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Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center marks 10 years of helping Colorado Springs veterans

If you know a veteran who could use a hand, Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center puts a lot of help under one roof.

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Mt. Carmel's pantry and quilts by the numbers

5 days
a week the on-site pantry is open, no appointment
About 30
people use the on-site pantry each week, on average
12
local veterans being honored with Quilts of Valor

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Public SafetyColorado Springs firefighters fought several small fires along the railroad tracks near Fillmore StreetIf you were near Mark Dabling Boulevard and West Fillmore Street on Wednesday afternoon, that was the Colorado Springs Fire Department at work. CSFD said it was battling several small fires along the railroad tracks there.City HallCity Council passes the 2027 Colorado Springs budget 8-1 on first readingThe Colorado Springs City Council approved the 2027 city budget 8-1 on Tuesday. A second reading and vote is scheduled for Tue., Nov. 24.Fort CarsonAbout 500 Fort Carson soldiers marched 25 miles to America the Beautiful ParkAbout 500 soldiers started the 25-mile march at 5 a.m. Tuesday and finished at America the Beautiful Park, each carrying a 35-pound pack. 1st Sgt. Mark Vergara was the first across the line.CommunityA Colorado Springs couple is stepping in to keep Imagination Library books coming to local kidsIf you have a little one in El Paso or Teller County, the free monthly books aren't stopping. After Pikes Peak United Way ended its partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Geoff and Jessica Mulligan started the all-volunteer Pikes Peak Early Literacy Foundation to take it over.Cheyenne Mountain ZooCheyenne Mountain Zoo says Emmett the grizzly's cancer has returnedCheyenne Mountain Zoo says the aggressive cancer has returned for Emmett, its 22-year-old grizzly bear. He had surgery in February to remove a cancerous lump at the base of his tail, and the pathology results at the time were excellent.Veterans DayWanda Daniels, 103, was honored as grand marshal at downtown Colorado Springs' Veterans Day paradeIf you missed it, Saturday's 27th annual Veterans Day parade filled downtown Colorado Springs with American flags, held by children, veterans and families and flown from vehicles.

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  • Project VineyardA plan for two 110,000-square-foot buildings in southern Colorado Springs to test data center equipment gets its first public hearing before the planning commission today, on an appeal of its administrative approval.

    A plan for two 110,000-square-foot buildings in southern Colorado Springs to test data center equipment gets its first public hearing before the planning commission today, on an appeal of its administrative approval. The company estimates the compound's electrical demand could reach up to 200 megawatts.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Colorado Public Radio

  • City budgetCity Council voted 8-1 Tuesday on the first of two votes on the 2027 budget, with added dollars for police and fire.

    City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday on the first of two votes on the 2027 budget, with added dollars for police and fire. The second and final vote comes in two weeks.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: KVOR

  • Ice creamHandel's Ice Cream opens its first Colorado Springs shop today at 11 a.m.

    Handel's Ice Cream opens its first Colorado Springs shop today at 11 a.m. at 1220 Interquest Parkway. The first 100 guests in line win free ice cream for a year.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Gazette

  • Skate in the ParkThe downtown rink opens Friday, the same day as the Acacia Park Holiday Celebration and tree lighting.

    The downtown rink opens Friday, the same day as the Acacia Park Holiday Celebration and tree lighting. Parks Operations Administrator Andrew Rummel said roughly 40,000 people go downtown each season to skate.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Gazette

  • 5A soccer finalTop-seeded Legend and No. 6 Ralston Valley play for the Class 5A boys soccer title Saturday at 6 p.m.

    Top-seeded Legend and No. 6 Ralston Valley play for the Class 5A boys soccer title Saturday at 6 p.m. at Weidner Field. Legend beat Regis Jesuit 2-1, and Ralston Valley edged Denver North 1-0 in Tuesday's semifinals. A $15 ticket gets you into every match that day.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: Westminster Window, Sentinel Colorado, SeatGeek

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    Air Force women’s soccer will play for a Mountain West championship on Saturday after defeating top-seeded Colorado College 2-1 in Wednesday’s tournament opener in Phoenix. The fourth-seeded Falcons built a two-goal advantage on goals from Ashley Yenawine and Lauren Steinlage to hold off their cross-town rival. The Tigers’ goal came from Parker native Ella Ashouri

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    Former Jenkins student designed and oversaw new veterans memorial, on The Gazette

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    Palmer Ridge’s Pam Boyarko signs to Drexel, aims to be a brain surgeon, on Denver Gazette

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Daily Colorado Springsto me · Thurs., Nov. 126:00 a.m.

Mt. Carmel turns 10, and a data-center-style plant gets a hearing

Plus, Handel's opens today and Skate in the Park returns Friday.

The TLDR

  1. Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center marks 10 years of support
  2. Firefighters fought small fires along the railroad tracks near Fillmore
  3. Project Vineyard goes before the planning commission today
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