On Apr. 11, Scout Master Larry Nikolaus (far left) and members of Boys and Girls Scout Troop 194 – Gleneagle pose with donations dropped off by Gleneagle community members and others for the troop’s Spring Food Drive. The troop has been collecting food donations in the Spring and Fall for over 20 years, typically collecting over 1,000lbs during each drive per Nikolaus. The donations collected during this drive are destined for Tri-Lakes Cares. Members of the troop also picked up trash along Gleneagle Drive, which they do quarterly. Nikolaus said the troop consists of boys and girls from Gleneagle and Monument. Photo by David Futey.
Lukas Gizelbach, a Monumental Impact intern (left), presented bookends he created to Brieana Weaver, Silver Key Thrift Store’s retail sales director (right) on April 15. Silver Key gave Lukas the opportunity last fall to share his prototype and gather customer feedback. He completed his internship by creating and packaging a set of his final bookends for donation to Silver Key’s new thrift store location next to The UPS Store in the Safeway shopping center on Route 105 in Monument. Photo by Jeanette Breton.
Area residents brought in their tree limbs and branches to be mulched in the second annual Mulch Madness event on April 11 in Monument. The event is sponsored by the Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) in partnership with the Town of Monument Public Works Department and Monument Fire District. A total of 178 MVEA members protected their properties and the surrounding community by clearing excess brush and tree debris and having it mulched. Sara Muirheid, MVEA Communications Supervisor, says, “By working together with our local partners, we’re helping reduce fire risk while keeping our communities safe and resilient.” MVEA also offers free tree trimming near power lines. Photo provided by MVEA.Area residents brought in their tree limbs and branches to be mulched in the second annual Mulch Madness event on April 11 in Monument. The event is sponsored by the Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) in partnership with the Town of Monument Public Works Department and Monument Fire District. A total of 178 MVEA members protected their properties and the surrounding community by clearing excess brush and tree debris and having it mulched. Sara Muirheid, MVEA Communications Supervisor, says, “By working together with our local partners, we’re helping reduce fire risk while keeping our communities safe and resilient.” MVEA also offers free tree trimming near power lines. Photo provided by MVEA.
A huge crowd packed the new location of the Silver Key Thrift Store in the Safeway shopping center on Route 105 in Monument for a grand opening celebration on April 17. The new location is much bigger than the old place on Route 105 in Palmer Lake where the shop was located the past two years. Retail sales director Brieana Weaver says they’ll get more walk-ins in this location since it’s in a busy shopping center. The sign for the liquor store that used to be at the new location was still on the storefront. Silver Key President and CEO Jason DeaBueno says a lighted Silver Key sign will be installed on both ends of the building once it gets approved by the Town of Monument. He ended his speech by urging the crowd to “Buy! Buy! Buy! Use it and then recycle it and we’ll sell it again!” Photo by Michael Weinfeld.A huge crowd packed the new location of the Silver Key Thrift Store in the Safeway shopping center on Route 105 in Monument for a grand opening celebration on April 17. The new location is much bigger than the old place on Route 105 in Palmer Lake where the shop was located the past two years. Retail sales director Brieana Weaver says they’ll get more walk-ins in this location since it’s in a busy shopping center. The sign for the liquor store that used to be at the new location was still on the storefront. Silver Key President and CEO Jason DeaBueno says a lighted Silver Key sign will be installed on both ends of the building once it gets approved by the Town of Monument. He ended his speech by urging the crowd to “Buy! Buy! Buy! Use it and then recycle it and we’ll sell it again!” Photo by Michael Weinfeld.A huge crowd packed the new location of the Silver Key Thrift Store in the Safeway shopping center on Route 105 in Monument for a grand opening celebration on April 17. The new location is much bigger than the old place on Route 105 in Palmer Lake where the shop was located the past two years. Retail sales director Brieana Weaver says they’ll get more walk-ins in this location since it’s in a busy shopping center. The sign for the liquor store that used to be at the new location was still on the storefront. Silver Key President and CEO Jason DeaBueno says a lighted Silver Key sign will be installed on both ends of the building once it gets approved by the Town of Monument. He ended his speech by urging the crowd to “Buy! Buy! Buy! Use it and then recycle it and we’ll sell it again!” Photo by Michael Weinfeld.
What do eight singers, four pianists, one gymnast, a cellist, a violinist, a violist, one dancer, a trumpeter, a baritone sax player and two make-believe pirates have in common? They’ll all compete for cash prizes in the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club’s Stars of Tomorrow talent contest on March 15 at Palmer Ridge High School. A record number of more than 50 students showed off their talents at auditions on Feb. 21 and 22 at Big Red. Two fifth graders from Palmer Lake Elementary, Emmalyse Schaffer and Anna Bearden, played pirates in a performance they wrote themselves. There were two sets of brothers and sisters. Singers Benton and Hadley Miles will compete with other high school students for prizes of $2,000 and $1,000. Violist Katherine Rose Johnson made the cut in the middle school division and her older brother Austin, a violinist, will perform against high schoolers. Middle school prizes range from $750 to $500. The elementary school winner will take home $500. One 11-year-old from Palmer Ridge High School, Kenton Klein, didn’t make the cut but earned praise for originality by solving a Rubik’s Cube while answering questions from the judges. Photos by Michael Weinfeld.
Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – from left are Palmer Lake Elementary fifth graders Emmalyse Schaffer and Anna Bearden perform an original play. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – 18-year-old Palmer Ridge High School student Benton Miles sings a song. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – 17-year-old Palmer Ridge High School student Hadley Miles sings a song. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – 15-year-old homeschooled student Katherine Rose Johnson plays the viola. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – 17-year-old homeschool student Austin Johnson plays the violin. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Palmer Ridge High School Junior Madelyn LaPaorte performs a dance routine. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Lewis-Palmer High School student Chloe Jarrell sings a song. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Palmer Ridge High School student Lana Elliott Field plays the cello. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Palmer Ridge High School 11th grader Xavier Gonzales. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Lewis-Palmer High School junior Evan Marsh plays the trumpet. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Lewis-Palmer Middle School student Elle Gustin plays the piano. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Eight-year-old Lewis-Palmer Elementary School student Collins Carpenter performs a gymnastics routine. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – 12-year-old Monument Academy student Alyson Horne sings and plays guitar. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Palmer Ridge High School sophomore Ryleigh McFarland sings a song. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Palmer Ridge High School senior Bonneyclaire Patterson plays baritone sax. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Lewis-Palmer Middle School fifth grader Jack Wittenborn playing piano. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Lewis-Palmer High School 12th grader Jonathan Lilley singing a showtune. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Palmer Ridge Junior Mia Claypool playing piano and harmonica while singing a Billy Joel song.. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Prairie Winds Elementary School 5th grader Esther Hunt playing piano. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22 – Lewis-Palmer Middle School student Kaiya Powell sings. Photo by Michael Weinfeld.
Monument Hill Kiwanis Club (MHKC) has turned over the money it made ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. A check for $29,869.29 (later rounded up to $30,000) was presented to the Colorado Springs Salvation Army (SA) on Jan. 31. Members of Kiwanis, Tri-Lakes Women’s Club and Lewis-Palmer D38 Key Club members spent 375 hours ringing the bell during the last holiday season. In the photo from left are MHKC Assistant Project Manager Mark Zeiger, SA representative Jeanette Bernstein, SA Major Nancy Bell, MHKC Project Manager Jeff Baker and MHCK President Jim Head. Photo by Warren Gerig.
Tri-Lakes Dynamic Rotary Club has raised $2,256 that will go toward the planned Heart of Monument Play Park. Club President Maryam Eaton and club executive Katie Lenger presented a check to the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club on Feb. 14. The money was raised at the Glow Bingo event held Jan.23 at Monument Community Presbyterian Church. The Play Park is a joint project between Kiwanis, the church, and the Town of Monument. So far, Kiwanis has raised more than $300,000 in donations and pledges for the park. The club hopes the park will be open by late this summer or early fall.
Tri-Lakes Dynamic Rotary Club has raised $2,256 that will go toward the planned Heart of Monument Play Park. Club President Maryam Eaton and club executive Katie Lenger presented a check to the Monument Hill Kiwanis Club on Feb. 14.. In the photo from left are Kiwanian Scott Ross, Eaton, Kiwanian Dean Snow, Lenger, and Kiwanian President Jim Head. Photo by Warren Gerig.Tri-Lakes Dynamic Rotary Club has raised $2,256 that will go toward the planned Heart of Monument Play Park. The money was raised at the Glow Bingo event held Jan.23 at Monument Community Presbyterian Church. In photo is Laurie Beasley calling out numbers at the Glow Bingo event. Photo by Maryam Eaton.
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