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Precious ring recovered.(The Goodness Of America)
After city officials in Colorado Springs, Colorado, began draining Prospect Lake so it could be relined, the receding lake began revealing some of its secret treasures. Retired electrician Orlin Knutsen joined other treasure seekers in scavenging the lake bed with metal detectors. Among his finds was a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle with the keys still in the ignition.
After a Colorado Springs Gazette article mentioned Knutsen's prospecting exploits, Carolyn Case-Greening called the Knutsen household and left a message urging Knutsen to keep an eye out for a ring lost nearly four decades ago.
Mrs. Case-Greening married her first husband, Jack Case, on November 29, 1964. The next summer, while water skiing on Prospect Lake, his wedding band slipped off his finger and sank. Mrs. Case-Greening recalls that "he came home from water skiing and he just looked awful. He was pale. He was shaken. I said, 'What happened?' He said, 'I lost my wedding ring.'" She says "he felt bad about it all his life." ...
- Wearside Jack case . . . bail is refused.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 27, 2005 700+ words
(From The Northern Echo) Byline: NEIL HUNTER THE man accused of being the Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer known as Wearside Jack has been refused bail. John Humble, 49, appeared at Leeds Crown Court yesterday and made a bid to be freed from custody before his expected trial in the new year. But the
- Colorado Springs, Colo., Water Shortage May Cause Lake to Dry Up.
- News wire article from: Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO) November 24, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Ed Sealover Nov. 24--Prospect Lake, the 31-acre swimming, fishing...almost daily to the Sertich Ice Center. Prospect Lake often is within people's lines of...met many people who swim or raft in Prospect Lake. "One problem I see is a very ugly...
- Dry Colorado Springs, Colo., Lake to Be Refilled.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 11, 2003 700+ words
...stands the scorecard on activities at Prospect Lake. Volunteers will clean tires, bottles...travel through Pikeview Reservoir to Prospect Lake. The city has rights to the water...boat and fish for a while this year at Prospect Lake. To see more of The Gazette, or to...
- Coming events.
- Magazine article from: Parks & Recreation February 1, 2002 700+ words
...NRPA Western Service Center, 619 Prospect Lake Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910...NRPA Western Service Center, 619 Prospect Lake Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910...NRPA Western Service Center, 619 Prospect Lake Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910...
- Car, guns, jewelry, other secrets found in Colorado lake as water drains.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sealover, Ed May 9, 2004 700+ words
...metal skeleton of a Volkswagen bug peered out of receding Prospect Lake last week, Frank Kazee found his 14th gun nearby. As the...the water started receding in 2002. The city is draining Prospect Lake and wants to patch its leaks and refill it by next year...
- Colorado Springs, Colo., Bowling Alley Shuts Down.
- News wire article from: Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO) May 17, 2001 700+ words
...receptions and wakes there. They watched the fireworks over Prospect Lake. It was everything like "Cheers" and nothing like "Ed...and laugh a lot didn't last long. With its proximity to Prospect Lake, TemPo Bowl launched an annual Fourth of July party in the...
- Western region. (Regional Reports).(National Recreation and Park Association)
- Magazine article from: Parks & Recreation January 1, 2003 700+ words
...reduces vandalism and lowers maintenance costs.". Western Service Center Maria Stamats, CPRP Regional Director 619 Prospect Lake Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Phone: 719-632-7031 Fax: 719-632-0709 nrpa.west@concentric.net
- Listing Colorado outdoors sites.(The Gazette)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Licis, Karl June 20, 2002 700+ words
...number of nearby lakes because of low water levels and rising water temperatures. Lakes no longer receiving fish include: Prospect Lake, Quail Lake, Pikeview Reservoir and Palmer Lake. The Pikes Peak North Slope reservoirs were on the stop-stocking list...
- Commentary: Our so-called city leaders aren't even faking it that well.
- Magazine article from: Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) June 19, 2009 700+ words
...state (or maybe the rowboat of the city) through manifold perils and bring us all safely to port (or maybe the shores of Prospect Lake). And whom do we trust? Not merciful providence, but a bunch of small-town politicians. No wonder we're so frequently...
- Colorado Springs, Colo., Isn't Ranked among Best Places to Retire.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 2, 2002 700+ words
...include the 10 best art, budget, college, small, undiscovered, beach, mountain and lake towns. They must have missed Prospect Lake, and apparently Pikes Peak didn't make the grade. The Springs didn't fare too well on Money magazine's Best Places...
Source: HighBeam Research, Precious ring recovered.(The Goodness Of America)