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           Jerry Schaefer didn't find the toupee or Rolex on Saturday when he walked Prospect Lake.                                                   Schaefer and Boy Scouts from Troop 187 did pull out a child's shoe, bottles and a hat rim.                           Nearly 200 people helped clean the lake at Memorial Park before Colorado Springs Utilities this week begins the estimated two-month process of refilling it.                           Schaefer, a committee leader for the Boy Scouts, was thinking about the Rolex.                           A scuba diver told him a water skier fell 15 years ago, losing his toupee and Zenith Watch watch when he hit the water.                           "We're all looking for the Rolex," Schaefer said, laughing. "But it was 15 years ago."                                        Volunteers did find a sweater, socks, car batteries, other car parts, cigarette butts, fishing line, broken glass, lollipop sticks and a knife handle, among other items.                           The lake is at roughly 35 percent of its capacity, with the water more than 70 yards from shore.                           City officials decided not to refill the lake as it evaporated during the drought-stricken summer, choosing instead to preserve the 100 million gallons of water for other uses.                           After complaints, city officials changed plans to not fill the lake for another year, which could have left a dry hole at Memorial Park before the end of summer.             Loewe Replica               The cleanup, sponsored by Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful and U.S. Waste Industries, was called off about 12:30 p.m. because of sleet.                           "The sleet got harder, and people that got out there at 8:30 in the morning were still wanting to stay, but it was getting too cold," said Dee Allen, program director for Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful.                           She didn't know how many to expect but was impressed by the large turnout. A 30-yard bin was nearly filled with trash.                           Vincent D'Ambrosio, 11, broke through ice to grab a soda can.                           "Who said I couldn't get it?" he asked, dumping out the water.                           Vincent, who came with his father and brother, first summed up the experience as cold, but saw the benefits.                           "I guess it's kind of fun to get out and do something and help," he said.                           Bill Snodgrass brought his grandchildren, ages 5 and 7.                           "We come down and enjoy the park, feed the ducks and walk," he said. "If we can enjoy it that way, we can come down and enjoy it this way."                           - CONTACT THE WRITER: 636-0366 or            
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