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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Barry Hong, owner of Manitou Springs Storage LLC, located at 125 Higgonbotham Rd., recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the storage business he has been operating since 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090622/LA34860LOGO-b) To download a photo of Manitou Springs Storage LLC visit: http://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-near-Manitou-Springs-CO-80829/051641 Families needing the finest in moving...
The 26 members of Pikes Peak Country Attractions Association offer sights and experiences to quickly fill a weeklong vacation with action-packed fun and entertainment in southern Colorado. New itineraries, events, and tours highlight the spring and summer offerings for the season ahead. Colorado Springs, Colo. (PRWEB) April 04, 2012 Pikes Peak Country Attractions Association, with more than two dozen natural and man-made attractions that are family-oriented, diverse and memorable, is...
21,000 Colorado Springs students and teachers compete in seven-week driving safety challenge. Colorado Springs, Colorado (PRWEB) February 20, 2012 Nearly 21,000 high school students and staff members participated in DRIVE SMART Colorado’s seven-week challenge to promote safe driving habits. The campaign ran from late October to early December, and after receiving entries from 21 area schools, the DRIVE SMART Colorado officials have announced the winners of the challenge. “We know the...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) FRIDAY, JANUARY 13: FRUITCAKE TOSS Profile America -- Friday, January 13th. What to do with leftover fruitcake? One novel answer will be on view tomorrow in Manitou Springs, Colorado, at the town's 17th annual Great Fruitcake Toss. The occasion will draw thousands of hardy spectators to...
By The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Aug. 4--EARLY VOTING RESUMES Early voting for the Aug. 12 primary election continues today through Friday after a slow start Saturday. Registered voters may cast ballots at the following locations: --Centennial Hall, 200 S. Cascade Ave., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. --The Citadel mall, Suite 3124 on the upper level near J.C. Penney, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. --Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 179 on the lower level near the food court escalator, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For...
By BARRY NOREEN Manitou Springs, eclectic home to covens, a cog railway and the fruitcake toss, must have a lot going for it. How else could we explain why one-third of the 1,350 students in Manitou Springs School District 14 live in another school district, yet their parents choose to send them there? The percentage is higher at Manitou Springs High School, where 40 percent of the student body resides elsewhere. "The school is really embedded in the community," said Roy Crawford,...
By Andrea Brown, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Jul. 27--Wearing masks and gloves and wielding cans of red spray paint, about 25 teens took to the streets Saturday. Darting into manicured subdivisions, they jumped out of vans, laughing as they brazenly used a stencil to leave behind a permanent freaky fish figure and message on sidewalks. By the time it was over, DUMP NO WASTE -- DRAINS TO STREAM was sprayed over about 150 storm drains. "I try to aim big," said 15-year-old...
By Pam Zubeck, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Jul. 6--Colorado Springs' proposed $1 billion Southern Delivery System came under sharp criticism in the nearly 400 comments submitted to a federal agency preparing an environmental report on the water pipeline project. Among them are concerns about the degradation of Fountain Creek, destruction of archaeological artifacts, energy use and water quality in the Arkansas River downstream. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently released...
By Loretta Sword, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jul. 3--Bacteria levels in Fountain and Wild Horse creeks remain at unsafe levels and residents are advised not to wade or fish in either creek. Sarah Bruestle, public information officer at the Pueblo City-County Health Department, said Wednesday the unsafe bacteria levels are more likely the result of storm runoff carrying animal feces and other materials into the creeks than because of sewage spills. Weekly testing during the past three...
By Barry Noreen, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Jun. 25--Manitou Springs, eclectic home to covens, a cog railway and the fruitcake toss, must have a lot going for it. How else could we explain why one-third of the 1,350 students in Manitou Springs School District 14 live in another school district, yet their parents choose to send them there? The percentage is higher at Manitou Springs High School, where 40 percent of the student body resides elsewhere. "The school is really...
