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Community Calendar
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Craft show and business expo
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 The Woodmen Hills Craft Show and Business Expo will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Patriot Learning Center at Pikes Peak Community College, 11990 Swingline Road in Falcon. Come and start your holiday shopping and support local businesses. There will be a variety of vendors, food and drinks as well as fun for the kids, including a jumper, clown/face painting, horseback rides and a petting zoo. Call Glenn at 719-495-7475 for more information and to reserve vendor space.
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Woodmen Hills recreation centers
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The Woodmen Hills recreation centers are offering soccer for youth up to age 12 in the fall. Register at Woodmen Hills Recreation Center East or download registration forms from the Web site at www.woodmenhills.info. For more information, call 719-495-2009 or 719-495-7475.
Woodmen Hills Recreation Center has a lot to offer residents and nonresidents. Amenities include aerobics, yoga, Pilates and water aerobics classes; swimming lessons for all ages; sports programs; self-defense classes; "Parent's Night Out;" Flick n' Float (includes dinner and a movie); parties and more. Visit the Web site at www.woodmenhills.info for more information or call 719-495-2009.
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Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce offers seminar
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On Oct. 27 from 7:30 to 9 a.m., the Easter Plains Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar, "Friend Me, Follow Me, Find Me! - The Business Benefits of Social Media" at the Pikes Peak Community College Falcon campus. More than 50 percent of businesses and organizations are using social media to market a message, attract customers and promote their cause. This seminar will provide valuable information on how to use social media to strengthen business. Presented by Laura Benjamin, author and personal coach, the seminar is the first offering of its kind by the Eastern Plains Chamber University, formed to provide valuable business-oriented seminars to members of EPCC and other area business owners. Cost is $5 for EPCC members and $10 for nonmembers. Contact Ann at ann.mcneill@proforma.com for more information.
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Trails East to Serenity, a group giving comfort, education and fellowship to families and friends of alcoholics and addicts, meets Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. at Peyton Elementary School. For more information, call Margie H. at 719-749-9195.
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The Exchange Club of Falcon meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at Golden Corral, 5410 E. Woodmen Road (near the intersection of Woodmen Road and Powers Boulevard). The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Bob Miller, club president, at 641-0752 or e-mail bob@aie1.com.
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Buffalo Grass Acoustic Society
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The Buffalo Grass Acoustic Society offers entertainment for all ages. The group meets on the third Friday from September through May at the Cowboy Church of Peyton, 15540 Bradshaw Road (one mile north of Murphy Road). Open jam session begins at 5:30 p.m. and concerts start at 7 p.m. Concerts include two open-stage performers followed by a featured act. Refreshments are available. Price for concerts is $5 for general admission, $3 for members and kids under age 16 get in free. Gospel, cowboy and country singer Barry Ward is the featured act for Sept. 17. Call 719-494-0666 or go to www.buffalograssacoustic.org for more information.
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Black Rose Acoustic Society
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Thursday night acoustic jams run from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Benet Hill Center at 2577 N. Chelton Road in Colorado Springs, free but donations accepted. All ages welcome.
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The Falcon Book Club will meet Sept. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Farmers State Bank. New readers are welcome and are not required to register in advance of the meetings. The reading selection for September is "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and for October it is "The Color of Water" by James McBride. For more information about the club or to be put on the e-mail distribution list, contact Karen at krwoodco@msn.com.
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TOPS, Take off Pounds Sensibly, has been around for many years, but chapter #658 in Peyton was established June 2007. TOPS is an international nonprofit organization consisting of men and women with the common interest of losing weight. Members learn from and support one another through group participation, while reaching individual weight goals. The goal is to lose weight sensibly, safely and to keep the weight off. All information is confidential among group members.
Meetings are held every Tuesday at Woodmen Hills Community Center West at 11720 Woodmen Hills Drive in Falcon. The weigh-in is 6 p.m., and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. The TOPS mission is to help people lose weight and get healthy through support and encouragement. Any spouse of a current member can join for half price. The cost for a membership to TOPS is $26, which includes a news magazine published 10 times a year. For more information, contact Peggy Vieira at 494-1451 or Norma Rook at 531-7748.
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Grace Community Church at 9475 Grace Church View is a distribution site for Angel Food Ministries. Food orders are taken Sept. 11 and 12, 10 a.m. to noon with a distribution date of Sept. 25 from 9 to 10 a.m.
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English Country Dance meets the second and fourth Saturdays at International Dance Club, 2422 Busch Avenue, Colorado Springs, from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is $5 per session. A partner is not required, and children 10 and over are encouraged to attend. Every Monday the group meets at Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N Hancock Avenue, Colorado Springs, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Reasonable rates are set by the City of Colorado Springs. For more information, call 719-494-0563.
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Reining Horse Association
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The EPRHA meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Latigo Trails Equestrian Centre meeting room at 6:30 p.m. The EPRHA is a nonprofit National Reigning Horse Association affiliate. Contact Mary Jo at 347-2441 or log onto www.EPRHA.NET for more information.
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Shriners free screening clinic
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The Shriners have 22 hospitals in the United States, Canada and Mexico that provide hospital care for children at no cost. On the second Saturday of each month, the Colorado Springs Shrine Club hosts a free screening clinic for children in the area who may need hospital care. The clinic is at 6 S. 33rd St., and the hours are 10 a.m. to noon.
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The Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce meets the first Wednesday of each month at Grace Community Church, 9475 Grace Church View, Falcon, at 7 a.m. For more information on the chamber, visit www.easternchamber.org.
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American Legion membership meeting
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The American Legion Post 2008 in Falcon meets at the Falcon fire station off Meridian Road. The group meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. New members from the Falcon/Peyton area are welcome. The American Legion is the oldest military affiliated organization in the U.S. Retired, active and past members of the U.S. military are eligible for membership. The American Legion wants support in membership, camaraderie and public service to our community. Dues are $40 per year. Please contact Brent Meyer 719-495-8171 for further details.
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FALCON SENIOR SERVICES NEWS
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All Falcon Senior Services activities are free of charge and served by volunteers. The services are available to persons 60 years of age and over living in the Falcon area. For more information, call 495-2994 or go to www.falconseniorservicesinc.org.
POTLUCK LUNCHEON
The next luncheon will be Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. at Falcon Baptist Church, 11095 Eggar Road in Falcon. The main dish will be Mexican casseroles. Bring a favorite sandwich cut into fourths and put into a plastic bag. Bring a salad, side dish or dessert. Table service and beverages will be provided. Danny Masters will perform classical guitar music.
KIDS SIGHT
Call Dr. Andrew Royer at 886-4770 to volunteer to help with Kids Sight, an eye screening program for school children sponsored by Falcon Lions Club held in August.
TRANSPORTATION
A 10-passenger mini bus with two wheelchair lifts is now in service to transport area residents who have no other source of transportation to doctor and outpatient surgery appointments. To schedule a ride, call 495-6594 two weeks before service is needed. There is no charge to ride the bus, but donations are gratefully accepted to help defray costs.
FOOT CARE CLINIC
Visiting Nurses Association offers a foot care clinic at Grace Community Church, 9475 Church View in Falcon. Call Marla at 482-8915 for further information.
SENIOR EXERCISE PROGRAM
Strength and flexibility exercises are offered free of charge Mondays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon at Grace Community Church, 9475 Grace Church View. For more information, contact Nancy Bishop at 886-4334.
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Pikes Peak Library District
MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICES SCHEDULE
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MONDAY
Falcon, Meridian Road across from fire department 1:45 - 4 p.m.
TUESDAY
Calhan, Calhan School 10 a.m. - noon
Peyton, Peyton Elementary School 1:15 - 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Falcon, Meridian Road across from fire department 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Black Forest, 12002 Vollmer Road 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Black Forest and Shoup Roads 1:30 - 4:45 p.m.
SATURDAY
Calhan, Calhan Town Hall 10 - 12:30 p.m.
Falcon, Meridian Road across from fire department 1:45 - 4 p.m.
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