Tag: local
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Teller County news in brief
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xxxxx Digital facelift The Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce has updated and refreshed its website. “It is the same address you know — www.woodlandparkchamber.com — but step inside and you will notice the glow up,” the Chamber said in an email. “Our website has been refreshed, reorganized and re energized to better serve our members, visitors,…
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Rakowski resigns as president of PPHS; Adams elected
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The monthly board meeting of Pikes Peak Historical Society Oct. 8 was preceded by a gathering of board members, docents and volunteers to bid farewell to John Rakowski, who submitted his resignation as president and to thank Debbie Rakowski for her role as docent. The Rakowskis initially joined PPHS in about 2000 and updated their…
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Bright stars honored at Breit Awards
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Some Teller County “Breit” stars were recognized Oct. 12 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The Teller Historic and Environmental Coalition (T.H.E. Coalition) held its 8th annual Breit Awards Banquet. The Breit Awards banquet honors Teller County people and places and is dedicated to the memory of founding member Doris “Dee” Breitenfeld whose passion for…
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Bright stars honored at Breit Awards
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Some Teller County “Breit” stars were recognized Oct. 12 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The Teller Historic and Environmental Coalition (T.H.E. Coalition) held its 8th annual Breit Awards Banquet. The Breit Awards banquet honors Teller County people and places and is dedicated to the memory of founding member Doris “Dee” Breitenfeld whose passion for…
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DIA won’t play Noem video on shutdown impact. Here’s why.
Colorado’s largest airport is not running a Homeland Security Administration video at security checkpoints — but not out of defiance or for political reasons. By contrast, several airports around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in which she blames Democrats for the federal government…
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Colorado urges insurers to ease rules for federal workers hit by shutdown
With more than 50,000 federal employees in the state furloughed or working without pay during the shutdown, the Colorado Division of Insurance urged insurance carriers this week to help employees facing financial hardships. Among the suggested relief for federal employees: The purpose of the bulletin is to encourage carriers to take actions to avoid cancellations…
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Aerospace and defense-focused business park opens first building
Colorado Springs has a new business center, purpose-built for aerospace and defense companies. Located at 8470 Launch Point, just southeast of the Colorado Springs Airport, the 30+ acre business park will expand as time goes on and needs evolve. On Oct. 9, Cushman and Wakefield and Colorado Springs Commercial announced the opening of the new…
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Update: 2 juveniles injured from near-fatal dirt bike crash by Security-Widefield
Two juveniles were taken to a hospital after a near-fatal crash between two dirt bikes in El Paso County on Monday, a spokesperson from Colorado State Patrol told The Gazette. A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital for life-threatening injuries after being hit in the head by the back tire of a dirt bike…
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A ‘Secret Bookshop’ and a Colorado Springs man’s unending hunger for history
FOUNTAIN • The little block of a building with barred windows beside a used car lot gives no indication of the treasures kept inside. “We’ve still gotta redo the sign out front,” says Bob DeWitt, motioning to the old sign for a gun shop. Perhaps fittingly, there is no sign for the “Home of the…
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San Juan floodwaters hit 55-year high, forcing evacuations, schools closure in Pagosa Springs
Floodwaters in the San Juan River hit a 55-year high as heavy rains pummeled Archuleta County early on Tuesday morning, prompting both road and school closures in Pagosa Springs. The river’s 12.82-foot swell — reached around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday — is the highest water level the river has hit in the town since 1970, a…