Local blacksmith shop nabs contract to make Air Force Academy sabers

PLUS | Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame + A new Palmer + Local big company expansions. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Colorado Springs blacksmith shop nabs contract to make Air Force Academy sabers]( A constellation of sparks flies inside Kilroy’s Workshop as a helmeted worker grinds one steel blade after another by hand. Those brilliant blades, which are high quality enough to be used as a chef’s knife, says workshop owner Ron Hardman, are part of an order for hundreds of Air Force Academy sabers and minisabers. [Read More]( [NEW EPISODE: The Gazette's latest Weekend Roundup podcast features CD5 Republican candidate Jeff Crank]( The latest episode of The Gazette's Weekend Roundup with Jon Mitchell is out now, and features special guest Jeff Crank, a Colorado native, a Republican and the current host of the American Potential podcast. Crank is running to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District. [Read More]( [Speed demons Lindsey Vonn, Ross Anderson headline Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame Class of 2024]( The five were honored by over 400 spectators along the river banks of Gore Creek at the Gerald R. Amphitheater in Vail on Saturday. Former pro-skier, current filmmaker, and perennial emcee Chris Anthony hosted the HOF induction ceremony. [Read More]( [Why must Colorado prioritize adult rights over children's? | Vince Bzdek]( Investigative editor Chris Osher published a story last weekend that elicited more outrage than I have ever seen a story evoke in the Colorado Springs and Denver Gazettes. Osher wrote about a retired Aurora police sergeant who faces criminal charges for sexually assaulting his three daughters, but remains free from custody while his ex-wife went to jail last weekend for objecting to court-ordered reunification therapy meant to repair his relationship with two of their sons. [Read More]( [A new Palmer: What does the future hold for Colorado Springs' oldest high school?]( After a long period of uncertainty about the future of Colorado Springs' oldest high school — vexing alumni, currents students and vested city residents alike — the process of modernizing General William J. Palmer High School to meet the needs of future generations of students enters a more public phase this week. [Read More]( [Employees with disabilities learn skills in Fort Carson dining halls]( Amid soldiers having breakfast in a bustling, sunny dining hall on Fort Carson in August, attendants in red shirts working for ServiceSource moved methodically, sweeping and wiping down tables. In the kitchens, employees cleaned and washed hundreds of cups, plates and silverware in swift orderly fashion. [Read More]( [Progress report: Where do big company expansions in Colorado Springs now stand?]( Starting in December 2022, the city of Colorado Springs racked up a stunning series of economic wins — announcement after announcement of companies expanding or coming to the area. With those plans came the promise of thousands of new jobs and $2 billion or more in investments. Most of those plans are on track. But one major project has been scrapped and another is on hold. [Read More]( [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