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Get ready for a wonderful 4th!
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from the 2008 July 4th events.
A Perspective on Our Community: Are we
running out of water?
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Below: West-to-east cross-section of the Arapahoe aquifer
in Douglas County prepared in 2004 by Dr. Bob Raynolds, a geologist and
groundwater hydrologist with the Denver Museum. Raynolds studied about 2,000
local wells. The heavy dotted lines represent the decade-by-decade average levels of water in
Arapahoe aquifer wells. The insets show data for two of the wells studied. For
those wells, the water level declines were 23 feet per year and 31 feet per
year. Click here to view photos of Raynolds' March 2004
presentation.
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Monument Board of Trustees, May 18: First
board meeting held in new Town Hall
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Below (L to R): At the May 18 Board of Trustees meeting,
Richard and Linda Pankratz receive the Jim Moore Award from Town Manager Cathy
Green for their long and distinguished contributions to Downtown Monument as
artists, entrepreneurs, and founding members of the Historic Monument Merchants
Association. Photo by Jim Kendrick.
Below (L to R): During the May 18 Board of Trustees meeting,
Director of Development Services Tom Kassawara, Town Inspector Greg Maggard, and
Town Treasurer Pamela Smith were presented Certificates of Appreciation, a new
town award, for their tireless leadership, commitment, and dedication to the
town over the past year, and in particular their contributions to the successful
construction of the new Town Hall and Police Department Building . Kassawara
noted that Chris Alexander, president of Alexandher Building Company was also
important to completing the project on time and within budget. Photo by Jim
Kendrick.
Monument Planning Commission, May 13: Rod
Smith Business Park approved
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Below: Chad Kusbek of Westworks Engineering, describes the
Rod Smith Business Park. Photo by Jim Kendrick.
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Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board, May 21:
Parents give varied opinions on preschool program
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Below: Superintendent Ray Blanch with (L to R) Ryan
Nitcher (7th grade, Creekside Middle School), Megan Nunez (4th grade, Kilmer
Elementary School), Angelo Donisi (1st grade, Grace Best Elementary School),
Keiran Berry (Kindergarten, Prairie Winds Elementary School), Sean Duncan (3rd
grade, Palmer Lake Elementary School), Lara McWhorter (5th grade, Lewis-Palmer
Elementary School), Jenna Lewis (3rd grade, Lewis-Palmer Elementary School),
Megan Barnhouse (2nd grade, Palmer Lake Elementary School), Rilyn Rivera (1st
grade, Prairie Winds Elementary School). All of these students were first place
winners in their grade division. Additionally, Lara McWhorter won Best of
Elementary Level and Ryan Nitcher won Best of Middle School Level. Photo by
John Heiser.
Lundeen retires
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Below: The student assembly and retirement ceremony May
20 for Monument Academy Principal/Senior Administrator Jane Lundeen. Lundeen
started work at MA as a teacher in 1999 and was promoted to Senior Administrator
in 2005. A slide show showed several important moments from each year in Lundeen’s
tenure. Recent highlights of Lundeen’s career include the opening of the new
school building last September and another enrollment expansion of an additional
100 students in the coming school year. Photo by Jim Kendrick.
Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Special
Education Advisory Committee, May 8: Panel evaluates achievements, changes
meeting format
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Below: Special Education Director Julie O’Brien, Someone
Who Cares coordinator Suzanne Faber, award recipient Ilanit Bennaim, and SEAC
Chair Brent Byrnes selebrate Ilanit’s award. Photo by Harriet Halbig.
Baptist Road Rural Transportation
Authority, May 22: Merrifield casts deciding committee vote to eliminate
state funds for widening I-25
Below: I-25 Baptist Road Interchange expansion project
manager Bob Torres and El Paso County Engineer Andre Brackin present the BRRTA
construction update on May 22 in Monument’s new Town Hall meeting room. Torres
reported that the interchange project is on time and cost. Brackin reported that
the Baptist Road widening project and the Struthers Road extension project are
very close to completion. Photo by Jim Kendrick.
Memorial Day, May 25
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Below: May 25: Memorial Day Services at The Monument
Cemetery. The Scouts raising the flag are A.J. Freeman, Ben Finger, and Derek
Emeis. Scouts and adult leaders in the foreground are C.J. Lazarakis, Dr. Dallas
Thompson, John Magerko (Troop 6), Mark Emeis, Jeff Freeman, Robin Chambers, and
Frank Delalla. Photo by Brandy Evers.
Community responds to the energy of
Brulé & AIRO
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Below: One of the AIRO dancers performs with a set of
hoops as (R-L) Paul LaRoche and daughter Nicole play accompaniment during the
Brule & AIRO concert at Palmer Ridge High School on May 22. Photo by
David Futey.
Snapshots of Our Community
Special Education Resources Fair, May
2
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Below: More than 48 local organizations and businesses
provided information on their services at a special education resources fair May
2 in the Learning Center at the Lewis-Palmer School District 38 administration
building. Groups included family support organizations, schools, equipment
manufacturers, and publishers of specialized literature.
Fair Chair Ilanit Bennaim said, "There are many agencies
that help people with disabilities learn, and this fair was a way to give the
community, in one place, a forum where questions can be asked and answers are
readily available."
For information on the vendors at the fair and on
participation in the Special Education Advisory Committee, contact Bennaim at ilanit@kw.com.
Photo and caption by Harriet Halbig.
Pine Forest Antique Show attracts
crowd, May 2
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Photos by Harriet Halbig.
Below: Authors Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta were on
hand to autograph their books.
Below: Sherry Sieg and Mary Mills, vice presidents of
the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club, co-chaired the event.
John Adams at the TLCA, May 9
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Photo by David Futey
Gleneagle Sertoma Spirits of Spring,
May 9
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Photos by Bob Keys
Below: Bob Figgie, Gleneagle Sertoma President, left, and
Chef Bill Sherman of Amuze Bistro discuss haute cuisine.
Below (L to R): Dr. Jimmy Stewart and John Bloom.
Gleneagle Spirit 5K Run/Walk, May 16
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Photos by Casey Gent, Snowshoe Studios, www.SnowshoeStudios.com.
Below: The start of the 4th Annual Gleneagle Spirit 5K
Run/Walk. All proceeds from the event benefit Boy Scout Troup 194.
Above: Participants, with a dog that ran the 5K. Donald
Wescott FPD held an open house after the event.
Book and Beck at the TLCA, May 29
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Photo by David Futey
During his May 29 concert at the Tri-Lakes Center for the
Arts (TLCA), Travis Book wondered out loud, "I don’t know why I am
nervous. I know most of you." And he had good reason to know most of those
in attendance as he grew up in Palmer Lake.
Book, on guitar, accompanied by long-time friend Andres Beck
on the dobra, played to a highly-appreciative audience of friends, family, and
others who heard original music written by Book or friends of the duo.
Book, who now lives in Nashville, did not set out to be a
musician even though both his parents were musicians. In college, he played in
numerous bands. Next came an audition for the Infamous Stringdusters, which he
eventually joined.
But Book has a fondness for his home town and the TLCA and
that fondness brings him back from time to time, much to the delight of his
hometown fans.
Information on Travis Book can be found at www.myspace.com/travisbook.
May and June library events
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Photos by Harriet Halbig
Below: Debi Reed, Newfoundland Molly, Lab Hula and
Tina Jones invite you to Paws to Read on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. in Monument.
Below: Tri-Lakes Friends president Angela Strecker,
Branch Manager Jean Harris and Branch Assistant Becky Campbell celebrate
Monument’s honor in the Gazatte’s Best of the Springs magazine.
Palmer Lake Historical Society, April 16: Historical
Society hears history of two early preachers
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Photos by Bernard Minetti
Below: (L-R) Rev. John Snyder and his wife Celia as they
prepare to present a brief history of the origins of the Tri-Lakes Presbyterian
and Methodist ministries. Rev. Snyder retired from service as a Chaplain in the
U.S. Army. Col. Snyder served for 22 years. Following that, he was Pastor of the
Monument Community Presbyterian Church for 14 years and then spent two years in
service to Faith Presbyterian in Colorado Springs. Celia, his wife of 54 years,
founded Tri-Lakes Cares and is still active in this organization. he year by the
Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce.
Below: (L-R) PLHS board member Mary Meyer is honored with a
photograph presented by Phyllis Bonser, President of the Society. Meyer was
listed as one of the top seven volunteers of t
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