Tag: cripple creek
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A uniquely Gold Camp celebration
Cripple Creek is celebrating its 95th year of celebrating donkeys. The 95th Annual Donkey Derby Days Festival will be held June 26-28. Organizers tout the event as the “best festival this side of Pikes Peak.” It’s hard to argue against that. “The three-day celebration will showcase a vibrant mix of live music, family activities, western-themed…
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Classy Pearls and bed racers
Sometimes, it takes two women to match Cripple Creek’s famous Pearl DeVere. At the annual Pearl DeVere Day and Bed Races on June 6, Donna Sian and Melissa Trenary shared the title in the “Classy Pearl” contest. The event is a benefit for the Old Homestead House Museum, which also served as Pearl’s house if…
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Cripple Creek council approves land purchase for future police station
The Cripple Creek City Council met on May 20 and approved a resolution to purchase property located at 0 West Carr Ave. from Cactus Land and Development, LLC for the price of $455,000. The resolution authorizes the City Administrator to enter into the necessary negotiations for the real estate purchase. Currently the property exists as…
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CC&V taps Colorado College alum as general manager
The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine announced Lowe Billingsley as its new general manager, bringing a seasoned mining executive with deep roots in the region back to where his career began 37 years ago. “This is more than a job for me – it’s coming back to a place I consider home. CC&V has…
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Brass quintet draws enthusiasm from CC/V students
An enthusiastic audience, students at the Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School cheered for the Philharmonic Brass Quintet. After an educational session in the classrooms, the musicians performed jazz and swing tunes from past decades. The students loved all of it; you could see it by their reactions during the performance May 20 in the gymnasium.…
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Don Juan’s Cocina debuts in Cripple Creek with elevated Mexican fare
A new Mexican restaurant is delivering bold flavors and elevated twists on traditional favorites in Cripple Creek. Chamonix Casino Resort and Bronco Billy’s Casino have grown their dining options with the April 17 opening of Don Juan’s Cocina inside Bronco Billy’s, connected to the Chamonix resort on the city’s historic Bennett Avenue. “We are always…
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Don Juan’s Cocina debuts in Cripple Creek with elevated Mexican fare
A new Mexican restaurant is delivering bold flavors and elevated twists on traditional favorites in Cripple Creek. Chamonix Casino Resort and Bronco Billy’s Casino have grown their dining options with the April 17 opening of Don Juan’s Cocina inside Bronco Billy’s, connected to the Chamonix resort on the city’s historic Bennett Avenue. “We are always…
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Cripple Creek home rule charter heading to voters
The Cripple Creek City Council voted on May 6 to approve a final draft of the home rule charter which will be submitted to city voters in the Nov. 3 election. Proponents say the benefits of operating under home rule charter status brings the potential for more local control, increased revenue, protected land use, increased…
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Cripple Creek set to release the donkeys
Release the donkeys. Cripple Creek’s famous donkey herd will be released to wander free around the town on May 25. The Two Mile High Club, caretakers of the Cripple Creek Donkeys, announced the annual donkey release will take place on May 25. They will be free to roam as they will throughout the summer, returning…
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As education funding changes in Colorado, rural school districts face uncertainties
In the small mountain town of Cripple Creek, widely known across Colorado for its casinos, donkey herds and mining history, sits a fittingly humble school district faced with rising costs and limited resources to address them. During the district’s spring break in late March, a high school teacher could be found alone in her classroom…