Tag: courier news feature
-
Colorado-made ideas for gifting
We love celebrating the hands, minds and hearts of this fine state. Book of Pikes Peak paintings Some folks say they could stare at Pikes Peak all day. Those folks should have this book on their coffee table, “Pikes Peak America’s Mountain: 100 Oil Paintings by Jack Denton.” The artist spent years capturing the storied…
-
CPW seeks help solving elk poaching case west of Tarryall Reservoir
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for help identifying the person or persons who killed a bull elk between June 24 and the morning of June 26 between the towns of Como and Hartsel. Wildlife officers were alerted to a bull elk carcass which had been dumped alongside Pike National Forest Road 146,…
-
Woodland Park School District garners awards
The Woodland Park School District announced achievements by two of its schools. According to the district, Woodland Park High School earned the Marzano High Reliability Schools Level 1 certification, which recognizes a commitment to establishing a “safe, supportive and collaborative culture” as the foundation for student success. “By addressing and evaluating day-to-day school operations, WPHS…
-
Colorado State Patrol reminds recreationalists to load trailers properly
Seeing a camper, boat or trailer swiftly moving side to side as it is pulled down the road can put the fear into most passing motorists for good reason, it can be deadly. Ensuring that a vehicle is hitched safely, distributing the weight on the trailer or camper properly and driving responsibly are key in…
-
Complaint filed challenging election of new Florissant fire board
Starla Thompson has filed a complaint in Teller County District Court seeking a stay on certification of the election results for the Florissant Fire Protection District Board. Thompson, a former board member, was an unsuccessful candidate for the election May 2. In the petition, Thompson charges that the winners, David Groat, Allen Schultz, Robert Perry…
-
Woodland park teachers will get free PACE membership
All school-based staff will now be able get Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE) membership free of charge. The Woodland Park School District announce it will cover the cost of membership for the 2023-24 school year. PACE members get a variety of benefits, including liability insurance and legal protection, professional development opportunities, access to newsletters,…
-
Five ranger districts go into Stage 1 fire restrictions
Five ranger districts in the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands have gone into Stage 1 fire restrictions. The fire restrictions will apply to public lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the San Carlos, Pikes Peak, South Park, Comanche, and Cimarron Ranger Districts. This order will remain in effect…
-
WPHS welders earn state titles
Woodland Park High School welding students proved their mettle at the recent SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference. Panther welders took first place technical welding and welding fabrication at the three-day event which was held April 4-6 in Pueblo and brought together the most talented welding students from across the state. Jarrett Freed emerged as…
-
Merit Academy team takes fifth place at Science Olympiad
Merit Academy placed fifth and 25th at the Colorado State Science Olympiad Competition at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on April 1. In their first year of competition, Merit Academy garnered the first top-five finish for any school in Woodland Park since 1994. “It was a tremendous improvement from regional competition to state…
-
Teller County news in brief — March 1, 2023
Education updates Clara Swart, of Woodland Park, was named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for Fall 2022 Semester. Swart is a Creative Writing BFA major and a member of the class of 2024. The college is in Boston, Mass. Coby Warner, of Woodland Park, was named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of…