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A publication of The Meridian Service Metropolitan District ISSUE

SEPTEMBER 2016

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Recreation Center News Parents Nights Out – Friday, September 2nd & 16th from 5:30-10:00 pm. Drop the kids off and enjoy a night to yourselves Tween Night – Friday, September 16th 5:30-10:00 pm. Food, games and fun! Running Club – Saturday 9:00 am. Starts August 27th and occurs every Saturday thru December 21st. dŚĞ ĐƟǀĞ KůĚĞƌ ĚƵůƚƐ have their Lunch Day Out on September 9th, from 12:152:15 pm. Monthly social with a potluck and Pinochle on the 15th from 12:15-2:15 pm. Sign up for the Cripple Creek Social on the 16th. The cost is $25.00 and you need to register by 9/14. Contact the Rec Center for more details. dŚĞ ƋƵŝůƟŶŐ ŐƌŽƵƉ meets on the 14th and 28th of the month from 5:00-8:00 pm.

ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ϭϬϬй ĐĂƌĚ ĐŚĞĐŬ ƵƉŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ZĞĐ ĞŶƚĞƌ͘ We have completed auditing our memberships and have deactivated accounts that have expired with paperwork or have no ƉĂƉĞƌǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĂĚƵůƚ members in the household. Members ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞĂĐƟǀĂƚĞĚ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ Įůů ŽƵƚ ŶĞǁ ƉĂƉĞƌǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƉƌŽŽĨ of residency through a water bill or some such correspondence that indicates the ŵĞŵďĞƌ ƐƟůů ůŝǀĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͘ ůǁĂǇƐ ĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĐĂƌĚ͍ Download the Key Ring App to your smart phone and never lose or forget your membership card again. Follow these easy steps and have your barcodes on your phone! 1. Down the KEY RING APP 2. Set up a new user account 3. Push the plus sign at the top of the screen

^ƚŽƌǇ dŝŵĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ĞǀĞƌǇ dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ 9:00-10:00 am. Check in with the front 4. Select no barcode ĚĞƐŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ϱ͘ &ŝůů ŝŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĮĞůĚƐ ,ĂǀĞ ǇŽƵ ŚĂĚ ǇŽƵƌ &Z ĨŝƚŶĞƐƐ a. The store name is YMCA ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͍ Our certified personal trainers are here to assist you with ď͘ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĚ motivation, challenge, change, safety holder and accountability, or to answer your ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůů ďĞŝŶŐ͘ c. Membership ID is the barcode ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ number (front desk can provide you what you need in training. this number) >ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ͍ dŚĞ DĞƌŝĚŝĂŶ ZĂŶĐŚ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ Center is currently looking for a dance ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͕ ĐŚŝůĚ ǁĂƚĐŚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ maintenance. Apply online at ppymca. org/careers.

ϲ͘ ůŝĐŬ ƚŚĞ ďŽƩŽŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ǁŚĞƌĞ it says skip for now 7. If you have more cards to be entered select add another card otherwise you are done! ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŽŶ ƉĂŐĞ ϳ The View From Meridian Ranch

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DEVELOPER NEWS: ĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ >ŽŶŐǀŝĞǁ WĂƌŬ On Aug. 11th, 2016, Longview Park was dedicated in honor of Larry Rodgers. The park was dedicated in Larry’s honor ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƟƌĞůĞƐƐ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ behalf of the Meridian Ranch community. He served on the Design Review Council #1 ŽĂƌĚ͘ ŌĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ hƉƉĞƌ Black Squirrel Groundwater Management District (UBS) Board. Meridian Ranch’s ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ůŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ h ^͘ ŌĞƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƟŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ h ^ ŽĂƌĚ͕ ŚĞ ďĞĐĂŵĞ Ă ďŽĂƌĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞƌŝĚŝĂŶ ĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ >ŽŶŐǀŝĞǁ WĂƌŬ ŝŶ ŚŽŶŽƌ ŽĨ >ĂƌƌǇ ZŽĚŐĞƌƐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ DĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽĂƌĚ ƵŶƟů ŚĞ ŚŝƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĨƌŽŵ ůĞŌ͗ DĞůŝƐƐĂ ZŽĚŐĞƌƐ͕ >ĂƌƌǇ͛Ɛ ƐŽŶ :ŝŵ ZŽĚŐĞƌƐ͕ tĂǇŶĞ ZĞŽƌĚĂ͕ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ Śŝŵ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽ͘ >ĂƌƌǇ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĂǁĂǇ ŽŶ KĐƚ͘ ϳ͕ ϮϬϭϰ ĂŌĞƌ Butch Gabrielski and Bill Gessner, MSMD board members, and Ă ǀĂůŝĂŶƚ ďĂƩůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ĂůǁĂǇƐ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ >ĂƌƌǇ͛Ɛ ĞīŽƌƚƐ DĂĐ<ĞŶǌŝĞ ĂŶĚ :ĂĐƋƵĞ ZŽĚŐĞƌƐ͕ :ŝŵ ĂŶĚ DĞůŝƐƐĂ͛Ɛ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ Splash Bath Pet Grooming is now open for business at The Shops at Meridian Ranch and is taking ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐ͊ ^ƉůĂƐŚ ĂƚŚ ŝƐ ŽƉĞŶ ϳ ĚĂǇƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ ĨƌŽŵ ϵ͗ϬϬ Ăŵ ʹ ϳ͗ϬϬ Ɖŵ͘ ^ƉůĂƐŚ ĂƚŚ ŽīĞƌƐ ĨƵůůǇ body haircuts to just a simple nail trim. ALL animals are welcome. No species, breed, temperament Žƌ ĂŐĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĚĞŶŝĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ ^ƚŽƉ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ĂƌĞ ŶĞǁ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ŐŝǀĞ ƵƐ Ă ĐĂůů Ăƚ ϳϭϵͲϱϱϵͲ d,͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ŐŽ ƚŽ ǁǁǁ͘ splashbathpetgrooming.com.

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Design Review Council News Ɛ ǁĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĨĂůů ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ŽůŽƌĂĚŽ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ changing of the colors and cooler nights, a couple of items to remember for tree, shrubs and lawn care: Perennials: /ƚ ŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂŶƚ ƉĞƌĞŶŶŝĂů ƐĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵůďƐ͊ zĞƐ͕ ƉĞƌĞŶŶŝĂůƐ ĐŽƵŶƚ ĂƐ the minimum requirements for the front yard. One gallon perennials ǁŽƌŬ ǁĞůů ĨŽƌ ĨƌŽŶƚ ǇĂƌĚ ŇŽǁĞƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǇĂƌĚ a nice burst of color. Trees: &Ăůů ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂŶƚ ƚƌĞĞƐ͘ &Ăůů ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ŐŽŽĚ ƌŽŽƚ development, allowing the plants to get established before spring. If ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ŝƐ ĚƌǇ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƵƉ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĨƌĞĞǌĞƐ͘ Lawns: ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ǇĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ƐĞĞĚŝŶŐ Žƌ sodding new lawns. If the lawn needs thatching, it can be done during ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ĨĂůů͘ KǀĞƌͲƐĞĞĚ ŽůĚ ůĂǁŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌĞƐŚ ƐĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ Įůů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌĞ spots and crowd out weeds and mosses. (1) Landscaping guidelines from the Meridian Ranch Design Guidelines: 1. Shrub and perennial beds must be mulched with rock or wood mulch and lined with landscape fabric or other acceptable weed barrier material. The combining of rock and wood mulch in the ƐĂŵĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ďĞĚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ͘ 2. Rock mulch shall be a minimum of ¾” and a maximum of 1 ½” diameter. Larger rock is allowed in drainage areas only. 3. Acceptable rock mulch color includes natural, earth-toned colors. Lava rock, white marble, white quartz, black granite and bright, harsh colors are prohibited. 4. Wood mulch must be of high quality and natural in color, with no added pigment. (Chipper mulch is not an acceptable material due to its tendency to be easily blown by the wind). ϱ͘ ůů ŵƵůĐŚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚƵƌĨ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƵƟůŝǌĞ ĂŶ ĞĚŐĞƌ ƚŽ ĚĞĮŶĞ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ďĞĚ͘

FALCON FIRE DEPT.

& YƐ ĂďŽƵƚ &ŝƌĞ ǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ,ŽŵĞ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ŬĞĞƉ ƐŵĂůů ĮƌĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ďƵƚ ůŝŬĞ Ăůů ůŝĨĞ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ equipment, they must be in good working ŽƌĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ͘ ,ĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ &ĂůĐŽŶ &ŝƌĞ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘ tŚĂƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚ / ďƵǇ ĨŽƌ ŵǇ ŚŽŵĞ͍ FFPD does ŶŽƚ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞ ĂŶǇ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ďƌĂŶĚƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĐĂƌƌǇ ƚŚĞ ůĂďĞů ŽĨ ĂŶ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌǇ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ hŶĚĞƌǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ >ĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌŝĞƐ ;h>Ϳ͘ ŚŽŽƐĞ Ă ŵƵůƟͲƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ăůů ƚǇƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞ ĮƌĞƐ͘ tŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ĂŶ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ͍ &ŝƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐƚŽƌĞĚ ŝŶ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĞĂƐǇ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ all family members know to find them. Consider obtaining fire ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐ͕ ůĂƵŶĚƌǇ ƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƌĂŐĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŶĞĂƌ ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ ǁŽŽĚ ďƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƐƚŽǀĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĂƌďĞĐƵĞƐ͘ tŚĞƌĞ ĐĂŶ / ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ƌĞĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ͍ DŽƐƚ ŚŽŵĞ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ƌĞĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ͘ ǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƵƐĞ ;ůŝŬĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ ĂŶŶƵĂůůǇ ďǇ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶ͘ DǇ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ŝƐ ŽůĚ͘ /Ɛ ŝƚ ƐƟůů ŐŽŽĚ͍ ,ŽŵĞ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ϱͲϭϱ ǇĞĂƌ ůŝĨĞƐƉĂŶ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ĐĂŶ ĚĞŐƌĂĚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƟŵĞ͘ ŚĞĐŬ ƚŚĞ ůĂďĞů ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌ ŚĂƐ Ă ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĂƚĞ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝĂů͕ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚůĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘ DĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ŝƐ undamaged. tŚĞƌĞ ĐĂŶ / ĚŝƐĐĂƌĚ ĂŶ ŽůĚ Žƌ ƵƐĞĚ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ͍ The El Paso County Household Hazardous Waste facility at 3255 Akers Drive ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů͘ ,Žǁ ĚŽ / ƵƐĞ ŵǇ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ͍ ZĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƉĂƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ Ă ĮƌĞ ďƌĞĂŬƐ ŽƵƚ͘ tŚĞŶ Ă ĮƌĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ is always life safety. Make sure everyone has exited the building ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĐĂůůŝŶŐ ϵϭϭ ƚŽ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ͘ zŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƵƐĞ Ă ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ŽŶůǇ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŵĂůů͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŵŽŬĞ͕ and you have a clear exit path. Remember the mnemonic PASS: WƵůů ƚŚĞ ƉŝŶ͘ ,ŽůĚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŽǌǌůĞ ƉŽŝŶƟŶŐ ĂǁĂǇ from you, and release the locking mechanism. Aim low. Point the ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ŶŽǌǌůĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ͘ ^ƋƵĞĞǌĞ ƚŚĞ ůĞǀĞƌ ƐůŽǁůǇ and evenly. Sweep the nozzle from side-to-side.

YƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͍ EĞĞĚ ŶƐǁĞƌƐ͊ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ DĞƌŝĚŝĂŶ ZĂŶĐŚ Z DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ dĞĂŵ͊ :ĂŵŝĞ ĚĂŵƐ͕ D ͕ D^͕ W D ʹ DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ŐĞŶƚ :ĂŵŝĞΛǁĂƌƌĞŶŵŐŵƚ͘ĐŽŵ

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&Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ŐŽ ƚŽ͗ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ŶĨƉĂ͘ŽƌŐͬƐĂĨĞƚǇͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶͬ ĨŽƌͲĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐͬĮƌĞͲĂŶĚͲƐĂĨĞƚǇͲĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚͬĮƌĞͲĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƐ &Žƌ Ă ĨƌĞĞ ƚƵƚŽƌŝĂů ŽŶ ĮƌĞ ĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŐŽ ƚŽ͗ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ ĮƌĞĞǆƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘ĐŽŵ <ĞĞƉ hƉ ǁŝƚŚ &ĂůĐŽŶ &ŝƌĞ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ĨĂůĐŽŶĮƌĞƉĚ͘ŽƌŐ

Chelsea Walker – Managing Team Assistant Chelsea@warrenmgmt.com

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W> ^ W/ < hW &d Z zKhZ W d͗ It doesn’t take much to remember that we have pets in our community. If fact, if you don’t watch your step, you’re liable to step in on such reminder! Besides being unsightly and smelly, animal waste can be hazardous to the health of our children who play in the community and other pets. One of the most common forms of disease transmission between ĚŽŐƐ ŝƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĞĐĂů ŵĂƩĞƌ͘

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When walking your dog in our community, remember that it should be leashed. ůƐŽ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůǇ ĐůĞĂŶ ƵƉ ĂŌĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƚ͘ Take a baggie along with you to pick up waste and then dispose of it properly. Ǉ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ĨĞǁ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƐƚĞƉƐ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶ ƵƉ ĂŌĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƚ͕ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŶŐ ŶƵŝƐĂŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ dŚĂŶŬ ǇŽƵ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘

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As a premier real estate agent in Colorado Springs, I’m here to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǇŽƵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ buy or sell real estate. I work with with buyers and sellers in Colorado Springs, Peyton, Monument, Castle Rock, Woodland Park and the surrounding areas. I’ve had extensive training in ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘ /͛ŵ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ / ĐĂŶ ŽīĞƌ ǇŽƵ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŐĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ͘ Contact me so I can keep you updated on the latest real estate ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ĂŶǇ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ǇŽƵ ŵĂǇ ŚĂǀĞ͘ / ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ăůů ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ͊

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Recreation Center News dŚĞ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ƉŽŽů ĐůŽƐĞƐ ŽŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϲƚŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘ The indoor pool hours will revert to Fall & Winter hours: DŽŶĚĂǇ͕ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂǇ͕ &ƌŝĚĂǇ 5:30 am - 9 am

Lap swim only*

9 am -11:50 am

open swim

DŽŶĚĂǇ͕ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂǇ 4 pm–7:50 pm

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ 9 am – 5:30 pm

^ƵŶĚĂǇ 12 pm – 5:50 pm

open swim

Drive Thru

Cleaning Green for Falcon!

7356 McLaughlin Rd.

open swim

Between Meineke & Walgreens

*This includes use of the hot tub.

open swim

dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ dŚƵƌƐĚĂǇ 5:30-10 am

Lap swimming only*

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ϱ͗ϯϬ Ăŵ ʹϭϮ Ɖŵ ͬ ϯ͗ϯϬͲϴ͗ϯϬ Ɖŵ

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ϱ͗ϯϬ ĂŵͲϭϮ Ɖŵ ͬ ϯ͗ϯϬ Ɖŵʹϳ͗ϯϬ Ɖŵ

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ϴ͗ϬϬ Ăŵ Ͳ ϲ͗ϬϬ Ɖŵ

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/ƚ͛Ɛ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ &Ăůů ŵŝŶŝ ĐĂŵƉƐ Ăƚ DĞƌŝĚŝĂŶ ZĂŶĐŚ͊ Games, ĐƌĂŌƐ ĂŶĚ ůƵŶĐŚ ĞĂĐŚ ĚĂǇ͙ ĂŶĚ ďƌŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ƐǁŝŵƐƵŝƚƐ ŽŶ dŚƵƌƐĚĂǇƐ͊ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ Ăƚ ũĞŚůĞŶΛƉƉǇŵĐĂ͘ŽƌŐ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ • Session 1: October 11& 13 (Tues/Thurs) Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • Session 2: October 18 & 20 (Tues/Thurs) Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 7-12 years old l $25 Resident, $30 Non-Resident 'ƵĞƐƐ ǁŚĂƚ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ͍ /ƚ͛Ɛ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ZƵŶ ůƵď Ϯ͊ We had such a huge success with 86 ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƌƵŶ ĐůƵď͕ so we decided to do it again and ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞǀĞŶ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ Run Club 2 will be led by our ŶĞǁůǇ ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ĐŽĂĐŚĞƐ͘ Each week we will run from a ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĮŌŚ ǁĞĞŬ ƚŚĞ ŽƵůĚĞƌ ZƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŽŵƉĂŶǇ ǁŝůů host one of the runs. They will also close the store for us on September 9th and do a complete gait analysis on each member along with providing discounts to the group on new shoes and apparel. Run Club 2 will meet ĞǀĞƌǇ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ Ăƚ ϵ͗ϬϬ Ăŵ ƵŶƟů ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϳ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͘ tĞ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĞƉǇ ƌĂǁů͕ dƵƌŬĞǇ dƌŽƚ͕ :ƵŶŐůĞ Ğůů ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ů WĂƐŽ County Rescue run on New Year’s Day and you will receive a running ƐŚŝƌƚ͕ Ă ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ ƉůĂŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƉůĂŶ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƐŝŐŶ ƵƉ Žƌ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶǇ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů ƚŚĞ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌ Ăƚ ϳϭϵͲϰϵϱͲϳϭϭϵ or go to our website at ppymca.org/mr-run-club.

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