Archives for June 2016

Rock Ledge Ranch will host their annual old-fashioned Independence Day celebration on Monday, July 4th, from 10 AM to 5 PM.  The regular admission price applies to this event ($8 for adults and $4 for kids) so it’s not necessarily free or cheap like most of the events I post, but I’ve always thought it sounds like such a great event that I decided I had to mention it this year!

The ranch will have historical reenactments, watermelon eating contests, carnival games, and a lot more as listed on their website.  Some of the events like the carnival games do have an additional charge (last time we were there, I think it was $0.25-$0.50 – bring cash/change!).  Get all the details about this event and other activities at Rock Ledge Ranch on their website.

(By the way, an annual family membership is $40, and if you pay the daily admission price and then decide you’d like to do the annual membership, you can apply your daily admission payment toward the price of a membership that day.)

The Colorado Springs Philharmonic will be doing their annual free concerts on July 4th in Memorial Park, and then on July 5th in the town of Woodland Park.  Fireworks will follow their performance on the 4th at Memorial Park; find out more here.

Another Pie Five Pizza restaurant is opening (this time at the Shops at Briargate), and they’re offering a free personal pizza during their pre-opening event this Thursday, June 30th!  Spots are limited, and you must sign up here – hurry!

Chipotle has a new rewards program – though it appears it might be just a limited-time promo – and when you sign up at a restaurant beginning July 1st, you’ll earn a free order of chips and guacamole with any purchase!  After that, you’ll earn a free entree after you buy four, and then another four (which includes the first free entree) gets another one, and then another three (which also includes your second freebie) earns you another freebie entree!

It starts July 1st and goes through September.  Find out the details here, but you’ll have to sign up in a restaurant.

There are actually a lot more than just two community garage sales this weekend!  Thanks to all of the readers who emailed and commented with even more neighborhood yard sales for the first weekend of June:

• Pine Creek (Chapel Hills between Old Ranch & Briargate Parkway)
• Peaceful Valley (Marksheffel, south of Fontaine)
• Indigo Ranch (Peterson & Stetson Hills)
• Banning Lewis Ranch (Marksheffel & Dublin)
• Pring Ranch (Barnes & Peterson)
• Templeton Heights (south of Stetson Hills between Powers and Austin Bluffs)
• Stonegate Terrace (Maizeland & Murray)
• Neighborhood north of Westwood between Flintridge & Meadowland
• Fairfax (north of Woodmen on Austin Bluffs)
• Jackson Creek (north of Baptist and east of Jackson Creek Parkway)
• Peregrine (Centennial & Orchard Valley)
• Old Farm (east of Austin Bluffs & north of Barnes)
• Dublin North (east of Powers & north of Dublin)
• Forest Meadows (Black Forest & Vollmer)
• Sierra Ridge (Austin Bluffs & Templeton Gap)
• Cordera (just east of Powers & Briargate Parkway)
• Ridgeview at Stetson Hills (east of Powers between Dublin & Stetson Hills)
• Gold Hill Mesa (21st Street and Lower Gold Camp Rd.)
• Wolf Ranch (east of Powers at Research)
• Hydreight Cross Creek Church Garage Sale (1320 C & S Rd. in Fountain)
• Boy Scout Garage Sale at Living Hope Church from 9 AM to 2 PM on Saturday (6750 N. Union)

If you know of others, both this weekend or in the future, please let me know by commenting on this post or emailing me.

Chick-fil-A’s annual Cow Appreciation Day event is coming up on Tuesday, July 12th!  It’s a little different this year, but it sounds like it will be easier for both participants and the restaurants: wear “anything cow-like” and adults will receive a free entree and kids will receive a free kid’s meal.

The list of entrees is long (it seems like almost everything on their menu is included, including their salads – my favorite)!  You can check out all the details on the offer here.  Also, note that the event ends at 7 PM.  Thanks, Dorinda!