Tag: paralympic
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Canine Companions: How a service dog makes life a little easier for Colorado Springs Paralympian
Amanda McGrory hadn’t even left handler training when she realized how much her service dog would affect her life. The retired Paralympian was packing her bags to return home from a two-week training program, where she learned how handle to Calvin, a 2-year-old, blond Lab-golden retriever mix. While getting ready to leave, she spilled her…
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Colorado Springs Olympic museum celebrates ‘rich’ history of the Games ahead of Summer Olympics in Paris
A sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Colorado Springs welcomed community members to the Olympic & Paralympic Museum to celebrate and watch the Olympic Trials ahead of the 2024 Summer Games to be held in Paris. The event featured unique activities including artifact and athlete demonstrations and athlete meet-and-greets. Sunday is Olympic & Paralympic Day, marking…
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Loss of U.S. Space Command a ‘missed opportunity’ for Colorado Springs; what next?
John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Colorado Springs to name two — but he called the loss of the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., his biggest setback. “We haven’t had a whole lot of economic development bad news, but…