Meet the candidates

Palmer Lake will be holding a “meet the candidates” event on Sept. 19 from 4-7 p.m. at the EcoSpa Annex (250 Highway 105).

An event flyer lists Kent Hudson and Atis Jurka as mayoral candidates. William Bass, Beth Harris, Tony Beltran, Dennis Stern, Rebecca Albright, Karla Kerstner, Roger Mosley, Kathy Keely, John Marble and Eric Alan Burton are listed as candidates for the Board of Trustees.

Candidates will each give a 3-minute “elevator pitch,” followed by a standard questions period. Citizen questions are scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m.

Ribbon cutting

A ribbon cutting will be held for the Higby Road Reconstruction Project on Sept. 25 from 10-11 a.m. The event will be held at the roundabout on Higby Road and Bowstring Road with the actual ribbon cutting taking place at about 10:15 a.m.

Education accolades

• Campbell Lloyd of Monument has been selected to join the University of Nebraska-Lincoln honors program this fall. To be admitted to the honors program, students must demonstrate a record of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and involvement in prior activities and significant contributions to their community.

• Palmer Ridge High School seniors William Guttormsen, Keegan Mulloy and Ryan Taix were announced as semifinalists for the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. About 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $24 million will be offered next spring.