A new home means that much more when the new owner has put in his or her own “sweat equity” into its construction. Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent have a partnership that helps Pikes Peak region families become homeowners, and even put in some hours on the building of their homes.
Thanks to the partnership, two families soon will be able to move in to their own brand new homes presently under construction in north Colorado Springs.
Lian and Zen and their three children, and a single mom named Brittany and her son will to receive a newly constructed home in the new Ridge at Sand Creek Sand Creek Habitat community at Galley and Babcock roads (80915). The homes 940-square-foot, one-level construction with two bedrooms, one bathroom and a one-car garage.
TCA SENIOR WINS NATIONAL WRITING AWARD
Daniel D’Agnese, a senior at The Classical Academy, was recently awarded a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Silver Medal for his writing portfolio, “I’m Not Myself Today.”
The portfolio contained six writing pieces, including short stories. His work previously won a Gold Key at the West Region Writing-at-Large, competing with other writers across the western states. The Gold Key qualified D’Agnese to compete at the National level.
More than 80,000 students submitted nearly 230,000 works of art and writing to the 2021 Scholastic Awards. Only 2,000 works received National Medals, which means D’Agnese’s work is within the top 1% of all submissions. He was selected by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts, for excellence in originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
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Rain and snow showers this evening transitioning to snow showers overnight. Low 26F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 60%..
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Rain and snow showers this evening transitioning to snow showers overnight. Low 26F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 60%. Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 6:07 pm
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Dr. Roman Krivochenitser injects a tiny pellet into the eye of patient Doris Winn, 81, on June 23 for a treatment called Durysta, which releases medication over a matter of months for people with glaucoma, at the Colorado Eye Institute in Colorado Springs.
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