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🤣 Daily Chuckle
🌟 Local Spotlight: 📞 The Call Every Family Dreads
📰 News from this week in Colorado Springs!
🤗 Wellness Tips
🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!
📅 Special Event: 👵 A Day Designed for 55+ June 27
📆 Local Events + Concerts, Farmers Markets, Activities
🌤 COS Weather - Sunny & warm, perfect for Father’s Day cookouts
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Happy Father’s Day to all the cool dads
📞 The Call Every Family Dreads
🧭 The Proactive Step Colorado Springs Families Wish They Took Sooner
The words no one is ever ready to hear:
"She can't go home."
It usually comes at the end of a hospital stay. After a fall. After a diagnosis. After a quiet realization that life has changed.
In a matter of hours, families are handed paperwork, unfamiliar terminology, and a decision that feels far too big for the time they are given. Assisted Living, Memory Care, Power of Attorney…the pressure is immediate, and the emotions are heavy.
That is often when Laura Cooley's phone rings.
As the owner of CarePatrol of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Laura has spent the past 14 years guiding families through one of the most vulnerable seasons of life. A Colorado native with more than 30 years in corporate medical and pharmaceutical leadership, she understands the healthcare system from the inside. After walking through hospice care with her own father, she also understands the personal side of these decisions.
Her philosophy is simple: empowerment through education.
CarePatrol provides senior living placement guidance, helping families evaluate assisted living, independent living, and memory care options that align with medical needs, financial realities, and personal preferences. The service is most often paid for by the communities and is no cost to the families. With more than 165 five-star Google reviews, CarePatrol has become a steady, informed guide when clarity matters most.
But Laura believes the best outcomes begin before a crisis.
For families seeking more hands-on, ongoing support, Laura also offers private pay care coordination services designed to help seniors remain safely at home for as long as possible. These services include personalized home safety evaluations, appointment scheduling and coordination, medication oversight support, technology assistance for telehealth and communication, and regular check-ins to monitor changes before they become emergencies.
For adult children living out of state, she can provide consistent updates and serve as trusted eyes and ears locally. It is proactive, relationship-based support that reduces stress, prevents unnecessary hospitalizations, and gives families the confidence that someone knowledgeable is walking alongside them.
If you are navigating decisions now or simply want a plan in place for the future, Laura welcomes the conversation.
You can connect with CarePatrol of Colorado Springs and Pueblo or check their calendar of monthly events by visiting their website or calling 719-257-3001 for a confidential consultation.
Having a knowledgeable guide can change everything.
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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.
🧩 When a Mother's Love Becomes a Community's Lifeline (Issue #26-171)
🏎️ TRIVIA: Hidden Story Behind The Climb (Issue #26-167)
👀 Your Neighborhood Might Need This (Issue #26-169)
🚒 Engine 3 Is Gone, Firefighters Recovering (Issue #26-166)
🍔 These Burger Joints Stumble with Inspection (Issue #26-170)
🤠 15% Off Rodeo Tickets, One Week Only until June 24 (Issue #26-168)
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🍳 Sizzle Up Your Week with Our Recipe Archives!
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👵 A Day Designed for 55+ June 27
(Sale Ending)
Looking for practical tips, new connections, and helpful resources for aging well? ENGAGE! Learning More, Living Well is happening Sat, June 27 from 9am-2pm at the Colorado Springs Senior Center.
This one-day event for adults 55+ includes expert-led classes on topics like AI scams, stress, healthy aging, estate planning, and living independently at home, plus lunch, community resources, and keynote speakers. Registration opens at 8am and tickets are $25. (Ticket Sales end today, only 15 left)
Add your favorite events directly to your Google or Apple calendars, submit events, and mark & save favorites!
Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
July 14-18, various times: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo @Norris Penrose Event Ctr $25-$50
Sept 5-7, Labor Day Lift Off Tickets on sale now!
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$204
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🏁 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) 🧒 Family💗 Community 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Pikes Peak, Colorado 80809 **Gear Up for the **104TH Running **June 21, 2026** The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), presente… |
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JUN 21 |
👩🌾 The Mesa Market - every Sun thru Sept 27 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 142 S Raven Mine Dr Ste 200, Colorado Springs every Sunday through Sept 27 at Gold Hill Mesa for The Mesa Market - a weekly community gathering featuring local vendor… |
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JUN 21 |
Colorado Renaissance Festival: Celebrating 49 Yrs Festival 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM · 📍 650 Perry Park Ave, Larkspur **Welcome To The Colorado Renaissance Festival** Celebrating Over 40 Years Of Family Fun & Magical Memories! As you wa… |
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JUN 21 |
Father's Day Victory Car Show & Event! FREE 💗 Community🧒 Family 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 3150 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs Bring the whole family out for an afternoon of fun at the Victory Car Show! Located in southern Colorado Springs, this… |
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JUN 21 |
SUN & MOON MARKET 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · 📍 119 Costilla St, Colorado Springs SUN & MOON MARKET A Summer Solstice Celebration for Colorado Springs Sunday, June 21 | 11 AM – 4 PM Meanwhile Block… |
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JUN 22 |
Summer Camp For Kids Activity💗 Community+3 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 10095 Lexington dr, Colorado Springs CO 80920 $25 for all 3 days of Camp. Lunch and tshirt provided! Ages 5-11 — Choose one: Soccer, Basketball or STEM |
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JUN 23 |
The Vikings Who Reached North America before Columbus 👵 Seniors💗 Community 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847, 1710 Briargate Blvd., Colorado Springs Around 1000 AD, 500 years before Columbus arrived in the New World, the Vikings (Norse) set foot in North America. Their… |
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JUN 24 |
The Future of NATO Unchained 👵 Seniors💗 Community 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847, 1710 Briargate Blvd., Colorado Springs NATO’s attention returned to Europe after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The United States focus also shifted,… |
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JUN 24 |
🛒 Beyond Books! Upcycle-ables & More Pop-up Sale 💗 Community 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · 📍 5550 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs Join us to celebrate National Upcycling Day! Bring your creativity—find materials to inspire your next project: broken b… |
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JUN 25 |
Moonlight on the Mountain (21-and-up) 🎶 Music 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM · 📍 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Moonlight on the Mountain (21-and-up) Thurs., June 25, 2026 6 to 9:30 p.m. (early entry for VIPs from 5 to 5:30 p.m.) —… |
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Jun 21, 25-28: The Garbologists @ENT Center for the Arts, Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater $21-$47
Jun 27, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, A Noteworthy Crime @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Aug 6, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
🎶 Concerts / Music
Jun 21-22, 24-26, various days and times: Colorado College Summer Music Festival (Paid and Free events)
July 4, 6:30-10pm: Star Spangled Symphony 2026 @Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop $18-$25 (will sell out, get your ticket today)
July 30,5:30-7:30pm: Jelly Roll @ Weidner Field (will sell out)
Aug 22, 8-10pm: Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton @Ford Amphitheater (on sale now)
🔥 Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA (will sell out)
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