The Gazette back issues from January 2008:
PROJECT FINISHED ON TIME, BUDGET
Jan 01, 2008; ... There's been no announced celebration to mark the longawaitedevent, but one traffic tie-up is finally over. Monday was officially the last day for the Colorado Springs MetroInterstate Expansion project, the largest reconstruction ofInterstate 25 since it opened in 1960. Back then, ...
Downtown's 'urban poet' has always dreamed big
Jan 01, 2008; ... Name: Brian Nemeth. Nickname: "Scoop." Occupation: urban poet and downtown fixture. Goal: TV anchorman. Maybe you've seen the 26-year-old Nemeth on Tejon Street. He hasa trim mustache, wears a suit and tie. But he doesn't blend in. Nor does ...
'LONG ROAD AHEAD' FOR BURNED MAN ; 78-year-old hurt in mobile home blast is recovering at his daughter's house
Jan 01, 2008; ... A 78-year-old Calhan man who was severely burned when his mobilehome exploded Thanksgiving Day has returned to El Paso County tolive with his daughter. Andrew Grutel left Western States Burn Center in Greeley two daysbefore Christmas and now lives with daughter Venette Hoyt ...
CLEANUP HASN'T STARTED ON 10,000-GALLON SEWAGE SPILL ; Overflow found Dec. 19 seeped into local lake, park
Jan 01, 2008; ... Nearly two weeks after up to 10,000 gallons of raw sewage spilledinto a local lake and park, cleanup has yet to begin, a stateofficial said Monday. The spill, from a manhole plugged with debris on a FountainValley School service line, was discovered on Dec. 19 and reportedto ...
Not too chilly to enjoy scenery
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BRUCE'S BID TO REDUCE PAID HOLIDAYS FAILS ; Commissioner called the 12 days county workers get too many, tried to cut it to 6
Jan 01, 2008; ... If it was up to Douglas Bruce, El Paso County employees couldhave all the holidays they like off -- Christmas, New Year's Day,even Columbus Day. They just wouldn't get paid for any of them. Bruce on Monday tried to persuade his fellow El Paso Countycommissioners to at least cut in ...
FEW LAWMAKERS TAKE UP TRANSPORTATION ; Governor's panel picks battles carefully to get needed help
Jan 01, 2008; ... DENVER - Despite a panel's recommendation to increase statefunding for transportation by $1.5 billion a year, few legislatorshave broached the idea in recent months. Democrats are focused more on getting new revenue to health careor higher education. Republicans, meanwhile, ...
JAN. IS THE COLDEST MONTH OF THE YEAR -- IT'S A DRY COLD
Jan 01, 2008 ... Twice in its history, Colorado Springs has hit 73 degrees inJanuary, on Jan. 25, 1890, and again on Jan. 2, 1997. Don't let that get your hopes up that it will happen this year,even if the National Weather Service is predicting the month will bewarmer than usual. January is ...
BRIEFLY LOCAL
Jan 01, 2008 ... County teaches preparedness Residents can learn how to be prepared at a two-day citysponsoredtraining class offered this month. The Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management is offeringthe free Citizen Emergency Response Training class Jan. 19 and 20 ....
DEATHS
Jan 01, 2008 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM NANETTE GILBERT Born Dec. 13, 1949. Died Dec. 28, 2007. Homemaker, 58-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by herhusband, Chester W.; and a daughter, Carrie L. Lee. Visitation, 4 to7 p.m. Wednesday, Angelus ...
SERVICES
Jan 01, 2008 ... Lawrence R. Baird Visitation, noon, with services to follow at 1 p.m. Thursday,Woodland Park Christian Church, 27400 N. Highway 67, Woodland Park.Mountain Memorial. Etoise P. Blackwell Visitation, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Swan Law Funeral Directors.Services, 10 a.m ....
OUR VIEW
Jan 01, 2008 ... A new year Calendar marks time for man's uses Tempus fugit -- Time flies, folks usually say. A bettertranslation from the original Latin, however, is that "time flees"(think "fugitive"). Every day, every second, every year passes assoon as we live it, and is gone forever ....
TOO TOUGH TO BEAR ; Falcons distraught over losing bowl game after jumping to early 21- 0 lead against Cal
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Air Force lost a big, early lead, lost itsstarting quarterback and then lost a game for the first time sinceOctober. California recovered from an early deficit and sped past theFalcons, winning the Armed Forces Bowl 42-36 in front of anannounced crowd of ...
Letters
Jan 01, 2008 ... MOTORCYCLE PARK County plans would disturb rugged canyon How would you like to wake up and be informed by a blaringheadline in The Gazette that you are soon to be an adjacent neighborto a noisy 800-acre motorcycle "park" stealthfully planned by ElPaso County ...
WALKER DOESN'T THINK HE BELONGS IN DENVER ; Wide receiver says the Broncos' offense isn't 'the best fit' for him
Jan 01, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - A few weeks ago, receiver Javon Walker said he didn'tknow if he would be back with the Denver Broncos. On Monday, hemight have sealed his departure. Walker spoke out about his future, saying he doesn't think hefits with the offense and doesn't think he will return ....
Falcons have plenty to be proud of despite loss
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Chad Hall was hurting. But the Air Force senior had no reason to hurt. Drew Fowler hurt, too. Likewise, he and the rest of the Falcons had no reason to hurt. Nobody expects to lose. But few, if any, expected the Falcons towin nine games ...
Unlikely leader has offense in good hands
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - By the time Shea Smith took his first snapagainst California, the Air Force Falcons trailed 28-27 and facedone of the most depressing onepoint deficits in football history. The Falcons had been outscored, 28-6. Starting quarterback ShaunCarney, his right knee a ...
BRONCOS' LEPSIS SET TO CALL IT QUITS
Jan 01, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - Denver Broncos offensive lineman Matt Lepsis hasdecided to retire from football, the Denver Post reported Monday. "It is time for me to move on," Lepsis told the newspaper. "I amcompletely sure this is the right thing to do." Lepsis, who played tight end at the ...
FORECLOSURES AT RECORD HIGH ; But 2007 rate of 1 per 84 households is no match for slump of 1988
Jan 03, 2008; ... Colorado Springs' housing market suffered through one of itsworst downturns in recent memory during 2007, as foreclosures brokea 19-yearold record, home construction slowed to a pace not seensince the early 1990s and home sales fell. Don't expect much of a turnaround in 2008, some ...
A year after it disappeared, street sign is being replaced
Jan 03, 2008; ... Frank and Peggye Thornburg had a friend fly to town from Hawaiirecently, and they gave her directions to their house in the WoodmenHills neighborhood in Falcon. But the friend ended up in Peyton, five miles and light-yearseast of the new Woodmen Hills subdivision, because a storm ...
CUTTING EDGE FOR ITS TIME ; 1957 building nominated to be on national historic places list
Jan 03, 2008; ... Concrete, brick, metal and asphalt combine to make this 1957building at 701 S. Cascade Ave. a treasure, according to city andstate historic preservation officials. Known as the Maytag Aircraft Building, it's the most recentnominee for the National Register of Historic Places. On ...
$1M FUNDRAISING GOAL TOPPED 2 WEEKS EARLY
Jan 03, 2008; ... More than $1 million has been raised for The Gazette-El PomarEmpty Stocking Fund, surpassing the fund's goal two weeks early. With $722,843 from the community and $340,000 in matching grantsfrom Gazette Charities, the El Pomar Foundation and the BruniFoundation, the Empty Stocking ...
PNEUMONIA KILLS 8 BIGHORNS IN 1 HERD ; Officials worry about herd; cause of sickness unknown
Jan 03, 2008; ... Eight bighorn sheep in a small herd near Gunnison have died inrecent weeks, threatening the entire herd and baffling statewildlife officials. The animals died of pneumonia, but what caused it is a mystery,said Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesman Joe Lewandowski. Theherd had ...
WOMAN GETS 3 YEARS FOR PERJURY IN NICHOLLS CASE
Jan 03, 2008; ... A judge Wednesday sentenced a Colorado Springs woman to threeyears in prison for lying to a grand jury. Acting 4th Judicial District Judge Barney Iuppa said he wanted tosend a message to the community that lying under oath won't betolerated before sentencing Sharon "Sherby" ...
BUSINESSES, NEEDING LITTLE, FAVOR HANDS-OFF APPROACH ; Many advocates fear Democrats in Legislature might pass bills that make it harder on them
Jan 03, 2008; ... DENVER - Business leaders have one request for the Legislaturethis session: Leave us alone. Industry and small-business advocates argue there is little theyneed from the state in terms of tax breaks or infrastructureassistance. But many worry that majority Democrats could ...
DEATHS
Jan 03, 2008 ... WINIFRED "WINNIE" ARDUINI Born Aug. 19, 1946. Died Dec. 31, 2007. Homemaker, 33-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by herhusband, Frank; and a daughter, Dawn. Services, 10 a.m. Saturday,St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1925 Dominion Way. Mountain ViewMortuary ....
SERVICES
Jan 03, 2008 ... Lawrence R. Baird Visitation, noon, with services to follow at 1 p.m. today,Woodland Park Christian Church, 27400 N. Colorado Highway 67,Woodland Park. Mountain Memorial. Etoise P. Blackwell Visitation, 4 to 7 p.m. today, Swan-Law Funeral Directors.Services, 10 ...
OUR VIEW
Jan 03, 2008 ... Climate change? Warming alarmism cooling down Global warming alarmism peaked in 2007 with calls for vastincreases in government control to stifle industrial growth,eliminate fossil fuels and impose new carbon taxes. We were tolddesperate measures are needed because there's ...
Letters
Jan 03, 2008 ... HIGHER ED Government seeks solution when there's no problem I can't believe state Sen. Peter Groff is serious about havingthe state "go after" campus bookstores for overcharging for books("Lawmakers at odds over plans for education," The Gazette, Jan ....
WHAT'S NEXT FOR WALKER? ; Broncos receiver's injury, contract hinder trade
Jan 03, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - Receiver Javon Walker said Monday he doubted he willbe back with the Denver Broncos in 2008. The Broncos still have the final say. Walker is under contractwith the team until 2011. If the Broncos decide to pay him a pair ofoption bonuses this offseason that total $4.4 ...
CC'S HILLEN LIVES FOR COMPETITION ON THE ICE, AT THE TABLE
Jan 03, 2008; ... To understand how Colorado College senior defenseman Jack Hillenapproaches hockey, challenge him to a game of cribbage. Fit for an afternoon tea gathering, cribbage is a card game thatuses a peg board to keep score. Points are earned for certaincombinations with the goal of ...
Watching 'The Wire' tough but rewarding
Jan 03, 2008; ... Usually, when there's a great TV series that nobody's watching, Itry to make a sales pitch and attract a few more eyeballs to adeserving show. With HBO's "The Wire," which begins its fifth and final seasonSunday, however, I'm not sure that's the right thing to do. Yeah, ...
CHANGES IN THE FUTURE ; Offices moving; merger with EDC is a possibility
Jan 03, 2008; ... The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce will soon have anew home -- and other big changes may be in the chamber's future. The chamber will move its offices from 2 N. Cascade Ave. to theExchange National Bank building, 6 S. Tejon St., around the middleof this month. The ...
TIGERS STRUGGLE ON, OFF ICE BUT MAINTAIN NO. 4 RANKING IN POLLS
Jan 01, 2008; ... As Colorado College tries to adjust to personnel shifts caused byinjury and off-ice disciplinary issues, it managed to hold steady inthis week's USCHO.com poll. In the championship game of the Lightning College Hockey Classicin Tampa, Fla., the Tigers lost 5-4 in overtime Sunday ...
DURABLE QB ENDS CAREER ON THE SIDELINE
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - When Air Force senior Shaun Carney injuredhis right knee late in the third quarter of Monday's 42-36 loss to California in the Armed Forces Bowl, it prematurelyended his record-breaking four-year stint as the Falcons startingquarterback. But it also ...
CAL ADJUSTS TO OPTION, THEN SLOWS AFA OFFENSE
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Air Force had 43 days between its seasonfinale and Monday's Armed Forces Bowl against California at TCU'sAmon G. Carter Stadium. The Falcons showed no signs of rust, picking up where they leftoff in a Nov. 17 blowout of San Diego State. Air Force scored ...
BEARS' SPEED, FRONT 5 MAKE BIG IMPRESSION
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - California's offensive skilled playerslooked as fast as Air Force coach Troy Calhoun had described in thedays before Monday's Armed Forces Bowl. Tailback Justin Forsett burst through holes for 144 yards on 23carries (6.1-yard average), and receivers Robert ...
GLOVE STORY ; Whether leather or knit, brightly colored or neutral, go long for winter fashion
Jan 01, 2008; ... Think Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Think Madonna in her music video for "Material Girl." Think proms from the 1950s. Long gloves are back. Whether paired with a sleeveless gown or athree-quarter length coat, gloves stretching to the elbow havereturned ...
FIND, THEN CLEAN PET STAINS
Jan 01, 2008 ... TO OUR READERS: You know you want it. But do you know where toget it? This column aims to help. Watch this space weekly forinformation on all things timely, trendy, useful or unusual. You -- and your nose -- know that your pet did "something"somewhere on the carpet, but where? ...
OF 6 SPRINGS FIRMS, 3 PROSPERED, 3 LOST
Jan 01, 2008; ... The stock performances of the six public companies based inColorado Springs were as volatile as the overall market in 2007,with two companies hitting all-time highs and others claiming marketreaction led to their fall. Golden Cycle Gold Corp., with most of its operations in ...
AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S FUTURE ; Tax helps preserve areas marked for development
Jan 02, 2008; ... Red Rock Canyon Open Space. Cheyenne Mountain State Park.Stratton Open Space. Together, they represent 3,000-plus acres of meadows, forests,streams and dramatic rock outcroppings that annually attractthousands of hikers, campers and wildlife enthusiasts. They also represent ...
A VOICE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ; Local woman puts the abused on a fast track to recovery
Jan 02, 2008; ... Amy Barton has the kind of job where people weep in front of heralmost daily. For victims of domestic violence in El Paso County, Barton'smight be the first helpful face they see in an intimidating courtsetting after the trauma. Barton coordinates volunteers and meets with ...
Thanks to COSMIX, it's a better ride in the region
Jan 02, 2008; ... COSMIX is just about wrapped up. After 30 months, $150 million and the death of one worker, thebiggest highway project in the Pikes Peak region in almost 50 yearswas officially completed without much fanfare. Without a brass band, some motorists may not notice much, ...
LAWMAKERS AT ODDS OVER PLANS FOR EDUCATION ; Democrats, Republicans have different ideas on what to change
Jan 02, 2008; ... DENVER - Democrats and Republicans agree educational improvementsshould be among the Legislature's top priorities in 2008. But the two sides have vastly different ideas on how toaccomplish that. Majority Democrats are concerned with the physical shape of mostrural and urban ...
REGION WELCOMES ITS FIRST CITIZEN OF '08 ; New year brings new laws, 50 drunken driving arrests
Jan 02, 2008; ... Tuesday brought new life and new rules to the Pikes Peak region,with the birth of 2008's first baby at Evans Army Community Hospitaland the start of a smoking ban in Cripple Creek's casinos. Outside of 50 people arrested for drunken driving, the first dayof 2008 was quiet. While ...
Celebrating words of freedom
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SERVICES
Jan 02, 2008 ... Lawrence R. Baird Visitation, noon, with services to follow at 1 p.m. Thursday,Woodland Park Christian Church, 27400 N. Highway 67, Woodland Park.Mountain Memorial. Etoise P. Blackwell Visitation, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Swan Law Funeral Directors.Services, 10 a.m ....
DEATHS
Jan 02, 2008 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM JACK N. MANNING Born Feb. 29, 1928. Died Dec. 29, 2007. Retired, 47-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by his wife,Norma Lee; a son, David; and a daughter, Renee McClaugherty.Visitation, 1 to 7 p.m ....
OUR VIEW
Jan 02, 2008 ... A better way Choice could short-circuit bullying teachers It's not often that the classroom style of a high school teacherbrings hundreds of people out in the rain to rallies, but that hasbeen the result of a First Amendment lawsuit filed by a CapistranoValley High School ...
Letters
Jan 02, 2008 ... EYE IN THE SKY Many answers needed on police helicopters "Save the helicopters" is a battle cry that is heard in lettersto the editor, news articles and TV coverage of the subject. Littleor nothing is being said about funding the helicopters vs. otherpublic safety ...
FIRST CLASS OF RECRUITS PRIORITY FOR CALHOUN
Jan 02, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - In his first season as coach at Air Force,Troy Calhoun resurrected a struggling program and led it to thepostseason for the first time since 2002. Now he faces an even bigger challenge -- sustaining that successwithout the talented, 26-player senior class that ...
BRONCOS PUT ELAM ON HOLD FOR NOW ; Veteran kicker is among unrestricted free agents
Jan 02, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - Their longtime kicker, a starting fullback and aformer starting safety are among the Denver Broncos' unrestrictedfree agents. Kicker Jason Elam probably tops the team's priority list in freeagency, considering he made four game-ending field goals thisseason ....
THE MIDDLE-AGE MIDDLE ; Women in their 40s experience beach ball belly because of hormonal changes, menopause -- but exercise, diet can help
Jan 02, 2008; ... How to put this delicately? Women of a certain age will likelyend up getting a little, um, pudgy around the middle. Or to be moredirect: Almost all women, without fail, will grow a gut, a littleball of a belly, when they get to be about 40. They'll start feelinglike Humpty Dumpty, a ...
Turkey tamales make tasty after-holiday treat
Jan 02, 2008; ... Our family is growing, and with it has come a shift in familytraditions. Usually, after our Christmas turkey dinner, we use the turkeycarcass and leftover meat to make gumbo the next day, a traditioncourtesy of my dad's Cajun background. But that custom is being replaced ...
CITY WEIGHS OPTIONS, TRIES TO FIND FUNDS ; Meanwhile, copters' airworthiness tested
Jan 04, 2008; ... More than a third of Colorado Springs' streetlights would go darkif the City Council cut lighting funds to resurrect the PoliceDepartment's helicopter unit. The unit has been grounded for budget and safety reasons, butsome council members want to reconsider the decision. A ...
Lots of people trying to get money out of city government
Jan 04, 2008; ... Everyone wants a piece of the city these days, it seems. Cha-ching. Douglas Bruce gets all the ink for his lawsuits, but he's gotplenty of company. Leafing through the latest 52-page litigationreport to the Colorado Springs City Council, one might suppose thecity has wronged a raft of ...
A LOT OF LOVE FOR ABUSED DOGS ; Black Forest-based nonprofit takes dogs from puppy mills, gives them to good homes
Jan 04, 2008; ... When Theresa Strader first set eyes on Lily, the tiny Italiangreyhound broke her heart. Shivering and terrified in a wire cage, the sleek cream and browndog shrank from Strader's touch. The dog didn't know human kindness -- she'd spent all seven years of her life in that cage ...
MANY VOTE FOR POLLING PLACES ; At public hearing, residents and county officials question the security of mail-ballot-only tallies
Jan 04, 2008; ... DENVER - Election watchers and county officials from across thepolitical spectrum asked legislators Thursday to hold polling-placevoting in August and November rather than require a mail-ballot-only election in all 64 Colorado counties. The comments came at a public hearing 21/2 ...
2 SHOT, 1 DEAD IN 1ST HOMICIDE OF 2008 ; Police look for suspects in Knob Hill incident
Jan 04, 2008 ... Colorado Springs' first homicide of 2008 came just three daysinto the new year, with one man shot and killed and another woundedat a house in the Knob Hill neighborhood, police said. The neighborhood east of the Olympic Training Center was sealedoff by police for more than an hour ...
SUSPECT IN EMBEZZLING GOT $12,000 IN BONUSES
Jan 04, 2008; ... A Colorado Springs Utilities cashier was paid nearly $12,000 inperformance bonuses during the time she allegedly stole nearly halfa million dollars from ratepayers. Donna M. Inzer, 69, was charged Monday with one count of theftand one count of computer crime, both felonies, in ...
CHOICE WINDOWS OPEN FOR SCHOOLS
Jan 04, 2008; ... The 2008-09 school year is months away, but for familiesinterested in sending their children to schools outside theirneighborhood in August, it's time to consider options. Choice windows open this month in three local districts; anotheropened in November. In Colorado, ...
MORE BIG BATTLES AHEAD ON ENVIRONMENTAL FRONT
Jan 04, 2008; ... DENVER - If there was one group that benefited most from the 2007legislative session, it was the environmental movement. A slew of renewable-energy bills, measures to protect waterquality and laws to protect wildlife in areas of oil and gasdevelopment all managed to tickle green ...
DISABILITY CENTER TO START BUILDING
Jan 04, 2008; ... A Colorado Springs nonprofit that helps people with disabilitiesis about to start construction on a $2.3 million headquartersbuilding. The Colorado Springs Independence Center will expand itsofferings for people with disabilities in the new building,including a cafe where ...
TREE RECYCLING ENDS SOON AT MOST SITES
Jan 04, 2008 ... This is the last weekend for area residents to drop off theirChristmas trees at six convenient recycling locations -- for themiserly sum of $5. Young volunteers with the annual Tree Recycle program will helpresidents unload trees at the drop-off sites. The trees are mulched,and ...
MESA RIDGE BAND MAKING MARK ; Widefield district high school finished 6th in state this year, 7th last year
Jan 04, 2008; ... The Grizzlies at Mesa Ridge High School have a marching bandthat's consistently earned excellent marks at state music festivalsand competitions, yet has remained something of a secret. It's time to let the bears out of the bag. "We find it amusing that we'll go somewhere and ...