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February 5, 2014
75 cents Teller County, Colorado | Volume 53, Issue 6 A publication of
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Cartoons come to life in ice CrippleC reek’s two-weekend Ice Festival kicks off Feb. 14 By Norma Engelberg Contributing writer
In an effort to beat the February Blues and celebrate winter, tons of ice blocks will soon begin to pile up on the shady side of Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek and ice sculptors from around the West will put their ice-sculpting plans in action for the seventh-annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival. This year’s theme is “Cartoons in Ice.” Sculpting begins as soon as the ice arrives so that a few of the sculptures, including the children’s ice slide, will be ready for the festival’s first weekend, Feb. 14-16. Sculpting will continue throughout the following week until the festival culminates Feb. 21-23. Sculptures will remain on display for several weeks after the event as long as the cold weather holds. This street event also includes interactive sculptures especially designed for children, street vendors and an “Ice Bar.”
Above, ice sculptors arrive a few days before the Cripple Creek Ice Festival so that visitors will have something to see when the event kicks off. The seventh annual festival will cover the weekends of Feb. 14-16 and 21-23. At left, the first weekend of the seventh annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival is Feb. 14-16. One of the most popular sculptures of the festival is the ice slide. The event continues Feb. 21-23. Every year, Cripple Creek picks a different theme for its annual Ice Festival. The theme for the seventh annual Ice Festival is ‘Cartoons in Ice.” The first weekend of the event is Feb. 14-16 and it continues Feb. 21-23.
PHOTOS BY NORMA ENGELBERG
Hikes for your Health Florissant hikes attract local enthusiasts Staff report Teller County residents are energized by cold weather and a brisk hike through the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. This cheery group has just completed a trek through the Hornbek Wildlife Loop Jan. 22. Photo by FFBNM ranger Jeff Wolin POSTAL ADDRESS
The people at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are celebrating the successful launching of The Hikes for your
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Health program. This group has just hiked through an area traversed by the Ute Indians on their annual pilgrimage to Pikes Peak. The hike was 3.2 miles roundtrip. The next hikes, two or three miles, are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5 and 8. The hikes are off-trail through a modern montane ecosystem.
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