81st annual rodeo parade reminds community of it's Western roots in downtown Colorado Springs

PLUS l Woody Paige: Nuggets' GM turning Denver in wrong direction and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Sunday, July 7, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [81st annual rodeo parade reminds community of it's Western roots in downtown Colorado Springs]( - [Year-round gardening: How to attract bees to your garden]( - [Woody Paige: Nuggets' GM turning Denver in wrong direction]( [81st annual rodeo parade reminds community of it's Western roots in downtown Colorado Springs]( Tejon Street began to stir just after 9 a.m. as patrons gathered and participants prepared for the 81st annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs Saturday. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Year-round gardening: How to attract bees to your garden]( [Meet the Big 12: Tour the 16 schools in Colorado's new (and old) conference]( [PHOTOS: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade]( More top stories: [Woody Paige: Nuggets' GM turning Denver in wrong direction]( Calvin Booth is the tallest NBA GM, but he apparently is the most short-sighted too. The 6-foot-11 Booth spent July 4 in a gym near Athens when he could have been at the beach on the Greek island of Santorini. Instead, Calvin should have been where he belonged, in Denver signing free agents or making trades for a veteran guard and a backup center. [Read More]( [Denver Nuggets sign veteran big man, make first addition of free agency]( The Nuggets' front office took its time before making its first move of free agency. Dario Saric reportedly is headed to Denver on a two-year contract worth $10.6 million, according to ESPN. The second year is a player option for the veteran. If the contract is slightly backloaded, Saric can fit in Denver's taxpayer mid-level exception worth roughly $5.2 million next season. [Read More]( [Kickin' it with Kiz: How to spell Nuggets' interest in Russell Westbrook? D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E]( Kiz: OK, the staff here at Kickin’ It Headquarters is nothing if not brutally honest. And during Westbrook’s 16 seasons in the NBA, he has been our least favorite player in the league for at least 13.5 of those seasons. He used to be a loud, obnoxious, stat-padder. Now he’s just old. [Read More]( More Top Stories: She then made the following [moves and recommendations to better streamline the couple’s new kitchen](: Nolan Jones’ [harshest critic is himself](. He received a day off Saturday from the starting lineup after struggles caught up to him. The left fielder’s average is down to .122 in his last 12 games, and he’s struck out 22 times in 41 at-bats, including three games with three-or-more whiffs, led by five on June 30 against Chicago. An arrest has been made by Colorado Springs police in a [double kidnapping and assault]( that occurred last month. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny skies during the morning hours followed by thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 74F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903