COS Town Tidings #25-062

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🤣 Daily Chuckle

📰 More Academy Closures: Plan Your Route🚧

📰 Boosting Kitchen Confidence in D2🔪

📰 Who’s Overseeing City Finances? 🔍

Wellness: 🌱 Resilience: Your Secret Superpower!

📆 Local Events

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🌦 COS Weather - Warm with Wind gusts; PM rain to snow mix (Tues morning predicted to be treacherous for some areas, update tomorrow)

Why did the Gen Xer refuse to join social media?

👉Because they already had enough drama in their high school yearbook! 🤣

🚧 More Academy Closures: Plan Your Route

South Academy is set for continued temporary closures as part of a CDOT widening project. Here’s what we know:

• Southbound S Academy off-ramp closure to Coventry Drive, today 7am-5pm. Use detour route.

• Temporary full closures of northbound S Academy at US Hwy 85/87 tomorrow through Thurs, 7pm-4:30am. Use detour routes.

• Southbound US Hwy 85/87 auxiliary lane closure at S Academy on Wed, 9am-2 pm.

• Temporary full closure of southbound S Academy at Bradley Rd starting Fri, at 7pm to Mon, March 10 at 4:30am. Use detour routes.

🔪 Boosting Kitchen Confidence in D2

Harrison School District 2 (D2) staff got a boost in the kitchen thanks to a hands-on cooking class aimed at making meal prep easier and healthier. Through a partnership with Cigna, Care and Share, and Pikes Peak United Way, participants learned practical skills like knife techniques, cooking proteins, and incorporating whole grains and fresh ingredients.

The goal? To empower staff to make nutritious, budget-friendly meals for themselves and their families—because when educators feel good, they bring their best to the classroom. Do you agree? Full Story

🔍 Who’s Overseeing City Finances?

Colorado Springs City Council has voted to appoint Natalie Lovell as the next City Auditor, with final approval expected on March 11. She will succeed Jacqueline Rowland, who is retiring after serving since 2021. With nearly a decade at Colorado Springs Utilities, Natalie is well-prepared to oversee the city’s financial integrity. The Office of the City Auditor plays a vital role in ensuring transparency, accountability, and efficiency in city operations. Residents can visit the City Auditor’s page to learn more or report concerns about fraud or misuse of city funds.

🌱 Resilience: Your Secret Superpower!

Resilience is the key to navigating life’s challenges, helping us recover from setbacks and embrace change. It isn’t about avoiding struggles—it’s about developing the strength to face them head-on. It’s not something we either have or don’t—it’s a skill that can be strengthened through self-care, emotional awareness, and positive relationships. 

Learning to adapt instead of resisting change can make all the difference in how we move forward. Need a little boost? A guided meditation might help clear out negative thoughts and recharge your mindset by Kathy Smith a renowned fitness guru at 73, she is STILL going strong.

Fun Fact: I’ve personally been working out with Kathy Smith since the 1990s! Don’t laugh (ok, you can 🤣), here’s a pic of my workout area, complete with my old VHS tapes—yes, I still have them (and a working player!). One of Kathy’s tapes date back to 1990, and they’re still part of my routine. How about you? Do you have any old workout tapes??? smir

*Information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult a health care professional, nothing above should be construed as medical advice.

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📆 Sample Local Events

• Mar 5-9, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Mar 6-8: Ice Castles @Cripple Creek $21-$29 (Last Days)

• March 7-16: Lucky Stiff by First Company Theater @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $5-$18 (Local small theater company, let’s support them!)

• Mar 15, Apr 19, 6:30-8:30pm: Date Night Starlight Safari – Adults Only (21+) @Cheyenne Mountain Zoo $40.75-$55.75

• Mar 22, 7-9pm: Meditation and Music by Healing Wheel Holistic @Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs $65

• April 4, 7-9pm: Sheena Easton @Phil Long Music Hall $49-$99 (ages 14+)

• April 19, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $64.95 (20 Tickets Available)

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