Tag: green mountain falls
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Green Mountain Falls woman helps support children’s center in Kenya through gift shop
By Heidi Bailey, Pikes Peak Courier For six years, the owner of the Painted Bear gift shop in Green Mountain Falls has donated the store’s profits to disadvantaged children in Africa. Margaret and Mike Frey bought the building that would become the Painted Bear in 2019. Known in the small mountain town for its Swiss-style…
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Green Mountain Falls woman helps support children’s center in Kenya through gift shop
By Heidi Bailey, Pikes Peak Courier For six years, the owner of the Painted Bear gift shop in Green Mountain Falls has donated the store’s profits to disadvantaged children in Africa. Margaret and Mike Frey bought the building that would become the Painted Bear in 2019. Known in the small mountain town for its Swiss-style…
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Green Mountain Falls to add two more speed cameras
For drivers who exceed speed limits in Green Mountain Falls, the cameras are watching. “We issued 419 citatations in April, up from 345 in March,” said Marshal Sean Goings, speaking to Mayor Todd Dixon and the board of trustees May 5. “We had 262 citationis paid for in April.” Of a $40 fine, the town…
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Questions linger but optimism prevails as The Blue Moose Tavern closes in GMF
A faded sign above the front door of Green Mountain Falls’ Blue Moose Tavern reflects the unknowns facing this locals’ hot spot which announced its abrupt closure on April 16. Though several requests from the Courier to speak with the Tavern’s ownership went unanswered, its Facebook page cited tensions between the property owner and business…
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CDOT denies request for GMF camera
The Colorado Department of Transportation denied a request by Green Mountain Falls Marshal Sean Goings to place a speed camera on U.S. Hwy. 24 at the eastbound entrance to the town. “In a study of 60 intersections in El Paso County considered dangerous by CDOT, the intersection at the entrance to town clocked in at…
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Colorado hay and alfalfa prices expected to rise as low snowpack creates supply shortage
By Owen Skornik-Hayes, KOAA Hay and livestock feed prices in Colorado are expected to rise significantly in the coming months as the state faces one of its worst snowpacks in recent history, with industry experts warning customers to prepare for substantial cost increases. Chad Young, barn manager at Colorado Horse Hay in Green Mountain Falls, said…
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135 speeding tickets, so far, in GMF
From traffic warnings to the real thing, Green Mountain Falls Marshal Sean Goings is on the spot when drivers exceed the speed limits. After 30 days of warnings, Goings is catching speeders in the act. “For that first month we gave out 156 warnings for speeding past the park,” Goings said in a report Dec.…
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Celebrating 135 years of Green Mountain Falls, Bronc Day returns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 1939, then 2-year-old Ann Esch attended the inaugural Bronc Day in Green Mountain Falls. This Saturday, 86 years later, she’ll be honored at Bronc Day as the parade’s grand marshal. This year, the festival will celebrate the town’s 135th anniversary with a parade, games,…
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Two Green Mountain Falls restaurants eager to reopen following small fire on July 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A small, fire-damaged patch inside The Blue Moose Tavern has caused a big problem for two of the three restaurants in Green Mountain Falls. The popular bar and its next-door neighbor, Cantina Verde, have been…
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Two Green Mountain Falls restaurants on standby to reopen following small fire on July 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A small fire-damaged patch inside The Blue Moose Tavern has caused a big problem for two of the three restaurants in Green Mountain Falls in western El Paso County. The popular bar and its next-door neighbor, Cantina Verde, have been closed since an electrical fire…