Woodland Park nonprofit Pete's Place and its OMG Ministry provide firewood for people in need
WOODLAND PARK • A ministry that began in 1997 in the garages of Pete Tysdal and the late Greg Schilling continues to help Teller County residents heat their homes during the winter. “Greg had somebody come and cut the dead trees down and I went up in my ATV and pulled them out,” Tysdal said. The two delivered the fire wood to people in need. Tysdal and Schilling, who founded Help the Needy, expanded the program and eventually attracted donations of logs from the Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Co. For years, the volunteers, members of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of the Woods Catho...
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