POSTAL ADDRESS Volume 51 • Issue 27 • pikespeaknewspapers.com • trilakestribune.com July 6, 2016 | 75¢ TRI-LAKES TRIBUNE (USPS 418-960) Voices Nature knows some doctors know, some don’t See Page 4 Sports Gleneagle girl headed to All- American Soap Box Derby Championship See Page 12 Wed 6 Thurs 7 Fri 8 Sat 9 Sun 10 Mon 11 Tue 12 86 86 80 83 84 84 84 58 56 54 56 56 56 56 Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Isolated T Storms Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Life Nepal - The Land of temples … “where earth and heaven meet” See Page 8 Road improvements completed, district winds down By Rob Carrigan [email protected]Retailers in the area of the Baptist Road Inter- change on I-25 will soon be reprogramming their cash registers and customers who look closely at their receipts will notice sales tax collected by those merchants has actually gone down. Effective July 1, 2016 the one-percent Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority (BRRTA) sales tax and use tax will no longer be collected by merchants. BRRTA was established to finance and build the Bap- tist Road Interchange and related critical transporta- tion infrastructure improvements that were needed to serve businesses and residents in one of the fastest growing areas of El Paso County. This change affects only BRRTA sales and use tax collections, no other sales and use tax collections are impacted by this change. “It’s not often that we are able to tell citizens that a tax will no longer be collected because a govern- ment agency has done its job and will now be going out of business,” said Commissioner Chair Dennis Hisey who also serves on the BRRTA Board of Direc- tors. “This project really highlights the community coming together,” said El Paso County Commission- er Darryl Glenn (District 1), whose district included the project area. “You identified a need, we came up with a plan, we executed that plan and now you have a return on investment. That’s the proper use of tax dollars.” CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt recently authorized full reimbursement for the previously agreed upon state share of interchange costs and BRRTA is now in the process of paying off bonds that were issued for its construction. BRRTA will retain sufficient funds after the bonds are paid off to cover legally required reserves and to finish miscellaneous curbs, sidewalks, drainage facilities, signage and similar improvements residents and businesses in the area have requested. “Without the Baptist Road authority, construc- tion of the interchange would have been delayed for years,” said El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker, who currently serves as Chair of the Baptist Road au- thority. “Construction costs would have skyrocketed; traffic congestion would be awful and you wouldn’t see a lot of the economic development that we see now.” The Baptist Road Rural Transportation Author- ity was created in 1999 to improve Baptist Road. In 2006 voters approved boundaries for a collection of a 1% sales and use tax in the area. In 2007 BRRTA issued $21.5 million in revenue bonds for the inter- change and related improvements. In May of 2016 El Paso County celebrated the completion of scheduled improvements to Baptist Road west of the inter- change. By Rob Carrigan [email protected]On Friday, July 30, 12 metal trees, standing 20 feet into the air were installed in the roundabout at Baptist Road and Old Denver Highway. “Aspen Grove” was commis- sioned by Tri-Lakes Views in cooperation with El Paso County, and is the first roundabout on the entire Interstate 25 corridor to include a major work of art, says Betty Konarski of Tri-Lakes Views. Designed and constructed by Denver artist Reven-Marie Swan- son, “Aspen Grove” is a true Tri- Lakes effort, she said. Swanson describes her vision for the sculpture in this way. “The “Aspen Grove” brings to life the interaction of light, wind and color highlighting one of our cherished species of trees. The in See Trees on Page 7 Baptist Road sales tax will no longer be collected Tree sculpture installed in roundabout Pickin On The Divide Local band Grass It Up saws out sweet Blue Grass. See more photos on Page 11. Photo by Rob Carrigan Artist Reven-Marie Swanson, Tim Carr, of Rocky Mountain Memorials, and Robert Mutch, are working on the first of the “Aspen Grove” trees that go up in the roundabout at the intersection of Baptist, Wood Carver and Old Denver Roads, Friday, July 1.
Retailers in the area of the Baptist Road Inter-change on I-25 will soon be reprogramming their cash registers and customers who look closely at their receipts will notice sales tax collected by those merchants has actually gone down.
Effective July 1, 2016 the one-percent Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority (BRRTA) sales tax and use tax will no longer be collected by merchants. BRRTA was established to fi nance and build the Bap-tist Road Interchange and related critical transporta-tion infrastructure improvements that were needed to serve businesses and residents in one of the fastest growing areas of El Paso County. This change affects only BRRTA sales and use tax collections, no other sales and use tax collections are impacted by this change.
“It’s not often that we are able to tell citizens that a tax will no longer be collected because a govern-ment agency has done its job and will now be going out of business,” said Commissioner Chair Dennis Hisey who also serves on the BRRTA Board of Direc-tors.
“This project really highlights the community coming together,” said El Paso County Commission-er Darryl Glenn (District 1), whose district included the project area.
“You identifi ed a need, we came up with a plan, we executed that plan and now you have a return on investment. That’s the proper use of tax dollars.”
CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt recently authorized full reimbursement for the previously agreed upon state share of interchange costs and BRRTA is now in the process of paying off bonds that were issued for its construction. BRRTA will retain suffi cient funds after the bonds are paid off to cover legally required reserves and to fi nish miscellaneous curbs, sidewalks, drainage facilities, signage and similar improvements residents and businesses in the area have requested.
“Without the Baptist Road authority, construc-tion of the interchange would have been delayed for years,” said El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker, who currently serves as Chair of the Baptist Road au-thority. “Construction costs would have skyrocketed; traffi c congestion would be awful and you wouldn’t see a lot of the economic development that we see now.”
The Baptist Road Rural Transportation Author-ity was created in 1999 to improve Baptist Road. In 2006 voters approved boundaries for a collection of a 1% sales and use tax in the area. In 2007 BRRTA issued $21.5 million in revenue bonds for the inter-change and related improvements. In May of 2016 El Paso County celebrated the completion of scheduled improvements to Baptist Road west of the inter-change.
On Friday, July 30, 12 metal trees, standing 20 feet into the air were installed in the roundabout at Baptist Road and Old Denver Highway.
“Aspen Grove” was commis-
sioned by Tri-Lakes Views in cooperation with El Paso County, and is the fi rst roundabout on the entire Interstate 25 corridor to include a major work of art, says Betty Konarski of Tri-Lakes Views.
Designed and constructed by Denver artist Reven-Marie Swan-
son, “Aspen Grove” is a true Tri-Lakes effort, she said.
Swanson describes her vision for the sculpture in this way.
“The “Aspen Grove” brings to life the interaction of light, wind and color highlighting one of our cherished species of trees. The in
See Trees on Page 7
Baptist Road sales tax will no longer be collected
Tree sculpture installed in roundabout
Pickin On The DivideLocal band Grass It Up saws out sweet Blue Grass. See more photos on Page 11.
Photo by Rob Carrigan Artist Reven-Marie Swanson, Tim Carr, of Rocky Mountain Memorials, and Robert Mutch, are working on the fi rst of the “Aspen Grove” trees that go up in the roundabout at the intersection of Baptist, Wood Carver and Old Denver Roads, Friday, July 1.
As Hillary Clinton seeks to become the fi rst woman president of the U.S., Tri-Lakes area resident Barb Broshous recently made history as the fi rst wom-an elected to become president of the Monument Hill Kiwanis club.
“She’s a really good person and a good leader,” said Steve Stephen-son, vice president of public relations for the Monument Hill Kiwanis club. “We’re proud of (her election) and we’re proud of her.”
The Kiwanis club is governed by a three-person leadership team that ro-tates each year: the current president, the former president and the presi-dent-elect.
That way, the current president has the benefi t of the former president’s experience, and the president-elect has a year to learn the ropes before as-suming all of the responsibility.
Starting in October, Broshous will take her place on the board as the pres-ident-elect. And in October 2017, she’ll take over as president.
“It’s exciting,” Broshous said. “It re-ally is.”
Though she will be the club’s fi rst woman president, Broshous won’t be the fi rst president in her family. Her husband, Russ, is a former Kiwanis president.
She and Russ have lived in Colorado for more than 20 years, and their fi ngers have been in many Kiwanis pots: they’ve worked the Fourth of July Parade as marshals, run the Empty Bowl project with Tri-Lakes Cares to provide food to those in need, do-nated dictionaries to local elementary classrooms, and awarded a handful of scholarships each spring to area stu-dents.
And Barb is currently the director of granting for the Monument Hill Foun-dation, an arm of the Kiwanis club through which scholarships and simi-lar grants can be awarded to commu-nity members.
“I think what is amazing is ring-ing the bell from Thanksgiving to Christmas (for the Salvation Army),” Broshous said. “It’s amazing the amount of money we get from our community – people will come out and give you a cup of coffee, they’ll stop and chit chat.
“We got over $40,000 last year, in six week’s time. It’s a great community; they’re very supportive.”
The club provides about 15,000 ser-vice hours to the community per year, Stephenson said.
Public service is a proud tradi-
tion for the club, which was founded 44 years ago as a Sertoma Club be-fore it transitioned to being a Kiwanis chapter about seven years ago. About 35 percent of its members are women.
“And we’ve not had a lady president,” he said. “We’ve had a man president for all those years.”
Don’t expect any sweeping changes when Broshous ascends to the presi-dency.
“I don’t have any lofty goals for the organization, other than keep doing what we do well,” Broshous said. “We take part in and give back to the com-munity.
“There’s a lot of things I still have to learn, but I still have a year to learn those things,” she said.
She does look forward to a few things during her tenure as president – namely, the chance to attend a Kiwanis International convention in Paris, and the opportunity to get more women in-volved in the club and its work.
“There are a lot more men than women (in the club),” she said. “Prob-ably 20 to 25 women out of 135 mem-bers. We’re growing, we’re getting there – and we’re very accepted, for an old guys’ organization.
“In general, (I look forward) to being their fi rst female president, trying to get some of the other girls involved in the organization, and bringing outside women in.”
She’s also excited to look into ways
to expand the club’s impact. “We’re looking at new things to do
and try, and working on that behind the scenes.
“It’s always exciting. I like the chal-lenge. ...There’s so much to learn right now, and I’m so grateful to have that year to learn. There’s so much I’ve learned already.
“It will be fun,” she said.
Blood Drive – Saturday, July 9What: Bonfi ls Blood Center hosts a blood driveWhen: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, July 6 Where: Bloodmobile located at The Promenade Shops atBriargate, 1885 Briargate Parkway, Colorado SpringsInfo: To schedule an appointment, please contact Bonfi ls Appointment Center, 800-365-0006 ext. 2 or visit bonfi ls.org.
Artist Exhibit – Ongoing through JulyWhat: Exhibit of the work of Heidi Jeub, abstract painter, book binder, teaching artist When: Noon-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 31-June 25Where: Tri-Lake Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer LakeInfo: Gallery is free. For details, visit www.palmerlakeartgroup.com
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Concert in Park – Wednesday, July 13What: R-V-Zoo & the Sugar Spun Elephant Band play a free concert in Limbach ParkWhen: 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 13Where: Limbach Park, 2nd and Front Street, MonumentInfo: trilakeschamber.com/concerts-in-the-park
First woman president for Monument Hill Kiwanis
Photo by Avalon A. Manly/The Tribune Barb Broshous has been elected as the fi rst woman president of the local Kiwanis club.
Movie Night – Thursday, July 14What: Free screening of The GooniesWhen: Activities begin at 7 p.m., movie begins at dusk, approximately 8:30 p.m., Thursday, June 30Where: At the Monument Marketplace Clocktower on Jackson Creek Parkway, between Walmart and Home Depot, MonumentInfo: monumentcolorado.org/community-events/movie-nights
Concert in Park – Wednesday, July 6What: Dotsero plays a free concert in Limbach ParkWhen: 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 6Where: Limbach Park, 2nd and Front Street,MonumentInfo: trilakeschamber.com/concerts-in-the-park
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Established in 1979, the Energy Re-source Center gives low income fami-lies energy effi cient houses in 13 coun-ties across the state.
Statistics show that low-income families spend 17-50 percent of their income on utilities, leaving little for other necessities. ERC cuts those costs down by at least 20 percent, and pro-vides a safe and effi cient home for the families.
The Energy Resource Center fi xes the insulation, replaces furnaces, water heaters and refrigerators, and installs long-lasting bulbs and smoke and car-bon monoxide detectors.
Howard Brooks, executive director of the ERC, said that the organization started with the mission of improving the environment.
Brooks explained that 30 years ago, they received a contract with the De-partment of Energy, and the organiza-tion blossomed.
The ERC goes to low-income fami-lies and performs a “full energy audit.” Every area of the home is inspected, and from there workers can replace or fi x anything that is consuming too much energy or is not cost effi cient.
Today, 65 percent of the homes ser-viced belong to senior citizens because they do not realize they are qualifi ed for things, and never have thought to reach out to the community to ask for assistance in their homes.
“We had no resources at all to pay for things that needed to get done around the house,” said 86-year old Nona, who was relieved to learn that she qualifi ed for the free energy-effi ciency and safety improvements provided by Energy Re-source Center. “It’s a big relief – and my children are relieved too.”
“We want our community to know that energy upgrades are within every-one’s reach and free to those living on a limited income,” commented Brooks.
Brooks said the organization was started by the community, and the ef-fort of the local community made the ERC possible.
The ERC is a non-profi t organiza-tion, and receives funding from cam-paigns such as United Way, utility companies, the state, and members of the community who pay to have their house assessed by the ERC.
Brooks explained that the ERC par-ticipates in the Pay-It-Forward initia-tive, which provides homes that do not qualify for the free improvements to hire the ERC to perform a home assess-ment for only $385, and that money goes towards providing low-income families with the services they need.
Homes that do not qualify for free service still receive top-of-the-line ser-vice and specially trained employees of the ERC.
“People just don’t know what they’re getting into,” said Brooks when ex-plaining the main reason that houses are not energy effi cient.
Utility bills are slashed, homes in-crease in value, appliances last lon-ger and quality of life in all seasons is improved. By making homes more ef-fi cient, the community is conserving energy and contributing to a healthy environment.
Brooks said that after the ERC team fi xes the low-income homes, the fami-lies are guaranteed a 1 year warranty on everything the ERC has done.
Since 2000, the ERC has serviced 13,000 homes in 13 counties from Ala-mosa to Denver.
ERC has also been a leader in edu-cating the public about carbon monox-ide poisoning and installs high-grade detectors in every home serviced.
For more information about the or-ganization and an application, visit erc-co.org or call 719-591-0772.
This is a great time to weatherize your home. You’ll save money by pre-paring for winter now and you’ll be more comfortable in the summer.
Energy Resource Center provides energy help for low-income families
Photo Courtesy ERC, Madeleine MelliniEmployees of the Energy Resource Center work hard to make sure that low-income families have proper insulation
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In April 1919, a trip was scheduled to bring a “battle scarred” veteran of World War I from Fort Riley, Kan., to Colorado for the public to see.
This veteran was a tank and the Army was proud to show off its latest weapon: a refinement of giant tanks built for “the war to end all wars.”
The tank was one built by Wippett, a car builder of the day. It would be driven by veterans from Colorado and regular soldiers from Fort Riley.
The machine, when it arrived in Colorado Springs, was christened “Little Zeb” (after Zebulon Pike). Local mechanics went over it, adjusting the
motor for the altitude before giving it a test drive to the top of Pikes Peak.
Unlike the modern, paved road to the summit commonly used by car manufacturers to test-drive new cars, the roads were dirt back then.
And the one up Pikes Peak was still covered with snow in places. They would not even try to get it open until late May! But Little Zeb was pointed uphill and sent up the road.
It was thought that they would need two days to get to the top. The first day going to Glen Cove. If it was really good they might get to the top in one day.
The trip started well. The tank crawled along at about 15 mph. Then they found trees down that had to be cut up or moved.
As a result, the trip took two days to get to Glen Cove. The soldiers, veter-ans and a film crew camped out along
the way. A message at the cove said: Return
to Colorado Springs. This was taking too long.
Later in the summer, another, newer tank arrived. This one had been light-ened and used different style tracks.
The machine chugged right up to the summit, even rolling over a few snow drifts.
The trip took two days, one up, one down. Pictures were taken. Then it was loaded on a train and little more was said.
Today you can buy a postcard on the summit showing the tank.
Whew! Well, that year went by aw-fully quick.
In case you are wondering what calendar I’m operating on, it’s the Tribune Ownership Calendar.
That’s right. It’s been a year since Pikes Peak Newspapers Inc., the im-portant-sounding company my wife and I created, acquired the Tri-Lakes Tribune.
We bought The Tribune on June 26, 2015, from a company in the Denver area and we promised the paper would be intensely local in its news coverage. We also declared that community matters to us and vowed you would see it in our cover-age.
We sent reporters out into the far reaches of the Tri-Lakes region and came back with stories from Palmer Lake, Black Forest, Woodmoor, Gleneagle and, of course, Monument.
We immediately dug into the curi-ous story of the proposed methadone clinic/dispensary and learned some questionable things about the com-pany behind the facility.
We also reported some amazing
things about the people fighting the facility. And we fought, as well, for public documents that revealed the history of the company and its mis-deeds in other states.
Then we stood back and reported the reactions of people across the area to the idea of a methadone facility op-erating seven days a week across the street from a popular park and near schools and churches.
Of course, we all know what hap-pened next. In fact, a year later the story is still playing out. Yes, the zon-ing for the facility was revoked, the company sued and the town settled to get rid of them.
But the difficult process of rewriting the zoning codes is not quite finished.
Don’t worry, though, we’ll keep you posted on every development, just as we have this past year.
We also promised to tell the ex-traordinary stories of the ordinary people who live among us. We’ve tried to do that on our news pages, in our columns as well as on our Life and Sports pages.
Along the way we added regular new voices to our pages, like Dave Betzler writing on issues affecting our senior citizens, and Nancy Bonig shining a spotlight on our vibrant arts community. We even added a Nepal correspondent, Palmer Lake resident Jay Heinlein, whose dispatches from the other side of the planet have helped shrink our world and en-hanced our understanding of other cultures.
We’ve given our school districts — Lewis-Palmer and Academy — a direct connection to the families they serve with monthly columns. And we have reported on important issues facing our schools like privacy concerns, standardized testing, security breach-es and more.
Our pages have shined a spotlight on people organizing for the good of the community, like the Grow Smart Monument folks. And those who give of their weekends collecting trash or kids in our schools painting public murals and much more.
Along the way we redesigned the paper, hopefully making it more visu-ally accessible and attractive.
We’ve made some mistakes along the way. No doubt. And you’ve told us about most of them, as I would hope. We need to know when we’re wrong so we can fix it.
But overall I’m really proud of the work our team has done in this first year. I hope you agree that we’ve done some good stuff and been an asset to the Tri-Lakes region.
I appreciate the warm welcome we received. As always, I encourage emails and calls with suggestions, story tips or criticism. You can even holler if you just want to chat.
And thanks, again, for making The Tribune your local source of news, weather and sports in the Tri-Lakes region.
More than new cars were test-driven up mighty Pikes Peak!
It’s true, time really flies when you are having a blast
Tri Lakes TribuneJuly 8, 1976
Fisherman: Colorado Needs Your Advice: Until July 16 fisherman can provide input to the Division of Wildlife’s regulation making process for 1977 fish-ing season. All suggestions and recommendations will be considered.
Poetry Contest: $1,776 grand prize will be award-ed in the Bicentennial Poetry Contest sponsored by World of Poetry, a monthly newsletter for poets. Contest deadline is July 3.
Monument Municipal Court Date Changed: Town Judge Robert Radosevich stated that a change in court will be to the last Monday of the month at 4 p.m. at Monument Town Hall.
Frontier Boys’ Village Summer Program: Re-medial reading and math class for 24 boys will be held at Frontier Boys’ Village. Nancy Giloon of Perry Park and Joni Pike of Castle Rock are under the supervision of Kathy Merrick, reading specialist at the Village. Nancy and Joni are students at Western State College in Gunnison by Neighborhood Youth Corps for the summer. There are also other courses
including Bachelor Living, a favorite of the boys. The Mechanics class will be rebuilding a Model T which will be auctioned at the next Pennsylvania Dutch Supper and Sale.
Stephen Hunter Fogler Graduates from Pilot Training: Stephen Hunter Fogler, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Fogler or Palmer Lake, graduated from Vance Air Force Base on June 26. He is a 1968 gradu-ate of Lewis Palmer High School. He has been as-signed to Vance Air Force Base, OK, as an instructor pilot in the T-38. This jet is made by Northrup and is
flown by the Thunderbirds.Sports Camps Start July 12: The County Parks
and Recreation will sponsor three camps this sum-mer. Basketball will be a fee of $5.00, gymnastics fee is $10 and football is $6.00. All camps include a t-shirt. Registration will be at the first camp.
Douglas County Republican Women’s Club: The women’s club is holding their annual dinner at the Manor House in Perry Park on July 17th. Mrs. Edwyn Sherwood is president of the club. She advises that state officials and candidate in the upcoming elec-tion have been invited. Tickets are $3.50 per person for a buffet. Cash bar will be at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be used to finance Douglas County Republications headquarters.
Celebration in Larkspur: A celebration to honor the state’s 100th birthday will be held on July 31st in Larkspur. It will be an old fashioned potluck picnic lunch. A call to colors at noon will begin the festivi-ties followed by the picnic lunch. Some local pio-neers will be honored. Bring your own picnic lunch, beverage, table service, chairs and blankets and enjoy the day.
Compiled by Linda Case
40 Years Ago
July 6, 2016 The Tribune 5www.trilakestribune.com
Nature — with all its overwhelming power — knows what we need, and the doctors know nothing. Almost from its very beginning, Palmer Lake, a town initially tied to the very idea of being a health destination, has tested that theory.
“Dr. W. Finley Thompson assumed such a prominent leadership role in Palmer Lake during the 1880s that everyone has regarded him as the founder of the town,” writes Daniel W. Edwards in his book “Dr. William Finley Thompson: Dental Surgeon and Founder of Palmer Lake” that was published in 2008. Thompson was the town’s first mayor and built area land-mark Estamere House (Estemere).
Dr. Thompson himself, in a promo-tional piece published in the summer of 1884, laid it out pretty clearly.
“The healthfulness for the locality of Palmer Lake is fully recognized by all, and the prominent members of the medical faculty have frequently urged the establishment of a summer and health resort at this point...”
Thompson saw the area being developed in the same manner as European sanitariums in the Alps cre-ated for ‘lungers,’ a term often used to describe those suffering from tubercu-losis and asthma.
“It is now conclusively proved
that dry and rarified atmosphere is wonderfully curative, even in cases of tubercular disease. Colorado is full of people who came here in actually dying condition, who now are enjoying even robust health. Asthmatics are es-pecially benefited in this altitude, and sufferers from this most distressing of all maladies have received permanent relief by residence here … The climate of Palmer Lake (Divide) presents with-out question, advantages of very supe-rior character…” according Thompson in the promotional flyer.
Marion Savage Sabin, in her 1957 book, “Palmer Lake: A Historic Nar-rative,” makes a similar observation about Thompson’s intentions.
“Here was the very place for a health resort and vacation commu-nity of luxurious type and not to be out-done by famous spas he ad visited in Europe. Here in ideal combina-tion were scenic beauty, pure bracing
mountain air and warm sunshine, icy springs rich in mineral content, heal-ing pine forests, the seclusion – and at the same time accessibility by rail – which should assure the success of such an undertaking.”
Daniel Edwards notes that, “By May of 1888, he (Dr. Thompson) was actively engaged in making this hap-pen – building a 70-room hotel with attached sanitarium – his last vigorous attempt to develop Palmer Lake.”
Edwards writes that two prominent physicians, experts in the treatment of lung problems, played important roles in that development. Dr. Alfred Tuck-er-Wise, the medical director for the Swiss Hotel Kursaal in Maloja, and Dr. Charles Denison, professor of diseases of the chest and of climatology at the University of Denver, consulted with Thompson regarding the construction and early operation of hotel.
Thompson also brought in his friend, Thomas Gaddes, a dentist as-sociated with Thompson from his time in London, to become the medical superintendent of the sanitarium at the Rocklands.
Interestingly enough, Gaddes be-came the first elected Town Physician for Palmer Lake in March 1889, the same year he also obtained his M.D. from the Denver College of Medicine. Later in life, he also received patents for a number of inventions produced in England -- among them a wave mill which generated electricity from ocean waves, an automatic egg boiler, a window sash fastener, and a strainer that worked with a tea or coffee pot.
The dentist/physician combination was fairly common at that time, and in fact, Dr. Thompson, M.D., received his license to practice medicine on April 1,
1890, from the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners.
“Finley’s hopes for a sanitarium at Palmer Lake were dashed by several factors,” writes Daniel Edwards. “First, not enough money was raised to implement his plan for a main sani-tarium building with detached cottage and grounds. Then, Dr. Charles Deni-son apparently abandoned his support for Finley’s project.”
Two new sanitariums in Colorado Springs (Bellevue and Albert Glockner) apparently didn’t help matters either.
By late summer of 1890, the fi-nancial burden of the Rocklands and other ventures compelled Thompson to leave town, basically skipping out owing a lot of people a lot of money. The hotel was never wildly successful and was eventually destroyed by fire in 1920.
Thompson’s personal residence, Estamere, lives on of course, and is considered the ‘crown jewel’ of Palmer Lake, as does the town plat recorded in November of 1883, by Dr. Thompson and Dr. William A. Bell.
Bell was a Manitou Springs physi-cian, director and financial recruiter for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and developer of Briarhurst Manor, his personal residence.
Bell’s Monument Farms organiza-tion began buying property in the Palmer Lake area as early as 1870 and had amassed nearly 3,000 acres by the time Thompson showed on the scene. Bell, and his organization, actually re-alized a healthy profit from land sales in the area later.
Just what the doctor ordered. Per-haps there is a distinction between what various doctors know, and don’t know?
Just when I thought I’d heard it all, I find the website “What’s in my head” and read this entry:
“Hi my name is Glenna and I have a ChapStick addiction.”
“I don’t know how it started, exactly, but lately I just can’t stand to not have any on. I constantly put it on and now keep a stick by the bed, in the truck and in my purse. I’m starting to get worried.”
Thinking this was a put-on, I googled “ChapStick addiction” and was rewarded with 351,000 hits. There’s actually a site called “Lip Balm Anonymous” complete with tales of people with a “Monkey on their Lips.”
Addictive behavior is a fascinating and potentially tragic personality trait. Wikipedia defines “addiction” as “an obsession, compulsion or excessive physical dependence or psychological dependence such as: drug addiction, alcoholism, crime, compulsive over-eating, problem gambling, computer addiction, etc.”
In medical terminology, addiction is a state in which the body relies on a
substance for normal functioning and develops a physical dependence – as in a drug addiction. When the drug or substance is removed, it causes with-drawal symptoms.
The common usage of the term addiction, however, has spread to in-clude psychological dependence and compulsive behavior – like constantly applying ChapStick to your lips.
The website Addition List claims the top 10 addictions are coffee, gambling, anger, food and the internet, closely followed by sex, alcoholism, drugs, nicotine and work.
The term addictive personality has been used to refer to a recurrent pat-tern observed in many alcoholics and
other substance abusers consisting of impulsivity, immaturity, poor frustra-tion tolerance, anxiety and depression.
A study done by the National Acad-emy of Sciences concluded that there is no single set of psychological char-acteristics that embrace all addictions. Researchers, however, did find some common traits.
The study listed the “significant per-sonality factors” contributing to addic-tion as impulsive behavior, difficulty in delaying gratification, anti-social personality and a disposition toward sensation seeking. The addicts studied also exhibited a high level of non-con-formity and a weak commitment to achieving goals valued by society.
Other personality traits were a sense of social alienation, a general tolerance for deviance and a sense of heightened stress. The latter may explain why adolescence and other stressful transition periods are often associated with the most severe drug and alcohol problems.
How can you tell if someone has an addictive disorder? Some common
characteristics and behaviors include making impulsive choices, constantly seeking excitement and new sensa-tions, expressing feelings of alienation from mainstream society, valuing non-conformist behavior and lacking patience.
Not every addict has a personality disorder and not every person with a personality disorder has an addic-tion. However, borderline personality disorder and anti-social personality disorder do seem to have a connection to addiction.
If you suspect that you or a loved one has an addictive disorder, the place to start is with your family physi-cian.
And, if you’re concerned you may be addicted to ChapStick, google “ChapStick Addiction Quiz” and take the 15 question quiz.Cord Prettyman is a certified Master Personal Trainer and owner of Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Rehab Studio in Woodland Park. He can be reached at 687-7437, at [email protected] or at cordprettyman.com.
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A proposal to hang military ban-ners in Monument and Palmer Lake approved in January has gotten off to a slow start, but organizers think demand will improve once a few are erected around town.
To date, just six of the banners, each 18-by-36 inches, have been ordered. Each will feature the veteran’s picture, name and years of service.
“I think it’s a great way to honor our veterans, because our veterans today, especially in the Vietnam area, were just shoved under the rug, no one wanted to talk about that,” Jim Bergeron, a re-tired Air Force veteran of 28 years, said.
Bergeron had hoped to hang the fi rst banners by Memorial Day. But he is waiting until he has orders for at least 10 before having them made. The cost of each banner drops from $125 to $100 when 10 or more are ordered.
“I’m sure once the fi rst few are up there, people are going to say, ‘Wow that’s great. How do we get one of those up?’” Bergeron said.
Bergeron said he is going to order one for his son and his wife will order a banner for her dad.
Dan Beatty, commander of the American Legion Tri-Lakes Post 9-11, said if not enough banners are ordered, he’s going to order one for his father, who served in the Korean War from 1951-53.
Once ordered, the banners in Monu-ment will hang on 19 poles located on 2nd Street and four poles on 3rd Street, according to Bergeron. The banners
will hang on one side of the pole and be placed on the poles by the town of Monument.
In Palmer Lake, seven poles are avail-able for the military banners across from the Depot Restaurant. Palmer Lake will allow two banners per pole.
Bergeron said if the demand in-creases, he will look into fi nding more poles for banners.
“If we get enough requests, we could ask, especially in Palmer Lake, some of the restaurants, like O’Malleys, if they would put (a banner) in front of their place. We want in the roadway so it can be seen,” Bergeron said.
One veteran who will be featured on the banner is former Master Sgt. William H. Crawford, who is the only Medal of Honor winner in the Tri-Lakes
region and has a highway named after him.
Crawford, who is 98 years old, was a P-47 and P-51 pilot in World War II. The Germans shot his plane down and cap-tured him. In 1945, his father received the Medal of Honor in his name, but Crawford was rescued from the Ger-mans and returned.
The Knights of Columbus purchased the banner in his honor and voted to pay $200.
Two other American Legion mem-bers also ordered banners.
Beatty said they want to recognize the service of the people that live in the area that have served the nation.
“I think the biggest impact will be that folks will now be able to see, ‘Hey there’s old Billy Bob. I didn’t know he served in the military,’” Beatty said.
Bergeron got the idea after visiting Kingston, N.Y., where there are now 309 banners hanging.
William Forte, a Kingston resident who organized the banner program there, said it took about three months for the banner orders to kick off, but when people saw the banners he re-ceived 20 to 30 orders a week.
In Kingston, the banners fl y year round. Bergeron said he hopes to hang the banners from Memorial Day to Vet-erans Day. They need to come down because Monument uses the poles to decorate for the holidays.
Orders can be made to the Depot Restaurant and Lounge and Bergeron year-round. People interested in ordering a banner can contact the American Legion Tri-Lakes Post 9-11 at 481-8668.
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Courtesy PhotosJim Bergeron is planning on hanging military banners, like these that hang in Kingston, NY, on poles in Monument and Palmer Lake.
With large fi res causing evacuations and structure losses over the past few weeks in northwest Colorado and around the West, the Colorado State Forest Ser-vice (CSFS) wants to remind homeowners living in the wildland-urban interface to prepare for wildfi res before they arrive.
While there is no guarantee fi refi ghters will be able to save a home from a wildfi re, the odds in-crease if landowners create defensible space, says Kristin Garrison, CSFS fi re and fuels management specialist.
Defensible space is the area around homes or oth-er structures that has been modifi ed to reduce fi re hazard. Addressing defensible space not only reduc-es the risk of home loss, but also improves safety for residents if they have to evacuate and for emergency crews responding to a wildfi re.
“Fire mitigation efforts are more effective when homeowners work together to reduce hazardous fuels around homes and throughout communities,” Garrison said.
The CSFS offers numerous resources to help private landowners create defensible space, with
recommendations including:• Remove all fl ammable vegetation within at least 15 feet of any part of a home or other structure, including decks.• Reduce the density of standing trees within 100- 200 feet of all structures.• Prune off tree branches to a height of at least 10 feet from the ground.• Keep grasses and weeds surrounding the home mowed to a height of less than six inches.• Stack fi rewood and locate propane tanks at least 30 feet from and uphill of structures.• Clear pine needles and leaves from gutters and decks, and trim overhanging branches.
CSFS online resources include free publications about defensible space, FireWise design and con-struction, Community Wildfi re Protection Plans and the Firewise Communities/USA® program.
For comprehensive guidance on protecting homes and communities from wildfi re, visit www.csfs.colostate.edu/wildfi re-mitigation or call a local CSFS dis-trict offi ce.
Prepare for fi re before arrival to increase odds
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Continued from Page 1 tent is to draw upon the powerful images provided by the backdrop of Pike’s Peak, Rampart Range and rolling grassland. The sculptures, fabricated in pol-ished stainless steel, stand upright as an observation of nature.. Each tree is made up of a collection of two-part color coated cups (leaves) that lightly bounce with kinetic motion. Each tree stands col-lectively as a symbol of the various communities and neighborhoods comprising the Tri-Lakes area. The installation becomes a grove of Aspen trees, demon-strating the history of these communities’ collective culture.”
Dedication of “Aspen Grove” will take place on Friday, July 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Baptist Road Trailhead of the New Regional Santa Fe Trail. Spon-sors and guests will have an opportunity to meet the artist and sponsors will be photographed with their “tree”.
The 12 individuals or organizations who each paid $3500 to sponsor a tree include: Bob and Elly Hostetler in memory of her father Bob Wiley; Carolyn S. Hodges in loving memory of my husband, Bill; Catherine Green-Sinnard and Kirk Sinnard in memory of their mothers Barbara Summers Green and Shirley Mae Sinnard ;John Dworak, Jr.
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Nepal - The Land of temples … “where earth and heaven meet”Editor’s note: This is another in a series of columns about Palmer Lake resident Jay Heinlein’s work and adventures in Nepal. Heinlein went there with Five-14Nepal, which combines trekking ad-ventures with humanitarian projects in the earthquake-stricken country.
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Recently, a computer meltdown prompted me to call for tech support. I was enjoying another morning in Nepal, but it was late at night at the IT support center in Phoenix where I was calling.
I said, “Good morning!” and the young technician in Phoenix respond-ed, “Morning? Where are you calling from?”
“Nepal,” I answered. “Greetings from the future!”
Then she asked, “Where is that ex-actly? Nepal? I’ve heard of it . . . about the earthquakes and all. You’re, like . . . on the other side of the world, aren’t you?”
It occurred to me, after the in-terchange, that this sleepy tech was not alone in wondering where I’ve been these last 9 months, or what the culture of Nepal is actually like, other than being some remote location “over there,” that has some really tall moun-tains and bad earthquakes.
There is much more to know about Nepal and its rich culture and heritage.
Nepal is a small country in Asia, the “Far East,” bordered by huge
neighbors, China to the north and surrounded by India to the south, east and west.
Nepal’s diverse geography includes not only the towering Himalayan peaks and forests, but also, lush jungles in the southern regions.
One of things Nepali visitors, like myself, quickly observe is the seamless blend of social customs, culture, of-ficial civil festivals with religion and re-ligious practices, all being interwoven into the daily life of Nepalese society.
“Namaste” is the Nepali’s everyday greeting. It shows honor to a deeply spiritual significance and reflects the belief that the life in each person comes from the same divine source.
The largest religious groups in Nepal are Hindu and Buddhist. Their colorful and festive traditional celebra-tions, along with native Newars, have been practiced for more than 2,000 years.
The history of the festival partici-pants includes a royally mandated so-
cial caste system, serving in unique and significant customary roles as priests, artisans, craftsmen, story-tellers, food servers, danc-ers and musicians.
Visiting Nepal’s richly unique heritage sites and the countries many temples, while working in Nepal, has been a spec-tacular learning adventure for me.
The “land of temples” is host to the Durbar Squares (originally royal palaces) of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur.
The Kathmandu Durbar is also home to Kumari Devi, Living Goddess; the Buddhist stupas – sacred, mounded structures con-taining relics – of Sway-ambhu (oldest Buddhist
stupa in the Kathmandu valley) and Boudhanath (most holy Buddhist site beyond Lhasa-Tibet);
and the Hindu temples of Pashupati (regarded as the most sacred temple of the Hindu Lord Shiva in the world) and Changu Narayan (the oldest Vish-nu temple in Nepal, and about dates back about 3,000 years ago).
I have also traveled the green and pastoral area of Lumbini, the birthplace of Siddhārtha Gautama or Buddha. But I was not able to visit and view the actual memorial stupa. It’s on the list.
The most memorable of my own cultural site experiences was chanting and drumming with Bud-dhist monks at a monas-tery near the World Peace Stupa, above Pokhara and Fewa Lake. The vibe was joyously peaceful and deeply mean-ingful. The view not to be missed.
Jay Heinlein is a lifelong writer, a publishing professional for over 25 years and principal of Heinlein Publishing Services. Reach him at [email protected].
Photos by Jay Heinlein / Special to The TribuneHeinlein at Buddha Park, Golden Buddhas undergoing restoration at Swayambhunath.
GUESTCOLUMNISTJay Heinlein
Collins, 77, started herprofessional career in 1959
Judy Collins, the iconic singer, songwriter, musi-
cian and actress, will perform at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts on Sept. 15.
“This is just a real miracle,’ said TLCA executive di-rector Michael Maddox. “This will be Judy’s first time here and we can’t wait.
“I just know she’s going to put on a great show.”Collins, 77, has been performing since 1959 and
his one of the best known folk and pop singers of her generation. She has more than 50 albums to her credit and several Grammy Award nominations. She is in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Among her most notable hits are “Send in the Clowns,” “Both Sides Now,” “Amazing Grace” and “Cook with Honey.” Her 1975 song “Send in the Clowns, a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards.
Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album “Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Col-lins.”
“Judy is a giant in the music industry,” Maddox said. “To have her come to Palmer Lake will be real treat.”
Collins was known as much for her social activism as she was for her music during the turbulent 1960s. She remains a social activist, representing UNICEF and numerous other causes.
In 2015, Collins released her first studio album in four years, “Strangers Again.” She invited a cast of icons and young talents to sing with her on this fresh collection, from Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne and Jeff Bridges to Glen Hansard, Ari Hest and Bhi Bhi-man.
In 2012 she released the CD/DVD “Judy Collins Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art” which aired on PBS. The special television program was nominat-ed for a New York Emmy and won a Bronze Medal at the 2013 New York Festival International Television &
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Happy priest at the ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan.
Heinlein spins the prayer wheels at Swayambhunath.
Judy Collins to perform at TLCA in September
Courtesy PhotoFamed singer Judy Collins will perform at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts on Sept. 15.
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Concerts In The Park
Steve and Joan Powers, along with Mab (pink collar), Polo and Cincy enjoy evening music, trains, and weather in Lim-bach Park during the free concert.
Left: Israel Flemming, who is nearly a year old, seems skepti-cal about which pan hides the prize. Kiley Drozdzik, nearly two years old, and Abigail Flemming, now two and half, all under one tent and in the supervision of Wendy Flemming, camp out in the park during the concert Wednesday night, June 29.
Right: Hammerstadt fills the Monument park air waves with old favorites and orig-inal music.
Photos by Rob CarriganConcert crowds could be found almost everywhere in the downtown venue.
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The Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts has a power packed summer music series that includes the likes of legend-ary contemporary Christian recording artist Chuck Girard (Aug. 26), Bethany Yarrow, daughter of Peter Yarrow, & Ru-fus Cappadocia, a world renowned cel-list (Aug. 6), and Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines (July 23).
Girard, 72, who fi rst gained fame in the early 1960s a pop singer with groups like The Castells and The Hondells, later became one of the most successful fa-mous contemporary Christian record-ing artists in history. He was the leader of Love Song and later a solo artist.
“To have Chuck Girard come to the TLCA is a huge,” said TLCA executive di-rector Michael Maddox. “He is a legend in the Christian music world. I’ve been working to get him for quite a while and now that we have him booked I can hardly wait until he performs for the Tri-Lakes area.”
Girard, who lives in Nashville, said he is looking forward to playing at the TLCA.
“I love these types of venues,” Girard said. “I love the idea of playing to the secular community as well as the Chris-tian community.”
Girard is a singer, songwriter, record-ing artist, and worship leader, is one of the pioneers of contemporary Chris-tian Music. Girard began playing music at an early age. In his teens, he formed a group called The Castells, which had two Top 40 hits, “Sacred” and “So This Is Love.” They also released the song “I Do”, which was produced by Brian Wil-son of the Beach Boys.
It was during the 1960s that Girard shared the stage with stars such as Roy Orbison, Jan and Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby Vee, Jackie Wilson, Brenda Lee and others. That led to a successful career as a studio singer and musician which included singing the lead vocals on The Hondells fi rst two albums and their biggest hit, “Little Honda.”
Girard has toured the United States, Europe, Australia, Indonesia, Africa, Mexico, Canada, and most recently, the Middle East. He has played all over Colorado.
“Tickets for Girard’s TLCA show are
$16 for members and $20 for non-members. Day of show tickets are $20 and $24.
Bethany Yarrow (daughter of Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, & Mary fame) & Rufus Cappadocia are a cello and voice duo that weave a tapestry of sound as they slide between, groove, sweet melo-dies, deep prayer, and roots music from around the world.
“They put on a captivating show,” Maddox said of Yarrow and Cappado-cia. “It will be unlike any show we’ve ever had here.”
Bethany Yarrow absorbed a huge amount of traditional American folk music, blues and spirituals in her early childhood which permanently rooted her in the voices of her ancestors. Rufus Cappadocia is renowned for his cross cultural collaborations, taking the cel-lo into previously unexplored realms. Cappadocia has collaborated with a wide spectrum of world music artists.
Advanced tickets for their TLCA show are $24 and $28. Day of show tick-ets are $26 and $30.
Terri Hendrix is a pioneering inde-pendent Texas songwriter who spins sorrow into joy and wrings wisdom from the blues with a poetic grace and engaging melodic fl air that has en-deared her to three generations of loyal fans around the globe. Recently recog-nized by “Acoustic Guitar” Magazine as one of “Texas’ 20 essential singer-songwriters,” Hendrix has dodged mu-sical pigeonholes her entire career by weaving folk, pop, country, blues and swinging jazz into an eclectic style all her own.
Lloyd Maines won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2003 as producer of the Dixie Chicks’ al-bum, “Home.” As the father of Natalie Maines, lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, he was instrumental in bringing the current lineup of bandmates together in 1995, which jump-started their sud-den popularity and change in sound.
Maddox said he and his wife debi fi rst saw the duo in Ft. Worth a couple of years ago.
“They were spectacular,” he said. “People are going to be blown away.”
Maines, arguably best known as a pedal steel player, is a multi-instru-mentalist who has also performed and/or recorded playing dobro, electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, lap steel gui-tar, banjo and bell tree. He toured and recorded as a member of the Joe Ely
Band and has also played with Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Golden Bear, among others.
Advanced tickets for Hendrix and Maines TLCA shows are $20 and $22. Day of show is $22 and $24.
For more information call 719-481-0475 or go to www.trilakes arts.org.
Chuck Girard who gained fame in the 1960s as a secu-lar music recording artist and was one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music, will play an Aug. 26 concert at the TLCA
TLCA summer music series has a variety of fl avor
Bethany Yarrow and Rufus Cappadocia will perform at the TLCA on Aug. 6.
Courtesy photosTerri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines will play their unique blend of music during a July 23 concert at the TLCA.
Continued from Page 8Film Awards. Based on its success, in 2014 she fi lmed another spectacular show in Ireland at Dromoland Castle. “Live in Ireland” was released in 2014. That program also won a Bronze Medal at the 2014 New York Festival International Television & Film Awards and the program will broadcast on PBS in 2014 and 2015.
Collins has also authored several books, includ-ing the powerful and inspiring “Sanity Grace.” She also released her memoir “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music,” which recalled her turbulent child-hood, extraordinary rise to fame, her romance with Stephen
Stills, her epic victories over depression and alco-holism, and her redemption through embracing a healthy and stable lifestyle.
Advance tickets for her TLCA show are $65 for members, $70 for non-members. Day of show tickets are $70 and $75. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show scheduled for 7 p.m. For more infor-mation call 719-481-0475 or visit www.trilakes arts.org.
The TLCA is located at 304 Hwy. 105, Palmer Lake.
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Pickin’ On The Divide
Photos By Rob CarriganA sizable crowd enjoyed the sights and sounds at Pickin’ on the Divide at Church at Woodmoor.
Fiddle contestant Elie Bertman, 10, is bookended by American Milking Devon Oxen David and Dandridge, and handler Dulces Granados at Pickin’ on the Divide Saturday at Church at Woodmoor.
Above and below: Local band Grass It Up saws out sweet Blue Grass at Pickin’ on the Divide Saturday afternoon.
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Jayleen Ingram will compete in Akron, Ohio, for a third time Jayleen Ingram may not have a
driver’s license, but the Discovery Canyon Campus sixth grader still has a need for speed.
Ingram is headed to the All-Ameri-can Soap Box Derby World Champion-ship in Akron, Ohio, next week where she will go head-to-head against many of the world’s best drivers in her sport. The 12-year-old will com-pete in the Masters Division in her jazzy car that has the phrase “Wel-come to your fastest nightmare” painted on the side.
“It’s a fun experience, sometimes you make friends and I like the joy of racing,” Ingram told me last week.
This is third consecutive year Ingram is headed to Akron, which has been home to the World Cham-pionship since its inception in 1933. She is a three-time champion in the Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby – which takes place each June in downtown Colorado Springs – in three different divisions.
The Pikes Peak event, by the way, is sponsored but the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club and Gleneagle Sertoma Club, as well as other Tri-Lakes area businesses and organizations. Ingram was one of 32 drivers who competed in this year’s Pikes Peak event.
Ingram also advanced to Akron in 2014 in Stock and last year in Super Stock.
Ingram is one of the most impres-sive young people I have met in some time. You can thank her support sys-tem for that. Her grandfather, Dennis Daugherty is her crew chief, while her Uncle Dennis (Dennis Daugherty’s son) sets the car up to perform at maximum capacity, and is also Jay-leen’s navigator.
“Our goal is to give (Jayleen) a vehicle to be competitive,” Jayleen’s
grandfather said. “But after that she has to drive it. She has to be able to drive straight.”
Soap Box Derby cars come from kits that are purchased from the All-Amer-ican Soap Box Derby folks in Akron. The car bodies are fiberglass and cost about $600. Everything else a driver adds to the car is extra.
“We teach the children to follow the rules and use tools,” Jayleen’s grandfa-ther said.
A Masters car can have a maximum weight of 255 pounds. In Jayleen’s case, she weighs 110 pounds, while her car weighs 60 pounds. Another 85 pounds in weights are strategically placed in the front and rear of the car.
“What we’re trying to do is equal the weight on all four wheels so that the car is completely balanced,” Jayleen’s uncle said. “We want to be as even as we can be from front to back, and the next thing we want to do is check left to right and make sure basi-cally we are at zero.”
Dozens of young drivers put their cars to the test each year during the Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby, but Jay-leen has remained at the top of her game because she has a superior car, is fearless and is a skilled driver. She
routinely exceeds 30 mph.Jayleen is the queen of Pikes Peak
Derby competitors. At this year’s race she also won Masters Fastest Heat and Masters Best Car Appearance. She designs her own cars with her own artwork.
“I love Tim Burton so I thought it would be cool to put his type of artwork on my car,” Ingram said of the dark, gothic and quirky fantasy film maker.
Jayleen is one of four cousins in her family that have competed in Akron. Her grandfather and uncle also helped build and design the other cars.
“It would be nice if more kids knew about this because it’s sort of a once in a lifetime thing to do,” Jayleen said. “At some point you get too old for this and you can’t do it anymore.”
Akron Soap Box Derby officials picked up Jayleen’s car from her Gle-neagle home on June 30 and shipped it to the national headquarters in Ohio. Jayleen and her family will drive to Akron July 9 and arrive in time for the week-long festivities that begin on the 10th. The finals are scheduled for July 16.
Palmer Ridge High School in May, but the postseason honors keep coming for the track and field star.
Most recently, Ojennes was named the Colorado boys track athlete of the year by Gatorade.
Ojennes won the 200 and 400 meter races at the Class 4A state meet at Jef-ferson County Stadium in Lakewood in May. He also anchored Palmer Ridge’s 4x400 meter relay squad that won a state title. He placed fifth in the 100 meters.
“Caleb had more love for the sport than any other athlete I have ever coached or been around,” said former Palmer Ridge coach Kelly Christensen,
who took a position at Niwot after the season. “He was a student of the game and always found a way to deliver elite results every time it was needed.
“Caleb will be missed by the school, his teammates and the coaching staff. Without his passion and desire to suc-ceed, the Palmer Ridge track team
would not have won the back-to-back state team titles that we did in 2014 and 2015.”
Ojennes, who will report to the Uni-versity of Indiana this month to begin training and getting acclimated to the campus, was also named the 4A boys track athlete of the year by the Colo-rado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) as part of the all-state teams. He was also the CHSAA 4A athlete of the year in 2015.
Ojennes is the first boys track athlete to be honored by Gatorade.
He had a 3.46 GPA in the classroom. Ojennes also volunteered as a youth track instructor, and also at the Marian House Soup Kitchen for underprivi-leged families during the holidays.
Ojennes is the third Tri-Lakes area athlete to be honored by Gatorade. In 2012, Lewis-Palmer’s Josh Scott was the boys’ basketball player of the year, and in 2014 L-P volleyball player Al-exa Smith was her sport’s athlete of the year.
Ojennes named Gatorade boys track athlete of the year
File photo Recent Palmer Ridge High School graduate Caleb Ojennes was named the Colorado Gato-rade boys’ track athlete of the year.
Gleneagle girl headed to All-American Soap Box Derby Championship
Photo by Danny SummersDiscovery Canyon Campus sixth grader Jayleen Ingram, third from left, will compete in the All American Soap Box Derby National Champi-onship July 16 in Akron, Ohio. Jayleen’s car, on her left, was constructed in her grandfather’s garage in Gleneagle. Also pictured, from left to right, are Jayleen’s support team; grandmother Sue Daugherty, grandfather Dennis Daugherty, mother Diane Fallier, stepfather Jason Fallier, and uncle Dennis Daugherty.
Photo courtesy of Dennis DaughertyJayleen Daugherty gets set to race in the Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby.
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Former Lewis-Palmer HS star Justin Smith played three years
Justin Smith, a starter on Lewis-Palmer High School’s back-to-back Class 4A state championship basket-ball teams of 2012-13, will be play-ing for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs this winter.
“It was a good experience in Idaho, but I really wanted to be closer to my family and closer to my sister (Alexa),” Smith said. “I also knew that I wanted to live in this area after graduation, so it made sense for me to come back here now.”
Alexa Smith was an all-American volleyball player for L-P and spent her fi rst collegiate season at Purdue. She transferred to CU last winter and will play for the Buffaloes next season.
Justin Smith, 21, transferred from Idaho State in April after three years with the Bengals. He played in 26 games (one start) as a true freshman for Idaho State, averaging 1.8 points in 1.2 rebounds in limited action. He redshirted as a sophomore, then came back last winter, where he appeared in 21 games (starting fi ve) while averaging 7.6 minutes and 1.6 points.
“We are absolutely thrilled to bring a young man of Justin’s caliber back home to Colorado,” said UCCS coach
Jeff Culver. “He exemplifi es all that we look for with our student-athletes at UCCS – excellence in the classroom, the community, and on the court.”
The Bengals fi nished fourth in the Big Sky Conference regular season last winter. Smith was a member of the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team and was active in community service activities with the club.
The 6-foot-5 Smith joins a UCCS team that qualifi ed for its third consec-utive Rocky Mountain Athletic Confer-ence Tournament and won at least 15 games for the fi fth time in program his-tory last winter. Smith has two years of college eligibility remaining.
Smith, who has an impressive vertical leap of 37 ½ inches, said he will likely be used as a combina-tion guard-forward by the Mountain Lions.
“I’ll be in a lot of situations when I’m trailing and some pick and pop situa-tions,” he said. I can shoot the three or go inside.
“I just want to come in and work hard and get to know the guys and the coaching staff.”
Culver said he has had his eye on Smith for a long time.
“We recruited Justin in high school, and when he contacted us after the re-lease was granted were ecstatic,” Cul-ver said. “We can plug him right in. He’s a state champion who is coming home and I know the guys are excited to have him join the team.”
Smith is playing in a Pro-Am league
in Denver twice a week during the summer.
Smith attended The Classical Acad-emy through his eighth grade year be-fore transferring to Lewis-Palmer. He was a four-year member of the varsity team. As a senior, he scored 26 points in the state semifi nals victory, received the Colorado Full Court Press Award as one of the 20 top seniors, and played in the Colorado All-State Basketball Game.
As a junior, Smith scored the game-winning shot in the state champion-ship game in his junior season and was a member of the 4A State All-Tourna-ment Team that year.
Smith was a two-time state All-Ac-ademic student-athlete and All-Pikes Peak Athletic Conference selection. He averaged 12.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 assists during his high school career.
In high school, Smith was nomi-nated for the Colorado Springs Rotary Champions Award and was a state qualifi er in DECA. He was named the school’s Ranger of the Year for charac-ter and achievement. Smith was also active in Key Club, the Principal’s Stu-dent Board and National Honor Soci-ety. He also volunteered at the Marion House Soup Kitchen and Tri-Lakes Cares Empty Bowl Dinner.
After transfering, Smith ready to play hoops for UCCS
Photo courtesy of Idaho State AthleticsJustin Smith played for the Idaho State basketball team from 2013 through 2016.
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True Direction from God’s WordWorship Service at 9:30 a.m.
Lewis Palmer High SchoolHigby Road & Jackson Creek Parkway
www.northword.org 481-0141
Maranatha Bible FellowshipA Home Church Spirtual Growth
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Monument Hill Church, SBC
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www.monumenthillchurch.orgSunday: Bible Classes 9:15amWorship Service 10:30am
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Preaching for the Glory of GodGod-centered, Christ-exalting
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Service TimeSWoodmoor Campus
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Faces to FollowJonathan Scott,basketballOtero Junior College
Scott, who gradu-ated from Lewis-Palmer High School in May, has committed to play basketball for Otero Junior College in La Junta. Scott was
a three-year starter for Lewis-Palmer and four-year member of the varsity team. As a freshman he helped the Rangers win the Class 4A state basketball champion-ship in 2013. Scott led the Rangers in scoring in each of the last three seasons, including a mark of 17.7 per game his senior year. Scott, a 6-foot-3 guard, is the fourth of five Scott brothers, and the third to play college basketball.
Brendan O’Connorbasketball coachOtero Junior College
O’Connor, a 2003 graduate of Lewis-Palmer High School, was recently named the head men’s basketball coach at Otero Junior College.
O’Connor was an assistant for the rattlers for nine seasons, where he was respon-sible for player development, strength/conditioning, monitoring student-athlete academic progress, planning travel ar-rangements, overseeing budget costs, recruiting, film exchange, and scouting. While at L-P, O’Connor competed in football and basketball. As starting point guard, O’Connor led Lewis-Palmer to a 49-2 record during his junior and senior seasons.
Ty BarkellbaseballOrem Owlz
Barkell, a 2011 Palmer Ridge High School graduate, was recently assigned to the Orem Owlz. The Owlz are the Pioneer League affiliate of the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Barkell, who signed a free agent contract with the Angels in 2014, has been converted to a pitcher after spending his entire high school and college career as a first baseman. He has pitched in one game this season for the Owlz, allowing two hits and one run in one inning. Barkell played collegiately for the University of South Carolina Aiken. As a senior in high school, Barkell batted .553 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs to lead the Bears to the Class 4A state tournament Final Four. Barkell lives in Denver during the offseason.
Brandon BuckmanbaseballLives in Omaha
Buckman, a 2002 Lewis-Palmer High School graduate and former professional baseball player, lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and works as a
structural engineer. Buckman had the best collegiate and professional career of any Tri-Lakes area athlete. He was not drafted out of high school, but went on to a stellar career at the University of Nebraska. He was selected by the St, Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 2006 draft after being named first-team all-Big 12 and first-team all-Academic American. He played four seasons in the Cardinals organization as a first baseman, reaching as high as Double-A. He had a lifetime minor league batting average of .286 with 36 home runs. He walloped 19 homers in 2007 between Quad Cities and Palm Beach.
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July 10, July 17Sermon series First Christian Church’s senior pas-
tor Chuck Blaisdell will present a sermon series “I’m not sure about a God who …” in June and July at 16 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs. Sermons are pre-sented at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday worship services July 10, Seems to Treat Some People as Second Class; July 17, Would Damn People for Not Believing; July 24, Causes Bad Things to Happen to Good People; and July 31, Seems So Self-Absorbed and Demand-ing. Go to www.firstchristiancos.org
July 11-15Performing arts First Christian Church hosts a
summer camp for kids who want to sing, act, and make art, all while learning about the love of Jesus. The week-long camp will culminate in a Friday evening performance of “It’s Cool in the Furnace,” a musical by Buryl Red and Grace Hawthorne. It’s “Cool in the Furnace” is a fun story about Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abedne-go. Kids will attend musical and drama rehearsals, help to create the sets for the show, and spend time learning about and discussing the story that is the focus of the musical. Camp dates are Monday to Fri-day, July 11-15; hours are 9 a.m. noon each day, with a 6:30 p.m. performance on Friday, July 15. All activi-ties take place at First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte
Ave., Colorado Springs. Cost is $10 per child, or $25 for families with multiple children. For information, or to register, contact music director Kim Schultz at [email protected] or 719-633-8888. Registra-tion deadline is June 27.
July 12-14Football camp The 11th annual Pro Football
Camp at Vista Ridge High School, 6888 Black Forest Road, is offered from Tuesday, July 12, to Thursday, July 14. The NFL athletes teach football skills and share their stories of overcoming adversity. Scholar-ships are available for needy children of deployed servicemen and women. Discounts for early bird registrations. To learn more, visit www.profootball-camp.com.
July 14, July 28, Aug. 4, Aug. 11Movie series Enjoy an evening movie at Monu-
ment’s Summer Movie Nights series at the Market-place Clock Tower, between Walmart and The Home Depot. All movies begin a dark (about 8:30 p.m.), and pre-movie activities will begin at 7 p.m. Go to http://www.monumentcolorado.org/community-events/movie-nights/. Movie schedule includes: Thursday, July 14, “The Goonies”; Thursday, July 28, “Wall-E”; Thursday, Aug. 4, “Inside Out”; and Thurs-day, Aug. 11, “The Princess Bride.”
July 16Community walk The Falcon Wanderers plan its
Cottonwood Creek walk Saturday, July 16, at Colorado Springs Fire Department 20, Community Room, 6755 Rangewood Drive. Join us for an invigorating walk. The trail is rated 1B for both the 5K (3.1 miles) route and the 10K (6.2 miles) route. Large-wheeled strollers are OK, wheelchairs not recommended. Event is free and open to the public. Register to walk any time between 8:30 a.m. and noon, and walk at your own pace; please finish by 3 p.m. Leashed pets are welcome on the trail, but not inside the community room. Contact Diana Wendling at 719-351-5726 or Carol Kinate at 719-648-9015.
July 16, July 30Hot Summer Nights Liberty Belles, a trio of classi-
cally trained singers, performs in the next program of the Hot Summer Nights: Music on the Labyrinth series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave., Colorado Springs. Show takes place outdoors on the labyrinth on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclem-ent weather. A free will offering will be taken. The next program in the series is All Those Who Wander, a folk alternative group, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30.
Aug. 6Law day Seniors and their families can learn
about legal issues including wills vs. trusts, dealing with intestacy, guardianship of grandchildren,
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living wills, advance directives, DNR orders, proxies, Medicaid plan-ning and more at the 31st annual Senior Law Day. The free one-day event is open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 and is open to seniors, adult children with senior parents or caregivers. It takes place at the Colorado Springs Senior Cen-ter, 1514 N. Hancock Ave., Colorado
Springs. Call the center at 719-955-3400.
OngoingTryouts CBA Baseball plans tryouts
throughout July for the upcoming 2016-17 competitive year for 8u to 18u players. Visit www.coloradobasebal-lacademy.com to register or call 719-203-4284 for more information.
MonumentEmily Loof, of Colorado Springs, re-
ceived the Outstanding English Paper Award during Saint Mary’s University’s annual honors convocation. Loof is the daughter of Ronald and Lisa Loof, of Colorado Springs.
Brian David Johnson, of Monu-ment, was named to the spring 2016 honor roll at the University of Oklaho-ma Norman.
Hillary Hoette, of Monument, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.
Sean Patrick McGunigal, of Monu-ment, was named to the spring 2016 honor roll at the University of Oklaho-ma Norman.
Randi Marie Nielsen, of Monument, was named to the spring 2016 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University.
Nielsen is a junior majoring in art. Amanda Romero, of Monument,
was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Hastings College.
McKenzie Ann O’Hara, of Monu-ment, was named to the spring 2016 honor roll at the University of Oklaho-ma Norman.
Morgan Wolfe, of Monument, earned honors for academic perfor-mance in the spring 2016 semester at Kansas State University.
LarkspurJordan Craig, of Larkspur, was
named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at the University of Sioux Falls. Craig is majoring in elementary education.
Mackenzee Teal Heath, of Larkspur, graduated in May with a master’s de-gree in speech-language pathology from Fort Hays State University.
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