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Contents

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Soak in Teller County’s past and present

Teller County Guide

We present stories that span this vast county, which holds more than 25,000 people and a seemingly endless amount of natural beauty, prove to be both timeless and timely in 2021.

Florissant’s journey

Travel back in time for a deep-dive on the city’s eventful history, from European settlers to the Western expansion

Mission accomplished

Charis Bible College students weren’t able to do mission work abroad due to COVID-19, but still achieved outreach goals in Alaska and Wyoming

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Pushing through the pandemic

The Friends of Mueller State Park, a nonprofit that raises roughly $15,000 a year for the park, is finding ways to persevere through trying times.

Home improvement

A passion for home design sparked at an early age for Woodland Designs owner and designer Karrie Stimits

A view worth dining for

Spectacular mountain vistas and mouthwatering meats draw diners to the aptly named Peak View BBQ & Taproom in Woodland Park

Basketball legacy at WP grows

The Ciccarelli bloodline continues to be a staple for Woodland Park High School basketball, with the latest two brothers, Tyger and Sonny, starring on the court for the Panthers

The return of the art walks

After years of dormancy, downtown Woodland Park brings back the tradition of monthly art walks

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Main Street livin’

Known for mining origins,Victor and Cripple Creek have stayed thriving by turning to tourism. 4

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Teller County Guide A supplement to the pikes peAk Courier

Cover photo by Chhun Sun. Colorado Springs resident Nicholas Royston takes in the view near the top of Mt. Esther, near the Teller County/El Paso County border.

Teller County at a Glance History: Teller County was formed from the western portion of El Paso and the northern portion of Fremont counties and officially became a county on March 23, 1899. Before 1890, most of what is now Teller County was uninhabited. It was an area that people traveled through to get somewhere else. Name: It was named after U.S. Sen. Henry M. Teller, one of Colorado’s first senators, serving from 1876-1882 and 1885-1909. A little more history: According to the Visit Teller County website, “In 1890, Teller County was changed forever by a cowboy and part-time prospect named Bob Womack. Bob owned a cattle ranch bisected by a small stream known as Cripple Creek located on the remote south slope of Pikes Peak. It was here he discovered a rich vein of gold ore which changed the character of the entire Pikes Peak Region, and some say, the United States.” Famous people with Teller County connections: These include former Colorado Gov. Ralph L. Carr, professional car racing driver Clint Vahsholtz, former NASA astronaut Robert L. “Bob” Stewart, and broadcaster and world traveler Lowell Thomas, to name a few. Population: 25,388 Median age: 49.9 County seat: Cripple Creek Number of households: 10,200 Median household income: $65,382 Median property value: $279,100 Homeownership: 81% Property taxes: $800-$1,499 Altitude: 8,200 feet to 9,500 feet Average snowfall: 89 inches, Woodland Park (U.S. average: 28 inches) Map of Teller County Number of sunny days per year: 247, Woodland Park (U.S. average: 205) Hottest month: July — average high 75.7 degrees Coldest month: January — average low 3.2 degrees

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Sources: census.gov/quickfacts/tellercountycolorado; tellerlinks. com/welcome; co.teller.co.us; bestplaces.net

The 2021 Teller County Guide is a supplement to the Pikes Peak Courier, a publication of Pikes Peak Newspapers Inc. (pikespeaknewspapers.com). The Courier office is located at 1200 E. Highway 24, Woodland Park, CO 80863

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Delve into Teller County’s rich history

nown for its rich history and physical beauty, Teller County is literally at the center of the Centennial State. Encompassing nearly 560 square miles, the county boasts spectacular mountain views and much higher than mile-high elevations, and is home to more than 25,000 residents. “Things are different up here,” County Commissioner Dan Williams said to me at a recent event. I readily agreed. Teller has its own unique rural character. The county seat of Cripple Creek is one of Colorado’s three casino towns. Victor, with its mining past and mining present, has undergone a revitalization thanks to the Colorado Main Street Program in recent years. That program “supports downtown revitalization in older and historic commercial centers with a focus on helping these towns and cities thrive,” writes Norma Engelberg in her article about Victor’s and Cripple Creek’s mission to retain main street identity. Florissant, a small town on the western edge of the county, is named for a city in

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A couple walks through Mueller State Park in Divide as some fall colors still hang on to the aspen trees on Oct. 8. Scenes like this are plentiful throughout picturesque Teller County.

Missouri that was the hometown of founder Judge James Castello. But the Ute Indians called the area and its Tava Mountain, aka Sun Mountain, home for two centuries prior to his claim to the area. Read more of the town’s history in one of the articles in this magazine. Divide, the site of the first permanent settlement in Teller County in the early 1870s, is home to Mueller State Park. A group of

volunteers called Friends of Mueller State Park is profiled here, with an emphasis on how they’ve continued to support the park through the pandemic. Woodland Park is city with the highest population, just under 8,000. About a third of Teller County’s residents live there. Here we’ve included Woodland Park stories on the return to monthly art walks in town to help promote artists and businesses; a profile of two brothers who are continuing a family legacy of playing for the Woodland Park High School basketball team; a feature about local business owner Karrie Stimits of Woodland Designs; an article about Charis Bible College students’ recent mission trips in Alaska and Wyoming; and a review of “gangbuster barbecue” at Peak View BBQ restaurant. You’ll also enjoy a collection of photos from around the county and a listing of facts about Teller. These stories detail just some of the facets of communities in Teller County. Learn more in this, our annual supplement to the Pikes Peak Courier. — Michelle Karas Editor, Pikes Peak Newspapers

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FLORISSANT: THEN & NOW

By Marianne Mogon

raveling west along U.S. 24 about 8 miles past Divide, you will find yourself in the small community of Florissant. This seemingly quiet and nondescript town on the western edge of Teller County was once prosperous and bustling and is steeped in rich history. 34 million years ago, the area of and around Florissant was under water with a completely different ecosystem and animal life. By the mid-16th century, the Spanish had claimed most of Colorado but bands of the Ute Indians, Nuche (The People) had made the Rocky Mountains home for nearly two centuries. These bands or family groups camped, hunted and traveled for many years through the mountains. Other tribes were in the area from time to time, infringing on the Ute hunting grounds. To keep an eye on their enemies, the Utes built small stone forti-

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A smoky quartz and amazonite specimen sits on display in the Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum in Florissant in November 2018. fications on hillsides overlooking well-known routes through the mountains. One such structure, referred to as Fortification Hill, was located at what is now the northern edge of Florissant. The first Europeans to venture into the area were trappers and mountain men in search of the beaver to sell their pelts in the East. For the most part, they got along with the Utes and some even took some of the Native American women as wives. A gold discovery in 1858 in the vicinity of present day Denver sparked the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. After rich discoveries were made in early 1859 in the mountains, the miners moved in. In 1890, Bob Womack discovered a large gold mine in Cripple Creek, but a second discovery in Florissant in 1891 by John Hensley, where the cemetery is now located, caused a flourish of activity until the discovery was found to be copper, not gold. The settlement was known as Twin Creeks, and the first noted building was a cabin built around 12

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Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum, 18033 Teller County Road 1, Florissant.

Florissant: Then & Now 1840 and could have possibly been built by famed frontiersman Kit Carson, who was known to frequent the area. In 1865, Thomas Burnham came to the area and purchased the cabin from a mountain man named Frederick Smith. Burnham built another larger cabin and later a large Victorian home and the other house became a barn. This ranch is still active today and has maintained the older buildings. In 1870, Judge James Castello, a native of Florissant, Mo., who first lived in Fairplay, moved to Twin Creeks where he established a trade business with trappers, Native Americans and miners. By 1876, the town of Florissant, Colorado, named for Castello’s hometown, had a population of about 70 as well as a school, a blacksmith and three sawmills. The Homestead Act The Gazette file of 1862 encouraged more settlers including Crystal Peak, left, can be seen in contrast to Pikes Peak from a home in Florissant in November 2018. one tenacious single mother, Adeline HornThe central part of Florissant bek, who started a ranch in the Florissant of the railway workers, farmers, ranchers has a population of less than area and lived in the house for 27 years. She and others who called Florissant home. 200, but the entire populafiled the area’s first homestead application They built a new schoolhouse, which is tion, which includes several in 1878 and built a log house, raised cows, still present and maintained by the Grange. subdivisions boasts around horses, pigs and poultry, planted hay and The old post office was moved next door 6,500. Florissant today may potatoes and had a vegetable garden. She to be used as a residence for the teacher. In seem quiet and ordinary but became an active and successful mem1961, the building was moved to Woodland ber of the community — working in the Park and was returned in 1988. Pikes Peak as they say: If walls, trees or general store, serving on the school board Historical Society rehabilitated both buildthe rocks could talk, what and hosting social events at her house. She ings and maintains the teacherage as part stories they could tell. died in 1905. The original homestead is still of their museum. standing and part of the Florissant Fossil On April 3, 1888, James Castello’s son Beds National Monument. stand in front of the bulldozers but justice Frank and John Wilson applied to El Paso Another woman, Charlotte Hill, made her prevailed, a delay was granted and the bill County to form the Florissant Cemetery mark after discovering fossils on her propwas signed — making the Florissant Fossil Association. In November 1900, Frank erty in 1870. Scientists then began to visit Beds a national monument in 1969. Castello applied to have himself named the area to find and document evidence of The Colorado Midland Railway incorpoTrustee. In 1899, Florissant became part of the past. As time marched on, the area was rated in 1883 and was the first standard Teller County after the division of El Paso privately owned and sold several times and gauge railroad built over the Continental County. The cemetery later fell into disrewent through a variety of names until land Divide in Colorado. Tracks were laid to Flo- pair. The Florissant Heritage Foundation developers decided to bulldoze the area. rissant by the spring of 1887 and by that (renamed Pikes Peak Historical Society Local residents, scientists and others hired June, it went all the way to Buena Vista. in 2001) began voluntary maintenance in attorneys and petitioned legislators to help A year later, Florissant had a passenger 1988. In March 1992, the District Court protect this valuable asset to the scientific and freight depot and a roundhouse. The in Teller County named the Foundation as community and the world. first train arrived July 13, 1887, and soon Trustee of the Cemetery. Vim Wright, an activist from Denver, Florissant had several general stores and In the 1900s, the Midland Railroad had organized a group of people willing to other businesses to take care of the needs Wildflower Excursions that brought pas2021 TELLER COUNTY GUIDE

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The “Big Stump” is the largest petrified Redwood stump found in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. It measures 12 feet tall and 38 feet around. sengers up to the area to gather the abundant array of wildflowers and fossils. The railroad also facilitated the business of people being able to purchase mineral specimens of smoky quartz and amazonite from Crystal Peak. A series of events caused a decline in the railroad and in 1918 the Colorado Midland Railroad ceased operations and was finally scrapped in the 1920s. From 1920 to 1933, the nation was under prohibition and the area became known for gambling and bootlegging, with several stills operating in the area. With the end of prohibition, things quieted down and the older buildings became other businesses. Val’s was one of the notorious gambling establishments, but by the 1960s, it was a restaurant called Fisherman’s Inn and in 1975, the 14

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Fossil Inn and became a well-known restaurant in the area until closing in 2007. Today, Florissant has four eating establishments, a convenience store, gas station, liquor store, ATV business, feed store, realty office, hardware store, resident doctor, post office, volunteer fire department and the Pikes Peak Historical Society’s museum, where history and more information of the area is housed. The central part of Florissant has a population of less than 200, but the entire population, which includes several subdivisions boasts around 6,500. Florissant today may seem quiet and ordinary but as they say: If walls, trees or the rocks could talk, what stories they could tell.

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By William J. Dagendesh haris Bible College typically sends students on international mission trips, but with pandemic restrictions this year, the Woodland Park college is developing domestic mission outreaches. The process, no matter what the country, is the same — helping to assist and minister to people in need. That’s what happened when two teams of students from Charis volunteered on January mission trips to assist at a homeless shelter in Anchorage, Alaska, and on a reservation in Fremont County, Wyoming. Story continues on page 18

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Charis Bible College students meet with homeless residents in Anchorage, Alaska. “The ability to love on someone during some of the most challenging times in life was the best part of the trip. The students gained valuable experience in the development of ministry and volunteering dealing with people of diverse cultures.” Young said that understanding the homeless population and how to meet their needs was the most difficult part of the visit. “There are a lot of different factors that play into being homeless, especially in a cold state like Alaska. So, understanding their struggles helped them in seeing how to bless them,” he said.

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WIND RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION While the Anchorage group endured bitter cold, the Wyoming team assisted Foundations for Nations and Eagle’s Hope, which serves people on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The reservation is the seventh-largest Indian reservation in the U.S. by area and fifth-largest American Indian reservation by population. The day kicked off with a gas buy-down, where the group served free meals, gave away free gas and grocery cards and prayed with residents. Students also assisted with a clothing drive in Arapahoe and food drive in Riverton and helped arrange and organize donated items at Eagle’s Hope homeless shelter, a transitional housing facility for homeless residents in Fremont County. “The gas buy down was CBC student Mandy Fisher’s favorite Story continues on page 28

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Anchorage team members take time to revisit their snow-covered childhood. part of the trip, she told Wyoming News Now, “because it’s not just for church members, it’s not just for people that come in the four walls of the church and give offering or give tithe, or know Jesus already, but it was strictly for the community. It was an opportunity to just give from our hearts, not that we were getting anything in return, but we were just giving to people, and the looks on those faces, they were asking us why would we ever do something like this for them. That’s His love, we don’t have to earn it, He gives freely, and that’s what we have to do.” Students saw the trip as an opportunity to give from their hearts and to help spread

God’s word. Eagle’s Hope Director Michelle Widmayer said she is thankful for the numerous donations for the shelter received from the community. Presently, the board is discussing possible uses of one of Eagle’s Hope unused buildings and a thrift store also is being discussed. “We’re just trying to figure out how to better utilize this building and serve our community with needs. It could look like a thrift store, or serving more people and being able to benefit our community that way, but we have this building and we’re just trying to utilize it in the best way we can,” Widmeyer told Wyoming News Now

on Jan. 21. Although CBC conducts annual worldwide mission trips, COVID inspired the college this year to focus its attention in the U.S. “Charis, due to COVID is developing domestic mission outreaches,” said Eileen Quinn, spokesperson for Woodland Parkbased Andrew Wommack Ministries, which founded CBC in 1994. To learn more about CBC and its more than 60 locations worldwide, visit charisbiblecollege.org. A video by Wyoming News Now highlighting the Wyoming trip can be found at bit.ly/3cVJ1fn.

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Snapshots of Teller

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A cow moose is captured bathing in a wetland north of Divide. It was one of two moose CPW relocated to Teller County that were hanging out in very populated areas of the Pikes Peak region this summer.

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Bison Peak is a 12,432-foot mountain along the Tarryall Mountains within the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest. It’s a short drive from Woodland Park.

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Gayle Carley clears snow off the windshield of her vehicle before heading inside City Market in Woodland Park to grab groceries on during an early snowstorm on Sept. 8, 2020. Courtesy of Bev Harms

Celebrating the Lighter Side of Christmas 2020 theme “Soundz of the Season,” the Woodland Park Wind Symphony artists Teresa and Lainey Clifford painted the windows at 779 Gold Hill Place South next to City Market. This is the rehearsal space for the Woodland Park Wind Symphony. The windows were wrapped in multi-colored lights and featured a computer in one of the windows, which played the Symphony’s virtual holiday concert for shoppers to enjoy.

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Kids enjoyed playing soccer at Meadow Wood Sports Complex in Woodland Park during what photographer Bonnie Sumner called a “beautiful fall evening” in late 2020.

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Woodland Park resident Bonnie Sumner caught a view of the sunset from her house in early January, adding that “we are not known for our sunsets but they have been gorgeous this season.”

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The Rev. Darlene Avery of Church in the Wildwood in Green Mountain Falls has been holding Sunday services in the park at Mountain Road Corner on Ute Pass Avenue. Worshipers are required to wear masks at all times, maintain social distancing — with the exception of family members — of at least 6 feet and answer health-screening questions.

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Brian “Glide” Hayes, pictured here in February 2020, started playing hockey in Victor with teammate Gary Horton and their children in the 1980s on ice rink created with a city fire hydrant from a hill above. Glide was once called “the Real Penguin” by Bob Johnson, who coached the Stanley Cup winning Pittsburg Penguins 1990 and coached U.S. Hockey and Colorado College before that. Johnson played with his national team in the first Victor Cup.

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Friends of Mueller State Park fill in funding gaps tively set for June 26. Families can learn archery, fishing, shooting (both shotguns and rifles), birding, animal viewing, camp cooking and rock identification. The program also uses an artificial cave to teach children about sensitive cave environments for bats and cave rescue strategies. Vans take visitors to various stations located throughout the park. Western Heritage Day, planned for Aug. 9, offers hay rides, gold panning, butter and popcorn making, washing clothes with a washboard and tub and children’s games such as hopscotch, cat’s cradle and stilts, all without “screens.” Families learn about saddle making, horseshoeing, spinning and weaving, fur trapping from a mountain man, Native Americans, the history of the Mueller ranch and what life was like in Colorado’s pioneer days. In typical years, the Friends’ primary fundraisers involve Art in the Park shows. The annual Memorial Day Weekend show has been canceled for 2021 but they’ve moved it to their new online store, FriendsOfMuellerSP.com. The store will feature artwork, photos and handcrafted items by local artists. A portion of each sale will be donated to the Friends. The store went live in February and exhibits will change often, Darlington said. Depending on COVID-19 risk levels, the Friends are setting a tentative schedule for 2021. With the first art show already canceled and moved online, they hope their September Mixed Media Show can be in person. They’ve also created a GoFundMe site promoting youth education, which can be reached at their website fofmsp.org or bit. ly/3rH1joX. The Friends are also planning a Used Gear Sale this summer. The sale will include gear for camping, fishing, hiking, snow shoeing, mountain biking, photography and outdoor skills guide books. The

The entry to the Mueller State Park Visitor Center needed a lot of work but Friends of Mueller State Park volunteers were up for the challenge. This is the entry garden on June 15, 2018, before they went to work. date is yet to be determined. Fundraising also includes grant writing and the Friends have received support from Newmont Mining Co., Above Treeline Construction, Park State Bank and Trust, Holiday Home Tour, The Morgan Stanley Foundation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Pikes Peak Rotary Club, Mountain Chalet, the Osborne Trust and the Colorado Parks Foundation. Friends of Mueller State Park Board Members are Ron Moore – President; Craig Haney – Vice President; Sue Hearon – Secretary; Susan Grina – Treasurer; and Barbara Berger, Gretchen and Paul Darlington, Rusty Merrill, L.J. Scott and Karen Smith.

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Karrie Stimits takes home-design projects from concept to finished project at her business, Woodland Designs. ing closely with general contractors who are performing the work,” she said. Stimits is the ideal person as she does the planning, develops drawings, sifts through samples with her clients and helps them keep from getting too overwhelmed with

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“The Texas Philly cheesesteak sandwich, with brisket, is like a mob boss from Philadelphia’s Little Italy turned a new leaf, relocated to Austin, married a cowgirl who introduced him to real barbecue and then convinced him to open a Philly cheese steak diner that uses actually good beef. It’s an amalgamation of two otherwise disparate food creations that results in the best Philly cheesesteak you’ve ever had,” says reviewer Micah Redfield.

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you’ve ever had. Yes, even better than the legendary Pat’s or Geno’s. If novelty ain’t your rack of ribs, perhaps there’s solace found in that unending supply of thin paper napkins ejecting from the dispenser at every table. Some-

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Driving into Victor on Teller County Road 81 gives visitors a look at local mining history and the Trails of Gold. Pictured is the Teresa Mine headframe and trail.

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The trail on Battle Mountain gives hikers a panoramic view of Victor — The City of Mines. tomizable. It identifies the community’s strengths and assets and then looks at ways to use them as a catalyst to move forward. The state program, which is adminis-

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Main Street towns: Victor and Cripple Creek cart full of new games of chance. “I haven’t even heard of some of these games,” said Cripple Creek City Administrator Ray White. “It’s up to each casino owners to decide which games they will add starting on May 1.” Amendment 77 isn’t just about new games of chance. It also eliminates caps on individual bets. “We’re anticipating a positive impact once the amendment kicks in,” White said. “The changes will generate revenue for the casinos and the city will benefit from additional device fees and increased Historic Preservation funding.” Casino operators pay fees to the state that are earmarked for historic preservation in the state’s three gaming communities, including Cripple Creek. “The more revenue the casinos generate, the more money we get for historic preservation,” White said. The city uses historic preservation funds to help residents who want to restore the city’s historic structures. It also assists with programs at the city’s museums, which are on the verge of reopening, and the Butte Theater, which is set to open with new Thin Air Theater productions this fall. “We don’t have firm projections, but with additional funding we would be able to expand the programs we have and create new ones focused on the history of Cripple Creek,” White said. With most Cripple Creek events canceled for 2021, the amendment could increase the numbers of visitors by drawing Colorado residents who typically go to out-of-state casinos to play for higher stakes. “We’re hoping all of our events will be back on track in 2022,” he said. “But citizens and visitors will see a lot more normalcy this summer and we will have things for people to do.” More information about Cripple Creek is available at visitcripplecreek.com.

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season’s Woodland Park High School boys’ basketball team. Tyger is a senior point guard while his younger brother — standing at 6-foot2 — plays both guard and forward as a sophomore for the Panthers, who opened a unique season impacted by the COVID-19

pandemic with a 71-43 win over Mitchell on Jan. 27. Besides their bloodline, what’s unique about the Ciccarelli brothers are their first names. Tyger is pronounced like tiger. “My dad wanted us to have special

Family tradition Woodland Park sophomore Sonny Ciccarelli drives toward the basket against Bennett on Jan. 28. Ciccarelli scored a teamhigh 15 points in the Panthers’ 61-50 loss.

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“It’s like they’re the same young man. There’s not enough words to describe their character, who they are, what they embody, what they represent. They come from a wonderful family.” — Woodland Park boys’ basketball coach John Geniesse

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names,” the older Ciccarelli brother said. Another unique and special thing about the brothers is their upbringing. They were born in Japan and each followed a family tradition of sorts that includes moving to America after finishing junior high school. Their dad, Thomas, was stationed as a Navy servicemember when he met their mom, Rimiko. The brothers said that their parents wanted them to grow up in their

mother’s homeland — on a small island near Okinawa — before continuing school in the U.S. That way, they could get a good education, apply for scholarships and possibly join the military. At present, their parents live in Japan. The brothers reside with their grandparents in Woodland Park. Their presence alone makes Panthers coach John Geniesse very happy.

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Family tradition Tyger and Sonny aren’t the first Ciccarelli boys he has coached. Their older brother, Skye, played for the Panthers before graduating two years ago. In other words, Geniesse is very familiar with their work ethic and style of play. “It’s like they’re the same young man,” the coach said. “There’s not enough words to describe their character, who they are, what they embody, what they represent. They come from a wonderful family.” Nonetheless, Tyger, Sonny and the rest of the Panthers are happy to be back on the court. Leading up to this season, the Ciccarelli brothers found themselves taking advantage of their situation during the pandemic. It was nice to have someone in the same household to play basketball with, so they went to the nearest court regularly and worked on their game. “Almost every day we went to the park and played ball for most of the summer,” Sonny said. “I think that helped us a lot. It was frustrating not being able to use a gym.” The brothers are inseparable. And that’s a good thing for the Panthers. “Since I’m a senior, I’m trying to be more like a leader,” Tyger said. “I try to lead people by doing the right things and what coach expects us to do.” The Ciccarelli family tradition will continue this summer as their younger sister, Toni, is expected to move to Woodland Park after finishing middle school.

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Woodland Park senior guard Tyger Ciccarelli dribbles in a game against Bennett on Jan. 28. He scored 13 points in the Panthers’ 61-50 loss.

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Woodland Park resumes art walk tradition The monthly event spotlights artists and local businesses

Rita Randolph displayed her works at Mountain View Yogurt Plus during the first art walk of 2021 in Woodland Park on Jan. 31.

Story and photos by PAT HILL n a beautiful late January day in the neighborhood, the first monthly art walk of 2021 in downtown Woodland Park put the spotlight on artists and local businesses.

Initiated by Gayle Gross, founder of SOAR with Network Fundraising, the art walk combines culture, commerce and camaraderie. Starting from Memorial Park, about 15 people set out for Mountain View Yogurt Plus to chat with the owners Craig and Carolyn Stalnaker and view the artistry of Rita Randolph. Randolph and Kathleen Clifton represented the Mountain

Artists, a nonprofit organization. Clifton highlighted the organization’s scholarship program which is funded by the Mountain Arts Festival in August. While leading the walk, Gross took time for that late-morning energy boost, coffee with vanilla and espresso yogurt. “Yummy,” she said. The next stop was Merry Jo Larsen’s and Marty McKenna’s The Cowhand, where Gross displayed her works in the window. One was of Balanced Rock in Garden of the Gods, painted on scene and accented with materials of the earth, gravel, wood and glass, for instance. “You want to touch it,” Gross said.

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Woodland Park resumes art walk tradition The walk was leisurely, with some spending more time than others — but catching up at the next stop, Colorado Gear Lab. The featured artist, April Stark, got rave reviews from the walkers for her watercolors, including Breckenridge View. Stark also paints with acrylics and ink. For the shop’s owners, George and Lynn Jones, the walk offered the opportunity to show off their new location in the former Curves building. “Business has been great,” she said, adding that the store now offers Keen shoes for men. Up the street, Tweeds Find Furnishings featured the nature photography of Dana Lee Stoner who captures wildlife in action — such as the photo of a bobcat rolling around a branch. In another room at Tweeds, Silver Wood musicians Sherri Kardong and Treese Kjeldsen, on flute and guitar, entertained the walkers with soft music. The last stop was at the new restaurant/bar Rhapsody, where co-owner Erin O’Connell was running around serving drinks and shareable food such as bruschetta.

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At the Jan. 31 Art Walk, Silver Wood musicians Sherri Kardong, left, and Treese Kjeldsen entertained the art walkers at Tweeds Fine Furnishings.

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Julie Cutting, center, showed her paintings at Rhapsody, a new restaurant/bar in Woodland Park, during the Jan. 31 Art Walk. Cutting also drew a few looks for her snazzy boots.

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April Stark found many fans of her artistry at Colorado Gear Lab on Jan. 31, the inaugural monthly art walk in Woodland Park.

Gayle Gross specializes in native landscapes on her canvas. Gross showed her paintings in the window of The Cowhand in January.

Rhapsody featured the work of Julie Cutting, who switched from teaching elementary school to painting landscapes and pet portraits. Along with admiring Cutting’s oils, the walkers were commenting on her colorful cowboy boots while listening to the guitar music of Gary Nicks. Rhapsody’s colorful cement floor, designed by Becky Campbell at Aspen Interiors in Woodland Park, is part of the artistry. O’Connell owns the new restaurant with Laura Davis, who teaches special education for eighth-graders. The Art Walks are from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month in Woodland Park. For information about the starting points, artists and businesses, check the Facebook page SOARwithnetworkfundraising or text artwalk to 833-763-0494.

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