By Lea Johnson CSMNG Despite an uncertain economy, many families don’t hesitate when it comes to holiday spending. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend more than $465.6 billion for gifts, decorations, and entertaining during the holiday season, but where families choose to spend their money is just as important as how much [...]
By Walt Johnson CSMNG The holiday season means it’s time for gift-giving, spending time with family and preparing for the New Year. The holiday season for many is a time to make a commitment to get in shape and that means starting a fitness program. Today many people find it difficult to get to a [...]
By Nel Lampe CSMNG Shopping malls and big box stores can get very crowded during the holiday season. How about an alternate place to shop that’s filled with atmosphere and fun? There’s a Christmas village in a wooded area that has holiday music piped through loud speakers, the smell of popcorn in the air and [...]
By Andrea Sutherland CSMNG Stacks of X-Boxes, Sony Playstation 3s, Disney Princess guitars and a Craftsman Wet/Dry Vacuum line the walls of a storage room in the Kmart off of Palmer Park and Powers boulevards. In the store, Melissa Dohoney helps customers, hauling products in and out of the storage room. “It gets busier around [...]
By Nel Lampe CSMNG Last month, more than 2,000 runners finished the Pikes Peak Ascent — and 139 of them ran the Pikes Peak Marathon the next day. Now, that’s fit. But many people aren’t interested in running up Pikes Peak, let alone making it a round trip the next day. They just want to [...]
By Scott Prater CSMNG Anyone who has signed up to compete in one of the Schriever Fitness Center’s monthly sports events knows who Seth Cannello is, but the Schriever Air Force Base sports and fitness director is about to become a household name among triathlon circles. A book detailing his 2009 Arizona Ironman Triathlon effort [...]
By Walt Johnson CSMNG One way to assure America will always have the best military force is to make sure it has a force that is physically fit. Members of the Fort Carson and Peterson Air Force Base community are accustomed to great fitness programs that are making sure soldiers, airmen and their family members [...]
By Scott Prater CSMNG October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the National Cancer Institute estimates that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. While it’s likely that many people know someone who has battled breast cancer, few women ever expect to be diagnosed. Patti Eafrati, 45, a [...]
Story and photos by Andrea Sutherland CSMNG In the cool Colorado mornings, the gardens off of West Cheyenne Road teem with life. Varieties of bees buzz among pollinator plants of yarrow, sage, dill, catnip, bachelor’s button, calendula and scarlet runner bean. Heirloom vegetables — the same varieties grown by Thomas Jefferson — soak up the [...]