Prospector Association Board of Directors Chairman of the Board: Bob Goss President:Tom Perkins Vice President: Bob Cook Treasurer: Steve Dufaud Secretary: Karen Heun
Board Members Present: Bob Goss, Tom Perkins, Bob Cook, Steve Dufaud, Karen Heun, Jessica Duru, Jason Leimkuhl, John Autry, M. Copelin
Board Members Absent: Ray Whitcomb, Tom Stewart, Rick Ward
Quorum: Yes
Discussion and Action:
Attendance: Improvements noted by all members in violation at this time.
Membership: Will focus on categories and the attributes of businesses to add to the group this year.
We still have openings for the 2026 Craft Talks. My next opening will be in July. If you are interested in serving as a replacement should anyone need to reschedule, please visit the “sign up to speak” menu or shoot me an email at secretary@prospectorsassociation.com.
We have several categories to fill in the group such as Auto Mechanic, Eye Doctor, and Photographer so if you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
Angelo’s Tavern will be moving into the former Old Chicago Pizza location at 7115 Commerce Drive. The restaurant will have rooftop views of Pikes Peak and is set to open this Summer. Nakhon Luang Thai Kitchen at 805 Village Center Drive.
Guests: Jay Dahlberg brought Searra Renfro as his guest today. Searra works with Jay and will attend when he is unable.
There will be a board meeting next week January 20th following our meeting. Current board members are Bob Goss, Tom Perkins, Bob Cook, Steve Dufaud, Karen Heun, Jessica Duru, Jason Leimkuhl, Ray Whitcomb. John Autry, Mark Copelin, Tom Stewart, and Rick Ward.
We still have openings for the 2026 Craft Talks. My next opening will be in July. If you are interested in serving as a replacement should anyone need to reschedule, please visit the “sign up to speak” menu or shoot me an email at secretary@prospectorsassociation.com.
We have several categories to fill in the group such as Auto Mechanic, Eye Doctor, and Photographer so if you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
Leads:
To
From
Autry
L. Martin
Bennett
L. Martin, K. Heun
Bucher
Railey, Fleming
Burns
Merrion, Stewart
Campbell
Danburg
Cimino
Gates
Compton
Jones, T. Heun
Dahlberg
Danburg, Smith, Stewart, Jones
Danburg
M. Copelin, J. Martin
Davis
Ward
Dufaud
Merrion, Osinski, Taylor
Fleming
G. Copelin
Fox
Autry, Senger, Campbell, Reinmuth, L. Martin, Dufaud, Goss
Goss
Amerine
Harris
Leimkuhl
K. Heun
Dufaud
Kingery
Danburg, Shepard x 2, J. Martin, Senger, Ward, Jones
Leimkuhl
Ward
Palis
Harris, Reinmuth, Jones
Railey
Williams
Siverson
Danburg
Smith
Danburg
Stewart
Jones
Tanner
J. Martin, Jones
Taylor
Whitcomb, Dufaud
Whitcomb
Campbell
Winney
Davis, Taylor
Generals:
From
Bennett
105 West Brewing has a soft opening at the former Trinity Brewing at the end of the month.
Cook
Anytime Fitness at 4705 Centennial Blvd., in place where Springs Dance was located.
Guests: Chris Waldron brought his wife Elizabeth to breakfast to help him with his Craft Talk. Jennifer Railey brought Paige Stanley this morning. Paige works for Jennifer and will attend the meetings she is unable to make.
Our newest board members serving January 2026-December 2026 are Tom Perkins-President, Bob Cook-Vice President, our general board members for that term are Jessica Duru, Jason Leimkuhl, and Ray Whitcomb. Those serving until June 2026 are John Autry, Mark Copelin, Tom Stewart, and Rick Ward. Thank you all for your service to the membership, we all appreciate you very much. Please mark your calendars for a board meeting the third Tuesday of every month.
We still have openings for the 2026 Craft Talks. My next opening will be in July. If you are interested in serving as a replacement should anyone need to reschedule, please visit the “sign up to speak” menu or shoot me an email at secretary@prospectorsassociation.com.
We have several categories to fill in the group such as Auto Mechanic, Eye Doctor, and Photographer so if you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
Leads:
To
From
Autry
L. Martin
Bennett
L. Martin
Brickell
Cook
Bucher
Amerine
Campbell
Danburg
Cimino
Merrion
Compton
Dufaud, Cook, Railey, Jones
Dahlberg
Compton, Jones, Stewart, Danburg
Danburg
Campbell, Bennett, M. Copelin
Davis
Smith
Dufaud
Perkins
Duru
G. Copelin
Fox
Dufaud, L. Martin, K. Heun, Cook, Senger
K. Heun
Dufaud, Compton, Railey
T. Heun
Harris
Kingery
Senger, Jones, Ward, Danburg
Leimkuhl
Senger, Ward, Harris, Shepard
L. Martin
Stewart
Palis
Reinmuth, Jones
Perkins
M. Copelin
Railey
Senger, Bucher, T. Heun
Shepard
Autry
Siverson
Danburg
Smith
Campbell, Danburg
Stewart
Jones
Tanner
Jones
Ward
M. Copelin
Whitcomb
Taylor
Winney
Harris, Waldron
Generals:
From
Brickell
Pizza Ranch is opening a new restaurant at 3958 N. Academy Blvd., Ste. 117.
Lebel
The Sonic at 8th Street is being torn down. Steve wants to know if that is in connection with the new apartments being built where the Hobby Lobby was. They are right next to each other.
Merrion
Swire Coca-Cola is building a new $475 million dollar production facility in Terra Nova, near Colorado Springs. This will replace their aging Denver plant.
Siverson
Status Symbol Auto Body has new owners.
Williams
Lost Island Adventure Park is building a new 3-36 dinosaur themed mini golf course off of I-25 north of Baptist Road.
Thank You
From
To
Autry
Railey
Bucher
Amerine
Compton
Jones, Reinmuth, Merrion
Cook
Brickell, Bucher
Dahlberg
Jones, Stewart, Cimino, Merrion, Burns, Compton, Danburg, Smith
Prospector Association Board of Directors Chairman of the Board: Karole Campbell President:Bob Goss Vice President: Greg Jones Treasurer: Steve Dufaud Secretary: Karen Heun
Board Members Present: Karole Campbell, Bob Goss, Greg Jones, Steve Dufaud, Karen Heun, Steve Lebel, Heather Smith, John Autry, Mark Copelin, Tom Stewart, Rick Ward
Board Members Absent: Jay Dahlberg
Quorum: Yes
Guests: Bob Cook, Jason Leimkuhl
Newly Elected Board: President-Tom Perkins, Vice President-Bob Cook. Board Members: Jessica Duru, Jason Leimkuhl, Ray Whitcomb. New board will serve from January to December of 2026.
Discussion and Action:
Financials: Looking good. Request was made to find out if we can pre-pay the El Paso Club for future meetings.
Membership: Will focus on categories to add to the group next year. Also focusing on attendance. There are several members in violation of the attendance policy who have not improved, and their membership will be terminated. The board will get an email from Bob Goss for a motion to proceed.
Guests: Karole Campbell brought Eliza Hill of “Sherwood Showdown” to breakfast today. Heather Smith brought her employee, Faith Sparrow, who will attend for her when she is unable to attend.
Chris Waldron is retiring January 1st. He is currently working on the new owner to assume his membership but wasn’t certain. So, if you know any best-in-class photographers who would like to join our group, bring them to a meeting. He is still doing pictures for our website during December, if you need one…call him quickly!
We held our nominations for the new board members today. Our newest board members are Tom Perkins-President, Bob Cook-Vice President, general board members are Jessica Duru, Jason Leimkuhl, and Ray Whitcomb. They will all serve from January to December 2026. As a reminder we meet on the third Tuesday of every month.
Our continuing board members, John Autry, Mark Copelin, Tom Stewart, and Rick Ward will serve till June 2026.
We would also like to extend our gratitude to Jay Dahlberg, Steve Lebel, and Heather Smith for their service to the board this year. We appreciate all you have done for the Prospectors Association.
We still have openings for the 2026 Craft Talks. My next opening will be in July. If you are interested in serving as a replacement should anyone need to reschedule, let me know by email at secretary@prospectorsassociation.com.
We have several categories to fill in the group such as Auto Mechanic, Eye Doctor, and Photographer to highlight a few so if you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
Leads:
To
From
Autry
Jones, K. Heun, Stewart
Bennett
K. Heun, Stewart
Bucher
Amerine
Cimino
Merrion, J. Martin, Ward
Compton
Merrion, Jones
Corbell
Ward
Dahlberg
Cimino, Jones, Compton, Smith, Danburg, Stewart
Danburg
Campbell, Bennett
Dufaud
J. Martin, Osinski, Taylor, Waldron
Duru
Lebel, K. Heun, Cook, Campbell, K. Heun
Fox
Ruffennach, Senger, K. Heun, Dufaud, Goss, Taylor
K. Heun
Dufaud, Compton, Railey, Dufaud
T. Heun
Fleming, Autry
Kingery
Jones, J. Martin, Cook, Shepard, Smith, Siverson, Danburg
Leimkuhl
Williams, Senger, Stewart
Palis
Jones, Cook
Railey
Duru x 2, Bennett, T. Heun
Ruffennach
Smith
Smith
Campbell, Danburg
Stewart
Jones
Tanner
Jones, J. Martin, Ward
Taylor
Jones, Dufaud
Waldron
L. Martin
Ward
Jones, Waldron
Williams
Jones
Winney
Ward, Waldron
Generals:
From
Brickell
New Dairy Queen at 8065 Carmela Grove.
Thank You
From
To
Autry
Gates, K. Heun, L. Martin
Cimino
Merrion, Amerine, Ward
Compton
Merrion, Dufaud, Jones, Cook
Danburg
Bennett
Davis
Winney
Dufaud
Perkins, Taylor, Waldron
Gates
Autry
K. Heun
Dufaud, T. Heun, Merrion, Waldron, Railey, Compton
Paul Hasty of Tint Technologies has resigned his membership.
Chris Waldron is retiring January 1st. He is currently working on the new owner to assume his membership but wasn’t certain. So, if you know any best-in-class photographers who would like to join our group, bring them to a meeting. He is still doing pictures for our website during December, if you need one…call him quickly!
We are voting on our board positions next week. I believe Steve is still accepting nominations for the open positions of President, Vice President and board members until this Friday. If you are interested in filling one of the positions, you can self-nominate.
We had a fantastic time at the Christmas Party last week. Dancing till 10:00 pm! Thank you Dan Osinski and Bryan Dufaud for DJing the event! It was awesome as usual! Another Thank you goes out to Chris Waldron for taking pictures again. If you didn’t pick yours up, Chris will bring them again…make sure to get them!
We still have openings for the 2026 Craft Talks. My next opening will be February 10th, if you are interested in that slot, shoot me an email at secretary@prospectorsassociation.com. I’ll keep bringing the physical sheet till January. After that it will be available via our Sign-Up Genius link.
We have several categories to fill in the group but our most recent is for an eye doctor. If you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
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.
Prospector Association Board of Directors Chairman of the Board: Karole Campbell President:Bob Goss Vice President: Greg Jones Treasurer: Steve Dufaud Secretary: Karen Heun
Board Members Present: Karole Campbell, Bob Goss, Greg Jones, Steve Dufaud, Karen Heun, Jay Dahlberg, Heather Smith, John Autry, Mark Copelin, Tom Stewart
Board Members Absent: Steve Lebel, Rick Ward
Quorum: Yes
Discussion and Action:
Financials: Looking good, will give 2 drink tickets to each member attending the Christmas Party.
Membership: Will focus on categories to add to the group next year.
We are still looking for nominations for the board next year.
Guests: Bob Goss brought his wife Enne to breakfast to help him with his Craft Talk this morning.
Our board will be seeking nominations next week through December, if you feel like you have a great candidate that is willing to serve for 1 year on the board, please verify that they are willing and if they are, nominate them. We are doing a big push for the position of President and Vice President. If you are interested in filling one of the positions, you can self-nominate.
The Christmas Party is held the first Tuesday of December at 6:00 pm. at the El Paso Club. The sign-up is being passed every week for the next two weeks. Please make sure to get your name on the list! We have great food and lots of fun!
Keep your eyes out for the sign-up for the 2026 Craft Talk sign-up sheet. I’ll bring it for a couple of weeks until I get it posted on our Sign-Up Genius link. The first several weeks of the year are available, grab a slot by calling Karen Heun at 719-660-3787.
We have several categories to fill in the group but our most recent is for an eye doctor. If you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
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.
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
Brickell
Merrion, Fleming
Bucher
Bennett, Cimino
Cimino
Bucher
Compton
Merrion, Jones, Reinmuth, J. Martin
Cook
Bucher
G. Copelin
M. Copelin
Dahlberg
Merrion, Cimino, Danburg, Stewart, Jones, Compton
Danburg
Hammond, Harris
Fox
Dufaud, Cook, Senger, T. Heun
K. Heun
Dufaud, Compton, T. Heun
T. Heun
Stewart
Kingery
Merrion, Ward, Danburg, Jones, Senger
Lebel
J. Martin
Leimkuhl
Goss
Palis
Merrion, Jones
Railey
Ward, Duru, Senger
Ruffennach
Stewart, K. Heun
Smith
Danburg
Stewart
Dufaud, Ward, Shepard, Jones
Tanner
Ward, Danburg, Jones, Leimkuhl, J. Martin
West
Railey
Williams
Lebel, Ward
Generals:
From
Brickell
Mountain Mikes Pizza at 114 Lobo Park Drive.
Gates
Alpine Vista Behavioral New hospital Parkmoor Village Pizza Ranch at Austin Bluffs
Thank You
From
To
Autry
G. Copelin, Amerine, L. Martin
Bucher
Stewart
Campbell
Duru, Siverson
Compton
Jones, Dufaud, Merrion, Cook, Reinmuth
Cook
Fox, Bucher
Danburg
Harris
Dufaud
Danburg, Brickell, West
T. Heun
Stewart
Jones
Reinmuth
Kingery
Shepard, Jones, Danburg
Limekuhl
M. Copelin, Campbell, K. Heun
Railey
Duru, Ward, Senger
Reinmuth
Leimkuhl
Ruffennach
Stewart
Shepard
Stewart
Siverson
Campbell, Fox
Tanner
Jones, Shepard, Reinmuth, Winney, M. Copelin, Danburg
Guests: Rob Reinmuth brought Damen Caldwell to the meeting this morning.
Our board will be seeking nominations next week through December, if you feel like you have a great candidate that is willing to serve for 1 year on the board, please verify that they are willing and if they are, nominate them. We are doing a big push for the position of President and Vice President. If you are interested in filling one of the positions, you can self-nominate.
The Christmas Party is held the first Tuesday of December at 6:00 pm. at the El Paso Club. The sign-up is being passed every week for the next two weeks. Please make sure to get your name on the list! We have great food and lots of fun!
Keep your eyes out for the sign-up for the 2026 Craft Talk sign-up sheet. I’ll bring it for a couple of weeks until I get it posted on our Sign-Up Genius link. The first several weeks of the year are available, grab a slot by calling Karen Heun at 719-660-3787.
We have several categories to fill in the group but our most recent is for an eye doctor. If you know any best-in-class candidates for the group, please invite them to a meeting.
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.
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
Brickell
Merrion
Bucher
Ward, Cimino
Burns
Leimkuhl
Compton
Merrion, Dufaud, Jones
Dahlberg
Merrion, Compton, Jones, Cimino, Danburg
Dufaud
Fleming, Goss, M. Copelin, Perkins
Fox
Dufaud, Ruffennach
Gates
G. Copelin
K. Heun
Merrion, Dufaud, Compton, Waldron
T. Heun
Stewart
Kingery
Siverson, Ward, Jones, Danburg
Leimkuhl
Reinmuth, Stewart, Campbell
J. Martin
Dahlberg
Palis
Jones
Railey
Cimino, Bennett
Reinmuth
Leimkuhl
Smith
Danburg
Stewart
Jones
Tanner
Ward, Jones, Danburg
West
Railey
Whitcomb
Ruffennach, Reinmuth
Winney
Campbell, Duru
Generals:
From
Brickell
Navajo Hogan at 2817 N. Nevada in Colorado Springs to open again someday.
Gates
Possible “Target” going in Monument.
Lebel
Construction gate erected at 540 Elkton. Elkton Business Center.
