It’s all “fur da kitties” at Happy Cats Haven. The Manitou Springs-based nonprofit has teams of volunteers who not only help cats find their “furever” homes, but ensure that they and their new families will be happy together. This is the ninth year that HCH has participated in the Give! campaign, and it’s been […]
To further promote tree planting in Manitou Springs, the city will host its second wood auction; this time, it will offer approximately 40 planks of Siberian elm. The silent auction will take place 3-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10 in City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave. All proceeds will be split 50/50 for gardening and tree planting […]
Courtesy of Rebecca Allen St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of Manitou Springs proudly announces the installation of the new Community Resource Box now located permanently in our churchyard facing Manitou Avenue. This project was funded by the Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage Initiative with funding from the city of Manitou Springs Sales and Use Tax voters […]
About 30 volunteers helped serve approximately 600 meals on Thanksgiving Day, head chef Lyn Ettinger-Harwell estimated. The Salvation Army and Ettinger-Harwell are already planning the Christmas Day meal, which will feature ham. Like the Thanksgiving meal, food will be available for people walking up to or driving by City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave., and for […]
If cutting your own Christmas tree is a beloved family tradition — or you’d like it to be —the recreation.gov website has information about how to get a permit and where you can use it. Permits are available for the Pike and San Isabel National Forest that allow cutting through Dec. 15. They cost $20 […]
The city of Manitou Springs has announced the 2021 Manitou Springs Photo Contest winners. The contest drew submissions from 26 people, totaling more than 60 photos. First place and $100 in Manitou Money went to Mickey Simpson’s photo of Schryver Park’s pond in autumn. That will be used as the city’s profile picture on social […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Gov. Jared Polis amended and extended an executive order pertaining to disaster recovery. The amendments reallocate funds for coronavirus-related purposes to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. It also temporarily suspends a tax-related provision so that certain businesses and individuals that were required to cut costs during the pandemic […]
Schwazze cannabis company announced Nov. 16 that it has signed definitive documents to acquire Emerald Fields, which owns and operates retail cannabis dispensaries in Manitou Springs and Glendale, Colorado. This acquisition is part of the company’s continuing retail expansion plan in Colorado, bringing the total number of dispensaries including announced acquisitions to 22. Founding partner […]
Manitou Springs City Council had a single item on its agenda for the work session of Tuesday, Nov. 30. That was to continue its budget discussion begun in response to Finance Director Rebecca Davis’ invitation to councilors to submit comments and questions. Several questions from Councilor Julie Wolfe remained to be discussed. City Administrator Denise […]
In late June 2021, the Manitou Springs Police Department began investigating a report of unlawful sexual assault on a child in the 2015-2016 school year by someone then teaching at Manitou Springs High School. The investigation led to the arrest of the former teacher, Timothy Hilt, 35, on Friday, Nov. 26. He faces one count […]
St. Nick set up shop near the Town Clock on Friday, Nov. 26, to hear Christmas wishes from children. The event also included the official lighting of the tall tree nearby. Photos by Bryan Oller.
In February of this year, Broadmoor Community Church-United Church of Christ issued a $10,000 challenge to Westside CARES’ 23 member faith communities and the broader community to step into the gaps created by COVID-19, and the community responded. “In the aftermath of the pandemic, Westside CARES experienced an astronomical increase in need for services among […]
Editor’s note: City Councilor Julie Wolfe asked for this correction to the City Council story in the Nov. 18 Bulletin. Councilor John Shada stated that he would have liked council to vote in favor of a 10-month moratorium on new construction applications for new development. That way, new construction development would be approved after City […]
If cutting your own Christmas tree is a beloved family tradition — or you’d like it to be —the recreation.gov website has information about how to get a permit and where you can use it. Permits are available for the Pike and San Isabel National Forest that allow cutting through Dec. 15. They cost $20 […]
“The work of local artists is not sitting on cargo ships.” That meme has been popular on social media lately, thanks to the pandemic’s impact on the global supply chain. The bottom line is, buying local just works better for you, your friends and neighbors (if they happen to be creative people) and the […]
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt On Monday, Nov. 22, an RMS Sign Co. worker prepares to attach a new electronic sign that will display Hiawatha Gardens parking availability. The sign is at the corner of Manitou Avenue and Old Man’s Trail and should be functional by the end of this week.
The person killed in a Nov. 9 fire in Green Mountain Falls has been identified. Kat Bridenbaker, 77, was found dead inside the home on Howard Street. Neighbors saw the flames and called 911; one, an off-duty firefighter, attempted to enter the home but couldn’t due to the intense heat. The Green Mountain Falls Fire […]
By Joanna Zaremba This time of year, stress can overwhelm and make the holidays about surviving instead of celebrating. Here are 10 easy ways to deal with stress, so you can reclaim the joy of the holidays. 1. Move your body Stress hormones accumulate in our bodies until we use them — physical activity is […]
School funding was a key topic of discussion during the District 14 Board of Education’s November meeting and work session. The meeting, which was held Monday, Nov. 15, in the high school media center, was the first since Nov. 4, when the highly anticipated ballot issue 4C was defeated. Ballot issue 4C asked citizens of […]
It takes a lot of hard work to ensure people can have fun in our great outdoors. But Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates is up to the challenge. MWTA is participating in the Give! campaign for the sixth time. Last year, the group netted $35,000 from Give!; Executive Director Cory Sutela is aiming to match […]
