By Beth Dodd Steve and Monica Copp and Dennis and Kayla Johnstone have worked together for fifteen years building homes and building their business, Above Treeline Construction. Steve Copp started the operation back in 1984 with log home kits. He then expanded into general contracting, excavation, and modular homes, partnering with Dennis Johnstone…
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The History of Christmas
By Beth Dodd: The original heart of Christmas is, of course, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, but our modern American Christmas involves many different layers of traditions from around the world. The New Testament of the Bible describes Jesus’ birth and the events that accompanied it; Jesus’ birth…
Happy National Fossil Day!
Fossil Day Award Winners Announced The Pikes Peak Pebble Pups were well represented in an art contest to celebrate the third National Fossil Day. The National Park Service and the American Geological Institute partnered to host the third annual National Fossil Day on October 17, 2012 during Earth Science Week. National…
Pikes Peak Regional Hospital; Hometown Provider of Quality Care
By Beth Dodd: When you picture a typical small town hospital, you may imagine an outdated and understaffed facility with minimal services, but the Pikes Peak Regional Hospital & Surgery Center in Woodland Park is quite the opposite. This state-of-the-art community hospital offers the latest in innovative technology and high quality health care right…
Steampunk Comes to Victor
By Beth Dodd This coming February 15th – 17th Victor will host its first steampunk festival. Not familiar with steampunk? It’s creative, romantic, and rebellious, and has the potential to draw hundreds of people to the community and become an important annual event. Steampunk is a spin on science fiction…
A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol: Past, Present and Future Classic
By Beth Dodd: The Thin Air Theatre Company opened its holiday show, A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol and Christmas Olio, this past Friday, November 30th at the Butte Theater in Cripple Creek. The production is a clever blend of the classic Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol and gold camp history. The…
Water System Grant Funds Improvements for Thirsty Victor
By Beth Dodd The City of Victor has won a grant for $187,000 from the Colorado Water Resources Power and Development Authority. This one time grant was awarded to only a lucky few communities. The money will be used to repair and upgrade the City’s aging water infrastructure, parts of which…
Who was Henry M. Teller?
by Beth Dodd: Teller County was carved from El Paso and Fremont Counties in 1899, after the discovery of gold in Cripple Creek brought 50,000 people into the area in less than ten years. The new county was named for one of Colorado’s first senators, Henry M. Teller. In addition,…