COS Town Tidings #24-291

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📰 Why Is This Beloved Library Closing?💔📚

📰 Nevada & I-25 Closure Ahead🚧

📰 Firefighters Are Back in the Hot Seat!🔥

Recipe: 🥣 Sheet-Pan Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

📆 Local Events 

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👉They said they were out of stock!🤣

💔 Why Is This Beloved Library Closing? 📚

Sadly, the Rockrimmon Library, a beloved community fixture in northwest Colorado Springs, will close by the end of November after the Pikes Peak Library District Board voted 5-2 not to renew its lease at last night’s meeting. The decision comes amid financial challenges for the library district, which faces rising costs and limited funding.

Despite emotional pleas from the public and a last-minute offer from the building’s owner to reduce rent, the board determined that maintaining the branch was no longer sustainable. While no staff layoffs are expected, the closure represents a significant loss for the community, which serves as a key resource for many families and seniors. We have highlighted their weekly free yoga at this location for a year as it was the best senior fitness/activity location we could find. 😢  

The board stated they have been grappling with underfunding and chronic vacancies but acknowledged the emotional weight of the decision. This meeting only focused on the Rockrimmon branch and not the looming closer of the Ruth Holley branch, if it meets the same fate.

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🚧 Nevada & I-25 Closure Ahead

Northbound S Nevada, between Brookside St and I-25 ramps, will close temporarily on Friday night, Oct 18, starting at 9pm. The closure, which is expected to last until 5am. Sat, will allow construction crews to relocate barriers.

The I-25 South Connector Road between S Tejon and S Nevada will also close shortly after, following a similar timeline. Detours will direct traffic through Brookside St and S Tejon, and drivers are advised to plan for additional travel time. A backup closure is scheduled for Sunday night if the work is delayed.

🔥 Firefighters Are Back in the Hot Seat!

This story made us giggle as it’s so cliché bringing us right back to our teenage years in the 80’s so we just had to share! 😇

The Colorado Springs Fire Department is reigniting a bit of nostalgia with the release of its first firefighter calendar in a decade. Organized by a local boutique, this calendar, celebrates not only the firefighters but also Colorado’s natural beauty, with each photo showcasing both the landscape and "manscape." A female firefighter is among this year’s finalists, a first for the CSFD.

The big reveal will take place at a release party tomorrow, Oct 18 from 6-9pm at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub, where firefighters will be available for signings. The event will raise funds for the Local 5 chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Can’t make it? No worries, there are more signing events planned in October and November.

This calendar is not only a nostalgic throwback to the firefighter calendars of the past, but it also supports an important cause. So why not get in on the fun, relive those giddy teenage days, and help out local heroes at the same time? 😁 Full Story 

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🥣 Sheet-Pan Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Roasting the vegetables in the oven before blending them intensifies their flavors, resulting in a deeply rich and flavorful fall soup. Love the sweet and nutty flavor of butternut squash but any winter squash with a similar texture, such as acorn, honeynut or kabocha squash, can be used in its place.

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

📆 Local Events

• Oct 17, 7:15-8:45pm: Monthly Satya Kirtan @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd FREE

• Oct 17-Jan 15 (Wed-Sun 10am-2pm) & (Fri evenings 5-9pm): All Seasons Farmers & Artisan Mkt @La Montana Way

• Oct 17, 1-2:30: How to Herbal Basics: Elderberry Syrup @Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou St $5

• Oct 17-20, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 17, 5-7pm: Trunk or Treat @Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Lime-Kiln trailhead FREE with CPW vehicle pass

• Oct 17-20, 23-27, 30-Nov 2, 6-8:45: Haunted Manitou Springs @Corner of El Paso and Manitou Ave $25

• Oct 17, 7-9pm: BINGO @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Oct 18-19, 9am-3pm: Annual Fall Bazaar Fundraiser & Gift Sale! @The Salvation Army, 908 Yuma St

• Oct 18-20 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11

• Oct 18-20, 25-27 (Fri-Sun) 10am-5pm: Longneck Pumpkin Farm @7595 California Dr $18 (Registration required)

• Oct 18, 3:30 PM: 2.5-Hour Cocktails & Canapés Walking Tour @1 N Tejon $79 must be 21+

• Oct 18, 4-6pm: Fall Festival @ Meadows Park, 1943 S. El Paso Ave FREE

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

• Oct 18, 6pm: Boo! at Bear Creek Nature Center @245 Bear Creek Rd $8-$10 (ages 7+)

• Oct 19, Noon-2pm: Spooky Charcuterie Class with Charcuterie @Goat Patch Brewing, 2727 N Cascade $60.54 - Get $3 discount (10 Seats Left)

• Oct 19, 1-4pm: Bob Ross Painting Experience with Dawn Marsh! @Brush Crazy,4416 Austin Bluffs $135.25 (6 Seats Left)

• Oct 19 (7:30pm), Oct 20 (2:30pm): Colorado Springs Philharmonic presents: Mozart/Beethoven @ENT CENTER FOR THE ARTS at UCCS $38-$47 (Limited Tickets)

• Oct 20, 11am-1:30pm: Chunky Blanket Workshop | Mimosa Included! @Painting With A Twist (downtown) $75 (3 Seats Left)

• Oct 21, 5:30-8:30pm: UNDIVIDE US Screening + discussion @Cornerstone Arts Center, Colorado College, 825 N Cascade Ave FREE (registration required)

• Oct 26, Nov 28, Dec 14: YMCA 5K Races $30-$40

• Oct 26, 4:30-7:30pm: Night at the Museum @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon $5 (registration required)

• Oct 27, 9:30am-4pm: Pup-kin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11

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

• Oct 31, 4-7pm: Dave & Boo-ster's @Dave and Buster's, 9277 Highland Ridge Hts $10

• Nov 8 (7pm), 10 (2:30pm): An Evening of Roman-ticism @Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $13-$41 (Selling Out Fast)

• Nov 9, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $72.95

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

• Nov 21-22 (7pm), 23 (2:30 & 7pm), 24 (2:30pm): It's a Wonderful Life A Live Radio Play @ First United Methodist Church - 420 North Nevada $5

• 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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