Author: Sonja Oliver

When Robert Halstead retired from the U.S. Army, he made a decision with his wife Adrienne and family to move to Colorado Springs where he is now employed as a firefighter. Settling in, they decided to purchase a small, getaway cabin located in Cripple Creek; a place where they could enjoy the rural, mountain lifestyle.…

It’s not too late to build a bed to participate in Bed Races during Cripple Creek’s 6th Annual Pearl DeVere Day. “So, get ready and build a bed,” Museum Director Charlotte Bumgarner said. As part of Pearl DeVere Day, the Bed Races are soon coming up on June 7, 2025. The races commemorate Madam Pearl…

Coming up this Memorial Day weekend, Cripple Creek’s donkey herd will be released from their winter pasture at a “Release Ceremony” on Monday, May 26. The grass appears to be greener for the 14-animal herd. Every May, they are freed from their winter shelter, to roam the city streets and greenways, and to forage upon…

An informational town hall meeting to discuss home rule for the City of Cripple Creek was held May 8 at the Butte Theater. The council had discussed and voted to begin the process last February, to explore the benefits and drawbacks of becoming a “home rule” city versus remaining a “statutory” city. Cripple Creek is…

Cripple Creek’s historic Butte Theater announced its 2025 professional season opening in June and continuing through December. The season offers historic melodrama, musicals, comedy and a few surprises, according to theater manager Lauren Smith. Returning producers this year are Colorado Springs-based production companies Chameleon Arts & Entertainment, run by Betsy McClenahan, and Green Glass Productions,…

In a strongly worded statement, the City of Cripple Creek voted on April 16 to approve a resolution stating their opposition to the introduction of “iGaming” in Colorado, stating that internet gaming is “unconstitutional and contrary to the geographical limitations on gaming in Colorado.” The joint resolution cites the Article XVIII, Section 9 amendment to…

The City of Cripple Creek at their April 2 council meeting heard a quarterly update from lobbyist Sol Malick, who keeps the city apprised of Colorado legislative issues affecting the city’s interests. Malick’s expertise is in research, advocation and representation of governmental entities to the state legislature and actively monitors bills of interest to the…

Cripple Creek’s Friends of the Butte Theater (FOTBT) 2025 community theater production of writer Tim Kelly’s “The Butler Did It… Again” opened Mar. 28 to an engaged and supportive audience who delighted in the performance. The sequel play continues the storyline of last year’s “The Butler Did It” as a comedy that parodies every theater…

Cripple Creek-Victor School District Superintendent Miriam Mondragon gave a finance report to the Cripple Creek City Council on March 4 regarding benefits realized from the 1% sales tax passed November, 2023 by a vote of the people supporting educational needs of local school children. Funds generated from the 1% sales tax are designated exclusively to…