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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 10

Dolly Parton's free books for 9,000 kids get a new sponsor

Plus, an update on Emmett the grizzly and a Fort Carson ruck march at America the Beautiful Park.

The Daily Colorado Springs team2 stories12 sources5 min read

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A Colorado Springs couple is stepping in to keep Imagination Library books coming to local kids

The Imagination Library has reached over 9,000 local kids

9,000+
children in Teller and El Paso counties get free books
14 years
the program has run in the two counties
$10,000
needed to keep December deliveries going

Sources: KRDO, FOX21 News Colorado

If you have a little one in El Paso or Teller County, the free monthly books aren't stopping. After ended its partnership with Dolly Parton's , Geoff and Jessica Mulligan started the all-volunteer Pikes Peak Early Literacy Foundation to take it over.

United Way CEO Cami Bremer said other programs are "better poised to take care of the literary pieces." The state still pays half the cost, and the Mulligans are raising the other half.

  • Who gets books: kids ages 0 to 5, every month
  • Already enrolled? You don't need to re-register
  • December deliveries: secured
  • Nonprofit status: the foundation hopes to finish in January
  • Donors wanted: businesses, parents and grandparents

Imagination Library Colorado CEO Jack Tate said on Oct. 30 the program covered half of El Paso County. The nonprofit wants to reach all of it.

Going countywide would take enrollment from 9,000 to an estimated 29,000 kids

Source: KKTV

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Estimated by summer29,000

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says Emmett the grizzly's cancer has returned

Cheyenne 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.

Emmett's cancer has come back since his February surgery

  1. 2007Emmett and Digger arrive at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
  2. Feb. 2026Surgery removes a cancerous lump at the base of his tail
  3. Nov. 9The zoo says the aggressive cancer has returned

Sources: FOX21 News Colorado, KRDO

Emmett had a few "off days" last week, with low energy and little appetite. He perked up over the weekend and got injections to manage discomfort. The zoo says it's prepared to move him toward hospice care if and when it's time.

  • Good days: he's in the main yard with Digger
  • Other days: quiet time in his den, out of view
  • Treatment: the zoo is weighing quality of life, including anesthesia

“We're old friends, and it's an honor to see animals through their golden years.”

Rebecca Zwicker, curator of animal care at CMZoo

Emmett, 22, is in the 20-to-30-year range grizzlies typically live in human care

22 yearsEmmett's age

Source: KRDO

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Emmett's age22 years
Typical minimum in human care20 years

News Notes

Ruck march

Drivers should expect to see more than 500 Fort Carson soldiers in and around America the Beautiful Park on Tuesday. They're marching 25 miles from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 35-pound rucksacks. The Gazette

Fort Carson soldiers will march from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday

In and around America the Beautiful Park

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.5 a.m.to 5 p.m.
  • 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.Ruck march with 35-pound rucksacks
Distance
25 miles
Soldiers
More than 500

Source: The Gazette

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5 a.m. to 5 p.m.Ruck march with 35-pound rucksacks
Distance25 miles
SoldiersMore than 500

Veterans Day

A Veterans Day gathering starts at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park, and Mayor Yemi Mobolade and others are scheduled to speak. It typically lasts about an hour, so bring your own chair. The Gazette

Fire budget

told City Council during a work session on the 2027 proposed budget that 26 firefighters have left for other departments since 2024. The union also says CSFD compensation ranks last among 10 Front Range departments. KRDO

Repaving

Officials shared a preliminary 2027 street repaving list with 10 streets so far, and Galley Road, more than four miles from Circle Drive to Powers Boulevard, is the one likely needing new asphalt the most. It's not yet known whether the full length of each street or just segments will be repaved. KRDO

Water

The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District launched a website called "When Water Leaves" to show the economic and environmental impacts of water leaving the valley. The group presented it at a meeting last week where Colorado Springs Utilities was present. KOAA News5

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Nearly 50 veterans buried at Evergreen Cemetery have gone without a headstone or marker. That's out of more than 4,800 documented veterans at the 200-acre cemetery. The volunteer group Evergreen Heritage spent three years walking every block, and community members have stepped in to clean, repair and place headstones for forgotten service members. Good work for Veterans Day week.

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Daily Colorado Springsto me · Tues., Nov. 106:00 a.m.

Dolly Parton's free books for 9,000 kids get a new sponsor

Plus, an update on Emmett the grizzly and a Fort Carson ruck march at America the Beautiful Park.

The TLDR

  1. A new foundation takes over free Imagination Library books for kids
  2. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says Emmett the grizzly's cancer has returned
  3. Fort Carson soldiers ruck march near America the Beautiful Park today
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