This is a great weekend to de-clutter and make a year end donation to Goodwill or other similar organization. 1. Are you having problems finding a place to put the new Christmas gifts? 2. Do you plan to sell your home in the very near future? 3. Do you still have unpacked movi...

12/28/2013

An Old Fence and a December Sunrise in Peyton, Colorado

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Have you ever noticed that some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets seem to foretell a change in weather? In the Colorado Springs area, we enjoy about 300 days of sunshine per year. Cloudy days seem to be few and far between. This means that we do not have a lot of spectacular sunrise...

12/22/2013

NRHA Futurity Open Finals - Congrats to Shane Brown from Elbert, CO

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Congratulations to Shane Brown, of Elbert Colorado, for his excellent ride in the National Reining Horse Association Futurity (NRHA) Open Finals that were held in Oklahoma City earlier tonight. He rode Berry Best Step, owned by Michelle Kuck. This year over 400 three year old horses were entere...

12/07/2013

5 Reasons Why 3,422 People Ran a 5K on a 35 Degree Morning

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Coming from Texas, I still think 35 degrees is cold. Yet these photographs, taken in Colorado Springs at the 16th Annual YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region Turkey Trot, demonstrate why running a 5K in cold weather can be a lot of fun! (Actually on Thanksgiving morning, the 35 degree weather with n...

12/01/2013