By Beth Dodd: At the October meeting of the Woodland Park DDA, the focus was on the budget and planning for the future. The DDA approved their 2014 budget, and discussed the management of their debts, including the million dollar interest free loan due to the City of Woodland Park. The DDA expects…
By Beth Dodd: In spite of all the wailing and gnashing of teeth associated with the recent federal government shut down and the initiation of the Obamacare healthcare exchanges this month, it’s hard to notice any difference here in Teller County. While, the government shutdown did result in the furlough of 800,000 government…
By Beth Dodd: The latest show at the Butte Theater in Cripple Creek, The Frozen Man, is a delightful blend of humor and horror that your whole family will enjoy from beginning to end. Be sure to arrive early to find parking and get to your seat so you won’t miss a minute…
By Beth Dodd.. Woodland Country Lodge is a wonderful place to make your home away from home while exploring the Pikes Peak Region. This sixty room hotel in Woodland Park is owned by Mark Rabaut, who has operated the property for last two years. Rabaut had wanted to move to Colorado to be…
By Beth Dodd Woodland Park Mayor Dave Turley is recovering following a motorcycle accident on October 8. According to Turley’s own Facebook account of the accident, he was on the Tarryall Road near Lake George on his way home from a fall color cruise when he started to slide on sand and gravel…
By Beth Dodd At the October 1 meeting of the Woodland Park DDA, the focus was on the budget and planning for the future. The DDA approved their 2014 budget, and discussed the management of their debts, including the million dollar interest free loan due to the City of Woodland Park. The…
By Beth Dodd: Bert Bergstrom, known around Teller County as “The Big Swede”, was an integral part of Teller County’s illegal gambling scene back in the 1930s and 40s. Although he is also remembered for helping to start the Ute Pass Stampede by donating the land for the rodeo grounds in Woodland Park,…
By Beth Dodd The weekend is here and you’re ready for a good time off-roading around Teller County, but your bike won’t start and your kid forgot her helmet. No worries. Stop by Big D Motorsports in Woodland Park, and they’ll get you rolling again. Big D Motor Sports is a local family…