About OCN

Background

This all-volunteer newspaper written by and for Tri-Lakes area residents was launched in June 2001 by a group of Tri-Lakes area residents after concerns arose regarding the coverage of Tri-Lakes area news. Many stories including the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter project and the Monument Recall were being given biased or scant coverage by the local media. While the primary local commercial newspaper covered service clubs, etc., it didn't publish a calendar of upcoming public meetings. Residents only heard about major decisions after the meetings had been held. We concluded there was an urgent need to provide residents the information they need to get involved in the public process of addressing the significant challenges facing the Tri-Lakes area.

Unlike the major local commercial newspaper that is mostly staffed by people who live outside the Tri-Lakes area, everyone at Our Community News lives or owns a business in the Tri-Lakes area.

Who we are

Currently active volunteers...

Judy Barnes
Bill Carroll
David Futey
Susan Futey
Elizabeth Hacker
Harriet Halbig
Donna Hartley
John Heiser
Ronald Henrikson
Susan Hindman
Bill Kappel
Jim Kendrick
Paula Kendrick
Francy Lingel
Raymond McCoy
Bernard Minetti
Brett Newcomb
Stacey Paxson
Tommie Plank
Sue Polkow
Chris Pollard
Janet Sellers
Steve Sery
Mike Wicklund
Joyce Witte
Woody Woodworth

Our Mission

Our mission is to give Tri-Lakes area residents:

	Accurate, objective community-based and area-wide news to help them reach sound conclusions and contribute to a successful future for our area;
	A forum for the free exchange of ideas and opportunities that may impact their daily lives; and
	Through inexpensive advertising, a guide to Tri-Lakes area shopping.

What We Ask of You

	We ask that you take the time to go to public meetings and get the facts first-hand.
	We want to hear from you. Send your thoughts to

editor@ourcommunitynews.org or
P.O. Box 1742, Monument, CO 80132-1742

This is your community and your voice matters. Click here to read the guidelines for letters to the editor. You can make a difference by working to ensure that we hold on to the things we love about living here.

	We ask that you support our advertisers. Their willingness to advertise in Our Community News makes free distribution of this newspaper possible.
	The success of this newspaper depends on its volunteers. If you can spare a little time each month to help a worthwhile effort, we would love to hear from you. Click here for more information on how you can become a part of OCN.
	If you don't have time right now to volunteer but want to recognize the contribution OCN makes to our community, please consider sending us a donation.

Privacy Policy

OCN is committed to bringing you relevant and useful information without knowing who you are.

We do not collect personally identifiable information such as name, phone number, or email address from visitors to our website.

Our web server may automatically collect standard information, including IP address, browser type, and access times. This information is used for internal research and analysis purposes only. It is not sold, rented, or shared with any other party.

Any information collected on this website is stored on secure servers. We have procedures in place to protect against loss, misuse, or alteration of information.

We do not store browser cookies on your computer.

The search function at the top of all the pages on the site is a free service of Atomz.com. The search results pages may contain advertisements. OCN does not endorse or receive any funding from those advertisers.

Any changes to this site's privacy policy will be reflected here.

If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at

editor@ourcommunitynews.org or

P.O. Box 1742, Monument, CO 80132-1742 or

call John Heiser at (719) 488-3455 (office and FAX) or (719) 488-9031 (home)

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Contact us at (719) 488-3455, ads@ourcommunitynews.org, editor@ourcommunitynews.org, or P.O. Box 1742, Monument, Colorado 80132-1742.

This page was last modified on January 26, 2009. Home page: www.ourcommunitynews.org.