Author: By Robin Intemann Special to the Gazette
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: Versatile student strives to do it all
Diego Sauceda is a study in the joys of breaking the mold. The Pine Creek High School senior has a stellar academic record and plans to study aerospace engineering, but he has no intention of giving up his penchant for heavy metal music or relinquishing, as he said, “being a little crazy to brighten someone’s…
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Best & Brightest: Makayla Shoup, making things to improve lives
This is the 21st of 25 profiles about The Gazette’s Best and Brightest Class of 2016. The list of academic honors and achievements for Makayla Shoup is like reading the accomplishments of a person at least twice, perhaps three times, her age because the activities are so wide-ranging. They include everything from sports to orchestra,…
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EMPTY STOCKING: The Home Front Cares supports military families’ needs
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. In less than a month Ashley Green went from feeling as if she was drowning in debt to believing she could control her finances thanks to…
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EMPTY STOCKING: Silver Key meets multiple needs
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. Velda Carroll relies on Silver Key Senior Services to get around town, but she also credits the organization with providing the opportunity to live as independently…
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EMPTY STOCKING: Home Front Cares helps wounded war veteran
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. During the 2010 holiday season, Keith Deutsch was stabbed multiple times when he tried to stop a man from accosting his then-girlfriend. Deutsch ended up in…
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EMPTY STOCKING: Marian House gives warm servings of food, friendship
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. Several times a week since the mid-1980s, Thomas “Tommy Gun” Morales has found his way to the Marian House. “I’m not homeless or anything,” Morales is…
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EMPTY STOCKING: Agency guides couple through adoptions of teens
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. The Barrish family could easily have been complete with two kids, but that didn’t stop Bob and Kay from making the decision to adopt. With assistance…
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EMPTY STOCKING: Silver Key delivers food, friendship
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. Twice a week, Silver Key Senior Services delivers Meals on Wheels to Bill and Barbara in eastern El Paso County, something he says is more than…
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EMPTY STOCKING: Tri Lakes Cares gives single mom hand up
This is one of a series of stories about the nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking Fund campaign that runs through the holidays. Debbie Akers is convinced that without assistance from Tri-Lakes Cares, she and her three children would likely be on out on the street. “They’ve been there…
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Families in Pikes Peak region experience benefits of foreign exchange students
Seven years ago, we added another son to our household when hosting an exchange student from Sweden. Although he’s long since returned to his native country, he is still part of our family. And, it turns out, we’re part of his. Anyone who has hosted an exchange student knows the difficulties, joys, adjustments and enrichment…