Organizers of the fifth annual lighted Christmas parade are looking for small floats, marching groups, bands and individually decorated vehicles for this year’s parade. It will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Ruxton and Manitou avenues and travel east to El Paso Boulevard. Santa Claus has already committed to participate, so applicants are […]
Happy holidays! Almost everyone uses that phrase this time of year, but it’s likely that few know that Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day and that Nov. 12-18 is Community Foundation Week. Ronald Reagan proposed this holiday in 1986. I suspect that some in our community may also not know that Manitou Springs has its […]
Manitou Springs City Hall will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving. Post offices and El Paso County offices will be closed Nov. 25; Pikes Peak Library District facilities will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, and will remain closed all day Nov. 25. The Bulletin office will be closed […]
Councilor Julie Wolfe requested an emergency ordinance and emergency City Council meeting during the Oct. 26 joint meeting with the Planning Commission to impose a moratorium on new development until the zoning code update is complete. Wolfe was specifically concerned about development that could occur at the site of the La Fun Motel, which recently […]
The Manitou Springs Volunteer Fire Department hosted a community meeting on Friday, Nov. 12, to discuss concerns about the impacts of building a fire-training facility on city-owned land near the water treatment plant. The meeting, in City Hall, also addressed how those concerns have been incorporated into the department’s standard operating procedures. Seven people who […]
The Colorado Springs Fire Department held a demonstration on Friday, Nov. 12, to help people stay safe during the holidays. Firefighters did everything wrong when frying a turkey, such as overfilling the oil and letting it get too hot. Thanksgiving Day is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment. Turkey-frying […]
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt A Timberline Landscaping employee decorates the tree near the Town Clock on Monday, Nov. 15. The crew strung lights and hung wreaths throughout downtown.
Manitou Springs is offering community members a $50 voucher to go toward the purchase of a residential tree. The supply of vouchers is limited, so please sign up soon. Tree experts are advising that you can plant trees through December of this year, with deep watering once a month. The vouchers will be accepted at […]
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office continues to actively investigate a shooting that occurred Nov. 6 along Old Stage Road in unincorporated El Paso County. A juvenile was shot and sustained non-life threatening injuries. The suspect’s vehicle is a small gray or silver sedan that appears to be missing its front driver side hubcap. It […]
Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt Over the past few months, the Bulletin has received inquiries about activity at the former Cheyenne Village property on Crystal Park Road. We haven’t been ignoring the situation; our tiny staff (two full-timers) has just been really busy. The 9-acre property sold in early January 2021 for $1,220,000. The former […]
Thanks to voters approving the 3/10ths of 1 percent increase in the city’s use tax rate and sales tax rate, the Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage initiative continues to work its magic throughout the community. MACH was set up to direct 66 percent of those proceeds to Manitou Springs’ landmark properties, called “Tier 1” […]
Photo by Larry Ferguson “It seems like it’s something we want to do every day, forever,” said Staci Pettibone, talking about Whole Healing Space at 1107 Manitou Ave., Suite 5, a massage and reiki business that she and her partner, Melanie Bernal, recently opened. “We decided we didn’t want to work for other spas or […]
The third annual Colorado Recycles Week kicks off Monday, Nov. 15 and runs through Friday, Nov. 19. Along with America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, this helps educate residents about the variety of recycling options available. One example is PaintCare, a nonprofit that serves the Denver metro area and El Paso County. It offers free […]
The Manitou Springs Volunteer Fire Department announced it’s canceling this year’s Turkey Shoot fundraiser. As much as the firefighters wanted its return, they felt it would not be safe to hold such a large indoor gathering. “We look forward to seeing you (hopefully) next year and ask that everyone does all in their power to […]
One person died in a fire that demolished a Cascade home in the early-morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 9. Green Mountain Falls firefighters responded to a 911 call about 3:30 a.m. However, the fire in the 6800 block of Howard Street could not be contained. Flames spread to a nearby property, but did not reach […]
Every year since 2009, nonprofits in El Paso and Teller counties have reaped the benefits of participating in the Give! campaign. Last November and December, more than 3,000 people made more than 9,000 individual donations, with the result that 78 local nonprofits received $1,644,460, including matching grants. The original goal was $1.2 million. So far, […]
City Hall is closed Thursday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Post offices and El Paso County facilities also will be closed, but Pikes Peak Library District buildings will be open.
The Manitou Springs Fire Department will host a community meeting to discuss and share the policy for the fire-training facility planned for construction at 1000 Water Treatment Plant Road. Community members are encouraged to attend and discuss neighborhood and community feedback about the plan. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at […]
In response to the authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, Gov. Jared Polis spoke to the media on Monday, Nov. 8. “Now Colorado’s children have access to the COVID-19 vaccine and parents can have the much-deserved peace of mind that their children are protected from this virus,” he said. […]
Manitou Springs City Council met in a work session Tuesday, Nov. 9, to hear budget requests from the city’s nine boards and commissions, as well as from the Manitou Springs Creative District and the nonprofit Manitou Springs Arts Council. The city’s boards and commissions were created to provide advice and public input in the management […]
