Tag: nancy lewis park
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Colorado Springs marks 30th anniversary of Nancy Lewis Park with a wind phone
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care has left its mark on Nancy Lewis Park through the past three decades: Trees planted, memorial benches placed, art fixtures displayed. With the park approaching 30 years in the Templeton Gap area of Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation Executive Director Susan Edmondson said the organization wanted to note…
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Colorado Springs group finds joy in medieval-style combat with foam weapons
The sound of foam spears hitting foam shields, along with peels of laughter and cries of “I’m dead! I’m dead! I’m dead!,” ring out across Nancy Lewis Park. Sixteen Dagorhir fighters, some wearing medieval costumes, stalk and attack each other in the southeast corner of the park, as a big white banner advertises “Come fight…
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New memorial bench at Colorado Springs park helps raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease
The 22nd metal bench in Nancy Lewis Park in Colorado Springs may not look different from others placed around the 9-acre, city-owned grounds, but the story behind the newest addition elevates it to a heavenly resting spot. The existence of the bench, which was installed just over a week ago, grew out of a simple…
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Colorado Springs dog rescued after falling into icy pond
Colorado Springs firefighters helped pull a chilly canine from icy water in Nancy Lewis Park on Tuesday. The fire department responded to calls about a dog who had wandered onto the frozen lake area of the park, which is located just south of East Fillmore Street on Templeton Gap Road. Responding firefighters put on ice…