The Gazette back issues from May 2009:
HAVE SOME BACON, AND LET EXPERTS HANDLE FLU
May 01, 2009; ... Teresa Fryc walked into a HoneyBaked Ham store in ColoradoSprings on Thursday and, without flinching, bought 2 pounds ofsliced ham. Fully aware of the swine flu fears gripping the nation, Fryc,originally from Poland, said Europeans eat a lot of pork and sheisn't about to change ...
IT'S THE FLU, BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT
May 01, 2009; ... Most swine flu cases have been mild so far, and the 257officially reported cases worldwide are just a tiny fraction ofthose caused each year by seasonal influenza. That's left some people questioning the massive public healthresponse and the many warnings and updates about the ...
MASTER OF SPEECH - IN HIS 2ND LANGUAGE
May 01, 2009; ... Joseph Zhang moved to America from China at the age of 5, and thetransition wasn't easy. "I didn't know the language, and the culture was so different. Iremember being in Chicago O'Hare, and everything seemed so big. Ithought McDonald's was fine dining," Zhang said. Zhang's ...
ASSESSOR MAY BE IN FOR ONSLAUGHT
May 01, 2009; ... Notices of property values will be mailed to El Paso County's260,000 property owners today, reflecting the results of the 2008reappraisal, which set values for 2010 taxes. The reappraisal, which is done every two years, is required bystate law, which also dictates the reappraisal ...
SEAT BELT MEASUREPASSES SENATE
May 01, 2009; ... DENVER - You're obeying every traffic law. You're at or under thespeed limit. You're using your turn signal. You come to a full stopat stop signs. And still, you get pulled over. Why? Your seat belt isn't clicked. State law requires drivers in Colorado to wear seat ...
FORGET BIG BAD WOLF: PUPS HUFF, PUFF, TOO
May 01, 2009; ... Tala and Nakai are sister and brother, 5? weeks old and adorable. The wolf pups from the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center inDivide made their first public appearance Thursday, starring in awildlife exhibition at The Broadmoor, but Darlene Kobobel, one oftheir caretakers, is ...
ACTIVE GOLDEN YEARS ON SENIORS' WISH LIST
May 01, 2009; ... These days, many seniors don't want to just sit around and playbingo. They want an active lifestyle, and the housing industry isresponding, a panel of local representatives said Thursday at apublic forum on senior housing, sponsored by the Area Agency onAging, a program of the ...
COUNTY CHANGES FEE POLICY FOR FORECLOSURE MAILINGS
May 01, 2009; ... People involved in foreclosure actions have paid "questionable"fees for years to cover mailing expenses the county never incurred,Public Trustee Tom Mowle said Thursday. Mowle told county commissioners his office reduced the $57 flatfee for mailings associated with foreclosure ...
BRIEFLY
May 01, 2009 ... TV crew in town filming 'Call 911' A Los Angeles television crew will be at the El Paso CountySheriff's Office today, wrapping up three days of filming forupcoming episodes of the Discovery show "Call 911." The show highlights the lives of emergency dispatchers by ...
FRIDAY FOLDER
May 01, 2009 ... Springs student wins energy award A Colorado Springs seventh-grader recently won a bronze medal and$200 at the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering andEnvironment) Project Olympiad, I-SWEEEP, in Houston. Cellene Feathers, who attends The Classical Academy, ...
SCHOOLS TAKE BASIC STEPS TO AVOID FLU
May 01, 2009; ... David Grosche is trying to keep swine flu out of his schools. The superintendent of the tiny Edison School District 54JT inYoder said he doesn't want to overreact and add to the flu hysteria,but also doesn't want to put students at risk. "There's a difference between not ...
MAY FLOWERS COMING AFTER SNOW SHOWERS
May 01, 2009 ... You'll likely need the snow shovel at least once more beforereplacing it with a garden hoe, forecasters at the National WeatherService in Pueblo say. All signs are pointing toward a warm and wet May after the usualspring snows in the beginning of the month get out of the ...
SWINE FLU FEAR GRIPS LOCALS FROM MEXICO
May 01, 2009; ... Fear of a swine flu pandemic with roots in Mexico has grippedmany of the Mexicans living in Colorado Springs, prompting them tocancel travel plans and pray for the family and friends they leftbehind. "It's the first thing we talk about," said Concepcion Gamez, whoowns El ...
DEATHS
May 01, 2009 ... Richard D. Cole Sr. Born Sept. 9, 1940. Died April 27, 2009. Longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by his wife,Rebecca; a son, Richard Jr; and two daughters, Parish and Amber.Funeral service, 10:30 a.m. May 9, Evergreen Funeral Home. EvergreenFuneral ...
GOP missing opportunity with Latinos
May 01, 2009; ... The sins of the governor are being visited on the senator, andfor that matter on the governor, too. A new poll by Public Policy Polling, considered one of thecountry's best swing-state pollsters, indicates that Democratic Gov.Bill Ritter and Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet are ...
LETTERS
May 01, 2009 ... Justices interpret, not write, laws It was interesting to see the positioning of headlines on theApril 29 Opinion page: "Real discrimination" beside "Gay marriage ahuman rights issue." I concur with the implicit message and wasappalled by Kristin Lynch's tortured logic and ...
OUR VIEW: OF BLACKS AND COPS
May 01, 2009 ... Cops arrest blacks at three times the rate of whites in ColoradoSprings, as revealed by analysis of law enforcement data by TheGazette's Perry Swanson. Though black people make up only 7 percentof the city's population, they account for 20 percent of arrests. It's a crisis in the ...
Heart sliced out from 'wolverine'
May 01, 2009; ... Origins stories are supposed to be of such momentous mythologicaldynamism that they explain everything that radiates from them -characters' histories, personalities and even guiding motivations.They are our road map to everything that comes after. Our decoderrings. Our Genesis ....
CHURCH SPOTTED EVANGELIZING AT NEARBY SCHOOLS
May 02, 2009; ... A Colorado Springs church with a history of controversy over itsattempts to bring children into its fold by saving and baptizingthem has been evangelizing recently outside at least one middleschool and two elementary schools. Cornerstone Baptist Church fell into the spotlight again ...
APRIL DOUR, BUT EXPERTS SAY BOTTOM MUST BE NEAR
May 02, 2009; ... El Paso County's housing market remained mired in its worstdownturn in nearly 20 years last month as lenders started a recordnumber of mortgage foreclosures, and housing construction fell toits lowest level for any April in 19 years. The 539 foreclosure filings begun in April were ...
LOCAL SCHOOLS CAN CELEBRATE CSAP RESULTS
May 02, 2009; ... Third-graders in the Pikes Peak region generally scored higherthan the state average on this year's Colorado reading test, and afew districts saw significant improvements, according to scoresreleased Friday. One of the biggest success stories is in Harrison School District2, ...
FOR SOME IN PEW, CAUTION IS THE WORD
May 02, 2009; ... Don't expect hugs or handshakes at some Colorado Springs churchesthis Sunday - or for the next few Sundays, at least. And forgetabout drinking from a common chalice during communion at Catholicchurches and some Protestant worship centers. Churches may offer sanctuary from a lot of ...
BOTTLED-UP ANGER FLOWS AT HEARING
May 02, 2009; ... SALIDA - The name Nestle conjures images of chocolate. But many in Chaffee County say there is nothing sweet about aproposal by the world's largest food and beverage company to drawspring water from along the Arkansas River, build a pipeline andtruck the water to a plant in Denver ...
Tuition break for vets nearer
May 02, 2009; ... DENVER - If you've served in the military, an enormous discountis on your doorstep. House Bill 1039, sponsored by Rep. Frank McNulty and Sen. MikeKopp, both Republicans, would grant in-state tuition to all veteranswhen they arrive in Colorado. Currently, veterans must live ...
AGES PUT IN STORIES WHEN IT'S RELEVANT
May 02, 2009; ... What is the purpose, reason or tradition for including the agesof individuals in news articles, especially when that information isnot pertinent to the subject of the article? Colleen Miller Answer We went to the head of our newsroom, Gazette editor Jeff Thomas,for an ...
SCIENTIST, ARTIST, ATHLETE AND MORE
May 02, 2009; ... Anna Kahkoska's engine doesn't just run on one type of fuel. Tearing through her teenage life at what appears to be a break-neck speed, Kahkoska uses as many experiences as possible to stretchher potential to the limit. "I enjoy setting goals for myself," said the 18-year-old ...
GOV. RITTER SIGNS 2009-10 COLORADO BUDGET INTO LAW
May 02, 2009; ... DENVER - Gov. Bill Ritter signed the 2009-10 state budget intolaw Friday after months of wrangling in the Legislature about how totrim the state's spending to match a recession-induced decline inrevenues. Ritter exercised his line-item veto authority on only five items,most ...
'I THINK WE'RE READY' FOR AFGHANISTAN
May 02, 2009; ... In a month, Fort Carson's 4th Brigade Combat Team will beslugging it out with al-Qaida and Taliban fighters in the mountainsof Afghanistan. On Friday, the unit's 3,500 soldiers went to a picnic after aceremony marking their impending departure for a year overseas. "You can't ...
UCCS FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES ART, DINNER, AWARDS CEREMONY
May 01, 2009; ... The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs kicks off itseighth annual Student Short Film Festival on Saturday. Boy, theysure know how to make a guy feel old. When my friends and I helped launch the inaugural festival, Iwore several hats, including judge and moderator. Everyone ...
FINAL BELL SET TO RING ON ERA WHEN JEFFERSON CLOSES DOORS
May 02, 2009; ... Jay Beard recalled his first year as principal at JeffersonElementary School, when he had more than 700 pupils in the buildingnestled in a quiet neighborhood in central Colorado Springs. That was 1969. By the early 1970s, though, enrollment began to decline as theneighborhood ...
'GHOSTS' IS 1 MCCONAUGHEY MOVIE NOT TO FEAR
May 01, 2009; ... You know you're not expecting much from a movie when you and yourfellow critics are taking bets beforehand on how many minutes intothe film Matthew McConaughey will be shirtless. It's good to know there's still a surprise or two around the bendthese days. As far as the mightily ...
ZOO IS THRILLED TO BITS - ER, TWO BITS, ACTUALLY
May 02, 2009; ... Those quarters really added up. The first year of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's Quarters forConservation program raised more than $100,000 to supportconservation efforts around the world, the zoo said Friday. Under the initiative, which began last spring, the zoocontributes 25 ...
THEATREWORKS MANAGES TO MAKE EXPANSIVE 'CYRANO' FEEL INTIMATE
May 01, 2009; ... Cyrano de Bergerac did it all. Philosopher, soldier, musician,poet - he could dispatch a hundred armed men with a few quickstrokes of his sword or a hundred pompous aristocrats with a fewquick strokes of his wit. But he had one flaw - and it wasn't his oversize nose. It was ...
DOWNTOWN'S FREE SHUTTLE IS PUT IN PARK
May 02, 2009; ... Free downtown shuttle buses made their last runs up and downTejon Street on Friday. The Downtown Area Shuttle, or DASH, service was truncated inApril and eliminated Monday by the Colorado Springs City Council inthe wake of budget shortfalls and declining sales tax revenue ...
Jury: springs cop used excessive force in '06 stop
May 02, 2009; ... A jury Friday awarded $15,000 to a woman after finding that aColorado Springs police officer used excessive force when he pulledher out of her car after breaking the driver's side window during atraffic stop. During the week-long trial in 4th Judicial District Court, ConnieY ....
Traditional flavors
May 01, 2009; ... "Arharn" is Thai for "food," and it is a fitting title for thishumble, wholesome, well-priced, delicious little restaurant thatrecently sprang up near the Super Target on Powers Boulevard. Dishes such as steaming-hot, spicy lemongrass soup swimming withshrimp and fresh chopped ...
QUICK-HITTER FLU TESTING COMES UP EMPTY FOR H1N1
May 02, 2009; ... The region's two major hospitals are doing an increasing numberof rapid-results testing for swine flu, officials said Friday. So far, the five-minute tests have not indicated any cases ofswine, or H1N1, flu in the Pikes Peak region, officials said. Memorial Hospital has almost ...
Match savory, sweet crepes with gelato
May 01, 2009; ... Caterer Blandine Brutel, aka Chez Blandine, has cooked up a greatdeal with Frank and Merlyn Noncon, owners of Noncon's Gelatoria,8816 N. Union Blvd. It's an international-cuisine moment: Have savory or sweet Frenchcrepes prepared by Chez Blandine, and get a scoop of Italian ...
GONZALEZ SETS THE PACE AGAINST FORMER CLUB
May 01, 2009; ... Carlos Gonzalez was the top prospect for Arizona in 2007 andOakland in 2008. On Thursday he looked like the best minor-league prospect for theColorado Rockies. "I had a chance to play in the major leagues when I was just 22,"Gonzalez said. "When you come back to the minors, ...
MURDER TRIAL IS HANDED TO JURY TO DECIDE
May 02, 2009; ... A jury must decide whether Jaclyn Funderburg died of amethamphetamine overdose or whether that's just a cruel storycobbled together on the brink of a first-degree murder trial by theman who once broke her jaw. Seven men and five women began deliberating the case at noonFriday ...
Struggles make Nene stronger
May 01, 2009; ... Oh, the troubles Nene has seen. He has endured testicular cancer and a severe right knee injury.He survived the 2002-2003 season as a rookie for the Denver Nuggets,one of the worst teams in NBA history. Yet all those troubles only serve to brighten this moment. No oneon the ...
DEATHS
May 02, 2009 ... Margaret L. Bearden Born Aug. 30, 1942. Died April 27, 2009. Manager, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by hercompanion, Henry D. Berndt; and two daughters, Tammy Maskill and KimRobinson. The Springs Funeral Services. Robert E. Berkhoff Born Aug. 26, ...
USA Hockey trying to start youth movement
May 01, 2009; ... Raised in a hockey family, Pat Kelleher didn't think twice abouttossing his stick, skates and pads into the back of his father'sstation wagon, then blasting slap shots alongside his brothers atthe rink near his Boston home. Hockey attracted him with its fast tempo, bone-crushing ...
Armstrong in no mood for mingling after race
May 01, 2009; ... FORT BAYARD, N.M. - Buried among a pack of cyclists, LanceArmstrong sprinted across the finish line, made a sharp right turn,dumped his bike alongside his luxurious RV and scurried inside. Hundreds of spectators quickly followed. Many toted cameras, someheld pictures of the ...
when 90 is not enough
May 01, 2009; ... MONUMENT - Cheyenne Mountain girls' soccer coach Scott Johnsonexpected a defensive struggle, but it took some offensivepersistence for the Indians to battle host Lewis-Palmer to a 1-1double overtime deadlock in their duel for the 4A Colorado SpringsMetro League regular-season ...
BRIEFLY
May 01, 2009 ... State colleges: Air Force starts eighth at MWC golf Air Force is eighth among teams and the Falcons' Tom Whitney istied for 12th individually after the first day of the Mountain WestConference golf championships at OMNI Tucson National in Arizona. Air Force's score of 293 is ...
RAMS SEARCH FOR 'FRIENDS'
May 01, 2009; ... If the coaching thing doesn't work out, Colorado State's TimMiles might have a future in stand-up comedy. The Rams' witty and effervescent men's basketball coach was athis best on Thursday evening at CSU's 2009 Ramstorming Tour stop inColorado Springs at Southside Johnnie's ....
NOTES
May 01, 2009 ... Figure skating Broodmoor Skating Club pairs skater Derek Trent has retired,ending his partnership with Tiffany Vise. The couple competed together for six years and was the first toland a throw quadruple salchow in international competition, at 2007TrophDee Eric Bompard, where ...
ROUNDUP
May 01, 2009 ... BASEBALL Valor Christian 7, Pikes Peak No. 7 Woodland Park 6 At Valor Christian: The Panthers couldn't hold a 6-3 lead,allowing the Eagles (13-7) to claim the final Class 4A districtplayoff spot. Taylor Watters gave up the winning run on a ground rule double ...
WASSON RALLIES AROUND ITS ATHLETES
May 01, 2009; ... Tragedy and grief can bring out the best in people, including ahigh school. Thursday night, the Mitchell and Wasson rivalry was set aside tohelp out two Thunderbird soccer players whose mother and father diedin a murder-suicide in mid-April. The result of the annual ...
Pine Creek advances all seven to finals
May 01, 2009; ... The Pine Creek girls' tennis team will have a representative inevery regional championship match today for the second day of theirRegion 6 meet at Memorial Park. Every Eagles player and duo won two matches during Thursday'squarterfinal and semifinal rounds to earn the right to ...
strike threat leads to job ads
May 01, 2009; ... King Soopers Inc. and Safeway Inc. will begin advertising todayto hire replacement workers should unionized workers go on strikeafter their contract expires May 9. It would be the first walkout against the state's grocers since1996. Starting today, both chains will start ...
Springs businesses view regulations, taxes as obstacles
May 01, 2009; ... Government regulations and high taxes and fees are the topbarriers for businesses in the Colorado Springs area, according to asurvey on the area's business climate conducted last month by a newlocal nonprofit group. More than one-third of the 186 businesspeople who responded to ...
Obituaries
May 01, 2009 ... Rito Enriquez Aquirre Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. today, Our Lady of Guadalupe,2175 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Angelus Funeral Directors. Sam Avalos Jr. Celebration of life service, 10 a.m. Saturday, Shrine ofRemembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel of Roses. Reception ...
SERVICES
May 02, 2009 ... Sam Avalos Jr. Service, 10 a.m. today, Shrine of Remembrance "America theBeautiful" Chapel of Roses. Reception will follow at the familyhome. Cremation is planned. Rosemae W. Campbell Service, noon Sunday, Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave.The Springs Funeral ...
Uptight about staying upright
May 02, 2009; ... TYRONE, N.M. - Like a short-tempered teacher barking instructionsat his students, Johan Bruyneel was positive Lance Armstrongunderstood his objective for today's dangerous fourth stage of theTour of the Gila. "Stay out of trouble - that's the only mission," said Bruyneel,general ...
Rookies debut with trial and lots of errors
May 02, 2009; ... Tom Brandstater thinks he made it through four plays Fridaybefore making a mistake, which wasn't bad for the Denver Broncosquarterback or any other rookie. Less than a week after being drafted, Denver's rookies had theirfirst professional practice as the team started its second ...
COOL UNDER FIRE
May 02, 2009; ... Becca Morales stayed calm when it mattered most but barely couldcontain her emotions after scoring the game-winning goal in thefinal minute to give St. Mary's an unlikely 2-1 victory Friday atThe Classical Academy. The comeback completed an undefeated league season for thePirates ...
Wildlife commission has plenty on docket
May 02, 2009 ... The Colorado Wildlife Commission will finalize limited licenseavailability for the black bear, deer, elk, pronghorn and mooseseasons Thursday in Grand Junction. Regulations pertaining to Division of Wildlife properties alsowill be up for final adoption. These include regulations ...
2nd class possesses strong ties to football
May 02, 2009; ... Air Force football took center stage Friday night as theacademy's athletic department inducted its second class into itsHall of Fame at the Colorado Springs Marriott. The inductees included the program's all-time leading receiver(Ernie Jennings), arguably its best option ...
CONFIDENT WARNER LEADS 11 EAGLES ON TO STATE
May 02, 2009; ... For Pine Creek's Ryann Warner, it's all about confidence. The Eagles No. 1 singles player found her rhythm Friday,defeating Rampart's Erin Conley 6-2, 6-0 for the Class 5A Region 6title at Memorial Park. "I had some problems earlier this year with tendonitis in mybiceps, and ...
yet another title for Indians
May 02, 2009; ... Kristina Barber's performance in the No. 1 singles championshipmatch best exemplified how much Cheyenne Mountain, winners of atleast 20 regional titles in a row, dominated the Class 4A Region 6meet Friday. Barber broke Fountain Valley's Clarke Tatje's serve in the firstgame of ...
Area's best eager for postseason
May 02, 2009; ... The high school baseball regular season is over, and 32 teamsfrom each classification are scheduled to take the field today indistrict tournaments to determine the eight state qualifiers. If rained out, most games will be played on Sunday, Monday orTuesday at times to be ...
ROUNDUP
May 02, 2009 ... BOYS' LACROSSE Lewis-Palmer 16, Steamboat Springs 11 At Steamboat Springs: For the second year in a row, Lewis-Palmer(10-6) opened the state playoffs with a road win. Senior Brian Cole scored the first of eight goals for a 1-0 leadas the No. 17 seed Rangers ...
Pitching like there's no tomorrow
May 02, 2009; ... Just months ago, Alan Johnson thought Double?A would be as highas he would climb in baseball. Now he's embarrassing Triple-A batters as the Sky Sox's bestpitcher. It's all thanks to a gamble he made on himself. "It's a dog-eat-dog profession," Johnson said. "There's ...