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Colorado Springs area military events starting July 7

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EVENTS

JULY 17

Summer Concerts in the Glen — With Air Force Academy Falconaires, 6 p.m., The Glen at Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave.; broadmoorchurch.org/music-ministry.

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JULY 26

“Jazz in the Garden” — With Air Force Academy Falconaires, 7 p.m., Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St.; gssepiscopal.org/jazz-in-the-garden.

JULY 27 OR DURING TIME AT ACADEMY

Air Force Academy Cadet Sponsor Program — Provide a home-away-from-home for cadets during their time at the Academy; tinyurl.com/2mh2tkjk or for one day during Doolie Day Out 2024 on July 27; tinyurl.com/mvun9kwb. Information and registration online.

AUG. 2

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JA Golf Classic — To benefit Junior Achievement Southern Colorado, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club, 1050 Titus Blvd., Fort Carson, $175 and up. Registration required by July 31: secure.qgiv.com/for/jaosc/event/24jagc.

AUG. 9

Chip in for Children Charity Golf Event — To benefit Children’s Hospital, Southern Colorado, 8 a.m. check-in and breakfast, 9 a.m. shotgun start, Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club, 1050 Titus Blvd., Fort Carson, $250 and up. Registration: chipinforchildren.org.

AUG. 13

Military Speaker Luncheon — With Naval Inspector General Vice Admiral John Fuller, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., $20-$40. Registration: coloradospringschamberedc.com.

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AUG. 16

Cowboy Cup Golf Tournament — To benefit the Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation, 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. shotgun start, Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club, 1050 Titus Blvd., Fort Carson, $150. Registration: pprrfoundation.wildapricot.org.

AUG. 16-17

The Salute to American Veterans Rally & Festival — With Vietnam Veterans Memorial traveling wall, poker run, silent auction, beer garden and live music, Woodland Park; theveteransrally.org.

AUG. 17

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“Music on the Mesa” — With 4th Infantry Division Band of Fort Carson, 4-7 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa, 142 Raven Mine Drive; goldhillmesa.com.

SEPT. 9

Angel Golf Tournament — To benefit Angels of America’s Fallen, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Perry Park, 7047 Perry Park Blvd., Larkspur. Cost and registration: angelsgolf.givesmart.com.

NOV. 7

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Latino Veterans Profiles in Valor Awards — 6-9 p.m., Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Drive, $100. Reservations: cshispanicchamber.com.

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ONGOING

Comeback Yoga — Free in-person and virtual yoga classes for military service members, veterans and their families; comebackyoga.org.

DAV Chapter 26 Membership Meetings — Hot meal at 6 p.m., meeting starts at 7 p.m., second Tuesdays, 6880 Palmer Park Blvd., open to all veterans and their guests; dav26co.org.

410 Veterans Group Meeting — 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Black Eyed Pea, 887 N. Academy Blvd. All veterans and spouses, all branches and eras welcome; 605-460-6317.

Women’s Equine-Assisted Mental Health Group — 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays. Hosted by StableStrides for women veterans who have experienced trauma. Call for information: 719-495-3908.

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Men’s Equine-Assisted Mental Health Group — 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesdays. Hosted by StableStrides for men looking for an active and solution-oriented therapy to manage symptoms of PTSD, depression or anxiety. Call for information: 719-495-3908.

The Southern Colorado Retiree Assistance Council Meeting — 10 a.m. second Wednesdays, The Hub, Peterson Space Force Base. Open to all military retirees and surviving spouses; 719-556-7153.

Society of Military Widows Monthly Meeting — 10:30 a.m. last Wednesday of the month, The Hub, Peterson Space Force Base. Open to surviving spouses; Margaret Melchi, 719-331-6689.

Pikes Peak Veterans Council Meeting — Doors open at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m., last Wednesday of the month, DAV 26 Building, 6880 Palmer Park Blvd. All veteran organizations welcome; 719-235-1058.

The National Museum of World War II Aviation tours — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, 755 Aviation Way, $11-$17, free for WWII veterans. Tickets: 719-637-7559.

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American Legion Post 5 Membership Meeting — 6 p.m. dinners, meeting at 7 p.m. third Thursdays, 15 E. Platte Ave. Open to members only; 719-632-0960.

American Legion Post 5 Game Night & Dinner — 6 p.m. second Fridays, 15 E. Platte Ave.; 719-632-0960.

American Legion Post 5 Steak Night — 6 p.m. fourth Fridays, 15 E. Platte Ave.; 719-632-0960.

Colorado Springs Chapter Wear Blue: Run to Remember — 9 a.m. first Saturdays, Cottonwood Creek Park, 7040 Rangewood Drive; wearblueruntoremember.org/coloradosprings.

Pikes Peak Honor Bell Planning Meeting — Purpose is to plan and lead the creation of a second honor bell to serve the Pikes Peak National Cemetery and the Pikes Peak region. The Honor Bell Foundation’s mission is to create a community of veterans to foster public appreciation of military service and honor their fellow veterans with a proper, final tribute, 10 a.m. first Saturdays, American Legion Post 209, 3613 Jeannine Drive; honorbell.org.

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Pikes Peak Detachment of the Marine Corps League Meeting — 8 a.m. breakfast, meeting starts at 9 a.m., third Saturday, DAV Chapter 26, 6880 Palmer Park Blvd., $10 for breakfast; pikespeakmcl.org.

Dutch Nelsen Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association — 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon, third Saturdays, Elks Lodge, 3400 N. Nevada Ave. Open to all who served in Korea 1945 to present; Mike Thomason, 719-214-6121.

DAV Chapter 26 Bingo — Doors open at 4:30 p.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m., Sundays, 6880 Palmer Park Blvd., 12 or older; dav26co.org.

American Legion Post 5 Sunday Brunch — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. third Sundays, 15 E. Platte Ave.; 719-632-0960.

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Want to get the word out about your military or veterans event? Email events at least two weeks in advance to carlotta.olson@gazette.com.



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Kids escape unscathed after van slips off Colorado mountain road and down Blue River embankment

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A van carrying campers from a hike near Blue River rolled down an embankment Thursday afternoon, but everyone inside escaped without major injuries. According to the Keystone Science School, the 15-passenger van was transporting 13 campers and two adults back from Mohawk Lakes when it slid off a wet road and rolled over.

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Emergency crews responded to Spruce Creek Road after receiving reports of a single-vehicle rollover.

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“We’re fortunate that it was low speed, and there was no intrusion into the passenger cabin,” Matt Benedict, division chief of wildfire and community preparedness for Red, White and Blue Fire said.

Investigators believe muddy conditions created by recent rainfall contributed to the crash. The van rolled down a steep embankment before coming to rest against a tree. Two people suffered minor injuries, but neither required transportation to a hospital, according to fire officials.

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Keystone Science School confirmed emergency responders arrived quickly and that no major injuries were reported.

“The safety and well-being of our campers and staff is our highest priority,” Executive Director Eric Rightor said in a statement. “We are grateful that there were no major injuries, and we are committed to fully supporting all those involved and their families.”

Fire officials also credited seatbelt use for helping protect those inside the vehicle. “We always encourage everyone to wear their seatbelts… and they did. And everybody left,” Benedict said.

The Keystone Science School is located in Summit County.    

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Colorado Springs officials provide details of recent closure, repair work on Uintah Street

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks have passed since officials closed four blocks of Uintah Street to repair damage under a bridge over Shooks Run Creek, and we’re now learning specifics about the response.

Officials said that the city was the lead entity in the repair response, with Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) providing a supporting role.

The closure began late in the afternoon of June 10 for what officials described as emergency bridge and utility repairs between Prospect and Institute streets, east of the Colorado College campus.

Officials said that on the previous day, a routine bridge inspection by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) discovered a large “void,” or sinkhole, under the bridge that compromised a utility line.

But officials didn’t explain how the void developed or how they repaired it until earlier this week, when Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director, elaborated on the situation.

“It was about a six-foot by eight-foot void,” he explained. “That void was really caused by an abandoned storm sewer line and then a leaking manhole. It’s something that we see from time to time, but really doesn’t happen often.”

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Crews approached the problem from under and above the bridge, with workers excavating into the street to access the utility lines.

“The utility line being compromised was an active storm sewer line,” Mulledy said. “It was sort of hanging out in the open and was unsecured. The old storm sewer line had been abandoned for decades and was starting to fail.”

Crews removed the old stormwater pipe, repaired the manhole, and backfilled the void with a material called “flow.”

“Flow fills almost like a kind of liquid concrete,” Mulledy detailed. “And that’s a really great structural solution. So, we filled that entire thing up, made sure the void is closed, and made sure it’s structurally sound.”

He added that the bridge is around a century old, the same age as most bridges across the creek.

“This was identified and got fixed in 48 hours, rather than let something structural fail, and then we’d be in a big, giant construction project,” Mulledy said. “The structure itself, I don’t think, was ever really threatened.”

The closure ended on Saturday, June 13.

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Colorado man dies after dislodging rocks, getting crushed by 1,000 pound boulder

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A Colorado man died on Tuesday when a boulder fell on him and crushed him. That’s according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, who identified the man as 59-year-old Paul Frasch.

Frasch is a resident of Silverthorne. The sheriff’s office says he was walking in an area along the Arkansas River in Buena Vista in the middle of the day with his coworker when rocks fell and hit him.

This photo from Chaffee County shows the area where the man was killed.

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According to investigators, the boulder that landed on Frasch weighed at least 1,000 pounds.

The coworker received injuries to his arms after trying to help Frasch.

When first responders got to the scene, the boulder was still on top of Frasch. He was declared dead at the scene.

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