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Issue #25-313 11/9/25
Sandy Zuniga
09 Nov • Reading Time: 16 minutes
COS Town Tidings #25-313
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🤣 Daily Chuckle
🌟 Local Spotlight: 😲 Why Colorado Springs Seniors Are Refusing Their Walkers
📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!
🤗 Wellness Tips you missed
🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!
🤝 FREE Government Shutdown Resources & help
📆 Local Events + Concerts, Holiday Markets, Fairs/Festivals
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What did one senior mountain climber say to the other?
👉We're finally over the hill! 🤣
🥰 YOU Did This!
I'm absolutely speechless. When Tilly told me over 100 of you were lined up before the doors even opened at the FunD Fair—and that you kept coming all day—my heart just swelled!
YOU made magic happen yesterday. YOU transformed a simple fundraiser into a celebration of community love.
Watch this quick thank-you video from the B-COS We Care ladies.
THIS is why I adore you all. When I share something important, you show up in FORCE! You're true changemakers and I am so grateful for every one of you! 🤗
😲 Why Colorado Springs Seniors Are Refusing Their Walkers
👵 From "Too Fragile" To Daily Adventures... with Kristen Nielsen
A daughter stood in her mother's doorway, watching her grip the walker that Medicare said she no longer needed therapy to use. The insurance had run out, the therapist had left, and now what? If you've faced this moment with someone you love, or for yourself, you know the helplessness that follows.
Here in Colorado Springs, one in four adults over 65 will fall this year. Behind each statistic is a neighbor, a parent, or maybe even you, facing a choice: risk independence or surrender to a chair. Most don't realize there's a third option.
Years ago, Kristen Nielsen watched her 80-year-old grandfather summit a fourteener. A former Division I athlete who later became a wife and mother of four, she'd spent years leading 5:30am garage workouts for friends. But that image of her grandfather on the mountain stayed with her, eventually reshaping how she saw fitness entirely. "Fitness isn't about gym mirrors," she realized. "It's about freedom."
After getting certified in senior fitness, Kristen noticed a painful gap. Clients would complete physical therapy, make progress, then slowly decline because no one showed them how to continue. The medical world offered no bridge between rehabilitation and real life. So she built one herself.
Enter StrongWON at Home—where living rooms become safe spaces to rebuild strength. Whether you have family helping you or you're navigating this journey on your own, Kristen creates personalized programs that train body, brain, and balance together. For those with support at home, she teaches family members to guide exercises that feel more like games than work. For those going solo, she's right there with you through every movement.
Consider one of Kristen's clients: an 81-year-old who'd never exercised. After starting the program, she went from fearing outdoor walks because she felt too fragile, to enjoying daily 30-minute adventures. "I can't believe I can do these things," she texts Kristen regularly, still amazed at her own strength.
Ready to build a stronger, more independent future for yourself or a loved one? Visit strong.togetherwon.com on facebook or call 719-387-8883. Because staying strong isn't about age—it's about having the right partner to guide you.
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📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!
Here are some of the stories we shared this week. Check out any issues you missed.
🌟Community Corner, Non-profit Spotlight: 👨👩👧👦 Together We Can Nourish Our Neighbors in Need (Issue #25-312)
🎖 TRIVIA: From Spontaneous Cheers to Citywide Parade (Issue #25-308)
🤔 Rodeo HQ Might Leave COS (Issue #25-310)
💊 Rx Recall Alert—Check Yours (Issue #25-307)
📋 Food Safety Restaurant Winners & Warnings (Issue #25-311)
🥯 Food Pantries Feel the Strain (Issue #25-309)
⭐Support Our Local Businesses!
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🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!
Hungry for past delights? Dive into our Recipe Archives! 🥘 Find recipes from this week.
🥘 Best Vegetable Lasagna (under Entrees)
🧇 Pumpkin Waffles Recipe (under Breakfast)
🤝Local Kindness in Action: Free Meals for Fed Workers at Poor Richard’s Restaurant🍕
💞*GoFundMe set up if you want to contribute to help feed our local furloughed workers. Just one $60 donation will feed a family of 4, all inclusive! Anything leftover will go to Care And Share in COS
❤️ Shutdown Support from Sandy’s Restaurant
Sandy’s Restaurant, (6940 Space Village Ave) is offering free meals to kids in need and take-home meals to SNAP recipients and government workers during the shutdown. Just ask or show proof—no judgment, just help.
💈 PLUS: Free Haircuts Sun 11/9/25
Nov 9, 10am-2pm: FREE Haircuts: Federal Workers/Military @The Polished Blade, 1358 N Academy Blvd First Come First Served
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📆 Sample Local Events
*Weather permitted
Nov 9, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87
Nov 9, noon-1:30pm: Tallow Balm Making Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $55
Nov 11, 10:30-5pm: Purple Heart Exhibit @The Money Museum, 818 N Cascade Ave
Nov 12 & 21, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo
Nov 13-16 (2pm), 20-21, 7:30pm: A Doll`s House @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $26.50
Nov 15, 5:30-11pm: Hoedown For Heroes Hosted by Mt Carmel @ Flying W Ranch $75+
Nov 20-23, 2:30pm: A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio @First United Methodist Church, 420 N Nevada $8
Nov 22, 1-2pm: Fused Glass Votive Holders @ The Glass Collective, 828 East Fillmore $55
Nov 29, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $74.95 (2 Tickets Left)
🎶 Fall Concerts - Weather permitting
Nov 15 (7:30pm) & 16 (2:30pm): COS Philharmonic: Beethoven 5 @Pikes Peak Center $43-$105
Nov 21, 6:30-9pm: Shivers Concert Fundraiser @ The Antlers Hotel 4 S Cascade $80
Nov 21-23: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Concerts @ Denver Performing Arts Complex FREE for federal employees
Nov 29, 3:30-7pm: Handel's Messiah: A Christmas Concert @ Glen Eyrie Castle $55-$65 (Add $40 dinner optional) Limited Tickets Available
Dec 21, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Jazz @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20
🤶 Holiday Festivals, Fairs & Activities
Nov 9, 10am-2pm: 61st Annual Fall Show @ Black Forest Community Center 12530 Black Forest Rd FREE Admission
Nov 9, 11am-4pm: Colorado Springs Women's Expo @Norris Penrose Center $7
Nov 9, 2-3pm: Holiday Gift Basket Making Workshop @ Vintage Relics. 502 Tejon $23.18 (4 Tickets Left)
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)
Nov 15, 10-11am: Holiday Plants - Community learning class @Westside Community Ctr, 1628 Bijou FREE
Nov 15, 11am-2pm: Rocky Ram's Holiday Spectacular @ Pikes Peak—America’s Mountain FREE (must register)
Nov 22 - Jan 18: Skate In The Park @Acacia Park $15
Nov 28, 10-11am: Evergreen Wreath Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $35 (6 Tickets Left)
Dec 4, 5:30-8:30pm: Electric Moonlight @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo $70-$80
Dec 7, 2-3pm: Evergreen Wreath Workshop @ Phelan Gardens, 4955 Austin Bluffs $35 (10 Tickets Left)
Dec 13, 4-8pm: Holiday Evening @Rock Ledge Ranch $8
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