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🌱 Thinking Father’s Day close to home? Consider Calhan’s Paint Mines

Calhan, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Calhan! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Thinking Father’s Day close to home? Consider Calhan’s Paint Mines

Also on today's calendar: Summer Fun: Dino O’Dell and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warmer; breezy in the morning, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 80, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Top 10 Spots Your Dad Will Actually Love To Spend Father's Day At (everafterinthewoods.com) — If you’re planning Father’s Day close to home, Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan is spotlighted as a standout, free option with colorful badlands-style formations and easy trails. The guide lists it among ten statewide destinations, noting the park’s dawn-to-dusk hours and convenient drive from Colorado Springs so families can build a relaxed half-day adventure.
   

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Other local events
    Tuesday June 16
  • Silver Key Service Extension
    Calhan Library 600 Bank St., Calhan, CO, 80808, US
    12:00 pm
    • Monday June 22
  • Summer Fun: Dino O’Dell →
    Pikes Peak Library District - Calhan Library, 600 Bank St, Calhan
    10:30 am
    • Tuesday June 23
  • Silver Key Service Extension
    Calhan Library 600 Bank St., Calhan, CO, 80808, US
    12:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Colorado QuitLine offers up to $100 incentive to help adults quit tobacco and nicotine
    The Colorado QuitLine offers up to $100 incentive to help adults across the state quit tobacco and nicotine products.The Colorado QuitLine is... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Not sure how many people use HBS trash out here.
    But they were bought out by Waste Management. Your fees will now include fuel charges to travel out here and they are trying to let you think that… (Nextdoor Calhan)
  • Grand Peak Academy posted a job opening for Head Coach, Cheerleading in Colorado Springs. Apply here.
  • SYUFY GROUP posted a job opening for Housekeeping Associate in Colorado Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Calhan here.

🗞 Nearby News

Peyton

  • Restaurant Roundup: Food market slammed for cockroaches, Peyton restaurant honors veterans & food safety (krdo.com)
  • Area students named to Rogers LEAD WT cohort for 2026-2027 academic year (myplainview.com)

Colorado Springs

  • Colorado psychedelic church moves from house to first public-facing location in Colorado Springs (kktv.com)
  • World Cup kickoff: FOX21's live broadcast from The Brit Pub in downtown Colorado Springs (fox21news.com)
  • Colorado Springs fire agencies train together to protect drinking water from wildfire (koaa.com)

Ok Calhan! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Calhan

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Calhan

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.