Santa Joe welcomes family visits in Old Colorado City through Christmas Eve

PLUS l Hundreds of child care providers sign up for Colorado's universal preschool program, Amended bill grandfathers current service-academy athletes under revised pro sports policy and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Wednesday. It’s Dec. 21, 2022. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Santa Joe welcomes family visits in Old Colorado City through Christmas Eve]( - [Hundreds of child care providers sign up for Colorado's universal preschool program]( - [Amended bill grandfathers current service-academy athletes under revised pro sports policy]( [Santa Joe welcomes family visits in Old Colorado City through Christmas Eve]( Good boys and girls (and their accompanying family members) can catch Santa Joe outside his “summer house” at 1116 W. Pikes Peak Ave. in Old Colorado City every day through Christmas Eve, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. While nobody will be turned away for lack of money, families are encouraged to donate to help pay Santa’s staff and fund the goodies he shares with his visitors. [Read More]( Did you miss this? Get ready for New Year's Eve with the AdAmAn Club! [100 years of AdAmAn fireworks on Pikes Peak: By the numbers]( [100 years of AdAmAn: A snapshot of the journey to New Year's Eve fireworks on Pikes Peak]( [100 years of AdAmAn: A timeline of New Year's Eve fireworks on Pikes Peak]( [CU Buffs officially announce 10 members added to Deion Sanders’ first coaching staff]( The first coaching staff of the Prime Time era in Boulder is nearly complete. Colorado officially announced the addition of 10 coaches to Deion Sanders’ first staff — nine position coaches and one director of quality control. [Read More]( [El Paso County to allocate $2.6 million to Hancock Commons development in southeast Colorado Springs]( Plans to build a new residential and retail venture on Colorado Springs' southeast side will now move before the City Council after El Paso County on Tuesday agreed to allocate approximately $2.6 million in incremental tax revenues to the project. [Read More]( [Hundreds of child care providers sign up for Colorado's universal preschool program]( Registration for child care providers to participate in Colorado's new universal preschool program is now open, with state officials reporting that more than 250 providers have signed up already. [Read More]( [Shen Yun Dancer Angelia Wang The History Buff]( Get to know the woman behind the beaming smile and majestic dance pose. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES [A one-of-a-kind place for avalanche preparedness in Colorado has opened for the season.]( The U.S. Forest Service calls it a "beacon training park," a snow-covered slope at the Mountain Meadow trailhead by the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger Station in Minturn. That's along U.S. 24, about a quarter-mile from the Interstate 70 exit to town. The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear an [appeal that questions whether the House of Representatives violated the state constitution in enacting a landmark gun safety law,]( even though the lawsuit omits several key factual details about what actually unfolded on the floor of the legislature. Another rules twist will benefit some current service-academy athletes eyeing pro sports but not underclassmen or future recruits. [Congress changed the language of the military spending bill]( that had included a provision requiring active-duty military service before a graduate of Air Force, Army or Navy could play professional sports. Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny. High 49F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](