Author: Andrea Brown
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As Colorado Springs closes pools, Woodland Park debates building one
WOODLAND PARK – Most people here seem to agree that a recreation center with a swimming pool would be nice. They’d enjoy a gymnasium with a whirlpool, racquetball courts, weight room, fitness center, climbing wall, track and lockers. But paying for those amenities is another question. In fact, it has divided this mountain town, off-and-on,…
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YOUR SPACE: No birthday gifts for this girl
Containers are designed to hold four bodies and six heads immersed in liquid nitrogen at -321 degrees Fahrenheit. The container is insulated and consumes no electric power. Liquid nitrogen is added periodically to replace the small amount that evaporates. Photo by COURTESY OF ALCOR
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Coat drive was overwhelming success
Harold Hawkins is a dry cleaner who could. And did. He launched a coat drive for a second year, hoping customers would drop off at least 160 coats, as they did last year, for him to clean and donate to Springs Rescue Mission. Hawkins was in for a shock — and a lot of pressing…
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA SPECIAL REPORT: Meet the wide variety of users
Mike Ellison, 50, has multiple sclerosis. Former Marine Joshua Johnson, 30, was injured in Iraq. Grace Midencey, 49, has fibromyalgia. All three say prescription medications don’t ease their pain. They are among the thousands who use local medical marijuana dispensaries. Others include a single father afflicted with migraines, a senior citizen with shoulder pain and…
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YOUR SPACE: No birthday gifts for this girl
OK, so you’re an 11-year-old kid growing up in the ‘burbs. You don’t have to worry about your next meal. Only your next toy. Yeah, well, try telling that to Jamie Garscadden. She has refused birthday presents since she was 8. Instead, every year on her big day, she requests gifts for the needy. It’s…
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Penrose duo create motorcyclist oasis
PENROSE • Drivers heading south on Colorado Highway 115 might do a double-take when passing the business Lissa and Jeff Pinello opened last May. Is that a palm tree by the side of the road? And what is Biker Town? The Fremont County couple, former owners of a heavy-construction business, wanted a place for bikers…
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YOUR SPACE: Yes, Virginia, there is a tooth fairy
Colorado College defender Nate Prosser battled for the puck during last weekend’s game in Minnesota. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Million-dollar house up for grabs in raffle
WOODLAND PARK – The sprawling million-dollar custom home sits on 20 acres on the side of Pikes Peak with spectacular views, its own library, heated decks and prance-around-naked privacy — and it could all be yours for $100. If you are lucky. The house is not for sale. You have to win it. And, of…
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Million-dollar house up for grabs in raffle
WOODLAND PARK • The sprawling million-dollar custom home sits on 20 acres on the side of Pikes Peak with spectacular views, its own library, heated decks and prance-around-naked privacy — and it could all be yours for $100. If you are lucky. The house is not for sale. You have to win it. And, of…
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YOUR SPACE: She’s a plaque-fighting Hometown Hero
Twice a week, Michelle Vacha kisses her sons goodbye, grabs her tools and boldly goes where few dental hygienists have gone before. Seven nursing homes. She’s a hygienist on a mission: saving teeth of the elderly. The plaque-fighting superhero turns her mommy car into a toothmobile. Complete with its own dental chair. For her nonprofit…