Author: Kristen Dorris
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Black Friday Openings
4 p.m. ThursdayMichaels8 p.m. ThursdayWalmart- kids, toys, appareal, housewaresSearsKmartToys ‘R’ Us9 p.m. ThursdayTarget10 p.m. ThursdayWalmart- electronics12 a.m. FridayBest BuyKohl’sDick’s Sporting GoodsMacy’sSport’s Authority4 a.m. FridaySearsAAFES5 a.m. FridayWalmart- variousBIG 5Gordman’sLowe’sStaples6 a.m. FridayBed, Bath & BeyondBig LotsBurlington Coat FactoryJCPenneyJoAnn FabricsRadioShackSportsman’s WarehouseKmart7 a.m. FridayMichael’sPetSmartSam’s Club Mesa Ridge’s Brayton Medina Photo by MICHAEL CIAGLO, THE GAZETTE Avoid the crowd? Shoppers…
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Veterans Day freebies and discounts
California Pizza KitchenOn Sunday, November 11 and Monday, November 12th, all veterand and active duty military receive a pree pizza and a non-alcoholic beverage. Dine in Only. Must be in uniform or bring military ID or proof of service. Denny’s All You Can Eat PancakesGet all you can eat pancakes for all active duty military…
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Fort Carson soldiers receive wildfire training
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a deadly summer of wildfires under way, Fort Carson soldiers are preparing for the day they may be needed in the fight. This week, more than 1,000 soldiers trained with the National Interagency Fire…
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Fort Carson soldiers receive wildfire training
With a deadly summer of wildfires under way, Fort Carson soldiers are preparing for the day they may be needed in the fight. This week, more than 1,000 soldiers trained with the National Interagency Fire Center in preparation for possible support if the fire season worsens. Currently, NIFC lists fire preparedness at Level 4. If…
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Hungry, Hungry Heroes
Hungry Heroes, a part of charity The Home Front Cares, provides Fort Carson soldiers with their first taste of home just minutes after their plane touches down in Colorado Springs. After the soldiers turn in their weapons and go through reintegration at the airport, they go in to a holding area where they’re given their…
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Community Partnership for Child Development Opens Center on Fort Carson
Community Partnership for Child Development has hosted classes on Fort Carson for the past 10 years, but Thursday marked the first time the nonprofit had its own facility. “This building is definitely special,” said Col. Robert F. McLaughlin, the Garrison Commander on post, motioning to the structure behind him. “We’re always trying to make the…
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The Toy Industry Foundation gives toys to children on Peterson AFB
Free toys, face painting, bounce houses, art, games, music, and food; it’s every kid and parents’ dream.The Toy Industry Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on bringing normalcy to distressed childrens’ lives through toys and play, teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Sams club to bring toys to 1,800 kids from Schriever and Peterson…
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Community Partnership for Child Development Opens Center on Fort Carson
Community Partnership for Child Development has hosted classes on Fort Carson for the past 10 years, but Thursday marked the first time the nonprofit had its own facility. “This building is definitely special,” said Col. Robert F. McLaughlin, the Garrison Commander on post, motioning to the structure behind him. “We’re always trying to make the…
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Our View – Sunday
Fort Carson held a Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday, April 16th, as part of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance, April 15-22. This year’s theme was “Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue”.Click here for pictures of the eventKaren Z. Brass, the daughter of David Zauder, a Holocaust survivor and detainee of 5 concentration…
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Our View – Saturday
Free toys, face painting, bounce houses, art, games, music, and food; it’s every kid and parents’ dream.The Toy Industry Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on bringing normalcy to distressed childrens’ lives through toys and play, teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Sams club to bring toys to 1,800 kids from Schriever and Peterson…