Fountain Creek Nature Center won another Greenie Award Saturday night at the 10th Annual Veda Fashion Show & Greenie Awards! Thank you so much for voting for us! The Greenie Awards were created to raise awareness in the community of all the wonderful organizations that are doing great work in support of a healthy environment. …
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, May 9 – 12, 2017. Thank a teacher that motivates and inspires your children in school. Teachers can make a difference in a child’s life academically and everyday life. Teachers and families need to work together to ensure that every student in Colorado is prepared and unafraid to succeed in school,…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to hear from fishing enthusiasts so it is calling together an Angler Roundtable, scheduled at 6 p.m., May 10. Attendees will get updates from CPW aquatic biologists on the upcoming fishing season, tips on hot spots and answers to any questions or concerns they might have.…
Fountain, CO – Fountain Creek Nature Center will host the annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 6th from 10am-2pm. This is a great family friendly event that encourages outdoor recreation in the Pikes Peak Region and having fun in the outdoors! There will be bug sweeps, puppet shows, pond studies, face painting, kite making,…
FOUNTAIN, CO – All dogs living in El Paso County must be licensed. Licensing helps animal law enforcement officers return your missing pet to you and lets them know your pet is not a stray. Register your pet online Click Here View License fees for Colorado Springs, Fountain and El Paso County
FOUNTAIN, CO – The City of Fountain Court Office will be closed from April 26th through April 28th due to construction. All other offices are open.
FOUNTAIN, CO – Join the City of Fountain Parks Division by helping to plant trees on Arbor Day. This years event is at Heritage Park located off Winebrook Way. Tree planting will be on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Come by and help and make our city parks beautiful. Refreshments provided by the City of Fountain…
Island-Themed Truck to Give Away FREE Shaved Ice in Fountain, Colorado to Help Community “Chill Out” on Tax Day With Tax Day right around the corner, many of us are reaching into our pockets to pay-off Uncle Sam. To relieve taxpayers of the stress associated with meeting the federal deadline, Kona Ice will be hosting its fourth…
Widefield and Mesa Ridge High Schools will play a Basketball Game vs. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Charity Basketball Game will be help on April 14, 2017 at 5:30 pm at Bowers By (Widefield High School) Game 1 will be 8th Graders vs. Teachers and Game 2 will by Mesa Ridge and Widefield High Schoolers…
Colorado Springs, CO – Saturday, April 8, 2017, at approximately 4:52 PM, Deputies were dispatched to the 21800 block of East Highway 24 regarding a found body. When deputies arrived on scene they located a deceased male. The victim has been identified at 23 year old Lawrence D. Gloster II. We would like to extend…
Fountain-Fort Carson Baseball team will be holding a Cajun Boil Fundraising Dinner to raise funds for their baseball program. Our Cajun Boil Fundraising Dinner will be Friday April 14th @ 6:30 p.m. in the FFCHS Cafeteria. It will be an ALL You Can Eat Crab, shrimp, Sausage, and potatoes dinner for $25. Date: April 14,…
FOUNTAIN, CO – The Fountain Spring Dumpster Days are here!! City of Fountain Residents may pay $10 a truck load to dump certain items at 2 monitored dumpster locations for their convenience. FOUNTAIN RESIDENTS ONLY LOCATIONS: Lorraine Bldg.—301 E. Iowa (East End of Bldg) Electric Dept. Yard—6745 Southmoor Drive Locations will be open for dropoff:…
A day of live science and fun hands-on science activities. If you’re a Harry Potter fan you will enjoy our “Alchemy, Wizards & Potions” activities, featuring amazing chemistry and science adventures inside our own “castle” where you can climb the bell tower and learn about sound, waves and electricity. Presented by Cool Science, the Colorado College Cool…
Colorado Springs, CO – Based upon increased fire activity, very high fire danger, current fire weather conditions and consultation and coordination of federal, state and local fire agencies, it is determined that Burn Restrictions are warranted in the City of Colorado Springs. Pursuant of the 2009 International Fire Code the Fire Marshal has implemented Burn…
Fountain, Colorado – On March 8, 2017, officer’s responded to a home in the 100 block of Wellington Street in Fountain, to investigate a report of child abuse. Officers found that the two small children had been locked in a bedroom by their mother while their mother was away on a trip. The mother had…
Colorado Springs, Colorado – Join 15 public, private and non-profits for an ecotourism birding and nature festival that promotes conservation and education to explore the area’s natural and agricultural heritage resources of the Pikes Peak Region. The festival offers over 30 unique opportunities for participants. Join an experienced field trip leader for a birding experience…
