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Important races for Senate, Congress, county highlight primary election ballot

Residents of Latrobe Drive gathered to host

Texas 4000 bicyclists

By Danny [email protected]

For a short time last week, Latrobe Drive in Gleneagle re-sembled a pit stop on the Tour de France.

Actually, it was a respite for 25 bicyclists from Texas on a cross-country ride to raise awareness of cancer and money to fi ght it.

And it turned into quite the unique community gathering.

Dozens of neighbors gathered at the home of Larry and Mary Obenauf to welcome the “Texas 4000 for Cancer” bicycle group that stopped for the night in the Tri-Lakes area.

At the Obenaufs’ home, the cy-clists refueled with a hearty meal, did some laundry – even relaxed in a hot tub – before beginning the next leg of their trip that will take them to Alaska.

“We just want to show these kids how much we appreciate what they’re doing,” Mary Obena-uf said. “They are sacrifi cing part of their lives to do something spe-cial in the fi ght against cancer.”

This was the second con-

secutive year that the Obenaufs opened their home to the recent University of Texas graduates who have taken on the challenge of bi-cycling from Austin to Anchorage to help in the fi ght to defeat can-cer.

Awaiting the riders in Gleneagle was a fancy pot luck meal – along with a tasty cake – put on by host families in the area who felt it was much better to give than receive.

“This is our fi rst year hosting the riders,” said Duane Gritzmak-er, who lives across the street from the Obenaufs with his wife, Bar-

bara. “Mary is such a great neigh-bor. When she asked us if we’d like to put up some riders we said ‘Of course we would.’ Kids this age are so invigorating. It’s just so much fun to do this.”

The riders began arriving at Latrobe Drive around 5:30 p.m. They biked up from Pueblo, where they had spent the previous night at Westminster Presbyterian Church. On their way to Glenea-gle, they stopped off in Garden of the Gods to take in the unique and breathtaking scenery.

See Texas 4000 on Page 14

By Tribune staff

The June 28 primary election features several spir-ited races including the Republican race for the nom-ination to the U.S. Senate.

That contest pits El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, Colorado Springs businessman Robert Blaha, combat veteran and ex-state representative Jon Keyser, businessman and former Aurora council-man Ryan Frazier and business owner and ex-Colo-rado State University athletic director Jack Graham.

The winner will face incumbent U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, in the November general elec-tion.

Another GOP primary battle features U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a fi ve-term incumbent, against new-comer and surprise District Assembly winner Ca-landra Vargas in the race for the 5th District seat in Congress.

Another race of interest to readers is for the 3rd District seat on the El Paso County Commission, which represents the western portion of the county

including Ute Pass and Palmer Lake. The newcomers, Karen Cullen and Stan VanderWerf, are challenging to replace longtime Commissioner Sallie Clark, who is leaving due to term limits.

Here is a brief look at each of the candidates with links to learn more:

U.S. SenateRepublican Primary

Robert Blaha, 61, of Colorado Springs, businessman/entrepre-neur, held senior management positions with four major corpora-tions, co-founded Integrity Bank & Trust in Colorado Springs, business consultant.

Goals: Simplifying and reducing taxes, restructure and depoliticize IRS, reduce federal defi cit, secure

U.S. borders. Info: BlahaForColorado.com; facebook.com/

BlahaCO; @BlahaCO on Twitter; email [email protected].

Ryan L. Frazier, 38, of Aurora, small business owner, Navy veteran and intelligence offi cer, co-founder High Point Academy public charter school, two-term Aurora city coun-cilman.

Goals: Simplifying taxes, helping small businesses, increase energy production on public lands, defeat-ing ISIS.

See Guide on Page 9

2016 Voters Guide

Photo by Danny SummersTexas 4000 for Cancer bicyclists stopped in the Tri-Lakes area June 15-16. Four Tri-Lakes area host families put the 25 riders up the night. The host families, neigh-bors and riders had a joyous time.

Gleneagle neighborhood comestogether for fi ght against cancer

District will donate administrative services over 10-year agreement

By Bill [email protected]

After months of contentious negotiations over funding, the Lewis-Palmer School District and the Monument Academy have reached a tentative agreement on a new 10-year operating agreement that includes huge savings on administrative ser-vices for the 20-year-old charter school.

The agreement, announced at a June 16 school board meeting, was surprising in its length – twice as long as typical charter school operating agree-ments – and because the two sides had been locked at a negotiating impasse for months.

Though talks never broke down, the sides seemed far apart over the issue of how much fi nancial sup-port the district provides the tuition-free academy, which relies on a combination of student fees, fund-raising, and state and federal grants.

Schools are fi nanced through a combination of property taxes, state and federal funds and per-pu-pil allocations. Academy offi cials were demanding that D-38 give it a share of a mill levy override voters passed in 1999, which gave the district additional $4 million a year in property tax revenue.

The academy was left out, as was common at the time for charter schools, and recently decided its ex-clusion was unfair. Offi cials said they wouldn’t sign a new agreement with D-38 unless they received their fair share.

It was a signifi cant amount being demanded by See D-38 on Page 8

Impasse brokenD-38 and Monument Academy sign new deal

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Movie Night – Thursday, June 23What: Free screening of Jurassic ParkWhen: Activities begin at 7 p.m., Movie begins at dusk, approximately 8:30 p.m., Thursday, June 23Where: At the Monument Marketplace Clocktow-er on Jackson Creek Parkway, between Walmart and Home Depot, MonumentInfo: monumentcolorado.org/community-events/movie-nights

Water Movie – Thursday, June 23What: Free screening of The Great Divide: History of Wa-ter in the WestWhen: 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 23Where: Palmer Ridge High School auditorium, 19255 Frontage Road, MonumentInfo: Sponsored by towns of Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District, Tri-View Metro District, Donala Water & Sanitation District

Calendar

Concert – Friday, June 24What: The genre-bending, multi-instru-mental trio dubbed breakout artists The Accidentals performWhen: 7 p.m. Friday, June 24Where: Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer LakePrices: Advance tickets are $15 for mem-bers/$18 non-members; $17 & $20 day-of showInfo: Call 481-0475 or visit trilakesarts.org

Woodmoor Garage SaleFriday-Saturday, June 24-25What: Woodmoor Community Garage Sale featur-ing upward of 130 homesWhen: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday-Saturday, June 24-25Where: Throughout WoodmoorMaps: Visit woodmoorgaragesale.com after June 15

Bluegrass Festival – Saturday, June 25What: Pickin’ on the Divide Bluegrass Festival/CompetitionWhen: Competition 9 a.m.-noon followed by concerts noon-5 p.m.Where: Church at Woodmoor, 18125 Furrow Road, MonumentCost: $10 adults, children freeInfo: Visit pickinonthedivide.com

Concert in the Park – Wednesday, June 22What: Buddy Whittington & the Atomic Fireballs play a free concert in Limbach ParkWhen: 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 22Where: Limbach Park, 2nd and Front Street, MonumentInfo: trilakeschamber.com/concerts-in-the-park

Concert in Park – Wednesday, June 29What: Hammerstadt plays a free concert in Limbach ParkWhen: 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 29Where: Limbach Park, 2nd and Front Street, MonumentInfo: trilakeschamber.com/concerts-in-the-park

Climb for Courage – Saturday, June 25What: 2nd annual Climb for Courage stair climb race fundraiser forChildren’s Hospital Colorado. Tackle 2,700 stairs and then enjoy a freefamily festival post climb.When: 9 a.m. 1 p.m., Saturday, June 25Where: Falcon Stadium, Stadium Blvd.Cost: $35 adults, $20 youthInfo: Visit www.childrenscoloradofoundation.org/climbforcourage or call Barbara Frank, 719-266 3021.

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Three Lewis-Palmer High School students got more than bacon and eggs with their breakfasts . . . they were awarded scholarships from the Monu-ment Hill Kiwanis Club and Monu-ment Hill Foundation to help with their career goals.

Two students, Dominique Chouloute and Grace Lee, each received $2,500 Career Starter Scholarships.

Chouloute plans to attend Johnson Wales University in Denver to begin a career in criminal justice and become a lawyer. Lee will attend Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction to pursue a career in zoology

and animal sciences.The club awarded a $2,000 Pikes

Peak Community College scholarship to Laura Olson, who will attend PPCC to begin course work for a career in hospital radiology.

These three students were also rec-ognized at an awards ceremony at Lewis-

Palmer High School on May 17, 2016.

The Monument Hill Foundation is the granting arm of the Monument Hill

Kiwanis Club. The $7,000 in scholar-ships is just a small part of the $50,000 given out annually to the community organizations through the granting program of the club.

Kiwanis give college scholarships to three area students

By Bill [email protected]

In response to growing criticism from animal welfare activists in Monu-ment and groups statewide, town offi-cials last week defended their decision to exterminate colonies of prairie dogs along the Santa Fe Trail and other ar-eas.

Thomas Tharnish, public works di-rector, issued a statement last Friday restating the reasons for hiring a pest control company to bait prairie dog burrows with poison and eliminate the rodents.

Prairie dogs colonies were surfac-ing in several parts of town, including along the Santa Fe Trail near the base-ball diamonds recently leased by the town from Lewis-Palmer School Dis-trict 38.

In fact, Tharnish said the prairie dogs were undermining the diamonds.

“They are making holes on the play-ing fields that our young ones use for playing baseball, creating an immedi-ate safety concern,” he said.

Tharnish said the town consulted with the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture about the issue and learned prai-rie dogs pose a threat by spreading dis-ease-infected ticks and fleas. And their burrows attract rattlesnakes and col-lect water, creating breeding grounds for mosquitos.

“Tick bites can transmit diseases such as tularemia, illnesses ranging from mild to life-threatening,” Thar-nish wrote. “Plague bacteria are most often transmitted by the bite of an in-fected flea.”

Of course, the ticks and fleas are eas-ily transferred to dogs and cats, he said, raising the spectre of bringing plague-infected fleas into someone’s home.

“While these are some of the cuter

pests we encounter, unfortunately that does not make them any less of a threat or a hazard to our community,” Thar-nish said.

“It is our responsibility to protect the health and welfare of our citizens to the best of our ability. So we have addressed this public health concern to the best of our ability and continue to do so.”

Tharnish was responding, in part, to attacks from WildLands Defense, a group dedicated to protecting prairie dogs. The group has launched an effort on social media to pressure Monument to end its actions against the rodent.

WildLands Defense expanded its at-tacks by requesting all records related to Monument’s prairie dog extermina-tion including details on the type of poison being used, the dosage, dates of bait application and other informa-tion.

In particular, the group asked if Monument had surveyed for burrow-ing owl in the areas it was killing prai-rie dogs and if it was retrieving the car-casses of the animals it killed.

Monument defends prairie dogremoval citing health concerns

Courtesy PhotoMembers of the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club and Monument Hill Foundation pose with Lewis Palmer High School scholarship winners: Back Row, from left, Barrie Town, Kathy Strom, LPHS teacher Greg Long, Jack Fry, Ted Bauman and Barbara Broshous. Front row, from left, students Grace Lee, Dominique Chouloute, and Laura Olson.

File PhotoA prairie dog stands watch.

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Tri-Lakes Cares, the Monument-based nonprofi t that operates a food bank for area needy and of-fers emergency relief programs and self-suffi ciency classes to the poor in northern El Paso County, is one of 40 agencies to win grants from the Colorado Springs Health Foundation.

The foundation’s Board of Trustees recently ap-proved $2.5 million in grants to organizations serv-ing El Paso and Teller counties.

Tri-Lakes Cares was awarded a grant in the catego-ry of providing “Access to Care for Those in Greatest Need.

“We were awarded the full amount of our request: $18,375,” said Kim Whisenhunt, operations manag-er at Tri-Lakes Cares. “It will be used to support our medical program.”

Among its programs, TLC, as it’s known, sponsors a Neighborhood Nurse Center and CATCH Clinic, which gives greater access to health care for those in need.

TLC was founded in 1984 and serves the needy in Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor, sections of Black Forest, Gleneagle and the Air Force Academy.

It provides family stabilization housing, utility, medical, clothing and food assistance to families and seniors. It also collects and distributes school sup-plies to children and extra food to families in season-al programs at Thanksgiving and Christmas, includ-ing offering gifts to children.

The foundation plans to distribute about $8 mil-lion in grants over the next three years. The grants will go to groups dedicated to expanding access to health care, reducing a workforce shortage in pri-mary and psychiatric care, preventing suicide and to improving healthy eating and active living.

The grants are an outgrowth of the August 2012 decision by Colorado Springs voters to lease Memo-rial Hospital to the University of Colorado Health System.

“This is a signifi cant initial milestone for the Colorado Springs Health Foundation and our community,” said B.J. Scott, chairwoman of the foundation board. “We are privileged to invest in so many excellent organizations that do the hard work

of improving health every day, and we look forward to the impact that they will make using

these funds.” Here is a list of the agencies awarded grants and

the categories:Access to Care for Those in Greatest Need:AmblicabAmerican Diabetes AssociationAscending to Health Respite CareCatholic Health Initiatives Colorado FoundationCentro de la FamiliaColorado Health Network, Inc. dba Colorado AIDS Project

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Grants to improve health in Tri-Lakes region approved

By Audrey [email protected]

For the fi rst time in fi ve years, Palmer Lake will get to enjoy a 20-minute dis-play of loud-popping, sparkling lights in the dark sky on the Fourth of July.

On June 10, Jennifer Coopman and the Palmer Lake Fireworks Commit-tee won approval for a special event permit from the Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, setting the stage for a return of the traditional Independence Day fi reworks display.

Coopman, director of the commit-tee, said that obtaining a special event permit was the last hurdle they needed to jump for fi reworks to return.

“It’s great, we’re bringing back a tra-dition, everyone went to the Monu-ment parade, then the street fair, there

are bands in Limbach Park, and then Palmer Lake to watch fi reworks,” Coop-man said.

The only reason to cancel at this point would be a high fi re danger, Coopman said. Enough money was donated, close to their original $25,000 goal, she said. But the committee is still taking donations. Any extra cash will be saved for next year’s fi rework show.

Cathy Green, Palmer Lake town ad-ministrator, said that because the fi re and police department saw no issue with lighting fi reworks, the town board was comfortable giving the permit to the fi reworks enthusiasts.

“Over time and especially over the past month, the committee has really come to the table and met with the fi re and police (departments) and done ev-erything that both fi re and police asked

of them to make it a safe event,” said Green.

Green said there remain concerns about traffi c, how big the crowd will be and Colorado’s vulnerability to fi res. Adding to the uncertainty is the face Coopman and her group are new to the fi reworks display business

“The committee that used to put it together dismantled,” Green said. “Those people aren’t there anymore, it’s a new thing even for the commit-tee.”

Green remembered a time when Palmer Lake was so crowded she had to watch the fi reworks display from High-way 105.

The committee plans to hire at least 60 security guards, according to Green.

If this year is successful, Green said she does not see any issues with the

committee returning for another fi re-work show over Palmer Lake.

“I think that everybody in Palmer Lake loves them,” said Green. “It looks like most people in Palmer Lake built a deck or balcony on their house that has a perfect view of the fi reworks. It’s something they’ve done for a long time, I’m glad to see it come back as it’s safe.”

Coopman said people can still do-nate to palmerlakefi reworks.org and throughout different businesses in Monument and Palmer Lake such as the Wells Fargo Bank. Donations are made to the Palmer Lake Fireworks Committee.

“We have a small committee of peo-ple who live in community and work in the community; we wanted fi reworks back, some of us remember it when were kids,” Coopman said.

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Some of you may know that Floris-sant is the oldest community in Teller County. And it was even part of El Paso County before Teller was carved out in 1899.

Florissant was started in 1870 when James Castello and his family moved there from Fairplay. They settled on the road from Colorado City to Lead-ville, built a home and started a trad-ing post.

Soon they were joined by a black-smith and his family and other home-steaders.

As with other towns of the era, there was a major fire that nearly destroyed the town. Unlike others, this one came after the prime time of the town.

The Colorado Midland railroad

came through in 1887 and lasted until 1920. During this time there were no major fires, even though the smoke from the steam engines was a con-stant threat.

A garage and two houses were burned to the ground one April night in 1937. The fire started in the Vinkley Garage, which also housed the Floris-

sant Land and Development Co. It sat on the corner of the old Midland railroad, now U.S. Highway 24, and the town’s main street.

The cause was believed to be gaso-line stored in the building. There was a report of an explosion preceding the fire. Winds spread the fire to the two houses.

There was a hydrant in front of the restaurant and general store, but there was no fire hose. So a steady line of two dozen buckets was used to spread the water.

Within 45 minutes, the fire had burned itself out. The bucket brigade saved other neighboring buildings, and the rest of the town.

There was enough time for the oc-

cupants of the two houses to save some of their valuables and furniture. There was not believed to be any insurance on any of the build-ings.

During Florissant’s peak in the 1890s, after the discovery of gold at Cripple Creek, the town had a popu-lation of nearly 1,000. But after the railroad was built from Divide, the population of Florissant dropped to about 300.

The 1920 census gave the popula-tion at just less than 200. The town grew again starting in the 1950s. Many of the buildings from a century ago, and older, still survive thanks to not having many severe fires.

That’ll warm you up!

It’s finally summer and there’s so much to do outside and with the kids and vacation and all. I get it.

Or, maybe work’s a drag. You have a lot on your plate, and you are exhaust-ed when you get home. I get that, too.

Mail piles up and sorting through the junk and the bills and all takes too much energy. I’ve heard it all.

But none of those excuses are reason to skip voting in the June 28 primary.

I know it’s not a general election and you are only interested in the main event: Clinton vs. Trump.

But you are doing yourself a huge disservice, same for your neighbors and friends, if you don’t speak up now by spending a few minutes to cast that ballot.

As most of us know, many elections are decided in the primary because one party or the other is so dominant that the opposition doesn’t stand a chance come the Nov. 8 general elec-tion.

Take the race for El Paso County

Commissioner in the District 3 where Sallie Clark is leaving due to term limits. I’d think folks in Palmer Lake and the western edge of the county would want a voice in who will be her successor.

And, let’s face it, the next commis-sioner is likely to be chosen June 28 because it will be a cold day in you-know-where when a Democrat claims that seat. Of course, it’s technically possible, given that the district in-cludes Manitou Springs, Ute Pass and Colorado Springs’ Westside neighbor-hood.

But don’t hold your breath because it also includes Peregrine, Mountain

Shadows, Rockrimmon, Holland Park, Skyway and the Broadmoor neighbor-hoods. Not exactly Bernie Sanders country.

How about the race for the 5th Dis-trict seat in Congress? It features two contested primaries.

On the Democratic side, two Army vets are squaring off: a medically re-tired combat vet and a veteran work-ing in information technology who is a transgender woman.

Then there’s the GOP field, where a political newcomer is putting up a significant challenge to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, the five-term incum-bent.

Finally, perhaps the most interest-ing race is in the Republican battle for the U.S. Senate nomination. Five candidates are struggling to gain name recognition and separate them-selves from the pack for the right to take on U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat who is unopposed in the primary.

The Senate and Congressional

races, alone, are reason to pick up a ballot. Those are seriously important positions and we shouldn’t let a small minority of voters make those deci-sions.

Frankly, it amazes me when vot-ers are too lazy or disinterested to vote. It’s especially amazing because the vast majority, it seems, complain about their government. But then they can’t muster the energy to slice open an envelope, sharpen a No. 2 pencil, fill in a few ovals and drop the ballot in the mailbox?

In this edition of The Tribune, we’ve included a snapshot of each candidate in the biggest races. More important, we’ve included websites, Facebook and Twitter links and email addresses for each candidate.

Next time you are online, take a break from flaming (fill in the blank Hillary, Donald) and look up these candidates. Learn a little about them, who they are, where they stand. Then do yourself, and all of us, a favor and vote!

PIKES PEAK BILL Bill [email protected]

CABOOSE COBWEBSMel McFarland

Florissant boomed before it burned and a bucket brigade saved it

Don’t simply toss out that primary election ballot . . . Vote!

Tri-Lakes TribuneJune 24, 1976

Hikers targeted: Rick Heschke reported that 40-50 hikers were about 25 yards south of the large opening in Elephant Rock on June 16 when he heard three shots ring out. The hikers continued and another shot was heard. Heschke saw dirt flying from the rock above his head. A suspect yelled: “You kids get off the Elephant. That’s my property.” El Paso County Sheriff’s Department charged John Everett Green of Palmer Lake with menacing.

Steak thief: Customers of Woodmoor Inn restau-rant had a choice of meat Monday, as long as it was hamburger. A discriminating burglar with an eye for the finer foods managed to sneak into the kitchen, break into a freezer and make off with $250 worth of steaks and other prime cuts of beef. The thief shunned the more hamburger.

Sewage delay: A three-week work stoppage at

the site of the Palmer Lake Sanitation Board’s sew-age treatment plant south of Monument ended last week. If there is no delay in receipt of equipment, the project should be completed by Aug. 13. Dougan Construction Co. of Denver stopped work claiming it was owed $26,466 more than the bid of $298,298.

Flea market returns: The best flea market in El Paso County is coming back July 31 for another one-day stand at the Mine Shopping Center in Monu-ment. Last year more than 100 sellers set up their stands and shops on the parking area of the center,

just east of I-25.Clinic dedication: The public is invited to en-

joy free refreshments as the new Rampart Clinic is dedicated Sunday, June 27. The clinic is one-third of a mile east of Monument. The building is on the south side of Highway 105 and is yellow, trimmed in brown.

Ballots circulated: Colorado voters may decide 17 measures in November if all the initiative ballots now being circulated are turned in with 63,040 valid signatures by July 2. One will create a state sweep-stakes lottery. Another would make it harder to build a nuclear power plant in Colorado. Two petitions still circulating would repeal the state sales tax on food.

Car repairs: Summer car care specials: Front-end alignment, $9.88 for most American cars. Air con-ditioning service, check freon, belt tension, cooling temperature, $7.50. Woodmoor Chevron, Route 105 & Woodmoor Drive.

Complied by Linda Case

40 Years Ago


One of the universal truths of living in the West is the idea that “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.”

An important distinction that needs to be noted is that you can’t make whiskey without a lot of water. And some folks won’t drink it without ice.

Also, you can’t fight over water with-out history.

Sam Hackett was described in Marion Savage Sabin’s 1957 book, “Palmer Lake: A Historical Narrative,” as a young Scotch-Irishman looking for a way to get up in the world.

“There was a very odd thing about Sam Hackett, ” wrote Sabin. “His was an unmistakably Irish physiognomy and his rich, deep brogue matched his face — yet there was little or nothing of Irish in his inner makeup. The genial gift of gab had been left entirely out of his composition; he was taciturn and cautious, like a Scotchman. His humor — few guessed he had any — was the sly, self-contained sort and his habitual aspect was dour. He was frugal and a confirmed woman-hater. Yet he was never a mean man and stories are told of his generosity to visitors and harvest hands in later years.”

Hackett worked, ate and slept at the railroad section house managed by Camillus Weiss. Among his early duties there was pumping water from Palmer Lake for the engines. Because of his general standoffishness and other rea-sons related to economics, he eventu-ally decided to reside elsewhere.

“He went some distance away to the west of the railroad, nearer the moun-tains, and made himself a dug-out. It was just a hole in the ground, a low mound set in a hillside. The entrance which faced south, was held up by logs; and a few pine planks hewn in the woods, chipped out by himself and secured overhead in his cave, kept the roof from falling in…” according to Sabin.

At the time of her writing in the 1950s, the ruin of that abode could still be seen on the very edge of the field to west of the Little Log Church.

In order to augment the amount of water available in Palmer Lake to use to fill the 12 or so daily train engines that required water to push over the hump, Weiss, as the section boss for railroad, asked Hackett to dig a ditch.

The ditch diverted water from Mon-ument Creek by use of a small dam and reservoir and solved the water problem for the railroad at the time.

“On Dec. 29, 1882, Samuel Hackett filed, in the Office of Clerk and Re-corder of El Paso County, an affidavit

describing his ditch and claiming water rights for domestic, mechanical and irrigation purposes,” wrote Lloyd McFarling in footnotes to Sabin’s book in December of 1956.

“He said the ditch was constructed about the year 1872. Two other ditches were also important in establishing water rights, which were later acquired by the Town of Palmer Lake. One was the Anchor Ditch, dug in 1867, and the other was the Monument Ditch, dug in 1868 and enlarged in 1875. These ditches were downstream from the Hackett Ditch. Their headgates were within the limits of the town as estab-lished at the time of incorporation in 1889,” wrote McFarling.

In time, Hackett eventually left the employ of the railroad, purchased Weiss’ property and turned to raising potatoes. His prowess at that activ-ity helped create an industry — and a dominant one at that — in this area for several years and earned him the title “the potato king.”

He became very prosperous. Much of his success in the potato farming business, however, was heavily reliant on his ability to irrigate. His irrigation, of course, relied mostly on the Hackett Ditch.

Water was also on the minds of the founders of Monument.

“The citizens of Monument were very concerned about water for their community,” wrote Lucille Lavelett in “Through the Years at Monument, Colorado.”

“For several years, each family had dug a well in their back yard with hand-drawn buckets to bring the water to the top. In the early 1880s, the citi-zens had civic progress and created a bonded debt. It was small at first, but it grew and was cared for, extended and kept alive for 20 years until the interest payments exceeded the principal more than 50 percent,” she wrote.

“Old records show a ditch was be-ing promoted by a stock company in 1874 to bring water into Monument for irrigation. News reports were that the ditch was partly dug in 1875. Appar-ently it was abandoned within a few years,” Lavelett said.

But in September of 1881, the

Monument Town Council took another run at it by calling a special election for issuing bonds to bring water into town.

By November, the council passed a resolution issuing $2,500 worth bonds dating Jan. 2, 1882, and by March, George Newbrough was awarded a contract for construction of a ditch for $1,650 and soon other contracts were made for installing a flume in the up-per end of the ditch, and for building bridges.

“On March 27, 1884, Charles D. Ford and Henry Limbach were appointed to make a plan and have the ditch record-ed. On May 22, 1885, a plat and state-ment of the priority of the Monument ditch was recorded in book 60, pages 35 and 36. The ditch ran in an easterly direction from a point on Monument Creek about two miles northwest of Monument and within the present lim-its of Palmer Lake, to a reservoir in the southwest quarter of Section 11, then turned southwest to another reservoir in the northwest quarter of Section 14,” Lavelett wrote.

By 1892, according to photographs recorded, water began flowing through the pipes for the first time from Monu-ment Reservoir. Ed Limbach, (Henry’s oldest son) was described as the engi-neer of that project.

Of course, there were many other important water events in the next 100 years, or so, but following are some highlights.

Monument Lake Dam was autho-rized by an act of the General Assem-bly of the state of Colorado approved April 16, 1891, for the purposes of flood control and irrigation. It was one of three built by the state of Colorado in 1893. Since that time, one dam has been taken over by a water district, one

has been breached and one remains in disrepair (Monument).

April 7, 1899, the Legislature adopt-ed an enactment under the provisions of which the Board of County Commis-sioners of any county in which a state reservoir was situated were charged with the duty of controlling and main-taining the same without expense to the state and providing for the storage of water as contemplated by the stat-ute authorizing its construction and also for its distribution under the di-rection of the water commissioners for the district in which the reservoir may be situated. El Paso County govern-ment was given an unfunded mandate to control and maintain the dam.

On June 7, 1937, the Colorado State Legislature authorized the governor to execute a deed of conveyance to the Board of Trustees of the Town of Monument of all the interest of the State of Colorado in and to the land under the reservoir. The Act authorizes and directs only the conveyance of the right, title and interest of the state in the land and makes no reference of any kind to the dam structure itself or the right to store water in the reservoir.

Flash forward to the turn of the next century.

Betty Konarski, Chair of the Monu-ment Lake Preservation Committee at the time, describes what happened then, and the process to save the lake.

“I got involved in 1999 when the State Engineer notified the Town of Monument that it was going to ‘poke a hole in the dam’ because it was leaking and the Town would have to pay the approximately $2 billion to do it,” she said.“Once we decided to save the lake, I began digging into the history,

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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin. This fatalistic and sardonic idiom ties the inevitability of death to the burden of taxes.

And dutifully, each year, most of us prepare for the certainty of taxes. However, few of us prepare for the certainty of death.

Within the past eight months, I’ve had the misfortune of observing the deaths of both my sisters. Worse, their end-of-life wishes were ignored and they suffered needlessly.

Whether by a crippling disease, a sudden heart attack or stroke or through an accident, we all die. When we prepare for our own death in advance, we are able to relieve the decision-making burden on those whom we love.

Even better, we can create the op-portunity for a peace-filled end of life, as opposed to a painful one artificially extended by drugs, tubes, needles, blood tests, X-rays, heart monitors

and well-intentioned medical pro-fessionals poking and prodding in a harshly lit, sterile hospital room until death-do-you-finally-part.

The National Hospice and Pallia-tive Care Organization, on its website nhpco.org, urges everyone to commu-nicate their end-of-life wishes. Talking to your loved ones, healthcare provid-ers and friends is an important step in making your wishes known. These conversations will relieve them of the need to guess what you would want done, should you ever face a health-care or medical crisis.

The National Council for Palliative Care offers a booklet “Planning for

your future care.” They say that it’s never too early to have those conver-sations.

Think about what your wishes and preferences are for your care. Do y ou want heroic, life-extending treat-ment? Or do you prefer a palliative care approach that focuses on k eeping you comfortable in your final days?

Where do you want to be cared for, if need be? Is it in your home or a specific assisted-living or skilled-care facility?

It is imperative to have an advance directive or living will that lets health-care providers know your wishes. Appoint a trusted family member or friend to have a lasting power of attorney to make decisions for you, should you be unable to express them yourself.

If you want to have control of your care at the end of your life, it is im-portant to educate yourself about what needs to be done to ensure your wishes are followed. On the website

www.oktodie.com, there is an exten-sive checklist for planning your death.

And finally, from yours truly, you need to read Dr. Atul Gawande’s New York Time No. 1 Bestselling book, “Being Mortal – Medicine and What Matters in the End.” Dr. Gawande is an accomplished author, surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and professor at Harvard Medical School.

Book critic Katherine Boo called Be-ing Mortal: “A deeply affecting, urgent-ly important book – one not just about dying and the limits of medicine, but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity and joy.”

I found the book profound and a must-read for anyone who expects they will, someday, die.

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Tri-Lakes area residents will have ac-cess to an array of new, advanced ser-vices upon completion of the project – which will include a four-story addi-tion that will primarily house women’s and oncology services.

Plans also call for expanding the Emergency Department, adding two operating rooms and increasing inpa-tient beds to 108 with additional room to grow in the future.

Groundbreaking is planned for the fall at the hospital, located at 4050 Bri-argate Parkway.

In the past two years, inpatient ad-missions have increased 43 percent at Memorial Hospital North, and the number of outpatient visits has nearly quadrupled as the hospital has added medical services on the campus.

“Memorial Hospital has been a lead-er in health care in the Pikes Peak re-gion for more than 100 years, and this expansion ensures we will be able to continue to address current and future health needs of the community,” said George Hayes, CEO of Memorial Hos-pital.

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too is the demand for expert care in northern El Paso County and southern Douglas County. We are pleased to be able to offer residents access to ad-vanced care, close to home.”

The design of the new inpatient ad-dition will complement plans by Chil-dren’s Hospital Colorado to build a full-service pediatric hospital on the Memorial Hospital North campus.

The proximity of the hospitals will ensure the community has access to the very best adult and pediatric care on the same health campus. Both the Memorial and Children’s projects are expected to be completed in 2018.

The expansion plans come on the heels of other significant improve-ments within the last year at Memorial Hospital North. Cardiac services were expanded via a new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab and car-diac clinic. And oncology services grew with the addition of a radiation oncol-ogy treatment center and chemother-apy infusion. The medical center also was designated as a Level III trauma center.

“The new services, treatments and investments at Memorial are exciting, but just as important are the improve-ments in patient experience, qual-ity and safety,” said Dr. Jose Melendez, Memorial Hospital’s chief medical of-ficer. “It’s obvious the community rec-ognizes these improvements because

record numbers of patients are now choosing Memorial Hospital for their care.”

Memorial Hospital North opened in 2007 as a small, community hospital. It has since matured into a full-service hospital.

UCHealth has spent more than $130 million in capital improvements, in-vestments and additional services for

patients at Memorial Hospital Central and Memorial Hospital North since October 2012, when the hospitals be-came part of UCHealth through a long-term lease agreement.

These investments include remod-eled, private patient rooms, six new primary care locations and the addi-tion of advanced imaging equipment, among many other enhancements.

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Being named an ambassador for Children’s Hos-

pital Colorado Foundation is one of 14-year-old Zoe Grisez’s many accomplishments.

Grisez, who is a sophomore at Discovery Canyon Campus with a 4.125 GPA, has undergone over 15 sur-geries to date, due to her condition, Spinal Muscular Atrophy and scoliosis.

So she is a logical choice toexplain the need to build a Children’s Hospital Colorado in the area. And it’s why she was chosen, along with another Children’s patient, Jackson Ziwak, to encourage participants in this week’s 2nd annual Climb for Courage fundraiser.

The event, which consists of a 2,700-stair race, is 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, June 25, at the Air Force Acad-emy’s Falcon Stadium.

Money raised for Climb for Courage will go to the construction of the anticipated Children’s Hospital on the campus of UCHealth’s Memorial Hospital North on Briargate Parkway. It is set to complete in 2018.

Zoe’s mom, Lorraine Grisez, explained why a local Children’s Hospital is so important to her daughter

Her eight specialists are located at the Denver Children’s Hospital, so the family must regularly commute to Denver when Zoe undergoes surgery or needs to see a specialist.

Lorraine said that the family uses Colorado Springs hospitals to handle small emergencies, but her daughter’s needs are too extensive for the hospitals in Colorado Springs to handle.

Zoe added the when she is sick on the drive to Denver, the drive was really hard on her.

“With the appointment here, it would be life changing for families like ours,” Zoe said. “Having a hospital down here is going to be really helpful, be-cause if I have a surgery here, the drive to it and home won’t be as long.

“Even just a normal day, if i do a long day full of ap-pointment I’ll be able to get home earlier.”

Her mom explained that it will be good not to worry how she will drive her daughter to Denver, es-pecially when she needs to bring all the necessary equipment.

Until Zoe was 12 years old, doctors performed surgery every six months or so to replace metal rods in her spine as she grew in order to keep her back straight and to prevent her lungs from collapsing.

“There is no comparison at Children’s Hospital, when you have a child with a specific diagnosis and needs, it’s comforting when I don’t have to explain ev-erything,” Lorraine said.

Mother and daughter are looking forward to a short ride home after surgeries in the future as well, since they need to visit her specialists every one to three months.

“For same-day surgeries, it’ll be easier, we won’t have to leave the house as early,” Zoe said. “Going home the same day, I’ll be able to sleep. That will be useful for when we have a day meeting with a special-ist, it’s way easier not worrying about Denver traffic.”

And Lorraine said it doesn’t matter Zoe will out-grow Children’s in a few years.

“We’ll always kind of have to depend on specialists at Children’s Hospital,” she said.

Sonya Harris, director of events and corporate programs at Children’s Hospital Colorado Founda-tion, said that for patients like Grisez and Ziwak, a Children’s Hospital located in Colorado Springs is a big deal for their families.

“All those families that had to drive so far…are say-ing now it’s going to make such a difference in their lives,” Harris said. “They don’t have to drive all the way to Denver, specialists will see them here.”

The Climb for Courage is a way families across the region can help make the hospital a reality. Last year, 350 people participated in the race and it raised $150,000 from fundraising and sponsors.

By last week, twice as many people had registered and more sponsors are donating than last year, Harris said.

To compete in the race, adults 18 and older have to meet a $50 minimum requirement and under 18 years have a $25 minimum. Those interested in racing can register at the Colorado Running Company in the University Village on Friday, June 24 or online until midnight on June 22 at childrenscoloradofoundation.org. Participants also can register in person the day of the race.

Zoe and Ziwak will hand out awards and encour-age participants.

“I felt really excited to be able to talk to people and explain what an awesome hospital it is and tell all doctors, nurses and specialists how thankful I am,” Zoe Grisez said.

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“Monument had not annexed land under the lake until a few years ago when we had a drought and were afraid of bears being hunted as they came down to drink endangering people who lived next to the lake. Then the Town annexed the land and posted it for no hunting. The Town still doesn’t own the deed to the dam (see Dam Story about legislation). The Town has now been in water court for 16 years to get the right to store its own water behind the dam (we pay an an-nual evaporative loss fee to Colorado Springs Utilities for their allowing us to hold primarily their water behind the dam so as to have a lake).”

And other challenges cropped up in the process.

“Then there was the issue of the Preables Meadow Jumping Mouse mitigation and what I call the “bra” that we had to put on the dam(a mylar layer under dirt so plants could grow over the west side of the dam for pro-tection for the Mouse, but so the roots would not again destabilize the dam structure). The dam alone and its redesign to accommodate the sewer pipes coming from Palmer Lake as well as its reconstruction has several inter-esting elements. But the water issue is even more interesting as it fi ts into the need for renewed focus on potable water for the Town and the new water rates.”

In the case of local water, it seems, there is still an opportunity to sit down, perhaps with small bottle of single malt and appropriate glassware, maybe some ice, and discuss history of water in the area, or at least get the fi ght started.

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Continued from Page 1the academy, which offers kindergarten through 8th grades and serves about 950 students, or 15 percent of D-38’s approximate 6,350 students. The academy stood to gain about $600,000 per year.

Instead of getting a share of the tax revenue, the academy ultimately settled for huge savings in ad-ministrative expenses previously charged by the dis-trict, under the tentative agreement.

If formally approved and signed, the academy will receive more than $425,000 in additional funds and services for the fi rst year, and more than $300,000 in additional funds and services in subsequent years.

Also, the D-38 Board agreed to waive the “Au-thorizer Administration Fee,” a fi rst for any charter school in Colorado.

In exchange, the academy agreed to waive any fu-ture claim to the mill levy proceeds.

The academy sought the revenue because it has been unable to convince voters to approve its own mill levy requests. And because it wants to offer high school education to its families, but it needs new in-come to make that happen.

But the D-38 school board was adamant the origi-nal ballot initiative excluded the academy. Changing the distribution formula would be a betrayal of the 1999 voters and their goodwill, School Board Presi-dent Mark Pfoff said several times.

Academy parents came to school board meet-ings to plead the school’s case. In fact, prior to the announcement of the deal, an academy parent. Lauralee Hitzler, implored the board to redistribute the revenue “ethically” to include the academy.

Though the new agreement doesn’t give the acad-emy the tax revenue it sought, it does offer big sav-ings, said Karen Brofft, D-38 superintendent.

“It’s a compromise on both sides,” Brofft said after the board voted 5-0 to approve the new contract. “We are saving them administrative overhead costs. The result is more funding for them.

“Both sides worked hard to come to an agreement for the benefi t of the kids.”

Don Griffi n, executive director of the academy,

said his team strongly considered suing to access the mill levy money.

“Our intent all along was for charter school stu-dents to be treated fairly,” Griffi n said Friday. “We be-lieve we had a good case.”

But lawsuits are never without risks and expense. And D-38’s creative approach to the funding issue was persuasive.

“We weighed all that,” Griffi n said. “We saw this as one way to reach an outcome that was fair.”

Griffi n said the academy wanted a contract that refl ected its value to D-38.

“Most charter schools do not represent 15 percent of an entire school district’s population,” he said, noting that the academy further adds value to the district due to the strong performance of its students on standardized testing.

“Our students also score extremely well on assess-ments and 85-95 percent of our students end up in their high schools,” he said. “We’re fairly well-run and fi nancially stable, as well. I think that makes us an asset to the district.”

How long the academy continues to feed Palmer Ridge and Lewis-Palmer high schools is in question because Griffi n said adding a high school is a priority among academy parents and staff.

“We made it clear that a high school is something our parents are very interested in, whether a tradi-tional high school or another type of program,” he said. “Our parents choose to come here, it’s because they like the education, our curriculum, our environ-ment. And many are desirous to see that continue through the high school years.”

In other action June 16, the D-38 board approved its general fund operating budget for the next fi scal year, which begins July 1. It calls for $40 million in spending on its students and 360 teachers plus 20 or so administrators at eight schools.

The budget projects an increase of 68 students to the district’s total student population of more than 6,000 at nine schools, and anticipates spend-ing $111 more per student next year, setting the funding level is $7,051, or 10 percent above

base funding levels. It projects the property tax mill levy at 46.251,

about .5 percent lower than the 2016 level of 46.507 mills. That means a homeowner with a home valued at $350,000 in 2017 will pay $1,288 for school district property taxes, as compared to $1,295 in 2016.

The budget includes modest pay increases for teachers, ranging from 1.4 percent to 2.9 percent de-pending on an individual teacher’s experience level.

The district said it was absorbing cost increases for health insurance, which is put at 6 percent, as well as PERA increase for all staff members. When those costs are added, the total compensation increase for teachers is 3.4 percent.

Palmer Ridge High School teacher Tom Pat-rick said the board needed to do more to improve teacher pay, noting that starting salaries of $33,780 were among the lowest in the region. And he said the raises for teachers represented only $500 to $1,200 a year and did not offset infl ation or make up for previous wage freezes teachers endured in previous years.

Brofft said it may be time for D-38 to re-examine its pay structure, as two board members suggested, and perhaps give everyone, teachers and administra-tors alike, fl at pay raises.

“For more experienced teachers, our pay rate ranks fi rst in the Pikes Peak region,” Brofft said. “But we’re behind when it comes to new teachers. The range of our salary schedule is an issue we might need to examine.”

The board also again agreed to ask the state Board of Education to waive a school readiness assessment given to kindergarten students. Concerns about the privacy of student data and an over-abundance of standardized testing prompted the original request in January. The waiver request was denied by the state board at its April 13 meeting.

It’s unclear when the state board might reconsider the district request, meaning the district likely will live with the standardized tests one more year, at least.

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Goals: Modernize military, secur-ing U.S. borders, achieve energy in-dependence, tax reform, fiscal con-trol to reduce federal debt, eliminate

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Goals: Rebuild military and intel-ligence capabilities, defeating ISIS, balancing federal budget and reduc-ing $19 trillion federal debt, reduce

taxes on corporations and individuals, repeal and re-place Obamacare.

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Jon Keyser, 34, Morrison, Air Force intelligence officer, combat veteran in Iraq and Afghanistan, for-mer state representative, major in Air Force Reserve.

Goals: Strong national security, reducing national debt, controlling spending, repeal Obamacare, stop-ping Iran nuclear agreement, secure U.S. borders, slash bureaucracies,

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Doug Lamborn, 62, Colorado Springs, attorney, U.S. Congress 5th District Representative, 2007-pres-ent; Colorado General Assembly - State Representative, 1995-98; State Senator, 1998-07.

Goals: Strengthen national de-fense, rein in spending to reduce federal debt and budget deficit, de-feat ISIS and terrorism, reform the

Veterans Administration to improve health care for veterans.

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Calandra Vargas, 32, Black For-est, graduate of Lewis-Palmer High School, graduate of Oral Roberts University with a master’s degree in Global Politics/Mid-East studies; legislative aide in Colorado General Assembly.

Goals: Establish a flat income tax system and abolishing the IRS, reduce the regulatory and tax bur-

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Donald E. Martinez, 37, Wide-field, medically retired Army com-bat veteran.

Goals: Reform the Veterans Ad-ministration health care system, national security, cyber security, pledges to serve just one two-year term.

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El Paso County CommissionerDistrict 3

Karen Cullen, 53, Manitou Springs, business owner in IT indus-try, owns bed & breakfast, president of Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and Office of Economic Development

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Stan VanderWerf, 55, Colorado Springs, retired as Air Force colo-nel after 27 years service, owns two companies in aerospace defense in-dustry

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It’s not uncommon for members of a quilting club to collaborate on a project. But two area sewing shops are taking collaboration to a new level as they bring an international quilting craze to the Tri-Lakes region.

Sew Motion - Fabrics, Notions and More, a new quilt shop at 862 Highway 105 in Palmer Lake, and Frankie’s Fab-ric Shoppe at 252 Front St. in Monu-ment, are hosting the “Row by Row Experience” this summer.

Row by Row is a quilting event that began in 2011 and now spans North America and Europe.

Participating quilt shops make 9x36 portions of a quilt. Then Row by Row entrants try to collect at least eight pieces from different shops to form an entire quilt.

Of course, that requires visiting multiple shops to collect the pieces.

Then the contestants must sew the pieces together and the fi rst one to complete a quilt and bring it into a participating shop wins a prize.

For example, if you use Sew Mo-tions’ portion of the quilt, you can win a gift certifi cate to the shop.

“Ladies go crazy about the event,” said Sheila Schaffer, owner of Sew Mo-tion.

More than 60 shops in Colorado are participating in the event this year, according to the Row by Row website. Last year, just 30 Colorado shops par-ticipated and none in the region.

“Sew Motion is all geared up and

ready to go,” said Schaffer. This year will be the fi rst year that

Tri-Lakes area quilt shops will be involved.

Schafer is hoping the Row by Row event gives a boost to her business, which opened just eight months ago. She said the store is expecting any-where from 500 to 1,000 people to visit between now and Labor Day, when the event ends.

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Frankie’s owner Erin Mihelic also is very excited to be a part of the event for the fi rst time.

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“We are very excited about it, and have heard up to 500 people could come in,” said Mihelic.

Mihelic put their stores participa-tion in the event on social media and has received great feedback.

To join and learn where you can fi nd participating shops, visit RowByRowExperience.com and click the “Start Here!” tab. There you will see each state listed along with shops in Canada. You can also get information on European shops in the project.

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will be participating in the event. According to its website, Row by

Row Experience began in 2011 with 20 quilt shops across New York. In 2012, the event grew to include 62 shops. Pennsylvania joined the fad in 2013, doubling the number of shops in the two states.

The quilting craze exploded in 2014. Row by Row counted more than 1,250 participating quilt shops in 34 states and Ontario. It more than doubled again in 2015 with 2,655 shops across the U.S. and Canada. This year it is in all 50 states

Although the quilt shops are orga-nized by area, quilters have no bor-ders. They are encouraged to collect patterns and add rows to their quilts from all over the world.

To learn more about Sew Motion, email [email protected] or call 481-1565.

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Photo Courtesy of Sheila Schaff er The 2016 Row By Row Experience theme is “Home Sweet Home.” Sheila Schaff er titled the Sew Motion row “Palmer Lake, CO.”

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Photo courtesy of Erin Mihelic Erin Mihelic, owner of Frankie’s Fabric Shoppe in Monument, personally designed the fabric row her shop entered in the Row by Row Experi-ence project.


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By Nancy Bonig

The installation of new sculptures is the big story in the arts scene in June.

New pieces, chosen by ARTSites, were welded to their pedestals in several locations Thursday, June 16, where they will be on display for the public’s enjoy-ment for a year.

These locations are at the sculpture park adjacent to the Lewis-Palmer School District 38 administra-tion building, at the Santa Fe Trailhead on 3rd street, at the Monument Town Hall and in Palmer Lake.

Some of the artists were introduced at the Bliss Studio and Gallery during the Thursday evening Art Hop in Downtown Monument.

One of the sculptures, “He Loves Me Not,” was created by local artist Irmgard Knoth. Immy, as she is fondly known, was in attendance, as was the young woman, Melissa Woodward, who was in the model for the sculpture 18 years ago.

Melissa recalled the experience of standing for a long time, not an easy task for a 6-year-old child, while Immy carefully sculpted the clay for the bronze mold. Since posing for the sculpture, Melissa gradu-ated from Lewis-Palmer High School, went to college and still lives in the area. She was very excited to see her likeness in the sculpture park.

Another sculpture of interest was “Mirrored Growth,” the latest piece to grace the Santa Fe Trail head at 3rd Street. Created by local artistic black-smith, Jodie Bliss, it is welded with inserts of colored glass. It catches the light all day long and is the latest piece installed by Jodie in the month of June.

Two other enormous sculptures by Bliss were po-sitioned at the entrance to University Village Colora-do, the shopping complex on North Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs.

You can fi nd them at the south entrance to the shopping center, near Lowe’s. Jodie likes to work big and has recently started to add colored glass, both in sheet form and blown by herself at a furnace in Lakewood, to her eye-catching sculptures. Jodie has been a busy blacksmith.

Enjoy the new work chosen to enhance our beautiful surroundings. ARTsites is sponsored by Tri-Lakes Views, a non-profi t community organization. A map to all the sculptures will be available on their website, TriLakesViews.org.

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By Danny [email protected]

Race day, June 26, is almost here

and I can’t wait.This year marks the 100th anni-

versary – but just the 94th running – of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It is the second-oldest mo-torsports race in America behind the famed Indianapolis 500, which began in 1911.

The Hill Climb is one of the more unique events in the world. Perhaps that is why drivers come from around the globe to race up “America’s Moun-tain” while negotiating 156 turns be-ginning at 9,390 feet above sea level at the start line and ending at the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak.

During its 100-year history, “The Race to the Clouds” has featured such iconic drivers as Al and Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, Rick Mears and Par-nelli Jones. They took on the mountain back in the days when a dirt and rock track made the 12.42 mile trek from Mile Marker 7 to the summit the most

daring adventure of anyone’s lifetime.Of course, now it’s paved to the top.

But it’s still a pretty daring race.I talked with Bobby Unser a few

years ago, after the final 2½ miles of the Pikes Peak Highway were paved prior to the 2012 race. He was compli-mentary of the scorching times today’s drivers are putting up, but in his opin-ion, the race has lost the grit, and a lot of the danger, of the old days.

I would never argue with Bobby Un-ser, who was born in Colorado Springs and is part of the famed Unser family that began racing in the Hill Climb in the 1920s. Unser, at 82, has forgot-ten more about racing than I will ever know.

But today’s drivers are just as dar-ing, in my opinion, as Unser and his running mates. The current group is racing up the mountain in million-dol-lar machines that go faster than ever. Some drivers top 150 mph through the Picnic Grounds.

And everybody knows, speed kills.Last year alone, six drivers reached

the top in under 10 minutes. That was unheard of in Unser’s day, whose time of 11:09.220 in his Audi Sport Quatro E2 won the 1986 event. Three years later, Robby Unser made it to the top in 10:48.340.

Then along came Monster, as in Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima.

The iconic Japanese driver became an overnight Hill Climb sensation, and fan favorite, winning the first of his eight King of the Hill championships in 1993.

Then in 2011, with the final stretch of the highway still unpaved, Monster became the first driver in race his-tory to eclipse the 10-minute barrier (9:51.278). Monster’s rock-star status grew to iconic proportions. He will be back to race again this year, at the age of 66.

In 2012, with the road fully paved and glistening from the glare of the hot summer sun, France’s Sebastien Loeb

reached the summit in 8:13.878. His time blew minds. Nobody has even broken nine minutes.

This year’s field is limited to 101 drivers and riders (66 cars and 35 motorcycles) in honor of the 100th an-niversary. A normal field has about 135 drivers and riders.

Despite the continued influx of foreign drivers – they are coming from a dozen countries this year – there is a still a local flavor. Among the locals are Woodland Park’s Clint Vahsholtz (Open Wheel) and his son Codie (750cc motorcycle). Their father Leon-ard, winner of 18 Hill Climbs, is their crew chief. The Vahsholtz’s have won 41 combined class titles, the most in Hill Climb history.

Also from Woodland Park are the husband-and-wife team of Dave and Lorie Wood, who compete in Open Wheel.

Monument’s Christopher Lennon, winner of last year’s Vintage car class in his 1973 Porsche, is back for another run up the highway. Also competing in the Vintage class is Cascade’s Ralph Murdock in his 1970 Chevrolet Ca-maro.

Dozens of other competitors are from the Colorado Springs area.

See you race day.

FROM THE SIDELINES Danny [email protected]

Happy birthday, Hill ClimbPikes Peak International Hill Climb turns 100

Will hoops star be second elite area athlete snubbed by a pro league? By Danny [email protected]

As the NBA Draft looms Thursday, there are many

folks around Monument, Boulder, and other parts of Colorado wondering if Josh Scott’s name will be called during the lavish ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York.

Scott, a 6-foot-10 power forward who starred for Lewis-Palmer High School and the University of Col-orado, hopes to be in the mix among the 60 players selected in the two rounds of the draft.

But after watching former L-P baseball star Paul Tillotson go undrafted by Major League Baseball re-cently, everyone knows these drafts are unpredict-able.

And even if Scott is not chosen, there are those in his corner who believe he has the tools to be a top-notch professional player.

“Josh can play in the NBA,” said Mike Rohn, CU’s assistant head coach during Scott’s four years in Boulder. “Absolutely. Without a doubt.

“He’s a power guy. A legitimate player with major production value. He proved that in college in one of the best conferences in the country. And that will translate to the NBA.”

Rohn is convinced even if NBA scouts are so doubtful they didn’t even invite him to last month’s NBA Combine.

Rohn calls that snub an “embarrassment.” He be-lieves Scott belonged with the 70 or so players chosen to work out in front of the NBA general managers and front office executives.

“Josh might not be as young as some of the guys in the draft, but he has proven tools and can help and NBA team right away,” said Rohn, who was the CU coach primarily responsible for helping to develop Scott’s game.

Rohn is well aware of the knocks against Scott. Critics say Scott lacks athleticism and can’t shoot be-yond the 3-point arc.

They also suspect he is too small to be an NBA cen-ter and can’t leap well enough to be a power forward.

Rohn doesn’t buy any of it, especially considering Scott was named all-Pac 12 first team.

“He can score from 17 and 18 feet as well as any 6-10 kid in the country,” Rohn said. “Very few 6-10 NBA guys have the all-around skills that Josh has. He’s not just a 6-10 shot blocker who never shoots the ball.

“Kevin Love, for example, is a better 6-10 shooter than Josh. But Josh can score in in more ways than Kevin Love. Josh can move with the ball. He can post. He can move all around the court. He’s versatile.”

Rohn said he has seen Scott improve this spring See Scott on Page 14

Photos courtesy Pikes Peak International Hill Climb archiveGlen Shultz in his winning Stutz special in 1928. He won the race with a time of 17 minutes, 41.6 seconds. He also won in 1926 and 1927.

Josh Scott waits for NBA to call

Photo courtesy of University of Colorado AthleticsJosh Scott was a four-year starter for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Bobby Unser was born in Colorado Springs and is the most famous member of the legendary Unser racing family. He won 13 overall Pikes Peak International Hill Climb championships and set nine time records in the process.


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Continued from Page 1“We’re taken aback by the generos-

ity of the host families,” said Texas 4000 rider Alex Lawrence, who will attend medical school in Houston this fall. “Everybody is just so nice and so wel-coming.”

Teammate Kristan Schiele was part of a group of seven riders who rode up Pikes Peak Highway in what they called the “Pikes Peak Challenge” on June 16. She was impressed by the hospitality and the scenery.

“This is my first time to Colorado and it’s so pretty here,” she said.

It took riders five hours to reach the summit of Pikes Peak.

Lawrence is the public relations representative for the group. She and her comrades have spent the last 18 months training – some as far back as their sophomore year at UT. They

have spent thousands of hours pre-paring and raising funds for this trip. They logged about 2,000 training miles. Their bikes were donated to them by a shop in Austin.

The riders began in Austin on May 31 and are scheduled to arrive in An-chorage on Aug. 9. The riders typically go 70 to 100 miles per day.

Once the riders get to Anchorage, they will fly home to begin their careers or attend graduate school.

“For a lot of us, the best part of our journey is interacting with our hosts and finding out what their journeys are,” Lawrence said.

Each member of the Texas 4000 has a link to cancer through family mem-bers who have either died or defeated the terrible disease. The four Tri-Lakes host families that took them in also have ties to cancer.

“We want these kids to show up and have a night just like they were at their own homes,” said Jodi Cyphers, who is a thyroid cancer survivor. “They help themselves to whatever they want and

it’s super easy.”If you would like to get involved as a

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Faces to FollowNoah SathrebaseballVentura Community Col-lege

Sathre, a 2016 Lewis-Palmer High Scholl graduate, recently agreed to play

baseball for Ventura (California) Community College. Sathre bat-ted .403 for the Rangers this season with a team-leading 13 stolen bases to go along with 25 runs. He helped the team to the Class 4A District playoffs. He also played in the 55th Annual Southern Colora-

do Al-Star Game on Memorial Day at Security Service Field.

Nathan Swartzen-druberrunningMonument

Swartzendruber had the best finish of any Monument runner in last month’s 10K Bold-er Boulder. The

31-year-old was 10th in his division out of 422 runners with a time of 37 minutes 50.13 seconds. He placed 233rd overall among 20,748 males. He averaged a 6:05 miles pace.

Continued from Page 13while working out between Boulder and Las Vegas.

Rohn, like Scott’s agent Adam Pen-sack, might be a slightly biased – for different reasons – when it comes to evaluating Scott. But there is no deny-ing Scott’s success rate.

In high school, he won a state cham-pionship at L-P and led the Rangers to three Final Fours in three seasons. He played for Discovery Canyon as a fresh-man.

At CU, Scott was a four-year starter and a huge reason why the Buffaloes advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times.

Scott is not projected to be selected in the draft by any of the online mock

draft experts. Of course, anything can happen come draft day.

“I think he’s in the 40 to 45 range,” Rohn said. “But if he’s not taken, I think he will have a very good chance to sign a free agent contract.

“I think he can be a really good NBA player for a long time.”

While Scott might not be on mock draft lists, he certainly is on the radar of several NBA teams. He has worked out for at least nine NBA clubs, including the Denver Nuggets, Golden State War-riors and Los Angeles Lakers.

If Scott is not drafted or sign with an NBA team as a free agent, he still plans to play in the NBA summer league. If he remains unsigned by the fall, he will likely try to play overseas.

Scott

Texas 4000

Photos by Danny SummersGleneagle residents on Latrobe Drive put on a huge potluck for members of the Texas 4000 for Cancer bicyclists who stopped in the Tri-Lakes area June 15-16. Four Tri-Lakes area host families put the 25 riders up the night. The host families, neighbors and riders had a joyous time.


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