Tag: ymca of the pikes peak region
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With Portal Pool years from returning, Colorado Springs offers three public pools for summer
When it comes to outdoor swimming, Colorado Springs has a pair of public pools to pick from this summer. It’s unlikely that any other city-owned facility will be added soon. On Saturday, Wilson Ranch Pool and Monument Valley Pool opened for the summer through a partnership between Colorado Springs and the YMCA of the Pikes…
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AROUND TOWN: Legacy Race grants support those “on a breast cancer journey”
For two years, a team of local volunteers has created a special Legacy Race Battling Breast Cancer, supporting those in our community with breast cancer and those at risk. The goal was to bring the community together to bring back a local race – and they made it happen. As the organizers say, “We believe…
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Merv Bennett, former member of Colorado Springs City Council and longtime YMCA leader, has died
Merv Bennett, a former member of Colorado Springs City Council and a major force behind the growth of the local YMCA, died Saturday after a long illness, former Mayor John Suthers said. Bennett was 77. “Our city has lost one of its finest citizens,” Suthers said in a statement. “Merv Bennett’s love for Colorado Springs…
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YMCA camp’s policy to sort campers by gender identity stirs controversy
With school having ended for the year, summer camps are hosting weeks of raucous outdoor activities, campfire singalongs, new friendships and everyone having a blast. Along with the traditional fun and games, a developing trend is playing out at the YMCA’s longstanding Camp Shady Brook near Deckers in Douglas County. The sold-out resident summer camp…
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YMCA camp’s policy to sort campers by gender identity stirs controversy
With school ending, summer camps are hosting weeks of raucous outdoor activities, campfire singalongs, new friendships and everyone having a blast. Along with the traditional fun and games, a developing trend is playing out at the YMCA’s longstanding Camp Shady Brook near Deckers. The sold-out resident summer camp is one of the few in the…
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YMCA camp’s policy to sort campers by gender identity stirs controversy
With school ending, summer camps are getting ready for weeks of raucous outdoor activities, campfire singalongs, new friendships and everyone having a blast. Along with the traditional fun and games, a developing trend is playing out at the YMCA’s longstanding Camp Shady Brook near Deckers in Douglas County. The sold-out resident summer camp is one…
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YMCA camp’s policy to sort campers by gender identity stirs controversy
With school ending, summer camps are getting ready for weeks of raucous outdoor activities, campfire singalongs, new friendships and everyone having a blast. Along with the traditional fun and games, a developing trend is playing out at the YMCA’s longstanding Camp Shady Brook near Deckers in Douglas County. The sold-out resident summer camp is one…