COS Town Tidings #26-018

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🌟 Local Spotlight: 🧼 The Soap That Saved This Local Man's Life

📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!

🤗 Wellness Tips you missed

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📆 Local Events + Concerts, Markets, Fairs/Festivals, Activities

🌤 COS Weather - Partly cloudy with mild temps

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Why do pirates always carry a bar of soap?

👉In case they go overboard they can wash up on shore! 🤣

🧼 The Soap That Saved This Local Man's Life

✨ How making soap became making amends 🌱

When Blake Beyers found himself at rock bottom in 2019, struggling with alcoholism as COVID-19 began sweeping across the country, he never imagined a Christmas Day experiment would transform his life. Using fireplace ash and a curious spirit, Blake and his children Andrew and Kendall created their first batch of soap...a moment that would spark an extraordinary journey of recovery and purpose.

Clean RD Soap Company isn't just about luxurious, tallow-based soap. It's the story of a father rebuilding his life, drawing on his background in nutrition and food science to create something meaningful during financial hardship.

What began as Kendall's STEM program project quickly gained fans when users discovered the exceptional quality. Blake's meticulous three-month curing process creates bars that lather richly, rinse completely clean, and last significantly longer than commercial alternatives. The nutrient-dense tallow from Ranch Foods Direct provides skin-nourishing benefits that mass-produced soaps simply can't match.

The company name, Clean RD, carries dual meaning. The RD stands for Registered Dietitian, reflecting Blake's professional background, while "Clean" represents both the product's purpose and Blake's personal journey to sobriety. He employs others on recovery journeys and creates "memory bars" honoring those lost to addiction.

Find Clean RD soaps at these local Colorado Springs retailers:

• Ranch Foods Direct: 1228 E Fillmore & 4635 Town Center Dr (both locations)

• Hatch and Gather: 701 W Colorado Ave

• Bread and Butter Neighborhood Market: 602 S Nevada

• Poor Richard's: 324 1/2 N Tejon (Downtown)

• Roadrunner Bookstore: Mobile¨

For the full selection, visit CleanRDsoaps.com to order directly and explore their soap making workshops.

Your skin deserves more than just cleansing…it deserves nourishment with purpose. When you lather up with Clean RD soap, you're not just washing away dirt; you're supporting a neighbor's journey from darkness into light. Feel the difference on your skin while knowing your purchase helps write someone's comeback story. Isn't that worth far more than ordinary soap?

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📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!

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JUST IN: Pioneers Museum is hiring part time. Applications have to be in by Jan 21 by 1pm. 
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• 🌟Community Corner, Non-profit Spotlight: 😳 How One Near-Drowning Sparked A Movement In COS (Issue #26-017)

   

• 🏔️ TRIVIA: The History Behind Colorado Springs’ Biggest Eyesore (Issue #26-013)

    

• 📝 Census Hiring in Springs (hiring link updated) (Issue #26-015)

   

• ⚠️ Free Radon Kits - Why It Matters (Issue #26-012)

   

• 🚫 2 Restaurants Shut Down By Health Inspectors (Issue #26-016)

   

• ⚠️ Don’t Copy-Paste This Scam (Issue #26-014)

• ⏱️ The 10-Second Aging Check

• 🥾 Easy Nature Walk, No Mud - Monument Valley Park

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📆 Sample Local Events

*Weather permitted

• ⛸ Through Jan 31: Skate In The Park @Acacia Park $15

• Through Feb 21: Ice Castles @ Cripple Creek $16-$29

   

• Jan 18: The Springs Home Show @ Colorado Springs Event Center FREE Admission

• Jan 18, 10am: Tallow Balm Making Class @ Meraki Springs, 2703 W Colorado Ave $55

• Jan 18, 11am-3pm: Chunky Knit Blanket | $10 Bottomless Mimosas! @ 2834 N Powers Blvd $75

• Jan 18, 11am-3pm: Victory Garden Market @ 427 E Colorado Ave FREE to attend

• Jan 19, 10:25-11:30am: Unity March @ the Antlers to Acacia park (pls RSVP)

• Jan 20, 1:30-2:30pm: Marking Time: Commemorating the Past in the Pikes Peak Region @Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

• Jan 20, 5:30-7pm: Vegan Community Potluck & Social @ Westside Community Center FREE (bring a dish)

• Jan 22, 10-10:45am: Free French Classes for Kids! @ Library 21c

• Jan 22, 1-4pm: The Sewing Circle @ VIV Home & Goods, 1833 W Uintah FREE

• Jan 22, 6:30-9:30pm: Salsa 719! Latin Dance Night & Social @ Movement Arts Community Studio, 525 E Fountain Blvd $5-$7

• Jan 23, 10-10:45am: Free French Classes for Kids! @ East Library

• Jan 23, 6:30-9:30pm: Live Show! True Crime & DIY Craft Night FREE DRINK @ Painting With A Twist, 2834 N Powers $35

• Jan 23, 7:30pm: The Mat!ch Game @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $17.50

• Jan 24, 11am-Noon: Introduction to Snowshoeing @ Library 21c FREE

• Jan 24-25, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @ 1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Jan 24, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, The Hollywood Hit @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95

• Jan 27, 2-3pm: Blueprint in Numerology: Meet the Energies Shaping Your Life @ Treehouse Café $20

  • —> With Laurel: 👁️‍🗨️ The Strength To Endure Comes From This

• Jan 28, 9am-5pm: Dog Days at the Zoo @ Cheyenne Mtn Zoo

• Jan 31, Noon-3pm: The Great Fruitcake Toss @ Memorial Park, Manitou Springs FREE to attend, $1 per fruitcake to toss

• Feb 1, 9-9:30am (First Sun every month): Positive Intention Group Meditation Gathering @ Yoga Studio Satya, 1581 York Rd FREE

• Feb 4, 4-6pm: Jigsaw Puzzle Swap @ Penrose Library FREE

• Feb 6-8: Colorado Springs Home & Garden Show @ Norris Penrose Event Center $5

• Feb 12-Mar 1: The Roommate @ Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale St $30-$60

• Feb 12-15: Haunted Lantern Tour: My Bloody Valentine @ Cave of the Winds $40

• Feb 14, 11am-1pm: Native Seed Saturday @ Manitou Springs Library FREE

• Feb 14, 7-10pm: Love and Lifesavers Ball - Valentine's Day Benefit Dance @ DoubleTree by Hilton, 1775 E Cheyenne Mtn Blvd $40-$175

• Feb 24-26, 7:30pm: Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" @ Pikes Peak Center $44-$102

🎶 Concerts / Music

• Jan 24 (7:30pm) & 25 (2:30pm), 7:30pm: Brahms / Tchaikovsky @ Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, 190 S Cascade $57-$120

• Feb 6, 7pm: Three Dog Night @ Pikes Peak Center $63-$260

• Feb 22, 3pm: Pikes Peak Philharmonic: Pops @ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada $14-$20

• 🔥 Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA ON SALE NOW (will sell out)

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