COS Town Tidings #24-166
National Flag Day Today
🤣 Today’s Chuckle
📰 Nostalgic Carousel Spins Again at CMZoo 🎠
📰 Beware El Paso County Residents Targeted by Tax Scam 📬
📰 Fort Carson Exercise Today: Expect Noise and Smoke 🔊
Recipe: 🍖 Western North Carolina Style Vinegar BBQ Sauce
📆 Local Events
🌦 COS Weather - Warm with PM Strong T-Storms possible
What’s the best-rated Flag?
👉 The U.S. flag, it has fifty stars! 🤣
🎠 Nostalgic Carousel Spins Again at CMZoo
Yesterday, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo celebrated the reopening of its historic carousel (built in 1926), originally brought to the zoo by founder Spencer Penrose in 1937. Closed for nearly a year due to construction, the carousel has been relocated between Grizzly Grill and Lodge at Moose Lake, for a more central visitor experience. The event drew large crowds, offering free rides and showcasing the restored organ and hand-carved horses. With fewer than 150 of these carousels remaining in North America, the attraction holds significant historical value.
📬 Beware El Paso County Residents Targeted by Tax Scam
The El Paso County Assessor’s office is alerting residents about a scam involving fraudulent letters that falsely claim recipients owe federal taxes and face asset seizure. These letters, labeled “DISTRAINT WARRANT Tax Assessment Securities Public Judgment Records,” are not issued by the county and are intended to deceive.
Residents are advised to ignore such threats and report them to local authorities. For concerns about tax status, residents should visit the county’s property tax website, and further information on scams is available on the IRS website. For more information and an image of the fraudulent letter, click for the pdf from the Assessor’s office.
🔊 Fort Carson Exercise Today: Expect Noise and Smoke
Today, Friday June 14, from 6:30 to 9 am, Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division will be conducting a training exercise that is expected to generate increased noise and visible smoke, impacting surrounding communities. The base emphasizes its efforts to balance training needs with the comfort of neighboring residents and encourages those affected to contact the Fort Carson Public Affairs Office with concerns at (719) 526-9849.
🍖 Western North Carolina Style Vinegar BBQ Sauce
Are you celebrating Father’s Day this weekend? Possibly grilling? Check out today’s recipe is from local Colorado Springs Chef, Jason Miller of Season Two Taste cooking blog. With just a few ingredients that almost anyone has laying around, you can make this famous very simple, tangy North Carolina barbecue sauce! It literally only takes minutes.
📆 Local Events
Jun 14-16, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87
Jun 14 (10am-7pm) & 15 (9am-6pm): Good Vibes RV Show @UC Health Park, 4385 Tutt Blvd FREE to attend
Jun 14 (Noon-9pm), 15 (8am-9pm), 16 (10am-8pm): Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival @ America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino Dr FREE to attend
Jun 14-15, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon $79 per person Must be 21+
Jun 14, 5:45-7:45 pm: Fire and Ice figure skating exhibition @World Arena Ice Hall-Olympic Rink, 3185 Venetucci Blvd FREE
Jun 14, 6-9pm: Dapper Paint Your Pet | BOGO Wine Slushies @Painting With a Twist, Downtown $59 (7 Spots Left)
Jun 14, 5-7pm: The Runners Band @First & Main Town Center, 3305 Cinema Point FREE
Jun 14, 7pm: Jazz in the Garden @ Grace and St. Stephen’s, N. Tejon and Monument St FREE
Jun 14, 7-8:30pm: UVC FREE Summer Concert Series @University Village, 5246 N Nevada FREE
Jun 15, 8-9am: Yoga on the Lawn @First & Main Town Center, 3305 Cinema Point FREE (1 Spots Left) Registration Required
Jun 15, 8am-2pm: Westside Community Saleabration Block Party @ 1628 W Bijou St FREE
Jun 15 (every Sat through Oct), 8am-1pm: OCC Farmers Market @Bancroft Park, 2407 W Colorado Ave
Jun 15, 9am-1pm: Black Forest Farmers Market @ 6845 Shoup Rd
Jun 15, 10am-2pm: El Paso County Kite Festival @Falcom Regional Park FREE
Jun 15, 11am-3pm: Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center @Wild Birds Unlimited, 2450 Montebello Sq FREE
Jun 15, 5-8 PM: 🃏 Monthly Charity Cribbage Night @ Colonel Mustard's Sandwich Emporium, 1412 South 21st St $25 (10 Tickets left)
Jun 16, 11am-5pm: 2nd Annual Litha Festival @Bancroft Park in Old Colorado City FREE - family friendly
Jun 18: Date Night @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd $50/3 course dinner for 2
Jun 18, 6:30-8:30pm: Twisted Tuesday $3 Drinks | Summer Walk @Painting With A Twist, Powers Blvd $35-$49
Jun 20, 5-6pm: Tea Affogato Workshop @ Festivitea LLC, 5910 Tuckerman Ln $30 (9 Tickets left)
Jun 22-23, 9am-3pm: Colorado Springs Garden Tour, Bonnyville and Patty Jewett Neighborhoods $25
Jun 27, 6-10pm: Moonlight on the Mountain @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $79.75
Jul 6, 11:30-12:30pm: Summer Tea Luncheon @Rock Ledge Ranch, 3105 Gateway Rd $29 (Only few tables/seats left)
July 9-13: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo @Norris Penrose Event Center $10-$55
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