Tag: Pikes Peak Region
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Ski trails debut for season at state park west of Colorado Springs
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It’s not a Nordic center. But a state park is offering groomed trails that are rare across the Pikes Peak region. In Teller County, Mueller State Park’s Facebook page recently revealed the season’s first corduroy made over three trails: Black Bear Trail and the others around the Conifer Ridge and Grouse Mountain campgrounds. The groomed…
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Bracing for the polar vortex: 4 tips for preparing your home as extreme cold hits Colorado Springs
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Colorado Springs Utilities officials have some tips for how residents can prepare their homes for extreme cold weather. The state is bracing for a cold snap that will bring freezing temperatures and subzero wind chills this weekend and early next week, prompting Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to verbally issue a disaster declaration officially activating the…
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Families of fallen Colorado heroes receive mortgage payoffs from nonprofit
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is helping the families of fallen Fountain police officer Julian Becerra and Green Beret Micah Walker
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Nonprofits banking on Tuesday’s Colorado Gives Day to help raise funds for operations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following this year’s wildly successful Giving Tuesday, when on Dec. 1, nearly 35 million Americans opened their wallets to donate $2.47 billion to nonprofits around the nation, Colorado Gives Day again is being held one week later. Local organizations are hopeful donors will be just…
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Much of Colorado expected to get more than a foot of snow
Much of Colorado is expected to get more than a foot of snow by Monday, along with below-freezing temperatures from Sunday’s incoming winter storm, according to the National Weather Service. For the Pikes Peak region, including Teller and El Paso counties, a winter storm warning is in effect from noon Sunday until noon Monday. Teller…
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Focus on the Family, James Dobson Family Institute among Colorado Springs ministries pushing to reelect Trump
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak region is home to numerous Christian organizations that help needy children around the world, minister to youth, evangelize nonbelievers, publish books, distribute Bibles and support churches in other nations. Most of these…