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By Rob Carrigan [email protected]

Local leaf peepers experienced some of the best shows — so far to date— this past week in Teller County, but it is still possible, the best is yet to come.

Color changes in Colorado’s Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) start fi rst in the higher altitudes of subalpine zones, between 9,000 and 11,000 feet, usually in early September, and drop progressively to 8,000 to 9,500 feet in three to four weeks.

Variations in temperature, moisture and light cause the chemical changes to begin. Diminished light and fall tempera-tures trigger the breakdown of chloro-phyll.

As green colors fade, yellow, orange and red pigments — carotenoids and xan-thophylls — are left and become more ob-vious.

Cool, dry weather promotes the longest and best color show and wet weather, es-pecially snow, usually shortens the view-ing period.

Dumptruck load of color in Gold� eld, Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 24. See additional photos on 2. Photos by Rob Carrigan

Above, Rock-topped Aspen range in color and elevation between Victor and Gillette Flats. Below, Color seems to blow the roof o� a cow shed in Beaver Valley.

Aspen Gold Rush

New engine (red) arrives in Cascade By Pat Hill [email protected]

The shiny red 2014 fire engine at the Cascade Volunteer Fire Department reflects the outpouring of generosity after the Waldo Canyon Fire. “After the fire, the department received nearly $100,000 in donations,” said Mike Whittemore, the department’s chief.

The fi re started in June 2012 in the canyon a short distance away from Cascade. To express their gratitude to the fi refi ghters for saving their homes, people opened their wallets.

“It was real grassroots; we didn’t do any fun-draising at all; people wrote checks for $50, $100,” Whittemore said. “It shows the gratitude that came out after the fi re.”

As word spread of the fi refi ghters’ bravery, checks arrived from out-of-state and some Eu-ropean countries. “The funds put us in a posi-tion to really move forward with increasing our capability and adding a signifi cant apparatus (engine) to the department,” Whittemore said.

With an annual budget of $90,000, a new en-gine has been out-of-reach for the department. “You can never save enough money to keep up with the infl ationary price of a new truck,” he said. “The donations helped us get to a point where we could move forward.”

As a result of the donations, the depart-ment contributed $75,000 to the total cost of $266,000, with the remaining shared by the fi re protection district, which also approved a lease-option on the engine of $110,000.

Unlike the 20-year old engine, the new one has four-wheel drive and is fully compliant with standards set by the National Fire Protec-tion Association.

“This truck was part of the turning factor that helped us lower our ISO rating to a 5 from a 6,” Whittemore said. “So, all of our homeown-ers should see a decrease in their homeowners’ insurance because of that.”

The truck will be on display at the depart-ment’s chili supper, the annual fundraiser, from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11. The department is a nonprofi t organization separate from the reve-nue-generating district.

Mike Whittemore, Chief of the Cascade Fire Department, is justi� ably proud of the new 2014 � re truck. Delivered last week by the manufacturing company in South Dakota, the new truck enhances the department’s services. Photos by Pat Hill

The Cascade Volunteer Fire Department hosts its annual fundraiser, the chili supper, from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the � re station.

Colorado Quakies showing great color recently

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Busy week planned for homecoming Events begin Oct. 6 By Danny Summers [email protected]

Cripple Creek-Victor High School will celebrate its homecoming week beginning Oct. 6 with a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the freshman.

Here is the schedule of events for home-coming week.

Spirit eventsMonday Oct. 6: Spaghetti dinner spon-

sored by freshman class. Donations ac-cepted (5:30-7:30 p.m.).

Tuesday Oct. 7: Volleyball game featur-ing the Cripple Creek Police Department vs. CC-V students (3-4 p.m.).

Wednesday Oct. 8: Powder-puff football game after school.

Thursday Oct. 9: Homecoming parade (starts at 2:30 p.m.) through the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, followed by a bonfi re (8-10 p. m.).

Saturday Oct. 11: Homecoming volley-ball game at 11 a.m. followed by the foot-ball game at 1 p.m.

“We would like to thank the Century Casino & Bronco Billy’s Casino for spon-soring an ad in the sports programs, and thank the Wildwood and Double Eagle for showing their support on their electronic signs,” said Tana Rice, secretary of the CC-V School Board, and president of the Booster Club.

“The sponsorships are benefi ting the Booster Club and we are still working on

getting more sponsorships from other community businesses.”

Rice added that she would also like to give credit to the new administration, es-pecially Tory Richey, the new principal.

“He has jumped in with both feet and it is evident that he is willing to make changes and do the hard work to make this a great school.” Rice said. “Mike Eivins, the new offensive coordinator for the high school football team, has also brought a new energy to the program.”

Florissant Fossil Beds conduct prescribed burning in October For the Couier

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monu-

ment plans to implement a prescribed burn on 180 acres of monument land along the northern boundary adjacent to Teller County Road 1. The primary goal for the project is to reduce accumulated haz-ardous forest fuels and to create a buffer near the monument’s northern boundary to help protect adjacent neighbors and communities.

Prescribed burning operations are scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 13, however, fi re managers must wait until specifi cally prescribed conditions are met.

Wind, fuel moisture, and availability of fi re staffi ng all play a factor in when and whether burning operations occur. If con-ditions are not met within the scheduled week, then burning may be delayed until later in the month or until next spring.

In advance of the planned burn, Floris-sant Fossil Beds National Monument will host a community information meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 6 to 6:45 p.m. at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monu-ment’s Visitor Center, 15807 Teller County Road 1, to explain the prescribed burn plan. The meeting is at the following loca-tion:

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monu-

ment, 15807 Teller County Road 1Florissant, CO 80816, Jeff Wolin 719-

748-3253, Ext. 202 Michelle Wheatley 719-748-3253, Ext. 101, National Monument Service U.S. Department of the Interior.

“Firefi ghter and public safety is our top priority as we implement the planned prescribed burn,” says Superintendent Michelle Wheatley. “During the week of prescribed burning, nearby residents and monument visitors should expect tempo-rary smoke in the vicinity of any prescribed fi re activity and drivers should pay extra attention while traveling through or adja-cent to burn areas.”

For safety purposes, monument neigh-

bors and visitors are urged not to stop along the roadway or enter areas while burning operations are being conducted. The Monument visitor center, trails and roads are expected to remain open.

The locations of the proposed pre-scribed burn area and additional details will be available and updated on Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument’s website at nps.gov/fl fo.

Starting on Oct. 10, updates will also be available on Twitter and Facebook @Floris-santNPS or call at (719) 748-3253, Ext. 135, www.nps.gov/fl fo

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Turley pleads not guilty to charge

By Pat Hill [email protected]

Former Woodland Park Mayor Dave Turley pled not guilty Sept. 22 in Teller County District Court. Turley’s attorney, Cynthia McKedy, requested a speedy trial, within a month, which was granted by Judge Edward Colt.

Turley was arrested in May by the

Woodland Park Police Department under suspicion of sexual assault on a minor by a person of trust. He is free on bond.

Colt granted Turley’s wish to travel within the United States and Turley agreed to surrender his passport.

The judge stated that the evidence against Turley will be released Oct. 20, and scheduled a motions’ hearing for Dec. 1. Colt set the trial date for Feb. 24 and a pre-trial readiness conference for Feb. 23.

Professionals mandated to report abuse By Pat Hill [email protected]

Teller County commissioner Norm Steen announced a new online training tool for professionals who are required to report child abuse. Speaking at the com-missioners’ meeting Sept. 25, Steen high-lighted the mandatory law and the train-ing opportunity presented by the Colorado Department of Human Services.

Under Colorado law, people in nearly 40 professions are required to report child abuse and neglect. “We rely on profession-als who interact with children and families to make that important call so at-risk chil-dren come to the attention of the child-protection system as quickly as possible,” states Gov. John Hickenlooper in a press release. “We have a commitment and duty to protect our most precious resource.”

The fi rst-ever Colorado online training

offers ease of accessibility for mandatory reporters to use this important tool, the re-lease states. Mandatory reports who com-plete the training receive a certifi cate of completion to share with their employers.

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OCT. 2-4

MUNCHKIN MARKET Ute Pass MOPS presents its annual Munchkin Market, a consignment sale featuring gently used clothing, shoes and accessories for infants to juniors. Also for sale will be toys, media, play equipment, strollers, high chairs, sporting goods, bedding, baby gear and more. The sale is open from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 (everything left will be half-price). Sale is at Woodland Park Community Church, 800 Valley View Drive. Admission is free. Cash, checks and credit cards (Visa or MasterCard) will be accepted for purchases. Proceeds benefit Ute Pass MOPS. Call 719-433-3215 or visit www.utepassmops.org.

OCT. 3, Oct. 5

ELK BUGLING Take part in a Rocky Mountain tradition - listening for the bugling of the bull elk on an autumn evening. Join a ranger at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to learn about and listing to the wild Wapiti (elk). Program is from 4:45-7:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 5. Program includes a brief presentation about the elk, followed by an off-trail hike of up to 2 miles, during which participants will look and listen for elk in the wild. Normal entrance fees to the park will apply. Because large numbers of people make the elk wary and elusive, the number of participants is limited.

Registration is required. Call 719-748-3253, ext. 202. Go www.nps.gov/flfo.

OCT. 4

COMMUNIT Y BARBECUE A free Teller County com-munity barbecue supporting Mark Manriquez is from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Everyone in Teller County is invited to this event, regardless of age or political affiliation. This will be a unique opportunity for all members of our great mountain community to get together to meet old and new friends. The barbecue is hosted by Jerry and Rycki Johnston on their ranch at 13800 US Highway 24, which is located between Woodland Park and Divide. The Johnstons and LaGree’s Food Stores (owners of the Venture Foods stores in Divide, Cripple Creek, and Pueblo) are sponsoring this event.

OCT. 4

CRAFT SHOW Florissant Grange 420 presents its fall craft show and sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Get one-of-a-kind gifts at the show. Call 719-748-5004; leave a message and someone will return your call.

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GEOLOGY AND history

LEARN ABOUT the geology and rich mining history of the Cripple Creek Mining District and spend a part of the day exploring mining operations of the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company. Program is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at 128 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek. Be sure to bring your camera and be prepared to take many pictures of the current mining operations up close and in person. Contact [email protected]

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City of Woodland Park

The City of Woodland Park and the Woodland Park School District used Lottery dollars to improve the Columbine Elementary School Playground. The previous playground had been poorly maintained for 24 years. Among the improvements were a larger play area, climbing wall, “trike and hike” path, and a more natural-looking landscape including boulders, log balance beams and a digging pit that benefit nearly 200 children at the school as well as many more throughout the community. Good job!

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WP Planning Commission looks at 2015 budgetWill submit top comprehensive plan action items for fundingBy Norma EngelbergContributing writer

In October, Woodland Park City Council will be-gin a series of workshops and meetings to create the city’s 2015 budget. To get ready for these discussions, city departments, commit-tees and commissions have been honing their budget recommendations.

Woodland Park Plan-ning Commission bud-get recommendations are taken from the 300 or so action items listed in the city’s comprehensive plan. The commission has spent the past several months updating and prioritizing these action items.

Before the Sept. 25 work session, commissioners picked their top 15 items from the action items pri-oritized at one to two years and three to five years. At the work session, they dis-cussed their rationales and tried to convince others to change their choices. Af-ter the work session, their ideas were collated by City Planner Lisa Parnell and Planning Director Sally Ri-ley into a budget memo for council.

A few items started out with four votes, including revising the zoning code to encourage mixed-use buildings, amending the city charter to foster the idea that affordable hous-ing is a community good and start work on con-structing water storage res-ervoirs.

As usual, housing was a hot topic.

“It all comes back to at-tracting the people who make up our community’s base - the educators, police officers, managers and oth-ers,” said Commissioner Dan Vogel. “That’s how you build a community. I’ve talked to teachers who can’t find any houses here or, if they do, they can’t af-ford them.”

“That’s how it’s always been,” said Commission Chair Jon DeVaux.

“Maybe so, we need to find a solution,” Vogel an-swered.

Several commission-ers talked about the Cha-ris Bible College and its students’ housing needs. DeVaux said he has met students who could afford high-end homes but Com-missioner Geoff Watson said he has seen a lot of stu-dents who have come into Help the Needy that have given up jobs and homes in other states to go to school.

“The students are a wide demographic,” Watson added. “There are people with disposable income and people without.”

“Many of them are drawn to the school be-cause of their passion,” Commissioner Phil Mella said. “When they graduate they won’t be looking at lu-crative professions.”

When DeVaux asked how many community members will want to sup-plement that, Mella said there are ways to make af-fordable homes cost neu-tral.

City building design also came up for discus-sion. Updating the zon-ing code to strengthen city “character” started out with only DeVaux’ vote but he convinced four other commissioners to join him. Other hot items included “regularly communicate the city council’s vision through the website, the press, etc.” and “create a neighborhood ambassador program.”

DeVaux envisioned a neighborhood ambassa-dor as someone who goes into subdivisions and asks residents what can be done to make their neighbor-hoods more attractive. He suggested simple items such as regularly cutting roadside weeds or adding a street light to a dark corner.

In summary, he said: “We need to go to bud-get talks and toot our own horns. We need to be ‘idea people’ who see things in the community that need doing and do them; that’s part of planning.”

Colorado Springs Christian School senior Cy Abbott, right, is set to help Woodland Park Planning Department administrative assistant Dave Burgess in the sound booth in Woodland Park Council Chambers during a planning commission meeting. As an intern, Abbott will spend 40 hours helping out and learning about city government.

The Woodland Park Planning Commission and planning o�cials sit around the table in council chambers getting ready to make budget recommendations to council when it starts its workshops and hearings on the 2015 budget next month. In front at right is Cy Abbott, 17, a Colorado Springs Christian Schools intern who is starting 40 hours of volunteer work helping city sta�. Photos by Norma Engelberg

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Cripple Creek City Council passes on past due water bills By N. W. Oliver Contributing writer

The only action taken at the Sept. 17 city council meeting was the transference of all past due water bills owed to the city to the county offi ces. The county will then add them to the property taxes for next year. The process is known as “rolling” and, according to City Attorney Lee Phil-ips, “it is the most effective means of col-lection available to the city.”

The downside of rolling is that, if the taxes aren’t paid or if the property is for-feited or abandoned, the unpaid water bills and any other unpaid utilities must

be paid by the new owner as part of the taxes. In some cases, the new owners do not fi nd out about the extra expenses until after they have already made the purchase of the property.

Also at the meeting, Public Works Di-rector Jim Blasing updated the council on the progress of the Bennett Avenue Im-provement Project. According to Blasing the project is still on schedule for comple-tion in the second week of October. Kiewit has been instructed to prioritize fi nishing the access to the businesses in the area and have been very effective at preparing for and staying out of the way of special events.

First shots � red at new shooting range By For the Courier

Members of the Teller County Shoot-

ing Society and employees of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. celebrated opening shots at the Gold Camp Shooting Sports Center at Gillette Flats, Sept. 20.

Past TCSS President Craig Chellis and CC&V representative Chris Hanks had the honor of fi ring the fi rst rounds down range at the new shooting sports center.

TCSS President Greg Jones thanked all in attendance for their tremendous sup-port and contributions over the past fi ve years it has taken to make the GCSSC a reality saying how “excited and proud ev-eryone involved is to fi nally be able to use a safe and environmentally responsible shooting sports facility serving the Teller County community.”

While the GCSSC is still under con-struction, the newly opened 100-yard, combined rifl e and pistol range with 20 fi ring positions is now available to TCSS members and guests. A basic shotgun area for trap and skeet shooting is also open.

Days when the general public may use the range are also being planned.

The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining

Co. has been instrumental in reaching this milestone. The CC&V donated 265 acres for the GCSSC site and fi nanced the archi-tectural and engineering work needed to obtain Teller County permits.

In addition, the Teller County Friends of the NRA has provided grants totaling $19,400 for construction of the GCSSC

Open Range Construction Company in Woodland Park is the general contractor for construction of the shooting center.

Beyond the currently open 100-yard, combined handgun and rifl e range and sporting clays area, a 75-yard pistol range, a 75-yard multi-purpose range, a 500-yard high-powered rifl e range, a 50-yard small bore range, four combined skeet and trap ranges, and a 50-yard archery range will be added as construction funds become available.

The TCSS promotes the safe and re-sponsible use of fi rearms as well the ideals of self-discipline, good sportsmanship and good citizenship. The shooting center will be operated at high standards of safety and environmental stewardship.

For more information, visit www.tcss-co.org.

TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Sept. 18Michael W. Bennett, date of birth

Dec. 23, 1971 of Colorado Springs, while incarcerated, was served with additional charges of stalking, domestic violence and violation of a protection order. Bond set at $10,000.Sept. 20

Benjamin Tom Morrison, date of birth Sept. 14, 1978 of Colorado Springs, was served and released on the charge of driv-ing under restraint (denied).

Dustin P. Yeager, date of birth Oct. 21, 1988 of Colorado Springs, was served and released on the charge of driving under restraint (suspended)

Luis H. Ramos, date of birth Oct. 14, 1988 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an origi-nal charge of fi shing without a license. Bond set at $50.

Aaron Brian Stanberry, date of birth July 11, 1976 of Woodland Park, was ar-rested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving under restraint. Bond set at $600.Sept. 21

Benjamin Joe Saul, date of birth July 7, 1996 of Woodland Park, was arrested for domestic violence and harassment. Bond set at $2,000.

Nathaniel Adam Beaucher, date of birth March 17, 1973 of Colorado Springs, was arrested for driving under the infl u-ence of alcohol/drugs, D.U.I. per se, changed lanes when unsafe, drank/pos-sessed an open alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and violation of restraining order. Bond set at $1,000.

Julie Jackie Gregory, date of birth Dec. 28, 1987 of Colorado Springs, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an

original charge of driving under restraint and speeding. Bond set at $500.Sept. 22

Dorothy Elizabeth Monge, date of birth July 7, 1960 of Colorado Springs, was served with a summons for driving under restraint (suspended). Ms. Monge was also arrested on a warrant for theft and offering a false instrument for recording. Bond set at $3,000.Sept. 23

Roger Paul Weaver, date of birth June 17, 1965 of Colorado Springs, was ar-rested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving without a driver’s license. Bond set at $400.

Andrew Joseph Brown, date of birth Feb. 4, 1991 of Colorado Springs, was ar-rested for driving under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs or both and failure to drive in a single lane. Bond set at $1,000.

Lakota Cheyenne Curtis, date of birth Sept. 23, 1993 of Cripple Creek, was served and released on the charge of criminal mischief and third degree crimi-nal trespass.

Arthur Daniel Desellier, date of birth Jan. 12, 1983 of Woodland Park, was served and released on the charge of criminal mischief.Sept. 24

Kiona Rachelle Straus, date of birth March 25, 1992 of Aurora, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while ability impaired. Bond set at $1,000.


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Library introduces district foundationBy Pat [email protected]

The staff at the Woodland Park li-brary celebrated the launch of the Rampart Library District Foundation with a reception for friends, patrons and officials Sept. 24.

The reception featured a variety of wines and samplings donated by local

restaurants.Jean Baldwin, president of the new

foundation, introduced the board members: John Bruce, Ron Frindt, Renee Bunting, Phil Mella, Sheila Na-viaski, Suzanne Perini, Sandy King and Anne Knowles. The foundation’s mission is to support the librar-ies in Woodland Park and Florissant through advocacy and fundraising.

As well, Baldwin introduced the members of the district’s board of

trustees: Sandy King, Elise Tiedt, Sue Frindt, Linda Applebaum, Carol Hol-comb and Carol Thomas.

The Friends of the Florissant Li-brary performed as the Book Cart Drill team.

The libraries are a vital part of the Teller County community, serving more than 18,000 people. This sum-mer, for instance, 800 children, teens and adults participated in the sum-mer-reading program.

Teller County residents enjoyed samplings provided free by local restaurants to the reception Sept. 24 at the library. The new board of the Rampart Library District Foundation hosted the reception as a way to introduce themselves to the public. Photos by Pat Hill

The new board of the Rampart Library District Foundation hosted a reception Sept. 24 to launch the new advocacy group. To add to the ambience, several patrons dressed up as characters from the past.

Coca-Cola volunteers work on Hayman burn areaBy For the Courier

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, attendees of the annual Coca-Cola North America Sustainability Meeting took an after-noon to help repair a portion of the South Platte River watershed still suf-fering from the effects of the 12-year-old Hayman Fire.

The nearly 50 volunteers mulched and reseeded closed roads and re-cently restored drainages within the Hayman Fire’s burn scar on the Pike National Forest. These efforts will help re-vegetate bare soils that oth-erwise send sediment, metals, and organics into the tributaries of the South Platte River — one of Denver’s primary water sources.

The Friends of the Forest Day was hosted by Coca-Cola North America, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Na-tional Forest Foundation, with orga-nizational and on-the-ground leader-ship from the Coalition for the Upper

South Platte and Rocky Mountain Field Institute.

“Coca-Cola is committed to water stewardship,” said Coca-Cola Wa-ter Sustainability Program Manager Jon Radtke. “We constantly strive to safely return to nature an equivalent amount of water used in our bever-ages and their production, and this event will bring us one step closer to achieving that goal. We are pleased to play a part in restoring this critical South Platte River watershed, which provides clean water to millions of Colorado residents.”

Coca-Cola’s support is only the lat-est effort by the company to protect and restore water supplies in Colo-rado and across the country. Through a partnership between the NFF and the U.S. Forest Service, known as the Hayman Restoration Partnership Treasured Landscapes, Unforgettable Experiences Campaign, Coca-Cola provided more than $150,000 to sup-port a multi-year effort to address

the area’s post-fire restoration needs. Principal goals for the project were to reduce erosion, improve water qual-ity and positively impact the water supply and storage capacity for the Denver Metro area.

On-the-ground volunteer efforts of this Friends of the Forest Day sup-plement the many improvements al-ready accomplished by the numerous partners and funders of the Hayman Restoration Partnership. To date, this project has garnered support from nearly 3,000 volunteers that have helped improve four miles of stream channels, restore or decommission about 80 miles of roads and trails, plant 55,000 native trees and remove invasive, nonnative plants from hun-dreds of acres of the watershed.

This event was made possible by Coca-Cola North America, the Pike National Forest, the Coalition for the Upper South Platte, Rocky Mountain Field Institute, and the National For-est Foundation.


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200 attend ‘Family Math Night’ at Lake George Charter 2 charter board positions open with Oct. 15 deadline to apply

By Sonja Oliver Contributing writer

A “Family Math Night” brought Lake George Charter School students, parents and staff together for a night of learning and fun on Sept. 25. School administra-tor Bill Fredenburg started the evening off with statistics that the community could be proud of: the 2013-2014 TCAP math scores for profi cient and advanced came in at 72 percent, higher than the state av-

erage of 65 percent, and higher than some nearby schools.

“Over the last fi ve years we’ve continued to improve our test results. And we beat our test scores from last year,” Fredenburg said.

“Test scores are a good indicator as to how well we are doing,” Fredenburg said.

However, Fredenburg emphasized that although “test scores are very important, it’s not an end all, not a prize, not a priority. We see children as the prize. We are blessed with your kids; they are our priority.”

This is what happens when you put the dignity of a child above a test score,” Fredenburg said.

Lake George touts smaller class sizes,

individualized student attention and high-ly competitive results on state assessment testing.

Charter board positions openThere are two open positions on the

fi ve-member Lake George Charter School Board. Positions one and two are for a term of two years. For those who are considering running for the school board, a letter of in-tent must be submitted to School Admin-istrator Bill Fredenburg by Oct. 15 at 4 p.m.

Eligible candidates are considered as:Park County residents who reside in

District F under Park County School Dis-trict RE-2;

The age of 18 or older;Parents and guardians of children cur-

rently enrolled at the school;Current board members that live within

the area; andCommunity volunteers who have com-

mitted at fi ve hours of time in a year at the school;

The election will be held on Nov. 18 with the polling location at the school offi ce where eligible voters may cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information regarding run-ning for the school board or enrollment for the 2014-15 school year, visit the school’s website at lakegeorgechartersschool.org or call 719-748-3911.

Teacher Leisha Lanz assists a Lake George family with one of the activities at the school’s ‘Family Math Night.’

A Lake George family gets the right answers at the school’s ‘Family Math Night’ held on Sept. 25. Working on one of the activities, “Factors of Ten,” are Mike Booth, Wendy Booth, and sons Kamron and Jackson. Photos by Sonja Oliver

October has a little bit of everything for sports fans October is arguably the most exciting

sports month of the year.Not only are high schools in full

swing with a variety of sports, all four of America’s major sports - baseball, football, basketball and hockey - are on a national stage at the same time. This is the only month of the year when that is the case.

Right here in the Pikes Peak region, hockey fans got a chance to view the Stanley Cup for free when it was on display Sept. 30 at the World Arena. On Oct. 2, the Stanley Cup-champion Los Angeles Kings played the Colorado Avalanche at World Arena in a preseason game. My guess is the place will be packed.

The major league baseball playoffs be-gin this week. Kathy Fleer, the Tribune and Courier offi ce manager, is a huge Detroit Tigers fan going back to her childhood days in Michigan. She plans to be glued to the television set for every game the Tigers play.

Sorry Kathy, but I am picking an all-

southern California World Series. I think the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim will defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the Ameri-can League Championship Series, while the Los Angeles Dodgers knock off the Washington Nationals in the NLCS.

I am hoping for a seven-game World Se-ries. I don’t care which team wins. I will be a happy guy either way since I grew up in southern California and love both teams.

As many of you know, I am also a huge New York Yankees fan - as is my editor Rob

Carrigan. But the Yanks and Derek Jeter missed the playoffs for a second consecu-tive season. I blame their manager, Joe Girardi. In his seven seasons as manger of the club, the Yankees have missed the playoffs three times. They did win the 2009 World Series - in spite of Girardi.

For the record, the Yankees have had 22 consecutive winning seasons - by far the most of any team in baseball. They made the playoffs every season from 1995 (with Buck Showalter as manager - he is now Baltimore’s main man) through 2007. Joe Torre was the manager of the club from 1996 through 2007, but he walked from the team when team management would not give him more than a one-year deal.

While on the topic of baseball, I want to assure everyone that it is not a big deal that the Colorado Rockies are no longer affi liated with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The Rockies management has been


8-Opinion

OPINIONY O U R S & O U R S

Texas Seven out the front window One Monday morning, January 20,

2001, we watched out the front window of the Ute Pass Courier newspaper offi ce in Woodland Park, Colo., as multiple emergen-cy vehicles began fi lling up the newspaper parking lot.

“No information at this time,” is what they emergency staff told us when we tried to fi nd out what was going on.

After nearly 20 minutes of being com-pletely in the dark of what kind of operation was taking place in our own neighborhood, we discovered that police, including local city and county offi cers, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, FBI and federal mar-shals, arrested members of the Texas Seven in the Coachlight mobile home park directly to the east of us.

The seven inmates made their break from a maximum-security prison near San Antonio, six weeks prior to the excitement near our offi ce. Before showing up in our town, police say the fugitives killed an Irving, Texas, police offi cer, shooting him 11 times and then running over him as they looted a sporting goods store for clothing, weapons, ammunition and more than $70,000 in cash.

On Aug. 14, 2008, Michael Anthony Rodriguez became the fi rst of the gang to be executed for his part in the killing of Irving Offi cer Aubrey Hawkins on Christmas Eve in 2000.

George Angel Rivas, Jr. Inmate TDCJ No. 999394, was executed on Feb. 29, 2012, at 6:22 pm. Donald Newbury recently received an execution date of Feb. 4, 2015. The date allows time for Donald Newbury to fi le an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court if he decides to do so, said Lisa Smith, an assistant district attorney in Dallas, in a motion to

state District Judge Rick Magnis. The Dallas-based judge signed an order in July schedul-ing Newbury’s lethal injection, acting on a request from Dallas County prosecutors.

The rest of the surviving Seven’s cases are in various stages of appeal in the Texas courts. Rodriguez, claiming a religious conversion on death row, asked for years that his appeals be dropped so that he could face his punish-ment and stand a better chance at going to heaven.

Three of the escapees were surrounded in Woodland Park by a police SWAT team at a convenience store a few miles down the road as they left the Coachlight RV Park to get their morning coffee. At the same time that was happening, police surrounded the RV in the park with two other fugitives inside. By using a bullhorn, police were able to get one of the two in the RV to surrender. The hold-out, Ron Harper, took his own life by shoot-ing himself twice in the chest. He used two different weapons, according to information released later by the county coroner. Two of the men remained at large for two more days and were fi nally captured in a Colorado Springs hotel room about 15 miles from here.

By the time we knew what was happen-

ing, the calls from Texas television stations, CNN and other national media were already coming in. At times, three people from our newspaper would be on a phone with TV stations or other news organizations. With only four voice lines, it made it tough to get our own business taken care of. The TV sta-tions would call and then pass us back and forth between affi liates, live talk shows, and various news programs. By late afternoon, however, area phone lines became too busy to call us or anyone else in Woodland Park.

From Monday night until early Wednes-day morning, TV trucks with satellite dishes on top and shivering reporters out front, stretched from the bottom of our parking lot, down a half mile of Highway 24. We loaned phone lines, fax machines, desk space, and offered directions, travel advice and restau-rant recommendations for reporters and photographers working for outfi ts includ-ing Reuters, The New York Times, America’s Most Wanted, Time, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune and others.

The media circus gradually split up and migrated to several nearby locations includ-ing the Teller County Jail, the Teller County Courthouse in Cripple Creek, and down the hill to Colorado Springs where the last two were captured.

Reporter stragglers for various national publications and TV shows were still wan-dering into our offi ce a month later.

In the midst of the excitement that Tues-day morning, reporters and photographers from The Denver Post, working a story about the little newspaper offi ce near the big story, had a good laugh about our light tables.

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threatening to leave Colorado Spring s since at least the 2002 season. It will be good to have some fresh new faces in the region in the form of Milwaukee Brewers prospects.

I predict that the Sky Sox will make the playoffs in 2015. The Sky Sox last made the playoffs in 1997 and have not won a playoff game since 1995. Thanks Rockies for giving us a winner. Not!

The NFL and college football are in full swing. The Broncos come out of their bye week and play the Arizona Cardinals, who were undefeated (3-0) at the time of this writing. The Cards were 10-6 in 2013 and are a legitimate threat to go to the Super

Bowl this season.I am not a huge college football fan,

but you got to love the enthusiasm you see from its fans and players. College football is king in states like Tennessee and Ala-bama. Hopefully in the next few years all of our major college football programs in Colorado will be back in bowl games.

The NBA starts training camps this month. The regular season begins Oct. 28.

The Denver Nuggets are probably still

in a rebuilding phase, so don’t expect much from them for a few years. LeBron James is back in Cleveland, for whatever that is worth. My Los Angeles Lakers have an aging (and not very good) Kobi Bryant leading the way, so I think they will have a tough time of things this season, but they will make the playoffs.

Yes, October is a great sports month. Enjoy and good luck to your teams, who-ever they may be.


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OBITUARIES

Chester Henry Koons departed this life Sep-tember 20, 2014.

Chet was born in Pat-tonsburg, Missouri on August 25, 1919.

Chet is survived by his four children, Judy Smith(Jeff), John

Koons(Jan), Jill Ebert(Doug), Janna Fruge(Ray), second wife Arlene Fenske Koons, six grandchildren, thirteen great grand children and four great, great grand-children.

A memorial service will be held on October 4, 2014 at 1 PM at Faith Lutheran Church in Woodland Park, Colo-rado.

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Their amusement with our antique equipment, the instant info and live feeds, along with the exposure to national media’s top-of-the-line technology made us realize how fast the news business is evolving, even in the weekly newspaper world.

Granted, our papers were probably about seven years behind where we should be in terms of technology, but how things have changed, even for a one- or two-horse operation like ours. Seven years ago, a small weekly probably wouldn’t be moving photos and pages around on the Internet. No PDF workfl ows. No affordable digital cameras. No cell phones that worked in our mountains. No laptops connected to the cell phones to fi le stories with.

Not even much of a World Wide Web.This story broke on a Monday, which

from a deadline standpoint was not bad for us as a weekly newspaper. We printed our main product then, the Ute Pass Courier, Tuesday afternoon and are on the street by Wednesday morning. Our initial coverage was very similar to that of the local dailies and national reporters.

On that fi rst day, everybody was being fed much of the same info as fast as the police could pull it together. Tuesday, a few min-utes before we were leaving for the printer, we received word that the police had found what they thought to be the remaining two fugitives’ van, and were conducting a room-by-room search of nearby hotel rooms in Colorado Springs. With this information, we ran with a small update box on the front of our paper near the main write-through.

As fast-moving as this story was, however, by the time we hit the street with our edition Wednesday, the remaining two fugitives were in custody, having been talked out of a Holiday Inn room with the promise of fi ve minutes of airtime each on a local TV station.

Wednesday morning, after speaking with our news staff and realizing how frustrated they were at not being able to keep up with

the story with our regular weekly schedule, we bumped the press time for another of our weekly news products and made arrange-ments for a special edition that would hit Thursday night. We printed enough of the special editions to insert in all three of our weekly nameplates, each having different drop dates beginning with Friday and car-rying through the following week. We also printed an additional 2,500 to distribute free as soon as they were back from the 100-mile round-trip to the printer Thursday after-noon. All 2,500 were distributed to counter-tops at local high-traffi c areas in our market by Friday night.

Competing with local dailies, national newspapers, magazines, television and news services that had larger crews dispatched on this story than we have staff in the whole building, we tried to put a good package together with “fi rst-light” information that still had a shelf life into the next week. The special edition stretched our resources to see-through levels, but when it was put to bed, we felt pretty good about both our fi rst-day information and the special section.

One of our reporters, Pat Hill, put to-gether two excellent color pieces on the role local emergency services played in the raid. She then left immediately for an emergency appendectomy before the editors had a chance to read her stories.

Other reporters on our staff were offered as much as $250 per quote to shag quotes for national media outlets.

Even after a few months, locals were still talking about it, of course, and comparing their own Texas Seven stories. A few area businesses with little or no shame are try-ing to capitalize on the national attention, by doing things like offering “Texas Seven pizzas” or trying to auction off a pool table on Ebay that the infamous group reportedly played on. I’ve even heard members of the local chamber of commerce half-jokingly suggest changing the chamber motto from “City Above the Clouds” to “Escape to Wood-land Park.”

But most people here in Woodland Park are just happy that none of the locals were hurt, the bad guys were caught, and law en-forcement was able to perform so effi ciently.

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All aboard the Centennial State

The name once applied to a train, too!Starting in the 1890s, the Atchison.

Topeka and Santa Fe railroad started fi rst class passenger service to Denver from Kansas City. The train came across Kan-sas to La Junta. There, most of the train continued on to California, but a few select cars traveled to Pueblo and north to Denver.

The Santa Fe’s primary Colorado train was the Centennial State. The railroad had as many as eight passenger trains from La Junta to Denver a day in the summer. When the Santa Fe added Chi-cago they brought even more people to Colorado.

In the mid 1890s, the fastest express, the Centennial State, met the fi rst class passenger trains from Chicago and Los Angeles. Occasionally the train car-ried private cars in addition to deluxe Pullman sleeping cars, which then connected to other train at Denver, and destinations all over Colorado’s moun-tain communities. In the summer it was stylish for the well to do of the east to spend much of the summer in the high, cool climate of Colorado.

The Centennial State was deluxe in every detail of its equipment. In the days of wooden equipment the cars were in-deed plush, kept varnished and polished. After the turn of the 20th century, many more improvements were coming. In the change to steel equipment, the latest in

cars were found on the train. After World War II new light weight stainless steel cars were used on the train. The change in transportation using automobiles and airplanes were causing great reductions in passenger trains.

The trip on the train was fairly stan-dard starting from its inception. The train left Denver in the early afternoon, passing through Colorado Springs as the sun went down. The trip from Pueblo to La Junta was in the dark.

The Chief, Santa Fe’s fi nest passen-ger train was met, both eastbound and westbound before the Centennial State returned to Denver. It arrived in the capitol city in the morning. As passenger trains declined, the Centennial State was discontinued. Deluxe passenger trains were a thing of the past.

By the 1960s, there was only one passenger train between La Junta and Denver on the Santa Fe. It did survive until 1970, even though the cancellation had been threatened several times.

O� en the cure was deadlier than the disease

Have you been a little frustrated lately by long waits for a doctor’s appointment or, perhaps, been denied a Cat-scan or blood panel due to new guidelines set by the Affordable Care Act? Do you fi nd yourself longing for the “good-ole-days?”

Well, don’t long for the days before modern medicine because they weren’t so good. Healthcare in the 1800’s, when the west and Rocky Mountains was settled, was hard to fi nd and often the cure was deadlier than the disease.

Settlers in the West, where qualifi ed doctors were few and far between, lived in constant fear of sudden death from disease, plague, epidemic, pneumonia, an accident or an arrow or bullet piercing some part of the body. Adding to their misery were gastric and intestinal disor-ders, which were an everyday occurrence due to poor sanitation and dicey food handling practices.

In the early 1800’s it was generally believed that illness and disease were caused by an accumulation of “poisons” in the body and that, if these poisons could be eliminated, the patient would recover. The main therapeutic courses of treatment was bleeding by opening a vein or the use of leaches, purging the gastrointestinal system via laxatives, enemas or emetics (agents that induce vomiting) and sweating or blistering.

Complicating matters was the fact that physicians had little, if any, formal education and there was virtually no state or national licensing. Most doctors learned their trade through a 2 to 6 year apprenticeship, where they lived and trained with an establish physician from

the age of 15 and rarely continued on to a formal education at a medical school.

As you can imagine, the healthcare profession was fraught with hucksters, con men and charlatans. Traveling Medicine Shows were the pharmacy of the day with some of the “miracle cures” providing relief, while others were pure snake oil.

Many of the products being hawked offered the shotgun approach of being “Good for All that Ails You.” In 1862, Mix-er’s Cancer and Scroful Syrup claimed to treat cancer, tumors, erysipelas, abscess-es, ulcers, fever sores, goiter, catarrh, sait rheum, scald health, piles, rheumatism and all blood diseases.” (sic)

The “Legitimate” Medicine of the era included arsenic and mercury to treat syphilis, heroin tablets to relieve asthma symptoms, cocaine drops for tooth aches and cocaine lozenges for sore throats, which was marketed as “indispensable” for singers, teachers and orators. Maybe that’s where the term “Rocky Mountain High” came from?

And the hucksters didn’t neglect

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Gallery comes to CSCS students By Pat Hill [email protected]

A Teller County treasure, Charles Hill ignites apprecia-tion among school children for the great artists of the world. Ask Teller County kids about Manet, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, or Rafael, for instance, and expect a light-bulb reaction.

Collector extraordinaire, Hill has been sharing his paintings in a traveling exhibit titled, “Art Through the Ages,” for several years, beginning with an exhibit at Park State Bank & Trust.

Last week Hill showed 35 works, including a Rodin sculp-ture, to fourth-and fi fth-graders at Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park.

The kids were prepared — each had done the research on one of the artists in the class taught by Melanie Havnaer.

But it was Hill’s enthusiasm that captured the students’ at-tention. A natural storyteller, Hill gets a kick out of talking about his lucky acquisitions, especially the masterpiece he picked up for $12

at a mall in Colorado Springs.He’s a scout on the lookout for

a deal, haunts malls, garage and estate sales. “It took 40 years to build these pieces,” he said.

Another delicious story is about the acquisition of a pastel by Albert Bierstadt that Hill found in an estate sale in Lincoln, Neb. “They did not know what it was,” he said, adding that the artist is chiefl y known for oils rather than pastels.

Many of Hill’s collections hide stories of intrigue and stealth, a work by Leonardo Da Vinci, for instance. “This was actually found in a leather portfolio sealed within a wall in Venice when they were tearing down a building,” Hill said. “They don’t know how long it was there but they think it was one of 12 of different artists — and may have been kept there to keep the works from Hitler, who was ravishing art during the Second World War.”

Hill has a purpose in his gener-osity. “It inspires them when kids see pieces of art they may never have a chance to see in a muse-um,” he said. “I tell them that ‘ev-ery one of these artists were your age at the time.’”

Charles Hill, who lives in Teller County, shares his art collection with area school children. Last week, he brought 35 works to the Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park. Photos by Pat Hill

Charles Hill shares his enthusiasm and his art collection with fourth- and � fth-graders at Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park.

From left, Melanie Havnaer, who teaches art at Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park, Charles Hill, art collector, and Mike Aragon, the school’s principal. Hill showed his extensive art collection last week at the school.

Gateway honors Citizenship Day Sta� report

Gateway Elementary School celebrated Citizenship Day Sept. 17. The Woodland Park High School band entertained and the students learned about being good citizens, courtesy of representatives from Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District, Woodland Park Po-lice Department, city of Woodland Park, Teller County, Woodland Park School District and the National Park Service.

Connor Bowman and Alli Orellana, students at Gateway Elementary School, with Woodland Park School Board of Education Director Nancy Lecky, Chief of Police Bob Larson and Superintendent, Dr. Jed Bowman. Courtesy photo


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exercise. For those few who were stuck in sedentary jobs, there was the Health Jolting Chair of the 1880’s, which was an armchair rigged with springs and levers that promised to give “efficient exercise to the essentially important nutritive organs of the body.”

Here’s the upside. Healthcare was cheap!An office visit was 50 cents, a house call was more ex-

pensive at 50 cents a mile, labor and delivery ran around $4.00 and the cost of setting a fractured bone ranged from $2 to $10. Perhaps, you got what you paid for.

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Prettyman

LETTER TO THE EDITORDear Editor:When my team and I are meeting with

voters in Teller County, I am often asked about what endorsements my campaign has. Further, people ask why these endorse-ments are important. I’d like to take a mo-ment to address these questions.

As a law enforcement professional, I am extremely proud and humbled to report that my campaign is endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which is the largest law enforcement organization in the United States. In addition, my campaign is endorsed by the Colorado Springs Police Protection Association (PPA), which is one of the largest representatives of law enforcement profes-sionals in Colorado

These great organizations endorse my campaign because they recognize the extraordinary degree of human resource mismanagement by my opponent and agree with the plans my team and I have devel-oped to address these issues. Information and documentation about these issues can, as always, be found on my website at: mark-4change.com/supporting-documents/.

The indicators of human resource mis-management are clear:

Extreme turnover rate: per data from the Teller County Human Resources depart-ment, the turnover rate at the Sheriff’s Office during my opponent’s administration breaks down as follows: 6 (Oct-Dec 2010), 19 (2011), 18 (2012), 24 (2013), and 15 (Jan-Jun 2014). This means that 82 people have left or been terminated from the Sheriff’s Office, which has a total of 80 employees. Per a US Department of Justice Study, the yearly turnover rate for a law enforcement with 25-99 employees is 7.2%, which means that the Sheriff’s Office’s turnover rate is 300% to 400% above the national average! Per “Calcu-lating the Cost of Police Turnover”, a report published by International Association of Chiefs of Police, the cost to replace an officer who has three years’ experience and earns $24,000 plus benefits with a new recruit may cost the agency as much as $58,900. Conservatively, if the cost of replacing an Teller County Sheriff’s Office employee is only $24,000 then Teller County taxpayers picked up about $2 million in turnover costs because of my opponent’s mismanagement of the Sheriff’s Office!

Sexual Harassment Lawsuits: Misman-agement is also evidenced by the fact that my opponent settled several lawsuits related to sexual harassment against female officers. The settlement amounts reached almost $200,000. Even worse, Senior District Judge Richard P. Matsch wrote the following in an opinion related to one of these lawsuits: “The plaintiff’s allegations concerning

continual sexual misconduct by the Sheriff’s employees are sufficient to show that there was a pervasive atmosphere of sexual mis-conduct affecting the plaintiff within the two years preceding the filing of the complaint.” This is, of course, unacceptable.

My administration will address these issues by introducing the Law Enforce-ment Officers’ Bill of Rights, by allowing the TCSO’s employees to have representa-tion if employment issues come up, and by improved professional and human resource training. Contrary to some rumors, these actions do not mean that the TCSO will be unionized. As a matter of fact, a sheriff or a police chief cannot unionize a law enforce-ment agency. Instead, these actions simply mean that the TCSO employees will be treated as any employee should be treated: with respect following a documented and well understood procedure.

Turning to other endorsement, I am again proud and humbled that my cam-paign is endorsed by the Teller County Democratic Party and the Teller County Tea Party. This level of bi-partisan endorsement is likely unique to both Colorado and the United States.

These endorsements represent a testi-mony to a key value of my campaign and the reason I have chosen to run for office as an unaffiliated candidate: a non-partisanship that is focusing of uniting our community.

I am a firm believer that professional local offices should be run in a non-partisan manner allowing all voters to elect the best person for the job. As a community, we need to move away from the extreme parti-san nature of today’s politics and toward col-laboration focused on the future. The focus on collaboration is also why my administra-tion will rely on the Community Oriented Policing system, in which law enforcement works together with community members. I have used these techniques during my 35 years of law enforcement with great success and we’ll use these techniques in my admin-istration, too.

I ask you to vote. Unlike past elections where the Sheriff was selected by 100 Republican insiders, your vote will count in November. I respectfully ask for your vote so that we can work together to build the future for Teller County together.

As always, please feel free to give me a call on my personal phone if you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming election for Teller County Sheriff. My phone number is: (719) 322-1284.

Thank you, Mark Manriquez, unaffiliated candidate,

Teller County Sheriff

Dear Editor:When deciding who to vote for in this

years Sheriffs race, consider the kind of man that Sheriff Ensminger is, and the great job that he has done these past four years. I have found that Sheriff Ensminger truly listens and is the conservative Republican that he presents himself as. When we asked for more patrols through our neighborhoods, we got them. When Druid Hills had a speeding problem, he immediately sent out a deputy to monitor speeds. When we had a prob-lem with a suspicious “character”, he sent a deputy immediately.

In my job, I am always on the roads throughout Teller County. Before Mike took office I rarely saw a sheriff’s deputy off the pavement. Now I see them in every develop-ment in the county on a daily basis. Mike is a man of his word!

Mike always holds true to his conserva-tive Republican values, we cannot say that about his opposition.

Mark Manriquez tried to run as a Repub-lican. When he couldn’t get on the ballot as a Republican he tried to petition on as a Dem-ocrat. When he couldn’t get enough people to sign on as a Democrat, he settled for an Independent. Just what is he? Republican or liberal Democrat? By the “twisted truths”he has presented in this race, I would say, that he cannot be trusted and is not a man of his word. But Mark Manriquez certainly does seem to be a liberal Democrat!

That’s why I’m asking you to vote for conservative values, and someone you can trust. A man who has proved himself a man of integrity. In this years sheriffs race, vote for honesty, and integrity, Vote for Mike Ensminger!

David Rusterholtz, Florissant

Dear Editor:An issue in the Teller County Sheriff’s race

concerns the financial condition of the jail enterprise. We write as conservative citizens to point out the fundamental fallacy of pub-lic services being offered as a profit-making enterprise.

First, the accounting for the jail is voodoo governmental accounting. Jail operations are funded with a combination of three different tax streams: tax funds from county taxpay-ers, tax funds from the state of Colorado from gaming mitigation funds, and tax funds from other federal and state agencies, like Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Colorado Department of Revenue. All of the revenue from these funds come from taxes. To claim that the jail is operated at a profit, like private enterprises do, masks the reality that the claimed “profits” from the jail enterprise are simply tax revenues that

exceed operational expenses.Those “profits” aren’t profits that benefit

taxpayers by reducing the tax burden associ-ated with the expenses of the jail. If any-thing, a profit for the jail means that taxes are too high as the tax revenues exceed jail expenses. Fiscal conservatives – especially those elected to public office and especially those who attended the Leadership Program of the Rockies, which touts smaller govern-ment and fiscal responsibility – should be ashamed to brag about jail profits.

Second, if the jail can be operated at a profit like a private sector entity, then why is it run by Teller county government? Is the reason the jail enterprise is run by the Sheriff rooted in a fundamentally socialist political belief that county government employees can and do operate the jail in a more ef-ficient manner than can private enterprise? Using government employees to operate a jail that could be run by the private sector at a profit means that county government has squeezed out a private sector company, just like the VA and Medicare squeezes out pri-vate health care. Sounds like elected county officials trying to seem like conservative capitalists who support private enterprise, but behaving like big government socialists from Washington DC where everything is run by government employees.

Third, Teller County citizens are paying around three times the standard Depart-ment of Corrections rate to host our inmates. The Teller County Board of Commissioners are spending almost one million dollars extra of our tax monies to give the appear-ance that the Jail Enterprise Fund is generat-ing a “profit” instead of limiting this expense to the actual inmate cost. This practice does NOT represent fiscal conservatism. A more responsible approach would be acknowl-edge that the Jail Enterprise is a failure that is costing Teller County more money than we can afford.

Fourth, and perhaps most important, operating the jail as a money-making enter-prise, and assuming that the Sheriff’s office seeks to maximize profits in the jail opera-tions, creates powerful economic incentives for government to imprison people to grow revenues and profits.That threatens liberty when government is incented to put people in jail. Law enforcement is supposed to pro-tect the public and defend the Constitution. It should not be incented to imprison people in order to grow its revenues and profits.

Regardless of who is elected Sheriff in November, Teller county should revisit the jail enterprise operations.

Sincerely,Mark Sievers and Gunnar Tapper

Libraries celebrate coming of fallAnne Knowles

Fall is the perfect time to re-aquaint yourself with the library. Come into either of our libraries in Woodland Park and Florissant and browse our shelves, read a magazine or newspaper, check out a book or movie, use a computer, get help from a friendly, knowledgeable librarian, attend a program or computer class, or just meet a friend and relax.

You may access our catalog, databases, ebooks and much more anytime from anywhere by going to our website http://rampartlibrarydistrict.org. We are here to serve you so please come by and see what we are all about.

Heading the list of special events at the

Woodland Park Library in October is the Local Authors Showcase on Oct 8 at 2 p.m. Amy Dale, Celinda Reynolds Kaelin, Ann Marie, Sandi Sumner, Linda Wommack and Glenda Lee Vollmecke will talk about their works. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and visit with them. The first one held in April was a huge success and this one should be even better.

The next AARP Smart Driver Course will be held at Woodland Park on Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is a driving refresher course for drivers aged 50 and over who want to improve their driving skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. Completing the course may qualify you for lower insurance rates. Reg-

istration is required; please call 687-9281 or stop in the library.

Story times are at 10 a.m. every Wednesday and Thursday at Woodland Park Public Library and at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at Florissant Public Library. There will be a special story time at Floris-sant on Oct. 9 featuring fireman Ty from Florissant Fire Rescue and an emergency response vehicle, fire helmets to try on, coloring books and stickers.

The Florissant Book Club will meet at the library at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 15 to discuss the book “My Beloved World” by Sonia So-tomayer. The Book Club at Woodland Park Library will discuss “The City of Women” by David Gillham at 10:30 a.m. Oc.t 7. New

members are always welcome at both book clubs.

The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is holding a Job Fair in Colorado Springs on Oct. 8 and will be providing transporta-tion from the Woodland Park Library. You may register for both the Job Fair and the free transportation by calling Jane at the Woodland Park Library’s Resource Center from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday or online at ppwfrc.org.

Both libraries are polling places on Nov. 4. There will be early voting at the Woodland Park Library beginning Oct.20. Please check with the Teller County Clerk and Recorder’s office for exact times.


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PINWHEELS A SIGN OF PEACEThe pinwheels at Summit Elementary School in Divide are a symbol of peace, acceptance and kindness. The students made the pinwheels as an art project in Toni Ratzla�’s class, an art installation intended to have students focus on toler-ance, acceptance and kindness. The project, coordinated by art teacher, Toni Ratzla�, was a way to observe International Day of Peace on Sept. 21. Teachers “planted” the pinwheels around the playground as a reminder to work toward peace and kindness. Courtesy photo

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POLITICAL

TELLER COUNTY Democratic Party (TellerDems) invites interested persons to attend its 2014 informational and educational programs, as well as community events. For details about the TellerDems calendar of activities, call Mrs. Ellen Haase, 719-687-1813.

TELLER COUNTY Republicans meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Pikes Peak Comyomunity Center in Divide next to the Conoco. Come and help set the course for con-servative thinking and direction in Teller County, Colorado, and the nation. Additional information at http://www.teller-gop.org.

TRANSPORTATION’S LOCAL Coordinating Council of Teller County meets at 9 a.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.

PROFESSIONAL

DIVIDE CHAMBER of Commerce. Contact president Lisa Lee at 719-686-7587 for meeting dates and times.

COMPUTER CLASSES. The Woodland Park Public Library o�ers computer basics, Internet basics, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Digital Photo Management classes. Some classes have prerequisites, and registration is required for all. Call 719-687-9281, ext. 106 to register.

PIKES PEAK Workforce Center o�ers monthly classes on topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more. Workshops are free and take place at the main o�ce, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. Call 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org.

TELLER BUSINESS Builders meets at 7 a.m. Mondays at the Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., in Woodland Park. The group helps local businesses through cooperative marketing, profes-sional education and trusted relationships. Call Gail Wingerd at 719-686-1076 or send e-mail to [email protected] or Mike Hazelwood at 719-473-5008

TELLER NETWORKING Team meet from 7:45-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Denny’s Restaurant in Woodland Park. TNT is a local businesses owners networking group working to pass leads and help each others’ businesses grow. Join us to learn more or call Vickie at 719-748-1274.

RECREATION

ART CLASSES are o�ered year-round at Shanika Studio for ages 13 and older. Classes focus on traditional oil painting skills, but also include other artistic mediums including drawing, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media. Classes are two and a half hours and are o�ered Mondays, Thursdays or Saturdays. Days may change to meet students’ needs. Classes are taught by professional artist Kenneth Shanika. Contact 303-647-1085, [email protected] or www.ShanikaFineArts.com.

CHRISTIAN YOGA is o�ered at 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sundays at Corner Street, 500 E. Midland Ave. in Woodland Park. Mindfullness-centered practice aimed at relaxation, focus, gentle movement. Contact Chrissy Bensen, with bStill Integrative Wellness LLC at 719-510-2743 (www.bStillyoga.com) before attending for the �rst time to reserve a spot; after that, just drop in. Cost is $7 per class.

EXERCISE CLASSES o�ered for free through Community Partnership Family Resource Center’s Healthy Living Programs. Locations of classes are throughout Teller County. Visit www.cpteller.org under “Get Healthy Challenge” or email Kathy at [email protected] for more information.

FLORISSANT GRANGE Hall is available for events including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and memorials. The Floris-sant Grange Hall, also known as the Old School House in Floris-sant, is a historic building built in 1887 and 1888. School started in the school in 1889 and continued through 1960, which creates an interesting historic atmosphere. The Old School House sits on 2-plus acres and weather permitting the grounds can be used as well. Call 719-748-5004 and leave a message to arrange a time to visit the Grange Hall and reserve this space for your event.

EVERY THURSDAY all year the Florissant Grange Hall (The Old School House) is open from 6-9 pm for the Jammers Music and Pot Luck. This is a happening place to be on Thursday evenings. Sometimes we have more musicians than people and sometimes we have more people than the hall can hold, but no matter what, we have fun and great music and fabulous food. All musi-cians are welcome to join in the jam session and if you are not a musician, come for the social evening out. Call 719-748-0358.

YOGA AT Shining Mountain Studio with Nancy Stannard. Safe, fun and empowering; accessible to all �tness levels. Ongoing classes are 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (intermediate); 9 a.m. Thursday (gentle beginner); and 10 a.m. Saturday (intermediate). Contact Nancy at gentleyoga4healing.com before �rst class and see gentleyoga4healing.com for more information.

GET IN shape with a parks and recreation �tness membership. The center o�ers Paramount and Nautilus equipment and free weights. Schedule a personalized �tness orientation and have an individual workout program designed for your �tness needs. Individuals ages 16 and older are welcome to become �tness members. Minors require signed parental permission. Corporate memberships are available. Call 719-689-3514.

FRONT RANGE Fencing Club. Learn to fence class for children and adults. Meets at Discovery Canyon Campus. Visit http://frontrangefencing.tripod.com/ Advanced competitive lessons available too.

HEALTHIER LIVING Colorado, Diabetes Self-Management Workshop. Learn the skills needed to manage your diabetes. Tell-er County Public Health and Community Partnership Family Resource Center o�er six-week classes to help you with the chal-lenges of living with this ongoing health condition. Participants learn how to control their blood glucose, prevent complications, and cope with the stress of having a chronic health condition.

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By Pat [email protected]

Tiffany Lambert, 16, has touched the hearts of hundreds of people in Woodland Park. Diagnosed recently with Hodgkin’s Lym-

phoma, Lambert is undergoing chemotherapy treatments three days a week.

In a show of support from the community, a fundraiser titled The Amazing Race Oct. 11 caps off a week of events that begins Oct. 6 with a kick-off ceremony and spaghetti dinner at the Woodland Park Middle School. The school district’s Junior Chefs will be cooking the dinner which is from 5 to 7 p.m.

Spearheaded by April McMicken, the fund-raiser is a collaboration of the Ute Pass Histori-cal Society, Downtown Development Authority, Woodland Park middle and high schools, the Woodland Park Arts Alliance, the city’s parks and rec department, Nazarene Church, Foxworth-Galbraith, Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District and countless community volunteers.

As an expression of empathy for Lambert, who has lost her hair because of the treatments, McMicken, who owns Summit Beauty School, is offering specials on head shavings and hair extensions on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday night, Oct. 9, Shining Mountain

Golf Club sponsors bingo night for Lambert at 6 p.m.

Along with the daily events, volunteers will be seen around town wearing violet t-shirts with lime-green lettering. “Each cancer has its own color; lime green and violet are for Hodgkin’s,” McMicken said.

The T-shirts will be highly visible on Friday, Oct. 10, as volunteers plan to wear the shirts and post a “selfie” on Facebook.

The fundraiser culminates Oct. 11 in the Amazing Race, which mimics the television show of the same name. The donation fee is $10, the start and finish is at the country lodge in Woodland Park; registration is from 10 to 11:40 a.m. for the race from noon to 6 p.m.

A day-long event, the Amazing Race fundrais-er for Tiffany Lambert includes food and music from noon to midnight at the lodge.

To pre-register, go to [email protected] or call 686-0205. Lambert’s parents are Stacey and Tyler Lambert, who is the chief of Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District.

In an update last week on her daughter, Sta-cey Lambert sounds upbeat. “Tiffany has given hope to other youngsters who are undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the children’s hos-pital in Colorado Springs,” she said. “They want her to come back and do an internship when she finishes her treatment.”

In a show of support for his friend Ti�any Lambert, left, Austin Micci, had his hair cut to match Lambert’s. The two attend Coronado High School. Lambert has lost her hair as a result of chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Ti�any Lambert, 16, is undergoing chemo-therapy treatments three days a week as a result of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. A fundrais-ing, The Amazing Race, involves the Teller County community on Oct. 11. Courtesy photos

Amazing Race for Ti�any‘Ti�any has given hope to other youngsters who are undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the children’s hospital in Colorado Springs. �ey want her to come back and do an internship when she �nishes her treatment.’

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Woodland ParkChurch of Christ

Worship ServiceSunday MorningBible Class 10 am

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Wednesday BibleClass 7pm

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SERVICE TIMESSunday Service – 3pm

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Highland Bible ChurchMeeting at Tamarac Center

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tures news about the eco-nomic scene, promotions, acquisitions and expan-sions. Contact Pat Hill at [email protected] or 686-6458.

The Pikes Peak Work-force Center sponsors an adult job fair from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at The Hotel Elegante Conference and Event Center in Colora-do Springs. The doors open at 9:30 a.m. for veterans and their spouses only.

The center has regis-

tered 114 hiring companies. To participate in the fair, companies must have open positions. Employers in El Paso and Teller counties which have registered for the Job Fair estimate that they have between 6,000 and 7,000 open positions to fi ll within the next two months.

A wide range of indus-tries will be represented including healthcare, infor-mation technology, trans-portation, manufacturing, trades and more.

Kim Mast and Mike Lietzke recently opened

Rocky Mountain Liquida-tions on Baldwin Street in Woodland Park. The store sells overstocks and cus-tomer returns from Macy’s department store and Cost-co. The inventory is exten-sive and includes printers, vacuums, washer, dryers, non-perishable food and prom dresses. For more in-formation, call 502-6219.

The parade committee for the Lighter Side of Christmas presented a check for $5,000 to the Community Cupboard, whose executive director is Janie Child, center. The food bank was the bene� ciary of the Christmas parade of 2013. From left, the committee: Nancy Harts� eld, Gail Wingerd, Val Robertson, Child, the director, David Mals, Jan Cummer, Doreen Ward and Tracie Bennitt. This year’s parade is Dec. 6. Courtesy photos

Ashland Cummins-Berardi, student at the Woodland Park Middle School, and her great-grandmother, Marilyn Cummins, donated 100 stu� ed animals to Pikes Peak Regional Hospi-tal last week. The animals are from the student’s collection, to be given to youthful patients.

Sherilyn Skokan, director of patient services at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, accepts a donation of 100 stu� ed animals from Ashland Cummins-Berardi. Skokan and her sta� will distribute the animals to children who are patients at the hospital.

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A combination of traditional Oktoberfest music and food and local alternatives, the Rocky Mountain Oktoberfest Plus offered a good time for the entire family. This year also featured blue skies, warm weather. Childrens’ activities including a climb-ing wall, bounce house, face painting and a toddler zone for the youngest partici-pants. For adults, there was traditional German music and a dance floor inside the cultural center and Jazz, Rock and Country on the Pavilion stage.

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For grownups, there was tradi-tional German music and a dance �oor inside the cultural center and Jazz, Rock and Country on the Pavilion.

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By Pat [email protected]

Youthful scientists learning about the Earth, otherwise known as children ex-hilarated by fresh air, it all happens in the outdoor classroom at the Catamount Center Biological Field Station.

Play time with a scientific theme, where bugs, trees, flowers, dirt and a lake are nat-ural textbooks, the 12-week semester is a pilot program for fifth-grade students at Columbine Elementary School.

For the Catamount Center, which was established by Howard Drossman, Ph.D., and his wife, Julie Francis, the collabora-tion with Columbine introduces the cen-ter’s fellowship program.

On a recent autumn day, when the leaves were turning golden, the four fel-lowship scholars led the students on a short hike to the outdoor classroom by the lake.

“I just think that reconnecting children with nature is such an important thing, especially nowadays, when they are so connected to their phones, television and computers,” said Jared Mazurek, who has a degree in environmental science and ge-ography from the University of Denver. “I do feel the students are learning but even if all they’re getting is time outside, that’s a win in itself.”

While it may look like recess in the wil-derness, the class incorporates geography, geology, literature, journaling, orienteer-ing, math and science. “A big part of the program is meeting the state science stan-dards,” said Ally Ede, a fellow who gradu-ated from Colorado College with a degree in environmental science. “We’re trying to provide the content so that these kids are prepared to move on to higher level sci-ence classes.”

Along with the invigorating curricu-lum, the program is intended to unfold the peaceful aspect of nature, the ambi-ence of trees, birds and lush landscapes. “We do a piece on self-reflection and envi-ronmental stewardship,” Ede said. “I think that has been the most inspiring change

we’ve seen.”With guided meditation in the woods,

the students are encouraged to close their eyes and energize their imaginations. “I read them a story of being up in the stars and coming down to the Earth and expe-riencing everything at different levels,” Mazurek said. “One of the kids told me that he actually felt like he was an ant just wandering through tunnels. The ant is so small that he could see the minor details, the beauty, in everything.”

The program aligns with the Cata-mount Center’s mission of inspiring en-vironmental stewardship through educa-tion. “Actually being able to experience something really grounds the students — other than just paper and pencil in the classroom,” said Claudia Miller, who with Scott Doud, Ruth Flesher, Michelle Jack-son and Catherine Briggs-Hale, is a fifth-grade teacher.

The program is an experiment that relies on data. “Assessments will help us understand - is this learning contributing to the development of the child or does it just feel good?” said Veronica Wolken, Col-umbine’s principal.

While data may determine the academ-ic efficacy of the program, the 20-some-thing fellows are dedicated to inspiring a broader view. “We have a lot of environ-mental problems right now and in order to develop solutions to those we have to pass on this information,” Ede said. “I be-came really passionate about the educa-tion side. Although I love research I think the important thing at this point in history is instilling that passion in other people.”

As a pathway to environmental stew-ardship, the program fosters an academic as well as an emotional attachment to the land.

“They’re really trying to tie the curricu-lum in this fifth year to the environment as a sense of place,” Briggs-Hale said.

The four college graduates are the �rst to take part in the fellowship program at the Catamount Center Biological Field Station, which is accessed by Edlowe Road o� U.S. Highway 24 in Woodland Park. From left, Erica Singer, Ally Ede, Jared Mazurek and Guojun Susanna Lee Gomez. The photo is on the playground at Columbine Elementary School, which is collaborating with the center for the 12-week semester for �fth-graders.

A 12-week pilot program that brings �fth-graders at Columbine Elementary School into the natural classroom is a collaboration between the school and the Catamount Center. Teaching the class is Erica Singer, one of four fellows at the center.

Erica Singer, fellowship scholar with the Catamount Center Biological Field Station, talks about journaling as an academic and re�ective lesson on the value of nature as an educational tool. Photos by Pat Hill

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No problem for Shannon Hellman who apparently has no fear of heights. Hellman and her team helped raise $2,400 for Junior Achievement.

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Panthers cross country teams making run for state berthsRegionals are Oct. 16 in PuebloBy Danny Summersdsummers @coloradocommunitymedia.com

With just about two weeks until regional cross country meets, the Woodland Park High School boys and girls teams are looking to hit their stride that will propel them to success.

“I think we have a great chance to get both teams to state,” said head coach Ron Payton. “It won’t be easy, but the kids are putting in a lot of hard work and they have really shown some great improvement.”

On Sept. 16, Woodland Park hosted the “Run Above the Clouds” at the Shining Mountain Golf Club. It was the Panthers’ first meet home meet since 1986, accord-ing to Payton.

“It was a great meet and a lot of fun,” Payton said. “This was a tough course at al-titude with a couple of short hills. Running at altitude is different.”

The race began at the 18th hole. Most of the course was on the golf cart paths.

“Hopefully the word gets out and we can do this again next year,” Payton said. “The golf course people were great to work with and they said they would like to have us back.”

The Panthers’ boys finished third among nine teams with 102 points, trailing Palmer Ridge (15) and Discovery Canyon (57).

The boys finished in the following order: Jack Fisher (13th) 19 minutes, 30 seconds, Sam Hopfe (21st) 20:05, Neil Oppedall (23rd) 20:16, Brett Oppedall (26th) 20:54, Charley Schoenberger (29th) 21:05, Dylan LeGrande (34th) 21:15, Thomas Marshall (35th) 21:18, Max Enger (48th) 22:15 and Zane Pasly (56th) 22:47.

“The competition was tough,” Payton said. “Jack Fisher ran a really good race and the rest of the guys were right there with him.”

The Woodland Park girls finished fifth as a team. Their order of finish was as follows: Lexi Harrison (18th), 22:42, Alana Dillinger (32nd), 24:17, Sandra Dillinger (33rd) 24:18, Kelsie Bragg (35th) 24:28, Erin Babinski (36th) 24:28, Caitlin Seibel (56th) 28:38 and Annika DeWall (59th) 30:25.

Woodland Park had a strong showing at the Liberty Bell Invitational on Sept. 12. Sixteen Panthers ran personal bests and eight made the Top 30 Class Lists.

Three girls made the All Time Female List—Harrison at 13th, Alana Dillinger at

29th, and Sandra Dillinger at 30th.The boys finished 13th out of 23 teams

with 368 points. There were 151 runners in its division. The winner was Chris Henry of Laramie, Wyoming in 15:37. The winning team was Laramie with 79 points.

The girls finished 11th out of 23 teams with 302 points. There were 147 runners in its division. The winner was Lauren Ogg from Valor Christian in 18:05— a new Divi-sion 3 record.

The Liberty Bell Invite is one of the big-gest meets in Colorado. There were 100 teams in all and about 3,000 runners, ac-cording to Payton.

“We had the best weather up there I’ve experienced in my 12 years going to the meet,” Payton said.

Payton oversees the program, but for-mer all-American runner and Woodland Park High School teacher Matt Levassiur trains and runs with the kids on a regular basis.

The Metro League championships are set for Oct. 9 in Fountain. Woodland Park will compete in the Region 5 champion-

Freshman Darwin Edie, front, and junior Jacob Paul of Woodland Park traversed the cross country course at Shining Mountain Golf Club Sept. 16 during the Run Above the Clouds. Courtesy photos

Woodland Park senior Max Enger is among the top runners for the Woodland Park boys’ cross country team.

Woodland Park hosted its �rst cross country meet in more than 25 years Sept. 16 Shining Mountain Golf Club. Pictured here from front to back are junior Alana Dillinger, freshman Sandra Dillinger, junior Erin Babinski and freshman Kelsey Bragg.


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Pioneers volleyball team keeping a positive attitudeCripple Creek-Victor is winless to begin the seasonBy Danny [email protected]

The Cripple Creek-Victor High School volleyball team may be winless this season. But it’s certainly not from a lack of effort or coaching.

The Pioneers are 0-9 and have yet to win even a set. Still, the players remain upbeat that better times are ahead.

“We’ve been a very scrappy team this year,” said senior captain and outside hit-ter Mikaela Schell, who hopes to play for Trinidad College next year. “With a small team we’re playing together and it helps us to bond.”

Michelle Brown is a senior outside hit-ter and captain.

“I love being a leader on this team,” Brown said. “The younger players listen and I hope that they can step up and be leaders on this team next year for the fresh-

man that will be coming in.”Brown added that the team of 10 var-

sity players appeared down after a match against Cotopaxi earlier in the season, so she and the other leaders decided to call the players together for a meeting.

“We had a little powwow and since that time we’ve started talking more and com-ing together as a team,” she said. “Now it seems much smoother.”

Schell said that she and Brown get to-gether and recognize an athlete of the week.

“We all get that player something to show our appreciation.”

The Pioneers are coached by Vickie Cusimano, who is no stranger to the sport. Her name should be familiar to many folks in Teller County.

She is the winningest coach in Wood-land Park High School history, having notched 243 victories from 1985 through 2005. She led the Panthers to state playoffs appearances in 1990 (4th place), 1991 (3rd) and 1992 (2nd). Her 1992 team was 27-0 heading into the finals against undefeated Fort Morgan.

She retired as a teacher from the school

in 2010, but was the head coach at Sierra in 2012.

“We had just 400 students at Woodland Park back in the late 80s and early 90s,” said Cusimano, whose love affair with her horses at her Florissant ranch keeps her busy much of the time. “But here at Cripple Creek we only have about 100 students.”

Cusimano was a last-minute hire by CC-V athletic director Jim Bertrand. Ber-trand and Cusimano worked together at Woodland Park.

Cusimano said that this is likely her only year as coach of the Pioneers.

She is a pioneer in the sport of volleyball by inventing volleyball standards that are installed in the ground of a gymnasium.

“I got tired of carrying those heavy poles around to set up and tear down before and after practices and games,” she said “I in-stalled my own prototype at Woodland Park. The Air Force Academy has three of my systems.”

To read more on Cusimano’s company you can go to www.vicstandards.com.

As a coach, Cusimano is respected by her players, and she hasn’t seemed to have lost a step.

“She is a very motivational coach,” Brown said. “She is helping us get into col-leges, and that is something I am extremely looking forward to.”

Junior setter Jasmine Mondragon is one of the top players on the team this season. She has learned a lot through the adversity the team has had to endure.

“I can be a very frustrated person and I’ve learned not to get so frustrated,” Mon-dragon said with a smile. “If the other girls see me frustrated that results in them get-ting down, so I try not to get as frustrated as I usually do.”

Of the 10 players on the Pioneers’ roster, five are freshman. One of them, Aspen Da-vies, is an outside hitter.

“We have a lot of good eighth graders coming up through the program and they are really going to contribute next year,” Davies said. “Two of them can serve better than a lot of the players we have now.”

Davies has not only learned the basics of the game from Cusimano, but skills that will continue make her a better player.

“I couldn’t even overhand serve last year, and now I am doing it almost every time,” Davies said.

The Cripple Creek-Victor volleyball team is still searching for its �rst victory this season. Pictiured here are the leaders of the team. Fom left to right are seniors Mikaela Schell and Michelle Brown, and junior Jasmine Mondragon. Photo by Danny Summers


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Foreclosure Sale No. 2014-0038

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

On July 24, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor: WOODLAND EXCHANGE, LLCOriginal Beneficiary: GArDEN Of THE GODs BANk, A BrANCH Of THE EAsTErN COLOrADO BANkCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: GArDEN Of THE GODs BANk, A BrANCH Of THE EAsTErN COLOrADO BANkDate of Deed of Trust: 11/20/2007recording Date of Deed of Trust: 11/28/2007recorded in Teller County: reception No. 613077 Original Principal Amount: $2,400,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $1,287,962.42

Pursuant to C.r.s. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

failure to make timely payments required under the Deed of Trust and the Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY ENCUM-BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH.

which has the address of: 509 scott Avenue

Woodland Park, CO 80863NOTICE OF SALE

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

THErEfOrE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon of November 19, 2014, at the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

first Publication: 9/24/2014Last Publication: 10/22/2014Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Dated: 7/30/2014 rOBErT W. CAMPBELL Teller County Public Trustee By: shirley A. kintDeputy Public Trustee

Attorney: JOHN O’BrIEN Attorney registration #15183sNELL & WILMEr, LLP 1200 17TH sTrEET, sUITE 1900, DEN-VEr, COLOrADO 80202 Phone: (303) 634-2000 fax: Attorney file #: WOODLAND EXC

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice isgiven with regard to the followingdescribed Deed of Trust:

On July 22, 2014, the undersigned PublicTrustee caused the Notice of Election andDemand relating to the Deed of Trust de-scribed below to be recorded in theCounty of Teller records.

Original Grantor: JOHN R KIRCHOFFAND JANICE L KIRCHOFFOriginal Beneficiary: PACIFIC STATESMORTGAGE, INCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust: 3/14/2003Recording Date of Deed of Trust :3/17/2003Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.546416Original Principal Amount: $144,236.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 1 0 9 , 8 2 3 . 5 8

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), youare hereby notified that the covenants ofthe deed of trust have been violated asfollows:

The failure to timely make payments asrequired under the Deed of Trust.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.

LOT 33, FLORISSANT HEIGHTS FILINGNO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFCOLORADO.

which has the address of:352 Peak View CircleFlorissant, CO 80816

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debtsecured by the Deed of Trust describedherein, has filed Notice of Election andDemand for sale as provided by law andin said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofNovember 19, 2014, at the Teller CountyPublic Trustee’s Office, 101 W. BennettAve., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at pub-lic auction to the highest and best bidderfor cash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will issue to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 9/24/2014Last Publication: 10/22/2014Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

Dated: 7/24/2014ROBERT W. CAMPBELLTeller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEEBy: Shirley A. KintDeputy Public Trustee

Attorney: EVE M GRINAAttorney Registration #43658JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400,ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994Attorney file #: 14-001217

The Attorney above is acting as a debtcollector and is attempting to collect adebt. Any information provided may beused for that purpose.

Legal Notice No.: 2014-0036First Publication: 9/24/2014Last Publication: 10/22/2014Published in: Pikes Peak Courier

PUBLIC NOTICE



To Whom It May Concern: This Notice isgiven with regard to the followingdescribed Deed of Trust:


Original Grantor: JOHN R KIRCHOFFAND JANICE L KIRCHOFFOriginal Beneficiary: PACIFIC STATESMORTGAGE, INCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONDate of Deed of Trust: 3/14/2003Recording Date of Deed of Trust:3/17/2003Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.546416Original Principal Amount: $144,236.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 1 0 9 , 8 2 3 . 5 8


The failure to timely make payments asrequired under the Deed of Trust.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.

LOT 33, FLORISSANT HEIGHTS FILINGNO. 1, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFCOLORADO.

which has the address of:352 Peak View CircleFlorissant, CO 80816

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Attorney: EVE M GRINAAttorney Registration #43658JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C.9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., SUITE 400,ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112Phone: 1 (303) 706-9990Fax: 1 (303) 706-9994Attorney file #: 14-001217



Public Notice



To Whom It May Concern: This Notice isgiven with regard to the following de-scribed Deed of Trust:


Original Grantor: JAY D RADCLIFFEOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR APPLE MORT-GAGE CORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 8/11/2008Recording Date of Deed of Trust:8/13/2008Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.619902Original Principal Amount: $81,381.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 7 5 , 9 4 6 . 9 0


Failure to pay principal and interest whendue together with all payments providedfor in the Evidence of Debt secured by theDeed of Trust and other violations of theterms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.LOT 7, BLOCK 3, TROUT HAVEN ES-TATES - SECOND FILING, COUNTY OFTELLER, STATE OF COLOARDO.

which has the address of:49 Anderson RdDivide, CO 80814

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Attorney: WAYNE E VADENAttorney Registration #21026VADEN LAW FIRM, LLCPO BOX 18997, DENVER,COLORADO 80218Phone: (303) 377-2933Fax: (303) 377-2934Attorney file #: 14-081-05465



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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice isgiven with regard to the following de-scribed Deed of Trust:


Original Grantor: JAY D RADCLIFFEOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR APPLE MORT-GAGE CORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 8/11/2008Recording Date of Deed of Trust:8/13/2008Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.619902Original Principal Amount: $81,381.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 7 5 , 9 4 6 . 9 0


Failure to pay principal and interest whendue together with all payments providedfor in the Evidence of Debt secured by theDeed of Trust and other violations of theterms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.LOT 7, BLOCK 3, TROUT HAVEN ES-TATES - SECOND FILING, COUNTY OFTELLER, STATE OF COLOARDO.

which has the address of:49 Anderson RdDivide, CO 80814

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Attorney: WAYNE E VADENAttorney Registration #21026VADEN LAW FIRM, LLCPO BOX 18997, DENVER,COLORADO 80218Phone: (303) 377-2933Fax: (303) 377-2934Attorney file #: 14-081-05465



Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 27, 2014that a Petition for a Change of Name of anadult has been filed with the Teller CountyCourt.

The Petition requests that the name ofVickie Diana Clute be changed toVictoria Diana Farley.Case No.: 2014 C 122

Clerk of CourtBy: N. Ashley, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 72193First Publication: September 17, 2014Last Publication: October 1, 2014Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petitionfor Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 14,2014 that a Petition for a Change of Nameof an adult has been filed with the TellerCounty Court.

The Petition requests that the name ofLenore Marie Archer be changed toAngela Marie Archer.Case No.: 2014 C 131

Clerk of CourtBy: Ashley, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 72229First Publication: October 1, 2014Last Publication: October 15, 2014Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-21.5-103 noticessent certified mail to John J. Smice lastknown address, September 11, 2014 allcontents in the below listed storage unitlocated at Tregos Storage 42 BuffaloCourt, Divide Colorado 80814 will be soldor otherwise disposed of by removal to theDivide Dump Transfer Station on Octo-ber 3, 2014 at 10:15 A.M. at the TregosVenture Storage Facility Unit M 36 loc-ated at 42 Buffalo Ct., Divide, CO80814.

The sale will be by auction at the Site M36 and will be sold in one lot. Sealed bidswill be accepted and opened first. Anyproceeds will be appliedTo unpaid rents.

Tenant: John J. SmiceStorage Unit: M 36Last Known Address: P.O. Box 904Cripple Creek, CO 80813

Contents consisting of, but not limited to:A set of golf clubs, suitcases, bowlingbags and miscellaneous boxes.

Legal Notice No.: 72196First Publication: September 24, 2014Last Publication: October 1, 2014Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

Public Notice

Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-21.5-103 noticessent certified mail to Clarence L. Witherslast known address, September 11, 2014all contents in the below listed storage unitlocated at Tregos Storage 42 BuffaloCourt, Divide Colorado 80814 will be soldor otherwise disposed of by removal tothe Divide Dump Transfer Station onOctober 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at theTregos Venture Storage Facility G 30located at 42 Buffalo, Ct., Divide, CO80814.

The sale will by auction at the Site G 30and will be sold in one lot. Sealed bids willbe accepted and opened first. Any pro-ceeds will be applied to unpaid rents.

Tenant: Clarence L. Withers Storage Unit # G 30Last Known Address: 202 May Ave.Cripple Creek, CO 80813

Contents consisting of, but not limited to:Bins and boxes of clothing, one foldingchair, a shovel, a briefcase, a toaster andmiscellaneous boxes.


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Public Notice

Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-21.5-103 noticessent certified mail to Clarence L. Witherslast known address, September 11, 2014all contents in the below listed storage unitlocated at Tregos Storage 42 BuffaloCourt, Divide Colorado 80814 will be soldor otherwise disposed of by removal tothe Divide Dump Transfer Station onOctober 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at theTregos Venture Storage Facility G 30located at 42 Buffalo, Ct., Divide, CO80814.

The sale will by auction at the Site G 30and will be sold in one lot. Sealed bids willbe accepted and opened first. Any pro-ceeds will be applied to unpaid rents.

Tenant: Clarence L. Withers Storage Unit # G 30Last Known Address: 202 May Ave.Cripple Creek, CO 80813

Contents consisting of, but not limited to:Bins and boxes of clothing, one foldingchair, a shovel, a briefcase, a toaster andmiscellaneous boxes.


Public Notice

Pursuant to notice sent via certified mail tothe last known address; all contents in thefollowing unit/units will be sold for cash.The sale will be held at GormanAuctions, 2150 W Garden of the GodsRd Suite B Colorado Springs, CO 80907on 10/17/2014 by A-Z Self Storage,P.O. Box 315, Woodland Park,CO 80866, 719-687-6042

* Name: Linda Kern 2Last known address: 119 Carbonate StCripple Creek CO 80813* Name: Bruce / Katherine Reid 40Last known address: P.O. Box 981El Cerrito CA 94530* Name: Bruce / Katherine Reid 64Last known address: P.O/ Box 981El Cerrito CA 94530

Legal Notice No.: 72224First Publication: October 1, 2014Last Publication: October 8, 2014Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

PUBLIC NOTICE

Teller County101 West Bennett Avenue

Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813

Domestic CasesPUBLICATION OF SUMMONS

Notice is hereby given that in the follow-ing proceedings filed in the Court duringthe month of August 214, under the Uni-form Dissolution of Marriage Act, theabove Court has found that due diligencehas been used to obtain personal serviceof process within the State of Coloradoand that efforts to obtain same would beto no avail, C.R.S. 14-10-107(4) (a) hasordered five publications of a summons ofsaid proceedings:

Case No.: 2014 DR 63Names of Parties:Gemalyn Boczkiewicz, PetitionerandThomas Boczkiewicz, Respondent

Nature of Action:In re: The marriage of parties

You are further notified that a copy of thePetition and Summons may be obtainedfrom the Clerk of the Court during regularbusiness hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.and that default judgment may be enteredagainst that party upon whom service ismade by this notice if he or she fails to ap-pear or file a response within thirty (30)days after the date of publication.

Dated this 27th Day of August, 2014

By: /s/ Judge, Division 11Teller County Court

Legal Notice No: 72201First Publication: September 17, 2014Last Publication: October 15, 2014Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that final settle-ment will be made on or about October23, 2014 to Foothills Paving & Mainten-ance Inc. for contract no. 02-0110-3285-900-2014-01, between Teller Countyand Foothills Paving & MaintenanceInc. for work on various Teller Countyroads. Any person, individual, limited liab-ility company, government or government-al subdivision or agency, business trust,estate trust, partnership, co-partnership,association, company, corporation or oth-er legal entity that has furnished labor,materials, sustenance or other suppliesused or consumed by a contractor or hisor her sub-contractor in or about the per-formance of the work contracted to bedone or that supplied laborers, rental ma-chinery, tools or equipment to the extentused in the prosecution of the work whoseclaim therefore has not been paid by thecontractor or the sub-contractor may, inaccord with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S.,file with the Board of County Commission-ers of Teller County Colorado a verifiedstatement of the amount due and unpaidon account of such claim, which state-ment must be filed on or before Friday,October 17, 2014.


Public Notice

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONSADVERTISEMENT

City of Woodland ParkUS 24 Traffic Study

The City of Woodland Park is acceptingStatements of Qualifications (SOQ) fromEngineering Consultants to provide pro-fessional Traffic Engineering services tocomplete a traffic study to identify effect-ive alternatives to relieve congestion onUS 24 through improved local street con-nections and enhanced traffic circulationwithin the City of Woodland Park. The Cityis seeking alternatives, so as to reducethe traffic load on US 24, or at least itsrate of growth. For additional informationplease v is i t the Ci ty ’s websi te athttp://www.city.findwoodlandpark.com/home/public-works/projects/

SOQ's shall be received by the City ofWoodland Park, 220 W. South Ave, POBox 9007, Woodland Park, CO 80866 onor before 4:00 PM 30 October 2014.

Legal Notice No.: 72225First Publication: October 1, 2014Second Publication: October 8, 2014Last Publication: October 15, 2014Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier

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City of Woodland ParkParks and Recreation Advisory Board

October 8, 2014, 6:30 p.m.Downstairs Conference Room

Agenda

I. Call To Order and Roll CallII. Approval of MinutesA. August 13, 2014 MeetingIII. ReportsA. Parks and Recreation ReportIV. Old BusinessA. Adopt A Park ProgramV. New BusinessVI. Public CommentsNot on the AgendaVII. Adjourn


PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THERidgewood Water District, TellerCounty Colorado, that the budget forthe fiscal year 2015 will be presented atthe regularly scheduled meeting of theBoard of Directors on October 13, 2014at seven o'clock PM. The meeting willbe held at the home of Eileen McMillan55 Ponderosa Lane, Woodland Park,Colorado.

The budget for the fiscal year 2015 will beavailable for public view until December 1,2014 at the above address.

/s/ Dennis A. McKinley, Secretary


PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF WOODLAND PARK

The Woodland Park Planning Commis-sion will hold a public hearing to reviewthe 2010 Woodland Park Comprehens-ive Plan updated action items and pri-orities on Thursday, October 9, 2014.The Comprehensive Plan represents thegoals of Woodland Park’s residents andbusiness owners, and provides a strongfoundation for policy direction, land usedecisions and public investments. Sincethe adoption of the Comprehensive Planin 2010, many of the action items havebeen accomplished. As a result, City in-tends to update the actions and prioritiesto provide a more germane direction forthe future of Woodland Park. Copies ofthe updated action items are available onthe City’s website “www.city-woodland-park.org” or at the Planning Departmentoffice at City Hall.

The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM inthe Council Chambers located at 220W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, Col-orado. Please contact the Woodland ParkPlanning Department at 687-5202 withany questions.


PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF WOODLAND PARKPUBLIC NOTICE

OF COORDINATED ELECTION

Pursuant to Section 2.5 of the City Charterof the City of Woodland Park, notice ishereby given that the City’s CoordinatedElection will be held on Tuesday, Novem-ber 4, 2014. This election is being con-ducted by mail ballot through the TellerCounty Clerk and Recorders Office.

At this election, the registered electorswill consider a ballot question asfollows:

ISSUE 2 A:

SHALL CITY OF WOODLAND PARKDEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNTNOT TO EXCEED $10,100,000, WITH AMAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF NOTTO EXCEED $15,700,000, WITHOUTANY INCREASE IN TAXES, TOPROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, ACQUISI-TION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIP-PING OF A CITY BUILDING TO HOUSE,AT MINIMUM, AQUATIC FACILITIESAND ALL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCI-ATED WITH SUCH FACILITIES INCLUD-ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER,SEWER, ROADWAY, SIDEWALK, ANDDRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELLAS ALL NECESSARY OR INCIDENTALCOSTS RELATED THERETO BY THEISSUANCE OF BONDS AS PROVIDEDBY THE CITY CHARTER, WHICHBONDS SHALL BE PAYABLE FROMTHE GENERAL FUND, THE STREETFUND AND ANY OTHER LEGALLYAVAILABLE FUNDS OF THE CITY, ANDSHALL THE CITY OF WOODLANDPARK BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT, RE-TAIN AND EXPEND ANY EARNINGSFROM THE INVESTMENT OF PRO-CEEDS OF SUCH BONDS AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UN-DER THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWSOF THIS STATE?

All active voters will be mailed a ballotbetween October 13, 2014 and October17, 2014.

The ballots may be returned by mail, or inperson. If you return your ballot by mail, itmust be received by the County Clerk’s of-fice no later than 7:00PM on November 4,2014. Ballots received after that time anddate will not be counted. If you returnyour ballot in person it may be depositedat the County Clerk’s Office (800 Re-search Parkway), Monday through Fridayfrom 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Ballots returnedin person must be received no later than7:00PM on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

SUZANNE LECLERCQDEPUTY CITY CLERK


PUBLIC NOTICE

WOODLAND PARK PLANNINGCOMMISSION

WOODLAND PARK CITY HALLCOUNCIL CHAMBERS

220 W. SOUTH AVENUE,WOODLAND PARK, CO

REGULAR MEETING AGENDAOCTOBER 9, 2014 –7:00 PM

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALLII. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTESOF PREVIOUS MEETINGMinutes of the regular meetingSeptember 25, 2014 (A)IV. REQUESTS AND/ORPUBLIC HEARINGS:A. CUP14-007 Gold Hill Square NorthResidential Dwelling Units: Request forConditional Use Permit (CUP) review andapproval for seven (7) extended stay res-idential dwelling units (i.e., apartments),located in the Central Business District onLots 1-7, Block 26, Highland Addition, Cityof Woodland Park, Teller County, Color-ado. This request is being made by theGold Hill Square North LLC, representedby manager, William L. Page. (QJ)B. Consideration of the 2010 WoodlandPark Comprehensive Plan updated actionitems and priorities. (A)V. REPORTSA. Chairman’s ReportB. Commissioners’ ReportsC. Planning Director’s ReportVI. DISCUSSION AND COMMENTVII. ADJOURNMENT

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WOODLAND PARK PLANNINGCOMMISSION

WOODLAND PARK CITY HALLCOUNCIL CHAMBERS

220 W. SOUTH AVENUE,WOODLAND PARK, CO

REGULAR MEETING AGENDAOCTOBER 9, 2014 –7:00 PM

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALLII. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTESOF PREVIOUS MEETINGMinutes of the regular meetingSeptember 25, 2014 (A)IV. REQUESTS AND/ORPUBLIC HEARINGS:A. CUP14-007 Gold Hill Square NorthResidential Dwelling Units: Request forConditional Use Permit (CUP) review andapproval for seven (7) extended stay res-idential dwelling units (i.e., apartments),located in the Central Business District onLots 1-7, Block 26, Highland Addition, Cityof Woodland Park, Teller County, Color-ado. This request is being made by theGold Hill Square North LLC, representedby manager, William L. Page. (QJ)B. Consideration of the 2010 WoodlandPark Comprehensive Plan updated actionitems and priorities. (A)V. REPORTSA. Chairman’s ReportB. Commissioners’ ReportsC. Planning Director’s ReportVI. DISCUSSION AND COMMENTVII. ADJOURNMENT

(A) Administrative Action(QJ) Quasi-Judicial Action(L) Legislative


Public Notice

City of Woodland ParkHistorical Preservation Committee

Monday, October 6, 2014– 3:30 PM

City Hall – Ground FloorConference Room

Agenda

1. Call to Order and Roll Call2. Approval of Minutes fromSeptember 8, 20143. Public Hearings - None4. Committee Businessa. Main Street Program/Creative ArtsDistrictb. Mural Projectc. SHF Reconnaissance Surveyd. Landmark Plaquese. 2015 Budget Proposal5. Reports:a. Committee Members’ Reportsb. Council Member Liaison’s Reportc. Planning Director’s Report6. Public Comment on ItemsNot on the Agenda7. Adjournment


PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Woodland ParkCITY COUNCIL AGENDAOctober 2, 2014 * 7:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER.2. ROLL CALL.3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONSAND APPOINTMENTS.Miller A. Annual presentation and updateof the Ute Pass Chamber of CommerceVisitor Center by Chamber President,Debbie Miller. (A)Holloway B. Proclamation recognizingOctober as National Arts Month. (A)5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONSOR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA.(Public comment not necessary.)6. CONSENT CALENDAR:(Public comment may be heard.)Morse A. Approve minutes of September18, 2014 Regular Meeting. (A)7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING:None9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Public commentmay be heard.)10. NEW BUSINESS:Carlsen A. Approval of Resolution No.781, in support of the Ballot Issue Ques-tion on the November 4, 2014, MunicipalCoordinated Election. (A)11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOTON THE AGENDA. (Public may com-ment)12. REPORTS:(Public comment not necessary.)A. Mayor’s Report.B. Council Reports.C. City Attorney’s Report.D. City Manager’s and DepartmentReports.13. COMMENTS ON WRITTENCORRESPONDENCE:(Public comment not necessary.)14. ADJOURNMENT.** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982.(A) Administrative(QJ) Quasi-Judicial(L) Legislative


PUBLIC NOTICE

TELLER COUNTY BOARDOF ADJUSTMENT

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

October 15, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.City of Woodland Park

Council Chambers220 W. South Avenue,

Woodland Park, CO

I. Order and Roll CallII. Review and Approve Minutes –August 20, 2014III. Consider a request by Bridger Wire-less (Applicant) and Earl K. and Joyce E.Kitner (Property Owners) to vary theheight limitation from 50 to 125 feet for astealth monopine cell tower in the Agricul-tural (A-1) zone district to be located with-in a 0.147-acre leased area in the EastHalf of the Northeast Quarter and theNortheast Quarter of the SoutheastQuarter of Section 9, Township 13 South,Range 70 West of the 6th principal Meridi-an, County of Teller, State of Colorado(7052 W US 24, Divide, CO, 80814).IV. Other ItemsV. Adjourn


PUBLIC NOTICE

TELLER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA

Regular Meeting- 7:00 p.m. October 14, 2014

City of Woodland ParkCouncil Chambers

220 W. South Avenue,Woodland Park, CO

I. Order and Roll CallII. Review and Approve Minutes –September 9, 2014III. Consider a request by Laura H.Glauth and Janice M. Greene (PropertyOwners) and West Range Reclamation,LLC (Applicant) to extend the use ofCounty Road 78 to March 31, 2015 to co-incide with the extinguishment of CUP-00604(13) for the “Sawmill” use on 9.63acres zoned Agricultural (A-1) in part ofthe Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Town-ship 11, Range 69 West of the 6th PM,Teller County, Colorado (32846 NorthSH67, aka 3939 Painted Rocks Road).IV. Other ItemsA. Notice of approval by the Board of Ad-justment of the request by Russell T.Lesterson and Coralee A. Doyle (fkaLesterson) (Property Owners) to vary thefront setback for an existing dwelling from25.0 feet to 0.2 feet in the Residential One(R-1) zone district for Lot 144, WilsonLake Estates, Teller County, CO (172Dunlap Road, Florissant, CO, 80816).V. Adjourn


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PUBLIC NOTICE

TELLER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA

Regular Meeting- 7:00 p.m. October 14, 2014

City of Woodland ParkCouncil Chambers

220 W. South Avenue,Woodland Park, CO

I. Order and Roll CallII. Review and Approve Minutes –September 9, 2014III. Consider a request by Laura H.Glauth and Janice M. Greene (PropertyOwners) and West Range Reclamation,LLC (Applicant) to extend the use ofCounty Road 78 to March 31, 2015 to co-incide with the extinguishment of CUP-00604(13) for the “Sawmill” use on 9.63acres zoned Agricultural (A-1) in part ofthe Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Town-ship 11, Range 69 West of the 6th PM,Teller County, Colorado (32846 NorthSH67, aka 3939 Painted Rocks Road).IV. Other ItemsA. Notice of approval by the Board of Ad-justment of the request by Russell T.Lesterson and Coralee A. Doyle (fkaLesterson) (Property Owners) to vary thefront setback for an existing dwelling from25.0 feet to 0.2 feet in the Residential One(R-1) zone district for Lot 144, WilsonLake Estates, Teller County, CO (172Dunlap Road, Florissant, CO, 80816).V. Adjourn


PUBLIC NOTICE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSREGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, October 9, 2014

TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIALBUILDING

112 North A Street,Cripple Creek, CO

Commissioners’ Meeting Room

1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session- Invocation- Pledge of Allegiance- Minutes of Previous Meetings- Accounts Payable- Board Reports- Elected Official’s Report- Administrator’s Report2. 9:25 a.m.: Time reserved forDepartment Heads and Public without anappointment.3. 9:35 a.m.: Employee Service Awards4. 9:40 a.m.: Finance: Presentation of2015 Proposed Budget.RECESS AS TELLER COUNTY BOARDOF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSCONVENE AS TELLER COUNTYBOARD OF HEALTH5. 9:50 a.m.: Environmental Health:Consider Midland Depot’s variancerequest to the Teller County OnsiteWastewater Treatment System [OWTS]Regulations.ADJOURN AS TELLER COUNTY BOARDOF HEALTH RECONVENE AS TELLERCOUNTY BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS6. 10:10 a.m.: Administration: ConsiderResolution Opposing Amendment 68.

Commissioners Business Items:Sheryl Decker, County AdministratorLegal Matters:Chris Brandt, County Attorney

Adjournment

The implementation, modification, rescis-sion, or amendment of a restriction onopen burning in Teller County may be ad-ded to the Agenda of, and considered at,this meeting. If possible, an AmendedAgenda adding that item will be posted,and placed on the Teller County website,at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Appointments may vary by 15 minutesearlier or later than scheduled dependingupon cancellations and time required forreview and/or consideration of an agendaitem.


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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF BOARDOF DIRECTORS VACANCY

To whom it may concern, and particularly,to the eligible electors of the Paradise ofColorado Metropolitan District, City ofWoodland Park, Teller County, Colorado.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 32-1-808, C.R.S., that vacancies exist on theboard of directors for the Paradise of Col-orado Metropolitan District.

Letters of Interest to be appointed tothe board of directors should be sentto Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., 7400 EastOrchard Road, Suite 3300, GreenwoodVillage, Colorado, 80111.

Letters of Interest must be received byOctober 11, 2014.

SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C.Attorneys for Park State Bank & Trust


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NOTICE OF BOARDOF DIRECTORS VACANCY

To whom it may concern, and particularly,to the eligible electors of the Paradise ofColorado Metropolitan District, City ofWoodland Park, Teller County, Colorado.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 32-1-808, C.R.S., that vacancies exist on theboard of directors for the Paradise of Col-orado Metropolitan District.

Letters of Interest to be appointed tothe board of directors should be sentto Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., 7400 EastOrchard Road, Suite 3300, GreenwoodVillage, Colorado, 80111.

Letters of Interest must be received byOctober 11, 2014.

SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C.Attorneys for Park State Bank & Trust


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Notice is hereby given that final settle-ment will be made on or about October23, 2014 to AFD Pavement Marking,LLC for contract no. 02-0110-3210-000-2014-01, between Teller County andAFD Pavement Marking, LLC for strip-ing on various Teller County Roads.Any person, individual, limited liabilitycompany, government or governmentalsubdivision or agency, business trust, es-tate trust, partnership, co-partnership, as-sociation, company, corporation or otherlegal entity that has furnished labor, ma-terials, sustenance or other supplies usedor consumed by a contractor or his or hersub-contractor in or about the perform-ance of the work contracted to be done orthat supplied laborers, rental machinery,tools or equipment to the extent used inthe prosecution of the work whose claimtherefore has not been paid by the con-tractor or the sub-contractor may, in ac-cord with section 38-26-107(1) C.R.S., filewith the Board of County Commissionersof Teller County Colorado a verified state-ment of the amount due and unpaid on ac-count of such claim, which statementmust be filed on or before Friday,October 17, 2014.


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Cripple Creek-Victor football team keeps positive attitudePioneers have not won a game on �eld since 2010By Danny [email protected]

Adversity is nothing new to the Crip-ple Creek-Victor football team or its head coach Jim Bertrand.

“I’ve never won a high school football game - ever,” said senior Cody Rice, who plays about every position for the Pioneers. “We’re trying to keep a positive attitude. All the guys who are out are troopers.

“You have to have dedication to be on this team, any team, especially when you look at our record and see some of the scores of our games. But I’m used to it.”

The Pioneers are 0-5 this season and have been outscored 285 to 6. Rice is the only senior on the team who has been in the program, for four years. The only other senior on the squad is Tyler Regester.

The two hooked up for the Pioneers lone touchdown on Sept. 27 during a 60-6 loss to Custer County. Rice hooked completed a 50-yard pass play to Regester with about three minutes to play.

“The place went nuts,” Bertrand said.David Wuellner is a junior on the team

and also plays a variety of positions. He hopes to apply what he’s learned this year to next year’s club and a new crop of play-ers.

“You have to be adaptive,” Wuellner said. “During the games we have to sometime throw kids into a position who have never played that position and coach them right there on the field during the game - which can be difficult.

“You have to know how to play every po-sition on this team. I’ve played everything from defensive line to linebacker to half-back to offensive line. I’ve been all over.”

Wuellner has already learned that some-times you learn a lot more life lessons from losing than you do by winning.

“It’s easy to be up when you’re winner and show good spirit and all that,” he said.

“But it shows a lot more character when you’re not winning and you still play with the same attitude and ability.”

CC-V’s team includes two girls; fresh-men Rachael San Pietro and Jennifer Gas-ter. San Pietro is a nose guard on defense and sees plenty of game action.

The Pioneers are in their third season at the 8-man level. Prior to 2012 they compet-ed in 11-man. No matter the level, however, CC-V has lost 29 consecutive games on the field dating back to the start of the 2011 sea-son. The last Pioneers victory on the field was against Ellicott (20-6) in the final game of the 2010 season.’

“We’re taking little steps right now and trying to get better,” Bertrand said. “We’re not trying to eat the whole elephant at once.

“We’re just going to have to hang in there and be patient. This program is not going to turn around all at once. It will take a little while for that to happen.”

Bertrand is a living example of overcom-ing adversity. On Feb. 14, 2011, he was diag-nosed with bone cancer.

On Sept. 22, 2011, Bertrand had five mil-

lion of his own cells transplanted back into his body at a hospital in Denver. A week earlier he had 10 million cells removed from his body. Five million are still frozen.

Nov. 1, 2011, he was back coaching and teaching at the school.

“Originally when they found the cancer they gave me 12 months to live if they don’t do anything,” said Bertrand, 68, who also is the school’s athletic director, activities director and social studies teacher. “I said `well that’s not going to happen so what do we have to do?’”

Bertrand still takes ingestible chemo pills every other day.

“I take it in the morning and it kind of wears me out in the afternoon a little bit,” he said.

Bertrand has the respect of his players.“Coach Bertrand is definitely dedicated

to making this program a success, and all the other programs at the school,” Rice said. “He’s going through chemo and he’s still out here.

“I’m glad there’s somebody out here who knows the background of us and is trying to

make us better.”Pioneers players and coaches realize

that making a playoff run is probably out of the question. But scoring more points would be a big achievement and help with moral.

“It would help out the spirit of the team,” Wuellner said. “As soon as the players see that we have the potential to do something it will help turn things around.

“On defense I would like to get through the line and get a couple quarterback sacks.”

Long term, CC-V has bigger middle school classes working their way through the system, which would give the high school team a bigger talent pool to choose from.

Paul McGinn is the middle school coach, where there are 14 players on the team.

“We are learning the basics right now,” McGinn said. “We have the motto `we block, we tackle, we win.’”

And if all goes according to plan, win-ning games will be a part of the future of Cripple Creek-Victor football.

LEFT: The Cripple Creek-Victor High School varsity football team had just eight of its 18 players out for practice on Sept. 24. ABOVE: The Cripple Creek-Victor Middle School football team is working hard in practices and games. The middle school practices takes place at the same time the varsity practices on Dial Field. Photo by Danny Summers

RECREATION REPORTWoodland Park Parks & Recre-

ation offers the following pro-grams and sports. Sign up at least a week prior to session starting. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of participants. Call 719-687-5225 or stop by our office at 204 W. South Ave. Online registration and class information available at wpparksandrecreation.org.

Start Smart BasketballThe Start Smart Development

Program is a proven instructional program that prepares young chil-dren, between ages 3-5 years old, for the world of organized sports without the threat of competition

or the fear of getting hurt. Parents work together with their children in a supportive environment to learn all of the basic skills.

The benefits include building confidence and self-esteem, fun and positive experience, prepar-ing for future sports, quality time together for parent and child, and helping parents learn how to sup-port and teach their child in the world of sports.

Instructor is Markaya Aga, in partnership with parents, and program is offered from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday and 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Gateway Elementary, in the gym. Session

dates are Oct. 25, 27, Nov. 1, 3, 6, 8. Register by Friday, Oct. 10. A mandatory parent meeting is at 7 p.m. Oct. 20. Cost is$18, plus $36 required kit.

Youth Indoor Tennis LessonsThis beginner class is for tennis

players with little to no experi-ence. We will learn stroke basics and other rules of the game in a unique indoor environment. Skills to be covered include forehand, backhand, serve, volley, and keeping score. Kids of all ages are encouraged to learn tennis in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

Instructor is Jessee Barlow.

Lessons are offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at the Gateway Elementary School gym. For ages 4-12 years old. Session dates are Oct. 6, 8, 13 and Nov. 5. Cost is $40.

American Red Cross Learn to SwimThe Learn to Swim Program

follows the criteria set by the American Red Cross. Descriptions of classes are listed on the city website. Please bring a swim suit and towel. Instructors are Connie Knowles and Katy Conlin. Lessons are Mondays, Oct. 6, 13, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17. For ages 3-18 years. Cost is $45 per person/$41 for additional

family members.

Family Dog TrainingBuild a life-long, healthy and

loving relationship with your dog through science based positive training methods. We will use highly motivated reinforcers that ensure compliance as well as fun with learning cues: loose leash walking, focus, wait, come, sit, stay, down and leave it. No dogs at first class.

Instructor is Alice Roszczewski. Classes offered from 9-10 a.m. Saturdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15. Cost is $150.


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