Dinner dance ushers in the holidays

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Whip up a
wonderful holiday
Lunchtime listening at
City Auditorium
Nothing brings family and friends together
quite like a full holiday meal menu.
The Pikes Peak Area Theatre Organ Society has
resumed its popular Sack Lunch Serenades.
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Vol. 25 No. 12
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December 2015
Looking to volunteer?
Seeds Café seeks
greeters 50 and better
By Jeanne Davant
‘Tis the season for giving, and giving back.
Seeds Community Café, the downtown
restaurant that serves organic food from local
suppliers, is seeking a special kind of volunteer
to help accomplish its mission of feeding the
hungry, transforming lives and bringing the
community together.
The café wants to recruit a corps of greeters
who are comfortable talking with everyone from
the homeless to executives. These greeters are
the folks who say hello to patrons at the door,
answer questions and make people feel at ease.
“That takes some life experience,” says
Jeannette Moran, café manager and culinary
coordinator. “We are looking for volunteers
who’ve got some life under their belts and know
how to interact with people.” That means folks
50 and better are especially valued.
Seeds was founded by Chef Lyn Harwell, a
food professional with a background that
includes stints at both ritzy restaurants like
Emeril Lagasse’s Delmonico in New Orleans and
organizations like Springs Rescue Mission. The
café opened in September 2013 at 109 E. Pikes
Peak Ave.
See GREETERS, page 4
“We are looking for volunteers who’ve
got some life under their belts and know
how to interact with people.”
- Jeannette Moran
café manager
Dining and dancing were on the agenda at the Senior Resource Council’s annual Holiday Dinner Dance Nov. 14.
Dinner dance ushers in the holidays
A
lmost 600 seniors,
guests and friends
enjoyed an enchanted
evening at the annual
Senior Resource
Council’s annual
Holiday Dinner Dance
on Nov. 14 at the City
Auditorium in
Colorado Springs.
This year’s dance
was the biggest and
best ever, and everyone
had a ball, attendees
said.
After dining on a
sumptuous meal
prepared by volunteers,
dancers in festive attire
flocked to the dance
floor and rocked to the
music of the New
Century Big Band.
New this year was
an opportunity to be
photographed with
Santa — an innovation
that proved very
popular with attendees
taking a break from the
dance floor.
The Senior
Resource Council,
Rocky Mountain PACE
and generous table and
event sponsors present
this event annually at
no charge to folks 55
and better.
Velma N. poses for a photo with Santa.
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Regarding file and suspend,
ou may have read news accounts
stating that changes in certain
current policy allows a person who
Social Security strategies are coming
has reached full retirement age but is
in 2016.
not yet 70 years old to ask the SSA to
The budget bill passed by
suspend retirement benefit payments.
Congress just a few weeks
Current policy also
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suspend” and the ability to
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LIFE after 50 Editor
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applies only for spousal
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GREETERS/from page 1
YMCA, Senior Center to
celebrate partnership
More than 74,000
people in El Paso County
go hungry every day,
Harwell notes. Seeds seeks
to help solve that problem,
transform lives through
training and employment,
and educate people about
healthy, locally sourced,
organic food.
Stern
Seeds serves meals to
diners regardless of their
ability to pay. Guests are asked to
contribute what they can; if they can’t
pay, they can exchange an hour of
volunteer service for a meal. No one
is turned away, but that does not
mean Seeds is a soup kitchen. “First
and foremost, we’re an amazing
restaurant that serves tasty meals,”
Moran says. The café’s kale salad and
baked goods are favorites of its
downtown clientele. Diners enjoy
their meals at tables set with china,
glassware and cloth napkins, not
paper plates and Styrofoam cops, in a
peaceful setting with art on the walls
and soft music playing.
While the café is the heart of
Seeds, the organization also offers
healthy cooking classes, a catering
program, culinary training and a
garden project that aims to establish
community gardens in neighborhoods
You’re invited to a celebration of
the new partnership between the
Colorado Springs Senior Center and
the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at 1514 N.
Hancock Ave.
In addition to fun activities, music
by local band Now and Then and
snacks, Mayor John Suthers will be
making a special guest appearance.
The Y was selected by the city of
Colorado Springs to operate the Senior
Center early this year. During the summer, personnel from the Y and the
Senior Center worked to assure a
smooth transition.
The celebration will feature
presentations on services and
resources available to seniors, a free
hot chocolate bar, prizes and
enrollment opportunities.
Song Spinners present concerts
The Song Spinners, the official
Colorado Springs Show Choir,
presenting a series of holiday concerts.
The series kicks off at 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 at the Pioneers Museum, 215 S.
Tejon St. There is no charge for this
concert.
See BRIEFLY, page 5
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where it’s difficult to find
affordable, fresh food. It
also operates The Local by
Seeds, a food truck that
goes to schools with
community gardens and
demonstrates to kids what
“garden to fork” looks
like.
None of this could be
accomplished without the
assistance of volunteers. It
takes a minimum of 18 volunteers a
day just to run the café.
“Greeters are the most important
volunteer position we have,” Harwell
says. The café can also put volunteers
to work writing menus or thank-you
notes, serving on committees, doing
data entry, helping to manage the
volunteer base or working in the
kitchen. Some volunteer jobs can be
done at home.
“There are lots of things people
can do,” volunteer consultant Laura
Ettinger says. “We want them to have
fun and feel like there’s something in
it for them.”
Wayne Stern, who is 68, is one of
the skilled volunteers who works in
Seeds’ kitchen. “I’m retired from
construction, and I had never done
this before I started here,” Stern says.
“When you first retire, you kind of sit
around the house wondering what
you’re going to do. I’ve known Chef
Lyn for years, and when I read about
this in the newspaper, I knew that’s
what I need to be doing.”
Stern says he does whatever
needs to be done in the kitchen —
prep work, line cooking, making
salads, placing meat orders and
washing dishes.
“This is a superb way of giving
back to the local community,” he
says. “ I really believe in the mission
of changing lives through food.”
If you think you might be
interested in joining the volunteer
team, “come have lunch and see what
we’re all about,” Ettinger says.
Volunteer coordinator Theresa
McLaughlin works with volunteers to
find the position that best suits each
individual. All volunteers will get an
orientation explaining Seeds’ mission
and goals, and any necessary training
to perform their job.
“This is a superb way of giving
back to the local community,” Stern
says. “I get more of a good feeling in
my heart than with anything else I’ve
ever done.”
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LIFE after 50
Agencies coping with increased reports of elder abuse
By Jeanne Davant
Since Colorado’s mandatory reporting act
went into effect a year ago, cases of elder abuse
reported to the Colorado Springs Police
Department’s Crimes Against Elders Unit and
Adult Protective Services have increased
dramatically. However, staffing and funding for
these units have not grown to meet the need.
Before the law took effect on July 1, 2014,
“we were urged but not required to notify Adult
Protective Services and the District Attorney of
all calls involving any at-risk adult,” said Det.
Charles (Chuck) Szatkowski, who heads the
Crimes Against Elders Unit.
Prior to the new law, the Police Department
received an average of about 80 calls per month
concerning at-risk adults, Szatkowski said. Since its
passage, the department is getting an average of
more than 500 calls per month, 80 percent of which
involve elders.
Yet the department, which consists of Szatkowski and a criminal investigator, has not received any
additional funds from the state to handle its greatly
expanded caseload. In fact, it has lost one member, a
detective who was transferred to another unit.
“I estimate we need two full-time detectives, but
there is no money in the budget to add two
detectives,” he said.
The mandatory reporting act was signed into
law by Gov. Hickenlooper on May 16, 2013. It
required that people who work with adults 70 or
older must report known or suspected physical or
emotional abuse or financial exploitation. Reports
must be made within 24 hours of to Adult Protective
Services or the District Attorney’s office. Willful
failure to report is a class 3 misdemeanor that
carries a $50 minimum fine and a maximum penalty
of six months’ imprisonment and/or a $750 fine.
The people covered by the law include health
care providers, health care facility and mental health
workers, social workers, some members of the
clergy, law enforcement and fire protection
personnel, staff of community-centered boards (for
example, senior centers), court-appointed guardians
and conservators, personnel of financial institutions
and care providers such as home health and home
care workers.
County caseloads increase
Adult Protective Services, part of the Aging and
Adult Services Division of the El Paso County
Department of Human Services has also experienced a large increase in its caseload.
“Our business has doubled since mandatory
reporting,” said Kathryn Chacon, supervisor with
the division. “We received about 1,200 reports in
2014, and double that number in 2015.”
Chacon currently is the only supervisor with
the division, but she said the department has been
able to add caseworkers to help handled the
increased load thanks to some additional funding.
The division now has seven caseworkers.
“We are trying to take a proactive approach to
meet the growing numbers,” she said
Adult Protective Services is a state-supervised, county-administered system that conducts
investigations, assesses clients’ strengths and
needs, and collaborates with other agencies to
arrange for services to reduce risk and improve
safety.
Szatkowski and Chacon, along with Jefferson
County Prosecutor Candace Werth, spoke at a
training session for elder care workers sponsored by
the Colorado Coalition for Elder Rights and Abuse
Prevention on Nov. 18.
Prosecuting elder abuse
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
created a unit dedicated to prosecuting elder abuse
cases in 2010, Werth said.
Between July 2014 and July 21 of this year, the
District Attorney’s Office received 710 reports,
Werth said.
The Elder Abuse Unit’s caseload has been
increasing by 45 percent each year since its creation,
she said. Since July 15, it has grown an additional
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How to recognize elder abuse
Anyone 70 or older can be a victim of elder abuse in the home or care
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Homebound or isolated seniors are most at risk, as well as those who are
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Your help is needed to stop elder abuse. Watch for the following red
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Physical abuse
• Unexplained fractures, bruises, welts, cuts, sores or burns
• Repeated unexplained injuries
• Fear of a caregiver or relative
• Drug overdose or failure to take medication
• Broken glasses or frames
• Signs of being restrained
Emotional abuse
• Changes in behavior, such as withdrawal from usual activities
• Unexplained changes in alertness
• Isolation from friends or visitors
• Unreasonable fear or suspicion
• Verbally aggressive, demeaning, controlling or uncaring caregiver
• Arguments or tension between caregiver and elder
Neglect
• Lack of basic hygiene or appropriate clothing
• Sunken eyes or loss of weight
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Untreated bed sores or pressure ulcers
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income, and people who have their
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Lack of affordable amenities and comforts in the home
Confusion about “missing funds” from a bank account
Unexplained disappearance of valuable possessions
Coercion in making financial transactions
Large or unusual cash withdrawals
Insufficient care given the senior’s financial status
Lack of understanding of financial transactions
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10 percent.
Werth’s office prosecutes crimes
against elders ranging from physical
abuse to financial exploitation.
Although the office has not lost an
elder abuse case in three and a half
years, these cases can be difficult to
investigate and prosecute.
In the majority of cases, the
perpetrator is known to the victim and
often is an adult child with an alcohol
or drug problem.
“Seniors think, ‘if I call the police,
someone’s going to prison,’ ” Werth
said. Most abusers who are arrested,
however, got probation, and it often
takes some work to convince victims
to take action.
The most underreported crime is
neglect of elders in care facilities,
Werth said.
“It’s one of the areas we need to
work on,” she said. “This is only the
first year, and we don’t have all the
problems solved.”
No matter what kind of abuse a
senior suffers, “these cases are
devastating to victims,” she said.
What’s needed now
Collaboration among agencies and
education are crucial to changing the
way people look at elder abuse and
handling burgeoning caseloads.
“This is a critical moment in our
community to start thinking about
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to learn more about this problem,
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cases.”
Research is needed to learn more
about offenders and how abuse can be
prevented, as well as whether there is
room for family healing rather than
prosecution.
“Often, it’s not about just cuffing
a person and taking them in,” Gibson
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In El Paso County, the Pikes Peak
Elder Abuse Coalition is attempting to
promote collaboration and addressing
elder abuse issues such as emergency
placement of victims.
“We are working on an emergency
shelter program and identifying skilled
nursing facilities that are willing to
accept elder victims,” Gibson said.
In 10 years of working elder abuse
cases, Szatkowski said he has learned
that successful resolution involves a
multidisciplinary team including
trained law enforcement officers and
District Attorney investigators, Adult
Protective Services caseworkers,
geropsychologists, geriatric nurse
practitioners, senior service organizations, elder law attorneys, financial
institutions and elders’ guardians or
conservators.
The key to success in investigating elder abuse cases is trained first
responders, he said.
The mandatory reporting law also
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help law enforcement officers
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Jefferson counties have been at the
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Szatkowski said it’s easy for elder
care workers, on whom the burden of
reporting elder abuse falls, to get
burned out.
“Passion, purpose and perseverance are needed to stay in this field,”
he said.
Combating elder abuse will take
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It’s important for anyone who
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1/4 cup kosher salt
2 tablespoons coarsely ground
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1/3 cup fresh garlic, peeled and
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1/4 cup thyme, leaves removed from
stem and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup rosemary, leaves removed
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chopped
2 tablespoons sage, leaves
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1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds baby red potatoes, halved
1 pound fresh pearl onions,
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Thaw roast completely and remove plastic
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Heat oven to 350 F.
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2 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise
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2 medium carrots, sliced
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2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Heat oven to 400 F.
In large roasting pan, place vegetables. Add
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This holiday season, treat your guests to something
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On a cold winter night, there are few things that
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In medium saucepan, combine cocoa powder,
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Before serving, top with a Vanilla Bean Marshmallow. For an extra blast of peppermint, drop a
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Sack Lunch Serenades
resume for the holidays
What could be more fun than
lunch, a movie and some holiday
music?
Just in time for the season, the
Pikes Peak Area Theatre Organ
Society has resumed its popular Sack
Lunch Serenades. The concerts are
presented from noon to 1 p.m. every
Thursday in December at the City
Auditorium.
Members of the society and guest
artists will be playing the mighty
Wurlitzer organ as a brief silent movie
is shown. Sack lunches will be
available for purchase, or you can
bring your own.
The Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra is
the only original Colorado Springs
theatre pipe organ still in existence.
It was built in 1928 at a cost of
$14,000—a small fortune in those
days. The organ was installed in the
Burns Opera House on Pikes Peak
Avenue, which was undergoing a
major renovation that transformed it
into a movie theater.
A masterpiece of steel and terra
Pikes Peak Area Theatre Organ Society member Dave Weesner sits at the console cotta built in 1912, the building’s
of the City Auditorium’s Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ.
façade was adorned ornate frescoes,
and the theater presented vaudeville,
road shows and opera performances.
In 1933, it was renamed the Chief
Theatre.
During the 1970s, an unfortunate
frenzy of urban renewal and
modernization swept through the
nation, and Colorado Springs was not
exempt. The Burns building was
closed in 1972 and fell victim to the
wrecking ball the following year to
make way for new offices and a bank.
Although the theater was
demolished, the Pikes Peak Theatre
Organ Society stepped in to save the
organ.
Volunteers carefully dismantled
and removed the organ in the spring of
1973. Over the next several years, the
society’s members rebuilt the organ
and installed in the City Auditorium. It
was rededicated in March 1979 and
has been maintained ever since by the
society.
The organ, which has eight ranks,
or sets of pipes, totaling more than
600 pipes, as well as numerous
percussion and special effects, exists
today just as it did in the 1920s.
The Theatre Organ Society has
been sponsoring free summer and
holiday sack lunch serenades for more
than 20 years.
The City Auditorium Wurlitzer pipe organ has three keyboards, surrounded by
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Theater group bridges generation gap between students, seniors
By Jeanne Davant
When theater instructor Joye Levy asks young
people to role-play old folks, they typically hunch
over and move as if they’re using a cane.
Through her work as education and outreach
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Colorado at Colorado Springs, Levy seeks to present
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She has developed an intergenerational theater
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The stereotypical ideas of aging “were not the
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The most successful production, she says, was
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As a teen, he wants money, and the tree allows
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stump remains. Even in that state, the tree is able to
give the man a final gift—a place to sit and rest.
“It’s a poignant story about love, loss and
relationships,” Levy says. In the play, which was
Members of the UCCS Children’s Theatre Class performs their adaptation of “The Giving Tree” this fall at the
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adapted by the students from the book, “the women
in class were the tree and the men were the ages of
the man. It was really theatrical and left the kids
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The troupe was composed of 12 students in
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Holiday Happenings
Hanukkah Concert 2015 by the Little London Winds at Temple
Festival of Lights Parade. Dress warmly and head downtown for
Holiday Chocolate Festival at the Broadmoor, Sunday, Dec. 6th,
Shalom. Enjoy classic Hannukah tunes and Klezmer music.
the most festive parade of the year. Holiday cheer will rules
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thousands of chocolate samples are
The concert is on Friday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. followed
despite the weather. Be ready to sing along to carols.
the starring attraction. Continuous ntertainment on the main
by a short Jewish Sabbath service. After the concert stay for
Saturday, Dec. 5th starting at 5:50 p.m. on Tejon St.
stage. And chocolate martinis are available all day long!
an Oneg Shabbat, a reception with food, drinks and
between St. Vrain and Vermijo Ave. Free.
Only $10 for 12 Taste tickets. Special guest: Food Network’s
socializing hosted by Temple Shalom, 1523 E. Monument
TREA Chapter 1 Installation and Christmas Party, Saturday,
St., CS 719-634-5311.
Yule Tea at Glen Eyrie Castle will offer an amazing selection of
teas, appetizers, menu entrees and desserts. Seatings at
11am or 2:30pm, Dec 1-22, and 27-29. ($29) Please call
Charles Phoenix will have his own booth and construct a
Dec. 5th, 5:00-11:00 p.m. Musical performance by Karma
gigantic Chocolate Matterhorn. Buy tickets on line at:
Sent. Installation begins at 5 p.m., social begins at 6:30
holidaychocolatefestival.com - 1 Lake Ave, Colo. Springs
p.m., 834 Emory Circle, Colorado Springs, 719-596-0927.
Scandinavian Christmas Tea, Saturday, Dec. 5th at 2 p.m. at the
Advent Dinners & Contemplative Worship, First United
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 5-6 p.m. Wednesday,
719-265-7050 for reservations. Off 30th Street., north of
Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St. (off Galley, east of Powers)
Dec. 9th “Christmas tradtitions and dinner menu from
Garden of the Gods Park.
Colorado Springs, featuring homemade holiday treats with
Nicaragua,” and Wednesday, Dec. 16th “Christmas
holiday tea, program and door prizes. Cost is $15 and
traditions and dinner menu from Germany.” 420 N. Nevada
seating is limited. Call Karen 719-390-0621 for reservations.
Ave, Colorado Springs, 719-471-8522.
Electric Safari with over a million glittering lights and 40+
animated light scultures illuminating the Cheyenne
Mountain Zoo. Warming fires throughout the zoo offer
Christmas Vendor and Craft Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 5th
“A Tuna Christmas” at Millibo Art Theatre. December 10-27,
comfort from the winter chill. Dec. 4-6, 11-23 from 5:30 to
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 6th, Colorado Springs Event
Thursday-Sat. 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. matinee. Meet
8:30 p.m., 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd. 719-633-
Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd. Donations accepted to
the citizens of Tuna, a small town in Texas. 24 Hours before
9925, cmzoo.org, $6.25-$13.25.
benefit the Children’s Hospital.
Christmas and these eccentric characters are coping with
Madrigal Banquet, a classic Christmas tradition at Glen Eyrie’s
“Born Yesterday”Dec. 3-24 at UCCS Dusty Loo Bon Vivant
Great Hall of The Castle. The music and savory menu is fit
for a king and will engage all your senses. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights 6-10pm, December 4-22nd.
Theater, 3955 Regent Cir. Tickets ($18-36) 719-255-3232.
Peak Holiday Emporium, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5th and 11
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 6th, at the Colorado Springs City
$114-$124. Glen Eyrie is off 30th St., north of Garden of the
Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa St. $10 donation to benefit Life
Gods Park. Reservations: 719-265-7050.
Community Advent Festival with “Amahl and the Night
Visitors,” hosted by First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave.
Without Lupus; 719-380-8330.
Holiday Grand Opening at Affinity at Colorado Springs. The
downtown Colorado Springs, on Saturday Dec. 5th,
2:00-5:00 p.m. 719-633-8888.
opening is on Saturday, Dec. 5th from 12:30-4:30 p.m. for
tours of the community, live entertainment, prizes, and
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“The Christmas Donkey” & New Christmas Olio, a Cripple
Creek Original by Chris Sorensen. A holiday favorite returns!
This heartwarming musical runs through Dec. 27 at the
Butte Theater, 139 E. Bennett Ave, Cripple Creek. Tickets
$12-$18. For reservations call 719-689-3247.
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Holiday Happenings
Holly & Ivy Concert performed by the Air Force Academy Band.
Music for the Christmas Season, sung by Denver’s Kantorei.
songs like Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, How Deep is the
Get ready for the Holiday Season with this FREE concert by
The music was specially chosen by choir members whose
Ocean, and of course, White Christmas. It’s the story of
the Air Force Academy Band, December 10 at 7:00 p.m.
forte is singing a broad range of a-cappella choral music.
veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful
Colorado State Fairgrounds, 1001 Beulah Ave, Southwest
Please join us on Sunday, December 13 at 7 p.m. at First
song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in
Motors Events Center, Pueblo.
Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave, downtown Colorado
mind, they follow two beautiful singers to a Vermont lodge,
Springs. A free will offering will be taken. For information:
which just happens to be owned by their former army
719-633-8888.
commander. White Christmas is a Colorado Springs Fine
“My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord” The Soli Deo Gloria
community choir will sing Bach’s Magnificat, holiday and
madrigal music on Saturday, Dec.12 at 3 p.m., First United
Feeling Stressed Over the Holidays? May we suggest Coloring
Arts production. Call 719-634-5583 for tickets.
Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave, Colo. Springs. The
for Adults while you revert to your second childhood? You
concert’s open to the public, a free-will offering will be
can relax and create something beautiful at the same time.
put on an old fashioned melodrama, sing-along
taken. Please bring one or more non-perishable food items
Come for an enjoyable evening of coloring at Penrose
intermission, and holiday olio, Tuesdays to Saturdays
for Springs Rescue Mission.A reception will follow.
Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave CS. Your coloring books and
through December 26. The Chateau is located in beautiful
colored pencils will be provided. No registration required.
Manitou Springs at 444 Ruxton Ave. For reservations or
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6-8 p.m.
show info call 719-685-5104.
Gold Camp Christmas, December 11-12. Christmas in Cripple
Creek and Victor is a special time of the year, and this year,
we’ll be celebrating a Victorian Christmas. At 6 p.m. on
Holly & Ivy Performances. The Air Force Academy Band will
Cheer the Hero! Boo the Villain! The Iron Springs Chateau will
Flamenco Christmas Show: Navidad Flamenco presented by
Friday the 11th enjoy the Electric Light Parade along Victor
host its free Holly & Ivy Performance on Wednesday,
Natalia Perez del Villar & Flamenco Underground, this year
Avenue then Party in the Plaza with burn barrels, cookies,
December 16 thru Friday December 18th at the Sand Creek
joined by Flamenco Guitarist Ricardo Diaz and Flamenco
cocoa and DREAM hot cocktail fundraiser in the City of
High School Auditorium, 7005 N. Carefree Circle, Colorado
Dancer Alejandro Sie from Spain. Two shows: 6:30-8 p.m.
Victor.
Springs, at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6). Tickets are required:
and 8:30 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec, 17 at Songbird
www.usafacademyband.af.mil (4 Ticket maximum)
Cellars, 220 S. Union Ave in Pueblo.
Cripple Creek Christmas Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,
December 12th. Besides beautiful items and gifts made by
The Flying W Wranglers Holiday concert. These locally famous
Mannheim SteamRoller Christmas by Grammy award winner
local crafters, you could win a 37” flat screen TV. At Cripple
Western singers, musicians and comedians will be giving
Chip Davis, creating a show that features beloved Christmas
Creek Parks and Recreation.
yet another memorable concert performance on Friday,
music along with dazzling multimedia effects. Experience
December 18th at the Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside
the magic as the spirit of the season unfolds and comes
Cripple Creek. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday Dec. 12th, Church of
Dr., Colorado Springs. Call 719-476-2200 for ticket
alive! Thursday, Dec. 17 at Pueblo Memorial Hall, 1 City Hall
the Wildwood Bell Choir performs and at 11 a.m. the
reservations or show info.
Place in Pueblo. Call 866-722-8844 for tickets.
Butte Opera House Christmas concerts, 139 N Bennett Ave.,
Woodland Park Community Singers will perform.
Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” Dec. 10 - Jan. 3, based on the
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Holiday Happenings
Holiday Evening at Rock Ledge Ranch, Saturday, Dec. 19th
time at 2:30 p.m. and Julebord at 3 p.m. Serving assorted
New Year’s Eve Concert. Spring’s longest running New Year’s
from 4 to 8 p.m. The Ranch will be transformed with sights,
salads, breads, meat and cheese trays, seafood, roast pork,
Eve bash! Ring in 2016 an unforgettable night of jazz
sounds and aromas of this festive season - featuring jingle
vegetables, lefse and Norse desserts. Caroling around the
classics and romantic Broadway hits, performed by the
bell wagon rides, old-time musical entertainment, lantern
Christmas tree and entertainment. Cost $20-$22. RSVP by
Colorado Springs Philharmonic, at the Pikes Peak Center,
light tours to the 1860s homestead cabin, a barn dance,
16th to Kathie 719-266-9592.
190 S. Cascade Ave., CS. Call 719-520-SHOW or:
Victorian celebrations of the 1880s, and Edwardian
csphilharmonic.org Tickets $21-$61.
Christmas Symphony performed by the Colorado Springs
festivities in the 1907 Orchard House. Hot cider and other
Philharmonic orchestra and chorale will present Christmas
goodies will be available along with special gifts. Entrance
favorites and fun, featuring Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,”
three-course dinner in the train’s observation dome. Step
fee $4-$8. 3105 Gateway Rd., off 30th Street, near Garden
excerpts from Handel’s Messiah and Franz Schubert’s “Ave
out onto the open-air car and enjoy the beauty of the Royal
of the Gods Park..
Maria”. Sunday, December 20 at 2:30 in the afternoon. Pikes
Gorge as the train illuminates this spectacular canyon.
Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs. Tickets
Thursday, December 31, 6:30 p.m. Santa Fe Depot, Hwy 50
are $21-61. Call 719-520-SHOW to purchase tickets.
& 3rd St., Canon City. Reservations ($109) 888-724-5748
Julebord - Sons of Norway Christmas Party, Sunday, December
20th at Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St., Colorado Springs. Social
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THEATER/from page 13
Saturdays during the fall semester. Seven of the students
theater, sculpture, painting and community-based arts. It’s a
were UCCS undergrads and five were seniors. Levy wrote
course Levy will teach again during the spring term.
a grant and obtained funds through the UCCS Kraemer
“We go to the theater and museums and talk about art
Family Library to cover the seniors’ tuition.
as a way to make connections,” she says. As part of the
Besides “The Giving Tree,” the students created
course, students visited
productions of “Tikki Tikki
elementary schools, the Colorado
Tembo,” a Chinese folk tale about
a boy who falls down a well and is
Springs Senior Center and
rescued by an old man, and
Mackenzie Place, among other
“Emmy and the Wolf,” a
“Many of the students don’t grow up with locations.
reimagining of Little Red Riding
grandparents and don’t have long-standing
They worked with residents
Hood.
at Mackenzie Place on ethnograrelationships with older people in their
Levy first started working in
phy projects for which the
intergenerational theater while she lives. Now they’ve developed creative
was a graduate student at New
relationships, and they often go back and students gathered stories from
York University.
visit them. They are real relationships that seniors about turning points in
“My internship was communitheir lives.
are growing out of this common core
ty-based, with a group called
“They asked the seniors
Roots and Branches,” she says.
around art.”
- Joye Levy when they thought they were
“The actors were NYU students
theater instructor going in one direction and then
and people from senior centers.
The oldest one, Molly, was 94.
made a ‘left turn,’ ” Levy says.
One of us would always take a
The students made video trailers
turn walking Molly home. It was a
about the left turns in the seniors’
truly magical experience.”
lives and presented them at a
Levy continued to work with
premiere at the retirement community.
the group long after college, and got permission to use the
“The students were really surprised and amazed at the
name for the UCCS troupe.
She says that the students’ exposure to older people has vitality of people at Mackenzie Place,” she says. “Many of
changed the way they think about aging.
the students don’t grow up with grandparents and don’t
“Having a diversity of conversations in class, the older
have long-standing relationships with older people in their
people bring so much depth,” she says. “I’d like to see
lives. Now they’ve developed creative relationships, and
Theatreworks do more of that kind of enrichment.”
they often go back and visit them. They are real relationLevy’s first intergenerational projects at UCCS were
part of an Artworks class that draws upon music, dance,
ships that are growing out of this common core around art.”
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the community. That mission
will take shape as intergenerational “talk-backs” and acting
workshops during these
upcoming productions:
• “Born Yesterday,”
intergenerational Saturday
matinee talk-back following the
Dec. 12 performance at 2 p.m.
The show runs Dec. 3 through
24.
• “Satchmo at the Waldorf,”
in which actor John Douglas
Thompson portrays Louis
Armstrong in the twilight of his
career. Intergenerational
talk-back following the matinee
at 2 pm. Feb. 27.
•
“Girl of the Golden
West,” intergenerational
melodrama acting workshop for
grandparents and grandchildren
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lunch provided, show at 2 p.m.
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Campaign looks to save Amtrak Southwest Chief
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief could
discontinue operation, or move out of
southeast Colorado, unless adequate
funding can be found for track
maintenance.
The train runs daily, stopping in
Lamar, La Junta and Trinidad. It’s an
important economic asset for those
three rural communities. Saving this
historic, important, long-distance train
is a priority goal for ColoRail.
The Amtrak Southwest Chief rolls
through Glorieta Canyon, east of
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Southwest Chief is a major
passenger train and asset in the
nation’s transportation system. It runs
between Chicago, Kansas City,
Albuquerque, Flagstaff and Los
Angeles.
Its route through western Kansas,
southeastern Colorado, and northern
New Mexico uses the tracks of the
historic Santa Fe railway.
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief could discontinue operation, or move out of southeast Colorado, unless adequate funding can be
The current owner, Burlington
found for track maintenance.
Northern – Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF), requiring the passenger line to pay the be discontinuance of the train. (A
the Southwest Chief formed a
now sends very few freight trains on
potential a re-route of the train to
difference.
coalition to seek supplemental public
the route. So BNSF has little incentive
Amarillo, Texas — BNSF’s main,
Amtrak alone cannot do that. It
funding. The coalition has convinced
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It notified Amtrak that it will no
See TRAIN, page 21
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Department of Transportation that the
state and federal government ought to
come to the train’s rescue.
Commitments of matching funds
from ColoRail, 16 local governments
in Kansas and Colorado, Amtrak,
State of Kansas DOT, and BNSF
convinced the US DOT to award
grants in 2014 and 2015 that are
fixing sections of the track in
Colorado and Kansas.
Local officials have been
particularly persuasive advocates, as
has the larger contributions by BNSF,
Amtrak, and the state DOT’s. So, as of
October, 2015, things are looking up
for saving the Southwest Chief. But
there is a long way to go.
This was a bipartisan, multistate
effort,” said Sal Pace, chairman of
Colorado’s Southwest Chief
Commission. “This is all about saving
jobs. These are necessary steps to the
next goal of the commission, which is
getting rail service for Pueblo.”
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With the new TIGER grant,
combined funding from all levels of
government will reach somewhere
around $47 million. BNSF has now
commited to take over maintenance
costs for the restored sections of track,
in return for the capital contributions
by the partners.
The overall costs are now much
more manageable. But there remains
much track to renovate, especially in
New Mexico.
Please contact your state
legislators and the Governor and ask
them to support additional state
funding for the Southwest Chief. If
you live anywhere in southeast
Colorado, talk to your local elected
officials about the importance of the
train to the local economy, and ask
them to contribute whatever matching
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fruits and vegetables under cool
running water and remove any surface
dirt.
• Separate: Don’t cross-contaminate. Keep raw animal meats and eggs
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other ready-to-eat foods.
Consider using dedicated cutting
boards and knives for raw meat
products, and separate ones for raw
fruits and vegetables. Don’t put
cooked meat or other ready-to-eat
foods on any unwashed plate that held
raw meat, raw eggs, poultry or
seafood.
• Cook: Cook all foods according
to the temperature required to kill
harmful bacteria. Color is not a
reliable indicator that food is cooked.
Turkey is safe once the innermost part
of the thigh and the thickest part of the
breast have reached 165°F. Bring
sauces, soups, and gravies to a rolling
boil when reheating.
Eggs should be cooked until the
whites and the yolks are firm; if
making eggnog, use pasteurized egg
products. Don’t eat cookie dough,
which may contain raw eggs. Stuffing,
whether cooked inside or outside the
turkey, should be cooked to a
minimum temperature of 165°F. Stuff
loosely. Re-heat leftovers to a
minimum temperature of 165°F.
• Chill: Refrigerate foods within
two hours. Bacteria grow rapidly at
room temperature. Set your refrigerator at or below 40°F, and your freezer
at 0°F. Never defrost food
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Words of Life
The greatest gift of all
By Kay Owen-Larson
“He who did not spare His own
Son, but delivered Him up for us all,
how shall He not with Him also freely
give us all things?” - Romans 8:32
God is love! And out of that love,
He gives good gifts to His children.
He delights to pour out His blessings
upon all of us.
I have had many gifts given to me
throughout the years but the greatest
gift that has ever been given to me has
been the precious Son of our Heavenly
Father and His name is Jesus. That gift
is still available to anyone who will
ask today.
Do you think that Mary realized
the special gift that had been given to
her so many years ago? There is a
song, “Mary, Did You know?” that I
think ask some of the same questions.
Let me quote a few of the verses.
“Mary did you know that your
baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby
boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy
is heaven’s perfect Lamb?
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This sleeping child that you’re
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Today, I think we are given gifts
that we do not always recognize as a
gift. It is alright not to recognize some
of the special gifts that we are given
but we must not miss out on the most
important Gift of all and that the Gift
of Jesus Christ.
There are also other gifts that the
Lord wants to give us, especially this
year when there is so much turmoil in
our world.
One is the gift of peace of mind
and heart. “I am leaving you with a
gift–peace of mind and heart. And the
peace I give is a gift the world cannot
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- John 14:27, NLT
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Support Groups
Adult Protective Services - El Paso County
444-5755; Teller County 687-3335; Pueblo
County 583-6160; State of Colorado
303-866-3433.
Alcoholics Anonymous holds daily meetings to
share and help each other overcome
alcoholism. Many locations and times in our
area, go to coloradospringsaa.org for details.
Alzheimer’s Assn. Support Groups offers help to
caregivers who seek encouragement and
assistance. Call 719-266-8773 to locate a
group near you.
Amputee Support Group meets at HealthSouth the
third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.,
325 Parkside Dr. in Colorado Springs, call
719-630-2313 for information.
Bereavement Support Group is for those who
have lost a loved one to death. New groups
start throughout the year. Call Dr. Steve Fehl
at 719-330-6652 for more information.
Care for the Caregiver, a free 3-hour monthly
workshop offering knowledge and peer
support for anyone care-giving a loved one.
Presented by the UCCS Aging Center, Lane
Center, 4863 N. Nevada Ave. To register, call
719-255-8002 for date and time.
Caregiver Support Group meets every Tuesday at
11:40 a.m. at HealthSouth, 325 Parkside Dr.
in Colorado Springs. For further information,
call 719-630-2313.
Celiac Sprue Assn. support meeting is the second
Saturday of month, 10:30 a.m. Contact Marie
719-572-0548 for location.
Crohn’s and Colitis Support Group meets the
second Tuesday of month, Penrose Library
downtown, 7 p.m. Call 1-866-768-2232.
Deaf Chat invites you to meet and greet others in
the deaf community, every third Friday of
month, 3 p.m. at The Independence Center,
729 S. Tejon St, 719-471-8181.
Diabetes Community Center holds a weekly
walking club which is open to diabetics and
their family and friends. dcccolorado.org
DSC Stroke Club meets the second Wednesday of
month at the Senior Center 10 a.m. Call
50+ Network Group for job hunters is held
Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon at the Pikes Peak
Workforce Center, 1675 W. Garden of Gods
Rd. Register at www.ppwfc.org then click on
Workshops under the red tab.
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of those
who want to stop gambling. Meetings are
Mondays 6 p.m. or Saturdays 9 a.m. at the
Dwelling Place, 508 N. Tejon CS. Hotline:
855-222-5542 or coloradoga.org
Grief Support Group, the holidays are difficult for
those who have lost a loved one. Pastor Hank
Maertins can help you survive the holidays.
The group meets at First Lutheran Church,
1515 N. Cascade CS on Fri. Dec 10 at 10am,
Fireside Room, 719-687-9204.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. For phone
support through First Presbyterian Church,
call Nancy Tollefson, 719-578-8007.
Hearing Loss Assn. of America meets 2nd
Saturday of the month, 1 p.m. at The
Independence Center, 729 S. Tejon CS.
Education, support and advocacy for people
with hearing loss. [email protected]
Huntington’s Disease Support Group meets at 1
p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at
HealthSouth, 325 Parkside Dr. in Colorado
Springs. For details, call 719-630-2313
Later Life Depression Support Group meets at
12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Senior
Center, 1514 N. Hancock. Call 719-477-1515
Look Good ... Feel Better is designed for women
undergoing cancer treatment. Meetings are
the second Monday of each month at 1445 N.
Union Blvd. Call 970-254-5582. f
Low Vision Support Groups meet at The
Independence Center, 729 S Tejon St. Call
719-471-8181 for time and date information.
Mending Broken Hearts 7 Weekly sessions ($10
fee) meets Wednesday 6:15 pm at First
Presbyterian Church, 219 E. Bijou St CS, call
719-844-6100.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Groups: Men meet 11
a.m. on Mondays. Women meet 11 a.m. on
Tuesdays, 1322 N. Academy. Tri-Lakes group
meets 9 a.m. on the second Wednesday of
the month at Village Inn in Monument.
Overeaters Anonymous - if food is a problem. OA
meets Monday 5:30 p.m. or Tuesdays 9 a.m.
at the Parish House, First Lutheran Church,
1515 N. Cascade. For other meetings/
locations call 719-475-0037.
Parkinson’s Support Group meets Sept-June on
the second Sat. of month at 1st Presbyterian
Church, 105 N. Weber St. Meetings start at
10 a.m. and end with a potluck lunch.
Polio Survivors Support Group meets 10 a.m. on
the second Saturday of the month. Call
719-633-1497 for its location.
Senior Social Group meets at the Retired Enlisted
Assn., 535 Emory Cir. every Tuesday at 9
a.m. for rolls and coffee. There’s a restaurant
lunch following the meeting. Call Bonnie for
more details 719-550-0669.
Senior Victim Assistance Team CSPD 444-7438
or 24-hour pager 444-7000.
Survivors of Stroke meet 10 a.m. on the third
Thursday of each month at the Senior Center,
1514 N. Hancock. Call 719-630-2313 for
information.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly Group meets weekly
Fridays 9:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Lutheran
Church, Murray and Constitution. For details
call Judy 719-598-6621.
TESSA- Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault CS
633-3819; National Domestic Violence
Hotline 800-799-7233.
Veterans Crisis Line - Confidential help for Vets
and their families 800-273-8255 press 1 or
text: 838255.
UsToo Southern Colorado, meets 4:30 p.m. the
third Tuesday of the month at Dorcy Cancer
Center, 2004 Lake Ave. in Pueblo. Contact
Cesar for information 719-557-5889.
Widowed Persons Grief Support group meets 1
p.m. on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, at the Senior Center, 1514 N.
Hancock. Call 719-594-0276 for information.
WINGS offers therapy support for adult survivors
of childhood sexual abuse. A women’s group
is held Tuesday and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
For more details call 800-373-8671.
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Anti-aging beauty regime
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My anti-aging beauty regime will
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I think it’s good because it doesn’t
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Regardless of how you look:
Smile
Charlie Chaplin composed an
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breaking….” Not only will you feel
smiling effects in your
heart (fake or not), but
you’ll receive smiles back.
And that feels like a little
bit of love. Smile lines are
much more attractive than
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lines and lightens the
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Clean yourself and
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As we age, jumping in
the shower is no longer
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Write a gratitude list
nakedness on the way and
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Even if you wonder
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skin. But smelling good is
are. So write down five things you’re
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And a Tide Stick ($1 at the store) will
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see a calmer, more attractive you
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Name the ailments you have with
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Figure out what
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Just thinking about what matters
adds strength to your face and
brightens your eyes.
Laugh
Or at least chuckle or chortle
when possible. It’s contagious, lessens
the unattractive frown or blank look
Don’t own them. It’s the cancer,
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Talk about both positive and
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Here again, what we took for
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December 2015
Ask Mr. Modem
Help — Email causes freezes
By Mr. Modem
Q. Sometimes people I send
email to tell me that when they open
my message, their computer freezes.
I’m sending you one of my emails
that did this. Can you tell me what
I’m doing wrong that might be
causing this?
A. The email you sent me contains
eight graphical animations, including
four animated closings, “Goodbye,”
“Adios,” “CUL8TR,” and “Sayonara.”
While I understand that “cutesy” is in
the eyes of the beholder, I would
encourage some measure of restraint
when it comes to email “enhancements” of this type for several
reasons:
• First, all those graphics and
animations increase the size of your
email exponentially, turning what
should be a simple message into a
bloated e-mess. For recipients with
older systems or computers running a
minimal amount of memory, opening
your graphical extravaganza can be
overwhelming to the system, resulting
in a freeze.
• Keep in mind, whether you’re
using IncrediMail or some other email
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graphics and related animations, and
graphically inclined senders all tend to
gravitate towards the same ones.
Toward that end, you can’t go wrong
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your intended recipients if it’s okay if
you include animations. If they
decline, thank them and honor their
request not to include them. If they do
not respond, do not assume that’s an
implied permission to continue
sending cutesy. It is not.
• In your case, remove the
graphics and animations from your
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Q. I notice that my 4-port USB
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Thanks, Mr. M.
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What’s for lunch?
Golden Circle Nutrition
104 E. Platte Ave. - Colorado Springs - 387-6758
Dec. 1 - Bee f & barley soup, chicken
sandwich w/ lettuce & tomato,
coleslaw, orange, milk
Dec. 2 - Hamburger on a roll w/ lettuce
& tomato, pinto beans, coleslaw,
pear, milk
Dec. 3 - Roast pork loin, boiled
potatoes w/ gravy, winter blend
vegetables, apple, cookie, roll w/
margarine, milk
Dec.4 - Baked tilapia, brown rice, winter
blend veggies w/ cheese, fresh
apple, bread w/ margarine, milk
Dec. 7 - chicken taco bowl w/ lettuce
tomato cheese and salsa, Spanish
rice, black beans, orange, jello cup,
milk
Dec. 8 - Beef stroganoff, brown rice,
succotash, applesauce, trail mix,
bread w/ margarine, milk
Dec. 9 - Chicken parmesan, pasta,
broccoli, orange, breadstick w/
margarine, milk
Dec. 10 - Swiss steak w/ gravy, mashed
potatoes, peas, tropical fruit, cookie,
roll w/ margarine, milk
Dec. 11 - Grilled chicken sandwich w/
lettuce & tomato, pinto beans,
coleslaw, apricots, milk
Dec. 14 - Polish sausage, cabbage &
carrots, corn, banana, yogurt, bread
w/ margarine, milk
Dec. 15 - Beef & bean burrito w/
cheese & enchilada sauce, black
beans, Mexican corn, orange juice,
banana, milk
Dec. 16 - Sloppy joe on roll, pinto
beans, tossed salad w/ lite
dressing, mandarin oranges, trail
mix, milk
Dec. 17 - Honey baked ham, sweet
potatoes, peas & onion, fruited jello,
cherry pie, roll w/ margarine,
milk
Dec. 18 - Baked cod, scalloped
potatoes, brussel sprouts, apple,
cookie, bread w/ margarine,
milk
Dec. 21 - Meat balls w/ marinara sauce,
pasta, green beans, orange,
reduced sodium v-8 juice,
breadstick w/ margarine, milk
Dec. 22 - Cream of asparagus soup,
ham sandwich w/ lettuce & tomato,
carrots, sweetened strawberries,
milk
Dec. 23 - Chicken pot pie, lima beans,
yogurt, pear, biscuit w/ margarine,
milk
Dec. 24 - Pork chops, mashed potatoes
w/ gravy, peas, reduced sodium v-8
juice, cookie, roll w/ margarine,
milk
Dec. 25 – Closed for Christmas
Dec. 28 - Beef burgundy, mashed
potatoes, lima beans, apricots,
bread w/ margarine, milk
Dec. 29 - Vegetable soup, chicken salad
sandwich, tossed salad w/ lite
dressing, orange, cookie, milk
Dec. 30 - Beef tacos w/ lettuce, tomato
cheese & salsa, black beans,
orange, trail mix, milk
Dec. 31 - Sweet & sour pork w/
almonds, egg roll, brown rice,
cauliflower, apricots, milk
Florence
Temple Shalom
100 Railroad - Florence - 784-6493
1523 E. Monument St. - Colorado Springs - 634-5311
Dec. 1 - Macaroni and cheese, tossed
vegetable salad, asparagus,
banana, whole wheat bread
Dec. 3 - Hamburger on a bun, catsup,
mustard & onion, split pea soup,
creamy coleslaw, banana
Dec. 4 - Smothered chicken,cornbread
stuffing, seasoned cauliflower
broccoli mix, applesauce waldorf
salad, whole wheat bread with
margarine
Dec. 8 - American lasagna, herbed
green beans, seasoned cabbage,
banana, italian bread with
margarine
Dec. 10 - Meatloaf, whole wheat
crackers, cut broccoli, raisin nut
cup, apple
Dec. 11- Italian sausage, marinara
sauce, broccoli, tossed salad, pear
halves
Dec. 15 - Black bean and tortilla
casserole, steamed brown rice,
whipped sweet potatoes, mixed
fruit
Dec. 17 - Turkey sandwich on whole
wheat, provolone cheese &
mustard, sliced tomato on lettuce,
orange, waldorf salad
Dec. 18 - Sloppy joe on a bun,
scalloped potatoes, broccoli &
carrots, apple
Dec. 22 - Baked ham with raisin sauce,
whipped sweet potatoes, green
bean amandine, cranberry mold,
pecan pie, whole wheat roll
Dec. 24 - Ham and beans,seasoned
greens, orange juice, cornbread
Dec. 25 - Closed for Christmas
Dec. 29 - Baked potato broccoli with
cheese sauce, tossed salad with lite
french dressing, fresh plum, fruit
cocktail, drop biscuit
Dec. 31 - Chili con carne, whole wheat
crackers, cut broccoli, raisin nut
cup, apple, cornbread
All lunches served from noon to 1 p.m.
on the following dates:
Dec. 2 - Turkey rice soup with rye crisp
crackers, spinach salad with
strawberries and almonds, steamed
broccoli, zucchini bread.
Dec. 7 - Salmon with brown rice,
steamed peas, coleslaw, whole
wheat roll, strawberries with
chocolate sauce, milk, margarine,
tartar sauce.
Dec. 9 - Potato pancakes served with
applesauce and sour cream,
steamed carrots, coleslaw, ice
cream with strawberries and
bananas..
Dec. 14 - Tilapia served on baguette
bread, with lettuce and tomato,
steamed carrots with almonds,
coleslaw, birthday cake and milk,
tartar sauce.
Dec. 16 - Beef stew, romaine salad with
carrots and Go Lean dressing,
whole grain roll, orange, sugar
wafer cookie, margarine.
Dec. 21 - Roast chicken, rice pilaf with
walnuts, beets, romaine salad,
whole wheat roll, pear, and
margarine.
Dec. 23 - Closed for winter holidays.
Dec. 28 - Minestrone Soup with
chicken, spinach salad with carrots,
tomatoes and Go Lean dressing,
strawberries and grapes, zucchini
bread.
Dec. 30 - Closed for winter holidays
All meals are kosher. Meals subject to
change. Please call Temple Shalom
634-5311 a day in advance if you
plan to join us for lunch.
SRDA Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels
Pueblo - 543-0100
2250 Bott Ave. - Colorado Springs - 884-2330
Dec. 1 - Egg salad pita,
quinoa & bean salad,
broccoli salad, vanilla
pudding, orange,
milk.
Dec. 2 - Macaroni & cheese,
brussel sprouts, green
beans almondine, spiced
plums, vegetable
soup.
Dec. 3 - Sweet & sour
chicken, fried rice, capri
vegs, cranberry apple
crumble, cream broccoli
soup.
Dec. 4 - Spaghetti &
meatballs, Italian
vegetables, garlic bread,
fruit cup, minestrone
soup.
Dec. 7 - Shepard’s pie,
roasted cauliflower,
broccoli, fruit cocktail,
beef noodle soup.
Dec. 8 - Tuna noodle
casserole, corn, Italian
vegetable toss, beets.
Dec. 9 - Chili con carne,
Spanish rice, calabacita,
chilled apricots.
Dec. 10 - Ham & potato
casserole, asparagus,
mixed veggies, roll,
peach crisp, sweet potato
soup.
Dec. 11 - Beef & bean burrito,
green chili, yellow
squash, fruit cup.
Dec. 14 - Sweet & sour
chicken, fried rice,
Oregon veggies,
apple.
Dec. 15 - Pepper steak,
sweet potato, pineapple,
chix barley soup.
Dec. 16 - Roast pork loin,
mashed potatoes, vegs,
apple chutney.
Dec. 17 - Turkey rice &
cheese, brussel sprouts,
carrots, applesauce.
Dec. 18 - Sloppy Joe,
spinach, Ital. vegs,
peaches, beef veg
soup.
Dec. 21 - Citrus & herb fish,
veg couscous, beets,
broccoli cheese soup,
bananas.
Dec. 22 - Chicken noodle
casserole, winter vegs,
pea salad, strawberries,
muffin.
Dec. 23 - Cuban roast pork,
baked potato, mixed
vegetables, pear.
Dec. 24 - BBQ chicken, ranch
beans, coleslaw, fruit
compote, vegetable
soup.
Dec. 25 - Roast turkey &
gravy, cornbread
dressing, brussel sprouts,
green beans.
Dec. 28 - Chili mac, cheesy
cauliflower, meadow
vegs, cinnamon
applesauce.
Dec. 29 - Tuna Salad
sandwich, asparagus,
peas & onions, cherry
crisp, chix gumbo.
Dec. 30 - Beef pie, broccoli,
zucchini & tomato,
grapes, navy bean
soup.
Dec. 31 - Chicken cacciatore,
mash potatoes, mix vegs,
carrot raisin salad,
plums.
Dec. 1 - Chicken Sandwich &
Soup
Dec. 2 - Hamburger
Dec. 3 - Roast Pork Loin
Dec. 4 - Baked Tilapia
Dec. 5 - Sweet & Sour Pork
Dec. 6 - Pasta with meat sauce
Hanukkah begins
Dec. 7 - Chicken Tacos
Dec. 8 - Beef Stroganoff
Dec. 9 - Chicken Parmesan
Dec. 10 - Swiss Steak
Dec. 11 - Grilled Chicken
Sandwich
Dec. 12 - Swedish Meatballs
Dec. 13 - Roast Pork Loin
Dec. 14 - Polish Sausage
Hanukkah ends
Dec. 15 - Beef & Bean
Burrito
Dec. - 16 Sloppy Joe
Dec. - 17 Ham
Dec. 18 - Baked Cod
Dec. 19 - Beef Stroganoff
Dec. 20 - Chicken Parmesan
Dec. 21 - Meatballs w/
Marinara
Dec. 22 - Ham Sandwich w/
Soup
Dec. 23 - Chicken Pot Pie
Dec. 24 - Pork Chops
Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 - Ham Dinner Christmas
Dec. 26 - Beef & Bean
Burrito
Dec. 27 - Chef’s Choice
Dec. 28 - Beef Burgundy
Dec. 29 - Chicken Salad
Sandwich
with Soup
Dec. 30 - Beef Tacos
Dec. 31 - Sweet & Sour Pork
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What’s for lunch?
Golden Age Center
Penrose Senior Center
728 N. Main St. - Cañon City - 345-4112
405 Broadway - Penrose - 372-3872
Dec. 2 - Hamburger on a bun, catsup, mustard &
onion, split pea soup, creamy coleslaw,
banana
Dec. 4- Smothered chicken,cornbread stuffing,
seasoned cauliflower broccoli mix, applesauce
waldorf salad, whole wheat bread with
margarine
Dec. 7 - American lasagna, herbed green beans,
seasoned cabbage, banana, italian bread with
margarine
Dec. 9 - Meatloaf, whole wheat crackers, cut
broccoli, raisin nut cup, apple
Dec. 11 - Italian sausage, marinara sauce,
broccoli, tossed salad, pear halves
Dec. 14 - Black bean and tortilla casserole,
steamed brown rice, whipped sweet potatoes,
mixed fruit
Dec. 16 - Turkey sandwich on whole wheat,
provolone cheese & mustard, sliced tomato on
lettuce, orange, waldorf salad
Dec. 18 - Sloppy joe on a bun, scalloped potatoes,
broccoli & carrots, apple
Dec. 21 - Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy,
green bean amandine, apricot peach compote,
whole wheat dinner roll
Dec. 23 - Baked ham with raisin sauce, whipped
sweet potatoes, green bean amandine,
cranberry mold, pecan pie, whole wheat
roll
Dec. 25 - Closed for Christmas
Dec. 28 - Baked potato broccoli with cheese sauce,
tossed salad with lite french dressing, fresh
plum, fruit cocktail, drop biscuit
Dec. 30 - Ham and beans,seasoned greens,
orange juice, cornbread
Dec. 1- Hamburger steak,
mashed potatoes w/
gravy, veggie
Dec. 17 - Chuck Wagon
bake (like meatloaf),
salad
(corn)
Dec. 3 - Brats, macaroni &
Dec. 22 - Pot Luck
Dec. 29 - Soup and
cheese, salad
Dec. 8 - Chicken rice, fruit
salad
sandwiches
Menu subject to change.
Dec. 10 - Sloppy Joes,
cole slaw, chips
Dec. 15 - Penrose Baptist
Bread, milk and
dessert available with
Church providing
all meals. Carry out
meal
available.
Clubs
21st Century Toastmasters meets every Friday,
at 21C Library, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, ENT
conference center. Call (719) 591-8045
AARP Black Forest Chapter meets every 2nd
Wed. noon, Black Forest Lutheran Church,
12455 Black Forest Rd. Info: 749-9227.
American Legion Post 5, Downtown Colo.
Spgs, meets every 3rd Thurs. 7 p.m., 15
Platte Rd. Info: 632-0960.
American Legion Post 209 meets 2nd Sat. of
month, 10 a.m. with breakfast at 9 a.m.,
3613 Jeannine Dr. Call 719-599-8624
American Legion Post 2008, meets the fourth
Thursday of month, 7 p.m. at Falcon
Firehouse, off Meridian Ranch Rd. Call
719/ 495-8171 for information.
American Legion Tri-Lakes Post 9-11 meets
1st Tues. of month, 6:30 p.m. at Depot
Restaurant, 11 Primrose St., Palmer Lake.
Info: 481-8668.
Bill’s Senior Lunch Bunch for widows and
widowers meets last Friday of month 11:30
a.m. No dues, just good food & fun. Call
Rose Marie 596-3159 for details.
Bridge Players’ List: Duplicate Bridge Club
634-7250; CS Senior Center W+F 12:15pm
465-1653; First Presbyterian Tues 6:30pm
105 N Weber 578-0474; Westside Ctr 1628
W Bijou 12:30 Mon. 385-7920
Broadmoor Area Christian Women’s Club,
meets the second Wednesday of each
month at The Broadmoor for lunch ($35),
call 719-597-8099.
Cheyenne Mountain Poets meets 1st and 3rd
Fridays, 2p.m. at the Senior Center, 1514
N. Hancock. Call Bob at 719-578-9332.
Colorado Natives Club meets 5:45 p.m. the 4th
Thurs. of each month at the Inn at Garden
Plaza, 2520 International Cir. Dan
632-8117 or Terry 632-6806.
Colorado Native Plant Society meets the 2nd
Wed. of each month the East Library, 5550
N. Union Blvd. Call 357-9427 for details.
Colorado Rockies Cribbage Assn. meets every
Wed. 6 p.m. at Elks Club, Fillmore and
Nevada. Come at 4 p.m. to learn cribbage.
Colorado Springs Button Club, meets quarterly.
For date, location and time:719-633-6026.
Colorado Spgs Breakfast Club for Singles 50+
meets the 1st Sat. of each month at Antlers
Hotel, 4 S. Cascade. Sign in 8:30 a.m.,
buffet breakfast 9 a.m. Cost $16. Go to
www.tbc50plus.org or call 260-0651.
Colorado Springs Chess Club meets
Wednesdays 6 p.m. at Pikes Perk, 5965 N.
Academy Blvd, 719-522-1432.
Colorado Springs Numismatic Society meets
the second Sunday of each month at 2
p.m. at Colorado Springs Police Dept, 955
W. Moreno Ave.
Colorado Springs Scrabble Club meets every
Monday from 6-9 p.m. at Jason’s Deli,
7455 N. Academy Blvd. Call Mem Morman
Colorado Springs Stamp Club meets at 7:30
p.m. the 1st Tues. of month at Penrose
Library, 20 N. Cascade in the Story Room.
Info: 598-2670.
Colorado Springs Toastmasters Club 555
meets every Monday 6-7:30 p.m at the Old
City Hall, Kiowa & Nevada. Call Lester
244-2465 or Max 303-647-0405.
Colo. Springs Vegan & Vegetarians. Join us
the first Tues. of month, 5 p.m. for Vegan
Taco Tuesday at Coquette’s Bistro, 321 N.
Tejon. RSVP: vegetarian.meetup.com/534
Crafting Club meets second Fri. 4-11 p.m.,Sat.
9-5 at YWAM Ballroom, 505 Popes Bluff
Trl, off Garden/Gods Rd. Card-making,
paper crafts, scrap-booking, knitting,
crochet. $5 Contact: Monique 761-3048.
Curiosity Unlimited meets 2nd Fri. of month at
UCCS University Ctr Rm 302 to study
relevant issues through free lectures.
www.uccs.edu/curiosity or 719-598-6780
Downtown Toastmasters Club 5158 meets
every Friday 12:05 p.m. in Academy Room
of Old City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave.
Contact Ken at (719) 630-0783.
Doll Dreamers Club is devoted to preservation
and collecting of dolls. Meetings are 1st
Thurs. of month 10:30 a.m. at Brookdale
Village, 2365 Patriot Hts Dr. Contacts: Gail
599-7513 or Nancy 390-8098.
DSC BINGO is held Thursdays starting 12:30
p.m. at The Retired Enlisted Assn., 834
Emory Cir. Doors open 11 a.m. Call
574-9002.
Enzian Club, American/German speaking social
club, meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of
month at Viking Hall, 1045 Ford St. Call
Helga for information (719) 495-4150.
Falcons Lions Club meets at Old Falcon Middle
School, Hwy 24 and Meridian Rd. Program
meetings are fourth Tuesday of month,
6:30 p.m. Call Joe at (719) 495-6540.
Gold Camp Victorian Society meets 2 p.m. the
second Sunday of each month at Cripple
Creek Heritage Center, call Howard at
719-689-0907.
High Country Newcomers Club for women,
meets the 3rd Mon. of month, 10am, East
Library, 5550 N. Union CS, chair: Diana
Knapp [email protected]
Korean War Veterans Assn., Dutch Nelson
Chapter meets at noon the third Saturday
of month at Elks Lodge, 3400 N. Nevada
Ave. Contact: Paul (719) 237-4461.
Military Order of the Purple Heart meets for
coffee and donuts 9 a.m. the 2nd Sat. of
month, 2 Carson Cir., Fountain. Info:
391-7794. BINGO: Fridays 12:30 p.m. at
TREA, 834 Emory Cir.
Mineralogical Society meets the third Thursday
of each month, 7 p.m. at the Senior Center,
1514 N. Hancock. Call (719) 649-2652.
Photography Club, Cheyenne Mtn Library, 1785
S. 8th St CS, Dec 8, from 2-4pm. Share
tips, techniques, digital photos, field trips.
Pikes Peak Genealogical Society meets 7 p.m.
each third Thursday at Penrose Library, 20
N. Cascade Ave. Visit: www.ppgs.org
Pikes Peak Herb Assn. meets the second
Wednesday of month, 1900 E Pikes Peak,
6:30 p.m. [email protected]
call (719) 533--0707
Pikes Peak Miniaturists meets the third
Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m. with
focus on dollhouse miniatures. Call Mary
719-331-8556 for location.
Pikes Peak Neighbors, open to women, meets
second Wednesday of month, 10 a.m. at
various locations. Call Judy (719)
550-8750 for reservations and location.
Pikes Peak Whittlers Woodcarving Club meets
at the Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock CS,
the 2nd Saturday of each month, 9-11:30
a.m. For details, call (719) 577-9282
Pikes Peak Women’s Connection. Luncheon
with special speakers and music, every
second Thursday at Hotel Elegante, 2886
S. Circle Dr. Lunch $17. Call (719)
495-8304.
Pikes Peak Woodturners meets at Manitou Art
Center, 515 Manitou Ave. every 1st Wed.
6:30 p.m. www.ppwoodturners.org
The Posse for those who love the history of the
West. Meet 2nd Mon. of month, Masonic
Hall, 1150 Panorama Dr. Social 6 p.m.,
dinner ($17) 6:30. Reservations: Bob
719-473-0330.
Pueblo Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday
11:45 a.m. at the Pueblo Country Club,
3200 8th Ave. Contact (719) 250-9315 or
(719) 214-1331.
Pueblo Shrine Club meets the first Friday of
each month, 6 p.m., at 1501 W. McCulloch
Blvd., Pueblo. (719) 547-3184
Pueblo Toastmasters Club, meets the 2nd and
4th Thursdays, 6:15 p.m., Security Service
CU, 310 E. Abriendo Ave, 2nd floor.
Senior Center Book Group meets the 2nd
Thursday of each month 1:30-3 p.m. at
1514 N. Hancock Ave. Call (719)
531-6333, ext. 1314 for book selection.
Senior Chats at Rockrimmon, informal
gatherings to share info, networking,
discussions. Rockrimmon Library, 832
Village Center Dr. Tuesdays 10-11:30am
Senior Pilots of Central Colo. meets every 4th
Tues. 3-4:30 p.m., Stetson Hills Police
Dept., 4110 Tutt Blvd. www.seniorpilotsofcentralcolorado.com
Sertoma Clubs (9 clubs) meet in Colo. Springs,
Monument and Ellicott. For a club near you,
call Eddie at 719-481-2750.
Senior Social Group meets at the Retired Enlisted
Assn., 535 Emory Cir. every Tuesday at 9
a.m. for rolls and coffee. There’s a restaurant
lunch following the meeting. Call Bonnie for
more details 719-550-0669.
Sons of Italy, for people of Italian descent,
meets 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month at VFW Post 101, 702 S. Tejon St.
Sons of Norway meetings. Second Wed. of
each month 7-9 p.m. at Viking Hall, 1045
Ford St., 351-3554. sonsofnorwaycs.com
Stammtisch, German conversation group
meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 6:30
p.m., Edelweiss Rathskeller, 34 E. Ramona
Ave., 633-2220.
TREA - The Retired Enlisted Assn. meets the
4th Sat. each month, 9 a.m. at Clubhouse,
834 Emory Cir. Open to all honorably
discharged veterans, enlisted retirees and
active duty enlisted personnel. Breakfast at
8 a.m. Info: 596-0927.
Tri-Lakes Lions Club meets the first Thursday
of each month at Monument Country Club.
For information:[email protected]
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Bulletin Board notices must arrive not later than the 15th of the month prior.
Please email notices to [email protected] or mail to:
LIFE after 50 Bulletin Board
P.O. Box 50125
Free Parking for all December at the Colorado
So You Think You Can Dance. Monday,
at America the Beautiful Park, 126 Cimino
Lunch and a Movie. Bring your own sack lunch
Springs Airport. For the holiday season,
December 7 at 8 p.m. The Season 12 Top
Dr., Colorado Springs. Shop your favorite
to Library 21C at 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, just
both short-term and long-term parking are
10 finalists from this Emmy award-winning
thrift store and find that old sweater to
north of Chapel Hills Mall, CS, on the 3rd
free, plus 50% off of Valet Parking. As you
show will perform some popular routines
wear! Festivities, racing, awards and much
Thursday of the month at noon in the
plan your holiday travels, the COS airport
and some original pieces at the Pikes Peak
fun on a winters day. Go to theuglysweat-
Venue on the 2nd floor. Popcorn and
offers this gift to show its appreciation to
Center, 190 S. Cascade CS. Call
erru.com for more details.
lemonade are provided. FREE admission.
our community for continued patronage.
719-520-SHOW for tickets or go to:
COS also plans to bring further offers and
pikespeakcenter.com
“My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord” a concert by
the Soli Deo Gloria community choir, will
promotions throughout the holiday season.
TriLakes Jazz Trio with Colin McAllister, Andy
Burtschi and Stefan Flores. KCME 88.7
Listener Supported Public Radio, at The
“The Christmas Donkey” & New Christmas
Mezzanine, Thursday, December 17 at 6:30
Olio, a Cripple Creek Original by Chris
p.m. The Mezzanine private back alley
Sorensen. A holiday favorite returns! This
entrance 20 N. Tejon, Colorado Springs.
heartwarming musical runs through Dec.
Reserve tickets ($10) by calling
27 at the Butte Theater, 139 E. Bennett Ave
719-577-4556 or: themezzcos.com
in Cripple Creek. Tickets $12-$18.
Holly & Ivy Performances. The Air Force
Reservations: 719-689-3247 or online at
Academy Band will host its free Holly & Ivy
ButteTheater.com
Performance on Wednesday, December 16
Free Wine Tasting and cheeses from
thru Friday 18th at the Sand Creek High
Springside Cheese, every Friday 4-6 p.m.
School Auditorium, 7005 N. Carefree
and Saturdays 1-4 p.m. at 80 Twenty
Circle, Colo. Springs, at 7 p.m. (Doors
Wines, 415 N. Greenwood in downtown
open at 6). Tickets required: www.
Pueblo. 4 Different wines featured each
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day and delicious cheeses to compliment.
“The Fantasticks” Boy meets girl, boy loses
Arts & Craft Sale 2015, Friday Dec 4, 4-8pm,
girl, and boy gets girl back. The charm of
Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Colorado College
The Fantasticks is in its poetic innocence
Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade
coupled with a now-classic musical score
Ave, CS. 719-389-6607.
that includes “Try to Remember” and
Train Expo Colorado, for model railroad
enthusiasts, will be held at the Mortgage
Solutions Financial Expo Center, 3660 N.
Nevada Ave CS on Saturday, December 4,
9am-4pm and Sunday 5th, 10am-3pm,
Seniors $4. www.tecoshow.org
All aboard the holiday lunch train! Relax in style as you take in spectacular
winter scenery deep within Colorad’s grandest canyon, the Royal Gorge.
Order lunch from locally-sourced menus and enjoy a fully-stocked bar.
Reserve your two-hour ride Dec. 26 through Jan. 2. The train will depart
daily on those dates at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $47-$64. Call 888-724-5748.
9:30 p.m., 2700 Robinson St., Colorado
Tiger Jazz Ensemble Concert. The Colorado
be held on Saturday, December 12 at 3:00
College jazz ensemble, under the direction
Springs. The rhythm will be Rhumba,
p.m., First United Methodist Church, 420
of Tom Taylor, will present its annual fall
dress is casual and the music is recorded.
N. Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs. Open to
concert. It is free and open to the public on
For more information: 719-598-8624.
the public, a free-will offering will be taken.
Thursday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m. at
Please bring one or more non-perishable
Packard Performance Hall, 5 W. Cache La
food items for the Springs Rescue
December 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Poudre St. on the Colorado College
Mission. A reception follows the concert.
Discovery Center, 4425 Arrowswest Dr CS,
campus, Colorado Springs.
Star Days - A Far Away Galaxy! on Saturday,
719-576-8000. Meet Storm Troopers,
Acacia Park Outdoor Skating Rink in
Stick Horses in Pants, a local improv comedy
Downtown Colorado Springs is open seven
Bounty Hunters, many Droids. Enjoy space
troupe will bring crazy hilarity to this
days a week through January 18, including
movies, Galactic Dance Off, Intergalactic
holiday season. Some audience members
holidays. Cost is $10 per skater which
Crafts. Wear your best space costume!
may be on stage! The show is Friday, Dec.
includes the skate rental. Sunday Dec 13
www.SpaceFoundation.org/museum
11 at The Loft, 2506 W. Colorado Ave #C,
and Monday Dec. 28th are Broncos Pride
starting 7:30 p.m. Tickets $9 on line, $10
Days. If you wear orange and blue, you’ll
tradition returns full of local talent. Relive
at the door. 719-445-9278 or go to:
get $1 off prices.
the grandeur of Clara and the Nutcracker
loftmusicvenue.com
Sangre de Cristo Ballet: Nutcracker. This
2nd at The Mezzanine private back alley
entrance 20 N. Tejon. Reserve tickets ($20)
by calling 719-577-4556. themezzcos.com
The Flying W Wranglers Holiday concert will
be performed on Friday, December 18 at
Ballroom Dancing at the Carriage Stop, on
December 5 starting at 7 p.m. and until
“Soon it’s Gonna Rain”. Dec. 20 thru Jan.
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides, Saturday,
Stargazers Theatre, 10 S. Parkside Dr.,
Colorado Springs. Call 719-476-2200 for
ticket reservations.
Big Band Sundays with the New Century Big
Band, Sunday, December 20th, 3-5 p.m.
$8 per person ($2 discount with food
donation). Colorado Springs Senior Center,
1514 N. Hancock Ave., 719-494-3746.
New Year’s Eve Concert. Spring’s longest
running New Year’s Eve bash! Ring in
2016 an unforgettable night of jazz classics
and romantic Broadway hits, performed by
the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, at the
Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave.,
CS. Call 719-520-SHOW or: csphilharmonic.org Tickets $21-$61.
Prince. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Fri-Sat
Lecture: Images of War and Terrorism” by
and 2 p.m. Sat & Sun at Sangre de Cristo
Raphael Sassower, UCCS professor &
Noon or 12:30 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of
All aboard for a three-course dinner in the
Arts Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo.
Chair of its Dept of Philosophy. UCCS
Suffolk Punch draft horses clip-clopping
train’s observation dome. Step out onto
Tickets ($12/$10): 719-295-7200.
Curiosity Unlimited will meet Friday, Dec.
down the Regional Trail with jingle bells
the open-air car and enjoy the beauty of
11 from 11:30-1:30, Briarhurst Manor, 404
and seasonal songs. weather-permitting.
the Royal Gorge as the train illuminates
Charleston, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues and
Manitou Ave, with a luncheon and lecture.
Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Pepper
this spectacular canyon. Thursday,
Soul, every Sunday from 7 to 10:30 p.m.
Call 598-6780 or 574-1449 for menu
Grass Ln., Fountain. $5 per person,
December 31, 6:30 p.m. Santa Fe Depot,
at the MAC Studio, 525 E. Fountain Blvd
selection, prices and reservations.
pre-paid reservations required by calling
Hwy 50 & 3rd St., Canon City.
719-520-6745.
Reservations ($109) 888-724-5748
Front Range Swing and Blues Dance. Do the
#150. Entry $6. Dance the night away!
Ugly Sweater Run is on Saturday, December 12
December 12th and 19th, at 11:30am, 12
New Year’s Eve Train - Royal Gorge Railroad.
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Community Centers
Hillside Community Center
Westside Community Center
925 S. Institute - 385-7900
1628 W. Bijou St. - 385-7920
Golden Circle Nutrition Program –
Tuesday through Thursday from
11:30 a.m.-noon. Reservations
required 24 hours in advance at
(719) 884-2304. $2.25 per meal
suggested donation.
Games at Hillside - Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Billiards cost is
$1.
Ceramics – Please call for schedule.
Learn how to clean green-ware
and paint ceramic pieces. Use of
under-glazes, decals and
mother-of-pearl will be demonstrated. Please bring your own
supplies. Registration required;
$10 per month (no adjusted fee
available).
Table Tennis - Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m.
Free to play, donations welcome
Line Dancing – Wednesdays and
Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Learn
basic as well as more challenging
steps and line dances. Cost is $2
per session.
Seniors on Saturday - Third
Saturday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Iota Beta
Omega Chapter Alpha Sorority,
Inc. Come enjoy activities,
refreshments, games, music and
prizes.
Seniors Enjoying Exercise
- Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free.
Seniors enjoy exercise and
strength conditioning.
Fountain Valley Senior Center
5745 Southmoor Drive - 520-6470
Hot Noon Meal - Mondays-Fridays,
noon. Suggested donation $2.25.
Home Delivered Meals - (Rural
Area Meal Program) Frozen meals
delivered to homebound seniors
age 60 or older and those not
served by Meals on Wheels.
Phone 520-6471. Suggested Donation $10 for seven frozen meals,
$2.50 each for shelf-stable meals,
thaw and serve sandwiches, and
“Pic-Nik” Meal Baskets.
Transportation - By reservation for
medical appointments, grocery
shopping, to Senior Center, and to
conduct personal business. Transportation’s number is 520-6472.
Two working day advance notice
is required. Vehicles can accommodate wheelchairs. Donations
accepted.
Clinics and Services
Grocery Shopping - Mondays by appointment only. Call 520-6472.
Medical Equipment Loan Closet Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Free.
Classes and Activities
Basic Computer Class: Fridays,
10:30 a.m. Call Michael Staton at
382-0160 for more info.
Breakfast Corner - Monday-Friday,
8:30-11 a.m.
Birthday Bingo - Fourth Thursdays,
1-2 p.m. Four cards for $2.
Ceramics Class – Fridays, 8:30-11
a.m. Cost: $25 for 4 weeks.
Crochet/Knitting Class - Fridays, 10
a.m. Free.
Dancing For Fun and Fitness Wednesdays, 7 p.m. No charge
(donations are accepted and appreciated).
Rubber Stamp Greeting Cards
- Thursdays 10-11:30 a.m. Cost is
$2 per class, all supplies included.
“Harmonizers” Singing Group Meeting and rehearsal Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Call Sandy
Franklin, 392-9202 for info.
Interpretive Dance Class - Mondays,
10:30 a.m. Free.
Let’s Play Cards - Monday-Friday, 1-4
p.m. Free.
Line Dancing Classes - Tuesdays
(Intermediate Level), 1 p.m.; Fridays (All Levels), 1 p.m. $2 per
class.
Oil Painting Class - Wednesdays,
8:30 a.m.
Porcelain Class - Tuesdays: First
class 9:30 a.m. Second class
12:30 p.m.
Senior Bowling at Valley Bowl Mondays and Wednesdays, noon.
Tai-Chi and Chi Kung Classes Wednesdays, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost:
$2. Fridays, 10-11 a.m. Cost: $1.
Travel Club, meets 2nd Tuesday of
each month at 1 p.m. To sign-up
for trips call 520-6470.
“We Care” Sponsored Bingo - First
Thursdays, 1-2 p.m. Four cards for
$2.
Otis Park Community Center
731 North Iowa Ave. - 385-6860
Dominoes - Mondays-Fridays,
10-11:30 a.m.
Golden Circle Nutrition Program Mondays-Fridays, 11:45
a.m.-12:15 p.m. Reservations
must be made 24 hours in
advance. Call 387-6758.
Birthday Party - Last Friday of each
month, noon-1 p.m. Call the
Center if you would like to
recognize a senior on their special
day, includes anniversaries or any
special day.
S.E.T. of Colorado Springs (Service
Empowerment Transformation)
- Well Being Clinic is held the third
Wednesday of each month.
Basic Exercise - This program
combines breathing, slow
movement, stretching, and
meditation to help reduce stress
and increase flexibility. Meets
every Tuesday.
Bridge - Mondays, 1-4 p.m. Men,
women, amateurs, old pros and
masters are all welcome.
Cards and Tables Games - Mondays,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Games start at
12:30 p.m.
Crafts Unlimited - Fridays, 9-11 a.m.
No registration fee. Bring materials
for the project you are working on,
enjoy a beverage, good conversation, and share creative ideas with
other crafters.
Golden Circle Nutrition Program
- Mondays-Fridays, 11:30
a.m.-noon. Reservations must be
made 24 hours in advance by
calling 387-6758 or 385-7920. The
suggested donation is $2.25.
Lively Discussion Book Club - 2nd
Thursdays, 12:30-2 p.m.
Monthly Birthday Bash - 4th
Thursdays, 11:45 a.m.-noon.
Celebrate the birthdays of all our
friends at the Westside Community Center. If you are celebrating
a birthday during the month, call
or drop by the Center to get your
name on the birthday list.
Toenail Trimming - Wednesdays, 9
a.m.-noon. The Visiting Nurse
Association performs foot care
services including: toenail clipping/
trimming/filing, callous and corn
buffing, foot care education, blood
pressure checks, follow-up with
physician as needed. Appointments are required and can be
made by calling 385-7920. Fee:
$25 at the time of service.
Golden Circle Meal Sites
The program provides nutritious meals in a congregate social setting to eligible diners.
You are eligible if you are: 60 years of age or older, married to someone who is 60+,
disabled and residing in the facility where lunch is served or you volunteer at the lunch
site. The suggested donation for eligible diners is $2.25 but no eligible person is denied
lunch because of their inability to pay. The cost of the meal for ineligible diners is $6.50.
Call the Golden Circle Nutrition Program office at 387-6758 to make a reservation for the
site you would like to attend one day in advance. No reservations are required for Acacia
Park Apartments, Colorado Springs Senior Center or Fountain Valley Senior Center.
Central
Colorado Springs Senior Center - 387-6000
1514 N. Hancock Ave., 80903
Serving Times: 11:30-12:30 weekdays
Franklin Square - 387-6758
605 N. Franklin St., 80903
Serving Times: 11:30-noon weekdays
Otis Park - 385-6860
731 N. Iowa Ave., 80909
Temple Shalom - 634-5311
1523 E. Monument St., 80909
Serving Kosher meals
Serving Times: noon-12:30 Monday and
Wednesday
Downtown
Acacia Park Apartments - 387-6758
104 E. Platte Ave., 80903
Centennial Plaza Apartments - 387-6758
516 E. Kiowa St., 80903
East
Casa de Cerro Apartments - 387-6758
915 N. Yuma St., 80909
Sunny Villa Apartments - 635-9595
2480 E. Dale St., 80909
North
Crestview Apartments - 387-6758
3880 Van Teylingen Dr., 80917
Serving Times: noon-12:30 weekdays
Monument - 484-0911
166 2nd St., Monument, 80132
Serving Times: noon- 12:30 Monday and
Thursday. Closed first Thursday of month.
South
Hillside Community Center - 385-7900
925 South Institute St., 80903
Serving Times: 11:30-12:15 Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
Fountain Valley Senior Center - 520-6470
5745 Southmoor Dr., 80817
Grinde Manor - 382-7690
906 Grinde Dr., 80817
Meadows Park Community Center - 385-7940
1943 S. El Paso Ave., 80905
Pikes Peak Towers - 632-1556
1912 Eastlake Blvd., 80910
Southview Plaza Apartments - 387-6758
1462 E. Fountain Blvd., 80910
Villa San Jose - 632-7444
1810 S. Corona Ave., 80905
Serving Times: 11:30-12:15 Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday
Villa Santa Maria - 520-9344
405 St. Elmo Ave., 80905
Serving Times: 11:30-12:15 Monday and
Wednesday.
Village at Homewood Point - 387-6758
907 E. Colorado Ave, 80903
Serving Times: 11:30 Wednesday.
West
Katharine Lee Bates - 387-6758
2660 W. Uintah St., 80904
Serving Times: 11:30- noon weekdays
St. Andrews Church - 685-9259
103 Canon Ave., Manitou Springs 80829
West Center - 385-7920
1628 W. Bijou St., 80904
Woodland Park - 687-3877
312 N. Center St., 80863
Aspen Mine Center - 689-3584 ext. 104
166 E. Bennett, Cripple Creek, 80813
Serving Times: 11:30-12:15 Monday,
Wednesday and Friday
Victor Community Center - 689-3584 ext. 104
321 Victor Ave., Victor, 80860
Serving Times: noon-1 Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday
December 2015
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Community Centers
Colorado Springs Senior Center
1514 N. Hancock - 387-6000
Pick up new Fall class schedules or
find them online at www.
csseniorcenter.com. The Colorado
Springs SeniorCenter offers a lot
new classes. This is not a
complete list, so please stop by or
visit the website to find the full
listing of classes, trips and special
events. All classes require
registration.
Special Events
Christmas karaoke, pictures with
Santa, & cookie decorating. It’s
time to celebrate the Holidays with
a Party! Sing along to Christmas
songs or have the opportunity to
do karaoke. While enjoying the
music get your picture taken with
our very own Santa and his little
helper. To add to the fun, decorate
your own delicious festive cookie!
Register at the front desk. 1:30 to
3 p.m. Dec. 11.
Senior Chorale Holiday Show.
Soothing sounds of Christmas will
be performed. Songs from Amy
Grant to Little Drummer boy will
be great entrainment for your
whole family. Invite grandchildren
and others to this fun, afternoon
show. Refreshments will be
served. Register at the front desk.
1:30 to 3 p.m. Dec. 15 or 6 to 7:30
p.m. Dec. 16.
New Years Eve Dance. Ring in the
New Year with all your friends at
the Senior Center! Enjoy music
from Rick Taylor as well as
watching a “fake” ball drop.
Special refreshments will be
served. Wear your 2016
paraphernalia! Remember your $3
tip to the band! 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Dec. 31.
Exercise and Dance
This is not a complete list, so please
stop by or go online to find the full
listing. New session of classes will
begin soon. Be sure to register!
Look for these classes and more
in the exercise and dance class
schedules.
• Strength and Conditioning
• Total Body Works
• Core and Balance
• Gentle Yoga
• Drums Alive!®
• Evening Zumba®
• Assorted Tai Chi classes
• Pilates
• Line Dance classes
Lifelong Learning
Here are some of our July classes for
your educational enrichment! This
is not a complete list. Please call
or go online for more detailed
descriptions at www.csseniorcenter.com. All require registration by
phone or in person. Some free,
Meadows Park Community Center
1943 S. El Paso - 385-7940
Exercise Class - Tuesdays,
instructor, this 45-minute session
Thursdays and Fridays 10:45 a.m.
will make you feel better inside
to 11:30 a.m. Taught by a certified
and out.
Woodland Park Senior Center
312 N. Center Street, Woodland Park - 687-3877
Hot Noon Meals: Monday-Friday,
$2.25. Golden Circle. Reservations needed.
Monday: Quilting, 9-11:30 a.m.
Bridge, noon-3 p.m.
Tuesday: Billiards, 9-11:30 a.m.
Potluck & Program, second
Tuesdays 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Catered club luncheon and
program, fourth Tuesdays 11:45
a.m.-1 p.m. Reservations needed.
$6
Wednesday: Exercise Class for
Arthritis, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Bridge,
noon-3 p.m.
Thursday: Tai Chi for Arthritis with
Rip, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Bingo, 10:30-11:30. Free.
Free Blood Pressure checks,
second Thursdays 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Advanced Tai Chi, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Call 687-3330 to register.
Hearts, 12:30-3 p.m.
Free Legal Assistance for Seniors,
second Thursdays 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Call for appointment.
Friday: Exercise Class for Arthritis,
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Upcoming: Water Color Classes,
12:30-2 p.m. Call Karen at
687-3877 if interested.
Crafts/Jewelry Making/Crochet,
12:30-2 p.m.
Saturday: Pancake Breakfast, third
Saturdays, 7:30-10:30 a.m. All you
can eat, $6! Kids six and under
eat free!
some with small costs.
• V.A. Benefits For Home Care 10-11 a.m. Dec. 1
• Financial Strategies - 10 to 11
a.m. Dec. 7
• The Five Love Languages - 10
to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 8-15
• Social Security Essentials - 2 to
3 p.m. Dec. 9
• Fast Appetizers - 2 to 4 p.m.
Dec. 14
• Christendom’s Greatest Basilica
- 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 16
• Funeral Planning - 10:30 to
11:30 a.m. Dec. 17
• Who Are the Friends of the
Colorado Springs Senior
Center? - 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 18
Dec. 17
• Chronic Wounds - 10 to 11 a.m.
Dec. 14
Art Classes
You do not have to be an artist to take
an art class! Find your creativity
and let it flourish through the
variety that we offer. This is not a
complete list. Check our website
www.csseniorcenter.com or give
us a call for more details including
the cost. Some classes have
additional supply costs.
Day Trips for December
On Dec. 2, we will be signing up for
the following trips! Don’t miss out.
Health Education
Call or come in between 8-10 a.m.
Free, but please register. A donation of
$1 to the Senior Center is
requested. This is not a complete
list. Please call or go online for
more detailed descriptions at
www.csseniorcenter.com. All
require registration by phone or in
person.
• Hands on Healing - 10:30 to
11:30 a.m. Dec. 3
• Preparing Your Wishes So Your
Loved Ones Don’t Have To - 1 to
2 p.m. Dec. 8
• Spinal Health - 10 to 11 a.m.
Dec. 10
• Things To De-Stress In 5
Minutes Or Less - 1 to 2 p.m.
to put your name in the basket for
the trips you want to go on. We will
call you after we do the lottery
drawing that morning at 10 a.m.
Each of the trips this month will
also have a lunch or dinner stop,
with payment on your own.
• Rosemount Castle & Carriage
House Restaurant - 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Dec. 3 Nov. 23; $30
• Christmas Lights Tour - 4 to 8:30
p.m. Dec. 11; $15
• White Christmas At Arvada
Center - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec.
13; $45
Tri-Lakes Senior Center
1300 Higby Road, Monument
1300 Higby Road, Monument, CO
80132 (on the campus of
Lewis-Palmer High School) Open
Monday through Friday, 1-4 p.m.,
and other days and times to
accommodate scheduled events.
Monday Movie Matinee - Mondays,
1-4 p.m. Recent and classic
movies with free refreshments and
snacks.
Pinochle - Tuesdays, noon-4 p.m.;
Thursdays 1-4 p.m.
Line Dancing - Tuesdays, 1:15-2:15
p.m.
Ladies Tea - Third Tuesday of the
Month 1-3 p.m. Open to everyone.
Each month is a different theme.
Please bring a salad, side or
dessert to share.
Bingo - Third Wednesday, 1-3 p.m.
Prizes galore!
Bridge - Second and Fourth Thursday,
1 to 4 p.m.
Mah Jong - Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Join us
for national Mah Jong.
Foot Care Clinic - Second Wednesday and last Friday, 11:30 a.m.-3
p.m. Service by the Visiting Nurse
Association. Thirty minute
appointment for $30. Call
719-577-4448 for an appointment
(please no walk-ins). Services
include callous and corn buffing;
toenail clipping, trimming and
filing; circulation check; monofilament test; skin condition check;
pulse check in both feet; and foot
care education.
Golden Circle Nutrition Program
Senior Lunch - Monday and
Thursday, 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Meal served at 166 Second
Street, Monument. $2 suggested
donation.
Tri-Lakes Health Advocacy
Partnership Seniors Lunch
- Wednesday, 11:45 a.m.-12:45
p.m. Meal served at 146 Jefferson
Street, Monument (basement of
the School District 38 Administrative Building). $3 donation
suggested.
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a trusted professional with perception,
nursing skills, and a huge heart? Hope
edgably and confidently with nursing
staff, family and pharmacy to ensure
your best possible care? You’ve come
to the right place! Call Elisha at 719645-1313. We’ll discuss your unique
peace of mind.
RESPITE CARE OVER THE HOLIDAYS. Call soon to schedule hours/
days needed. Former RN with much
experience & references; very reasonable hourly rate. 719-433-8441 Kim.
All real estate advertising is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of
1968, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or
discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial
status, disability, creed, ancestry or marital status, or an intention to
make such preference, limitation or discrimination. Advertisements for
real estate which are in violation of the law shall not be accepted. Our
readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available
on an equal opportunity basis.
LIFE after 50 assumes no liability for errors or omissions. If promptly
brought to our attention, a correction will be published in the next edition.
ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER TRAINING and free phone help after service
call. Only $30/hour. All types of computer repair or virus removal. Call Jeff
Towne 719-574-8505.
SENIOR CARE BY ANGELS - Our
caring home caregivers help Seniors
stay at home. Personal care, meals,
light housekeeping. Up to 24 hour
care. Top reference and criminal background checks. Call Visiting Angels
719-282-0180.
PRINTER INSTALLATION & REPAIR.
Is your printer acting up? Do you have
a new printer to install? We’ll go to
your home/office or you can save $ by
bringing printer to JetEx, 17 N. Circle
Dr. weekdays. Save 30% on ink or toner cartridges. Call 719-578-5533.
CEMETERY PLOTS
FOR RENT
TWO BURIAL PLOTS, Memorial Gardens. An upper and lower burial plot
located in Garden of Victory includes
opening and closing. Now costs
$3,695, yours for $2,000, call 719599-5683.
BEAUTIFUL SENIOR COMPLEX, 1
bedroom, updated kitchen, very clean
and quiet, beautiful courtyard. $600$650/mo. Near Penrose Hospital,
close to shopping and on bus line. No
pets or smokers. Taylor Apartments,
22 W. Taylor St. 719-570-9500.
Funeral Consultation
“Need Help With Final Expenses”
LIFE after 50 does not in any way endorse the companies, products
or services advertised. Readers should always check references when
appropriate.
$50 FLAT RATE COMPUTER REPAIR. No hidden charges. Parts extra
if needed. Free pickup and delivery or
up to two hours of on-site tune-up, virus removal, and/or training. 29 years’
experience. Call Richard Sobe with
SOBE I.T. 719-216-8994. Thank you
for reading my ad.
Simply Cremations
$55500
(Actual Costs, No Hidden Charges)
719-203-6022
“Helping Families – That’s What We Do.”
SOUTHWEST - EMERALD
TOWER APARTMENTS
Spacious studios, one and two
bedrooms, adult community, no
smoking, no pets, indoor pool,
exercise equipment, sauna, etc.,
107 West Cheyenne Road
719-635-3272.
FOR SALE
BRAND NEW SCOOTER for sale,
Streamer/ Shoprider from Scooter
Store, new $4500, asking $1995 /or
best offer. 719-439-1291.
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FOR SALE
HEALTH & FITNESS
HOBBIES/CLASSES
SERVICES
PERMOBIL M300 CORPUS Power
Wheelchair, compact, 20” turning radius, 8” power seat elevator, reclines,
moves totally ver tical, new cond.
$4950 /negotiable. 719-633-2346.
FOOD PANTRY every Wednesday, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Westside First Wesleyan Church, 502 N. Walnut St. CS.
719-473-7113
CRAFTING EVENT every second Friday 4-11 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. each month, at YWAM Ballroom, 505 Popes Bluff Trl., off Garden
of Gods Rd. Card-making, paper
crafts, scrap-booking, quilling, knitting,
crochet, etc. $5 Donation. Call Monique at 719-761-3048.
2 GIRLS - READY TO CLEAN your
home, top to bottom! Laundry done.
We’ll help you - Relax when you come
home. Have it done right, call 719464-1037 (Move-out cleaning too).
FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT
COLORADO SPRINGS BREAKFAST
CLUB for Singles 50+ meets first Saturday of each month at Antlers Hotel,
4 S. Cascade, with free parking. Cost
is $16. Singles can meet new people,
make new friends! Call message line
719-260-0651.
ISRAELI FOLK DANCING ever y
Tuesday night, 7 p.m. CS Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock. Seniors $4.
Dance, socialize, exercise, and enjoy
music and refreshments. 650-8148172
STEP BACK IN TIME with “Prairie
Dog Chautauqua!” Our interactive presentation brings the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad Depot to your independent or assisted living facility. For
complete info, visit PrairieDogOByrne.
com or call 719-505-2151.
HAIR & NAILCARE
GENTLEMEN: DO YOU WANT the
“old style” barber services? Straight
razor shaves, good clean clipper cut,
dignified quality service. Call Mike
719-232-4324, Venetian Village Barber Shop, 1 block north of Fillmore on
Hancock.
NAIL CARE. Board certified foot and
nail care RN will trim your toenails, debulk corns, callouses in your home.
Susan, RN, CFCN, 719-392-1253.
QUALITY HAIR CARE in your home. I
do shampoo/sets, cuts, and perms.
Colorado licensed hairdresser. Pedicures and manicures. 719-330-5251.
RAZOR CUTS, HAIRCUTS, PERMS,
color, roller set. Call Yvonne at Aristocuts, 1025 W. Fillmore, Colo.
Springs. 719-634-0346
HEALTH & FITNESS
50+ PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINING
- licensed, insured, upbeat female
trainer will help you reach your
strength and endurance goals safely
and effectively. 12 Years experience.
Affordable rates; 55+ discount. Public
gym, private gym, your home - you decide. Call Vicki at Victory Fitness 719237-9020. victoriafitnessteam@gmail.
com
ACUPUNCTURE FOR VETERANS.
Active military, veterans to receive free
auricular acupuncture, to help recover
from stress and PTSD. Sessions held
Wednesdays, 6 p.m. VFW Post 101,
702 S. Tejon St. 719-330-8788.
GENTLE YOGA for ACTIVE SENIORS & Yoga for Special Needs.
Weekly Classes. Students must be
able to use stairs to 2nd floor studio
709 N. Nevada Ave #201. Discounts
for seniors. Call 719-471-7424 to register, yoga-journeys.net.
RELAXATION MASSAGE. New Client
Special: 1 Hour Massage for only $35.
Gift certificates are available. Call Janice at 719-648-4316.
HELP WANTED
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) volunteer opportunities. Get the “4-1-1” on CASA and
learn how you can make a profound
difference in the life of an abused or
neglected child. Dec. 10, CASA Bldg,
701 S. Cascade Ave CS, 719-4479898 x1033.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS
seeks volunteers to help with technical
work for its water projects in Bolivia.
Email [email protected] for
information.
HOTEL SHOPPING NETWORK
(HSN) has been in business 19 years
and contracts part-time mystery surveyors to support skills training. www.
hotelshoppingnetwork.com Individuals
who are a fit for HSN have experience
with customer service, flexible hours,
a Window-based computer, can work
independently, can regularly communicate via email with HSN staff, can
meet deadlines. HSN will provide
training, proprietary software. Contractor will need long distance telephone
capabilities. Send resume directly to
[email protected].
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Caregiver Coaching Program at Family
Caregiver Support Ctr needs volunteers to support family caregivers. Interested persons must be experienced
in providing extended care to a family
member. For next training dates call
Kent Mathews 471-7080 ext. 115.
KOMTOC INTERNATIONAL
Learn Spanish
Join the Fun!
Classes con gusto
First 2 classes are FREE
Beginning - Intermediate - Advanced
Call Natasha NOW!
719-597-0063
LEARN CARD MAGIC and have
some fun! For Seniors 50+, taught at
your independent or assisted living facility. Includes all supplies. For complete info, visit MurphysMagicEmporium.com or call 719-505-2151.
INSURANCE
AARP MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT Insurance Plan, insured by United
Healthcare, to help pay for some outof-pocket expenses not covered by
Medicare. Get the info you need and
the plan that works for you. Call today.
Bruce Schlabaugh 719-237-8530. Licensed Insurance Agent with United
Healthcare.
LEGAL & FINANCIAL
ATTORNEY SENIOR CHAT. Discussions on questions like calls from
creditors or scam artists, referrals and
opinions on many problems like: reverse mortgages, modifications, transfers, foreclosure, bankruptcy, death
consequences or other life issues. 35
Yrs helping people find solutions. $100
for 1/2 hour; sometimes can be done
by phone. Tony Cross, Colorado attorney 719-632-9991, 719-542-2007 or
800-8000-LAW.
MOBILE HOMES
MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE in Evergreen Park, Fillmore and Cascade.
55+ community, small yard, and covered parking. 719-636-1900.
PETS
PIKES PEAK PET PALS Pet & HomeSitting, East Colo. Spgs. Call 6411428 for rates and availability.
APPLIANCE REPAIR. Senior Discount, Reasonable and Reliable. 35
Years experience. See ad/coupon at
Dex on-line or in phone book under
Appliance Answer Man or call Bill 719930-4628.
BEN’S LANDSCAPE. Tree Removal.
Also tree trimming and stump grinding.
24/7 Emergency service. Also, snow
removal. Call 719-492-1671.
BRAKE SERVICE AND REPAIR,
Quality mobile service while you wait
in the comfort of your home. Call Talon
Auto Care at 719-694-2979. talonautocare.com.
CLEANING DONE BY GERMAN
LADY. Experienced, honest, and reliable. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call
Karen, 719-434-2922.
D & P PROJECTS, INC. Home maintenance and remodeling; carpentry,
electrical, plumbing, drywall, tile,
painting, windows, and doors. Senior
discount. Licensed and insured. 719651-7616, [email protected].
DVD’S FROM MOVIE FILM 8mm,
16mm, video cassettes or slides. Records or cassettes onto CD. Reasonable prices. 719-574-4372.
FOR ONLY $35 WILL CLEAN your
home for two full hours! Extra hours at
discounted price. Call Tammy at 719459-8052.
FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY & AUTO
upholstery. Free estimates, low prices,
30 yrs experience. 719-338-6769.
HANDYMAN SERVICES. Mowing,
yard work, odd jobs, plumbing, carpentry, fences, decks, doors, more.
John 471-7471.
SAFE PLACE FOR PETS - Forever
Care, Forever Homes! Our Wellness
Program provides care for the pets of
terminally ill owners. Call 719-3590201 or visit www.safeplacepets.org.
Open weekends, 1141 Manitou Ave. in
Manitou Springs.
Jan Ingram-Smith, CSA
REAL ESTATE
• MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS - PLANS A THRU N
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PIKES PEAK VIEWS from this efficiency unit at the Satellite Condominium Complex. 576 sq.ft. at $56,000.
Updated kitchen! Near elevators &
laundry facilities. Amenities include library, exercise rooms, outside pool,
tennis courts & more. Call GARTIN &
ASSOC. 719-596-5050 for an appt.
Experienced, Competent, Professional
Services
"With Your Best Interest in Mind"
Call Today for best rate quote!
1-866-611-5888 or 719-330-8931
or Betty Alsberg 719-633-2534
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Classifieds
The 21st Century
has arrived.
LIFE after 50
SERVICES
SERVICES
WANTED
HAVE HAMMER, WILL TRAVEL! Bill
Street, Handyman - light carpentry,
electrical, plumbing, drywall patching,
painting, enclosures, shelves. Senior
discount, licensed and insured. 4719828, cell phone 291-7875.
ROOFING, SKYLIGHTS & WINDOWS
- repaired, replaced or winterized. Call
Don Turner for a free estimate and
friendly service, 719-260-1071. Discounts for seniors, of course!
VINTAGE ITEMS WANTED. Toys,
comic books, magazines, catalogs,
children’s books, dolls, movie and music posters, Halloween, guitars and
amplifiers, bicycles, and plastic model
kits. 1-719-633-5848.
HOME AND HONEY-DO LIST. Your
man with good hands can build decks
or do any kind of home repair. Call or
text Ken at 719-649-9072.
HOUSECLEANING, 16 years experience, fully insured and bonded, 719477-0679. HAULING also available,
719-761-6730.
HOUSECLEANING. Weekly, bi-weekly or one-time cleaning. Move-out
cleaning, too. 20 years’ experience,
references and quotes over the phone.
Call Kathy 719-347-0832.
JC’S HEAVENLY HOUSE CLEANING
* Excellent References *More than 15
Years ofExperience * Discounted to
$16/Hour Rate for Seniors * Licensed
and Insured * Call Jacqueline Composto 719-644-8638 * jackietoth36@
yahoo.com.
JENSEN REMODELING AND HOME
REPAIRS. 25% Senior Discount. 38
Years in the Pikes Peak area. Call
719-332-3089.
JONES HAULING & Moving Labors.
Loading/unloading, clean-outs of garage, basement, attic or storage, for
your property, home or business. 7
Days a week, 10% senior discount.
719-210-9743.
MORE THAN A HANDYMAN. Will organize, do maintenance, clean up.
Household, garage, storage, yard
work. Seniors 65+ Home Rate $12/hr.
Non-Senior Home Rate $15/hr. Call
Mike, also a Senior, at 719-684-6751.
ROCKY WILSON Licensed Journeyman Electrician. Electrical installation
or repair, custom wiring. Call 719-4996223 for estimates and scheduling.
WILL SELL YOUR STUFF ONLINE.
Car, truck, camper or anything of value. Will take photos, deal with phone
calls or buyers, post all ads and then
hand you an envelope full of cash.
FREE garage clean out. Call James
719-650-8699.
1950s-1960s LP’s and 45’s. Blues,
jazz, rock and roll, country, Broadway,
movies, TV, R&B, soul, children’s, spoken word, etc. Call me first, I pay the
most for your records. 633-5848.
BUYING STEREO COMPONENTS
from 1960’s & 1970’s, working or not!
Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui etc. Also
buying old film cameras and lenses.
Call Hank 719-367-1879.
CASH FOR OLD BANKS and Toys,
presidential pin back buttons, military
insignia and memorabilia. Single items
or entire collections wanted. 632-9904.
GENTLY USED DOLLS & STUFFED
ANIMALS WANTED. The Doll Doctors
at First Lutheran invite you to join us.
Dressing dolls and cleaning stuffed
animals for Charities to give away at
Christmas. Make a new friend! Call
Pat 719-574-1915.
NEED SMALL SUV OR SEDAN.
Makes: Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi or Subaru. Can afford $3200+
depending on mileage and condition.
(JMJ) 719-573-2053
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call for a no-obligation consultation
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PAYING HIGH PRICES FOR: Antiques, collectibles, watches, jewelry,
cameras, musical instruments, artwork, etc. Will buy single items or entire estates. 719-641-0320.
“Because Your Greatest
Investment Deserves The
Best Representation”
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SMALL WOODBURNING STOVE
WANTED, used but in good condition,
to fit approx. 20” H x 24” L x 16” W.
Call 719-598-2649.
FOR SENIORS ONLY! Sell your
home, condo, mobile home or other real estate in Life after 50 for
discounted rate of only $12.50 per
month! Write out your 25 word ad
and call 719-418-2717. Ad must
include sales price and be private
par ty. (Extra words 50 cents
each).
ONLINE!
WANTED: OLD PHOTOS, ALBUMS,
scrapbooks and photo postcards from
the late 1800’s to 1930’s. USA or foreign photos of interest! Seeking all
subject matter. Please contact Rebecca at 719-291-7643. CASH paid.
ZAP IT CARPET CLEANING. Three
rooms only $89. Truck-mounted. Call
Ben’s Carpet Cleaning 719-492-1671.
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LIFE after 50
Baby Boomers Benefit From Knee Arthritis Treatments
Their Parents Could Only Dream About
Cutting-Edge Treatments and Technology Are Helping Knee Arthritis Sufferers Avoid Knee
Replacement Surgery and Stay Active In Their 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and even 80’s
If you would like to
discover a safe and effective medical treatment
for knee arthritis pain and
stiffness that has already
helped thousands just like
you, this will be the most
important information you
ever read.
Here is why: Back in
2010, a medical clinic in
Colorado Springs, CO
named Osteo Relief Institute did something that
would change the lives of
thousands and thousands of
people.
They developed a knee
arthritis treatment
program specifically
designed for the knee arthritis sufferers who not
only want to relieve pain
and stiffness... but also
want to stay active.
As patients got results... the word spread like
wildfire. Now the clinic
receives between 2,000 4,000 new patient calls per
month. It seems like every
knee arthritis sufferer in
the area wants this treatment. Some travel as many
as 3 hours to be treated by
the experts at Osteo Relief
Institute.
But here’s where the
story gets really good...
for YOU
Because they knew how
frustrating knee arthritis
is and how life changing
relieving their pain was...
many patients wanted to
share their story with others.
That’s why they are
willing to travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and tell
their stories for a special
documentary being made
about Osteo Relief Institute
and their knee pain treatment methods.
Patients like William La
Spina flew to Florida and
told how he couldn’t play
golf due to arthritis pain and now after treatment,
“It’s the best thing I ever
did. It’s just - now I can
play golf, I can walk, I can
climb stairs, I can do things
I did many years ago.”
And then there is
Shirley Smith who could
barely walk and was facing
total knee replacement in
both knees and after treatment said, “I just thank
God for the treatment... It
made me feel like a new
woman.”
Are These Result
Typical?
Let’s be very clear
about this: this is not a
“miracle cure” for arthritis.
This is a real medical treatment that has worked very
well for thousands and
thousands of people.
But we are not sug-
“ I wish I had known this 5
years ago...”
“ I just thank God for this
treatment”
“The treatment was wonderful”
“I’ve had trouble with my knee
walking. I’m a golfer and want
to play golf but I couldn’t. I
made the call and went down
[to the Osteo Relief Institute]
and it’s the best thing I ever did.
It’s just – now I can play golf,
I can walk, I can climb stairs, I
can do things I did many years
ago”.
“It’s the smartest thing I ever
did. Since I’ve been going to
Osteo Relief for my knees I
don’t take any pills, I take no
over the counter medication...”
“This is a good alternative
to surgery. I am so glad I went.
I’m so confident I feel so good
about it and I recommend it
to everybody.” “Call up Osteo
Relief. What have you got to
lose. Have them check it out
and they may help you.”
“I wish I had known this five
years ago.”
“I really, couldn’t hardly walk.
They wanted to replace both my
knees, and I did not want both
my knees replaced.”
“Since I had the treatment I
had been able to walk, I was
able to walk up the steps. I was
able to bend my knee and I’m
able to shop in the supermarket
with the carriage, which I was
never able to do all the time now I’m able to walk down the
street and able to walk in the
park. I’m able to even lift things
and go up the steps which is a
miracle. I just thank God for the
treatment.”
“It made me feel like a new
woman. It was amazing.”
”I can’t thank that doctor and
staff enough for what they had
done for me. I would tell anyone
who has gone through what I
have to take the step.”
”I wish I’d known about this
option years ago.”
“Five years ago I had knee
surgery, had a replacement,
and I was not happy with it. The
therapy was painful and I’m still
numb on one side and you can’t
– you cannot kneel on your
knee once you have that done.”
“I was not sleeping at night,
my leg was pounding, I knew
it was getting near the point
where it was a knee replacement or find something new.”
“The first treatment I felt great
and each treatment for the five
weeks that followed it became
better and better. I mean I was
going out dancing. I have grand
kids, I play with them, I run with
them. I volunteer and... do playtime with little children and you
know it’s picking up toys and I
volunteer at a nursing home.
So I’m walking around, I take
animals to the nursing home, so
I’m walking the different floors
and I have no problem – no
problem whatsoever.”
William La S.
Shirley S.
“The treatment was wonderful”
Karen R.
***While OsteoRelief cannot say results like this are typical, we can say they are possible. Every patient is
individual and results vary. Last names witheld for privacy.
How It Works: Advanced medical technology has now
made it possible to safely relieve knee arthritis pain for
many.
When you have knee arthritis, the natural lubricating fluids in your
knee “dry up.” This causes abnormal friction. Bones rub against
each other, leading to stiffness, pain and eventually total joint destruction. This treatment works so well because a special lubricating gel is put directly into the arthritis joint...Instantly allowing the
joint to glide more smoothly. Imagine putting oil on a rusty door
hinge. Osteo Relief uses state-of-the-art digital imaging to see
inside the knee joint to make sure the FDA-Approved lubricating
gel medicine is placed precisely where you need it to get the best
possible results.
gesting that everyone (or
anyone) who gets this
treatment is going to get
the same results others
have gotten.
As with all medical
treatments - the response is
individual. And no one can
say what your response to
treatment will be.
But we can say with
100% accuracy that countless people have lessened
or even eliminated their
pain - and gotten their active lives back after this
treatment. And that is entirely possible for you, too.
And that’s why people
from all over the area are
flocking to Osteo Relief
Institute to give this promising treatment a try.
That’s why they are
offering a no-risk, noobligation knee screening
designed specifically to see
if this treatment might help
you.
But the biggest problem is keeping up with the
overwhelming demand.
That’s why they have had
to limit the number of
screenings per month. The
good news is, if you call
719-266-2855 within the
next 2 days - you are guaranteed a screening.
Non-Surgical Spine Pain, Vein Treatment,
And Joint Arthritis Relief
How To Guarantee You Get A No-Risk,
No-Obligation Knee Screening
The popularity of this
treatment is amazing.
Osteo Relief Institute has
received over 4,000 new
patient calls in just one
month
But because this is real
medical treatment - it is
not for everyone. That’s
why the experts have
set-up a quick and easy
No-Risk screening visit.
This screening will help
determine if you are a
candidate for further examination and treatment.
This screening is offered without any obligation what-soever, and you
will get all of your ques-
tions answered and find
out if this treatment is for
you with zero risk. Just
call 719-266-2855. “l’d
like a No-Obligation knee
screening.” They will
take care of everything.
Due to overwhelming
demand, spots are limited - but if you call in the
next 2 days, Osteo Relief
guarantees you will get
your screening.
This treatment is
covered by most insurance and Medicare. If you
have knee arthritis pain
-call now to see if you
can get help.

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