Author: Angie Jackson
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Hundreds turn out for free school supplies, health services
About 1,000 Colorado Springs students will start school this year with backpacks stuffed to the brim with new school supplies thanks to an annual fair organized by Northern Churches Care. Up to 1,600 people filed into Rocky Mountain Calvary Saturday for the 9th annual health fair and back to school program. Along with schools supplies,…
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Vista Ridge senior earns spot at unique NASA workshop
Brittany Kowalski hates to miss a day of school, but she won’t attend the first week of class of her senior year. She’ll be immersed in a unique NASA summer program instead. This week, 40 teenagers from across the country will engage in a pilot project designed for females with a passion for scientific exploration…
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Hundreds attend vigil for teen victims, remembered as ‘caring’ and ‘amazing’
Rain fell softly on the backs of hundreds of people Thursday night during a vigil to honor three teenagers fatally shot inside an SUV late Wednesday night. The candles they held shone bright. “I think everybody’s still in shock,” said Brian Sheppard, the cousin of one of the teens. Friends and family remembered the three…
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City program teaches water skiing, self-confidence
“Hit it!” yelled a volunteer, signaling T.J. Ikehara to stand on his water skis. A crowd cheered as a boat whizzed him around Prospect Lake. After circling the lake three times, Ikehara waded back to shore, blinking water out of his eyes and offering two thumbs up. Though water skiing isn’t new to the 26-year-old,…
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D-49 parents skeptical, but sign up for $1-a-ride student busing
With the first day of school just more than a week away, families flocked to the Falcon School District 49 bus yard Saturday to learn about the district’s new fee-for-service transportation system. The transportation department’s open house was scheduled 8-11 a.m., but families arrived as early as 7:30 a.m. and were still filing in after…
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Springs cyclists are part of Courage Classic family
Although he was an avid mountain biker, Brad Barnes struggled up Vail Pass during his first Courage Classic bike tour in 2000. He’d never ridden more than 20 miles straight and the three-day, 157-mile ride felt like eternity. Now, returning today for his 12th Courage Classic benefiting Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver, Barnes is hooked…
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AFA presenting replacement medal to Tuskegee Airmen pilot
When 87-year-old Franklin Macon thinks of his Tuskegee Airmen medal, he’s reminded of how fortunate he was to receive his wings in a time when the military resisted black pilots. When the medal — awarded to famed World War II black pilots — was stolen from his house during a break-in on May 31, he…
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Springs disabled veterans service center to close July 29
The Colorado Springs Disabled American Veterans service center will close its doors at the end of the month, meaning that the thousands of veterans who depend on the nonprofit for assistance with filing claims will have to travel to Lakewood. Volunteers and employees said the July 29 closure will present hardships for the 9,000 clients…
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Monsoon takes weekend off, rain back next week
Colorado Springs will dry out slightly throughout the weekend, but monsoon season is still underway, according to a National Weather Service spokesman. “We still have a monsoon flow coming up into the area. Essentially, as far as the lower elevations, we will probably remain dry into about middle of next week,” National Weather Service spokesman…
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Despite politics, PrideFest crowd says its OK to be gay in Springs
Maddie Peltier-Meade, her partner Karen and their five children were used to being targets before they moved to Monument.In Ohio, anti-gay activists stuck a knife in their door. In Minnesota, residents flocked their yard with picket signs to protest Peltier-Meade’s wedding. Now settled in the Pikes Peak region, she and her family feel accepted and…