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Colorado high school seniors encouraged to apply for Daniels Scholarship Applications for the nationally recognized Daniels Scholarship Program are available for high school seniors in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Interested students should visit DanielsFund.org and apply by 4 p.m. Nov. 15. Now in its 21st year, the program has provided more than $220…

Laura Hale named director of sales and marketing at Jackson Creek Senior Living Jackson Creek Senior Living has selected longtime community team member Laura Hale to serve as its director of sales and marketing. Hale has been a Colorado resident since 2006 and holds an associate of secretarial science degree. She started her career in…

Safety tips for Fire Prevention Week Tri-lakes Monument Fire Protection District Department is teaming with State Farm and the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” The campaign, which runs Oct. 3-9, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take…

Jackson Creek Senior Living names new executive director Jackson Creek Senior Living has selected Cindy Batey to serve as the community’s executive director. Batey will oversee operations for Jackson Creek’s 137 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments. Batey is a Monument native who has spent more than 33 years in the senior housing…

Public invited to participate in art mural In celebration of Arts Month 2021, the public is invited to Monument Lake to help paint a mural of the Front Range designed by local artist, Lawson Barney. Painting is every Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. starting Oct. 9 until completion. Barney is an award-winning oil painter and…

County Commissioners recognize Healthy Together Week The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners recently recognized Sept. 16-19 as Healthy Together Week with an official proclamation presented on behalf of the Home Front Military Network. “Home Front Military Network helps make it easier for veterans that have a challenge in their lives find a solution,”…

PPLD searching for new board member Pikes Peak Library District’s Board of Trustees is seeking applications to fill a vacancy by Jan. 1. Trustee Cathy Grossman’s final term of volunteer service ends Dec. 31. Trustees are appointed by a joint committee of the Colorado Springs City Council and the El Paso County Board of County…

12 new CASA volunteers sworn in On any given day, there are 600 children living in foster care or another out-of-home placement in El Paso County. These kids have experienced abuse or neglect and are involved with multiple systems, including the family court system, health care system, and school system. Living in an unpredictable environment…

PPLD searching for new board member Pikes Peak Library District’s Board of Trustees is seeking applications to fill a vacancy by Jan. 1. Members of PPLD’s Board of Trustees are appointed by a joint committee of the Colorado Springs City Council and the El Paso County Board of Commissioners. It is a governing board as…

Taste of Douglas County Mike Boyle, host of the Mike Boyle Restaurant Show and organizer of the Taste of Douglas County event, is back with his popular feeding frenzy from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Douglas County fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Some of the eateries taking part are Viewhouse Restaurants, Pegasus, Little Caesar’s…