Dennis Stern appointed Palmer Lake Mayor

Our Community Newsletter #6 – June 14, 2025

June 14, 2025

Download a PDF of this newsletter Stern appointed Palmer Lake Mayor The Town of Palmer Lake released the following statement: “After discussion about filling the Mayor’s vacancy, the Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Trustee Stern and voted to appoint former Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Stern to the office of Mayor. The oath of office was administered on June 12, 2025.” Palmer Lake Mayor Havenar resigns After our June 7th issue had gone to press, it was announced in a June 5th press release that Glant Havenar has resigned as Mayor of the Town of Palmer Lake. The resignation comes following text messages being made public in which Havenar insulted constituents, fellow board members, and community residents and admitted to creating fake…

Continue Reading Our Community Newsletter #6 – June 14, 2025

Our Community Newsletter #5 – June 12, 2025

June 12, 2025

Download a PDF of this newsletter The Palmer Lake Board of Trustees meets TONIGHT: June 12, 6 pm. Palmer Lake Mayor Havenar resigns After our June 7th issue had gone to press, it was announced in a June 5th press release that Glant Havenar has resigned as Mayor of the Town of Palmer Lake. The resignation comes following text messages being made public in which Havenar insulted constituents, fellow board members, and community residents and admitted to creating fake social media accounts and communicating with Darcy Schoening and Buc-ee’s consultant Mark Waller during meetings. Buc-ee’s has proposed building a travel center at the southwest corner of I-25 and County Line Road. Some texts were shared widely on social media, excerpted from a supplemental filing to…

Continue Reading Our Community Newsletter #5 – June 12, 2025

Click here to sign up for our community newsletter. Don’t miss out! Sign up now to be notified by email about the latest news and important developments in the Tri-Lakes area.

Our Latest Issue – Vol. 25 No. 6 – June 7, 2025

Click here to view a video giving highlights of our June 7, 2025 issue.

Click here to view a video giving a verbatim reading of the articles in our June 7, 2025 issue.

Click here to view all articles in full

Download a 35 Mbyte PDF of this issue

• Remembering Jim Maguire
• Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, May 19 – Whetstine named superintendent; board receives annual committee reports
• Monument Town Council, May 5 and 19 – VanDenHoek sworn in as town manager
• Discover new ways to engage with Our Community!
• Monument Academy School Board, May 8, 9 and 29 – Board adjusts budget for low enrollment, anticipates tax credit revenue
• D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, May 13 – Budget priorities, 2025-26 committee goals discussed
• Monument Planning Commission, May 14 – Commission recommends approval of 30-acre commercial development
• Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, May 5, 8, 22, and 29 – Revised Buc-ee’s annexation eligibility petition approved
• Monument Fire District, May 28 – Lease/purchase agreement revised; board secretary recognized; board vacancy
• Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, April 28, May 6 and 12 – Board awards well drilling contract, elects officers
• Donala Water and Sanitation District, May 5 – Directors sworn in; district offices temporarily closed
• El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, May 15 – Board officers elected
• Monument Sanitation District, May 21 – Manhole overflow threatens Monument Lake
• Triview Metropolitan District, May 22 – Bond passes; new board directors welcomed
• Woodmoor Improvement Association, May 28 – Board announces fire education
• Letters to Our Community – Thank you to the outgoing board members
• Letters to Our Community – Tri-Lakes Women’s Club gets thanks
• A Perspective on Our Community – Flying Horse North change of plans
• Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Let’s get cooking!
• June Library Events – Summer Adventure reading program begins, special programs offered
• Palmer Lake Historical Society, May 15 – Author recounts life of Nikola Tesla
• High Altitude Nature and Gardening (HANG) – Enjoying nature in summer, high altitude landscaping, and weed control
• Art Matters – On being a sketchy person in the art and cultural sector
• Snapshots of Our Community
• Our Community Notices
• Our Community Calendar

Read our E-Editions

This is our mobile-friendly website containing our most recent issues. Our archive website containing all prior OCN issues back to 2001 is at www.ocn.me.

Upcoming Event Highlights

Readers should assume that event information published in this issue is subject to change and information should be confirmed a day or two before the event by calling the information number or checking the organization’s website.

See page < 22 > and page < 23 > for event locations and other details of these and many other local events.

• Monument Hill Farmers Market, every Sat., 8-2 pm. D38 Lewis Palmer admin building, 66 Jefferson Street, Monument. See ad on page < 5 >.
• Palmer Lake Farmers Market, every Sun., 10 am-2 pm. Now taking new vendors, info: calvertsminimarket.com. See ad on page < 2 >.
• Legacy at Jackson Landing Community Meeting, Thu., June 19, 5:30-6:30 pm at the Tri-Lakes Chamber Meeting House, 300 Highway 105 in Monument 80132. Legacy at Jackson Landing is 30-acre commercial development which includes a 129,000 square foot “major” retailer, a potential hotel, restaurants, and additional retail space. It is located next to I-25, just north of Baptist Road. For more information on the project, see the Monument Planning Commission Article in our June 7th issue: wp.ocn.me/v25n6monpc/ and attend the community meeting June 19.
• Poetry Book Launch and Summer Solstice party, Fri., June 20, 6-8 pm. See ad on page < 14 >.
• Benet Hill Monastery, Forest guided walks, Fri., June 20, 6-8 pm. Fri.-Sun., June 27-29. See ad on page < 3 >.
• Furry Friends Grand opening, Sat., June 21. See ad on page < 10 >
• WMMI History Day, Sat., June 21. See ad on page < 12 >.
• Art Hop, Fri., June 27, 5-8 pm, fourth Fri. May through Sept. See ad on page < 2 >.
• Restyle Your Furs Event, Mon.-Tue. June 30-July 1. 10 am-5 pm. See ad on page < 11 >.
• Town of Monument Concerts in the Park, Wed., July 2, 6-8 pm. Limbach Park. First Wed. See ad on page < 4 >.
• OCN mailing day, Thu., July 3, approx. 7-8:30 am. Become an OCN reporter! We will train you! Call 719-488-3455.
• Kiwanis 4th of July events. See ad on page < 8 >.
• Palmer Lake July 4 Fun Run. See ad on page < 14 >.
• Braver Angels & Reclaiming Civility hosting summer workshops to promote respectful dialog, Sat., Aug. 16. See ad on page < 11 >.
• Tri-Lakes Cruisers 22nd Annual Benefit Car Show, Sun., Aug. 17, 9 – 2 pm.

Our Community Calendar

Our Community Notices

RSS feeds

**********

Our Community News (OCN) is a unique all-volunteer monthly newspaper that is mailed free to all the residences and businesses in the Tri-Lakes area of northern El Paso County, Colorado from County Line Road south to Northgate Road and from Palmer Lake east to Highway 83 and now includes over 1,800 mailboxes east of Highway 83. Our mailed circulation each month is over 23,400. We also put more than 700 papers each month in stacks at shops and offices throughout the area. Our current print run is over 24,000 making OCN one of the largest circulation newspapers in El Paso County.