Author: Marianne Mogon

LAKE GEORGE • For a real taste of Western hospitality, M Lazy C Ranch is inviting everyone to come out and enjoy what they have to offer. This includes such activites as meals, horseback adventures, dancing, shooting, archery and hunting. And of course, camping in your tent, RV, or one of their authentic, turn-of-the-century rustic…

VICTOR • The Black Monarch Hotel has increased the number of its unique — and possibly haunted — themed rooms by three. New to the boutique hotel at 301 Victor Ave. are rooms that celebrate Bela Lugosi, Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden. But it’s the room themed for Lugosi’s legendary role as in the…

A trio wild horses is at the center of a rescue effort in Park County. Animal welfare activist Velma Bronn Johnston, also known as “Wild Horse Annie,” in the 1950s brought attention to the plight of wild horses and burros in the United States. In 1971, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act was signed…

LAKE GEORGE • Earlier this year, Lake George Charter School sent four teams, virtually, to Future City, a Colorado Regional Competition. The competition began in September with 20 organizations and schools signing up to participate. By February, nine teams across the state had completed all the components and were eligible to compete — including one…

LAKE GEORGE • The weather cooperated and it was a beautiful day for the opening of the new Pre-School Playground at Lake George Charter School May 6. Approximately 100 children, parents, teachers, board members, Superintendent of Park County Schools Cindy Bear, and representatives of Community Partnership, Park Alliance for Young Children, and Teller–Park Counties Early…

COLORADO SPRINGS • VFW Post 101 in Colorado Springs commemorated its 101st Anniversary with the ceremonial pinning of two horses. The horses, owned by Ginger Patrick of Florissant, were officially inducted in the VFW Post April 20 due to their involvement with veterans’ activities. VFW Post 101, at 702 S. Tejon St., is the oldest…