Tag: flying w ranch
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Interview with Leigh Ann Wolfe, proprietor of the world-famous Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs
Flying W Ranch is an integral part of the cultural history of Colorado Springs. The ranch is thick with a colorful past that includes senators and Gen. William Jackson Palmer himself. Russ and Marian Wolfe founded the world-famous ranch, and the Wolfe family has been stewards of this unique and glorious piece of Colorado land…
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El Paso County judge dismisses Wilson water tank lawsuit
An El Paso County District Court judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to rescind the Colorado Springs City Council’s ruling that a new water tank in the Mountain Shadows community could stand as it was built. Longtime Colorado Springs tourist attraction the Flying W Ranch and Mountain Shadows resident Larry Starr in mid-February…
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Colorado Springs Utilities set to begin filling controversial water tank as litigation continues
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the volume of the Wilson water tank. In the coming days, Colorado Springs Utilities will begin filling up a new water tank in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood as a district court judge considers a lawsuit filed by area residents seeking to overturn the city’s approval to…
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PHOTOS | Flying W Ranch Chuckwagon Dinners return
The Colorado Springs longtime attraction returns after being destroyed in the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire. The chuckwagon dinners begin Friday, July 10, 2020, and reservations can be made online: www.flyingw.com
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PHOTOS: Remembering Russ Wolfe, late founder of Flying W Ranch
Russ Wolfe, co-founder of Colorado Springs’ iconic Flying W Ranch, died Friday, March 29, 2019. Wolfe, 94, preserved the western way of life at the ranch, which saw more than 6 million visitors before it burned in the Waldo Canyon fire, his family reports. Read more here. –>