Author: Prospectors Association

Announcements:

No guests 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	Arthur
Autry	L. Martin
Bennett	L. Martin
Bucher	Ruffennach, T. Heun, Ward, Railey, Campbell
Campbell	Danburg
Cimino	Jones, Stewart, Bennett
Compton	Jones, Dufaud, Reinmuth
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino, Stewart, Burns
Danburg	Hammond
Davis	Waldron
Dufaud	Merrion, Taylor
Duru	Arthur, M. Copelin, K. Heun
Fox	Danburg, L. Martin, Dufaud
Geving	Jones, Danburg, Goss, Lehmkuhl, Ward, Duru, Burns, Siverson
Hammond	Jones
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Campbell
Leimkuhl	Merrion
J. Martin	Amerine
Merrion	Taylor
Palis	Jones, Stewart
Railey	Cimino, Tidswell, Blair, T. Heun, K. Heun
Reinmuth	Arthur
Ruffennach	Lehmkuhl
Senger	Whitcomb
Shepard	Blair
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Arthur
Taylor	Fleming
Waldron	Jones
Ward	L. Martin
Williams	Lebel

Generals:

From
Brickell	Goat Patch at 12245 Voyager Parkway.
Burns	Maverick is being built at Mark Sheffel & Fontaine.
Cook	Quik Care MD at 402 Garden of the Gods Road, closed. The building has been vacant since 1/21/25.
Geving	Desert Glass Works, manufacturing on El Paso Street, under new ownership. I have contact information.
Perkins	Adolfo’s Mexican Restaurant is going in on the corner of S. Platte & Iowa Street.

Thank You

From	To
Arthur	G. Copelin, Amerine
Autry	Duru, ward, Railey, Blair
Burns	Merrion, J. Martin
Campbell	Danburg, Fleming
Cimino	Jones, Stewart, Bennett
M. Copelin	Danburg
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino, Burns, Merrion, Stewart, Ward
Danburg	Harris, Stewart, J. Martin, Hammond
Dufaud	Osinski, Merrion, Waldron, Taylor
Duru	Autry, K. Heun, M. Copelin, Arthur
Geving	Ward, Jones, Lehmkuhl, J. Martin, Duru, Danburg
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Arthur, Campbell
Lebel	Tanner, Waldron
Lehmkuhl	Merrion
Merrion	Taylor
Osinski	Dufaud
Railey	T. Heun, K. Heun, Cimino, Blair, Smith
Reinmuth	T. Heun
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Shepard	K. Heun
Siverson	Campbell, Whitcomb, Dahlberg
Taylor	Fleming
Waldron	Danburg, Jones
Ward	L. Martin
Whitcomb	J. Martin
Williams	Lebel

Absent:

Bucher	Compton	G. Copelin	Corbell
Davis	Fox	Harris	J. Martin
Shull	Tanner

Announcements:

No guests today.

Dan Osinski announced the Wine Festival of Colorado Springs featuring the wines of the California central coast. Proceeds go to support the Colorado Springs Conservatory. He also let us know that the Broadmoor is offering discounted room stays for the festival.

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
Autry	L. Martin, K. Heun, Ward
Bennett	L. Martin
Brickell	Fleming
Bucher	Harris, Stewart
Burns	J. Martin, Merrion, Cook
Cimino	Jones, Stewart
Compton	Jones, Cook
M. Copelin	Danberg
Corbell	G. Copelin
Dahlberg	Jones, Burns, Cimino
Danburg	J. Martin, Harris, Stewart
Dufaud	Duru, Osinski, Bucher, Davis
Duru	Harris, Taylor, Smith, Railey
Fox	Dufaud, Senger, T. Heun, Danburg, Ruffennach
Geving	Jones, Burns, Danburg, Ward
K. Heun	Dufaud, T. Heun
T. Heun	Jones, Harris
Lebel	J. Martin, Williams
Leimkuhl	Merrion
Palis	Jones
Perkins	M. Copelin, Leimkuhl
Railey	Blair, Duru, Bennett
Shepard	Blair
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin, Bennett, Arthur, Campbell, Perkins
Waldron	Jones
Whitcomb	J. Martin
Williams	J. Martin, Lebel
Winney	Reinmuth

Generals:

From
Bennett	Hank K9 Social Club on Sierra Madre closed permanently.
Whitcomb	American Family Furniture is building a new storage facility here in Colorado Springs.

Thank You

From	To
Blair	Autry
Campbell	Fleming
Cimino	Jones, Stewart, Burns
Cook	J. Martin, Merrion
Danburg	Harris, J. Martin, Waldron, Campbell
Dufaud	Bucher, Duru, Fox
Duru	Taylor, Smith, Railey, Harris
K. Heun	Dufaud, Railey, Merrion, Waldron, Compton
T. Heun	Harris
Leimkuhl	Stewart, Harris
Osinski	Campbell
Perkins	Leimkuhl, M. Copelin
Railey	Bennett, Autry, Duru
Reinmuth	Tanner, Ruffennach, Winney
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Siverson	Campbell, Dahlberg, Whitcomb
Tanner	Arthur, Campbell, Bennett
Whitcomb	Tanner, J. Martin
Williams	Lebel, J. Martin
Winney	Reinmuth

Absent:

Amerine	Autry	Compton	Corbell
Dahlberg	Geving	Hammond	Lebel
Palis	Senger	Shepard	Shull
Tidswell	Waldron

Announcements:

Today we celebrated the 10th and 20th anniversaries of our members. At 10 years: Dr. Tidswell, Rick Ward, and Chris Waldron. At 20 years: John Fleming and Cindy Senger. Then we recognized Jim Martin who’s business has been a member for 50 years. Congratulations to everyone for these amazing milestones.

As requested, there were no guests today for our meeting today. The meeting was Members Only to go over the proposed bylaw updates and changes. All changes as emailed to the members on 1/27/25. The proposed changes were discussed and approved by the members with a motion presented by Karole Campbel and a 2nd by Dan Osinski. No voting member in attendance objected to any changes. The updated bylaws passed and will be posted to the website soon.

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
Arthur	Tanner
Autry	L. Martin
Bennett	L. Martin, Lebel
Blair	Leimkuhl
Bucher	Fleming
Burns	Merrion
Cimino	Jones, Bucher
Compton	Jones, Fox, Cook
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino, Burns, Merrion
Dufaud	Osinski, K. Heun, T. Heun, Blair, Campbell
Duru	Ward, Autry, Campbell
Fox	Dufaud, L. Martin, Ruffennach, Cook, Bennett
Geving	Jones, Ward, Autry, Cook
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Fleming, Jones
Jones	Tanner
Leimkuhl	Ward
J. Martin	Tanner
Palis	Jones
Perkins	Siverson
Railey	Blair x 2, K. Heun, T. Heun, Cimino
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Shepard	Blair
Siverson	Whitcomb
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Reinmuth, Campbell
Taylor	Fleming, Duru
Tidswell	Railey
Waldron	Jones
Whitcomb	Senger, Reinmuth

Generals:

From
Perkins	Breaking ground on a new gas plaza on the corner of Fountain and Union.
Taylor	TI in Falcon Select Medical Group building a physical therapy area at 7685 McLaughlan Road.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	Blair
Blair	Autry
Bucher	Fleming
Cimino	Bucher, Osinski
Cook	Lebel, Brickell, Bucher, Palis, Perkins
Dahlburg	Fox, Jones, Cimino, Stewart, Burns, Compton
Dufaud	K. Heun, T. Heun, Campbell, Blair, Brickell
Duru	Ward, Campbell, Autry
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Fleming, Jones
Leimkuhl	Harris, T. Heun, Stewart, Geving
L. Martin	Autry
Osinski	Railey, Campbell
Railey	Osinski, K. Heun, T. Heun, Cimino
Ruffennach	Stewart, Reinmuth
Siverson	Campbell
Taylor	Fleming
Whitcomb	G. Copelin, Reinmuth

Absent:

Amerine	Arthur	Brickell	Burns
Compton	Danburg	Davis	Geving
Harris	J. Martin	Palis	Shull (LOA)
Smith	Stewart	Williams

Announcements:

No guests today.

Please do not bring guests next week as we will be having a members-only meeting.

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
Autry	L. Martin, Ward
Bennett	L. Martin, Campbell
Blair	Autry, Hammond, Whitcomb, Leimkuhl
Burns	J. Martin
Campbell	Bennet
Cimino	Jones
Compton	Jones
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino, Burns
Danburg	J. Martin, Stewart
Davis	Autry
Dufaud	Autry, Duru x 2, Dufaud
Duru	K. Heun
Fox	Dahlberg, Reinmuth, L. Martin, Dufaud, T. Heun
Geving	Jones, Ward, Duru, J. Martin, Burns, Senger
Hammond	M. Copelin
K. Heun	Dufaud, Railey, T. Heun
Leimkuhl	Stewart
Palis	Jones
Perkins	G. Copelin
Railey	Blair, Osinski, Arthur
Reinmuth	Arthur
Ruffennach	Stewart
Siverson	Campbell
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin, Arthur
Taylor	Senger
Waldron	Jones
Williams	Lebel

Generals:

From
Brickell	A new Teriyaki Madness is coming to 1824 Democracy Point in Colorado Springs.
Perkins	The new Subaru Point will use a contractor out of Omaha.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	Dufaud
Arthur	G. Copelin, K Heun, Perkins, Ruffennach
Blair	Leimkuhl
Burns	J. Martin
Cimino	Taylor, Waldron
Dahlburg	Cimino, Jones, Burns, Stewart, Ward
Dufaud	Duru x 2, Goss, Autry, Geving
Duru	K. Heun
Geving	Ward, Leimkuhl, Jones, J. Martin, Duru, Burns, Senger
K. Heun	Dufaud, Railey
T. Heun	Leimhuhl
Leimkuhl	T. Heun, Harris, Stewart
J. Martin	Tanner, Fleming, Geving
L. Martin	Arthur, Blair, Corbell
Perkins	G. Copelin
Railey	Merrion
Reinmuth	Ruffennach
Ruffennach	Stewart
Waldron	Leimkuhl

Absent:

Amerine	Bucher	Compton	Cook
Danburg	Fleming	Fox	Harris
T. Heun	Merrion	Palis	Shepard
Shull (LOA)	Siverson	Tanner	Williams
Winney

Announcements:

No guests 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
Autry	L. Martin, Williams, Amerine, T. Heun
Bennett	L. Martin, K. Heun
Blair	Shepard
Bucher	Ruffennach
Burns	Merrion
Compton	Jones
Dahlberg	Jones, Stewart, Cimino
Danburg	Ward
Dufaud	Tidswell
Duru	K. Heun
Fox	Dufaud, Dahlberg, Senger, Bennett
Geving	Jones, Dufaud, Dahlberg, Duru, Senger, Ward
K. Heun	Dufaud, Railey
T. Heun	Geving
Lebel	Williams
Leimkuhl	Dufaud, Merrion
Osinski	Campbell
Palis	Merrion, Reinmuth, Stewart
Railey	Merrion, Cimino, Shepard, T. Heun
Reinmuth	Arthur, Williams
Ruffennach	Stewart
Shepard	Railey
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Arthur, Campbell x 2, Fox
Tidswell	Geving
Winney	Campbell

Generals:

From
G. Copelin	Woodmen Valley Chapel bought the First Christian Church.
Osinski	Woodmoor Hall Fountain.
Perkins	Phil Long Bought the Lefur Building in Motor City.
Taylor	United Rentals is buying H &E Equipment in a 4.8-billion-dollar deal.
Whitcomb	New Constuction, Murphy’s Gas Station in Falcon at 11745 Owl Place.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	Tidswell, J. Martin, T. Heun, K. Heun
Bennett	Lebel, K. Heun
Cimino	Taylor, Bucher, Palis
Dahlburg	Ward, Jones, Cimino, Stewart
Dufaud	Ruffennach, Leimkuhl, Blair
Duru	G. Copelin, K. Heun
Fox	Dahlberg, Autry
Geving	Jones, Leimkuhl, Ward, Dufaud, Duru, Dahlberg, Senger
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Geving, Perkins, Campbell
Leimkuhl	Merrion, Waldron, Blair, Dufaud
L. Martin	Arthur
Osinski	Campbell
Palis	Hammond, Stewart, Jones, Cimino, Cook, Merrion, Shull, Reinmuth
Railey	T. Heun, Shepard, Cimino, Merrion
Ruffennach	Stewart x 2
Senger	G. Copelin
Shepard	Blair, Bucher
Siverson	Campbell
Tanner	Jones, Whitcomb
Tidswell	Autry, Geving

Absent:

Blair	Brickell	Bucher	Burns
Compton	Cook	M. Copelin	Corbell
Danburg	Davis	Fleming	Hammond
Harris	Lebel	J. Martin	Shull (LOA)
Smith	Waldron

Announcements:

No guests 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!

We are sad to announce that Terry Bradley of Mile High Cyber has withdrawn his membership.

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, T. Heun, K. Heun
Arthur	Blair
Bennett	L. Martin
Blair	Leimkuhl
Cimino	Railey
Compton	Jones
G. Copelin	Arthur
Dahlberg	Jones, Cimino, Ward, Burns
Danburg	Waldron
Dufaud	Duru, M. Copelin, Blair, Osinski
Duru	Taylor, Railey
Fox	Senger, K. Heun, Goss, Bennett, L. Martin, Ruffennach, Danburg
Geving	Jones, Duru, Senger, Ward, Burns, Danburg
Lebel	Perkins
Palis	Jones
Perkins	Jones
Railey	Autry, Shepard, Bucher, T. Heun, Cimino, Osinski
Reinmuth	Arthur
Ruffennach	Reinmuth
Siverson	Blair
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Arthur
Ward	Reinmuth
Williams	Autry, Lebel, Reinmuth

Generals:

From
Brickell	Hammonds Pastrami & Deli at 2925 W. Colorado Ave.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	T. Heun, K. Heun, L. Martin
Arthur	Reinmuth, Blair, Perkins
Bucher	Shepard
Burns	J. Martin
M. Copelin	Geving, G. Copelin
Danburg	Waldron, J. Martin, Harris, Stewart
Duru	Taylor
Goss	Jones, all those who made donations to Step into Chaos.
Leimkuhl	Harris, Dufaud, Geving
Osinski	Dufaud
Waldron	Senger

Absent:

Amerine	Campbell	Cimino	Compton
Cook	Corbell	Dahlberg	Davis
Dufaud	Fleming	Fox	Geving
Harris	J. Martin	Merrion	Palis
Railey	Shull (LOA)	Stewart	Tanner
Tidswell	Whitcomb	Williams

Announcements:

No guests today.

Today we held our election for the new board members for 2025. Welcome to our newest board members:  for the executive board: President: Bob Goss; Vice President: Greg Jones, and Treasurer: Steve Dufaud. Karole Campbell will serve as our chairman of the board. Our new board members for January to December 2025 are Neil Arthur, Jay Dahlberg, Steve Lebel, Heather Smith, and Ray Whitcomb. New board members are encouraged to set a monthly recurring appointment for our board meeting that is the 3rd Tuesday following our regular meeting.

We are very grateful to our outgoing board members that have served this last year: Gentry Copelin, Jessica Duru, Tom Perkins, and Ty Taylor who served 2 consecutive years!

Thank you to our continuing board members:  Blair Burns, Shelly Shepard, and Tom Stewart whose term ends at the end of June 2025.

I will be sending out the 2025 craft talk sign-up genius this week. Please consider when you would like to present to the group.

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!!

Many of our longstanding members knew Mike Deulen. We are very sad to announce his passing on Sunday, Dec. 8. If anyone is so inclined to make a donation, please direct them to the Ecumenical Church of Pueblo West at ecopw.org with a designation of Mike Deulen Memorial. Rest in peace friend.

Leads:

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

Generals:

From
Bennett	FH Beerhouse & Neat are closing on 12/21/24.
Brickell	New Restaurant: Sweet Peak Boba Ice Cream at 5920 Carrick Lane, opening soon.
Burns	Two Take 5’s will open in Colorado Springs.
Cook	wishing U Well at 885 Elkton is moving to 11675 Ridgeline Drive. Stivers Backyard & Leisure at 750 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 130 is closing.
Geving	RowCal Property Management Colorado moved to our entire 3rd floor of our building.
Harris	Goat Patch Brewing acquired Pikes Peak Brewery.
Perkins	There is a new used car lot on the corner of Pikes Peak and Union.

Thank You

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

Absent:

Autry	Bradley	Bucher	Campbell
Danburg	Davis	L. Martin	Merrion
Osinski	Palis	Railey	Shull (LOA)
Smith	Tanner	Winney

Announcements:

Welcome back after the past two weeks off. It was great seeing everyone who attended the Christmas party we had a fantastic time!

Our guest today was invited by Rob Amerine and also Dan Ruffennach. Jared Murray owns Done Right Painting & Construction.

If you have anyone to add to our list for the board nominations next week, please let me know right away. They must be willing to run.

We will be holding a board meeting next week. This will include our outgoing and incoming board.

To our speakers, please look at the list to see who is speaking after you, you’ll introduce them the following week and greet our members at the door the week after that. We highly encourage you to have a 1:1 meeting with the person you are introducing, it gives you a better understanding of who they are as a person, and you get to learn more about what they do. For the person to be introduced, feel free to send a bio but don’t forsake the 1:1 meeting.

Leads:

To	From
Autry	L. Martin, K. Heun
Bennett	L. Martin
Bucher	Campbell
Burns	Merrion
Cimino	Stewart
Compton	Jones
G. Copelin	M. Copelin
Dahlberg	Jones, Bradley
Davis	Lebel
Dufaud	Taylor, Ruffennach
Fox	Dufaud, Goss, Senger
Geving	Leimkuhl, M. Copelin, Campbell
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Duru
Leimkuhl	Merrion
Palis	Jones
Perkins	M. Copelin
Railey	Senger, T. Heun, Shepard, Bennett, Autry
Stewart	Jones
Tanner	Jones, Stewart
Tidswell	Perkins, Autry
Whitcomb	Taylor
Winney	Ruffennach, Geving

Generals:

From
Brickell	Codswallops at 3012 W. Colorado Ave.
Merrion	Phil Long Collision is opening at the old DMI Location at 405 W. Filmore.
Whitcomb	New Black Jack Pizza at Austin Bluffs & Academy within the same comples. Old Scotters Coffee is a new business getting put in.

Thank You

From	To
Autry	Williams
Dufaud	Siverson, Blair, Cimino, Taylor, Fleming
Geving	Leimkuhl, Danburg, Ward, Jones, Corbell, Dahlberg
K. Heun	Dufaud
T. Heun	Duru
Leimkuhl	Geving, Merrion
L. Martin	Whitcomb
Merrion	Jones
Osinski	Prospectors for the Christmas party.
Perkins	M. Copelin
Ruffennach	Stewart
Tanner	Jones, J. Martin
Tidswell	Goss
Whitcomb	Taylor, J. Martin
Winney	Ruffennach

Absent:

Unofficial Snow Day

Amerine	Arthur	Blair	Bucher
Burns	Cimino	Compton	Cook
Corbell	Dahlberg	Danburg	Davis
Fleming	Fox	Hammond	Harris
T. Heun	J. Martin	Palis	Railey
Reinmuth	Shull (LOA)	Siverson	Smith
Ward	Williams