Tag: lake george
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Coffee, campers and comfort food: How Gold Water Cafe found its place in Lake George
By Katie Soenke, Pikes Peak Courier In a small mountain town, people notice when something disappears. Last fall, when the previous café in Lake George closed, the change was immediate. Cars would pull into the parking lot and then leave. Foot traffic slowed. Something felt missing. Dave Herman saw it happen. “I was like, ‘We…
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Open house and pine needle drop off at Lake George Fire
Lake George Fire Protection District is hosting an Open House on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their Station One, 8951 Park County Road 90 in Lake George. The Open House will coincide with their pine needle collection which will take place June 5-7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Open…
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Falling tree causes potential hazard
At 3:44 in the afternoon of March 12, Lake George Fire Protection District was dispatched for a tree that had blown over and had fallen onto a powerline and a house at 29467 County Road 77. LGFPD arrived at 4:08 p.m. and found that an approximately 60’ tall tree had blown over and was balanced…
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Two new businesses open in Lake George
Dave Herman grew up in Colorado Springs but loved the Lake George area and made it his home in 2013. Being an avid angler, he recently purchased the Tumbling Trout Outfitters in Lake George. Tumbling Trout has been serving the area for many years offering guided fishing trips, a shop selling flies, tackle and other…
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Beloved member of Lake George receives last call
Lake George community members packed Lake George Fire Protection Station on Dec. 8 to bid farewell to Edwin Loren Adams, who passed away Nov. 21 in Colorado Springs. Adams and his wife of 67 years, Evelyn, have embraced Lake George as their home for the past 33 years. They purchased a 200-acre homestead ranch and…
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LGFPD teaches fire safety to students
Lake George Fire Protection District sees it as one of its responsibilities to teach children fire safety to save lives, reduce child-set fires, learn proper actions during a fire, and empower children to know what to do and how to get out and make responsible decisions during an emergency and make them feel more in…
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LGFPD takes possession of rescue response vehicle
The Lake George Fire Protection District announced the acquisition of a 2026 Ford Transit van primarily for emergency medical service rescue response. The purchase of the vehicle was made possible through a grant of $80,263.36. LGFPD was able to apply for a financial hardship waiver to be responsible for 10% instead of the normal 50%…
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Awards presented to Gymkhana participants
PHOTO: Caption: Ute Pass Cultural Center was filled with participants, families, and sponsors of the 33rd Awards Banquet of Lake George Outfitters and Gymkhana on Sept. 27. Board President April Achord opened the ceremony with the National Anthem followed by a prayer. She began the festivities announcing there were over 91 participants in the Gymkhanas. The…
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Robert Redford remembered for film shot in Colorado Springs, time in Boulder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Redford has departed the earthly plane, but he leaves a lasting mark on the Pikes Peak region. In 2016 Robert Redford and his longtime friend and acting partner Jane Fonda alighted in Colorado Springs to film the 2017 Netflix film, “Our Souls at Night,”…
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Colorado native, award-winning jeweler returns to Springs for trunk show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If the rock hounding goes well on this August day, Adam Neeley will leave the Telluride area with pockets full of rhodonite and green fluorite. And if he’s particularly lucky, some quartz crystals with rhodochrosite also will find their way into the award-winning jeweler’s possession.…