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Mountain ArtsFestival
The 41st annual Mountain Arts Festival features pottery, painting, mosaics, metalwork and more. The festival, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. is Aug. 8 and 9 in Memorial Park in Woodland Park. For more information visit the website: https://themountainartists.org/
Mountain men
Historian Ken Valles will present “Mountain Men” at 10 a.m. on Aug. 15 at the Cripple Creek Heritage Center.
Valles will share his knowledge of tools and equipment used by early settlers to include live demonstrations. The event is free with donations benefiting the speaker.
Developer holding meeting
Ground Floor Holdings will host a public information event on July 29 about the second phase of High Country Haven, a community of 16 custom-built, single-family homes designed to help address Teller County’s shortage of homes for the people who work and live in the region.
The event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chamonix Hotel and Casino.
The project is a partnership between Ground Floor Holdings and Timberwolf Construction along with the City of Cripple Creek, the State of Colorado, Elevation Community Land Trust and Gold Camp Housing Partners.
Paint dropoff
Cripple Creek is hosting a free paint dropoff and giveaway event on Aug. 27 in the parking lot across from the Cripple Creek Public Works Building (207 County Road 89). Households and businesses in the area can drop off unused paint, stain or varnish for recycling or pick up leftover paint in good condition at no cost.
Space is limited and Eventbrite registration is required to attend. To register, visit paint-cripple-creek.eventbrite.com/?aff=pr. The event will be held rain or shine.
Education accolades
- Two students from Woodland Park graduated from the University of Wyoming. Ryan Olson was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree and Kaylee Sanchez was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Business degree.
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