The Park State Bank and Trust
at the Ute Pass Cultural Center
2010 East Midland Ave
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Leap of Kindness Day
Please Participate
 Saturday, February 29, 2020
In 2016, the Saratoga, NY Chamber of Commerce along with 50 other Chambers nationwide created the Leap of Kindness Day.
This year we are joining those Chambers and others to encourage you to participate in the Leap of Kindness Day.
The idea - - take part in Leap of Kindness Day and do something kind for someone else!
PAY IT FORWARD!
- Employers can use Leap of Kindness Day to build employee morale, with a focus on kindness and community. Share the information with employees and support their efforts to participate.
There are a multitude of ideas, send a card to someone in assisted living or care facility, collect socks and take there, help out a local non profit that day, send a note of gratitude to a teacher, bring food to your local police station, pay for someone's coffee that day, say "hello" to a stranger or help a neighbor next door who's working on a project. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of things you can do.....just do it!
Little acts of kindness go a LONG WAY! If you are on social media make sure to use the hashtag
#LEAPOFKINDNESSDAY2020.
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2020 Census
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| Shape Your Future: Community :30 |
Watch the video above. Understand how the Census will shape our future.
The chart to the right is just one of the myriad data samples we gather information from to help with economic development and so much more. BE COUNTED!
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ENTERPRISE ZONE NEW INFORMATION
Colorado Department of Revenue recently released a new Enterprise Zone (EZ) Income Tax Credit Guide, which replaces all previous Enterprise Zone FYI Income documents, and consolidates all EZ credit information into one resource. Its anticipated that the new guide will serve as an aid in understanding each EZ credit under the Enterprise Zone program including qualifications, credit calculation examples, as well as other important information for businesses and tax preparers.
Click Here to download the
EZ Program's revised 2020 EZ Fact Sheet, which also includes general EZ Program Information and an EZ map of
Teller County.
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TOWN HALL MEETING
The Chamber is hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, February 25th for the City of Woodland Park voters.
This Town Hall meeting is in reference to the proposed 11 Charter Amendments placed on the April 7th City Election Ballot by City Council.
Carrol Harvey will facilitate our meeting and the Chamber will be presenting a "BLUE BOOK" of sorts that evening to those in attendance. The event will be held at the Ute Pass Cultural Center beginning at 6:00 pm. For more information contact Chamber President, Debbie Miller at 719.687.9885.
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Charter A Trip with Durham School Services
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Activities Planned at Florissant Fossil Beds
Great Backyard Bird Count: Saturday, February 15, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join the Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds as they host the citizen science event called The Great Backyard Bird Count. During this event, you will be able to join a park volunteer/birder to help count birds. The data will be used by scientists to track the health of bird populations. It's a world-wide event. Join park volunteers as they lead bird hikes at 9:15 am, 10:15 am, or 11:15 am. There will also be activities for families (i.e. scavenger hunt and making bird-feeders) from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. There is no cost beyond the normal entrance fee of $10.00 per adult (15 years and younger are free).
Night Sky Program: Friday, February 21, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join park staff and members of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to gaze at the dark skies above Florissant Fossil Beds in search of planets, galaxies, nebulas, and more. Meet at the visitor center.
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SOAR With Network Fundraising
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Extension Office Offers Classes
Class 1: Soils/Fertilizers/Mulch/Water Law, March 24
Class 2: Seed Starting and Vegetables that Grow Here, March 31
Class 3: What Grows Up Here - Both Wildflowers and Shrubs, April 7
Class 4: Season Extending Techniques and Greenhouses, April 14
Class 5: High Altitude Beekeeping, Pollinators, and Pollinator Plants, April 21
Class 6: Tree Planting, Transplanting, and Seedling Trees, April 28
Click HERE to find out more and register.
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Kiwanis Hosting Taste of the Grape at UPCC
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WP City Candidates Forum
Save the Date - Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - City Council Chambers - 220 W. South St. - Woodland Park - 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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March Madness at Wolf Center
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Gift Shop Open
 The Ute Pass Historical Society & Pikes Peak Museum Gift Shop is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, year round. We offer a great selection of cookbooks, history books, jewelry, Indian art, jewelry, and much more! Call anytime to schedule a free tour of our five historic cabins: 719.686.7512. We also provide group and school tours.
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Woodland Professional Building
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The Wildflower Excursions
 Pikes Peak Historical Society presents Mel McFarland's "Wildflower Excursions" program 2:00 pm Sunday at the Lake George Charter School. Local historian and author of two Colorado Midland Railroad books, Midland Route on the Colorado Midland and Cripple Creek Road on the Midland Terminal, McFarland will give a slide presentation and discussion of the Midland's Wildflower excursions into what is now the Eleven Mile Canyon and Lake George area.
This trip will show not only "company" advertising pictures, but also pictures that people on the train took. Beginning in 1887, it was a very popular full day excursion starting in Colorado Springs, and picking up people along the way. Participants carried home armloads of wildflowers. Admission is free and light refreshments served. No reservation is required. For more information, call 719.748.8259.or 719.748.3861.
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Experiencing Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
You may be experiencing Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). It's one of the things I screen for when working with postpartum moms as it can be quite unsettling. Learn more about the symptoms,
assessment, and treatment of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse in my latest video.
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Hey mamas, want to know my secret to ease chronic pain?
 It's this: a simple, 4" inflatable ball. It is the tool I recommend most often to release those tight, tense areas of the body. The real secret isn't the ball itself, though. It's what you DO when you're using the ball that makes all the difference in the world.
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What's Happening at the Dinosaur Resource Center
Lego Engineering Workshop
Saturday, February 15th
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
 Join Play-Well TEKnologies for an all new LEGO engineering workshop. Power up your skills with instructors and thousands of LEGO pieces. Build dinosaurs as well as excavate a fossil site with LEGO construction vehicles. Programs are at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Participants may not keep their LEGO designs.
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Welcome CUSP Executive Director, John Geerdes
 CUSP founder, Carol Ekarius is retiring as CUSP's Executive Director to focus her efforts on the recently founded umbrella organization, Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc. John Geerdes, retired Mueller State Park Manager, was recently hired by the board of directors to take her place and boy, has he been given a heaping helping of CUSP pie. In his first month, John has familiarized himself with the nonprofit's financial records, grants and stakeholders. When not meeting with CUSP partners and staff for site visits or to discuss ongoing projects, he's attending various council meetings, catching up on Community Wildfire Protection Plans and reading up on post-fire science, water quality and fire social science. John comes to us after 34 years with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Carol Ekarius will be working closely with John to ensure his success at the new leader of CUSP.
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Teller Reads Program at Rampart Library
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Free Tips from Perini & Associates
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Connections is What it's All About with Perini & Associates
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Active Parenting with Community Partnership
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Valentine's Day Special at Judges Char Grill
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Pack it and Ship it with Andersen
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Sweets, Treats and More at Amelia & Lily's Candies
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Birds-Eye View with CVimages
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Youth Development Training
You may also register for the training via this
LINK. We look forward to seeing you at the training and Thank YOU for your commitment to youth in Teller County
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Interested In Knowing More about YOUR Property Assessment?
Click Above to Learn More!
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Grapevine Deadline
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If submission comes in past this time it will be included in the next week issue (please note if your item is date sensitive please make the 9:00 am deadline).
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