Hey it's Tammy!  I'm excited that I get to play in the Waldo Canyon Classic Celebrity Softball Game at Security Service Field!  Here’s your chance to say thank you and honor our firefighters and police who work so hard keeping our community safe.  Team members include several professional baseball players including Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers,  members of the Colorado Springs Police and Fire Departments, Local Media (including ME!) and local dignitaries.  There’ll also be fireworks and a custom jersey auction with proceeds benefitting local police and fire charities. 

You know you want my jersey!!! So join me at the game this Saturday night (June 22)  7:05pm.   For more info and to get tickets, go to www.skysox.com
 

Thanks to Ace Hardware at Academy & Austin Bluffs and Weber Grills for making Dad's Day special for three KLite listeners and their families! Three dads assembled grills without seeing the directions... their wives gave them those.  The family that got their grill together first won a &100.00 ACE gift card... all the families kept their grill. Click here to see Dan's photos. 

Falcon District 49: District 49 is CLOSED and all district activities are suspended until further notice. Tonight's board meeting is rescheduled for June 20.

• Peterson Air Force Base - RELEASE NO. 2013-06-11-03
DATE: June 11, 2013
Peterson AFB opens evacuation shelter
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Peterson Air Force Base opened an emergency evacuation shelter at the Peterson Fitness and Sports Center for military members and families affected by the Black Forest and Royal Gorge fires June 11.
The shelter is open to all personnel with base access and can accommodate approximately 100 people. The shelter will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
"We want to ensure all personnel affected by these fires know there are resources and support available," said Col. Chuck Arnold, 21st Mission Support Group commander. "We have cots, drinking water and shower facilities available to evacuated military families."
Pets cannot be accommodated at the shelter. More information about locations to shelter animals evacuated by the Black Forest Fire can be found on the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region website at www.hsppr.org/blackforestfire. Personal weapons are also not allowed in the shelter.
The fitness center will not open for regular fitness center patrons until the shelter is closed or is no longer needed. The aquatics center and outdoor fitness locations remain unaffected.
Personnel living in the pre-evacuation or evacuation zones are recommended to have their bags packed in the event of a short-notice evacuation.
A few suggested items to pack include critical documents such as passports, social security cards, birth certificates and bills of sale; clothing including three days of full outfits and towels; child care supplies such as diapers, formula, and favorite pillows, blankets, or stuffed animals; medications and toiletries; pet supplies; and electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, and chargers.
Questions regarding the shelter can be directed to the Peterson AFB Facebook page at Peterson AFB: 21st Space Wing or by calling the Fitness Center at 556-4462. UPDATE Posted: Wed. 12th, 01:01 AM

• Pueblo Community College - All remaining day and night classes Tuesday at the Fremont Campus have been canceled because of the wildfires in the area. Stay tuned for updates concerning Wednesday's possible closure. Posted: Tue. 11th, 03:09 PM

• Canon City RE-1 - The SPLASH summer program at PCC is canceled Wednesday due to the evacuation of the PCC Fremont campus. Posted: Tue. 11th, 06:08 PM
• Falcon District 49 - Large sections in the Northern part of the district are under mandatory evacuation, with many of us threatened or displaced by the Black Forest Fire. We are actively consulting with emergency services to determine if we need to activate district schools or other resources to serve as shelters or staging points.
Later today, we will provide additional information about our contingency plans for any services or facilities that may be disrupted by the fire. If you have an immediate need related to a district service or facility, please contact our Safety and Emergency Coordinator, Dave Watson at dwatson@d49.org. At minimum, all activities and workplace responsibilities are cancelled at Falcon High School, Falcon Middle School, and Meridian Ranch Elementary School as well as any other facilities that may be added to the mandatory or pre-evacuation zones. Posted: Wed. 12th, 05:28 AM

• YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region - YMCA at Meridian Ranch is closed. Registered Day Campers may go to Briargate YMCA. UPDATE Posted: Wed. 12th, 05:54 AM

• Tri-Lakes Chapel - Kidz Kamp is canceled for Wednesday. Check website for updates. Posted: Tue. 11th, 08:35 PM

If you are in a pre-evacuation area and need info on how to prepare...click here.

From the Gazette...how to get help and how to give help. 

GET HELP

Black Forest fire evacuees, both humans and animals, can receive help from the following organizations.

• Evacuees seeking a place to stay can head to one of two Red Cross shelters: New Life Church, 11025 Voyager Parkway, 594-6602; or Palmer Ridge High School, 19255 Frontage Road, Monument, 867-8600.

• To locate friends and loved ones, or to register yourself as safe and well, visit www.redcross.org/safeandwell.

• The DoubleTree by Hilton, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., 576-8900, is offering reduced room rates for evacuees as well as pets.

• Soldiers and families dislocated by the fire can find shelter at the post’s Youth Center, Building 1518, 5950 Ware Street, 526-2690. The center can house up to 100 people. Those in need of shelter will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. The Youth Center will also accept pets.

• Sky Sox are offering free admission to fire evacuees for games at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. Thursday.

 Animals & Pets

• The Norris-Penrose Events Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, 635-1101, is accepting horses from the fire, according to the Red Cross.

• The Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region, 610 Abbot Lane, 473-1741, is accepting cats, dogs and other “small critters” from the evacuated area only.

• Palmer Ridge High School, a Red Cross evacuation site, 19255 Frontage Road, Monument, is accepting pets of those staying there.

• Rampart Kennels, 5977 Templeton Gap, 591-0066, is providing free board for dogs and cats of families affected by the fire.

• The Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave., Kiowa, (303) 621-3152, is accepting large animals.

• Woodmen Kennels, 740 Dublin Road, 598-4154, is accepting both small and large animals of fire evacuees Wednesday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The kennels cannot, however, take cattle or horses.

• Aavondale Pet Care Center, 17140 Jones Road, Peyton, 683-4617, and neighboring acreages are taking all types of animals, including reptiles, birds, goats and horses.

GIVE HELP

Concerned community members can help those affected by the fire in the following ways.

• Those wishing to donate nonperishable food items like canned and boxed meals, soups, cereals and snack items to victims of the fires in Colorado Springs and Canon City can bring them to either area Care and Share Food Bank Facility on Wednesday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: 2605 Preamble Point, Colorado Springs, 528-1247; or 100 Greenhorn Drive, Pueblo, 296-6995.

Donors are asked not to bring water or sports drinks because those can be easily obtained by the truckload through corporate partners, said Shannon Coker, community relations director for the nonprofit.

• To donate $10 to Care and Share, text “donate” to 41010. The donation will appear on your next phone bill. Or you can make a donation online at www.careandshare.org. Indicate that the donation is for “fire response.”

• To make a donation of any amount to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund, launched Tuesday to benefit nonprofits providing local disaster relief, visit www.ppcf.org/products/emergency-relief. The fund is modeled off of last year’s Waldo Canyon Firefighters Fund but will have more flexibility, according to the website.

• Battle Bumms, a local organization that provides cloth-diaper starter sets to military families in needs, is collecting diapers, wipes, bottles, infant formula, personal hygiene products, blankets, clothes, toys, nonperishable food items and pet food at 1302 Osgood Road from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. each day “until everyone can return home and the fire is out.” For updates, visit www.facebook.com/BattleBumms.

• Those wishing to donate to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region’s emergency support fund, which helps families and their animals during natural disasters, can do so at www.hsppr.org/disasterdonation. Funds can be designated for the Black Forest fire via drop-down box on the donation form.

 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Pikes Peak United Way, www.ppunitedway.org

• Salvation Army, www.tsacs.org

• Help Colorado Now, www.helpcoloradonow.org

Friday I was invited to be a guest ringmaster at the circus... in truth it was a childhood dream to welcome people to "The Greatest Show On Earth!"  Click here to see my photos.

A Huffington Post poll asked Facebook users what food they’d be willing to eat every day for the rest of their lives. Answers included the usual suspects- macaroni and cheese, pizza, burritos, grilled cheese, cheese fries, lasagna (sense a theme?)- as well as some more surprising choices like cereal, kale, tofu and oatmeal. Kale? Really?

Tammy:  I could soooooo eat pizza everyday!!!!  What food would you pick?

Photo credit:  Pizza Hut

Tammy:   Friday night was the Falcon/Peyton Relay for Life at Sand Creek High School.  I am so happy to say that...as of Sunday night, we raised an INCREDIBLE $53,027!  And all the money hasn't been counted yet so that will go higher.  It was a wonderful event again this year and if you donated or participated, I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.  The American Cancer Society does amazing things with the money raised.  Click here to see more pics!