COS Town Tidings #25-107

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

🏡 Home and Living: ⚠️ "If Your HVAC Quote Has This, Run!"

📰 Hidden Heroes of El Paso County📞

📰 The One Thing Lent Invites Us to Do💜

📰 128 Years of Parks and Wildlife🏞️

Recipe: 🐖 Pomegranate Maple Glazed Baked Ham

📆 Local Events 

🌬 COS Weather - Windy (Fire Danger) and very warm before the storm

Crime: 🚨 UCCS Double Homicide Case Comes to a Close

Therapist: What's been up lately?

👉Chocolate bunny: I don't know Doc, I just feel so hollow inside 🤣

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📞 Hidden Heroes of El Paso County

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, observed April 13–19, is a chance to thank the often-unseen heroes who keep El Paso County safe: the 911 dispatchers, call-takers, and communication techs who handle hundreds of thousands of calls each year.

From coordinating responses across multiple agencies to embracing new technology like text-to-911 and automated call-back systems, these professionals remain calm in crisis and help save lives daily. Their work may happen behind the scenes, but the impact is felt throughout our community—and this week, we celebrate them. 🤗

🎯 The Secret to Financial Confidence You Deserve

💜 The One Thing Lent Invites Us to Do

As Easter nears, Lent invites us to slow down and refocus—not on tasks, but on presence. Pastor Jason Privett of Discovery Church Colorado shares the story of Mary and Martha, reminding us how easy it is to get caught up in doing rather than being.

Lent isn’t about rituals—it’s about returning to hope, remembering that Jesus walks with us in every struggle, and letting that truth reshape our everyday lives. Wherever you are in your faith journey, this season offers a space for reflection, renewal, and reconnection.

🍞 Fresh Baked Sourdough breads, pastries 
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Seasonal items: Challah, Hot Cross Buns, Dinner Rolls, and Pies!

🏞️ 128 Years of Parks and Wildlife

Yesterday, April 16, Colorado Parks and Wildlife turned 128 yrs old, marking a long legacy of preserving nature and expanding access to outdoor recreation. Since its beginnings in 1897, the agency has evolved through various departments and mergers, ultimately becoming the organization that now oversees wildlife, conservation, and our beloved state parks.

From the first fish hatchery to the opening of Colorado’s first state park, CPW’s milestones reflect generations of work to protect and share the beauty of the outdoors with all of us. Full Story

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🐖 Pomegranate Maple Glazed Baked Ham

This Pomegranate Maple Glazed Ham is covered with a sticky sweet tangy glaze and warm spices. An easy holiday ham recipe guaranteed to be the star of your dinner table.

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

🎉 Events Calendar! (More events including FREE, click above)

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📆 Sample Local Events

• Apr 17-19, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Apr 25, 8:30am-12:30pm: Cultivating Colorado: Growing Native Plants in Your Home Landscape @Colorado Springs Utilities, 2855 Mesa Rd $20

• Apr 26, 10am-3pm: Springs Farmers Market @Edith Wolford Elementary School, 13710 Black Forest Rd

• May 1-25: Silent Sky - Theatreworks @Osborne Studio Theatre, 5225 N Nevada $21-$45

• May 10, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (15 Tickets Available)

• May 17, 7-9pm: Still They Ride | Tribute to Journey @Phil Long Music Hall $29-$59 (age 14+)

• May 18, 11am-3:30pm: Beginner Stained Glass Class – Tulip @Meraki Springs Studio, 2708 W Colorado Ave $250 (4 Spots Available)

• Jun 6-28: Four Old Broads On The High Seas @Meanwhile Block, 124 W Cimarron $22-$28

🚨 UCCS Double Homicide Case Comes to a Close

Nicholas Jordan has been found guilty of the Feb 2024 double homicide that took the lives of Celie Rain Montgomery and Samuel Knopp at UCCS. He received two consecutive life sentences without parole. 

The trial brought forth weeks of emotional testimony, including forensic evidence and witness accounts that led to the jury’s swift decision. During sentencing, Celie’s family shared heartfelt words about the loss of a mother, sister, and daughter whose absence will forever be felt. The verdict brings closure to some, but the pain of the tragedy remains deeply etched in the hearts of those who knew and loved Celie and Sam. Full Story

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