Royal Gorge Region

Bike Rodeo! Bike Safety Month @ Lincoln Elementary!

Bike Rodeo! Bike Safety Month @ Lincoln Elementary!

May is Bike Safety month, and Lincoln K-5 Elementary School participated by throwing a “Bike Rodeo.” The ”Rodeo” was organized by Physical Education teacher Joanie Carson. Volunteers and RE-1 staff alike were at Centennial Park early on Thursday morning to set up stations. Each station educated students on different aspects of bike safety and upkeep. [...]

Doug Dotson, Interim City Administrator (part 1)

Doug Dotson, Interim City Administrator (part 1)

In part one of our interview with interim Cañon City City Administrator, Doug Dotson, we talk about how he came to be a part of our city beautiful. Originally from Illinois, Doug moved to Colorado in the early 1980′s. Doug has a Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning, and has spend the past 30 [...]

Meet Florence City Manager, Mike Patterson (part 3)

Meet Florence City Manager, Mike Patterson (part 3)

This is the conclusion of our three part interview with Mike Patterson, City Manager of Florence, Colorado. Part one and two are available here – Meet Florence City Manager, Mike Patterson (parts 1 & 2) In part 3, The City of Florence would like to see the Clark Power Plant, located in Cañon City, stay [...]

Community

Flashback On Main Biggest Yet

Flashback On Main Biggest Yet

Friday night downtown Main Street was transported back in time. A Flashback in time! Classic cars from many different decades lined the streets, as people admired the craftsmanship of the past, they were treated to some sounds of the past when Flash Cadillac took the stage. Flash Cadillac performed a wide selection of favorites, keeping [...]

A Forte Finish: CCHS show choirs say goodbye to another year at upcoming concert

A Forte Finish: CCHS show choirs say goodbye to another year at upcoming concert

Mr. Todd Albrecht and Cañon City High School’s award-winning show choirs Encore! and Tiger Ladies are ready to grace the stage one last time this school year for their annual Farewell Pops Concert on Tuesday night. Encore! finished in the coveted top 3 and Tiger Ladies clinched a close 4th place finish at the Colorado High [...]

Fight Like A Girl

Fight Like A Girl

Paul and Michelle Pearson of the Fight Like a Girl program communicated how the program benefits women across the community in learning self-defense and boosting confidence. Membership is open for any woman who would like to participate. For more information, visit their website or call Michelle at 719-369-7404. Classes are at Shorikan Family Karate, 312 [...]

Arts & Entertainment

Flashback On Main Biggest Yet

Flashback On Main Biggest Yet

Friday night downtown Main Street was transported back in time. A Flashback in time! Classic cars from many different decades lined the streets, as people admired the craftsmanship of the past, they were treated to some sounds of the past when Flash Cadillac took the stage. Flash Cadillac performed a wide selection of favorites, keeping [...]

A Forte Finish: CCHS show choirs say goodbye to another year at upcoming concert

A Forte Finish: CCHS show choirs say goodbye to another year at upcoming concert

Mr. Todd Albrecht and Cañon City High School’s award-winning show choirs Encore! and Tiger Ladies are ready to grace the stage one last time this school year for their annual Farewell Pops Concert on Tuesday night. Encore! finished in the coveted top 3 and Tiger Ladies clinched a close 4th place finish at the Colorado High [...]

Current Artist Drew Ebelhare

Current Artist Drew Ebelhare

Drew Ebelhare is the Current Artist this week, he opened Ebelhare Art Glass in 1999. Drew works within the paperweight genre of glass, and has been doing so successfully since the early 80′s. His shop was blazing hot, and loud with the buzz of fire. We talked shortly about how he ended up here and [...]

Outdoors

USDA Celebrates 150 Years

USDA Celebrates 150 Years

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) celebrates 150 years. What started in 1839 as a department of the Patent Office with a budget of $1,000, given the task of “the collection of agricultural statistics and other agricultural purposes.” On May 15, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture, dubbed “The People’s Department” [...]

Two Colorado Rivers On America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2012

Two Colorado Rivers On America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2012

Since 1986 the national non-profit American Rivers has compiled a list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers. The 2012 list was released today, May 15th. Threats to these water systems vary from new dams, reservoirs, and diversions to water withdrawals, pollution, and various types of mining. These active threats directly impact public health, clean water, and [...]

Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Colorado Horse

Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Colorado Horse

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating one confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) within the state; a quarantine has been placed on a Douglas County premises. The affected horse was imported by a private owner from Iowa through a transport company and was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with [...]

Cotter Cleanup

The Lincoln Park / Cotter Community Advisory Group Public Meeting – March 2012 – Full Video

The Lincoln Park / Cotter Community Advisory Group Public Meeting – March 2012 – Full Video

CAG Meeting – March 2012 – “Fly on the Wall” Full Right-click or ctrl-click this link to download *Reposting this rough “Fly on the Wall” cut of the March 2012 Cotter CAG Meeting. As the name implies this is THE FULL MEETING. You won’t miss a second; unless you fall asleep… It really is important [...]

Last Day For Cotter Comments

Last Day For Cotter Comments

The public comment period will end 5:00 pm Friday, March 2, 2012. Today is the last day for public comment on eight (8) different documents pertaining to the Cotter Uranium Mine clean up. Documents are available for review and comment from the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment. We have provided links below. These [...]

Concerns Over Cotter Clean Up

Concerns Over Cotter Clean Up

In December of 2011 Cotter Corp. announced that operating their contaminated uranium mill just outside of Cañon City Colorado was “no longer economic”, and chose not to renew their uranium mining license. Since then, focus has shifted onto the continued clean up of the 27-year old Superfund site. The monthly Cotter/Lincoln Park Superfund Community Advisory [...]

Over The River

Christo on Fremont County’s Temporary Use Permit March 27th, 2012

Christo on Fremont County’s Temporary Use Permit March 27th, 2012

The Current caught up with artist Christo to get a brief reaction of March 27th’s decision in Fremont County to grant a Temporary Use Permit for the Over the River project. For more information on the project go to Over The River’s info page

Footage of Fremont County Commissioners Meeting March 27th 2012

Footage of Fremont County Commissioners Meeting March 27th 2012

The Cañon Current was at the Commissioners meeting on March 27th. During the meeting the three Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the Over The River project, by Jean-Claude and Christo. This video is one of four and features the vote, reaction, and some explanation of deciding “yes” on OTR.

LIVE FEED ~ Over The River County Commissioners Meeting

LIVE FEED ~ Over The River County Commissioners Meeting

LIVE FEED of the Fremont County Commissioners meeting about Over The River. Tune in! The meeting in now over, and the Commissioners approved the permits for the OTR project. We will be posting our interview with Christo along with reaction from local residents. You can rewatch the live feed that was recorded by visiting this [...]

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Sons of Italy Announce the 2012 OSIA Scholarship Recipients

Sons of Italy Announce the 2012 OSIA Scholarship Recipients

| May 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge number 2866, Royal Gorge Chapter is pleased to announce the 2012 OSIA Scholarship recipients. They are Justine Bufmack, Anna Carochi, Samara Hill and Kenneth Blair. These exceptional students were selected for their scholarship, community services and activities, and an essay explaining how their Italian heritage touched their lives. [...]

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Pet of the Week Time!

Pet of the Week Time!

| May 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

This week, Astro and Chip hung out together. Astro is a Blue Russian, he has really pretty eyes. Chip is a Chihuahua, and both of these guys are good with other cats or dogs, friendly, and really wanting to be adopted by you and your family! To see Astro, Chip, and more animals that want [...]

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