The Gazette back issues from October 2008:
Shuttered school stuns kids, parents ; Academy had trouble making expenses, refinancing loan
Oct 01, 2008; ... -- Renaissance Academy, a private school for gifted children frompreschool through eighth grade, closed Tuesday because of decliningenrollment and trouble meeting operating expenses and refinancing aconstruction loan. Parents were caught off guard by the closure, with several ...
LEADERS AMEND BAILOUT TO SWAY GOP HOLDOUTS ; How the Pikes Peak region is weathering the financial storm
Oct 01, 2008; ... Aftershocks from the Wall Street and slowing economy earthquakesare being felt in every corner of the country, including the PikesPeak region. Some are merely jarring. Others are causing significantcollateral damage. The University of Colorado at Colorado ...
OUR VIEW: NOBODY WON IN FIRST DEBATE ; 2 candidates, 1 philosophy
Oct 01, 2008 ... From a political perspective, the first presidential debateFriday was probably a draw. Given that the electorate is nearlyevenly divided on which candidate to choose, the debate results willonly reinforce this indeterminate status quo. Republican John McCain had better answers on ...
Letters
Oct 01, 2008 ... Obama panders to voters by promising access to treasury Barack Obama's strategy is almost too clever: There are more poorpeople than rich people, so take as much in taxes as humanlypossible from the rich, who are mostly Republicans, so you can giveit out in benefits to the poor to ...
services
Oct 01, 2008 ... Robert T. Beier Service, 10 a.m. Friday, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Doris Dean Brown Service, 11 a.m. Friday, Sunnyside Christian Church, 2025 N.Murray Blvd. Swan Law Funeral Directors. Mona L. Conover Service, 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2008 ... CAROL BRIGGS Born June 6, 1952. Died Sept. 28, 2008. Homemaker, Colorado Springs resident. Survived by her husband,Randy; a son, Jeremy; and two daughters, Gayle Johnson and SarahScott. Mountain View Mortuary. SISTER JUDITH ANN LANDWEHR Born Aug. 2, 1935. Died ...
WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE ; Deal calls for 5 years of probation in motorcyclist's death
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Colorado Springs woman looking at up to 12 years in prison on avehicular homicide charge pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday,the day her trial was supposed to start. Catherine Ann Price, 23, pleaded guilty to criminally negligenthomicide, driving while her ability was ...
Time is not on the side of tax-hike proponents
Oct 01, 2008; ... The timing could be better. Colorado Springs cut 90 jobs and $6million out of its budget. El Paso County plans up to 95 layoffs and$9.6 million in cuts. For sure, for anyone getting laid off, thetiming could be better. The cuts come on the heels of a rollercoaster ride on Wall Street ...
Police luncheon honors heroism in line of duty ; Awards salute those who showed courage in the face of danger
Oct 01, 2008; ... The actions for which he was honored happened on a day offcerDale Lucky would rather forget. Lucky was the first responder to the Nov. 5, 2007, scene where 17-year-old Andrew Brown chased down a car, shot and killed MichaelFisher, 18, critically injured Jeremy Vasquez, 16, and beat ...
FOR CC STUDENTS, SOME HOME COOKING ; Food service offered meals from within 150 miles of city
Oct 01, 2008; ... Many Colorado College students who trickled into the campus' maindining hall for lunch Tuesday were surprised. "No soft-serve ice cream?" "No pop?" "No rice with my fish?"Customary favorites will return today, but on Tuesday, the college'snew food service answered a daylong ...
Senior cadet charged with rape from 2007 ; Hearing thursday will decide if he will be tried
Oct 01, 2008; ... An Air Force Academy cadet will face a hearing Thursday todetermine whether he'll be tried in a 2007 oncampus rape. Senior Sean T. Callahan was charged Monday with burglary, rapeand underage drinking, the Air Force Academy said in a news release. According to court papers, ...
OCTOBER IS UNLIKELY TO MAKE UP FOR DRY MONTHS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Early October in the Pikes Peak region usually provides summertemperatures with the sweet smell of falling leaves. And then it snows. This year will likely be no different, as the National WeatherService predicts equal changes of temperatures falling above orbelow normal for ...
DATE-DRUG CASE TAKES A TURN
Oct 01, 2008; ... The alleged victim of a man who tried to slip drugs into herdrink during a date was sentenced to probation Tuesday for a drug-related offense. Nancy McGrath, 48, said she knows her conviction will be usedagainst her in the trial of Robert Psaty, who's charged with twofelonies ...
Police seize 166 pot plants, 2 guns
Oct 01, 2008 ... Police early Tuesday morning seized a forest of pot plants from ahouse in south central Colorado Springs. Police took 166 marijuana plants, as well as 4 pounds of refinedmarijuana and two handguns, from 2109 Chalmers ...
SOLDIER'S BODY FOUND AFTER APPARENT FALL ON PIKES PEAK
Oct 01, 2008; ... Searchers on Tuesday recovered the body of a 23-year-old FortCarson officer who died from an apparent fall during a challengingclimb on Pikes Peak, authorities said. The officer, whose name is being withheld pending familynotification, was found in the mountain's rugged Y coulier ...
HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS URGE FLU VACCINATION
Oct 01, 2008; ... -- First come the colder nights, shorter days and fading leaves. Then the aches, chills, fever and fatigue. Today marks the start of flu season, when health authorities andhealth care providers start their official surveillance programs,and immunization clinics get ...
NOT SO QUIET AT CHURCH THESE DAYS ; Pastor's merits hotly disputed among group
Oct 01, 2008; ... The image of a church as a place of quiet meditation andreflection is getting a beating at Trinity Missionary Baptist Churchin Colorado Springs, where congregants are fighting over the meritsof their pastor. Since May 29, police have been called to the church at 617 E.Fountain ...
penrose cancer specialist is 1st of his kind in region
Oct 01, 2008; ... Starting this week, women with cancers in their reproductiveorgans will be able to see a Colorado Springs specialist, the firstsuch doctor in southern Colorado. Dr. Dirk Pikaart, a gynecologic oncologist, will see patientsbeginning today at Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, the ...
DEATHS
Oct 03, 2008 ... DAVID ANDY BUFMACK Born Oct. 24, 1947. Died Sept. 30, 2008. Electronics salesman, lifelong Colorado Springs resident.Survived by his wife, Janice; and three sons, Chad, Joshua andAaron. Service, 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunnyside Christian Church, 2025 N.Murray Blvd. Celebration of ...
Fort Carson soldier killed in ambush
Oct 02, 2008; ... A Fort Carson soldier died in a small-arms attack in easternBaghdad, the Pentagon said Wednesday morning. Pfc. Christopher T. Fox, 21, of Memphis, Tenn., was shot Mondayin the Adhamiyah neighborhood when his patrol was ambushed, the Armysaid. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade ...
DEATHS
Oct 02, 2008 ... LUCILLE BACA Born Dec. 10, 1934. Died Sept. 27, 2008. Homemaker, 38-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by herhusband, Manual; and three sons, Manual Jr., Art and Fred. Funeralservice, 10 a.m. Friday, Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 2715E. Pikes Peak Ave. Burial, ...
SERVICES
Oct 02, 2008 ... Robert T. Beier Service, 10 a.m. Friday, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Doris Dean Brown Service, 11 a.m. Friday, Sunnyside Christian Church, 2025 N.Murray Blvd. Swan Law Funeral Directors. Mona L. Conover Service, 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist ...
Our view
Oct 02, 2008 ... PLEASE DO FEED THE PANHANDLERS Another unfortunate campaign Prepare for another organized campaign that says don't give to aperson, give only to agencies that are part of a club. Socialservice agencies from Colorado Springs and the region revealed a newcomprehensive program ...
Letters
Oct 02, 2008 ... Defining terms Too many letter writers twist 'feminism' to suit own needs It's time for a refresher on the term "feminism." From theletters to the editor in the Sept. 26 Gazette, I can tell that theterm is not understood. Most of the writers lumped the term with"racial," ...
PLAN TO NARROW CASCADE NEAR CC MEETS OPPOSITION ; Fear is that surrounding streets would be inundated with traffic
Oct 02, 2008; ... Two Old North End men have submitted an appeal, backed by thesignatures of 150 neighbors, contesting a proposal by ColoradoCollege to reduce Cascade Avenue to one lane in each direction for20 blocks and construct four traffic circles to slow traffic on thehistoric street that bisects the ...
Resident just wants to be left alone in city
Oct 02, 2008; ... Werner Meinert is living off the grid in the heart of ColoradoSprings. His tiny house is not connected to city electricity, seweror water service. But this is not a story about a greenie saving the environment.It's another example of what can occur when people flout city ...
'NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE' FOR A DAY ; Institute urges getting kids to explore outside wonders
Oct 02, 2008; ... A five-day effort to get Pikes Peak area schoolchildren out ofthe house and into the woods kicked ofl Wednesday with a daylongprogram at Lincoln Elementary School. The youngsters took turns on a portable climbing wall erected inthe schoolyard, pedaled a stationary bike to light up ...
UNDERGROUND BASIN COULD BOOST SUPPLIES ; Legality of proposal yet to be determined
Oct 02, 2008; ... It is possible to replenish the vanishing Upper Black Squirrelaquifer in eastern El Paso County to create Colorado's firstunderground storage reservoir, a state agency has determined. Butthat may be the easiest part in using the aquifer to help solverural water supply problems, experts ...
SOME GOOD NEWS, SOME BAD NEWS ; Schools get adequate yearly progress results
Oct 02, 2008; ... inside See which schools met their goals and which still needimprovement in Adequate Yearly Progress, Metro 2 Students and staff at Ellicott Elementary School are celebratingimproved test scores that are the first step to getting them ofl thestate list of schools that ...
RALLYING HELP FOR FIRE'S HOMELESS
Oct 02, 2008; ... -- Most residents in the eight-unit condo complex at The ResidenceTownhomes at Rockrimmon had only enough time to jump out of bed andrun out the door in a fast-moving fire early Sunday. They lost everything in the fire, which left one woman dead,burned 10 cars and destroyed ...
Sheriff to host meeting on crime
Oct 02, 2008 ... Sheriff Terry Maketa will hold a community meeting tonight inBlack Forest to discuss crime patterns in that corner of El PasoCounty. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Forest CommunityClub, 12530 Black Forest Rd. The sherifi and his staff will ...
Soldier who died on Pikes Peak ID'd
Oct 02, 2008 ... The soldier whose body was found on Pikes Peak Tuesday morningwas identified Wednesday as 2nd Lt. Andrew Caldwell, 23, of Hampden,Maine. Caldwell was found in the mountain's rugged Y coulier two daysafter he embarked alone on a mixed climbing trip. "Our heart-felt condolences ...
Man kills himself in car on Nevada Ave.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Children walking to their school's field day Wednesday werererouted to avoid passing the scene of a death that police wereinvestigating as a suicide. A man was found dead in a car on the median of North NevadaAvenue near Espanola Street around 6:15 a.m. Traffic was restricted ...
Michelle Obama speaks at CU
Oct 02, 2008 ... BOULDER - Michelle Obama told 8,500 people at a rally in Boulderthat her husband is the only candidate who understands the strugglesof the middle class. She says it was only a few years ago thatBarack Obama finished paying his student loans. Michelle Obama encouraged the crowd at ...
HOMEBUILDING STILL IN FUNK ; Local September numbers reflect slump
Oct 02, 2008; ... Homebuilding remained mired in a slump last month in the PikesPeak region, while the pace of local foreclosures slowed, even as itcontinues on a record pace. Single-family building permits in Colorado Springs and El PasoCounty totaled 97 in September, a nearly 18 percent drop from ...
hospital plans for financial rebound
Oct 02, 2008; ... City-owned Memorial Health System expects a big financialturnaround in 2009, going from a $5.8 million loss this year to aprofit of $14.6 million. The Colorado Springs hospital system's governing board approvednext year's budget Wednesday, but it still needs a sign-off from ...
LEADER BOUND FOR WOODLAND PARK JOB
Oct 02, 2008; ... For Beth Kosley, downtown Colorado Springs hasn't just been aplace to shop, eat and work. It's been her livelihood. After nearly 131/2 years as executive director of the DowntownPartnership advocacy group and its predecessor organization, Kosleysaid Wednesday she's stepping down to ...
no longer under pressure ; Griese says his time in Denver shaped him into successful QB
Oct 02, 2008; ... next Tampa Bay at Denver, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fox, 107.9 FM, 850 AM ENGLEWOOD - The pressure Brian Griese felt as Denver Broncosquarterback was tremendous and, admittedly, he didn't handle itwell. He wasn't universally hated in Denver, but to many he wouldalways be the guy who ...
FALCONS HOPING TO ACE NAVY TEST
Oct 02, 2008; ... In classrooms and dorm rooms during the past two weeks, Air Forceplayers have been getting ready for midterm exams. And on practice fields during the past two weeks, the Falcons'defensive players have been cramming for another challenging test:defending Navy's ...
front-range teams chosen as front-runners in leagues ; CC, Air Force are preseason Nos. 1
Oct 02, 2008; ... After last season in which all three Colorado Division I hockeyprograms advanced to the NCAA Tournament -- a first -- Air Forcecoach Frank Serratore declared: "It is a golden age in the state ofColorado." For the first time, both Colorado College and Air Force hockeyhave been ...
CC women's soccer team to raise money for nonprofit organization
Oct 02, 2008 ... In conjunction with its two Conference USA matches this weekend,the Colorado College women's soccer team will conduct an awarenessevent and fundraiser for the Soccer Without Borders program inGranada, Nicaragua. The Tigers (7-3-1) host UAB at 4 p.m. Friday and the Universityof ...
UPDATE: HOMELESS MAN'S HOMICIDE
Oct 01, 2008 ... The case The body of a homeless man was found Sept. 1 on the south side ofBijou and Sierra Madre streets. Colorado Springs police say theybelieve the man was strangled after a fight. The victim Darrell Newhouse, 50, who was known on the streets as "Frost" or"Frosty." ...
UPSTART AND POWER ARE FAMiLiAR FOES ; Former Trojans coach has built up Sand Creek
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Sand Creek football team is feeling pretty good about itself,and for good reason. The Pikes Peak No. 4 Scorpions are off to thebest start in school history at 5-0 (3-0 Pikes Peak 4A), and theyare looking to build on that as they set their goals higher. "Our ultimate goal is to ...
FOCUS TO LAY OFF, MOVE 46 WORKERS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Focus on the Family plans to restructure its distribution arm, amove that will affect 46 employees through layoffs or reassignmentnext year. Over the past few years, Focus has seen a signiffcant decline inits sales of books, CDs and DVDs, which the organization blames ...
Coronado graduate honored by College
Oct 02, 2008; ... Colorado Springs native Kevin Moore is being rewarded for asuccessful college basketball career with an induction into theOttawa University (Kan.) Hall of Fame on Oct. 17. "My wife submitted a letter a couple of years ago and theircommittee took a look at it and here I am," Moore ...
Navy 'didn't panic' after slow start this year ; Recent quality wins show marked improvement
Oct 01, 2008; ... Three weeks into the 2008 campaign, Navy appeared headed for adown season. The Midshipmen had lost to Duke and Ball State, and their lonevictory was over Division I-AA Towson. But nobody at Navy was ready to jump ship. "We didn't panic," said firstyear coach Ken ...
Shanahan trades jibes with ex-boss Al Davis
Oct 02, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD Mike Shanahan usually doesn't pass up a chance tochide Raiders owner Al Davis, and he wasn't about to start onWednesday. Davis fired coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday after 20 games, justlike he did 19 years ago with Shanahan. "I was a little disappointed, to be honest ...
indians send message to rest of league contenders ; Pikes Peak No. 1 Indians overwhelm No. 5 Falcons
Oct 01, 2008; ... Top-ranked Cheyenne Mountain quickly asserted its authority in aTuesday showdown at Falcon. The deep and talented Indians prevailed 3-0 against Pikes PeakNo. 5 Falcon, a new contender for 4A Metro honors. None of thevolleyball games was close as the overmatched Falcons fell 25-12, ...
Scout team gives AFA good option ; Some prior knowledge helps out
Oct 02, 2008; ... Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said his scout team did a "reallygood" job of running Navy's triple-option offense in practice thelast week and a half. "What helps a bunch is there's some crossover with what we do,"he said. Air Force's offense no longer is centered around the ...
Larsen turns heads with his big hits ; Rookie polite off the field, a terror on it
Oct 01, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - Spencer Larsen appears to be a model citizen. In the short break between the morning walk-through and practice,the Denver Broncos rookie fullback/ linebacker will often sit at hislocker quietly and read the Book of Mormon. Larsen is married withtwo children. He is ...
FROM BARNYARD BAD BoYS ... ; THIS MAN-MEETS-GOAT STORY can be seen as a question of who saved whom.
Oct 02, 2008; ... True, when Steve Galchutt (the man) met Gotta Love 'em RoosterCogburn (the goat), Rooster was an unneeded male dairy goat headedfor the carniceria. "He was damn near to barbecue," Galchutt (pronounced "galshoot")said. But Galchutt, 63, had looming problems of his own. "I'm an ...
Freshmen get their orders: beat Navy ; Seniors make it clear they want the trophy
Oct 01, 2008; ... Air Force cornerback Anthony Wright is one of several freshmenwho will experience his first service academy game Saturday whenNavy visits Falcon Stadium. Wright said he's already been prepped by upperclassmen andcoaches to expect an intense game and a tough Navy team. And he ...
HAPPY TRAILS: ARROYO GRANDE
Oct 02, 2008 ... For a long time, this excellent trail was not an official part ofStratton Open Space, but during recent renovations, the city addedit to the system. It's a swooping but gradual trail winding up agentle drainage. The narrow path is a great stroll that connectsseveral other paths, but is ...
Goodies for cooks: Potato Bag, Bacon Salt, soup mixes
Oct 01, 2008; ... Once again, some new food products, culinary gizmos and acookbook that you might be interested in have come to my attention. On a day trip with friends Joyce and Irving Johnson, I learnedabout the Baked Potato Bag. "Some ladies at the Pikes Peak United Methodist Church came ...
SERVICES
Oct 03, 2008 ... Lucille Baca Funeral service, 10 a.m. today, Our Lady of Guadalupe CatholicChurch, 2715 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Burial, Memorial Gardens Cemetery.Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Robert T. Beier Graveside service, 10 a.m. today, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Doris Dean ...
Our view
Oct 03, 2008 ... A WEAKENING OF TABOR LAW Amendment 59 would free politicians On a ballot littered with confusing initiatives and referenda,Coloradans will be asked whether they want to fundamentally changethe size and scope of state government. A "yes" vote on Amendment 59would permanently ...
Letters
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISSUE 1A Alternative situations too dire to allow to happen in county We elect officials to arrange for and oversee services for all ofus including public health, police, sheriff and jail. Now theseofficials have found that these services at the level we depend onare not ...
HEADQUARTERS WILL STAY IN THE SPRINGS ; Pueblo offered a $1.5M handout; its current home offered a bigger building
Oct 03, 2008; ... The Colorado Department of Corrections will keep its headquartersin Colorado Springs, getting a new office building but spurning a$1.5 million handout from Pueblo after asking for incentives torelocate. The DOC selected a proposal from Mortenson Development Inc. ofMinneapolis to ...
PIT BULLS MAY NOT MAKE IT TO COURT DATE ; Dogs could be euthanized because owner can't pay
Oct 03, 2008; ... Two Colorado Springs outlaws are set to be executed today, eventhough their trial date is still two weeks away. Hydro and Tessa are pit bulls accused of attacking a bichon frisenamed Toby. Animal control officers put the brother and sister incourt lock-up at the Humane Society of ...
MIDNIGHT ROSE DOES NOT FIT EXEMPTION ; Casino is not a cigar bar, a judge says, and will be fined for allowing smoking
Oct 03, 2008; ... -- Sometimes a cigar bar is just a cigar bar. On Thursday, a Teller County judge ruled that The Midnight RoseHotel and Casino in Cripple Creek doesn't count. The ruling will likely end smoking at the Rose, but it doesn'tclear the air over the casino smoking ...
Key players gather to discuss popular trail's obstacles
Oct 03, 2008; ... Parking, management issues remain unsolved -- Once the Manitou Incline is legal for hikers, then what? Whofixes it? Who manages it? And where do all those hikers park? An impending deal between Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak CogRailway to open the illicit but ...
'NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE' PROGRAMS COMING UP TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
Oct 03, 2008 ... AN EVENING WITH RICHARD LOUV Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods," will speak at7 p.m. today at the Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave. Doorsopen at 5:30 p.m., and more than 25 exhibitors will provideinformation on parks, camps and other outdoor activities, ...
WOMAN DOESN'T WANT FELLOW CADET TRIED FOR ALLEGED RAPE ; Hearing meant to help prosecutors determine if enough evidence exists
Oct 03, 2008; ... The accuser in a rape case involving two Air Force Academy cadetstestified Thursday at an evidence hearing that she doesn't want herclassmate, whom she called a "nice guy," prosecuted for the allegedassault. The woman's testimony against Sean Callahan took up most of themorning ...
KILLER IN '97 HEADED BACK TO PRISON ON DRUG CHARGE
Oct 03, 2008; ... One of the men convicted in the 1997 shotgun slayings of twoColorado Springs teenagers is headed back to prison. Jeron Grant, 28, was sentenced Thursday to six years for juryconvictions of possession of crack cocaine and unlawful use of thedrug. Fourth Judicial District Judge ...
FRIDAY FOLDER ; A ROunDup OF REgIOnAL schOOL nEws
Oct 03, 2008 ... Election forums Several forums on Academy School District 20's mill levy overridequestion on the November ballot will be held this month. All beginat 7 p.m. on the following dates: Thursday at Rampart High School,tech wing; Oct. 14 at Pine Creek High School, presentation ...