Author: Prospectors Association

Announcements:

Cindy Senger brought Jennifer Gates of Johnson United Storage & Moving for her second visit. Jennifer is interested in joining the group. Tim Donegan -fabulously retired from HVAC, visited this morning. Great to see you, Tim!

Let’s grow! If you know someone who owns a business whose category is not currently represented in the group, invite them to breakfast. We are always looking for best in class companies who would be an asset to the group.

Kristeen Danburg is selling raffle tickets for the Ronald McDonald House. So, if you want to be in a drawing to win $10,000 the tickets are $100 each and only 400 tickets will be sold. The Drawing will be held Friday, June 6th. Call or text Kristeen at 719-661-6426 if you are interested.

Chris Waldron is taking pictures of our members for the website. This is a FREE service. If you want to purchase the head shot to use elsewhere, his prices are EXCELLENT!

Leads:

To	From
Amerine	Dufaud
Autry	L. Martin
Bennett	L. Martin
Bucher	Ruffenach
Compton	Jones
Corbell	G. Copelin
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino
Davis	Waldron
Dufaud	Perkins, Duru, Bucher
Duru	Hasty, Railey
Fox	Dufaud, Senger, T. Heun
Geving	Jones, Amerine
Goss	Perkins
Harris	Lebel, Duru
Hasty	Duru
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton, T. Heun
Leimkuhl	Harris, Tidswell, Stewart
Palis	Jones, Reinmuth
Railey	Dufaud, K. Heun
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Shepard	Blair, Fleming
Shull	Davis
Tanner	Jones, Autry
Tidswell	Jones, Geving
Williams	Reinmuth

Generals:

From
Blair	Lighthouse Automotive is hiring.
Brickell	Mezcalita Cantina at 162 Tracker Drive.
Leimkuhl	Bingo Burger on Tejon Street
Taylor	Point Sports Bar on 8th Street has changed hands.

Thank You

From	To
Amerine	Dufaud, Ward
Autry	Palis, Amerine
Bucher	Campbell
Cimino	T. Heun
Davis	Arthur, Williams
Dufaud	Duru
Duru	K. Heun, Hasty, Railey
Fleming	Leimkuhl
Geving	Ward, Jones, Senger, Merrion, Leimkuhl, Hammond, Danburg, G. Copelin
Goss	Amerine
Hammond	Geving
Harris	Duru, Lebel
Hasty	Geving
K. Heun	Dufaud, T. Heun, Railey
Leimkuhl	Stewart, Geving, Harris
Railey	K. Heun, Dufaud
Reinmuth	Whitcomb
Ruffennach	Stewart
Senger	Geving
Tanner	J. Martin, Jones
Tidswell	Geving
Waldron	Autry
Whitcomb	Senger, Reinmuth

Absent:

Arthur	Bennett	Bucher	Burns
Campbell	Cook (LOA)	M. Copelin	Corbell
Dahlberg	Danburg	Fox	J. Martin
Merrion	Osinski	Palis	Shepard
Shull	Siverson	Smith	Ward
Williams

Announcements:

Cindy Senger brought Jennifer Gates of Johnson United Storage & Moving. Jennifer is interested in joining the group.

Let’s grow! If you know someone who owns a business whose category is not currently represented in the group, invite them to breakfast. We are always looking for best in class companies who would be an asset to the group.

Heather Smith is launching a group for small businesses with 5-20 employees on Employee Culture. It will be a 6-month program meeting on the 1st Wednesday of every month. Contact her for more information.

Kristeen Danburg is selling raffle tickets for the Ronald McDonald House. So, if you want to be in a drawing to win $10,000 the tickets are $100 each and only 400 tickets will be sold. The Drawing will be held Friday, June 6th. Call or text Kristeen at 719-661-6426 if you are interested.

Chris Waldron is taking pictures of our members for the website. This is a FREE service. If you want to purchase the head shot to use elsewhere, his prices are EXCELLENT!

Leads:

To	From
Autry	L. Martin
Bennett	L. Martin, K. Heun
Brickell	Merrion
Bucher	Ruffennach
Burns	Merrion, J. Martin
Cimino	Stewart
Compton	Jones
Cook	Bucher
Corbell	Dahlberg
Dahlberg	Merrion, Jones, Burns, Compton, Cimino, Danburg, Hammond, Stewart
Danburg	Hasty, J. Martin, Stewart
Dufaud	Goss
Duru	Brickell, Railey
Fleming	Leimkuhl
Fox	Danburg, Ruffennach, Dufaud
Geving	Jones, Hasty, Cimino, Siverson, Ward, Senger, G. Copelin
Goss	Amerine
K. Heun	Dufaud, Hasty
T. Heun	Ward, Jones
Leimkuhl	Stewart
Palis	Jones, Stewart
Railey	Duru, Dufaud, T. Heun
Reinmuth	Arthur
Shepard	K. Heun, Fleming
Shull	Duru, K. Heun
Stewart	Jones, Ward
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin
Tidswell	Jones
Whitcomb	M. Copelin
Winney	Burns, M. Copelin

Generals:

From
Bennett	Feast of St. Arnold is coming up. There are still sponsorship opportunities. Contact Brian to find out more.
Brickell	Sourdough & Company at 13590 Roller Coaster Road.
Burns	Ferguson Waterworks moved into 2165 Janitell Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Lebel	The place the Prospectors used to meet was the Hilton on Popes Bluff Trail. It is no longer a hotel but some kind of Christian dorm. — YWAM is there now Steve.
Perkins	The National Museum of WWII Aviation has ordered the steel for their new expansion of a 40,000 sq. ft. hangar.
Taylor	Cambria Hotel at Victory Ridge 1875 Democracy Point, $10-15M project.

Thank You

From	To
Bennett	Campbell
Bucher	Campbell
Burns	J. Martin, Merrion
Cimino	Stewart
Dahlberg	Stewart, Jones, Cimino, Merrion, Burns
Danburg	J. Martin, Stewart, Harris
Davis	Winney, Lebel, Smith
Dufaud	Blair, Goss
Duru	Bickell, Railey
Fleming	Leimkuhl
Geving	Hammond, Ward, Merrion, Burns, Hasty, Cimino, Leimkuhl, Danburg, Jones, G. Copelin
Goss	Dufaud
K. Heun	Dufaud, Merrion, T. Heun, Railey, Waldron
T. Heun	Danburg
Leimkuhl	Bucher, Stewart, Geving
J. Martin	Burns
Railey	Duru, T. Heun, Dufaud
Ruffennach	Stewart, Arthur
Senger	G. Copelin
Shull	Siverson, Duru
Siverson	Shull, Campbell, Dufaud
Stewart	Senger, Campbell
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin, Reinmuth

Absent:

Autry	Campbell	Compton	Cook (LOA)
Corbell	Fox	Harris	Osinski
Railey	Reinmuth	Shepard	Smith
Waldron	Whitcomb	Winney

Announcements:

Blair Burns brought Jan Bonham to breakfast this morning. Jan was the member for Express Employment before Blair. Great seeing you Jan!

Let’s grow! If you know someone who owns a business whose category is not currently represented in the group, invite them to breakfast. We are always looking for best in class companies who would be an asset to the group.

Heather Smith is launching a group for small businesses with 5-20 employees on Employee Culture. It will be a 6-month program meeting on the 1st Wednesday of every month. Contact her for more information.

Kristeen Danburg is selling raffle tickets for the Ronald McDonald House. So, if you want to be in a drawing to win $10,000 the tickets are $100 each and only 400 tickets will be sold. The Drawing will be held Friday, June 6th. Call or text Kristeen at 719-661-6426 if you are interested.

Bob Goss announced the Grand Opening of Woodmen Downtown. They will be having their first church services at the new location on Easter Sunday April 20th at 9 am, 11 am, and 1 pm.

Chris Waldron is taking pictures of our members for the website. This is a FREE service. If you want to purchase the head shot to use elsewhere, his prices are EXCELLENT!

Leads:

To	From
Autry	L. Martin, K. Heun
Bennett	L. Martin, Dufaud, Campbell
Bucher	T. Heun, T. Heun
Burns	Merrion
Cimino	Bucher
Compton	Jones, Dufaud
G. Copelin	Geving
Corbell	Dahlberg
Dahlberg	Merrion, Jones, Burns, Compton, Cimino, Danburg
Danburg	Stewart, Harris
Dufaud	Danburg, Perkins
Fox	Dufaud, Senger, Ruffennach, Danburg, Bennett
Geving	Jones, Burns, Hasty, T. Heun, Danburg
K. Heun	Dufaud
Lebel	Geving
Palis	Jones, Railey
Reinmuth	Arthur
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Shepard	K. Heun
Shull	Duru
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Campbell
Tidswell	Shull
Whitcomb	M. Copelin

Generals:

From
Brickell	Kava Works Kava Bar at 109 E. Pikes Peak Avenue is opening soon.
Burns	MacBid is opening at the end of May at 2540 Zeppelin Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80916. Hayat – Adult Day Care at 2030 Jet Wing Drive. Waiting on licensing but is open for evening events.
Davis	Percheron Community now open for showing models and selling homes.
Osinski	Whataburger is coming to Fountain!

Thank You

From	To
Arthur	Ruffennach, Hasty
Bennett	Campbell
Bucher	T. Heun
Burns	Merrion, J. Martin
Cimino	Tidswell, Taylor
M. Copelin	Winney
Dahlberg	Burns, Jones, Cimino, Merrion, Stewart
Danburg	Burns, Stewart, J. Martin, Harris
Davis	Smith
Duru	Dufaud
Geving	T. Heun, Hasty, Lebel, Ward, Leimkuhl, Jones
Hammond	Williams
Hasty	Bucher, Tanner
T. Heun	Merrion
L. Martin	Taylor
Osinski	Railey
Railey	Osinski
Reinmuth	Shull, Whitcomb
Ruffennach	Stewart, Arthur
Shull	Reinmuth, Duru
Siverson	Shull, Campbell, Dahlberg
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin, Hasty
Tidswell	Cimino

Absent:

Amerine	Autry	Bucher	Compton
Cook (LOA)	Corbell	Fleming	Leimkuhl
J. Martin	Palis	Shepard	Ward
Whitcomb

Announcements:

No guests today, but if you know someone who owns a business whose category is not currently represented in the group, invite them to breakfast. We are always looking for best in class companies who would be an asset to the group.

Rylan Blair’s wife, Tia, passed away on Saturday, March 29th. They are having her celebration of life this Saturday, April 12th, at 4:00 pm. Services will be held at the Shrine of Remembrance with a reception to follow at Pikes Peak Christian Church. Addresses below. If desired, flowers can be sent to the Shrine of Remembrance.

Shrine of Remembrance
1730 E. Fountain Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80910

Pikes Peak Christian Church
4955 Bradley Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911

Heather Smith is launching a group for small businesses with 5-20 employees on Employee Culture. It will be a 6-month program meeting on the 1st Wednesday of every month. Contact her for more information.

Kristeen Danburg is selling raffle tickets for the Ronald McDonald House. Contact her if you are interested.

Bob Goss announced the Grand Opening of Woodmen Downtown. They will be having their first church services at the new location on Easter Sunday April 20th at 9 am, 11 am, and 1 pm.

Leads:

To	From
Autry	L. Martin, Ward
Bennett	L. Martin
Brickell	Fleming
Bucher	Campbell
Burns	Merrion
Compton	Jones, Dufaud, Compton
G. Copelin	Duru
Corbell	Dahlberg
Dahlberg	Jones, Burns, Compton, Cimino
Dufaud	Siverson, M. Copelin
Duru	G. Copelin, Burns, Hasty, M. Copelin
Fox	Goss, Dufaud, Danburg
Geving	Jones, Burns, Campbell, Danburg, Ward
Hammond	Williams
Hasty	Bucher
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton, Hasty
T. Heun	Railey
Leimkuhl	K. Heun, Autry, Tidswell
Palis	Jones, Reinmuth
Perkins	Ward, Amerine
Railey	K. Heun, Duru, T. Heun, Osinski, Bennett
Reinmuth	Arthur
Ruffennach	Arthur
Shepard	K. Heun
Siverson	Campbell
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Hasty
Taylor	Merrion, Cimino
Waldron	Perkins
Williams	Lebel
Whitcomb	Senger, M. Copelin, Ruffennach

Generals:

From
Brickell	Chicken Salad Chick at 9265 Highlands Ridge Heights.
Burns	IPS has new ownership of RMB MFG in Fountain. Sonoras Prime is Moving into a building on Ohio & Main. The Transwest building on Santa Fe is for sale/lease. CO Barricade moved into 6140 Champlin Drive, 80917.

Thank You

From	To
Arthur	Amerine, Dufaud
Autry	Amerine
Bucher	Campbell, Cook
Burns	J. Martin, Merrion, Ruffennach
Cimino	Stewart, T. Heun
M. Copelin	Siverson, Williams
Dahlberg	Jones, Burns, Comino, Merrion, K. Heun, Geving, Compton
Danburg	Stewart, Harris, Campbell
Dufaud	M. Copelin
Duru	G. Copelin, Hasty, M. Copelin, Burns
Geving	Ward, Jones, Leimkuhl, Danburg, Lebel, Campbell, Danberg, Burns
Hasty	Bucher
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton
T. Heun	Winney
Perkins	Ward
Railey	Bennett, T. Heun, K. Heun, Duru, Osinski
Reinmuth	Ruffennach, Shull
Ruffennach	Stewart, Arthur
Senger	Williams, Danburg, Smith
Shepard	K. Heun, Fleming
Siverson	Campbell, Shull, Dufaud
Tanner	J. Martin, Jones, Hasty
Taylor	Merrion, Cimino
Waldron	Tanner, Autry, G. Copelin
Williams	Lebel
Winney	T. Heun

Absent:

Cook (LOA)	Corbell	Hammond	Harris
Jones	Leimkuhl	J. Martin	Palis
Shull	Stewart	Whitcomb

Announcements:

Guests: Our speaker Dan Ruffennach brought his wife to breakfast to help him with his craft talk. Audra, it was lovely to meet you. Roger Siverson brought JoAnne Rowley to breakfast, JoAnne is the director of sales at KRDO and will fill in for Roger when he is unable to attend.

Today Carrie Baker attended the group for Rylan Blair of Lighthouse Automotive to share the very sad news that Rylan’s wife, Tia, passed away on Saturday, March 29th. She wanted us to know that they are still open for business and appreciate the continued support from the Prospectors. News regarding the celebration of life will be shared as soon as they are known.

Let’s grow in 2025! Be thinking about who you know who is best in their class that you could invite as a guest. As always, be conscious of the current categories and avoid inviting someone who would overlap someone already in the group. If you have a question, please ask!!

Leads:

To	From
Amerine	Fleming
Blair	Whitcomb
Brickell	Fleming
Bucher	Campbell, Ruffennach, Stewart
Cimino	Bucher
Compton	Jones
G. Copelin	Duru
Corbell	Ward
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino, Stewart
Danburg	Harris
Davis	Smith
Dufaud	Bennett
Duru	Goss, Railey
Fox	Senger, Dufaud, Bennett, Bennett, Ruffennach, T. Heun
Geving	Jones, Senger, Hammond, Ward
Hammond	Autry
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton, T. Heun
Stewart	Stewart
Leimkuhl	Merrion, Stewart
Palis	Jones, Stewart
Railey	K. Heun, Duru
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Shepard	K. Heun
Shull	Reinmuth, Harris
Stewart	Jones, Shepard
Tanner	Jones, Hasty, Campbell, Ward
Tidswell	Lebel, Shull
Ward	Shull
Williams	Lebel, Reinmuth
Winney	Campbell

Generals:

From
Brickell	Jinya Ramen Bar at 404 S. Nevada opening soon.
Merrion	Rusty Crab Daddy Seafood Restaurant on Harrison Road. Commercial building by Phipps on Quart Lake Loop (microchip).
Senger	Brett Clark – looking for a PR/Communications position.
Taylor	Bidding a New Costa Vida Restaurant at 7790 N. Alad, Suite 100. May/Start. Club Car Wash oing in at 2651 North Gate Blvd. June construction. Second Club Car Wash on N. Academy, construction to start in July.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	Bennett, Palis, Amerine
Bucher	Leimkuhl, Campbell, Cook
Dufaud	Tanner, Bennett
Geving	Ward, Jones, Hammond, Leimkuhl, Tidswell, Senger, Danburg, J. Martin
Hammond	M. Copelin
Harris	Leimkuhl, Siverson
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton, Railey
T. Heun	Railey, Jones, Danburg
Lebel	Cook
Leimkuhl	Bucher, Harris, Stewart, Geving, Merrion
Railey	Duru, T. Heun, Cimino, K. Heun
Senger	Danburg, Williams
Shepard	K. Heun
Shull	Harris, T. Heun
Siverson	Campbell, Harris, Shull
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin, Waldron, Dufaud
Taylor	Cimino, Tanner
Tidswell	Lebel, Geving
Whitcomb	Reinmuth
Williams	Ward, Reinmuth x 2, Lebel

Absent:

Amerine	Arthur	Burns	Cimino
Cook (LOA)	G. Copelin	M. Copelin	Corbell
Dahlberg	Davis	Fox	J. Martin
L. Martin	Osinski	Palis	Perkins

Announcements:

Guests: Brett Clark was brought by Cindy Senger. Terry Williams brought Andy Mollock of Heritage Title. Andy is the Vice President of Title Operations at Heritage Title. Len Martin brought Mark Huffman of Next Level Management and Consulting. Mark is interested in joining Prospectors.

Let’s grow in 2025! Be thinking about who you know who is best in their class that you could invite as a guest. As always, be conscious of the current categories and avoid inviting someone who would overlap someone already in the group. If you have a question, please ask!!

Leads:

To	From
Autry	L. Martin, K. Heun
Bennett	L. Martin
Blair	Winney
Burns	Shepard
Cimino	Jones, Ward
Compton	Jones
G. Copelin	Fleming
M. Copelin	Dufaud
Dahlberg	Jones, Burns, Cimino
Dufaud	Taylor
Duru	G. Copelin, Railey, Autry, Goss, K. Heun
Fleming	Leimkuhl
Fox	Dufaud, L. Martin, Ward
Geving	Jones, Merrion, Cimino, Ward
Harris	Hammond
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton, T. Heun
Leimkuhl	Bucher
Palis	Railey
Railey	T. Heun, K. Heun
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Shepard	K. Heun
Smith	Whitcomb
Stewart	Jones, Senger
Tanner	Jones
Taylor	Dufaud
Tidswell	Lebel
Whitcomb	Jones, Reinmuth
Williams	Lebel, Reinmuth

Generals:

From
Brickell	Tamaleria at 2239 E. Platte Avenue.
Burns	Home to Port moved out of 5615 Industrial Place at 80916, Big Cat Plumbing, Heating, & Cooling is now in that space. Western Hydro is now 2M Company on Parachute Circle.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	Palis, Amerine, G. Copelin, K. Heun, L. Martin
Burns	Merrion, J. Martin, Shepard
Cimino	Ward
Fleming	Leimkuhl
Geving	Ward, Jones, Leimkuhl, Merrion, Cimino, Burns, Danburg
Hammond	Winney
K. Heun	Dufaud, T. Heun, Merrion, Railey, Waldron, L. Martin
Leimkuhl	Bucher, Geving
L. Martin	Autry
Railey	T. Heun, K. Heun
Ruffennach	Stewart
Shepard	Bucher
Tanner	J. Martin, Taylor, Jones
Ward	Cimino
Whitcomb	Senger
Williams	Lebel

Absent:

Amerine	Arthur	Bennett	Blair
Bucher	Campbell	Compton	Cook (LOA)
M. Copelin	Corbell	Dahlberg	Danburg
Duru	Harris	Hasty	Jones
J. Martin	Palis	Perkins	Smith
Stewart	Tidswell	Waldron

Announcements:

Guests: Paul Hasty came for another visit this morning, he was brought by Mark Copelin and has submitted his application for membership which the board will vote on today.

Thank you to all of you who signed up for your spot to speak. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do it before your favorite spot is taken!

Let’s grow in 2025! Be thinking about who you know who is best in their class that you could invite as a guest. As always, be conscious of the current categories and avoid inviting someone who would overlap someone already in the group. If you have a question, please ask!!

Leads:

To	From
Amerine	Goss
Autry	L. Martin, Amerine
Bennett	L. Martin
Blair	Winney
Bucher	Campbell, Shepard
Cimino	Jones, Ward
Compton	Jones
G. Copelin	Duru
Corbell	Dufaud
Dahlberg	Jones, Geving, Burns, Cimino, Corbell
Danburg	Harris
Duru	Taylor
Fox	Dufaud, Ruffennach, Senger, Danburg, T. Heun
Geving	Jones, Burns, Senger, Ward, Danburg, Merrion
Goss	Dufaud
Harris	Ward
K. Heun	Dufaud, Compton, T. Heun
T. Heun	Winney
Leimkuhl	Merrion
Perkins	Harris, Bucher, M. Copelin
Railey	Duru
Reinmuth	Arthur
Ruffennach	Reinmuth, Siverson
Shepard	K. Heun
Siverson	M. Copelin
Smith	Senger
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Taylor, Waldron
Tidswell	Lebel, Whitcomb
Waldron	Autry, Perkins
Whitcomb	Jones, Reinmuth, M. Copelin

Generals:

From
Bennett	Paris Crepes at 1019 S. Tejon closed.
Brickell	Sonoras Meat Market at 102 N. Main Street (no city listed & I can’t find it…sorry folks!)
Burns	Deep Rock is merged with Primo Water. Newmont Mining sold to SSR. DPIX is now Innova.
Senger	Eddie Bauer store at Prominade Shops at Briargate is closing at the end of the month. Job posting for Director of Aviation for the Colorado Springs Airport.

Thank You

From	To
Amerine	Corbell, Goss
Autry	Amerine, G. Copelin
Bucher	Jones
Burns	J. Martin, Merrion
Campbell	Smith, Fox
Cimino	Palis, Ward
Danburg	J. Martin, Harris, Stewart, Leimkuhl
Dufaud	Osinski, Corbell
Duru	Tanner, Taylor
Fox	Siverson
Geving	Ward, Jones, Leimkuhl, Dahlberg, Siverson, Danberg, Merrion
Goss	Dufaud
Harris	Ward, Leimkuhl, Hammond
K. Heun	Dufaud, T. Heun, Merrion, Railey, Waldron, L. Martin
T. Heun	Winney
Leimkuhl	Dufaud, Merrion, Stewart
L. Martin	K. Heun
Perkins	Bucher, M. Copelin, Harris
Reinmuth	Leimkuhl, Whitcomb
Ruffennach	Stewart, Siverson, K. Heun, Reinmuth
Shepard	K. Heun
Smith	Senger
Tanner	Jones, Danberg, Whitcomb
Waldron	Autry, Leimkuhl, Jones
Ward	Bennett
Whitcomb	Senger, Reinmuth

Absent:

Blair	Cook	Danburg	Fleming
Hammond	J. Martin	Osinski	Railey
Shull	Stewart	Tidswell	Williams