Barr trailhead

Sad news for those of us who hike here on occasion...

THE GAZETTE

The Manitou Springs City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the final version of an ordinance that will allow fees for parking at the Barr trailhead.

Parking in the small dirt lot at the end of Hydro Street, which serves both Barr Trail and the Manitou Incline, has always been free.

Fines were set at the Tuesday meeting -- $15 for overtime parkers and $25 for unpermitted parkers -- but the fee will be set at a later Council meeting, after the city's parking authority makes recommendations.

"There's been everything from $1 to $10 bandied around, but nothing official," City Planner Michelle Anthony said.

Deputy City Administrator Mike Leslie said the city hopes to have the new fee structure in place by Memorial Day, May 25.

88 million

88 million votes? Seriously? 88 million people voted for the next American Idol and its not even the final yet?

WOW.

I flipped on the TV tonight (which is a rarity in my world) and saw the last half of Idol. What is so appealing about that show? Watching it for 30 minutes I pondered why everyone is so "into" idol. I sometimes turn on the radio in the morning and it seems like every station is talking about the latest idol buzz.

Do we as Christians buy into the Idol mantra? Do we cling to a little not-so-respectable sin such as Idol gossip? Does it become an idol in our lives?

We so often try to find things in life to fulfill us, when nothing and no one can ever fill us, except for Christ. American "Idols" come and go. Fame is fleeting. But Christ is everlasting. As hard as we try, none but Christ can satisfy.

Who is your idol?

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Thinking (T) 57.14% Feeling (F) 42.86%
Judging (J) 58.82% Perceiving (P) 41.18%

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