Author: Jon Mitchell
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COLUMN: Wishing for Happy Holidays, and lots of other things | Jon Mitchell
Thursday was not a warm day. Thursday was a dress-in-10-layers-to-go-outside day. The kind of day where you can watch liquid water freeze right in front of you — maybe even pour water and watch an icicle form. Doesn’t bother me. That’s the kind of day that’s supposed to come with winter. As a Colorado Springs…
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Shifting priorities: How a former hair stylist found a way to travel the world with limited funds
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Lacy Elam is proof that you don’t have to make big bucks to dream big — including traveling the country and the globe. And her strategy for making sure travel funds are available is pretty simple. “Just a lot of self control, really,” the 32-year-old Colorado Springs woman says with a smile. “I don’t shop on…
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Evacuation orders lifted for Sweetwater fire south of Fountain
Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for a wildland fire that sparked in unincorporated El Paso County near the Pikes Peak International Raceway Saturday afternoon, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said. Evacuation orders were announced around 1:30 p.m. for Donner Pass View, Sugar Foot Point, Gold Dust Trail, Vigilante View and other homes in…
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A venue in the clouds, Colorado’s Betty Ford Alpine Garden is unlike any other
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The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, located in Vail, is the world’s highest botanical garden at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky Mountains. (Video by Jon Mitchell) VAIL • The story of the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, a horticultural wonderland to many that sits at 8,200 feet above sea level, actually started on the side…
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Getting her just due: Family relishes memories of Hall of Fame barrel racer
The horse trailer Ardith Bruce won 58 years ago when she became a world champion barrel racer is still in the back yard of her home in Fountain. The belt buckle came later. Much later. Hours after Bruce was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs on Saturday, her granddaughter, Amber…
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Happy Trails: Southern Fountain Creek Regional Trail
If you’re looking for an all-inclusive hike with a trail flat enough to fit all skill levels, this leg of Fountain Creek Regional Trail is for you. Plenty of improvements have been made, as well — a massive hailstorm in spring 2018 caused massive flooding in Fountain Creek that washed away much of the original trail.…
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Broncos’ trade adds to recent list of difference makers
The Broncos raised eyebrows across the pro sports world Tuesday when they agreed to a trade that would bring All-Pro quarterback Russell Wilson to Denver. It’s not, however, the only trade over the past two seasons that has raised eyebrows: Broncos March 8, 2022: Russell Wilson from Seattle to Denver The Broncos seek to deal…
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Small-town radio broadcaster still fighting COVID-19 cherishes time calling games
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Jack Jabbour has lost track of how many people have reached out to him in the past few weeks. Without a doubt, he appreciates the feedback. He just doesn’t like the reason for it. The 74-year-old former teacher and longtime Colorado resident estimates there might be hundreds, maybe thousands, of people who have sent him…
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COLUMN: Some unexpected items on this year’s wish list
Snow was one of the first things I looked forward to seeing when I moved back to Colorado Springs. That was last year, and there was plenty of snow across the Pikes Peak region and in the mountains forever overlooking the city. Then again, “plenty” is a relative term; I’d just moved from western Oregon…
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Local author’s cyber thriller draws buzzA protein-packed pair
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RED BEANS AND RICE – Yield: 8 servings Mark Barkman explores the Upper Ice Cave Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at the Rifle Ice Caves in Rifle Mountain Park about 10 miles north of Rifle, Colo. . (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE Local author N.K. Travers’ debut young adult novel, “Duplicity,” will be…