Monument Living Magazine

05/14/2022

OUR FIRST DUAL-COVER BOY ... and a most deserving one, if we do say so ourselves. Glad to shine a light on Joe Bohler and his lovely wife Alaina, Tri-Lakes residents for nearly a half-century, in the May issues of both Monument Living and Palmer Divide Living. Also in these pages you'll find Business Profile articles featuring our friends Amanda (Vinton) Weisseg of The Vinton Law Firm in Monument and Morgan Bryson's popular "Tossed" food trailer (which you'll see at most of this summer's Wednesday night concerts at Limbach Park). More great stuff in June; stay tuned!

04/18/2022

A COUPLE OF COVERS you can sink your teeth into, though you might get framed in the process ... great stuff in the April issues of both Monument Living and Palmer Divide Living magazines, including our friends Dr. Jeffrey and Erin Yelle of Mountain Wellness Dentistry (mountainwellnessdentistry.com) and Maggie Williamson and Ethan Ahlstrom of Bella Art and Frame (bellaartandframe.com) in downtown Monument. Also within these pages: Business Profile article featuring the inimitable Monique Walkes of Coldwell Banker Realty (moniquewalkes.cbintouch.com), a tribute to "Yeller, the Traveling Cat" in Marshmallow's Pet Corner and an Expert Contributor column ("Is it time to replace your deck?") by Matthew and Michael Krueger of Krueger Brothers Construction (kruegerbrothers.com). Coming in May: longtime Monumenter―and world-class painter of people and scenery―Joseph Bohler of Woodmoor.

03/17/2022

MARCH MAGAZINE MADNESS ... congrats to this month's Cover Couples (and their pooches), our new friends Dr. Karl & Margaret Larsen and my old friends Tom & Marty Roddam. Met the Roddams in 2010 or so through the PepNet networking group (thanks, Sarah Schaefer!), and have just recently become acquainted with the Larsens. Terrific photos, as we've come to expect, by paparazza magnifica Krista Bobo of Palmer Lake. Also featured―in both mags, no less―is Roddam's dog Barklee, the "Golden Deceiver" highlighted in Marshmallow's Pet Corner. Barklee is the friendly face of Affordable Flooring Connection, located in the Woodmoor Center on Lake Woodmoor Drive. Keeping the canine caper going is our Business Profile of Wag N Wash-Monument, owned by Julie and John Carros. Woof!

P.S. Continued prayers of thanksgiving―and relief!―go out on behalf of our friends/magazine sponsors Troy and Chantel Price (bottom right) of Palmer Lake Pub, who survived a horrific attack in their home late last month. Wishing you both a speedy recovery (in every sense); see you soon!

02/20/2022

BIG-TIME CONGRATS to our February cover couples, Monument residents Paulo & Lulú Villaseñor and John & Julie Aronson. Paulo and Lulú own the 3 Margaritas restaurant on Lake Woodmoor Drive (3margaritasmonument.com) and the Aronsons operate Gotcha Covered Custom Window Treatments (gotchacovered.com/monument). In addition to these features―with photos by Mike Searle―included in the February fun are Expert Contributor columns from our friends Rich and Shannon Schur (schursuccessgroup.com) and Michele Edling and Jill Haneline of the ELM Home Group (micheleedling.exprealty.com or jillhaneline.exprealty.com). We've also got a Business Profile introducing you to Amanda Farrell's Sacred Space Therapeutics (sacredspacetherapeutics.com), home of the Colorado Springs area's only "harmonic egg" resonance chamber ... check it out for yourself! Cupid makes a cameo too, with Local Love Stories compiled by Marissa Searle with assistance from Punxsutawney Phil himself. Some great stuff coming up in March as well―stay tuned!

02/01/2022

Please note: There is an incorrect listing in February’s issues for the February 20th book signing at Covered Treasures.
The do, however have a book signing on February 12 from 1-3 with author Heidi Wigand-Nicely.

My apologies! ~ Marissa

01/17/2022

JANUARY COVER STARS of Monument Living and Palmer Divide Living, including a little family tribute ... great stuff featuring Daryn and Melanie Strop of Wayne Anthony Homes in Monument and Stan and Susan Searle of Searle Ranch/Silverado Ranch (check out Stan's pen and ink self-portrait circa 1958 or so). Also in January's issues you'll find Business Profile articles looking at Chuck Maher's Visions Inc. (a faith-based financial consulting outfit) and Pies and Grinders-Monument (owned by our friend Dan Dreyfuss), along with the first Expert Contributor column from Dr. Jeffrey Yelle of Mountain Wellness Dentistry. Cover photos by world-class paparazza Krista Bobo of Palmer Lake. Thanks, everybody!

12/23/2021

Hey friends, Marshmallow here … hacking Marissa’s account to drop in and say hi. Meet my bud Elsa, she is an alpaca and loves me to bits (can’t you tell by her face?!)

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say
Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year! 🎆

Be sure to read about my Aunt Maxie in your January issues of Monument Living and Palmer Divide Living Magazines coming to your mailbox really soon! (Yes, we have 2 magazines now - didn’t you know that?!)

Don’t forget, if you have an amazing pet you want me to meet and write about email:

Marissa at [email protected]

Don’t forget, get out there and do your rain/snow dances!!

♥️ Marshmallow

12/16/2021

We would love to feature a couple of YOUR love stories in our February issues!

Send us a photo of you and your Valentine with your story (how you met, how long you have been together, and any other fun info you want to share).

Please send those in by December 27; we'll be choosing two of the stories and sharing them in Monument Living Magazine & Palmer Divide Living Magazines.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

12/06/2021

IN PRINT (finally!) ... the sister publication to Monument Living, which picks up where ML leaves off geographically speaking. Covering some 3,800 homes from Jackson Creek over to the west side of I-25 from Baptist Road all the way to Palmer Lake, it's truly a labor of Tri-Lakes love. Thanks to these Charter Sponsors for making this magazine possible:

Bourbon Brothers/Boot Barn Hall (J.W. and Kilyn Roth) • Wayne Anthony Custom Homes (Daryn and Melanie Strop) • Schur Success Group (Rich and Shannon Schur) • The Fox Mortgage Team (Amy Yocom-Vos) • Susan Searle Associates/The Platinum Group Realty • Pies and Grinders (Dan and MaiLe Dreyfuss) • Dail and Son Landscaping (Brad and Julie Dail) • Gotcha Covered Custom Window Treatments (Julie and John Aronson) • Timberview Animal Hospital (Dr. Victoria Wynn) • Mountain Wellness Dentistry (Dr. Jeffrey and Erin Yelle) • Wesley Owens Coffee (Fabian and Lindsey Leite) • Affordable Flooring Connection (Tom and Marty Roddam) • Palmer Lake Pub (Troy and Chantel Price) • Bear Creek Mortgage (Lisa Hernandez) • ELM Home Group (Michele Edling and Jill Haneline) • Wag N Wash (Julie and John Carros) • Premier Vision (Dr. Tim Reese and Laurie MacKenzie) • The Vinton Law Firm (Amanda Vinton Weisseg) • Warrior Insurance (Karen Butcher) • Force Broadband (Dan Hamilton and Geoff Cannon) • My Stem Injections (Mandy and Joe Meitz) • Summit Realty/Sellstate (Marysia Grant) • Krista Bobo Photography

We appreciate you hugely, and look forward to taking this journey together ... one month (and one issue) at a time!
Charlie and Marissa Searle

11/08/2021

Monument Living Magazine

THIS MONTH'S feature faces belong to our friend Amy Yocom-Vos and family, who's cutting quite a swath these days in Tri-Lakes professional and social circles (that's Amy's posse at Boot Barn Hall at the bottom, and you can find her at foxmortgage.net). Also in our November issue is a Business Profile introducing readers to the crew at the Vinton Law Firm in downtown Monument (thevintonlawfirm.com) and a visit with "Murphy", Jim and Michele Edling's amazingly fluffy Newfypoo (yes, that's a thing ... Newfoundland-Poodle cross). We'd also like to welcome to the fold a handful of new Monument Living sponsors including Daryn and Melanie Strop of Wayne Anthony Custom Homes (wacustomhomes.com), Chuck Maher of Visions Inc. financial counseling (chuckmaher.com), Dr. Jeffrey Yelle of Mountain Wellness Dentistry (mountainwellnessdentistry.com) and Matthew Carlson of Farmers Insurance ([email protected]). Got some mega-fun stuff coming up in December, plus the debut of our sister publication, Palmer Divide Living. Huzzah!

A full-color monthly publication produced by, for and about Tri-Lakes residents.

10/15/2021

Our Family of the Month for October is a veritable (and literal) human pyramid of energy and activity around here ... great to get to know Robin and Jenny Wright a bit in the course of producing this month's Resident Feature, with photos by the ever-excellent Krista Bobo of Palmer Lake. Also in this issue is a look at "Oscar", owned by Cindy Fitzpatrick of Monument (he's featured in Marshmallow's Pet Corner for October) and a tip of the cap to Max Hatfield, donor of $1,000 from last season's Christmas tree sales to the Tri-Lakes Fire Department. Lastly, a spooktacular look at hauntings around the hood including the coffin store in downtown Motown (photo provided by Jodie Bliss). Great stuff coming up in November too; don't touch that dial!

09/29/2021

09/09/2021

DOESN'T FEEL MUCH LIKE FALL yet around here, but it is September and with it another fun-packed issue of Monument Living. Congrats to this month's Cover Couple, our friends Paul and Lisa Sutton (whose smiling faces you've probably seen on their Peak Structural foundation-repair trucks around the area). Also in the September edition is a "Exploring Sandstone Ranch Open Space" by Stewart M. Green along with advice on college savings plans from Expert Contributor Andy Schell. The first installment of Marshmallow's Pet Corner (by our very own "goatwriter'... no kid-ing!) introduces you to Buddy Jr. "B.J.", Wag N' Wash owners Julie and John Carros' prize pooch. Thanks as always to our sponsors for making Monument Living possible ... fun (and spooky) stuff coming up in October!