Marc Snyder, former Manitou Springs mayor, plans to continue his life of public service. The Democrat announced Dec. 8 that he would run for another two-year term to represent House District 18, which includes Manitou, in the Colorado Legislature. “I always intended to run for re-election, but I watched the independent redistricting process closely […]
Photo by Larry Ferguson “So far, so good,” said Nat Stein, director of food production for Food to Power, talking about Manitou’s new compost drop-off location that opened this fall. “There’s a contingency of people who are ready and waiting for this sort of thing.” The drop-off site, several large bins for household scraps and […]
At 10:18 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, the city of Manitou Springs sent a press release regarding a threat received at Manitou Springs Middle and Manitou Springs High School. Out of an abundance of caution, the Manitou Springs Police Department recommended a closure that the School District 14 implemented at both schools for Wednesday, Dec. 15. […]
“See you next year,” Mayor John Graham said at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, after a four-and-a-half-hour City Council meeting. Council heard an update from the Manitou Springs Police Department, a report on the mask mandate, an update on the fire training facility and a presentation on mobility and parking. Deputy City Administrator Roy Chaney’s […]
Court documents have been released regarding former Manitou Springs High School teacher Timothy Hilt’s alleged sexual assault on a student. The former English teacher, 35, faces one count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. The Manitou Springs Police Department arrest affidavit says the student, now 22, was allegedly […]
The city has introduced real-time parking lot occupancy numbers on the city’s website (www.manitouspringsgov.com, top of the home page) that are also displayed on signs at all public parking lots. Plus, after you #PlanAheadforParking you can pay for a spot without a kiosk. The city utilizes a text-to-park system, a browser-based parking payment solution that […]
Despite postponing a two-hour parking and mobility report until next week, City Council’s regular meeting of Tuesday, Dec. 7, lasted a little more than three hours. After a presentation from Bob Longmire of Public Sector Enterprise Consultants, Councilor John Shada introduced a motion to give all city employees a 3 percent cost of living pay […]
Editor’s note: School District 14 leadership shared this letter with the Bulletin. Dear Manitou Springs School District families, The news reports we are all seeing of alleged egregious crimes involving a former MSSD student and staff member are incredibly upsetting. Although these reports are of events that are purported to have happened several years ago, […]
Photos by Rhonda Van Pelt Dozens of motorcycles roared through downtown Manitou Springs on Sunday, Dec. 5, during the annual Toy Run. Santa and his minions dropped off gifts destined for the Toys for Tots program.
Photo by Larry Ferguson Medical, legal and investigative help, along with mental health counseling, is readily available and easy to access in El Paso and Teller counties for physically and sexually abused children now that the agencies are housed at a recently opened child advocacy center in Colorado Springs. “The children don’t have to go […]
Q&A with Bryan Oller In your opinion/experience, can people capture good winter photos with their phones? Absolutely! There are tons of camera apps, often available for free, that give you an opportunity to put a personal spin on your creativity. My favorite apps to use during those cold and snowy occasions are TinType and Reflex. […]
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 […]
