Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's electric safari in running for 'best zoo lights' award

PLUS l Photos from the Colorado Springs Turkey Trot 5K 2023; Lights! Lights! Lights! Check out these light shows around Colorado and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Happy Thanksgiving! It’s Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's electric safari in running for 'best zoo lights' award]( - [PHOTOS: Colorado Springs Turkey Trot 5K 2023]( - [Lights! Lights! Lights! Check out these light shows around Colorado]( [Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's electric safari in running for 'best zoo lights' award]( The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's electric safari is in the running for a national award. According to a press release from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the electric safari zoo lights experience is in nominated for the best zoo lights in North America, voted on by USA Today's 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Here's a look at when stores will open for Black Friday shopping around Colorado Springs]( [Get ready for snow, increased traffic around Colorado Springs this Thanksgiving, Black Friday]( [Thanksgiving holiday skiing and riding is best associated with... | Whiteout]( [Air Force's Mountain West hopes hinge on massive matchup at Boise State]( All scenarios that result in Air Force hoisting the Mountain West championship trophy on Dec. 2 begin with one requirement: beating Boise State on Friday. That will be no small feat. [Read More]( [Salvation Army volunteers give back on Thanksgiving in southern Colorado]( As many southern Colorado residents enjoyed their Thanksgiving afternoons at home with family and friends, a handful of people chose to celebrate the holiday in a different way. [Read More]( [PHOTOS: Colorado Springs Turkey Trot 5K 2023]( Runners gobble and go at the Turkey Trot 5K at the Briargate Family YMCA on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. [Read More]( More Top Stories: NFL players often refer to distractions involving criticism and second-guessing as “noise.” At least now, [Russell Wilson can deal with what he calls “great noise.”]( For the past 14 years, Emily and Reed Fair have owned and operated 45 Degrees in Old Colorado City, a[n art gallery and custom framing shop representing 30 local artists.]( Explore a trail of lights along the countryside at Chatfield Farms, or bundle up in your car for a driving tour of decorated mining headframes around Cripple Creek. [Here’s a list of fun ways to see holiday lights this year:]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Variably cloudy with snow showers. High 22F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50%. [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