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Weather Outlook 2-15 thru 2-21-12

Weather Outlook 2-8 thru 2-14-12

Snow Blankets the Eastern Plains

Snow Blankets Eastern El Paso County
While the Fountain Valley didn’t see very much snow accumulation from last week’s storm that blew in Thursday evening, residents in the Falcon and Peyton area in eastern El Paso County woke up to large snow drifts. Pictured above are three generations of Paint horses (Zena, Isis and Sawyer) at Falcon Ridge Ranch. NEWS PHOTO BY KAREN JOHNSON

History of our Community

Fountain Valley became a settlement in 1859 (founded by pioneers Tom Owens and Amos and Mary T Terrell.) They were soon joined by a third family, Mathias and Barbara Lock. Also founded in 1859 were Colorado City, Denver, Golden and Central City. The locals established a charter in 1871 and incorporated in 1903. Fountain is the oldest incorporated town in the Pikes Peak Region.

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History of the El Paso County Advertiser & News

In October, 1958 Carl H. Wiese and Helen Kay Larson co-founded a small community newspaper, then known as Security Advertiser, serving the communities of Security, Widefield and Fountain and surrounding areas; published by Shopper Press, Inc.
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The News Staff

PUBLISHED BY SHOPPER PRESS, INC.
KATHRYN A. WIESE-MOORE, OWNER

THE NEWS STAFF:
Executive Editor/Legal Notice Manager Patricia St. Louis Email: patricia@epcan.com
General Manager/Advertising Sales: Karen Johnson Email: karen@epcan.com
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