Melissa Stockwell competing in her 4th Paralympic Games

PLUS l New project in Fountain + Wheelchair summits Pikes Peak + Labor Day Lift Off [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Colorado Springs-based combat veteran competing in her 4th Paralympic Game]( - [What's in Fountain? New project hopes to publicize what growing city south of Colorado Springs has to offer]( - [Alongside unlikely team, Colorado Springs teen in wheelchair summits Pikes Peak]( [Colorado Springs-based combat veteran competing in her 4th Paralympic Games]( According to Melissa Stockwell, one of the greatest gifts a person can receive is perspective, and she received hers in what seemed at the time to be an unlikely place. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? ['A win is a win': Air Force breaks in 16 starters and survives opening test from FCS Merrimack]( [Famed Air Force alum gives glowing approval as east side renovations make debut at Falcon Stadium]( [Air Force 21, Merrimack 6 | Player of the Game, By the Numbers and more]( More top stories: [Shaken baby: The death and brief life of Dylan Mitchell]( Dylan Mitchell was an infant when he suffered the abuse that stole his future, 18 years before it ended his life. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs from the air: A Labor Day Lift Off hot air balloon experience]( From thousands of feet in the air, I look out over Colorado Springs from a vantage point I've never had until now. "Is this your first time?" [Read More]( [What's in Fountain? New project hopes to publicize what growing city south of Colorado Springs has to offer]( After years of growth, the sprawling city of Fountain has a visibility problem. Mary Garcia, who operates the Fernanda's food truck with her father Jose across from Fountain City Hall and lives in Security, said the town was not on her radar until she moved south from Colorado Springs. [Read More]( More Top Stories: [Thousands flocked to Memorial Park Saturday morning]( to attend the first day of Colorado Springs' most popular annual event, the Labor Day Lift Off. A retired Aurora police sergeant [faces criminal charges]( for raping his daughter and continually sexually assaulting her and his two adopted daughters, but he remains free from custody while his ex-wife is in jail for objecting to court-ordered reunification therapy meant to repair his relationship with two of his sons. Volunteers pulled Reed Small in the TrailRider as they began their [hike to the summit of Pikes Peak in August, 2024.]( About 50 volunteers with the Lockwood Foundation helped Small, who has spina bifida, climb the fourteener over two days. They spent the night at Barr Camp. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse](: Sunny skies. High 83F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. [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