COS Town Tidings #25-094

📖 READ ONLINE

🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 What Does El Paso County Really Do?🏛️

📰 Hit the Mitt, Help a Hero⚾

📰 Help Shape the Springs Disaster Plan📋

Recipe: 🧄 How to Roast Garlic

📆 Local Events

🌦 COS Weather - Cool temps, windy with PM wintry mix

Recreation: ⛈Too Wet to Hike? Take Your Fitness Indoors🏓

 Garlic:

👉The original social distancing 🤣

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🏛️ What Does El Paso County Really Do?

To celebrate National County Government Month this April, El Paso County is rolling out a digital campaign to highlight the services and people that help the community every day.

The month includes social media spotlights, a special podcast episode, and a central online hub with resources, downloads for kids, and the Citizen Connect tool, which lets residents report concerns or contact their commissioner directly. It’s an open invitation to get to know how your local government works and how you can be part of the process.

🌡️ Why Your Neighbors Are Raving About This Local Company
Have questions about your furnace? Call Brandy!

⚾ Hit the Mitt, Help a Hero

In a fun and impactful twist on fundraising, UCHealth will donate $5,000 to Freedom Service Dogs every time the Colorado Rockies hit a “Hit the Mitt” home run today. The nonprofit, based in Colorado, trains service dogs for people with disabilities and provides them at no cost. It takes up to 18 months and $50,000 to prepare one dog, so each donation goes a long way.

This campaign, now in its eighth season, gives fans a fun reason to cheer a little louder—because every home run could help someone gain a life-changing companion. Full Story

🎯 The Secret to Financial Confidence You Deserve

📋 Help Shape the Springs Disaster Plan

The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management is updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan for El Paso County and is inviting residents to take a short survey to help shape it. The plan identifies natural disaster risks and outlines how to reduce their impacts on people, infrastructure, and communities. 

Public input, alongside feedback from safety agencies and government groups, will guide future efforts to improve our region’s readiness and resilience. A virtual community meeting will be held on April 23 to kick off the update process. Full Story

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🧄 How to Roast Garlic

A step-by-step tutorial on how to roast garlic to make any dish the bomb diggity! It’s so simple with just two ingredients, and it’s done in only 30 minutes.

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

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📆 Sample Local Events

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• Apr 4-6, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Apr 4, 5-8pm: First Friday Art Walk - Gallery 113 @125 1/2 N Tejon St FREE

• Apr 4 (6:30-tournament finishes for the night), 5 (10am-most of the day): Charity Cornhole Tournament Weekend @315 N Page Rd, COS 80930 FREE Family Fun Event

• Apr 5, 11am-5pm: Pikes Peak Chocolate & Cheese Fest @Norris Penrose Event Center $6-$59

• Apr 5, 6-8pm: Girls Night: Wellness Matters @Everyday Girl Adventures, 2506 West Colorado Ave $12.51 (18+ yrs old)

• Apr 10, 9am-2pm: Senior Lifestyle Expo @ Antlers Hotel, 4 S Cascade Ave FREE

• April 11, 7-9pm: The Long Run | Colorado's Tribute to The Eagles @Phil Long Music Hall $39-$59 (age 14+) (Limited Tickets Left)

• April 19, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $64.95 (15 Tickets Available)

🌦️ Too Wet to Hike? Take Your Fitness Indoors 🏓

If the weather keeps you off the hiking trails, consider trying something active indoors instead—like pickleball. AARP Colorado and the Pikes Peak Pickleball Association are hosting free beginner sessions this spring and summer, designed especially for adults 50+ looking to stay physically and socially active. All sessions take place at Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus, 2115 Afton Way in Colorado Springs. Just sign up ahead of time, grab a paddle, and enjoy a fun, low-pressure way to move your body and meet new people.

Here’s one to check out this weekend or this one 

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