Contents:
- Palmer Lake Easter Egg Hunt, April 11
- Academy Water and Sanitation District, April 8: Operator
considers options for upgrades
- Monument Board of Trustees, April 6: Temporary
supervision of Palmer Lake police approved
- Monument Board of Trustees, April 20: Town
Forum presentations engage citizens
- Donala Water and Sanitation District, April 15: Auditor
recommends some changes in procedures
- Bohemian Waxwings
- At the Winter-Helmich Gallery
- At the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts
- Arbor Day tree planting, April 24
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary School No TV event,
April 24
- Music-Poetry-Arts Café at TLCA, April 25
- WIA holds open house, April 26
- New Monument Town Hall nears completion, April 29
- Palmer Lake Historical Society, April 16: History
of women’s fashion displayed
Palmer Lake Easter Egg Hunt, April 11
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Below: The Palmer Lake Easter Egg hunt April 11. Carrie
Locke, a teacher at Lewis-Palmer Middle School and sponsor of the school’s
National Junior Honor Society, said 65 members helped stuff 1,300 plastic eggs.
There were also many games offered in the warmth of Town Hall such as bean bag
toss and pillow case and "egg-in-a-spoon" races with prizes such as
pencils and erasers. Photo by Jim Kendrick
Below: Palmer Lake resident Cooper Hazenar exchanges
greetings with Easter Bunny Emily Gorder. Photo by Jim Kendrick
Academy Water and Sanitation District, April
8: Operator considers options for upgrades
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Below: Trucks and tractors from Parker Ag were a
familiar sight at Academy’s treatment plant during March. It took the company
nearly a month to clean out two lagoons. One million gallons of sludge that had
built up along the sides and bottom of the lagoons were removed. Photo
provided by Anthony Pastorello.
Monument Board of Trustees, April 6: Temporary
supervision of Palmer Lake police approved
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article
Below: Doug Fullen, an architect of Richmond’s consultant Way Architects, gave an overview of the 11 new additional single-family models and elevations proposed for approval by Richmond American Homes at the April 6 Monument Board of Trustees meeting.
Photo by Jim Kendrick.
Below: Fullen compared photos of existing houses in Trails End to illustrations of new models to show that the shutters and garage doors in some elevations were comparable.
Photos by Jim Kendrick
Proposed new homes.
Existing homes.
Monument Board of Trustees, April 20: Town
Forum presentations engage citizens
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article
Below: Mayor Byron Glenn answers a town resident's question during the Monument Board of Trustees Town Forum held at Creekside Middle School on April 20.
Photo by Jim Kendrick
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Donala Water and Sanitation District, April
15: Auditor recommends some changes in procedures
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article
Below: Donala president Dennis Daugherty (L) and board
member Dale Schendzielos (R) congratulate Terri Ladouceur on being named
employee of the quarter. Photo by John Heiser.
Bohemian Waxwings
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the article
Below: Photo of Bohemian Waxwings by Angela Strecke.
At the Winter-Helmich Gallery
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Photos by Janet Sellers.
Below (L to R): Artists Susan Helmich and Ruth
Burink with one of Burink’s stone sculptures, April 27.
Below: Burink with her tools of the trade for her stone
sculptures. With her is artist/photographer and geology professor Steve Weaver,
whose photographs of landscapes with natural stone forms are also on exhibit at
the Winter- Helmich Gallery, 47 Third St, Monument.
At the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts
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Photos by Janet Sellers.
Below: Maricia Grant with her painting at the TLCA art
salon. Grant, originally from Poland, grew up in Africa and said she felt the
colorful African influence as she was painting this work of art.
Below: Richard Hart, artistically aka "Mr. Grumby"
stands between two of his paintings for his innovative online "art book
experience" (visit www.mrgrumby.com).
Arbor Day tree planting, April 24
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Below: Several Monument town employees participated in
planting trees at the town park between the Santa Fe Trails and Pastimes
developments on Arbor Day, April 24. L to R: Karen Griffith, Rod Wilson,
Matt Martinez, Sassy LeRoux, Ron Rathburn, Rich Landreth, Cathy Green, Scott
Meszaros, Lucas Ebaugh, plus Monument resident Scott Brandon. Photo by Deputy
Town Clerk Claudia Whitney
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School No TV
event, April 24
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Photos by Bernard Minetti.
Below: LPES principal Lois Skaggs and fifth grade boys,
(L-R) Ian Fuller, Alex McCullough, Josh Adelgren, Christian Scarsbrook, and
Justin Laverde. Scarsbrook won the contest for designing the T-shirt for the
event with the "Unplugged" logo. He says he got the idea from reading
the book City of Ember. LPES has put on this event each year for 15
years. Each youngster who participates, contracts to not watch TV or play video
games for one week. The youngster’s parents certify adherence.
Below: Coordinators of the LPES No TV event are
(L-R) Coordinator Melissa Bagnall (also PTO President), and co-coordinators Bill
Walsh and Paula McCullough. The No TV event was designed to have
youngsters reconnect with family and family events. The purpose is to
demonstrate to each child that there is more to life than the electronic
world.
Music-Poetry-Arts Café at TLCA, April 25
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Below: On April 25, the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts (TLCA)
re-kindled some of its past with a Music-Poetry-Arts Café event. With a
backdrop of artwork from Lewis-Palmer students, there were poetry readings from
Monument residents (L-R) Anne Krill and John Howe, music by guitarist Robert
Jones, and an open mic for those wishing to share their poetic talents. The
event was co-sponsored by the TLCA and Covered Treasures Bookstore, which had a
variety of poetry and other books on sale. The TLCA was also decorated in a very
festive mode, which included tablecloths made of construction paper with markers
for patrons to draw to their heart’s content. Photo by David Futey.
WIA holds open house, April 26
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Below: An open house was held in the newly-refurbished
Woodmoor Improvement Association Barn community center. Over 150 people
attended. Palmer Ridge High School Serteens provided face painting. Mike
Barnwell of Farmer’s Insurance offered free registration in the M.I.L.K.
(Managing Information on Lost Kids) digital ID program. It’s a Grind provided
coffee. People’s Bank provided a popcorn machine. The Barn has become a
popular venue for weddings and other social events. Photo by Chris Pollard.
New Monument Town Hall nears
completion, April 29
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Below: The Alexandher Construction Company and
subcontractors are wrapping up construction on the new Town Hall and Police
Department Building at Highway 105 and Beacon Lite Road. In the foreground is
Beacon Lite Road. Highway 105 is to the right. Move-in is scheduled for May 7-8.
Photos by Jim Kendrick.
Palmer Lake Historical Society, April 16: History
of women’s fashion displayed
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article
Below: Morgan Meyer models a the wedding dress and Anna
Gheen models a poodle skirt. Photo provided by Cathleen Norman.
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