COS Town Tidings #24-284

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📰 CSPD’s New Crime Center: Get Involved📡

📰 How Accurate Are Our Voting Machines?🗳️

📰 Film Screening to Bridge Divides🎥

Recipe: 🍞 Simply Stunning Brioche Stuffing

📆 Local Events | 📅 SAVE THE DATE

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, hot with above avg temps again

Why are trees so carefree and easygoing?

👉Because every fall, they let loose🤣

📡 CSPD’s New Crime Center: Get Involved

Colorado Springs Police Department has launched its Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC), a new program that enhances public safety by providing officers with real-time access to essential data and video footage. Through the Fusus platform, the RTCC integrates security camera feeds, law enforcement databases, and live drone footage to offer comprehensive situational awareness during emergencies.

The program also includes the Together COS initiative, encouraging residents and businesses to voluntarily register or integrate their cameras, making it easier for law enforcement to access footage when investigating crimes. This increased access allows police to respond more efficiently, reduce response times, and improve both community and officer safety.

🗳️ How Accurate Are Our Voting Machines?

In preparation for the Nov 5th general election, the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Office completed a Logic and Accuracy (L&A) test of all voting equipment. The test, which began on Oct 3rd, finished ahead of schedule yesterday. It verified that each voting machine records votes correctly and that the hardware functions properly. 

Over 30,000 test ballots were cast across all units, and the bipartisan Testing Board conducted hand counts on a sample of ballots to cross-check results. After the successful test, the voting systems were locked, sealed, and secured for election day. Full Story

🎥 Film Screening to Bridge Divides

The documentary Undivide Us will be shown at Colorado College on Mon, Oct 21, as part of an event designed to counter the increasingly polarized political climate in the U.S. The film highlights how citizens, even with differing viewpoints, can still engage in meaningful, civil conversations.

Following the screening, Martín Carcasson from Colorado State University and Amber Coté from Rocky Mountain PBS will lead small-group discussions using the “Living Room Conversations” model, encouraging attendees to communicate across divides. The event, which seeks to equip participants with tools for navigating polarized conversations, is free, but seating is limited to 100 people. Pre-registration is recommended. 

⭐Support Our Local Businesses!

🍞 Nature’s Start Bread Company

Fresh Baked Sourdough breads, pastries!

Oct 15 @5:30pm - Sourdough Bread Bowls & Chowder Baking Class 

🍞 Simply Stunning Brioche Stuffing

This recipe comes to you from our LOCAL, monthly culinary guide, Chef Abigail of CoS Eats LLC! As the holidays are coming up quickly and can be stressful, enter a simple, beautiful side that will be a fine accompaniment to just about every meal.

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

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👩‍🍳 "Cooking with Kids" class

Virtual Zoom, "Cooking with Kids" class (8-18 yr olds) on Oct 17 offers a fun, spooky culinary experience for children creating a Halloween feast. This is a fantastic way to get your kids or grandkids, whether local or long-distance, involved in cooking together while building family bonds. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

DEADLINE TODAY: To ensure participation, order the special product bundle by end of day today, Oct 10 so she there’s time to get there by mail!

OR

For local Colorado Springs special arrangements, contact Elisha Symanski directly by Oct 14 at (719) 377-0343. 📞 

• —>🌟Local Spotlight: 🤤 Connect Over Meals: Tastefully Simple Moments with Elisha!

📆 Local Events

• Oct 10, 7-9pm: BINGO @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Oct 10-11 (7:30pm), 12 (2pm), Oct 13 (4pm), Henry IV and V @ENT CENTER FOR THE ARTS at UCCS $21-$45

• Oct 11-12, 8am-10pm: Fall Bash @Pikes Peak International Raceway $20

• Oct 11-27 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11

• Oct 11-27 (Fri-Sun) 10am-5pm: Longneck Pumpkin Farm @7595 California Dr $18 (Registration required)

• Oct 11-13, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 11-12, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon $79 must be 21+

• Oct 11 (4-7pm), 12 (10am-4pm), 13 (11am-3pm): Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale @PPLD, East Library

• Oct 11, 6pm: Paint & Sip (tea) @Honey, Tea and Me, 12490 Black Forest Rd $30

• Oct 12, 10am-Noon: Tamale Making Class with Monica @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd $45

• Oct 12, 1-3:30: Forest Bathing Walk @Bear Creek $25-$30 (Prepaid registration required)

  • —>🌟Spotlight: 🍂 The Healing Power You've Been Overlooking

• Oct 12 (7pm) (Limited Tickets left), 13 (2:30pm) (6 Tickets left): Odyssey of Sound: A Musical Journey of Loneliness and Love @Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $13-$41

• Oct 14, 2-4pm: Sunflower Love Benefiting The COS Lotus Foundation @Painting With A Twist, N Powers Blvd $39-49

• Oct 18-20, 25-27, 31, 4-8:30pm: Boo at the Zoo @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $23-$25 Family Friendly

• Oct 19, Noon-2pm: Spooky Charcuterie Class with Charcuterie @Goat Patch Brewing, 2727 N Cascade $60.54 - Get $5 discount (10 Seats Left)

• Oct 19, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $72.95 (9 Tickets Left)

• Oct 20, 11am-1:30pm: Chunky Blanket Workshop | Mimosa Included! @Painting With A Twist (downtown) $75 (5 Seats Left)

• Oct 28, 3:30-5:30pm: Beginners Crochet Class @Who Gives A SCRAP, 810 Arcturus Dr $25 (4 Spots Left)

• Nov 10, 7-8:30pm: Cave of the Winds Soundbath @Cave of the Winds $65 (Limited Tickets Available)

• Nov 22-24: Vintage Market Days of Colorado Springs @Norris Penrose Ctr, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd $13.30-$18.42

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