Author: Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazettedev.gazette.com
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AROUND TOWN: Elegant YOT Club party provides Christmas for the community’s kids
What a nightclub crowd: elegant young adults in the latest and flashiest, glittering stilettos, Santa hats and gentlemen in black ties or silk Christmas colors. And there was something else special to this night, the party goers arrived on Tejon Street with armloads of new stuffed animals, kids’ books and Christmas-wish toys. Such is the…
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AROUND TOWN: Zoya Dickins Miller’s legacy continues at Newborn Hope
A friend’s dainty baby girl was born much too early and like so many preemies suffered immediate health obstacles. This tiny one had respiratory distress syndrome and, sadly, died. Zoya Dickins Miller wanted others among the smallest little ones to have a fighting chance in life and in 1973 pulled together friends for an elegant…
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AROUND TOWN: AAUW Authors’ Day covered war, history and food
It’s a scholarship fundraiser with an enthusiastic audience and it’s all about books. The annual Colorado Springs Branch AAUW Authors’ Day offers an opportunity to hear from and meet authors, bid at a silent auction and share lunch. An eclectic group of writers was invited to the Nov. 14 event. Stephen Coonts, a regular on…
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Must See Must Do: Your best bets for weekend fun in and around Colorado Springs
Here’s a look at your best options for fun in the Colorado Springs area and beyond over the next few days: FRIDAY – A touch-of-the-Old-West holiday tradition continues with Michael Martin Murphey’s annual Cowboy Christmas at Stargazer’s Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Drive. The evening kicks off the singer’s holiday tour. Show at 8 p.m., doors…
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AROUND TOWN: Red Kettle bells are ringing
The red kettles are in place. The bells are ringing. To kick off this holiday tradition Salvation Army Majors Richard and Tammy Larson welcomed supporters and campaign partners to a fundraising Red Kettle Kickoff Luncheon, “The Sound of Hope,” Nov. 19 at Garden of the Gods Club. Saluting the volunteers who are ringing those bells,…
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AROUND TOWN: Signature Chefs event supports the March of Dimes
For 77 years the March of Dimes has put the focus on babies, its work aimed at helping prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant death. That’s especially important in Colorado where 1 out of every 10 babies is born prematurely, the leading cause of newborn death nationwide, said Southern Colorado Division Director Moyra Hower.…
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AROUND TOWN: TRE goes all Western to raise money for IDD services
Saddle up, cowpokes and cowgirls, and the 300 guests at The Resource Exchange’s Wild Wild West Roundup did just that. There were Western duds, line dancing, rope tricks, boots ‘n’ spurs, plates of barbecue and lots of yee-haws at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame for the late-September event. To go along with the fun, more…
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Must See Must Do: Your best bets for fun this weekend in and around Colorado Springs
Here’s a look at some of the top happenings around Colorado Springs and the Front Range in the next few days: STARTING FRIDAY – Get ready, get set, gas up the car, it’s Denver Arts Week (denver.org/denverartsweek), a perfect time to travel north to celebrate Denver’s cultural scene with more than 300 events Friday through…
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AROUND TOWN: Koats 4 Kids brings 650 new coats to kids at Evans
There were 650 special surprises when students at Evans International Elementary School were called into their gymnasium the end of October. Stacks and stacks of new winter coats awaited, one for every student in the D-49 school. It was each child’s choice: puffy white coat, bright blue ski coat, warm and fuzzy snow coat, pink…
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AROUND TOWN: Go Red for Women hears that strokes hit FAST
“Know your numbers” has been the rally cry for the annual American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Education Day and Luncheon. Deb Mahan knew hers by heart and they were all good; blood pressure, cholesterol, everything. She exercised, was a runner and a dancer, practiced yoga and ate a vegetarian diet. The bank vice…