COS Town Tidings #25-115

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🤣 Today’s Chuckle

📰 Got Expired Meds? Drop Them Off Saturday💊

📰 Cuts Are Coming—But Not to Classrooms🏫

📰 What 40+ Drivers Got Wrong Last Weekend🚘

Recipe: 🍩 Mini Apple Pies with Cinnamon Sugar

📆 Local Events

🌦 COS Weather - Possible isolated showers with cooler temps

Recreation: 🥾 Hear, Touch, Smell—This Trail Has It All 🎧

 Why did the donut sit in the sun?

👉To get a little more “baked.” 🤣

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💊 Got Expired Meds? Drop Them Off Saturday

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day returns tomorrow, Sat April 26, giving Coloradans a chance to safely dispose of unneeded or expired prescription drugs from 10am to 2pm Local collection sites will accept solid forms like tablets, capsules, and patches, while liquids must be sealed in original containers. Syringes, sharps, and illegal substances won’t be accepted.

In the last Take Back Day, Colorado turned in over 11,000 pounds of medications. If you can’t attend, the DEA also offers year-round drop-off site options online.

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🏫 Cuts Are Coming—But Not to Classrooms

District 11 is reshaping its upcoming budget by cutting back on central administration and redirecting more resources toward classrooms and teacher compensation. While it’s unclear how many administrative roles will be affected, officials stress that no school-level positions will be impacted.

The changes reflect the district’s focus on strengthening student support and maintaining competitive pay for educators, with job postings for reorganized roles expected to appear soon. The final budget will be adopted by June 30. Full Story

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🚘 What 40+ Drivers Got Wrong Last Weekend

Last weekend, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Traffic Unit conducted a targeted enforcement effort across unincorporated roads, making over 40 stops and issuing 23 citations for speeding and other violations, including one DUI.

They also disrupted a potential street racing event before it began and cited two drivers for ignoring Colorado’s “Move Over” law, which protects anyone stopped on the roadside with flashing lights.

These surge efforts reflect ongoing work to keep growing traffic safer for everyone traveling in and around El Paso County.

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Seasonal items: Challah, Hot Cross Buns, Dinner Rolls, and Pies!

🍩 Mini Apple Pies with Cinnamon Sugar

Mini apple pies, with homemade all butter pie dough and spiced apple filling, baked until crisp and flaky, then coated in cinnamon sugar. These delicious apple hand pies are the perfect combination of sweet, juicy honey crisp apples inside flaky pastry crust, while the cinnamon sugar coating makes them taste like an apple donut or a fried apple pie.

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

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

• Apr 25-27, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

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

• Apr 26, Noon-5pm: Spring Plant Sale @Storybook Brewing, 3121 N El Paso St Ste A

• Apr 26, 2-3pm: Gold Band Spring Concert @Springs First Church of the Nazarene, 4120 E Fountain Blvd FREE with a non-perishable item for the pantry

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

• May 10, 11am (5 Tickets Left) & 2pm: Mother's Day Tea and Tour @McAllister House Museum $49.87

• May 10, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (13 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

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🎧 Hear, Touch, Smell—This Trail Has It All

Heath’s Pick!
(Founder of Colorado Fan Club and author)

The newly enhanced VIP (Visually Impaired Persons') Trail at Bear Creek Nature Center was designed with accessibility in mind, especially for people who are blind or visually impaired.

This flat, wide boardwalk includes a guiding rope with tactile indicators and an audio device that reads interpretive signs aloud. Visitors can enjoy a sensory-rich experience—hearing birds, touching textures, and smelling native plants. The trail is free, open Tues–Sat 9am-4pm, and requires no reservation. Pen Friend audio devices are available during operating hours.

Location: 245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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