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Jim and Jennifer Cunningham take a short break from bending rebar and mixing concrete. This was an unfor-gettable experience for their entire family and they plan to return soon. Photos by Jennifer Cunningham

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Swagger comes close to being the best Black Forest Old English sheepdog all-time winningest in his class By Danny Summers [email protected]

Los Angeles Lakers fans have “Swaggy P” to cheer on. But the Tri-Lakes area has something even better; a dog named “Swagger.”

Swagger, a 110-pound Old English sheepdog, came within a whisker of winning the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 17. He was one of seven fi nalists competing for Best in Show at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City.

But you don’t have to go all the way to Big Apple or Los Angeles to get your swag on. That’s because Swagger lives among us in Black Forest.

Colton Johnson was Swag-ger’s handler at Westminster and the two captured the hearts and minds of the crowd who cheered with great excitement for the ex-tremely fl uffy three-year-old that advanced to the fi nals after win-ning the herding group.

Best in Show went to Miss P, a four-year old 15-inch beagle.

“Two years ago we brought Swagger to Westminster and he was named Reserve Best in Show,” said Doug Johnson (Colton’s fa-ther) on Feb. 19 as he was getting ready to board his airplane fl ight at LaGuardia in New York. “We thought he had a great chance to win it all this year.

“He’s kind of a rock star and people really love him. But you never know who the fi nal judge will be.”

Swagger’s formal named used in competitions is Bugaboo’s Per-fect Picture.

“When he was born we saidThat dog is picture perfect,’”

Doug Johnson said.Doug Johnson is primarily a

breeder and also part owner of Swagger. He and his family own Sunrise and Woodmen Kennels near Woodmen and Interstate 25. The family also owns other dog day care and training businesses. The Johnsons all live in Black For-est.

The Johnsons are no strangers to the Super Bowl of dog shows. In 2006, they took Swagger’s uncle, Smokin’, to the fi nals of the sec-ond-oldest sporting event in the world.

Swagger sports a formidable pedigree. Both his parents won best in breed at Westminster, which features more than 2,700 dogs competing for Best in Show.

Swagger, with a fl uffy white beard, is the all-time winningest Old English sheepdog with 118 best in show titles. He won over 80 best in shows in 2014.

Swagger was barely out of pup-pyhood (10 months old) when he was named Reserve Best in Show at Westminster in 2013. It was just the fourth show he ever competed in.

“He’s going into semi-retire-ment now,” Doug Johnson said

with a smile. “We’ll continue to do all sorts of things with Swagger, like taking him to schools, nursing homes and rides in the car with the kids.”

Colton Johnson is Swagger’s handler for most of his competi-tions. Colton was indisposed most of last week as he worked tirelessly with the dog. Late in the morning on Feb. 19, LaGuardia offi cial in-formed Colton that the airport was not able to handle Swagger and his large kennel cage. So Colton and Swagger had to hitch a ride to Newark in New Jersey to catch a plane to Denver.

Swagger, an Old English Sheepdog, was a favorite among the fans at New York’s Madison Square Garden during the recent Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Swagger lives in Black Forest and is the winningest English Sheepdog in history. Courtesy photo

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CCM earns dozens of awards in annual contestSta� report

Colorado Community Media won 74 individual awards and four special honors in the Colorado Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, announced Feb. 21 during the annual convention in downtown Denver.

The Tri-Lakes Tribune (Class 1), Golden Transcript (Class 4) and Parker Chronicle (Class 5) each won the advertising sweepstakes award. The Tribune took home the contest’s General Excellence award for the second year in a row.

The following is a look at Colo-rado Community Media’s individual winners:Tri-Lakes Tribune (Class 1; 24 awards)First placeScott Andrews: black and white adScott Andrews: house ad promotionScott Andrews: circulation promo-tionScott Andrews: cover designScott Andrews, Gary Benware, Bran-don Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising layout and designRob Carrigan: photography portfo-

lioRob Carrigan: story/picture combi-nationRob Carrigan: public serviceRob Carrigan: agriculture storyBrandon Eaker: automotive adTina Meltzer: real estate adTina Meltzer: advertising campaignDanny Summer: sports event storySecond placeScott Andrews: health care adRob Carrigan: environmental storyBrandon Eaker: circulation promo-tionBrandon Eaker: small space adBrandon Eaker: real estate adThird placeScott Andrews: use of color in an adScott Andrews, Brandon Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising special sectionRob Carrigan: serious column writ-ingRob Carrigan: feature photographRob Carrigan: story/picture combi-nationBrandon Eaker: health care adLittleton Independent (Class 2; 9 awards)First placeStephanie Ogren: informational graphic

Chris Rotar: editorial writingChris Rotar, Ben Wiebesiek: feature page designStaff: news page designSecond placeChris Michlewicz: news photographChris Rotar, Jennifer Smith, Amy Woodward: seriesJennifer Smith: health feature storyThird placeJane Reuter: business news storyRyan Boldrey, George Lurie, Chris Michlewicz, Jane Reuter, Chris Rotar, Jennifer Smith: sustained coveragePikes Peak Courier (Class 3; 2 awards)First placeScott Andrews, Brandon Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer: advertising special sectionStaff: editorial special sectionGolden Transcript (Class 4; 22 awards)First placeScott Andrews: circulation promo-tionScott Andrews: website promotionScott Andrews: house ad promotionBrandon Eaker: small space adGlenn Wallace: headline writingAmy Woodward: health feature storySecond place

Crystal Anderson: business feature storyCrystal Anderson: feature storyScott Andrews: automotive adScott Andrews: house ad promotionScott Andrews: cover designScott Andrews, Brandon Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer: advertising special sectionScott Andrews, Gary Benware, Bran-don Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising layout and designTina Meltzer: health care adAndy Rickard: classified pages/sec-tionAmy Woodward: environmental storyAmy Woodward: business news storyThird placeScott Andrews: real estate adDaniel Williams: sports storyDaniel Williams: sports event storyAmy Woodward: public serviceAmy Woodward: seriesNorthglenn-Thornton Sentinel (Class 4; 2 awards)Third placeTammy Kranz: sustained coverageMikkel Kelly: editorial writingWestminster Window (Class 4; 1

award)Third placeAshley Reimers: news storyParker Chronicle (Class 5; 14 awards)First placeScott Andrews: use of color in an adScott Andrews: health care adScott Andrews: cover designScott Andrews, Gary Benware, Bran-don Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising layout and designBrandon Eaker: automotive adTina Meltzer: real estate adStephanie Ogren: feature page de-signAndy Rickard: classified pages/sec-tionSecond placeScott Andrews: advertising cam-paignChris Michlewicz: health feature storyChris Michlewicz, Jane Reuter: deadline news reportingThird placeScott Andrews: house ad promotionScott Andrews, Brandon Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising special sectionRyan Boldrey: headline writing

MoZaic closes to surprise, sadnessBy Danny [email protected]

The announced sale of The Inn at Palmer Divide and MoZaic Restaurant earlier this month by co-owner Al Fritts caught several people by surprise.

Depending on you talk with, it was either sadness that the Inn was closing or surprise that a Florida-based company that treats pa-tients for substance abuse disorders and addic-tions was taking over the property.

“I want to take the time to thank Al for all his support of the Chamber,” said Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce executive director

Terri Hayes. “From letting the Chamber use his facility, giving us great silent auction items and helping out any way he could.”

Fritts said he plans to remain in the Tri-Lakes area for the time being. Fritts and the Inn enjoyed one last hurrah on Feb. 21 when it hosted an Awake Palmer Lake celebration that involved dinner, live music and silent auctions.

MoZaic closed officially after a Sunday brunch on Feb. 22. The Inn closed the follow-ing day after its guests checked out.

“It’s hard to believe the Inn is closing,” said Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts president Michael Maddox. “Al is a great guy. He has been great for this community.”

Fritts said he decided to sell after he was hit

hard by the recession from a few years back.Fritts bought the property, 37 acres, in 1999.

He opened MoZaic in 2006 and the Inn the fol-lowing year.

Fine dining was among those revenue streams that took a big hit during the downturn of the recession. The Inn began to experience a decline in corporate gatherings and fewer wed-dings the longer the recession dragged on.

Fritts had as many as 78 employees in 2008, but is closing with 40.

Advanced Recovery Systems, which opened its first (and only) treatment center two years ago, will remodel the 24-room Inn into a 56-bed care facility, MoZaic and the complex’s banquet and meeting rooms into a treatment

center for adult patients.It will be the company’s first facility outside

Florida. The Palmer Lake facility will be called Recovery Village at Palmer Lake and is expect-ed to open on June 1 and will employ 60 to 70 people.

The company has been advertising via several internet job hiring firms such as Mon-ster since mid-January. Some former Inn and MoZaic employees could be hired to work as housekeepers and in the dining area.

Patients typically stay 30 to 60 days during their in-facility treatment and go through in-depth treatment. The average cost per client can run as much as $20,000 to $30,000.

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CCM earns dozens of awards in annual contestaward)Third placeAshley Reimers: news storyParker Chronicle (Class 5; 14 awards)First placeScott Andrews: use of color in an adScott Andrews: health care adScott Andrews: cover designScott Andrews, Gary Benware, Bran-don Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising layout and designBrandon Eaker: automotive adTina Meltzer: real estate adStephanie Ogren: feature page de-signAndy Rickard: classified pages/sec-tionSecond placeScott Andrews: advertising cam-paignChris Michlewicz: health feature storyChris Michlewicz, Jane Reuter: deadline news reportingThird placeScott Andrews: house ad promotionScott Andrews, Brandon Eaker, Erin Franks, Tina Meltzer, Andy Rickard: advertising special sectionRyan Boldrey: headline writing

MoZaic closes to surprise, sadnesscenter for adult patients.

It will be the company’s first facility outside Florida. The Palmer Lake facility will be called Recovery Village at Palmer Lake and is expect-ed to open on June 1 and will employ 60 to 70 people.

The company has been advertising via several internet job hiring firms such as Mon-ster since mid-January. Some former Inn and MoZaic employees could be hired to work as housekeepers and in the dining area.

Patients typically stay 30 to 60 days during their in-facility treatment and go through in-depth treatment. The average cost per client can run as much as $20,000 to $30,000.


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A win/win: Water court case close to being resolved Towns have reached an agreement to allow Palmer Lake to � ll lake By Danny Summers [email protected]

The towns of Monument and Palmer Lake are like one big happy family again.

That’s because the long water court case appears to fi nally be resolved.

According to Monument Town manager Pam Smith, both Town councils recently passed an Intergovernmental Agreement,

which allows the parties to resolve Monu-ment’s opposition in Case No. 2013CW3061 and permit a decree to enter and therefore avoid a trial that was scheduled to begin in early February.

Monument passed the agreement dur-ing its Feb. 17 board of trustee meeting. Palmer Lake’s Board passed the same agree-ment during its Feb. 12 meeting.

“This agreement and stipulations allows for the diversion of the 67 acre feet per year that Palmer Lake was requesting,” Smith said. “This agreement benefi ts Palmer Lake while not harming Monument’s water ex-changes.

“It is a win/win for both towns, which is what we have been negotiating for over the

last several months. This agreement will be presented to the water court, at which point the case will be concluded.”

Smith did not have a fi rm date on when the water court in Denver will review the case. It could take weeks or months.

Smith added that Monument’s water at-torney will get a signed counterpart of the IGA from Monument Town Clerk Cynthia Sirochman. He will sign the stipulation and send both documents to Palmer Lake’s at-torneys. Palmer’s Lake’s attorneys will then fi le the stipulation and the agreed proposed decree with the court, with a motion to en-ter the decree. The court will then enter the decree.

“I do not think that any actual court ap-

pearances will be needed,” Smith said.Palmer Lake is hoping to begin fi lling its

nearly dry lake this spring. The lake started going dry around 2005.

“There are stipulations on both sides re-garding when and how the water can be di-verted, taking into consideration the CWCB stipulation that was already approved,” Smith said. “Everything was worked out, but not without some give and take from both sides.

“We have insured that there will be no damage to Monument’s future water needs while Palmer Lake can receive the Railroad water right it requested.”

The Towns of Monument and Palmer Lake recently reached a settlement in their water case dispute. Monument will allow Palmer Lake the 67 acre feet per year it was requesting. The process to begin � lling the nearly dry Palmer Lake could begin in the spring. Courtesy photo


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A win/win: Water court case close to being resolved pearances will be needed,” Smith said.

Palmer Lake is hoping to begin fi lling its nearly dry lake this spring. The lake started going dry around 2005.

“There are stipulations on both sides re-garding when and how the water can be di-verted, taking into consideration the CWCB stipulation that was already approved,” Smith said. “Everything was worked out, but not without some give and take from both sides.

“We have insured that there will be no damage to Monument’s future water needs while Palmer Lake can receive the Railroad water right it requested.”

GOP moves pro-fracking measure ahead of report Senate bill would bring penalties on local governments that limit drilling By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press

Republicans in Colorado’s Senate ad-vanced a pro-fracking measure Feb. 20 that makes a statement in advance of a long-awaited report on new limits on the oil and gas industry.

The Senate bill would penalize local governments that limit drilling procedures,

especially hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.When a government makes a mineral

owner’s underground property less valu-able, the government should pay the owner, Republicans said. “People have a right to be compensated,” said Sen. John Cooke, R-Greeley.

Democrats opposed the measure, which faces almost certain defeat in the Demo-cratic House. They argued that if mineral owners are owed money for fracking bans, then surface property owners should be owed money, too, if drilling near their homes diminishes property value.

“It’s a dangerous place,” said Sen. Mi-chael Johnston, D-Denver.

Drilling has been the elephant in the room this session, with lawmakers avoiding the divisive topic until the release next week of a task force report on the dilemma.

The task force was set up to broker com-promise between the oil and gas indus-try and critics who say cities and counties should be free to place strict limits on drill-ing practices.

For the last few years, lawmakers have tried and failed to agree on giving local communities more say in drilling regula-tions. Democrats expressed optimism that the task force would bring suggestions to make both sides happy.

“Hopefully, the task force will

come up with something real, said Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville.

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who has sided with the energy industry against local fracking bans, assembled the group last year to avoid ballot measures on the question. The task force submits rec-ommendations to lawmakers Feb. 27.

The GOP penalty bill won preliminary approval on a partisan voice vote. One more formal vote is required this week before the measure moves to the House, which has re-peatedly rejected similar measures in the past.


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Medicinal whiskey and ‘the loophole’ During prohibition in the ‘20s and

early ‘30s, it was often referred to as “the Loophole.”Section 6 and 7 of the Volstead Act, pro-vided a way to legally purchase and sell Whiskey at a time when it was otherwise — a criminal activity.

“No one shall manufacture, sell, pur-chase, transport, or prescribe any liquor without first obtaining a permit from the commissioner to do so, except that a person may, without a permit, purchase and use liquor for medicinal purposes …” There was more legalese, stipulations and etceteras, of course, but the lawyers saw light in Section 6, and Section 7 gave some power to the doctor.

“No one but a physician holding a permit to prescribe liquor shall issue any prescription for liquor. And no physician shall prescribe liquor unless after careful physical examination of the person for whose use such prescription is sought, or such examination is found impracti-cable, then upon the best information obtainable, he in good faith believes that the use of such liquor as medicine by such person is necessary and will afford relief to him from some known ailment.”

Men of vision, like pharmacist-turned-lawyer George Remus, memo-rized the Volstead Act and imagined and realized tremendous profit from its “Loophole.” Remus bought his first phar-macy when he was only 19 but tired of the business and became a lawyer at 24, according to author Thomas M. Coffey, in his 1975 book “The Long Thirst – Pro-hibition in America, 1920-1933.”

Remus specialized in murder cases and at the beginning of prohibition he noticed that many of his clients, of whom he had no great respect for their

intelligence, were making a tremendous amount of money. About the same time he began an affair with his secretary, Imogene, divorced his wife, and decided to use his knowledge of the law to profit from prohibition.

He and Imogene were soon remarried (she had a 13-year-old daughter, Ruth), and they moved to Cincinnati to be near the bourbon distillery country.Remus bought distressed distilleries and pharmacies and amassed a network that sold and transported legal whiskey from his distilleries to his pharmacies scattered across the country in specially designed trucks.

Much of the product, somehow “fell off the truck” on the way to its destina-tion. In his first three years at that busi-ness, it was reported that he made $40 million.

By New Year’s Eve of 1922, he was making so much money and spreading it around so quickly that all the female guests at a party at his mansion, hosted by he and his wife Imogene, received a new car. But not to leave out the men; diamond watches were offered for their husbands. The wives and husbands just happened to be well-connected politi-cians, policemen, government officials, and such. “The Loophole” was very good to George Remus.

It, and the path it carried him down, also eventually landed him in jail. Per-haps because of something that “fell off the truck.”

And, while he was in jail, his wife Imogene, ran off with a “revenuer” (Franklin Dodge, prohibition agent) and “liquidated” his fortune. When he got out, he tracked her down and killed her in front of her daughter Ruth, and then successfully defended himself in court with a “temporary insanity” plea.

But Remus wasn’t the only one that saw benefits in “The Loophole.”Though prohibition killed many good whiskey distilleries, some of the oldest operations surviving today found shelter in the medicine business at that time.

American Medicinal Spirits, for example, was formed around 1920 and preserved such longtime brands as Old Grand Dad, Mount Vernon, Hermit-age, Tip-Top and Old Crow. All of these brands as a result were well positioned after repeal.

Interestingly enough, the decriminal-ization of marijuana, decided by Colo-rado voters in 2000 with a constitutional amendment that allows people with “debilitating medical conditions” to reg-ister with the state to use marijuana and allows “primary care givers” to legally supply for medical conditions — sounds more than vaguely familiar.

A Colorado constitutional amend-ment was OKed by voters in November 2012, after 55 percent of voters said yes to legalizing recreational marijuana. Colorado pot sales began in 2014.

In some ways, it seems the “medici-nal” marijuana change foreshadowed the “recreational” one — perhaps 21st Century equivalent “The Loophole?”

Baseball’s spring training has � nally arrived On Feb. 27, the Colorado Rockies will

hold their first full workout of the 2015 season at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick near Phoenix. By the end of the week all 30 major league teams will be at their spring training complexes in Arizona and Florida.

For many fans of the game, spring training is a great time to get an up close and personal look at their favorite major league stars and prospects. The spring training complexes and ballparks offer easy access for fans and the weather is usually perfect. You would not want to be in downtown Phoenix of Fort Lauder-dale in the middle of summer.

In Arizona, they call spring training the Cactus League. In Florida it is called the Grapefruit League.

In my opinion, spring training is unmatched by any other major sport. Does anybody really go hog wild over NFL training camps in July and August? Or NHL or NBA camps in September and October? Major League Soccer has a training camp, but the families mak-ing vacation plans around the Columbus Crew preseason workouts are few and far between.

From its early days — at least since the early 1900s — baseball’s spring train-ing has had a held a special place in the hearts and minds of much of the Ameri-can public. It is increasingly becoming a bigger deal to large multitudes of fans in Latin American countries and the Far East.

The beauty of spring training, in large part, comes from the busy off-season, or Hot Stove League. During the late fall and winter months, fans keep the

game alive with talk of the next season. Somehow, someway, teams that finished in the back of the pack one year become contenders five months later.

Hope springs eternal for “dem Bums,” “Halos,” “Fightin’ Phils,” “Brew Crew,” “Twinkies” and “The Sox.”

It’s been a while since I covered spring training. The last time was 2002 when I went to Arizona on assignment for The Gazette and San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun newspapers. In those days, the Rockies shared Hi Corbett Field in Tucson with the Cleveland Indians. The dilapidated complex was not pretty to look at, but it had a wonderful spring training feel.

The players were easily accessible and generally very friendly to fans and the media. Larry Walker and Todd Helton were kings and in very big demand.

The Seattle Mariners, who I was there to cover for The Sun, were training in Phoenix. They were coming off a 116-win season. Mariners’ outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was the reining American League MVP and Rookie of the Year. Lou Piniella was the manager of the club and the Mariners were about the coolest thing in all of baseball.

I had a great week in Arizona covering the Rockies and Seattle. I collected sev-eral foul balls, kicked back in the desert warmth and enjoyed the games.

Growing up in southern California, the then California Angels used to train in Palm Springs. The Angels trained there from 1961 through 1992.

The stadium was about a one-hour drive from my house in Redlands. Opened in 1949, it was more of a city park — much like Spurgeon Field in Colorado Springs — than the lavish spring training facilities of today.

The memories I made there have lasted me a lifetime. Seeing Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana, Bobby Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Bobby Grich and Don Baylor up close was the thrill of a lifetime. I will never forget a time in 1982 when the late Billy Martin came to town as manager of the Oakland A’s. I got his autograph on a ball after one game. He was pretty cool.

If you get the chance to make it to spring training, I hope the memories are as wonderful for you as they are for me.

And if you do make it down to Arizona you may want to stop by Maryvale Base-ball Park in Phoenix and check out the Milwaukee Brewers. After all, the Brew-ers are the new Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Get familiar with their players.

Just in case you were wondering, the first regular season major league base-ball game is April 5 between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Opening Day is April 6. The Rockies will be in Milwaukee that day.

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News, Feb. 25, 1975“The Road to Armageddon”, a full color

movie foreshadowing the last world war, will be shown, Sunday, March 2, 11 a.m. at the Monument Assembly of God Church on Sec-ond and Jefferson. David Wilkerson, author of “The Cross and the Switchblade,” produced and directed the film. The film will also be shown at the First Baptist Church at Third and Washington in Monument. Admission is free.

• • •Six delegates from the Church at Wood-

moor attended the “Workshop on World Hun-ger and Justice” in Colorado Springs on Feb. 21. The event was sponsored by the Colorado Council of Churches. The workshop and an-nual meeting drew more than 200 delegates and volunteers from Colorado.

• • •A free blood-pressure clinic sponsored by

the Monument Volunteer Fire Department will be on the first Saturday of every month at the Fire Department in Monument from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

• • •Apologies to Fred Staeban. He was caller at

the St. Peters Square dance. The writer of last week’s article listed the name wrong. About 16 couples attended and had a great time.

• • •There will be a rate increase of ambulance

service from $35 to $50. The rates will include normal transportation and care costs. Extra charges will be allowed for use of oxygen, CPR, suction, delivery of baby and use of special-ized equipment.

• • •A sweetheart banquet was held at Pon-

derosa Southern Baptist Assembly on Feb. 15 for members and friends of the First Bap-tist Church in Monument. Forty-seven adults

and young people attended. Chef Harry Lung and his wife, Dorothy, prepared a marinated chicken dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ducom-mun, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Legg were in charge of the beautiful decorations in the dining hall. The pastor and his wife were crowned as sweethearts of the evening. Rev James Golez and his wife, Anita, of the Assembly of God Church provided the music. Golez did a devotional on courtship, engagement and marriage.

• • •Rick Yates, Director of Young Life in Colo-

rado Springs, will be speaker for the second Lenton Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Church at Woodmoor. The breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Woodmoor Inn. The theme for the breakfast series is “Prayer in My Life.” Reservations must be made by Wednes-day, March 5.

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A Girl Scout winter picnic was held at Lewis Palmer Middle School. Mothers and daughters brought blankets or other “sit up-ons” and had an old fashioned picnic to cel-ebrate “Thinking Day,” “Thinking Day is when all Brownies, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides join thoughts and send them around the world as a powerful prayer that all men should be friends.” Mothers donated a penny for each year of their child’s age. The money went to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. Each of the troops presented a skit or musical pre-sentation.

• • •Ed Hubbard’s beloved pet and compan-

ion, Spooky, went to his final rest. “The sight of Spooky’s wagging tail will be missed and his memory cherished.

— Compiled by Linda Case

Life is a highway — to Pueblo

I mentioned earlier about the change in the highway from Colorado Springs to Pueblo. Today I want to go deeper into the story. It was January 1928 while the highway department was looking to build a safer highway. It was not called US 85-87 yet.

The highway was dangerous. It was still just a gravel road. It crossed over the two sets of railroad tracks that connect Denver and Pueblo nearly 50 times. Only one of these very dangerous crossings was just north of Monument. The state visited town several times in 1927 with plans for the new road.

Monument was not very happy about the ideas about where they wanted to build the highway. At this time the high-way followed an old wagon road north from Colorado Springs, through Monu-ment. What really upset Monument was the new highway would not come through town, but down a new street. The city wanted the highway department to build an underpass at the two cross-ings north of town.

They were unable to get all of their ideas changed in the plan, and five miles of the new paved road was already nearly finished south from Castle Rock. Paving started from Pueblo in March. A paving plant was soon to move to an operation at Palmer Lake, where the new highway was progressing south from Larkspur. Once that stretch was finished, that plant would move south to Monument, where the road would not use the main

street, but build east around their down-town. This crew, like the crews working north from Pueblo worked in five mile jumps. The crew working north from Pueblo was nearing the Pueblo-El Paso county line.

At Monument there were big changes north of town. To eliminate the danger-ous grade crossings, both the Rio Grande and Santa Fe would have new underpass bridges built. The new highway would come south from Palmer Lake, under the bridges, then swing south, following the Santa Fe all the way south to Pring (where Baptist Road crosses.) There was still a grade crossing in Monument, over the Santa Fe, but it was not as dangerous as the one north of town.

This road was the route used until the 1950s when the new US 85-87 was built over Monument Hill. A few years later it became Interstate 25. As you travel through the Air Force Academy you can still see bits of it. It is still used from Baptist Road to Larkspur.

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Colorado residents are �rst to ask feds to block legal potOwners of a horse farm and a hotel sue the stateBy Kristen WyattAssociated Press

Colorado already is being sued by two neighboring states for legalizing marijuana. Now, the state faces groundbreaking lawsuits from its own residents, who are asking a fed-eral judge to order the new recreational indus-try to close.

The owners of a mountain hotel and a southern Colorado horse farm argue in a pair of lawsuits filed Feb. 19 in U.S. District Court in Denver that the 2012 marijuana-legaliza-tion measure has hurt their property and that the marijuana industry is stinky and attracts unsavory visitors.

The lawsuits are the first in a state that has legalized recreational or medical marijuana in which its own residents are appealing to the federal government to block pot laws.

“It is a bedrock principle of the United

States Constitution that federal law is the su-preme law of the land,’’ said David Thomp-son, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs.

The lawsuits are also the first to claim that federal racketeering laws allow them to win damages from pot businesses that flout federal law. The plaintiffs have not specified amounts they would seek.

Experts say the racketeering approach is a new one.

“If these lawsuits are successful, it could be devastating for the industry,” said Sam Ka-min, a University of Denver law professor who helped craft Colorado’s pot regulations. “But it will be very difficult for the plaintiffs to prove damages directly attributable to the marijua-na industry.”

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coff-man released a statement saying she would “defend the state’s marijuana laws and our cli-ents” if the lawsuits go to trial.

Marijuana legalization supporters say that states are free to stop enforcing certain drug laws, as long as they don’t try to overrule the federal Controlled Substances Act.

“Colorado has every right to stop punish-ing adults for using marijuana,” said Mason Tvert, who ran Colorado’s legalization cam-paign and joined about a dozen other legal-ization supporters who marched to the state Capitol on Feb. 19. They carried signs saying, “Regulation Works!”

One legalization backer, Democratic state Rep. Jonathan Singer, said the pot industry has boosted tax coffers and hurt the black market.

“The sky hasn’t fallen. We’re doing the right thing,” Singer said.

Technically, federal law making pot illegal for any purpose remains in effect in the 23 states that have authorized its use for people with certain medical conditions. However, it’s not clear how far the federal government can go to compel states to enforce drug laws.

For nearly 20 years, the U.S. Department of Justice has said that marijuana is illegal and that the federal government can enforce even small-possession crimes. However, U.S. authorities have left most enforcement to the states, saying they focus on larger drug crimes.

One of the lawsuits came from the owner

of a Pueblo County horse farm, Hope Reilly, who said she’s “been horrified” to see a mari-juana cultivation facility go up next door.

“This land means a great deal to me,” said Reilly, who says the pot facility mars “spectac-ular views” of the Rocky Mountains.

Also suing is the owner of a Holiday Inn, who argues that a pot shop opening nearby is keeping away families.

“Marijuana businesses make bad neigh-bors,” the lawsuit says. “They drive away legitimate businesses’ customers, emit pun-gent, foul odors, attract undesirable visitors, increase criminal activity, increase traffic, and reduce property values.”

Nebraska and Oklahoma also are suing Colorado for legalizing marijuana in 2012. Nine former heads of the U.S. Drug Enforce-ment Administration filed a brief Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the two states.

Colorado’s pot law “impinges on the inter-ests of all citizens and the United States in a uniform and coherent national drug policy,” the brief says.


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LIFET R I - L A K E S

Gaining a new perspective on other landsLocal voluntourist family returns from GuatemalaBy Jennifer CunninghamContributing writer

“Welcome back.”Of all the words spoken to us upon re-

entry to the United States from Guatemala, these struck me the most. Despite being just a short two and a half-hour flight from Ft. Lauderdale, our small family of four had been a world away.

As retired military, my husband and I have been to remote and desolate parts of the world. However, since the birth of our children 14 years ago, we hadn’t ventured outside the safe confines of our borders. The decade eroded our adventure muscle and replaced it with fragile comfort and se-curity. We had some idea of what to expect during our week of ”voluntouring,” and that was what concerned us.

VOLUNTOURISMVoluntourism, or voluntouring, is travel-

ing to a destination to see the local sights, but also participating in a service project. This trip took us to a remote village in Gua-temala, El Chocolate, just 10.5 miles north of San Martin Jilotepeque. However, due to road conditions, the drive would take 45 minutes each way. Our project was building a bottle school. This term comes from the unique component within each wall. Trash is a major issue in Guatemala. In this dual effort to provide educational buildings, as well as clean up the country, plastic bottles are stuffed with inorganic garbage collected within each community. Teams of volun-teers from across the globe then come into the community to work on every phase of the building, from pouring the foundation to installation of desks and chairs. This pro-cess takes four months.

The organization responsible for coor-dinating these efforts is Hug It Forward, an American nonprofit registered in Wyoming

with a staff based in Guatemala. Since its creation in late 2009, Hug It Forward, along with more than 1,000 volunteers, has com-pleted 52 schools with eight in process. At least two teams per month travel to Gua-temala and more than 50 trips are planned this coming year. The program has grown in popularity to the point of being sold out up to a year in advance.

GUATEMALA’S CIVIL WARThe need for educational structures

stems from the 36-year civil war, which ended just 19 years ago in 1996. It wiped out hundreds of villages and was respon-sible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Guatemalans. The period was rife with mil-itary coups, governmental corruption and nonsensical brutality. Entire communities were razed, leaving villagers without homes or structures to teach in. The country is still in recovery, economically and emotionally.

Don Vicente, an elderly man with a per-sistent, toothless smile, founded the village

of El Chocolate, consisting of approximate-ly 30 families. He spent time with us one afternoon recounting the hardest days of the war, hiding his family in the woods at night to avoid the slaughter so many of his compatriots endured. For seven months, the forest canopy was their roof, banana leaves their beds. It was a confusing time. For those with access to information, it was misleading and manipulated by the govern-ment. For remote villages, they only knew what was passed by word of mouth.

The death of so many males created a ripple effect. Widows were forced to work in sugar cane fields, with small children in tow. As a result, children grew up with-out an education, leaving a generation un-skilled and unable to find work.

The re-establishment of schools in Gua-temalan villages is paramount to breaking the cycle of poverty.

“You’re helping us have a better future,” said Vicente of the work we were doing.

Motorcycles are a popular mode of transportation for Guatemalans. Despite the tremendously jarring roads, women ride side-saddle, often holding young children on their lap.

Despite the language barrier, the three youth on our trip found ways to engage with the village children. Here Lilly Cunningham, in green, patiently teaches a complicated �nger game to the girls. Photos by Jennifer Cunningham

Market day brought throngs of people to San Martin from villages up to six miles away. These chickens awaited their fate in a basket covered with netting.

Guatemala continues on Page 9

RISKING DEATH FOR LIFEOur second full day of work culminated

with a presentation by another villager in his late 40s. He was a child of the civil war, resulting in little education or means for survival. Committed to providing for his family, he chose the harrowing path of en-tering the U.S. illegally. Recently returned after six years, he relayed his story through a translator of the monetary, emotional and physical cost of his life-threatening deci-sion.

Ervin, as I’ll call him, paid a coyote $7,000 to travel from Guatemala to the Tex-as border. Lacking the means, he borrowed the fee from individuals already across who have made a business of funding illegal en-try. Half was paid to the coyote at the start of the trip. The other half was due upon “de-livery.” Ervin would spend years paying off the loan with interest.

Ervin endured 24 hours in a freight car packed with 192 individuals crossing Gua-temala into Mexico. He then spent another day hidden in a secret compartment under a bus, stacked two layers deep with coun-trymen. His coyote allowed up to three at-tempts to enter the country. Twice, Ervin was arrested and deported back to the Mex-ican border. Guatemalans are instructed to say they are from Mexico so reentry is a much shorter journey. When asked how they were able to pass through without de-tection, he cited corruption at every stop.

On his fi nal attempt, he made his way to a part of the country where some fellow villagers had settled. Friends provided him with food and housing until he was able to fi nd employment.

When asked why he took such a tremen-dous risk, his response stopped us all.

“Hunger is greater than fear.”Ervin’s son is now in the U.S. At the ten-

der age of 18, he determined he wanted to come here to provide for his family, as Ervin had done. His coyote charged $8,000. When asked how he felt about his son’s decision, this strong and stoic man broke down in tears. He is fearful for his son’s safety, but is also thankful. His contributions are helping Ervin’s family survive in Guatemala.

JOY IN THE MIDST

Despite living in a land so blessed with material riches, most Americans fi nd it hard to smile. And yet, in a country where the average daily income is just $7, the Guate-malans we met were always smiling. From young children to elderly women, they were quick to look us in the eye and give a greet-ing. As we rode each day through the streets and remote dirt roads, our waves and “bue-nos dias” were always returned with an up-raised hand and response.

Upon our arrival to El Chocolate, chil-dren, who had never seen a “gringo” before, gave us fl owers and led us by the hand to the village center. There was no fear, only innocent curiosity of our different hair and eye color. When we smiled and offered a hug, it was welcomed and returned with an even greater squeeze. The children didn’t cry or fi ght. They gladly shared the beach balls and bubbles we brought or made great use of a gravel pile to run up and down.

There’s a quote that says, “life is simple, don’t complicate it.” For the residents of El Chocolate, life is simple. The daily prepara-tion of corn tortillas and beans over a wood fi re consumes a mother’s time. Husbands and teen boys work the fi elds. The younger children spend the morning in school and

play for the rest of the day.Their lives are certainly not without dif-

fi culty. The basics are a daily concern and austere living conditions pose looming health risks. At nightfall, families and chick-ens retreat to dirt-fl oored homes, heated by open fi res, to sleep in beds of slats and foam. During the rainy season, rivulets of water fl ow freely through living spaces.

And yet, they smile.

THE WHYOur greatest motivation for this trip was

our own children. Our original travel plans had us going to another fi rst-world country. While it too would have been an experi-ence, changing our destination to Guate-mala and participating in this project gave them a new perspective on life like none other. My 14-year-old daughter reaffi rmed our belief in her love of children. Despite a tremendous language barrier, she tirelessly played, patiently taught fi nger games and carried them on her back. Her hands were never without little fi ngers entwined in a loving grip.

Our son, just two years younger, engaged in his own way. He worked with boys his age

to bend rebar. His love of trees found him in the midst of branches, with others mimick-ing his ascent. When he practiced his hand-stands, he was joined by more acrobats.

Both were impacted, more than we re-alized. On our fi nal departure from the village, my daughter spent the trip staring out the window. It wasn’t until returning to the privacy of our hotel that she gave in to emotions and cried in her father’s arms. On our last night in Guatemala, during a din-ner slideshow of our experience, she again buried her head to hide the tears. Each of us stood afterward to share our greatest mem-ories. Through a quivering lip, my son rec-ognized, “They’re so happy with nothing.”

As for my husband and me, it solidifi ed what we already know. We are blessed, have absolutely nothing to complain about, and need to get outside of ourselves. We left a piece of our hearts in El Chocolate. When I think about the children, the elders, the work, and the laughter, my soul is renewed and aches for a more simple life.

We will go back.For more information on Jennifer’s trip

or how to participate in Hug It Forward bottle school or other voluntourism trips, contact her at [email protected].


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Our exuberant group leader, Hollie Hart, introduces bubbles to the children. They had never seen such a thing and were thrilled with chasing, popping and creating their own. Photos by Jennifer Cunningham

Harris Cunningham, left, partnered with a village boy to bend thinner rebar squares. The villagers take the skills taught them to continue building in between volunteer teams.

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THE PIKES Peak chapter of Pheasants Forev-er meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month (except June, August and September) at the Colorado Division of Wildlife Training Classroom in the back of the building at 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80970.

PIKES PEAK Jugglers is an informal group of jugglers ranging in skill from beginners to professionals. The group meets weekly, from 3:30-5 p.m. Sundays, at the downtown YMCA. This is a free activity, and one does not need to be a member to participate. All those with a fun attitude are invited to join. Call 719-477-9978.

THE VAILE Museum, 66 Lower Glenway, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays year-round and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays from June through August. Groups by appointment are accepted. Call 719-559-0837.

VINI E Crostini, 6 � ight wine tasting paired with moZaic tasty bites is at 5 p.m the � rst Saturday of the month at 443 S. Highway 105, Palmer Lake. Cost is $40 per person.

SocialTHE BLACK Forest AARP Chapter meets from 1-4 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at Black Forest Lutheran Church, 12455 Black Forest Road. No membership, no dues, no obligations; just an opportunity to get together and socialize. Some individuals play dominoes, others work on their needlework or other projects that they bring, and some just watch and talk. Light snacks and co� ee and lemonade are furnished. The Black Forest AARP Chapter 1100 sponsors the Senior Social but you do not have to be a chapter member to attend. All ages are invited. Bring a friend Call the church o� ce at 719-495-2221.

THE CENTURIAN Daylight Lodge No 195 A.F and A.M meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month. Eastern Star meets 7:30 p.m. the � rst and third Tuesdays. Both groups meet at 18275 Furrow Road. Call 719-488-9329.

COALITION OF Tri-Lakes Communities. Call John Heiser at 719-488-9031 or go to www.CoalitionTLC.org.

COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “I” is looking for volunteers. The troop meets at 7 p.m. the � rst Friday of the month at the Colorado Springs Police Department, Gold Hill Division, 955 W. Moreno Ave, Colorado Springs. Visit https://coloradoranger.org/index.php/troops/troop-i or email [email protected]


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What Every Knee Arthritis Sufferer Should Know About This Often Successful Medical Treatment

The Advanced Medical Treatment Every Knee Arthritis Sufferer Needs To Know - Before Thinking About Knee Replacement Surgery

El Paso County - If you suffer with knee arthritis pain, you have probably already tried many treat-ments... especially count-less pain medications. Experienced doctors understand that, even though pain medications such as anti-inflammatory pain pills are part of the recommended early treat-ment plan for knee arthri-tis pain...they are rarely the answer. In most cases they have minimal results (if any) and have a laundry list of potential side effects. Some being serious and even life threatening.

Are There Any Better

Options? Thankfully, advance-ments in science and tech-nology come extremely fast. And now there is a very good option for knee arthritis to help relieve the pain. An option that a lot of knee arthritis suffer-ers have never heard of...and even worse... have not been properly informed about. Before we get into the actual treatment, please understand this... Osteo Relief Institute is a real medical clinic that has treated thousands of knee arthritis suffer-ers. Patients travel from all over the country to be treated at their clinic be-cause they want the best medical treatments avail-able. What you are about to discover is a REAL medi-cal treatment. Not a mira-cle cure you see on info-mercials or on the internet. Know this fact: There is no cure for arthritis. But there is this treatment that... when performed correctly and with the proper technology... has already helped thousands

Advanced Imaging Allows Doctors To Pin-Point Treatments And Relieve Knee Arthritis Pain

Science rescues knee arthritis sufferers? Research shows joint injections done without advanced imaging misses the joint about 30% of the time. Now doctors can put lubricating fluid directly into the arthritic joint that may alleviate pain and restore function to many.

HOW IT WORKS: With The Proper Advanced Imaging And Technology Joint Cushioning and Lubricating Medication is Placed Precisely In The Arthritic Knee Joint To Relieve Stiffness And Pain

of knee arthritis sufferers - possibly just like you. Even if you have heard of this treatment - or even tried it without good re-sults - please read this. You will find out why it may not have worked for you and how you may be able to get much better re-sults.

What is ThisTreatment?

This treatment is called viscosupplementation. And it has gained quite a bit of popularity in recent years and it has gotten mixed results for a couple of reasons. But before we get into that, here’s what you need to know about viscosup-plementation. When you have arthritis, you suffer a decrease in the cushioning and lubricating fluids in your knee. In oth-er words, your knee joint basically “dries up.” The lubricating fluid that decreases is called “synovial fluid.” Pharmaceutical com-panies (with the help of scientists) can now make natural synovial fluid gel-like compounds that, dur-ing viscosupplementation treatments...doctors can precisely introduce direct-ly into the knee and other joints. This helps replace the lu-bricating fluid to the knee joint - allowing it to move more freely and smoothly and often decreasing or even eliminating the pain.

What ResultsCan Be

Expected? Like all medical treat-ments, the results vary and can not be predicted. But many knee arthritis suffer-ers get dramatic results. It is not uncommon for pa-tients to either postpone knee replacement surgery for years... or even perma-nently cancel it.

But There Is A BIGProblem

The key is the treatment must be EXTREMELY PRECISE. If the injection is slightly off, the medica-tion will not get into the knee joint and the treat-ment will not work. That’s why the experts at Osteo Relief Institute use advanced digital im-aging so they can see the medicine going directly into the knee joint during the treatment. Research shows that doctors performing joint injections without imaging miss the joint as much as 30% of the time. If you have tried visco-supplementation without this special digital imaging without good results - this may be why. That’s why Osteo Relief Institute takes it even one step further. They do not just use one step process of advanced imaging during treatment - they use two in their “double confirma-tion” process. This is to ensure patients get the best possible results.

AnotherImportant

Factor Viscosupplementation medications also come in several different brands and chemical make-ups. Just like all medications, some people respond bet-ter to some than others. While many doctors only use one brand, the experts at Osteo Relief Institute use several and great effort is taken to figure out what the best one for YOU is. One last thing: The experts at Osteo Relief In-stitute have found that the earlier you start Viscosup-plementation the better. This is most likely be-cause the longer you wait - the more joint destruction takes place. That’s why Osteo Relief

is now seeing so many pa-tients as young as 45. Summary: If you have knee arthritis pain and have not tried Viscosup-plementation, you should look into it as soon as pos-sible. If you have tried it with-out good results, you may still be able to get great results with the proper im-aging and specific medica-tion

Who Should Try This

Treatment? Not everyone is a can-didate for this treatment. But if you are, there is a good chance you may re-lieve some... or possibly all of your pain. You are a potential candidate for this treat-ment if you have knee pain and have not gotten good results from anti-inflammatory medication or other common arthritis treatments. Especially if you have already tried viscosupple-mentation without good results. The best way to tell if you are a good candi-date for this treatment is to be screened by one of

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What To Do NextIf You Are In Pain:

Your Invitation Osteo Relief Institute offers a limited number of complimentary knee arthritis treatment screen-ings every month. These screenings are a way for knee arthritis sufferers to get some of their ques-tions answered and see if they are a candidate for this treatment. If you would like a complimen-tary screening, just call 719-323-6612 and tell the scheduling specialist who answers the phone, “I would like a complimen-tary knee arthritis screen-ing.” The screenings fill up fast every month. If you do not call in time to get one this month, the spe-cialist will schedule you for next month. This screening is no cost and no obligation. This treatment is cov-ered by many insurance plans and Medicare.

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‘The Thorn’ is not your little old church Easter play�e dynamic passion play will be performed in late MarchBy Danny [email protected]

Without question, “The Thorn” Easter passion play is one of the most dramatic portrayals of the Jesus Christ’s final days on earth as you will ever see.

“The Thorn” is the brainchild of Gleneagle resident John Bolin, who wrote his first version of the play in 1996. It was about 15 minutes long and performed in front of a few hun-dred teenagers at New Life Church.

In the spring of 1997, “The Thorn” was expanded and performed for the first time in front of the full church body. By 2002, “The Thorn” was a New Life staple at Easter time, performed in front of thousands from all over the state.

“It may be a big production, but we try to be one-on-one evangelism,” Bo-lin said.

This year, New Life Church will host five shows over four days March 26-29.

“The Thorn” became a full-scale Cirque-de-Sole-type production in 2006, complete with dancers, acro-bats, and pyrotechnics. There were even lions and gladiators on stage dur-ing preshow and centurions on horse-back in the parking lot.

The cast includes Jesus and Satan, pharisees and Roman centurions and hundreds of town people.

Because “The Thorn” is interactive,

the centurions have some of the great-est impact on the audience. It is dur-ing the “Road to Calvary” scene where centurions go out into the crowd and “preach.”

“Our preaching is to focus the au-dience attention on the reality of what was, and did, occur two-thousand years ago,” said Dave Doryland, “The Thorn” national centurion director. “It causes them to ask questions of them-selves. The words we say should be fo-cused on helping the audience make a decision, or reaffirm one already made, on what they believe in the hope they will accept Christ as their personal savior.”

Colorado Springs-based Compas-sion International, with its headquar-ters near North Gate, is the main advo-cacy partner for “The Thorn.”

“The Thorn” is told in a story for-mat by a narrator, usually “John the Beloved” or “Doubting Thomas.” Bolin played — in full makeup — John the Beloved for several years. He turned the reigns over to Jim Miles in 2009. Miles performs the show at several venues outside Colorado.

This year will mark the 20th year of shows in Colorado Springs. Eighteen previous shows — including a scaled down version in 2008 called “The Rock” — have taken place at New Life. In 2012, the show was performed at World Arena.

Until 2009, “The Thorn” took place only at New Life over two weekends. About 40,000 people attended 10 per-formances.

Since 2009, “The Thorn” — a non-profit ministry — has been produced under Bolin’s direction, along with

several directors in numerous North American cities; Colorado Springs, Denver, Austin (Texas), Charleston (South Carolina), Sacramento, Seattle and Nashville.

This year, Kansas City and Fort Worth have been added to the mix.

“The national tour is growing quickly right now,” Bolin said. “We’re saying no to more churches than we are saying yes to. That’s opening up more opportunities. We’re just praying through what God wants us to do.”

For the 400-plus performers, stage crew, directors and producers in Colo-rado Springs, “The Thorn” is their way of doing mission work and serving others without leaving the area or hav-ing to take time off work.

Black Forest resident Greg Jones is performing as a Roman centurion for the 14th year. Jones’ German shepherd Stella performed with him in many productions, but Stella had to take this year off because of an injury. Jones’ younger German shepherd, Sparta-cus, is filling in.

“I do this play because we are able to tell the story in way that really makes people think,” Jones said. “Plus I like spending time with the other centurions and people in the play.”

The cast and crew of “The Thorn” begins gathering in January. They re-hearse at least twice a week for six to eight weeks leading up to the two-hour performances. Because of the graphic nature of many scenes, “The Thorn” is not recommended for chil-dren younger than 12.

For more information or to pur-chase tickets to “The Thorn” go to the thethorn.net or call 877-943-7378.

The Thorn will be performed at New Life Church again this season. The intense Passion play was �rst staged at New Life in 1996. This is a photo after the Roman centurions ransack Jerusalem. Photos by Ted Mehl

The passion play “The Thorn” has been a staple at New Life Church since 1996. This scene is when Jesus rises from the tomb. The creator of The Thorn, John Bolin, is a Gleneagle resident.


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The passion play “The Thorn” has been a staple at New Life Church since 1996. This scene is when Jesus rises from the tomb. The creator of The Thorn, John Bolin, is a Gleneagle resident.


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Lewis-Palmer boys lone Tri-Lakes area team in state basketball playo� s Rangers play � ompson Valley in � rst-round game on Feb. 27 By Danny Summers [email protected]

The Lewis-Palmer High School boys’ basketball team is the lone Tri-Lakes area representative in this year’s state tournament.

The Rangers (16-7) will be on the road for this week-end’s Class 4A regional that will be hosted by Denver South. Lewis-Palmer, the No. 4 seed in the regional, will play No. 5 Thompson Valley (14-9) on Feb. 27.

Should the Rangers win, they would play Feb. 28 in the Sweet 16 against the winner of No. 1 Denver South (16-7) vs. No. 8 Erie (13-10). The winner of the regional moves onto the Great Eight on March 7.

Lewis-Palmer enters the state tournament as a bit of a mystery team. The Rangers finished third in the Pikes Peak Athletic Conference after losing by 21 points to co-league champion Air Academy on Feb.18. Air Academy, which got off to a 14-2 first-quarter lead in the game, ended up tied for first place with defending-league champion Sand Creek.

But Air Academy received the No. 1 conference seed based on tiebreakers. It is Air Academy’s first league title in 26 years.

The Rangers regrouped quickly, however, and knocked off cross-town rival Palmer Ridge, 68-61, in the regular season finale on Feb. 20. Junior guard Jonathan Scott scored a game-high 24 points and Charlie Hovasse added 18 to lead Lewis-Palmer.

Scott is the Rangers’ leading scorer with more than 20 points per game. Hovasse has played in just six games after missing most of the season with an injury, but is second on the team in scoring average with 13.5 per game.

Senior JT Shepherd, and juniors Joe DeCoud and Sam Strasburger are all averaging more than seven points per game to give the Rangers a lethal offensive attack.

Lewis-Palmer enters the playoffs having won 13 of its last 15 games since starting the season 3-5.

The Palmer Ridge girls received some bad news on Feb. 22 when pairings were announced when it did not find itself among the 32 team field. There were 27 au-tomatic slots filled based on league finishes. The Bears (14-9) finished tied for third in the PPAC with Falcon, but were the No. 4 seed based on tie-breakers.

Falcon grabbed one of five at large berths in the tour-nament and will play No. 1 overall seed and undefeated Canon City (23-0) in a first-round game.

Lewis-Palmer senior guard Colin Cicere, No. 10 black, has stepped up his game this season to help the Rangers to a strong showing in the Class 4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. Photo by Juliet Miles


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Discovery Canyon’s Sam Turner wins another state wrestling title�e junior grappler defeated Air Academy’s Tyler Hannenberg for the 132-pound championshipBy Danny [email protected]

Sam Turner is on his way to becoming the most deco-rated wrestler in Discovery Canyon Campus history.

The junior won his second consecutive state title on Feb. 21, defeated Air Academy rival Tyler Hannenberg, 7-0, in their 132-pound Class 4A championship match at the Pepsi Center.

Turner won his first state title at 120 pounds in 2014.“This feels great,” Turner said. “I don’t think I can com-

pare the two state titles because it was equally exciting to win both times. I just kept my composure (Saturday night) and acted like I’ve been here before.”

Turner was a state runner-up as a freshman at 106 pounds.

He is tied with Nick Adams for the second most state ti-tles in school history. AJ Rees won three titles for the Thun-der from 2009-2013.

Just how impressive was Turner this season? He went 37-1 with his only loss coming in a 138-pound match in December.

Along his way to another gold medal, Turner beat the eventual 2A, 3A and 5A state champions during the season.

Discovery Canyon finished seventh as a team with 63.5 points. Thompson Valley won the team title with 198.5 points.

Several Thunder wrestlers had fine tournaments.Senior Alex Weber finished third at 220 pounds. Junior

Spencer Reynolds (138) won his first round match and went 1-2. Junior Spencer McCrary (145) lost his first round match and went 1-2.

Weber did not lose until the semifinals when Palmer Ridge senior Jonathan DelaCruz-Flores pinned him

DelaCruz-Flores was 39-0 heading into his champion-ship match against Fort Morgan’s Toby McBride. But Mc-Bride defeated DelaCruz-Flores, 3-1, to capture his second consecutive state championship.

Lewis-Palmer senior Joey Neumann (145) had a fine meet. He won his first two matches over Spencer McCrary and Thompson Valley’s Matt Berg. He then lost to No. 1 seed Bronson Spies of Conifer (43-1) in the semis to drop into the consolation bracket.

LP senior Trevor Wilch (126) lost his first match and end-ed up going 1-2.

The Classical Academy junior Ryan Francis (120) won his first round match in 3A. The Titans finished 33rd as a team with nine points.

Discovery Canyon junior Sam Turner, on top in purple, battled an opponent during the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi center on Feb. 20. Turner won his second consecutive Class 4A state wrestling championship Feb. 21. Turner won the 132-pound title. He won the 120-pound championship in 2014. Photos by Juliet Miles

The Classical Academy junior Ben Hinds, in white and maroon, tries to break free from an opponent during the state wrestling tournament that was held last weekend at the Pepsi Center. Photo by Juliet Miles

Lewis-Palmer senior Joey Neumann, in black with orange pin striping, battles an opponent during last weekend’s state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center. Photo by Juliet Miles

Discovery Canyon junior Sam Turner, on top, won his second consecutive Class 4A state wrestling championship Feb. 21 at the Pepsi Center. Turner won the 132-pound title. He won the 120-pound championship in 2014. Courtesy photo

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Lewis-Palmer opens state hockey playo� s against Cherry Creek Lewis-Palmer is playing in the Ralston Valley regional By Danny Summers [email protected]

The Lewis-Palmer hockey team - a com-bined District 38 squad with players from Palmer Ridge, will begin its quest for the program’s third state championship Feb. 27 against Cherry Creek.

The Rangers, who won back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011, fi n-ished the regular season with a 10-8 record and fourth place in the Peak Conference.

The Rangers are in a regional hosted by two-time defending state champion Ralston Valley, which is the No. 1 overall seed. If the Rangers defeat Cherry Creek (15-4), they would play Feb. 28 in the quar-terfi nals against the winner of Ralston Val-ley (17-1-1) and Pine Creek (9-8-1).

Lewis-Palmer is hoping to make its fi rst trip to the semifi nals since 2011 when it won its second consecutive state champi-onship under former coach Steve Fillo.

Harold Jordan is in his second year as coach of the Rangers.

Among the top Lewis-Palmer players are defenseman Dmitri Smith - who scored two goals in a fi rst-round playoff loss to Cherry Creek last season - Cameron Brummond, Zachary Williams, Nick Pavlik, and goal-keepers Marcus Smith and Noah Vander-beck. Lewis-Palmer hockey players (in orange) battle for a face o� . Photo by Matt Mathewes


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March 3-28PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts presents Visions of Light photography exhibit from Tuesday, March 3, to Saturday, March 28, at Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake. An opening reception is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fri-day, March 6. The mission of Visions of Light Exhibi-tion is to challenge photographers to go beyond producing a technically correct photographic image and demonstrate

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March 20-22LIVING ART First Lutheran Church presents Gallery of Living Art at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20; 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21; and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the Sanctuary of the church at 1515 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs. The story of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection unfolds through live reproductions of 14 sacred works of art. Admission is free, and child care is provided. Contact Joan Kuehn and Judy Wach at 719-632-8836.

Through April 14CONTEMPLATIVE JOURNEY Make a commit-ment in 2015 to gain a deeper understanding of God and yourself. Contemplative Journey I runs through Tues-day, April 14, at Benet Hill Monastery. Choose from morning (9:30-11:30 a.m.) or evening (6:30-8:30 p.m.) classes. The wisdom and writings of Fr. Thomas Keating, Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler, Fr. Carl Arico & David Frenette explain the theology, psychology and spirituality of centering prayer and Christian contemplation. The 11-week class includes prayer time, facilitated discussion, readings, reflections and personal Soul Friending Sessions. Cost includes two Saturday workshops, the Forgiveness Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 21 and March 14. Contact Ana Cloughly, OSB at 719-633-0655 or [email protected] for more information or

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May 2-3PINE FOREST Show Tri-Lakes Women’s Club presents the 39th annual Pine Forest Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 at Lewis-Palmer High School, 1300 Higby Road, Monument. The Pine Forest Show will feature new and returning antiques, home decor and garden dealers’ exhibits, “The Bakery,” a large selection of plants for sale, bistro dining and glass repair. Go to www.tlwc.net or email [email protected]. Admission is $6 per guest.

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