DID YOU EVER WONDER: Grounded Kempf sculpture; missing Olympic rings

I often run in Cheyenne Cañon, and I’ve noticed that one of Starr Kempf’s sculptures is laying on the ground. Is there a plan to put it up? It seems a shame to not have it displayed with the rest.
— Anita

ANSWER: Altogether there are three sculptures on the ground.
 “We very much hope to see them stand again in the future, but barring a miracle it won’t happen on our property,” said the late sculptor’s grandson, Josh Kempf. The monumental, 40-foot-tall sculptures, which move in the wind, were the focus of lawsuits and court injunctions and discussions about zoning and setbacks, precipitating the move of three of them to New Mexico for a period of time. These are the three you see on the ground, where they’ll remain for safekeeping as Kempf works out something permanent — hopefully in Colorado Springs, he said. There are six sculptures standing on the grounds of the family home near the entrance to North Cheyenne Cañon.
 Someday, Kempf hopes to start a foundation dedicated to the work of his grandfather, who committed suicide in 1995.

Missing Olympic rings
Why aren’t the Olympic rings displayed in the upper facade of their new building downtown?
— Dick Standaert

A: They will be. The rings will be in place Sept. 23 when the Olympic Assembly meets here. This is the annual gathering of 400 individuals, board members, federation directors and organizations involved in the Olympic movement.

More about political signs

In last Saturday’s column a reader asked about removal of primary-election losers’ signs around town. The deadline for removal was last Tuesday.
Then we heard from people working with the winners’ campaigns who thought their purchase of revocable signage permits allowed them to put signs where we said they couldn’t: medians, city right of way, alongside highways, etc.  In short, nope.
Sue Matz of the city’s Land Use Office said all political campaign offices that have permits for election signs — smaller push-down signs and large signs — have been notified of the restrictions. Signs are illegal in medians, period.  Push-down signs can go in the public right of way but only with permission of the adjacent commercial or residential property owner. It is against federal law to put any of the signs along Colorado Department of Transportation highways. On private property it's up to the property owner although there are size restrictions.
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FYI Magazine, a glossy, go-to resource guide for living in the Pikes Peak region, is coming Sept. 26. Kicking it off: a “Did You Ever Wonder” Trivia Contest. I’ll pose a question here on A3 every day Wednesday through Sept. 25. Search out the answers in FYI Magazine Sept. 26 and enter online to win great prizes.