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The Upper Monument Creek Landscape Restoration Initiative waslaunched in 2012 to accelerate the pace of urgently needed forestrestoration. Photo by Rob Carrigan
Forest Treatments 7THINGSYOUSHOULDKNOWABOUT
Map outlining the scope of the upper Monument Creek project.Courtesy image
Forest treatments recommended
Rob Addington, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Greg Aplet,The Wilderness Society Mike Babler, The Nature Conservancy MikeBattaglia, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Ed Biery, USFS Pikeand San Isabel National Forests Peter Brown, Rocky Mountain TreeRing Research Jonathan Bruno, Coalition for the Upper South PlatteTony Cheng, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Casey Cooley,Colorado Parks and Wildlife Yvette Dickinson, Colorado StateUniversity Missy Davis, The Nature Conservancy John Dow, USFS Pikeand San Isabel National Forests Carol Ekarius, Coalition for theUpper South Platte Jonas Feinstein, Natural Resources ConservationService Allan Hahn, USFS Pikes Peak Ranger District Eric Howell,Colorado Springs Utilities Chad Julian, Boulder County Jan Koenig,The Nature Conservancy Paige Lewis, The Nature Conservancy LarryLong, Colorado State Forest Service Sara Mayben, USFS Pike and SanIsabel National Forests Pam Motley, West Range Reclamation, LLCAaron Ortega, USFS Pike and San Isabel National Forests FelixQuesada, USFS Pikes Peak Ranger District Steve Sanchez, USFS Pikeand San Isabel National Forests Andy Schlosberg, Colorado StateForest Service Diane Strohm, U.S. Air Force Academy Je Underhill,USFS Pike and San Isabel National Forests Eric Zanotto, USFS PikesPeak Ranger District
UPPER MONUMENT CREEK LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
INITIATIVE COLLABORATIVE PARTICIPANTS
By Rob Carrigan [emailprotected]
The Upper Monument Creek landscape, which has experi-encedincreasingly severe and costly impacts from wildfi re, in-cludingthe record-setting 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire that burned across thelandscapes southern boundary, will be treated over the next sevento 10 years us-ing a combination of mechani-cal, manual andprescribed fi re methods on approximately 18,000 acres.
The UMC Landscape Resto-ration Initiative was launched in 2012to accelerate the pace of urgently needed forest res-toration andbuild on the work of the Front Range Roundtable. That group hasbeen work-ing since 2004 to dramatically reduce wildfi re risks tocom-munities and restore resilient ecological conditions in FrontRange forests. The Collabora-tive Report associated with theinitiative recommends the fol-lowing specifi c strategies andforest offi cials say they are pro-ceeding accordingly.
Upper Monument Creek restoration initiative builds on Roundtablesuggestions
The greatest benefi t will be accrued through a combination ofmechanical thinning, manual hand thinning and prescribed fi re.Each tool produces benefi ts, but a combined treatment approach ismost effective. 1Over the next 10 years, these treatments willconsist of approximately 6,000 acres in mechanical thinning, 6,000acres in manual hand thinning, 3,000 acres of site preparation and3,000 acres of prescribed fi re.2The majority of treatments will befocused in the landscapes three primary forest systems: ponderosapine, dry mixed-conifer and mesic mixed-conifer. 3 Treatmentsemphasize the creation of more open canopy conditions, and onretaining and fostering the underrepresented older age trees.4Theponderosa pine-Douglas fi r system should receive the most thinningtreatment, followed by the dry mixed-conifer system withrecommended thinning treatment at approximately 5,900 and 4,300acres respectively. Acres requiring prescribed fi re aredistributed across the three major forest systems.
5Treatment is also expected in the smaller lodgepole pine andGambel oak systems, primarily for the purposes of wildfi re riskreduction and/or preparation for prescribed fi re in adjacentponderosa pine-Douglas fi r, or dry mixed conifer systems. 6Totalcost of treatment for the proposed management scenario will be $10million over the next 10 years.7
Tri-Lakes Cares is in Sky Sox Dominos charity spotlight April12
Tri-Lakes Cares was chosen to be the featured charity as part ofColorado Springs Sky Sox Baseballs Dominos Char-ity Spotlight onSunday, April 12. As part of the Dominos Charity Spotlight,Tri-Lakes Cares will get to throw out the ceremonial first pitch,have public address announce-ments and live in-game scoreboardrec-ognition, have on-air charity recognition during the Sky Soxbroadcast on AM 1300 the Animal, and have a marketing table on themain concourse where Tri-Lakes Cares representatives can talk toattendees about their mission and needs.
This is an excellent opportunity to tell our story to theattendees of the Sky Sox baseball game. We are always looking forways to showcase Tri-Lakes Cares and are extremely grateful thatthe Sky Sox picked Tri-Lakes Cares to be in their Dominos CharitySpotlight on April 12th, said Haley Chapin, executive director forTri-Lakes Cares.
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop ribbon cutting set April 4
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop, 245 Jefferson St. in Monument,CO, will hold its grand re-opening ribbon cutting in coordinationwith the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce on April 4, 2015 from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. The ribbon cutting will take place at 11:30 a.m.
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop invites the community to stop byand experi-ence their boutique flair, all at thrift shop pricing.Light refreshments will be served and shoppers can browse itsselection of merchandise which includes gently used clothing forthe whole family, shoes, jew-elry, purses, as well as beautifulhousehold items and unique furniture, said Heidi Truty of Tri-LakesCares.
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop pro-vides Tri-Lakes Cares with asteady source of income to help fund the services it offers andprovides a resource for items that Tri-Lakes Cares clients mayneed.
After nearly six years of serving the Tri-Lakes region, ourGrand Re-Opening Ribbon Cutting is a perfect way for our communityto become more acquainted
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
2015 Mountain View Electric Association BOARD NOMINATIONS NOWOPENAt MVEAs Annual Meeting on June 4, 2015 at Palmer Ridge HighSchool in Monument, three directors will be elected to MountainView Electric Associations (MVEA) Board of Directors from thefollowing districts:
District 1 Limon, Karval, Genoa, and surrounding areas(Incumbent Joe Martin)
District 4 Calhan, Peyton, a portion of Black Forest andsurrounding areas (Incumbent Milt Mathis)
District 6 Falcon, Cimarron Hills, a portion of Black Forest andsurrounding areas (Incumbent Barry Springer)
The procedure for Director Elections & Member Voting isavailable on MVEAs website at www.mvea.coop.
If you are interested in being a candidate, please contact amember of the nominating committee, (see committee members lowerleft). A candidate must be a MVEA member and reside in the districtwhere there is a vacancy. Before applying, please contact eitherMVEA office at 719-775-2861 or 719-495-2283 to verify yourdistrict.
A member may also petition for nomination. Petitions andprocedures 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 15members of MVEA and returned to either MVEA office by 5:30 p.m.,Monday, April 20, 2015.
Limon Headquarters1655 5th StreetLimon, CO80828(719)775-2861
Falcon Operations Center11140 E. Woodmen RoadFalcon, CO80831(719)495-2283
2015 Mountain View Electric Association 2015 Mountain ViewElectric Association BOARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPENAt MVEAs AnnualMeeting 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 ElectricAssociations (MVEA) Board of Directors from the followingdistricts:
A candidate questionnaire must be completed for eithernomination by the committee or nomination by petition. Thisquestionnaire can be found on MVEAs website or you may pick one upat either office. If you have questions, please contact a member ofthe nominating committee. Candidate questionnaires must be receivedby the nominating committee by 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015for the committees consideration. If you are petitioning fornomination, the candidate questionnaire must be submitted to eitherAssociation office with your petition no later than 5:30 p.m.,Monday, April 20, 2015.
District 1Steve BurgessPO Box 383
Limon, CO 80828719-775-2262
District 4Byrel Woolsey
824 Golden StreetCalhan, CO 80808
719-347-2750
District 6Richard Ayer
12558 Meridian RoadElbert, CO 80106
719-495-4842
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Drew Long, an assistant coach with the Air Force Academybasketball program, was a guest on Great Day Houston on Monday,March 23 to discuss the lengths he took to seek treatment for coloncancer.
Long was first diagnosed with high-grade dysplasia in Coloradoin late 2013.
Deciding that the MD Anderson Cancer Cen-ter in Houston neededto be a part of his treat-ment plan, he moved his wife and youngchil-dren to Katy, Texas, where his parents already lived.
Today, Drew is cancer free and continues his work on the AirForce Academy team.
He was joined on Great Day Houston by his MD Anderson colorectalsurgeon, Craig Messick, M.D., to speak with host Debra Duncan aboutsymptoms and treatment options for colorectal cancers, and hispersonal experience.
Air Force Academy assistant basketball coach Drew Long (right)joined Craig Messick, M.D., his colorectal surgeon at MD AndersonCancer Center, as a guest on Great Day Houston with Debra Duncan onMar. 23. The three discussed Drews cancer journey and other topicsrelevant to Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, including theimportance of prevention, signs and symptoms, and treatmentoptions. Courtesy photo
Air Force Academy coach discusses cancer journey
Girl Scouts earn Gold AwardBy For the Tribune
This spring, 13 Girl Scouts from the Pikes Peak region willreceive the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Theseyoung women have demonstrated exceptional commitment to takingaction to make the world a better place through their communityservice. The accomplish-ments of Gold Award recipients reflectextraordinary leadership and citizenship skills that mark them asvaluable contribu-tors to their communities and world.
The 13 Girl Scouts from the Pikes Peak region are among the 50Girl Scouts state-wide who received this prestigious award for the2014-15 Girl Scout year. Their proj-ects benefited communitiesacross the world. Topics varied from helping people in need toraising self-esteem and help-ing younger children. Colorado SpringsGirl Scout Madeline McWhorter created a cookbook for Tri-LakesCares Food Bank, using ingredients that are primarily do-nated tofood banks. Elizabeth Acker from Monument built a six-stationFitness Course around the perimeter of her high
school. She wanted to create an energizing space where anyonecould go and exercise for free. Rebecca Clark, also from Colo-radoSprings, organized a clinic to teach the basics of color guard tomiddle school students.
The Gold Award culminates with a proj-ect led by one young womanbetween 9th and 12th grades who builds a purpose-based team to workwith the larger com-munity to meet a need. The focus of a GoldAward project is identifying and research-ing a community issue sheis passionate about, developing a plan to address it in cooperationwith her team and commu-nity members, establishing a globalcon-nection with others and providing sustain-ability for theproject. Of the skills learned through Girl Scouts Highest Awards,lead-ership, organization and critical thinking are thefundamentals of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The GoldAward has been part of the Girl Scout program since 1916. Someuniversities and colleges offer scholarships unique to Gold Awardrecipients, and girls who enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces mayreceive advanced rank
in recognition of their achievements.Earning the Girl Scout GoldAward
designation is truly a remarkable achieve-ment, and these youngwomen exemplify leadership in all its forms, said Stepha-nie Foote,Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Colorado. They saw a needand took ownership of helping to develop a so-lution and tookaction to make it happen. Their extraordinary dedication,persever-ance and leadership is making the world a betterplace.
The following Colorado Girl Scouts are the 13 in the Pikes Peakregion who re-ceived the prestigious Gold Award for the 2014-15Girl Scout year:
Girl Scouts of Colorado plans to honor this years Gold Awardrecipients as well as recipients of Girl Scouts other two HighestAwards, the Silver and Bronze, at several upcoming ceremoniesaround the state. These events include: May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at thePenrose House Garden Pavilion 1661 Mesa Ave., Colorado Springs
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Tri-Lakes Cares is in Sky Sox Dominos charity spotlight April12
Tri-Lakes Cares was chosen to be the featured charity as part ofColorado Springs Sky Sox Baseballs Dominos Char-ity Spotlight onSunday, April 12. As part of the Dominos Charity Spotlight,Tri-Lakes Cares will get to throw out the ceremonial fi rst pitch,have public address announce-ments and live in-game scoreboardrec-ognition, have on-air charity recognition during the Sky Soxbroadcast on AM 1300 the Animal, and have a marketing table on themain concourse where Tri-Lakes Cares representatives can talk toattendees about their mission and needs.
This is an excellent opportunity to tell our story to theattendees of the Sky Sox baseball game. We are always looking forways to showcase Tri-Lakes Cares and are extremely grateful thatthe Sky Sox picked Tri-Lakes Cares to be in their Dominos CharitySpotlight on April 12th, said Haley Chapin, executive director forTri-Lakes Cares.
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop ribbon cutting set April 4
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop, 245 Jefferson St. in Monument,CO, will hold its grand re-opening ribbon cutting in coordinationwith the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce on April 4, 2015 from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. The ribbon cutting will take place at 11:30 a.m.
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop invites the community to stop byand experi-ence their boutique fl air, all at thrift shop pricing.Light refreshments will be served and shoppers can browse itsselection of merchandise which includes gently used clothing forthe whole family, shoes, jew-elry, purses, as well as beautifulhousehold items and unique furniture, said Heidi Truty of Tri-LakesCares.
Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop pro-vides Tri-Lakes Cares with asteady source of income to help fund the services it offers andprovides a resource for items that Tri-Lakes Cares clients mayneed.
After nearly six years of serving the Tri-Lakes region, ourGrand Re-Opening Ribbon Cutting is a perfect way for our communityto become more acquainted
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Resurrection Sunday - April 5th at 10:30 a.m.
I Corinthians 15:20a
MHC - Lovingly proclaiming the whole counsel of God inChrist.
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Monument Hill Church, SBC18725 Monument Hill Road
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St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Easter Sunday Services, April 5
Music by the Veronika String Quartet
8:00 am Holy Eucharist
10:30 am Holy Eucharist and Easter Egg Hunt
18320 Furrow Rd, Monument
www.saint-matthias.org (719) 359-9204
Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church20256 Hunting Downs WayMonument, CO
719-488-1365 tlumc.org
April 2nd Maundy Thursday service at 7:00pmApril 3rd Good Fridayservice at 7:00pmApril 4th Holy Vigil. A sunset service, by thecrosses at 7:30pmApril 5th Easter Sunday! Services at: 7:00am,9:00am and 11:00am
Holy Week and Easter at:
Lewis-Palmer Board of Education meeting highlights By Vicki A.Wood Secretary to the Superintendent and Board of EducationLewis-Palmer School District No. 38
Special performances and recogni-tions
Patriotic Performance Two Lew-is-Palmer High School students,Zach Vasquez on clarinet and Ben McClung on tenor sax, playedAmerica the Beautiful. Zach and Ben participate in the LPHS bandunder the direction of Kevin Whitelaw.
Student recognition DECA national fi nalists DistributiveEducation Clubs of America national fi nalists from both highschools were introduced for special recog-nition from the Board.Lewis-Palmer High School fi nalists include Cody Leeper, ChrisMcGann, Courtney Morris, Sam Nesmith, and Cheyenne Phillips. MikeDiamond is the LPHS DECA sponsor/business teach-er. Palmer RidgeHigh School fi nalists in-clude Zac Alwais, Alexis Faeh, Ben Kirby,and Brooke Sveska. Courtney Bushnell is the PRHS DECAsponsor/business teach-er. The 2015 DECA International CareerDevelopment Conference takes place in Orlando from April 25-28,2015.
Special recognition Lewis-Palmer High School mens basketballteam Coach Bill Benton and the following players from the LPHSbasketball team were recognized for their post-season achievements:An-drew Blomberg, Colin Cicere, Billy Cook, Trevor Grooms, CharlieHovasse, Michael Johnston, Thomas MacNabb, Kyle Owens, JT Shepherd,Sam Strasburger and Sam Todd. The team compiled a 19-8 record thisyear and advanced to the semi-fi nal round of the state 4Acompetition.
Board discussion itemsStrategic plan discussion Superinten-
dent Karen Brofft, Assistant Superinten-dent Cheryl Wangeman,and Curriculum/Professional Development Director Sheila Bevingpresented the strategic plan work that has been undertaken to define the framework of the D-38 vision. They shared in depth regardingthe purpose, priorities, and plans being implemented to address thewhy statement. This statement
We believe in local, national, and global stewardship to createstrong citizens who will secure a better world. This is why weeducate. was drafted by the school board members, central offi ceadministra-tors, and school principals last spring.
Preliminary budget discussion Wangeman presented informationre-garding minor funds for preliminary dis-cussion, prior to theschool boards formal approval of the 2015-16 District budget inJune. Minor funds include trust and agency funds, secondary andelementary activities funds, and pupil activities funds.
Capital reserve budget for 2015-16 The Board approved thepreliminary capi-tal reserve budget for the 2015-16 school year.Ms. Wangeman stated work on many capital projects needs to beginsoon in or-der to assure completion over the summer months.
Contracted services Wangeman also provided information regardingthe RFPs (requests for proposal) for land, environ-ment, and financial services. Additional professional services going out forbid in-clude facilities utilization/planning, facil-itiesmaintenance review, and enrollment planning.
Operational policies The Board ap-proved fi nal revisions tooperational poli-cies AE: Accountability/Commitment toAccomplishment and GBEE: Staff Use of Technology Resources. Boardmembers also approved the adoption of new policy FFA: Memorials,addressing memorial ser-vices and memorials pertaining to the lossof a member of the school community. Mr. Bob Foster, Director ofPersonnel and Student Services, presented new policy LC: EducationResearch Projects, Studies, and Surveys for a fi rst reading. Mr.Foster also presented draft revisions to policy KFA: Public Conducton School Property, to further defi ne the term controlledsubstances and unlawful use on district grounds, in districtfacilities, or at school/district sponsored events. The updated andnew policies will be posted in LPedia in the near future.
Information itemsSuperintendents update Brofft an-
nounced the appointment of Peggy
Griebenow as the new principal at Palmer Lake Elementary Schoolfor the 2015-16 school year. She also announced the ap-pointment oftwo new assistant principals, Kimberly Sandoval at Palmer RidgeHigh School and Bridget OConnor at Lewis-Palmer High School. Ms.Brofft briefl y dis-cussed the resolution recently adopted by theColorado Board of Education support-ing parents rights to makechoices about their childs participation in tests and re-lated datacollection. The full transcript of the resolution can be viewed atcde.state.co.us/cdeboard/parentalrightsresolution-doc. She alsoaddressed the Healthy Kids Survey, stating LPSD will not take partin this biennial survey which now requires parental permission forstudents to par-ticipate.
Wangeman introduced Julie Stephen as the new Public InformationOffi cer for D-38, noting Julies background and skills are aperfect fi t for this position. She also stated the District ismoving forward in the effort to secure the services of a new vendorto provide support for the Dis-
tricts website.Board member comments Dr. Mag-
erko briefl y highlighted the Schoolhouse Rock student musicalat Bear Creek El-ementary School, noting these sixth grade studentsgave a great performance.
Dashboard The February monthly dashboard was submitted for theBoards review. This document summarizes free and reduced mealstatistics, enrollment data, and budget information detailingexpenditures and revenue. A tally of snow days is also nowincluded.
Consent agendaThe Board approved routine matters
concerning personnel, fi nances, and Dis-trict operations. Aland use request from the town of Monument, regarding ade-velopment application for the area at the south of intersectionof Jackson Creek Parkway and SH 105, was also reviewed.
In April, the district will begin using the BoardDocs system tomanage school board meetings. Please watch email and/or the D-38website for the link to the LPSD BoardDocs site.
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CAUTIONOverhead Power Line ProjectApril November
(719) 495-2283
There will be an Overhead Power Line Project taking place in theForest Service Area, off of Mt. Herman Road and west of NurseryRoad, and in the Shiloh Pines and Panoramic Acres subdivisions inMonument. This project will begin in April and is expected tocontinue through November. Please use caution in these areas.
Signs will be posted in the areas adjacent to where crews willbe working.
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By Rob Carrigan [emailprotected]
State Representative Terri Carver identified specific positionson current and upcoming legislation when she held a town hallmeeting on Saturday, March 28, at the Palmer Lake Town Hall.
House District 20 covers all of El Paso County west of I-25 fromthe Douglas County line to Highway 115 near Fort Carson includingPalmer Lake, the Air Force Academy, Rockrimmon, Green MountainFalls, Cascade, Mountain Shadows, and the Broadmoor area. It doesnot include Monument, Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs, orSkyway.
Carver identified the following as priority legislation:
Education and Common Core Bill to get Colorado out of CommonCore and PARCC
testing, protect parents right to opt their children out oftesting, and reduce testing requirements.
Bills to restrict data gathering on our children, and restrictwho can see the data.
Military Bill to expand assistance to veterans who deploy in
service to their country The Military Family Relief Fund wascreated to help
assist Colorado military families who face financial hardshipdue to deployment. The fund currently assists families of activeduty military, reservists and members of the Colorado NationalGuard who are involuntarily deployed overseas. This bill wouldexpand the eligibil-ity to those who are voluntarily deployed aswell. The Military Family Relief Fund comes from voluntarydo-nations through the check-off on the State Income Tax form. Thisbill does not change the amount or source of funding.
Joint Colorado House-Senate Resolution to support Fort Carsonand support of Colorado Serves (a statewide effort to supportveterans and their families).
Decrease regulations on businesses and individuals Bill tomandate that state agencies consider small
business exemptions and reduced (least cost) alterna-
tives in state regulations. Bill also requires legislative
review of existing state regulations, to force a sunset of thoseregulations not authorized by state law.
Bill to exempt small Home Owners Associations from regulatoryrequirements. Rep. Carver is carrying
this bill at the request of several constituents and HOA
board members in House District 20.
Second Amendment Rights Bill to repeal 15 round magazine limit(repeal gun
control bill passed in 2013). Bill to repeal gun transferbackground check and fee
(repeal gun control bill passed in 2013).
Sanctity of Life and Freedom of Religion Issues Born-aliveInfant protection bill, to require a phy-
sician performing an abortion to take all medically nec-essarysteps to preserve the life of a born alive infant.
Bill to ban sex-selection abortions. Bill to protect religiousfreedom Specifies that no
state action may burden a persons exercise of religion.
Data Privacy Bill to expand confidentiality protections ofper-
sonal data for domestic violence victims. Rep. Carver was madeaware of this issue by County Treasurer Mark Lowderman and CountyAssessor Steve Schleiker.
Affordable Energy Bill to require that local governments mustpay for
property rights of mineral rights owners, if they ban oil/gasdrilling (hydraulic fracturing).
Challenge EPA overreach in pushing costly and un-necessaryregulations
Election Integrity Bill to require Photo ID for Same Day VoterRegistra-
tion. Bill to require signature verification on mail-in bal-
lots.
Constitutional Rights On Feb. 13th, I went to the floor to fightto pro-
tect our Constitutional right of free speech. I spoke outagainst HB15-1072 which would limit our right to criti-cize otherpeoples stance on issues on Facebook and other social media.Unfortunately, this badly written bill went way beyond protectingkids from cyberbullying. Our efforts to amend this bill wereunsuccessful. We can only hope that our colleagues in the StateSenate will de-feat this unconstitutional bill.
From left, Colorado State Representative Terri Carver speakswith Dale and Patsy Watts and Pat Graham at the Palmer Lake TownHall Saturday (March 28), about Carvers bill that seeks to exemptsmall Home Owners Associa-tions from regulatory requirements. Photoby Rob Carrigan
Carver outlines positions at Palmer Lake meeting
Elizabeth Acker from Monument, Palmer Ridge High School, built asix station Fitness Course around the perimeter of her high school.She wanted to create an energizing space where anyone could go andexercise for free.
Alexandria Bellas from Colorado Springs, Pine Creek High School,or-ganized a science event for girls in grades 6-8 that broughttogether ex-hibitors from across Colorado.
Kit Bernal from Falcon, Falcon High School, createdsupplementary art education and a curriculum for a local homeschoolassociation.
Kayla Bernstein from Colorado Springs, Liberty High School,planted a garden for all the residents of the Medallion RetirementCommunity.
Jonnae Byas from Colorado
Springs, William J. Palmer High School, refurbished the gardenat the Medallion Retirement Community.
Rebecca Clark from Colorado Springs, Rampart Range High School,organized a clinic to teach the basics of color guard to middleschool stu-dents.
Mackenzie Crawley from Colora-do Springs, Doherty High School,lev-eraged her love of learning and read-ing, and her experiencevolunteering at her local library to bring a sustain-able tutoringservice and a mini lend-ing library to her church.
Jessica Hild from Colorado Springs rebuilt benches at CampAlex-ander. She also organized volunteers to help build fi ve newbenches.
Mikayla Jewell from Colorado Springs, Vista Ridge High School,helped make a softball fi eld safer not only for her team, butother athletes as well. She also taught younger athletes how tostay safe on the fi eld.
Sarah Kriner from Peyton, Falcon
High School, matched her passion for reading with her love ofnature. She designed a bird center at her local li-brary. Herproject draws birds, which adds to the appeal for children to go tothe library.
Madeline McWhorter from Colo-rado Springs, Pine Creek HighSchool, created a cookbook for Tri-Lakes Cares Food Bank, usingingredients that are primarily donated to food banks.
Elise Melhado from Colorado Springs, Cheyenne Mountain HighSchool, created a reading-friendly environment in the Partners inHous-ing Colorado House. She redesigned a room to better suit thespace for a childrens reading space, in addition to initiating aregular reading days with the children.
Lyndsay Ruane from Colorado Springs, Liberty High School, wantedmembers of her community to be bet-ter prepared when disastersstrike, so she organized an emergency pre-paredness fair.
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Briefswith Hangers to Hutches Thrift Shop and its continuedimpact in our commu-nity through Tri-Lakes Cares. Hangers toHutches offers a wide variety of merchan-dise in our decorator showroom, womens
boutique, man cave and kids corner; which are totally stockedwith items donated by people throughout our wonderful com-munity.We are especially excited to now have the ability to offer homefurnishings. We are also thrilled to be able to have our donationsprocessed in our brand new donation center. Our merchandise changesdaily due to our loyal donors generosity. Therefore, we inviteshoppers to stop by regularly and see what is new. Every visit
proves to be a real treasure hunt with great rewards for ourshoppers and all our pro-ceeds continue to bene t Tri-Lakes Cares,said Cara Vanderkolk, Hangers to Hutches Shop store manager.
Correction A story in the March 25 edition of the
Tribune incorrectly said that former Monu-ment Town ManagerCathy Green was
terminated from the position. She in fact, resigned.Additionally, a sub head on the same story indicated that theposition had been vacant since Greens resignation. The towntreasurer, Pam Smith, was made in-terim town manager until she wasoffi cially assigned in April 2013. A new treasurer was hired, butstepped down in October 2014. Instead of advertising for a newtreasurer, Pam Smith reassumed her treasurer duties.
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Monument teens win state public forum debate St. Marys seniorsdefeat Cherry Creek team By Danny Summers[emailprotected]
March 21 was a day Monument resi-dents Matthew Heery and JoeWahl certain-ly wont forget anytime soon.
In a David vs. Goliath moment, Heery and Wahl (St. Marysstudents playing Da-vid) took on mighty Cherry Creek (the statesbiggest school) in the fi nals of the Colorado High SchoolActivities Association Pub-lic Forum Debate at Douglas County HighSchool.
After an intense hour of pro and con, it was the Heery and Wahlthat walked away with the state championship trophy.
It was very exciting, Wahl said. De-bate is typically not verystrong in southern Colorado, mostly because we dont have as big ofschools as in the northern part of the state. Cherry Creek, DenverEast and George Washington are the powerhouse teams.
Wearing suits and ties, Heery and Wahl, and their Cherry Creekcounterparts, de-bated the topic of whether free tuition should begranted (by the government) the fi rst two years of communitycollege or technical school.
The schools went back and forth in the rigid format: 4 minutesfor each team to present their case; 3 minute crossfi re; 4 minuterebuttal for each team; 3 minute crossfi re; 2 minute summaryspeech for each team; 3 minute grand crossfi re; 2 min-ute fi nalfocus for each team.
The public forum debate is very evi-dence based, Heery said. Youhave to be
prepared to debate the pro and con.We were a little concernedwhen we
found out we were going up against Cher-ry Creek in the fi nals.They have the No. 1
speech and debate program in the state, and they are seventh inthe nation.
The day-long event came with a bonus prize for Heery.
I found out I was accepted to Villanova and was getting ready tocall my parents when Joe came running out the door and told me weadvanced to the quarterfi nals, Heery said.
Wahl is undecided on which college he will attend, but hasBoston University, George Washington and California Berkeley at thetop of his list.
It has been successful debate year for Heery and Wahl. Earlierin March they qual-ifi ed for the National Speech and DebateTournament that will be held in Dallas in mid June.
Going to nationals and winning state are both nice, but beatingCherry Creek for the state championship is a pretty big deal, Wahlsaid.
Heery and Wahl have a history of work-ing well together. Lastfall they were co-cap-tains on St. Marys soccer team.
Heery has made the most of his senior year. In addition tosoccer, he was a kicker on the St. Marys football team, wrestledfor the school in the winter, and is running track and playinglacrosse for the Pirates this spring.
I didnt want to have any regrets my se-nior year, Heery said. Ididnt want to look back and say `I wish I would have done this or Iwish I would have done that.
Wahl is working two jobs this spring to save up money forcollege.
Im defi nitely keeping busy my senior year, Wahl said.
In early May, Heery and Wahl will be no-tifi ed of the topic fortheir National Speech and Debate Tournament. They graduate highschool May 15.
Well probably take a little time off af-ter graduation and thensit down and start working on our topic for nationals, Wahlsaid.
Tri-Lakes residents Joe Wahl, left, and Matt Heery, right, ankThe Classical Academys Serene Singh after winning the statechampionship in public debate March 21 at Cherry Creek High School.The three will compete in the national speech and debate tournamentin Dallas in June. Wahl and Heery are seniors at St. Marys HighSchool in Colorado Springs. Courtesy photo
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OPINIONY O U R S & O U R SMarking the trail in the UtePass
Some of the white marble markers still tell the story, thoughnot as audibly and obviously, as they fi rst did in 1911. U.P.T.routed out in relief on the fl at slabs. Originally, there were 15of them placed by the El Paso County Pioneers. The group said theywanted to mark what was left of the ancient Ute Pass Trail betweenCascade and Manitou Springs.
The group was to dedicate the newly-marked, butanciently-traveled, route in 1912. Only trouble, according to UtePass historian Jan Pettit, was getting real Utes to helpdedicate.
The town of Colorado Springs held an eight-day summer carnivalin 1911. The carnival committee had requested a group of UtesIndians from the Southern Reservation for exhibition at that event.The good citizens were informed by the Commissioner of IndianAffairs that he did not favor the promiscuous employment of Indiansin Wild West Shows . He was, however, not opposed to theiremploy-ment in exhibitions of a historical and elevating character.A small group of Ute Indians would be allowed to participate in themarking of the ancient Ute Pass Trail and to appear at thecarnival. The carni-val organizers were required to enter into acontract with the Indians by posting a bond and agreeing to paytravel and other expenses in addition to paying each adult Ute five dollars. The Indian events were so polar with those attendingthe carnival that the celebrations name was changed to Shan Kive(good time) with the hope of having more Indians attend in 1912,wrote Pettit in her book Utes: The Mountain People.
But not everyone was happy. For at the carnival, Utes performedthe Moon Dance and other customs that were discour-aged at thereservation. In fact, most of the customs that were uniquely Ute,were
discouraged by people of infl uence at the time like SchoolSuperintendent Werner of the Southern Ute Agency. They wereappar-ently afraid all dancing, revived traditions and such, mightset the tribe, once again, back on the war path.
But after a series of letters between Cato Sells, Commissionerof Indian Af-fairs, E.E. McKean, Superintendent of the Southern UteAgency and Fred Mathews, general freight and passenger agent forthe Florissant and Cripple Creek Railroad and chairman of the ShanKive celebration, it was fi nally agreed that a party of 50 adultUtes, and their families could attend the 1912 dedication andcarnival. The contract called for expenses and payment of a dol-larin cash, with the express prohibition of allowing the tribalmembers to purchase intoxicating liquors.
A large group of Ute Indians accom-panied by several dignitariesbegan their ride down the Ute Pass Trail from Cascade towardManitou Springs mounted on horses furnished by the Cusack family.wrote Pettit.
Buckskin Charlie, Chief of the Southern Utes, and Chipeta, widowof Ouray, were among the 75 or so Indians, that proceed-ed down thetrail.
Frances Heizer, of the founding families of Cascade, describedit thusly, at the time:Buckskin Charlie, chief of this tribe,had
not been over the trail since the Utes had left this countryover thirty years earlier. His birthplace was Garden of the Godsand he remembered every turn in this trail he had ridden in hisyouth. Im seventy years old, he said. I never so happy in all mylife.
The aging chief explained en route, that neutral territorytopped the route, were Utes smoked the pipe of peace with en-emiessuch as Comanche, Arapaho, Chey-enne, and Sioux. They cached theirarms and substituted choke cherry branches as an indication ofpeaceful intentions as they proceeded down to the medicine waterswith ailing. They believed the springs were the abode of a spiritwho breathed through the water, causing them to bubble and cure, atthe same time.
As early as 1847, historical accounts by early travelers to thisarea like Frederick Ruxton, noted that the springs (which now arein Manitou Springs) was collector of native people, and tradinglocation as a result.
The basin of the spring was fi lled with beads and wampum, andpieces of red cloth and knives, whilst the surrounding trees werehung with strips of deer skin, cloth, and moccasins. The Indianregard with awe the medicine waters of these fountains as being theabode of a spirit who breathes through the transparent wa-ter, andthus, by his exhalations, causes the perturbation of its surface,wrote Ruxton in 1847.
Maude McFerran Price, curator of the El Paso Pioneers Museum, isquoted in Pettit* book regarding the importance of the trailmarking.
Today the trail lies marked forever, not alone by the marbletables, by the hopes and fears and joys and tears of the fastdisappearing race of red men.
e Colorado Rockies best kept secret Some of baseballs immortalsinclude
the likes of Tyrus Raymond Cobb, George Herman Ruth, Henry LouisGehrig, Willie Howard Mays, Lynn Nolan Ryan and Regi-nald MartinezJackson.
In a few years we might be adding Yad Sloof Lirpa to themix.
Lirpa is not be a household name now, but if his talent isanywhere near his hype, the Colorado Rockies prospect may go downas one of the greatest players of this generation, or anygeneration.
You may be asking yourself, who is Lirpa and why have I neverheard of him? The answer is quite simple; the Rockies have hiddenthis gem away in such secrecy that not even his teammates know muchmore about him than his name. Lirpa is the best kept secret sincethe allied invasion of Nor-mandy and I predict that when he makeshis major league debut it wont take the baseball world long tonotice him.
The fi rst professional baseball player from Tibet, Lirpa workedas a Sherpa guide in the Himalayas before taking up the sport justtwo years ago. Lirpa the Sherpa as he is known by his people in hissmall village 30 miles northeast of Nepal, is a physical freak ofnature. At 6-foot-7, 275 pounds, he stands more than a foot abovehis native tribesmen.
Upon his arrival in the big leagues, he will likely beconsidered by many sports-writers and baseball talking heads to bethe hands down favorite to win the National League Rookie of theYear Award. The 31-year-old Lirpa could even become the fi rstrookie to win MVP honors in the same year since Japanese iconIchiro Suzuki did it with the Seattle Mariners in 2001.
Lirpa signed his free agent contract in late February for awhopping $55 million, which he immediately handed over to thepeople of his village. He did not show up at the Rockies springtraining complex in Scottsdale until two weeks ago. Loyal to hisjob as a guide at Mount Everest, he refused to leave for Americauntil fi nishing his 200th expedition to the top of the worlds mostfamous peak.
Furthermore, his contact specifi cally states that neitherRockies players nor
front offi ce personnel are allowed to make any public mentionof him until he is ready to play his fi rst home game at CoorsField. Rumor has it he may suit up for the Rockies home openerApril 10 against the Chicago Cubs.
Lirpa is not yet listed on the Rockies 40-man roster. The teamhas quietly kept him tucked away at their spring training complexworking with the fi rst and second year minor league players. Hehas his own private quarters, not because he demands peace andquiet - which he is accustomed to in the Himalayas but becauseRockies management is concerned that Big Yad might becomeoverwhelmed and distract-ed by the fast-paced American way oflife.
Lirpa is a fi ve-tool player who can play all nine positionswith ease, skill and grace. He has Rickey Henderson-type instinctsand on the bases. He chases down fl y balls in the outfi eld withthe gazelle-like speed of Roberto Clemente. He has the cat-likerefl exes of Brooks Robinson at third base, and even has been knownto do fl ips like Ozzie Smith when he runs out to take his positionat shortstop.
He possesses a blazing fastball clocked as high as 112 mphdevastating curveball and a Satchel Paige-like hesita-tion pitch.Some in the Rockies organiza-tion have suggested Lirpa is acombination Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax and Paigerolled into one.
So how have the Rockies been able to keep Lirpa hidden away fromview in the age of social media? One club source told mesportswriters in Arizona became suspi-cious when a person was seenrunning around the teams spring training complex
wearing a thick, course, wraparound robe that reached below hisknees. They also became suspicious when boxes of gruel were spottedin the team kitchen at the team complex.
Lirpas versatility presents a good problem for Rockies managerWalt Weiss. Since he can play all nine positions did I mention thatLirpa is also a switch hitter and throws equally well with botharms Weiss plans to use his star in a variety of roles on any givennight in any type of situation.
Lirpa has played just a handful of minor league games, but he flawlessly rotated between positions; taking the mound one inning,catching the next, then switching to the outfi eld, making over theshoulder grabs appear routine.
Lirpa could become the fi rst of many Sherpas the Rockies sign.They are hoping that his enormous lung capacity - unique Hemoglobinand doubled nitric oxide pro-duction - will be an added bonusplaying in the mile-high city.
The club has not decided if Lirpa will go on road trips. Thelargest Sherpa com-munity in the United States is in New York City.Lirpa has relatives there and has hinted he might feel morecomfortable living in a town with large skyscrapers. He hasmentioned to Rockies front offi ce brass that he would like toscale the Empire State Building, much in the vein of King Kong.
I plan on being in the Coors Field press box capturing Lirpasevery move whenever he decides to make his grand entrance. Teamoffi cials are toying with the idea of fl ying him in viahelicopter; much like Steve Nebraska played by actor Brendan Fraserwas brought into Yankee Stadium for his fi rst game in the movieThe Scout.
Lirpa will likely meet his Rockies team-mates for the fi rsttime the day or night of his inaugural major league game. He willthen inform Weiss which positions he plans on playing.
I am looking forward to this baseball season more than any in mylife. I guess, like many, I will have to see the prodigy from Tibetto believe he is for real.
I wish you the best, Yad Sloof Lirpa.
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Time to stand up and defend Medicare Part DDespite some heatedpolitical rhetoric
from around the country, Colorado seniors know that the MedicarePart D prescription drug benefit is affordable and is working, evenfor older men and women in the low-est income bracket. At theColorado Ge-rontological Society, we see firsthand how seniorsstruggle every day to make ends meet on a fixed income, and howMedicare Part D has provided a life line that seniors healthliterally depends on. We are calling on Coloradans to stand up forthis vital program that has achieved so much for our oldercitizens.
The record of success that we have seen with Medicare Part D isfrankly rare for a government program, and something that we allshould be proud of. Part D repeat-edly comes in under budget. Forthree years in a row, the Congressional Budget Office has reducedits 10-year budget forecast for Part D. Total Part D costs are 45percent less than the initial CBO 10 year projections. This programis saving seniors money and saving our government money.
Not only does the program work, but seniors like it. Today, morethan 450,000 Colorado seniors are enrolled in the pro-gram, whichallows them to choose from 34 different private plans, some ofwhich
cost as little as $12.60 a month and have no annualdeductibles.
That is a recipe not only for success but for high levels ofsatisfaction. According to the 2013 Medicare Payment AdvisoryCommission, 94 percent of seniors who use Medicare Part D are happywith their plan. Part D has surpassed expectations in bothimproving seniors access to afford-able medicines and containinghealthcare costs for all taxpayers. Part of this is due to itscompetitive structure.
Thats good news because Colorado has one of the fastest agingpopulations in the country. Like millennials, baby boomers areflocking to Colorado. According to the Colorado Commission onAging, between 2011 and 2021, Colorado will experience
a 54 percent increase in residents over the age of 60. ColoradosMedicare spending is already growing at an annual rate of nearly 9percent. This trend is certain to acceler-ate as our populationgrows and ages.
The good news is that Part D is part of the solution.
Affordable drug coverage and proper medication adherenceimproves health and helps slow Medicares overall spend-ing growth.Costly procedures and hospital visits are less common when patientstake their medications as prescribed by their physician. Part D hashelped save Medicare about $1,200 a year per patient in medicalspending unrelated to prescription drugs.
In the past decade, weve seen excit-ing new treatments forcancer, diabetes, Crohns disease, fibromyalgia, cystic fibrosis,lupus, hepatitis C and many other devastating diseases. Thesebreak-throughs promise to dramatically improve the health ofseniors while reducing the economic costs of many debilitatingconditions. Many new medicines are being researched and developedright here in Colorado.
Despite Part Ds undeniable popularity and success, some inCongress are looking to change the program in their push to cut
the budget. Over the past several years, some lawmakers haveproposed changes to Part D that would save little money, whiledestroying a market-based structure that has kept the programscosts repeat-edly under budget. Of particular concern is a proposalto weaken the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy program, alsoknown as Extra Help. This proposal would require seniors, manybelow the poverty level, to pay more for brand name medi-cines.Losing Extra Help would be burden-some for low-income seniors andincrease out-of-pocket costs for many people.
Simply put, Medicare Part D is one gov-ernment program that ispopular and saves money. Lets protect what works.
Our leaders in Washington shouldnt let todays political battlesget in the way of something that benefits the health of Coloradosseniors today and for decades to come.
Eileen Doherty is the executive director of the ColoradoGerontological Society (www.senioranswers.org), a statewidenot-for-profit organization dedicated to the support, guidance,education and dis-semination of information to seniors, theirfamilies, and elder care practitioners.
FORTY YEARS AGOPalmer Lake-Monument-Woodmoor
News, April 3, 1975Kemery Susan Baldwin, a graduate of
University of Denver, will be commis-sioned as lay deacon forThe Church of Woodmoor at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 6.
A 1919 Model American La France
Pumper Fire Engine will be in the 4th of July parade. It was oneof the 1st gasoline driven fire engines that replaced the horsedrawn steam pumpers. It is owned by Steve Arnold of Woodmoor.
Palmer Lake Elementary School
will have a kindergarten round-up on Wednesday, April 9. Bringyour childs birth certificate and immunization record. The childmust be 5 by Sept. 15, 1975.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krueger, Bonnie
and Jessie were dinner guests on Easter at the home of Mr. andMrs. Andy Krueger and Tim.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krueger announce
the birth of Heather Louise, 7 pounds, 4 ounces, on April 1. Shewas born at U.S. Air Force Academy Hospital.
Amadeo Duran, past proprietor of the
gift shop at Monument Lake, died Easter morning.
Marion Martin and Neal Ross drove
from Denver and took Marie and Charles Orr to dinner at theRoman Villa to cel-ebrate Maries birthday.
Mrs. Jennie Green and Lela Hagadorn gave a surprise birthdayparty for Emma Diebold, who turned 85.
There will be a free glaucoma screen-
ing sponsored by Mount Herman Lions Club. The screening will beat Dr. Trents office in Monument. It will be on May 4 from 1 to 4p.m.
Attend the hearing for Rampart Hos-
pital. The only way to convince the board of health of the needfor a hospital is for everyone to attend. Transportation andbabysitting will be provided. The hearing will be April 23 at 10a.m. at the Monu-ment High School auditorium.
Treasure Hunt starting now at the Mine
Shopping Center. Follow the vein of clues
to find the lost treasure. Loads of bargains in each store,caches of uniques, pay dirt and clues at each store.
There will be a bird display at the
National Carvers Museum. The display depicts state birds of 50states and the na-tional bird. There birds were carved by 85 yearold Mrs. Mae B. Morris of Deer Lake, Tomahawk, Wis. Mrs. Morrisbegan carv-ing at 80 years old. The Carvers Museum is open dailyand is located off Interstate 25 at exit 72. Other recognizedcarvers at the museum are Art Mckellips, Ken Finch, Ruth Sheely andArlene Seitzinger. Carving and wood sculpture classes areoffered.
Compiled by Linda Case
Do not make fun of the ...When I learned to be a teacher, oneof
the things we were taught was to not make fun of the kids. Notthat we could not laugh at the funny things they said or did. Thisis not that, this is mainly tourists.
Even back in the 1890s, every spring there was an editorial inthe newspaper warning locals to not make fun of the tour-ists. Mostof you know I spent 16 years guid-ing tourists on the train upPikes Peak, and I saw some very funny things done and said bytourists. The point is first of all, children are veryimpressionable, and laughing at the wrong time is not good for aprofessional relationship.
Perhaps you may remember Art Lin-kletter. He was a 1940s to1960s radio and television host. He wrote a couple books onreactions from children on his programs. He even had a segmentabout children, with the idea that someone was going to saysomething funny. His book Children Say the Funniest Things sold amillion copies or more.
Tourists are definitely funny when they have been taken to14,000 feet above sea level, even those who live at this altitude.It has something to do with not enough oxygen. This is also causedby someone seeing the sheer grandness of the view. I have, however,over the years been asked some pretty unique questions about thisarea, and other places, down here at this altitude. I have talkedto tour guides from Yellowstone Park, The Grand Canyon as well asother grand places and we all had funny questions from tourists.The most com-mon one being At what altitude do deer turn into elk?I have had people who live in areas where they ought to know betterthan to ask it.
I have written several books on local railroad history, but thebook I have been
told would be really popular is one on these silly questions.The reply I give is that even though these questions are funny tothose who get asked them, the average person does not think theyare all that funny.
For example, I have been asked at the top of that mountain, Isthis the top or the summit? You must remember, there is a lit-tlemarker for the actual summit, and then there are the two signs thatsay summit. One of the really odd questions asked there is, Is thisas high as we are going to go?
A century ago there was a tall tower where you could go higher.Another odd question, from those who did not really look tooclosely is, Does the road come up to the same summit? or, Is thatthe same road the cars race on? You see, many do not notice thelarge parking lot on the other side of the summit house. We seeonly one curve on the road as we climb to the top, as the railroadgoes up the south side while the road is mainly on the north.
Which leads one to ask as you see items in the newspaper; doesthe mountain really need a new summit house? If you spend any timeup there in the summer, or even in the fall, Yes! At times thereare more than 500 people on the summit at one time, and they allseem to want a cup of hot chocolate and doughnut ... or thebathroom.
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Four Tri-Lakes basketball players named to First TeamsJonathanScott, Matt Cameron, Will Ball and Sam Rippley receive honorsByDanny [emailprotected]
All-league boys and girls basketball teams were recentlyannounced for the Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference and 4AMetro League.
Lewis-Palmers Jonathan Scott and Palmer Ridges Matt Cameron werenamed to the PPAC First Team.
Scott, a junior, averaged 19 points per game this season for theRangers, who ad-
vanced to the Class 4A state semifinals, where they lost toeventual state champion Air Academy.
Cameron, a senior, averaged 17 points and six rebounds forPalmer Ridge.
Lewis-Palmer was represented on the Second Team by junior JoeDeCoud, the Third Team by senior JT Shepherd, and the HonorableMention by junior Sam Stras-burger.
Palmer Ridge had two players make Honorable Mention; senior ColeHurford and sophom*ore Tyler Trego.
Discovery Canyon junior Collin McGet-tigan made the Third Team.Thunder senior Dante Fewell was named Honorable Men-tion.
The PPAC Player of the Year was Air Academys David Louthan. ThePPAC Coach
of the Year was Air Academys Barry Clark.Palmer Ridge sophom*oreSam Rippley
was named to the PPAC girls First Team. Rippley averaged 13.7points and 4.4 steals per game for the Bears.
Making the Third Team for Palmer Ridge was sophom*ore JasmineSanders. Palmer Ridge was represented on the Honorable Mention byfreshman McKenzie Siskind and sophom*ore Marie Koogle.
Discovery Canyon senior Alex Smith made the Third Team, despitemissing half the season with a wrist injury. Representing theThunder on Honorable Mention were freshman Kristina Schneible andjunior Emily Carter.
The PPAC Player of the Year was Sand Creek junior OlianaSquires. Sand Creek coach Frank Haist was the PPAC Coach of
the Year.The Classical Academy senior Will Ball
was named to the boys all-Metro League First Team. Ball averaged18 points and 13.4 rebounds per game for the Titans thissea-son.
Several Titans players made the Aca-demic all-league team. Toqualify for the Academic all-league team players must have acumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher for the First team and 3.0 to 3.49for the second team.
Titans on the first team were Logan Branch, Anders Carlson,Brent Frieden, Joshua Haddad, Chase Rogers, Adam Sel-vage, WillSmith and Johnny Stephens. The lone Titans player on the secondteam was Jeremy Weiss.
Lewis-Palmer junior Jonathan Scott, left, was named First Teamall-Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. Scott was joined on the rstteam by Palmer Ridge senior Matt Cameron. Courtesy photo
Tri-Lakes baseball teams fair well in ArizonaPalmer Ridge,Lewis-Palmer and Discovery Canyon spent spring break in PhoenixareaBy Danny [emailprotected]
The Palmer Ridge, Lewis-Palmer and Discovery Canyon baseballteams migrated south over spring break to play baseball games inthe Phoenix area.
Lewis-Palmer went 2-2 in the warm Ari-zona sun, while PalmerRidge split a pair. Discovery Canyon went 1-3.
Brian Tims was on the mound for Lewis-Palmer in its March 24game against South Albany (Oregon), which resulted in a 12-1Lewis-Palmer victory that was shortened to five innings due to the10-run mercy rule. Tims went the distance, striking out 12 and notwalking a batter while surrendering two hits. He faced just 17hitters - two over the minimum.
Tims also paced the Rangers offense, going 2 for 4 with adouble, two RBIs and three runs scored.
Other offensive stars were Ben Stinson (2 for 4, triple, 2 RBIs,2 runs), Bradley Kugler (3 for 2, run, RBI) and Colin Cicere (1 for2, 2 RBIs, triple, run).
Cicere started the game at pitcher on March 24 and led theRangers to a 10-3 vic-tory over Taft (Lincoln City, Oregon). Theleft-hander allowed one hit while striking out 10 and walking oneover five innings. He faced just two batters over the minimum.
Cicere had a big game at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a double,triple and three RBIs.
Kugler and Logan Poirier also had two RBIs apiece. TeammatesBilly Cook and Paul Tillotson had two hits each.
Lewis-Palmer lost to North Canyon (Phoenix) 6-1 on March 25.Tillotson drove in the Rangers only run with a single. Stin-son hadtwo hits in the loss.
Tillotson allowed four earned runs on
nine hits.The Rangers played their final spring
break game on March 26, losing 11-4 to Ho-rizon Christian (HoodRiver, Oregon).
Palmer Ridge (2-3) played three games in Arizona. The Bearsdefeated Shadow Ridge (Surprise, Ariz.) 9-3 on March 23 as ColeHurford had a big day at the plate with a double triple and fiveRBIs. Nathan Gish-willer added a pair of RBIs for the Bears.
The Bears played Sprague (Salem, Or-egon) on March 24 and lost7-5.
Leading the way offensively for Palmer Ridge with an RBI apiecewere Gishwill-er, Bryan Boatman, Tyler Trego and beau Stamper.
The Bears played Beaverton (Oregon) on
March 25, but no score was reported.Discovery Canyon (3-4) lostto Greenway
(Phoenix) 4-0 on March 23 as senior Alec Heebner allowed sixhits and all four runs over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three andwalked two.
The Thunder managed just three hits, singles by Michael Barbato,Jacob Hein and Andrew Hall.
Discovery Canyon bounced back with a 7-3 victory over Ashland(Oregon) on March 24. Scott Betzer paced the Thunders offense withtwo hits and four RBIs. Hall added two hits and an RBI.
Hein scattered 10 hits on the mound, striking out four andwalking one in 5 1/3 innings.
The Thunder played a split double header on March 25, losing toMingus (Cot-tonwood, Oregon) 12-2 and Paradise Valley (Phoenix),10-5.
Discovery Canyon scored both its runs against Mingus in the topof the first RBI singles by Hein and Jalen Heath. Pitching was theThunders downfall as three hurlers combined to allow 12 hits.
Jeremy Hidalgo went 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs against ParadiseValley. Hall was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored, whileHeebner was 2- for 4 with an RBI.
Hidalgo pitched all six innings for the Thunder, allowing fiveearned runs on nine hits.
Discovery Canyon senior Alec Heebner gets ready to unload on apitch. Heebner and his Thunder teammates were in Arizona overspring break playing four games. The Thunder went 1-3. Lewis-Palmerand Palmer Ridge were also in Arizona at the same tournament. Photoby Juliet Miles
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Four Tri-Lakes basketball players named to First TeamstheYear.
The Classical Academy senior Will Ball was named to the boysall-Metro League First Team. Ball averaged 18 points and 13.4rebounds per game for the Titans this sea-son.
Several Titans players made the Aca-demic all-league team. Toqualify for the Academic all-league team players must have acumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher for the First team and 3.0 to 3.49for the second team.
Titans on the first team were Logan Branch, Anders Carlson,Brent Frieden, Joshua Haddad, Chase Rogers, Adam Sel-vage, WillSmith and Johnny Stephens. The lone Titans player on the secondteam was Jeremy Weiss.
Tri-Lakes baseball teams fair well in Arizona
The Thunder played a split double header on March 25, losing toMingus (Cot-tonwood, Oregon) 12-2 and Paradise Valley (Phoenix),10-5.
Discovery Canyon scored both its runs against Mingus in the topof the first RBI singles by Hein and Jalen Heath. Pitching was theThunders downfall as three hurlers combined to allow 12 hits.
Jeremy Hidalgo went 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs against ParadiseValley. Hall was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored, whileHeebner was 2- for 4 with an RBI.
Hidalgo pitched all six innings for the Thunder, allowing fiveearned runs on nine hits.
Minor leagues, Sky Sox, aim for faster gamesNew rules to speedup play put into place this season at Triple-A and Double-ABy Danny[emailprotected]
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are on the clock. Then again, soare 59 other mi-nor league baseball teams.
Beginning this spring, Minor League Baseball announced rules andprocedures aimed at improving the pace of play in games at theTriple-A and Double-A lev-els. The Sky Sox play in the Triple-APacific Coast League, which dates back more than 100 years.
The procedures, created in partnership with Major LeagueBaseball, will moni-tor the time taken between innings and pitches,and will limit the amount of time allowed during pitching changes.Umpires will continue to enforce rules prohibiting batters fromleaving the batters box be-tween pitches.
Fans attending games at Security Ser-vice Field will noticetimers that have been installed in plain view of umpires, play-ersand fans to monitor the game. Timers have been installed at all 30Triple-A and Double-A parks.
The goal is to learn more about how ef-fective it is as a toolto speed up the game, said Chris Marinak, Major League Base-ballssenior vice president of league eco-nomics and strategy. We did itin the Ari-zona Fall League. We think that it showed promise in thefall league, but that was 16 games. We want to be very thoughtfuland careful about understanding the impact of various rulechanges.
The month of April will serve as a grace period, with playersreceiving warnings for infractions. Beginning May 1, rules will beenforced as written. The regulations and penalties fornon-compliance are as follows:
INNING BREAKS: Inning breaks will be two minutes, 25 seconds induration. The first batter of an inning is encouraged to be in thebatters box and alert to the pitcher with 20 seconds left on theinning break timer. The pitcher must begin his
wind-up or begin the motion to come to the set position at anypoint within the last 20 seconds of the 2:25 break.
Beginning May 1, should the pitcher fail to begin his wind-up orbegin the mo-tion to come to the set position in the last 20seconds of the inning break, the batter will begin the at-bat witha 1-0 count.
Beginning May 1, should the batter fail to be in the batters boxand alert to the pitcher with five or more seconds remain-ing onthe inning break timer, the batter will begin the at-bat with a 0-1count.
Umpires will have the authority to grant extra time betweeninnings should special circ*mstances arise.
The inning break timer will begin with the final out of theprevious half-inning. For inning breaks during which God BlessAmerica or any patriotic song is played in which all action in theballpark stops (sim-ilar to the national anthem), the timer willbegin at the conclusion of the song.
PITCHING CHANGES:The pitching change timer shall begin
as soon as the relief pitcher crosses the warning track (or foulline for on-field bullpens) to enter the game.
In the event a pitching change occurs during an inning break,the timer shall reset as soon as the relief pitcher crosses thewarning track (or foul line for on-field
bullpens).Umpires have the authority to reset the
timer at their discretion.Beginning May 1, should thepitcher
fail to begin his wind-up or begin the mo-tion to come to theset position in the last 20 seconds of the pitching change break,the batter will begin the at-bat with a 1-0 count.
Beginning May 1, should the batter fail to be in the batters boxand alert to the pitcher with five or more seconds remain-ing onthe pitching change timer, the bat-ter will begin the at-bat with a0-1 count.
20-SECOND PITCH TIMER:Pitchers will be allowed 20 seconds
to begin their wind-up or the motion to come to the setposition.
The pitcher does not necessarily have to release the ball within20 seconds, but must begin his wind-up or begin the mo-tion to cometo the set position to comply with the 20-second rule.
For the first pitch of an at-bat, the timer shall start when thepitcher has posses-sion of the ball in the dirt circle surround-ingthe pitchers rubber, and the batter is in the dirt circlesurrounding home plate.
The timer will stop as soon as the pitch-er begins his wind-up,or begins the mo-tion to come to the set position.
If the pitcher feints a pick off or steps off the rubber withrunners on base, the timer shall reset and start againimmedi-ately.
Umpires have the authority to stop the 20-second timer and ordera reset.
Following any event (e.g., pick-off play) that permits thebatter to leave the batters box, the timer shall start when thepitcher has possession of the ball in the dirt cir-cle surroundingthe pitchers rubber, and the batter is in the dirt circlesurrounding home plate.
Following an umpires call of time or if the ball becomes deadand the batter remains at-bat, the timer shall start when thepitcher is on the pitchers plate and the batter is in the battersbox, alert to the pitcher.
Beginning May 1, should the pitcher fail to begin his wind-up orbegin the mo-tion to come to the set position in 20 sec-onds, aball will be awarded to the count on the batter.
Major League Baseball and Minor League baseball have partneredto nd ways to speed up games. The Colorado Springs Sky Sox haveinstalled a timer at Security Service Field in an eort to helpspeed up games. Photo by Pat Kelly
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Lewis-Palmer coach Dan Mullins gives his team instructionsduring a recent game. Mullins is in his second season as coach ofthe team. The Rangers are 3-3. They were a combined 11-18 theprevious two seasons. Photos by Caden Colson
Lewis-Palmer boys lacrosse o to solid startRangers recentlydefeated Air Academy for rst time since 2008By Danny[emailprotected]
The Lewis-Palmer boys lacrosse team, a combined District 38squad with players from Palmer Ridge, is off to a one of its beststarts in recent years.
The Rangers improved to 3-3 on March 19 with an 8-6 victory overtraditional state power Air Academy. It marked Lewis-Palm-ers firstvictory over the Kadets since 2008.
Junior Gage Johnson and sophom*ores Chase Allen and AJ Barnesscored two goals apiece to lead the Rangers, who compete at theClass 5A level. Also with goals for Lewis-Palmer were sophom*oresDayton Madison and Ryan Schnellbach.
The Rangers scored three goals in the first period; includingtwo in the first eight minutes to take a 3-0 lead. The Kadetsman-aged just two shots in the first stanza.
Air Academy battled back and eventu-ally tied the score at 6-6in the fourth pe-riod. But Johnson quickly untied it when he raceddown field virtually uncontested and put a shot in the back of thenet. Sixty-six seconds later, Barnes scored to give the Rangers atwo-goal lead. Barnes leads the team in goals this season with12.
Johnson had just one goal prior to the Air Academy game.
Lewis-Palmer goalkeeper Ian Mullins came up with three big savesin the last three minutes of the fourth to help preserve theRangers victory.
Lewis-Palmer has o
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