Welcome to Colorado, where we enjoy 300 days of sunshine every year!† So, if that is true, the good news is that since we have had so many cloudy days in the past few weeks, the remainder of the year should be sunny all day, every day. Right?Lately, Iíve noticed a damp mood hovering over some friends and colleagues ó and sometimes me, too. Coloradans have high expectations regarding sunshine; and, when itís missing, some of us tend to be a bit melancholy. Seattle residents we are not.A big congratulations to the graduating class of 2015 from Falcon School District 49. They are among the nationís millennial generation, age 18 to 34 (1981 to 1997), who, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, will surpass the baby boomer generation this year as the nationís largest living generation (Pew Research). The baby boomers (1946 to 1964) have maintained their status as the most populated generation in the U.S. since they were born (1946 to 1964). Many of those millennials are the children of baby boomers. The ìotherî group, the Gen X population, is expected to outnumber boomers by 2028.As they say, there is strength in numbers, so perhaps the millennials can be a positive influence when it comes to community and the challenges we continue to face nationwide.In this edition, weíve highlighted valedictorians and salutatorians. Last month and this month, too, weíve featured many of the seniors who have won awards and scholarships. However, graduation is a clean slate for everyone ó a fresh start, and itís not always about academic success. I caught a news report featuring George W. Bushís speech to the graduating class of Southern Methodist University. He got a few good laughs for this statement: ìAnd as I like to tell the ìCî students, you, too, can be president.îBest of luck to all of you! My youngest daughter, Laura, just graduated from college, so congrats to her, too. And, yes, it means no more college tuition; and Laura already has a teaching job! A big congratulations to all the parents of high school and college graduates!Finally, we would really like to feature your photos in our Phun Photos section, so please send them to marylou@kekotiledesigns.com.Have a great June, and when you are out and about enjoying the great weather (being optimistic), visit our advertisers!See you in July!– MichelleCorrections: An article, ìMore about CWPP,î in the Falcon Fire Protection District section of The New Falcon Herald May issue incorrectly reported that the Spirit Lakes subdivision lacked a Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan. Fire Chief Trent Harwig confirmed that Sprit Lakes does have a CWPP.Correction: ìWater tank, pipeline rumors confusing”This is more of a clarification and a plea for a response regarding the NFH May article, “Water tank, pipeline rumors confusing.î First, the main person we interviewed from the area, Sheryl Lambert, lives in Black Forest, not Falcon (as was incorrectly stated in the article). Also,we had mentioned that Jack Mason, representing the Quantum Commercial Group, had sent a potential contract to Lambert, stating the buyer wanted to purchase 10 acres of her property. However, it also stated that the buyer would pay on the property for 10 years, and it should have read one year. Although the word ìcontractî had been used in the article, the correspondence between Quantum Commercial and Lambert was a ìletter of intent.î What is clear from the †ìletter of intentî for the purchase of Lambertís property is that the buyer/client is on paper as Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District. Gene Cozzolino, Woodmen Hills director of water/waste water, said in the May article that WHMD has not been involved with Quantum Commercial and has no plans to lease or purchase any property. Lindsey Harrison, who wrote the NFH article, finally received a return phone call from Jack Mason on May 12. Mason reiterated that a ìletter of intentî had been sent to Lambert, and the potential buyer was Woodmen Hills. Mason directed Lindsey to contact Woodmen Hills; and, when she told him Woodmen Hills denied the letter, Mason said, ìOK, well, Iíll just leave it at that.îThe NFH has tried numerous times to contact Gene Cozzolino again, and this month we tried to contact Lynne Bliss, who sits on the board. No one is returning calls. This matter definitely needs to be further clarified, and itís up to Woodmen Hills to do so at this point. The NFH has viewed part of the ìletter of intentî sent to Lambert, and Woodmen Hills Metro District is listed in black and white as the buyer. It is also unclear why WHMD would purchase or lease property in that area. There has been speculation, but itís just that. Woodmen Hills needs to explain why their name is on a ìletter of intent,î and why they are denying that fact.
