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Foreclosures down in Teller CountyBy Pat [email protected]

A reflection of an improving economy, foreclosures are down in Teller County this year. With 86 to date, 36 of them during the third quarter, the number of people whose homes have gone into foreclosure is signifi-cantly down, said Bob Campbell, county treasurer and public trustee.

In a report to the board of county com-missioners on Nov. 27, Campbell predicted that by year end residential foreclosures would be down by 40 or 50 percent from 2012. “Our county ranks with about every other county,” Campbell said.

For the third quarter, as a result of fees

and interest collected because of the fore-closures, the county budget shows a trans-fer of $18,638 from the operating to the gen-eral fund, Campbell said.

On another issue, the commissioners took note of the resignation of state Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, that morning. The subject of a recall effort because of her vote for gun-control measures, Hudak re-signed before she could be recalled.

“I thought that was an interesting move on behalf of the Democrats to preserve that seat,” said Commissioner Marc Dettenrie-der. “I guess the writing might have been on the wall with the recall effort for her seat.”

“Of course this means there will be a Democrat legislature, Democrat senate

and Democrat governor for another legisla-tive session,” Commission Chair Dave Paul said. “So we will not dodge the bullet we were hoping to had she been recalled and replaced by a Republican.”

Predicting one more legislative session without a conservative balance, Paul vowed to keep a close watch on the bills that come before the Legislature next year.

Of particular concern, he said, is the way gaming taxes are apportioned. The current split is 80 percent for Gilpin County and 20 percent for Teller County. Gilpin attempted to change the percentages to a 90/10 split but lost a lawsuit in the court of appeals.

Paul is concerned that the issue will come up again and the Democratic major-

ity would vote for a revision. “I was hoping that Evie would stick it out and lose the fight so we could put a stop to that before the session started.”

On another issue, county administrator Sheryl Decker announced that the county has signed an intergovernmental agree-ment with the city of Woodland Park con-cerning the transfer of building permits to the city, when applicable.

“Our biggest goal in this is not to disrupt the builders and property owners,” Decker said. “The agreement allows the county to finish up some projects through Dec. 31.”

The IGA affects about 110 open projects in the county that will be transferred to the city, Decker said.

Aspen Mine hosts annual dinnerIn a record-setting accomplishment, 15 volunteers served 450 turkey dinners, with all the trimmings, at the annual free Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 27 at the Aspen Mine Center. A popular event, the meal attracts Cripple Creek employees, police officers, firefighters and a range of people throughout the community. The total num-ber served beat last year’s record of 330. “We were making green bean casserole on the fly,” said Rob McArthur, who heads up the kitchen patrol every year. See additional photo on Page 5. Photos by Pat Hill

Dozens of volunteers showed up for kitchen duty Nov. 27 at the Aspen Mine Center to help prepare a turkey dinner for 350 people. Everybody in town was invited.

The Sprague family spent the morning of Nov. 27 making centerpieces for the tables at the Aspen Mine Center for an elegant touch to the free Thanksgiving dinner that day. From left, the 16-year-old twins, Jordan and Hunter, and Lois.

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Choices gives thanks for help Volunteers were treated to turkey dinner By Pat Hill [email protected]

A little building in Cripple Creek that dispenses huge emotional relief along with the skills to handle un-planned pregnancies, Choices on C Street celebrated Thanksgiving last week.

A tribute to the staff and volunteers who have helped dozens of young people prepare for raising a child, the holiday potluck, turkey and all the homemade trim-mings, offered comfort food along with camaraderie.

Like the site in Woodland Park, Choices in Cripple Creek holds parenting and fatherhood classes and fea-tures a remodeled baby boutique on the lower level.

The remodeling project was funded by a $2,100 grant awarded to the organization by the Cripple Creek City Council, on recommendation by the Cripple Creek/Vic-tor High School Pioneers in Public Service.

The remodeling was done entirely by donated labor to Choices.

Susie Miller is the client services coordinator in Crip-ple Creek.

Kathryn Sneckner is the executive director of the nonprofi t organization and Diane Allen is the program director for both sites.

Above, Susie Miller, left, client services director for Choices in Cripple Creek, and Kathryn Sneckner, the nonpro� t organization’s executive director, hosted a Thanksgiving feast Nov. 25 for the volunteers at the o� ce in Cripple Creek. At left, Choices, a nonpro� t organization that helps young people with unplanned pregnancies, has a baby boutique, along with a chance to earn “baby bucks.”

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WE NEED TELLER COUNTY LISTINGS

PROUDLY SERVING TELLER COUNTY SINCE 1983PROUDLY SERVING TELLER COUNTY SINCE 1983

844 Beaver Pond DriveDivide, CO 80814,Office: 719.686.8744Email: [email protected]

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A few of our past Teller County sales

2,000 acres, vacant land, Victor - $3,746,545160 acres, 6 ponds and log home, Divide - $1,749,000

40 acres, builders home, Divide - $567,50071 acres, Rainbow Valley Ranch, Divide - $1,500,000

26 acres, 3 br home, Cripple Creek - $351,0005 acres, Florissant, 3 br home - $300,000

35 acres, vacant land, Elk Valley, Divide - $270,00070 acres, vacant land, Divide - $325,0004.5 acres, 3 br home, CCME - $325,000

Bob Regester pictured with his grandson, has earned top honors “The Pinnacle Award” for 5 consecutive quarters with his franchise Colorado Mountain Realty, Mossy Oak Properties. The Pinnacle Award is given to the top 4% producers the over 300 Mossy Oak Properties brokers nationwide. Bob is proud to have served Teller County for over 30 years in the real estate industry.

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Bob pictured with his son, Bobby

Bob pictured with his grandson, Tyler

A COLORADAN SAFARI Zebras populate local ranch By Ashleigh Hollowell Contributing writer

For local artists, Moe and Jane Florance, there is no need to fl y to Africa to take an expensive safari trip; they have one in their own back yard. Their back yard is home to dogs, cats, miniature ponies, award-win-ning Scottish Highland Cattle, donkeys, a zonkey and perhaps the most peculiar spe-cies to own in Colorado: Zebras.

Native to Africa, it is clearly a sight to see zebras residing in the cold mountain climate of Colorado, and naturally, it draws quite the crowd. “People from all over the country, and even locals, stop and ask if the zebras are real and if they can take pictures of them,” smiled Karyn Miller, the Florance’s ranch manager and long-time friend. “It’s fun to see them get excited about the ze-bras.”

Currently, the Florances own fi ve zebras, four females, Shania, Lucky, Sunshine and Cheyanne, and one male named Bobo. They had not previously owned any other exotic animals, just cats and dogs. Their very fi rst zebra, Bobo, was 3 months old when the Florances rescued him. After saving him, they fell in love and continued to rescue more zebras as well as other animals. “They need us and we need them.” Moe said.

In Colorado, there are no permits or li-censes required to own zebras. It falls under the “agricultural” category. All that is need-ed is shelter, proper care and time. Seeing zebras in a snowy environment might strike some as odd, but actually they survive very well in the Colorado climate. If tempera-tures reach below 45 degrees, the zebras are taken into a well-insulated barn with addi-tional heat lamps for warmth. Keeping fat on their bodies is also a priority. Their diets are not much different from that of horses and donkeys. Grass, hay and fruits are all fi t-ting for their diet.

Unlike horses and donkeys, zebras are very standoffi sh. They are considered wild animals and cannot be domesticated. It

takes time for them to become comfort-able around humans. Their fl ight instinct is very prominent, causing them to fl ee at any subtle hint of unfamiliarity or danger. “We use a kind of natural training for all of the animals. We don’t train them in small pens or anything like that.” Miller said, “I don’t want to ever make an animal do anything because of force. Natural training takes lon-ger, but in the end it builds stronger trust and is more rewarding because of that.” The zebras have to adapt to every new human that comes into their lives and form a trust

with that human. Trusting one human does not mean they will easily trust every other human they are around.

Miller works around the animals by three principles: Trust, respect and confi dence. “I just spend a lot of time around them to get them comfortable with me and to let them know they can trust me,” she smiled. “Working around animals is so humbling. They are so honest and innocent. Every day is a brand new thing and it is so gratifying. They truly amaze me. They are just so ac-cepting. Seeing them trust perfect strangers

is what keeps me going. People should be accepting like that.”

Currently, zebras Shania and Lucky are at Colorado State University in Fort Collins getting nursed to build up more strength for the winter. They are expected to return to the ranch shortly in excellent health.

All animals on the ranch have forever homes in this safe, rocky mountain environ-ment. Those who would like to see the ani-mals or take a tour of the Florance’s Colerd Rain Art Gallery can call 719-689-2126 or contact Karyn Miller at 719-689-5989.

Home truly is where the heart is for zebras, Sunshine and Cheyanne, content residents of Florissant, Colorado. Photo by Ashleigh Hollowell


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Girl dreaming of MichiganBy Ashleigh HollowellContributing writer

At only 5 feet, 1 inch tall, 17-year-old Woodland Park High School senior, Amy Joy Patterson, is reaching far beyond the boundaries of this close-knit community — 1,360 miles beyond to be exact. Hough-ton, Mich., home to Michigan Techno-logical University, which ranked 117 on the U.S. News Best Colleges and National Universities list for 2013-14, and Patter-son’s dream school.

Initially, Patterson decided to apply to MTU because it was where her father, Bob Patterson, attended school in his college years. “I grew up visiting the campus be-cause it was in the area we vacationed fre-quently when I was a kid. It’s a very pretty area.” Patterson smiled, “It just sort of felt like home to me, more so than anywhere else I’ve ever been.”

Clearly falling in love with MTU’s atmosphere, Patterson applied to the prestigious university and was granted acceptance on Oct. 11, and not long after applied for MTU’s Leading Scholar Award. The Leading Scholar Award is open to first-year, undergraduate students both in and out of state.

To apply for the scholarship, students must apply for admission to MTU, as well as have a letter of recommendation sent from a teacher or mentor, and write an essay on a prompt of their choice and incorporate how they have shown leader-ship in areas of their lives.

The award is no small amount, three of the top finalists are granted the value of regular full-time tuition; a reward renew-able for all four years if a minimum grade point average of 3.25 is maintained. On Nov. 8, Patterson received a phone call from an MTU out-of-state coordinator who congratulated her on being selected as one of the 40 finalists for the scholar-ship.

“It is very difficult to write an essay on your own prompt. I think I changed my thesis three or four times because I was so nervous.” Patterson explained. “I decided to write my essay on forensics, it has absolutely been the biggest as-set to my leadership skills.” Forensics is

an activity Patterson has participated in since she was in sixth grade. During her forensics career at the high school, she has placed first at multiple events and been to Nationals twice in the category of congres-sional debate. This year, she holds the position of debate podium captain for the team. “I think without forensics I would be missing quite a lot from my life,” Patterson said.

She claims the most influential leaders in her life as her parents, Dawn and Bob Patterson, and her forensic coaches, Bill Brown, Amanda Shoumaker and Marci Nickelsburg. “Being a leader means being strong when no one else is, being the per-son who stands up when everybody else falls down. Because somebody has to take the first step and somebody has to keep everybody else going,” she said.

Patterson will fly to MTU in early De-cember to compete with the other finalists from around the country. While there, she will participate in group processing activities, faculty evaluations and a writing exercise. The top three award recipients will be selected Jan. 1, 2014. “I’m actually looking forward to the weather the most. I just want to see if I can tough it out in the brutal Michigan winter,” she said.

Patterson has her heart set on MTU and has not looked into many other schools. While in attendance at MTU, she hopes to study research and experimental psy-chology. “It just seems like an extremely interesting field to me.” she said. “I like to know what makes people tick.”

Amy Joy Patterson, Michigan Technological University Leading Scholar Award finalist, sports her MTU wear. Photo by Ashleigh Hollowell

‘It just seems like an extremely interesting

field to me. I like to know what makes people tick.’

Amy Joy Patterson

Hornbek Homestead holiday open house to be held Dec. 7

Start the holiday season with a visit to an 1880’s home-stead. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument cel-ebrates the holiday season with an open house at the Hornbek Homestead on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Staff and volunteers dressed in period costumes will serve refreshments and conduct tours of the historic 1878 Hornbek Homestead. Come and stand around a warm woodstove and transport yourself to a simpler time. Lo-cal artisans will be demonstrating quilting, weaving, and other period crafts. There will also be crafts and activities for kids reminiscent of life in the 1800’s.

The Rocky Mountain Nature Association will be selling books at the homestead and at the visitor center. There is a wide selection of natural and local history books, chil-dren’s educational toys, apparel, as well as maps, nature videos, CD’s, games and great holiday gifts. Items pur-chased from the non-profit Rocky Mountain Nature Asso-ciation bookstore support the interpretive and education programs of the Fossil Beds.

The Hornbek Homestead is located in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument on Teller County No. 1, a mile south of the town of Florissant. From Colorado Springs, travel 35 miles west on US Highway 24. The Monument visitor center is about a mile south of the Homestead. For more information call 719-748-3253.

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McArthur achieves state recognition First to achieve Master level By Pat Hill [email protected]

The only Roads Scholar Master in Col-orado, Rob McArthur is best known for plowing or grading roads. Public works di-rector in Green Mountain Falls, McArthur is on the advisory board of Colorado’s Lo-cal Technical Assistance Program.

He is the fi rst one in the state to gradu-ate from the third level of the roads scholar program sponsored by the University of Colorado.

“Rob’s being able to implement what he learned in the Roads Scholar program has been a huge benefi t to Green Mountain Falls,” said Mac Pitrone, McArthur’s trust-

ee liaison to the town board.Pitrone credits McArthur for effectively

maintaining 12 miles of dirt roads with funds gained through the town’s member-ship in the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority.

The scholars’ program deals with en-vironmental issues that affect road main-tenance as well as highway construction, each in line with federal regulations. “The end result is that the advisory board has in-formation they wouldn’t otherwise have,” McArthur said. These programs are recog-nized nationally; every state has one.”

McArthur has been in the roads scholar program since 1997 at the suggestion of T.C. Carsell, his predecessor in the town’s public works department. Carsell, whom McArthur considered a mentor, died Nov. 7, 2010.

Rob McArthur, public works director in Green Mountain Falls, is the � rst in the state to achieve the Colorado Master Roads Scholar designation. Pictured with a painting of his mentor, the late T.C. Carsell, McArthur credits Carsell for enrolling him in the scholars’ program in 1997. The painting was done by the late Ron Chaney of Green Mountain Falls. Photo by Pat Hill

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It is all a matter of perspectiveI suppose it is a matter of perspective.“I’m 81-years-old and it is just too

much,” former Green Mountain Falls resident Jack Shippy used to say to me. He was talking about maintaining residence in two states at the time.

I listened to Jack before he died, and if you ask me, “too much” is relative. If you were to ask him, he could have told you about a lot of things.

Shippy drove a ‘71 Chevy Impala cross-country from Colorado to Florida.

“Last of the muscle cars,” he explained. “It has a 350 Chevy V-8 and it just floats down the highway.”

But he put his Florida home on the market and planned to stick closer to home here in the shadow of the Peak.

Shippy could tell you about things like Pearl Harbor. He was there when the Japanese Imperial Army attacked on Dec. 7,1941, bringing the United States into WWII.

But maybe it was hard to speak of such things. “I get pretty emotional about it. It was terrible —our boys in the water, every-

thing on fire, the noise.” he told me once.Jack had joined the Navy at 16. He said

he had lied to recruiter about his age. Twice, the first time when he was 15. “He told me to come back in a year. I did and I was in.”

He could also describe to you what it was like to put an airplane back together on an island in the Pacific in the complete darkness. Darkness because he knew a sniper was out there waiting for the lights to come on to take a shot.

All of the following experiences (and many more) made up his story list. He could have told you Navy test pilot tales

about damaging his ears, battles with various kinds of cancer and illness, leaving Oklahoma during the dust bowl, coming to live with relatives in Colorado Springs as an orphan, working on the “bull gang” as a mechanic for Golden Cycle Mining company, trying to scratch out a living during the depression, volunteering for years in service clubs like the Lions Club and Friends of the Fossil Beds.

After retiring from the service, he could even speak in Whiskey salesmen parables of a Colorado past and of people in small towns like Gunnison, Creede and all across the state. And he usually had a joke for us, though it is sometimes it is off-color enough that I’ll decline to retell most of them here.

Sometimes in the summer, I was even able to trade him yellow crookneck squash for jars of chokecherry jelly that his wife made. He threatened every year to come down and pick the crab apples off the tree outside the office window so his wife could make crab apple jelly. Nothing should go to waste.

He always had ideas. Perhaps, just by discussing it, he and I could have solved the Social Security crisis or balanced the budget or picked the best president to lead the country. Maybe we would chat about his newest acting gig in television com-mercials for the hospital or the TV com-mercial where he is in the steamed up car “with someone else’s wife” as he describes it.

He let me know when he thought I should write about the city’s arrangements with the Lions Park, or would tell me to find out what they are building at the edge of town.

But what else did he want to talk about?“The war over in Iraq makes me ner-

vous. And all these economic problems,” he said. “I took getting knocked around in the Pacific so that my kids don’t have to go through another depression or fight another World War,” he said. That was a valuable perspective. I trust that if Jack Shippy was still around to ask, he could have told us all, about a lot of things.

Stratton survived the attack on Pearl HarborPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt called it

“A date which will live in infamy.”Former Navy Seaman First Class

Donald Stratton was at Pearl Harbor on the ship USS Arizona that fateful day, Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked the United States fleet in the Hawaiian Islands.

Now here is the rest of his story.Stratton, a self-described “flatlander

from Nebraska,” was just 19 years old at the time. He was burned over 65 percent of his body, spent a year in the hospital, endured numerous surgeries, but sur-vived.

By the time the fighting was over that fateful day, 1,177 of Stratton’s crewmates had perished. About 375 survived. Less than 20 are alive today.

“Time passes pretty fast,” said Strat-ton, a resident of Colorado Springs who has been married for 63 years to his wife, Velma. “It’s always on your mind, but you have to get on with life. It’s hard to believe it’s been 72 years.”

At the time of the attack, Stratton had been in the Navy just 14 months. He was on anti-aircraft guns that morning when he returned to his battle station - shooting at Japanese planes as they rained down bullets and bombs from the sky.

“I saw the Oklahoma capsize,” said Stratton, who is now 91 but still sharp as

a whip. “Then I saw the West Virginia get hit, and the Tennessee. When the bomb hit us (at 8:10 a.m.), there was just a tower of smoke and fire, hundreds of feet high. It shook that 30,000-ton ship like a dog shakes a rat, but we were inside the direc-tor, and that protected us some.”

Stratton awoke on that Sunday morn-ing to the peaceful surroundings of a Ha-waiian paradise. Dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, he went to breakfast about 7 a.m. He returned to the Arizona shortly before 8 a.m. and was heading to the sickbay to visit his friend, Harl Nelson, when he heard sailors “yelling and hollering” and point to nearby Ford Island.

Stratton never made it to Nelson’s bed-side, and sadly, Nelson was among those who died that day.

“I saw either the dive tower or the water tower on Ford Island go over,” Stratton

said. “The planes would peel off, and we could see their Rising Sun insignias and then we could see bombs bursting. I asked myself, `What the hell is going on?’”

Stratton had little time to think as he worked his way to his battle station. There was carnage all around him.

Hundreds of sailors were trapped and drowned below decks as the shattered ship went down. Others were flung into burning oil-covered water when the Japa-nese bomb penetrated and blew up the Arizona’s powder magazine.

The ship’s foremast, however, was intact, more or less, although leaning at a sharp angle, Stratton and a few others still hanging on as flames ate at their bodies. Stratton’s hands, arms, legs and torso were charred from the fires, as were most of those on the foremast AA battery.

“We had burned skin and flesh hang-ing off our arms like long black stockings,” Stratton said. “We just pulled it off, threw it off and went on. We were burned all to hell.”

After spending a year in the hospital, Stratton was medically discharged from the Navy and returned to Nebraska for a year. But he grew bored and reenlisted. He served in the Pacific and was discharged for good in December 1945, months after World War II ended.

Many years ago, Stratton and the other

Arizona survivors made it a point to get together annually for a reunion of sorts. Every five years they meet in Hawaii and visit Pearl Harbor.

“When I go to these reunions and there are Japanese pilots there that were doing the bombing, they ask if I’ll get up there and shake hands with them,” Stratton said. “I don’t do that. I never will do that. You have to understand my position. There’s a thousand men down on that ship that I was on and I’m sure they wouldn’t do that, and I’m sure they wouldn’t want me to do it. I know that I’m very fortu-nate to be here. I just can’t help but think people should be more aware of what happened that day and how many lives were taken. How many of those sailors and Marines onboard that ship right now don’t even know what happened to them or why it happened or who it was?”

Stratton has received cards and letters from people all over the world asking him to sign photos and other memorabilia. He answers each person individually.

“I sign `em and send `em back,” said Stratton, whose granddaughter, Jessika, was former women’s basketball coach at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. “But my autograph is not for sale.

What a trip to town was likeMy grandfather grew up on a farm in

what is now part of Monument. He told us many stories about growing up there. One of my favorites was about going to the big city!

A trip into town was like today’s trip to the mall. Have things changed all that much?

On their trip into town, they bought bulk groceries, animal feed, clothing, tools, parts for their vehicle and some-times ate and got haircuts! Sometimes all of these activities were done in the same store.

Now, this was not a mall, it was at the general store in some town. Usually this was not a long trip, this is what made small towns useful. Occasionally there might be a need to go into a bit larger town. Someone near Black Forest might need to go to Colorado Springs, but only for some hard-to-get item.

A hundred years ago my grandfather, and his father, would go into town in a wagon maybe once a month. A trip into Colorado Springs might take all day!

Today we might expect to find some of these things in a big box store, and go at the drop of a hat at one many miles away, even to Denver.

Many of the usually used items could be bought down at the general store, but unlike today they rarely wanted to see a wider variety of items. If there were several general stores in a town, maybe they might have different selections; otherwise

there were also the Sears, Roebuck or Wards catalogs!

Things ordered in the mail might come in on a train in two weeks,

In Colorado Springs, every Saturday was shopping day! There were a number of stores that specialized in serving those who lived out in the country. In fact, there were many stores that catered to farmers and ranchers from all over who did this kind of shopping. They carried the basics in large quantities. There was even a corral in the middle of town, behind the build-ings where they bought and sold horses, cows and sheep.

This all ended in the 1950s when things became easier and quicker to do. The trip into town could even be done over the phone, and now online. You can be at Walmart in minutes, but do not forget those local merchants. You can still find lo-cal businesses that can trace their history back 100 years, and sell items not found in those big box stores.

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Jean Kathleen (Jenks) Jackson, 87, of Palisade, CO passed away on Nov. 16, 2013. She was born to Dora and Clyde Jenks, Sept. 21, 1926 in La Porte City, Iowa.

Jean graduated from La Porte City High School and then attend-ed Iowa State Teachers College. Jean taught school in Rockwell, IA where she met Ray Jackson. They married on June 25, 1948. The couple resided in La Porte City and Waterloo, Iowa.

In 1964 the family moved to Woodland Park. They purchased the Art Craft Shop where the fam-ily manufactured rustic furniture. Jean retired from Gateway El-ementary School May 1995 after working 24 years as a Teacher’s Assistant. She also sold tickets at Woodland Park athletic events for 19 years.

Jean was a member of the First Baptist Church of Woodland Park where she served as church organist.

Jean moved to Palisade in 2006 because of health issues. She is survived by a daughter Sue (Dean) Wilmore of Palisade; daughter Jalond (Gary) Rawson of Woodland Park; son Brad Jackson of Palisade; 15 grand-children; 31 great grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; and two nieces.

She was preceded in death by husband, Ray Jackson; son,Terry Jackson; grandson, Jacob

Wilmore and brother, Martin Renner. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Palisade United Method-ist Church or Hospice Hope West of Grand Junction.

A memorial service will be held at Mountain View United Method-ist Church in Woodland Park on Friday, Dec. 13 at 11:00 AM.

JACKSON

Jean Kathleen (Jenks) Jackson

Sept 21, 1926 - Nov 16, 2013

I don’t want to make money off all the guys who died that day. I’m not a hero. The real heroes are the guys still on that ship.”

A few years ago, Stratton’s likeness became the focus of an action fi gure. The doll is sold at the USS Arizona Museum at Pearl Harbor. To date, Stratton is the only Arizona survivor honored with an action fi gure.

Stratton believes the young people of today should be better informed about the

events of Dec. 7, 1941, as well as the trag-edy that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.

“For the simple reason that something like Pearl Harbor and 9-11 can happen again,” he said. “We need to keep it in front of the public.

“I think about it every day. I have no animosity against the Japanese people, but I can’t forget what happened. It seems like an awful, awful waste of life for something that people are going to forget about. We have so many people [today] who don’t appreciate their liberty and wouldn’t fi ght for it.”

I am honored to know Donald Stratton. He would never call himself an American hero, but I will.

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Summers

Unemployment and aging e� ect is real Despite the declaration by the National

Bureau of Economic Research that the Great Recession offi cially ended in June of 2009, millions of Americans are still unemployed or under-employed and strug-gling to fi nd a job. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics listed the October unemployment rate at 7.3 percent, which is up a tick from the previous month.

However, the “real” unemployment rate, also according to the Bureau of Labor, is 13.8 percent. Known as the U-6 unem-ployment rate, this calculation includes “persons marginally attached to the labor force, who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate they want and are available for a job.”

With millions of Americans of all ages jobless, researchers have been studying the psychological effect of unemployment. A recent CNN report states that it’s common for the chronically unemployed to suffer serious mental health consequences.

“Being unemployed is actually one of the most diffi cult, most devastating experi-

ences that people go through,” says Robert L. Leahy, director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy. Research suggests that suffering long-term unemployment doubles a person’s chance of a major depressive episode and is highly associated with domestic violence, alcohol abuse and suicide.

As if the psychological impact of being jobless isn’t bad enough, new research is suggesting that there are serious physi-ological implications as well. Scientists at Imperial College London and the Univer-sity of Oulu, Finland found that men who

had been unemployed for 500 or more days experienced a signifi cant shortening of their telomeres at the end of their chromo-somes, which may predict poor health and pre-mature death.

According to an NBC report, telomeres are often compared to the plastic caps at the end of shoelaces that protect the laces from unraveling. Previous studies have shown that the shortening of telomeres is strongly associated with aging-related diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer.

The study, published in the journal PLoSOne on Nov. 20, used a homogenous group of 2,713 men and 2,907 women from Finland, which has been tracked for de-cades. All the subjects had blood samples taken when they were 31.

The researchers used these stored samples to extract a type of blood cell called leukocytes, often used for telomere studies. They then matched samples to employment records, health indicators and other mitigating factors like smoking,

drinking and the age of their fathers when they were born.

After controlling for such variables, they found that men who had experienced unemployment of at least 500 days had a 2.4 fold greater risk of being in the 10 per-cent of people with the shortest telomeres. Interestingly, there was no such effect on women, which the researchers attributed to the fact that the women in the study were rarely unemployed for 500 days.

“The stress resulting from long-term unemployment appeared to be of key im-portance,” said the study’s authors. “Unem-ployment has been linked with numerous poor health outcomes including mortality, and now also with shorter telomere length, a potential biomarker of premature aging.”

Is anybody in Washington listening?

Cord Prettyman is a certifi ed Master Per-sonal Trainer and the owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Re-hab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 687-7437 or [email protected].

Information is not the public’s enemy This week’s release of a report sum-

marizing the investigation into the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary offers a glimpse into the horror of what hap-pened on Dec. 14, 2012.

It, however, is not a complete account-ing of what happened. The state police’s full report was not included and it is not known when that will be released. At the same time, media outlets are fi ghting for the release of 911 tapes — which gener-ally are considered public record. Indeed, nearly a year later, the Newtown, Conn., tragedy is still marked by a measure of secrecy.

We’re not going to argue what should and shouldn’t be released in the Sandy Hook investigation. Records in this case, in which a gunman killed 28 people, includ-ing 20 children, should be handled deli-cately. The victims’ families deserve that.

What we will point out, though, is that the slow release of information — and the outright withholding of some records — is

not limited to high-profi le, horrifi c cases like Sandy Hook. It happens every day in Colorado, most likely throughout the nation.

“Ongoing criminal investigation.” That’s the phrase routinely used to deny reporters and the public information about a case.

The Colorado Open Records Act allows for this. Law enforcement agencies may deny the release of records when doing so would “be contrary to the public interest.” Generally, the “ongoing criminal investiga-tion” phrase is invoked. Further explana-tion will sometimes yield that releasing the information could jeopardize the case against a suspect. Maybe it could put wit-

nesses in danger.What often happens is that the local

law enforcement agency gives out some initial nuggets of information — which may or may not include an arrest report or other offi cial documents. After the agency fi nishes its investigation, the case moves on to the district attorney. Then, for a period of weeks, or months, or sometimes more than a year, no further details are released. Generally, you have to wait for trial to get anything near the full story.

This process leaves more than just reporters unsatisfi ed. The American Civil Liberties Union joined with a local couple last week to sue the Town of Castle Rock, its town clerk and the police chief for refusal to release records related to an incident in February. The couple’s car was

hit with a bullet, they say, after a police offi cer fi red his gun at a burglary suspect. They say they want more answers about what happened before and during the shooting.

Thing is, it’s an ongoing investigation.We won’t argue what should and

shouldn’t be released in this case either. We don’t have enough information to do that.

Surely there are some cases in which a successful prosecution and people’s safety depend on keeping things under wraps. But “ongoing investigation” has become a stock answer, and as such, we’ll say the spirit of the open records law is being vio-lated on a regular basis in Colorado.

All too often what’s contrary to the pub-lic interest is being left out in the dark.

OUR VIEW

A little McDonald’s love McDonald’s.Yes, the food is fattening.Yes, a study was once done about Mc-

Donald’s food and the health problems that can occur if one eats McDonald’s ev-eryday for every meal.

But you know what? I don’t care. I love McDonald’s. McDonald’s is my BFF!

When I was a kid, my mom was a super-visor at the brand spanking new Mickey D’s in Shenandoah, Iowa. My brother and I got to eat there all the time. So, I guess you could say I was raised on it.

Unfortunately, I can’t eat there a lot now with my boys, as they are Burger King lov-ers. And so is my husband. I’ve totally lost out.

I guess they prefer crispy fries to soggy greasy ones (which are my favorite kind of fries I might add.)

My boys in their not so subtle way al-ways say “McDonald’s is crud.” Hmm. Where could they have picked up an idea like that? The food won’t kill you, you know! Well … at least not right away.

If so I would be dead right now, and I’m

very much alive.The only thing that rivals the 10-piece

McNugget meal is when the McRib comes back. I could eat at the big MD three times when that sandwich makes it’s annual ap-pearance. I don’t. But, I could.

Just writing this blog gives me a huge hankering for the sinful stuff.

I love the seasonal treats, too. Take the Shamrock Shake and Peppermint Mocha coffees.

Sadly, now that my boys are growing up, they aren’t as keen on fast food as they used to be. I guess their tastes have changed.

I wish mine would.


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CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

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POLITICAL

TELLER COUNTY’S Democrats Teller County’s Democratic Party host information and education programs and commu-nity activities. Members and interested citizens are invited to participate. For more information about the TellerDems’ 2013 schedule, contact Ellen Haase, 719-687-1813.

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

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

PROFESSIONAL

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

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

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

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

RECREATION

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

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

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

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

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

HEALTHIER LIVING Colorado, Chronic Disease Self-Manage-ment Classes Are you tired of being sick and tired? Teller County Public Health and Community Partnership Family Resource Center o� er six-week classes to help you with the challenges of living with an ongoing health condition. Participants learn skills to cope with fatigue, frustration, pain and stress of chronic disease, as well as e� ective action plans and problem solving. Call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416 or visit www.cpteller.org or www.tellercountypublichealth.org for information and a list of classes in your neighborhood. Suggested donation: $35.

JAM NIGHT. The Grange Hall is open from 6-9 p.m. every Thursday for the Jammers music and potluck. This is a great night and the place to be on Thursdays. The music is always di� erent depending on who and how many musicians show up. We always have fun, good food and dancing. All musicians are welcome to join in the jam session. If you are not a musi-cian, come for a social evening out to meet other community members. Call 719-748-0358.

KARATE PLUS meets at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Lake George Bible Church. The class includes Japanese karate and jujitsu, Okinawan weapons, padded sparring and

Judo throws. Self-defense is also taught. The program is Bible-based. Black belt instruction. KP has been in the Ute Pass area for more than 16 years. Low rates. Ages 5 through adult. Two free lessons. For more information call Ken at 719-687-1436. KP is nonpro� t and non-denominational.

THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club Youth Program for Earth Science Education, Peblepups, meets from 6-6:45 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Lake George Com-munity Center on Hwy 24 on the east side of Lake George. The program is free to students age 8-18. Each session discusses a separate aspect of Earth science or mineral collecting. Warm weather will allow � eld trips on weekends. Further informa-tion from Steve Veatch 719-748-5010 or John Rakowski 719-748-3861 or at LGGMClub.org.

THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at the Community Center, Lake George. Meetings begin at 10 a.m. until May, when it changes to 9 a.m. to accommodate a � eld trip in conjunction with the regular meeting. There is always a program or � eld trip.

LEARN GUITAR from a guitar player, singer and entertainer, Cari Dell. Call 719-748-0358.

MOTHER BEAR Self-Defense o� ers Krav Maga classes from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment on Thursdays on the second � oor of the Corner Dance Studio in Woodland Park. Mother Bear also o� ers women’s self-defense classes for groups of three or more. Contact Wendy at 719-323-7949 for information.

THE MOUNTAIN Top Cycling club holds monthly meetings for bicyclist of all types and skill levels. The club meets at dif-ferent locations on the � rst Tuesday of the month. Membership fee is $25 for individual and $40 for family. We have guest speakers, presentations and door prizes. The meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Social time at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.mountaintopcy-clingclub.com or write us Mountain Top Cycling Club P.O.Box 843 Woodland Park CO 80866. For more information, call Debbie at 719-687-2489.

TAI CHI is o� ered for free at 9 a.m. Mondays at the Florissant Public Library. Call Pam Powers, 719-748-3378 or Judy Ross, 719-686-9122.

TAI CHI is o� ered every Wednesday at Florissant/Four Mile Fire Department. Call Meridel Gatterman, 719-689-5861.

TAI CHI is o� ered from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Senior Center. Call Rip Blaisdel, 719-686-1408.

TAI CHI is o� ered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Wood-land Park Library, in the downstairs resource room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122.

TAI CHI is o� ered from 9-10 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Penny Brandt, 719-687-1848 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122.

TAI CHI, Sun Style 73 Forms, is o� ered from 10-11 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs com-munity room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633.

THE TELLER County 4-H Shooting Sports Club meets the � rst Sunday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Club (PPCC) in Divide at 4 p.m. 4-H projects/disciplines covered by the club: .22 and Air Ri� e, Archery, Shotgun, and Air Pistol. For more information about the club meetings or project/discipline practices, please contact Crystal at 509-680-1231 or [email protected]. For 4-H enrollment contact Mark Platten at 719-686-7961.

THURSDAY NIGHT Beginners Book Study meets from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. Email [email protected] for information.

THE UTE Pass Historical Society o� ers free tours (donations gratefully accepted) of History Park every second Saturday of the month from June through September. History Park is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come tour our old buildings, and learn some of the history of Ute Pass. We also o� er a walking tour of Woodland Park which meets at the Museum Center at 10:30. The Museum Center at History Park is located at 231 E. Henrietta Avenue in Woodland Park, next to the library. For information, contact UPHS at 719-686-7512 or check out our website: www.utepasshistoricalsociety.org. Also, like us on Facebook.

UTE PASS Historical Society Gift Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in the Museum Center building at History Park, 231 E. Henrietta, next to the Woodland Park Library. Call 719-686-7512 for information or to schedule a group tour.

WALKING TOURS. The Cripple Creek District Museum o� ers free walking tours at 2 p.m. each Sunday. Tours last ap-proximately 45 minutes. Meet in front of the Colorado Trading & Transfer Company building at the museum, 500 E. Bennett Ave., for an extensive look at the history of downtown Cripple Creek. No reservations are required. Comfortable shoes, bottled water and jackets are advised. Tours may be postponed or canceled due to inclement weather. Call 719-689-2634, visit www.cripple-creek.org or email [email protected].

WOODLAND PARK Saddle Club, providing community camaraderie among humans and horses since 1947, sponsors

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Sloppiness cited in mental health delayUproar leads state to start process overBy Kristin JonesI-News at Rocky Mountain PBS

Susan Beckman wants you to know that “a lot of sloppy work” — and not a con-spiracy — were behind the state’s botched job of finding someone to run a network of walk-in mental health crisis centers.

Beckman — a Littleton resident and former Arapahoe County commissioner — heads the administrative branch of the Colorado Department of Human Services, the office responsible for the failed solicita-tion process. The department has been ac-cused of colluding with local actors — that is, local providers of mental health services — to elbow out a newcomer, but Beckman says a slew of mistakes were just human er-ror.

The department on Nov. 22 issued a new request for proposals to run the crisis cen-ters, three weeks after deciding to rescind an award it had made on Oct. 16 to Crisis Access of Colorado, which set up shop in the state for the purpose of applying for the contract.

Crisis Access is affiliated with a private Georgia-based crisis intervention com-pany called Behavioral Health Link and Recovery Innovations, an organization with operations in Arizona, California and Washington.

Awards made to two Denver-based companies — Metro Crisis Services, to run a hotline, and Cactus Communications, for marketing — were also scuttled.

The contracts will determine who runs

the keystone mental health initiative of the Hickenlooper administration. The cri-sis stabilization centers are meant to take pressure off of hospital emergency rooms, jails and prisons — which have become the main providers of services for people with mental illness — after decades of funding shortfalls.

But so far, the piece of legislation meant to promote unity and cooperation among mental health service providers in Colo-rado has proven divisive, at best.

Crisis Access has accused the state of making a political decision when it scrapped the contract. In a protest letter filed with the Department of Human Ser-vices on Nov. 11, the company called the decision unlawful, and alleged that the state skirted proper procedures and bowed to pressure from a consortium of local community mental health facilities that had lost out on the bid.

“If there were concerns about the pro-cess, then the state should have required the regular protest procedures,” says Da-vid Covington, who left a job at Magellan Health Services to become CEO of Crisis

Access. “That wasn’t done.”The state rejected Crisis Access’ protest

last week.Beckman says the decision to scrap

the award had nothing to do with pres-sure from the losing bidders. Instead, she blames plain old sloppiness for a bidding process that was “an embarrassment to the department.”

Before the bid was even awarded, says Beckman, she became aware of “blatant” errors including missing scores, incorrect calculations and improper weighting.

“We were wondering how we had got-ten this far without checking our work,” says Beckman, adding that in retrospect, the award should never have been publicly announced. “It was just such bad timing. It was awkward. It was not good.”

Her division instead referred the matter to the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration. That office found that the bid process was not only stocked with errors, says Beckman, but didn’t meet the requirements of the legislation creating the new behavioral health crisis system, including principles of cultural compe-

tence, strong community relationships and building on existing foundations.

Harriet Hall was among those who were unhappy with the way the bid went the first time. She heads the Jefferson Center for Mental Health, and is part of a group of local partners who got together to apply to run the crisis centers.

“Our sense of the competing bid was that those strong community relation-ships were non-existent,” Hall says. “And yet if you looked at the scoring they were scored as high or higher as folks that have the community relationships.”

But Covington says there was no re-quirement that the bidders have a history of operating in the state. Reviewers were impressed with Crisis Access’ focus on peer support and trauma-informed care, records show.

If there’s any consensus, it’s that the state’s mistakes will be expensive to fix. A new bidding process means another costly effort by the mental health service provid-ers applying for the job — not to mention those reviewing the proposals.

Beckman says the disruption is worth it in order to re-do the bid process with a fresh crew and a clean slate.

“When we’re done, everyone’s going to say, this is a really good process,” says Beckman.

The state hopes to finalize the new con-tracts by Feb. 24 — four months later than planned.

I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS and works collaboratively with news media across Colorado. To read more, please go to in-ewsnetwork.org. Kristin Jones can be reached at [email protected].

‘If there were concerns about the process, then the state should have required the regular protest

procedures. That wasn’t done.’David Covington, CEO of Crisis Access

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Yoga classes are offered at 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a senior yoga class offered at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Call Debbie at 719-748-3678 for information.

Yoga classes are offered in Woodland Park. All levels are welcome. Contact Michelle Truscelli at 719-505-5011 or check out www.shakti3yoga.com for information.

Yoga for Every Body Thought about yoga? Yoga for Every Body offers ongoing classes for all ages and levels of experience, in Divide, Woodland Park, and Cripple Creek. For information, call Stacy at 689-5745 or email [email protected].

XingYi is offered from 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Wood-land Park Recreation Center. Must be 18 or older. Contact Jeff at 816-260-8595 for information.

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a course in Miracles classes meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Woodland Park. Call 719-286-8421 or e-mail [email protected] for information.

above the Clouds Cruisers meet the first Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 1120 West Bowman Ave., Woodland Park. For information contact Marsh at 719-687-1058.

american legion Post 1980 Woodland Park meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Grange Hall on Hwy 67, about three miles north of the US-24/Hwy-67 junction in Woodland Park. Visit http://post1980.org.

american legion Post 171 meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Building, 400 East Carr Ave. in Cripple Creek.

applY spiritual laws as taught by the Ascended Masters for the achievement of personal and global freedom, love, peace and abundance. Free study group meets every Saturday in Woodland Park. For information, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823 or [email protected].

art reception Today is planned for the second Friday of the month and will feature a different artist at Park State Bank in Woodland Park.

bill harper, as seen on the Grand Ole Opry, performs 4-7 p.m. every Saturday at Oney’s Restaurant in Florissant. Enjoy old country classic music in a family friendly atmosphere.

colorado mounted Rangers Troop “B” is looking for civic minded people who wish to volunteer and contribute to their community. We primarily serve Teller and Park counties, and assist other troops throughout the state. Troop B meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Highland Bible Church, 800 Research Drive, Woodland Park. We are an all-volunteer organization that is recognized as an auxiliary law enforcement agency by the state of Colorado. We assist law enforcement agencies, forest service, and search and rescue organizations. Experience is not necessary, just a willingness to contribute to your community. To volunteer, or for more

information, contact us through www.coloradoranger.org.

colorado mounted Rangers Troop “I” is looking for responsible and dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference serving their community. You are invited to our monthly meeting the first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room, 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. Free parking is available for the meeting in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger.org or e-mail [email protected].

cripple creek Friendship Club meets from 1-3 p.m. at the Henry C. “June” Hack Arena in City Park. The club is free and offers an opportunity to meet with acquaintances and make new friends.

divide plaYgroup meets from 9-10: 30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Community Partnership in Divide. Ffdd program. Call 686-0705 more more info. Drop-ins welcome.

doll lovers of Teller County are invited to meetings at 10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Village at Skyline. It’s free. A variety of programs include the study of antiques, and vintage and modern dolls. Everyone older than age 12 is welcome. Call Nancy at 719-390-8098.

florissant grange No. 420 meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The grange continues to offer the Florissant Jammers every Thursday for a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the music of the great Jammers until 9 p.m. All are welcome to come to the Grange. Call 719-748-0358.

the florissant Library Book Club welcomes all book readers to its group. It meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednes-day of the month. Call 719-748-3939.

gold camp Victorian Society is dedicated to the preserva-tion of the history of Cripple Creek and the surrounding area. The Society plays a role in Cripple Creek’s historic events, celebrations, and festivals, including Donkey Derby Days, the Gold Camp Christmas, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks cemetery tour, the Salute To American Veterans, and many others. The Gold Camp Victorian Society also supports events in other communities in Teller County. The Society also sponsors a Victorian ball as well as a Victorian tea each year, both of which are open to members and non-members alike. Gold Camp Victorian Society members can be seen dressed in period attire welcoming visitors to Cripple Creek on Saturday afternoons during the summer months. The Society also includes the “Smokin’s Guns” club which presents historically-based skits and other entertainment during local events and festivals. The Gold Camp Victorian Society meets on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Persons interested in participating as members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society are encouraged to call 689-0907 for more information.

help u Club meets the third Thursday of every month. Pot luck at noon and meeting at 1 p.m. We help people and other nonprofits in Teller County and the Lake George area of Park County. Meetings are at the Lake George Community Center.


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Holiday Home Tour inspires ah!By Pat [email protected]

A tour that highlights the architecture as well as the furnishings and décor of homes in the Rocky Mountains, the 15th annual Sounds of the Season Holiday Home Tour is Dec. 7 and 8.

Presented by Tweeds Fine Furnishings, the tour offers a Teller County adventure, with four homes in Woodland Park, a retreat center in the rural area and a bed and breakfast inn in Cripple Creek.

The home of Tim and Deni Livengood at 591 Skyline Drive reflects ar-tistic ingenuity inspired by products of the earth, river rock, stone, granite and wood.

The living room introduces the experi-ence, with a sink-down lush carpet, stone fireplace, leather couch and a ceiling-high Christmas tree.

While the home is large, on three levels, the open floor plan of the living room, dining area and kitchen cast an intimate mood and cozy mountain elegance.

The dining area is a masterpiece of craftsmanship as the table and chairs are custom-made from wood collected from American farmhouses.

With a chandelier of moose antlers, hickory ceiling, high windows and a table set for the holidays, the dining room is a gallery of nature’s gifts. The antique cabi-net of mesquite wood from Mexico adds that touch of perfection. The kitchen is

cook-friendly with an island in the center, granite countertops, porcelain tile and an alcove for cookbooks and a computer.

On the second level, a cozy loft reading corner with wood rocker stirs the imagination about relaxing with a good book. A guest room nearby carries out the Western theme, with moose accents and a bed crafted of aspen wood from the Hayman Fire.

Throughout the home, the Livengoods have added decorating touches

The Christmas spirit abounds throughout the Livengood home with trees and wreaths and decorations reflecting the homeowners reverence for the holiday. Below, this home has a welcoming appearance when the front door opens to a Christmas tree and a stone fireplace. Bottom, the table in the Livengood home is crafted of woods from American farmhouses. For the Tweeds Holiday HomeTour, the table is set for the holidays. Photos by Pat Hill

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Holiday Home Tour is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8. Tick-ets are $15 each, or two for $25, or $17 apiece at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Brenda’s Boutique, City Market, the gift shop at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, Tweeds and at www.wphht.org. The event includes the online marketplace at the same web address for gifts such as a vacation week in Vail and a luxury box at a Sky Sox Game.

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that peak the experience, the wine-barrel table on the lower level, for instance. This level holds the Livengoods’ interest in media, games and exercise. To revive their musical talent, the couple has set aside a special area for their instruments — a room to be designed for the future.

The family room is intimate, accented with a fireplace of river rock, hand-scraped oak flooring and a rock waterfall. A game and card table, with a candy-cane candle, offers another place to spend leisure time. This room was at one time the garage for the former owners.

Other homes on the tour are owned by: Mary Schenk, Paul and Shelly O’Boynick, Steve and Nancy Stannard. In addition the tour features the Seraphim Hermitages and the chapel at El Tesoro de Los Angeles Retreat Center and Carr Manor in Cripple Creek.

This year’s beneficiaries of the tour are Teller Senior Coalition, Voices of Grief (a film project) and Habitat for Humanity.


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City approves tavern licenseCripple Creek to disburse $12,500 for community organizationsBy Sonja OliverContributing writer

Cripple Creek-Victor High School stu-dents brought holiday cheer as they made a presentation to the Cripple Creek City Council at the Nov. 20 council meeting. The students participate in the Cripple Creek Pioneers in Public Service and Phi-lanthropy program in conjunction with the city that allows participants to review and make recommendations for the disburse-ment of Community Allocation Funds.

After reviewing grant applications and conducting interviews with applicants for the funds, teacher Michael McDonald and student members made decisions based on the needs of the organizations, benefit to the Cripple Creek community and avail-ability of funds.

The amount the city has allocated in their budget line item under Community Allocation Funds to benefit the commu-nity is $12,500, which will be disbursed to the following organizations: Baby-Think-It-Over, $860; Choices, $940; Community of Caring, $800; Community Partnership, $1,500; Cripple Creek-Victor Key Club, $500; Cripple Creek -Victor Mountain Health Center, $2,500; Cripple Creek-Vic-tor Ski Club, $1,000; Prospect Home Care and Hospice, $1,175; Pioneer Pride Holi-day Celebration, $1,175; Second Chance Ranch $600; and Teller County Search and

Rescue, $1,450.

Council grants tavern license to ‘The Blazing Skull’

Acting as “local licensing authority,” the Cripple Creek City Council concluded the required hearing process and approved the granting of a liquor license to Lisa Ross for a proposed tavern called “The Blazing Skull.” Councilmember Chris Hazlett re-cused himself in the process because he said he owns a tavern located in the city.

Ross will sublease the space from George and Ana Sebok, owners of Sweet Baby George’s Pizzeria and Arcade at 123 E. Bennett Ave. The establishment will be located on the second floor above the piz-zeria and arcade.

According to Ross, the bar will be a place for people to have a drink and hang out without the casino atmosphere. Ross plans on hosting live music and have a dance floor available for patrons.

In other city business, the council:• Approved an agreement for profes-

sional serves with District Supply Co. to complete a street light replacement proj-ect in the amount of $63,616.

• The Christmas tree lighting event hosted by the Gold Camp Victorian Soci-ety was held outside Parks and Recreation at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 30.

• Cripple Creek merchants will host holiday events at their shops on Dec. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. with giveaways, prizes and complimentary treats.

• On Dec. 12, beginning at 5 p.m., Toys for Tots will bring Santa Claus, along with a distribution of toys at the Cripple Creek and Victor High School.

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LighTS of Love Prospect Home Care & Hospice presents the 25th annual Lights of Love, a celebration of love and remembrance, at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. Prospect is at 16222 W. US Highway 24, Suite 120, Woodland Park.

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ReCyCLeD Book gifts. Need a last minute holiday gift? Make a “green” gift out of recycled book pages. Three simple projects, including an ornament, a wreath, and a pair of earrings, will be demonstrated from 3-5 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Woodland Park Public Library. Crafts suitable for ages 12 years and up. Registration suggested, but not required. Call 687-9281 ext. 103.

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hoLiDay open house. Stop by the Florissant Public Library from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 for an afternoon of Holiday cheer including a cookie exchange, instruction on the new library catalog, two holiday music performance, and a recycled book gifts craft program. For times and a full schedule of events, visit rampart.colibraries.org or call 719-748-3939.

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Spin CLaSSeS. David Kriegshauser will conduct spin classes starting Dec. 6 at the Paradox Brewery. Spin classes are free to club members. Membership is $25 and will be honored from December to December. Classes will run from Dec. 6 to Feb. 28. Bring your own trainer and your bike, and David will show dif-ferent cycling videos from Seek Out Cycling. You can enjoy the different trails and events from your bike and feel like you were there. The Paradox Brewery is off Hwy 24 just past the Remax building, 106 E. Valley Terrace, Suite 100, Woodland Park. Set up will start at 6 p.m., and be ready to spin at 6:30. Classes usually last for about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. Call Debbie for more information, 719-687-2489.

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ChRiSTmaS paRTy. Florissant Grange’s annual Christmas party includes free pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Sing along to your favorite Christmas carols, work on Christmas art projects, and enjoy cookies and juice. Come meet your neighbors and support your community. The party is from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Florissant Grange. Call 719-748-0358.

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faRmeRS’ maRkeT The Teller County Farmers Market Association presents its winter farmers’ markets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from October to May inside the Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park. Dates are Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12, May 10. Autumn/winter harvest includes fruit and vegetables, eggs, cheese, jams, organic meats, breads, pastries, pasta, holiday wreaths, alpaca yarn/knits, soaps, hot foods and drinks. Contact the market managers at 719-689 3133 or 719-648 7286, email [email protected], visit www.wpfarmersmarket.com or join us on Facebook: Woodland Park Farmers Market.

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Living naTiviTy. High View Baptist Church in Woodland Park invites the community to two presentations of their third annual “Living Nativity” at 6 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14. Refresh-ments will be provided at 6:30 p.m. with Christmas music by “Reflection.” This is a free, family event. No reservations are required. The church is at 1151 Rampart Range Road. Everyone is encouraged to dress warmly. Call 719-687-8585.

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ChRiSTmaS CRafT show and sale. Last minute gifts and

one of a kind items. If this is what you’re looking for, join us at the Florissant Grange from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14. Call 719-748-0358.

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ChRiSTmaS fun Dinosaur Resource Center, 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park, presents Mrs. Claus Christmas fun from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Dec. 14. Visit http://www.rmdrc.com. Reindeer rollick, snowmen dance and bells ring for a jolly good time with the dinosaurs. Mrs. Claus will share her stories and songs and there will be treat bags for all visiting “elves.” Included with museum admission. Call for pricing.

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SanTa DinoSauR Resource Center, 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park, welcomes Santa from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 14 and Dec. 20-23. We have our craft table available for the children to make an ornament for our Christmas tree as well as one for themselves. So come and see Santa and the dinosaurs and help us decorate our Christmas tree! Included with museum admission. Call 719-686-1820 ext. 104 for pricing. Visit http://www.rmdrc.com.

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gifT CaRD drive Resort 2 Kindness (R2K) hosts its BIG GIVE 2013 gift card drive to benefit the Colorado flood victims. The drive runs from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15. R2K will collect unused, unexpired gift cards valid at any restaurant, grocery store, home store or retail store in Colorado. All cards will be given to the Emergency Family Assistance Association. Gift cards can be mailed to Resort 2 Kindness, 9781 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112. Monetary donations can also be made online at resort2kindness.org.

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paRkinSon’S SuppoRT. The Woodland Park Parkinson Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Dec. 21 in the third floor board room of the Woodland Park Library. This will be our Christmas meeting. Bring 2 dozen of your favorite Christmas cookies and several copies of your recipe. Members of the group will have the opportunity to taste cookies and then collect the recipe.

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kiDS fRee day Dinosaur Resource Center, 201 S. Fairview St., Woodland Park, offers free admission for children 12 and younger, with paid adult admission (2 children for 1 adult), from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 30. Go to http://www.rmdrc.com.

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piCToRiaL monTage The Ute Pass Historical Society, in conjunction with the Woodland Park Public Library, presents “Woodland Park: The Early Days,” a pictorial montage of Woodland Park from the 1880s to the 1950s. The exhibit runs through the end of the year at 218 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park. Contact the Ute Pass Historical Society at 719-686-7512 or via email at [email protected].

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BLuegRaSS ConCeRT Jake Schepps and the Expedition Quartet will perform traditional bluegrass music at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave. Also featured are the Colorado Springs premiere of a newly commissioned work by New York City-based composer Matt McBane for banjo, mandolin, guitar, violin, and bass, and a couple of num-bers for the Christmas season. A free will offering will be taken.

eDiToR’S noTe: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send information to [email protected], attn: Courier View. No attachments please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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The Lighter Side of Christmas Parade Committee is excited to announce the 2013 grand marshal, Cindy Morse. Morse will ride at the head of the 25th anniversary parade at 6 p.m. on Dec. 7 in downtown Woodland Park. Fireworks will also be set off for Santa and Mrs. Claus this year.

“I am thrilled that the proceeds are go-ing to Community Cupboard this year,” Morse said. “It is a wonderful organization that helps many people in our community and is close to my heart.”

Moving to the area in 1979 from San Diego, Morse has been involved in many community activities including the Wood-land Park Saddle Club, the chamber of commerce, the city’s parks and recreation department, the senior citizens’ club and Teller Senior Coalition. She serves as the board chair for the coalition as well as Pikes Peak Regional Hospital.

“I zeroed in on getting a hospital built in our community back in 1995,” she said.

Morse was appointed to the position of city clerk by the city manager and con-fi rmed by the city council in 1984. She is active in the Colorado Municipal Clerks Association and has served in every offi ce

with that organization. She is a certifi ed master municipal clerk. “Not very many of those,” she said. “I’ve been doing this for over 30 years.”

Morse helps with teaching other mu-nicipal clerks elections, records, liquor li-censing and other basic duties. “It’s a way to give back,” she said. “You used to have to just go to the fi les from the person before you and see if they left any notes as to what to do.”

Morse and her husband, Terry, a retired San Diego police offi cer, have three chil-dren and fi ve grandchildren. “I have taken thousands of photos of my grandkids,” she said. “I’ve started a scrapbook for the twins heralding their lives from birth to their up-coming high school graduation. It’s called ‘6 Minutes Apart’ which is also their blue-grass band name.”

Morse plans to retire in 2014. “I’ve been working closely with Suzanne Leclercq for the last two years, training her to move into the position,” she said. “This is succession planning at its fi nest.”

For more information about the Lighter Side of Christmas Parade, Yule Log Hunt, Crazy Hat Contest and other holiday events, visit www.lightersideofchristmas.com.

The Business Buzz features news about the economic scene, promotions, acquisi-tions and expansions. Contact Pat Hill at [email protected] or 687-3006.

The Downtown Development Author-ity, How-to-Store, Lighter Side of Christ-mas Parade Committee and Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District, in additon to Stonebraker, a pyrotechnic company, have collaborated to provide fi reworks for the Christmas parade Dec. 7 in Woodland Park.

Angie Trelstad is the new Teller Coun-ty victim advocate for TESSA, a nonprofi t agency that helps victims of domestic violence. Trelstad’s offi ce is in the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek and can be reached at 689-3584, x 118.

According to the Roshek Report, 45 homes sold in Teller County and Ute Pass in October. In Woodland Park, of 28 homes sold, the highest-priced, at 1118 Sturman Parkway, was $657,500, the lowest, at 511 Mountain View Pl. #2, was $89,250. In Di-

vide, of 9 homes sold, the highest-priced, at 531 Spring Valley Dr., was $350,000, the lowest, at 346 Kutsu Ridge.Rd., was $79,000. In Florissant, of 7 homes sold, the highest-priced, at 1724 County Rd. 3, was $384,900, the lowest, at 476 Forest Glen Tr., was $64,000. In Ute Pass, 1 home sold, at 10075 Ute Tr., for $98,000.

Black Hills Energy’s Colorado natu-ral-gas utility was recognized by the Colo-rado Dept. of Health and Environment as a leader in environmental excellence. Black

Hills was named a Gold Level Leader at the 14th annual Colorado Environmental Leadership awards in October.

The Colorado Department of Public Safety, a division of the Colorado State Pa-trol, received the 2013 Homeland Security award. The department received the award for its implementation of a community-oriented policing initiative empowering citizens to recognize potential criminal and terrorism threats.

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JOIN US to knit, crochet or craft every Monday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your projects. Meet new and old friends. Instruc-tions are provided for free. Meeting are at Cripple Creek Co� ee at Aspen Mine Center.

KIWANIS CLUB of Ute Pass/Woodland Park meets at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s. Call 719-687-5534. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.

THE LADIES of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at noon, the second Tuesday of each month at the Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9157.

LAKE GEORGE Fire Protection District Auxiliary meetings are at 6 p.m. the � rst Tuesday of the month at Station No. 1 at the corner of Hwy. 24 and County Road 90.

THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Lake George Com-munity Center. Mineral topics will be discussed but no � eld trips until spring. Call 719-748-3861.

MODA U meets at 1 p.m. at Nuts ‘n Bolts Needleworks, 200 S. Chestnut, Woodland Park. Quilters from novice to professional share their craft and get all the latest info about fabrics and notions. Call 719-687-2272.

THE MOUNTAIN Artists meets from 9-10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-1374 or visit www.TheMountain-Artists.com. The nonpro� t group was established to promote, encourage and support the making and showing of visual arts in Teller County-Ute Pass area.

MOPS, MOTHERS of Preschoolers in Woodland Park, meets from 8:45-11:30 a.m two Tuesdays a month, from September to May. All mothers of children pre-birth through kindergarten are invited to join. Meetings include guest speakers, social time and creative activities. Child care is included. Register anytime

online at www.utepassmops.org or call 719-687-4812.

MUSIC LESSONS. Guitar, drums and general music lessons are now o� ered on Friday mornings at the Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31. Call 719-748-0358.

THE TIMBERLINE Artists meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday of each month, upstairs at the Aspen Mine Senior Center in Cripple Creek. Everyone is welcome. Bring your favorite craft or art medium and join a dedicated group.

PIKES PEAK Community Club meets starting at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper the second Thursday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide. Supper is followed by a business meeting. The public is welcome to attend.

PIKES PEAK Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday in Woodland Park. Call 719-684-3081. The Pikes Peak Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which is the largest worldwide service organization in the world. Our annual fundraiser is the annual Donkey Basketball Tournament. Our fundraisers and service projects provide support for our local community through work projects ranging from testing preschool age kids eyes for eye disease to sponsoring special needs kids to our local Lions Camp in Woodland Park.

PIKES PEAK Plein Air Painters is a nationally recognized group of regional artists that meet Wednesdays to share the creative experience of painting out on location. New artists are welcome. Call 303-647-1085 or 719-930-7940, or e-mail [email protected].

PIKES PEAK Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, south entrance. Rotary is a worldwide organiza-tion working on projects ranging from polio eradication internationally to bell ringing for the Salvation Army locally. Call 719-687-0418.

QUILT MINISTRIES meets between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Ute Pass Cultur-al Center to make quilts for families that have been burned out of their homes or are in need for some other reason. The quilts


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December 2013Dec. 2-18Christmas Tree Cutting Permits, 601 S. Weber, Colorado

Springs, Monday through Friday at Woodland Park Middle School parking lot.

Dec 7-8, 14-15Dec. 5Prospect Home Care and Hospice Lights of Love,Ute Pass Cultural Center, 6 p.m.Dec. 7 Kiwanis Breakfast with SantaUte Pass Cultural Center 8:30-11 a.m.Dec. 7 Lighter Side of Christmas ParadeDowntown Woodland Park — 6 p.m.Dec. 7 Christmas Tree Lighting and Crazy Hat Contest, Ute Pass

Cultural Center 7 p.m.Dec. 7-8 Tweeds “Sounds of the Season” Holiday Home Tour10 a.m.-4 p.m.Dec. 8 Lunch & Movie Matinee, Gold Hill Theatres & Tapas Grill Dec. 8 Woodland Park Community Singers, Ute Pass Cultural Cen-

ter — 4:30-6:30 p.m.Dec. 13 Amahl and the Night Visitors performed by Colorado

Springs Conservatory — Ute Pass Cultural Center 6 p.m.Dec. 13-15 Gold Camp Christmas — Victor, Elf Emporium 3 p.m - 9

p.m.,Antlers Bldg., Parade of Lights 6 p.m.Dec. 14 Elf Emporium 10 a.m. — 5 p.m., Victor — Antlers building,

Ribbon Cutting Brian’s Park Hockey Rink, Victor — 2 p.m.Dec. 14 Winter Farmers Market, Ute Pass Cultural Center 9 a.m.-1

p.m.Dec. 14 Mrs. Claus Story time, Dinosaur Resource Center 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Visit with Santa Claus, Dinosaur Resource CenterDec. 14Cripple Creek Christmas Parade, downtown noonDec. 21-23Visit with Santa Claus, Dinosaur Resource CenterDec. 23- Jan 62014 RE-2 Schools Closed Dec. 30 Kid’s Day Free, Dinosaur Resource Center

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS

Perhaps granted a ‘Turkey Day’ reprieve, local e� orts of the National Wild Turkey Federation have been considerably successful in the Pikes Peak region. Photos by Rob Carrigan

Home for the holidays, and symbolic of premium American bourbon, or at one one time considered for status as America’s national bird, wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and the heaviest of the Galliformes. But someone should advise these birds that the holidays are not over yet.


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Golden eagle found in wolf pen Jackie Harris, from Care Again Wolf Sanctuary, found a golden eagle Jan. 20 in one of her wolf pens. Harris’ volunteers transported the bird to the Animal Emergency Care Center North in Colorado Springs. The bird was healthy except for having all of her � ight feathers broken on the left side. The bird had evidently crashed into something and broken those feathers.. The bird was transported to Ellicott Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which doesn’t believe in plucking or imping damaged feathers on birds as they don’t want to damage the follicle. Dropping injured feathers and then growing new ones is an extremely long process. Ultimately, the bird did regrow beautiful new feathers and once she had accomplished all she could at EWRC, she was transferred to Pueblo Raptor Center on Oct. 7 to � nish rehab in their 120-foot � ight cage. There she � ew more, built up her chest muscle and stronger � ight and ultimately was released Nov. 26. This is an example of great collaboration among Care Again Wolf Sanctuary, Ellicott Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Pueblo Raptor Center, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, all the volunteers and sponsors who were involved, and � nally Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Co. for allowing the release to happen on their property. Courtesy photos


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Public Trustees Public Notice

NOTICE OF SALE(CRS §38-38-103)

Foreclosure Sale No. 2013-0009

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

On September 27, 2013, the undersignedPublic Trustee caused the Notice of Elec-tion and Demand relating to the Deed ofTrust described below to be recorded inthe County of Teller records.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL L. WILLIAMSAND PATRICIA V. WILLIAMSOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR CITILINE MORTGAGE COMPANYOF COLORADO SPRINGS, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUC-CESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WACHOVIABANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR JP ALT2005-S1Date of Deed of Trust: 8/19/2005Recording Date of Deed of Trust:8/25/2005Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.584343Original Principal Amount: $184,000.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 1 8 3 , 6 7 6 . 0 7

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

Failure to pay principal and interest whendue together will all other paymentsprovided for in the Evidence of Debt se-cured by the Deed of Trust and other viol-ations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A'AND INCORPORATED HEREIN ASTHOUGH FULLY SET FORTH.

which has the address of:421 Maroon Lake CircleDivide, CO 80814

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofJanuary 29, 2014, at the Teller CountyPublic Trustee’s Office, 101 W. BennettAve., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at pub-lic auction to the highest and best bidderfor cash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will issue to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/4/2013Last Publication: 1/1/2014Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View

Dated: 10/4/2013ROBERT W. CAMPBELLTeller COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEEBy: Pamela A. CronceDeputy Public Trustee

Attorney: JOAN OLSONAttorney Registration #28078ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP1199 BANNOCK STREET,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax:Attorney file #: 1301.01501

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

EXHIBIT FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTIONTrustee’s Sale No. 2013-0009

LOT 14, BLOCK 3, HIGHLAND LAKESSUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, EXCEPTTHAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ONTHE EAST LOT LINE OF SAID LOT 14,53 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE NORTH-EAST CORNER, THENCE ANGLERIGHT WEST PARALLEL TO THENORTH LOT LINE A DISTANCE OF 25FEET; THENCE ANGLE LEFT SOUTHPARALLEL TO THE EAST LOT LINE ADISTANCE OF 25 FEET; THENCEANGLE LEFT EAST PARALLEL TO THENORTH LOT LINE A DISTANCE OF 25FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO INTER-SECT THE EAST LOT LINE OF SAIDLOT 14; THENCE LEFT NORTH ALONGSAID EAST LOT LINE 25 FEET MOREOR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFCOLORADO

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0009First Publication: 12/4/2013Last Publication: 1/1/2014Published in: Pikes Peak Courier View

Public Notice



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


Original Grantor: JO ELLEN HYLANDOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 10/25/2002Recording Date of Deed of Trust :10/30/2002Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.540701Original Principal Amount: $123,100.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 4 7 , 1 8 7 . 7 1


Failure to pay monthly installments dueNote Holder.

Public Trustees

Public Notice



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


Original Grantor: JO ELLEN HYLANDOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 10/25/2002Recording Date of Deed of Trust:10/30/2002Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.540701Original Principal Amount: $123,100.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 4 7 , 1 8 7 . 7 1





which has the address of:15879 West Highway 24Woodland Park, CO 80863-0000


THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofJanuary 8, 2014, at the Teller County Pub-lic Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave.,Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will issue to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.



Attorney: TONI M DALEAttorney Registration #30580MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250,LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228Phone: (303) 274-0155Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159Attorney file #: 13-910-25240



LOT 1, BLOCK 2, YOUNG'S ADDITIONAND A PORTION OF THE SW1/4 OFTHE SW1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWN-SHIP 12 SOUTH, RANGE 69 WEST OFTHE 6TH P.M., TELLER COUNTY, COL-ORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL OF THESOUTHEASTERLY 20.00 FEET OF LOT2 IN BLOCK 2 IN YOUNG'S ADDITION,COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COL-ORADO.


Public Notice





Original Grantor: MICHAEL A STREETOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINTMORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUC-TURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVEST-MENTS II INC., GREENPOINT MORT-GAGE FUNDING TRUST 2006-AR3,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTI-FICATES, SERIES 2006-AR3Date of Deed of Trust: 10/26/2005Recording Date of Deed of Trust:11/8/2005Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.587272Original Principal Amount: $211,000.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 2 0 6 , 1 2 2 . 3 1


Failure to pay principal and interest whendue together will all other paymentsprovided for in the Evidence of Debt se-cured by the Deed of Trust and other viol-ations thereof.



which has the address of:66 Red Cloud RdWoodland Park, CO 80863





Attorney: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABERAttorney Registration #34145THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201,DENVER, COLORADO 80202Phone: 1 (303) 865-1400Fax: 1 (303) 865-1410Attorney file #: 13-05852


Public Trustees



Original Grantor: MICHAEL A STREETOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINTMORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUC-TURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVEST-MENTS II INC., GREENPOINT MORT-GAGE FUNDING TRUST 2006-AR3,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTI-FICATES, SERIES 2006-AR3Date of Deed of Trust: 10/26/2005Recording Date of Deed of Trust:11/8/2005Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.587272Original Principal Amount: $211,000.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 2 0 6 , 1 2 2 . 3 1





which has the address of:66 Red Cloud RdWoodland Park, CO 80863








LOT 34A, (F/K/A LOTS 38A AND 34),BLOCK 10, RANCH ESTATES RE-FILLING, ACCORDING TO THE ORIGIN-AL PLAT AND TO THAT VACATION RE-CORDED JULY 2, 2002 AT RECEPTIONNO. 535575 AND AUGUST 20, 2002 ATRECEPTION NO. 537729, COUNTY OFTELLER, STATE OF COLORADO


Public Notice





Original Grantor:JOHN THOMAS HANNAH, IIIOriginal Beneficiary: SERVICE FUNDING,INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:FLAGSTAR BANK, FSBDate of Deed of Trust: 4/28/2000Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 5/4/2000Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.504569Original Principal Amount: $121,500.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 1 4 7 , 2 6 2 . 3 5




LOT 92, INDIAN CREEK NO. 15, TELL-ER COUNTY, COLORADO

which has the address of:1795 Arapahoe Creek TrailFlorissant, CO 80816





Attorney: KIMBERLY L MARTINEZAttorney Registration #40351THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201,DENVER, COLORADO 80202Phone: 1 (303) 865-1400Fax: 1 (303) 865-1410Attorney file #: 13-05657



Public Notice







On August 12, 2013, the undersignedPublic Trustee caused the Notice of Elec-tion and Demand relating to the Deed ofTrust described below to be recorded inthe County of Teller records.

Original Grantor: SHEILA ANN RAGANOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR TEAM HOMELENDING, LTD., A TEXAS LIMITEDPARTNERSHIPCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ASTRUSTEE FOR GSR MORTGAGE LOANTRUST 2006-1FDate of Deed of Trust: 9/29/2005Recording Date of Deed of Trust :10/4/2005Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.585841Original Principal Amount: $500,000.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0



THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEA FIRST LIEN.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.

THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SEC-TION 21, TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH,RANGE 69 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.,COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COL-ORADO

which has the address of:1500 County Road 782Woodland Park, CO 80863


THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofJanuary 8, 2014, (Originally scheduled forDecember 4, 2013). at the Teller CountyPublic Trustee’s Office, 101 W. BennettAve., Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at pub-lic auction to the highest and best bidderfor cash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will issue to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.






Public Notice





Original Grantor: FELIX D GONZALESAND SUSAN P GONZALESOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COL-ORADO, LLC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust: 1/21/2010Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 2/1/2010Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.633018Original Principal Amount: $285,205.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 2 7 1 , 6 4 0 . 0 6




THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.LOT 15, PARK VIEW ESTATES, FILINGNO. 2, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFCOLORADO.

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Original Grantor: FELIX D GONZALESAND SUSAN P GONZALESOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COL-ORADO, LLC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust: 1/21/2010Recording Date of Deed of Trust: 2/1/2010Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.633018Original Principal Amount: $285,205.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 2 7 1 , 6 4 0 . 0 6




THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREINIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY EN-CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THEDEED OF TRUST.LOT 15, PARK VIEW ESTATES, FILINGNO. 2, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFCOLORADO.

which has the address of:1860 Blackfoot TrailWoodland Park, CO 80863

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofJanuary 15, 2014, (Originally scheduledfor sale on January 8, 2014) at the TellerCounty Public Trustee’s Office, 101 W.Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado,sell at public auction to the highest andbest bidder for cash, the said real prop-erty and all interest of said Grantor(s),Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, forthe purpose of paying the indebtednessprovided in said Evidence of Debt se-cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’fees, the expenses of sale and other itemsallowed by law, and will issue to the pur-chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all asprovided by law.



Attorney: STACEY L ARONOWITZAttorney Registration #36290ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER,COLORADO 80204Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax:Attorney file #: 9105.06148



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Original Grantor: JAMES A. LEWIS ANDSHAUNA S. LEWISOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR LENDER, MORTGAGE SOLU-TIONS OF COLORADO, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 12/26/2008Recording Date of Deed of Trust :1/15/2009Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.623469Original Principal Amount: $275,488.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 1 8 8 , 5 5 0 . 8 4




LOT 19, INDIAN CREEK NO. 16,COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OFCOLORADO.

which has the address of:488 Shavano Creek TrailFlorissant, CO 80816


THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Giventhat I will, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofJanuary 8, 2014, at the Teller County Pub-lic Trustee’s Office, 101 W. Bennett Ave.,Cripple Creek, Colorado, sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder forcash, the said real property and all in-terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose ofpaying the indebtedness provided in saidEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expensesof sale and other items allowed by law,and will issue to the purchaser a Certific-ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.



Attorney: HOLLY L DECKERAttorney Registration #32647MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250,LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228Phone: (303) 274-0155Fax: 1 (303) 274-0159Attorney file #: 13-910-25221








Original Grantor:JANET S. AHLF-FANNINGOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NET-WORK, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust: 10/25/2006Recording Date of Deed of Trust :10/31/2006Recorded in Teller County: Reception No.599430Original Principal Amount: $130,000.00O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a n c e :$ 1 2 5 , 5 0 8 . 8 2




LOTS 47, 48, 49 AND 50, NOW KNOWNAS LOT 47A, BLOCK TWENTY TWO,SHERWOOD FOREST ESTATES UNITTHREE, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATEOF COLORADO

which has the address of:294 Maid Marion DriveDivide, CO 80814





Attorney: LISA CANCANONAttorney Registration #42043ARONOWITZ & MECKLENBURG, LLP1199 BANNOCK STREET,DENVER, COLORADO 80204Phone: (303) 813-1177 Fax:Attorney file #: 9105.06178



Misc. Private Legals Public Notice

Notice of Sale

Contents unknown belonging to LisaRoss, whose last known address is P.O.Box 1371 Cripple Creek, CO 80813 andstored in Unit #CC-17, STORAGE ONE/Cripple Creek (410 Xenia Street),Cripple Creek, CO 80813 will be sold atauction or otherwise disposed of at thislocation after 12/12, 2013.

Legal Notice No.: 933034First Publication: November 27, 2013Last Publication: December 4, 2013Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View

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Notice of Sale

Contents unknown belonging to PhilannaWolverton-Leone, whose last known ad-dress is P.O. Box 1315 Cripple Creek,CO 80813 and stored in Unit #34,STORAGE ONE/ Cripple Creek (410Xenia Street), Cripple Creek, CO 80813will be sold at auction or otherwise dis-posed of at this location after 12/12, 2013.


Public Notice

On December 2, 2013, Sangre De CristoCommunications, Inc filed an applicationto renew the license for a digital re-placement translator which rebroad-cast KOAA - TV, channel 42, Pueblo,Colorado. The replacement translatoris licensed to serve Woodland Park,Colorado, on Channel 47 with 0.447 kilo-watts of power from a transmitter site loc-ated at coordinates 38-59-12, 105-01-08.Individuals who wish to advise the FCC offacts relating to our renewal applicationand to whether this station has operated inthe public interest should file commentsand petitions with the FCC by March 3,2014. Further information concerning theFCC's broadcast license renewal processis available at KOAA - TV 2200 7th Aven-ue Pueblo, Co 81003 or may be obtainedfrom the Federal Communications Com-mission, Washington, DC 20554.

Legal Notice No.: 933041First Publication: December 4, 2013Last Publication: December 4, 2013Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View


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pplicationto renew the license for a digital re-placement translator which rebroad-cast KOAA - TV, channel 42, Pueblo,Colorado. The replacement translatoris licensed to serve Woodland Park,Colorado, on Channel 47 with 0.447 kilo-watts of power from a transmitter site loc-ated at coordinates 38-59-12, 105-01-08.Individuals who wish to advise the FCC offacts relating to our renewal applicationand to whether this station has operated inthe public interest should file commentsand petitions with the FCC by March 3,2014. Further information concerning theFCC's broadcast license renewal processis available at KOAA - TV 2200 7th Aven-ue Pueblo, Co 81003 or may be obtainedfrom the Federal Communications Com-mission, Washington, DC 20554.


Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, TELLER COUNTY,COLORADO

101 West Bennett AvenueCripple Creek CO 80813

(719) 689-2543

Plaintiff(s):OCK LLC d/b/a/ OCK LLC401k PLAN FBO KEVIN POOL,a Colorado limited liability company

Defendant(s):PHILIP BRAY; and all unknown personswho claim any interest in the subject mat-ter of this action

Attorney for Plaintiff:Noah Klug, Atty No. 39163THE KLUG LAW FIRM, LLCPO Box 6683Breckenridge CO 80424-6683Telephone: [email protected]

Case Number: 13CV30046

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF COLORADO TO THEABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTSYou are hereby summoned and requiredto appear and defend against the claimsof the Complaint filed with the Clerk of thisCourt an Answer or other response. Youare required to file your answer or otherresponse within 35 days after the serviceof this summons upon you. Service of thissummons shall be complete on the day ofthe last publication. A copy of the Com-plaint may be obtained from the Clerk ofthe Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other re-sponse to the Complaint in writing withinthe 35 days after the date of the last pub-lication, judgment by default may berendered against you by the Court for therelief demanded in the Complaint withoutfurther notice.

This is an action involving real prop-erty located in the County of Teller,State of Colorado, described as fol-lows:L33 INDIAN CREEK 11 (INCL MN)(37) 27.202-7-6 R0012959(Formerly assessed in the name of PhilipBray)

Date:/s/ Noah KlugNoah Klug, Attorney for Plaintiff

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.This form should not be used where per-sonal service is desired.

TO THE CLERK: If the summons is is-sued by the clerk of the court, the signa-ture block for the clerk or deputy shouldbe provided by stamp, or typewriter, in thespace to the left of the attorney’s name.

*Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days foranswer or response where service of pro-cess is by publication. However, undervarious statutes, a different response timeis set forth: e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (emin-ent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrensregistration)

FORM 1.1 R1-12 SUMMONS BY PUB-LICATION


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L33 INDIAN CREEK 11 (INCL MN)(37) 27.202-7-6 R0012959(Formerly assessed in the name of PhilipBray)

Date:/s/ Noah KlugNoah Klug, Attorney for Plaintiff

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.This form should not be used where per-sonal service is desired.

TO THE CLERK: If the summons is is-sued by the clerk of the court, the signa-ture block for the clerk or deputy shouldbe provided by stamp, or typewriter, in thespace to the left of the attorney’s name.

*Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days foranswer or response where service of pro-cess is by publication. However, undervarious statutes, a different response timeis set forth: e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (emin-ent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrensregistration)

FORM 1.1 R1-12 SUMMONS BY PUB-LICATION


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NOTICE OF BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that: a proposedbudget has been submitted to the UtePass Regional Ambulance District (UP-RAD) Board of Directors for the ensu-ing year of 2014. A copy of such pro-posed budget has been filed in the officeof UPRAD, located at 785 Red FeatherLane in Woodland Park, where same isopen for public inspection. Such pro-posed budget will be considered at theregular board meeting of UPRAD to beheld at the offices of the Ute Pass Re-gional Ambulance District, 785 RedFeather Lane, Woodland Park, Color-ado, December 10, 2013, at 1:00 P.M.

Any interested elector of UPRAD may in-spect the proposed budget at the officesof UPRAD and file or register any objec-tions thereto at any time prior to the finaladoption of the budget.


PUBLIC NOTICE

The Board of County Commissionersof Teller County, Colorado is solicitingbids for the Legal Newspaper in 2014.Interested parties should submit bids andcirculation numbers to the Teller CountyBoard of County Commissioners by fax to( 7 1 9 ) 6 8 6 - 7 9 0 0 o r e m a i l t [email protected]. Bids will be con-sidered at the January 9, 2014 meeting ofthe Board and must be received by nolater than Thursday, December 20, 2013at 5 PM.


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Interested parties should submit bids andcirculation numbers to the Teller CountyBoard of County Commissioners by fax to( 7 1 9 ) 6 8 6 - 7 9 0 0 o r e m a i l t [email protected]. Bids will be con-sidered at the January 9, 2014 meeting ofthe Board and must be received by nolater than Thursday, December 20, 2013at 5 PM.


Public Notice

WOODLAND PARK PLANNINGCOMMISSION

WOODLAND PARK CITY HALLCOUNCIL CHAMBERS

220 W. SOUTH AVENUE,WOODLAND PARK, CO

REGULAR MEETING AGENDADECEMBER 12, 2013–7:00PM

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALLII. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTESOF PREVIOUS MEETINGMinutes of the regular meeting November14, 2013 (A)IV. REQUESTS AND/OR PUBLICHEARINGSA. Case SUB13-005 - Innovation Park Fil-ing No. 1: Request for approval of a FinalPlat to convert three (3) unplatted tracts ofland into three (3) platted lots and one (1)tract containing 9.83-acres located in theNW1/4 of the NE1/4 Section 26 and in theSW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 23, Town-ship 12 South, Range 69 West of the 6thP.M., more specifically at 5697, 5701 and5711 Trout Creek Road (CR25), Wood-land Park, Teller County, Colorado as re-quested by Sturman Properties, LLC. (QJ)V. WORK SESSIONA. Discussion establishing the PlanningDepartment’s priorities to research anddraft amendments to the Municipal Codeduring 2014. (L)B. Begin discussion regarding the cre-ation of regulations and standards for Ac-cessory Dwelling Units in certain zone dis-tricts. (L)VI. REPORTSA. Chairman’s ReportB. Commissioners’ ReportsC. Planning Director’s ReportVII. DISCUSSION AND COMMENTVIII. ADJOURNMENT

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Public Notice

CITY COUNCIL AGENDADecember 5, 2013 * 7:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER.2. ROLL CALL.3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONSAND APPOINTMENTS.A. Presentation by Tim Seibert of NES,regarding the design concept of Wood-land Station.B. Presentation by Stephanie Troller,President of DOLA regarding the MainStreet Program.Riley C. Appoint members to the City ofWoodland Park Board of Appeals. (A)5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONSOR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA.(Public comment not necessary.)6. CONSENT CALENDAR:(Public comment may be heard.)Morse A. Approve minutes of November21, 2013 Regular Meeting. (A)Riley B. Request for approval of a grantcontract with the Colorado State Historic-al Fund (project #2014-M1-023) to com-plete a Reconnaissance and IntensiveSurvey of 30 historical structures in theamount of $14,400, 75% grant dollars and25% City match. (A)7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:(Public comment may be heard.)Riley A. Consider Resolution 766 to adoptthe Building Department fees. (L)8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING:(Public comment not necessary.)A. None9. PUBLIC HEARINGS:(Public comment is appropriate.)Riley/Fleer A. Consider Ordinance No.1198 amending Title 15 of the MunicipalCode of the City of Woodland Park Adopt-ing by Reference certain chapters of thePikes Peak Regional Building Code (RBC)Edition 2011 which Adopted by Refer-ence, with certain amendments: the Inter-national Building Code, Edition 2009; TheInternational Residential Building Code,Edition 2009; The International Mechanic-al Code Edition 2009; The InternationalFuel Gas Code Edition 2009; The Interna-tional Plumbing Code, Edition 2009; TheNational Electrical Code, Edition 2011;The International Energy ConservationCode, Edition 2009; The State of Color-ado Division of Housing ManufacturedBuilding Code; The 2007 and 2008 SafetyCode for Elevators and Escalators; TheInternational Existing Building Code, Edi-tion 2009; a portion of the RBC Enumera-tion Code; a portion of the RBC Flood-plain Code; The RBC Swimming PoolCode; The RBC Dangerous BuildingsCode and applying portions of said codeto the City of Woodland Park, Coloradowith certain amendments. (L)Riley B. Request for approval of TheSanctuary Final Plat to create one largelot containing 146.87 acres located in aportion of Section 26, Township 12 South,Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., more spe-cifically at 5849 Trout Creek Road (CR25)and 800 Gospel Truth Way, WoodlandPark, Colorado for the purpose of relocat-ing the Charis Bible College to the site asrequested by Andrew Wommack Minis-tries,Inc. (QJ)Case C. Approve Ordinance No. 1199appropriating sums of money to the vari-ous funds, in the amountsand for the purpose as set forth for the2014 Budget Year. (A)Case D. Approve Ordinance No. 1200adjusting expenditure appropriations forthe General, Grant Special Revenue andDowntown Development Authority (DDA)Funds for the City of Woodland Park forthe 2013 budget year and amending Or-dinance No. 1177, Series 2012. (A)Riley E. Approve Ordinance No. 1201 re-pealing and reenacting Section 18.31.06of the Municipal Code to replace theWoodland Station Special Sign Regula-tions with the regular City Sign Regula-tions contained in Chapter 18.48 with cer-tain exceptions. (QJ)10. NEW BUSINESS:(Public comment may be heard.)11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOTON THE AGENDA.12. REPORTS:(Public comment not necessary.)A. Mayor’s Report.B. Council Reports.C. City Attorney’s Report.D. City Manager’s Report:Wiley 1. Utilities Department/Utilities Ad-visory Committee update.Fleer 2. DDA/Economic Development up-date.13. COMMENTS ON WRITTENCORRESPONDENCE.Public comment not necessary.)14. ADJOURNMENT.** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982.

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Public Notice

CITY COUNCIL AGENDADecember 5, 2013 * 7:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER.2. ROLL CALL.3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.4. CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONSAND APPOINTMENTS.A. Presentation by Tim Seibert of NES,regarding the design concept of Wood-land Station.B. Presentation by Stephanie Troller,President of DOLA regarding the MainStreet Program.Riley C. Appoint members to the City ofWoodland Park Board of Appeals. (A)5. ADDITIONS, DELETIONSOR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA.(Public comment not necessary.)6. CONSENT CALENDAR:(Public comment may be heard.)Morse A. Approve minutes of November21, 2013 Regular Meeting. (A)Riley B. Request for approval of a grantcontract with the Colorado State Historic-al Fund (project #2014-M1-023) to com-plete a Reconnaissance and IntensiveSurvey of 30 historical structures in theamount of $14,400, 75% grant dollars and25% City match. (A)7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:(Public comment may be heard.)Riley A. Consider Resolution 766 to adoptthe Building Department fees. (L)8. ORDINANCES ON INITIAL POSTING:(Public comment not necessary.)A. None9. PUBLIC HEARINGS:(Public comment is appropriate.)Riley/Fleer A. Consider Ordinance No.1198 amending Title 15 of the MunicipalCode of the City of Woodland Park Adopt-ing by Reference certain chapters of thePikes Peak Regional Building Code (RBC)Edition 2011 which Adopted by Refer-ence, with certain amendments: the Inter-national Building Code, Edition 2009; TheInternational Residential Building Code,Edition 2009; The International Mechanic-al Code Edition 2009; The InternationalFuel Gas Code Edition 2009; The Interna-tional Plumbing Code, Edition 2009; TheNational Electrical Code, Edition 2011;The International Energy ConservationCode, Edition 2009; The State of Color-ado Division of Housing ManufacturedBuilding Code; The 2007 and 2008 SafetyCode for Elevators and Escalators; TheInternational Existing Building Code, Edi-tion 2009; a portion of the RBC Enumera-tion Code; a portion of the RBC Flood-plain Code; The RBC Swimming PoolCode; The RBC Dangerous BuildingsCode and applying portions of said codeto the City of Woodland Park, Coloradowith certain amendments. (L)Riley B. Request for approval of TheSanctuary Final Plat to create one largelot containing 146.87 acres located in aportion of Section 26, Township 12 South,Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., more spe-cifically at 5849 Trout Creek Road (CR25)and 800 Gospel Truth Way, WoodlandPark, Colorado for the purpose of relocat-ing the Charis Bible College to the site asrequested by Andrew Wommack Minis-tries,Inc. (QJ)Case C. Approve Ordinance No. 1199appropriating sums of money to the vari-ous funds, in the amountsand for the purpose as set forth for the2014 Budget Year. (A)Case D. Approve Ordinance No. 1200adjusting expenditure appropriations forthe General, Grant Special Revenue andDowntown Development Authority (DDA)Funds for the City of Woodland Park forthe 2013 budget year and amending Or-dinance No. 1177, Series 2012. (A)Riley E. Approve Ordinance No. 1201 re-pealing and reenacting Section 18.31.06of the Municipal Code to replace theWoodland Station Special Sign Regula-tions with the regular City Sign Regula-tions contained in Chapter 18.48 with cer-tain exceptions. (QJ)10. NEW BUSINESS:(Public comment may be heard.)11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOTON THE AGENDA.12. REPORTS:(Public comment not necessary.)A. Mayor’s Report.B. Council Reports.C. City Attorney’s Report.D. City Manager’s Report:Wiley 1. Utilities Department/Utilities Ad-visory Committee update.Fleer 2. DDA/Economic Development up-date.13. COMMENTS ON WRITTENCORRESPONDENCE.Public comment not necessary.)14. ADJOURNMENT.** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982.



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Approve Ordinance No. 1200adjusting expenditure appropriations forthe General, Grant Special Revenue andDowntown Development Authority (DDA)Funds for the City of Woodland Park forthe 2013 budget year and amending Or-dinance No. 1177, Series 2012. (A)Riley E. Approve Ordinance No. 1201 re-pealing and reenacting Section 18.31.06of the Municipal Code to replace theWoodland Station Special Sign Regula-tions with the regular City Sign Regula-tions contained in Chapter 18.48 with cer-tain exceptions. (QJ)10. NEW BUSINESS:(Public comment may be heard.)11. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOTON THE AGENDA.12. REPORTS:(Public comment not necessary.)A. Mayor’s Report.B. Council Reports.C. City Attorney’s Report.D. City Manager’s Report:Wiley 1. Utilities Department/Utilities Ad-visory Committee update.Fleer 2. DDA/Economic Development up-date.13. COMMENTS ON WRITTENCORRESPONDENCE.Public comment not necessary.)14. ADJOURNMENT.** Per Resolution No. 90, Series 1982.



PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Woodland Park

A public hearing for the case below isscheduled for the Woodland Park Plan-ning Commission to hear on Thursday,December 12, 2013. The Planning Com-mission meeting will begin at 7:00 PM inthe City Hall Council Chambers at 220W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, Col-orado.

Case SUB13-005 - Innovation Park Fil-ing No. 1: Request for approval of a Fi-nal Plat to convert three (3) unplattedtracts of land into three (3) platted lots andone (1) tract containing 9.83-acres loc-ated in the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 Section 26and in the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section23, Township 12 South, Range 69 West ofthe 6th P.M., more specifically at 5697,5701 and 5711 Trout Creek Road (CR25),Woodland Park, Teller County, Coloradoas requested by Sturman Properties, LLC.

The City Council will hold a public hearingfor Case SUB 13-005 on January 2, 2014,which also begins at 7:00 PM in the CityHall Council Chambers at 220 W. SouthAvenue, Woodland Park, Colorado.Please contact the Woodland Park Plan-ning Department at 687-5202 if you haveany questions.


Public Notice

BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING AGENDAThursday, December 12, 2013

TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIALBUILDING

112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, COCommissioners' Meeting Room

1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session- Invocation- Pledge of Allegiance- Minutes of Previous Meetings- Accounts Payable- Board Reports- Elected Official's Report- Administrator's Report2. 9:25 a.m.: Time reserved for Depart-ment Heads and Public without an ap-pointment.3. 9:35 a.m.: Employee Service Awards4. 9:40 a.m.: CDSD: Consider Adoption of2009 International Building Codes andamendments to the Teller County Build-ing Code.5. 10:10 a.m.: Finance: Consider Adop-tion of 2014 Budget and appropriation offunds.

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

Adjournment

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


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BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING AGENDAThursday, December 12, 2013

TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIALBUILDING

112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, COCommissioners' Meeting Room

1. 9:15 a.m.: Convene in regular session- Invocation- Pledge of Allegiance- Minutes of Previous Meetings- Accounts Payable- Board Reports- Elected Official's Report- Administrator's Report2. 9:25 a.m.: Time reserved for Depart-ment Heads and Public without an ap-pointment.3. 9:35 a.m.: Employee Service Awards4. 9:40 a.m.: CDSD: Consider Adoption of2009 International Building Codes andamendments to the Teller County Build-ing Code.5. 10:10 a.m.: Finance: Consider Adop-tion of 2014 Budget and appropriation offunds.

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

Adjournment

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


Public Notice

REVISED NOTICE CONCERNINGPROPOSED 2014 BUDGET OF

RAINBOW VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposedbudget has been submitted to the Boardof Directors of the Rainbow Valley Wa-ter District for the ensuing year of2014; that a copy of such proposedbudget has been filed in the office of theDistrict at 111 Sportsman Lane, Divide,Colorado, where the same is open forpublic inspection; and that such proposedbudget will be considered at a publichearing of the Board of Directors of theDistrict to be held at 111 SportsmanLane, Divide, Colorado, on Tuesday,December 10, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. Anyelector within the District may, at any timeprior to the final adoption of the budget, in-spect the budget and file or register anyobjections thereto.

RAINBOW VALLEY WATER DISTRICTBy /s/ Connie Mays, Secretary


PUBLIC NOTICE

TELLER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S

PUBLIC HEARINGDECEMBER 19, 2013

Commissioner’s Meeting Room Teller County Centennial Building

112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO

The following land use applications are scheduled to be heard:1. 9:55 A.M. - Consider a request by the Teller County Floodplain Administrator to amend Section 6.3 Flood Hazard Areas and Chapter 12 General Definitions of the Teller County Land Use Regulations as mandated by new rules and regulations implemented by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, FEMA, and the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. 2. 10:15 A.M. – Consider approval of a Special Exemption Plat for an Unplatted Boundary Adjustment by Mary Guenzel,

Trustee, Mary Guenzel 1991 Trust (Prop-erty Owner) to reconfigure two existing tracts in the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 12 South, Range 69 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Teller County, Colorado (232 & 238 Blossom Road) in the Agricultural (A-1) zone.

Legal Notice No.: 933044First Publication: December 4, 2013Last Publication: December4, 2013Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View

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Public Notice

TELLER COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA7:00 p.m.,

Wednesday December 18, 2013 Council Chambers –

City of Woodland Park Administration Building

220 W. South Avenue, Woodland Park, Colorado

I. Call to Order and Roll CallII. Review and Approve Minutes – November 20, 2013 III. Consider an appeal of an Admin-istrative Official’s determination that a Boundary Survey prepared by a State of Colorado Licensed Professional Land Sur-veyor is required as a submittal item for a proposed variance application pursuant to Section 2.12.B.1 of the Teller County Land Use Regulations. Postponed from Oct. 16, 2013IV. Consider a request for a special exception of the zoning regulations to allow an existing autobody repair shop in the Residential/Mobile (R-1M) zone district as a Home Occupation use on Lot 1, Columbine Ranch Subdivision (1237 Markus Road, Woodland Park). V. Other ItemsVI. Adjourn

Legal Notice No.: 933045

First Publication: December 4, 2013Last Publication: December 4, 2013Publisher: Pikes Peak Courier View

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Insider tips for winter travelMetro Creative Connection

Winter has much to offer the eager trav-eler, including smaller crowds and entirely new scenery to admire. Cooler weather can make sightseeing more enjoyable, as it is often easier to warm up than cool down. Although the summer season is popular for travel, the winter months also are a busy time to get away, and being prepared can make traveling go that much smooth-er. The following are some traveling tips for those who can’t wait to get out of the house this winter.

* Expect some setbacks.You never know what kind of weather you may encoun-ter during your trip, therefore be ready to make changes at a moment’s notice. Al-ways check flight status or other travel in-formation before leaving home. Weather may delay flights or cause cancellations, so have an alternative plan available if the weather foils

the trip.* Avoid nonrefundable tickets. If weath-

er causes a cancellation, nonrefundable or nonexchangeable tickets can cost you money. Try to get the best price possible on

tickets while still affording yourself the op-portunity to amend travel plans if need be.

* Book early. Ski resorts are quite popu-lar in the winter, and reservations tend to fill up fast. If you hope to ski or snowboard, make a reservation as early as possible and then shop around for flights or aterna-tive travel methods. If you prefer smaller crowds, plan a trip to a destination that ca-ters more to warm weather activities. Visit-ing a seaside town or national park can still be beautiful and fulfilling in the winter.

* Get a physical. Visit the doctor and be sure you are up-to-date with all immuniza-tions. Now might be the time to get a flu shot, as traveling in close proximity to oth-ers during the wintertime increases your risk of contracting an airborne virus. Get-ting vaccinated can prevent illness from ruining your trip.

* Pack accordingly. With fickle weather you may have to pack a number of differ-ent wardrobe options to remain comfort-able. Check the weather and the extended forecast for your destination. Include a number of clothing pieces that can be layered so you will remain cozy outdoors. Bring along comfortable walking shoes,

but also pack a pair of winter boots in case the weather turns wet or snowy.

* Purchase travel insurance. Many people prefer to safeguard their travel in-vestments with the purchase of travel in-surance. While there are a number of com-panies to contact, insurance also may be offered through your credit card company provided you use that card to finance the trip. Should you need to cancel a trip for weather or illness, travel insurance can protect your financial outlay and you may get a refund for the full price of the trip. Vacation insurance plans also may include enhanced emergency medical coverage,

trip interruption coverage due to profes-sional obligations or involuntary job loss, or 24-hour travel assistance services.

* Pack something to protect yourskin. Cold weather doesn’t mean you don’t need to protect your skin from the elements. The cold wind and winter sun are still powerful enough to cause damage. Wear ample sun-screen when traveling outdoors, and use a moisturizer to combat cold, dry air.

Although many people flock to warmer climates in the winter, embracing the snow and chilly air and visiting a cool-weather destination can make for an ideal trip.

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SALOME’S STARSFOR THE WEEK OF DEC 5, 2013

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Decisions involving your finances might seem to be foolproof. But they could have underlying risks you should know about. Don’t act on anything until all the facts are in.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You’re attracted to a situation that appeals to your Bovine intellect. And that’s good. But don’t neglect your passionate side when romance comes calling later in the week.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) A recent development enhances that special relationship. Spending more time together also helps make the bonding pro-cess stronger. Expect news about a possible career change.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) A suspicious situa-tion should be dealt with before it leads to serious problems. Get all the facts needed to resolve it. Then refocus your energies on those tasks that need your attention.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Try to be more open-minded in working toward a resolution of that standoff be-tween yourself and a colleague or family member. A little flexibility now could work to your advantage later.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) You might feel a bit threatened by a proposed workplace change. The best way to deal with it is to ask questions. You’ll find that those involved will be happy to provide you with the facts.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Feeling alone in a crowd during the early part of the week is an unsettling emo-tion. But your spirits soon perk up, putting you into the right mood to start making holiday plans.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) A pesky problem should be dealt with immediately so you can put your time and effort into something more important. Someone from your past could have significant news for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) High-energy aspects dominate, both on the job and at home. Use this time to put some long-range plans into operation. Things level off later in the week.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Even the usually gregarious Goat might feel overwhelmed by a flurry of activities. Be patient. Things soon return to your normal social routine.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Career choices that seem too confusing to deal with at this point probably are. More information would help uncomplicate them. On the personal side, a friend might need your advice.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Your Piscean imagina-tion is stimulated by possibilities you see in a new opportunity. But keep those ideas to yourself until you feel ready to translate them into a workable format.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have an ingratiating way of helping people deal with their fears. Have you con-sidered a career in social work or with the clergy?

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View of piano is black and whiteThe 74-year-old Knabe grand piano

sits silent in the room behind them. But the three women sipping tea at the small dining room table feel the music settle into them with the quiet joy only an old, beloved companion can bring.

Music.“It’s like food,” Dee Netzel, 86, says. “I

couldn’t imagine life without it.”“It’s a passion,” says Donita Banks, 77,

“a compulsion.”The piano belongs to the third woman,

the tiniest, just now able to sit at the bench after two months battling a back injury.

Rita Jo Tensly, 84, says simply: “I want to die at the piano.”

• • •They call themselves “sisters” — Dee

from a small Wisconsin town, Rita from New York City and Donita from Pueblo. All classical pianists, a love for music binds them tightly. But what brought them to-gether originally was the Denver alumnae chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, an interna-tional music fraternity for women they joined while in college.

Donita, the chapter’s archivist who chronicles the organization’s history in carefully constructed scrapbooks, spreads open an album on the table and points to a picture of smiling women, the SAI Singers.

“There’s Dee and there’s me. We had a bicentennial program.” 1976.

She turns to another page and another picture. 1995.

Rita: “There I am in the front row.”Donita: “We were looking a little

younger then.”All three burst into laughter.On the next page is a photo of revered

member Lila Putney, whose 104th birth-day they celebrated in 2008. She left Den-ver several years ago to live near family and died this past February at 108. Donita added the obituary and stories of her life

to the scrapbook.Donita, who joined in 1960 and is one

of the longest-running members, is ada-mant the SAI alumnae chapter was a key ingredient to Lila’s longevity.

“What has kept us going,” she says, “has been music, friendship and service.”

The chapter has 44 members from their mid-20s to Dee, the oldest active member. About 25 attend monthly meetings from September to June in homes and churches throughout the metro area, wherever a good piano can be found.

“I think one of the neat things about our group now is we are online,” Dee says, “and as careers bring people to our area, they look us up online and they find us.”

The website also brings younger women to the graying chapter.

Dee: “I love being with young people.”“It keeps me young,” Rita says.Dee: “We really aren’t categorized by

age. … Music is just music.”“They like us for what we are,” Rita

says. “Musicians.”• • •

Donita, an only child, began playing at 7 when her parents brought home an old, Baldwin Acrosonic upright piano, signed by the sister of the famed pianist José Iturbi of Spain.

“Really?” Rita asks.“Mmmhmmm,” Donita says, smiling,

remembering. “I loved piano from the beginning.”

In junior high school, she began ac-

companying the singers at church. In high school, she played for a singer who performed for service organizations and then was hired to accompany dancers at the Pueblo Conservatory of Music. She attended the University of Colorado on scholarship where a professor introduced her to contemporary music.

Her son, her first child, was just seven weeks old when she accepted a job as youth choir director at a Lakewood church, the start to a career as a freelance musician who combined one-woman shows with choir directing.

“It came to be a way of life,” Donita says. And when she battled breast cancer two years ago, she couldn’t wait to play again. “I had to get back to my music. Yes, I had to get back to my regular life.”

Rita was 10 when her parents surprised her with the same piano in her sitting room for her birthday. “I took to it like a duck takes to water,” she says.

She attended Juilliard and graduated from the University of Miami in Florida, then moved to Denver in 1953 and taught elementary school music for 28 years.

She loves the classical composers. “I just love the way they put the music to-gether. I think about the music, what they were thinking about, why they composed this music.”

Her favorites are Debussy and Mozart. She looks at her hands. “My hands are very small.” She fans out her fingers. “So Mozart fits my hands.”

Her eyesight is failing. And that is her biggest fear.

“I dread the time if I never have any more sight to see the music because I don’t want to stop playing,” she says. “I feel better when I play this beautiful music.”

Dee grew up in a poor, rural Wiscon-sin home. But her mother had inherited a piano. And to keep a mischievous Dee out of trouble, she started her with piano

lessons.“I loved the teacher; I loved the mu-

sic,” Dee says. “Nobody had to make me practice and I never stopped.” She would attend the University of Wisconsin, Madi-son, on scholarship.

Later a staff accompanist at Metro-politan State University for 27 years, Dee began as an elementary and high school music teacher for nine one-room schools in rural Wisconsin that she had to get to in two days.

“I’d roar up in my car and teach, then roar up to the next one,” she says. “I would spin around on the roads, I would knock over the mailboxes — I was in such a hurry.”

Dee laughs. “I was young.”Rita smiles, taking a sip of tea. “We

were all young at one time.”Dee still practices every day, one of

the reasons, she believes, that she doesn’t have any pain in her arthritic hands. Twelve years ago, macular degeneration clouded the sight in her left eye. In August, doctors found the beginning of the dis-ease in her right eye.

“I’m surviving,” Dee says and tells Donita and Rita about the musical pro-gram she played recently with a friend. “I played practically note-perfect. I’m going to keep going until I can’t see anything.”

•••The stories around the table this day

compose a concerto of family remem-bered and talent ignited, of challenges faced and overcome, of the importance of sharing a singular passion with the world. They also, perhaps mostly, recount a friendship born, nurtured and sealed by the implicit understanding of a love and need for music and the deep happiness it brings.

The piano waits across the room. A

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Grapplers poised for a successful seasonJosh Smith and Jake Morgan barley missed qualifying for state tournament last seasonBy Danny [email protected]

The Woodland Park High School wres-tling program showed drastic improve-ment last season. So this just might be the year that the Panthers to take that next big step?

“We still have things we’re building on,” said Woodland Park coach Keith Si-eracki. “We don’t have all the answers yet, but we’re getting closer all the time.”

The Panthers had just one state quali-fier last winter in Thomas Chisholm. The first-year wrestler placed sixth at the Pep-si Center in the 160-pound weight class.

Chisholm is now wrestling for the Uni-versity of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

As a team, Woodland Park finished 11th at its regional. The Panthers return 12 of their 14 varsity wrestlers from that tournament.

“If we can end up with four to six guys at state this year I would say we’re headed in the right direction,” Sieracki said. “A lot of our success is determined by the com-mitment we have during the season and in the off season.”

Jake Morgan (138) and Josh Smith (170) lost their fifth-place regional matches and were within an eyelash of advancing to state.

“I learned a lot,” said Smith, who finished with a 34-15 record. “I really learned a lot from coach Sieracki. He made me a batter wrestler. He made all of us a better wrestling team.”

Morgan and Smith, both seniors, will be expected to play key roles this season.

Sieracki also expects outstanding sea-sons from seniors Daniel Corbett (152) and Jonathan Hinton (170), and juniors Tommy Hancock (120) and Jesse Weath-erill (145).

“We spend a lot of time going over drills and we do a lot of high intensity conditioning,” Sieracki said. “Depend-ing on what we have to do we focus on moves on top or moves on bottom. It’s all a process.”

Sieracki was a long-time member of the United State National team. He doesn’t expect his kids to wrestle at the world-class level, but he does expect them to be disciplined and always mak-ing improvement.

“This is my third year with these se-niors,” he said. “They know what I expect and they know I have high expectations for them.”

The Panthers open their season Dec. 4 at home against Sierra in the main gym. On Dec. 11 they host Manitou Springs and Mitchell.

Woodland Park junior Tommy Hancock is hoping to finally break through to the state tournament this season. File photos

Woodland Park wrestlers Josh Smith, bottom, and Jonathan Hinton lead a talented group this season.

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Brian’s Park Ice Rink set for grand re-opening Ice rink has undergone a $550,000 upgrade By Danny Summers [email protected]

Deb Downs grew up in Victor in the 1970s and remembers when the city’s ice rink was basically just a fro-zen pond.

A lot has changed since then.Renovated and remodeled Brian’s

Park Ice Rink will reopen for business this month to what is sure to be an exuberant and delighted audience. The facility is in the fi nal stages of its $550,000 face lift and should be ready for its grand opening Dec. 14.

“We’re fi nishing up the fencing right now,” said Downs, who is the city administrator for the City of Vic-tor.

A lot more than new fencing went into the project. Basically, everything was torn down or repaired. New boards were installed, screens to keep the ice cold, a new lighting system, outdoor fi re pit and a new warming

hut to help the players thaw out.The Zamboni shed was also re-

paired. The old warming hut has be-come a place for storage.

“This project was part of our Parks and Recreation Master Plan,” Downs said. “The top priority was the hockey rink.”

The renovation was made possible in large part due to $350,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company kicked in another $150,000, while the City picked up the fi nal $50,000.

Brian Hayes, of Brian’s Park Ice Rink fame, has been overseeing the project. It was Hayes, a native of Min-nesota, who had the idea to build a hockey rink for the citizens of Victor. But after 25 years, the facility was in dire need of repair.

Hayes has built up a healthy stock-pile of used skates, sticks and other equipment for those who need to bor-row items from time to time.

The Victor Penguins Hockey Club calls Brian’s Park home. The club is a mixture of youth and adult skaters.

Hayes will be on hand for the grand re-opening of the ice rink, which is located at 4th and Spicer. Festivities begin at 2 p.m. There will be refresh-ments, a visit from Santa Claus, skat-ing around the Christmas tree to mu-sic and a beer garden with hot winter beverages. There will also be some fun door prizes.

A free barbecue follows at 4 p.m.The hockey rink is one of many

projects associated with the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The Vic-tor Gold Bowl will get new sod and be expanded to a regulation soccer fi eld. A new sprinkler system is also in the plans.

Among the many goals is to estab-lish Victor as an accessible and well-known outdoor recreation destina-tion for visitors, as well as establishing downtown Victor as a starting point for trails providing connections to historic amenities and nearby natural areas.

“This community is excited,” Downs said. “So many people have stepped forward and helped out in big ways.”

The Victor Penguins Hockey Club gets instructions from coach Gary Horton. The Penguins move back into their refurbished home, called Brian’s Park Ice Rink, this month after a $550,000 makeover. File photo

It will be basketball madness this week Boys and Girls teams host Mountain Madness Tournament By Danny Summers [email protected]

It will be complete madness in the Woodland Park High School gymnasium this week.

The Mountain Madness basketball Tournament will feature tournaments on the boys and girls side Dec. 5 through 7.

This is a great opportunity for the local community to get to know their Panthers’ teams.

Games start Thursday at 4 p.m.

HILL CLIMB TO BE SHOWN ON TV THIS MONTHPikes Peak International Hill Climb fans can expe-

rience the thrills and excitement of the record-setting 2013 Race on Altitude Sports this month.

The program is called “King of the Peak: The 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.” It is produced by Red Bull TV and will air Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. The broadcast will also be shown, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m., Dec. 24 at 9 p.m., Dec. 25 at midnight and Dec. 31 at 3 p.m.

Altitude is shown across 10 states.Once again, race fans can see French driver Se-

bastien Loeb’s record-smashing rush to the summit of America’s Mountain that set the new Pikes Peak record, breaking the previous best by a minute and a half.

Nine-time World Rally Champion Loeb of France set the racing world ablaze on June 30 when he oblit-erated the overall race record in the 91st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In his fi rst appear-ance in the “Race to the Clouds,” Loeb maneuvered through the 156 turns on the 12.42-mile course in 8 minutes, 13.878 seconds, more than a minute-and-a-half faster than the previous race record of 9:46.181 set by Rhys Millen last year.

“I felt really good in the car, and I pushed it hard from the start to the fi nish,” Loeb said last summer. “I made no mistakes, and I felt the race was really good. To drive a car like this and race up here (to the top) is what makes this special. It’s amazing.”

Driving a Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak in the Unlim-ited class, Loeb averaged 87.471 miles per hour while setting the record. Millen fi nished a distant second with a time of 9:02.192, the second fastest time in the history of the race, in his 2013 Hyundai PM580T, and Jean-Philippe Dayraut of France also topped the pre-vious record with a time of 9:42.740 while driving a 2011 Mini Countryman.

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brass light that cost $100 arches over the music books of Debussy and Chopin resting against the piano rack. Rita’s $400 piano glasses lie on top.

Rita: “It was worth it to me, to see the music … so I can play.”

And play they will.Of that, there is no doubt.As long as they can, Donita says.Till, Dee concludes, the end.

A benefi t concert to raise money for “Mending Faces,” which sends doctors to the Philippines to operate on chil-dren with cleft palates, will be held Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant St., Denver. The concert is presented by the Denver

Alumnae Chapter and Sigma Upsilon Chapter, Sigma Alpha Iota Interna-tional Music Fraternity. Tickets are $25, $10 for students. Contact Rita Jo Tensly at 303-748-6889 or [email protected].

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at [email protected] or 303-566-4110.


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are simple, machine pieced and hand-tied and are excellent projects for both new and more experienced quilters. No sewing skills necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines but machines also will be available onsite. Volunteers who don’t want to sew can still serve as cutters and pressers. This is a nondenominational group. Call 719-687-6828.

QUILTERS ABOVE the Clouds is a quilting guild for all levels. The guild meets from 1-5 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month at Mountain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park to share quilting experiences and exchange ideas. The group also participates in projects to bene� t charity organizations.

RAMPART ROCK `n’ Jazz Retro Jammers (RJs) singers rehearse Saturday afternoons in Woodland Park. Rock, soul, jazz, blues; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocalists welcome in addition to keyboard or instrumental accompanists. Call 686-8228 for directions or visit www.rampartrocknjazz.com.

SECOND SUNDAY Scribes is for writers, wannabe writers and all those who love the written word. Sponsored by the Cripple Creek Park and Recreation Department the group meets at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of the month at the Bennett Avenue Park and Rec center. Call 719-689-3514.

THE SNOWFLAKE Chapter No. 153 Order of the Eastern Star meets at 7:30 p.m. at 205 Park St. in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-9800.

TELLER COUNTY Knitters meets from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. The � rst and third Saturdays are at Nikki’s Knots, 101 Boundary, Woodland Park; and the second and fourth Saturdays are at the Community Partnership o� ce in Divide (located above McGinty’s Wood Oven Pub; parking and

entrance on the north side). Yarn fans of all skills and types are welcome for a chance to share projects and conversation. For more details and plans for � fth Saturdays, check Teller Knitters on Ravelry.com.

THE TELLER County Sport Horse Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Call Grace at 719-661-8497 for more information.

TELLER COUNTY Search and Rescue is an all-volunteer, nonpro� t organization whose mission is to locate and rescue lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding area. Our general membership meetings are at 7 p.m. the � rst Monday of every month at the Woodland Park Library, downstairs meeting room. Although we are not accepting new members at this time, the public is invited to our meetings. We are available to give hiking safety presentations to schools, churches or local organizations and we do accept donations. For further information, please contact Janet Bennett at 719-306-0826.

THOMAS V. Kelly VFW Post 6051 meets at at 7 p.m. the � rst Wednesday of each month at Veterans Hall, 27637 Hwy 67, Woodland Park, CO 80863, the old Woodland Park Grange Hall where Eric V. Dickson American Legion Post #1980 meets.

THE UTE Pass Historical Society board of directors meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Museum Center, 231 E. Henrietta Ave., next to the library. All patrons and members of the public are invited. Call 719-686-7512 for information.

UTE PASS Masonic Lodge 188 meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Call 719-687-9453.

UTE PASS Social Club is open to ladies of all ages and interests. The club has many activities to pick and choose from including bridge, hiking, luncheons, mahjongg, crafts, needle

works, and much more. Call president Eileen Field at 719-686-1826 or visit http://sites.google.com/site/upsocial/.

VICTOR HERITAGE Society is a volunteer, nonpro� t organization devoted to preserving the hardrock gold mining heritage and the experience of living in Victor, Colorado during the late 19th and early 20th century. For information on meet-ings, activities and sponsored events, visit www.VictorHeritag-eSociety.com or e-mail [email protected].

WOODLAND PARK Book Club meets at 10:30 a.m. the � rst Tuesday of each month in the third � oor board room at thse Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9281 ext. 103 for book titles and information.

WOODLAND PARK Community Singers rehearse from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Mountain View United Methodist Church at 1101 Rampart Range Road in Woodland Park. No tryout needed. Just come and sing. Call 719-687-8545.

WOODLAND PARK High School Panther Pride Athletic Boosters meets at 6:30 p.m. the � rst Wednesday of each month in the high school library.

WOODLAND PARK Holistic Luncheon is o� ered at noon the second Wednesday of each month. Contact Jim at 719-687-4335 for location. This is a free group, often potluck style lunch.

WOODLAND PARK Senior Citizens Club hosts the Golden Circle daily hot lunch at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday, except for the 2nd Tuesday Potluck and the 4th Tuesday Catered Lunch, both with entertainment or an educational presentation. Pool on Tuesday morning, cribbage, euchre or dominoes most mornings, bridge right after lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays, exercise for arthritis Wednesday and Friday mornings and a host of other activities. Monthly All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast every 3rd Saturday helps raise funds for Senior Center activities. Contact the activities coordinator

at 719-687-3877 to � nd out more or to receive a monthly newsletter.

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AA MEETS from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 5-6 p.m. every Saturday, and from noon to 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. every Sunday at 10400 Ute Pass Ave. in Green Mountain Falls.

AA MEETING is from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodland Park Community Church. This is a Beginners Book Study meeting.

AL-ANON ABOVE the Clouds is now meeting at the People’s Bank in Woodland Park at Hwy 24 and Sheridan Ave., rear entrance Mondays at 5:45-6:45 p.m. Handicap accessible.

AL-ANON MEETS at noon Thursdays in Gu� ey next to the post o� ce. Call 719-689-5808.

AL-ANON MEETS from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Community Church. 800 Valley View Dr. Ste. D in Wood-land Park

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets from 9-10 a.m. every Sunday at the VFW, three and a half miles north of Woodland Park on Colo. 67.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, AA, has a 4 p.m. discussion group every Sunday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple Creek.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets for 12-steps Bible discussion at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Aspen Mine Center in Cripple Creek. This meeting is open to AA members and the general public. An AA meeting follows at 7 p.m.

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RECREATION REPORT FOR WOODLAND PARK

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

Basketball league: 1st/2nd grade boy, girlsThe registration deadline for the

fi rst- and second-grade boys and girls basketball league is Dec. 6. Registration fee is $45, and $41 for additional family members. Late registrations will be taken through Dec. 13, with a cost of $50, and $46 for additional family member. After Dec. 13, a waiting list will be formed. Sea-son runs from Jan. 21 to March. 21.

Boys’ basketball league: 5-8 gradesThe registration deadline for the fi fth-

through eighth-grade boys’ basketball league is Dec. 6. Registration fee is $48, and $44 for additional family member. Late registrations will be taken through

Dec. 13, with a cost of $53, and $49 for additional family members. After Dec. 13, a waiting list will be formed. Season runs from Jan. 14 to March 21.

Adult drop-in basketballAdult pick-up games will take place

from 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 17 at the high school’s north gym. Time will be divided between competitive and recreational play. Cost is $5 per person, per night, or you can purchase a drop-in punch card.

Nuggets skills challengeA free Denver Nuggets basketball skills

challenge for ages 7-14 (as of April 30, 2014) is planned from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 7 at Woodland Park Middle School. Program provides the youth of Colorado with a statewide basketball competition testing their skills in dribbling, passing and shooting. It can take a boy or girl from a local competition to a sectional event, culminated at a state championship if he or she is the top score in his or her age

group. Boys and girls compete in separate groups. Approximate time to complete the challenge is 15 - 30 minutes.

Winter day at the parkJoin us at Memorial Park for a brisk

winter afternoon of skating and sledding (weather permitting). This free family event is for all ages and is from 3:30-5 p.m. Dec. 20. Dress warmly and bring your ice skates, sleds and any other winter games that you may have. Games, snacks and hot chocolate will be provided. See you at the park.

Anusara-inspired yogaAnusara Yoga is a style of Hatha Yoga

blending physical and strengthening through various poses while focusing on breath. The poses build core strength and toned muscles with emphasis on proper body alignment. The attention to breath will reduce stress and promote relaxation. All students will be welcomed and encour-aged to practice at the level appropriate for their experience and energy level that

day. Class is offered from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays in the parks and rec class-room. If you’re interested in a Monday class, contact parks and rec to be put on a waiting list. Cost is $28 per session, or pur-chase a fi tness punch card. Drop-in cost is $8. December session dates are Dec. 4, 11, 18; March session dates are March 5, 12, 19, 26.

Mat PilatesThis class works to improve core

strength and fl exibility. Learn to move effi ciently reducing risk of injuries, while participating in other sports and activities. Learn the Pilates principles and how to apply them to your daily routines. All lev-els welcome. Class offered from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $64 per session, or $10 for drop-in. Session dates are Dec. 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, Jan. 2, 7, 9; Jan. 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, Feb. 4, 6; Feb. 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, March 4, 6; and March 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, April 1, 3.

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For hours for Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation, call 719-689-3514.

OngoingKido 4 Kids is every Monday and Wednesday from

5-6 p.m. Kido is a self-defense focused martial arts sys-tem for kids ages 7-13. Cost is $25 a month for unlimited classes.

Aikido is every Monday and Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. Aikido is a Japanese Martial Art. We teach mature adults technically pure martial arts. Cost is $30 a month for unlimited classes.

Open ZUMBA meets Monday through Thursday from 5-6:30 p.m. Lose those extra pounds with an energetic dance. Free to all fi tness member types.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. every Monday and at 5 p.m. Saturdays at the Community Partnership Family Resource Center in Divide.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS for women meets from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and from men from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at the Ute Pass Cultural Center in Woodland Park.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Hilltop AA, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Cripple Creek Rehab & Wellness Center on North Street.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Victor Community Center on Second and Portland.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets from noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday at the Nazarene Church, 750 N. Colo. 67, at the corner of Colo. 67 and Evergreen Heights.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Lake George Community Center.

ADULT CHILD Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Fridays. For meeting location check out www.adultchildren.org. The group no longer meets at the Victor Community Center.

ALATEEN ABOVE the Clouds meets at the People’s Bank in Woodland Park at Hwy 24 and Sheridan Ave., rear entrance Mondays at 5:45-6:45 p.m. Handicap accessible. For more info call 719-632-0063

THE ALZHEIMER’S Association Family Caregiver Support Group meets from 4:30-5:30 p.m. the � rst Tuesday and the second Thursday of each month in the board room on the third � oor at the Woodland Park Public Library. Caregivers, family, and friends will discuss the daily challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, whether at home, in a facility setting or long distance. Support and encouragement is o� ered in a con� dential setting at no cost. Meet other caregivers and learn more about the disease, common caregiving issues and share sug-gestions on how to take care of yourself while taking care of your loved. Call 719-266-8773 or Paula Levy at 719-331-3640.

BASIC LIFE support classes are taught, as needed, at the NETCO Fire Station No. I, with a minimum of three students. Heartsaver cardiopulmonary resuscitation and � rst aid classes are taught monthly, with a mini-mum of � ve students for CPR and three for � rst aid. There is a cost for classes. Registration is required at least one week prior to class. Call Sharon at NETCO Fire at 719-687-1866 during business hours, or Kay Poland

at 719-686-1806.

COMPUTER CLASSES are o� ered for free at the Florissant Library. You can take Computer Basics, Word I, Word II, Excel, and PowerPoint. To register for a class, or for information and a schedule, call 719-748-3939.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Education Program, an edu-cational and support group where victims of domestic violence can learn more about power and control issues and the cycle of violence, meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Our Lady of the Woods Church in Woodland Park. Call Devra at 719-243-5508 or e-mail [email protected].

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at 5:30 p.m. Sun-days at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Cripple Creek.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Woodland Park Community Church O� ces, Suite A, 700 Valley View Drive in Woodland Park.

GED, ADULT basic education classes are from 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays in the Aspen Mine Center, Cripple Creek. Free childcare provided. Open enrollment. Call 719-686-0705. Sponsored by Community Partnership Family Resource Center.

GED/ESL CLASSES are from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Divide with open enrollment. Free childcare is provided. Call 719-686-0705 for more information. Sponsored by Community Partnership Family Resource Center.

TO HELP local families better prepare for an emer-gency, the local Home Instead Senior Care o� ce has a Web site containing downloadable materials such as a checklist of important contact names and information, a medication tracker, allergies/conditions worksheet and a wallet card to carry when away from home. These materials also can be accessed and downloaded at www.senioremergencykit.com. Contact the local Home Instead Senior Care o� ce at 719-534-3064 for more information.

PARENT EDUCATION Workshops for parents with children ages 1 through teens. Workshops provided throughout the year at Community Partnership in Divide. Childcare and meals included. Call 686-0705 for session dates and times.

LA LECHE League meetings for women interested in breastfeeding are from 3-5 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at CHOICES, 228 Baldwin St., Woodland Park. For information, call Kathleen at 719-687-1164.

LITTLE CHAPEL Food Pantry, 69 County Road 5, Divide, is in search of volunteers to help distribute food to its clients. Any help with paper work, loading cars or packing boxes is greatly needed. Distribution days are the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Volun-

teer times are from 1-7 p.m. Client food pick-up times are from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. Call Little Chapel Food Pantry at 719-322-7610 or visit littlechapelfoodpantry.org.

MONTHLY COMMODITIES food distribution program. Last Friday of each month at the Aspen Mine Center, 166 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek. Proof of Teller County residence and income requirements must be met to participate. Call 689-3584 for more information.

A MULTIPLE Sclerosis support group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Woodland Park Library. Call Annette at 719-687-4103.

NEW BEGINNINGS with Food workshop graduates meet every third Sunday of the month to provide ongoing support for overcoming health and weight issues and exchanging ideas and inspirations. For location and more information, contact Barbara Royal at 719-687-6823.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-step program group meets from 5:30-6 p.m. every Thursday at Moun-tain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-0246 or 719-475-0037.

PARENTS AS Teachers and Bright Beginnings home visits available. Please call Community Partnership at 686-0705 to schedule a free visit for your newborn or young child.

SOUP KITCHEN is from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Woodland Park Community Church. All soups and breads are homemade, and the kitchen is open to anyone wanting a warm meal and some fellowship.

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED Infant Death Local Support Group. The group o� ers bereavement services for parents, families, friends and caregivers who have been a� ected by the sudden unexpected loss of an infant or toddler. There is no cost. The third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave. Adult meeting only; no child care will be provided. For additional help and information, call Angel Eyes at 888-285-7437 or visit angeleyes.org.

TRE’S CRIPPLE Creek playgroup meets 9-11 a.m. Fridays at the Aspen MIne Center in downtown Cripple Creek. Call Cathy 719-687-8054.

TELLER COUNTY Nonpro� t Roundtable, � rst Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. (bring your own lunch). Free support group for nonpro� ts, covering various topics decided by local nonpro� ts. Contact Debbie Upton at the City of Woodland Park, 687-5218

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TELLER COUNTY Search and Rescue meets the � rst Monday of each month at the Woodland Park Library downstairs meeting room at 7 p.m. We are an all-volunteer, non-pro� t organization tasked with locating and rescuing lost and missing people in Teller County and the surrounding areas. Experience is not required as we conduct all of our own trainings. Levels of participation range from general support (auxillary), mission support, SarTech I and SarTech II. Please contact Janet Bennett, membership chair, at 719-306-0826 for more info.

TOTAL JOINT replacement. Pikes Peak Regional Hospital & Surgery Center o� ers free classes on total joint replacement. Classes are free and o� ered every second and fourth Thursday. Learn about the bene� ts of joint replacement, what to expect and how to prepare. You don’t have to be scheduled for a joint replacement to attend a class. Classes are at Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, 16420 W. Hwy. 24 Woodland Park, in the Café Meeting room. They run from 2-4 p.m. Contact program coordinator Wendy Westall at 719-686-5779 for information. To register for an upcoming class, call 719- 686-5769.

TRE’S WOODLAND Park Playgroup meets from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at the The Resource Exchange - Early Intervention Colorado, 509 Scott Ave. Suite B in the Woodland Exchange building. 719-687-5047 or 719-233-5873.

EARLY INTERVENTION Colorado - The Resource Exchange o� ers free playgroups call Nicol Houghland at 719-233-5873. Also provides developmental sup-ports and services to children birth through 3 years of age, who have special developmental needs. For free developmental screening call 719-687-5047 or visit www.tre.org

TELLER COUNTY Cancer Survivors Support & Education Group meets from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Teller County Public Health Conference Room, at 11115 W. Hwy 24, Unit 2C, Divide. We focus on healthy living during and after cancer treatment. Survivors of any type cancer and caregivers are welcome. Call Brenda at 719-365-6741, or Carol or Shelley at 719-687-1180.

TOPS, TAKE O� Pounds Sensibly, the original nonpro� t weight-loss group is an educational support group providing weekly weigh-ins and programs to help members make positive changes in the role food plays in their lives. Local chapter meets every Thursday at 10 a.m. in Green Mountain Falls at the Church of the Wildwood. Call Evelyn at 748-8383 for more information.

WEIGHT WATCHERS meetings are every Tuesday in Woodland Park and Cripple Creek. Woodland Park meetings are 5:30 p.m., weigh-ins start at 5 p.m. at the Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave. Cripple Creek group opens at 5:30 p.m. and meetings begin at 6 p.m. at the Aspen Mine Center, 166 E. Bennett Ave. Weight Watchers meetings last about 35 minutes, and it is recommended members attend one meeting each week to learn about healthy eating, gain motivation and get a con� dential weigh-in to track progress. Public is welcome to visit and see what it’s about at a participating Weight Watchers meeting with no obligation to join.

WINGS PROVIDES therapist facilitated support groups for women and men in which survivors are believed, accepted and no longer alone. There is a women’s group on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday evening. We are also starting a Loved Ones Group for family and friends of survivors. For more information contact the WINGS o� ce at 800-373-8671. Visit www.wingsfound.org

YOUNG PARENTS Empowerment Support Group designed for teen and young mothers and fathers to

aid in the life changes of having a child. Free program includes childcare and lunch. Please call Community Partnership 686-0705 for meeting times and locations.

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HABITAT FOR Humanity of Teller County, 700 Valley View, Woodland Park. Call 719-687-4447

HELP THE Needy is growing in its capacity to help our friends and neighbors in Teller County. To join a fun group of volunteers, an open heart and a generous spirit are all that is required. Call Vince Scarlata at 719-687-7273.

INTERNATIONAL CULTURE club, which meets quarterly, is accepting applications for families wanting the opportunity to host a foreign high school exchange student for academic year 2013-2014. Students arrive in August. Contact [email protected] or 719-460-0355.

THE LOCAL Emergency Planning Committee meets 8-9 a.m. on the � rst Thursday of each month in the Divide Volunteer Fire Department conference room, 103 Cedar Mountain Road, Divide. This committee was created to help prepare Teller County to deal with the variety of emergencies including the possibility of a pandemic in� uenza outbreak. The meeting is open to the public and visitors are welcome. Call 687-6416.

ODYSSEY HOSPICE. You can make a di� erence. Odyssey Hospice seeks volunteers to provide compan-ionship to terminally ill patients living in the Ute Pass/Woodland Park area. Call 719-573-4166.

THE PIKES Peak Regional Medical Center Foundation is accepting volunteer applications for its hospital gift shop. Help us run a fun and friendly gift shop/art gallery specializing in local art that raises money for projects supporting the hospital and the medical center campus. Pleasant environment, wonderful customers, light work load, no heavy lifting. Two shifts daily: from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 12:30-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Susan 719-331-9762 or stop by.

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RE-2 students focus on fitnessBy Pat [email protected]

Statistics might show that childhood obesity is on the rise but in the RE-2 School District, students rebel against be-ing a number, a negative one at that.

Cat Becker and Patty Woods, co-leaders of the Woodland Park High School well-ness committee, had the children moving during the lunch hour Nov. 20.

The committee’s goal is to have a fit-ness challenge each month throughout the school year.

While the idea was to increase student physical activity, from the looks of things, having fun was part of the challenge.

In an exercise to strengthen their backs and leg muscles, students had their backs against the wall, literally, trying to beat the record of 13 minutes and 30 seconds.

They had three chances throughout the week to beat their own time.

The goal of the fitness challenges, pre-sented by the high school wellness com-mittee, is to enhance physical fitness for all.

For Heidi Howard, the district’s well-ness coordinator, healthy lifestyle is all-encompassing. “We want to be creative in how we incorporate health and fitness during the school day,” she said.

Doing wall sits doesn’t have to be boring, as these Woodland Park High School students demonstrate. Taking part in the program are, from left, Christian Lyman, Lauren Mitchell, Cole Hughes, Gerald Adkins and Boss Barajas. Photo by Pat Hill

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