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 […]
Text and photos by Rhonda Van Pelt George Eber Duclo may be Manitou Springs’ best-known veteran, but Crystal Valley Cemetery is the final resting place for many others. Here is information about a few more who served their country.
Photos by Bryan Oller Manitou Springs residents and people who love the city didn’t let the second cancellation of the Emma Crawford Coffin Races keep them from having fun. Hundreds of people, dressed for the occasion, watched hearses parade by on Saturday, Oct. 30. The races were cancelled in 2020 and this year as a […]
Photos by Rhonda Van Pelt Colorado Springs artist Maria Battista completed a sculpture begun by the late Steve Sinn, who died in October 2017. The Colorado marble sculpture was installed in Fields Park on Thursday, Oct. 28. Sinn’s widow, Jan, donated the sculpture to Manitou Springs, and City Council approved the project in July 2021. […]
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 […]
The city of Manitou Springs is presenting a community update meeting about the MAPS project, the extensive undertaking to improve Manitou Avenue from Park Avenue to Serpentine Drive. The meeting will take place 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in Memorial Hall/City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave. The city engineer, city administration and representatives from Wildcat Construction […]
By Wendy Wilkinson “Yermande” means compassion … and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting environmental and economic sustainability in the Republic of Senegal by supporting community based reforestation, clean water and economic development projects. On Sunday, Nov. 14, the historic Red Crags Arts and Agricultural House in Manitou Springs is hosting a fundraiser to […]
Photos by Rhonda Van Pelt Those wild and wacky skeletons took over downtown Manitou Springs again in the popular October event presented by the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Manitou Springs Creative District. Judges Kathy Minch, Sallie Knox Hall and Annie Schmitt scored the displays based on creativity, best theme and overall appearance. […]
Photos by Rhonda Van Pelt Manitou’s young people took advantage of the nice weather on Friday, Oct. 29, to go trick-or-treating at downtown businesses.
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 Manitou Arts, Culture, and Heritage Board is accepting application for awards and grants through Friday, Dec. 31. The board will discuss and assess the applications, then make recommendations to City Council. The MACH initiative increased the city’s use tax rate and sales tax rate by 3/10ths of 1 percent. The proceeds will be split, […]
Courtesy of Manitou Springs School District 14 On Nov. 2, voters rejected the Manitou Springs School District’s proposed bond package, and in doing so, voters forfeited $9 million in Building Excellent Schools Today grant funding from the Colorado Department of Education. The BEST funding would have contributed to new and remodeled middle school/high school campus […]
Eric Grebliunas from Ratio Architects of Denver presented the firm’s detailed conceptual design of the expanded and renovated Carnegie Library at the Tuesday, Nov. 2, City Council meeting. Mary Pulvermacher of the Preserve and Protect Our Carnegie Library Task Force introduced Grebliunas and called the design “functional, beautiful and accessible.” Both Pulvermacher and Grebliunas praised […]
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 […]
