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Tri-Lakes Lions Club donates to Monument Fire District Tri-Lakes Lions Club recently presented a check for $1,488 as a Christmas donation to Monument Fire District in support of purchasing new radio equipment for first responders. • • • Education updates Rowan Block, of Colorado Springs, was among the students admitted to the Lassonde Founders program…

North Pole Craft Fair raises funds for Tri-Lakes Cares This year’s Monument Hill Kiwanis club-sponsored North Pole Craft Fair drew 1,301 to the Grace Best Education Center in downtown Monument. They shopped from 63 vendors. The Cookie Walk sold 119 dozen Christmas cookies which netted $682 for Tri-Lakes Cares. Additionally, Tri-Lakes Cares received $1,476 in…

Monument Hill Kiwanis supports The Salvation Army Since 2015, the Monument Hill Kiwanis club has collected more than $317,000 and provided 4,224 hours of bell ringing to benefit The Salvation Army, states a news release from MHKC. With The Salvation Army’s rate of $13 an hour to hire bell ringers, that equates to $54,912 of…

The second annual “A Black Forest Christmas” was held Sunday at Black Forest Community Club. In addition to the lighing of the annual Black Forest Christmas Tree, there was music, crafting, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, hot soup, and an abundance of delicious Christmas cookies competing for greatness in the Christmas Cookie Contest.

Family-Friendly ‘Hometown Christmas’ set for Dec. 17 Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at Black Forest Community Center, “A Hometown Christmas” is “an old-school, traditional Christmas celebration: food, friends, fellowship and fun,” said Marissa Searle. The family-friendly event will feature live holiday music from Monument-based rock band Ashtonz (2021 Best of The Springs), home-prepared…

Monument Hill Kiwanis Club presents money raised during Empty Bowls to Tri-Lakes Cares The Monument Hills Kiwanis Club recently presented a check for $11,000 raised as a result of the annual Empty Bowls Dinner & Silent Auction fundraiser to nonprofit Tri-Lakes Cares. Tri-Lakes Cares plans and executes the Silent Auction portion of the October event…

Black Forest Fall Arts & Crafts Show starts Nov. 2  The 58th Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Show & Sale, hosted by the Black Forest Arts and Crafts Guild, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2- Sunday, Nov. 6 at Black Forest Commmunity Center, 12350 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs (80908). Admission is free. Hours are…

Education updates Tanner Ausec, of Colorado Springs, a student who is studying mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is among the scholarship recipients for the 2022-23 academic year. Ausec won the following scholarships: Chancellor Scholars; and Marion B Schlicher Scholarship. The UW-Whitewater Foundation awarded more than $2.5 million in scholarships to students this academic year.…

Education updates Brooklynn Cassens, of Colorado Springs, was elected for Central College’s A CapPELLA Choir. Cassens sings as an alto. Under the direction of Mark Babcock ‘91, 74 students are members of the A CapPELLA Choir at Central College for the 2022-23 academic year. The A CapPELLA Choir started at Central in 1932 and is…

Thousands participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Springs Chapter, reports that more than 2,000 people came out for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Colorado Springs Oct. 1 to raise funds to support programs and services for those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, as well as research to find a…