COS Town Tidings #24-302

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📰 Buckle Up: Long-Term Bridge Closure, Plan Your Route🚧

📰 Toddler Found Alone at 2 AM – What Happened?👶

📰 Will El Paso County Lose This Life-Saving Program?⏳

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🚧 Buckle Up: Long-Term Bridge Closure, Plan Your Route

Starting today, Oct 28, the Motor Way bridge will be closed for six months for a significant maintenance project. The bridge, which runs between S Nevada and S Tejon, will undergo repairs to improve safety and traffic flow. Work includes patching the bridge, installing a new deck overlay, and replacing approach slabs.

Motorists will need to access businesses and locations on Motor Way via S Tejon during the closure. The city has emphasized that these improvements will ensure smoother, safer travel for the future. 

👶 Toddler Found Alone at 2 AM – What Happened?

In a heart-stopping incident early Sunday morning, a 3-year-old boy was found wandering alone at a convenience store near Marksheffel and Dublin just before 2am. The child, barefoot and in pajamas. Police were called to the store and after a neighborhood search, were unable to locate his home. The boy was placed with the DHS as the search for his parents continued. Later that morning, police found the parents, who had been sleeping and unaware their son had left. No charges were filed, and the family has been reunited.

⏳ Will El Paso County Lose This Life-Saving Program?

The future of El Paso County’s Community Response Team (CRT), which provides critical support for people experiencing mental health crises, is in jeopardy due to a looming funding shortage. The program, which sends a specialized team of a police officer, paramedic, and mental health clinician to 911 calls, is currently funded through a state grant set to expire at the end of June 2025. While the police officers are paid through general funds, the fire department and mental health clinicians rely on outside funding that has now run dry.

City leaders and mental health advocates are exploring new grant opportunities, but without sustained financial support, the community could lose this vital resource, leaving an already overburdened fire and police department to fill the gap. The Behavioral Health Administration is expected to announce new funding options soon, but the clock is ticking on a permanent solution. Full Story

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📆 Local Events

• Oct 28, 10am-4pm: Fright at the BOO!seum @U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum $14-$24 (free admission to all kids 12-and-under in costume)

• Oct 28, 11:30am-12:30pm (Every Mon): Beginning & Intermediate Yoga @Rockrimmon Library, 832 Village Center Dr FREE (Attend before this location closes Dec 1)

• Oct 28, 1-3:30pm: Seniors Game Event @Briargate YMCA, 4025 Family Place FREE

• Oct 28, 3-6pm: Hocus Pocus Trunk or Treat @Tierra Vista at Peterson SFB, 650 McChord St

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

• Oct 28, 7-9pm: Halloween Horror Movie Themed Trivia @Lebowski’s Taproom, 3240 Centennial Blvd FREE to attend

• Oct 29-Nov 3, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 29, 6:30-9pm: The Films of Tim Burton Themed Trivia Night @Lost Friend Brewing, 2458 Montebello Sq FREE to attend

• Oct 29, 5:30-7:30pm: Gardening Class: Have a Better Garden Next Year @Westside Community Center, 1628 W Bijou $2 (Please RSVP)

• Oct 30, 4-6pm: Fall Festival Trunk or Treat @The Colorado Springs School, 21 Broadmoor Ave FREE to attend

• Oct 30 (4-7pm), 31-Nov 2 (9am-7pm), 3 (10am-2pm): 60th Annual Fall Show and Sale @Black Forest Community Center 12530 Black Forest Rd FREE to attend

• Oct 30, 6-7:30: Celebrating Arts & Health @Hillside Community Center, 925 S Institute FREE

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

• Oct 30, 7:30pm: Nobuntu A Cappella Quartet @Ent Center for the Arts $35-$50 (2 Tickets Left)

• Oct 31, 2:30-7:30pm: Indoor Family Halloween Festival @SoccerHaus, 4845 List Dr FREE to attend (Please Register)

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

• Oct 31, 4:30-8:30pm: Boo at the Zoo @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $23-$25 Family Friendly (Almost Sold Out)

• Oct 31-Nov 3, 7pm: Rocky Horror Picture Show @Lulu's Downtown $25-$130

• Oct 31-Nov 2 (7:30pm), 3 (2pm): Election Day-The Comedies @Millibo Art Theater $25-$28 (Smaller theater, will sell out)

• Nov 2, 10am-2pm: Find Your Inner Power - Higher Calling Class @Harmonious Hearts Healing, 120 Davie Dr $182

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

• Nov 9, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $62.95-$72.95 (3 Tickets Left)

• Nov 10, 5-7pm: A Beautiful Winter Benefiting Harley's Hope @Painting With A Twist, N Powers Blvd $39

• 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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