Valley woman made history Aug 17, 2009
Arlene Stine was the first female runner in the Pikes Peak Marathon ... Running a challenge on Pikes Peak ... It's not easy to drive a car to the top of Pikes Peak, which makes it tough to understand why hundreds of women and men gather each year to run to the summit. (Fresno Bee)
Stress of war takes toll on military kids Aug 14, 2009
Davita Hoffman, a specialist at Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group in Colorado Springs, Colo. said the stress was compounded by military staffing shortages that lead to multiple deployments for many service members. (MSNBC -- Health)
Trips on one tank Aug 13, 2009
From Denver, try Pikes Peak County, located 60 miles south of the city. From Seattle, head for Snoqualmie Falls, a scenic attraction where visitors can hike alongside a 270-foot waterfall. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Crandons Jack Flannery named to Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Aug 13, 2009
The highlight of 1990 was when Flannery captured the Class F truck title in the Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb and obtained "Rookie of the Year" honors while piloting a Ford F-150 ... Flannery also once again returned to Pikes Peak, this time driving a new full-size Chevrolet-and not only won the Heavy Metal title, but shattered his own record by a whopping 22 seconds. (Forest Republican, WI)
Hayden: Research and attitude serve as keys to excellent marketing Aug 9, 2009
The American Marketer magazine suggests, "If you think marketing doesn't pay, there are 25 mountains in Colorado higher than the well-known Pikes Peak. Name one.". Organizations should not be like some other groups who didn't do any basic research before they attacked a market. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Racing Legend Mario Andretti Welcomes Automotive Journalist Jeff Bressler to the Finish Line After Cross Country Road Trip on Texaco With Techron Gas Aug 5, 2009
WHO: Racing legend Mario Andretti, automotive journalist Jeff Bressler and Texaco Mario Andretti is a racing legend who has won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Formula One World Championship Pikes Peak Hillclimb and the Champ Car National Championship. He was named Driver of the Year for three consecutive decades (the 60s, 70s, 80s), Driver of the Quarter Century (in the 90s) and Driver of the Century in January 2000. (PR Newswire)
Help plan our vacation Aug 5, 2009
Pikes Peak, Seven Falls, Garden of the Gods, etc. Nice in the fall. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
The vanishing apostrophes Jul 27, 2009
So it's Pikes Peak -- not Pike's Peak -- in Colorado, and Henrys Fork, a branch of the Snake River, in Idaho. Henrys Fork doesn't sit well with Steve Trafton, executive director of the Henry's Fork Foundation, a conservation group that keeps the apostrophe in it name. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Tim TuttleINSIDE RACING Jul 22, 2009
To secure the Colorado region, ISC went to the expense of purchasing and then shuttering Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado Springs. It's doubtful in this difficult economic environment that ISC will break ground on any of those three targets soon, but the intent is still there once conditions improve. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Rhys Millen Set World Record to Take Pikes Peak Time Attack Title Jul 20, 2009
July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The 87th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has a new world record holder today - the Rhys Millen Racing Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe ... "Driving the Genesis Coupe for the first time at Pikes Peak in front of thousands of fans is an amazing experience," said Millen ... "Nothing compares to the pressure and thrill of Pikes Peak while competing against yourself for the record.". (PR Newswire)
Japanese driver wins 4th straight Pikes Peak climb Jul 20, 2009
Japan's Nobuhiro Tajima won his fourth consecutive Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, but a loose track kept him from achieving his goal of breaking the 10-minute mark ... 42-mile course from mile marker seven on Pikes Peak Highway to the top of the 14,110-foot mountain ... 029; David Carapetyan/Adam Kneipp, Pikes Peak open, 11:52. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
81-year-old driver takes green flag once more Jul 20, 2009
Pike's Peak Hill Climb: Japan's Nobuhiro Tajima won his fourth consecutive Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, but a loose track kept him from achieving his goal of breaking the 10-minute mark. Tajima finished with a time of 10:15. (News & Observer -- Sports)
NAMES & FACES Jul 18, 2009
The three-time champion of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been chasing the 10-minute barrier for years, and he'll have plenty of company this year when 12 defending champions and three international rally champions descend on Colorado Springs to shoot for Tajima's Race to the Clouds record of 10:01 ... NAMES Articles Nobuhiro Tajima The three-time champion of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been chasing the 10-minute barrier for years, and he'll have plenty of company... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
HUD approves Colo. stimulus fund plan Jul 16, 2009
Three administrative subcontractors will be selected to implement the program, one subcontractor in each of Colorado s three Continuum of Care regions: metro Denver, Pikes Peak and the remainder of the state. The selected subcontractors will work in their respective region to design and implement a process that networks homeless service providers, housing authorities and other nonprofit agencies. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ford E-News - July 1, 2009 Jul 2, 2009
beginning July 30, will be the latest showcase for the Rally America Open Class competition cars following their debut this month at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. The Swedish Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution team will be fielding the Fiesta entries, which are sure to build on the anticipation for Ford's new global small car. (PR Newswire)
Kevin Bacon performs on 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Jun 29, 2009
Actor Kevin Bacon hiked 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Saturday to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity. More News. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Kevin Bacon does high-altitude show Jun 28, 2009
Kevin Bacon performs on 14,110-foot Pikes Peak ... DENVER Actor Kevin Bacon hiked 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Saturday to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bacon performs on Pikes Peak Jun 28, 2009
DENVER (AP) ---- Actor Kevin Bacon hiked the 14,110-foot Pikes Peak to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity. Bacon and his brother, Michael, climbed Pikes Peak on Saturday with about 95 people as part of a fundraiser for the Love Hope Strength Foundation cancer charity. (North County Times)
Just when you think you've seen it all on Cape Cod ... May 31, 2009
It was while teaching summer classes at Colorado College in 1893 that she visited Pikes Peak and was inspired to pen the first draft of the famous poem and hymn, which she completed in 1913. She died in 1929, and is buried in Falmouth's Oak Grove Cemetery. (Boston Globe)
DIA raises parking fees at outlying lots May 30, 2009
Rates will rise from $9 to $10 per day in its economy parking lot and $5 to $6 per day in its Pikes Peak and Mount Elbert shuttle lots beginning on July 1. The $18-per-day rate in its terminal parking garages will remain unchanged. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ford E-News - May 27, 2009 May 28, 2009
Fiesta to Make U.S. Racing Debut at Pikes Peak. While the Ford Fiesta doesn't come to the U.S. until 2010, the high-performance motorsport examples will make their U.S. racing debut long before that at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on July 19. (PR Newswire)
Legacies of war dead endure May 22, 2009
At dawn a mother gazes not at the sun rising over the High Plains, nor the purplish snows of Pikes Peak. She sits in her study staring at a laptop, because the place on earth she feels closest to her fallen soldier is cyberspace. (USA Today)
Music and memory: First Presbyterian Churchs handbell choir will honor late member with new piece of music May 2, 2009
He conducts the popular community handbell ensemble The Pikes Peak Ringers in Colorado. McChesney is also a music editor for Jeffers Handbell Supply and Ringing Word. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Doctors: No Hampsters Or Exotic Pets For Young Kids Apr 28, 2009
He runs a rescue operation near Pikes Peak, Colo. for abandoned hedgehogs, which became fad pets about 10 years ago. (W-USA News, DC)
BUSINESS: Recycling prices drop as needs fall back Apr 18, 2009
Moreover, recycling was ranked the second-biggest environmental challenge after water supply in the Pikes Peak Region 2009 Community Survey, a random poll of 500 people. "People still put their material in the bin," said Keith Christman, senior director of packaging at the American Chemistry Council, an Arlington, Va. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
This Week in Auto Racing April 10 - 12 Apr 8, 2009
His last victory came in July 2003 at Pikes Peak, CO. Wimmer ran a limited schedule for Richard Childress Racing in the No.29 Chevrolet in 2008, but Childress released him from his driving duties at season's end. He landed a ride with Key Motorsports in the No.40 Chevy. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
A big summer of racing planned at PPIR Mar 25, 2009
Pikes Peak International Raceway is back. The track, which featured Indy Car events and the NASCAR Busch Series, unexpectedly closed its doors in 2005. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Ground broken for $812m Century Plant Mar 19, 2009
SandRidge also is expanding its Pikes Peak and Grey Ranch plants at an expected cost of 352 million. Completion is forecast for 2012 and will allow treating capacity to increase from 160 million to 280 million cubic feet per day, according to SandRidge figures. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Year of the NCO: Female first sergeants lead post Soldiers Mar 6, 2009
Vande Kamp has an associate degree in general studies from Pikes Peak College. "It helps give them a higher stepping stone for their career progression," she said. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Weather Mission at Air Force Academy Proves Challenging Mar 5, 2009
Challenging Air Force weather mission at Academy. " The group has a far reaching mission that is truly unique in the Air Force. It includes weather support to the Academy and its more than 4,200 cadets, the 10th Air Base Wing and its 2,100 personnel, and the 306th Flying Training Group, which has more than 50 weather-sensitive aircraft. "Nobody in the Air Force has this kind of mission," said Ruth Willems, who works in the airfield services element. "But I really like it and I'm glad to be at... (DOD DefenseLINK)
'Lazy hiker' fee set for tired Pikes Peak climbers Mar 4, 2009
Lazy hiker' fee set for tired Pikes Peak climbers ... Lazy hiker' fee set for tired Pikes Peak climbers ... - Hikers who reach the summit of Pikes Peak but are daunted by the descent have reason to find a second wind: Calling rescuers will cost a hefty fee. (AZCentral -- News)
Community colleges squeezed from both sides Mar 3, 2009
Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colo. has been under a hiring and travel freeze since October, and administrators have slashed the professional development budget. (MSNBC -- Business)
ArtsWest exhibit opens Sunday, March 1 Feb 27, 2009
- Honorable mentions - Nathan Carey s Compositions with Yellow, Blue and Red (for Piet), Ching Kung s Eva, Elizabeth Larson s Somewhere in Pikes Peak, Joseph Maurer s The Arc in My Backyard, Adam S. Umbach s Painted Turtle. The exhibit may be seen in the gallery and throughout the library through April 10 during the library s regular hours, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Funding problems prove vexing for Regan Smith Feb 26, 2009
Travis Tollett plans to make some history July 19 at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb when he becomes the first quadriplegic to compete in the annual "Race to the Clouds." ... " Bennett has competed in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb since 2004 and was seventh last year in the Open Wheel Division in a 1996 Wells Coyote, while Tollett has also competed in the event before, but only in Quads. "This will be a totally new experience for me, tackling the Peak in a car with a windshield... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Low-budget fun in the Mile High City Feb 24, 2009
Pikes Peak, whose summit overlooking Colorado Springs tops 14,000 feet, inspired the lyrics for "America the Beautiful." takes visitors to the top; the round trip takes about three hours. Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs is free. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Pushing the limit Feb 24, 2009
The course follows old Ute tribe trails 20 miles up, down and around Pikes Peak, a narrow, gravelly passage rising 7,815 feet to crest 14,110 feet above sea level ... 3-mile Pikes Peak Ascent and the Pikes Peak Marathon, races he won again in 2001 and 2007, both times on consecutive days ... Nearing his 39th birthday, he won only the familiar Pikes Peak Ascent, with a time 22 minutes behind his own record, and placed 33rd at another mountain race. (International Herald Tribune)
Tiger's tale takes turn to West Feb 22, 2009
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo near Pikes Peak was founded in 1926 and is home to more than 800 animals representing approximately 142 species, 30 of which are endangered. In addition to Zoya and Grom, the zoo has two adult Amur tigers, Helga and George, in its collection. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pikes Peak proposes fees to pick up lazy hikers Feb 22, 2009
- Hikers who climb to Pikes Peak's summit but don't feel up to walking the 12 miles back down could soon have to pay for their ride. The Colorado Springs city council is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal from Pikes Peak Highway officials that would charge up to $500 for each uninjured hiker who calls 911 for a ride down ... Some 15,000 people a year attempt to climb Pikes Peak, the second-most visited mountain in the world behind Japan's Mount Fuji. (AZCentral -- News)
The Mile High City at rock-bottom prices Feb 22, 2009
Pikes Peak, whose summit overlooking Colorado Springs tops 14,000 feet, inspired the lyrics for America the Beautiful. An 8. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
"He hears sounds which seem to be voices" Feb 13, 2009
Eventually, Marko admitted he knew the 19-year-old special education student, saying he was with her in the rugged terrain somewhere around Pikes Peak, west of Colorado Springs, Colo. He said he left her there. (Salon)
"That young man never should have come into the Army" Feb 13, 2009
But Eastridge quickly found he enjoyed the crisp air and awesome view of Pikes Peak. It felt good. (Salon)
Papis to drive pace car Feb 9, 2009
09 Special to The Pikes Peak Courier View. It was announced Jan. 28 that rising NASCAR star Max Papis will be driving the pace car at this years Pikes Peak International Hill Climb ... 4-mile charge up a mountainside that presents 156 twisting turns on the way to the top of Pikes Peak. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Death in the USA: The Army's fatal neglect Feb 8, 2009
Out in the shadow of Pikes Peak, however, it is easy to find examples where the initiatives didn t seem to ease the misery. At least three Fort Carson soldiers committed suicide just last month as we raced to complete our reporting. (Salon)
