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Meet the town gardener Flower beds on town property need constant attention to maintain beauty By Jennifer Cunningham Contributing writer

The role of town gardener is more than plant-ing fl owers and trimming trees. In fact, Sharon Williams often laments not being able to get out-side more.

The resident expert for more than seven years, Williams plays a tremendous part in the health and visual appeal of the town’s fl ora. She received her master gardener certifi cate in 2008 through the Colorado State University Exten-sion Master Gardener program, then contin-ued on to gain Native Plant Master credentials. Annual renewal of these credentials involve graduate-level continuing education, serving the public at the CSU Extension El Paso County Master Gardener Help Desk, working on vari-ous community projects, and developing, pro-viding, and presenting public education. She is also a member of the Colorado Native Plant Society and Colorado Weed Management As-sociation.

As the town gardener, she is responsible for many state-mandated plans. The noxious weed plan, which every municipality is required to have, identifi es potential risks specifi c to the town property. Some weeds can pose signifi -cant health risks, so it is important to identify their locations and know proper mitigation techniques.

A plan Williams hopes to never implement

is the Invasive Disease and Pest Prevention and Response Plan. She is constantly observ-ing plants looking for disease or pest intrusion. The plan identifi es the process to report occur-rences, along with elimination and recovery procedures.

Crucial to the town’s future aesthetics is the tree inventory, soon entering its second phase. Early this year, state offi cials urged cities to gather as much urban tree data as possible to determine the ash tree population. Concerns emerged in September 2013 when the Emerald ash borer, an insect whose larvae feed on the inner bark of the tree, disrupting its ability to transport water and nutrients, was identifi ed in Boulder. It subsequently devastated their ash population and led to a quarantine on Boulder County restricting the transport of ash wood into or out of the area.

In response, Williams wants to ensure Mon-ument has a wide variety of trees to combat a potential mass devastation due to any sort of disease or infestation.

“It’s not a matter of if, but when, the ash bor-er will hit any of our communities in Colorado,” she said.

Colorado is the 27th state and the fi rst west-ern state to feel the effects of the infestation. As tree data is gathered, it will be entered into a statewide database, giving a comprehensive picture of the state’s arbor assets.

More projects on Williams’ plate include re-vitalizing the beds in the Monument Cemetery and along Third Street, creating new planters along Second Street, and sprucing up Limbach and Lavelett parks.

Williams points out, “This is a combined effort among the Public Works department

personnel when it comes to landscape mainte-nance of Town of Monument properties.

All of us assist and observe for each other.”The Parks Foreman oversees irrigation, turf

and tree trimming, snow removal and more.In addition to the above, Williams is respon-

sible for 16 beds, forty barrel planters, and trimming shrubs throughout the community.

For more information or questions regard-ing a yard or garden, those interested can speak with a CSU Extension offi ce master gardener at (719) 520-7684.

Sharon Williams, the Town Gardener, maintains planting beds and shrubs around town-owned buildings and properties. Photo by Jennifer Cunningham

Getting to know the director of planning, Mike Pesicka Monument projects, development take considerable coordination, time By Jennifer Cunningham Contributing writer

Although behind the scenes, the town of Monument Planning De-partment plays a major role in the overall look and feel of the town. Mike Pesicka, the director since Au-gust 2014, manages a wide variety of tasks regulated by zoning, permit-ting and various approval process-es. Planner Morgan Hester and Tom Martinez, engineering assistant, round out the entire department.

Monument is overlaid by nu-merous special districts. At present, nine separate entities play a role in the planning and development of the town. The largest entity is the Triview Metropolitan District, enveloping 2,580 acres, including the Jackson Creek area. According to their website, the district was formed in 1985, but was annexed into Monument in 1987. It operates like a town, providing water, sewer, road maintenance and public safety in the form of traffi c control devices. They do not control zoning of this area, which the town retains, but Triview must review and approve any changes.

Other signifi cant districts in-clude Woodmoor Water and Sanita-tion, Monument Sanitation District, which has its own board of directors unaffi liated with the town, and the Tri-Lakes Fire District. Parts of Mon-ument are tied to the Palmer Lake Sanitation District. It is understand-able residents are unclear on who to contact when issues arise.

“For a town this small, it’s a lot of different districts,” said Pesicka.

He is used to working with spe-cial districts. Prior to Monument, Pesicka was a principal planner with the city of Centennial. There he dealt with similar issues and con-cerns.

Aside from coordinating with multiple districts, Pesicka also works closely with El Paso County. Numerous properties in Monu-ment, especially commercial use, access county roads. The county also controls the vast unincorporat-ed areas surrounding Monument, so open communication is vital.

Perhaps the most important task on Pesicka’s desk is the comprehen-sive plan. Its last formal review was in 2003. He immediately recognized the need to update the document and approached the board in Janu-ary to begin the long process. This document determines community goals and aspirations in terms of development. It dictates public pol-icy for transportation, utilities, land use, recreation and housing.

Because of manpower con-straints, the plan will be done via contract. Prior to sending out a re-quest for proposal, assuming the budget allows, will be approval of the timeline by the town’s board of trustees. The completion of the comprehensive plan is at least one year out. When the process launch-es, a committee, with supporting sub-committees, will be formed to garner input from the town and sur-rounding area residents.

“It is vital to get communities’ in-put on issues that concern the town although they’re not in the town,” Pesicka said.

Pesicka’s biggest surprise has been how busy Monument is for its size. He has 20 planning requests for approval in process. They are evenly divided between residential and commercial proposals. His role is fi rst working with the developer to prepare their package for public

hearing. He reviews codes, land use and buffer zones, and recommends changes prior to submittal.

Once the developer meets requirements, the package goes before the Planning Commission for review. This panel, made up of ideally seven members appointed

by the trustees, meets publicly on the fi rst Monday of each month. They can approve, deny or approve with conditions. If the package is approved, it then proceeds to the town council. Once the Planning

Monument Director of Planning, Mike Pesicka, reviews one of many projects currently in process. There are multiple steps a developer needs to take prior to beginning any new venture. Photos by Jennifer Cunningham

Pesicka continues on Page 3

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE

2015 Mountain View Electric Association BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPENAt MVEA’s Annual Meeting on June 4, 2015 at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument, three directors will be elected to Mountain View Electric Association’s (MVEA) Board of Directors from the following districts:

District 1 Limon, Karval, Genoa, and surrounding areas (Incumbent Joe Martin)

District 4 Calhan, Peyton, a portion of Black Forest and surrounding areas (Incumbent Milt Mathis)

District 6 Falcon, Cimarron Hills, a portion of Black Forest and surrounding areas (Incumbent Barry Springer)

The procedure for Director Elections & Member Voting is available on MVEA’s website at www.mvea.coop.

If you are interested in being a candidate, please contact a member of the nominating committee, (see committee members lower left). A candidate must be a MVEA member and reside in the district where there is a vacancy. Before applying, please contact either MVEA office at 719-775-2861 or 719-495-2283 to verify your district.

A member may also petition for nomination. Petitions and procedures are available at the Limon Headquarters, 1655 5th St., Limon; or at the Falcon Operations Center, 11140 E. Woodmen Rd, Falcon, or online at www.mvea.coop. Petitions must be signed by 15 members of MVEA and returned to either MVEA office by 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2015.

Limon Headquarters1655 5th StreetLimon, CO 80828(719)775-2861

Falcon Operations Center11140 E. Woodmen RoadFalcon, CO 80831(719)495-2283

2015 Mountain View Electric Association 2015 Mountain View Electric Association BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPENAt MVEA’s Annual Meeting on June 4, 2015 at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument, three directors will be elected to Mountain School in Monument, three directors will be elected to Mountain View Electric Association’s (MVEA) Board of Directors from the following districts:

A candidate questionnaire must be completed for either nomination by the committee or nomination by petition. This questionnaire can be found on MVEA’s website or you may pick one up at either office. If you have questions, please contact a member of the nominating committee. Candidate questionnaires must be received by the nominating committee by 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015 for the committee’s consideration. If you are petitioning for nomination, the candidate questionnaire must be submitted to either Association office with your petition no later than 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2015.

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Plans submitted for water park at InterQuest MarketplaceOld Renaissance Hotel, started in 2007, would also be completedBy Danny [email protected]

One water park and hotel has been in the planning stages for years at Polaris Pointe (formerly Copper Ridge at North Gate). But less than two miles south another hotel and water park is also being planned.

Great Wolf Resorts Holdings, Inc, a Wisconsin owner and operator of water parks, plans to complete the partially fin-ished Renaissance Hotel (which shut down construction more than five years ago) and build an adjacent water park at the InterQuest Marketplace, according to a proposal submit-ted in early March to Colorado Springs city planners.

InterQuest marketplace is located near Interstate 25 and InterQuest Parkway.

According to the proposal, Great Wolf resorts would complete the 300-plus room hotel. The project would be re-named the Great Wolf Lodge at InterQuest Marketplace, ac-cording to the proposal.

Construction on the Renaissance Hotel originally began in 2007. John Q. Hammons, the late Missouri hotel devel-oper, was forced to stop construction two years later when he couldn’t come up with additional funding. The hotel has been boarded up ever since. There are signs around the en-trance of the hotel warning trespassers to stay away.

The 20-acre Renaissance Hotel site is next to the Inter-Quest Marketplace retail complex. The complex is home to a 14-screen Regal movie theater complex, a Brunswick Zone XL entertainment center, Cheddar’s Casual Cafe and Colo-rado Mountain Brewery, and a Kum & Go.

A 180-room Drury Inn and Suites is expected to open at the complex in June.

According to Polaris Pointe developer Gary Erickson, his company plans to break ground in May for the Colorado Grand Resort and Hotel that would feature a water park. Erickson originally announced his plans for a water park in 2012.

The Colorado Grand Resort and Hotel will have 165 rooms — in its first phase — and a 60,000-square-foot, 10-slide in-door water park. Erickson estimates the project will cost $50 million to $60 million.

The second phase would include another 165 to 200 rooms.

Two other water parks are also in the early planning stages in northern and southern Colorado.

A water park is expected to be built in Loveland as part of Larimer County’s recently submitted application to the state for Regional Tourism Act funding. Wisconsin-based Resort Development Group LLC is seeking to build a nearly 150,000-square-foot indoor water park near the Budweiser Events Center.

As part of its expansion of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo, the city plans to build a water park and aquatics center in the downtown area.

Great Wolf Resorts, a Wisconsin owner

and operator of water parks, plans

to complete the partially �nished

Renaissance Hotel and build an

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Zone o� Interquest Parkway, according

to a proposal sub-mitted last month

to Colorado Springs city planners.

Photos by Danny Summers

Air Force Academy cadet identi�edQuiros found �ursday a�ernoon in his dorm room with injuries, later diedSta� report

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is in-vestigating the death of an Air Force Academy cadet who died Thursday, April 2.

Cadet 1st Class Alexandre Quiros, 21, assigned to Cadet Squadron 31, from Colorado Springs, was found with injuries in his dormitory room and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:43 p.m. The cause of death is not known at this time. The next of kin have been notified.

Cadet Quiros was a senior major-ing in astronautical engineering. He made the dean’s list (grade point av-

erage of 3.0 or higher) and commandant’s list (cadets with military performance averages of 3.0 or higher) multiple times.

“Our deepest sympathies and sincere condolenc-es go out to the family and friends of Cadet Quiros. Yesterday, we lost a member of our Air Force Acad-emy family, and it’s a loss felt across our entire in-stitution,” said Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, Air Force Academy superintendent. “Right now, our focus is on providing all possible support to the friends and loved ones of our fallen airman.”

Funeral arrangements are underway.The cadet was attended to by emergency medical

personnel as soon as he was discovered in his dorm room with injuries.

“The Academy family is deeply saddened by the death of one of our own,” Johnson said in a state-ment. “Our heart-felt condolences go out to the fam-ily and friends of the cadet. Our Air Force family is grieving this loss, and we are committed to helping the family through this extremely difficult time.”

Academy public affairs officer John Van Winkle said more information will be released as it becomes available.

Winkle added that the academy canceled evening activities and was trying to determine the where-abouts of all 4,000 cadets on the campus.

Quiros

Commission has approved the request, the trustees normally follow suit.

The busyness of the town is also Pesicka’s greatest challenge. He admits keeping pack-ages on track and coordinating with more than twenty referral agencies allowed review

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Air Force Academy cadet identi� ed Quiros found � ursday a� ernoon in his dorm room with injuries, later died Sta� report

The Air Force Offi ce of Special Investigations is in-

vestigating the death of an Air Force Academy cadet who died Thursday, April 2.

Cadet 1st Class Alexandre Quiros, 21, assigned to Cadet Squadron 31, from Colorado Springs, was found with injuries in his dormitory room and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:43 p.m. The cause of death is not known at this time. The next of kin have been notifi ed.

Cadet Quiros was a senior major-ing in astronautical engineering. He made the dean’s list (grade point av-

erage of 3.0 or higher) and commandant’s list (cadets with military performance averages of 3.0 or higher) multiple times.

“Our deepest sympathies and sincere condolenc-es go out to the family and friends of Cadet Quiros. Yesterday, we lost a member of our Air Force Acad-emy family, and it’s a loss felt across our entire in-stitution,” said Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, Air Force Academy superintendent. “Right now, our focus is on providing all possible support to the friends and loved ones of our fallen airman.”

Funeral arrangements are underway.The cadet was attended to by emergency medical

personnel as soon as he was discovered in his dorm room with injuries.

“The Academy family is deeply saddened by the death of one of our own,” Johnson said in a state-ment. “Our heart-felt condolences go out to the fam-ily and friends of the cadet. Our Air Force family is grieving this loss, and we are committed to helping the family through this extremely diffi cult time.”

Academy public affairs offi cer John Van Winkle said more information will be released as it becomes available.

Winkle added that the academy canceled evening activities and was trying to determine the where-abouts of all 4,000 cadets on the campus.

The Triview Metropolitan District encompasses 2,580 acres and incorporates the majority of Jackson Creek. Most of Monument’s residents live within this special district. Courtesy image

Commission has approved the request, the trustees normally follow suit.

The busyness of the town is also Pesicka’s greatest challenge. He admits keeping pack-ages on track and coordinating with more than twenty referral agencies allowed review

and comment can be time consuming. It lim-its resources available to tackle the depart-ment’s many additional responsibilities like code review, town project oversight and gen-eral community engagement.

Pesicka said everyone’s concerns are im-portant. “There are no stupid questions. We can’t work in a vacuum and appreciate atten-dance and comments.”

For questions or more information, Pesic-ka can be reached at [email protected].

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Drury Inn and Suites expected to open in JuneConstruction crews working at vigorous paceBy Danny [email protected]

Construction on the new seven-story Drury Inn and Suites, located at Interstate 25 and InterQuest Parkway, is moving right along.

Crews are working vigorously to meet June’s grand opening deadline.

The hotel’s website states that it is cur-rently accepting reservations for arrival June 15 and beyond.

The new Drury Inn and Suites is locat-ed on four acres and will have 180 rooms. Among the amenities are free HBO; flat panel LCD televisions in every room; free

parking; free in-room coffee service; 24-hour business center; 24-hour fitness cen-ter; indoor/outdoor pool and whirlpool; and microwaves and refrigerators in all rooms.

The new Drury Inn and Suites won’t have a restaurant, meeting space and other ame-nities associated with a full-service hotel.

The St. Louis-based Drury Inns began work on the new hotel, located at Market-place shopping center, in February 2014.

The new hotel will join a 14-screen Regal movie theater complex, a Brunswick Zone XL entertainment center, Cheddar’s Casual Cafe, Colorado Mountain Brewery and a Kum & Go convenience store at InterQuest Marketplace.

Drury completed acquisition of the site from InterQuest Marketplace developer Nor’wood Development Group of Colo-rado Springs, according to El Paso County records.

Construction workers are building the new Drury Inn o� of Interquest Parkway at a furious pace. Photos by Danny Summers

The new Drury Inn o� of Interquest parkway is scheduled to open this summer.

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parking; free in-room coffee service; 24-hour business center; 24-hour fitness cen-ter; indoor/outdoor pool and whirlpool; and microwaves and refrigerators in all rooms.

The new Drury Inn and Suites won’t have a restaurant, meeting space and other ame-nities associated with a full-service hotel.

The St. Louis-based Drury Inns began work on the new hotel, located at Market-place shopping center, in February 2014.

The new hotel will join a 14-screen Regal movie theater complex, a Brunswick Zone XL entertainment center, Cheddar’s Casual Cafe, Colorado Mountain Brewery and a Kum & Go convenience store at InterQuest Marketplace.

Drury completed acquisition of the site from InterQuest Marketplace developer Nor’wood Development Group of Colo-rado Springs, according to El Paso County records.


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Su� ering from a crazed sort of meanness

Some places in this world suffer from a crazed sort of meanness – violence, if you will. I have felt it in some parts of Nebras-ka, Nevada, areas in California, but maybe only in one locale in Colorado.

To put a name to it — we might call it many things.

Chunks of emptiness carry names like Cajon Canyon, McElmo, Hovenweep, the lower Dolores watershed, the Para-dox Valley, Outlaw Trail, and (appropri-ately enough) Disappointment. The vast stretches of canyons and mesas run up the edges of Colorado and Utah. It is remote, water-challenged, and easy to get lost and stay lost there. Even the rivers sometimes run the wrong way.

I, along with a lot of others, thought of that crazed meanness the day Dale Claxton was murdered.

On May 29, 1998 Cortez police of-fi cer Claxton was following a water truck that turned out later to be stolen. He had already radioed for backup when the truck pulled over on the edge of city limits and at least one of the three men inside jumped out with a SKS 7.62 mm assault rifl e and began fi ring, eventually unloading the 30 round clip at least once into the squad car and Claxton. The offi cer was hit 18 times.

The three men immediately ditched the water truck and acquired by gunpoint a fl atbed truck leading law enforcement on an intense chase and series of gun battles out into the canyon and mesa country along the Colorado and Utah border.

Before the rampage had ended, two Montezuma County deputies had been wounded, over 300 offi cers from four states and the National Guard had enlisted in the chase and search.

Police eventually identifi ed three sus-pects that they were looking for. Alan Pilon, Jason Wayne McVean and Robert Mathew Mason residence yielded evidence the three had practiced as weekend warriors and survivalists in nearby areas. Pilon actu-ally grew up not too far from there near the town of Dove Creek.

In June, another shooting occurred involving a San Juan County, Utah, deputy Kelly Bradford, who was shot twice re-sponding to reports of shots being fi red at social worker in a remote Utah area. A new manhunt ensued and Robert Mathew Mason’s body was eventually found in that area, dead from what authorities at the

time described as a self-infl icted gunshot administered shortly after the exchange with Bradford. Alan Pilon’s body was dis-covered nearly 16 months later by a group of hunters in the same general area on the Colorado side of the border.

A long-time friend of mine from that area, whose opinion I trust, doesn’t believe either Mason or Pilon took their own life.

“I have followed up with the cowboys that have grazing permits in that area,” he said, and he had somewhat of a role in the search.

“Two points from your blog: Why a water tanker? And Mason did not kill himself...the exceptionally well qualifi ed Medical Examiner in Salt Lake that did the post mortem reported the fatal injuries could not have been self infl icted. (Pilon either, for that matter.)”

My friend suggested I read Dan Schul-tz’s well-received 2013 book on the subject “Dead Run.” I did so, and the author puts together a pretty good case.

“Pilon was overweight, out of shape, un-healthy and injured. But he had contacts with various militias, constitutionalists and knew explosives, as they all did. (Their reading material was fascinating also.),” noted my friend in his observations and read of the book.

“I don’t think there is any doubt that McVean killed Pilon and the evidence on scene supported that. Mason is another matter. McVean might have gotten him also, but there is evidence he was killed by a third party or parties. There was reports of a sighting of a boat with two unidenti-fi ed people in it. Law enforcement may have done curb-side justice, but there were too many players out there to keep that quiet. What is unoffi cial, but con-fi rmed, is that he didn’t shoot himself as Sheriff Lacy insisted and Mason’s mother agrees. Mason had signifi cant damage to

his groin that he surely didn’t do to himself. There is no doubt that McVean had help af-ter the fact; the Navajo Police documented that, but they were all discounted by (San Juan County, Utah Sheriff Mike) Lacy. “

Folklore of the area (and Schultz’s book) has the fi nal fugitive and murderer living long past the suggested death a few days after the murder.

Longtime cowboy Eric Bayles in San Juan County, Utah fi nally discovered Jason Wayne McVean’s body, on June 10, 2007.

“Teams of deputies and police offi cers searched the area and found a rusted AK-47 rifl e with magazines holding about 500 rounds of ammunition, fi ve pipe bombs, several bottles with water still in them, some survival food, a jacket, a hat, camoufl age gear, amber-colored glasses, a watch that stopped at 6:35 on May 30, 1998 and most importantly, parts of a human skeleton including pieces of a skull and a jawbone with teeth,” according to Hal Mansfi eld in a June, 2007, article for Crime Magazine.

“The remains turned out to be those of Jason Wayne McVean, one of three fugitives sought for the murder of Cortez, Colo. Po-lice Offi cer Dale Claxton,” wrote Mansfi eld.

But some don’t buy the timing.“McVean’s skull has signifi cant damage

... was it after death or cause of death?”And what were they planning?“Yes, it was a 10-wheel water tanker

stolen in LaPlata. There is a period of time from the theft until Dale’s murder that cannot be accounted for. Why a tanker? Why the short ladder on the truck? Why did they not shoot at civilians, only law en-forcement? What was in the metal drums they were seen with in Grand Gulch? That said ... what would make a better large di-rectional bomb than a water truck parked so that the weaker end was aimed at a target ... like Glen Canyon dam? Oklahoma City showed what a truck bomb could do.”

“Just musing of an old man, late at night, Rob. May something like that never happen again, but it will.”

Still, no one really knows what kind of crazed meanness possessed the three out-laws who killed Offi cer Claxton. I guess the answers are like everything else out there in the dry, wind-swept canyons, mesas and draws. As I think I mentioned, it is easy to get lost, and stay lost, out there.

Cockrell makes his splash in the Big Apple For a guy who played in just nine major

leagues, Alan Cockrell has had quite a baseball career.

A long-time resident of The Broadmoor area, Cockrell is beginning his fi rst season as assistant hitting coach for the New York Yankees. It is Cockrell’s big splash back into professional baseball since he was fi red as Seattle’s hitting coach in 2010.

The 52-year-old Cockrell served as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ roving hitting coordinator from 2011-13. He also was a part-time assistant coach for his daughter’s Cheyenne Mountain High School softball and travel teams.

I fi rst got to know “Ace” - as he is more commonly called in baseball circles — when I was the beat writer for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the early 2000s. He was the Rockies’ roving hitting instructor.

In the those days Cockrell was still de-veloping his craft as hitting coach when he got the call to become the Rockies’ interim hitting coach in 2002 after Buddy Bell was fi red as manager of the Rockies. Then Rockies’ hitting coach Clint Hurdle was promoted to manager.

Cockrell was back in Colorado Springs as hitting coach of the Triple-A team in 2003 and remained with the club through 2006. Along the way he made some major changes in his personal life and concen-trated on spending more time enjoying time with his wife, Tameson, and their four children.

Cockrell’s change in lifestyle led to bet-ter opportunities as a hitting coach. He was hired as the Rockies’ full-time hitting coach in 2007. That fall the club played in its fi rst World Series as it completed an amaz-ing September and October run through the fi nal month of the regular season and playoffs.

Cockrell was let go by the Rockies fol-lowing the 2008 season, but he was hired by Seattle in 2009. Two seasons later, he and the Mariners parted ways. That’s when he was hired by the Diamondbacks.

Cockrell’s role with the Yankees is as more of a listener. The Yankees primary hitting coach is 68-year-old Jeff Pentland.

“I’m here to assist Pent,” Cockrell said. “In a nutshell, that’s what I’ll do. We have like philosophies. That’s pretty much it.

“We’ve talked about (splitting video re-search duties). I’ll do some. He’ll do some. We’ll split some cage duties. It’s kind of turned into a two-man job, really, over the

last fi ve or six years.”Cockrell is about a million miles away

from where he started. He attended the University of Tennessee, where he was an All-American baseball player. He was named to Tennessee’s All-Century Team in 2009.

He was also the Volunteers’ starting quarterback for two seasons (1982 and `83) and helped led the Vols to a Citrus Bowl victory in 1983. He was the fi rst-ever true freshman to start at quarterback at Ten-nessee before having season-ending knee surgery.

Interestingly, two of the Tennessee quarterbacks that followed Cockrell in the next decade were former Rockies fi rst baseman Todd Helton and current Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.

Cockrell graduated from Parkwood High School in Joplin, Missouri, in 1981, where he played baseball, basketball and football.

He was the fi rst-round pick (ninth selec-tion overall) of the San Francisco Giants in the 1984 amateur baseball draft and was thought to be a star in the making. He didn’t reach the major leagues for 13 sea-sons (including several with the Sky Sox), and then had just a proverbial cup of coffee in “The Show” before going into coaching.

As a minor league outfi elder, Cockrell played in 1,414 career games from 1984-96 and batted .278 (1,322-for-4,760). He made his major league debut with the Rockies

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in 1996, playing in nine games and batting .250 (2-for-8) in his final professional play-ing season.

He collected his first career hit — a pinch-hit double — off future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine.

Cockrell was out of professional base-ball for a couple of years, but in 1999 he served as a hitting coach for the Rockies’ rookie level team in Portland. In 2000 he served in the same capacity for low Single-A Salem.

Cockrell was inducted into the Sky Sox Hall of Fame.

Good for you, Ace. I wish you the best in your latest venture with my beloved New York Yankees.

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Summers

It happened againNo, this is not the first time this hap-

pened, nor the first time I have seen the story. It still happens, and it still makes news.

It is fun because I was with the cog railway on Pikes Peak when they started going up year round. They have quiet, mild winters, and they have wild, nasty winters. I have seen amazing times on the mountain, but it is in the late summer that it can change in an instant. It even happens in the middle of the summer Sometimes that gets on national news. This was in October 1928 when nearly a half dozen people — the summit house staff — was iso-lated on the mountain.

If you have been here long you know we can get some nasty storms in Oc-tober or November. They try to get the most out of trips up there every year, and when the first storm hits, that is when it was usually closed.

Once this storm was over, rescue of the crews up there were started. As can often happen, the weather on various parts of the peak can be quite differ-ent. In this storm, the north side got hit hard. Both the highway and the rail-road were being operated by Spencer Penrose. The cog railway crews and the road crews started up clearing snow.

Usually the road went faster than the railroad, but this storm found only a little snow on the railway. A rescue train reached the summit after the two day storm with few problems. Several drifts required time digging out, but no really

deep snow. On the highway the crew at Glen Cove, about half way up, were rescued at about the same time. When these people were brought down that ended the year’s visitors to Pikes Peak until the Adaman climb at New Years.

I see that they are looking at build-ing a new Summit House on the moun-tain. The story of the buildings up there has been told here before, but, yes they need a better building. The present building was opened more than 50 years ago, and was designed to serve about a thousand people a day. That was ideal at the time, but now on a re-ally good day there will be three times that many in the summer. On the Pikes Peak Assent day about 10 years ago some 2,000 people were stranded in a storm and only about half could even get in the building! It was a mess. All the facilities at the top need attention. Then there is the car race.

The car race was originally on Labor Day in September. It was moved to near July 4th, because of the unpredictable weather, which unfortunately even happens in July!

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News, April 10, 1975

The Santa Fe railroad tracks through Monument will be removed from Peak View north to Palmer Lake where the Santa Fe and Rio Grande railroads connect to a switch. The two railroads will jointly use the Rio Grande’s tracks between Palmer Lake and Colorado Springs.

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The Chatauqua Players will set up their tents in Monument, Palmer Lake and Woodmoor area. The Chatauqua Play-ers date back to its founding in New York State in 1874. They performed in Palmer Lake at the turn of the century. Dr. Donald Malgreen is the director of the Colorado Springs Chatauqua Committee.

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Oil paintings by Patricia J. Schmidt will be exhibited at Vaile Hill Art Gallery in Palmer Lake on Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no admission fee.

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On Saturday, April 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. there will be a Palmer Lake Bicentennial spaghetti dinner. Meet at the Palmer Lake Town Hall to help celebrate the 200th an-niversary of the Battle of Lexington, Conn.

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Granata’s recently opened for business just west of Interstate 25. It is a family owned business offering sandwiches, pizza and 3.2 beer from 11 a.m. to midnight every day. There is dancing each night to the music of the quadrasonic system. The owners are Arman, Tony, Geraldine and Sharon Granata. They are originally from Pontiac, Mich. area.

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Laurie Marie and “The Main Event” will provide entertainment at MVEA’S 1975 annual meeting. The meeting will take place on May 3 at the Limon High School gym. The group will do a western medley of songs from the past and some contem-porary music. A free movie “Fluffy” will be shown for the children at 1:30 p.m.

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The Colorado State Forest Service will host a Mountain Pine Beetle meeting in Palmer Lake town hall April 11 at 7:30 p.m. They will show beetle slides, answer ques-tions and explain their assistance to tree owners.

• • •

The Watkins entertained the Rainbow Girls and parents from here and Castle Rock. They went to church at the Air Force Academy and then stopped at Watkins for brunch.

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Construction at the new Monument Post Office on Second and Front streets has begun. It is scheduled to open on July 1.

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The Young at Hearts are welcome to Castle Rock for a potluck luncheon in the Blue Flame Room on Friday, April 18 at noon. The guest speaker is Pete Smythe who will have a talk entitled “Springs for the Wagon and Grease for the Wheels.” It describes humor in the lives of the early pioneer families. Transportation will be furnished from Monument Baptist Church at 11:30 a.m.

— Compiled by Linda Case

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ProfessionalPIKES 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.

TRI-LAKES BUSINESS Networking In-ternational meets from 8-9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Mozaic Inn in Palmer Lake. Call Elizabeth Bryson at 719-481-0600

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets from 5-7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business Network-ing Group meets at 7:30 a.m. the �rst and third Thursday at Willow Tree Cafe, 140 2nd St., Monument. New members welcome. If District 38 is delayed or cancelled, their will be no meeting. Yearly membership dues are $20. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.

WOODMOOR BUSINESS Group Meeting is the second Monday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Dr. We are Woodmoor resi-dents o�ering products and services to the community. New members welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com.

RecreationAMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association), meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Contact Joyce Witte at [email protected] or 719-488-0859 for information. Go to www.w0tlm.com.

ADULT RECREATIONAL and intermediate pick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School every Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for details.

BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanlegiontrilakespost911.com/bingo.htm for more information.

BIG RED Saturday Market. Fresh vegetables and fruit, bakery items, local honey, crafts, jewelry, pet stu� and more are for sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Big Red Saturday market at Second and Je�erson streets in Monument. The money bene�ts Lewis-Palmer community schools.

FRIENDS OF Monument Preserve is a non-pro�t and USFS partner organization that works to keep the trails in the Monument Preserve usable by hikers, equestrians, and cyclists. Board meetings are at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in the Monument Fire Center during the win-ter, and trail work is at the main trailhead at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month during the summer. More details can be found at www.fomp.org.

GENTLE YOGA with Nancy Stannard is o�ered at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Safe, fun and accessible for all. Flexibility, breathing, balance and gentle strengthening. Yoga 101 for beginners also available. Contact Nancy Stannard [email protected] for details and to attend �rst class.

THE PIKES Peak chapter of Pheasants For-ever meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month (except June, August and September) at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Training Classroom in the back of the building at 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80970.

PIKES PEAK Jugglers is an informal group of jugglers ranging in skill from beginners to professionals. The group meets weekly, from 3:30-5 p.m. Sundays, at the downtown YMCA. This is a free activity, and one does not need to be a member to participate. All those with a fun attitude are invited to join. Call 719-477-9978.


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LIFET R I - L A K E S

Lewis-Palmer alumnus and Monument resident Miguel Dakota is making some good noise in the world of music. Less than a year ago he was working in construction. Courtesy photos

Catch Dakota and his band on tourLewis-Palmer alum performed at the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC home opener April 4By Danny [email protected]

A year ago, Miguel Dakota was hardly a blip on the music and entertainment in-dustry’s radar screen.

Today, the Monument resident is a ris-ing star.

Dakota is on tour, playing in just about any size venue that will host him and his band, The Differents. Dakota and The Dif-ferents are all Lewis-Palmer High School alums.

“This is all a growing thing,” said Dakota, whose real last name is Nadal. “I just want to be connected to the music industry.”

Dakota became very well connected with the music and entertainment world last summer when he was a finalist on the hit television show America’s Got Talent. During the show’s finale, he played on stage at Radio City Music Hall with rock legend Lenny Kravitz.

“That was an incredible experience,” Dakota said.

Dakota, 23, is a 2010 Lewis-Palmer grad-uate. He released his first album, “Love & Freedom” on Feb. 14 and quickly scheduled a rigorous tour that has kept him and his band mates busy. He co-wrote many of the songs with fellow Lewis-Palmer alum Ryan Wagner, the band’s backup vocalist/guitar-ist.

Other members of The Differents (for-merly Spiral Lion) include bassist Ryan Martin and drummers Brian Nolan.

“It’s been very different working with a band now, but we will be playing as a band from now on,” Dakota said. “Since it was

new to me, we flipped things around a lot during the recording. We just added things to the record as we went along and it came out great.”

Love & Freedom is available on iTunes and at MiguelDakota.net.

“Love is true when it is spread without bias or motive; spread love, be free,” Dakota said.

Dakota performed on AGT several times, but it was his rendition of the Beatles’ Clas-sic “Come Together” that caused a major stir among the shows judges and executive producer Simon Cowell.

Cowell gave Dakota high praise after his first performance when he tweeted that Dakota “ ... was destined for stardom.”

Dakota’s sound is infectious and up-lift-ing. His band’s music draws on the soulful sounds of the funk and blues rock of the 1970s and adds in meaningful and storied lyrics; all while maintaining a modern feel.

Two weeks ago, Dakota and The Differ-ents played in Stockton, Calif. Last week they played Herman’s Hideaway in Denver. On April 4, they performed at the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC home opener.

Dakota owes his success to hard work

and never giving up on his musical dream, despite setbacks. He also is thankful for the opportunity AGT gave him to provide him a platform for his music.

“My experience on AGT was completely incredible,” Dakota said. “It was nerve-racking, but I loved it. I loved everything about it and I really loved being in New York.”

Even though Dakota did not win AGT, his star power offered him the chance to go on tour with the other finalists, performing a show at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas last fall. In between, he did a show at Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts and performed an impromptu mini concert during a Lewis-Palmer High School assembly that cele-brated homecoming week. He even took a ride around the Don Breese Stadium track during the homecoming football game cer-emonies.

Over the last few months, Dakota and his band have also done shows in Cripple Creek and at the Pikes Peak Center in Colo-rado Springs.

Dakota has had a love for music since a young age. His first encounters with mu-sic came from his parents who took him to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival when he was just 10 days old. The festival celebrated the music of B.B. King, Aretha Franklin and Eric Clapton and left a lasting impact on Dakota’s heart for music.

Dakota received his first guitar at age 11 and soon began learning to play and write music.

“Ever since then, I’ve been in love with music and just how you can evoke emotion through music and connect with a crowd,” he said.

Dakota has more than 38,000 followers on Twitter.

“Love takes time. Success takes time. That is why they are worth it,” Dakota re-cently tweeted.

There are a lot of people excited to see what becomes of the Tri-Lakes star as time moves on.

Miguel, second from right, is pictured here with his band, The Di�erents. The members of his band include Ryan Wagner (backup vocalist, guitarist), Ryan Martin (bassist) and Brian Nolan (drummer). They were all classmates at Lewis-Palmer High School.


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Each year in the spring, the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club hosts the Pine Forest An-tiques, Home Décor and Garden Show & Sale at Lewis Palmer High School. The name has changed this year to Pine Forest Spring Show.

This sale is one of two big fundraisers for the club that grants thousands of dollars each year to the Tri-Lakes community. The show features beautiful antiques, a home décor area, and a great selection of plants to buy from vendors and The Bakery.

Many guests stop by The Bakery fi rst and pick out their favorites and put them on hold while they shop the rest of the show.

The members of the club have made the sale so special not only because of the items they bake, but also the tradition to place the baked goods on beautiful plates, in deco-rated boxes, or in baskets.

Members hunt all year for beautiful one-of-a-kind plates or other ways to display their baked goods. The club is known for its lavish displays of beautiful, delicious baked goods, candies and other treats that are decorated like special gifts.

Last year, 575 recipes of baked goods were made by more than 100 of the mem-

bers of the club. The baked goods include a variety of cakes, fruit and pecan pies, cook-ies of all kinds, and lots of candies, bars and breads to choose from.

An unusual hot seller that will be avail-able again is the biscotti made by one of the members. Another member is known for her fudge that uses three different choco-lates and is a family recipe. All items are labeled for any allergens or special ingredi-ents.

To help buyers with special diets, there will be a table that features gluten free and sugar-free items so all can enjoy something from the sale.

This year, the bake sale will offer more of the 6-inch cakes and smaller pies to meet the needs of our customers who have re-quested smaller portions. A special sub-committee called the Baker’s Dozen en-sures the sale has the pies and cakes and that the customers are looking for through-out the weekend.

If the sale needs more pies, these ladies bake more on Saturday night to be sure the Sunday customers are not disappointed.

They also help supply the sale with the gluten free and sugar free items that require unusual ingredients to bake.

Many guests stop by The Bakery � rst and pick out their favorites and put them on hold while they shop the rest of the exciting show. Courtesy photo s

If the sale needs more pies, more are baked on Saturday night to be sure our Sunday customers are not disappointed.

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Colorado Springs Health Partners’ new Monument facility on Jackson Creek Parkway is now open to family practice patients and will begin seeing Urgent Care patients on April 6.

Drs. John Voth and Melissa Devalon, CSHP Family Practice physicians, have re-located from CSHP’s previous location on Deer Creek Road to the brand new 15,800 square foot facility located at 15909 Jack-son Creek Parkway. CSHP broke ground on the building in June 2014, which they celebrated with next door neighbors Dis-cover Goodwill, who opened their doors in January. CSHP’s new building has 26 exams rooms and utilizes a geothermal heating and cooling system. This system uses ground source energy — a geother-mal heat pump technology that relies on the sun to heat the ground at the earth’s surface — which reduces the carbon foot-print.

Beginning April 6, the new facility will also house Urgent Care, adding to the walk-in lab and X-Ray services already available. This will be CSHP’s third Urgent Care location, including one centrally lo-cated at Medical Center Point and anoth-er located at 21st street and Highway 24 on the West side of Colorado Springs. The Monument location will also offer servic-es from several CSHP specialists includ-ing Dermatology, Podiatry, and Otolar-yngology (ENT — ear, nose and throat). CSHP will host a ribbon cutting and open house, in conjunction with the Tri Lakes Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the new location. All are welcome.

Colorado Springs Health Partners is a physician driven, locally operated, multi-specialty medical practice, and a sub-sidiary of DaVita HealthCare Partners. CSHP is proud to offer quality health care

to residents of the Pikes Peak Commu-nity through its 125-plus providers in 10 practice locations throughout the region. Committed to a coordinated, integrated system of care, CSHP offers primary care

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Author Kidd speaks ‘On Holy Ground’Three historical societies, Castle Rock,

Larkspur and Palmer Lake, are hosting an educational presentation by Author Karen Kidd, speaking about her book, On Holy Ground. This insightful presenta-tion delves into Co-masonry and specifi-cally the American Federation of Human Rights that is located in Larkspur.

Karen Kidd is an accomplished author and has written two books about Ma-sonry, Haunted Chambers and On Holy Ground.

This presentation is April 9, at the Phillip S. Miller Library’s East Conference Room and is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.; program starts at 7 p.m. Light refreshments are avail-able.

Palmer Lake Art Group show set for MayThe Palmer Lake Art Group May show

will be held May 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with proceeds from events used to help fund art scholarships for District 38 high school students.

This free event features hanging art, as well as three-dimensional art such as, jewelry, fiber, hand built or thrown pot-tery and sculpture. All original work by local Front Range artists.

For more information, visit the website at palmerlakeartgroup.com or contact Margarete at 719-229-6623.

Registration open for April workshopsThe Colorado Springs Small Business

Development Center will offer the follow-ing workshops in the month of April.

On Wednesday, April 8, Digital Mar-keting Series – Driving Leads for Busi-ness: Facebook to be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ent Federal Credit Union, 7350 Campus Drive. Campus Drive is off Woodmen just east of the interstate. Turn north at the Carl’s Jr., pass the service center on the left, stay in the center lane and come to the second Ent office build-ing. It is the three-story building and is the farthest north of the two Ent office buildings. The seminar room is on the second floor. The cost will be $10. A strat-egy to drive leads for business should

involve a Facebook component. Why? Seven-hundred million active users make it an attractive platform for business.

Thursday, April 9, Executive Summary Session: Guided Business Plan from 9 a.m. to noon at the SBDC Offices; 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Ste. 1107. The cost will be $30. Create an executive business plan with the easy, simple and guided approach.

Thursday, April 16, Boot Camp: Steps to Owning Your Business, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The cost will be $15 at the SBDC Offic-es, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107. Taking the first step to starting a business can be difficult. This workshop will be a realistic starting point for all budding entrepreneurs.

Wednesday, April 22, Entrepreneur-ship! It’s Everywhere! From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Springs Business Expo-Broad-moor World Arena Penrose Room. The brief keynote will touch on the entrepre-neurial mindset and how this mindset can be valuable in every situation.

Wednesday, April 22, Here’s a Concept ... Learn How to Turn Your Creativity Into Profit! From 1 to 2 p.m. at the Springs Business Expo-Broadmoor World Arena. Whether an artist, musician, actor, painter, chances are that the same old “business development” workshop isn’t what one is looking for to make a creative work grow as a business.

Wednesday, April 22, Entrepreneurial Event Panel — The Who, What, Where, When and How! From 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. at Springs Business Expo-Broadmoor World Arena Penrose Room. Attend this event to find out more about the who, what, where, when and how from the leading facilitators of events held in the Pikes Peak Region.

Wednesday, April 29, PTAC Partner Panel Series: SBIR/STTR Research and Development Funding. From 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., panel; 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – one-on-one consulting at the Pikes Peak Regional Development Center, 2880 International Circle.

Thursday, April 30, Courses for Cre-atives: Professional Development for Musicians, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Colorado Springs Conservatory, 415 S. Sahwatch St. Colorado Springs. Profes-sional Development for Musicians is an interactive workshop intended to empower musicians of all genres and encourage a peer-learning environ-ment. This course seeks to build a more business savvy and economically vibrant music community in the region.

The Small Business Development Center is hosted by El Paso County and located at the El Paso County Citizens Service Center. The SBDC is also spon-sored by UCCS College of Business, the U.S. Small Business Administration, City of Colorado Springs and CenturyLink. It offers business consulting and training to assist existing and new small businesses in El Paso, Park and Teller counties. For more information about the SBDC and services it offers, or to register, visit www.cssbdc.org or call 719-667-3803.

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Lewis-Palmer Board of Education/parent coffee scheduled

The Lewis-Palmer Board of Educa-tion has scheduled a parent coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, the LPSD Board of Education will host a public coffee for the parents of D-38 students.

Parents are welcome to join the boardmembers for coffee and informal discussion during this time. This event will be held in the Learning Center in the D-38 Administration Building, lo-cated at 146 Jefferson St. in Monument.

Eureka surprises from collections depart-ment

On Friday, April 10, at 11 a.m., the

Old Colorado City History Center at 1 S. 24th St., will have a special pre-sentation centered around just what is stored in the basement area of the Center — the area referred to as the collections department.

Recent reorganization has resulted in the society uncovering some hidden treasures. Diane Karlson, local muse-um professional and OCCHS volunteer, will present some of the finds. Remem-ber that seating is limited because of fire codes. Light refreshments will be served. Members attend for free and non-members pay $5.

For questions, contact Sharon Swint, Media, OCCHS at 719-630-8384.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be upset about having to deal with problems that are no fault of your own. But you can turn the annoyance into an asset by showing how quickly and how well you can resolve them.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The Bovine’s fondness for tidiness pays off when you untangle a situation that seems hopelessly snarled. You might later be surprised to learn who will be expressing his or her gratitude.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Although you can tackle your assignment the way you prefer, it might be a good idea to at least ask for suggestions. Who knows? One or two might even turn out to be helpful.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Make all the changes in your plans or proposals that you feel are necessary before -- repeat, before -- you submit them to your col-leagues. You’ll come off looking more decisive that way.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You might feel a mite in-timidated in a new environment, be it a job, a classroom or meeting the future in-laws. But enter with a big smile, and everyone will see you as a real take-charge Cat.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) This could be a romantic time for you if you can set aside your cyni-cism and let yourself believe that someone really cares. If you’re already in a relationship, expect your partner to be extra-loving.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) It’s a good time to shed any doubts about your abilities. You’ve proved yourself in the past, so why not accept that you’ll do just as well, or better, in dealing with the new challenge ahead?

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PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Consider getting away, perhaps for the weekend, despite all the demands made on your time and energies. You’ll return refreshed and ready to tackle it all with your usual finesse.

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CHSAA Legislative Meeting April 16Council will vote on numerous proposals that could a�ect Tri-Lakes area athletic teamsBy Danny [email protected]

The final of two Colorado High School Activities Association Legislative Council Meetings is scheduled for April 16 at the

Radisson Hotel/Red Lion Inn in Aurora. The meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. The CHSAA Board of Directors will meet April 15 in ad-vance of the meeting.

The CHSAA Legislative Council is the body that determines the rules for the stu-dent participants in the state of Colorado. Its 75 members represent all the individual athletic conferences, along with represen-tatives from the Colorado Association of School Boards, Colorado Athletic Directors Association and Colorado Association of Secondary School Administrators.

The council will be voting on 10 sports proposals. There were no constitutional or administrative proposals submitted. The council will also vote on four administra-tive committee reports, two activities com-mittee reports and eight sport committee reports.

Additionally, the group will consider amendments to the Classification and League Organizing Committee, Baseball and Volleyball committee reports previ-ously passed in January. The Legislative Council will vote on nominations to replace

members on the CHSAA Board of Directors and for President of the Board of Directors.

All proposals and committee reports that will be voted on can be found on the CHSAA website (http://chsaanow.com/2015-03-19/april-2015-legislative-council-meeting-agenda-proposals-information/) under School Info.

Also on the CHSAA website is informa-tion on 2015-16 school year championship dates, times and locations for the various CHSSAA sanctioned sports.

Hash explosions prompt proposed changesBy Kristen Wyatt and Gene JohnsonAssociated Press

Alarmed by a rash of explosions and in-juries caused when amateurs make hash, lawmakers in Colorado and Washington are considering spelling out what’s allowed when it comes to making the concentrated marijuana at home.

The proposals came after an increase in home fires and blasts linked to homemade hash, concentrated marijuana that can be inhaled or eaten.

In Colorado, at least 30 people were in-jured last year in 32 butane explosions in-volving hash oil — nearly three times the number reported throughout 2013, ac-cording to officials with the Rocky Moun-tain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a state-federal enforcement program.

Washington’s legal marijuana law in 2012 did not permit the production of hash or even edibles at home; it technically re-mains a felony even to use weed purchased at a state-licensed store to make brownies. Nevertheless, many people have done it.

Federal prosecutors in Seattle have brought charges in five cases where hash-oil operations blew up, including at one apartment complex where an 87-year-old former mayor of Bellevue died after sus-taining an injury while trying to escape a fire that started in another unit.

People make hash oil at home for the

same reasons they make beer, wine or booze — to save money, make it to personal taste, or as a hobby.

Though there are safer methods, such as soaking marijuana in a vegetable-based glycerin, one common practice is to force a solvent such as butane or propane gas or liquid through leafy cannabis, a process that separates its psychoactive material from buds, leaves and stems.

After the extraction, the hash-maker then releases the gas or boils off the liquid, leaving behind marijuana’s psychoactive material in a potent goop. The resulting product — called hash oil or shatter or wax in even more concentrated form — can be added to foods without the grassy taste raw pot imparts.

Without proper ventilation, though, the gases can pool in a room, where a spark from an appliance can trigger a severe ex-plosion, knocking buildings off their foun-dation in some cases.

Washington lawmakers are proposing to allow limited home hash production, though butane or other explosive gases would be banned except for use by com-mercial producers. Safer methods would be OK, and adults would be allowed to use cooking oil, butter or similar substances to make edibles.

“We have a little problem here with peo-ple blowing themselves up,” said Washing-ton state Sen. Ann Rivers, the Republican

sponsor of that state’s measure. “Anything we can do to stop that from happening.’’

In Colorado, where hash regulations vary by jurisdiction, a bill up for its first vote next week in a House committee would es-tablish a similar ban on the use of explosive gases to make hash.

“People who make it at home, they can do so with alcohol or methods that are safe,” said Colorado state Rep. Yeulin Wil-lett, a sponsor of the bill.

Colorado’s largest jurisdiction, Denver, banned some types of home hash produc-tion late last year. A similar ban is under discussion in Aurora.

But some marijuana activists argue that when pot is legal, concentrating it at home should be legal, too. They compare the hash explosions to fires caused by turkey fryers and call it a problem with a new product that is best addressed by consumer educa-tion.

“Sure, there have been numerous dan-gerous explosions and fires from idiots who are determined to blow themselves up participating in activities which need con-siderable safety precautions,” said Timothy Tipton of the Rocky Mountain Caregivers Cooperative.

Tipton insisted that butane extraction is perfectly safe with proper ventilation or when done outside.

Supporters of home production also say Colorado’s law is on their side. The state’s

marijuana legalization measure specifically included concentrated marijuana and all its production methods.

Just last month, the Denver district at-torney dropped a case against a man facing felony charges of manufacturing marijuana concentrate and fourth-degree arson. The man, Paul Mannaioni, was charged last year after a hash oil explosion sent him and two other people to a hospital.

Mannaioni challenged the legality of Denver’s hash oil ban, prompting Colora-do’s former attorney general to say the mar-ijuana amendment allows limits on home production.

The charges were later dismissed after prosecutors said they couldn’t tie him to the explosion beyond a reasonable doubt, leaving the legality of the city’s hash oil ban unresolved.

Some marijuana advocates said a state-wide ban would invite more legal challeng-es.

“It’s a patient’s right to make their medi-cine,” said Jason Warf of the Southern Colo-rado Cannabis Council.

But Colorado lawmakers backing the homemade limits said the state should err on the side of caution.

“This is something we need to nip in the bud,” Willett said.


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Rangers have a pair of pitching acesLewis-Palmer senior Colin Cicere and junior Paul Tillotson are posting staggering numbersBy Danny [email protected]

When most high school baseball teams are fortunate to have one ace pitcher, Lewis-Palmer boasts a pair of right-handers that usually dominates the competition.

Senior Colin Cicere and junior Paul Tillotson are two very important cogs in the mighty Rangers machine that have owned Class 4A baseball in Colorado Springs the last two seasons.

“They are both great kids and they work real hard,” said Lewis-Palmer coach Tom McCabe. “They’re not as good as they are because they don’t work. They follow instructions and they make the small corrections after every pitch they need to make to be successful.”

Cicere (6-foot, 145 pounds soaking wet), signed his na-tional letter of intent in February with Indian Hills Commu-nity College in Ottumwa, Iowa. Tillotson (6-2, a solid 205) gave his verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska in February.

“My dream has always been to play major league base-ball,” Cicere said. “I’m hoping to put on a lot of weight in college and see what happens with my career.”

While Cicere may give away 60 pounds and a few mph on his fastball to Tillotson - Cicere has topped out at 85 compared to Tillotson’s high of 92 - he is every bit a gamer as any player in the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference.

On March 31, Cicere took the mound against Sand Creek with a 101 degree temperature and proceeded to hurl a complete-game four-hitter. He struck out eight and walked four while tossing 109 pitches in the 9-1 Rangers’ victory.

“When I got home that night my temperature was 103,” Cicere said. “Coach needed me to pitch so I went out there

and did my job.”McCabe was not aware that Cicere was feeling under the

weather.“If I knew that I wouldn’t have sent him out there,” Mc-

Cabe said. “But that’s the kind of kid Colin is. He`ll do any-thing to help the team.”

Cicere, a guard on the school’s basketball team, has played varsity baseball since his freshman year. He posted modest numbers his first two seasons, but had a breakout junior campaign when he was 8-0 with a 0.69 ERA. He used his wild whipping motion to strike out 68 batters and walk just 15 in 51 innings.

“I used to get mad at myself on the mound a lot,” said Ci-cere, whose favorite pitch is a changeup he learned over the summer. “I’ve tried to calm myself down and I think that has helped make a difference in the way I pitch.”

Cicere more than held his own at the plate last season as the Rangers raced to a 14-0 league mark. He batted .456 with 21 RBIs.

Tillotson is a power pitcher who is not afraid to go af-ter hitters with his heater. He also throws a hard curveball and split finger changeup that looks like a fastball when it leaves his hand, but has the slow spin of a knuckleball by the time it reaches home plate and sinks.

“I can’t go out there and try to blow guys away with fast-balls every time,” said Tillotson, who threw a complete-game two-hitter in a 10-3 Ranges’ victory over Falcon on April 4, striking out 11 in the process.

Tillotson also played on varsity as a freshman. He had a terrific sophomore season when he went 6-1 with a 1.78 ERA, striking out 71 and walking 20 in 43 1/3 innings. He was even better with the bat, posting a gaudy .613 average with four home runs, nine doubles and 23 RBIs.

Tillotson and Cicere were the dynamic duo in a key game against rival Palmer Ridge in 2014. Tillotson started on the mound and pitched into the seventh inning. He got one out, but two Bears runners reached base, so McCabe called time out and walked to the mound to have a chat

with his young protégé.“Paul wanted to finish it, but he looked at me and he told

me straight up `I’m out of juice,’” McCabe said. “He could have tried to push through those two more outs, but he knew Cicere would come in and finish it off. That’s the kind of confidence they have in each other.

“When you have players like that I think god things hap-pen.”

Tillotson may receive more accolades than Cicere - he was the PPAC Player of the Year in 2014 - but he has total confidence in his teammate.

“I can rely on Colin,” Tillotson said. “He’s a solid pitcher. He knows what he’s doing out there.

“Each of us will have our days when we pitch better. Each of us will have our off days.”

The last two seasons the two Rangers aces have had very few off days.

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUTTillotson verbally committed to play baseball for the

University of Nebraska in February. But a lot could happen between now and the June 2016 amateur baseball draft. Depending on if and which round Tillotson is drafted could play a role on him playing baseball in college.

Cicere signed his national letter of intent with Indian Hills Community College in Iowa. Cicere hopes to use In-dian Hills as a springboard to a 4-year college, or perhaps a shot at getting drafted by a major league team.

In three-plus varsity seasons, Cicere has a 13-2 pitching record with 141 strikeouts and 53 walks in 126 1/3 innings. As a hitter he is batting .415 (39 for 94) with three triples, six doubles and 30 RBIs.

In two-plus varsity seasons, Tillotson has a pitching re-cord of 11-3 with 153 strikeouts and 42 walks in 94 2/3 in-nings. As a hitter he is batting .487 (55 for 113) with four home runs, two triples, 15 doubles and 28 RBIs.

Since Cicere and Tillotson became the aces of the staff beginning with the 2014 season, the Rangers are a com-bined 23-6 overall, 17-0 in the PPAC.

Lewis Palmer ace pitchers, junior Paul Tillotson, left, and senior Colin Cicere Photo by Danny Summers

Hash explosions prompt proposed changesmarijuana legalization measure specifically included concentrated marijuana and all its production methods.

Just last month, the Denver district at-torney dropped a case against a man facing felony charges of manufacturing marijuana concentrate and fourth-degree arson. The man, Paul Mannaioni, was charged last year after a hash oil explosion sent him and two other people to a hospital.

Mannaioni challenged the legality of Denver’s hash oil ban, prompting Colora-do’s former attorney general to say the mar-ijuana amendment allows limits on home production.

The charges were later dismissed after prosecutors said they couldn’t tie him to the explosion beyond a reasonable doubt, leaving the legality of the city’s hash oil ban unresolved.

Some marijuana advocates said a state-wide ban would invite more legal challeng-es.

“It’s a patient’s right to make their medi-cine,” said Jason Warf of the Southern Colo-rado Cannabis Council.

But Colorado lawmakers backing the homemade limits said the state should err on the side of caution.

“This is something we need to nip in the bud,” Willett said.


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Turner presented with ”Spirit of the Springs Award”Discovery Canyon Campus junior Sam Turner received award from Colorado Springs mayor Steve BachBy Danny [email protected]

Discovery Canyon Campus junior Sam Turner won his sec-ond consecutive state wrestling championship in March at the Pepsi Center in Denver. On April 2, Colorado Springs mayor Steve Bach presented Turner with the prestigious “Spirit of the Springs Award” during a packed assembly in the DCC gymna-sium.

“It’s exciting to be able to represent my school with this award and I am happy to accept this award from the mayor,” said Turner, who is the first-ever Discovery canyon student to win the mayor’s Spirit of the Springs Award. “All my coaches have helped me along the way and they have made me the wrestler I am today.”

Turner, who finished second at state as a freshman, will soon turn his attention to winning another state title his senior season.

“I’m just enjoying the moment right now,” said Turner, whose older brother, Steve, wrestles for the Air Force Academy.

Over the course of the last four years, Bach has presented more than 155 Spirit of the Springs Awards to people of all walks of life in the Pikes Peak region.

“There is all kinds of news out there every day, but it’s not necessarily good news,” said Bach, who was accompanied by his wife, Suzi. “There are so many good things going on in our community. So many amazing things that bring great pride; not only to individuals, but the organizations they represent. We want to celebrate those successes.

“We’ve certainly recognized athletes like Sam. We’ve also recognized high achievements academically. All groups of people.”

To learn more about the mayor’s Spirit of the Springs Award go to www.bachsoffice.com and look for Building a Better To-morrow. You will see a list of every Spirit of the Springs Award winner.

“Sam has great pride, not only to his family and his school, but to the entire community,” Bach said. “We wanted to come out and pay tribute to Sam and his coach. They’ve done a great job.”

Academy District 20 superintendent Mark Hatchell was also on hand for the event.

“The mayor has been out to our district a number of times in the past couple of years to celebrate students that have done outstanding things and we really appreciate him doing it,” Hatchell said. “Whenever the mayor is here to give one of these things I try to show up and be supportive of our students and of the mayor. We are really appreciative of his efforts to cel-ebrate the successes of our students and staff.”

Discovery Canyon wrestling coach Ron Sukle was recog-nized during the assembly for being named the Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Sukle praised his

entire team and coaching staff for working hard. He added that Turner winning the Spirit of the Springs Award was a great honor.

“This award that Sam won is great for our team and our school,” said Sukle, who has coach seven individual state champions in his eight years at the school. “It’s awesome. It’s a great accomplishment. It says a lot about what he’s done and what we’ve done here.”

Turner’s father, Steve - a graduate of both Air Academy High School and the Air Force Academy - said he was happy for his son’s success.

“Sam has been wrestling since he was four years old and I am very proud of him,” said Steve, a former wrestler in high school and at the Air Force Academy, and long-time pilot. “He’s put in a lot of hard work.

“You can’t take a state wrestling title for granted. It’s pre-cious. Every championship is special. It takes a perfect storm to win a state championship because a lot of bad things can

happen along the way. You can get hurt. You can get sick. Any-thing can happen.”

Steve Turner added that when his family moved back to Tri-Lakes area six years ago they decided to buy a home in Glenea-gle so that his kids could specifically attend Discovery Canyon Campus.

“I was gone for 22 years and this place changed a little,” Steve Turner said with a laugh. “the only thing I recognized was Gleneagle.”

Bach was the main attraction at the assembly that also recognized the accomplishments of other Discovery Canyon students. Discovery Canyon principal Jim Bailey asked stu-dents to stand up that participated in school athletics, all-state choir members, all-state band members, visual arts winners, student senate, academic letter winners, theater production, Principal’s Honor Roll and the Air Force Junior ROTC program.

More than three-quarters of the one thousand students stood up to a rousing applause.

Discovery Canyon junior wrestler was honored with the Spirit of the Springs Award during an all-high school assembly in the DCC gym on April 2.

Discovery Canyon junior Sam Turner, second from left, is all smiles prior to a special awards presentation at the school on April 2 when he was presented with the Spirit of the Springs Award by Colorado Springs mayor Steve Bach, second from right. Also pictured is Bach’s wife, Suzi, far left, and DCC wrestling coach Ron Sukle. Photos by Danny Summers


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1. You have been identified by KierraDouglas as a possible birth father of herchild, who has an anticipated birth date ofMay 19, 2015 in Colorado.

2. Ms. Douglas plans to relinquish her par-ental rights to the child on an expeditedbasis in the El Paso County District Court,State of Colorado, where the adoptionagency has an office, pursuant to C.R.S. §19-5-103.5 in order to make the childavailable for adoption.

Placing a child for adoption requires ter-mination of the birth mother and allegedbirth father(s) parent-child legal relation-ships. Termination of parental rightsmeans that pursuant to a court order, allrights powers, privileges, immunities, du-ties and obligations existing between aparent and a child are permanentlysevered, except for inheritance rights,which will be severed at the time of the fi-nal decree of adoption. Upon terminationof parental rights, a parent shall: (a) nolonger have the right to custody of, or par-enting time with the child; (b) no longerhave the right to any information concern-ing the whereabouts, activities, health, orwell-being of the child; and (c) have nosay in any further decisions concerningsaid child.

3. A birth parent of a child has the right tocontest the termination of parental rights.

4. Failure to declare intent to contest thetermination of parental rights may likelyresult in a termination of parental rights tothe child. In order to contest the termina-tion of the parent-child legal relationship,YOU MUST:

• Request and then return a “Reply Formto Notice of Anticipated Expedited Relin-quishment” to Adopt Triad Consultants atthe above address or to Grob & Eirich,LLC, 12596 W. Bayaud Ave., Suite 390Lakewood, CO 80228 by Certified Mail,Return Receipt Requested, no later thantwenty-one (21) days after the date of thisnotice or before the birth mother’s relin-quishment petition is filed with the court,whichever occurs later. The date of no-tice shall be considered the date of thefirst day of publication in the newspaper.OR• Request and return a “Reply Form to No-tice of Anticipated Expedited Relinquish-ment” in person to Adoption Triad Consult-ants, at the address indicated above, nolater than twenty-one (21) days after thedate of this notice or before the birth moth-er’s relinquishment petition is filed with thecourt, whichever occurs later. The date ofnotice shall be considered the date of thefirst day of publication in the newspaper.You should bring photo identification withyou for in-person submission.

YOU MUST ALSO:• File a claim of paternity pursuant to Art-icle 4 of Title 19, Colorado Revised Stat-utes and notify Adopt Triad Consultantspursuant to C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5. Thisclaim of paternity must be filed no laterthan twenty-one (21) days after the date ofthis notice or before the birth mother’s re-linquishment petition is filed with the court,whichever occurs later. The date of no-tice shall be considered the date of thefirst day of publication in the newspaper.

5. You may also waive your right to con-test the termination of parental rights anddoing so will likely result in a terminationof any parental rights you may have to thechild. If you do not believe that you are thefather of this child, please check the ap-propriate box on the reply form.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT IFYOU FAIL TO PROPERLY REPLY TOTHIS NOTICE IN A MANNER DE-SCRIBED ABOVE, YOU ALSO WAIVEYOUR RIGHT TO ANY FURTHER NO-TICE RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATEDEXPEDITED RELINQUISHMENT PRO-CEEDINGS AND YOUR PARENTALRIGHTS, IF ANY, WILL LIKELY BE TER-MINATED BY THE COURT.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,Timothy J. EirichGrob & Eirich, LLCAttorney for AdoptionAdopt Triad Consultants


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SECTION 00020INVITATION TO BID

Owner and address of Owner:Triview Metropolitan District

16055 Old Forest Point, Suite 300Monument, CO 80132

Sealed bid will be received by OWNER atthe District Office located at 16055 OldForest Point, Suite 300, Monument, CO80132 until 2:00 PM MDST on Wednes-day, April 15th 2015. Any bids receivedafter this time will not be accepted and willbe returned unopened.

At said place and time, and promptlythereafter, all Bids that have been duly re-ceived will be publicly opened and readaloud. All interested parties are invited toattend. The OWNER reserves the right toreject any and all Bids and to waive irregu-larities or informalities in any bid.

Copies of the Bidding Documents areavailable from the ENGINEER at 545 E.Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 300, ColoradoSprings, CO 80903. Bidding documentsmay be obtained from the ENGINEER fora $35.00 non-refundable deposit at theabove address during normal workinghours on and after 2:00 P.M. WednesdayApril 1st, 2015.

The work to be performed under this Con-tract includes the furnishing of all materi-als, labor, transportation, and equipmentrequired to equip one Denver formationproduction water well including pumpingequipment, well controls, scada, VFD,drop pipe, pitless adapter, electrical work,4” meter, 4” and 6” pipe with fittings, andall installation and incidental work re-quired . The location of the D-4 well is:SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 23, T11S, R67W,Sixth P.M.

Basis of award will be the lowest respons-ive and responsible Bid as determined byOWNER.

No Bids may be withdrawn within a periodof sixty (60) days after the date Bids areopened. The OWNER reserves the right toreject any and all bids or to accept that Bidor combination of Bids, if any, which, in itssole and absolute judgment will under allcircumstances best serve the OWNER'sinterest. No Bid will be accepted from anyfirm, person, or corporation who is a de-faulter as to surety or otherwise, or isdeemed incompetent, irresponsible or un-reliable by the OWNER. A Bid Bond of 5% of the Bid will be required.

TRIVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT/s/ Valerie Remington, District Manager


Government Legals

PUBLIC NOTICE

SECTION 00020INVITATION TO BID

Owner and address of Owner:Triview Metropolitan District

16055 Old Forest Point, Suite 300Monument, CO 80132

Sealed bid will be received by OWNER atthe District Office located at 16055 OldForest Point, Suite 300, Monument, CO80132 until 2:00 PM MDST on Wednes-day, April 15th 2015. Any bids receivedafter this time will not be accepted and willbe returned unopened.

At said place and time, and promptlythereafter, all Bids that have been duly re-ceived will be publicly opened and readaloud. All interested parties are invited toattend. The OWNER reserves the right toreject any and all Bids and to waive irregu-larities or informalities in any bid.

Copies of the Bidding Documents areavailable from the ENGINEER at 545 E.Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 300, ColoradoSprings, CO 80903. Bidding documentsmay be obtained from the ENGINEER fora $35.00 non-refundable deposit at theabove address during normal workinghours on and after 2:00 P.M. WednesdayApril 1st, 2015.

The work to be performed under this Con-tract includes the furnishing of all materi-als, labor, transportation, and equipmentrequired to equip one Denver formationproduction water well including pumpingequipment, well controls, scada, VFD,drop pipe, pitless adapter, electrical work,4” meter, 4” and 6” pipe with fittings, andall installation and incidental work re-quired . The location of the D-4 well is:SE1/4, SE1/4, Sec. 23, T11S, R67W,Sixth P.M.

Basis of award will be the lowest respons-ive and responsible Bid as determined byOWNER.

No Bids may be withdrawn within a periodof sixty (60) days after the date Bids areopened. The OWNER reserves the right toreject any and all bids or to accept that Bidor combination of Bids, if any, which, in itssole and absolute judgment will under allcircumstances best serve the OWNER'sinterest. No Bid will be accepted from anyfirm, person, or corporation who is a de-faulter as to surety or otherwise, or isdeemed incompetent, irresponsible or un-reliable by the OWNER. A Bid Bond of 5% of the Bid will be required.

TRIVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT/s/ Valerie Remington, District Manager


PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice: March 30, 2015

NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THERULES AND REGULATIONS

OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRICASSOCIATION, INC.

1655 5th StreetP O Box 1600

Limon, Colorado 80828-1600

You are hereby notified that the abovenamed Association proposes to make thefollowing changes in its Rules and Regula-tions, to become effective May 1, 2015:

9.0 Deposit Requirements –The depositpayment arrangement period will changeto 15 days; the residential services depos-it calculation method will change but notbe less than the minimum deposit of$300.00; residential new construction min-imum deposit is $300.00; commercial ser-vices deposit calculation method willchange but not be less than the minimumdeposit of $500.00; commercial new con-struction minimum deposit is $500.00; andthe effect of an unacceptable payment his-tory and the deposit requirement is ex-plained.

10.0 Meters – States the Association’sright to place special meters or instru-ments for the purpose of special metertests; increases the charge to $50.00 fortesting of previously tested meters whichwill be refunded if test results favor themember; increases the charge to $50.00for meter testing at an acceptable inde-pendent laboratory; and decreases thetime period for the adjustment of bills formeter malfunctions when in the Associ-ation’s favor.

11.0 Billing – specifies the details thatwill appear on the bill; adds failure to re-ceive an electronic copy of bill in no wayexempts or excuses payment of a bill; cla-rifies the definition of billing errors and de-creases the time period of billing error ad-justments when in the Association’s favor;explains billing errors and installment pay-ments; explains conditions of payment ar-rangements and result of failure to keeppayment arrangement; clarifies bill pay-ments using cash, money orders, pay-ment cards (debit or credit), electronicAutomated Clearing House (ACH) pay-ments, recurring payments card, recurringACH, or Money Gram; states that pay-ments are not considered received untilcleared by the financial institution; addswritten notice will be sent to the consumerwhen payment is declined; the Associ-ation reserves the right to transfer unpaidbalances to another service locationwhere the consumer who is responsiblefor the unpaid balance lives; uncollectibleaccounts will be charged interest; statescollection agency fees charged to MVEA,up to 50% of amount due, will be added tothe outstanding balance; removes the dis-count for yearly prepayment of budgetbilling plan; and states the budget billingamount may be adjusted with 20 days’ no-tice when rates change or if the amount ofelectricity used changes substantially.

12.0 Discontinuance of Service – De-scribes the adjustment of charges relatedto discontinuance of service - collectionand discontinuance of service trip chargeis adjusted to $50.00; conditions for med-ical exceptions and payment arrange-ments prior to discontinuance of servicehave been revised and clarified as well asconditions for medical exceptions afterdiscontinuance of service; the descriptionof notice of discontinuance clarifies in-formation made available to members onthe notice; explains discontinuance of ser-vice results if a declined payment is re-ceived after notice of discontinuance isgiven; member initiated trip charge addedin the amount of $50.00; defines fraudu-lent intent and resulting refusal of service.

As the Rules and Regulations’ changeslisted above are minimal in description,the proposed and present Rules and Reg-ulations provisions are available for exam-ination and explanation at each office ofMountain View Electric Association, in Fal-con at 11140 E. Woodmen Road, Falcon,CO 80831 and in Limon at 1655 5thStreet, Limon, CO 80828, or on the Asso-ciation website at www.mvea.coop/Rules-andRegulationchanges.

Anyone who desires to comment on theproposed changes will file a written re-sponse with the Association at 1655 5thStreet, P O Box 1600, Limon, Colorado80828, no later than twenty (20) days fromthe date of this notice.

The Association may hold a hearing to de-termine whether the proposed changeswill be authorized. Anyone who desires toreceive notice of hearing, if any, will makewritten request therefore to the Associ-ation, at the above Limon address, nolater than twenty (20) days from the dateof this notice.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRICASSOCIATION, INC.By: JIM C. HERRONChief Executive Officer


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SECTION 00690NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Triview Met-ropolitan District of El Paso County, Color-ado, will make final payment at the Dis-trict Office, 16055 Old Forest Point, Suite300, Monument, Colorado, on or after thehour of 10:00 am, April 21st, of 2015, forall equipment supplied and servicesrendered in construction or work on the I-25 Potable Crossing, performed within theTriview Metropolitan District, County of ElPaso, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association ofpersons, company or corporation that hasfurnished labor, materials, team hire,sustenance, provisions, provender, or oth-er supplies used or consumed by suchcontractors or their subcontractors, in orabout the performance of the work con-tracted to be done or that supplies rentalmachinery, tools, or equipment to the ex-tent used in the prosecution of the work,and whose claim therefor has not beenpaid by the contractors or their subcon-tractors, at any time up to and includingthe time of final settlement for the workcontracted to be done, is required to file averified statement of the amount due andunpaid, and an account of such claim, tothe Triview Metropolitan District, on or be-fore the date and time hereinabove shownfor final payment. Failure on the part ofany claimant to file such verified state-ment of claim prior to such final settle-ment will release Triview Metropolitan Dis-trict, its directors, officers, agents, and em-ployees, of and from any and all liabilityfor such claim.

BY ORDER OF THEBOARD OF DIRECTORSTRIVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Valerie Remington


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Turner presented with ”Spirit of the Springs Award”

happen along the way. You can get hurt. You can get sick. Any-thing can happen.”

Steve Turner added that when his family moved back to Tri-Lakes area six years ago they decided to buy a home in Glenea-gle so that his kids could specifically attend Discovery Canyon Campus.

“I was gone for 22 years and this place changed a little,” Steve Turner said with a laugh. “the only thing I recognized was Gleneagle.”

Bach was the main attraction at the assembly that also recognized the accomplishments of other Discovery Canyon students. Discovery Canyon principal Jim Bailey asked stu-dents to stand up that participated in school athletics, all-state choir members, all-state band members, visual arts winners, student senate, academic letter winners, theater production, Principal’s Honor Roll and the Air Force Junior ROTC program.

More than three-quarters of the one thousand students stood up to a rousing applause.

Discovery Canyon junior Sam Turner, second from left, is all smiles prior to a special awards presentation at the school on April 2 when he was presented with the Spirit of the Springs Award by Colorado Springs mayor Steve Bach, second from right. Also pictured is Bach’s wife, Suzi, far left, and DCC wrestling coach Ron Sukle. Photos by Danny Summers

TCA girls soccer team keeps rolling alongTitans are o� to 7-0 start in �rst year playing at Class 4A levelBy Danny [email protected]

The Classical Academy girls’ soccer team is playing up in classification this season, but the Titans are experiencing the same winning results.

TCA improved to 7-0 last week with vic-tories over Woodland Park, 9-0, Harrison, 10-0, and Discovery Canyon, 4-1. The vic-tories over Woodland Park and Harrison gave TCA a 2-0 mark in the Class 4A Metro League.

TCA has outscored opponents 29-2. The Titans are playing their toughest schedule in school history, having already defeated traditional state powers Cheyenne Moun-tain, Air Academy, Palmer Ridge and Lew-is-Palmer. All those schools play in the 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. Cheyenne Mountain is the defending state champion.

Sophomore Hannah Burgo has already netted seven goals to go along with four as-sists for the Titans. Junior Mikayla Murphy has six goals and an assist. Burgo netted a pair of goals against Discovery Canyon.

Freshmen Alison Smith and RaeAnn Queener have three goals apiece. Scoring two goals each are juniors Catalina Hernan-

dez, McKenna Bender and Aleesa Muir, and freshman Gracey Thompson.

Three girls have seen time in goal; Queener, junior Sarah Buzzetta and fresh-man Lauren Fletcher.

In a preseason league coaches poll, TCA

was considered the favorite to win league. Its toughest challenge should come from Canon City. TCA hosts Canon City April 16.

The Tigers are new to the league, but have been playing at the 4A level for years. Canon City (4-2, 2-0) has outscored its op-

ponents 17-1.The battle for the third and final auto-

matic playoff spot will probably come down to Woodland Park (3-2, 1-1) and Mesa Ridge (2-4, 1-0). The other four league teams - Sierra, Widefield, Harrison and Mitchell - have a combined record of 0-20-1.

The Titans finish the regular season April 21 at Sierra. The Metro League has an end of the season tournament that does not mean anything in terms of league standings, though it could have playoff implications.

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Blake Galvin coach’s the TCA boys and girls teams. He is in his sixth season with the girls. He’s coached the boys for nine seasons.

Galvin and the Titans are playing their first year at the Class 4A level. His boys and girls teams each defeated defending state champion Cheyenne Mountain teams in games this school year.

TCA’s girls have been nearly unbeat-able in recent years, advancing to 3A state championship games in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. They won it all in 2011.

TCA was a modest 11-7-1 in 2014, after starting the season 1-6. The Titans got hot in the playoffs and advanced to the Class 3A state title game. They lost to Colorado Academy, 1-0.

TCA sophomore Hannah Burgo led the team in scoring last season with 47 points (21 goals, 5 assists).

The Classical Academy’s Alison Smith, No. 5 in maroon jersey, reacts after Woodland Park goalkeeper Maia Pappadakis makes a save in a game played on march 31. TCA won 9-0. Photo by Paul Magnuson


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