Author: Eric Singer
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Friday Military Salute: Something special cooking at Peterson Air Force Base
Something special is cooking in the kitchen of the Peterson Air Force Base Chapel. Retired Air Force Chaplain David Voelker pours his heart out into his free monthly pasta dinner for anyone or any family at the base who just needs a smile, fellowship and a hot meal. “I love doing it,” Voelker says with…
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Meet Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy made his presence felt at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on Tuesday as a headliner among the stars at this who’s who gathering of scientists and military minds promoting space related products. Nye didn’t shirk away from questions about climate change, a subject he passionately believes in. “What do…
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Are you smarter than an elementary school student?
A nearly hidden science exhibit at the Space Symposium at The Broadmoor tests young students’ mettle and science acumen – and adults had some trouble with it. Destination Imagination Celebration is a nonprofit that helps inspire young students to become the next generation of innovators. Two adult exhibitors, names withheld to protect their dignity, were…
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Get a Job Monday: Ready to work at Harrison School District 2?
Harrison School District 2 could be the employer that gets your career moving forward in our Get a Job Monday segment. The school district in southeast Colorado Springs is holding a teachers job fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Zalman Center, next to Harrison High School at 2755 Janitell Road.…
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Friday Military Salute: Veterans in the classroom
Student smiles are front and center at more classrooms at Sierra High School in Colorado Springs because of veterans like Christopher Marro, who is the focus of our Friday Military Salute. The former Army tank gunner is now a Sierra biology teacher because of the Teach for America (TFA). Marro received five weeks of TFA…
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Friday Military Salute: Air Force Academy cadets and tornado aftermath help
Spring break took on a whole new meaning for 65 Air Force Academy cadets who were spread across five states to do home rebuild work for Habitat for Humanity. Some cadets were caught in a tornado and its aftermath in Moore, Okla. “It was a lot of deja vu for me,” said academy senior Sarah…
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Get a Job Monday: California Casualty could be the place for your next career
California Casualty, a family-owned business in Colorado Springs, is hiring. Since 1914, the company has insured a customer base that includes educators, firefighters, police and nurses. The company is to looking to fill an underwriter position, but throughout the year, it also looks to fill other positions. Those other positions include customer care representatives, claims…
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Colorado Springs Cub Scouts show their compassion for animals
A large dose of compassion was doled out Monday by Cub Scout Pack 807 at Harrison School District 2’s Giberson Elementary School. Eric Perenyi, 7, and five other Pack 807 Cub Scouts collected items for care packages to be donated to the Animal Hospital of Colorado Springs. Eric, a first-grader, is proud to have been…
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Friday Military Salute: Choate clears another hurdle to become Military Youth of the Year
A Friday Military Salute follow-up to a young woman who hopes to receive a major military-related honor. We first presented Jennifer Choate in a February Friday Military Salute. The 16-year-old is Peterson Air Force Base’s entrant for Military Youth of the Year. Jennifer was preparing to compete at the state level on Monday with youth…
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Get a Job Monday: Mile High Youth Corps in Colorado Springs
Mile High Youth Corps in Colorado Springs is hiring for the summer, and is looking for 18-to-24 year olds with a high school diploma or G.E.D to work on land conservation, fire mitigation, trail building and restoration projects. It’s a job, a work-out and a chance to be outside, all wrapped up neatly in a…