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Seeks excess of $800,000 for ‘arbitrary and irrational’ actions

By Bill [email protected]

For months, Monument offi cials said they had no choice but to approve a methadone clinic planned in down-town to avoid being sued by the com-pany that wanted to open it.

Now, after zoning was rejected, a business license denied and a mora-torium enacted on new clinics, those fears have come true.

Colonial Management Group has fi led a nearly $1 million lawsuit against the town, its seven-member Board of Trustees and its fi ve-member Board of Adjustment.

The Orlando, Fla.-based company, which operates 69 methadone clinics in 19 states including several that have run afoul of state regulators and even lost a state operating license, alleges in its lawsuit that it had been illegally pre-vented from opening its planned facil-ity at 192 Front St. across from Limbach Park.

See Lawsuit Page 15

Police handling of incident questioned at

board meeting


Bobby Morris said he was startled from his sleep by the sound of gunfi re.

It was about midnight, Thursday, Sept. 3, when he heard the distinctive popping of shots being fi red near his home at the corner of 2nd and

Front streets across from Lim-bach Park.

“I looked out and saw these two guys in the park,” Morris told the Board of Trustees at its Sept. 8 meeting. “I counted 15 shots fi red.”

Morris said he saw the men jump a short fence and hop in their car, parked in the gravel lot off 2nd Street. But police ar-rived before they could leave.

He said an offi cer talked to the men as they sat in their car, then left the scene.

“You can come into down-

town and pop off 15 rounds and never even get pulled out of your car?” Morris told the board during a public com-ment session.

Bobby Morris said he walked over to the parking lot in the morning and found 15 spent shell casings and a target tacked to a tree. He said the bark of the tree showed obvious signs of

impact and shredded bark was strewn on the ground.

“I called the police the next day and I was told there was not even a police report of the inci-dent! In fact, they told me the police department was closed.”

So he called his brother, Shawn Morris, owner of La Casa Fiesta across the street, and showed him what he found.

Shawn said he, too, called police and received the same response that the department was closed for the afternoon and he should call the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department. When he insisted, Monument police offi cers did respond.

“This is a very dangerous thing that happened,” Shawn Morris told the trustees. “And it’s very dangerous the way the cops left it.

“There are bullet holes in the tree. They were pointing right at the houses on Front Street. They were shooting toward the houses and businesses and bul-lets were ricocheting.”

Police Chief Jake Shirk said his agency is aggressively inves-tigating the incident.

“I guarantee you we are tak-ing this very seriously,” Shirk said. “It’s unsafe. I don’t like it and I won’t tolerate it.”

Shirk said his offi cer tookSee Gunfi re Page 15

‘Stand and Fight ’


The fi ght to keep a methadone clinic out of downtown Monument took on a new sense of urgency last week with the reality of a lawsuit seeking nearly $1 million from the town and its public offi cials.

In response, townspeople packed the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 8 to passionately urge elected offi cials to fi ght Colonial Management Group with vigor.

The 90-minute public comment

session included many appeals from folks scared of drug dealers and crime they say would accompany a Colonial methadone clinic.

There were moments of tension as trustees bristled at suggestions they lacked the leadership skills needed to defend Monument against the Orlan-do, Fla.-based company.

And there were a few interesting instances as adversaries in the town vowed to fi ght, side-by-side, with trust-ees they are in the process of trying to recall.

See Rally Page 15

Colonial Management sues town, offi cials, for methadone clinic denial

Townspeople ready for a fi ght; urge offi cials to stand tall against ‘bully’

Monument Trustees Jeff Kaiser, Mayor Rafael Dominguez, John Howe and Kelly Elliott stare at Tom Allen, leader of a recall eff ort targeting Kaiser, Dominguez and Elliott.

Late-night gunfi re in Limbach Park rattles neighbors

At least a dozen bullet impacts are visible on the tree. Photo by Bill Vogrin / The Tribune

Shawn Morris, owner of La Casa Fiesta in Monument, points to a bullet hole in a tree in Limbach Park on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. At least a dozen bullet impacts are visible on the tree. The tree was shot up around midnight, Thurs-day, Sept. 4, with at least 15 rounds. Morris is critical of the way the incident was handled by Monument Police. It remains under investigation. Photo by Bill Vogrin / The Tribune

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Mystery SolvedSee Page 9

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By Avalon A [email protected]

The season for trail repair and fire area restoration work in the area burn scars is winding down, but lo-cals still have time to lend their efforts as volunteers for the Rocky Mountain Field Institute.

Later this month and into October, there are a few workdays open to volunteer participation in both Black Forest and Waldo Canyon fire restoration areas.

The work includes stabilization of slopes and revegetation of burn scars across various terrain. These steps, according to Molly Mazel, volunteer co-ordinator at the Institute, help mitigate erosion and minimize flood risks, in addition to helping native plant species get the upper hand on more aggressive invasive species.

Andy Riter, the Institute’s program coordinator, clarified the differences in work between the two sites.

See Restoration on Page 12

By Norma [email protected]

Construction is moving forward on the Mountain View Electric Associa-tion’s service expansion project at the Andersen Substation on Jackson Creek Parkway, just south of Lewis-Palmer High School.

The expansion will improve electri-cal reliability and capacity.

The association broke ground in June and the expansion is expected to be completed in December. Associa-tion member services specialist Sarah Schaefer said there shouldn’t be any interruption to service while construc-tion work is ongoing.

“Although construction began in June, the Andersen Substation expan-sion project began over 10 years ago with development and planning meet-ings through the Town of Monument,” said David Waldner, association engi-neering manager.

The construction involves installing a third transformer owned by Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the as-sociation’s power supplier and partner in this project, and adding more cir-cuits out of the substation to meet the needs of new and existing members.

Next year, extensive landscaping, including a screening fence, will be added.

The additional transformer being installed at the Andersen Substation is rated at 40 megavolt ampheres (MVA), which is a measure of apparent power in an electrical circuit.

A transformer at a distribution sub-station reduces the voltage from the power generating plant for use locally. The 40 MVA transformer weighs about 100,000 pounds, but transformers come in all sizes from the transformer on a neighborhood power line to the small transformers found in many household devices, including televi-sions, stereo equipment, doorbells and thermostats.

The substation’s location near apart-ments raised questions in some about electromagnetic fields.

Electrical devices and transmis-sion equipment generate electric and magnetic fields, also known as electro-magnetic fields or EMF. EMF radiation comes in two types: ionizing and non-ionizing.

According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Institutes of Health, ion-izing radiation, which includes x-rays, gamma radiation and ultraviolet rays, is well-known for causing mutations, cancers and other damage in most life-forms.

Non-ionizing radiation is generated by microwave ovens, computers, wire-less networks, cell phones, Bluetooth devices, power lines and MRIs.

So far, numerous studies find no provable links between non-ionizing radiation and health risks, although some studies from the 1990s found a weak link between nonionizing EMF and certain forms of childhood leuke-mia.

Some, but not all, newer stud-ies found this same “very weak” link (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/).

An NIH/Department of Energy doc-ument, “EMF: Electric and Magnetic Fields Associated with the Use of Elec-tric Power,” states that most of the EMF associated with electrical substations comes from power lines going in and coming out of the substation.

The document states: “Beyond the substation fence or wall, the EMF pro-duced by the substation equipment is typically indistinguishable from back-ground levels.”

And, yes, the document points out, the Earth also generates EMF.

The document also states that at a distance of 300 feet and during times of average electricity demand, “the mag-netic fields from many power lines can

be similar to typical background levels found in most homes.”

Mountain View Electric Association, incorporated in 1941, is a not-for-prof-it, member-owned electric cooperative serving more than 50,000 members. The association’s headquarters is in Li-mon and there is an operations center in Falcon.

For more information, call Schaefer at 719-494-2670.

Residents volunteer in fire restoration work, trail repair in burn areas

Above: Mountain View Electric Association is expanding the Andersen Substation on Jackson Creek Parkway south of Lewis-Palm-er High School. /Photo by Norma Engelberg Right: A crane move a 40 MVA transformer, weighing over 100,000 pounds, into the Mountain View Electric Association’s Ander-sen Substation on Jackson Creek Parkway. /Courtesy photo by David Waldner.

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The number is staggering: 49 million Americans struggle daily with hunger, according to official es-timates.

This month brings locals the opportunity to join hunger-relief organizations throughout Southern Colorado in Hunger Action Month, a nationwide ini-tiative by Feeding America aimed at ending hunger by engaging people in advocacy and public service.

In the Pikes Peak region, one of the major food banks is Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado. And it is one of the 200 participating food banks in Hunger Action Month.

Before you say “wait a minute, we have Tri-Lakes Cares food bank in Monument,” consider that it re-ceives more than 40 percent of its overall food distri-bution from Care and Share.

In the last calendar year, Care and Share provided 290,922 pounds of food to its pantry plus 158,423 pounds of food from The Emergency Food Assis-tance Program (TEFAP).

One of the larger aspects of this year’s Hunger Ac-tion Month is a sweeping online initiative to raise awareness for the one in six Americans who struggle with hunger, and the ways people can help.

Dubbed “Spoontember,” participants can show support online by posting “spoon selfies,” a pic-ture of themselves balancing a spoon on their nose, alongside a “Spoontember” hashtag and some stats on hunger or Hunger Action Month.

The spoon, according to feedingamerica.org, “has an inherent link to food; it’s how we feed ourselves and feed our children. It symbolizes millions of Americans who face this issue.”

“Spoontember is meant to be a social media way to raise awareness, inviting people to put spoons on their noses or take a selfie in some capacity with a spoon,” said Shannon Coker, Care and Share’s direc-tor of marketing. “It’s what we’ll be asking our follow-ers to do all month long.”

Spoontember is one of many social media pushes taking place this month in support of Hunger Action Month.

“This week, we’re pushing information about the Great American Milk Drive,” said Coker.

Fans of social media can easily help.Go to Care and Share of Southern Colorado’s Face-

book page and look for a post: “Strength in Num-bers.” When followers share that image, Coker said, accompanied by the hashtag “#milkdrive,” an online donation process is triggered to deliver milk coupons to Care and Share, which they can use to render milk to people who need it.

“[There have been] a lot of cool ways generated through social media to raise awareness,” she said.

Each week of September has a specific focus to raise awareness and assistance in the fight against hunger. This week, Care and Share’s social media will be sharing facts and information about the Supple-mental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

One of the ways locals can support Care and Share’s work is by following the organization on Facebook and Twitter.

“We’d love anyone who’s interested to follow us,” said Coker, “Get engaged with our work that way. Our main need is raising awareness, [and to] bring atten-tion to [hunger] as we head into the holiday season. Hunger is an issue all year round, but obviously the

holiday season is really important to us.”There are many ways locals can support the efforts

of Care and Share of Southern Colorado. Current needs range from volunteer efforts to food drives to financial donations.

“It’s really what your motivation is and what you want to do to give,” said Coker.

To support Tri-Lakes Cares, inquire online about volunteer opportunities, or take advantage of one of the many donation opportunities available.

While financial donations are always appreciated by mail or online, donors can also submit through Pikes Peak United Way.

Vehicle donations are also accepted, and for those with Amazon Prime accounts, Tri-Lakes Cares is also registered with Amazon Smile to receive proceeds from Amazon purchases conducted through that site.

There is also perpetual need of non-perishable food items, which can be made at the Tri-Lakes Cares facility Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 6 to 8 p.m.

Hunger Action Month: Care and Share brings new opportunities to join the local fight against hunger

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Michelle Merola, 26, the daugh-ter of Ken and Diana Merola, recently earned her mas-ter’s degree in physician assistant studies from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa.

After passing her boards, Mi-chelle has accepted a position with Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C.

Michelle graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in May 2007. She earned her bachelor’s degree in integrative physiology in 2011 from the University of Colorado in Boulder.

She worked as a medical assistant for two years in Boulder to earn medical hours needed to get into the physician assistant program.

Michelle has a sister, Marisa, who graduated from L-P in May 2011 and a brother, Michael, who is a senior at L-P.

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VOICESLOCAL By Mel McFarland

In 1932, a private railroad car was set out at the Colorado Springs Santa Fe station.

This was not unusual. It had happened regularly since the railroads were built. Usually the resident of the car would then take a room in one of the area’s fi ne hotels.

(Years ago, I told the story of the Vanderbilts’ visit to the area. Then owners of the New York Central Railroad, they stayed at the Antlers Hotel.)

The owner of this car elected to stay in his car. A limo picked him up and took him on a tour of the area, even to the top of Pikes Peak.

This was a stop on a tour of the U.S. He had By Bill [email protected]

On Labor Day weekend, Jim Wider left his home for a weekend escape, just as millions of other Americans.

But he wasn’t trying to take advantage of the last holiday weekend of the summer.

Wider really wanted to escape . . . from the crowds he knew would assemble on the edge of his Black Forest property to mourn.

Wider owns the land along Hodgen Road, east of Roller Coast Road, where Palmer Ridge High School students Beau Begier and Ryan Pappas died in a late-night, one-car wreck in Black Forest last Labor Day weekend.

It was Wider’s fences that were destroyed when a 2009 Mini Cooper convertible going 80 mph fl ew out of control through the intersection and launched airborne off the road.

It was one of Wider’s trees that put a deadly end to the car’s wild ride through the forest, resulting in a gruesomely distorted wreckage that left the car unrecognizable.

Driver Marshal Gregory of Parker survived along with front-seat passenger Jack Clark, who suffered serious injuries. But Begier and Pappas, riding in the back seat, were pronounced dead at the scene.

And that spot instantly became a gathering spot for friends of the victims.

Mourners fl ocked to the site to lay eyes on the un-fathomable. It’s as if they couldn’t believe two young men, so full of life and promise, were gone.

As often happens at the spot of such tragedies, a spontaneous shrine developed. Flowers were heaped on the ground. Ribbons tied to trees with words of heartbreak and wishes of peace in the afterworld and vows they will never be forgotten.

There were candles lit and vigils held, sometimes by groups and others by solitary individuals.

In some cases, the shrines are dismantled after a few weeks or months pass.

Not the memorial for Begier and Pappas. It grew. Wooden crosses were erected. One on the side of the road where the Mini Cooper screamed out of con-trol. Another down in the ditch where the convert-ible became horribly wrapped around a tree.

Then someone brought a bench. And folks regu-larly came to sit and contemplate and remember and mourn.

Wider, 78, has watched it all from his nearby home and Southwinds Fine Arts gallery and studio on the hill. And his response is a lesson for all of us.

He has let it all go on without a word.I asked him what he thinks of the shrine, the

crosses and bench, all newly decorated after mourn-ers returned to observe the anniversary of the wreck and deaths.

“I don’t know what all is down there,” Wider said. “I hate to go down there.”

I asked Wider if it troubled him having strangers coming and going, tramping around in the woods near his home, sometimes day and night. After all, it can be disconcerting to have your quiet corner of the forest suddenly turned into a public gathering place.

“I don’t want to be pushing people around,” said Wider, a career soldier who served in both the Army and Marine Corps before retiring to the forest about 13 years ago. He also is a well-known artist renowned for textured paintings of his memories growing up as a black man in South Carolina, southwest land-scapes and Native Americans, among other subjects.

“How would you feel if you were one of the kids coming by to look at the spot, the monument, and see me standing out there saying: ‘Go away. You can’t be here. It’s private property.’ I’d never do that. Never.

“The kids in school have a hard time going through grief. They need time. I don’t want to pres-

sure anyone.” But after a year, I kind of

thought Wider might hope things would calm down and the shrine might shrink.

Heck, I thought, he probably wants to fi x the wire fences that stand in a mangled heap.

Wider said he would never think of disturbing the shrine or ever ask anyone to leave.

“I don’t want to go down there and tear up anyone’s property -- that’s a grieving thing,” he said. “People are hurting. People died.

“High school deaths stay with you a long time. I don’t want kids to think they can’t come pay their respects. Let them walk around. That doesn’t bother me if they want to see where their buddy died.”

But I could tell he wouldn’t mind if the gash in his fence was fi nally repaired.

“It’s up to the insurance company,” he said. “If the insurance company is honest, they know what needs to be done and they’ll fi x it.”

Otherwise, Wider said folks are welcome to come and mourn. Or sit and think. Or whatever it takes to heal.

Yes, there’s defi nitely a lesson here for us all. In fact, I’ve found you can learn an awful lot from lis-tening to old soldiers.

Bill Vogrin

PIKES PEAK BILL

Artist planned Labor Day escape to give folks space to mourn on his property

Tri-Lakes TribuneSept. 16, 1975

Sesame Street Ice Follies will be Sept. 16-21 at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver. Tickets are on sale at Select-A-Seat outlets and May D & F.

A fi rst aid course will be starting Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church in Monument. The course will take approximately 20 hours to complete.

On Oct. 6, Elizabeth High School will sponsor the Crime Prevention Program “Don’t Follow Me” presented by Colorado State Penitentiary. Inmates will relate their stories of how they got into the life of crime. The program will not solve the high crime rate, but may deter many youngsters from following in their footsteps.

New art is on exhibit at Monument Hill Commu-nity Library. The exhibits include stitchery, acrylic oils, pencil drawings and pottery. The collection will be on display September and October during library hours Tuesday and Thursday from 2-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Castle Rock National Bank invites all to a free old fashioned ice cream social to celebrate the ground-breaking of their new bank. It will be held on Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Above: A wooden cross stands against a mangled tree where a 2009 Mini Cooper carrying four teenage boys � ew o� Hodgen Road, tore through a fence and wrecked on Labor Day 2014, killing two and injuring two others. The cross, tree and de-stroyed fence are on the property of Jim Wider, a retired soldier and renowned artist. Another cross, bench and shrine stand along the side of the road. Wider has allowed the mourners unlimited access to the spot of the tragedy. Below: The wreckage of the convertible Mini Cooper now rests in a Monument salvage yard, half-covered by a tarp. /Photos by Bill Vogrin / The Tribune


By Karen Brofft

Belonging to a group feels good. When that group is a safe group, a group that trusts us and we trust them, this is even better.

All of us want to work in environments with groups that nurture us, that encourage us to be our best and to do our best work. As educators, the defi-nition of doing our best is providing the best educa-tion for the next generation.

In order for our kids to connect, to feel safe, and to thrive, we have to provide an environment which is conducive to this outcome. Typically, what we experience and model ourselves will set the stage for what we provide for others.

Often, leadership sets the tone for an organiza-tion and it’s obvious, but worth stating, leadership matters.

I see leadership lessons everywhere. Fifty-six years of life has produced many opportunities for me to learn from both good and bad leadership examples. These experiences continue to shape my own leadership style expressly because of the self-reflection they cause.

In my role of superintendent, one leader stands out as my greatest inspiration and role model. I had the honor of serving as both a teacher and

an administrator during Rick O’Connell’s 22-year tenure as superintendent of Douglas County Schools.

It is highly unusual for a super-intendent to serve one district for this length of time, which speaks to the incredible leadership he provided regardless of trends, viewpoints, and other influences that often bombard public educa-tion.

Rick made tough decisions that were sometimes unpopular, and he handled criticism with a sense of grace and humility without compromising his beliefs. Rick

had a deep knowledge of teaching and learning and was a teacher at heart; nonetheless, he was humble, understanding that the best organizations allow for shared leadership. Dr. O’Connell is retired now, and I stay in touch with him. More importantly, I continue to reflect on the leadership lessons he modeled.

Similarly, I like Simon Sinek’s perspective in Lead-ers Eat Last:

“Leadership, true leadership, is not the bastion of those who sit at the top. It is the responsibility

of anyone who belongs to the group. Though those with formal rank may have authority to work at a greater scale, each of us has a responsibility to keep the Circle of Safety strong. We must all start today to do little things for the good of others…one day at a time. Let us all be the leaders we wish we had.”

At Lewis-Palmer School District, we are fortunate, fortunate because our community supports us and partners with us, doing big and little things for the good of others.

We are fortunate because we are comprised of invested, talented teachers and staff doing big and little things for the good of others every day.

Education isn’t easy. I don’t think it ever has been. But, it matters. Working with this group of people in this community, in these schools, and working with you, providing a safe, nurturing environment in which our students thrive – matters.

I know I lead with a strong team, a team com-prised of hundreds of leaders.

And we’re building more of them every single day.

Karen Brofft is the superintendent of Lewis-Palmer School District 38. She writes a monthly column for the Tri-Lakes Tribune. You can “like” the district on Facebook.

By Mel McFarland

In 1932, a private railroad car was set out at the Colorado Springs Santa Fe station.

This was not unusual. It had happened regularly since the railroads were built. Usually the resident of the car would then take a room in one of the area’s fine hotels.

(Years ago, I told the story of the Vanderbilts’ visit to the area. Then owners of the New York Central Railroad, they stayed at the Antlers Hotel.)

The owner of this car elected to stay in his car. A limo picked him up and took him on a tour of the area, even to the top of Pikes Peak.

This was a stop on a tour of the U.S. He had

been in California, with a stop in Cheyenne. Colorado Springs was next before moving on to the east coast.

He stayed in the area for a couple days and left.

Who was this man? He could have been any one of the dozens of actor and musicians who have stopped in this area on tour.

This man was Ignance Jan Pa-derewski, a world famous pianist would appear at the City Audito-rium for only one day with two concerts. He would travel from

Colorado Spring for his next concert in New York City.

Paderewski was premier of Poland just after World War I, but refused to talk about politics. At 71 years old, his 1932 visit was his only visit to this area.

The railroad car that he used was one of many that the Pullman company of Chicago rented out for this kind of use. It was complete with a staff, includ-ing a chef. The service must have been very good, as Mr Paderewski preferred it to hotels.

Other musicians regularly visited the area. In fact John Philip Sousa was a regular visitor to The Broad-moor hotel. (He usually traveled without his band.) On one visit he directed one or more of the local bands, with concerts open to the public.

Mel McFarland

CABOOSE COBWEBS

Strangers in private rail cars regularly visited the Pikes Peak region

Good leaders create safe environments where kids thrive

Karen Brofft

GUEST COLUMNIST

Tri-Lakes TribuneSept. 16, 1975 Sesame Street Ice Follies will be Sept. 16-21 at

McNichols Sports Arena, Denver. Tickets are on sale at Select-A-Seat outlets and May D & F.

A first aid course will be starting Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church in Monument. The course will take approximately 20 hours to complete.

On Oct. 6, Elizabeth High School will sponsor the Crime Prevention Program “Don’t Follow Me” presented by Colorado State Penitentiary. Inmates will relate their stories of how they got into the life of crime. The program will not solve the high crime rate, but may deter many youngsters from following in their footsteps.

New art is on exhibit at Monument Hill Commu-nity Library. The exhibits include stitchery, acrylic oils, pencil drawings and pottery. The collection will be on display September and October during library hours Tuesday and Thursday from 2-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Castle Rock National Bank invites all to a free old fashioned ice cream social to celebrate the ground-breaking of their new bank. It will be held on Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A Hunter Safety Course will be offered at Lewis-Palmer High School from 7 to 9 p.m.,Sept. 22 and 24 and 8-10 a.m. on Oct. 4. A hunter safety course card will be presented at the end of the course. This card will be required for anyone born after Jan. 1, 1949 in order to get a hunting license. Statewide deer season starts October.

Firewood users are free to gather dead standing or down wood from the National Forest. There is charge and no permit is required for individuals. The Local District Ranger’s office can give you up-to-date information on where to find wood. Com-mercial firewood cutters do need permits.

The annual camp-out and get-together for South Dakota “Immigrants” to Colorado will be held Sept. 19-21st at the KOA Kampground 3 miles south of Deckers. Prizes will be awarded to the earliest and latest who came to Colorado.

Palmer Lake History is sewn into a quilt which survived the 1965 tornado and flood. Reba Bradley started the quilt 50 years ago. She became too busy so it sat in a dusty box. During the flood and tornado some of the pieces were lost. In 1971 the Palmer Lake Art Group matched and patched the pieces. When finished, they presented it to Mrs. Bradley in 1975.

Compiled by Linda Case

40 Years Ago

By Dan Edwards

When I was young, I did not call adults by their first names or address a couple as “you guys.” I re-spectfully called them “Mr.” or “Mrs.”

But not with Eileen Crawford. It seemed much too formal to say “Mrs. Crawford.” So it was always “Mrs. C.”

Eileen Crawford and her husband, Bill, came to Palmer Lake in 1946. Bill Crawford was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in Italy during World War II. Many Tri-Lakes area residents know about him; here I will only say that he was the strong, silent type. His wife was the opposite: outgo-ing and loquacious.

My Mom met Mrs. C at the Little Log Church’s vacation Bible school in 1948. They were fast friends for the next 50 years. Mrs. C had two children; her daughter, Beverly Kite, still spends time at the Craw-ford “farm” on Prairie Street.

I remember Mrs. C. when she was in her early thirties and considered her the prototypical rural woman. She was always busy, actively engaged and

over-scheduled. Besides taking care of her

children, she carried out numer-ous farm chores. Mrs. C tended a vegetable garden and at summer’s end canned beans, beets and other produce she had raised. She was a good cook, making donuts and baking bread. Every week she gave one loaf to Rev. J.A. Plantz, a retired Methodist minister.

Besides the pet dogs and cats in the household, there were other animals to care for. Over the years the Crawfords kept a cow or two, a pig and some chickens on their

land, and Mrs. C was mother to them all. She was an amateur veterinarian and knew exactly how to assist a cow deliver its calf.

Mrs. C was musically talented and for years played the organ at the Little Log Church.

One summer she decided I should accompany her on the piano at church. I did not want to, but

she was persistent. It was impossible to say “No” to Mrs. C! Later she was organist at churches in Monument and the Black Forest and was playing for services in Colorado Springs at age 82.

Mrs. C. had an organ and piano in her home and gave piano lessons for 30 years to many young people in Palmer Lake and Monument. She was proud of her pupils and arranged for them to give recitals at local churches.

Mrs. C was active in the Columbine Circle and other women’s groups in town. She took up various causes: promoting and selling aloe vera products; staying physically fit by riding a bicycle on Perry Park Road; and badgering the Town Council to do something about beetle-infested trees in the town.

Typically, she took the bull by the horns and went out and sprayed the trees herself! One dared not stand in the way of such energy and determina-tion.

After Bill’s death, Mrs. C moved to Colorado Springs. She died in 2009 and is buried with her hus-band at the Air Force Academy cemetery.

Dan Edwards

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By Rob [email protected]

This year, Bines and Brews Hopfest will once again feature at least 15 different local breweries, as well as others who have conjured local spirits, and will meet at Limbach Park on Sept. 19, in the annual fresh hop beer competition for Twisted Bine’s “Top Hop” Award traveling trophy.

“I’ve talked to several of the breweries and they are all saying that they expect to win the trophy this year,” says Rick Squires.

Four qualifi ed beer judges will determine that, however.

Monument brewer Pikes Peak Brewing has the coveted trophy from last year, but with six new breweries in a fi eld of 15 in the running, anything can happen.

Funds raised will support Tri-Lakes Health Advo-cacy Partnership and Tri-Lakes Chamber of Com-merce.

Tickets are for sale online or at the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce for $30 apiece, regular ad-mission, and $10 for a designated driver ticket. No one under 21 allowed. No dogs of any age allowed.

Sponsors are: the Twisted Bine, Yellow Cab, Three Hundred Days of Shine, Town of Monument.

And the event goes on rain or snow.Participating Breweries: Strange Craft Beer Co.~

Red Leg Brewing Co.~ Black Sky Brewery ~ Fossil Brewing Co. ~ Smiling Toad Brewery ~ Nano 108 Brewing Co. ~ Pikes Peak Brewing Co. ~ 38 State Brewing Company ~ Fieldhouse Brewing Co. ~ Lofty Brewing Co. ~ Ute Pass Brewing Company ~ Elk Mountain Brewing ~ Triple S Brewing Co. ~ Living the Dream Brewing Co. ~ Storybook Brewing ~ 3 Freaks Brewery

Additional Pourers: 3 Hundred Days of Shine, The Ice Cave Cider House.

Rick Squires is responsible for starting the Hops and Bines event and provides the hops for the event from his quarter-acre yard in Monument.

“The Twisted Bine” might produce as much as 500 pounds of organic hops on that quarter acre, and this year grew about 240 pounds -- a relatively light harvest as compared to the 280 pounds pro-duced last year.

“It wasn’t quite warm enough,” said Squires.“With the trend to go local, and the diffi culty of

getting certifi ed organic hops, that is precisely why I got interested,” said Squires several years ago about

some of his fi rst crops in the hop yard.

Squires could of probably eas-ily sold 500 pounds, if the weath-er cooperated.

Hops are called “wet” hops if it fi nds its way into beer within 24 hours, and “fresh” hops if it makes that same leap within seven days.

And that is when the hops are most potent, aromatic and fl avorful. Many breweries end up using dried hops or frozen hops in their processes, but with the move to everything local, local, local, a market exists for all the certifi ed organic “wet” Cascade

Hops.As an engineer, (he was a former project man-

ager for G.E. Johnson when it built the World Arena) Squires said the organic certifi cation appealed to his sense of record keeping.

Extensive records of organic fertilizer, growing plans and of all the ground in use, as well as any methods of ridding the plants of pests, water used to irrigate, were just some data required to get the Cali-fornia Certifi ed Organic Farmers (C.C.O.F) designa-tion to apply to his hops efforts.

Because he has owned the location where the hop yard was created for more than 28 years, and gener-ally keeps pretty good records, he was able to do so.

“I even had to identify what the Alpaca’s were eat-ing before creating the Alpaca fertilizer I was using,” according to Squires.

The whole yard, of course, is designed with sustainability in mind. The eighteen-foot poles that support the paper ropes that the hops climb (dur-ing peak growing periods, they can grow as much as a foot per day) is made from recycled fi re sprinkler systems (mostly from local buildings) and he even uses a solar pump to bring water from his pond to the bines.

Much of the country’s hop crop comes from the Pacifi c Northwest and particularly Washington and Oregon. The Cascade variety that Squires grows is suited for the 7,000-feet elevation in Monument.

Educating himself for the past few years in the science and art of hop growing, (he also has a honey-producing bee operation on the same prop-erty) he said he liked the idea of having a big party

to bring in the hop harvest.The participating breweries are making mostly

pale ales this year, says Squires.“A couple of black IPAs, a lot of pale ales, Belgian,

a Session, Madrin IPA, Rye IPA, Americans,” will all be competing with “wet hops.” Squires says they will also bring other beers to try as well.

The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce will only allow 350 tickets to be sold for the event, which is 100 more than last year but still considered a small event, despite having fi ve more breweries compet-ing this year.

Colorado is one of the leading brewing hubs in the global brewing industry and more than 240 breweries statewide (and counting) make their home here in what has been labeled the ‘Napa Valley of Beer.’

Traveling trophy at stake for annual Hopfest here in Monument

The coveted Twisted Bine’s “Top Hop” Award traveling trophy might soon be at home for a year in any of 15 brew-eries competing for the honor./Photo by Rob Carrigan/The Tribune

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The Pinery at Black Forest, a wed-ding and event venue on nearly fi ve acres of picturesque timbered land near Shoup and Black Forest roads, is up for sale.

The 16,000 square-foot center is list-ed with the Olive Real Estate Group for $2,870,000.

The interior houses a 6,000 square-foot ballroom, kitchens, indoor and outdoor chapels, outdoor pool and gar-dens, and a 10,000 square-foot patio.

It is being offered by the Pinery LLC, a consortium of investors that owns Garden of Gods Gourmet and Cater-ing, Taste at the Fine Arts Center and The Pinery on the Hill, which opened in 2005 on the westside of Colorado Springs and offers spectacular city and mountain views.

The Pinery at Black Forest has been

the site of various weddings, proms, balls, family reunions, corporate get-togethers and other social events.

And while it’s known for weddings and parties, it is being marketed to a variety of possible buyers.

It is listed under a versatile com-bination of possible uses, including religious institution, medical facility, health club, corporate conference or retreat venue, educational facility or charter school, or funeral home.

“There has been some interest,” said Lynn Schlemeyer, vice president of marketing for The Pinery and Garden of the Gods Gourmet, of potential buyers for the venue.

“I could not speculate on who will buy it or what it will be used for, but right now it’s still business as usual,” Schleymeyer said. “We’re still honoring all the events we had booked this year and into early next year, but we’re not booking any new events.”

The Black Forest Pinery wedding and events center is currently for sale, and interested par-ties suggest it might become a church, or mortuary. /Photos by Avalon A Manly /The Tribune.

Black Forest Pinery for sale, future of events venue uncertain

to bring in the hop harvest.The participating breweries are making mostly

pale ales this year, says Squires.“A couple of black IPAs, a lot of pale ales, Belgian,

a Session, Madrin IPA, Rye IPA, Americans,” will all be competing with “wet hops.” Squires says they will also bring other beers to try as well.

The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce will only allow 350 tickets to be sold for the event, which is 100 more than last year but still considered a small event, despite having fi ve more breweries compet-ing this year.

Colorado is one of the leading brewing hubs in the global brewing industry and more than 240 breweries statewide (and counting) make their home here in what has been labeled the ‘Napa Valley of Beer.’

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Above: The Pinery’s chapel can comfortably house more than 250 people.

Below:The Pinery at Black Forest is famous as a wedding and event venue, though its future is unclear.


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“This is the third year we’ve been in-volved in Black Forest fire restoration and stabilization,” he said. “We’ve just shifted (our work) over to the Pinery’s open space, which isn’t open to the public yet. (Work will include the) sta-bilization of any slopes that were badly burnt, and a little bit of revegetation of native species and control of invasive species.”

The institute has been leading crews of volunteers all summer.

“It’s gone about fairly well,” Riter said.

Volunteers and Institute staff will be using burnt trees and detritus to install log erosion barriers, which, Riter noted, create a terrace-work on slopes that prevents water from washing down and out of burned areas.

The next and last open enrollment volunteer day in Black Forest is Sun-day, Oct. 4, from 8:30 to 3:00. Workdays at the Black Forest sites are normally capped at 30 volunteers, and any in-terested parties must register prior to the workday.

Children 13 and up can participate

with the presence of a parent or guard-ian; unsupervised attendees must be 16 or older.

Waldo Canyon volunteers must be ready for a more strenuous, physically demanding experience, Mazel cau-tioned.

“We use the Waldo Canyon trail-head and old trail to get into some ar-eas that the Forest Service has pointed out,” Riter said. “It’s more physically rigorous (than a workday in Black For-est), with a two-mile hike in over steep terrain and over areas that don’t have trails established.”

The Waldo Canyon fire restoration effort, Riter said, has shifted focus from upper Williams Canyon to Waldo Canyon itself. The work will be primar-ily centered in areas where “vegetation hasn’t established itself yet, and where sediment is still getting washed out,” Riter said.

“We use on-site dead logs and rocks to get the slopes stabilized,” he said, noting that many of the techniques used in Black Forest fire restoration have to change slightly in order to meet the steeper topography of Waldo Canyon.

Volunteers can register anytime to participate in the Waldo Canyon restoration work that will take place on Sept. 19 or 20, and Oct. 10 and 11.

The minimum participation age is 16, and volunteer numbers are usually capped at between 15 and 20 people,

due to the longer hike in and more strenuous work.

“People should wear clothing they don’t mind getting sooty,” Riter said.

Interested parties should con-tact Molly Mazel at 719-471-7736 or [email protected].

Volunteers working to restore open space in Black Forest Regional Park. /Photo Courtesy of RMFI.

Restoration


Hank Cramer, nationally touring folk musician, will be presenting a benefit concert at the Black Forest Community Club at 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19.

All proceeds from the concert will benefit Black Forest Together, the community-based nonprofit designed to help the forest and its residents recover and rebuild from the fires of 2013.

Cramer, who previously lived in Colorado, had connections to a co-founder of Black Forest Together, and approached the organization with the offer of a benefit concert.

“He decided he wanted to do a ben-efit concert,” said Melissa Chambless, Public Information Officer for Black Forest Together. “He has a great heart for people who are recovering from

the fire, and especially since he lives in the Seattle area, [and dealt the disas-ters they’ve experienced].

“He has also worked with [members of Black Forest Together] on how to form an organization like this up in that area to do recovery work,” said Chambless. “He’s now doing similar things up in Washington, which is re-ally cool.”

Admission will be a requested donation of $10 per adult and $5 per child. Doors open at 6 p.m. Refresh-ments, Black Forest Together apparel, Hank Cramer CDs, and educational pamphlets on fire restoration will also be available at the event.

Hank Cramer is playing a benefit concert for Black Forest Together on Sept. 19. He led early recovery efforts in the Carlton Fire Complex in WA last year, and gleaned lessons from BFT’s work in 2013. /Courtesy photo

Hank Cramer to play benefit concert for Black Forest Together

Conoco robbery suspect still at large

For The Tribune

El Paso County Deputies were dispatched to a Conoco Gas Station in Woodmoor on the evening of Labor Day in response to an armed robbery. Officers from Monument and Palmer Lake also re-sponded, but the suspect has not been identified or found.

“He’s still at large,” says Jackie Kirby, spokeswoman for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, said Monday.

y took place at about 9 p.m. The victim was stand-ing outside the Conoco looking at his phone when a man held a large kitchen knife to his neck.

The suspect led the victim inside, where the vic-tim opened the register and unloaded cash onto the counter. The suspect took the cash, an estimated $350, and fled. The victim then called 9-1-1.

Law enforcement have been reaching out to the community in the hopes of identifying the sus-pect.

“We put surveillance footage up on our Facebook page hoping that someone would help us identify him,” Kirby said, “though he was very good at keep-ing his face away from the camera. We’re still search-ing for him. There’s no vehicle description, so we’re still going off what the [Conoco} attendant was able to tell us.”

If anyone has any information as to the identity of this individual, please contact Sheriff’s Det. James Vidmar at 719-390-5555.

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By Linda Case

The mystery of Monument’s town flag, displayed in a case in the Board of Trustees meeting room, is solved.

And the answer turned out to be a family affair. My family’s affair, in fact.

Last month, I asked if anyone had information about our town flags.

I found the answers from Shirley Mumm, town clerk in 1975.

Turns out Shirley was asked to design and produce a town flag by my grandfather, Mayor Pete Slabaugh!

According to Shirley, Monument was competing for an American Revo-lution Bicentennial award and he said the town needed a flag.

Shirley told me the rest of the story.“Terrance T. Patterson. a local art-

ist and I designed the flag,” she said. “Terrance drew it and it was sewn by Colorado Badge and Trophy Co. in Denver.”

Everything on the flag represents something in the Monument area, Shirley said.

“Monument Rock in natural colors is emblazoned against a silhouette of Mount Herman in forest green, which symbolizes the pine woods nearby,” she said.

“The sky is large and blue, as it ap-pears when one is in Monument. The foreground is white with the plentiful snows of the area. The town name and incorporation date appears on the golden banner, symbolizing the bright sunshine of this front range commu-nity.”

According to The Tribune edition on Aug. 21, 1975, in order to get the Bicen-tennial award the town was required to do projects that commemorate the nation’s bicentennial and Colorado’s centennial of statehood.

Mayor Slabaugh had all the projects completed by members of the com-munity.

They included tours of historical sites, a tour to Monument Rock for which the town was named, design for the Monument flag, purchase of land for a youth center, a book on the history of the area, which was writ-ten by Lucille Lavelett, erection of two flagpoles in front of the town hall, and a historical slide show.

Monument won an award. But I have not been able to locate the town’s American Bicentennial flag, but when I contacted Sharon Culley of the National Archives and Records Administration she said: “All the flags presented to the towns who received the award were the same. They were just presented by different people.”

The presenters of the flag to Monu-ment were Rae Hellen of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administra-tion and G. D. Barrante, executive director of Colorado Bicentennial Centennial Committee.

Four flags were raised on the two flagpoles erected outside the Monu-ment Town Hall - the U.S. flag, Colo-rado flag, Monument flag and the American Bicentennial flag.

Terrance Patterson started a gallery in Colorado Springs which is now run

by his son, Todd. Terrence has many sculptures and other art if you are interested in looking at his work. He also did a sculpture at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. His website is terrencepattersongal-lery.com.

I am still researching the Palmer

Lake flag and have found that they also were awarded the Bicentennial award and flag. If you have any information, please contact me at lindapeaknews [email protected].

Monument flag was part of an award-winning effort by the town


One in eight women develop invasive breast cancer in their lives, warns the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

This month, in part as preparation for October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Monument residents have a chance to participate in a number of activities and events meant to celebrate the fight against – and raise awareness of – breast cancer.

Monument and Tri-Lakes area residents will have the chance to enjoy a new brew while being screened for breast cancer on Sept. 27, courtesy of a joint effort between Pikes Peak Brewing Co. and the University of Colorado Hospital’s Pink Life Saver.

The mobile screening center is a 38-foot-long, electric pink bus, complete with 3D mammography unit, waiting area, and changing room. It travels throughout Colorado each week, providing 20-min-ute screenings by appointment, no prescription needed.

The Pink Life Saver, as the mobile mammography coach is known, will be stopped in the lot of Pikes Peak Brewing Co. on Lake Woodmoor Drive on Sept. 27 to as part of a celebration to raise awareness and funds for organizations that fight breast cancer.

For the past five years, Pikes Peak Brewing Co. has worked with community partnerships to raise awareness of breast cancer. Last year, however, Chris Wright, founder and head brewer, wanted the chance to have a more significant influence on awareness in the Woodmoor and Monument areas.

That’s where the Pink Life Saver - and Pikes Peak Brewing’s annual corresponding Beer for Boobies - comes in.

“Giving back to the community has always been important to Pikes Peak Brewing,” Wright said. “In previous year’s we’ve contributed to Susan G. Komen and other outfits, but last year we wanted to make a more direct impact into our local community, so we partnered with the mobile mammogram to have people screened here in our local parking lot. It was great because one of the screenings detected breast cancer and saved a life. Once that happened, we decided we would always do something like this.”

Last year, the Pink Life Saver screened 24 women.

This year, they hope to meet their maximum of 32. The fifth annual Beer for Boobies will be unveiled

at the event, and any women screened by the Pink Life Saver will receive a free 750-ml. bottle of this year’s brew.

“We brewed [this year’s Beer for Boobies] on Mother’s Day, and it’s been aging in white wine barrels since then,” said Wright. “This week, we’re gonna take it out of the barrels and blend it with some prickly pear juice...and then debut it on the day that we have the mobile mammogram.”

Also present during the event will be live music, shopping, and local nonprofit Sisters Hope, who will be in the tasting room to educate attendees. Wright described their presence as a way to provide “inter-active consumer education about breast cancer.”

During the celebration, the Pink Life Saver will be screening women by appointment only. To sched-ule a mammogram at the event, call 720-848-1030. Women desiring a screening must be 40 or older and bring with them their current insurance card and a photo ID.

Pink Life Saver brings mobile cancer screenings, awareness to Monument

Stephanie Colgate was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2013, and participated in the Race for the Cure in September of that year. “It was awesome,” she said, citing the personal support it provided her. /Courtesy photo

Above: The mystery of the flag hanging in the Monument Town Hall had been solved. /Photo by Bill Vogrin / The TribuneRight: The Town of Monument was awarded a Bicentennial flag for completing projects that commem-orate the nation’s bicentennial and Colorado’s centennial of statehood/Courtesy Photo


By Avalon A. [email protected]

On Sunday, the annual Race for the Cure, which benefi ts the Susan G. Ko-men Foundation, was held in Colorado Springs.

Stephanie Colgate, of Monument, participated in the race in September 2013, though she was pregnant and just three months after she was diag-nosed with Stage 2 breast cancer.

“It was awesome. It was overwhelm-ing in a positive way,” said Colgate.

“It was great personally because there were about 20 of us, friends who had banded together to support me, and we all did the walk together. I had family...who did their corresponding race that year, too. That was a huge support for me,” Colgate added.

Colgate was just 32 when she discovered a lump in her breast. She underwent treatment at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs and also was referred to a young women’s cancer specialist in the Denver Metro area.

Her nine months of treatment in-cluded chemotherapy, a bilateral mas-tectomy and radiation. She has been cancer-free since that fi rst diagnosis, and gave birth to her daughter Isabelle

last month.“The baby is kind of a miracle

baby,” Colgate said. “We didn’t think we’d be able to get pregnant with all the chemo. Thankfully, she just came along.”

Isabelle has two older brothers. Her Aug. 12 birth was an especially wel-come surprise after her cancer ordeal.

“I had gotten pregnant during May of 2013,” Colgate said, “but then I got diagnosed and lost the baby.”

Colgate isn’t participating in the race this year, as she is still on mater-nity leave, but plans to in the future.

“It’s a great fundraiser for a great cause, and that’s huge in and of itself,” she said. “But it also shows people how much you care about them, especially if you have a loved one you are walking or running for.

“That’s a huge support role you can

play, along with the fundraising. I was just in awe with how many people came out. If you can ever participate in it, it’s just a really amazing experi-ence.”

Participants in Sunday’s event walked or ran the route, which began at Garden of the Gods Park near Rock Ledge Ranch, to honor donations

made on their behalf or to support loved ones in their fi ghts against can-cer.

Donations are part of the Founda-tion’s work to fund research into effec-tive treatments and, ultimately, cures for breast cancer.

This year’s local race aimed to raise $150,000.

By Danny [email protected]

Despite having no planning direc-tor, enduring a transition at town man-ager, the chaos of the methadone clin-ic, moratorium and recall, the Town of Monument is moving forward with its parks redesign plan.

“It may slow down the process, but we’re still gathering information and seeing where we want to go,” said Mon-ument Trustee Becki Tooley. “I don’t see any reason why it should come to a standstill.

“This is a long-term plan. We want to gather this information and input from the public and see the things we want to make a priority.”

Tooley and fellow trustee John Howe are overseeing the project, which would make major upgrades and im-provements to four of the Town’s parks: Dirty Woman Creek Park, Lavelett Park, Limbach Park and Park Trail Park.

Beginning in the spring, the public was invited to share its thoughts on the proposed plans. The fi rst two meetings drew a few residents. A third meet-ing was planned for Aug, 27, but that session was cancelled due to a power outage caused by a lightning strike. A fi nal meeting was scheduled for Sept. 14.

“We’re taking baby steps,” Tooley said. “There’s still a lot more gathering of information.”

Some Tri-Lakes area residents won-dered if the parks project would be put on hold after the abrupt resignation last month of town planning director Mike Pesicka. The town has also been under heavy criticism due to the ongo-ing methadone clinic situation.

“The bottom line is the town can’t stop because of one issue,” Tooley said. “We are not going to please everybody all the time. I don’t see a reason to stop.”

Tooley said improvements and up-grades to the parks will be handled as

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Breast cancer survivor cheers on Race for the Cure efforts

This four-woman team, called Dorie’s Dockas, is comprised of, from left to right, Cynthia Win-frey, Tricia Meltzer, Krystal Holthus, and Nancy Slattery, whose grandmother Dorie acted as the team’s namesake.

Many participants in this year’s Race for the Cure walked or ran the route in celebra-tion of a loved one who survived a battle with breast cancer, or in memory of a loved one who passed away, and wore their names above their racing numbers. After crossing the � nish line, many hung their celebration or memorial signs on the stanchions by the registration tent.. /Photos by Avalon A Manly/The Tribune



Despite having no planning direc-tor, enduring a transition at town man-ager, the chaos of the methadone clin-ic, moratorium and recall, the Town of Monument is moving forward with its parks redesign plan.

“It may slow down the process, but we’re still gathering information and seeing where we want to go,” said Mon-ument Trustee Becki Tooley. “I don’t see any reason why it should come to a standstill.

“This is a long-term plan. We want to gather this information and input from the public and see the things we want to make a priority.”

Tooley and fellow trustee John Howe are overseeing the project, which would make major upgrades and im-provements to four of the Town’s parks: Dirty Woman Creek Park, Lavelett Park, Limbach Park and Park Trail Park.

Beginning in the spring, the public was invited to share its thoughts on the proposed plans. The first two meetings drew a few residents. A third meet-ing was planned for Aug, 27, but that session was cancelled due to a power outage caused by a lightning strike. A final meeting was scheduled for Sept. 14.

“We’re taking baby steps,” Tooley said. “There’s still a lot more gathering of information.”

Some Tri-Lakes area residents won-dered if the parks project would be put on hold after the abrupt resignation last month of town planning director Mike Pesicka. The town has also been under heavy criticism due to the ongo-ing methadone clinic situation.

“The bottom line is the town can’t stop because of one issue,” Tooley said. “We are not going to please everybody all the time. I don’t see a reason to stop.”

Tooley said improvements and up-grades to the parks will be handled as

money becomes available. However, she added that she does not know the current financial situation for the parks plan

“That’s something that the planning director was in charge of,” she said. “We’ve addressed some parking issues at Dirty Woman Park and Limbach Park.

“We at least want to continue to get input and prioritize things, and then we can put some actual dollars to it.”

Tooley added that there seems to be

a lot of requests for a water fountain or water park. She did not say where those things would be located, if they are built.

“We’re looking at adding some more senior activities at Lavelett Park,” Tool-ey said. “There’s already easy parking there. There’s already a pagoda there. We want to add a few exercise things for seniors to stay active.”

Before Pesicka resigned, he told the Tribune that comments and data col-lected from the meetings will be pre-

sented for the Board of Trustees for consideration and approval of a five-year parks plan. Most of the concepts for parks plan improvement came from a survey the town did last fall.

In July, Pesicka said he was hoping to have a plan in place by the end of the year. He anticipated hammering out details with the trustees.

At the time, he said redesign choic-es would depend on funding. He was planning to seek grants to pay for the bulk of the improvements.

X-Cel

Chaos at Town Hall won’t stop parks plan redesign process


SPORTSLOCAL

By Danny Summers

At a little after 1 p.m. on Sept. 6, I reached the summit of Pikes Peak after an eight-hour-plus journey up Barr Trail from Manitou Springs.

I did the 13-plus mile trek with my buddy, Tony Wood, who flew in from Southern California for the event.

Right now, some of you are yawn-ing. I know. But stay with me.

I know that more than 20,000 people hike Pikes Peak annually. I know many of you have gone to the top numerous times.

But this was not just another hike, for me. It was the hike of my life. My new life, that is.

Over the years I have shared with you my personal story of overcoming physical limitations and taking back my life. Please indulge me one more time.

For me, hiking Pikes Peak is more than just adding another notch to my belt. It is proof that I truly have re-claimed my life.

Five years ago, Sept. 13, 2010, to be exact, I had my left knee replaced. I was 47 at the time. I had been in tre-mendous pain for 10 years leading up the surgery.

Playing baseball, basketball and football destroyed my knee. I had endured six ACL, MCL and cartilage surgeries prior to knee replacement. My knee was bone-on-bone. I could hardly walk down the street for the two years leading up to my knee replace-ment, much less run up and down a basketball court.

Long-time Lewis-Palmer football coach Tony Ramunno can attest to the pain. We had many conversations leading up to his own knee replace-ment a couple years ago. Tony will tell you having the surgery was one of the best decisions he’s ever made.

But my knee replacement drasti-cally changed my level of activity in a negative way. No longer was I able to jog or play serious basketball. My level of baseball play also took a hit due to the amount of strain I could no longer (under my doctor’s orders) put on my artificial knee. As a result, I began to

gain weight at a very fast rate.

I was already 70 pounds over my natural weight of 210 when I had my knee surgery. Slowly, but surely, I put on the pounds, tilt-ing the scale at 313 by May 19, 2014.

That’s when I had double-fusion spinal

surgery (lower lumber, L5-L4/L5-S1). For six months leading up to my surgery, I could not walk more than 10 feet without having to stop, bend over and rest due to the outrageous pain in my back, legs and feet. I was living life at about 10 percent capacity.

At the time of surgery, my goal was to lose 100 pounds and hike Pikes Peak in one year. But, eight months later, I had gained 17 more pounds, tipping the scale at 330.

On Jan. 20 of this year, with my son’s wedding four months away, and weighing in at 324, I decided to change my lifestyle.

I went on a high protein/low car-bohydrate diet. I cut out sugar, salt, carbonation, sodas, caffeine, juices, etc. I also cut out all processed food.

I relegated myself to eggs, chicken, veggies (mostly asparagus and sweet potatoes) and certain types of cheeses. I also used my daily workouts at my health club (Accolade Fitness) work to my advantage. The results were, frankly, amazing.

I lost 87 pounds (weighing in at 237) in four months. And I was proud, looking lean and mean in my new suit, as I watched my son, Garrison, and his bride, Julia, take their vows at a beauti-ful outdoor hillside location in Temec-ula, Calif. It was an amazing blessing.

Losing the first 87 pounds was easy. I knew shedding more weight would be a battle. But I was ready for the challenge. I had come too far to give up and be content.

My nutritionist, Julie Anderson, kept me on course with a good, healthy diet and proper workouts. The fat around my belly, legs and arms melted away.

I prepared for my hike up Pikes Peak by doing intense workouts at the gym. I trained like an NFL running back, focusing on my cardio and abs. I regularly did 75 to 100 pushups, sit ups, dips and pull ups, each, at least five days a week. I was on the tread-mill seven days a week going 35 to 45 minutes.

I also sought the counsel of physical fitness experts like Cord Prettyman, who took the time to sit down with me and discuss a plan of attack for hiking Pikes Peak.

The day of my hike I weighed in at 213 pounds – down 111 pounds since Jan. 20. I was ecstatic when I reached the summit.

The pain in my legs and feet almost disappeared as Tony and I gave each other fist bumps and looked down on the fruited plains below.

I plan to hike Pikes Peak again in October – weather permitting. My goal

is to be down another 10 pounds by then.

Maybe some of you are dealing with physical ailments as I was. Please seek help. I know it’s a cliche’, but it is true: If I can do this, you can too.

I could have taken the easy way out five years ago and elected not to have knee replacement surgery. I could have avoided back surgery 16 months ago, and I could have accepted that I would be 100-plus pounds overweight for the rest of the life.

But I was tired of the pain. I wasn’t ready to grow old. I had productive years ahead I wanted to enjoy. Heck, my son is married and one of these days, maybe I’ll have grandchildren. I don’t want to be the decrepit grandpa in the rocking chair. I want to be the goodtime grandpa, strong and fit so I can play with them.

I chose to make some changes that could lead to a better all-around life. I am glad I did.

Perhaps you will too and I will see you at the top of a Colorado 14er in the near future.

First-time reaching summit of Pikes Peak caps journey of a lifetime

Danny Summers

FROM THE

SIDELINES

Two teams off to rough startslook to get healthy

Who: Discovery Canyon (0-2) at The Classical Acad-emy (1-2)When: Sept. 18, 7 p.m.Where: TCAWhat you need to know: The all-time series is tied at three wins apiece … TCA won the first two meetings in 2009 and 2010 by scores of 33-9 and 45-0, respec-tively … Discovery Canyon picked up its first victory

in the series, 28-14, in 2011, but TCA came back the next year with a thrilling 20-15 victory in the final minute to hand Discovery Canyon its only regular season loss as the Thunder went on to become the No. 1 overall seed in the Class 3A state playoffs … TCA lost its first two games this season to Delta 38-35 and Palisade 21-6 then beat Littleton 34-6 … TCA senior running back Jayce Hall rumbled for a career-high 207 yards against Delta, but managed just 25 against Palisade … Discovery Canyon lost its season opener to Silver Creek 36-29 and Holy Famly 64-60 in a wild game with nearly 1,200 yards of combined offense

. Grudge match has town

bragging rights on the line

Who: Lewis-Palmer (2-0) at Palmer Ridge (2-0)When: Sept. 18, 7 p.m.Where: Don Breese StadiumWhat you need to know: This is the fourth meeting between the Town of Monument cross town rivals … Lewis-Palmer won the first two games in the series; (25-10 in 2010) and (15-9 in 2011) .. After a two-year hiatus, the series resumed in 2014, with Palmer Ridge coming out on top 16-6 … Lewis Palmer played Evergreen in this year’s season opener and rallied from a 21-0 first-half deficit to win 29-24. Rangers running back Nick Pavlik rushed for more than 150 yards on 29 carries to lead the offensive attack ... Lewis-Palmer’s defense

intercepted Evergreen quarterback Dylan Reifeis three times. L-P beat Sand Creek 49-7 … Palmer Ridge rolled over Sand Creek in its season opener, 51-21, as Bears’ senior quarterback Isaiah Sanders completed 18 of 28 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns. Sanders also rushed for a game-high 102 yards and two touchdowns … Palmer Ridge se-nior receiver Trevor Grob hauled in eight catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns.

Palmer Ridge defeated Pueblo Centennial 39-7 in its second game.

Tri-Lakes Week 3 football capsules

I hiked Pikes Peak for the first time in my life on Sept. 6. I did the 13-plus mike hike from Barr Trail with my buddy, Tony Wood, who flew out from southern California. We started at 4:20 a.m.

TCA junior kicker Anders Carlson, No. 11, could play a signifi-cant role in deciding the winner of this year’s rivalry game between his Titans and Discovery Canyon. The teams play Sept. 18 at TCA. The all-time series is tied 3-3./Courtesy photo

Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Ridge will square off on Sept. 18 at Don Breese Stadium. It is the fourth game in the rivalry that dates back to 2010. Palmer Ridge won last year’s game 1606. Lewis-Palmer leads the series 2-1./Courtesy photo



There’s nothing like going head-to-head with your neighborhood rivals.

Many of the players on the Discovery Canyon and Classical Academy football teams live in the same Northgate and Gleneagle neighborhoods.

They hang out in the same restaurants at the cor-ner of Northgate Road and Voyager Parkway.

And they even played on the same teams together growing up.

So when the two teams line up across from each other, facemask-to-facemask with just a thin scrim-mage line between them, on Sept. 18 at TCA, emo-tions will be running high.

The all-time series, which dates back to 2009, is tied at three games apiece. Discovery Canyon has won the last two meetings by scores of 34-14 (2014) and 23-16 (2013).

So, of course, TCA is thinking it’s time for payback.“This year I think we’re going to take them,” said

TCA senior linebacker/offensive tackle Kyle Peterson, one of the Titans’ team captains. “They’re tough com-petition. But we’ve grown from last year. We have a lot more energy and we’re more mature than we were a year ago.”

DCC, on the other hand, is thinking threepeat and they have some veterans ready to make it happen in-cluding Matt Call, who came up big for the Thunder on defense in last year’s tilt, recording a game-high 16 tackles from his linebacker position. Teammate Beau Beattie recorded seven tackles. Call and Beattie are starters again on defense this season.

“There’s a lot more excitement because of the rivalry thing, but as far as what we do on the prac-tice field is the same; we’re just getting ready for the game,” said Call, who doubles as Discovery Canyon’s starting quarterback. “Because we’re so close, and because we’ve had so much history between the two schools, I would say this is a great rivalry.”

As the crow flies, TCA and Discovery Canyon are a little over a mile apart; 2.7 miles driving distance and a 1.9 mile walk.

“There’s a great history between us so it makes it that much more fun to play them,” said Thunder ju-nior fullback/inside linebacker Colt O’Connell. “Like with almost any football rivalry it’s a clean slate when you play (TCA).

“I know just about everybody over (at TCA). There’s some smack talkin’ going on. But it’s all in fun.”

This week’s game will be the fourth time that TCA senior quarterback Austin Bervig will be in uniform. He did not see any action as a freshman in 2012,

when TCA won 20-15. He started at inside linebacker as a sophomore and was the starting quarterback in last year’s game.

“I want to finish my high school career 2-2 against (Discovery Canyon),” Bervig said. “If we beat nobody else this year, I want to beat them.”

Bervig added that he would have chosen to attend Discovery Canyon if he hadn’t grown up through the TCA ranks.

“If TCA didn’t exist I would be at (Discovery Can-yon),” he said. “It’s a great school and they have a great football program.”

TCA is coached by David Bervig (Austin’s father). As it turns out, the Bervigs and Beattie live in the same Northgate neighborhood.

“We eye each other down and we give each other that look like we’re going for it, but other than that we’re strangers to each other,” Beattie said. “It’s a ri-valry. We want to crush them. That’s what you want to do against your rival high school.”is to be down another 10 pounds by

then.Maybe some of you are dealing with

physical ailments as I was. Please seek help. I know it’s a cliche’, but it is true: If I can do this, you can too.

I could have taken the easy way out five years ago and elected not to have knee replacement surgery. I could have avoided back surgery 16 months ago, and I could have accepted that I would be 100-plus pounds overweight for the rest of the life.

But I was tired of the pain. I wasn’t ready to grow old. I had productive years ahead I wanted to enjoy. Heck, my son is married and one of these days, maybe I’ll have grandchildren. I don’t want to be the decrepit grandpa in the rocking chair. I want to be the goodtime grandpa, strong and fit so I can play with them.

I chose to make some changes that could lead to a better all-around life. I am glad I did.

Perhaps you will too and I will see you at the top of a Colorado 14er in the near future.

Black HillsMallory Cucciofield hockeyLiberty University

Cuccio, a 2012 Lewis-Palmer High School graduate, is a goalkeeper for the Liberty University field hockey team. Cuccio, started all 22 games for the Lady Flames in 2014, posting a 14-8 record. She was honored by the National Academic Squad for a third consecutive season. Coming into this season she ranks second in program history in saves (130), save percentage (.722) and shutouts (8), and first in program history in goals-against average (1.36) and wins (25).

Seth Polichcross countryUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Polich, a junior, is a Lewis-Palmer alumnus. He has been a member of the UCCS cross country and track teams. The Mountain Lions were ranked 22nd in the na-tion to begin this cross country season. Polich helped the team to a strong showing in the Rust Buster on Sept. 5, crossing the finish line 9th overall (third on the team).

Daelynn DeMellofield hockeyMissouri State

DeMello, a Palmer Ridge graduate, is a sophomore forward for the Missouri State field hockey team. As a freshman she competed in 17 games for the Bears, mak-ing three starts. She had a four-point effort behind three assists and a goal in a 5-4 overtime victory at home over UC Davis. She notched her second-career goal in a MAC matchup at Longwood. She finished fourth on the team in points. She is majoring in interior design.

Faces to Follow

Neighborhood rivals exchange ‘smack

talk’ before meeting on the field

The Lewis-Palmer High School volleyball team had fun during its recent team photo session at Garden of the Gods Park./Courtesy photo


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Of all the athletic events played each year between Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Ridge high schools, the one competition that brings out the most emotion and the most fans, upwards of 5,000, is football.

Last September, Palmer Ridge got the best of “T.E.A.M Old School,” defeating its crosstown rivals 16-6 in front of a boisterous crowd at Don Breese Stadium.

After the game, Palmer Ridge players and coaches hoisted the General Palmer Cup and carried it around the field in celebration, much to the chagrin of the Lewis-Palmer faithful.

On Sept. 18, the schools will meet for the fourth time in a series that dates back to 2010.

“Palmer Ridge is a great team,” said Lewis-Palmer senior halfback Nick Pavlik, who has rushed for 411 yards and six touchdowns this season. “Hopefully we can keep up our intensity at practice (this week).

“We want to get hyped up, but we want to be focused and not get too over intense.”

Getting focused shouldn’t be an issue for ei-ther team. Each school is undefeated, and each has a common opponent. Palmer Ridge whipped Sand Creek 51-21 in its season opener. Lewis-Palmer clobbered Sand Creek 49-7 on Sept. 10.

While emotions are running high, you won’t find any trash-talking – at least not publically – between the players or coaches.

“Like any week it’s important that we stay focused and not have any distractions,” said Palmer Ridge coach Tom Pulford. “The Lewis-Palmer game is a game where we want to make sure our guys are staying off of social media and doing the right thing regarding that and focus-ing on their job and doing that to the best of their ability.”

Pulford and his crew play at the Class 4A level. Lewis-Palmer, or T.E.A.M. Old School as Rangers players and coaches prefer to be called, competes in 3A. But none of that matters in this game.

“Coming into Lewis-Palmer week, we just have to focus on getting better at the little things,” Pulford said. “We want to focus on fun-damentals. Making sure that our guys are rec-ognizing things. Getting where they need to be.

“Every point matters. Every rep matters. We understand the importance of that. Just like the

team that we’ll line up across from. It’s a rivalry week game and there will be a lot of awesome reps there. At the end of the day we want to make sure we take care of the things that we’re in control of and help our guys execute at a high level.”

The “T.E.A.M” in L-P’s nickname stands for “Toughness, Effort, Attitude and Motivation.”

“We like living up to those standards” said Lewis-Palmer senior wide receiver/cornerback Noah Sathre. “We like to think of ourselves as the old school. We don’t listen to that pump-up rap music. We listen to rock music. Old school rock music.”

Palmer Ridge is actually the host school for this year’s game, so the fans in the stands might not hear Queen’s “We Will Rock You” over the stadium’s loud speaker. But even it’s Drake’s “Worst Behavior,” you can bet that Lewis-Palm-er will be pumped up.

“They can play Dolly Parton in the stands; it doesn’t matter to us,” said Lewis-Palmer coach Dustin Tupper. “We’ll be ready to go. Once the

game starts and you start clicking pads, it turns into a football game. All that other stuff goes away.”

Old School’ aims to put an old-fashioned

whuppin’ on young, rap-listening rival

Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Ridge will square off on Sept. 18 at Don Breese Stadium. It is the fourth game in the rivalry that dates back to 2010. Palmer Ridge won last year’s game 1606. Lewis-Palmer leads the series 2-1./Courtesy photo

The General Palmer Cup being carried by Palmer Ridge coach Tom Pulford/Courtesy Photo


Class/Legals


In fact, the looks on the faces of Mayor Rafael Dominguez and trustees Jeff Kaiser and Kelly Elliott betrayed their feelings as leaders of the No Metha-done in Monument group, Tom Allen of Woodmoor and Greg Coopman of Monument, approached the speakers’ table.

Dominguez, Kaiser and Elliott are targets of recall petitions being circulated by Allen, Coopman and their group.

They glared at the pair as they read a message from their attorney, Bill Louis.

“There is no need to panic,” Louis said in his mes-sage. “There are no immediate decisions that need to be made. CMG has filed “long haul” litigation. This is going to go on for a while.”

Louis, former longtime El Paso County attorney, urged the trustees not to worry about Colonial nam-ing them both as public officials and as private citi-zens.

“Do not be intimidated.” Louis said. “You are pro-tected by at least two layers of immunity. Naming you in your individual capacity is nothing more than an intimidation tactic.”

Louis said the town’s insurer has a duty to aggres-sively defend the decisions of the Board of Adjust-ment to deny zoning to Colonial and to the trustees for enacting a moratorium on new clinics.

“You have the moral high ground.” Louis said. “This case is not about keeping addicts out of Monu-ment. This case is not about discriminating against addicts. It is about keeping a methadone dispensary out of its currently proposed location.”

Louis then urged the board to include the towns-people in any decisions that will be made, especially when it comes to settlement talks.

“Learn that ‘We the People’ only get angry when

we are excluded,” Louis said.“We think making CMG go away is just a question

of money. Let’s see if there isn’t a way to come up with a reasonable

amount of money to make them go away.”If Colonial insists on trying to open, Louis issued a

rallying cry.“If CMG cannot be made to go away, then ‘We the

People’ encourage you to fight,” he said. “There are some battles that just have to be fought.”

The crowd erupted in applause, as it did many times as others echoed the same theme.

Some made tearful pleas while others were angry.Woodmoor resident Ernest Biggs urged the town

to settle lest it lose before a judge.“I love the town of Monument and I’d hate to see it

change,” Biggs said. “When you hire an attorney, hire a negotiator, not a litigator. If we end up in litigation, we’ve lost. The law is the law.”

Biggs also urged an end to the “lynch mob mental-ity” that has fed the recall efforts.

But Shawn Morris, owner of La Casa Fiesta, was not in a conciliatory mood and criticized the decision by Town Manager Pamela Smith and Clerk Cynthia Sirochman to approve the zoning. He also criticized Dominguez.

“Rafael, you should have been more of a leader and stopped this,” Morris said.

Dominguez flared up and, uncharacteristically, re-sponded.

“I did every damn thing I could, when I found out about it,” Dominguez bristled. “So did this board.”

He was silent as Tom Allen addressed the board.“Allow us to work with you through this,” said Al-

len, who launched the recall efforts and is organizing the collection of 200 signatures each to oust the three board members.

Monument resident Wayne Laugesen harshly criti-cized Smith for issuing a memo July 23 which, he said, gave Colonial a blueprint to sue the town. Laugesen noted the 18-page lawsuit even repeatedly quotes Smith’s memo in attacking the town.

Then he cited the death of a 2-year-old girl in Ala-bama, who drank soda laced with her mother’s meth-adone, as proof Colonial could not be trusted to se-cure the drugs it would be dispensing.

“Stand your ground,” Laugesen implored the board as applause erupted.

As more speakers attacked town staff and de-manded the resignations of Smith and Sirochman, Dominguez again interrupted.

“It’s counter-productive to continue to demand resignations,” he said. “The attacks need to stop.”

And the mayor assured the crowd that the board was not running scared.

“This town is not intimidated,” Dominguez said. “We will fight this.”

The crowd responded with more applause.Trustee Jeff Bornstein urged calm and said now

wasn’t the time for in-fighting.“We can feel the frustration in the room,” Born-

stein said. “There’s a lot of energy focused on the mayor. The anger here isn’t going away. But let’s chan-nel it. Let’s work together. We’re going to fight.

“We’re just as pissed as you are that we didn’t know about this. But let’s deal with that later.”

The willingness to fight buoyed the crowd.“You’ve got this entire town behind you,” said Ash-

ley Fritz. “Don’t give up. We all want to help.”The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Ed-

ucation even joined the chorus of opposition to the methadone clinic.

On Thursday, Sept 10, the board voted 5-0 to ap-prove a resolution formally opposing a methadone clinic in Monument and the entire Tri-Lakes region.


The 18-page lawsuit, which names the 12 town of-ficials both in their public capacities and as private citizens, was filed Friday, Sept. 4, in El Paso County District Court.

It says the Board of Adjustment’s decision to revoke zoning approval and the Board of Trustee’s recent en-actment of a six-month moratorium on new clinics was “arbitrary and based on irrational prejudices” against drug addicts.

In its lawsuit, the company alleges the town’s refus-al to approve zoning for a methadone clinic or grant a business license is unconstitutional and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by discriminating against people with disabilities.

“Federal law prohibits public entities from exclud-ing persons with disabilities or discriminating against

them,” the lawsuit said. Those protections extend to anyone in supervised drug rehabilitation programs such as the proposed methadone clinic, the lawsuit said.

Damages sought include more than $380,000 it claims it spent remodeling the former pediatric build-ing and post office into a place to dispense daily doses of methadone as a substitute for people addicted to heroin or other opioid painkillers.

In addition, the lawsuit said CMG spent more than $25,000 on security and office furniture.

Lost profits, operating costs, travel expenses, rent and other expenses push the company’s damages above $800,000, the lawsuit said. That total includes $312,000 in base rent plus $78,000 in additional charges over a 62-month lease.

The lawsuit claims Monument “exceeded its jurisdiction and abused its discretion” in asking the

court to reverse the Board of Adjustment’s zoning decision.

It wants the zoning denial and a subsequent six-month moratorium on new clinics, adopted by the Board of Trustees, declared “unlawful and improper”and reversed.

It seeks a permanent injunction against the town for its alleged discrimination and an immediate re-instatement of its zoning approval and issuance of a business license.

CMG also wants the town to pay for unspecific le-gal fees.

Mayor Rafael Dominguez vowed the town will fight the lawsuit with a team of three attorneys including Town Attorney Gary Shupp, a land-use attorney it will hire as well as an attorney from the town insurance company.


the license plate of the car and names of the suspects inside. He said they will be questioned further.

Shirk told the trustees the men were released be-cause, as the officer was questioning them, he heard gunfire coming from another location and left to in-vestigate.

While promising to pursue the incident, the chief warned that severe criminal charges are not necessar-ily in order. “It wouldn’t be a felony,” he said. “It would be a misdemeanor.”

And Shirk said it will be difficult to prove the two men questioned by police that night were the same who did the shooting.

Shawn Morris said separately the incident is anoth-er example that Monument isn’t prepared to properly handle a methadone clinic.

He said the police force clearly isn’t prepared to face increased pressure that would follow if a methadone clinic opened, attracting drug dealers and crime, as opponents have predicted.

Monument resident G Roy Laugesen, 6, studies bullet holes in a tree in Limbach Park on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. At least a dozen bullet impacts are visible on the tree. The tree was shot up around midnight, Thursday, Sept. 4, with at least 15 rounds. Monument Police are investigating. /Photo by Bill Vogrin / The Tribune

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