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The students planted a number of things from garlic to harvest seeds, all while learning basic cooking skills using locally grown foods.

Elementary students visit Flying Pig Farm for Farm to School Program

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MANITOU SPRINGS — Students from Ute Pass Elementary visited the Flying Pig Farm in Manitou Springs on Wednesday for some hands-on lessons.

It's part of the USDA's Farm to School Program. The students planted a number of things from garlic to harvest seeds, all while learning basic cooking skills using locally grown foods.

Flying Pig Farm will host a fundraiser breakfast on November 3, you can learn more here.

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Deadly flash flooding hits fire-stricken Beulah; one person killed

One person has died after a flash flood swept through the town of Beulah on Sunday. The community, already recovering from the Aspen Acres Fire, was hit with heavy rain and hail that caused a creek to overflow. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the victim swept away by the water.

Deadly flash flooding hits fire-stricken Beulah; 1 person killed

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