COS Town Tidings #24-261

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 Want to Shape City Policy? City Seeks Volunteers🏛️

📰 Bell Brothers Brewing Downtown to Close Sept 29🍻

📰 Colorado Springs Vet Earns National Recognition🐾

🧐 Trivia Time: Bear Creek Surprising Comeback!

📆 Local Events | 🛍 DEALS

🚨 Missing 13-Year-Old: Can You Help?

🌦 COS Weather - Warm, windy with isolated PM T-storms

How does a squirrel comb its fur?

👉It runs through the under-brush🤣

🏛️ Want to Shape City Policy? City Seeks Volunteers

Colorado Springs City Council is accepting applications for volunteer positions on two commissions that play a key role in community affairs. 

1. 1 vacancy is open on the Civil Service Commission, which oversees employment and discipline policies for civil service employees in the police and fire departments. 

2. Another vacancy is available on the Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission (LETAC), which advises the City Council on enhancing relations between the public and the police department.

Interested applicants must reside in Colorado Springs and submit their applications by 5:00 p.m. on October 1, 2024.

🍻 Bell Brothers Brewing Downtown to Close Sept 29

After three years in downtown Colorado Springs, Bell Brothers Brewing will close its doors permanently on Sept 29, according to a post on their Facebook page. No additional comments from the owners are given as to the reason for the closure. The brewery, known for its warm atmosphere, inventive beer cocktails, and vibrant local entertainment, has expressed deep gratitude to its patrons, staff, and fellow brewers. Events planned for September will proceed as scheduled, including Music Video Bingo and the early release of their anniversary Rover Smasher Barleywine. Patrons can also take advantage of special deals on merchandise and to-go beer. The closure reflects a continuing trend of small business challenges in the downtown area.

🐾 Colorado Springs Vet Earns National Recognition

Dr. Amy Estrada, has been awarded the prestigious title of 2024 Veterinarian of the Year by the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). Dr. Estrada recognized a lack of emergency care for exotic pets, such as small mammals, reptiles, and birds, in her area. In response, she launched an innovative emergency department for these animals at Animal ER Care Central in Colorado Springs. Her efforts have revolutionized care for exotic pets, ensuring they receive timely and expert medical attention. Dr. Estrada’s contributions to veterinary medicine have garnered widespread appreciation, both within her community and across the profession.

🧐 Bear Creek Trivia: Surprising Comeback!

Bear Creek Regional Park has a fascinating history dating back to the 1800s. Originally part of the Ute tribe's hunting grounds, it later became a working farm that served as a shelter for unhoused community members. In 2001, the Bear Creek Nature Center within the park was tragically destroyed by arson, but thanks to strong public support, it was rebuilt the following year.

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📆 Local Events

• Sept 17-22, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Sept 17, 6-8pm: Music in the Park - Front Range Big Band @Bancroft Park, 2407 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Sept 18 (every Wed until Sept 25), 9am-2pm: Briargate Farmers Market @7610 North Union

  • → Get some homemade sourdough baked goods 🌟spotlight: 🍞 A Slice of Home: Nature's Start Bread Company Rises in Colorado Springs

• Sept 18-22, 10am-6pm (closed Mon & Tues): 2024 Parade of Homes @All over Colorado Springs $17

• Sept 18, 10-11 AM (Every Wed): Gentle Somatic Yoga @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd $15

• Sept 18 (every Wed), 3-7pm: Colorado Farm and Art Market @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Sept 18, 5-8:30pm: Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series @Hillside Gardens, 1006 S Institute St $18

  • 🌟Spotlight: 🎵Enjoy Music, Friends, and Scenic Beauty at Hillside Gardens

• Sept 19, 5-7:30pm: Terra Verde Boutique's Anniversary and Annual LIVE Fashion Show! @Terra Verde, 208 N Tejon

• Sept 19, 5-9pm: 60th Anniversary Art Show and Sale @New Altitude Co-Working Space, 6385 Corp Dr, Ste 200 $60-$100

• Sept 19, 7:15-8:45pm: Monthly Satya Kirtan @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd FREE

• Sept 19-Oct 6: Dial M for Murder @Fine Arts Center, 30 W Dale St $26-$63

• Sept 19, 7-9pm: BINGO @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Sept 20 (Noon-6pm), 21 (10am-5pm), 22 (11am-4pm): The Springs Home Show @Colorado Springs Event Center FREE

• Sept 20, 4:30-8:30pm: September Lights Fest @Fox Run Regional Park, 2110 Stella Dr $18.91

• Sept 20, 5-8pm: Care and Share Celebrates 50 Years @ 2605 Preamble Pt $25

• Sept 20, 7pm: Crystal Gayle @Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $49-$99 (7 Tickets left)

• Sept 20 (7-10pm), 21 (4-11pm): UpaDowna’s Folk’n’Flannel Festival @ The Meanwhile Block, 425 S Sierra Madre $30-$65

• Sept 21, Noon-2pm: Hello Fall Pallet Decor | BOGO Mimosas @Painting With A Twist (downtown) $39-$49

• Sept 21, 5-8pm: 10 Annual Harvest Celebration Fundraiser @Hillside Hub, 1090 S Institute $40

• Sept 22, 8-10am: Trail Tranquility: Hike & Yoga @Black Forest Section 16 Trail $20

• Sept 26, Sept 26, 6-9:30pm: Tails, Tunes & Tastes @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $65-$75 Adults Only, 21+

• Sept 28-Oct 6: Fountain Creek Watershed District’s 11th Annual Creek Week Cleanup (Sign up early)

• Sept 28, 11am-6:30pm: Blues On The Mesa @Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr $50

  • 🌟Spotlight: 🎸Uniting Colorado Springs Through Blues with Amy Whitesell

• Sept 28, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $72.95 (4 Tickets left)

• Sept 28, 6-10pm: SKSF Night of Comedy 25 yr fundraiser @Boot Barn Hall, 13071 Bass Pro Dr $85-$600

• Oct 4-27 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11

• Oct 4 (2-7pm)-5 (all day): Love, Lotus, and Leaves Fall Yoga/Hiking/Biking Retreat @SCP Hotel, 2850 S Circle Dr $225

🚨 Missing 13-Year-Old: Can You Help?

Community Notification: Missing At-Risk Juvenile

CSPD is seeking community assistance to locate Jaelynn Fayth Medina, a 13-year-old Hispanic female. Last was last seen Sept 13th, in the 2200 block of Glenwood Cir in Colorado Springs, wearing a grey spaghetti-strap shirt, short light blue shorts. She took a pair of black pants and a black t-shirt when she left. Jaelynn is a Hispanic female, 4’8” tall, 114 lbs. with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000.

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