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(COLORADO SPRINGS) After nearly 600 submissions to the Flying W Ranch’s bison naming contest, two new 9-month-old bison have their names! Welcome Hattie and Rosie to the Flying W Ranch! The two were offered to the ranch after a woman attended her husband’s celebration of life at the ranch, and mentioned to Flying W […]
Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs prepares for first full season since 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire Published
Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs prepares for first full season since 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) After a limited reopening last year, the popular Flying W Ranch, a tourist attraction and local institution, plans to be back in full swing for the upcoming season.
The ranch, founded by Russ Wolfe in 1953, was destroyed by the Waldo Canyon Fire in June of 2012.
Ranch staff spent the following eight years rebuilding and improving drainage to protect the property from flooding by rainfall on the adjacent mountain slopes left bare by the flames.
By Nina Culver The Spokesman-Review
Employees at Volunteers of America are traversing the area this week dropping off gift bags with book-themed cupcakes to say thank you to their volunteers who usually staff the book tables at the Christmas Bureau.
Volunteers of America, Catholic Charities and The Spokesman-Review team up each year to put on the Christmas Bureau, handing out grocery store vouchers to families in need at Christmas, along with a toy and a book for each child.
“At the Volunteers of America, our part is the books,” said Marketing and Communication Director Rae-Lynn Barden. “That’s what we do. We couldn’t do it without volunteers.”