COS Town Tidings #24-296

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 Mounted Unit Mourns Beloved Partner🐴

📰 Will the 2025 Budget Reflect Your Priorities?🏙️

📰 Earn $16/hr This Holiday: Ring for a Cause🔔

🧩 Trivia Time: Guess This Peanuts History Tied to Colorado Springs

📆 Local Events

🚨 Crime: Hit-and-Run Near Garden of the Gods

🌞 COS Weather - Sunny and warm with above average temps

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👉 Spooktacles 🤣

🐴 Mounted Unit Mourns Beloved Partner

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of Zulu, a cherished horse who served the Mounted Unit for nearly a decade. Zulu, was an integral part of many high-profile events, including parades, presidential details, and search operations, such as the Gannon Stauch case.

After developing severe colic, Zulu was rushed to a veterinary hospital, but despite several efforts to save him, the decision was made to humanely euthanize him to relieve his suffering. His passing leaves a noticeable void in the department, which now remains the only mounted unit in the Pikes Peak region.

🏙️ Will the 2025 Budget Reflect Your Priorities?

As Colorado Springs works to finalize its 2025 budget, community members voiced their concerns last night during a public meeting, advocating for key areas to receive more funding. The $440 million budget, which has grown by $7 million from last year, allocates funds to the Colorado Springs Police and Fire Departments, but many residents expressed a need for more investment in public restrooms, parks, and transportation. However, the majority focused on addressing the city’s homeless crisis, urging the council to increase resources for shelter, services, and winter survival efforts. The City Council is expected to finalize the budget by November 26.

🔔 Earn $16/hr This Holiday: Ring for a Cause

The Salvation Army in El Paso County is hiring 100 bell ringers for the Red Kettle Campaign, with $16/hour wages and flexible hours. Hiring fairs begin today, and volunteers are also welcome.

🧩Trivia: Guess This Peanuts History Tied to Colorado Springs

In 1951, Charles Schulz, the legendary creator of Peanuts, found himself enchanted by Colorado Springs during his honeymoon with his new wife, Joyce. The couple loved the area so much they decided to briefly make it their home, moving into a modest house at 2321 North El Paso St. As Schulz worked on his then-fledgling comic strip Peanuts, he faced the challenges of balancing a new family life and comic deadlines. Schulz soon rented a small office downtown, where the iconic strip would start taking shape.

During this time, Schulz had a chance encounter that would influence his work. While walking downtown, he ran into Philip "Fritz" Van Pelt, a fellow WWII veteran from his time in the Twentieth Armored Infantry Division. Although they hadn't known each other during the war, they quickly became friends, often playing bridge together with their wives. Schulz eventually honored his friend by incorporating the surname “Van Pelt” for two of his most iconic characters.

Though Schulz’s time in Colorado Springs was brief (moving his growing family back to Minnesota in 1952), its impact on local Peanuts enthusiasts is undeniable. *Source

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📆 Local Events

• Oct 22-27, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 23, 10-11 AM (Every Wed): Gentle Somatic Yoga @Yoga Studio Satya 1581 York Rd $15

• Oct 23, Nov 20, Dec 18, 4-5pm: Make Your Own Holiday Window Stickers @Westside Community Center, 1628 W. Bijou St FREE (registration required)

• Oct 23, 5-7pm: Fox Run Nature Center Open House @Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Rd FREE

• Oct 23, 5-7:30pm: Public Review Meeting of the draft Southeast Strong Community Plan @ Stompin’ Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr FREE

• Oct 23-27, 30-Nov 2, 6-9: Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours @Corner of El Paso and Manitou Ave $25

• Oct 24, 5-7pm: Vegan Drinks for a Cause- silent auction to support Saving Dobermankind @The Burrowing Owl, 1791 S 8th St

• Oct 24, 7-9pm: BINGO @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Oct 25-27 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @ Venetucci Farm $9.11 (Final Weekend)

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

• Oct 25, 6pm: Paint n' Sip (tea) class @Honey Tea and Me, 12490 Black Forest Rd $30 (Need min of 8 participants, get your ticket!)

• 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 (Limited Tickets)

• Nov 9, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $72.95 (14 Tickets Left)

• 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 Only $5

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

• Nov 29-Dec 22 (Thurs-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2 & 7:30pm, Sun 4pm): Sense & Sensibility-Theatreworks @Ent Center for the Arts $21-$45 (Smaller Theater, Already Selling Out)

• Dec 7 (10am-5pm), 8 (10am-4pm): Candy Cane Craft & Gift Show @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $8 (Order Tickets Before Nov 15 Save $2)

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🚨 Hit-and-Run Near Garden of the Gods

CSPD is searching for a driver who crashed into a marked police cruiser on Sunday night and left the scene. The cruiser, parked on the corner of Garden of the Gods and Mark Dabling, was there in response to an earlier accident, with its lights on and traffic cones set up to protect the area.

A pickup truck drove through the cones and hit the cruiser, then continued westbound without stopping. Fortunately, no officers were inside, and the cruiser suffered only minor damage. As of Monday, the driver remained unidentified. Full Story

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