Bring the entire family to our 17th annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on the front lawn of Widefield Parks & Recreation! Festivities will include kids crafts, photo booth, s’mores, cookies, hot cocoa, carolers, Santa, and more. This is a free event for the community. Help us help others! Donate gently used or new coats starting in November…
El Paso County / Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management Monitoring High Wind and Red Flag Warnings for Thursday and FridayEmergency ManagmentFEATURED NEWSNEWSPublic Works Colorado Springs: December 1, 2022 – The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM) is closely monitoring the potential for damaging winds in the Pikes Peak region Thursday evening, Dec. 1…
Participate in an interactive reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” while waiting for Santa to arrive at the Nature Center! Then, hike with Sana to see what gifts nature gives us. Afterwards, enjoy seasonal tunes with the band, Peppergrass, and make paper snowflakes! Saturdays, December 10 & 17, 2022 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.…
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 Due to projected high winds and anticipated unsafe conditions, all schools and buildings in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 will be operating on a two-hour delayed start schedule on Friday, Dec 2. This delay applies to school and staff start times. Also, there will be no A.M. preschool. Buses will…
The Fountain Ft. Carson JROTC will be having its Annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser. Come out and enjoy breakfast with your friends and neighbors and help support the JROTC. Breakfast is from 7:00 am – 9: am at Aragon Elementary School located at 211 S. Main Street, Fountain, CO. Tickets can be obtained from the JROTC…
There is a new Festival in Colorado Springs this year with music, dancing, car show and fun for the whole famly. Fiestas Patrias occurs the day after Hispanic Heritage month. Each year Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage month from September 15 – October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose…
Colorado Springs, CO – The Colorado Spring’s Labor Day Balloon Festival is a fun event for the entire family. Taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Labor Day weekend guests can watch as approximately 65 hot air balloons float around the city. There will be food vendors, skydiving demonstrations, music, food vendors, and fun…
Fountain, CO – The annual Fall Festival is an eagerly anticipated community event, drawing thousands of people from all walks of life. Featuring a lively parade, great food, and a range of vendors selling everything from arts and crafts to local products, this festival truly has something for everyone. Plus, with fun activities like live…
Free Concert at Fountain Creek Regional Park from 6pm – 8 pm on August 30, 2022 featuring “Soul School” playing music ( Four Tops, Bruno Mars, Kool and the Gang) for your enjoyment. Date: 8/30/2022Time: 6 pm – 8 pmLocation: 2010 Duckwood Rd, Fountain, CO
Colorado Springs — The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor SEMA Construction will temporarily close southbound I-25 and CO 16 (Mesa Ridge Parkway) on- and off-ramps for paving activities. Ramp closures are scheduled 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. nightly, Wednesday, August 24 through Friday, August 26 and Sunday, August 28 through Thursday, September 1. Use…
The 7th Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival promises to be a special event! Join public, private and non-profits for an ecotourism birding and nature festival that promotes conservation and education to explore the natural and agricultural heritage resources of the Pikes Peak Region. Spring migration along Colorado’s Front Range is often full of surprises.…
The Fountain Creek Nature Center will be hosting a Chocolate Bunny Walk and Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16, 9:00-10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. & 1:00-2:00 p.m. Meet a live rabbit, learn about rabbits via a fun, interactive slide show, then hunt for eggs as you hike through the woods. For children ages 2-10…
In partnership with El Paso County, Widefield Parks & Recreation is proud to sponsor HHWD Day for Widefield/Security Residents. Properly dispose of residential household hazardous waste items! Friday, April 22 @ 9am – 1pm Widefield Parks & Recreation, 705 Aspen Drive, 80911 Registration Required. Widefield Parks & Recreation will be collecting money donations for the Aaron Gutierrez…
Colorado Springs – El Paso County will open Kane Ranch Open Space, the newest addition to the El Paso County Parks system, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. El Paso County was gifted the 495-acre site through the wishes of the late Alexander Kane, a prominent rancher in southern El Paso County. Located approximately 4 miles east…
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) is voluntarily recalling all lots with expiry through September 2023 of specific Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants and Old Spice Below Deck aerosol spray products sold in the United States, and listed in the table below, to the consumer level due to the presence of benzene…
Honor a Veteran with a wreath this December 18th. Show your support to our veterans by honoring them with a remembrance wreath for Christmas. Each wreath is only $15. Wreaths Across America is a national fundraising program to honor veterans with beautiful fresh evergreen wreaths on veterans’ graves in December. “We have 218 veterans’ graves,”…
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