CONTACT: Vicki Gomes

Communications Officer (719) 385-5482

News Release Jan. 3, 2014

Citizen Art Gallery Opens at City Hall City Council has dedicated two areas within historic City Hall to exhibit and celebrate citizen

artwork. The first, located on the second floor of City Hall, is a newly designed gallery. The second,

located on the third floor in Council Chambers, is a gallery dedicated for K-12 artwork.

“City Hall belongs to the people of Colorado Springs. It’s only appropriate that we kick-off City

Hall’s 110th anniversary year by celebrating our citizens,” stated Councilwoman Jan Martin.

The first shows in City Hall through the month of January are: “Two Years in Seville” and Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art by Coronado High School.

“Two Years in Seville” is a student-curated show by Colorado College studio art majors Kylie

Anderson and Michael Franceschi which highlights their work as well as other students’ artwork from

the past two years of the Block 8 Advanced Drawing classes held in Seville, Spain.

Additional artists:

• Caitlin Armington, senior, Art Studio and Environmental Integrated major

• Adrian Baker, senior, Art Studio major

• Garrett Benisch, senior, Art Studio major

• Chris Edmonds, senior, Political Science major and Art Studio minor

• Heidi Flores, sophomore, Art Studio and Psychology major

• Anna Forster-Smith, senior, Art Studio major

• Arianna Gentile Polese, senior, Neuroscience major

• Hunter Joerger, senior, Neuroscience major

• Sonora Miller, senior, Art Studio major and English minor

• Erin O’Neill, senior, Art Studio major

• Dominique Saks, senior, Art Studio major

• Hailey Walsh, senior, Art Studio major

“Advanced Drawing in Spain was one of my favorite classes at Colorado College, and curating

this show with Mike was an exciting way to bring everyone’s work together so we could share it with

the community,” stated Anderson.

Advanced Placement Studio Art by Coronado High School art students and curated by Sue

March, chair of the art department, features work that will be included in the students’ portfolios for

review by the College Board for college credits.

“We are very proud to be able to offer as many AP courses at Coronado High School that we

do, and to be able to share the students’ work with the community and City Council,” stated March.

An art reception, open to the public, will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 5:30-7 p.m.

The citizen galleries are located at City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave.

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Contact: Vicki Gomes

Communications Officer (719) 385-5482

News Release April 22, 2014

Councilwoman Nominated for Athena Award Jan Martin, councilwoman and founder of Martin Business Group which specializes in

business training and information systems, has been nominated for the 2014 ATHENA

Leadership Award®.

The award, inspired by the goddess of Greek mythology known for her strength,

courage, wisdom and enlightenment, is presented to an individual for their professional

excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of

professional excellence and leadership skills.

More than 6,500 exemplary leaders in over 500 communities— United States, Bermuda,

Canada, China, Greece, India, Russia, Unite Arab Emirates and United Kingdom—have

received the prestigious ATHENA Award since the program’s inception in 1982.

In addition to serving a second term on Colorado Springs City Council, Martin has

mentored seven Rising Professionals since 2007, helping them understand their role in city

government.

Martin is one of 24 outstanding women selected for this year’s award. The ATHENA

Award recipient will be selected on Wednesday, April 23 at a luncheon held at the Broadmoor.

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CONTACT: Joel Miller, Councilman

District 2 (719) 385-5493

jcmiller@springsgov.com NEWS RELEASE June 19, 2013

Councilman Miller Takes Last Flight

After more than 21 years of military service, Councilman Joel Miller is celebrating his

upcoming July 1 retirement with a final flight in the C-21, a twin turbofan-engine aircraft used for cargo

and passenger airlift. The flight, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, will take place at

Peterson Air Force Base.

Lt. Col. Miller has been a member of the Active Duty Air Force, the Air Force Reserves and the

Colorado Air National Guard, and is a distinguished graduate in Astronautical Engineering from the Air

Force Academy.

After earning his wings, Miller flew the C-5 at Travis Air Force Base in California. While flying

the C-5 around the world, he also attended Georgia Tech, graduating with a master’s in Mechanical

Engineering.

Miller was then assigned to the Air Force Academy where he served as an assistant professor

of Astronautics and flew the UV-18B Twin Otter for the parachute program.

After separating from the Air Force in 2001, he re-qualified as a reservist in the C-5 at Travis

Air Force Base and was later recalled to active duty to rejoin the Academy’s Astronautics Department

and parachute program. Eventually, he transitioned to a reservist position in the Twin Otter with the

Academy’s 70th Flying Training Squadron.

Since October 2006, he has been flying the C-21 for the Colorado Air National Guard 200th

Airlift Squadron out of Peterson Air Force Base.

During his military career, Miller received numerous honors including the:

• Lt. Gen. William H. Turner Award for Air Force Strategic Airlift Aircrew of the Year

• Air Force Academy Outstanding Educator Award – the highest honor bestowed on

Academy instructors

• Company Grade Officer of the Year for the Department of Astronautics

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Press Contact: If you would like to photograph Councilman Miller’s last flight, please call: (719) 330-

9219. Arrangement to enter the base will be made.

CONTACT: Jill Gaebler

Councilwoman, Dist. 5 (719) 385-5483

jgaebler@springsgov.com

News Release April 3, 2014

Councilwoman Joins Garden Build On Saturday, April 5, Councilwoman Jill Gaebler will join Pikes Peak Urban Gardens (PPUG)

for the Harrison Victory Garden Blitz Build Day. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the Harrison Urban

Gardens located at 1060 Harrison Road, Colorado Springs, 80905.

The Harrison Urban Gardens were built in 2011 through a partnership with PPUG, Harrison

School District, LiveWell Colorado Springs and the YMCA. Today, it is a vibrant garden producing

thousands of pounds of fresh produce for more than 30 families.

PPUG’s Victory Garden Blitz Build will expand upon that success by assisting 10 families from

the Harrison School District in building raised backyard vegetable gardens.

For the build each family will be assigned a team of two garden experts to assist them with

planting, caring for and harvesting their gardens. The plants and seeds for the gardens were provided

by a grant from the Colorado Home and Garden Show.

“This is a great community building event that will bring a neighborhood together around urban

gardening, healthier lifestyles and fresh food. I am honored to share this day with these families and

look forward to hearing about their many successes as urban farmers,” said Councilwoman Jill

Gaebler.

For more information about the event, please visit: www.ppugardens.org or contact Larry

Stebbins at larry@ppugardens.org.

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