Dec. 9, 2015 Courier

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T e l l e r C o u n t y , C o l o r a d oDecember 9, 2015VOLUME 50 | ISSUE 49 | 75¢

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Paradise Ranch remembered

//page 4

The Courier’s holiday coloring

contest// page 19

The Hoosier headframe in Victor is part of the tour Friday night, Dec. 11. More on page 17. //Photo by Ruth Zalewski /The Courier.

Victims forced to repay $1 million stolen by ex-water district manager

By Pat [email protected]

Terry Malcom was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Nov. 30 for stealing $1 million but it’s the customers of water districts in Arabian Acres and Cascade who are really suffering for his crime.

“They’re making us pay back what he stole from us,” said Debi Main, one of 350 custom-ers of Cascade Metropolitan Water District. Today Main pays $140 a month for water, an increase of around $60 a month to cover her share of the loss.

In less than two years, Malcom stole more than $800,000, including a $100,000 loan from the state awarded to the Cascade district to upgrade its water system.

Main, a realtor with Your Neighborhood Realty, worries about the effects on the mar-ket in Cascade.

“It’s hard to sell properties up here be-cause of the water bills,” she said.

P.J. Anderson hired Malcom in 2004 to manage the water district. However, Malcom came with hidden baggage. He had served time in Nebraska for theft by deception and second-degree forgery.

In the late 1990s, Malcom bilked several Nebraska residents of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to an article in the Mc-Cook Gazette, published Jan 15, 2014. As a result, Malcom was disbarred from practicing law in Nebraska

See “Malcom” on page 20

GMF Mayor’s husband attacks Courier for ‘one-sided reporting’


All the recent news about Green Mountain Falls and its trouble with auditors, the disclosures of questionable short-term borrowing, expenditures exceeding appropriations and unexplained expenses on credit cards has infuri-ated Marshall Worthey, husband of Mayor Lorrie Worthey.

But it wasn’t the recent suspension of town clerk Mary Duval that had Marshall Worthey, a former town trustee, in a lather at the Dec. 1 meeting of the town board.

He was upset at The Courier for its recent series of stories on the troubles facing the Ute Pass town.

“I just want to make

an observation,” he said, speaking at the podium. “There’s been some pretty disturbing articles in the newspapers, specifically The Courier.

“The article I read had to do with something that was spoken at this podium, making accusations against the town. The article was one-sided, did not show both sides of the story and that kind of reporting should stop.”

When asked via email the next day to elaborate, Worthey specifically cited a Nov. 3 story that quoted longtime critic Mac Pitrone, also a former trustee, when he spoke to the board about the revelations of questionable transactions on two town debit cards used by Duval and Police Chief Tim Bradley.

The Courier quoted Pitrone telling the board: “I became aware recently that the town spent nine separate days on overdraft, with fees of $80 for non-sufficient funds. I think that is unacceptable.”

The story described Pitrone as “relentless, questioning why the town would write two more checks the day after two checks didn’t clear the bank.”

The article continued: “Pressing on, Pitrone ques-tioned why the town spent $800 for meals between March and September. His question wasn’t answered by the board.”

The disclosures came to light after resident Ann Esch obtained bank records

See “Worthey” on page 3

Want boys hockey? Find girls swimmers, add waterThe new Aquatics Center key to adding hockey as a sport

Read it on page 13

The Lighter Side of Christmas Parade traversed Woodland Park on Saturday and featured a ‘Fantasia’ theme this year. //Courtesy photo

Council moves forward on Aquatic Center land dealHigh school gets guaranteed

use for 50 years By Norma [email protected]

The cost of moving the Aquatic Center away from downtown to school district property is now known: instead of cash, the Woodland Park RE-2 School District will re-ceive guaranteed use of the pool for its high school swim teams and physical education

classes for the next 50 years.The details of the agreement were con-

tained in a contract discussed at the City Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, as the seven-member panel took up an ordinance that will allow the contract to be finalized at its Dec. 17 meeting.

The contract spells out terms of use by the swim teams of the competitive lanes, warm-water lanes, the locker rooms and even the parking lot for swim meets and practices.

Further, the agreement grants the dis-

trict use of various lanes and locker rooms for physical education classes during the school years. Use is capped, specifying the number of periods and students per day.

It designates exclusive and shared-use times and it even gives the city 25 percent of the gate revenue for each high school swim meet.

In exchange for granting the school guaranteed use of the facility, the city will get a 1.74-acre parcel and use of high school parking lots.

The contract emerged after months of

often-angry public debate over the location of the Aquatic Center. The issue erupted in September when City Manager David But-tery abruptly announced the $10.1 million Aquatic Center would not be built at the Woodland Station downtown and would be moved to a vacant lot near the high school bus-turnaround on Baldwin Street.

Members of the public harshly criti-cized the move, many suggesting the center belonged in the Meadow Wood Sports

See “Aquatic Center” on page 14

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Tributes fl owed last week after the sudden death of longtime Woodland Park High School guidance counselor Mary Foster.

From her colleagues and former students, praise abounded for Foster, 62, who died sud-denly Nov. 30 at the school.

While the cause of death has not been established, Foster is mourned throughout the community, on social media as well as in com-

ments to The Courier. • Dr. Jed Bowman, Superintendent of

Schools: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mary's family and friends as we grieve her loss. She was a kind, caring, and service-oriented coun-selor and she will be dearly missed.”

• Del Garrick, principal of WPHS: “Mary Foster was an integral part of our staff and community, not only in her position as a counselor, but also as a leader of our Beta Club. In both roles,

her defi ning quality was one of relentless giving. In her 19 years of serving Woodland Park School District, she has positively touched the lives of nearly 4,000 students.”• Macayla Fleer Bell, a 2010 graduate of WPHS: “Mary was a great woman who always did her best to push you to do YOUR best. She was very selfl ess and had a huge heart! Mary made you feel welcomed and like you were the only one in the room...I will miss her – but so much of what she taught me remains with me.”• Debra Post, parent: “Mary Foster was a deeply devoted woman. She cared so much for the kids at WPHS. She would offer as little or as much time needed for each of her students. ...we can celebrate her life and the im-print of love she shared with each student that she came in contact with.”

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Jerry Robert Ledlow, resident of Woodland Park, CO, made his tran-sition to Heaven unexpectedly in Colorado Springs on November 22, 2015, with loved ones at his side. He fought a brief battle with cancer with courage and faith. He was born June 17, 1937 in Longview, TX, the only child of Robert and Bessie Ledlow.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the love of his life, Sharon; daughter, Lisa Gilmore, son-in-law, John, and grandson, Luke; daugh-ter-in-law, Cheryl Ledlow, and granddaughters Andria and Abby, all from Colorado Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Michael James Ledlow, and grandchildren, James and Anna Gilmore.

Jerry attended East Texas State University and spent over 40 years working in the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma. He was Manager of Oil and Gas Systems for Occidental Petroleum in Tulsa. After retiring, he continued his career in Oklaho-ma City working as a Senior Regu-latory Compliance Analyst, retiring

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Jerry was a gentle, kind man who loved his family more than anything in the world. His friends were dear to him, and he had a caring heart for animals. Jerry and Sharon loved to camp, hike, fish, and travel together. He had a life-long interest in customized cars, hot rods, and racing. He was an enthusiastic Nascar fan. Jerry was an avid reader and enjoyed playing cards and games with family and friends. After moving to Woodland Park, he served on his HOA board and volunteered at his church. His was a life well lived, and he will be missed tremendously.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 1945 Mesa Rd., Colorado Springs, 80904. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital, www.stjude.org. A cremation has been performed and interment will be at a later date.

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Jerry Robert Ledlow June 17, 1937-November 22, 2015

OBITUARY

Guidance counselor who died suddenly at school fondly remembered

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through the Colorado Open Records Act. The Courier obtained copies of the records.

“Your article two weeks ago (Nov. 11 edition) where you quoted Mac Pitrone’s accusations at the podium of bounced checks and wild spending is the article I was refer-ring to,” Worthey wrote. ”You basically quoted Mac and presented his asser-tions as if it was fact.

“This is just one of many articles you have written that only tell one side of the story. It seems to me that rath-er than telling a news story, you look for something sensational to print without get-ting all of the facts and both sides of the story. You also seem to prefer the old establishment’s message of division and rock throwing.”

But Worthey wasn’t finished criticizing The Courier.

“It is sad to me that you fail (or refuse) to recognize how hard this board works and all they have accom-plished,” he wrote. “Despite the former board members doing

everything in their power to make them fail - using you as their messenger.

“You and they seem to forget something: This board was chosen by the citizens of Green Moun-tain Falls by way of our de-mocracy. Beautiful things are happening in GMF. Your one-sided reporting insults those citizens and me.”

Presumably, Worthey did not view as beautiful the Nov. 17 suspension of Duval by the board after a two-hour executive ses-

sion.Duval was escorted out

of town hall by Mayor Lor-rie Worthey and Trustee Michael Butts.

Mayor Worthey did not respond to repeated emails seeking comment about her husband’s accu-sations. In fact, she simply forwarded them to him.

Courier editor Bill Vogrin defended the newspaper’s reporting and vowed to continue to dig into the finances and challenge the spending revealed in the bank docu-

ments.“The Courier is not

a publicity machine for Green Mountain Falls or any other town,” Vogrin said. “The Courier is a watchdog for the resi-dents of the community. If there are questions about how elected officials or bureaucrats are spending taxpayers’ money, you bet we’re going to report it, with vigor.

“And we are commit-ted to reporting all sides of every story.”

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Books, books and more books, for the Teen Advisory Board at the Woodland Park library, decorations for the Christmas tree are readily available. The tree is on display for the month of December. The advisory board members are Caelan Hobson, Lexie Rees, Ruth Woolley, Leanne Dwyer and Jose Anthony-Bennett. //Photo by Pat Hill /The Courier


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Paradise Ranch was ‘Disneyland’ for longtime resident

When the Courier’s Pat Hill wrote in September about the demise of the lodge at the long-defunct Para-dise Ranch, the story evoked special memories for Freia Hooper-Bradford.

The building -- with its huge stone fireplace, wagon-wheel windows on the doors, knotty pine pillars, beams, tables, chairs and chandeliers -- represented more than just the place where guests of the historic dude ranch took their meals or danced or enjoyed entertainers on its stage.

It represented home.After her marriage in 1962 to Joe Hooper, Feia lived

nine of the next 13 years on the ranch, where Joe was fore-man.

“Joe was a cowboy, a bronc rider, who traveled from place to place like cowboys do when you don’t have your own place,” Freia, 71, said of her late husband. “He loved it there.”

She did too. Seems Freia was quite the adventurous wrangler, herself. After immigrating from Germany follow-ing World War II, Feia and her parents settled in Colorado where she spent her summers working on a dude ranch in Granby.

“It was the C Lazy U,” she said. “It was very posh. A beautiful ranch. We’d go riding in the summer and skiing in the winter.”

So it was a natural fit for the newlyweds to settle in at

the Paradise with owners Frank and La Vera Snell, who opened the ranch around 1950. (Freia pin-points it at 1943, but other histories cite 1950.)

She quickly fell in love with the place, which sprawled over more than 400 acres across U.S. High-way 24.

Where a shopping center stands today, Freia recalls the rodeo complex, barns and bunkhouses that were home to the ranch hands and single male guests, as well as many of the 400 horses that worked the Paradise.

It was also the location of the little pink house where she and Joe lived.

“Everyone in Woodland Park knew our little pink house,” she said.

Across the highway stood the lodge, which was flanked by a couple buildings with rooms to hold about 100 guests. There was also a swimming pool. And beyond, ringing the big meadow to the north, were eight family cabins and a bunkhouse for single women guests.

“The cabins around that meadow were called bird names like avocet and bluebird,” she said. “Each cabin had real Navajo rugs and each had a fireplace and wood and Western furnishings.”

She spoke fondly of the ranch.“The Paradise Ranch was Woodland Park,” Freia said.

“It was one of the biggest dude ranches in the United States. We could accom-modate 200 guests for a week at a time. We had 100 employees and 400 horses. We put on 13 full-fledged rodeos each summer. There were 25 horse-drawn carriages from stage coaches to streetcars to buckboards.

“In the early days, Frank Snell would send a stagecoach into Colo-rado Springs to bring back guests.”

Clearly, her fondest memories centered on her life with Joe and their horses.

“We rode every day,” she said. “We’d lead rides up along Rampart Range Road along our own trails.

We had cookouts and we’d ride to an overnight camp west of Woodland Park.”

Freia paused at the memories.“It was like we were living in an outdoor Disneyland,”

she said.Freia created a Facebook page where she has posted

assorted photos and menus and brochures from the ranch to keep its memory alive.

She knew the demolition of the lodge was inevitable, given what happened after the Snells sold the ranch around 1969 and retired to Florida. Freia and Joe left when the new owners took over. The couple returned a couple years later when it changed owners again.

And they stayed to oversee the liquidation of the ranch in 1975 when it fell into bankruptcy. They sold everything they could - saddles, horses, stage coaches and furnish-ings. But much of the property was left to rot, or be stolen.

Freia didn’t like the idea of the lodge being demolished. But she viewed it philosophically.

“Life goes on,” said Freia, who lives in Wetmore now. “And I’d rather see it demolished than have it deteriorate and be ugly, like it had become.”

The only thing that remains of the Paradise are a couple stone fireplaces from the cabins that ringed the meadow. And the memories Freia wrote down in a self-published book: “Paradise Ranch - The Queen of Dude Ranches.”

If you are interested, you can write her at [email protected] and she’ll have a copy printed. The cost is $32 for the spiral-bound book.

That may sound like a lot for a small book. But it’s packed with a lifetime of memories.

And while Freia is reconciled to the disappearance of the Paradise, it still hurts.

“It’s kind of sad that era is gone,” Freia said. “And it’s sad the new people there haven’t got a clue.

“There was nothing like it anywhere at the time; prob-ably never will be anywhere again.”

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Stagecoaches and horse-drawn wagons were a common site in front of the Paradise Ranch lodge, carrying guests to the rodeo grounds across the highway or to cookouts or campsites. //Courtesy photo

At its peak, the Paradise Ranch had 400 horses and 100 employees who hosted 200 weekly guests and put on weekly rodeos at the ranch, which sprawled across U.S. Highway 24 and over 400 acres on the east edge of Woodland Park. //Courtesy photo

LEFT: Freia Hooper-Bradford has written and self-published “Paradise Ranch - The Queen of Dude Ranches” about her nine years living on Paradise Ranch with her husband, Joe Hooper. RIGHT: Freia and Joe Hopper lived at Paradise Ranch for nine years during 1962-75. Joe was ranch foreman and Freia led trail rides and other activities at what she called an “outdoor Disneyland.” //Courtesy photos


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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2015-0054

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On September 3, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be

recorded in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) GREGORY M AND DONYA JOHNSON

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS

NOMINEE FOR LENDER, CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR CMALT REMIC SERIES

2007-A3 - REMIC PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-A3

Date of Deed of Trust February 12, 2007

County of Recording Teller

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 16, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 603558

Original Principal Amount $164,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $146,707.04

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal

and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 47 IN ARROWHEAD ESTATES, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 706 RED FEATHER LN, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863-1038.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by

law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/06/2016, at Teller County Courthouse, 101 W.

Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)'

heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust , plus attorneys' fees,

the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 11/11/2015

Last Publication 12/9/2015

Name of Publication PIKES PEAK COURIER

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES

ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF

CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE

A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB),

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DATE: 09/03/2015

Robert W. Campbell, Public Trustee in and for the County of Teller, State of Colorado

By: Shirley A. Kint, Deputy Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

HOLLY DECKER #32647

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Original Grantor(s) JACQUELINE E WEAVER AND ARTHUR J WEAVER

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Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust November 24, 2006


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AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R3

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ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH, RANGE 69

WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., LYING NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TELLER COUNTY ROAD 782 TELLER

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Original Grantor(s) CHARLES B AND DEBORAH K BRENNAN

Original Beneficiary(ies) ENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2006


Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 16, 2006







LOT 61, INDIAN CREEK NO. 5, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 1418 GOLD DUST CREEK RD, FLORISSANT, CO 80816.


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Original Grantor(s) STEVEN R DAVIDSON

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR

NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING

Date of Deed of Trust May 08, 2014


Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 13, 2014







LOT 8, PARADISE ESTATES FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1020 SKYLINE COURT, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863.


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On July 6, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in

the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) STEVEN L MCKAY

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR

GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust June 30, 2000


Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 06, 2000







LOT 11, BLOCK 1, LAS BRISAS RANCHETTES, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 12956 COUNTY ROAD 1, FLORISSANT, CO 80816.


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Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Security Atlantic

Mortgage Co. Inc.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.



Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 07, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 613449 Book: n/a Page:






LOT 9 IN BLOCK 2, IN FULLVIEW SUBDIVISION, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO. ***ASSIGNMENT OF DEED OF TRUST

RECORDED JULY 22, 2011 AT RECEPTION NO. 645973*** ***LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENTS RECORDED DECEMBER 04,

2012 AT RECEPTION NO. 658497 AND JUNE 13, 2013 AT RECEPTION NO. 663657***

Also known by street and number as: 700 Fullview Avenue, Woodland Park, CO 80863.


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Communications – The Good, The Bad and The UglyWhat is Your Style?

Join us and kick off the New Year with a conversation on Communication! We will discuss the most popular types of communication tools and how you use them. Plan to share tips on what works for you. Do you know how your customers and clients want to hear from you? We will also talk about the different ways your written words can be interpreted. Seating is limited. A light breakfast will be served.

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A Ribbon Cutting and Open House was held for The UPS Store to showcase their new location in the Safeway Plaza. Their new location is at 1067 E. US Hway. 24, Woodland Park and may be reached at 719.687.3023.

Above the Clouds Tattoo had a Ribbon Cutting to welcome owners Barrett Leary and Tim Stensgaard to the Chamber . They are located at 517 S. Baldwin, Woodland Park and may be reached at 719.686.7472.

M Lazy C Ranch held a Ribbon Cutting recently to welcome new owners Ron and Ann Heck. They are located at 801 County Rd. 453, Lake George and may be reached at 719.748.3398.

Wagon Boss ScholarshipTwo $5,000 Scholarships will be awarded. One to a Woodland Park High School Senior and one to a Cripple Creek / Victor High School Senior.

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In the winter of 1934-35, Colorado, as well as the Great Plains, suffered a drought. I have told stories about bad winter storms here more than once.

Reading the old newspapers in this winter, it gets interesting.

Colorado was on the west edge of the Dust Bowl in 1934. This is the first part of a story about how different our weather can be.

In the early ‘30s, this area was just getting interested in reservoirs. Colorado Springs relied on the lakes on the south slope of Pikes Peak for all its water. Denver got their water from several mountain reservoirs, but in 1934 things were grim.

Denver’s dwindling water reserves stood at only 10.7 million gallons. That sounds like a lot, unless you think about how they could go through that in a few weeks. To consoli-date their reserves, Eleven Mile Reservoir was drained, the water traveling down to Chees-man Reservoir. This did not fill Cheesman, but Eleven Mile and Antero reservoirs were now empty.

This left Colorado look-ing like the California stories we hear of today! What happened next was pure Colorado magic.

As many of you already know, we get our moisture in the spring. In April between 30 and 40 cars were stalled between Midland and Divide

as a result of a spring blizzard. Heavy snow, estimated at a foot on the

level, was whipped by high winds into drifts four to five feet high. Motorists abandoned their cars and walked into Midland and Divide, where they spent the night. The club-house at Midland and the stores and homes in Divide were straining to take care of the stranded visitors.

Two weeks later, a heavy snowstorm covered the entire state and causing blizzard conditions in this area. Schools throughout the area were closed at noon, and many of the mines closed as well.

A few automobiles were able to make it on area roads, but roads were expected to be blocked by drifting snow. Denver reported six inches of snow and at least that much fell in Colorado Springs. Warnings were issued against travel in the Midland-Divide area. Several cars were reported already in the ditches in that area. Remarkably, the drought was not yet over!

We’ll finish the story next week.

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I’m betting you probably didn’t miss out on the special bargains on Black Friday. And if you did, you certainly must have cashed-in on all the great deals on Cyber Monday.

However, here’s one day you probably missed: #Giving Tuesday.

According to the website www.giv-ingtuesday.org, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. In its fourth year, it is observed in the U.S. on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, kicking off the charitable season and end-of-year philan-thropy.

I’ll also wager you don’t know that generosity and compassion have been a fo-cal point of scientific research for decades. Studies have consistently shown that improved mood, better physical health and increased longevity are connected to giving, whether it’s of your time or your treasure.

The “feel-good effects” of giving begins in the brain. It’s called the “givers glow.”

A U.S. News article in 2013 quotes Stony Brook University professor and direc-tor of Medical Humanities, Stephen G. Post as saying: “Philanthropy doles out several happiness chemicals, including dopamine and endorphins that give people a sense of euphoria.”

MRIs of the brain have also detected oxytocin, which is associated with tranquil-ity, serenity and inner peace.

One 2006 study found that participants who gave social support to family and friends had lower overall blood pressure and arterial pressure than those who didn’t. And a recent study published in PLOS One found that stingy be-

havior increases stress. In that study, research-

ers asked 156 volunteers to play a bargaining game and decide how to divide up a sum of money with other participants. The Scrooges, those who made low offers, experienced increased heart rates during the game as

well as increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley found that people who were 55 and older, who volunteered for two or more organizations were 44 percent less likely to die over a five-year period than those who didn’t give of their time. And yet another study at the University of Buffalo showed that helping others, whether it be running an errand, watching someone’s children or giving a friend a ride, was linked with a decreased mortality risk.

Want to be happier at work? Research out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered that helping co-workers, while on the job, could boost your overall hap-piness at work and make you feel more committed to your job.

Not quite convinced yet that generos-ity and compassion have major health benefits? The Cleveland Clinic reviewed numerous studies listing the benefits of do-nating either your time or money as: lower blood pressure, increased self-esteem, less depression, lower stress levels, longer life and greater happiness.

Obviously, when it comes to your health, it’s better to give than receive. So reach out to your favorite Teller County charity this month with a gift of your time or treasure.

Or you could start with a random act of kindness. The next time you go through Starbuck’s drive-thru, pay for the guy’s cappuccino behind you. Maybe, he’ll pay it forward.

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Letters to the editor

City should explore Meadow Wood locale for Aquatic Center

To the Editor,

I am truly baffled by the attitude the

city has taken on the Aquatic Center project. Each time I see an article in the Courier and a member of City Council is quoted or is answering questions from the public on the issue, they have any number of justifications for using the school loca-

tion - and many of those reasons are sound.

However, what I never hear is any reason for not exploring the use of Meadow Wood, a truly

See “Letters” on page 10


If you follow the narrow gauge railroad tracks in Colorado back far enough, through the twists and turns of mountain passes and the heritage of innovative construc-tion engineering to accommodate, it will lead you directly back to Ffestiniog Railway, Porthmadog, Snowdonia Na-tional Park and the Welsh Highland Railway.

“For it was this railroad that the founder of the Den-ver & Rio Grande Railroad, Gen. William Jackson Palmer, visited in December of 1870, as he was preparing to launch the fi rst major narrow-gauge line in America,” accord-ing to an August, 1962, article in the Denver Westerner’s Roundup by Charles Ryland.

According to Pat Ward from Minffordd, Penrhyndeu-draeth, an archivist with the Festiniog Railway Company, “The Festiniog Railway Company is the world’s oldest independent railway company, established in 1832 by Act of Parliament.”

After Palmer was married to Mary Lincoln (Queen) Mellen on Nov. 8, 1870, in Flushing, N.Y., where the Mellen family lived at the time, they honeymooned in the British Isles.

It was there that Palmer saw the railroading in opera-tion and realized the advantages for use on his own line, with substantial initial savings in manpower and materi-als. Furthermore, the narrow 3-foot gauge lent itself to mountain construction with the ability to take sharper curves and steeper grades.

Thus, Palmer’s D&RG was built in “slim” gauge, as it was called by some rail engineers of the period. Two narrow-gauge remnants remain of Palmer’s former road: the 45-mile Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and the 63-mile Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.

The Ffestinniog was built in 1836 as a slate carrier from

the mines to the sea using horses for power. The slate was needed for roofi ng material. By 1863, steam power was introduced to keep up with increasing demands.

The gauge was unusual by modern standards (One foot, 11 and 5/8”) and method of power even more so.

“The fi rst locomotives were conventional 0-4-0 but they soon adopted the Farlie Patent 0-4-4-0, which con-sisted of two engines back-to-back with a stack on each end with two sets of cylinders on four-wheeled bogie trucks. When the D & R. G built over La Veta pass, one of this type of engine, ‘The Mountaineer,’ was purchased from England,” wrote Ryland.

The Ffestiniog history is very much tied to the Spooner family, whose methods and equipment Palmer emulated.

According to the BBC’s Wales page: “In the late 1790s, W. A. Madocks reclaimed land and built an embankment, the Cob, across the estuary of the River Glaslyn at Porth-madog producing a natural harbor. This would transform the slate industry around Blaenau Ffestiniog enabling the construction of a railway to replace the pack animals and farm carts which had carried the slate over rough roads to the River Dwyryd, taken by shallow-bottomed boats to Porthmadog and transferred to sea-going vessels.”

Says archivist Pat Ward: “Henry Archer, a businessman from Dublin, joined Sam Holland, a quarry owner at Rhiw, to promote the Festin-iog Railway, and James Spooner surveyed and constructed the route. The gauge 23 inches or 597 mm was that used in the quarries.”

The line was fi rst worked by horses haul-ing empty wagons from Porthmadog back up to the quarries, then walking round to ride in dandy carts going down the steep gradient by gravity to the harbor, Ward says.

“James Spooner’s son Charles Easton Spooner took control

of the railway in 1856 and looked into the use of steam locomotives on a narrow gauge line. In 1863, the fi rst steam locomotives, The Princess and Mountaineer, were built in London and delivered to Porthmadog by rail and horse and cart, entering into service in October. Also in 1863, permission was given to run passenger trains - a fi rst for British narrow gauge. Some of the low four wheeled carriages are still used today on vintage trains,” according to Ward.

Ryland describes a trip on the railroad 50 years ago.“In July, 1961, it was my good fortune to ride behind

two of the Ffestiniog Fairlie engines. The “Taliesin” built in 1885, and the “Merdin Emrys” (Welsh for Earl of Merio-neth) built in 1879. Both of these locomotives, and a num-ber of others, were built in the railway’s own shops and foundry. I was also amazed to see the “Prince,” one of the original engines built in 1863. This is probably the oldest locomotive operating regularly,” Ryland wrote in 1962.

“Today the Rheilffordd Ffestiniog is very popular with tourists - and the many volunteers who ensure its survival. The Festiniog Railway Company also operates the Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon) which currently operates from Caernarfon and Rhyd Ddu but which one day will re-open all the way to Porthmadog,” according to archivists Pat Ward.

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beautiful location. I thought the reason we had Meadow Wood was so we could locate all our sports facilities in one central location. Evidently we have Meadow Wood for all sports facilities except a very central one, which makes no sense to me.

Council was quoted as saying that they hoped to trade the land for access, but there would be no limitation of public access to the pool. I honestly don’t see how that can be true. If the swim team has access to use the pool fi rst thing in the morning, that would seem to me to mean that those who want to swim before work, or people with other early schedules, will not be able to use it.

The same has to be true for after-school hours if that’s when the swim team needs access. And there was also mention of physical-education classes being held in the Aquatic Center. Once again, the ques-tion is who will have primary access and when? Is this a trade-off we need to make in order to get the Aquatic Center we have all wanted for so long?

Would we be making the same trade-offs if the center were at Meadow Wood? I understand the city has begun doing bore tests at the school location, a sensible fi rst step if the center is, in fact, going to be located there but if there is still any ques-tion that Meadow Wood might be used, shouldn’t tests be done there as well? The

same questions apply to the land Dana Duncan has offered to donate to the city. Neither of these other locations mandates that we give the school fi rst priority in use.

I am certainly not suggesting that there will not need to be time given to the school for use by the swim team, but should this be the fi rst priority? Should this priority not fall into line with the needs of other groups - pre-school children, adult fi tness groups, senior citizens, working parents, and on and on? There are many needs to be considered, not just the school and if we make this trade as it is now being discussed those other groups will defi nitely be secondary.

The other thing that baffl es me is that more people have not weighed in on this issue publicly. What I hear in town is: “Oh well. They’ve already decided what they’re going to do and there’s nothing we can do about it.”

Whether it’s true or not that the city has decided on a course of action, it is a sad state of affairs that we feel powerless on this important issue. I also know that many long-term residents just want the thing built, wherever it ends up being located. That attitude has consequences. Think about this before abdicating your voice.

Nancy SpradlingWoodland Park

Letters to the editor

Continued from page 8 Cruisers gives thanks to supporters, cash grants to charities

To the Editor,

The Above the Clouds Cruisers would like to thank all of the participants, supporters and staff for their involvement in the 24th Annual Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show. We were blessed to have two days of absolutely gorgeous fall weather. We were honored to have hosted 270 entries.

Due to the more than generous support of our sponsors, participants and friends, we raised $25,000 for our chosen Teller County charitable organizations. The following agencies have been chosen to receive monies:

RECIPIENT AMOUNT Prospect Homecare & Hospice $3,750 Aspen Mine Center $3,500 Community Cupboard $3,500 Help the Needy $3,500 Teller Senior Coalition $3,500 Daybreak Adult Respite Day Program $1,000 Little Chapel Food Pantry $ 750 Woodland Park Senior Citizen’s Club $ 750 Teller County Search & Rescue $ 750 Woodland Park HS Industrial Arts Scholarship $ 500 Adoptable Animal & Rescue Foundation $ 500 Teller County Regional Animal Shelter (TCRAS) $ 500 American Legion $ 400 Rotary Club $ 400 Ute Pass Kiwanis $ 400 Lions Club $ 400 New Covenant Christian Fellowship $ 400 Beer for Boots - Honoring Service Members at Oktoberfest $ 250 Community Partnership $ 250

We are a small club in a small community. As such, we fully understand that without your support, we would not be able to produce The Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show and to give so generously to our charitable organizations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

Have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to serving you again at the Cruise Above the Clouds 25th Anniversary Car Show on Sept. 10-11, 2016.

Respectfully,The Above the Clouds Cruiserswww.cruiseabovetheclouds.com

Parkinson’s Group changes date and placeThe Woodland Park Parkinson’s Support Group has a new meeting place and day. The group will meet 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 15th at the Woodland Park Hospital. The program will be given by a travel agent on tips for traveling when you have disabilities.

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The bell choir at Church in the Wildwood in Green Mountain Falls makes the annual trek to Cripple Creek to ring in the sounds of Christmas.

A musical addition to the all-day events in southern Teller County, the choir is a group of adventurous parishioners, most who picked up the bells as an act of kindness as fill-in for the varsity. From there, they joined the team.

“We call ourselves ‘a bunch of substitutes,’” said Mary Balin, who di-rects the choir.

There’s more to playing bells than just swinging the arms. In fact, some go really far out to glean the particular sounds. Bonny McAllister, for instance, practiced with serving utensils, forks and spoons, to tap into the characteristics of the bells.

“It was so inspirational to see that she really wanted to be in the choir,” Balin said.

Depending on the size, the bells are unique – the large bells cast a deep sound while the small ones carry a softer tone.

“You have to learn how to make the bells ring soft – that’s probably the hardest thing; it’s like singing softly,” Balin said. “The sounds have to have the same depth of character. And to have some kind of girth when it’s soft, you need to ramp up the sound.”

The choir members are: Sandy Patchell, Molly Smouse, Stella Hilbert, Rebecca Janecek, Carla Chapman, Sue Frindt, Marsha Soyka and Sara Weatherman.

For the concert on Saturday, the choir is scheduled to play “Contempla-tion” and four Christmas carols. The Bell Choir, along with the Woodland Park Community Singers, performs Dec. 12 from 10:30 to 11:30 at the Butte Theatre in Cripple Creek.

The bell choir at Church in the Wildwood in Green Mountain Falls prepares for the concert Dec. 12 at the Butte Theatre in Cripple Creek. BOTTOM: The bells range in size from small to large and, depending on the size, the sounds vary. //Photo by Pat Hill /The Courier

Bell choir strives for range of sounds in upcoming concert


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The area to cut your Christmas tree is along the Rampart Range Road between Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. This is in the same general area as last year, six miles from Woodland Park. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The charge will again be $1 per tree. Permits are sold as you enter the area. More than one permit may be sold to a family wishing to cut a tree for a neighbor. However, commercial cutting will not be permitted.

Mr. Fred Whiting, resident engineer for the Homestake Water Project, submitted the picture to show us they have “holed through” at the Rampart Tunnel Project. The 7 feet x 9 feet tunnel was begun at 8 a.m. on July 7, 1965, and the tunnel was “holed through” at 10:08 p.m., Nov. 30, 1965. The crews worked 24 hours a day! Very few of us are aware of the relent-less way these engineers and crews work to reach a goal.

The consensus of opinion of all the citizens of Woodland Park that have been contacted is as follows: The water rates are unreasonably high and in many cases unfair. Therefore, it is agreed that a Citizens Meeting be called for the next Town Council meeting, Dec. 14, at 8 p.m. and payment of water rent be deferred until some action is taken. It is a well-known fact that water rates should be raised, but they should not be unreasonable.

Pfc. Gregory Zagury of the First Marine Division, now sta-

tioned at Camp Pendleton, Calif., is spending leave with his family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zagury of the Columbine Lodge in Green Mountain Falls. He will report back to Camp Pendle-ton where he will await orders for assignment in Vietnam.

Western Dance at the Woodland Park Saddle Club build-ing. Music by the Rough Riders. $1 per person. 9 p.m., Satur-day, Dec. 11.

T-bone steak, 99 cents lb.; Sirloin, 89 cents; Rath pork sausage 49 cents; Head Lettuce, 2 lbs. 29 cents; Eggs, medium Grade A, 45 cents a dozen; Flour, 5 lb. bag, 39 cents at Circle Super’s

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Golden Bridge includes Prospect Home Care & Hospice

Prospect Home Care & Hospice has a passion to serve you and our community with excellent home care, senior Helping Hands and compassionate hospice in the comfort and privacy of your own home.

In Home Care, we take care of all ages: newborns, ado-lescents, adults and seniors. Newborns may need special

care to be discharged from the hospital with their mom. Disease and accidents can require some temporary home care assistance for the 10 to 50 year old crowd. Once we get to our 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and beyond we often need more frequent care and repair. When you get that new joint, hip or knee, your hospital stay is short because your best recovery is achieved at home.

Recovery and medical care at home is where Prospect comes in. Your physician orders the care plan and our registered nurses and physical therapists initiate your treatments and therapy. It will be adapted to your medi-cal and physical needs and home environment. After joint repair, you need to navigate your own stairs, bathroom and shower. There is no place like home.

Our registered nurses care for a multitude of home care diagnoses: lung and heart disease, wound care, IV antibi-otics, stroke and injuries. We do it all.

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health and mobility.Most of you know Prospect as your dependable hos-

pice. For that we thank you. It is an honor to be in your home during such a powerful and intimate time. For over 33 years, we have been at your side when you need us.

We could not do it without you. As a non-profit, com-munity owned agency we serve because you keep us vi-able. Your donations, legacy estate gifts and support of our fundraisers bridges the gap between Medicare, Medicaid and insurance reimbursement and the cost to deliver high quality clinical experts to our rural mountain homes and ranches. We know all gravel roads, hazardous driveways and corners where the snow does not melt.

Prospect takes great pride in being your partner in health. We are a business with professional opportunities for over two dozen medical expert. If we can help a com-munity service you can count on our participation. Life is wonderful in Teller County.

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Toy drives gear up for Teller County familiesFor the Courier

The Teller County Assessor’s Office and the Victor Elks are partnering to collect toys through Dec. 11 for the Victor Elks Christmas Basket Proj-ect serving 70 families in Teller County.

Assessor Betty Clark-Wine asks for donations of new and unwrapped toys.

They can be dropped off at the Teller County Courthouse in Cripple Creek, the Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Fidelity Title, Park State Bank, Tweeds or the Ute Pass Chamber of Commerce in Woodland Park.

There is a special need for new or used bi-cycles.

For pickup, please call 689-2941.Exostrategies, Inc., is accepting donations

for children for the Toys for Tots program. The box will be in place from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from Nov. 23 to Dec. 18. Toys must be new and unwrapped.

Exostrategies is at 1200 E. U.S. 24.

By Suzanne Core

It’s official. The American Eagles Overlook is closing next spring out of concern for safety of cars crossing a hauling road at the Cripple Creek & Vic-tor Gold Mining Co.

The news came as CC&V held its sec-ond community open house, billed as a “stakeholder meeting,” on Dec. 1 at the Heritage Center above Cripple Creek.

Unlike the well-attended first meet-ing in Victor, this one was notable for a mere half dozen attendees.

And unlike previous discussions that left hope the Overlook might be saved, no doubt remains about the historic tourist attraction’s future. It’s going to close permanently.

“It will be closing in the March-April timeframe,” said Jane Mannon, the mine’s community affairs manager.

She was on hand to answer ques-tions, provide hand-outs, and explain Newmont Mining’s decision to close the

Overlook. “It has been looked at repeatedly

over the years,” she said. “With the lease expiring, this was a good time to make this decision.”

Both AngloGold Ashanti and New-mont have been concerned about safety issues and risk, with cars crossing a haul road to get up to the Overlook, according to Mannon.

She said all suggestions for keeping the site open had been considered, but eventually each was discarded for rea-sons ranging from safety to cost.

The only remaining question is where will the headframe, winch, black-smith shop be relocated.

“We have signed a contract with an engineering firm to review the sites identified as possible sites to relocate the structures,” Mannon said.

The criteria for relocation includes safe public access and views. And a main criteria is keeping it close to the town of Victor.

She again stressed that safety issues have mounted since the Overlook was opened 20 years ago. And when a lease expired with the county, Newmont want-ed to ensure the safety of tourists and mine employees alike.

Access to the Overlook changed several times over the 20-year lease. Originally, visitors did not drive across a haul road.

Also, after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the federal government required the posting of a guard at the site.

And removing the Overlook creates a future option of mining the land under it.

“The haul roads are busier,” Mannon said. “And this spring with the work at the North Cresson the haul road crossed for access will be even busier.”

Until spring, the Overlook site will be open to visitors as usual, weather permitting.

For closure or other information, call Brad Poulson at 689-4052.

Spring closure official for American Eagles Overlook


A tentative agreement between the city and school dis-trict to allow Woodland Park High School students to use the new Aquatic Center is great news for prep hockey fans.

How are hockey and swimming related? They aren’t go-ing to freeze the pool for hockey games, are they?

Of course not. But by giving the school guaranteed ac-cess to the Aquatic Center for high school swim practices and meets, a girls’ swim team can be created.

And that would allow the school to form its own hockey team.

Federal law requires boys and girls get equal oppor-tunities to play high school sports. So one can’t be added without the other.

But already the wheels are turning at the prospect.“Last spring, we spent quite a bit of time doing the

planning work and developing different budgets (for hockey),” said WPHS athletic director Michael DeWall. “If we get to the point where we want to go to the school board and roll this out, we’ll be prepared.”

DeWall worked closely with Jed Bowman, superinten-dent of RE-2 School District, on developing a strategic plan that would lead to the high school adding hockey as a Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) sanctioned sport.

Bowman is a hockey enthusiast who played for Air Academy High School (class of 1981) and coached at the high school level for several years. He has three kids – grades third, sixth and eighth – who play in the Woodland Park Hockey Association. He is a coach with the associa-tion as well.

And Bowman clearly sees a boys hockey team in the Panthers’ future.

‘I don’t want to put a timeline on this project,” Bow-man said. “I do think it could happen in the next couple of years.”

It all hinges of the new Aquatic Center and girls swim-ming.

“It would take at least a year to build the Aquatic Center, once they break ground, so we might be looking at possibly adding hockey 2017 or 2018, maybe sooner.” Bowman said.

Of course, they need to have enough high school girls interested in competitive swimming to form a team to satisfy the demands of the federal Title IX rule.

“We did a study and we have interest in girls swim-ming,” DeWall said. “Adding a high school girls swimming team is very much a part of the conversation with the swimming pool.

“We looked at other girls sports like lacrosse and field hockey, but the interest just doesn’t seem to be there. Girls tennis in the spring could be a possibility since we already have the facilities (at Meadow Wood Park).”

Woodland Park Hockey Association uses the Meadow Wood Park ice rink. The City of Woodland Park actually runs the rink and rents it out to groups and organizations. A new high school hockey team would have to request ice time and get on the schedule, just like everyone else.

Typically, the sheet of ice at Meadow Wood Park is not made until late December. Woodland Park Hockey Association begins play in September, so it rents ice time at rinks in Colorado Springs at rates upwards of $225 an hour. The cost is similar for Meadow Wood Park.

Neither Bowman nor DeWall would put a price tag on what the cost would for a high school student to play hockey, but “…it would be considerably less than what parents are paying now for club hockey,” Bowman said.

“They are paying anywhere from $600 (per season) into the thousands,” Bowman added. “The fee to play high school hockey would be more than $75 but less than $1,000.”

For years, Woodland Park High School students have played hockey for teams in Colorado Springs like Palmer, Coronado and Cheyenne Mountain. Palmer has seven Woodland Park students on this year’s team; senior Leanne Dwyer, sophomores Darwin Edie, Alex Hoagland, Colton Ivory and Nate Bradley, and freshmen Colton Hudson and Robert Costello.

“If we are able to add hockey, we need it to be com-petitive; I wouldn’t want to be a door mat,” Bowman said. “We would have to have four or five highly skilled players on the team. There are a lot of highly skilled kids in Teller County already, so I don’t see that being an issue.”

Other club hockey organizations in Teller County are Green Mountain Falls Hockey Association and the Victor Penguins Hockey Club.

But can a high school hockey program be built around

an outdoor facility? What about enclosing Meadow Wood to create year-round ice?

Bill Edie is the rink maintenance coordinator for the Woodland Park Hockey Association. He believes that the high school hockey team in Teller County could have a greater chance at long-term success if the Meadow Wood Park rink was enclosed.

“That cost would be in the high six figures,” Edie said. “It would have to have plumbing, climate control, refriger-ated ice. You’re talking big money.”

Maybe they should consider freezing the pool, after all.

FROM THE SIDELINESDanny [email protected]

Cripple Creek-Victor lost its season opener to Colorado Springs School

By Danny [email protected]

Trailing 48-3 after three quarters in its season opener, the Cripple Creek-Victor girls’ basketball team was looking for some sort of a spark. They got it from freshman post Jordan Lan-ning.

Lanning scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter during CC-V’s 52-18 loss at Colorado Springs School on Dec. 1. She made three field goals and converted four free throws as the Pioneers played solid down the stretch.

“We were feeling kind of down and didn’t want to go back in, but then we picked it up,” Lanning said. “Our team just started cracking jokes and having laughs, and pumping each other up during our timeouts and on the court, and things eased up a little bit.”

The Pioneers are young.

Their starting lineup against CSS consisted of senior Julie Brown, sophomores Kaylee Crippen and Aspen Davies, and freshmen Lanning and Hope Davies (Aspen’s sister).

“We all had a little talk and realized we needed to pick it up,” said Hope Davies, who scored four points. “We need to work more as a team and get less nervous when we have the ball.”

Nine of the 12 players on CC-V’s roster are sophomores or freshman. The only upper classmen are Brown, senior Sammi Bolender and junior Sierra Olmsted.

“I think we will play well together,” Brown said. “We will hustle more as a team and play smart and play as a team.

“This was our first game and it’s new to all of our fresh-men. Jordan and Hope are good. They know how to play their game and they know what they’re doing.”

The Pioneers are coached by Chris Spoerl. He was hired in early November and did not have much time to famil-iarize himself with his players. The Pioneers also went into the CSS game without having the benefit of a scrimmage.

“Outside of a four-minute stretch in the first half, I thought our effort was good; we never quit,” Spoerl said. “We’re young. We have a lot to learn. We’re playing varsity ball and some of our younger kids need to learn how to step up and pick up the pace a little bit.”

CCV will be back at CSS Dec. 11-12 for the Kodiak Tournament.

“Our main goal is working together and getting to know each other,” Spoerl said. “We have to talk and communi-cate and get that chemistry going.”

Lanning among many talented players on Pioneers girls’ basketball team

The first Winter Classic hockey game in 2014 was played as heavy snow pelted the ice rink. Future hockey games in WP hinge on the future of the Aquatic Center and girls swimming. //File photo

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Cripple Creek’s budget reflects downward economyBy Sonja OliverContributing writer

The Cripple Creek City Council approved the city’s third and final version of the 2016 city budget, which includes a 2 percent raise for the city’s 70 fulltime employees.

The budget approved at the Dec. 5 calls for an overall operating budget of $12.9 million in 2016. The raises for city workers matches the Consumer Price Index (CPI) cost-of-living increase.

And flat revenues had some on the council talking about seeking out new sources of income such as a lodging tax which was voted down in 2011.

“I would much rather want to support (a lodging tax) over a sales or property tax increase,” council member Chris Hazlett said.

Currently, the city takes in only $119,262 from the general property tax.

“Less than 1 percent of the city’s revenue comes from property taxes,” said Finance Director Paul Harris, adding that he hopes 2016 will see a continued recovery from the recession and a more stable gaming environment.

Of the total budget, $9.7 million will come from the city’s General Fund. It’s other funds are Enterprise and Historic Preservation.

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Complex west of Colorado 67, or on free land offered to the city.

The debate became ugly, with harsh criticism of Buttery and accusations that two members of the City Council had a conflict of interest because they work as coaches for the school district, which stands to gain from use of the center.

Even Councilman Phil Mella had harsh words for Buttery and his colleagues on Thursday regarding the way the issue was handled.

“I will be voting against this ordinance,” Mella said after a brief presentation by city staff on the contract. “My vote . . . it should not to be misconstrued as a comment on the location near the school.

“It’s a comment on the process that has arrived at the decision. I believe strongly that the process was not in keeping with full transparency with respect to public input and a public debate by Council.

“I feel strongly it was not in keeping with best practices of political governance.”

Mella was the only member of the council to speak. The contract was approved for final action on a 6-1 vote.

The proposed contract and ordinance are available by accessing the council meeting packets for Dec. 3 on the city website, www.city-woodlandpark.org.

The action sets the stage for a public hearing on the contract and final vote by the council at its Dec. 17 meeting. It’s an unusual move because the council typically cancels the last meeting before Christmas.

In other action, the council also approved the 2016 city budget and supplemental appropriations to balance the 2015 budget where expenses were larger than those ap-proved in the 2015 budget.

“This ordinance only shows cost over-runs,” Buttery said. “It doesn’t show the sav-ings we’ve made.”

These savings include grants that paid for

much of the work at the fleet maintenance plant and for Memorial Park and money that was saved by paying off the 1999 COPs early and replacing them with new COPs for planned capital projects.

Councilmember John Schafer asked that next year’s supplemental appropriations ordi-nance include information on both overruns and associated revenue streams. Buttery said he would certainly do that.

Just in time for the city’s 125th anniver-sary, or Quasquicentennial, Planning Director Sally Riley asked the city to apply to the State Historic Preservation Office for Certified Lo-cal Government status.

She explained that the 1966 National Historic Preservation Act established His-toric Preservation Offices in all 50 states and provided funding for historical preservation through the U.S. Department of the Interior National Parks Service. In 1994, Woodland Park established a five-member Historical Preservation Committee.

“We’ve taken baby steps but now we meet the requirements for CLG status,” Riley said. “One of these is that 40 percent of the com-mittee members are professionals. Architect Dave Langley and historian Larry Black meet that requirement.”

Mella asked that council appoint another professional when there is a committee open-ing. Riley said that is a good idea and that committee member and former Mayor Gary Crane might also qualify as a professional.

Certification will allow the city to obtain small, unmatched historic preservation grants that are not as competitive as those that require a 20 percent match. Also, as a Main Street City Program candidate, it will help the city gain official Colorado Main Street City designation if it is also a certified local government.

“Will this do anything to prevent someone from buying up the old log cabins on Lake (Avenue), demolishing them and build-

ing something else?” Councilmember Bob Carlsen asked. “A lot of people were upset when Paradise Lodge was torn down. Some of those cabins have been bought up and may be lost. Can we change that?”

Riley said there is nothing the city can do to prevent that because it can only encourage property owners to preserve local history.

City Attorney Erin Smith said changing that would be difficult and that even cities that do have rules to stop property owners from developing their historical properties seldom use them.

“Property rights should be preeminent,” Mella said. “I would not be in favor of using staff time to explore this further.”

If the city’s application is approved, local property owners whose properties are des-ignated as local historic sites will qualify for a 20 percent State Historic Preservation Tax Credit.

Council unanimously approved allowing Mayor Neil Levy to sign the certification ap-plication.

Mayor Pro Tem Carrol Harvey went over proposed changes to the Woodland Park City Charter. The charter review committee, which also includes two other council members and several community members, has spent this past year looking at ways to amend the charter.

The committee’s primary objective is to simplify the charter, creating flexibility and deleting and/or changing obsolete rules, Harvey said.

At least seven ballot initiatives will be pre-sented for initial posting at the Jan. 7 council meeting. These initiatives could cover elec-tions, council and mayor appointments, the posting of legal notices and other items.

Because Harvey wants the public to learn more about the potential initiatives, more de-tails will be available at the Dec. 17 meeting.

Aquatic Center Continued from page 1


ATTEST: _________________________ Suzanne Leclercq APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________ Norton & Smith, PC, City Attorney By: Erin Smith

MISC. PUBLIC NOTICES

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ORDINANCES

Notice is hereby given that adjustments to the adopted budget for Teller County, for the calendar year 2015, are being proposed. Copies of such pro-posed budget adjustments will be made available for inspection by the public on the County’s web site at www.co.teller.co.us and in the County Finance Department in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Any interested elec-tor within such Teller County may inspect the proposed budget adjustments, direct any questions, and fi le or register any objections thereto, to the County Budget Offi cer, at any time prior to the fi nal adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at the County Centennial Building in Cripple Creek on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9:15 am.

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ORDINANCE NO. 1261, SERIES 2015

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING SUMS OF MONEY TO THE VARIOUS FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNTS AND FOR THE PURPOSE AS SET FORTH BELOW, FOR THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO FOR THE 2016 BUDGET YEAR. SUMMARY: This ordinance appropriates sums of money to the various funds for the 2016 budget year. PENALTY: None. This Ordinance was passed on second and final reading on December 3, 2015 after notice and public hearing and is hereby published by title only as required by Charter Section 7.6 to be effective seven days after this publication. Jessica Memmer, Deputy City Clerk City of Woodland Park Published in the Pikes Peak Courier View First Publication 12-09-15 Last Publication 12-09-15

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ORDINANCE NO. 1262, SERIES 2015

AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GENERAL, GRANT SPECIAL REVENUE AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA) FUNDS OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, FOR THE 2015 BUDGET YEAR, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1226, SERIES 2014.

SUMMARY: This ordinance adjusts expenditure appropriations. PENALTY: None. This Ordinance was passed on second and final reading on December 3, 2015 after notice and public hearing and is hereby published by title only as required by Charter Section 7.6 to be effective seven days after this publication. Jessica Memmer, Deputy City Clerk City of Woodland Park Published in the Pikes Peak Courier View First Publication 12-09-15 Last Publication 12-09-15

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CITY OF WOODLAND PARK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 1263, Series 2015, shall be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 220 W. South Avenue, on the 17th day of December 2015 at 7:00 PM. The aforesaid Ordinance was posted in City Hall 24 hours prior to the December 3, 2015 City Council meeting, passed on first reading, and ordered published, as required by Section 7.6 of the Charter of the City of Woodland Park.

CITY OF WOODLAND PARK ORDINANCE NO. 1263, SERIES 2015

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT TO BUY AND SELL REAL ESTATE BETWEEN THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK AND THE WOODLAND PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-2 FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH TO BUILD THE WOODLAND PARK AQUATIC CENTER, SAID PARCEL BEING APPROXIMATELY 76,000 SQUARE FEET IN AREA OR 1.74+/- ACRES AND LOCATED AT 151 PANTHER WAY ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO; SAID PARCEL BEING NORTH OF THE BUS TURNAROUND AND SOUTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT; GENERALLY, THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF MIDLAND AVENUE (WHICH BECOMES THE BUS TURNAROUND) AND BALDWIN STREET WHICH IS THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE PARCEL.

WHERES, Woodland Park School District RE-2 (“District”) owns a parcel of real property approximately 76,000 square feet in area or 1.74+/- acres and located at 151 Panther Way across from the High School in the City of Woodland Park, County of Teller, State of Colorado; said parcel being north of the bus turnaround and south of the High School parking lot; generally, the northeast quadrant of Midland Avenue (which becomes the bus turnaround) and Baldwin Street which is the westerly boundary of the parcel (the “Property”); and

WHEREAS, the City desires to construct and install or cause to be constructed and installed a municipal aquatic center on the Property; and

WHEREAS, District has agreed to sell the Property to the City of Woodland Park, for said aquatic center; and WHEREAS, the Woodland Park City Council finds, determines and declares that purchasing the Property subject to the terms and conditions agreed to between District and the City is in the best interest of the City of Woodland Park.

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NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO ORDAINS as follows; Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the purchase of the Property subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate between the City of Woodland Park and Woodland Park School District RE-2. PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING, THIS ___________ DAY OF ___________________________, 2015. __________________________ Neil Levy, Mayor

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Thursday, December 17, 2015 TELLER COUNTY CENTENNIAL BUILDING

112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO Commissioners’ 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 Report

2. 9:25 a.m. Time reserved for Department Heads and Public without an appointment. 3. 9:35 a.m. Employee Service Awards & Reception 4. 10:05 a.m. Human Resources: Consider Resolution to Amend 2015 Budget. 5. 10:10 a.m. Administration: Consider approval of Budget Year 2016 Certificate of Levies and Revenue

for all Teller County entities. 6. 10:15 a.m. Finance: Consider Resolution to Reserve 2015 Ending Fund Balances and Establish the

Level of the 2016 Emergency Reserve as required by TABOR. 7. 10:20 a.m. Finance: Consider approval of 2015 Budget Adjustments. 8. 10:30 a.m. Assessor: Consider Abatement #15029 for Woodland Park Brewing, LLC. for tax year 2013

and 2014. 9. 10:40 a.m. CDSDPlanning: Consider request for a Special Use Permit by ND IRA, Inc. FBO Vicki A.

LaBarre Roth IRA on existing structures and lakes.

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

Adjournment

Appointments may vary by 15 minutes earlier or later than scheduled depending upon cancellations and time required for review and/or consideration of an agenda item.

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The Rampart Library District Board of Trustees selected Susan Westgate as the fi nalist for the position of Library Director at a special Board meeting on December 1, 2015.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDCity of Victor

2016 Entry Signage Improvements

Notice is hereby given that the City of Victor will accept sealed proposals for the construction of signage improvements.

The project work is to consist of delivery, set-up and general construction for all labor, materials and services for general, grading, concrete, steel, brick, signage, and all other work necessary to complete the project as indicated with the Construction Documents.

THREE (3) SETS (ONE ORIGINAL AND TWO COMPLETED COPIES) OF THE SEALED PROPOSALS, clearly marked with “2016 Entry Signage Improvements” and the name, address, and phone number of the bidder will be received by Debra Downs, City Administrator, at City Hall, 500 Victor Avenue, P.O. Box 86, Victor, CO 80860 until 11:00 a.m. (local time), on Janu-ary 7, 2016. Any bid received after the time stated above will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

Bid Documents and related information (in PDF format) may be obtained by contacting Debra Downs at [email protected] after 9:00 a.m. (local time) on December 5, 2016.

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MISC. PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given pursuant to CRS 38-21.5-11 that Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 West Highway 24,

Crystola, CO 80819, will sell or otherwise dispose of personal property described below for default of

payment unless payment is received by 12/15/2015. Disposal of property will be by public auction on

12/16/2015 at 10am at the Ute Pass U Store It, 11240 West Highway 24 Crystola, CO.

Delinquent tenants whose property will be auctioned:

Unit C2, whose last known name and address is:

Heather Gist, 1220 Browning, Woodland Park, CO 80863.

Items of personal property to be sold are: misc. household goods.

Publication dates, Pikes Peak Courier View 12/2 and 12/9

This legal notice is submitted by Dana Duncan, manager

PO Box 5044

Woodland Park, CO 80866

Please send an affidavit to owner.

Copies of this notice are sent to: Pikes Peak Courier View

El Paso County Sheriff’s Department

Re/Max Performance

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PUBLIC TRUSTEES




On October 5, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded

in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) DOUGLAS R IVEY

Original Beneficiary(ies) ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC2, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS

TRUSTEE



Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 21, 2006







LOT 42, INDIAN CREEK NO. 14, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1422 KIOWA ROAD, FLORISSANT, CO 80816.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 10/05/2015




HOLLY DECKER #32647

MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD., SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # 15-049-28755



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On October 5, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded

in the County of Teller records.

Original Grantor(s) Donna L Egan, Patrick J Egan

Original Beneficiary(ies) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United States of America,

Successors/Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE

HOLDERS OF THE VENDEE MORTGAGE TRUST 2008-1

Date of Deed of Trust August 15, 2006


Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 29, 2006

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 597438 Book: n/a Page:






LOT 16, INDIAN CREEK NO. 14, COUNTY OF TELLER, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 312 Fossil Creek Rd, Florissant, CO 80816.


NOTICE OF SALE



















(800) 222-4444



P.O. Box 4503


(855) 411-2372


DATE: 10/05/2015




SCOTT D TOEBBEN #19011

RANDALL S MILLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 216 16TH STREET, SUITE 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 15CO00677-1



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Public Notice Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-21.5-103 notices sent certifi ed mail to Shawn Lee Campbell last known address November 5, 2015 all contents in the below listed storage unit located at Tregos Storage 42 Buffalo Court, Divide Colo-rado 80814 will be sold or otherwise disposed of by removal to the Divide Colorado Dump Transfer Station on December 11, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the Tregos Venture Storage Facility Unit M 23 at 10:00 A.M. located at 42 Buffalo Court, Divide Colorado 80814. The sale will be by auction at the site M 23 and will be sold in one lot. Sealed bids will be accepted and opened fi rst. Any proceeds will be applied to unpaid rents. Tenant: Shawn Lee Campbell Storage Unit: M 23 Last Known Address: 488 Dani Place Divide, CO 80814 Contents consisting of, but not limited to : Miscellaneous Boxes and Bins, mattress, box spring, hockey sticks, chair and pictures.

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Variety of classes available from city Parks & RecFor the Courier

Woodland Park Parks & Recreation is offering the following programs and sports.

Please sign up at least a week prior to session starting. Classes may be cancelled due to lack of participants. For more information call 687-5225 or stop by our offi ce at 204 W. South Ave. Online Registration and class information available at wpparksandrecre-ation.org

WINTER DAY WITH SANTAPictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, snacks, and hot chocolate will be provided.

Sledding and snowmen (weather permitting)Ute Pass Cultural CenterFriday, Dec. 183-5 p.m.Free

YOUTH RECREATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEBoys and Girls, grades K-12Meadow Wood Sports Complex Ice RinkRegistration deadline: Dec. 4Registration fee: $48 (not including jersey)Season: January-March (weather permitting)Contact Parks & Recreation for required equipment

5-8 GRADE BOYS BASKETBALLWoodland Park Middle SchoolRegistration deadline: Dec. 4Registration fee: $48Season: January-March

1-2 GRADE BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Columbine ElementaryRegistration deadline: Dec. 4Registration fee: $45Season: January-March

DENVER NUGGETS BASKETBALL SKILLS CHALLENGEBoys & Girls 7-14 years old (as of April 30, 2016)Woodland Park Middle SchoolSaturday, Dec. 510 a.m.-NoonFree

FUNKY FAIRY TALESStarting with the fun fairy tales we already know, add some creativity with teamwork and end up with a funky fairy tale fun. Par-ticipants will have a ball as they learn basic acting skills and dream up interesting new happily-ever-afters for their favorite charac-ters. Activities promote teamwork, creativity and literacy skills while building self-esteem.

Our fi nal class includes a showcase of our favorite exercises for parents and friends.Boys and Girls, ages 6-10Parks & Rec classroomMonday, 10:15-11:15 a.m.Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Jan. 11, 25, Feb. 1, 8$35

STORIES ALIVE!Let your mini-artist’s creativity thrive as we make stories come alive! Each week we will read one of your favorite children’s books. After reading the story, we will explore the story and theme using music, dance, drama and even make a related craft project. This arts focused approach to literacy engages and inspires pre-readers while also improv-ing gross motor and fi ne motor skills. Boys and Girls, ages 3-5Parks & Rec classroomMonday, 9-10 a.m.Dec. 7, Jan. 11, 25, Feb. 1, 8$35


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A weekend wrapped in commu-nity, bitter temperatures countered by warmth and good feelings, Dec. 11 and 12 in southern Teller County fosters a festive spirit.

The weekend begins at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 11 with a challenge at the Aspen Mine Center. Titled “Unseat the Cook-ie Queen,” the challenge is a baking contest aimed at Dee Bordage, who is the “Queen of Cookies” and winner of the contest for the past three years.

Actually, the judges are the winners – for each paid $5 to taste the entries.

“The cookies are scrumptious,” said Lisa Noble, one of the evening’s organizers.

For something more substantial, Soup for the Soul is designed to ward off the cold, the frozen, a contest that

pits the city’s casino chefs against each other. For the same $5, judges taste samples of soup and cookies. The special events run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Later that day, at 5:15 p.m., a shuttle bus leaves from the Aspen Mine Center for a tour of the lighted headframes in Victor, returning to Cripple Creek at 7:30.

VICTOR HEADFRAMESHistory shines throughout the

Christmas season in the mining headframes around Victor and Cripple Creek. Remnants of the 1890s gold-rush days, the headframes are deco-rated with ornaments.

A tradition in southern Teller County for 18 years, the headframes combine community, history and fes-tivities for a celebration that contrib-utes to the mountain ambiance in a

place far away from urban frenzy. In a month where sitting by the fire

might be preferred, hearty volunteers from both communities staff the generators and line the power connec-tions for the giant-sized ornaments during the cold, dark and starry nights.

Sponsored by the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. and Southern Teller County Focus Group, the head-frames can be viewed Friday through Sunday, with self-guided tours. For information and maps of the tour, go to victorcolorado.com, or email [email protected] or check with local businesses.

The events continue in Victor with the Electric Light Parade at 6 p.m., fol-lowed by burn barrels, cookies and hot chocolate.

For Saturday’s events in Cripple Creek, check page 10 of Nov 25 edition of the Pikes Peak Courier.

Headframe lighting, events light up CC-V Correction

Last week, The Courier ran an incorrect photo of the turkey colored by Mark Messner, winner of the 5-8 age group. The above is the winning turkey.


Pioneers downed Colorado Springs School, 43-36, on Dec. 1

By Danny [email protected]

David Snare may be a freshman, but the 5-foot-6 point guard played like a seasoned veteran in his first varsity game for Cripple Creek-Victor High School.

Snare scored nine points, including two key 3-pointers, to lead the Pioneers to a 43-36 victory over host Colorado Springs School on Dec. 1 in the season opener for both teams.

“I’ve got confidence in my shot; I worked on it a lot over the summer,” Snare said. “It’s just work and effort and anything I can do to help the varsity, that’s what I’m going to do.”

Snare handled the ball with efficiency against a Kodiaks defense that did a good job of keeping CC-V outside of the paint. The Pioneers ran a fluid motion offense to work for open shots, several coming from beyond the arc.

“My job as the point guard is to get my teammates the ball,” Snare said. “I’ve got to keep the team in a rhythm.

“It’s not an individual sport. It’s all about team.”Snare’s 3-pointer late in the second quarter gave

the Pioneers a 23-22 lead heading into intermission. It was his only attempt from downtown of the first half.

Snare came up big again late in the third quarter when he drained another 3-pointer with about 15 sec-ond remaining to put the Pioneers up 29-28 heading into the final 8-minute stanza.

“Point guard is a position I grew up playing and I am very comfortable out there handling the ball,”

Snare said. “Being able to come here and put my talents to practice was a lot of fun.”

CC-V also had a solid games from junior guard Conner Brown (team-high 11 points, three 3-pointers) and senior forward Jake Hedrickson (10 points, 5-of-6 free throws).

“It feels great,” Hedrickson said. “It’s good that everybody stayed positive this game and we didn’t get down on each other.”

Hedrickson added that the Pioneers can have a successful season if they remain on the same page.

“Everybody loves everybody on this team,” he said. “There are no negatives attitudes at all. We have to keep positive attitudes and keep running the offense correctly.”

Hedrickson praised Snare for a solid first game.“He’s one of the greatest point guards I’ve played

with so far in my high school career,” Hedrickson said.The Pioneers went into the CSS game without the

benefit of playing a scrimmage.“This was our scrimmage,” Sampson said with a

smile. “I thought the boys played well, but we have to get rid of the ‘I-ball.’ This is a team sport and we have to play as a team. I think the more we do that the more success we will have.”

Sampson, or “Coach Sam” as he is better known, was named the head coach in early November. He is also the school’s football coach, and will be the track and field coach in the spring.

Sampson, a long-time Woodland Park resident, also teaches industrial arts, and strength and condi-tioning at CC-V. He was recently named the school’s athletic director.

“They’re keeping me busy,” Sampson said.CC-V will be back at CSS for a two-day tourna-

ment Dec. 11-12.

CC-V boys win basketball season opener

Cripple Creek-Victor freshman point guard David Snare scored nine points against Colorado Springs School on Dec. 1 to lead the Pioneers to a 43-36 victory. //Photo by Danny Summers

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Teller County seeks a Social Caseworker III-Intake for the Department of Social Services. Starting salary: $3,347 per month plus a complete benefi t package. Applications available at Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A St., Cripple Creek or at www.co.teller.co.us. Completed application plus resume and cover letter due by noon, Monday, December 21, 2015 at the aboveaddress. EOETeller County seeks an individual to fi ll the position of Public Health Nurse Navigator I for the Public Health Department (Part-time will be considered) which is a grant-fund-ed position. Starting Salary: $3,726 per month plus full benefi t package

for full time, or part time $21.50 per hour no benefi ts. Application and job description available at the Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO or atwww.co.teller.co.us. Completed application plus resume and cover letter due by 12:00 noon, Monday, December 28, 2015 at the above address. EOE

Teller County seeks a Deputy Coroner. Paid $35.00 per day on call. Applications available at the Teller County Centennial Building, 112 North A Street, Cripple Creek, CO or at www.co.teller.co.us. Com-pleted application plus resume due by 12:00 noon, Wednesday, Decem-ber 23, 2015 at the above address. EOE

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As financial troubles mount in Green Mountain Falls, the Board of Trustees took final action Dec. 1 on its budget for 2016, adopting a plan that calls for spending $487,766 next year.

The 2016 budget represents an in-crease in spending over the 2015 budget of $455,530 and the 2014 budget of $435,329.

Among the increased expenses is a jump of $11,400 for liability insurance and $7,500 for auditing services, which were not included in the 2015 budget for the Board

of Trustees. The town also expects to spend three times more, or $1,500, publishing its legal notices next year.

The town expects its police force to be busy in 2016. It projects a $20,000 increase in traffic court revenue, pegging the source at $51,000 in 2016. It also expects an addi-tional $4,000 from DUI enforcement.

It anticipates earning about $5,000 more from El Paso County property taxes, $9,000 more from its gas franchise fee and $4,500 more from pool admission fees.

Among reduced payments next year was a cut to $30,000 to the attorney Matt Krob.

Mayor Lorrie Worthey and trustees Tyler

Stevens, Barbara Gardiner, Michael Butts and David Cook approved the budget Dec. 1.

In another move the board removed the name of suspended town clerk Mary Duval from the town’s checking account and re-scinded debit-card privileges. In the recent report, auditors from Stockman Kast Ryan + Company recommended that Duval receive additional training.

The charges and bounced checks were discovered in documents obtained by Ann Esch, through a request via the Colorado Open Records Act. The documents were given to The Courier by Gail Gerig, one of

four town watchdogs who have zeroed in on mismanagement of the town’s funds.

According to Trustee Butts, who has as-sumed the role of the town’s treasurer, Du-val remains on suspension with pay. In the meantime, Renee Price, the clerk’s assistant, is acting as the interim clerk.

While the board fulfilled the quorum requirement for the vote on the budget, one trustee, Don Ellis, has been absent from the meetings for several months. No one on the board responded when former trustee Mac Pitrone approached the podium and asked why Ellis was repeatedly absent.

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A time to grieve, a time to laugh, the Lights of Love is a celebration of life and a remembrance of loved ones who have died.

A fundraiser for Prospect Home Care & Hospice, the annual event Dec. 3 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center was enhanced with the music.

“Music helps you process grief,” said Connie Campbell, director of the Woodland Park High School Madrigals and Ladies Select Ensemble. “Find some way to make music.”

Over the years, the Madrigals have been a key part of the annual event.

In addition to the Madrigals and the en-semble, Woodland Park’s musicians included Craig Harms’ Wind Symphony and Brass Quartet, Mountain View United Methodist Church hand bell choir, Karin Taylor and Car-lene Toy, who each played pieces on the harp.

Sue Frindt read a poem of remembrance to her mother written by her son, Austin.

Dawn Ignatius, Prospect’s chief operat-ing officer, introduced the ceremony while Tonya Graber and Christine Faughn read the names of the deceased, which distinguishes the occasion.

After the ceremony, the people gathered for a reception.

Lights of Love celebrates live and remembers those we’ve lost

Somber moments at the Lights of Love event during the reading of the names include the light-ing of the candles. //Photo by Pat Hill /The Courier

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“You’re going to tell me that P.J. hired Malcom to run the water board and not vet him?” said J.J. Johnson, who owns a vacation home in Cas-cade. “I pay $135 a month before I ever turn on the water tap,” she said. Johnson’s monthly bill is around $180.

Some older residents have had to turn to food banks for help as a result of the extra fees for water, Johnson said.

Malcom disappeared in the summer of 2013 and was arrested in Colorado Springs about this time last year.

“It took forever for them to press charges,” said Gina Billingiere, who pays $125 a month and is on a “super-limited income.”

Once he ripped off Cascade, Mal-com turned to Arabian Acres district, which has 145 customers.

Marilyn Callan of Florissant has been keeping track of Malcom since he was arrested last year.

“Only through the $100 supple-mental fee added to our regular $60 monthly service fee has the district been operational and able to meet its obligations,” Callan wrote in an

email to The Courier. “Thus, only the $100 will be rescinded at such time as the District no longer requires it.”

Judy Bertrand, the district’s ad-ministrator, issued a statement from the board of directors: “We assumed management of Arabian Acres Metro District in April 2015. We knew in advance that they had experienced financial problems due to the embezzlement by Terry Malcom. It wasn’t until we actually performed an analysis of their financial health that we realized the extent of the damage done by Mr. Malcom. He had used grant funds that were to have been used to perform capital improvements; falsified bank state-ments to make it appear that the district had more money than they actually did; and transferred funds around to hide his embezzlement.”

Callan won’t soon forget the theft.

“It’s a fact that many small water districts in Colorado struggle some-what financially and AAMD was no exception; however Terry Malcom added the factor that almost de-stroyed us,” she said.

Fund expenditures is Public Safety, which accounts for 39 percent. Community Services represent 36 percent, Tourism is 8 percent and Support Services is 17 percent.

According to Harris, this fund is coming under “increasing pres-sure from declining revenues and increased costs which impact the fund balance (reserves)”.

The primary source of revenue to that fund comes from the gam-ing industry in the form of “device fees”, a tax on each slot machine, and gaming taxes - both sources of which are projected to “be down approximately $2 million, or 24 percent” from a high in 2008.

The city’s device fee structure allows for a smaller amount to be collected for the first 50 machines, (an effort to help out the smaller, independent casinos which have lately been absorbed by larger enterprises).

In addition, a lower device fee was implemented for the first quarter of each year because of lower trends in gaming tourism during those winter months.

For the third quarter of 2015

there were 3,702 devices in the 12 casinos currently operating in the city. It is projected that there will be 3,710 devices in the first quarter of 2016.

“The downward trend is not something we want to see,” said Harris. However, for 2016 Harris forecasts a slight revenue increase over 2015’s income from both gaming and sales taxes.

Cripple Creek’s gaming indus-try, according to Harris, “has been losing market share to the other two gaming towns in Colorado.” Harris attributes the loss to the opening of the Ameristar Casino in Black Hawk and Amendment 50, which changed the gaming tax revenue formula distribution.

Several major projects slated for 2016 are driven by CDOT grant funding: $702,400 to correct and improve the Teller 1 curve coming into town from the west, provide a sidewalk from the Dollar Store to Venture Foods and a Safe Routes to School project. In addition, the city plans to begin a multi-year pavement replacement program.

City Administrator Ray DuBois

commented that a traffic study showed that 40 percent of Cripple Creek’s traffic comes into town from that route.

Another $614,138 grant will go towards the Water/Wastewater Treatment facility for a “sample point relocation project.”

The Enterprise Fund, which is comprised of the water and sewer system, will spend about $2 mil-lion. According to Harris, Cripple Creek water and sewer rates did not increase for two decades until 2014. Failure of the rates to keep pace with the cost of service has left the city without money for future capital projects. Rates now increase every year based on the Denver, Boulder, and Greeley CPI.

The Historic Preservation Fund, fed by gaming tax revenues, will spend about $1 million. The Historic Butte Theater receives 41 percent of the Historic Pres-ervation pie, with the Historic Preservation Department receiv-ing 32 percent. Operations for the Heritage Center receives 17 percent, Jail Museum - 10 percent and Rail Car - 3 percent.

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