly poses for photographs.

In March, keepers noticed that another wallaby, Matilda, appeared to have an increasingly swelling pouch. They discovered that she was sheltering a joey (baby wallaby) who still hasn’t com-

“Pink Nose” is one of the orphaned mountain lion cubs who recently came to live at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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pletely revealed itself. So far, the joey has been peeking out of Mama’s pouch on a regular basis, revealing first its snout, then a paw, big ears and a black nose. Around the time it reaches the age of 9 months, the joey is expected to completely emerge from its cozy hideaway.

Louie, the howler monkey, is now an adorable 5-month-old toddler. Louie adores climbing ropes, swinging around the branches in his enclosure using his prehensile tail, and being hand-fed.

“He’s not spoiled at all,” his keepers say, and he is definitely a primate favorite.

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ON TOP OF THE WORLD VIEWS FROM CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN VIA DIXON TRAIL PROVE AS REWARDING AS THE TREK IS TAXING

BY BREEANNA JENT By easy slope to west as if it had No thought, when first its soaring was begun, Except to look devoutly to the sun, It rises, and has risen, until, glad, With light as with a garment, it is clad, Each dawn, before the tardy plains have won One ray; and after day has long been done For us, the light doth cling reluctant, sad To leave its brow … ~ Helen Hunt Jackson, American poet, writer and Native American activist, from “Cheyenne Mountain”

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the formidable height of 9,570 feet is Cheyenne Mountain, a rocky, rug-

ged granite formation with origins storied and fantastical.

To the Native Americans, Cheyenne Mountain was a source of spiritual healing and safety. Later, it was home to mining operations and homesteaders. It’s a retreat destination, the location of the North American Aerospace Defense Command operations center and is home to two parks: the 2,701-acre Cheyenne

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Dick Standaert tours the newly completed Dixon Trail in Cheyenne Mountain State Park in September 2018.

Mountain State Park and the 1,600-acre North Cheyenne Cañon Park.

Today, Cheyenne Mountain State Park draws locals and visitors who enjoy the thrilling challenge of hiking to the top of Cheyenne Mountain, as well as the park’s natural pulchritude, serenity, and abundant flora and fauna. ***

History Cheyenne Mountain was formed about 60 million years ago, writes Volunteer

History Committee chairman Jeremy Agnew on the Friends of Cheyenne Mountain State Park website, and its solid core of Pikes Peak granite serves as the mountain’s foundation.

Over millions of years, Cheyenne Mountain’s rocky cliffs and steep ravines were formed out of landslides and debris flows.

Agnew tells of the Pikes Peak region’s first inhabitants — the roaming Native American tribes of the Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne (from whom the mountain received its name) — who traveled the area between their summer and winter hunting grounds.

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stories about the features visible on Cheyenne Mountain.” Agnew mately 8 miles of equestrian trails and 1½ miles of dog-walking trails recalls the story of the Great Spirit Manitou, who, unhappy with his offer visitors the opportunity to get outdoors with their pets. people, washed them away in a flood. Two of them, Tlaz and Toluca, “Camping is extremely popular here at the park,” said Martin, who survived when they fashioned a canoe to survive the torrent. added that its 61 campsites include 10 walk-ins and 51 full hook-up “The flood finally started to recede as a huge dragsites. on-lizard named Thirst started to drink up all the water.

Forty-one picnic areas offer a chance to spread out The dragon drank so much that it became bloated and and have a bite, and an amphitheater provides a scenic Cheyenne Mountain State Park unable to move. Manitou was afraid that the dragon wedding destination. Interpretive programs, fireside 410 JL Ranch Heights would drink all the water in the world so he turned it chats, and an extensive archery range also call locals Colorado Springs, CO, 80926 to stone. Looking south from downtown Colorado and visitors in search of outdoor recreation to the park.

719-576-2016 Springs, the bloated body of the dragon-lizard can be cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/ imagined against the skyline,” Agnew writes. *** parks/CheyenneMountain In the mid-1860s homesteaders settled the mountain, and as the gold rush drew prospectors west in Dixon Trail Park hours: Day use areas, the late 1880s, silver and other minerals were mined A nd then there ’s the Dixon Trail, Cheyenne 5 a.m.-10 p.m. Archery range from the mountain. Towns and resorts were built Mountain State Park’s own crown jewel, designed by open sunrise to sunset. Camping is 24 hours, with quiet hours upon it, and in the early 1900s, the Colorado Springs RMFI Founder Mark Hesse. from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. and Cripple Creek District Railway transported coal, “It’s future-think here,” said Jack Busher, the trail mined ore and passengers through Cheyenne Mouncoordinator who helped build Dixon Trail. It was creOffice hours: Visitor Center is tain, between Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. ated for future generations; the hope is it’ll become open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily from The shambled lumber remains of the 1917 Bert part of a larger, local trail system.

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Swisher and Thomas Dixon homesteads still stand.

Busher’s relationship with Dixon Trail goes way back. daily May 1-Sept. 30.

The unofficial Swisher trail, visible only on the Pikes He’s the reason for its name, an homage to homesteader Peak Atlas, leads to the summit, as does Cheyenne Thomas Dixon. Busher was part of the volunteer group Mountain State Park’s aptly named Dixon Trail, that began work on the trail in 2011. That was after completed in October 2018. The Dixon homestead lies about 9,300 the purchase of the 1,000-plus acres at the top of Cheyenne Mountain, a feet up the mountain, near Dixon Trail’s higher points. project which had been part of the plan for the mountain since the land for The turn toward modernity began with the introduction of Spencer Cheyenne Mountain State Park was purchased, Martin said.

Penrose’s luxuriously elegant The Broadmoor Hotel in 1918, transIn CMSP’s 2013 management plan, the Dixon Trail was charted as a forming Cheyenne Mountain into a successful resort area. In the 1950s, NORAD’s operations center was built deep inside the mountain.

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The Colorado State Parks board had been searching for “a crown jewel,” and they found it in Cheyenne Mountain State Park, said park manager Mitch Martin.

In 2000, the City of Colorado Springs and Colorado State Parks came together in a “very symbiotic relationship” to acquire 1,680 acres of land on the mountain’s southwestern flank — the site of the original JL Ranch, Martin said.

The city’s Trails and Open Space Coalition wanted to preserve the area’s wildlife and secure it for future generations, but they didn’t have the means to manage the area alone. They turned to Colorado State Parks, whose board was eager for the partnership.

Between 2007 and 2009, an additional 1,021 acres at the top of the mountain were acquired through a partnership with the city and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, according to the Rocky Mountain Field Institute. This land allowed for the addition of the Dixon Trail.

“On an annual basis, we see about 200,000 visitors a year,” Martin said of the park. Much of that visitation is during the high-volume summer months, but visitors also traverse its trails and enjoy its many amenities year-round.

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“Not only would this trail provide more strenuous physical challenges than are currently available in the park, but it would also provide access to the park’s unique higher elevation ecosystems and unparalleled views of the Front Range,” according to RMFI. “Looking at all that and figuring out how to put a trail system in was pretty daunting, so it was a huge relief to meet that goal and open it to the public,” Martin said.

The work was grueling and back-breaking. Often, weather was a challenge, as was the steep and rocky terrain, Busher said. Another major setback had to do with securing some land to connect the trail, an unforeseen hardship that took months to resolve.

But Busher, Martin and innumerable volunteers through Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, the RMFI and the Friends of Cheyenne Mountain State Park persevered. Their dream of reaching the top of Cheyenne Mountain, and sharing that experience with others, became reality in late 2018, when the trail opened.

“Most people, as soon as they heard (Dixon Trail) was open, came,” Busher said.

The trail’s usage is evident, Martin said, and this year portions of it are part of the Cheyenne Mountain Run, set for Oct. 12.

The Dixon Trail is rated difficult to extreme, accessed from the Limekiln Trailhead, and is more than 17 miles round-trip from the Talon Trail, plus the Dixon Trail and back. Hikers will gain 3,330 feet of elevation for a maximum height of 9,354 feet.

Switchbacks guide hikers through the valley, past rock formations, phenomenal views, and even a 1957 plane crash site, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website.

“It’s not something you wake up at 10 a.m. and decide to do,” Busher

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said. “Someone who hikes frequently may be able to do it in four-anda-half or five hours. An average hiker, maybe six to eight hours. And you want to be done before the afternoon storms come in.”

Until trail work is complete — Busher and other volunteers continue to work on building retaining walls along the trail to keep the area stabilized — the trail is for hikers only due to its steep grade and tight, rocky switchbacks. And they’re warned: bring plenty of water and prepare for fast-changing weather.

Bikers and equestrians may ride up to the 2 ½-mile mark, where a turnaround point “offers a hitching post, rock bench seating and great views.”

Then, there’s Dragon’s Backbone, a nearly 1-mile extreme hikers-only trail following Cheyenne Mountain’s rocky ridgeline. It’s accessed only through the 17-plus mile roundtrip hike from Limekiln Trailhead.

“The views from atop its overlooks are worth every grueling, rocky step,” its trail description reads.

And, finally, there is Mountain Loop. This 1.4-mile hikers-only loop located at the mountaintop is also only accessible through the hike from Limekiln Trailhead. It’s worth the views, meandering “through aspen groves, open meadows and rocky outcroppings.”

From the mountain’s top, there’s quiet gravitas. From here, it seems you can see everything. And, as poet and writer Helen Hunt Jackson so elegantly put it:

… Beloved mountain, I Thy worshiper, as thou the sun’s, each morn, My dawn, before the dawn, receive from thee; And think, as thy rose-tinted peaks I see, That thou wert great when Homer was not born, And ere thou change all human song shall die!

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“The trails are peaceful and accessible for different ages and abilities, and allow users to travel through diverse habitats within a manageable distance,” Lewis said.

*** Bear Creek Nature Center exists to connect people to their History natural and cultural resources, The center boasts a and inspires them to become triumphant history marred stewards of the parks and by tragedy and shrouded in environment. A branch of Bear success. Established in 1976, Creek Regional Park and Nathe Solar Trails Center became ture Center, the BCNC houses Colorado’s first nature center interpretive exhibits, educawith a mission to connect tional and family programs, people to nature and inspire outdoor recreation opportunithem to become environmental ties, special events and guided stewards. tours.

In 1980, the facility was The El Paso County Parks renamed the Bear Creek Nature facility is supported by Friends Center. The facility continued of El Paso County Nature to renovate its spaces to accomCenters, a nonprofit entity modate the growing number that serves the nature center of visitors who sought to learn through volunteer commuabout Bear Creek Park’s natnity, fundraising and public ural and cultural heritage. The programs. For more than four summer of 1985 saw renovadecades, the BCNC has strived tions of the facility, including to provide these services while wooden boardwalk placement A touch table exhibit at Bear Creek Nature Center allowed Woodmen remaining engaging for thouand plaza construction. area residents Zellie Bowen, foreground, and her sister, Clare, to study bird sounds. sands of visitors.

The BCNC was enlarged in Whether hiking, sun-bathing or 1994, and new educational exparticipating in a yoga class, the hibits were installed, much to the BCNC is the perfect vehicle from which to bring out the adventurist delight of visitors. In preparation for the annual Spring Hike, staff hung banners above the facility entrance inviting and encouraging in everyone. visitors to hike the foothills, search for mule deer and discover Bear Visitors can spend a day participating in hands-on exhibits, exCreek. ploring beautiful trail loops, hiking the creek, foothills, forests and meadows, or searching for various plant life species. School field American author, conservationist and marine biologist Rachel trips, nature camps and monthly pre-school programs also are ofCaron set the tone of the BCNC with her quote, “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or fered, making BCNC an appealing hangout for family and friends. weary of life.”

According to Supervisor Mary Jo Lewis, the BCNC is a popular destination for El Paso County residents and, increasingly, for However, tragedy struck on May 20, 2000, when an arson fire the bank.

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engulfed the center. Firefighters worked diligently to extinguish the blaze, but not before the flames destroyed educational exhibits, a library, staff offices, and files and records.

Many believed the center would not recover. However, significant public support enabled the BCNC to rebuild and expand services.

On July 11, 2000, staff moved into a mobile building on the original nature center site, where they continued to provide interpretive services. The building served as the BCNC’s temporary home for almost two years while a new facility was constructed.

On June 1, 2001, construction began of a new, larger building. By September that year, the BCNC’s framework was nearly complete.

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BEAR CREEK NATURE CENTER PROGRAMS, EVENTS In addition to exciting hiking trails and fascinating exhibits, the BCNC offers numerous educational programs and fun-filled family-oriented events.

A year-round program, Discover Bear Creek offers pre-K and kindergarten students a puppet act that introduces the five senses and shows how animals use their specialized senses to interpret the world around them.

Designed for students in grades 1-2, Foothills Habitats is a program in which animal puppets shed light on habitat types, animal adaptations and the importance of respecting the natural world. Students then hike through the three habitat types at BCNC. Incredible Insects offers first- through third-grade students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with insect adaptations and their life cycles. Students get to catch, identify and release live insects during a guided trails hike.

Youngsters thrill to playing Colorado Wildlife Detective. The program introduces wild animals, and demonstrates how clues and tracks can be used to confirm scientific hypotheses. The Kids Camp program enables children to explore nature and science through crafts, games, hiking, music and outdoor activities.

In The Foothills Field Experience, older children experience foothills habitats and learn about the importance of Colorado natural resources as they participate in four multi-disciplinary activities and record their observations.

Created for the adult community, the 1½-mile Full Moon Hike provides participants with an opportunity to experience outdoor sounds during a wilderness walk beneath a full moon. “The hike provides an opportunity for folks to appreciate how our senses increase when another is taken away,” said BCNC Supervisor Mary Jo Lewis.

Events scheduled for the remainder of 2019 include: ~ Honey Harvest Extraction Demonstration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7. ~ Volunteer Field Trip Leader Training, noon-4 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Sept. 12 and 13. ~ Active Adults: An Evening of Native American Flute Music, 7-9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13. ~ Webelos Scout Day, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14. ~ Same Tree, Different Day, 6:30-8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17. ~ Aiken Audobon Monthly Program, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18. ~ Pikes Peak Mycological Society Program, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25. ~ Becoming Bear Aware, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 28. ~ Creek World Cleanup, 9-11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5. ~ Fall Harvest Festival at Gold Hills Mesa to benefit BCNC, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12. ~ Aiken Audobon Monthly program, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16. ~ Kids’ Morning at Bear Creek: Becoming Invisible, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19. ~ Nature’s Music Family Program, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Nov. 2. ~ Bear Creek Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser, 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 9. ~ Aiken Audobon Monthly Program, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20. ~ Introduction to Navigation, 6-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14. ~ First Aid, CPR and AED Class, Saturday, Nov. 16; 8 a.m.-noon for CP/AED, 1-5 p.m. for First Aid. ~ Bear Creek by Candlelight, 5-8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6.

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Jamie Howlett of Rapid City, S.D., scores an 83 on the bareback during the first night of the 79th annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo July 10 at the Norris Penrose Event Center.

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Missy Ross races July 19, 2014, during the Ascent Cycling Series race at Cheyenne Mountain State Park.

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Totlympics participants warmup with stretch exercises under the watchful eye of parents at Bear Creek Park.

A man and woman sit behind the wheel of an antique car situated between two 1950s automobiles parked in front of The Broadmoor hotel in this June 12, 1954, photo. The Broadmoor, the “Grand Dame of the Rockies,” celebrated its centennial in 2018.

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The 11th Annual Colorado Springs Native American Intertribal Powwow was held Aug. 10 at the Norris Penrose Event Center. This file photo shows a Native American dancer during the 8th annual event in July 2016.

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The view from The Broadmoor’s Cloud Camp, which opened August 2014. The property sits 3,000 feet above The Broadmoor Hotel on Cheyenne Mountain.

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Kenny Perry hits onto the green of the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Senior Open at the Broadmoor on June 28, 2018.

Perry ended the day with a 71, which was 1 under par.

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Skyway Heights resident Theresa Hall submitted this photo she snapped of a doe and her fawn, its spots still visible, in the backyard of her home. “It’s been a great summer for my backyard visitors. This photo especially touched me,” Hall said.

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Conductor Fabliano Zarate checks tickets for the Pikes Peak Cog Railway in Manitou Springs in this file photo from August 2013. An iconic tourist attraction, the Cog is undergoing a nearly $100 million rebuild and is expected to be open by May 2021.

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tile, fire-resistant stucco and shake shingles gave the nature center an appealing, rustic lodge appearance.

The BCNC re-opened on May 14, 2002, followed by a grand-opening celebration and official dedication to El Paso County on June 8.

Today, the 8,900-square-foot facility offers numerous interpretive programs, special events and media presentations.

Visitors can take guided or self-guided tours of the trails that provide interpretive signs about the park’s animal and plant life. Two miles of self-guiding nature trails snake through the short grass prairie, scrub oak woodlands and cottonwood riparian communities.

Many visitors are inquisitive as to what they can expect to see while hiking the trails and others have many questions about what they saw during their travel, Lewis said.

*** Exhibits The center’s exhibits “serve as a ‘bridge’ between the outdoor space and indoor education, providing a wealth of valuable information about the habitats and inhabitants of BCNC,” Lewis said.

One exhibit, the Greenback Cutthroat Trout, offers a rare opportunity to observe and learn about this threatened species. Believed to be extinct, the trout were found flourishing in waters upstream from the BCNC. A 2012 genetic testing of the recently discovered species proved these trout were the only remaining pure population of Colorado Greenback Cutthroat Trout worldwide.

A 300-gallon aquatic tank is Colorado’s only exhibit of the species.

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“Observing live creatures adds Bear Creek Nature Center to the learning experience, is at 245 Bear Creek Road, because people interact with Colorado Springs. species they won’t see in the Directions: From Interstate wild,” said BCNC Interpretive 25 take Exit 141, go west Program Coordinator Ellie on U.S. Highway 24 to 26th Brown.

Street. Turn left (south) on Although the trout com26th and proceed about two mands much attention, the miles to Bear Creek Road. center’s live Queen Bee and her Court exhibit is also quite Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday — Saturday. popular, particularly popular To learn more, call the cenwith youngsters, who marvel ter at 520-6387 or the City at the bees’ teamwork and inof Colorado Springs Parks, genuity. During a recent visit, Recreation and Cultural area resident Carmen HutchinServices at 385-5940, or son informed her daughter Vivisit www.elpasoco.com/ olet, 5, that bees create honey. naturecenters “I thought honey came from the store,” Violet replied.

The BCNC also houses some of Colorado’s other wildlife inhabitants. Stuffed bear, coyote and mountain Chloe Robinson, right, got a bear face from lion exhibits Bear Creek Nature Center volunteer and face displayed inside paint artist Lynn Wilson before the Bear Creek the center’s Bear Run. lobby command attention from visitors who delight in meeting Colorado’s wildlife residents up close. Owl, rattlesnake and tarantula exhibits are favorites with younger visitors.

A recently installed “Cub’s Corner” encourages children to explore their imaginations inside a cozy, warm three-dimensional tree.

“The nature center recently updated its exhibits, so even for repeat visitors, the nature center remains contemporary and relevant,” Lewis said.

Support from the nonprofit Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers enables the center to provide these activities and services.

Fees collected from programs and events benefit the Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers The BCNC employs trained staff and volunteers to provide information or answer questions about area fauna or flora.

The center invites and encourages citizens to explore and experience all the facility has to offer. The facility is located at 245 Bear Creek Road, Colorado Springs. From Interstate 25 take Exit 141, go west on U.S. Highway 24 to 26th Street. Turn left (south) on 26th and proceed about 2 miles to Bear Creek Road. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.

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El Pomar Foundation Origins A ‘GOLD MINE OF A GIFT’ TO COLORADO SPRINGS FROM SPENCER AND JULIE PENROSE

BY LIBBY KINDER

Photos courtesy of El Pomar Foundation/Penrose Collection

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ost people living in

Colorado Springs today El Po-

have some inkling of the existence of

Foundation, along with the influence Spencer and Julie Penrose have had on the prosperity of our fair city.

There is a long history behind the couple’s generous gift, along with a mission “to enhance, encourage, and promote the current

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and future well-being of the people of Colorado.”

In early 1937, Spencer “Spec” Penrose was diagnosed with cancer.

One can only guess that this was a wakeup call for Penrose and his wife, Julie, who were the visionaries and creators of The Broadmoor Hotel. It The was time to begin to Penrose’s home, El plan for the legacy they Pomar, is would leave behind for now called their beloved adopted the Penrose hometown. El Pomar House.

Foundation was incorThe word porated that same year “Pomar” is with initial funding of Spanish for $1.4 million. “orchard.”

It is well known that the Penroses were quite wealthy, with Spencer Penrose having earned his fortune largely through mining ventures. Julie, who was a widow with one child prior to her marriage to Spencer Penrose, was wealthy in her own right.

According to R. Thayer Tutt, Jr., vice chairman and chief investment officer of El Pomar Foundation, the Penroses “were an incredible team.”

Spencer Penrose was the visionary and entrepreneur, while Julie was a patroness of the arts and a philanthropist.

“He was the promoter, and she was the steward of the assets,” Tutt said, noting that Spencer Penrose gave great consideration to Julie’s frame of reference, which was taking care of others and changing lives, beautification and supporting the arts.

Tutt added that Julie “was his (Spencer Julie Penrose, wife of The BroadPenrose’s) conscience moor’s founder Spencer Penrose, is that guided him beyond seen in this undated portrait. simple economics.” The couple’s combined vision was to change the economy of Colorado Springs while taking care of its citizens.

Upon Spencer Penrose’s death in 1939, $12.2 million from his estate went to El Pomar Foundation. As president of the foundation from 1939 until her death in 1956, Julie Penrose was the overseer of the assets and the grants that benefitted from these assets.

From 1937-1956, El Pomar Foundation assets consisted mostly

of stock in The Broadmoor Hotel, Kennecott Copper and Garden City Land and Sugar Company.

The first six grants the foundation made in 1937 are examples of the interests held dear by Spencer and Julie Penrose, such as health care, education and the arts. They were given to the Junior League

of Colorado Springs Nutrition Camp, Fountain Valley School of Colorado, Penrose Colorado Community School, Glockner Hospital, Boys and Girls Club of Colorado Springs and the Central City Opera.

Upon Julie’s death, $7.4 million from her estate was added to the coffers, making a total of $15 million in assets for El Pomar.

Julie’s daughter, Gladys, received the bulk of her mother’s estate, along with all of her mother’s jewelry and two Renoir paintings.

Spencer Penrose had no biological children. Several nieces and nephews and various employees and friends all received bequests upon his death.

From 1956 to the present, the assets of El Pomar Foundation have increased from $21 million to $1.1 billion. Grant awards totaling $510 million, to date, leave remaining assets of $620 million. The impact of the Penroses’ vision is nothing short of astounding. El Pomar is one of the largest foundations in the state of Colorado, and the largest in Colorado Springs.

In 1955, Thayer Tutt’s father, Russell Thayer Tutt, Sr., began diversifying the portfolio investments resulting in impressive gains over the years. With a current payout of approximately 5% of assets toward grants yearly, the foundation will continue to flourish.

The Pikes Peak region was the couple’s top priority to benefit from their gift. Grants from El Pomar Foundation are only bestowed within the state of Colorado, with 60% going to recipients in the Pikes Peak region, and 40% to the remainder of the state.

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Figure skating hall a grand experience STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANNY SUMMERS

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ou don’t have to be a serious fan of figure skating to enjoy

the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame.

But it sure makes things a lot more enjoyable if you have a passion for the sport.

Plan to spend a couple of hours inside the museum. You can learn all about jumps and spins, as well as gain an appreciation for the development of blades and boots.

The 10,000-square-foot facility has been located at 20 First St. in Colorado Springs — a stone’s throw from the world-famous Broadmoor — since 1979.

Inside its walls are displays

The World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame has a large display area dedicated to the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating team that was killed in a plane crash.

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and artifacts from some of the most famous skaters in the sport — household names in American figure skating such as Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Michelle Kwan and Scott Hamilton. Hall of Famers from around the globe include Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov, Midori Ito, Katarina Witt and Sonja Henie, who has an entire wing of the hall dedicated to her skating and Hollywood film career.

Another key figure enshrined in the Hall of Fame is Italian-born coach Carlo Fassi. Skaters from all over the world came to train with Fassi, which gave his training camp a strongly international atmosphere. His students included World and Olympic champions Fleming and Hamill, as well as John Curry, Robin Cousins and Jill Trenary, who makes her home in the Broadmoor area. Fassi also coached Hamilton and Paul Wylie in the early stages of their careers.

Located near the entrance inside the building is an Andy Warhol painting of Hamill holding her skates. He made his portrayal in 1978 as a tribute to the 1976 Olympic Gold medalist, who modeled her signature wedge haircut.

One of the most moving parts of the museum is a large area on the main floor dedicated to the 1961 U.S. World Team that perished in an airplane crash in Belgium. The Boeing 707-329 was en route from New York City to Brussels on Feb. 15, 1961, when it crashed on approach to Zaventem Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground.

The fatalities included the entire U.S. Figure Skating team, who were traveling to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague. Despite a thorough investigation, the cause of the crash remains a mystery; the most likely explanation was thought to be

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a failure of the tail stabilizer-adjusting mechanism.

A museum fan-favorite is the Peggy Fleming corner in the lower level.

Fleming trained with Fassi in Colorado Springs at the old World Arena, which was located near The Broadmoor. Fleming won the Gold medal at the 1968 Grenoble, France, Winter Games.

Upon her return to America, the city of Colorado Springs threw a festive parade in Fleming’s honor. The downtown streets were lined with thousands of her adoring fans.

Fleming makes her home in the Denver area today and is a regular visitor to the Springs. She is among the many famous visitors to the museum. Others famous visitors have included Hamilton, Brian Boitano and hockey legend Gordie Howe.

Many of the museum’s daily visitors are interested in seeing items that Fleming, Hamill and Kwan wore in competition.

The museum is in the same building as U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body of the sport. U.S. Figure Skating moved to Colorado Springs from Boston in 1979, one year after the United States Olympic Committee relocated here from New York.

U.S. Figure Skating was started in 1921. In 1965, people began dropping off items at the Boston offices in the hope that there might someday be a museum honoring the sport’s biggest and most important stars.

The first class of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame was in 1976. That inaugural group consisted of legends Tenley Albright (United States), Andree Joly and Pierre Brunet (France), Richard “Dick” T. Button (United States), Fleming (United States), Gillis Grafstrom (Sweden), Carol Heiss (United States), Henie (Norway), David Jenkins (United States), T.D. Richardson (Great Britain), Jacques Gerschwiler (Switzerland), Jackson Haines (United States), Gustave Lussi (Switzerland), Hayes Alan Jenkins (United States), Axel Paulsen (Norway), Ulrich Salchow (Sweden), Karl Schafer (Austria), Reginald J. Wilkie (Great Britain), Howard Nicholson (United States), Edi Scholdan (Austria) and Montgomery Wilson (Canada).

The 2019 World Hall of Fame class is made up of Natalya Bestemyanova & Andrey Bukin (USSR), Ondrej Nepela (Czechoslovakia), Eva Romanova and Pavel Roman (Czechoslovakia), Gabriele Seyfert (East Germany) and Yelena Tchaikovskaya (USSR/Russia).

The 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame class consists of the pairs team of Carol Fox and Richard Dalley, Timothy Goebel, and Julie Lynn Holmes.

The Hall of Fame has been divided into a world hall of fame and U.S. hall of fame since 1992. Several skaters, coaches and contrib-

On the lower level of the museum are outfits worn by some of the most famous American figure skaters in history.

From left: Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi and Linda Fratianni.

utors are in both halls of fame. The halls of fame are located on the lower level of the museum. Take time to read the bios of the famous inductees and relive some of their accomplishments.

There used to be an extravagant ceremony honoring the world hall of fame inductees. That practice has not occurred in several years.

The U.S. hall of fame honors its inductees each year at the U.S. Championships.

The lower level also has an extensive trophy collection and a corner dedicated to the history of the Ice Follies, as well as an Olympic pin display case.

In the center of the lower level is a library dedicated to housing the most extensive collection of figure skating materials in the world. The video and film collection, consisting of more than 3,500 items, dates from the 1920s and includes Henie’s 1928 Olympic performance.

Competition records for national, international and Olympic events are available from the mid-19th century to the present. You can read up on how Fleming became the lone American competitor to win a Gold medal at the 1968 Games.

The photograph collection contains nearly 20,000 images, many early tintype and glass negatives. There are also nearly 1,500 books in more than a dozen languages, along with complete sets of North American and European magazines, newspapers, scrapbooks, private letters, programs, sheet music and historical greeting cards.

The museum store is on the main level and offers a wide range of unique skating-related merchandise: books, posters, videos, jewelry, toys and other gift items. All proceeds from sales help support the programs of the World Figure Skating Museum. Donations are also appreciated.

Group tours are also available by booking ahead. Call 635-5200 or visit worldskatingmuseum.org for information.

The museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, and $3 for kids 6-12.

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“Bean.” This baby received For their first 30 days its name from keepers due at the zoo, the cubs were its all-time favorite treat, quarantined. Eventually green beans. So far, the they were introduced to baby’s gender has not been Kaya, a mountain lion sedetermined. Days are typinior citizen, who is teaching cally spent sleeping cradled them to navigate their life in by mom, Chalupa, in a captivity. Although the kitcrate high above the floor tens have yet to be named, of their enclosure. Keepers it is known that there is limit their encounters with one male and two females. the duo to taking photos They are curious and very and feeding Chalupa. Every playful; leaping around the morning at 10 a.m., dad, rocks in their enclosure, and Bosco, who resides in a sepfrolicking with each other. arate enclosure, participates Their three unique personalin a sloth show when he ities are emerging. The male arises from his slumber to Bean the two-toed sloth looks out for a snack while clinging to mom, Chalupa, at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. is calmer than his sisters, navigate the branches of a and loves enrichment activtree and receive treats from ities. He will play until he keepers. is exhausted, and then flop down for a nap. The female dubbed Four-month old Mexican wolf pup, Uno, is becoming more “Pink Nose” is the brave one who approaches keepers first. and more active and independent as he ventures outside of his The other female called “Black Nose” was the first to curiously den when the adults are active. He received the name “Uno” as interact with Kaya. Soon they will be officially named, and they will continue to entertain and delight zoo visitors.

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