It has been a slow news week in the Tri-Lakes, so The Monument Independent sent its most expendable correspondent to the Palmer Lake .5K, a 546-yard charity “run” with a donut at the halfway mark and a beer at the end, and is trying its hand at satire. Readers who came for zoning will find […]
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The YMCA’s Creepy Crawl 5K Runs at Palmer Lake on Saturday
The YMCA’s 18th annual Creepy Crawl 5K and the free Kids’ Monster Dash run at Palmer Lake on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the dash at 10 a.m. and the 5K at 10:30. Costumes are encouraged, and the YMCA says the proceeds help pay for Y memberships and programs for neighbors in need. The race is […]
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The Palmer Lake Historical Society Turns 70
The Palmer Lake Historical Society was founded in 1956 to publish one town history. Seventy years on, it runs a museum. It celebrates on Oct. 15 in Palmer Lake.
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Black Forest Community Club Will Honor the Munson Family on October 17
The Black Forest Community Club will present a plaque to the Munson family on Saturday, Oct. 17, to thank a family it says has been part of the club for generations. The club’s October newsletter also lists six other dates through early December, reports a new fence along Black Forest Road and opens renewals of […]
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Empty Bowls Holds Its Final Dinner on October 14
The Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction, which raises money for Tri-Lakes Cares, runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Lewis-Palmer High School. The Monument Hill Kiwanis Club, which puts on the dinner, says it will be the last. The Monument Hill Kiwanis Club, a service club with more than 100 volunteers, […]
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The Palmer Lake .5K Returns October 18
The Palmer Lake .5K, a 546-yard run with a donut at the halfway mark and a beer or root beer at the finish, starts at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18.
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Oktoberfest at the Mining Museum Runs Through Sunday
The Colorado Springs Oktoberfest opened on Friday evening on the grounds of the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, off Interstate 25 at North Gate Boulevard, and runs through Sunday afternoon. Admission is free and parking costs $15. The weekend’s fixtures are a dachshund race on both days, a German baking contest on Sunday and […]
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Creek Week Comes to Monument and Palmer Lake
For nine days starting Saturday, Sept. 26, volunteers across the Fountain Creek watershed will pick litter out of its creeks, trails and open spaces. The watershed begins in the Tri-Lakes, and this year Monument has two public cleanups on the Santa Fe Trail and Palmer Lake has one crew at Glen Park, plus a noxious-weed […]
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Tri-Lakes Halloween Headquarters: Trunk-or-Treats, Oktoberfests and Pumpkin Patches, Mapped
Monument Halloween events, Palmer Lake trunk-or-treats, Oktoberfests and pumpkin patches across the Tri-Lakes, mapped and listed by day, and free for any host to add.
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Black Forest Slash Drop-Off Ends Sept. 12; Mulch Runs Through Sept. 19
Saturday, Sept. 12, is the last day to drop off slash at the Black Forest Slash-Mulch site. Mulch pickup runs through Sept. 19, and the committee’s flyer says a loader will be on hand four days and its services are free through the end of the season.