200-mile biker ride to help children of fallen soldiers

An upcoming motorcycle ride aims to help children whose parents have died in war.

The Freedom Seekers Association will host a 200-mile motorcycle ride across Colorado on July 7, said Jeff Holt, a member of the club. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund. The rest will be donated to children in the Pikes Peak region who have lost a father in combat.

The ride will stop at a handful of war memorials along the Front Range, as well as in the mountains just west of Colorado Springs, Holt said.

The cost to register for the race is $10 per motorcycle, and $15 for motorcycles carrying two people.

Registration will take place at 8 a.m. the day of the ride at the Retired Enlisted Association Building, 834 Emory Circle.

Free tickets offered for Sesame Street shows

Elmo, Big Bird and the Cookie Monster are headed to Fort Carson and Peterson AFB.

Carson- Free tickets for three live Sesame Street shows presented by the USO became available Tuesday at Fort Carson for military families, according to the Fort Carson Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

The shows are planned for 2 p.m. on July 1 as well as 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on July 2 at the Fort Carson Special Events Center.

For more information about the show or to learn how to get tickets, call 526-1867 or visit http://bit.ly/Lzhnjn.

Peterson-  July 8 & 9 – RP Lee Youth Center, 556-7220Tickets are still available only for the 6 p.m. Sunday, July 8, and the 5 p.m. Monday, July 9, performances of the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families in the Base Auditorium.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been changed to clarify that the motorcycle event is a 200-mile ride, not a race.