COS Town Tidings #25-294

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📰 Birding for Every Body 🐦

📰 Local IT Scrambled to Adapt 💻

📰 Signs of Change in COS 🔄

💀 Trivia Time: Chilling Tale That Sparked a Beloved Tradition

📅 Bell Ringing Hiring Event - $16/hr 🔔

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

🌤 COS Weather - Mostly sunny, chilly in the AM then warming up

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🐦 Birding for Every Body

Birdability Week 2025 lands in Colorado Springs this weekend, Oct 24–26, inviting residents of all abilities to experience the joy of birdwatching in welcoming, accessible ways. Events include a relaxed Big Sit at Fountain Creek Nature Center, a raptor encounter at Wild Birds Unlimited, a veterans’ bird walk at the Air Force Academy, birding-by-car on Squirrel Creek Road, a trail evaluation in Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and a creative “Owl Be There” art class followed by a closing social at JAKs Brewing Co.

From beginners to seasoned birders, everyone is welcome to connect with nature and community throughout this special weekend.

💻 Local IT Scrambled to Adapt

A global Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage yesterday caused widespread tech disruptions across southern Colorado, with local universities like UCCS and Colorado College reporting Canvas platform issues, and District 20 schools facing outages in systems like Infinite Campus and ParentSquare. Local IT firm Propel Technology scrambled to assist clients in defense, healthcare, and professional services sectors while coping with their own access issues.

Despite frustrations, organizations across Colorado Springs stayed flexible as AWS worked to resolve the problem which is suspected to be a coding glitch and not a hack, at the time of reporting. Fortunately, key services like the Colorado Springs Airport remained unaffected. Full Story

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🔄 Signs of Change in COS

From business owners to neighborhood groups, signs are a part of everyday life in Colorado Springs—but the rules behind them haven’t been updated in over a decade. That’s about to change, and the City wants your voice in the process.

The Planning Department is in the process of modernizing the City’s sign ordinance to reflect newer technologies like digital displays, comply with updated legal rulings on content neutrality, and ensure signage across our community supports both safety and aesthetics. These updates are part of a broader effort tied to the 2023 Unified Development Code.

You're invited to a community meeting on Wed, Oct. 29, 5:30-7:30pm at the Pikes Peak Regional Building Dept Hearing Room (2880 International Cir). Your input can help shape the future of signage on private property in our growing city.

The updated ordinance could impact everything from electronic signs to maintenance standards, and coordinated plans for unique properties. The final version is expected to move through Planning Commission and City Council by early 2026.

💀 Trivia: Chilling Tale That Sparked a Beloved Tradition

Did you know Manitou Springs’ most spirited tradition started with a real woman whose story took a wild turn down Red Mountain? In 1889, musician Emma Crawford moved here hoping the clear mountain air would ease her tuberculosis. After her death just two years later, she was buried high atop Red Mountain—her final wish. But heavy rains eventually sent her coffin sliding down the slopes (or more realistically her bones as they found those and the casket handle/nameplate), sparking tales that turned into legend.

In which local cemetery did Emma Crawford finally receive a permanent gravestone—more than a century after her coffin famously came down Red Mountain?

By the 1990s, that eerie event inspired today’s Emma Crawford Coffin Races (this Sat, Oct 25), where teams sprint down Manitou Avenue pushing handmade coffins and costumed “Emmas” to honor her memory with humor and heart.

The race isn’t just Halloween fun; it’s a celebration of resilience, creativity, and the quirky local pride that defines Colorado Springs’ nearby mountain towns. It connects modern residents to the strange, enduring stories that have always given this region character.

Answer: Crystal Valley Cemetery in Manitou Springs, where her memorial marker was placed in 2004 *Source

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🔔 Bell Ringing Hiring Events - $16/hr

The Salvation Army is currently hiring seasonal bell ringers for its Red Kettle Campaign, running Nov 17–Dec 24. The positions pay $16/hr and offer flexible shifts—perfect for students, retirees, or anyone wanting to make a difference in their community.

Applicants must be 18+, bring a valid ID, and one other form of documentation such as a birth certificate, Social Security card, or passport.

Hiring events happening this week for the Salvation Army location in Colorado Springs, 908 Yuma St:

• Oct 22, 9:30am.

• Oct 24, 5:00pm

If you’ve been searching for a way to serve and support your budget this season, this might be an opportunity. Full Story

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

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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• Oct thru 31: Old Colorado City October Strolls

• Oct 21, 22, 24-26, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Oct 21, 5:30-7pm: Vegan Community Potluck and Social @ Westside Community Ctr, 1628 W Bijou

• Oct 22, 11am-2pm: A.P.P.L.E. Project - Apple Preservation Class @ Colorado State University Extension, 17 N Spruce St $60.54

• Oct 24 (7pm), 25-26 (2:30pm): First Company Theater Presents, Brigadoon @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $20

• Oct 25, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Game Over @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95-$79.95 (Halloween Costume Show)

• Oct 25, 6:30-8pm: Movies Under the Stars - Trick ‘r Treat (R) @Bristol Brewing FREE

• Oct 25, 7pm-midnight: Salsa Night At Ivywild @ 1604 S Cascade Ave $23.18

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

• Oct 26, 10am-Noon: Beginner Dot Mandala Painting Workshop @Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N Academy $50 (3 Spots Left)

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

• Oct 29, 7-9pm: Murder Mystery Dinner: Midnight at the Masquerade @ ViewHouse, 7114 Campus Dr $70

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

• Nov 2, 1-4pm: Lighted Block Mosaic Class @ The Glass Collective, 828 East Fillmore $80 (Filling Up Fast)

• 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)

🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting

• Oct 23, 5-8pm: Jazz: Colin McAllister @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 thru 31, Director's Cut: Haunted Lantern Tour @Cave of the Winds $45 (Ages: 13+)

• Oct 24-26 & 31 (Fri's 9:30am-2:30pm), (Sat/Sun 9:30-4pm): Pumpkin Fest @Gaither Mountain Blooms, 5210 S Hwy 85 $11.17

• Oct 24-26, 10am-5pm (Every Fri, Sat & Sun): Long Neck Pumpkin Farm @ 7595 California Dr, COS $18

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

• Oct 24, starting at 5pm: Manitou Ghost Tours @Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Ave $19.89 (Last day)

• Oct 25, 9am-4pm, Miner's Pumpkin Patch @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 North Gate $13 (Last one for the season)

• Oct 25 (9am-4pm) & 26 (10am-3pm): Coronado Craft Fair & Bazaar @ Coronado High School, 1590 W Fillmore

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• 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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