Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Organizers and volunteers work on the Hiawatha Gardens mural on Tuesday, Oct. 18. It’s 106 feet long, and is inspired by a vintage postcard featuring the building’s history as a dance hall. From left: Becca Sickbert of the Creative Alliance Manitou Springs; K8e Orr, a project organizer and designer; and volunteer Nicole Riggio.Photo by Rhonda Van Pelt. Just about a half-block away, work on the Turtle Project was occurring at a crosswalk on El Paso Boulevard in front of SunWater Spa. The mother turtle — about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle — and her babies are intended to slow down drivers in the area. From left: Vince and Leilani Coleman, Manny Pulido and Kat Tudor.
