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THINGS TO DO JANUARY
FREE COMPUTER classes are off ered through the Rampart Library District. A new quarter of classes begins in January. Classes off ered are Computer Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Word I, Word II, Publisher, PowerPoint and Excel, at the Wood-land Park Library. To register, call 719-687-9281 ext. 106.
JAN. 3
HOLIDAY BREAK movie. Enjoy a movie over the holiday break at noon Jan. 3 at the Woodland Park Public Library. Bring the kids to a PG-rated animated movie about Greg, the hero of a phenomenally successful book series, who hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club, which fails to keep him away from the season’s dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horrible wrong. Call 719-687-9281 ext. 137.
JAN. 9 TO FEB. 13
HEALTHIER LIVING. Teller County Public Health presents free classes on healthier living. A six-week class on Diabetes Self-Management, is off ered from 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 9 to Feb. 13 at the Woodland Park Library. Topics include learning healthy eating, monitoring blood sugar, preventing or delaying complications, communicating with your doctor, problem solving and goal setting. To register, call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416.
JAN. 12, JAN. 19
WORKSHOP. END yo-yo diets and emotional eating and lighten up your mind, body and soul at a free Spiritually Take Off Pounds (S.T.O.P.) workshop introduction from 1-2 p.m. Jan. 12, and from 3-4 p.m. Jan. 19, at Peoples National Bank, 651 Scott Ave., Woodland Park. For reservations, contact Barbara Royal, Interfaith Certifi ed Spiritual Director, 719-687-6823 or visit IAMPowerPrayer.com.
JAN. 19
UNITY FESTIVAL. The 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Festival is at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Ute Pass Cultural Cen-
ter in Woodland Park. This year’s evening program will be full of fun, inspiration and entertainment for the whole family. Free to the public. All ages welcome. Light refreshments provided.
FEB. 9
SWEETHEART BALL, sponsored by Help The Needy (htntc.org), is at 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at Shining Mountain Golf Club, Wood-land Park. Call 719-687-7273
ONGOING
RANGER TRAINING. Be a part of living history while serving your community and receiving training with the Colorado Mounted Ranger in Teller and Park Counties. Visit www.coloradorangers.org.
FREE COMPUTER classes. The Woodland Park Public Library off ers computer basics, Internet basics, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Digital Photo Management classes. Some classes have prerequisites, and registration is required for all. Call 719-687-9281, ext. 106 to register.
FEB. 6 TO MARCH 13
HEALTHIER LIVING. Teller County Public Health presents free classes on healthier living. A six-week class on Chronic Disease Self-Management is from 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Feb. 6 to March 13 at the Aspen Mine Center, Cripple Creek. Topics include healthy eating, physical activity and exercise, pain and fatigue management, dealing with diffi cult emotions, managing depression, making informed treatment decisions, communications skills, making future plans for healthcare, and goal setting. To register, call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416.
ONGOING
HEALTH CENTER. During Christmas and New Year’s week, Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 School District’ Mountain Health Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday to all district students and their siblings. The center will be closed only on Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1.
JAN. 12
BONFIRE & BBQ. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center will have a bonfi re and barbecue from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 12. Cost is $25 for adults, $15 for kids 12 and younger. Call for reservations, 719-687-9742.
FEBRUARY
FREE COMPUTER classes are off ered through the Rampart Li-brary District. A new quarter of classes begins in January. Make this the year you get computer savvy. Beginning in Florissant in February, on a limited basis, you can take Computer Basics, Word I, Word II, Excel, and PowerPoint. To register for a class, call 719-748-3939.
JAN. 24 TO MARCH 14
HEALTHIER LIVING. Teller County Public Health presents free classes on healthier living. For people ages 60 and older, this 8-week class on A Matter of Balance is off ered from 1:45-3:45 p.m. Thursdays from Jan. 24 to March 14 at the Florissant Library. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable and set realistic goals for increasing activity. They also fi nd ways to change the environment to reduce fall risk and learn simple exercises to increase strength and balance. To register, call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416.
FEB. 2
PET VACCINATION clinic. All canine and feline vaccinations are available from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Victor Fire Sta-tion. Rabies vaccinations are $14. Victor residents, buy a Victor dog license and get a dog’s rabies vaccination free. Limited small animal veterinary services also available. Equine vaccina-tions available if requested in advance by calling Dr. Jim Wright at 719-748-3048.
FEB. 16
STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL. The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum and Southern Teller County Focus Group have teamed up to off er an afternoon of exploring Victor’s historic Gold Coin Mine as part of Victor’s fi rst SteamPunk Festival, an event themed
from a cross between Victorian and science fi ction. Tickets and more information available at www.VictorColorado.com or at the door on the day of the event.
JAN. 8
SURVIVAL SPEAKER. Peter Kummerfeldt will speak on wilderness and outdoor safety, including both the psychologi-cal and the physiological aspects of surviving a wilderness emergency, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Colorado Division of Wildlife training classroom, 4255 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs (in the back of the building). This training includes fi re building, emergency shelters, food and water procurement and preparation, emergency signaling techniques and rescue and recovery procedures. Survival stresses that often lead to panic, and sometimes to death are identifi ed. Sponsored by Pikes Peak Chapter 247 of Pheasants Forever, the training is open to the public. Visit www.pikespeakpheasantsforever.org.
JAN. 12
ROCK’N GOOD Stories. Rocks tell wonderful stories of earth-quakes and volcanoes; forests and beaches; crystals and jewels; and amazing creatures that roamed a former world. Come to the Western Museum of Mining and Industry from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 and start to learn how to read the stories found in rocks. Distinguished regional geologist and educator Steven Veatch will present tables full of hands-on crystals, rocks, minerals and fossils. We’ll talk about the rocks in your food, pan for gold, perform mineral identifi cation, measure up to a mammoth, and dig in the dirt for crystals, minerals and fossils to take home (everything will be inside the museum). All of this is included with paid admission. Visit www.wmmi.org or call 719-488-0880. The museum is just east of I-25 at the North Gate Exit 156A.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send information to [email protected], attn: Courier View. No at-tachments please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail [email protected], attn: Courier View.
POLITICAL
TELLER COUNTY’S Democrats meet on the fi rst Tuesday of each month. Persons wishing to attend can call 719-687-1813 for details of each month’s meeting time and location.
TELLER COUNTY Republicans meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide next to the Conoco. Come and help set the course for conservative thinking and direction in Teller County, Colorado, and the nation. Ad-ditional information at http://www.teller-gop.org.
PROFESSIONAL
DIVIDE CHAMBER of Commerce. Contact president Lisa Lee at 719-686-7587 for meeting dates and times.
KARDS NETWORKING Group meets from 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park. Help build your business by building community. Call 719-237-1312 for information.
TELLER BUSINESS Builders meets at 7 a.m. Mondays at the Hungry Bear, 111 E. Midland Ave., in Woodland Park. The group helps local businesses through coopera-tive marketing, professional education and trusted relationships. Call Gail Wingerd at 719-686-1076 or send e-mail to [email protected] or Mike Hazelwood at 719-473-5008
THE TELLER Networking Team meet from 7:45-8:45
a.m. Thursdays at Denny’s Restaurant in Woodland Park. TNT is a local businesses owners networking group working to pass leads and help each others’ businesses grow. Join us to learn more or call Vickie at 719-748-1274.
RECREATION
EVERY THURSDAY all year the Florissant Grange Hall (The Old School House) is open from 6-9 pm for the Jammers Music and Pot Luck. This is a happening place to be on Thursday evenings. Sometimes we have more musicians than people and sometimes we have more people than the hall can hold, but no matter what, we have fun and great music and fabulous food. All musi-cians are welcome to join in the jam session and if you are not a musician, come for the social evening out. Call 719-748-0358.
FREE PUBLIC tours are at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month May through September at Ute Pass History Park, 122 Laurel St. in Woodland Park, north side of Woodland Park library. Contact The Ute Pass Histori-cal Society offi ce at 719-686-7512 or e-mail [email protected].
GET IN shape with a parks and recreation fi tness membership. The center off ers Paramount and Nautilus equipment and free weights. Schedule a personalized fi tness orientation and have an individual workout pro-gram designed for your fi tness needs. Individuals ages 16 and older are welcome to become fi tness members. Minors require signed parental permission. Corporate memberships are available. Call 719-689-3514.
FRONT RANGE Fencing Club. Learn to fence class for children and adults. Meets at Discovery Canyon Campus. Visit http://frontrangefencing.tripod.com/ Advanced competitive lessons available too.
HEALTHIER LIVING Colorado, Chronic Disease Self-Management Classes Are you tired of being sick and tired? Teller County Public Health and Community Part-nership Family Resource Center off er six-week classes to help you with the challenges of living with an ongoing health condition. Participants learn skills to cope with fatigue, frustration, pain and stress of chronic disease, as well as eff ective action plans and problem solving. Call Teller County Public Health at 719-687-6416 or visit www.cpteller.org or www.tellercountypublichealth.org for information and a list of classes in your neighbor-hood. Suggested donation: $35.
KARATE PLUS meets at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednes-days at Woodland Park Community Church and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Lake George Bible Church. The class includes Japanese karate and jujitsu, Okinawan weap-ons, padded sparring and Judo throws. Self-defense is also taught. The program is Bible-based. Black belt instruction. KP has been in the Ute Pass area for more than 16 years. Low rates. Ages 5 through adult. Two free lessons. For more information call Ken at 719-687-1436. KP is nonprofi t and non-denominational.
THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club Youth Program for Earth Science Education, Peblepups, meets from 6-6:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month
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JAN. 8
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JAN. 12
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CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITYat the Lake George Community Center on Hwy 24 on the east side of Lake George. The program is free to students age 8-18. Each session discusses a sepa-rate aspect of Earth science or mineral collecting. Warm weather will allow fi eld trips on weekends. Further information from Steve Veatch 719-748-5010 or John Rakowski 719-748-3861 or at LGGMClub.org.
THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at the Community Center, Lake George. Meetings begin at 10 a.m. until May, when it changes to 9 a.m. to accommodate a fi eld trip in conjunc-tion with the regular meeting. There is
always a program or fi eld trip.
LEARN GUITAR from a guitar player, singer and entertainer, Cari Dell. Call 719-748-0358.
THE MOUNTAIN Top Cycling club holds monthly meetings for bicyclist of all types and skill levels. The club meets at diff erent locations on the fi rst Tuesday of the month. Membership fee is $25 for individual and $40 for family. We have guest speakers, presentations and door prizes. The meeting is from 7-8 p.m. Social time at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.mountaintopcyclingclub.com or write us Mountain Top Cycling Club P.O.Box 843 Woodland Park CO 80866. For more in-formation, call Debbie at 719-687-2489.
THE UTE Pass Historical Society Gift
Shop is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 1:30- 5 p.m. throughout the year. The gift shop is in the UPHS Museum Center, on the northwest side of the Woodland Park Library, 231 E. Henrietta. Call 719-686-7512 or e-mail [email protected].
TAI CHI is off ered for free at 9 a.m. Mondays at the Florissant Public Library. Call Pam Powers, 719-748-3378 or Judy Ross, 719-686-9122.
TAI CHI is off ered every Wednesday at Florissant/Four Mile Fire Department. Call Meridel Gatterman, 719-689-5861.
TAI CHI is off ered from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Senior Center. Call Rip Blaisdel, 719-686-1408.
TAI CHI is off ered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs resource room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122.
TAI CHI is off ered from 9-10 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Penny Brandt, 719-687-1848 or Judy Ross at 719-686-9122.
TAI CHI, Sun Style 73 Forms, is of-fered from 10-11 a.m. Fridays at the Woodland Park Library, in the downstairs community room. Call Cheryl Koc, 719-687-2633.
THE TELLER County 4-H Shooting Sports Club meets the fi rst Sunday of each month at the Pikes Peak Commu-nity Club (PPCC) in Divide at 4 p.m. 4-H projects/disciplines covered by the club: .22 and Air Rifl e, Archery, Shotgun, and Air Pistol. For more information about the club meetings or project/discipline practices, please call 719-235-7473.
WALKING TOURS. The Cripple Creek District Museum off ers free walking tours at 2 p.m. each Sunday. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Meet in front of the Colorado Trading & Transfer Company building at the museum, 500 E. Bennett Ave., for an extensive look at the history of downtown Cripple Creek. No reservations are required. Comfort-able shoes, bottled water and jackets are advised. Tours may be postponed or canceled due to inclement weather. Call 719-689-2634, visit www.cripple-creek.org or email [email protected].
YOGA CLASSES are now being of-fered at the Florissant Grange No. 420. Monday evening and Tuesday morning classes have opened this month. Call 719-748-3678.
SOCIAL
A COURSE in Miracles classes meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Woodland Park. Call 719-286-8421 or e-mail [email protected] for information.
ABOVE THE Clouds Cruisers meet the fi rst Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at 1120 West Bowman Ave., Woodland Park. For information contact Marsh at 719-687-1058.
AMERICAN LEGION Post 1980 Wood-land Park meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Grange Hall on Hwy 67, about three miles north of the US-24/Hwy-67 junction in Woodland Park. Visit http://post1980.org.
AMERICAN LEGION Post 171 meets at 7 p.m. at the Post Building, 400 East Carr
Ave. in Cripple Creek.
ART RECEPTION Today is planned for the second Friday of the month and will feature a diff erent artist at Park State Bank in Woodland Park.
BILL HARPER, as seen on the Grand Ole Opry, performs 4-7 p.m. every Saturday at Oney’s Restaurant in Floris-sant. Enjoy old country classic music in a family friendly atmosphere.
THE BOOK Club at Woodland Park Public Library meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fi rst Tuesday of each month in the quiet reading room at the Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9281, ext. 103.
COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop B meets the fi rst Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Florissant Fire Station on U.S. 24. Become a part of the oldest law enforcement organization in the state. Currently an all-volunteer organization, B Troop Rangers assist law enforcement agencies in Teller and Park counties. Experience and a horse are not necessary, just a willingness to serve our community. To volunteer with the organization or for more information email us at www.coloradoranger.org.
COLORADO MOUNTED Rangers Troop “I” is looking for responsible and dedi-cated volunteers who want to make a diff erence serving their community. You are invited to our monthly meeting the fi rst Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Pikes Peak National Bank, in the upstairs conference room, 2401 W. Colorado Ave, on the corner of Colorado Ave and 24th Street. Free parking is available for the meeting in the bank employee parking lot on the south side of the bank’s drive-up facility. Visit http://itroop.coloradoranger.org or e-mail [email protected].
CRIPPLE CREEK Friendship Club meets from 1-3 p.m. at the Henry C. “June” Hack Arena in City Park. The club is free and off ers an opportunity to meet with acquaintances and make new friends.
DOLL LOVERS of Teller County are invited to meetings at 10:30 a.m. the fi rst Thursday of every month at the Village at Skyline. It’s free. A variety of programs include the study of antiques, and vintage and modern dolls. Everyone older than age 12 is welcome. Call Nancy at 719-390-8098.
FLORISSANT GRANGE No. 420 meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The grange continues to off er the Florissant Jammers every Thursday for a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the music of the great Jammers until 9 p.m. All are welcome to come to the Grange. Call 719-748-0358.
THE FLORISSANT Library Book Club welcomes all book readers to its group. It meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. Call 719-748-3939.
GOLD CAMP Victorian Society is dedi-cated to the preservation of the history of Cripple Creek and the surrounding area. The Society plays a role in Cripple Creek’s historic events, celebrations, and festivals, including Donkey Derby Days, the Gold Camp Christmas, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks cemetery tour, the Salute To American Veterans, and many others. The Gold Camp Victorian Society also supports events in other communities in
Teller County. The Society also sponsors a Victorian ball as well as a Victorian tea each year, both of which are open to members and non-members alike. Gold Camp Victorian Society members can be seen dressed in period attire welcoming visitors to Cripple Creek on Saturday afternoons during the summer months. The Society also includes the “Smokin’s Guns” club which presents historically-based skits and other entertainment during local events and festivals. The Gold Camp Victorian Society meets on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Building in Cripple Creek. Persons interested in participating as members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society are encouraged to call 689-0907 for more information.
HELP U Club meets the third Thursday of every month. Pot luck at noon and meeting at 1 p.m. We help people and other nonprofi ts in Teller County and the Lake George area of Park County. Meet-ings are at the Lake George Community Center. Information: Joan 719-689-2486 or Help U Club, P.O. Box 831, Florissant, CO 80816.
JOIN US to knit, crochet or craft every Monday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your projects. Meet new and old friends. Instructions are provided for free. Meet-ing are at Cripple Creek Coff ee at Aspen Mine Center.
KIWANIS CLUB of Ute Pass/Woodland Park meets at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Mangia Magnia. Call 719-687-5534. Kiwanis is a global organization of volun-teers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
THE LADIES of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at noon, the second Tuesday of each month at the Woodland Park Public Library. Call 719-687-9157.
LAKE GEORGE Fire Protection District Auxiliary meetings are at 6 p.m. the fi rst Tuesday of the month at Station No. 1 at the corner of Hwy. 24 and County Road 90.
THE LAKE George Gem and Mineral Club meets the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Lake George Community Center. Mineral topics will be discussed but no fi eld trips until spring. Call 719-748-3861.
MODA U meets at 1 p.m. at Nuts ‘n Bolts Needleworks, 200 S. Chestnut, Woodland Park. Quilters from novice to professional share their craft and get all the latest info about fabrics and notions. Call 719-687-2272.
THE MOUNTAIN Artists meets from 9-10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Ute Pass Cultural Cen-ter in Woodland Park. Call 719-687-1374 or visit www.TheMountainArtists.com. The nonprofi t group was established to promote, encourage and support the making and showing of visual arts in Teller County-Ute Pass area.
MOPS, MOTHERS of Preschoolers in Woodland Park meets the fi rtst and third Tuesday of the month September through May from 8:45-11:30 a.m. All mothers of children pre-birth through kindergarten are invited to join. Meet-ings include guest speakers, social time, and creative activities. Childcare is in-cluded! Register anytime online at www.utepassmops.org or call 719-686-8745.
THE TIMBERLINE Artists meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday of each month, upstairs at the Aspen Mine Senior Center in Cripple Creek. Everyone is welcome. Bring your favorite craft or art medium and join a dedicated group.
PIKES PEAK Community Club meets starting at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper the second Thursday of each month at the Pikes Peak Community Center in Divide. Supper is followed by a business meeting. The public is welcome to attend.
PIKES PEAK Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday in Woodland Park. Call 719-684-3081. The Pikes Peak Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which is the largest worldwide service organization in the world. Our annual fundraiser is the an-nual Donkey Basketball Tournament. Our fundraisers and service projects provide support for our local community through work projects ranging from testing preschool age kids eyes for eye disease to sponsoring special needs kids to our local Lions Camp in Woodland Park.
PIKES PEAK Plein Air Painters is a nationally recognized group of regional artists that meet Wednesdays to share the creative experience of painting out on location. New artists are welcome. Call 303-647-1085 or 719-930-7940, or e-mail [email protected].
PIKES PEAK Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Fri-days at the Woodland Park Library, south entrance. Call 719-686-7855. Rotary is a worldwide organization working on projects ranging from polio eradication internationally to bell ringing for the Sal-vation Army locally. Call 719-687-0418.
QUILT MINISTRIES meets between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Ute Pass Cultural Center to make quilts for families that have been burned out of their homes or are in need for some other reason. The quilts are simple, machine pieced and hand-tied and are excellent projects for both new and more experienced quilters. No sewing skills necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines but machines also will be available onsite. Volunteers who don’t want to sew can still serve as cutters and pressers. This is a nondenominational group.
QUILTERS ABOVE the Clouds is a quilting guild for all levels. The guild meets from 1-5 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month at Mountain View United Methodist Church in Woodland Park to share quilting experiences and exchange ideas. The group also participates in projects to benefi t charity organizations.
RAMPART ROCK `n’ Jazz Retro Jam-mers (RJs) singers rehearse Saturday afternoons in Woodland Park. Rock, soul, jazz, blues; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass vocalists welcome in addition to keyboard or instrumental accompanists. Call 686-8228 for directions or visit www.rampartrocknjazz.com.
SENIORS LEAGUE. The Seniors League at Pinz Bowling Center off ers a seniors league at noon Tuesdays. The league is open and willing to take any new members who are 55 and older. The league requires no weekly commitment; bowlers may show up any week they like, without obligation to be there the next. They also get a senior discount price, playing three games (including shoe rental) all for less than $5.
SECOND SUNDAY Scribes is for writers, wannabe writers and all those who love the written word. Sponsored by the Cripple Creek Park and Recreation Department the group meets at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of the month at the Bennett Avenue Park and Rec center. Call 719-689-3514.
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