PM UPDATE: El Paso County seeks board volunteers

PLUS | Friday Faceoff + New interactive mural at Ronald McDonald House + CSU ready for chance at revenge [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [El Paso County seeks board volunteers]( El Paso County is seeking volunteers for multiple boards that make decisions on local issues and bring regional voices to state concerns. [Read More]( [Friday Faceoff: Did Colorado State do Air Force and Wyoming dirty by bolting for the Pac-12?]( Mark Kiszla and Vinny Benedetto debate. [Read More]( [New interactive mural at Ronald McDonald House in Colorado Springs brings comfort and joy]( As of this week, a previously silent, blank wall inside the Ronald McDonald House in Colorado Springs’ Briargate neighborhood has found its voice. [Read More]( [Colorado State ready for long-awaited chance at revenge vs. Colorado in Rocky Mountain Showdown]( Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi gave the politically-correct answer before revealing how he really feels about the team from Boulder. “They don’t mean anything more than any other team does,” the Colorado State quarterback said when talking about rival Colorado before the start of the season. [Read More]( [Family, friends to honor life of slain cyclist Tim Watkins Saturday in Palmer Lake]( Friends and family of the late Tim Watkins will gather Saturday afternoon in Palmer Lake to dedicate a monument and embark on an honorary trail ride celebrating the life of the popular cyclist and mountain biking mentor, whose 2017 murder remains unsolved. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Celebrate architecture and interior design!]( Thirty homes in some of El Paso County’s most desirable neighborhoods will be on display at the 70th Annual Colorado Springs Parade of Homes, presented by The Housing & Building Association of Colorado Springs from September 6-22. [Read More]( [New online literary arts magazine to feature Colorado books, authors]( Books and authors still matter in this age of digital technology and AI. And one lover of words, former Colorado Springs journalist Kathryn Eastburn, wants to make sure Colorado’s booming literary scene is well supported. Her new Rocky Mountain Reader is a free, online literary arts magazine devoted to promoting Colorado’s literary landscape and the value of reading, and to help mitigate the disappearing coverage of books and authors in traditional media, such as newspapers. The site launched this month. Find it at rockymountainreader.org. [Read More]( [Teen in critical condition following hit-and-run crash at car meet in Colorado Springs]( The family of a 15-year-old hit-and-run victim is asking for assistance following the crash that left their son seriously injured on Sept. 7. [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