Tag: veterans
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Colorado Springs veterans share comradeship at weekly gatherings
Roger Fortin is quite the social butterfly. The 78-year-old retired airman fluttered from one group of veterans to the next Wednesday during a weekly gathering at a Colorado Springs restaurant. For the past 13 years, Fortin — who served six years in the Navy and another 17 in the Air Force — has been organizing…
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Rodeo, Victor Gold Rush, Paranormal Cirque
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Go rodeo or hot rods, garden touring or gold camping and PRIDE celebrations this weekend around Colorado Springs and elsewhere in Colorado. THURSDAY-SATURDAY A highlight of the summer for 80 years, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo continues this weekend at Norris-Penrose Event Center. Championship rodeo, bull…
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Rodeo, Victor Gold Rush, Paranormal Cirque
Go rodeo or hot rods, garden touring or gold camping and PRIDE celebrations this weekend around Colorado Springs and elsewhere in Colorado. THURSDAY-SATURDAY A highlight of the summer for 80 years, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo continues this weekend at Norris-Penrose Event Center. Championship rodeo, bull riding, saddle broncs and, for the kids, the delightful Mutton…
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Passion for WWII planes drew pilot to Colorado Springs
Seeing smiles on the faces of passengers aboard the World War II aircraft that Bill Klaers flies is all the motivation and reward he needs. Klaers’ Colorado Springs operation features one of the world’s most renowned restoration shops for World War II planes, and he heads a national museum next door. His passion for the…
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Passion for WWII planes drew pilot to Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Seeing smiles on the faces of passengers aboard the World War II aircraft that Bill Klaers flies is all the motivation and reward he needs. Klaers’ Colorado Springs operation features one of the world’s most renowned restoration shops for World War II planes, and he…
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Free vehicle inspection Saturday for veterans and seniors
Veterans and senior citizens can get a free 29-point vehicle inspection this Saturday at Mount Carmel Veteran Service Center, at 530 Communication Circle in Colorado Springs. Space is limited to the first 20 vehicles that register by calling Scott Sullivan at 719-201-6810 or by email at scottsullivan1985@gmail.com. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The…
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Colorado contractor teams up with home-improvement initiative to replace roof free of charge for Colorado Springs veteran
One of the country’s biggest roofing materials companies teamed up with a veterans’ nonprofit and a Colorado contractor last week to provide a new roof for a Colorado Springs veteran, free of charge. In partnership with the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project and Purple Heart Homes, Cenco Building Services completely replaced a roof and gutters…
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Colorado Springs veterans nonprofit receives $37,000 in donations
The Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition, a Colorado Springs nonprofit organization, recently received two donations totaling $37,000. Colorado Veterans Project, a nonprofit that holds fundraising events for local veterans organizations, donated $30,000. Veterans Squaring Away Veterans, a nonprofit that is repurposing its assets due to impending closure, donated $7,000. Program director Jerome Ford said the money…
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Poetry Heals helps people find personal words for trauma, homelessness and pandemic stress
The pandemic has been a time of stress for people everywhere. And Poetry Heals has reached out with ways for people to express in writing how they’re feeling, for them to know that’s OK. During this time of uncertainty and fear, the trauma- therapy nonprofit adapted to something new, expanding their creative help in place…