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2026 Victor Gold Rush Days celebrates mining heritage, culture
Festival to be held July 17-19 As the City of Victor celebrates 132 years, Victor Gold Rush Days on July 17-19 features the city’s hard rock mining heritage and culture with an annual festival held on the streets of this historic, Victorian-era town. Centered at the town’s main thoroughfare and Pinnacle Park Plaza, the festival…
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The 1895 Victor train robbery
By Steve Plutt, Special to the Courier In celebration of Colorado’s 150th birthday and the United States’ 250th, local historian Steve Plutt and the Ute Pass Historical Society have written a series of stories to bring the area’s colorful history to life. In the American West, boom towns drew a wide range of characters, from…
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Courier news briefs
Pan for gold It’s gold panning season in Victor. The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum will be hosting hands-on gold panning adventures this summer in the heart of the historic mining town. Participants will learn the basics of traditional gold panning techniques just like the miners and prospectors who lived through the boomtown days that shaped…
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CC&V taps Colorado College alum as general manager
The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine announced Lowe Billingsley as its new general manager, bringing a seasoned mining executive with deep roots in the region back to where his career began 37 years ago. “This is more than a job for me – it’s coming back to a place I consider home. CC&V has…
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Victor to hold annual gem and mineral show
The annual Victor Gem & Mineral Show will be held June 19-21. The event offers a unique way to spend Father’s Day weekend in the cool and sunny mountain air. Bring Dad to Victor, learn to pan for gold and take in some free live music. The show will be held in historic Victor and…
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Water restored in Victor following water main repair; boil order remains in effect
Water service has been restored to the town of Victor following a nearly weeklong outage due to a failure in the town’s water main. After several days of round-the-clock repairs, water was successfully recharged into the system at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to City Manager Bobby Tech. “The repairs are holding,” Tech told The…
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Water restored in Victor following water main repair
Water service was restored to the town of Victor following a nearly weeklong outage due to a failure in the town’s water main. After several days of round-the-clock repairs, water was successfully recharged into the system at approximately 6 p.m. May 12, according to City Manager Bobby Tech. “The repairs are holding,” Tech told The…
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Victor residents ordered not to use any water as town deals with emergency
Citizens of Victor were ordered to completely cease all water usage as the Teller County town deals with a water outage, according to a news release. In a Facebook post from the city of Victor, officials said that a section of water line became dislodged while crews were working to replace part of the system.…
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Victor residents ordered not to use any water as town deals with emergency
Citizens of Victor have been ordered to completely cease all water usage as the Teller County town deals with a water outage, according to a news release. In a Facebook post from the city of Victor, officials say that while working to replace a more than 50-year-old water main, a section of water line became…
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‘Last call’ at Zeke’s Place draws more than 100
In a place where the people revere the Victorian architecture and familial ties to history, the “last call” at Zeke’s Place in Victor was a time to reflect, mourn and celebrate the past. More than 100 people, residents and friends, gathered in front of Zeke’s Place the morning of March 21 to bid farewell to…