Black Forest Community Club

Community Club News

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Officers and Board:

President: Mack Sharp

Vice president: Kelly Marchbank

Secretary: Shelly Still

Treasurer: Cherie Erler

Board: Theresa Vialpando-Knoll (1 yr left)

Board: Tiffany Coles (2 yrs left)

Board: Sherrie Lidderdale (3 yrs left)

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Back Issues are found here.

Upcoming Events
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Sunday 22nd of October 05:00 PM
Oktoberfest
Sunday, October 22 marks the return of our annual Oktoberfest at 5:00pm This event will be on a donation basis with a suggested donation of $5 to $10. We are still raising money for Love the Logs. There will be Brats and Sauerkraut, Potato Salad, Baked Bean donated by SAMCOM, and drinks. Bring your favorite pumpkin or apple dessert to share. If you are able to help with setup or clean up, please contact Dawn S. at 719 661-3292. She would greatly appreciate your extra hands.

History of the Black Forest Community Club

by Anna Mae Hawkins
"Keeper of the Forest" 1986

The Black Forest Community Club came into being in the mid 1920s. About 30 families lived in about a 420 square mile area bounded in the west by foothills, on the north by Douglas County line, on the east by Elbert County, across the south by a line from Falcon to Rattlesnake Hill, and then west to the foothills.

The people needed a place to hold meetings and social get-togethers. The little log school house on Shoup Road, just west of Black Forest Road, was not quite large enough. At that time, Black Forest Road was known as Templeton Gap Road because it was the road into Colorado Springs going through Templeton Gap northeast of Colorado Springs. In 1924 the people decided to build a hall. Gertrude Burgess donated the land for the building, and the people of the area donated trees from their properties. Everyone pitched in to put up the building which still stands near the corner of Black Forest and Shoup Roads. The men cut the trees with axes and cross-cut saws and hauled them to the building site. The women and children helped by peeling the bark from the logs. It was a big project for so few families.