Inside COS Town Tidings Issue #078

🤣 Today’s Chuckle
🌞 COS Weather - Sunny and mild

📰 CSFD Unveils Downtown Blaze Origins 🚒

📰 Sounds of Strength: Teens Create Healing Melodies 🎼

📰 Volunteer for Health: CSHF Board Position Open 🤲

🚔 Road Rage Escalation: Stabbing Incident Unfolds

👮‍♂️ El Paso County Jail: Inmate Death Prompts Probe

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📆 Local Events - updated daily
🎄 Holiday Light Displays

Wellness: 💪 Embrace Discomfort, Find Strength

Recipe: 🥪 Gourmet Grilled Cheese

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Where can you go to practice math on New Year’s Eve?
👉 Times Square 🤣

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🚒 CSFD Unveils Downtown Blaze Origins

In an update to our Dec. 5 issue #055, the Colorado Springs Fire Department identifies the cause of the downtown fire at 15 E Bijou—a kitchen refrigerator's electrical malfunction. Businesses, previously featured in the article "Losses Amid Ashes: Downtown Fire Hits Businesses Hard," continue to face closures due to lingering smoke damage. 

🎼 Sounds of Strength: Teens Create Healing Melodies

Teens in the Kids Crossing Groundbreakers Program are immersing themselves in the world of music through the Music House Winter Camp. Divided into production and writing groups, these 14 to 17-year-olds, often facing various challenges, are creating their original songs.

Anthem Music Enterprises collaborates with the program, providing professional expertise to help participants transform their thoughts into tunes. The camp, running from Dec. 27 to Dec. 29, aims to produce three beats while teaching valuable skills like music promotion and social media use. The initiative not only nurtures artistic talents but also serves as a therapeutic outlet, aiding teens in expressing their struggles and finding healing through music.

🤲 Volunteer for Health: CSHF Board Position Open

The Colorado Springs Health Foundation is inviting applications for a Board of Trustees position starting Jan. 1, 2024. The foundation focuses on health-related grants in the Pikes Peak region, seeking candidates with expertise in public health, social determinants, education, housing, and community diversity. The volunteer role requires an eight-hour monthly commitment, and applications are due by Jan. 12, 2024, accessible online at ColoradoSprings.gov/boards.

🚔 Road Rage Escalation: Stabbing Incident Unfolds

On Wed Dec 27th, approximately 4:40 PM, officers from the Sand Creek Division were dispatched to a road rage incident near N Circle Drive and E St Vrain Street. The person who called the police claimed the driver that stabbed the other driver involved, had left the scene in their vehicle. The injured driver was taken to the local hospital, where officers later conducted an interview. The Assault unit of the Colorado Springs Police Department's detectives is overseeing the investigation. As of the time of reporting, all parties have been identified, and there are no current arrests.

👮‍♂️ El Paso County Jail: Inmate Death Prompts Probe

A 44-year-old male inmate was found unresponsive in his cell at the El Paso County Jail on Dec. 26th, and despite lifesaving efforts, he passed away. The Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation even though no foul play is suspected.

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Upcoming COS Area Events

• Dec 28th-Jan 1st, 5-7:30 PM: Electric Safari @Chyenne Mountain Zoo $24 non member

• Dec 28th, 7-9PM: Trivia Night with This is a Clue @OCC Brewing 2316 W Colorado Ave NO COVER

• Dec 28th, 7:30 PM: The Unteachables Comedy Tour @Voodoo Brewing 808 Garden of the Gods Rd FREE-$10

• Dec 29th, 2-5 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Dec 29th, 7-10 PM: Free Drink FriYay! | Happy Lil Mountains & Trees @Painting With A Twist, Downtown $45-$65

• Dec 31st, 4-5 PM: New Year New Energy Sound Bath @Singing Bowls of the Rockies, 76 S Sierra Madre St Suite C $39

• Dec 31st, 6 PM-midnight: 2nd annual New Year's Eve on the Avenue celebration @2418 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Dec 31st, 7:30 PM: New Year’s Eve with Colorado Springs Philharmonic @Pikes Peak Center $40-$67

• Dec 31st, 8 PM: NYE Comedy Contest | Pikes Punks Comedy Show @The Public House at The Alexander $15 + 2 Item Min

• Dec 31st, NYE at Dave & Buster's 9277 Highland Ridge Hts, COS $54.32/Ticket

🎄 Holiday Light Displays

1. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Electric Safari through Jan 1st:

   • Get advanced tickets online starting at $20.

2. Magic of Lights at Pikes Peak International Raceway through Dec 31st:

   • Tickets for this mesmerizing event are $22.

3. City Streets Stroll & neighborhoods:

   • Explore the festive atmosphere along Tejon Street with glowing trees and garland-wrapped light posts.

   • Acacia Park hosts downtown's proudest tree and offers ice skating

   • Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs boast charming scenes.

   • 4910 Nugent Drive, COS 80922. Lights and music turn on 5 p.m. and music stops at 9:45 p.m. until Jan. 2 - donation of non perishable food item for Care and Share Food Bank

💪 Embrace Discomfort, Find Strength

In the pursuit of emotional liberation, today’s tip urges you to confront discomfort with courage. Rather than avoiding or suppressing difficult emotions, we explore why sitting with them is a powerful act of self-compassion and a vital step toward lasting emotional well-being.

Why Confront Discomfort?

Avoiding or suppressing uncomfortable emotions only prolongs the impact of emotional baggage. Uncomfortable emotions, when ignored, tend to resurface and manifest in various aspects of our lives. You can build resilience by acknowledging and sitting with these emotions. By facing them, you reclaim control and prevent them from dictating your reactions. It's a courageous step towards genuine emotional liberation—acknowledging that discomfort is a part of the human experience and can be transformative when faced with courage.

*Information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please consult a health care professional, nothing above should be construed as medical advice. 

🥪 Gourmet Grilled Cheese

Sometimes you just need some decadent comfort food! According to local COS Chefs, Christine & Jason Miller who created this recipe, this is an easy, cheesy, gourmet crisp and gooey grilled cheese sandwich.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Slices Artisanal Bread

• 3 oz cheese Blue cheese, Cheddar, Swiss, Quesadilla cheese

• 2 tbsps. Mayonnaise

• 2 tbsps. Fine grated Parmesan cheese

• 3 tbsps., Butter Unsalted

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Slice the bread into two even thick slices.

2. Slice and grate the cheeses before you start heating the skillet.

3. Start heating the skillet over medium heat,

4. Spread 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise onto one side of each slice of bread.

5. Add half of the unsalted butter to the pan, let it melt, turn down the heat so it doesn't scorch.

6. Place both pieces of bread in the pan mayonnaise side up, and sprinkle the grated parmesan cheese evenly over the mayonnaise (1 Tablespoon per side)

7. Flip the bread slices over and arrange the other cheeses evenly across one slice of the bread.

8. Place the other slice of bread on top of the slice with the cheese. With the parmesan mayonnaise side up. Add the remaining unsalted butter to the pan.

9. After about 2 minutes on low heat flip the sandwich with the spatula being careful to keep both sides together.

10. After an additional 2 minutes of cooking or when the cheeses are warm and melted. remove the sandwich from the pan, cut in half if you want! And enjoy!

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