IN CASE YOU MISSED IT l Founder of Labor Day Lift Off and 'legend in ballooning' Dewey Reinhard dies at 93

PLUS | The latest from Paul Klee, How all this rain is impacting Colorado lawns, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Saturday, July 1, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Founder of Labor Day Lift Off and 'legend in ballooning' Dewey Reinhard dies at 93]( It's safe to say that Charles "Dewey" Reinhard, who died at the age of 93 this week, was a man who will be remembered by many for the impact he had on not just the world of hot air ballooning, where he is considered a pioneer and legend, but the impact on the lives of many around him. [Read More]( [Paul Klee: How Wyndham Clark became Denver's U.S. Open champion]( Golf was fun for Wyndham Clark when his parents would drop off the 9-year-old at the par-3 course at Cherry Hills Country Club and pick him up 12 hours later. He would say it was “my office” and he was “going to work.” It was fun when he made his first hole-in-one at 6, hitting driver on a 128-yard par 3, still ineligible to play the big course like the kids he could beat. [Read More]( [How is all this rain impacting Colorado lawns? Expert explains]( As Mother Nature rains down on the Front Range, you might be noticing strange things in your lawn. Colorado State University professor Tony Koski, an expert on turfgrass science, is answering common questions from Coloradans on how these downpours are impacting yards. [Read More]( [CDC issues malaria warning; Colorado health officials say risk is low]( For the past five years, Colorado has averaged 22 travel-related malaria cases annually. In the City and County of Denver, there have been between four and seven malaria cases from 2018 to 2022. [Read More]( [Here's why some of Colorado's most popular crops will be available later than usual this summer]( Rocky Ford cantaloupe, Palisade peaches and Pueblo chiles — among the most acclaimed Colorado-grown crops — will be available to consumers later than usual this summer, according to numerous farmers throughout the state. [Read More]( [Bad to the bean: Bad Ass Coffee adds second Colorado Springs-area location]( Bad Ass Coffee, the Hawaiian coffee concept whose first area outlet debuted more than a year ago in unincorporated Falcon, has opened a second location at Woodmen and Marksheffel roads in northeast Colorado Springs; a ceremonial, two-day grand opening is scheduled July 7-8, with 15% of proceeds from the event going to Burro Base Camp, a Kiowa-based burro nonprofit. [Read More]( [Judge finds prosecutors did not act with gross negligence in hearing of former Manitou Springs teacher accused of sexual assault]( An El Paso County judge on Friday ruled that the prosecution did not act with gross negligence regarding a discovery violation in the case against Matthew Barton, a former Manitou Springs High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student more than 10 years ago, and that no severe sanctions will be imposed on the prosecution. [View 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]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903