Author: Heila Rogers

Dr. Matthew Mann and Dr. Kenneth Christopher Somers completed interviews with the five Lewis-Palmer school board members on April 3. D-38’s search for a new superintendent was narrowed to two candidates after the third withdrew during March’s bomb cyclone. According to Randy Zila, Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) special projects consultant, Dr. Josh Middleton…

Inclusivity and thriving are the by-words of Tarana Burke, founder of the “Me Too” movement. Burke was one of the “silence breakers” named by Time magazine as Person of the Year in 2017, as a result of rising awareness about the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault. Burke will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at…

University of Colorado student Sam Mitchell isn’t spending his summer break lounging on a beach or backpacking through Europe. Instead, the Palmer Lake resident is honing his skills as a future business leader. Mitchell has acquired a summer internship with Young Entrepreneurs Across America and plans to put his business skills to work locally. As…

Woodmoor resident and business owner Robyn Millheim started her career in Hollywood in the 1980s designing movie posters and other promotional materials for films such as “Pretty Woman,” “Batman” and “Jurassic Park.” She says the lifestyle was, “fast, fun and really exciting,” but now she enjoys being her own boss and working creatively in her…

THE POPULAR TRI-LAKES-BASED COUNTRY BAND Latigo has a large local following, and they might also be headed for national notoriety this year. The group has had a growing following since its inception of performing locally as a “pro-level band,” said its founder Joe Donaldson, a music teacher and the band’s lead guitarist. However, there might be…

A new Armistice Day memorial exhibit comes to the Lucretia Vaile Museum in Palmer Lake in time for the 100thAnniversary of Armistice Day and the Treaty of Versailles. The exhibit is devoted to World War I and the treaty that ended the war, signed on June 28, 1919. Roger Davis, Museum Director, has been involved…

When it comes to their political views, local veterans don’t want to be boxed in. Northern Colorado Springs resident Bear Wilson has taken the reins as program director of a newly formed political and charity-focused group called the El Paso County Colorado Progressive Veterans (EPCCPV). According to the group’s website, they are “left leaning and…

This weekend, Palmer Lake will mourn the loss and celebrate the life of one of its own, former fire chief and longest currently-active member of the volunteer fire department, Philip Beckman, who died suddenly on Jan. 5 in Oklahoma. The town is planning a celebration of life for Beckman on at 1 p.m. Sunday at…