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Free rock climbing this weekend

March 10, 2010
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City Rock is a new rock climbing facility at 21 North Nevada Avenue, and to celebrate their grand opening, they’re having free climbing from 10 AM to 6 PM this Saturday and Sunday.
It may be busy – free rock climbing sessions don’t come around often – so plan to be patient if you want to [...]

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Free kids workshops this weekend

February 25, 2010
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There are two free kids workshops going on this weekend.  Here’s the scoop:
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic: Saturday from 10 AM to 11 AM.  They’ll be building a “LoweBot” (pictured at right).  Registration is required – go here to register.  Participants receive the the thing they’ve created, of course, plus an apron, goggles, and more!
Michael’s [...]

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Upcoming events at iT’Z: fundraiser and a mom’s night out

February 25, 2010
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There are several free and cheap events coming up at iT’Z!
This Friday, February 26th from 3 PM to 8 PM they’ll be holding a fundraiser for the Elizabeth Bailey Family Fund – you can buy a buffet and a $5 game card for $1.98!  Half of the proceeds go to the fund – you can [...]

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Free Mom’s Night Out at iT’Z

February 17, 2010
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iT’Z is holding a free Mom’s Night Out on March 11th!  They’re offering free games and a buffet with purchase of a drink from 6 to 8 PM.  RSVP is required because space is limited- more information here.  Sounds like a fun night out (and naturally, a great way to check out if you want [...]

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Last call for this Saturday’s workshop!

February 8, 2010

Just a quick note that the next couponing workshop is this Saturday, February 13th from 10 AM to noon in the Rockrimmon Library meeting room!  There are a few spaces left, so hurry and sign up today if you want to claim one of them!

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Free and cheap kids’ workshops this weekend

January 29, 2010
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Here’s a cheap kids’ craft workshops going on this weekend:
Michael’s is holding a kid’s craft clinic from 10 AM to 1 PM this Saturday – your children ages 5-12 will be able to decorate a Valentine’s frame for $1!  You may want to call ahead to confirm that your nearest location is holding this workshop.  [...]

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Next Grocery Bargains Workshop is quickly approaching!

January 28, 2010

The nxt Grocery Bargains Workshop is Saturday, February 13th from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Rockrimmon Library!  It’s two hours of instruction on how to “super-coupon”, bargain shop, and totally change your grocery saving strategies so that you can actually save money.
Here’s more information on the workshop.  Pre-registration is required to attend, so [...]

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Announcing the first workshop of 2010!

January 19, 2010

2010 is in full swing and it’s time to announce the first couponing workshop of the year!  It will be Saturday, February 13th at 10 AM in the Rockrimmon Library meeting room.
If you are just getting started bargain grocery shopping, or have been doing it for awhile but don’t feel like using coupons is actually [...]

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Free kids workshops coming up

December 31, 2009
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Don’t forget about the upcoming free kids’ workshops at our local home improvement stores!  This Saturday, January 2nd, you can build a calendar at Home Depot – no registration is required; it’s first-come, first-served.  (Home Depot also has free Do-It-Herself workshops, you can sign up for those here.)
Then, on Saturday January 9th, you can attend [...]

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Happy birthday to…

December 10, 2009
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Guess whose birthday it is today?  No, not mine…  It’s Springs Bargains’ first birthday!  On December 10, 2008, spurred on by a wave of ninth-month pregnancy hormonal energy, I wrote the very first post here on Springs Bargains.  Nope, no introductory post for me – I jumped right in and told you about an extra [...]

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I’m going to Blissdom!

December 8, 2009

I’m super-duper excited to announce that I’m attending the Blissdom Blogging Conference in February!  I’ll be leaving my husband and kiddos for three days (ack!) to learn how to further develop Springs Bargains into a great site for all of you fabulous readers.  I’m totally thrilled about this opportunity!

I am also super-duper excited to announce [...]

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Upcoming Build and Grow clinics from Lowe’s

December 1, 2009
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Lowe’s and Home Depot both have free workshops for kids this Saturday: Lowe’s has a free kids’ Build and Grow clinic from  10-11 AM, and Home Depot has a free kids’ workshop from 9 AM to noon.
At Lowe’s, you’ll be building the gingerbread house pictured above.  It’s free, but you’ll need to register online ahead [...]

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National Parks entrance free on Veterans Day!

November 10, 2009
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Here’s a Veteran’s Day special everyone can take advantage of: free admission to all National Parks!  There will be no admission fee charged to any of the parks and lands managed by the National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Reclamation on Wednesday, November 11th in honor [...]

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Next workshop is coming up fast

November 9, 2009

The last Grocery Bargains Workshop of 2009 is coming up fast – it will be held on Saturday, November 21st from 10 AM to noon at the Rockrimmon library.  It’s halfway filled up so if you want a spot I’d sign up soon.  If you want to learn new super-couponing skills and learn how to [...]

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Free admission to the Denver Zoo

November 9, 2009
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Don’t forget that Wednesday, November 11th is another free admission day at the Denver Zoo.  They’re open from 10 AM to 4 PM (the grounds are open until 5 PM).
Of course, Wednesday is Veteran’s Day, so I thought I’d check to see if our local zoo, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, is doing anything for military [...]

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