COS Town Tidings #24-137

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📰 Secure Firearm Storage Law Enacted 🔒

📰 Funding Shortfall for Free School Lunches 🍎

📰 Barcode Boosts CSFD Response 🚑

🚨 East Springs Shooting Claims 2 Lives

Recipe: 🍫 Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Snack Cake

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🔒 Secure Firearm Storage Law Enacted

On May 15, Governor Polis enacted HB24-1348, a law requiring secure storage of firearms in unattended vehicles to curb rising thefts and prevent gun-related crimes. Handguns must be stored in locked, hard-sided containers, and other firearms in hard or soft-sided containers. 

The law includes specific exemptions and mandates that the Office of Suicide Prevention provide safe storage information. This legislation is part of a broader initiative to improve public safety and reduce illegal firearm activities.

🍎 Funding Shortfall for Free School Lunches

The Healthy School Meals for All program, providing free meals to public school students, is experiencing funding issues due to higher than expected participation. With breakfast and lunch meal numbers up by 35% and 31% respectively, the program's resources are stretched thin. To address this, Colorado lawmakers have passed legislation to ensure funding through the next school year and establish a working group to explore sustainable solutions. Schools need to opt into the program to offer these free meals to all students.

🚑 Barcode Boosts CSFD Response

Colorado Springs Fire Department has implemented barcode wristbands for patients during emergency calls, enhancing treatment efficiency and coordination. This system, part of the Pulsara app, provides real-time patient data to paramedics and hospital staff, allowing for quicker and more precise medical care. The initiative, accelerated after the Club Q incident in 2022, aims to streamline patient tracking and improve outcomes.

🚨 East Springs Shooting Claims 2 Lives

Colorado Springs Police are investigating a deadly shooting at Stone Canyon Apartments at 240 N Murray Blvd that occurred late last night around 10:30 pm. Three individuals were shot; one died at the scene, another at the hospital, and a third sustained non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made as the investigation continues.

🍫 Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Snack Cake

This oatmeal cake is perfect for any chocoholic! It’s full of rich chocolate flavor, similar to 72% dark chocolate, and it has the perfect moist and tender texture… Along with lots of mini chocolate chips generously sprinkled throughout. Perfect for breakfast, pot luck, camping, hiking or just snacking at home. 😊

Access the complete recipe with tailored modifications to suit your dietary requirements, along with convenient print options.

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📆 Local Events

• May 17-19, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• May 17-June 2: RENT, the musical @Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St. $26-$60

• May 17 (9 AM-5 PM) -18 (9 AM-4 PM): 2024 Gigantic Spring Plant Sales @Horticultural Art Society Cottage Backyard, 222 Mesa Rd

• May 17, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon $79 per person Must be 21+

• May 17, 6-8 PM: Bunco @ Festivitea LLC, 5910 Tuckerman Ln $15 (6 Spots Left)

• May 17, 9pm-close: Tech House Takeover music event @Phantom Canyon, 2 E Pikes Peak Ave FREE to attend

• May 18, 9am-3pm: Colorado Springs Record Show @ntlers Hotel, 4 S. Cascade $3-$10

• May 18-19, 10 AM-5 PM: Garden of the Gods Art Festival @Rock Ledge Ranch, 3105 Gateway Rd $10

• May 18, 10:30am-2:30pm: Co Spring 2024 Benefit Car Show @Mash Mechanix Brewing Co, 429 E. Pikes Peak Ave FREE to Attend

• May 18, 1-7 PM: AANHPI Celebration Festival @Golden Lotus Foundation Asian Heritage Center, 1819 West Cheyenne Rd $12-$150 (VIP)

• May 18, 5-10 PM: 2nd Annual Raise the Woof Shindig-Fundraising Event @Under The Sun Dog Training and Daycare, 6540 Vincent Dr $50

• May 18, 7:30pm & 19, 2:30pm: New World Symphony @Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, 190 S. Cascade Ave $31-$91 (Sat), $25 (Sun)

• May 19, 10 AM-2 PM (every Sun): Backyard Market at Park Union @108 W Cimarron St FREE

• May 19, 3 PM: Pikes Peak Philharmonic @ENT Center for the Arts at UCCS $20

• May 22, 5-8:30pm: Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series @Hillside Gardens, 1006 S Institute St $15

• May 25-26 (10am-7pm), 27 (10am-6pm): Territory Days @Old Colorado City, 3008 W Colorado Ave FREE ($25 for VIP Parking Pass)

• May 28, 5:30-8pm: Sourdough Baking Workshop with Nature's Start Bread Company @Five Star Food Stop, 4621 Austin Bluffs $65

  • ✨ Local Spotlight: 🍞 A Slice of Home: Nature's Start Bread Company Rises in Colorado Springs

• May 31-Jun 2, Vintage Market Days @Norris Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $10-$15

• Jun 3, 11 AM-Noon: Hardy Cacti & Succulent Gardens for Cold Climates @Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $15 (6 Spots Left)

• Jun 5, 10:30am - 3:30pm: Beginning Watercolor Class-Broad-tailed Hummingbird @Wild Birds Unlimited, 2450 Montebello Square Dr $47 (3 Spots Left)

• Jun 6, 2:30-4:30pm: State of the Utility @COS City Hub, 4304 Austin Bluffs FREE (Must RSVP by May 30)

• Jun 8, 13-15, 20-22: Four Old Broads @Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou $24

• Jun 8, Noon-4pm: Feast of Saint Arnold - Family Friendly Beer Festival @Chapel of our Saviour Episcopal Church, 8 Fourth St $50

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