COS Town Tidings #25-286

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🤣 Daily Chuckle

📰 GOG Road Construction 🚧

📰 Surge in Need for Local Vets 🥫

📰 Scam Warning Signs to Know in COS 🛑

Wellness: 💳 When Bills Trigger Anxiety

📆 Local Events + Concerts, Farmers Markets & Fall Fairs/Festivals

🌟 We want to feature your business

⛅ COS Weather - Cooler temps with possible isolated showers

How do you refer to someone who got over their anxiety?

👉Past tense 🤣

🚧 GOG Road Construction

Starting today, the City of Colorado Springs is starting a much-needed safety project on Garden of the Gods Rd just west of I-25. With over 47 accidents (16 involving injuries) in this area between 2015–2020, the improvements are focused on reducing high-risk maneuvers like crossing all six lanes or making unsafe left turns from business exits.

Construction will temporarily close some lanes and limit left turns, but when it wraps up in 6–8 weeks, drivers can expect longer medians, clearer turn options, and a safer flow through one of our busiest corridors. Funded by CDOT and the Pikes Peak RTA, the $1.96M investment is meant to save lives — and make that commute just a little less stressful.

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🥫 Surge in Need for Local Vets

With the government shutdown stretching on, one local organization is stepping up—but they can’t do it alone. The Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center is seeing a surge in need from local veterans and their families and is now asking for community support. From food drives to rent assistance to mental wellness programs, Mt. Carmel continues to serve as a vital lifeline, especially as more individuals face financial uncertainty. If you’ve ever wanted to give back to those who’ve served, now’s the time. Full Story 

🛑 Scam Warning Signs to Know in COS

If you've ever felt unsure about whether a phone call, email, or text might be a scam—you’re not alone. With fraud on the rise, CSPD is teaming up with Chase Bank to host a free scam prevention workshop tomorrow aimed at protecting our community.

Whether you're worried about identity theft, online scams, or tricky phone calls, this is a great chance to get clear, actionable advice straight from the experts. No registration is required, but you can sign up in advance if you'd like. Full Story

• Tues, Oct 14, 2025 @ 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

• Chase Nevada Ave and Southgate, 1802 Southgate Rd

• *Digital access information provided after registration

💳 When Bills Trigger Anxiety

Between rising grocery bills, shutdown uncertainty and the ripple effects, it’s no wonder many in our community are feeling the emotional weight of financial stress.

If your thoughts are spinning about “what ifs” and worst-case scenarios, you’re not alone. This video provides some grounding tips to calm the nervous system and reframe financial fear so it doesn’t take over your health, sleep, and peace of mind. Sometimes a few small steps can help create a little breathing room — and that’s something we all deserve right now.

*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

Weather permitting

• Oct thru 31: Old Colorado City October Strolls

• TODAY - Oct 13, 5:30-8pm: Bling Bing Fundraiser @Susanna's Comfort Cuisine, 124 N Nevada $10-$25 for cards

• Oct 14-19, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 15, 6-7:30pm: A.P.P.L.E. Project - Apple Heritage & History in the Pikes Peak Region @ 17 N Spruce St $8

• Oct 17-19, 24-26: First Company Theater Presents, Brigadoon @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $20

• Oct 17, 7:30pm: Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’® @Pikes Peak Center $58-$75

• Oct 18, 6:30-8pm: Movies Under the Stars - Black Panther @Bristol Brewing FREE

• Oct 22, Noon-2pm: A.P.P.L.E. Project - Apple Preservation Class @ Colorado State University Extension, 17 N Spruce St $60.54

• Oct 25, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Game Over @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (11 tickets left - Halloween Costume Show)

• Oct 25, 7pm-midnight: Salsa Night At Ivywild @ 1604 S Cascade Ave $15 (Early Sale)-$25

• Oct 26, Noon-3pm: Owl Be There Art Class with Renee Darling @Jaks Brewing, 555 Amelia St $75

• Oct 29, 6pm: Secret of Black Forest Bistro Murder Mystery Dinner @6750 Shoup Rd $80

• Nov 1, 7:30pm: The RiP Improv: Artificial Intelligence @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

• Nov 8, 8am-noon: Bear Creek Bear Run @Bear Creek Nature Center $20-$65 (Registration open for this fun, family friendly annual event!)

• Nov 8, 7pm: Oxymorons Comedy: Hunger Games Charity Event @Peak Improv Theater, 3440 N Carefree $15 (family friendly)

👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

• Oct 26, 9am-2pm: COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown (Last one for the season)

• Oct 13 & 15, 10am-5pm (Mon & Wed’s thru Oct 15): Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Oct 15, 3-7pm: Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon (Last one for the season)

• Oct 18, 10am-2pm: CFAM: The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd (Local produce advertised, Last one for the season)

• Oct 19, 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr (Last one for the season)

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Oct 16, 5-8pm: Jazz: Ricky Sweum trio @Mining Exchange Hotel, 8 S Nevada FREE

• Nov 7 & 8, 7:30pm: COS Philharmonic: Top Gun: Maverick @Pikes Peak Center $58

• Dec 21, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Jazz @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20

🍂 Fall Festivals, Fairs & Activities - Weather permitting

• Oct 17-31 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm), (Sat/Sun 9:30-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @Gaither Mountain Blooms, 5210 S Hwy 85 $11.17

• Oct 17-26, 10am-5pm (Every Fri, Sat & Sun): Long Neck Pumpkin Farm @ 7595 California Dr, COS $18

• Oct 17-19, 24-26, 31, 4-8:30pm: Boo at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $24

• Oct 17, 18 & 24, 5pm: Manitou Ghost Tours @Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Ave $19.89

• Oct 18, 9am-4pm (Every Sat in Oct), Miner's Pumpkin Patch @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 North Gate $13

• Oct 18, 11am-3pm: Pumpkin & Pine Market @The Mine - 1808 Woodmoor Dr, Monument

• Oct 18, 11am-4pm: Fall Festival @Cave Of The Winds, Manitou

• Oct 18, Noon-4pm: NWIR Fall Festival @ 4450 Foreign Trade Zone Blvd 80925 FREE

• Oct 19, various times: Legends & Lore of Fairview Cemetery @OCCHS, 1000 South 26th St $18-$21 (Time slots are selling fast)

• Oct 25, 10am-7pm: Emma Crawford Coffin Races @downtown Manitou

• Oct 25, 9:30am-4pm: Pup-Kin Days @Gather Mountain Blooms, 5210 S Hwy 85 $5.72

• Oct 25, Noon-5pm: Spooktacular Saturday @Everyday Girl Adventures, 2506 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Nov 1, 10am-2pm: Everything but the Oink @Rock Ledge Ranch $8

• Nov 14 (10am-5pm), 15 (10am-6pm), 16 (10am-5pm): Colorado Springs Christmas Gift Show @Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd $12 (Save $2 through Nov 13)

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