Author: Michelle Karas
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Paddleboarder’s death underscores dangers of cold water recreation | From the Editor
Miguel Mendez Villalpando was young and athletic, presumably a good swimmer, and yet tragically he died this month in what is presumed to be a drowning while paddleboarding on Dillon Reservoir. Mendez Villalpando, 25, was a graduate of Lewis-Palmer High School, where he played on the soccer team, and Colorado College. The Englewood resident was…
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Protect those you love from extreme summer heat | From the Editor
My dog loves to ride in the car, so one day this week I took her to the grocery store — I just needed to run in for some milk for my morning coffee. I parked and cracked the windows and started walking in. That’s when I heard the comment from a woman walking out…
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Protect those you love from extreme summer heat | From the Editor
My dog loves to ride in the car, so one day this week I took her to the grocery store — I just needed to run in for some milk for my morning coffee. I parked and cracked the windows and started walking in. That’s when I heard the comment from a woman walking out…
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A beautiful July 4 in Monument and Palmer Lake | From the Editor
The streets of downtown Monument were filled with families, dogs, music and vendors on July 4. It was the stuff that memories are made of. It was this editor’s first time at Monument’s Fourth of July celebration, and it felt like, in a word, “home.” It was hard not to get wrapped up in the…
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Living dangerously means something altogether different later in life | From the Editor
“I did something crazy,” I told my sister on the phone last week. Three decades ago that statement likely would’ve meant something entirely different. But in this instance, it had to do with getting my shingles vaccine and my second COVID booster at the same time. Living dangerously means something else later in life! The…
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Living dangerously means something altogether different later in life | From the Editor
“I did something crazy,” I told my sister on the phone last week. Three decades ago that statement likely would’ve meant something entirely different. But in this instance, it had to do with getting my shingles vaccine and my second COVID booster at the same time. Living dangerously means something else later in life! The…
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Cheers to my 50 years! A look back at the year I was born: 1972 | From the Editor
Over the hill. Middle-aged. Old. That’s me! I turned 50 this week. I somehow feel like I should be embarrassed to have waved goodbye to my 40s already. But honestly, I’m just happy to be here. The year of my birth was an eventful one in U.S. history. The Vietnam War was ongoing, though U.S.…
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Cheers to my 50 years! A look back at the year I was born: 1972 | From the Editor
Over the hill. Middle-aged. Old. That’s me! I turned 50 this week. I somehow feel like I should be embarrassed to have waved goodbye to my 40s already. But honestly, I’m just happy to be here. The year of my birth was an eventful one in U.S. history. The Vietnam War was ongoing, though U.S.…
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It’s Best of Teller reveal time! | From the Editor
An introduction to the 2022 Best of Teller magazine Pikes Peak NewspapersChrisMaloneBroadcast Production and Support Specialistchris.malone@gazettedev.gazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/95b1b542e5a8d217ad5f9d472030b98f?s=100&d=mm&r=g Drum roll, please … It’s Best of Teller reveal time! Best of Teller magazine is tucked inside this week’s edition of The Courier. It’s the Pikes Peak Courier’s annual contest in which you, the reader and Teller County resident,…
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New Waterwise Garden in Monument a valuable resource | From the Editor
Kudos to the Town of Monument on its new Waterwise Garden, several years in the making. Being “water-wise” is especially important in the drought-prone high-desert climate of the Pikes Peak region, and this demonstration garden shows residents what they can do to make their own properties consume less water. The Town of Monument tweeted this…