Author: Cheyenne Edition staff report

Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School was transformed into world of costumes and confections on Oct. 27. To celebrate Halloween, the school building became a living representation of the beloved Candyland board game. “This is an amazing feat and it takes our entire school community to pull this off. Parents and school staff have been creating decorations…

The Colorado Springs Fire Department’s Mitigation Section and City Parks’ and Forestry staff are teaming with community volunteers to complete fire mitigation work at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site starting Thursday, Oct. 28. Prevention efforts, which are scheduled to conclude with a community volunteer day on Saturday, Oct. 30, will include limbing, thinning, chipping dead…

The Housing & Building Association of Colorado Springs announced the winners of the People’s Choice Awards and the Industry Awards of Excellence for the 2021 Parade of Homes, held Sept. 10-26. This year’s featured homes ranged in price from the mid $300,000’s to $5,912,000; 17 builders presented 18 homes located throughout the Pikes Peak Region…

North Cheyenne Canyon Road will remain closed on weekdays through June 18, the City of Colorado Springs announced last week. The closure is from the Starsmore Visitor & Nature Center to Helen Hunt Falls in North Cheyenne Cañon Park. Vehicles are not permitted on the road Monday through Friday, however, trails remain open to non-motorized…

The Assistance League of Colorado Springs Annual Fun Fair, which had been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, has been canceled due to COVID-19 precautions. The nonprofit made this statement on its Facebook page: “Due to the governor’s latest mandate that groups of people must be 10 or less, we are canceling the Assistance League’s Annual…

A Pikes Peak region holiday tradition returns Saturday with the festive lighting of The Broadmoor Seven Falls. The family-friendly celebration starts at 10 a.m. at the Creekside Pavilion, where children can write letters to Santa and search for prizes and candy during the Elf Scavenger Hunt. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at The Outpost at…