AM Update | Pikes Peak Ascent notebook: Highlights from annual race

PLUS l Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial ceremony + Woody Paige column + Fire training planned [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning. It’s Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Pikes Peak Ascent notebook: Highlights from annual race]( - [CSFD driver-engineer among those remembered at Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial ceremony]( - [From Jamal Murray to Julian Strawther: 3 Nuggets storylines to watch in preseason]( [Pikes Peak Ascent notebook: Highlights from annual race]( The Pikes Peak Ascent drew one of its largest groups of participants for the 69th annual event on Saturday. Here are some notables from the race. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [CSFD driver-engineer among those remembered at Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial ceremony]( [From Jamal Murray to Julian Strawther: 3 Nuggets storylines to watch in preseason]( [PHOTOS: 2024 Pikes Peak Ascent]( More top stories: [Woody Paige: Ohtani just might treat Rox fans to a show next weekend]( OH!TANI SHO!TIME in LoDo next weekend. Be still our hearts. There will be fireworks Friday, folks! There might be Spectacular Saturday, spell-bound spectators! There could be Blake Street Boombastic, baseball believers, on Sunday! [Read More]( [Colorado Springs gardener grows, sells hundreds of dahlias at nonprofit museum]( In a former hayfield on the outskirts of town, Dianne Reitan diligently cares for her babies. These babies aren’t of the giggling and drooling variety. These babies are organic dahlias, some upwards of 6 feet tall, which point their crimson, yellow, orange and pink fractal faces toward the sun while soaking up the well water and nutritious soil on the 28-acre property of the nonprofit Western Museum of Mining and Industry. [Read More]( [Fire training planned for Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station]( Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station is planning two fire training exercises that could generate visible smoke and fire Monday and Tuesday along with Oct. 4. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The Denver Gazette's Chris Tomasson gives his [scouting report for Sunday’s game]( between the Broncos and Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. A man was hospitalized late Friday night after [being struck by a car]( on north Powers Boulevard, Colorado Springs police said. Colorado Springs police are searching for a man who reportedly [assaulted a family member]( Friday night. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse](: Cloudy skies. High 56F. Winds E at 5 to 10 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