Author: By Linda Navarro
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Sons of the Pioneers’ local connections run deep
Earlier this year Flying W Ranch started making big plans to celebrate its 60th anniversary as one of the area’s premier attractions and family-centered destinations. The headliners: legendary singing group The Sons of the Pioneers. Then, on June 26, the Waldo Canyon wildfire struck, destroying the ranch and much of the neighborhood around it. It didn’t destroy…
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Celebrate Colorado Day with a free family day, firefighter tribute
Colorado Day is traditionally a celebration of the date Colorado became a state, a day filled with history facts and fun. The official statehood date was Aug. 1, 1876, and the signature on the statehood proclamation: “President Ulysses S. Grant.” This year there’s a new page in Colorado history to observe, the Waldo Canyon wildfire, the most…
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WIN FREE STUFF: Tickets for the zoo’s Moonlight on the Mountain
It’s a night for grownups at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and you could join them. There are gourmet taste treats, wine and microbrew, bands including Martini Shot and an opportunity to just stroll through the zoo by evening’s light. 6-10 p.m. Thursday. Just comment here why you’d like to join us at the zoo and we’ll draw two winners on Tuesday.…
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EVER WONDER: Stratton Home has a long history
Hi, when driving on Highway 115 and South Nevada (Avenue), I see a sign that says “Gold Pass Heights” but it is pointing into the Stratton Home area. Is Gold Pass Heights a new development on the land? Since I am fairly new to the area, what exactly is the Stratton Home? – Lorraine T.…
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Local graphic artist creates tribute to shooting victims
CHECK OUT MARK RANTAL’S MEMORIAL RIBBON. On Friday, Colorado Springs graphic artist Mark Rantal came home from a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with one thing in mind: Make sense of the Aurora theater shootings that left 12 dead and more 50 people injured. “It was so surreal to me, (it was) less…
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EVER WONDER: Did bighorns survive the fire? Prettier AFA solar panels
Maybe this was answered during all your coverage of the Waldo Canyon wildfire and I missed it, but did all the bighorn sheep survive the fire? – Abbie ANSWER: Many people were concerned about the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep that live in the rocky areas near Glen Eyrie and, in fact, can sometimes be seen on the lawns there. Michael…
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