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💧 Stratmoor's Battle 🥪 PB&J Drive Launch 🍎 Food Aid Woes ⚖️ Extremism Fight 🌅 Vitality Stretches 🤝 Advertise Affordably

COS Local News & Events | Issue #24-036 2/5/24

05 Feb • Reading Time: 10 minutes

COS Town Tidings Issue #24-036

🤣 Today’s Chuckle
🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny & warming up again

📰 Water Wars: Stratmoor's Legal Battle for Clean Water 🚰

📰 Spread the Love: Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive Starts 🥜 

📰 Behind the Times: Colorado Faces Corrective Action for Food Aid 🍎

🤝 Affordable Advertising

⚖️ Combating Extremism: Colorado Springs Man's Legal Outcome

📆 Local Events

Wellness: 🌅 Energize Your Day: Morning Stretches for Vitality!

🛍 Local DEALS

 

Why was the M&M excited to get to school on Monday?

👉 He wanted to be a Smartie 🤣

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🚰 Water Wars: Stratmoor's Legal Battle for Clean Water

Stratmoor Hills Water District initiates a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging PFAS contamination from Peterson Air Force Base. Despite initial unawareness, the current board unanimously supports legal action, concerned about potential cessation of Air Force support and future costs. The lawsuit seeks reimbursement for investigation, evaluation, and remediation costs related to PFAS contamination.

🥜 Spread the Love: Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive Starts

Care and Share Food Bank, in partnership with KRDO, launches the Spread The Love Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive starting today and running through February 16th. Urging community support, the initiative aims to gather peanut butter, a valuable protein source, and jars of jelly for those in need.

Residents can drop off donations at various locations listed below or contribute financially, with $20 equating to 12 jars of peanut butter. The drive aligns with Valentine's Day, encouraging giving back to the community.

Care and Share Food Bank

  • 2605 Preamble Point , COS

Hanson HotSpring Spas

  • 1835 Dublin Boulevard, COS

The Promenade Shops at Briargate

  • 1605-1925 Briargate Parkway, COS

    (Donation bins located inside Management Office – situated between Paper Source and Pottery Barn)

YMCA Locations

  • 3920 Dublin Boulevard, COS

  • 207 N. Nevada Ave., COS

  • 2190 Jet Wing Dr., COS

  • 3035 New Center Pt., COS

  • 4025 Family Place, COS

  • 17250 Jackson Creek Parkway, Monument

  • 326 W Alabama Ave., Fountain

🍎 Behind the Times: Colorado Faces Corrective Action for Food Aid

Colorado grapples with a federal corrective action plan due to prolonged delays in processing food assistance benefits, positioning it among the lowest-performing states. While some counties meet federal requirements, El Paso face challenges, with success rates around 26%. Staffing shortages and heightened demand during the pandemic contribute to the backlog, impacting households dependent on timely assistance. The corrective plan aims to address these issues and elevate the state's processing rate to 95%, recognizing the urgent need for efficient nutrition support.

 

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⚖️ Combating Extremism: Colorado Springs Man's Legal Outcome

Chad Edward Keith, 42, receives a 27-month federal prison sentence for illegally possessing 11 firearms due to a previous felony conviction. The weapons were found at his properties in Colorado Springs and Cotopaxi, along with white supremacist and Nazi-related materials. A flyer with Congressmen and Senators marked with Star of David images as bullseye targets was discovered in his Colorado Springs residence. After serving the prison term, Keith faces an additional 36 months on supervised release. 

 

📆 Local Events

 

🌅 Energize Your Day: Morning Stretches for Vitality!

Boost daily energy by incorporating a morning stretch routine before your shower. This quick, dynamic sequence helps alleviate the stiffness from a night's sleep, promoting increased blood flow and improved posture.

*Information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult a health care professional, nothing above should be construed as medical advice.

 

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