2019 Teller County Guide

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Teller County Guide

A supplement to the Pikes Peak Courier

A Place of Becoming

Core Beliefs I really like that I can make very good friendships here and learn something new every day."

Ryan Messner, 3rd grade Columbine Elementary School

We Believe In:     

Students being at the heart of our actions and decisions Educators that inspire, empower, and connect with students Relationships that are positive, productive, and collaborative Families and community as partners in learning Environments that are safe, welcoming, and supportive

"All of the teachers at Gateway are nice, kind, and caring.

The kids here are very nice and friendly too.

Everyone is like a big, loving family."

Rylie Stolpp - 5th grade at Gateway Elementary

"My teachers at the middle school help me grow in my academics and activities to become a leader in the future."

Avery Larsen 8th grader at WPMS

"I am in Career Start at WPHS, which means I attend Pikes Peak Community College every morning to take classes. In three years, I will have my degree in welding so I'm able to get a jump start in my career and life."

Wyatt Netherton, Junior at WPHS "I get to play with my friends and go outside for recess and messy science. My teacher helps me, reads us books, and is a very kind teacher." Eloise Howe, 1st Grade at Summit Elementary School

Woodland Park School District 719.686.2000 www.wpsdk12.org

Your Key To Better Health

Mind-Body-Soul-Balance

18172 County Road 1, Florissant, CO 80816

719-309-9525

www.mountainkeypharmacy.com Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

MIND

We specialize in mind body and complete wellness. This means your mind is important to your whole. We understand the basics.

At Mountain Key Pharmacy your mental clarity starts with looking at your whole body and is not limited to your attitude, but we promise your attitude will be better if you feel better and we consider ALL such elements. We want to hear you and explain how a prescription can affect your nutrition and other thought processes influenced not only by mind chemistry, but sleep cycles and other relating factors to your diet and mental processing. Not all of us see, hear or feel things the same way and we are dedicated to listen to what you need and want for your peace of mind.

BODY

Your body is the object that communicates how you are feeling. If you are not healthy, your body lets you know. We recognize that not all health related matters are simply one thing, but can be complex. Modern drug therapy is to treat a symptom, but we want to treat you as a complete human being. This means we recognize that most things are multifarious and require attention beyond a simple diagnosis and treatment. However, if the drugs you are taking are at fault to depleting you or causing side effects that could be otherwise remedied with less irritation to your being, we want to offer that advise and/or make your prescription filling a more enjoyable process with you knowing you are getting better.

SOUL

You matter. You matter so much that you need and should want to be healthy. True health does not stop at treating the body or mind alone. In fact, the soul, while not scientifically addressed as objectively as the body or mind, is the foundation to who you are. We want you to feel okay in your skin and better yet free to be healthier for you are a valuable part of the communities you partake. We want you healthiest to serve your purpose. We hope to help you to better health, accordingly.

BALANCE

Together, Mind/Body/Soul consistent growth is the only way to be free from addiction. There are many forms of insidious drug dependence and here at MKP, we want you to learn how to stop the cycle of hopelessness and find freedom in your better health choice, Mountain Key Pharmacy is here to serve you and help you find true freedom in your daily lives.

2019 TELLER COUNTY GUIDE

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Teller County Guide

Welcome to Teller County

BY BREEANNA JENT

Welcome to Teller County, where life is abuzz in high-scoring school districts, national parks and monuments, restaurants, a thriving economy and seemingly endless entertainment

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Preserving the history of ‘The World’s Greatest Gold Camp’

BY SONJA OLIVER

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Teller County Guide Calendar

A comprehensive look at upcoming events in Teller County this year

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Great Outdoors Adventures provides the literal road map to Teller County recreation opportunities

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BY MELISSA STEWART

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument unearths ancient treasures

The howl of the wolf returns

BY PAT HILL

Divide nonprofit seeks to save Colorado’s wolves and wolf-hybrids

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Out on the open road

BY BREEANNA JENT

Remnants of prehistoric Colorado

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Gold Camp Victorian society celebrates two decades of homage to Cripple Creek, Victor heritage

The 2019 Teller County Guide is a supplement to the Pikes Peak Courier, a publication of Pikes Peak Newspapers, Inc., which also publishes the Cheyenne Edition, Woodmen Edition and The Tribune, serving Teller and El Paso counties. Find it online at pikespeakcourier.com.

1200 E. Highway 24 Woodland Park, CO 80863 719-687-3006

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Peak Swim Team hitting its marks

BY DANNY SUMMERS

Woodland Park-based team is less than a year old

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Snapshots of Teller

A visual look at the stunning beauty, people and places that make Teller County a desirable destination to live, work and play

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Haunted Cripple Creek

BY SONJA OLIVER

Victorian mining city plays host to paranormal phenomenon

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Teller County’s business boom

BY PAT HILL

Area businesses grow and thrive, earning local and national attention

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Who are you going to call?

A comprehensive directory of Teller County contacts, from local police and fire stations, to schools, libraries, town and city councils, and more

Rampart Range Road

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Woodland Park’s historic Ute Inn

On the Cover

Storied thoroughfare brings travelers seeking adventure, fun

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BY PAT HILL

City’s oldest bar and grill serves up tasty food, drink and lively entertainment

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Finding light through grief

BY PAT HILL

Divide funeral home serves Teller County for more than 3 decades

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Editor

Breeanna Jent

Reporters

Pat Hill Sonja Oliver

Melissa Stewart Danny Summers

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Teller County Guide

A supplement to the pikes peAk Courier

Cover photo by David K. Johnson. A vibrant Colorado sunset as seen from the back deck of Florissant resident David Johnson’s home.

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Welcome to Teller County The mountain town of Victor in Teller County.

riving westward along U.S. Highway 24 is a

scenic gateway into the pastoral terrain that is Teller County. Looming canyons peppered with striking plant life — emerald in the spring and summer; fiery reds, yellows and oranges when fall settles in — welcome the traveler with open arms into the western slope of Pikes Peak, which towers above the region like a watchful guard.

Teller County’s history is deep and vibrant, rooted in its beginnings as a gold mining district. Its land, its people and its legacy are still alive and thriving. Life is abuzz. Its high-scoring school districts, plethora of natural flora and fauna throughout various state and national parks and monuments, a multitude of mouthwatering breweries and restaurants, a thriving economy and seemingly endless entertainment opportunities bestow upon

Teller County its quaint charm and make it an alluring place to live, work and play.

See a show at the historic Butte Theater in Cripple Creek. Pop in to Woodland Park’s Dinosaur Resource Center and get an up-close and personal look at the fossil organisms of the late Cretaceous period. Hop in the car and head toward Victor for an informative gold mine tour.

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Grab a camera and go autumn leaf-peeping in Mueller State Park or along Colorado State Highway 67. Stop into Cripple Creek to try your luck at a few Bryan gambling tables. Pop on your best hiking Oller shoes and get immersed in the natural beauty of Mueller State Park. Head back to prehistoric Colorado at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, or make a stop in Divide at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, where you’ll come face-toface with wolves and wild canines. And make sure to fill your bellies at any one of Teller County’s fine breweries and eating establishments to get your nourishment between all the fun.

Life is all around us, and it’s flourishing in Teller County.

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The Golden Bridge Network Bridging seniors and services through enhanced communication and process improvement in Teller County and neighboring communities

(719) 687-3000

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Cripple Creek Care Center Your Colorado Mountain Home

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Each office is independently owned and operated.

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Teller County Guide: 2019 Calendar THROUGH APRIL 1—FREE TAX PREPARATION VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance — Thursdays in Woodland Park, two Saturdays in Cripple Creek; 229-9868; VolunteerIncomeTaxAssist.

VITA@gmail.com or AARP TaxAide — Mondays in Woodland Park; 351-6600.

MARCH MARCH 7—COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 8—CREATIVE CHILL ART AND WINE CLASS Etched Copper, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

woodlandparkchamber.com.

—ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND PUB/FOOD CRAWL Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—PET PANTRY TASTE OF THE IRISH FUNDRAISER Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—SPRING CRAFT FAIR Florissant Grange, Florissant; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 25-27—MUNCHKIN MARKET Woodland Park Community Church, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 21—COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 27—WYNOT RADIO SHOW Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 23-24, 30-31—ALMOST, MAIN Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—KIDSFEST Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 29—BACKROAD BLUEGRASS BOYS DINNER CONCERT Florissant Grange, Florissant; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 28—WOODLAND PARK WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—UTE PASS WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 30—TCRAS WILD WHISKERS FUNDRAISER Shining Mountain Golf Course, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—MINI CATAPULT WORKSHOP Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL

MAY MAY 2—NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 8-29—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 4—COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 3-31—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 9—SISTER FRIENDS Women sharing faith in personal journeys, 9:4511:45 a.m., Heritage Center, 9283 Highway 67, Cripple Creek. Carpooling available; Diane, 650-8311, coprayndp@yahoo.com.

APRIL 5—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Printmaking, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

MAY 4—SCIENCE MATTERS — STAR WARS Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—TRADITIONAL IRISH DANCE With the Mountain Erie Irish Dance School, 10:30 a.m., Florissant Public Library, 334 Circle Drive, Florissant; 3 p.m., Woodland Park Public Library, 218 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park; rampartlibrarydistrict.org.

—FREE SCOUT DAY Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 10—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC SUPERVALUE PACKAGE Concert 2:30-4 p.m., Gold Hill Theatres, 515 W. Midland Ave, Woodland Park. $16 includes concert, movie ticket for any time and one beer, wine or soft drink; $10 for concert and drink only; 687-2210, woodlandmusicseries.org.

—UTE PASS CHAMBERS PLAYERS CONCERT High View Baptist Church, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 13—UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA 1-3 p.m., Aspen Mine Center, 166 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek. Registration: 1-800-272-3900, alz.org/co.

MARCH 14—WOODLAND PART PROVIDER CONNECTION FAIR For those looking to work with children or adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave. For 18 and older; 720-341-3751.

MARCH 15—GREATER WOODLAND PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL DINNER Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 15 AND 17—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MARCH 16—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide;

APRIL 6—TELLER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: STILETTOS AND STUDS Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 5-26—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—WOODLAND PARK WIND SYMPHONY SPRING CONCERT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 5—WOODLAND PARK COMMUNITY SINGERS CONCERT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 11—CHAMBER SPRING BUSINESS EXPO Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 10—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Printed Flower Pots, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30.

Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

APRIL 13—SISTER FRIENDS Women sharing faith in personal journeys, 9:45-11:45 a.m., Heritage Center, 9283 Highway 67, Cripple Creek. Carpooling available; Diane, 6508311, coprayndp@yahoo.com.

MAY 11—SISTER FRIENDS Women sharing faith in personal journeys, 9:4511:45 a.m., Heritage Center, 9283 Highway 67, Cripple Creek. Carpooling available; Diane, 650-8311, coprayndp@yahoo.com.

—STAND UP COMEDY WITH JOHN “HIPPIEMAN” NOVOSAD Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 12—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC SUPERVALUE PACKAGE Concert 2:30-4 p.m., Gold Hill Theatres, 515 W. Midland Ave, Woodland Park. $16 includes concert, movie ticket for any time and one beer, wine or soft drink; $10 for concert and drink only; 687-2210, woodlandmusicseries.org.

APRIL 14—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC SUPERVALUE PACKAGE Concert 2:30-4 p.m., Gold Hill Theatres, 515 W. Midland Ave, Woodland Park. $16 includes concert, movie ticket for any time and one beer, wine or soft drink; $10 for concert and drink only; 687-2210, woodlandmusicseries.org.

—MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 15—CRABBY TAX NIGHT Hosted by the Kiwanis Club, Crystola Roadhouse, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST Florissant Grange, Florissant; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 18—COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—MOTHER’S SPECIAL DAY Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 19 AND 21—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 16—COMMUNITY FILM NIGHT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

APRIL 20—FREE DAY Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant; 748-3253.

MAY 17 AND 19—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

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—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—CRIPPLE CREEK’S GOT TALENT Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 24-JUNE 16—DEATHTRAP Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 25-27—MUELLER STATE PARK SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL Mueller State Park, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

MAY 27-SEPT. 2—CRIPPLE CREEK & VICTOR GOLD MINING COMPANY TOURS 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily, except Thursdays, Victor Lowell Museum, Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

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JUNE 16—FATHER’S DAY CELEBRATION Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—DADS AND DINOS Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 17-21 OR JULY 15-19—SKETCHING LIKE A BOSS — ART CAMP For ages 5-10, 9 a.m.-noon, Meadow Wood Sports Complex, Woodland Park, $120. Registration: 687-5255.

JUNE 21—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Etched Glassware, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30.

Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

JUNE 21-JULY 4—ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST ART SHOW Heritage Center, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE JUNE 1—UTE PASS CHAMBERS PLAYERS CONCERT High View Baptist Church, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 2-SEPTEMBER—SUMMER FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Memorial Park, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 7-28—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 8—KWPB ANNUAL CITYWIDE CLEANUP Woodland Park, woodlandparkchamber.com.

—WOODLAND PARK MUSIC SERIES: SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 9—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 10-14 OR JULY 8-12—BIG ART — ART CAMP For ages 5-10, 9 a.m.-noon, Meadow Wood Sports Complex, Woodland Park, $120. Registration: 687-5255.

JUNE 14—MOVIE ABOVE THE CLOUDS Midland Pavilion, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 14 AND 16—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—VICTOR GEM & MINERAL SHOW Downtown Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 15—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—CENTURY EXPERIENCE RIDE Mountain Top Cycling Club, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—OUTDOOR FAMILY FUN DAY Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; wood8

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JULY 12 AND 14—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 13—WOODLAND PARK MUSIC SERIES CONCERT Midland Pavilion, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 14—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 19—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Rustic Wind Chimes, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30.

Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

—GREATER WOODLAND PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Shining Mountain Golf Course, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 20-21—GOLD RUSH DAYS Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 27-28—MUELLER STATE PARK FINE ARTS SHOW AND SALE Mueller State Park, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 28—HERITAGE DAY Florissant; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUGUST

JUNE 7—WOODLAND PARK MUSIC SERIES: SWING FACTORY CONCERT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 7-9—TOP OF THE WORLD RODEO Teller Fairgrounds, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

Midland Pavilion, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 22-23—DONKEY DERBY DAYS Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 22-AUG. 18—MY PARTNER MELODRAMA Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JUNE 24-28 OR JULY 22-26—OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY — ART CAMP For ages 5-10, 9 a.m.-noon, Meadow Wood Sports Complex, Woodland Park, $120. Registration: 687-5255.

AUG. 2-30—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 3—VINO & NOTES Memorial Park, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 3-4—34TH ANNUAL MOUNTAIN ARTS FESTIVAL Midland Pavilion, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY JULY 4—MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—OLD FASHIONED FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Memorial Park, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—UTE PASS HISTORICAL SOCIETY & PIKES PEAK MUSEUM 7TH ANNUAL CEMETERY CRAWL Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 5—ANNUAL SYMPHONY ABOVE THE CLOUDS Woodland Park Middle School, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 5-26—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 5-AUG. 17—GREASE Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 6—4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND FIREWORKS Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

JULY 12—MOVIE ABOVE THE CLOUDS

—CRITTER RESCUE ROUNDUP Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 6—NATIONAL NIGHT OUT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 9—MOVIE ABOVE THE CLOUDS

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AUG. 10—MAYOR’S CUP 5K & 10K RUN Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—WOODLAND PARK WIND SYMPHONY — BIG BAND Midland Pavilion, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 11—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 15-18—WOODLAND PARK ROCK, GEM AND JEWELRY SHOW Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 16—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Wooden Quilts, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

SEPT. 20-OCT. 6—YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 21-22 AND 28-29—A MILE HIGH CLUB ASPEN TOURS Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 28—FREE DAY Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant; 748-3253.

SEPT. 28-29—MUELLER STATE PARK PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND SALE Mueller State Park, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—THE BIG ASPEN HAPPNIN’ FALL FESTIVAL Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

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—GEM AND MINERAL SHOW Florissant; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 16-18—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

OCT. 1-31—OCTOBER ARTS MONTH Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

OCT. 4-25—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

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OCT. 11-13—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 17—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

OCT. 11-NOV. 3—A GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 18—PIKES PEAK REGION’S MEMORIAL WALL DEDICATION Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 25—FREE DAY Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant; 748-3253.

OCT. 12—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 30-SEPT. 15—THE ANDREWS BROTHERS Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

AUG. 31-SEPT. 2—VICTOR CELEBRATES THE ARTS Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

OCT. 13—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

OCT. 18—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Clay Bowls, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

SEPTEMBER

OCT. 26—HOWL-O-WEEN EVENT Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 6-27—CRUISE ABOVE THE CLOUDS CAR SHOW Woodland Park and Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

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SEPT. 7—VICTOR PACK BURRO RACE Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 7-8—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 8—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 13—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Acrylic Photo Transfer Paintings, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

SEPT. 13 AND 15—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 14—WOODLAND PARK MUSIC SERIES CONCERT Midland Pavilion, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

SEPT. 14-15—MT. PISGAH SPEAKS CEMETERY TOUR Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 15—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS Painted Folk Art Aprons, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation.org.

NOV. 20—FREE THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER Florissant Grange, Florissant; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 21—TURKEY TOSS Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 22-DEC. 29—ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MORE OLIO Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 29—SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Woodland Park, Divide, Cripple Creek and Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 29-JAN. 1—GOLD CAMP CHRISTMAS: HOLIDAY HEADFRAME LIGHTING Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DECEMBER DEC. 6-7—GOLD CAMP CHRISTMAS Cripple Creek and Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 6-27—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 7—BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—LIGHTER SIDE OF CHRISTMAS PARADE Downtown Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—WOODLAND PARK CITY TREE LIGHTING Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 1-29—FAMILY FILM NIGHT Fridays, Butte Theater, Cripple Creek; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 7-8—TWEEDS HOLIDAY HOME TOUR Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—UTE PASS HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Victor; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 8—WOODLAND PARK WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 2-DEC. 28—WINTER FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 7—CHAMBER FALL BUSINESS EXPO Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 13—CREATIVE CHILL — ART AND WINE CLASS The Art of Paper Cutting, 6-8 p.m., Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, $30. Registration: 687-5255, wpparksandrecreation. org.

NOV. 9—FULL MOON TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 10—FEEDING TOUR Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 15—WOODLAND PARK WIND SYMPHONY: SWING FACTORY BIG BAND Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—MOVIE HOUSE MUSIC Gold Hill Theatres, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 22—WINTER WONDERLAND Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center; woodlandparkchamber.com.

NOV. 11—FREE DAY Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant; 748-3253.

DEC. 24—CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE Ute Pass Cultural Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

—VETERAN’S DAY SPECIAL Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

DEC. 27—KIDS FREE DAY Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park; woodlandparkchamber.com.

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Remnants of prehistoric Colorado rounded by homes Scientists have taken interest in the Floand the small town rissant Fossil Beds for about 140 years, and of Florissant. the area can be considered one of the “very The 5,998-acre early-on, significant fossil sites,” Wolin said. monument that atTourists and scientists frequented the tracts up to 75,000 area for decades and the area’s resources visitors a year is weren’t always cared for. Experts think that home to more than the monument’s cherished petrified red1,800 types of foswoods were once encased in rock and early sils that scientist explorers used dynamite to expose the tree date at about 34 stumps, leaving them cracked and susceptimillion years old, a ble to weather damage. historic homestead By the 1960s, private developers wanted to from the 1870s, build homes in the valley, but advocates for and miles of walkpreserving the site’s rich history for future ing trails leading generations opposed the developments, leadguests past some ing to a heated legal battle. President RichThe 1878 Hornbeck Homestead at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is a historic of the world’s ard M. Nixon eventually granted Florissant set of buildings that are open for tours in the summer months. The fossil-rich and unique national monument also has miles of walking trails for visitors to explore. largest petrified Fossil Beds national monument status in tree stumps.

1969. This year, Florissant Fossil Beds will “We found about Melissa Stewart celebrate its 50th anniversary on Aug. 20.

1,500 different Robyn Proper, newly elected president kinds of insect of The Friends of Florissant Fossil Beds, By the 1960s, fossils here, and Beds so rare. the official nonprofit support organization private then about 150 “In this valley, what we have are very for the monument, said the monument is developers kinds of plants old rocks,” Wolin said, adding that the a vital resource for education, scientific wanted to and some mamhills surround the valley are “Pikes Peak discovery and beauty. The Friends was build homes mals and some Granite,” dated at about 1 billion years founded in 1987 and regularly volunteers in the valley, birds, and to find old. “The next youngest rock is about 37 or raises funds to support the educational but advocates that diversity — million years old, and so activities and events at like 1,800 differwe have about a billion the monument. for preserving ent things have years of missing history.

“Sometimes we’re the site’s rich been described — So that’s kind of a cool there at the park actively history for that’s very rare,” thing.” doing things to help, and future Jeff Wolin, lead Many of the unique sometimes we’re supplygenerations interpreter at the plant fossils shown in ing monies for things,” opposed the Florissant Fossil the monuments visitors’ Proper said. “Some of the developments, Beds National center are extinct species things on the list last year leading to a Monument, said. that are related to living were improving trail signs heated legal The fossil beds plants. Ancient leaves and plant identification battle. are also home fell into a prehistoric signs at the park … (and) The Friends of the Florissant Fossil President to some of the lake and were buried by transportation funding Beds work a booth to provide inforRichard M. mation and souvenir items during the largest petrilayers of volcanic ash for school field trips. We Nixon 100th anniversary celebration for the fied stumps in and clay that came from also, every year, pay for a eventually National Park Service in 2016. the world. The an ancient volcanic syspaleontology or geology granted petrified stumps tem located near modern intern that lives in the Florissant are a species of day Guffey, Colo., Wolin Courtesy of area and works at the Fossil Beds redwoods whose said.

Wayne Johnston park for the summer with national closest living Aside from preserving the park paleontologist.” monument relative can now the area’s resources, the One of the Friends misonly be found in staff is tasked with continuous scientific sions this year is to assist with planning and status in 1969.

California and research. The monument has a staff funding some of the 50th-anniversary celThis year, Oregon. paleontologist and conducts ongoing sciebrations throughout the summer months, Florissant “As you start entific research like weather monitoring Proper said.

Fossil Beds will to learn about and the occasional excavation.

The monument also partners with local celebrate its the other fossils The team at Florissant Fossil Beds organizations like the Colorado Springs 50th we have here, it also regularly employs interns, hosts Astronomical Society to host regular anniversary gets even more college students hoping to study the educational events like the monthly Dark on Aug. 20. interesting, so we unique landscape and fossils, and inspires Sky Party, where locals can explore the found things like visitors with frequent tours, classes and night sky. Many of January’s events were tsetse flies, which are today in Africa, but community events. canceled because of the long government we have found them under the ground out In the summer, there is a hands-on science shutdown, but Wolin does not expect break here,” he said. discovery center for children to learn about in park operations to adversely affect the According to Wolin, finding seashells on the area. The Florissant Fossil Beds also has events scheduled for the rest of the year. a 10,000-foot mountain, or African species an ongoing Junior Ranger Program that For more information about the Florissant in Colorado is relatively normal, but the exencourages children of all ages to take an Fossil Beds National Monument and their treme diversity of the fossils and its unique in-depth and interactive look at the fossils, upcoming activities and events, visit nps.gov geology are what makes the Florissant Fossil geology and history of the area. or fossilbeds.org.

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Gold Camp Victorian Society member Richard Tremayne during a past Mt. Pisgah Speaks event.

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In 1999, 100 years following, the Gold Camp Victorian Society was formed to facilitate the preservation of the historic culture of Cripple Creek and Victor.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the GCVS continues its mission to safeguard the heritage of the lifestyles and accomplishments of the early day residents who settled and enriched the community.

“It started out with other ladies and myself who thought it would be fun to dress up and go around town in vintage clothing,” founding member Kathi Pilcher said.

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‘World’s Greatest Gold Camp’ life in all stages of life,” says President Howard Melham.

The group later organized to present historic programs about the area, researching and performing characterizations of notable personages who were instrumental in the area’s formation and The Gold Camp Victorian Society, formed in 1999 with the intent to preserve the history of Cripple Creek, Victor and surrounding areas, hosts development.

Victorian Tea events like this one, giving participants a taste of what life in Victorian-era Cripple Creek and Victor may have been like.

Through research of individual lives and customs from more than a century ago, GCVS activities support ongoing efforts to preserve the area’s historical culture, performing and “It started presenting educational programs out with and by providing ambience to other ladies numerous festivals and events. and myself Historic re-enactments of who thought notable personalities include it would be mining magnates Winfield Scott fun to dress Stratton and Albert E. Carlton, up and go Johnny Nolan, Bob Wommack, around town Doc Susie Anderson, Author Main vintage bel Barbee Lee, Mollie O’Brian, clothing.” and Pearl DeVere, Colorado’s most beloved madam.

— Founding There is a characterization for member everybody with sheriffs and gunKathi Pilcher slingers, proper ladies and ladies Gold Camp Victorian Society members Howard Melching, Susan Johnson, Joyce Smith, of the Diana Melching, Margaret and Jim Rogers, and David Johnson during an Ambience Walk. evening, The group and its activities support ongoing efforts to preserve the historical culture of Cripple Creek and Victor, as well as provide a late 19th- and early 20th century ambience miners, ranchers, to various city events. saloon keepers, Guns is a sub-group of individuals who perform shootouts on shopkeepthe streets of Cripple Creek and Victor during staged events at ers, doctors, local festivals. lawyers, The group supports new members with advice on how to Native dress, mannerisms and culture, and assist with research on the Americans people who lived in the area. They even have a lending program and mounwith wardrobe and accessories tailored to period dress.

Gold Camp Victorian Society members Susan Johnson, Lorie Brubaker, Richard Tremayne and Joyce Smith are decked in tain men. their Victorian-era best during a Pearl’s Follies event, an annual The 2019 SCHEDULE event which raises funds for The Old Homestead House Museum.

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Preserving the history of the ‘World’s Greatest Gold Camp’ promises to deliver with plans for participation in parades, train rides, festivals, skits, croquet, Victorian teas and dances, plus provide ambiance at events including Donkey Derby Days, Salute to American Veterans Rally, Midland Days, Victor Gold Rush Days and more.

The nonprofit society also supports historic preservation efforts through the Butte Theater, District Museum, Homestead House, Lowell Thomas Museum and at local schools, to name a few, and are always looking for new venues.

In conjunction with the City of Cripple Creek, the group conducts Trolley Tours every Saturday twice daily during the summer months from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Tours feature narration of the area’s history and with stops and skits, including the escape of prisoner James Bacon from the Jail Museum and an angry prostitute demanding pay from a dubious patron at the Homestead House.

One of the group’s most popular events is Mt. Pisgah Speaks, Sept. 14-15, with members telling the tales of their character(s) interred at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.

Experiencing the past through the live portrayal of historic personalities is a fun way to learn about the lives of people who were once a part of the fabric that formed the Cripple Creek and Victor Min-

Members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society walk in the Victor Gold Rush Days, which began in 1895 as the “World Celebration” to commemorate Victor’s incorporation as a city in 1894. The celebration honors Victor C. Adams, one of the city’s original settlers, and the man it was named after.

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The area abounds in breathtaking scenery, terrain, and wildlife to provide diverse Rocky Mountain outdoor recreation experiences.

The City of Woodland Park is a motorized recreation friendly community and serves as a “trailhead” to the area with services such as: a visitor center, great restaurants, brew pubs, retail stores, lodging, campgrounds, museum, gas stations, and motorsports dealerships. Woodland Park and the Pikes Peak Ranger District is a shared “sandbox” where everyone is welcome to play!

Wear safety trail riding gear at all times such as a helmet, eye protection, long pants and sleeves, boots and gloves. Colorado’s weather can be unpredictable and can change rapidly. Always wear clothing appropriate to the season, and bring rain gear. Bring food, water and medicines needed for the amount of time you expect to be traveling.

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• Hand signals help to inform other on-coming riders of how many people are in your party. If you ride by yourself or last in your group, hold up a closed fist to indicate “0” riders behind you. If there are two people behind you, hold up “2” fingers to indicate 2 riders behind you, etc.

• We share trails with everyone. OHVs should yield the “rightof-way” to pedestrians, bicyclists, and horses. Be courteous!

Conflicts only add to the problem of keeping this riding area open for public use.

• OBEY SPEED LIMITS ON ROADS. Set a good example!

• Don’t ride for fun in the campgrounds or parking areas. We have plenty of trails to ride on.

• STAY ON THE TRAIL. Operate only on Designated Routes…and RESPECT private property.

• Please note that some ATVs and side-by-sides, which exceed 50 inches in overall width, are restricted on some trails.

• All OHVs must have a US Forest Service approved spark arrester.

• OHVs must meet state and federal noise emission standards.

• Motorized trails are typically designated by a 3 digit number.

Familiarize yourself with the numbering system, and always refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) when in doubt.

• USFS campgrounds and dispersed camping is available. Be sure to extinguish your fire properly and make sure it is completely out before you leave by drowning it with water. Make sure it’s cold to the touch or it will likely flare-up and you will be ticketed!

• Pack out your trash, no trash receptacles are provided.

• Some funds from the sales of this map will be used to support the Colorado Motorcycle Trail Riders Association: • www.cmtrail.org

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• All OHVs and motor vehicles (including motorcycles) that display a valid Colorado or out-of-state license plate must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on designated OHV trails in Colorado.

• All out of state OHVs (including OHVs that display an out of state OHV registration) must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.

• The current Registration or Permit fee is $25.25 and is valid from April 1 through March 31. Trail maintenance and other trail programs are funded through these OHV Registration and Permit fees!

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The company promises guests will get an up-close look and one-of-a-kind experience in exploring the “Pikes Peak region like never before,” giving them access to “some of the best trails, roads and picturesque destinations in the region,” according to the website. From off-roading enterprises through Pike National Forest, to cruising scenic highways and exploring Woodland Park on electric bicycles, adventure is on the menu.

To help explorers get to their destinations, Great Outdoors Adventures partnered with its sister company, Great Outdoors Consultants, to create a trail map for Northern Teller County which illustrates the North Divide and South Rampart Range Recreation areas of the Pikes Peak Ranger District, South Park Ranger District and the South Platte Ranger District in the Pike National Forest. Maps can be purchased at the Great Outdoors Adventures store, 19251 E. Highway 24 in Woodland Park, or at other retail outlets throughout Woodland Park, nearby Colorado Springs and along Colorado’s Front Range. It will soon be available for purchase at the Great Outdoors Consultants online store, and can also be purchased now through the Avenza Maps smartphone application.

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THE HOWL OF THE WOLF RETURNS Kekoa provides some of the melody at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide.

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assionate about wolves, their beauty, the melody of the howl and their place in the natural order, Darlene Kobobel has attained national prominence for her advocacy of the wolf.

Founder of the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide, Kobobel credits her first rescue, Chinook, for the ascendance of the 70-acre center that began in her home in Lake George.

Chinook was just minutes away from being euthanized at the then-kill shelter in Divide, where Kobobel was a volunteer. “She was silver gray and had the most beautiful eyes. She looked at me and started jumping up and down as if to say ‘please get me out of here,’” she said.

Twenty-five years later, Kobobel is still fueled by the energy that propelled her to save

A map of Darlene Kobobel’s airline route to rescue Amarok, the black timber wolf. The odyssey began in Denver, with stops in Houston and San Salvador, El Salvador, to Medellín, Colombia.

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Divide nonprofit seeks to save Colorado’s wolves and wolf-hybrids Chinook. “She was my inspiration for wanting to be a voice for wolves,” she said.

There were hard times. “I was poor and struggling, could barely afford to feed myself,” she said. But since that day at the shelter, Kobobel has devoted her life to rescuing wolves and wolf-hybrids, even when it meant driving hundreds of miles.

Or flying to Medellín, Colombia, where she and her husband, Rick Silverberg, recently retrieved timber wolf Amarok. The wolf, native to North America, was a victim of animal trafficking, a $1 billion industry.

“Isn’t he beautiful?” Kobobel said.

By 2006, she escalated the struggle to seek a loan to expand the center, which by then was a nonprofit organization.

Darlene Kobobel, founder of the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, stops to chat on her daily route. Her wolves happily greet her.

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The howl of the wolf returns Life is good at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, founded 25 years ago by Darlene Kobobel.

The nonprofit offers up-close tours with the animals, as well as a gift shop, art gallery and more.

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After multiple rejec“I wanted to do tions, Kobobel secured a something worthy. loan from Legacy Bank Chinook gave me in Colorado Springs. courage, wisdom, the “I signed my name on strength and the passion about 1,000 pieces of to be a voice for not paper,” she said. “I knew only wolf-dogs but (also) I had to be creative and teaching people about find a way to make the payments and have this why they don’t make beautiful place that is so good pets and how many worthy of what we do.” are euthanized every At the time, Kobobel single year.” had 17 wolves, wolf hybrids and a fox. “I had — Darlene Kobobel, different sources of food, founder of the Colorado from people throwing Wolf and Wildlife out scraps of food, frozen Center in Divide meat in a freezer, or I’d drive to Denver to get road-kill deer, whatever I could find,” she said.

Chinook was the first; the wolf hybrid beloved by school children all over the region, a source of education about animals, the ecosystem and the role wolves play in the natural world.

“I wanted to do something worthy,” she said. “Chinook gave me courage, wisdom, the strength and the passion to be a voice for not only wolf-dogs but (also) teaching people about why they don’t make good pets and how many are euthanized every single year.”

Kobobel is determined to do what she can to bring the wolf back to Colorado. “I started to branch off into the issues that wolves face in the wild and why we need wolves,” she said. “We can still Story continues on page 26

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The howl of the wolf returns

You can’t miss it: the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is located on Twin Rocks Road in Divide. It opened 25 years ago to help save and protect Colorado’s wolves and wolf-hybrids, while also providing educational opportunities to the public.

Courtesy photo learn to co-exist with our natural wildlife. We haven’t had wolves here since 1945, when the last one was killed. The howl of the wolf is missing.”

As in other states, by removing a keystone predator, she said, the result is the over-population of deer and elk. “It is so out-of-control; there are over 750,000 deer and elk just in Colorado. They are stripping all the aspens,” she said. “This is not a natural balance.”

Kobobel cites Yellowstone National Park as an example of a place of natural order.

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Amarok the black timber wolf, a victim of animal trafficking, now has a loving home at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center. The center’s founder, Darlene Kobobel, brought the wolf back from Medellín, Colombia, where he was found roaming the streets.

The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center features an art gallery whose showings include founder Darlene Kobobel’s photographs.

Courtesy photo while serving as a resource for research by universities.

And it’s a fun place to visit, with tours, a gift shop, an art

gallery that features Kobobel’s photos, and exhibits that promote the founder’s passion for education about the wolf.

Pat Hill “It’s a battle, but luckily 70 percent of Coloradans want to see wolves back in the wild,” she said. “So it’s amazing how people are energized once they come out here and ask how they can be a voice.”

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Peak Swim Team the Woodland Aquatic Center – located next to Woodland Park High School on 111 North Baldwin St. – was in its final stages of completion. Pekron envisioned the center being the future home of Peak Swim Team.

“We started the work to get this team going in December (2017),” Pekron said. “We were waiting to see if any of the teams in (Colorado Springs) were going to satellite up here, and none did, and so I kept asking around to see if we were going to have our own team.

“So, we decided to have a team and here we go. More than a year later we’re going strong with 40 members ages 6 to 16.”

The first tryouts were last September.

Pekron knew she couldn’t run a competitive swim team without highly skilled coaches. That’s when she and the board did a national search and hired Rusty Bernstein as the head coach.

Staci Prickett was brought on as his assistant.

Bernstein came to the City Above the Clouds via Kentucky.

He has more than 35 years coaching at the club, high school

“We started the work to get this team going in December (2017).

We were waiting to see if any of the teams in (Colorado Springs) were going to satellite up here, and none did, and so I kept asking around to see if we were going to have our own team.

So, we decided to have a team and here we go.

More than a year later we’re going strong with 40 members ages 6 to 16.”

— Club founder and Peak Swim Team executive chair Gwynn Dawdy Pekron

Peak Swim Team members at a meet. The Peak Swim Team is a nonprofit year-round competitive swim team that offers high-quality professional coaching and technique instruction.

Swimmers of all ages and abilities are welcome.

and college levels.

“There really is not minimum age limit for our club,” said Bernstein, who is an ASCA Level 4 coach. “It’s, ‘Do you have the skills to compete? Are you willing to learn and put in the time?’”

Bernstein had a busy winter.

In addition to running Peak Swim Team, he started the high school’s girls’ swim team from scratch. He is using a similar approach to both; teaching kids to swim technically and correctly.

“We’re building a base so that when our kids get more experience, they will the skills to compete,” he said. “We’re a relatively small team now, but as we grow we’ll become more competitive and that will lead to greater success.”

Bernstein, Prickett, Pekron and other people associated with Peak Swim Team are encouraging Teller County folks to swim locally.

Prickett, a Level 2 ASCA certified coach, came to Woodland Park from Elko, Nev., where she led the age group team (9-12).

She has also coached several state qualifiers.

“We have the advantage of being at high altitude, and if we can get the kids to get their endurance up we will have that competitive edge,” Prickett said.

Among the top Peak Swim Team members is Pekron’s daughter, 11-year-old Kensley. A former member of the Manitou Springs-based Colorado Torpedoes, Kensley is the oldest of four children and a fifth-grader at Columbine Elementary.

Last summer, she competed in the 12 & Under Long Course State Championships, where she swam the 50-meter free in a personal best 38.25 seconds and the 50 free leg of the 200 medley relay team.

Peak Swim Team members compete at such places as the Air Force Academy’s Natatorium, Olympic Training Center, Cheyenne Mountain High School Aquatic Center, Veteran’s Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo.,

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hitting its marks Peak swimmers cheer for other 12 and under team members who were racing at the Colorado Springs Swim Team meet in late 2018.

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and the University of Denver.

“This is so much fun to watch and be a part of,” said Pekron. “Can you imagine what it will be like when these kids get to high school?

“Sometimes the practices are grueling.

And sometimes they’re a lot of fun.

These are skills these kids have to learn.

The work they’re putting in now will pay off later.”

The Woodland Aquatic Center is operated by the City of Woodland Park. The

lavish facility opened in October 2017 at a cost of about $14 million.

Swimmers enjoy a six-lane lap pool, leisure pool with a lazy river, a 20 foot tunnel slide and more.

The 27,000-square-foot facility also offers locker rooms, a lobby area accented with beetle-kill pine and a fireplace made of locally-mined Manitou pink stone, and an event room.

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Zack Rush, Sarah Oliver and MontĂŠ get ready to embark on a First Day Hike at Eleven Mile Recreation Area on Jan. 1. First Day Hikes are popular among Teller County locals to start the new year. Sun or snow, residents seek the peace, solitude and majestic beauty of the Colorado mountains.

Snap of Te Brayden Calhoun, 7, slips head first down an ice slide at the 11th annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival.

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Guenzel, the mill’s former owner, expanded the shop for Blue Bird ice cream sales.

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A chipmunk takes refuge in a hollow tree trunk along the Homestead hiking trail at Mueller State Park.

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Paul Magnuson Veterans, active duty military members and patriots from across the country flock to Teller County each summer for Colorado’s largest procession of motorcycles through the mountains from Woodland Park High School to downtown Cripple Creek. The 32nd annual event is scheduled for mid-August.

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Woodland Park’s Stampede, which continues today — albeit in a different location, “The Ute” thrives today.

Upstanding most of the time, rumor has it that Bergstrom ran a bootleg operation and engaged in illegal gambling. If anybody asks, that’s Bergstrom’s photograph in the restaurant section of The Ute. Under Bergstrom’s watch, The Ute was a local hangout that old-timers remember today. But somewhere along the line, things kind of went haywire and some boozers generated a return to the old Wild West where the cops were guaranteed a roundup if the tough refused to get going.

“It was the fight-a-night club,” said Elijah Murphy, who bought The Ute four years ago, after five years as bartender. “I tell people, ‘You wanna fight, go join the military and find out what fightin’s all about.’”

Retired after 20 years in the Army – 16 with the 10th Special Forces – “Murph,” as the locals know him, says he bought the restaurant/bar as an accident. Seems he heard the restaurant business was tough, so he went for it. That’s what he says, anyway.

But he had a plan for the place he owns with his wife Karen, whom he met when both were tending bar at The Ute. “We decided The Ute was going to become a respectable establishment; at least,

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respectable as far as the food goes,” he said. “So we started doing good food and it shows in the results. We’re 64 percent food over alcohol sales.”

Around town, people talk about the hamburgers, about how yummy they are, as well as the smoked meats that Murph does himself. No matter how cold it is, he’s out

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Historic Ute Inn Elijah Murphy, known to the locals as “Murph,” holds forth in his alternative office near the back door of The Historic Ute Inn.

Throughout the discussion about The Ute, Murph interrupts every now and then with, “Hi!” or, “How’s it going?” to every customer who passes by on their way out the back door. Never mind that the weather has turned frigid.

That’s an alternate office, he says. there smoking — literally — while also tending wings, brisket, ribs and pork in the smoker.

“I am a gourmet cook,” he said.

“You know what a gourmet cook is?

It’s simply the person who knows what seasonings and flavors go together to complement a dish to make it tasty and attractive.”

Throughout the discussion about The Ute, Murph interrupts every now and then with, “Hi!” or, “How’s it going?” to every customer who passes by on their way out the back door. Never mind that the weather has turned frigid. That’s an alternate office, he says.

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“This is a good place for friends to get together,” said Troy Allen, who plays bass guitar with the bands JTM and One Eleven on Friday nights. “I bring my wife and kids here.”

Friendly as all get-out, Murph is especially generous Cindra Jones and Brian Ducey work in a spotless kitchen to area veterat The Historic Ute Inn in Woodland Park. ans, hosting a $5 breakfast the first Saturday of the month.

“I do all the cooking, cleaning and everything. That way, I can actually offer the meal at that price,” he said.

On Saturday nights, The Ute is hopping, with Loretta Jacobs heading up the Karaoke gig. Actually, the Ute hops most nights, especially Wednesdays for open mic night and free live music on Friday nights.

Murph employs about 25 people, among them Brian Ducey and Cindra Jones, who has done just about everything at The Ute for 16 years.

“This has always been a fun place,” Jones said.

And Murph has future plans. “Yep,” he said. “A Sunday night dance club.”

No doubt Bergstrom is pleased with the way things have turned out.

“My deal is to preserve Bert’s legacy and the flavor of The Ute Inn and make it a place where people want to hang out,” Murph said.

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Founded as a Gold Camp mining district in the 1890s, Cripple Creek has had its share of wild western culture where people lived, died, were laid to rest, and whose lives over the past 100 years may cross over inter-dimensionally with the present day.

“Ghost stories” abound with personal interactions recounted by locals and visitors alike.

The Cripple Creek Outlaws and Lawmen Jail Museum, located at 136 W. Bennett Ave., was built in 1901 as a state-of-the-art jail to accommodate the lawbreakers of Cripple Creek, a bustling city back in its heyday.

“We have our ghosts. It can be scary but I have never felt threatened. Some just want to interact,” says Michelle Rozelle, Heritage and Tourism Manager for the City of Cripple Creek.

Rozelle is fascinated by the phenomenon, and has participated in paranormal investigations at locations throughout the city. However, the jail holds some of her favorite stories.

“I’ve spent a lot of time in the jail by myself.

I’ve been touched (known as the ‘spiderweb effect’), heard voices — disembodied voices that speak my name. You wonder, ‘Did I really hear that?’ Some people have said they’ve felt hot or cold, had their hair or mustaches pulled and

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Haunted smelled cigar smoke. And then there are the shadow figures,” Rozelle said.

“There are two types of hauntings: active, which is in real time with entities trying to interact, and residual, which is perhaps more inter-dimensional, inhabiting (the place that crosses) between space and time,” Rozelle said, adding that she believes the energy comes from “entities that haven’t moved on to the other plane.”

The Old Homestead Parlour House, located at 353 Meyers Ave., was a brothel established

by Madam Pearl DeVere, who arrived in Cripple Creek in 1893, and is said to be “haunted.” But DeVere’s presence has not yet been established, even though she tragically died at the house due to an overdose of morphine.

There had been a party that evening. Pearl wore an $800 pink

A portrait possibly of Pearl DeVere, a brothel madam, hangs on walls at the Homestead House Museum in Cripple Creek. DeVere established the brothel after arriving to the mining district in 1893, and the building is said to be haunted.

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“There are things I’ve felt or sensed. But my daughter had an experience with a very pushy male entity, which was alarming. I recently hired a new girl who said she didn’t believe in ghosts, but after working here, now she does.”

— Old Homestead House Museum director Charlotte Bumgarner

A cell block in Cripple Creek’s jail museum.

Heritage and Tourism Manager for the City of Cripple Creek Michelle Rozelle has participated in paranormal investigations throughout Cripple Creek, including at the jail museum, which she says holds some of her favorite ghost stories.

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couture gown fashioned in Paris, a gift from a wealthy patron.

Following an argument with her lover, she retired to her bedroom with a headache and used laudanum, an opiate, for the pain. She died that evening. At the insistence of her patron, Pearl was buried in that gown. Pink was her favorite color.

“It’s true, her death was tragic, but she died in her 30s; 40 was the average life expectancy back then,” said Museum Director Charlotte Bumgarner.

As for the presence of any ghostly phenomenon at the museum, Bumgarner says, “Yes.” “There are things I’ve felt or sensed. But my daughter had an experience with a very pushy male entity, which was alarming. I recently hired a new girl who said she didn’t believe in ghosts, but after working here, now she does,”

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Paranormal groups have monitored activity at the Homestead House and come away with results.

“They received replies from a young girl who they say worked at the brothel as a chamber maid,” Bumgarner said.

Owner, proprietor Susan Adelbush, along with her staff and guests who have stayed at the Hotel St. Nicholas, can attest to haunting experiences within the rooms and corridors of the former hospital, which has seen many births, illnesses and deaths.

Adelbush recounts not only the presence of ghosts, but has actually seen a tall gentleman clothed in a long, gray coat and wearing a bowler hat walk into the room, pass through the bar and go out passing through the boiler, which is on the exterior wall.

Although she did not mention the sighting to night manager John Winchester, he had his own story to tell.

“I was bartending at the Boiler Room, located in the basement and once the boiler room that provided heat to the building, and saw a tall gentleman dressed in a gray suit wearing a bowler hat. It scared the snot out of me,” Winchester said.

Many more stories can be told from the historic buildings of Cripple Creek, including the Colorado Grande Casino, whose mistress, Maggie, has decided to take up residence, along with a gambling gentleman patron and the Cripple Creek Hospitality House, once the Teller County hospital now transformed into a delightful bed and breakfast.

Cripple Creek’s past remains in residence with the present for the interim until it moves on toward the next plane.

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TELLER COUNTY’S BUSINESS BOOM Area businesses grow and thrive, earning local and national attention

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By Pat Hill eller County may be relatively small in population, but the commercial sector is, in many ways, experiencing a banner

with some companies earning national attention. From internet service providers to old fashioned candy makers, the economic sector in Teller County is thriving. Here’s a rundown of Teller County’s booming business economy over the last year.

Peak Internet is expanding and building a corporate complex in the former offices of Teller County. Jayson Baker, left, founded the company in 2002 and recently added a chief executive officer, Kathryn Perry.

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than 3,000 customers throughout Teller and El Paso counties. For the past four years, Peak Internet has received national recognition and was named one of Colorado Companies to Watch in 2014.

Last year, Baker hired a chief executive officer, Kathryn Perry, former CEO of Choices, a nonprofit organization.

Last October, the company bought two buildings and the 1.2 acre parking lot in Woodland Park with plans to initiate a corporate complex for the former county offices.

The purchase revitalized an area that had been empty and rundown, and as a result will generate a higher assessment value, with the attendant higher taxes paid to the county.

The company’s expansion includes offering 10 gigabyte-per-second internet connection to businesses and residents in Woodland Park.

At the age of 33, Baker, who will be Peak Internet’s president, is among the nation’s youngest entrepreneurs; he was raised in Woodland Park.

NEWMONT MINING CORP. Only a few days into 2019, Newmont Mining Corporation announced a $10 billion merger with Goldcorp Inc. With more than 700 employees at Newmont’s Cripple Creek Victor Gold Mining Co., with offices in Victor, the company is Teller County’s largest employer.

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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. employs more than 700 people in Victor.

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PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL Eleven years after opening the 15-bed facility, Pikes Peak Regional Hospital in Woodland Park joined the UCHealth (University of Colorado) network, which includes two branches of Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs.

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Teller County’s and the building to Steward Health Care Network.

As part of UCHealth, the local hospital and medical offices offer services such as cardiology, neurosurgery, oncology and telestroke. Kim Monjesky, who was hired by the association, retains her position as the hospital’s chief executive officer.

In April, UC Health will begin offering care at the clinic in Cripple Creek.

Pikes Peak Regional Hospital is now part of UCHealth. The 15-bed facility joined UCHealth 11 years after opening.

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BRONCO BILLY’S In Cripple Creek, it’s Christmas every day at the new Christmas Casino and Inn at Bronco Billy’s. In the former Imperial Hotel, the historic building retains its charm in the remodeled hotel rooms on the upper level. Despite the updates and the Santa-themed rooms, the past ekes through and casts a kind of historic glow on the hotel.

But the casino is dramatic, glamorous, with the 17-foot Christmas Pyramid filled with hand-carved figures custom-made in Germany; the pyramid is one of only two in the United States crafted by Erzgebirge Palace.

In launching the innovative concept of a 365-day bonanza, Full House Resorts enhanced the theme over the holidays with eight female reindeer holding forth in a fenced exhibit in back of the casino. The Christmas theme was inspired by the Christmas market in Nuremberg, Germany.

Perpetual Christmas: Bronco Billy’s Full House Resorts opened the Christmas Casino and Inn last year.

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From left, Jan Greene and Laurie Glauth founded Mountain Naturals 27 years ago. The store has a variety of organic grocery items along with artistic offerings, such as greeting cards.

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As a result, Glauth and Greene relied on flexibility to meet market fluctuations and customer demand. When the distributor, acquired in a sale, marked up the prices, Glauth and Greene halted the service and opened a site at the Hackman House, an historic building which they own.

“The business grew organically because we only stocked what people wanted,” Glauth said. “When our customers got wind of what we were doing, they starting asking for products.”

In 2011, the partners bought the Loaf ‘n Jug building on Colorado Highway 67 and Red Feather Lane and moved in January 2012.

“On a Sunday, a parade of people, our customers, came to help us,” Glauth said. “We labeled the boxes and our customers drove everything from the

Hackman House to here, unloaded and put everything on the shelves.”

As health needs change, Mountain Naturals meets the demand for quality gluten-free products, offering a wide selection that heightens its commercial advantages in a place not far from the large city down the pass.

To top it off, the partners sell beef from their property, Pinehurst Family Ranch, a few miles up the road. Gradually, the two expanded the business to include a wide array of arts and crafts from jewelry, lamps, plants, tie-dyed clothing, photographs, pottery and cards, for instance.The artisans are all local, most from the region and a few from around the state. In a time when hemp-derived products are all the rage, Mountain Naturals has carried a variety for several years.

When it comes to accommodating their customers, Glauth and Greene go way beyond the usual.

“For a few of our older customers, we deliver to them,” Glauth said. “We’ve even picked them up to come and shop here — and take them home.”

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Teller County’s business boom Teller County there’s a candy shop that features fudge flavors that stretch the imagination. Along with the chocolate, peanut butter and pumpkin, John and Miki Freeman spice up the offerings with carrot cake fudge at the Cripple Creek Candy store.

All the flavors are enticing, from that carrot cake, amaretto chocolate, peanut butter chocolate and cappuccino to coconut custard, salted nut roll, rocky road and dark chocolate.

If fudge doesn’t do it, the peanut brittle, regular and jalapeño, offers another choice.

A mouth-watering experience, a jaunt through the store comes with an inkling to try everything: the fudge, the truffles, each a work of art created by Miki Freeman, the peanut brittle — everything.

“If it’s homemade they want to buy it,” she said.

The Freemans make nearly everything, including English

There’s a type of fudge for everyone, and it’s fudge galore at the Cripple Creek Candy store.

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Toffee, some of which they sell to Roberta’s Chocolates in Denver. On special occasions, Miki whips up lollipops that

are appropriate to the season.

With the old-fashioned Jelly Belly dispenser, salt water taffy and candy bars such as Big Hunk, the store offers a trip down memory lane.

“It’s fun being a place in town where people reminisce about their childhood,” Miki said. “So we have nostalgic candy in here, candy cigarettes and cigars, bubble gum cigarettes.”

The Freemans (John grew

up in Cripple Creek) are both retired from the military and bought the store three years ago from Pat and Lou Goldman.

“Summer is awesome and the Ice Fest is a big deal for us, helps us through the winter months,” she said.

The Cripple Creek Candy store is sugarland with that creative bent. Where else can up you pick up some jalapeño peanut brittle?

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Rampart Range Road Storied thoroughfare brings travelers seeking adventure, fun

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By Melissa Stewart ampart Range Road, starting at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs and ending at Colorado Highway 67

between Sedalia and Deckers, is known for its scenic views of the Pikes Peak Region and rough road conditions. The road attracts travelers seeking a variety of outdoor activities and is sometimes described as dangerous, as it is narrow,

Rampart Range Road is known for its scenic beauty and attracts nature enthusiasts of all kinds. This photo of Pikes Peak was taken from Rampart Range Road by photographer Benjamin Schneider, who moved to the United States from Germany and finds beauty in Colorado’s vast landscapes.

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Rampart Range Road and recreation areas like Indian Creek Campground, Devil’s Head Campground, and Dutch Fred, and about 100 miles of trails that attract “motorcycle and ATV enthusiasts.” The road is typically closed for the winter, from Dec. Everard Spencer 1 to April 1 Keithley, each year, but superintendent in summer of the Pike the 52.6-mile National Forest drive from from 1925 to Garden of the Gods to High1946, was wellway 67 should known in the take just over area and is two hours to credited with complete. overseeing the Mitchell building of Dillman of Rampart Range Colorado Road. But the Rock-N-Logs actual has lived construction of in the area the road was most of his done by young life and has men enrolled always been in the Civilian closely tied Conservation to the native Corps, a landscapes workforce through created in the recreation, 1930s by working for the USDA, President building Franklin D. homes in Roosevelt to help the area as a alleviate some contractor, of the mass or by turning unemployment. damaged local trees into custom furniture and art.

As a teen working with the Youth Conservation Corps, later with the Young Adult Conservation Corps, Dillman participated in conservation efforts in local parks and open spaces, including Rampart Reservoir and trails along Rampart Range Road. He also frequented the area with his friends and family. To Dillman, the road is an iconic local feature.

Anna Sherwood of Coos Bay, Ore., enjoys the lookout from the highest point of Rampart Range Road that connects Garden of the Gods Park in western Colorado Springs with Woodland Park via a scenic drive through the woods.

Mike Terry “I spent a lot of years driving up and down the Rampart Range Road and watching it change,” Dillman said, adding that anybody around Teller and El Paso counties knows of the road. “It’s not just a dirt road, you know?

There’s history behind it.”

Everard Spencer Keithley, superintendent of the Pike National Forest from 1925 to 1946, was wellknown in the area and is credited with overseeing the building of Rampart Range Road.

Everard Spencer Keithley (1888-1973) crouches among pine seedlings in this 1947 portrait.

Keithley was responsible for the building of Rampart Range Road and was supervisor of the Pike National Forest from 1925 to 1946.

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Rampart Range Road But the actual construction of the road was done by young men enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps, a workforce created in the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help alleviate some of the mass unemployment. Young men, typically between the ages of 17 and 23 who were from impoverished families, worked on conservation and development projects around the nation, earning about $30 a month, and gained a sense of self-respect and community, according to a history of the CCC in Colorado and Wyoming, found at the Colorado State Archives website.

Men enrolled in the CCC were divided into “companies” and tasked with projects like planting trees, constructing and maintaining roads and canals, constructing dams, installing telephone lines, and reducing fire hazards in national forests.

Officials overseeing the work at the time claimed the CCC advanced the development of

Rampart Range Road starts at Garden of the Gods in western Colorado Springs, and runs north through Woodland Park, eventually ending at Colorado Highway 67 between Sedalia and Deckers. The dirt road is closed during the winter, often from Dec. 1 to April 1, but is known for its scenic views of the Pikes Peak region.

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in June 1933 and was origibegan in 1933 and continued nally located in Saylor Park, until at least 1937, and was Colo., north of Teller County sometimes delayed by harsh and west of winter the Triconditions.

Lakes area Men in in northern CompaEl Paso ny 1819 County. enjoyed The men sports in the and were camp were involved exposed to in various the eleathletic ments and comperelocated titions to Manitou while they Springs for worked and the winter. lived in Compathe Pikes Rampart Range Road was built in the 1930s ny 1819 Peak area, by members of the Civilian Conservation eventually according Corps. Though the road is closed during the relocated to a history winter, the 52.6-mile unpaved road attracts to Camp of the CCC tourists, photographers, campers and F-64-C in in Colorado motorcycle enthusiasts wanting to enjoy Woodland and Wyothe scenic beauty of the area during the Park. ming, found summer months.

Company at the Col1819 was orado State Google Maps Archives tasked with conwebsite. structing For more Rampart Range Road and information about Rampart completing other projects inRange Road’s management cluding flood control, rodent and recreational resources, control, and fence and trail visit fs.usda.gov. For more construction. information on the road’s Construction of the road history, visit colorado.gov.

Finding light through grief Divide funeral home serves Teller County for more than 3 decades

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By Pat Hill

family business that nurtures those who grieve the death of a loved one, Mountain Memorial Funeral Home has been a vital part

of Teller County for 31 years.

Steve Tomsky bought the business 11 years ago from Barbara and Don Blehm and includes his partners, his wife, Cora, and children, Jack, 14, and Sage, 25.

“We wanted to keep it simple, live in the funeral home and keep it as an old-fashioned momand-pop business,” Tomsky said.

Tomsky himself was among the mourners eight months after the bought the funeral home.

His son, Jacob, 18, was killed in a car accident near Limon on his way to join the family in Divide.

“We are grateful that the community embraced us and made us feel part of the community after my son, Jacob, died,” Tomsky said. “Ever since then, we’ve been welcomed in all the

churches and by the people in the county.”

The Tomskys’ connection to the clients is apparent in the gallery of memories in the office — memenMountain Memorial Funeral Home has a gallery of mementos to honor the deceased. tos such as paintings Courtesy photos and photographs by the deceased. One family even contributed the loved one’s antique clock.

As the population increases, business at the mortuary has also expanded. As a result, the Moving to the mountains?

Tomskys are adding a 2,500 square-foot preparation building 25 years of experience that will include a crematorium.

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For the past 11, the Tomsky family has owned the home.

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Steve to places During the Springs. “We far and away. holidays, the large make all the “We go to Collighted Christmas arrangeorado Springs, tree in front of ments,” he Denver, Cañon the office reflects said.

City, Utah, the family’s Over the Nebraska, commitment to the years, the Kansas,” he people. “It’s a Tomskys said. “Sometradition here have burtimes people — we’re like the ied people who move Rockefeller of various away want Center of Divide,” faiths, includto be buried (owner Steve ing Hindus, here.”

Tomsky) said, with Christians, If desired, the hint of a smile.

Jews, Tomsky will “Everybody comes Buddhists, say a prayer here — they love it, pagans and with the famcall us up, take piceven those ily over the tures by it. We decwho practice deceased. “We orate this every year Zoroastriantry to make in memory of all the ism and are them feel people we serve.” of Native comfortable in American letting us take faiths. their loved one,” Tomsky said.

During the holidays, the large “A funeral director’s job is to give lighted Christmas tree in front people dignity and respect.” of the office reflects the family’s For Spanish-speaking clients, commitment to the people. the Tomskys rely on their liai“It’s a tradition here — we’re son, Yolanda Gintz. “It makes like the Rockefeller Center of people feel comfortable when Divide,” he said, with the hint you speak their tongue,” he said. of a smile. “Everybody comes For veterans, Tomsky recomhere — they love it, call us up, mends taking advantage of free take pictures by it. We decorate burials in the VA’s Pikes Peak this every year in memory of all National Cemetery in Colorado the people we serve.”

AUTO LICENSING & REGISTRATION Teller County Vehicle Registration

• Cripple Creek Office, 689-2951 101 W. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek 80813 • Woodland Park Office, 689-2951 800 Research Drive Woodland Park 80863

Who are you going to call?

POLICE DEPARTMENTS

• Emergency 911 • Cripple Creek Police Department, 689-2655 101 E. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek 80813 cityofcripplecreek.com/ departments/police-department • Teller County Sheriff ’s Office, 687-9652 114000 Highway 24 Divide 80814 tellercountysheriff.com • Woodland Park Police Department, 687-9262 911 Tamarac Parkway Woodland Park 80863 city-woodlandpark.org/home/police-department

Teller County Directory

Driver’s Licenses

• Driver’s License Office, 520-6240 200 S. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs 80903 car.elpasoco.com • Driver’s License Office, 303-205-5694 2447 N. Union Blvd.

Colorado Springs 80909 colorado.gov/pacific/dmv • Colorado Springs Citizens Service Center, 520-6240 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road Colorado Springs 80907 car.elpasoco.com

• NE Teller County Fire Protection District, 687-1866 1010 Evergreen Heights Drive Woodland Park 80863 netellerfire.org • North Fork Fire Protection District, 303-838-2270 19384 County Road 126 Pine 80470 northforkfire.org • Victor Volunteer Fire Department, 698-2886 500 Victor Ave. Victor 80860 cityofvictor.com/fire-department

CITY GOVERNMENT Cripple Creek

• City Hall, 689-2502 337 E. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek 80813 cityofcripplecreek.com • Cripple Creek City Council, 689-2502 - Mayor Bruce Brown, brown316@live.com

• City Council:

- Mayor Pro Tem Chris Hazlett, ralfsbreakroom@hotmail.com - Tom Litherland, aute2tom@gmail.com - Meghan Rozell, meghan.r.rozell@gmail.com - Melissa Trenary, mstrenary@gmail.com

Green Mountain Falls

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

• Cripple Creek Fire and Emergency, 689-0240 147 E. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek 80813 cityofcripplecreek.com/departments/ fire-emergency-services • Divide Fire Protection District, 687-8773 103 Cedar Mountain Road Divide 80814 dividefire.com • Florissant Fire Rescue, 748-3909 2606 U.S. Highway 24 Florissant 80816 florissantfire.com • Four Mile Fire Protection District, 689-3417 8437 County Road 11 Florissant 80816 fourmilefire.net • Lake George Fire Protection District, 748-3022 8951 County Road 90 Lake George 80827 lakegeorgefire.com

• Town Hall, 684-9414 10615 Unit B Green Mountain Falls Road

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Teller Count Green Mountain Falls 80819 gmfco.elpasoco.com • Green Mountain Falls Board of Trustees - Mayor Jane Newberry, gmfnewberry@gmail.com

Board of Trustees:

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Mayor Pro Tem Tyler Stevens, gmf@tymosaco.net Chris Quinn, gmfcquinn@gmail.com Margaret Peterson, gmftrustee.peterson@gmail.com Katharine Guthrie, gmfguthrie@gmail.com

Victor

• City Hall, 689-2284 500 Victor Ave. Victor 80860 cityofvictor.com • Victor City Council, 689-2284 - Mayor Don Daniel, ddaniel@cityofvictor.com

• City Council Members:

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Terry Akins, takins@cityofvictor.com Byron L. Hakes, bhakes@cityofvictor.com Tarla Perdew, tperdew@cityofvictor.com Michelle Wirtz, mstevens@cityofvictor.com

Woodland Park

• City Hall, 687-9246 220 W. South Ave. Woodland Park 80863 city-woodlandpark.org • Woodland Park City Council - Mayor Neil Levy, nlevy@city-woodlandpark.org

• City Council:

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LIBRARIES

Peak Library District

• Ute Pass Library, 684-9342 8010 Severy Road Cascade 80809 ppld.org/ute-pass-library

Rampart Library District

• Florissant Public Library, 748-3939 334 Circle Dr., Florissant 80816, rampart.colibraries.org • Woodland Park Public Library, 687-9281 218 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park 80863, rampart.colibraries.org

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Winter Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM November - mid March Fall and Spring Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mid March to End of May 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Labor Day - October Summer Hours: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM Memorial Day - Labor Day Directions: Located 35 miles west of Colorado Springs off of Highway 24 (Exit 141 if coming from I-25). Follow Highway 24 west to the town of Florissant. Turn south on Teller County Rd 1 then follow the signs two miles south to the visitor center.

For more information: call 719-748-3253 or visit www.nps.gov/flfo Entrance fee of $10.00 per adult (15 and younger free). Interagency federal passes accepted.

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Teller County Directory Southern Teller County School/Public Library District

• Franklin Ferguson Memorial Library, 689-2800 410 B. St. Cripple Creek 80813 • Victor Public Library, 689-2011 124 S. 3rd St. Victor 80860

SCHOOLS

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• Cripple Creek-Victor District Office, 689-2685 410 N. B St. Cripple Creek 80813 ccvschools.com • Park County District Office, 836-3111 640 Hathaway St. Fairplay 80440 parkcountyre2.org • Lake George Charter School, 748-3911 38874 U.S. Highway 24 Lake George 80827 lakegeorgecharterschool.org • Woodland Park District Office, 686-2000 155 Panther Way Woodland Park 80863 wpsdk12.org

UTILITIES

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• Black Hills Energy, 888-890-5554 blackhillsenergy.com • Cripple Creek Water & Waste Department, 689-2502 337 E. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek 80813 • Florissant Water & Sanitation District, 748-3565 2244 W. Highway 24 Florissant 80816 colorado.gov/pacific/florissantwsd • Gold Rush Water, 748-0366 2717 W. Highway 24 Florissant 80816 • Intermountain Rural Electric Association — IREA, 800-332-9540 800 N. Highway 67 Woodland Park 80863 irea.coop • Teller County Water & Sanitation District, 687-0761 Woodland Park 80863 tellerwater1.com • City of Victor Public Works, 689-5640 500 Victor Ave. Victor 80860 • Woodland Park Water & Sewer Services, 686-9680 220 W. South Ave.,Woodland Park 80863 city-woodlandpark.org/home/utilities https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwBVDCvxjXvcgdsfrbqXQhgBLrN?projector=1 56 2019 TELLER COUNTY GUIDE

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