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COS Town Tidings Issue #26-255
Community Corner Edition
🌟 Local Nonprofit Spotlight: 🤫 They Took Her Phone. Then This Happened
🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities
🛒 Bargain Box This Week's Deals
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📅 Featured Event
📆 Local Events + Concerts, Farmer's Markets, and Activities
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My local Youth Center wanted a donation towards their pool
👉 I gave them a bucket of water 🤣
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🤫 They Took Her Phone. Then This Happened 🌪
🦋 One week later, she was not the same girl who walked in
Picture a nervous high schooler from Monument standing in a college dorm lobby. A staff member hands her a clipboard. She has to sign a form, shake hands, and promise not to touch her phone for a full week. Her stomach drops.
Her name is Francesca Berthelotte, and she almost did not show up.
That little handshake at the door is where the magic of the Rocky Mountain Youth Leadership Foundation Conference begins. For over 30 years, this all volunteer Colorado Springs foundation has invited 100 rising juniors and seniors to a free, one week experience on a college campus. Truly free. Families only cover the drive to drop them off.
Once inside, students are grouped with total strangers from across the state. Ranch kids next to city kids. Homeschoolers next to JROTC cadets. Together they tackle a real national issue and build a real solution. Francesca's group debated censorship for two days before landing on theirs.
She came home softer around the edges and stronger in her spine, a kinder and braver version of herself. Her teammates felt it when she stepped up as field hockey captain. Her community felt it in the way she started leading. And we all felt it when she was chosen to represent Colorado at the National Youth Civics Summit in Washington, D.C.
It costs $750 to send one student, and every dollar comes from donors like you. That is exactly where the 2026 Gala comes in.
When: Sat, Oct 3, 4:30-8:30 pm
Where: National Museum of WWII Aviation, Colorado Springs
Tickets: $75 (food, drinks, tours, flight simulators)
The showstopper: A raffle to sit inside a restored WWII B-25 bomber for a dusk engine start
Grab your tickets, sponsor a student and make a difference, or give any amount at rmylf.org. No gift is too small.
Did Francesca's story touch your heart? Imagine how many more students are waiting for YOU to open the door.
🛍 Bargain Box: Today's Hot Deals!
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Located at 405 S Nevada Ave, Open Tues - Sat 10am-2pm. (719) 475-1029
🧳 Vacation Is Calling 📞
Choose between: The crisp, alpine peaks of Breckenridge or the sunset-soaked charm of Santa Fe. Check the calendar now!
🤝 Helping Hands - Volunteer Opportunities
Explore rewarding volunteer options and be part of something meaningful. Together, we can make an impact!
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Jake & Telly's Greek Market - 2616 Colorado Ave
👻 Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours
Manitou Springs is packed with "so much great history" they had to filter what to include! Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours blends real paranormal evidence, murder mysteries, and witches into a 75-minute walk. "It's our love letter to Manitou." Thu-Sun 7:30 & 9pm.
Tickets are $25, reserve your spot now at Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours. Take a tour and discover the darker side of Manitou Springs history.
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Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
Sept 12-Oct 4: Sweeney Todd - Theatreworks @Ent Center for the Arts, Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre, $20 (Selling Out Fast)
Sept 12-Oct 4: Come From Away @ Fine Arts Center, JiGaSa Theatre $30-$70 (Special First Responders Deal)
Sept 12-27 (exclude Mon & Tues), 10am-6pm: Parade of Homes $18
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$20
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⭐Haunted Manitou Ghost Tours - $25 Activity 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM · 📍 502 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs Embark on a spine-tingling journey through the haunted history of Manitou Springs, Colorado, on our ghost tour. Traverse… |
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⭐Fall Gnome Craft Class - $23.18 (ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT) Sells Out Fast! 😊 SocialActivity 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · 📍 2616 W Colorado Ave #19, Colorado Springs Fall Gnome Craft Class @The Mountain Mercantile! Date & Time: September 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM (Mountain Time) Join us at… |
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👩🌾 Old Colorado City Farmers Market - thru Oct 17 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM · 📍 Bancroft Park, 2408 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, 80904 The Old Colorado City Farmers Market, presented by Pikes Peak Farmers Markets, operates seasonally from June through Oct… |
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👩🌾 Fountain Community Metcalfe Park Market Every Sat thru Sept 26 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 618 E Ohio Ave, Fountain th Season at Metcalfe Park Excitement is brewing...So much is planned-All we need is YOU Shop, Stroll, Share your time… |
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👩🌾 The Hometown Market in Monument - Every Sat thru Oct 3, 2026 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · 📍 66 Jefferson Street, Monument Fresh Local Produce At The Hometown Market in Monument, we offer a wide variety of fresh, locally sourced products. Ou… |
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🧶 OCC Craft Fair - Every Sat thru Oct 17 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 Old Colorado City History Center 1 S 24th St, Colorado Springs Explore the heart of Old Colorado City: Local artisans and makers. Enjoy a weekly rotation of 28 artists. Shopping smal… |
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👩🌾 Backyard Market in Black Forest - Every Sat thru Oct 17, 2026 👩🌾 Markets/Fairs 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · 📍 6845 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs Your favorite farmers market in the forest is starting this weekend! Saturdays through Oct 17, 2026 from 9am-1pm Loca… |
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Iron Sights & Iron Horses 🎶 Music💗 Community+6 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM · 📍 9633 Prominent Point, Colorado Springs This is one day you want to get out and Ride, Drive to Support our Local Police Officers with Blue Knights MC! They are… |
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10th Annual Run4Hope 5k for Schools 🧘♀️ Wellness🎶 Music+9 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM · 📍 The Ascent Church, 1750 Deer Creek Road, Monument https://run4hope5kforschools.com/ Every step supports student mental health right here in El Paso County. Our 10th Ann… |
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Unity Metaphysical & Craft Festival 🧘♀️ WellnessFestival+6 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · 📍 1945 Mesa Road We look forward to you joining us for a great day of spiritual healing, crafts, products, yoga and more. We’ll also have… |
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Sept 19, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Oct 1, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
🎵 Concerts / Music
Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA
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