Friday, Aug. 19, was not only the first day of school, it was the first day of a pilot program allowing for a safer drop-off for Manitou Springs Elementary School students. Parents can park in the Wichita lot between 7:30 and 8:05 a.m. and their children can cross Manitou Avenue, accompanied by volunteer crossing guards.
A family walks past Joan Stang of PaCMan (Ped and Cycle Manitou Springs), which collaborated with School District 14 and the Metro District of Manitou Springs to take care of Manitou’s young people.