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THE FOURTH ROLLS THROUGH TOWN

Opposition mounts against methadone clinic Appeal fi led with Board of Adjustment By Bill Vogrin [email protected]

Opposition mounted last week to a methadone clinic planned in downtown Monument across from Limbach Park as critics launched a campaign on several fronts including a threatened pro-test before the Board of Trustees and picketing once the clinic is open.

In addition, an appeal was fi led with the Board of Adjust-ment challenging the administra-tive approval given to the clinic by the town’s planning department. Resident Jamie Fenley said she believes the methadone clinic violates zoning requirements that drug facilities be located 1,000 feet from schools, parks and homes. A hearing by the three-member board on her appeal is expected in August.

Meanwhile, town offi cials are planning a public meeting soon. Terry Hayes, executive director of the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Com-merce, said the meeting is de-signed to answer questions and provide facts about the clinic. The exact date, time and location of the meeting have not been fi nal-

ized.Criticism of the outpatient

clinic, being developed by Colo-nial Management Group of Or-lando, Fla., intensifi ed since news broke in the June 3 edition of the Tribune that it intended to open

this summer at 192 N. Front St. in a former pediatric medical build-ing.

Shawn Morris, owner of La Casa Fiesta across the street from the clinic, is a vocal opponent.

“They are shoving it down our

throats,” Morris said last Wednes-day. “It’s a bad location for this clinic, right downtown and across from the park. The right thing for them to do is pull out and go somewhere else.”

Then he hinted at opponents’

strategy if the clinic tries to open as planned.

“How much business can you do in that location if you have 50 people outside picketing?” Morris

Monument resident Jamie Fenley stands in Limbach Park across from a former pediatric clinic being converted into a methadone clinic in downtown. Fenley is leading a social media campaign to block the clinic. Fenley is a former heroin addict and she fears the clinic will attract drug dealers and other criminals who will fi ll the park. An online petition opposing the clinic has attracted nearly 800 signatures. Bill Vogrin / The Tribune

One in a long line of ‘Vettes. Photo by Rob Carrigan. VIEW MORE PHOTOS ON PAGES 7-8

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said. “The town clearly does not want them. They are not welcome there.”

Opponents are going old-school and high-tech in their efforts to stir public sentiment against the meth-adone clinic.

A large banner tied to a fence across the street declares, “No methadone in downtown Monu-ment” in bold, red letters. It urges people to sign a petition online at www.ipetitions.com/petition/no-methadone-in-our-backyards/ and asks people to spread the word.

By the end of the week, the peti-tion, posted by Monument resident Fenley, had generated about 790 sig-natures and about 265 comments, mostly negative toward the clinic.

Fenley also created a Facebook page “No Methadone Clinic In Monument” that has gained about 240 “likes” and has hosted spirited debate about the merits of a clinic between supporters and oppo-nents.

As the opposition mounted,

Colonial Management put off in-defi nitely its planned opening of the clinic and Kristen Hanson, opera-tions manager, visited Monument to meet with the Historic Monu-ment Merchants Association and others in an effort to educate them about the planned clinic’s opera-tions and calm fears about it.

She said some merchants were openly hostile to her and she called

it “a little intimidating,” but she said others were privately supportive.

Hanson blamed misinformation spread by the various websites and opponents for creating a climate that would be dangerous for pa-tients, forcing the company to delay opening.

“It’s really unfortunate for people in the community who need help,” Hanson said. “This is a population that wants to get its lives together, move on, become gainfully em-ployed. But can you imagine trying to get help, walking up there and there’s a neighbor on a picket line? The neighbors aren’t allowing them to feel safe in reaching out for help.”

While she conceded the clinic

was in a poor location across from a popular community park and thriving business district, Hanson said Colonial, which has 64 clinics nationwide, has spent too much on the facility to walk away. And she said many fears related to the clinic are unfounded.

She said it will be open only 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., seven days a week, so loitering in the park should not be an issue. The clinic will work with a private security company and the Monument Police Department to combat loitering or illegal activity. And she said controls on the drugs will make pass-through to the street virtually impossible.

The clinic will be self-pay, requir-ing patients -- not insurance -- to fund the cost of treatment, which runs $13 to $16 a day for the drug, counseling and nursing services. It will not take court-mandate pa-tients, relying on self-referral and physician-referrals, primarily.

And she said the clinic expects to have a client base of 250 patients served by a staff physician, 2-3 nurs-es, a program director and an alco-hol and drug counselor.

But opponents remain unper-suaded by the data and promises.

“They want us to trust them,”

Morris said. “The petition has al-most 800 signatures and 300 com-ments. How many does it take to realize this is a bad location? The people of Monument have spoken.”

Mayor Rafael Dominguez is among those unhappy with the clinic’s location.

“We got caught with our pants down,” Dominguez said. “I don’t like the fact it’s going to be located across from the park. It’s not the ideal location. The company is very stupid for wanting it there.”

But he said there’s little the town can do now. Zoning allows a medi-cal clinic in the building.

“It’s a permitted use,” he said. “We can’t change it now. I’m not go-ing to get the town sued because we don’t like the type of business going in there.”

Dominguez said he wants the Board of Trustees to act quickly to revise zoning regulations to pre-vent any more methadone clinics from setting up in similar locations around Monument.

“I know the public is unhappy about it,” Dominguez said. “Who would have thought Monument would be the location of a metha-done clinic?”

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Former addicts oppose center Say clinic will be a magnet for trouble By Bill Vogrin [email protected]

Among the most vocal critics of Colonial Managment Group’s planned methadone clinic are a couple of people who have used the drug and know the clinics well.

Monument residents Jamie Fen-ley and Luke Fallentine are former heroin addicts - and outspoken op-ponents of the proposed center.

Fenley is leading efforts on social

media with a Facebook page in op-position and a website collecting signatures on a petition to oppose it, as well as a funding website to raise money to hire an attorney to fi ght it.

She said the clinic will be a mag-net for loitering, drug dealers and other crime.

“I’m a former heroin addict and I struggled for seven years,” said Fen-ley, 30, who attended Lewis-Palmer High School before dropping out. Her addiction led to several arrests and prison sentences. She said she has been clean about six years and today is married and raising a 5-year-old daughter. “I was in and out of rehab and on and off metha-

done. This location is inappropriate across from the park.”

Fenley said it’s common for heroin dealers to congregate near methadone clinics.

“I know from fi rst-hand experi-ence just what kind of people it will attract,” Fenley said. “I went to four different methadone clinics in Colo-rado Springs. Drug dealers stake them out. They park about a block away. They spot addicts who are weak in their recovery.”

Besides selling addicts heroin, they will buy methadone from pa-tients who are granted take-home privileges.

“There’s going to be people nod-

ding off in the park,” Fenley pre-dicted. “And they’ll be using in the bathrooms in the park. It will not be good.”

Colonial’s Kristen Hanson said those scenarios will not occur near Monument’s clinic. Since it will be open seven days a week, few pa-tients will be taking methadone home for self-treatment. And she said methadone that is found on the street is usually in tablet form, while Monument’s clinic will use liquid.

“It is very hard to divert,” Hanson said.

But Fenley and 21-year-old Fall-entine are not persuaded.

“People will be coming to the

clinic from Colorado Springs and Denver,” Fallentine said. “The crime rate will increase. I know because I was an addict. I know methadone very well and the people involved with it. You can’t predict their ac-tions. I’ve gotten (methadone) from people who were going to clinics. It will be on the street.”

He, too, believes the park will be a focal point of illicit activity.

“They will only get a limited amount from the clinic then they will be looking elsewhere for the high,” he said. “The demand will bring in drug dealers. We need to stop this in its track.”

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Monument resident Jamie Fenley is seen in an un-dated Colorado Department of Corrections booking mug shot, circa 2005, when her heroin addiction led to a series of arrests for stealing to feed her habit. Courtesy photo

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Former addicts oppose center “It is very hard to divert,” Hanson said.But Fenley and 21-year-old Fallentine

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He, too, believes the park will be a focal point of illicit activity.

“They will only get a limited amount from the clinic then they will be looking elsewhere for the high,” he said. “The de-mand will bring in drug dealers. We need to stop this in its track.”

NEWS IN A HURRY

Colorado Springs Native American Inter-tribal Festival and Traditional PowWow to be held

Celebrate native history and culture at a one-day event on Saturday, July 18, at the Mortgage Solutions Financial (for-merly Freedom Financial Services) EXPO Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs. Experience native drums and dancers, native art and artisans, Aztec dancers, WWII Dine (Navajo) code talk-ers, live wolf and birds of prey exhibits, children’s activities, and plenty of native vendors and food. Admission is $4, with dancers and children 12 and younger admitted free. Event is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with grand entry at noon. No pets

(except service animals) allowed. Bring a nonperishable food donation to feed the hungry. Cash prizes for dancers.

For more information, visit www.palmerdividehistory.org or www.OneNa-tionwt.org or call (719) 559-0525.

Tri-Lakes Cares receives $35,000 Daniels Fund Grant

Tri-Lakes Cares has received a $35,000 grant from the Daniels Fund in support of its Food Programs. The grant will be used across all of the Tri-Lakes Cares Food Pantry Programs which include: Senior Supplemental Groceries, Snack-Pack Programs, Help Yourself, Transient Grocery Kits and Emergency Groceries.

“We are deeply honored to be award-ed the Daniels Fund grant. This $35,000 grant will help us address the issue of hunger in the community in which we serve,” said Julie Galusky, Tri-Lakes Cares Food Programs Manager. “We ap-preciate the support of the Daniels Fund as this grant will be used to help individ-uals and families who are food insecure receive the food that they need.”

About Tri-Lakes CaresTri-Lakes Cares (“TLC”) is a com-

munity based, volunteer supported resource center whose mission is to im-prove people’s lives through emergency, self-sufficiency, and relief programs. Launched in 1984, TLC has been serving the Tri-Lakes area of El Paso County for

31 years, providing for the basic needs of low-income people. Tri-Lakes Cares offers a food pantry, medical clinic, case management, housing and utility as-sistance, seasonal programs, and more to help people navigate and overcome poverty.

About the Daniels FundThe Daniels Fund, established by

cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private, charitable foundation dedi-cated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initia-tive. Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.

THINGS TO DO EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to [email protected]. No attach-ments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

July 8 to Aug. 12PAINTING CLASSES Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake, off ers oil painting classes with Rikki Stiltner from 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays from July 8 to Aug. 12. Cost is $340 for six weeks. Call 719-481-0475 or go to www.TriLakesArts.org.

July 13FORENSICS PROGRAM Kids are invited to come to the library to solve a mystery using science and forensic tech-niques. We’ll uncover some clues and crack the case. Program is at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Monument Library. Go to www.ppld.org.

July 14SUPER ANIMALS Get close to a variety of animals from Kathy’s Kritters, including sugar gliders, hedgehogs, snakes and reptiles, and see if you can fi nd their super powers. Add to the fun with animal crafts. Program is for all ages and is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Monument Library. Go to www.

ppld.org.

July 16BOOK SIGNING Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument, welcomes Robert Spiller signing his lat-est Bonnie Pinkwater mystery, “Napier’s Bones.” Spiller will be at the store from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, July 16, downtown Monument’s Art Hop. Stop by to say hello and pick up his latest mystery. Any questions, call the store at 719-481-2665.

Through July 16DANCE CLASSES Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake, off ers country line dance classes from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays from June 18 to July 16. Cost is $20 per class per person, of $70 for all four classes. Call 719-481-0475 or go to www.TriLakesArts.org.

July 17JAZZ CONCERT Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 High-way 105, Palmer Lake, presents Dotsero, contemporary jazz on the edge, at 7 p.m. Friday, July 17. Tickets cost $15-$20. Call 719-481-0475 or go to www.TriLakesArts.org.

July 18LEGO MANIA Monument Library presents its Lego

Mania program from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Go to www.ppld.org.

July 21PUPPET SHOW Can Margaret escape a sea serpent, vanquish a giant, save a kingdom and rescue her one true love, Prince Simon the Valiant? Join Alanna Jones for a puppet show, “The Adventures of Valiant Simon and Brave Margaret,” an Irish folktale about a courageous couple and their adventures. (Best for ages 3 and up). Program is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the Monument Library. Go to www.ppld.org.

July 22ART SUBMISSIONS The Pikes Peak Library District Art Evaluation Committee will jury art for future one- to two-month individual shows. Interested artists should bring 5 representative pieces of their body of work in show-ready format (matted, framed, and wired for photos, drawings, prints, etc.; wired for other 2D or 3D art). Submissions will be accepted from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, July 22 at the Tim Gill Cen-ter for Public Media, 315 E. Costilla St., Colorado Springs. Pick up submissions the same day from 3:30-5 p.m. Call Carol Brunk Harnish at 719-531-6333, x2332 or email [email protected].

July 24MOVIE NIGHT Monument Library invites teens to its

Superhero After Hours Movie Night, from 7-9 p.m. Friday, July 24, at the library. Program is free; go to www.ppld.org.

Through July 31SUMMER READING The Pikes Peak Library District plans its annual summer reading program, “Every Hero Has a Story” (children’s) and “Unmask!” (teens) through Friday, July 31. Prizes and free programs are off ered at all libraries in June and July. Register online at www.ppld.org/kids or stop by the library. A party to celebrate children’s summer reading is planned from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 28 at Palmer Lake Town Hall and Village Green, 22 Lower Glenway.

Aug. 10CHARITY GOLF A Special Olympics charity golf event is Monday, Aug. 10. Shotgun start at 8 a.m. at U.S. Air Force Academy Blue. Cost is $125, and includes fees, cart, range, lunch and prizes. Contact Ray Jahaaski at 719-445-0496 or [email protected].

Aug. 15CONCERT TRI-LAKES Center for the Arts, 304 Highway 105, Palmer Lake, welcomes Peter Yarrow live in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Tickets cost $30-$45. Meet and greet available. Call 719-481-0475 or go to www.TriLakesArts.org.

May never be rich, but start digging a ditch

The important role that water has played and continues to play in our history and development was reinforced to me in a long-ago conversation with Tri-Lakes Fire Protection District chairman at the time, and former Palmer Lake Historical Society board member Charlie Pocock.

The conversation originated with history but as such things often do, it meanders all the way upriver to the source.

Regarding water, Pocock tabbed the his-torical character of Sam Hackett.

“It all goes back to Hackett and his ditch,” Pocock said way back then.

Sam Hackett was described in Marion Savage Sabin’s 1957 book, “Palmer Lake: A Historical Narrative,” as a young Scotch-Irishman looking for a way to get up in the world.

“There was a very odd thing about Sam Hackett, ” wrote Sabin. “His was an unmis-takably Irish physiognomy and his rich, deep brogue matched his face — yet there was little or nothing of Irish in his inner makeup. The genial gift of gab had been left entirely out of his composition; he was taciturn and cautious, like a Scotch-man. His humor—few guessed he had any — was the sly, self-contained sort and his habitual aspect was dour. He was frugal and a confirmed woman-hater. Yet, he was never a mean man and stories are told of his generosity to visitors and harvest hands in later years.”

Hackett worked and originally ate and slept at the railroad’s section house man-

aged by Camillus Weiss. Among his early duties there, was pumping water from Palmer Lake for the engines. Because of his general stand-offishness and other reasons related to economics, he eventu-ally decided to reside elsewhere.

“He went some distance away to the west of the railroad, nearer the mountains, and made himself a dug-out. It was just

a hole in the ground, a low mound set in a hillside. The entrance which faced south, was held up by logs; and a few pine planks hewn in the woods, chipped out by himself and secured overhead in his cave, kept the roof from falling in…” according to Sabin.

At the time of her writing in the 1950s, the ruin of that abode could still be seen on the very edge of the field to west of the Little Log Church.

In order to augment the amount of water available in Palmer Lake to use to fill the 12 or so daily train engines that required water to push over the hump, Weiss, as the section boss for railroad, asked Hackett to dig a ditch. The ditch diverted water from Monument Creek by use of a small dam and reservoir and solved the water problem for

the railroad at the time.“On December 29, 1882, Samuel Hackett

filed in the Office of Clerk and Recorder of El Paso County an affidavit describing his ditch and claiming water rights for domes-tic, mechanical and irrigation purposes,” wrote Lloyd McFarling in footnotes to Sabin’s book in December of 1956.

“He said the ditch was constructed about the year 1872. Two other ditches were also important in establishing water rights, which were later acquired by the Town of Palmer Lake. One was the Anchor Ditch, dug in 1867; and the other was the Monu-ment Ditch dug in 1868 and enlarged in 1875. These ditches were down-stream from the Hackett Ditch. Their headgates were within the limits of the town as established at the time of incorporation in 1889,” wrote McFarling.

In time, Hackett eventually left the employ of the railroad, purchased Weiss’ property and turned to raising potatoes. His prowess at that activity helped create an industry —and a dominant one at that — in this area for several years and earned him the title “the potato king.” He became very prosperous.

Much of his success in potato farm-ing business, however, was heavily reliant on his ability to irrigate. His irrigation, of course, relied mostly on “Hackett’s Ditch. So here we are once again, right back here at the source.


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Hello, Tri-Lakes region! Hello, Tri-Lakes region!I’m so happy to be officially joining your

communities.Actually, I feel like I’ve been here a long

time. I know many of you, and perhaps some of you recognize me.

I’ve been a resident of the Pikes Peak region for 21 years. And if you read the local daily, you may have seen me. (Not in the funny pages! And thankfully not in the obits, either.)

So, you may be wondering: How did he get here and what does he intend to do at the Tribune?

I’m a Kansas native and I worked for the Associated Press for 13 years upon my graduation from the University of Kansas. (Rock chalk!)

In 1994, I came to Colorado Springs and joined The Gazette, where I worked in a va-riety of reporting and editing positions. For the past 13 years, I wrote the Side Streets column, probing neighborhood issues and telling the extraordinary stories of ordinary people.

I love community journalism. I love local news and being the first to spread the word about new, different and exciting things around us. (My friends used to tease me with this phrase: Telegraph. Telephone. TeleVogrin.)

You can’t get much more local than a weekly newspaper in unique, tight-knit communities like Monument, Palmer Lake, Woodmoor, Gleneagle and Black Forest.

In the coming months and years, I in-tend to use my new column and the Tribune

to tell your stories, to inform, entertain and even surprise you from time to time.

I want the Tribune to be the place you come for help – like the people upset about a methadone clinic in historic downtown Monument who came to us with a long list of concerns. Those concerns became our front-page story in

today’s paper.I’ll need a lot of help to do this. Luckily,

I’m joined in my efforts by my wife, Cary, a career journalist and successful business-woman.

And we have two great partners in our new company, Pikes Peak Newspapers Inc. They are Susie Burghart and Rich Tosches. Susie is a 40-year resident of the region, a businesswoman and philanthropist. And Rich is a longtime newspaper writer and popular columnist. (You may have met Susie and Rich on your favorite trout steam. Both are avid flyfishers.)

We bought the Tribune because we love the communities it serves. And we believe it has a strong foundation built by publisher Rob Carrigan, a great friend who is staying on to help lead our efforts.

In fact, Rob’s entire team remains, with additional folks we’ve hired to help us reach our goal of making the Tribune the best

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Histories of lifestyles of the counties of Elbert, El Paso, Lincoln Park and Teller will be on display at the Penrose Public Library, 20 S. Cascade, Colorado Springs. Taking pictures involves personal understanding of people, land and scenes. Randall Teeu-wen, Andrew Gulliford and John Haney roamed the counties to get interviews and photographs.

Woodmoor Clubhouse opened to the public with a new manager, Jerry Elliott. Dining room service has been expanded. Breakfast is from 9 to 11 a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. It also caters to private affairs. The large deck is suited to outdoor picnics. The dining facili-ties are open to the public.

Art by youth in the Monument area is on display at the Monument Branch of the Pikes Peak Regional Library District. Exhib-it contains pen and ink, metal craft, water color and drawings.

Saturday, July 12 is the grand reopening of Small Cars, Inc. New facilities are located next to Peoples Natural Gas building on the south side of Highway 105 in the Palmer Lake city limits.

The “Singing Lady” will be at Monument Hill Library. She will present stories and songs on the guitar at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

There will be a buffalo barbecue at the Perry Park Arabian Show on Aug. 2 from 4 to 8 p.m. Free square dancing will follow at

8:30 p.m.

Giant Flee Market will be at the Mine Shopping Center August 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no cost to sell your items.

Dr. Beidelman, a staff member of Aspen Seminar, shared slides of his trip to Austra-lia at the Palmer Lake Historical Society on June 17 at 8 p.m. at the Palmer Lake Town Hall.

Benet Hill Academy, 2577 Chelton Road, Colorado Springs, will host an open house July 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. There will also be an old fashioned ice cream social. Benet Hill is a four-year all girls school. Funds from the ice cream social will be put toward a tennis court.

The Upper Room Class at Little Log Church is studying psalms. Take a look at the psalms in times of trouble. They will give great strength.

At the Monument Town meeting it was decided to construct flag poles for the state flag and the American Revolution Bicen-tennial flag. The flag raising ceremonies will take place Aug. 24 at 2 p.m.

Monument has received official designa-tion as a National Bicentennial Community. At the ceremony Luther Slabaugh, mayor, and other officials of the community will be involved.

— Compiled by Linda Case

Out for a driveI have done stories about driving the

area roads in the past, but this is a really good one.

Before road rules, driving was defi-nitely a challenge! If you think driv-ing today, you see some pretty strange things. Think about when there were only a few rules. One of the classics is the “Road Hog!”

Before there were rules about which side of the road to drive on this Hog could be seen anywhere. This driver regularly drove on the left side of the road, only to get to the right just before an approaching car arrived. Sometimes they even forced the other car to go to the right. The Hog was generally going as fast as he could, not following any speed limit signs! Even into the 1930s the speed limits were generally only in towns. There were highway patrolmen, mainly around big cities. They tried to assist at accidents, but the idea of enforcing road rules and speed limits would not come along until World War II. Out here in the “wild west” roads could be just that.

The Hog often drove a big car, and in those days, there were some HUGE cars. Even a little Model T Ford could be piloted by such a Hog, but when it came to challenging a big car, guess who won? Curves and hills could be the scene of some pretty wild accidents. A single car accident was often the result of trying to go around a corner too fast. Cars sat much higher and often rolled onto their side. Out on a dirt road, and most roads were dirt, rolling over was done even if you might not be going too fast. The real hazards were when parts of the car failed!

Yes, a wheel could come off, because

some were only held on by one bolt! Fenders, doors, tops even hoods could leave the rest of the car due to rough roads. A windshield was often an accessory. Cars in wind prone areas, like here, meant that you might not have a top or windshield, much less a hand operated wind-shield wiper. Given

the condition of the car, the driver might not have much experience either. City drivers feared country drivers because of the lack of rules, and experience. In the mountains, on a hill, or a blind curve, you might hear a horn toot of warning of someone coming. The opposite of that was the horn blower who drove with his hand on his horn, mainly to get you out of his way!

I have talked about the danger of railroad grade crossings. A car, even a truck, is no match for a train. I have done a number of talks for Operation Lifesaver, an organization to educate drivers of the danger, but still hundreds are willing to risk their life cutting across a track, thinking they can get across. In reality, many do not make it. The rail-roads spend millions making it harder to get on the tracks when a train is coming, but people even bust their way through! It took years of people dying to sort out the road rules we have, even the simple ones.

Mel McFarland

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ProfessionalPIKES PEAK Workforce Center offers monthly classes on topics such as resume writing, interview skills and more. Workshops are free and take place at the main office, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 1107, Colorado Springs. Call 719-667-3730 or go to www.ppwfc.org.

TRI-LAKES CHAMBER Business After Hours meets from 5-7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at various locations. Free to members; $10 for non-members. Call 719 481-3282 or go to www.trilakeschamber.com.

WOODMOOR BUSINESS Group Meeting is the second Monday of every

month from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Woodmoor Barn, 1691 Woodmoor Dr. We are Woodmoor residents offering products and services to the community. New members welcome. For more information, call Bobbi Doyle at 719-331-3003 or go to www.woodmoorbusinessgroup.com.

RecreationAMATEUR RADIO Operators, W0TLM (Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Associa-tion), meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. All Amateur Radio Operators are welcome. Contact Joyce Witte at [email protected] or 719-488-0859 for information. Go to www.w0tlm.com.

ADULT RECREATIONAL and intermediate pick up volleyball is at Lewis-Palmer Middle School every Monday from 7-9 p.m. Call Claudia at 719-313-6662 for details.

BINGO BY the Tri-Lakes American Legion Post 9-11 is conducted from 7 to 9 p.m. every Saturday at the Post home, Depot Restaurant in Palmer lake. Proceeds are dedicated to Scholarship and community support activities of the Post. At least 70 percent of the game sales are awarded in prizes, and free food drawings are conducted. Doors open at 6 p.m. and all are invited for the fun, food, and prizes. See www.americanlegiontrilakespost911.com/bingo.htm for more information.

BIG RED Saturday Market. Fresh vegetables and fruit, bakery items, local honey, crafts, jewelry, pet stuff and more are for sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at the Big Red Saturday market at Second and Jefferson streets in Monument. The money benefits Lewis-Palmer community schools.

FRIENDS OF Monument Preserve is a nonprofit and USFS partner organization

that works to keep the trails in the Monument Preserve usable by hikers, equestrians, and cyclists. Board meetings are at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in the Monument Fire Center during the winter, and trail work is at the main trailhead at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month during the summer. More details can be found at www.fomp.org.

GENTLE YOGA with Nancy Stannard is offered at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Safe, fun and accessible for all. Flexibility, breathing, balance and gentle strengthening. Yoga 101 for beginners also available. Contact Nancy Stannard [email protected] for details and to attend first class.

THE PIKES Peak chapter of Pheasants Forever 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 Glen-way, 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.

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Water is fl owing into Palmer Lake again 5.99 acre feet of water was added in June; spring rains also helped fi ll up the lake By Danny Summers [email protected]

The water spigot has been turned on in Palmer Lake and soon everyone in the Tri-Lakes area will be rejoicing.

That scenario sounds a little dramatic, but the fact that water is legally fl owing into Palmer Lake from Monument Creek for the

fi rst time in decades is reason for many in the Town to be thrilled.

“We had a few obstacles we had to over-come, but the good news is we won our court case and the lake is getting water in it,” said Jeff Hulsmann, owner of O’Malley’s Steak Pub in Palmer Lake and a driving force behind the Awake Palmer Lake proj-ect. “The bad news is the lines of communi-cation in Palmer Lake are pretty poor.”

Up until July 2, neither Hulsmann nor anyone associated with his cause was aware that water has legally been spilling into Palmer Lake since June 24 when the accounting sheet was fi nally approved.

According to Doug Hollister, the Dis-

trict 10 Water Commissioner for the Colo-rado Division of Water Resources, 5.99 acre feet of water was pumped into the lake in June.

“Palmer Lake is allowed up to fi ll the lake with up to 8.4 acre feet per month, and up to 67 acre feet per year,” Hollister said.

Hulsmann was hoping there could have been some sort of launching party to cel-ebrate the lake being fi lled again.

“We were hoping to have an open the valve party and let everyone share in the joy,” Hulsmann said. “Maybe we can still do something. I don’t know. We have to sit down and think about it.”

Even before the spigot was turned on, water was accumulating in the lake at a pretty steady pace. Thanks to Mother Na-ture and the consistent rain that besieged the area in May and June, natural springs were popping up everywhere in lake bed.

Hulsmann fi gured there is between sev-en and eight feet of water in the north end.

If water is continues to be pumped into the lake at a regular rate, and if the area gets normal summer rains - unlike the drought from 2006 until this spring - the lake should be at near capacity by the fall, according to Hulsmann.

“The lake is probably 30 to 40 percent full right now,” Hulsmann said.

Hulsmann added that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife is expected to fi ll the lake with fi sh in the fall.

For some long time residents like Dab Edwards, seeing water in the lake is a wel-come sight.

“Last year there were a few puddles in

the lake and couple of years ago I could walk across it,” said Edwards, who has lived or vacationed in the town on and off since the mid 1940s. “Not having water in the lake was a real travesty, but we all know there were legal issues.”

Those legal issues were settled earlier this year when the towns of Palmer Lake and Monument reached an agreement that allowed Palmer Lake to fi ll its lake.

An eleventh-hour agreement was reached on Feb. 2 to not take the fi ght to water court in Denver. The towns had been fi ghting over an old railroad water right, which Monument claimed Palmer Lake abandoned. Palmer Lake hoped to convert the right into water that could be used to fi ll its nearly empty lake.

Monument had long maintained that Palmer Lake had abandoned the water right after years of incorrect use to fi ll its lake, rather than for industrial use.

There are still other lake issues that need to be resolved. In December, the Awake Palmer Lake committee brought in earth moving vehicles and equipment to remove the non-native soil and sediment that had gathered in the lake over the last decade.

The state has expressed concern that the borders of the lake might have been altered and that the lake might now be classifi ed as a reservoir. Hollister said the issue depends on the priority of use.

“That happens whenever you do any work and change what the natural condi-tion is,” Hollister said. “But I don’t think this will be a signifi cant issue.”

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Ute Prayer Trees of Pikes Peak Bent trees connect Ute tribe with heritage By Nick Burnaugh Contributing writer

The history of the Pikes Peak region tun-nels deep, passed down orally and through the written word. But there’s history that lit-erally survives into the present.

The Ute Prayer Trees are an example of culturally modifi ed trees (CMTs). The Ute Indians would bend young ponderosa sap-lings, tying them down with rope, possibly made of yucca. As these trees would grow, they would conform to this bent shape, forming a distinct 90-degree angle.

The ponderosa trees were chosen for a reason, says Celinda Kaelin, former presi-dent of the Pikes Peak Historical Society. The long lifespan would allow the bent trees to survive for centuries. From collabo-rating with the Northern Ute Tribe, Kaelin has gained an insight into the use and pur-pose of the prayer trees.

When the sapling was bent, Kaelin ex-plains, the Ute would make tobacco offer-ings and say prayers. The trees are a me-dium between the Ute and Great Spirit, she says. The power of the prayers is rejuvenat-ed each time the wind blows through the tree’s leaves, she explains.

Prayer trees often point directly toward Pikes Peak, known in the Ute dialect as Tava, meaning sun. The Pikes Peak region is the focal point of the Ute creation stories, explaining how they came into existence, Kaelin says, this is their homeland.

When traveling to Pikes Peak, she says, the Ute would bend the trees toward the sacred mountain. Oftentimes, four prayer trees were bent during their journey to Pikes Peak. The number four has special signifi cance, Kaelin says, since it conforms to nature, such as the four seasons or cardi-nal directions.

When identifying a prayer tree, forces of nature can sometimes be mistaken for be-ing man-made. Priscilla Riefkohl, a zone archaeologist for the Pike National Forest, locates and identifi es the trees. The rope marks on the tree’s bend are the best indi-cation of a prayer tree, she says. But some-times these rope marks are healed over.

Protected by the National Historic Pres-ervation Act, these prayer trees could al-low a deeper understanding of how the Ute moved across the landscape. The trees are still something of a mystery, Riefkohl says. While it’s true that a majority of the trees point toward Pikes Peak, she notes this is not the case for all the trees. Much of the information on the CMTs is scattered, she says, and still needs to be pieced together.

The types of CMTs are numerous, in-cluding medicine trees, also known as peeled trees. The Ute would use ponderosa

trees for medicinal purposes. After cut-ting into the tree trunk, they would insert a sharp stick and peel away the bark, Kaelin says.

Shawn Frizzell, a park ranger at the Florissant Fossil Beds, says many of these medicine trees still survive today. The inner cambium layer of the ponderosa tree is rich in concentrated vitamin C and has many antifungal and antibiotic qualities.

Unfortunately, many of these CMTs have been cut down, Frizzell says, due to mining operations and the widening of roads. If the Florissant Fossil Beds hadn’t become a na-tional monument, she explains, it would’ve become a housing development.

Kerry Cesspooch of the Northern Ute Tribe says she still returns to the prayer trees in the Pikes Peak region. Her tribe was forc-ibly removed from the area in 1880. Since then, much of this ancient knowledge was lost, such as the specifi c songs and prayers used in prayer tree ceremonies. Even the knowledge of why the trees face Pikes Peak is uncertain, she says.

“It’s such an ancient knowledge that I can’t explain it,” Cesspooch says, “because I myself am not as connected as I wish I could be to our original lands.”

For a time, the Ute practiced their cere-monies in secret out of fear of persecution. As a result, this spiritual knowledge wasn’t passed down to the next generation. For over 16 years, she says, she and others have returned to the Pikes Peak region in the summers so they can stay connected with their ancestors.

A prophecy tree stands alone in Teller County. Such a tree would be created by a Ute medicine person, who would wrap a ponderosa sapling around an aspen, creating a spiral shape. Photo courtesy of Celinda Kaelin.


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Water is flowing into Palmer Lake againthe lake and couple of years ago I could walk across it,” said Edwards, who has lived or vacationed in the town on and off since the mid 1940s. “Not having water in the lake was a real travesty, but we all know there were legal issues.”

Those legal issues were settled earlier this year when the towns of Palmer Lake and Monument reached an agreement that allowed Palmer Lake to fill its lake.

An eleventh-hour agreement was reached on Feb. 2 to not take the fight to water court in Denver. The towns had been fighting over an old railroad water right, which Monument claimed Palmer Lake abandoned. Palmer Lake hoped to convert the right into water that could be used to fill its nearly empty lake.

Monument had long maintained that Palmer Lake had abandoned the water right after years of incorrect use to fill its lake, rather than for industrial use.

There are still other lake issues that need to be resolved. In December, the Awake Palmer Lake committee brought in earth moving vehicles and equipment to remove the non-native soil and sediment that had gathered in the lake over the last decade.

The state has expressed concern that the borders of the lake might have been altered and that the lake might now be classified as a reservoir. Hollister said the issue depends on the priority of use.

“That happens whenever you do any work and change what the natural condi-tion is,” Hollister said. “But I don’t think this will be a significant issue.”

A prophecy tree stands alone in Teller County. Such a tree would be created by a Ute medicine person, who would wrap a ponderosa sapling around an aspen, creating a spiral shape. Photo courtesy of Celinda Kaelin.

LIFELOCAL

Independence celebration sparkles in MonumentThousands line the streets for “a New Birth of Freedom” theme

By Rob [email protected]

Once again, with Monumental cooperation from various groups and individuals, the Independence Day Celebration “A New Birth of Freedom” took on epic pro-portions for the biggest small-town observance honor-ing the 150 anniversary of the American Civil War’s end and patriotic themes throughout the Tri-Lakes area.

Area churches, businesses, civic groups, schools and the Chamber of Commerce all participated in the land-mark event.

Monument Hill Kiwanis organized the parade, Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce manned the beer garden in Limbach Park, and town of Monument presented a music festival.

Churches including St. Peter Catholic Church, fed the masses at a pancake breakfast, and Presbyterian Church organized kid games, as other churches in the area reached out to huge crowd.

District 38 organized a fun run, and farmers market in concert with all the festivities and Tri-Lakes Chamber once again pulled off the amazing Street Fair in down-town Monument.

Fire in the hole, canons in the street, train on the track in downtown Monument on July Fourth. Photos by Rob Carrigan

Area schools, including Lewis Palmer High School, were well represented in the larger parade. Local swim club members give a Woodmoor Wave.

Michalla Wells, Connor Witt, Aubrey Abbott, Mason Cresap, and 1946 MG-TC owner Bud Silvers escort D-38 Superintendent Karen Brofft. The car may be British and rare, but the crowd was plentiful and all-American.

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Monument Hill Kiwanis organized the parade, as they do every year, and Lt. Gen. Ben Bellis was Grand Marshal. Photos by Rob Carrigan

Nearby communities and clubs, such as the Palmer Lake Historical Society, were all represented.

Bikers behind Boy Scouts, and all combinations in between, thrilled the the crowd of nearly 20,000 lined up around the long route.

Integrity Bank’s Jim Wyss and Pam Feilmeier represented the proud parade sponsors and displayed great quantities of candy to distribute along the route.


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Lewis-Palmer Middle School eighth-grader makes U.S. National Shooting TeamCarson Saabye, 13, set two records at Fort Benning, GeorgiaBy Danny [email protected]

When Carson Saabye returns to class-es next month at Lewis-Palmer Middle School, she will do so as the youngest Na-tional Team member in the history of USA Shooting,

The 13-year-old continued her rise up-ward last week at the USA Shooting Cham-pionships in Fort Benning, Georgia, by earning two medals in Women’s Air Pistol and one in Sport Pistol.

“This has given me a chance to see how all my hard work has paid off,” Carson said on July 1, shortly after finishing two days of Sport Pistol competition. “It will push me harder to do better next year.”

Carson set two records at the champion-ships and earned a bronze medal in Wom-en’s Air Pistol.

“I just focused on my process and had fun with it and didn’t worry about my scores,” Carson said. “Probably the best part of this trip is that it gave me a chance to get some more competitive experience.”

Carson was accompanied at the USA Shooting Championships by her father, Eric, and mother, Krista.

“She sets goals and she works hard to get them,” her dad said.

Carson, who has only been shooting for three years, overshadowed a strong Air Pis-tol field by posting a score of 381 out of 400 during the second day of shooting on June 28. A score of 380 is considered Olympic caliber. Her score broke her own national record, which she set last December, eclips-ing a mark that had stood since 1996.

She took the silver medal for Juniors.Five-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode

was a National Team member at age 14. Carson shared the podium at the Nation-als with Lydia Paterson of Kansas City, Kan., who was a National Team member at age 16.

By earning National Team honors, it

means that Carson potentially qualified to compete at the International Shoot-ing Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in August in Gabala, Azerbaijan. She is still looking to earn the second of two Olympic quota spots. Paterson earned the first coun-try quota in World Cup in Munich earlier in June.

“Making the Olympics is not a primary goal at this time,” Eric said. “She will pro-ceed through the Olympic trials and see what happens. If she doesn’t qualify this (Olympic) cycle, perhaps she will in the next cycle.”

Carson was up at 5 a.m. on July 1 for the final day of Sport Pistol. She shot a 202.9 in the finals to wind up in third place overall in that event. She broke a record in the event that had stood since 1996.

During the first day of Sport Pistol com-petition, Carson set a new Junior 3 record with a score of 554.

“She’s posting elite, world-class type scores,” said Jim Shaver, the Junior Program Lead and President of the National Train-ing Center Shooting Club at the U.S. Olym-pic Training Complex in Colorado Springs. “She has a unique combination of physical ability, poise and the ability to focus. She’s very cool under pressure and able to handle competition at the national level.”

The straight-A student and member of the National Junior Honor Society won’t have too much time to rest on her laurels. That’s because she’s the starting shortstop for her travel softball team, Team Colorado Rawlings. In June, the team won the Triple Crown state championship and qualified to play at Nationals later this summer in Park City, Utah.

“(Carson) is just a great athlete,” Shaver said. “She’s able to apply a lot of the same focusing skills to shooting that she does in softball.”

Carson got involved with shooting be-cause her dad made her go to the range in an attempt to find someone in the family to shoot alongside him.

Eric said the next step - shooting wise - for Carson is to get her more international competition.

Carson’s older sibling, Shepard, attends Palmer Ridge High School and is a member of the school’s baseball team. Carson said she also plans on attending Palmer Ridge.

Carson Saabye, 13, an eighth-grader at Lewis-Palmer Middle School, became the youngest National Team member in the history of USA Shooting.

Carson Saabye, an eighth-grader at Lewis-Palmer Middle School, set two records at the National Shooting Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, becoming the youngest National Team member in the history of USA Shooting. Courtesy photos


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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of Theodore Rashid Massow,

aka Theodore R. Massow,aka Theodore Massow,

aka Theo Massow,aka Ted Massow, Deceased

Case Number: 2015 PR 30631

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of El PasoCounty, Colorado on or before November2, 2015 or the claims may be foreverbarred.

Laura Massow-Smith,Personal RepresentativeP.O. Box 1218Homewood, IL 60430

Legal Notice No: 932601First Publication: July 1, 2015Last Publication: July 15, 2015Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSEstate of MARTHA M. HABERKORN,

DeceasedCase Number: 2015 PR 30629

All persons having claims against theabove-named estate are required topresent them to the Personal Represent-ative or to the District Court of DouglasCounty, Colorado on or before November2, 2015 or the claims may be foreverbarred.

John N. Haberkorn,Personal Representative1736 8th StreetBrookings, SD 57006

Legal Notice No: 932602First Publication: July 1, 2015Last Publication: July 15, 2015Publisher: Tri-Lakes Tribune

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Noticesaremeant tobenoticed.Readyourpublicnoticesandget involved!

Without public notices,the government wouldn’thave to say anything else.Public notices are a community’s windowinto the government. From zoningregulations to local budgets, governmentshave used local newspapers to informcitizens of its actions as an essential partof your right to know.You knowwhere tolook, when to look and what to look for tobe involved as a citizen. Local newspapersprovide you with the information youneed to get involved.

Everyone has a sports story

Hopefully you have heard the good news that the Tri-Lakes Tribune is under new LOCAL ownership. That is a win-win for the residents in our coverage area and for our staff.

The new owners, Cary and Bill Vogrin, have lived in Colorado Springs and worked in the area for decades.

The Tribune has a coverage area that includes the communities of Palmer Lake, Monument, Gleneagle, North Gate, Black Forest, Air Force Academy and northern Colorado Springs from Interquest Park-way north. We even have some spillover into Douglas County.

We focus on the four high schools in our coverage area - Lewis-Palmer, Palmer Ridge, Discovery Canyon and The Classi-cal Academy. We also focus on the middle schools and elementary schools in our areas, as well as Monument Academy and St. Peter Catholic School in Monument.

Many of St. Peter’s kids attend St. Mary’s High School in Colorado Springs, so you will occasionally see stories on Tri-Lakes kids doing great things at that school.

I have been writing for the Tribune since May 2010. Over that time I have cultivated many relationships and I am happy to call you my friends.

I began covering sports in the Pikes Peak region in 2001 after moving from southern California. Back then there was no Palmer Ridge or Discovery Canyon. TCA has grown from Class 2A to 4A in most sports.

The focus of our paper will only change in that we are aiming to be even more hyper-local. We want to cover the stories that other news outlets in the Pikes Peak region don’t cover or won’t cover. We want to bring you your com-munity news in a way that is unique and different.

My intention is to focus even more on

local kids, teams and schools. I will strive to bring you those faces in the crowd that often get overlooked, but are every bit as important as the stars of a team.

I will make that same com-mitment for the smaller sports and activities. If you are a mem-ber of the school band, or are on

the cheer team or even debate team, I want to hear your story and share it with people in our community.

We invite readers to suggest story ideas. If you know of an interesting player or team profile, please send me an email, or give me a call. You can reach me at [email protected] or 719-660-6839.

One of the great things about being the home-town sportswriter is that I get to know kids, coaches, parents, athletic directors, principals and the support staff on a personable level. When I show up at events many of you make it a point to say hello. I appreciate that very much.

By reading my columns you know my son recently was married, I have lost 100 pounds since January, and that I am a huge fan of the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, New England Patriots and USC Trojans. Thanks for putting up with me.

Please don’t be shy about reaching out to us. Everyone has a story waiting to be told. I want to be the one to tell your story.

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Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering returns to Colorado Springs July 9 By Sonja Oliver [email protected]

The Western Music Association - Colo-rado Chapter is bringing back cowboy po-etry and music at a new venue in Colorado Springs.

The Pikes Peak Cowboy Gathering will be held at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs located at 101 Pro Rodeo Dr. on Thursday, July 9 from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m.

Featured artists include many award-winning entertainers including: 2015 Cowboy Idol Poet Floyd Beard, 2014 WMA Female Poet of the Year Susie Knight, multi-talented musician, writer and pro-ducer Ernie Martinez and guitarist- song-writer Jimmy Lee Robbins, James Michael, Sandy Reay, Dale Page, Dennis Russell, and Ray Delgado, performing on the main stage. An open MIC stage will be open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and featured activi-ties include the Kowpoke Kids’ Show from

11 a.m. till 12 noon debuting 16- year- old Tyler Dill, plus a silent auction from 12 - 2 p.m.

Come enjoy some of Colorado’s best western entertainment in the midst of the only museum in the world that honors the champions of professional rodeo.

The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Mu-seum of the American Cowboy features exhibits covering the exciting history of rodeo and historic and modern displays of cowboy life, as well as notable rodeo

clowns, announcers, stock contractors and famous animals of the rodeo.

Admission to the Cowboy Gathering in-cludes entrance into the museum. Adults - $10, Seniors - $9, Military w/ID - $8, Chil-dren 6-12 - $7, Children ages 5 and young-er are free.

For more information contact Floyd Beard (719) 740-1000, Susie Knight (303) 495-4869, or visit www.pikespeakcowboy-gathering.com.

2014 Western Music Association Female Poet of the Year Susie Knight Photos by Sonja Oliver 2015 Cowboy Idol Poet Floyd Beard.

july 8, 2015 tribune

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