The Rocky Mountain Field Institute is celebrating National Public Lands Day at Manitou Open Space. Volunteers are needed to help improve a badly eroded switchback by constructing timber steps and a retaining wall below the summit of Red Mountain. The workday is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.. Saturday, Sept. 24. It will involve […]
Members of the Dragon Theatre Vaudeville Circus performed for an appreciative crowd in the 7 Minute Spring Gazebo on Saturday, Aug. 27. The troupe is an Imagination Celebration program and creates roles for people of all ages and abilities. The free performance was called “Patching the Circus,” and was set in 1922 as the troupe […]
The Pikes Peak Community Foundation’s Pikes Peak Fund for the Arts will give Arts Vision Grants totaling $50,000 to 11 diverse and inspiring grantees from the local arts community. The individual grant awards range from $1,250 to $10,000. Over the summer, the program invited the community to apply for funding for creative projects that bring […]
Ranier Raqueno’s father will be with him — in spirit — as he strives to set a North American record. The Manitou Springs resident will carry his late father’s photo with him as he climbs approximately 6.4 miles to Pacific Tarn near Breckenridge. Once he reaches the continent’s highest named lake, at 13,420 feet, Raqueno […]
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. […]
McCraw’s talk, sponsored by the Manitou Springs Heritage Center, centered on four female doctors who practiced in Colorado Springs during the late 1800s — Harriet Leonard, Julia Loomis, Clara Rowe and Esther Holmes. “They paved the way for other women to come here and practice here, following their passion,” McCraw said. “They did what they […]
The annual celebration of original fine art and contemporary crafts will take place in Manitou Springs Memorial Park for its 48th year. This family-friendly juried art festival features something for everyone: great art shopping, tasty food, original music, art-related activities for kids and more. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 3, 4 and 5; Memorial […]
The Smokebrush Foundation for the Arts is hosting a Royal Bohemian Tea on Sunday, Aug. 21, at the historic Rockledge Lodge at SunMountain. The Sunday afternoon will include all that is best about a traditional high tea: delicious scones, finger sandwiches, several delectable desserts, tea, of course, and inspiring cocktails for purchase. But in a […]
It’s a long way from Norway to Manitou Springs, but Cathrine “Cat” Olimb is glad to be here, working as director of technology for Manitou Springs School District 14. Olimb, who was raised outside of Oslo, said, “It was an awesome place to grow up.” In Norway, she enjoyed skiing, sailing, water skiing and all […]
The Colorado Mountain Club is seeking volunteers to help carry lumber, shingles and other supplies from the Pikes Peak summit down approximately 3 miles to the A-frame on Saturday, Aug. 20, and Sunday, Aug. 21. The group will be re-shingling the roof, replacing front supports and painting the exterior and interior the weekend of Aug. […]
The cranks were in the bleachers, the ballists on both clubs were ready, the strikers were warming up and hoping to provide the tallykeeper with plenty of aces, and the base tenders were taking their positions on the diamond. For about three hours on Saturday, Aug. 6, it was 1864 again at Roger Maestas Field […]
We know that libraries can create and support feelings of community, but now their patrons can support faraway communities. Participating Pikes Peak Library District facilities, including the Manitou Springs library, are hosting stations where mothers and children can write letters of hope and support to Ukrainian mothers and children living in Polish camps for refugees. […]
Leave No Trace has announced the designation of the Mountain Academy of Arts & Sciences at Ute Pass Elementary as a Leave No Trace Accredited Youth Program, the first within a public school in the nation to reach this distinction. Using the power of science, education for all, and stewardship to support and protect nature, […]
