Tag: memorial park
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Girls’ state tennis list: Pikes Peak region boasts numerous individual qualifiers for tournament
The girls’ tennis season has reached its final week of competition. Numerous Pikes Peak region players qualified for the individual state tournament, which begins Thursday and will conclude Saturday. The Colorado High School Activities Association on Monday released pairings for the upcoming three-day tournament, which can be found on CHSAA’s website. First round and quarterfinal…
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‘Welcome home’: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day commemorated in Colorado Springs
Flags snapped in the breeze, hand salutes were rendered and tears flowed at Memorial Park on Sunday as Colorado Springs observed Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day. Proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017, March 29 is the day set aside to commemorate the millions of service…
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Vertical skate ramp torn down in Memorial Park after decade of use
Colorado Springs skateboarders are left with one fewer place to challenge their skills after the city demolished the large wooden skate ramp in Memorial Park on Monday. The 14-foot-tall vertical ramp and the smaller, adjacent vertical ramp were installed in 2012 through a partnership between the city and a nonprofit called Sk8-Strong. The additions were…
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Colorado Springs man dies before sentencing hearing in child drowning case
A Colorado Springs man charged with negligence and child abuse resulting in death after a 6-year-old boy drowned at Prospect Lake in Memorial Park two years ago has died before sentencing, court records show. Joseph Camacho, 55, was arrested Sept. 30, 2023, when a woman who had been windsurfing at the park called 911 after…
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‘An event of hope’: Colorado Springs comes together for Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Ready. Set. Go. A sea of purple shirts took off for the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Memorial Park Saturday morning in Colorado Springs. Held annually, the walk is one of 13 that the Alzheimer’s Association hosts in Colorado to bring more awareness to the disease while also serving as a way to connect…
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Colorado Springs-area brew festivals offer many reasons to rejoice
Colorado Springs-area beer lovers will have much to rejoice about this weekend as two brew festivals will offer a wide variety of beverages from dozens of local breweries and wineries. On Friday, the Dead Man’s Brewfest returns to Colorado Springs for its seventh straight year. The event, held at Weidner Field, promises hand-selected beers, wines…
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Officials host safety meeting amid ‘alarming’ spike in El Paso County pedestrian deaths
Pedestrian deaths involving vehicles have risen 88% in Colorado since 2015, with pedestrian fatalities in El Paso County spiking at an even higher level — 167%, according to state officials. The “alarming rise” in deaths prompted the Colorado Department of Transportation to host a safety meeting Thursday night at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. In…
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Thousands gather in Colorado Springs to honor lost firefighters
Joe Radich traced his hand over a name carved into a polished granite wall at Memorial Park on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The series of black walls may look like nothing more than names and numbers to outsiders. But for people like Radich, they serve as a lasting connection to a loved who gave the…
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2 arrested in April shooting at Memorial Park parking lot
Two people were arrested and one person remains at-large after allegedly firing 30 rounds at an occupied parked vehicle at Memorial Park in April, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police Wednesday. Both occupants of the vehicle were hospitalized with minor injuries in the shooting off Union Boulevard near Prospect Lake, according to…
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2 arrested in April shooting at Memorial Park parking lot
Two people were arrested and one person remains at-large after allegedly firing 30 rounds at an occupied parked vehicle at Memorial Park in April, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police Wednesday. Both occupants of the vehicle were hospitalized with minor injuries in the shooting off Union Boulevard near Prospect Lake, according to…