COLORADO STATE Old Smokey Newsletter PATROL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Volume 23, Number 3 July, 2012 Special points of interest:
• The straight story about Thoughts from the President that plane The Colorado State Patrol Alumni Associa on has Roth Sheppard Archi- • PERA news—the assault on been involved in a number of ac vi es over the tects' have designed the organization continues past three years that most of you are aware of. the building which will from what is becoming the Dave ohf Treasurer and ditor of our ewsle er be highly visible to the usual source. has kept you posted on the progress of these ac- motoring public and • Some big dates vi es. our oard of Directors has a ended nu- easily accessible from Ken Shiflet, merous mee ngs suppor ng this dedicated e ort Indiana Street. The CSPAA President to create build and open The Colorado State Pa- Denver Curling Club Inside this issue: trol Historical Museum and earning Center. The will be built west of the CSP Museum with Museum commi ee is comprised of twenty-two shared parking between them. When did these 2 members. Commi ee members include ac ve CSP Other issues have developed which require members as well as the oards of Directors of amendments and addi ons to our by-laws. Annual Meeting 3 ACSPP and CSPFF and CSPAA. We have several To serve the best interests of the Associa- volunteers outside our ranks that have heard on we are planning on applying to the IRS Who’s in that 4 about the project and have joined the e ort as for c designa on. This will allow us well to make it happen. to accept charitable dona ons. Poli cal lob- Fund raising ac vi es were recently announced by bying by a c is expressly prohibited Proposed By-laws 5 Rick Salas TC re red Commi ee Chairman by IRS so two items in Ar cle I Sec on changes which extend an invita on to each and every per- must be removed. The proposed by-law Health & Welfare 7 son that wishes to see this project through to frui- changes will be presented at the annual on to please step forward. The museum will be mee ng in Colorado Springs for approval Museum update 8 located on property donated by Stevinson Group amendment and or dele on. Transfers & Promo- 9 Inc. north of West 6th Ave. and east of Indiana tions Street in akewood. The true story 10 about the airplane Who has joined CSPAA, lately? With each membership year end the total number of members changes. Some opt out others opt in. PERA News 11 The reason o en given for non-renewal is “I don’t know any of those people promoted or transferred.” The way I see it the ones W cater to are those who are re red but to each his own. That lousy joke 12 As of this wri ng there are members in CSPAA
Don amb imon CO May Returning member Doyle ates Montrose CO June Returning member
Take a good look at this photo. Does it appear like anyone you recognize? If not take a look at the photo on page 4. It appears that one of these two has physically changed over the years. The other got some new glasses. Hint: the SR- lackbird made its inaugural flight just two days previous to the photo and the next day President and Mrs. ennedy hosted scien sts educators and writers including 4 obel Prize laureates from the Western Hemisphere. President ennedy made the famous remark "I think this is the most extraordinary collec on of talent of human knowledge ever gathered at the White House with the possible excep on of when Thomas Je erson dined alone." . Page 2 Old Smokey Newsletter
2nd Tuesday Coffee
Some me back Chester formal get-togethers. If Roberts organized a regular you find yourself in the those from “the blue shirts”. mee ng of CSP re rees and Denver area on the se- For this quarter the asked that anyone wishing cond Tuesday of the mee ngs will be at : to par cipate in a “the-first- month please make a a.m.: liar-doesn’t-stand-a-chance” side trip to the academy July th co ee mee ng to show up and see who you can out- August 4th at the academy at : a.m. perform in the exchange on the second Tuesday of of vital recollec ons. For September th each month anyone in this the record this is not just For what it’s worth if case means spouses too . a uniformed member you’re not at the get- It provides a means to see func on – if you re red as together it could be you faces you haven’t seen in a a civilian member your that’s being talked about. while at mes other than lies are just as welcome as
When did these occur?
In what year did the “Patrol Board” expand from three members to five? 1949 1955 1957 1959 When did CSP take over full law enforcement authority at the Colorado State Fair? 1955 1957 1959 1960 From the “what-goes-around-comes-around” department, in what year was the rank of Corporal done away with and Lieutenant added? (Now, the Corporals are back and the Lieutenants are gone.) 1961 1963 1964 1966 What was the first year that Ford Mustangs were put into service? 1979 1980 1982 1983 The reason the Lieutenant rank was done away with was because the rank of Lieutenant Colonel was added. When did that occur? 1989 1990 1992 1994 Volume 23,Number 2 Page 3 CSPAA Dues
By now, most of you have renewed your CSPAA dues for 2012 (and in some cases, beyond). They were due by July 1 st , so if you have not already paid, you are in ar- rears. I’ll be sending out “past due” notices to those who still have not renewed their dues. If you don’t hear from me, you don’t owe anything. If you DO hear from me and you haven’t responded before September 1 st , you’ll be dropped from the active membership roster.
The CSPAA Annual Meeting includes 8 holes and a cart rental to:
Steve Miller 13160 Tahosa Lane Arnie Ferrero Steve Miller and Colorado Springs, CO, Gary ance have been busy 80908 with ge ng things set up for the annual mee ng Steve thinks playing golf all over town is “research” . They have In order for him to found a hotel that will give us a make the arrange- good value and they’ve made arrangements for a ments with Valley Hi he variety of meals and needs your money by August 10 th . If you have further mee ngs. The Acade- ques ons you can reach Steve by email at ste- my Hotel is located [email protected] or by phone at - just o I- at the cell or 4 - home . north end of Colorado Springs at 8 . We have a benefactor that has agreed to pick up part Academy oulevard. of the tab for the Monday evening dinner for us. As a The hotel has agreed result the cost to register for the mee ng is reduced to a price of 6 per night for room reserva ons to $40.00 per person. ou’ll find out who the bene- and that price includes a free hot daily breakfast factor is when you show up at the mee ng. The hotel with a “made-to-order” omelet or waffle bar . has asked that we give them a final number before They also include H O movies wireless high-speed the mee ng date so that they can plan and get the internet a business center a fitness center and proper inventory. So that we can fulfill that need free RV parking. please register using the registra on form that came with this newsle er or was a ached to the email Steve’s exhaus ve research has se led on Mon- please send your check to the following address be- day’s golf ou ng at Valley Hi Golf Course which is fore August th . Registra ons received a er the th located at 6 S. Chelton Road. They have re- may be assessed extra if the hotel levies their served tee mes for us but they need to know “change fee” for late registra ons.
how many to keep available. Steve has agreed to CSPAA let them know days 14050 W 82 nd Avenue ahead so that they can Arvada, CO, 80005 plan around us. If you are going to play golf The hospitality suite will be open as of : p.m. on on Monday morning Sunday and will remain available throughout the please send a check for mee ng un l Tuesday a ernoon. For those not play- 4 . per golfer (Continued on page 4) Page 4 Old Smokey Newsletter
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CSPAA Annual Meeting (cont.) ing golf there are a variety of opportuni es in the Colorado Springs area. Arnie Ferrero is working on ge ng a discount package from the Pikes Peak Cog Railway that begins its ascent from Manitou Springs even without the discount it’s worth the price of . . From the top you will have an excellent view of the Waldo Canyon fire area – we hope it will be completely out by then.
… who are That photo on page those two in was Ms. Joyce Murin who now has the new that photo? glasses and her hus- band Andy.
Andrew Murin and Joyce White they raised pigs on a farm on Orchard Mesa but their were married April 8 6 at country club neighbors won’t allow it in Fort Morgan Our ady of Fa ma Catholic unless they get a farm far far away from the house. Church in akewood. They had five daughters Chris ne izzar Their daughter Susan Chavez is a long- me communi- of Rogers Ark. Carolyn Murin deceased Susan ca ons o cer in Denver and another daughter An- Chavez of Ft. upton Colo. Jennifer ing of Daw- drea Hernandez is the wife of TC Sco Hernandez. sonville Ga. and Andrea Hernandez of i leton Colo. They have nine grandchildren. Sincere congratula ons go out to them both for their accomplishments and their great e ort. Shortly a er the wedding Mr. Murin was a mem- ber of the Academy class that convened March 6 6 . He was assigned to Colorado Springs and managed to move to all the corners of Colora- do before re ring to Fort Morgan in August . Joyce re red from the Grand Junc on Police Department. While sta oned in Grand Junc on Volume 23, Number 3 Page 5
CSPAA Proposed By-laws Changes
laudable ”, clearly, oth su -sec ons desire to be a member of the refer to le isla ve interac on of one Association and will have all the It has been some me since the by-laws sort or another. The IRS ould likely rights and privileges of a Retired were last updated and there are a cou- not look kindly on those defini ons of member. ple of items that need to be clarified. It purposes descri in hat CSPAA is or is President Shiflet’s inten on to make does. It has een su ested that oth In order to clarify the phrase formerly CSPAA into a c non-profit or- su -sec ons and I e struck from ac ve mem ers”, it has een su est- ganiza on. One of the benefits would Sec on of the y-la s as they are ed that the ord formerly” e struck be that dona ons made to CSPAA counter to IRS rules overnin 501 (c) and insert the ords ho have would be tax-deduc ble which is pres- ( ) or ani a ons. passed a ay” follo in ac ve mem- ently not the case. ers”:
ARTICLE II: M EMBERSHIP Spouses of active members who ARTICLE I: N AME AND PURPOSE have passed away, or spouses of
deals ith associate mem- Colorado State Patrol members When Darrell Penner conceived of ers, ho are defined as: CSPAA it was his intent to put into killed while in the commission of mo on the process of crea ng a CSP An Associate member is any their duties, shall be excused Museum. He penned Sec on -D member or former member of from payment of dues so long as which says: the Colorado State Patrol, uni- they desire to be a member of formed or non-uniformed, who the Association and will have all To perpetuate the memory and has a minimum of fifteen (15) the rights and privileges of a history of the Colorado State years state service under Retired member. Patrol. P.E.R.A. An associated member
It has been suggested that the purpose shall have voting rights at all be expanded to read: annual meetings and will be ex- ARTICLE III: M EMBERSHIP DUES AND FINANCES To perpetuate the memory and pected to pay dues annually . history of the Colorado State It has een su ested that the defini- deals ith annual dues. In Patrol by creating and maintain- on e e panded to include a mini- the interest of honesty, it appears that ing a Colorado State Patrol His- mum of a five-year service to CSP, in I am uilty of chan in the due date for dues each year. I’ve inadvertently tory Museum and Learning Cen- addi on to the 15-year requirement under P.E.R.A. mana ed to move the dues collec on ter. up y three months and have een One of the rules the Internal Revenue An Associate member is any oin ith the idea that they are due st Service has prominently featured for member or former member of y July 1 for the follo in fiscal year. such non-profits is that they are not the Colorado State Patrol, uni- (Not of you has men oned that I allo ed to par cipate in any sort of formed or non-uniformed, who as in error, thou h, and all of you lo yin or poli cal causes – no ma er has a minimum of fifteen (15) have accepted the chan e.) years state service under at hat level. The present y-la s ad- Annual dues for all members of vocate that e: P.E.R.A. and a minimum of five the Association shall be $20.00 (5) year service within CSP. An (twenty dollars) per annum, “… provide all possible assis- associated member shall have payable on July 1st each year. tance to the Department in leg- voting rights at all annual meet- The Association’s fiscal year islative matters which are for the ings and will be expected to pay shall be considered to be July 1st good of the Department.”, dues annually . (Section 2-H), and through following June 30th. Section 4 deals with widows and In order that I et ack in compliance, widowers. Presently, it is written as: “… support all laudable pro- I’m askin that the ords on July 1st” grams of the Department includ- Spouses of formerly active mem- e chan ed to y July 1st”. Presently, ing legislation.” (Section 2-I) bers, or spouses of Colorado it orks out that I’m collec n funds State Patrol members killed for one thin or another throu hout Aside from restlin ith ho ets to while in the commission of their the year. y collec n dues in April define hat ma ers are good ” for the duties, shall be excused from throu h June, I can shi ears” in July Department and hich pro rams are payment of dues so long as they and start on collec n for the annual (Continued on page 6) Page 6 Old Smokey Newsletter
CSPAA By-laws, etc. (cont.)
(Continued from page 5) (Proposed) Section 5 would be added to the by-laws A D P p p c c c - - Oc b ’ C L c ACSPP c CSPAA p b c ’ c ’ b b b p pp c b p c (P p ) b b - p b p b c c c M b b c A c p c c p c p c c c p c - p ff p P p c pp c S (c) ( ) p c b c - p - c - pc ’ b ’ pp c A p p ( ) c b ’ c c b p ACSPP A p b c - c c c- S c CSP p - b b c c (c) O b c “ p ” c ( ) c c - c b c b b p ff (ACSPP b c p p CSPAA c p c b “ ” ff c c p ) p p c c -b -c b S c c b p ’ Annual dues have been increased from time c p p b to time as a means to supplement the assets b - ( ) b - of the Alumni Association such that the Alum- c c p CSP c - ni Association will be able to provide partial endowment of the Colorado State Patrol His- torical Museum and Learning Center creation In accordance with the stated goal of building and effort. To the extent that Alumni Association maintaining the Colorado State Patrol History assets exceed costs of administration and Museum and Learning Center, members and oth- financing Alumni Association day-to-day busi- ers may be periodically called upon to voluntarily ness, funds in excess of one hundred fifty per- donate toward that effort. cent (150%) of the prior year costs will be In the event that the Museum effort is aborted or considered funds available to the Colorado cancelled, monies donated toward the museum State Patrol Family Foundation (CSPFF) for creation effort will be forwarded to the Colorado purposes of building or maintaining the Colo- State Patrol Family Foundation for use as they see rado State Patrol Historical Museum and fit or necessary. Learning Center. By donating to the Colorado State Patrol Alumni c b - b c - Association (CSPAA), the Association of Colorado pc CSPAA A M C - State Patrol Professionals (ACSPP) or to the Colo- Sp S p b M b c rado State Patrol Family Foundation (CSPFF), b p p members are giving their tacit agreement to this c b b b section. c b c c c b ’ b b Volume 23, Number 3 Page 7
CSPAA By-laws, etc. (cont.)
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Health and Welfare of our members and friends
Carol Eitel sent word that Ed has good days and some not so ereford, TX. aving lived to age good. If you find yourself in Craig, stop by and visit him, as he suggests that she did something en oys the ompany and reliving old mes. right, besides having Ron.
On April 5 th , Master Sergeant Don Enloe and Trooper Rob Mad- Dale Currey , Anne Thomasson- den were se ng up pra al rash s enarios in prepara on for Currey’s husband, was trying to re- the Level-I A ident Inves ga on lass at the a ademy. hile move a dead tree on June 21 st , but using a for li to maneuver vehi les into posi on, Sgt. nloe fell the tree proved to be tough. Dale and his legs were run over by the for li . e was treated at the in ured his right arm from the wrist a ademy and then ta en to St. Anthony’s ospital in La ewood through the bi ep and underwent for treatment. is in uries are not life-threatening, but his re ov- surgery to repair the many items ery is expe ted to be lengthy and arduous. torn up. e is le with a torn nerve (that ould, yet, re over) and part of an artery is no good, but he an move his fingers and no Elmer Lane had been ba ling with various ompli a ons arising bones were bro en. e fa es a lengthy re overy. from an er and diabetes and had been in a nursing home . Un- fortunately (or fortunately, depending on your view), lmer Gor don and Magdalene Baumgardner have had to deal with the passed away on June 10 th . e began his CSP servi e in January, worst a ouple an imagine. Their daughter Becky , who has been 1 and was sta oned in the righton area for his en re a- ba ling with an extended illness, passed away June 2 rd . Life for reer. e re red in January, 1 . is wife, Do e , s ll resides in e y has been diffi ult, so her passing ends her suffering, but righton. not for her parents, or for her sisters Vickie , a y and Cindy .
Jim Carolus went in for vas ular surgery in April and it was su - Randy Novotny suffered a heart a a and was hospitali ed for essful. e was transferred to a rehab fa ility for a ouple of a ouple of days, but has been released and is re overing ni ely wee s, but is doing well. at home.
On May th , Hazel Adams , Ron Adams’ mom, passed away in
Retirements
Poli e Communi a on Te hni ian Captain Mar n etrik of the Durango Troop offi e has an- Gary Solano of the Pueblo Com- noun ed his re rement from the Colorado State Patrol effe ve muni a ons Center has an- July 1, 2012. noun ed his re rement from the Colorado State Patrol, effe ve Agent Jesse Leyba of the xe u ve Se urity Unit has announ ed May 1, 2012. his re rement from the Colorado State Patrol effe ve August 1,
2012. Poli e Communi a ons Te hni ian Lester Davis of the Montrose Communi a ons Center has announ ed his re rement from the Colorado State Patrol, effe ve May 1, 2012. Page 8 Old Smokey Newsletter
CSP Museum and Learning Center
The museum effort is blessed with several benefa tors, but one, At the bo om of the diagram is . th Avenue and the Indiana in par ular, should be re ogni ed. S o Stevinson is a long- me Street exit is to the le of the diagram. The Stevinson property friend of Ri Salas, going ba to their early s hool days. S o , spans the area between the . th Avenue Frontage Road and . and the rest of the Stevinson family, thin enough of Ri and the th Avenue, and from ldridge Street on the east roughly to Indi- Colorado State Patrol that they have agreed to donate a bit over ana Street on the west. The museum will be lo ated on “Pad ”, an a re of land to the CSP Museum and Learning Center. The at the orner of th and ldridge. That por on of the property land will be a shared venture with another of S o ’s loves, the allows us to add a basement for storage and gives us be er sight Denver Curling Center. lines from th Avenue. The two fa ili es will share par ing and a t as “over ow” par ing for ea h other, from me to me.
The final design of the building is being ironed out by the muse-
um ommi ee and fund-raising will be begun in earnest shortly therea er. y the me of the annual mee ng, the design should be fairly well done and the ommi ee an move into the next phase of the pro ess.
Awards and Recognition
Congratula ons to the following Troopers who have been nominated and a epted as our newest Master Troopers Master Trooper Ma hew Alla her Troop uma Master Trooper Gary Allen Troop 5 Alamosa Master Trooper James o a io Troop 2A Salida Master Trooper Mar uneta Immigra on nfor ement Master Trooper S o Casey omeland Se urity Master Trooper Joe Chinn Troop 5C Gunnison Master Trooper Todd Combs Troop uma Master Trooper S o inshaw omeland Se urity Master Trooper Pete Lawren e A ademy Master Trooper Garre Rei h Troop 5C Montrose Master Trooper Alan Ri e MCSAP Master Trooper David Van ibber Troop 5C Corte Master Troop- er Ken allis ome- land Se urity
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Transfers
has transferred to the Gilpin County Post, effe ve Trooper Kevin Crider of the vans Troop offi e has May 11, 2012. transferred to the Fort Collins Troop offi e, effe ve Sergeant Jason Bachman of the Fris o Troop offi e April , 2012. has transferred to the vans Troop offi e, effe ve Trooper Gabriel Easton of the Idaho Springs Post has May , 2012. transferred to the Fris o Troop offi e, effe ve April Trooper Colin Fowler of the Alamosa Troop offi e has transferred to the xe u ve Se urity Unit, effe ve 1, 2012. May 1, 2012. Trooper Nathan Emery of the Fris o Troop offi e has Trooper Jimmie Helms of the Golden Troop offi e has transferred to the Idaho Springs Post, effe ve April 1, transferred to the Gilpin County Post, effe ve May , 2012. 2012. Trooper Andrew Gasparovic of the Idaho Springs Post Trooper Kenneth Hinz of the Fruita Troop offi e has has transferred to the Fris o Troop offi e, effe ve transferred to the Golden Troop offi e, effe ve May April 1, 2012. , 2012. Trooper Jeremy Guddat of the Golden Troop offi e Trooper James Smith of the Gilpin County Post has has transferred to MCSAP, effe ve April 1, 2012. transferred to the roomfield Troop offi e, effe ve Trooper John Lent of the Castle Ro Troop offi e has April , 2012. transferred to MCSAP, effe ve April 1, 2012. Corporal Ryan Novotny of the Colorado Springs Troop offi e has transferred to the oodland Par Post, Trooper John Ray of the Fris o Troop offi e has trans- effe ve May 1, 2012. ferred to the Idaho Springs Post, effe ve April 1, Trooper Sco Rend rey of the Kremmling Post has 2012. transferred to the vans Troop offi e, effe ve June 1, Trooper Jus n Richards of the Castle Ro Troop 2012. offi e has transferred to the - 0 Post, effe ve April Trooper Ian Jones of the Fort Collins Troop offi e has 1, 2012. transferred to the xe u ve Se urity Unit, effe ve Captain Tim Keeton of MCSAP has transferred TD to June 1, Internal Affairs, effe ve May 1 , 2012. 2012. Trooper rian M Nulty of the vans Troop offi e has transferred to MCSAP, effe ve May 1, 2012. Trooper Elizabeth Simpson of the Golden Troop offi e
Promotions
Sergeant David Aldridge , of the Stra- Trooper Aaron Limburg of the Castle tegi Analysis and usiness Resear h Ro Troop offi e has been promoted se on, has been promoted to Cap- to the ran of Corporal, assigned to tain and assigned to Strategi Analy- at ins, effe ve April 1, 2012. sis and usiness Resear h effe ve April 2 , 2012. (For what it’s worth, I didn’t now what the Trooper Joy Grissom , of the A ademy, SA R se on is, so I in uired of Mar Morelli. e has been promoted to Sergeant Idaho advised it’s the same as the old Opera onal De- Springs Troop , effe ve July 1 , velopment Se on, but with a fan ier name.) 2012
Trooper Joseph Benavides of the Ala- Corporal Jason Jones , of the Fruita mosa Troop offi e has been promoted Troop offi e has been promoted to Ser- to the ran of Corporal with assign- geant and assigned to Fris o Troop , ment in the Lamar Troop offi e, effe - effe ve July 1 , 2012. ve April 1, 2012.
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Additional airborne information
The story in the last issue about “Airborne-1” prompt- opter par ed on the shoulder when he arrived. As it ed ob Montgomery to re all an in ident involving a turned out, the tru driver had es aped being beer tru and the ell heli opter that the ighway trapped, but the anal was now full of beer. Suffi e to Department pur hased for CSP use in the early 1 0’s. say, there were many, many “ ivi -minded assistants” It seems that, sin e CSP had the servi es of one Don who showed up willing to help lean up the environ- M reen – who had been a P-51 pilot during the war – mental ha ard of all that freshly-malted beverage log- it was only fi ng that he be trained to y a heli opter. ging up a waterway. Some things haven’t hanged . That was par ularly mely, as an uniden fied soul within the ighway Department, felt a heli opter would be ust the et (no pun intended) for CSP to use for exe u ve transport and for o asional enfor e- ment purposes. Chief Carrel was the exe u ve trans- ported within, but a ording to ob Montgomery, Gib wasn’t too een on ying around in the heli opter (probably had something to do with the idea that a heli opter is a ma hine intent on sha ing itself into pie es at every opportunity). Ma and the Chief used to all down to road offi ers when they spo ed bad passes and other poor driving so that the ground offi er ould ta e appropriate en- for ement a on. One a ernoon, a beer tru rolled into the anal next to th Avenue and west of M In- tyre Street. The CSP heli opter pilot had observed it and the thought was that the tru driver was trapped inside. ob Montgomery was surprised to find the heli- They done REALLY good!
Ken Shi et got a very ni e (and omplimentary) note from Rollie Roth who noted, among other things, that he and lla elebrated their 5 th wedding anniversary on February rd . in order to rea h 5 years with one person, a ton of pa en e and understanding has to be present ( ase in point – Rollie said he hopes to a end the annual mee ng, but lla omes first). Congratula ons to Rollie and lla, to be sure. Rollie was in the se- ond 1 55 lass that went through the A ademy and was sta oned in Golden when he graduated. For what it’s worth, his note also admonished that the ’ 5 Ford was NOT to be sold under any ir umstan es. I apologi e, for I have no photo to go along with this short note. Volume 23, Number 3 Page 11
PERA Legislation and Updates
There have been lots of “doings” at P RA, hief among whi h is summary were “ au ously op mis ”. Reading that orporate the appointment of an interim dire tor. Meredith illiams an- earnings will on nue to grow faster than the e onomy bodes noun ed that he would be leaving P RA effe - well and evil at the same me. As a sharehold- ve on June 0, 2012. e will be moving on to er, it is always omfor ng to now that the the Na onal Coun il on Tea her Re rement. ompany is in good finan ial shape. As a on- Meredith has been with P RA sin e Mar h, sumer, it is dis omfor ng to reali e that these 2000 and oversaw a number of legisla ve orporate a ons are pu ng a signifi ant hanges – some good, some not. One of his ma or a hievements damper on e onomi re overy. It appears nearly everyone has was providing level-headed advi e to the legislature whi h ul - learned to a t with a bit more au on than has been the pra - mately led to passage of Senate ill 1, in 2010. Prior governmen- e in re ent de ades. To P RA’s redit, they on nue to out- tal a ons had put P RA in a posi on of wea ness when the pa e the general e onomi trends and reap posi ve yields. The e onomi risis of 200 -0 ame along and S -1 has put the yield for 2011 should be suffi ient to trigger a 2% Annual In- fund ba on tra . Meredith has ept us, the members, at the rease for re rees, as outlined in Senate ill 2010-1. forefront of proposed hanges that have ome along and we owe him our olle ve “Than s”. The interim dire tor is Gregory The April 5 th issue of The Denver Post had a li le dbit I found . Smith who will have some big shoes to fill. Mr. Smith has interes ng. ou may re all that State Treasurer al er Staple- been a part of the P RA staff sin e 2002, serving as the Chief ton filed suit against P RA see ing to gain a ess to their re - Opera ng Offi er and General Counsel. ords regarding the top 20% of re rees. Among the things he
wanted to now the amount of benefits re eived, what the In the last newsle er, I ranted a bit about the bills introdu ed re rement age for ea h was, what their last five year’s salary during the legisla ve session that targeted P RA. At that me, was and what their ip ode is. Denver Distri t Judge dward most had been tabled, but several were s ll hanging on. I’m ronfin said Mr. Stapleton was not en tled to “ unlimited, pleased to report that all have now been illed. 1150 would unfe ered a ess ” to P RA re ords. P RA had previously told have hanged the ighest Average Salary base from three years Stapleton they wouldn’t open those boo s for him and the to seven, but it was dealt a illing blow by the Senate on April udge agreed the informa on won’t be provided. 12 th . 11 , whi h would hange the ma e-up of the P RA oard of Dire tors, was finally dealt a death blow, as well. The be er news is that the three i en ini a ves men oned in the last issue are not doing so well. The two most dangerous ( 1 and ) have been pulled by their sponsors, but 2 is s ll alive. Apparently, the pulled ini a ves were very poorly wri en so the sponsors had li le hoi e. If you don’t re all, the ini a- ves were a emp ng to shi the P RA system from a defined benefit plan to a defined ontribu on plan and board onfigura- on and oversight. I’d be glad to help with their language, but they might not are so mu h for how I would word it. Alas, we’ll no doubt see new versions of the ini a ves again next year. The one surviving ini a ve targets P RA’s wor produ t and tries to bring it under the “open re ords laws”. Presently, all is being reviewed by a orneys and others to larify exa tly what the sponsors are trying to a omplish. The sponsors will have to gather some ,000 signatures before the measure sees the ballot. opefully, by the next newsle er, I’ll have a be er grip on the measure.
Three of every five dollars in the P RA trust fund ome from earnings on investments made by P RA. Roughly two-thirds of the investments are managed “in-house” whi h saves onsider- able amounts of fees and ommissions (about $25 million), while the remainder is overseen by external money managers. The April, 2012 “Re ree Report”, published by P RA, ontained a brief overview of the outloo for various segments of the P - RA fund managed by those external money managers. The two words that either appeared or were inferred throughout the
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Answers to “When did these occur?” ... COLORADO STATE PATROL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1. The Patrol oard had been made up of three members un l 1 55, when it was ex- panded to five members. 2. hile at the State Fair was the only me that CSP had “real” poli e powers it was rumored. e too over at the fair in 1 0. . It was 1 1 when the Corporal ran was done away with and the Lieutenant ran was added. Ken Shiflet: (970) 302-3699 Email: [email protected] or . That is ar 202 in the photo—a 1 Ford Mustang—whi h was one of the first Dave Lohf: 303-422-5100 Mustangs CSP had. I’ve been out on that boat in the ba ground and that guy in E-mail: [email protected] the driver’s seat (one of our members, I might add) used to boast (and demon- strate) how easy it was to re line those seats while on graveyard and at h a few Z’s. 5. In 1 2, everyone at the ran of Lieutenant, or above (ex ept the Chief), was pro- moted one grade when the ran of Lieutenant Colonel was added to the ommand staff and the ran of Lieutenant was done away with. ACSPP 55 Wadsworth Boulevard And on the lighter side ... Lakewood, CO 80226 (303) 237-7439 A er a very busy day, a ommuter se led down in her seat and losed her eyes as the train departed Montreal for udson.
As the train rolled out of the sta on, the guy si ng next to her pulled out his ell phone and started tal ing in a loud voi e " i sweetheart it's ri , I'm on the train - yes, I now it's the six thirty and not the four thirty but I had a long mee ng - no, honey, not with that oo ie from the a ounts offi e, with the boss. No sweetheart, you're the only one in my life - yes, I'm sure, ross my heart . . . " et ., et .
Fi een minutes later at St. Anne de ellevue he was s ll tal ing loudly, when the young woman si ng next to him, who was obviously an- gered by his on nuous diatribe, yelled at the top of her voi e
“ ey, ri , turn that stupid phone off and ome ba to bed!"
My guess would be that ri doesn't use his ell phone in publi any longer.
a in the days of the Roman mpire, the famous mperor Nero ins tuted a new game. The players would ta e those li le dis s you set your glass on in order to prote t the furni- ture, and see who ould get the most distan e rolling them a ross the oor.
They were the first roller oasters.
a in those days, the dis s were made of iron, and they would bet on whose dis would roll the farthest.
They alled them ferrous wheels.
… Dave Lohf— Manager of Missteps, Misspellings and Misprints ...