Announcements:
Guests: Shelly Shepard brought Carrie Ardel for Kate St. John of the Mistletoe Carolers. They are a non-profit organization that wears Victorian-era costumes and performs a cappella for parties, and other celebrations or events. All of their singers are professionals and must audition to be part of the group. They are quite good!
John Autry announced that he is currently with Busey Bank. They have one branch in Colorado Springs, but 80-81 banking centers nationwide. They are located at 1 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Sprngs, CO 80903.
We are still focused on growth in 2026 and got some fantastic new category suggestions not represented. If you made one of those suggestions and know someone in that category, please reach out to them and invite them to a meeting.
Leads:
| To | From |
| Amerine | L. Martin, Autry, M. Copelin |
| Brickell | Merrion |
| Cimino | Jensen, Reinmuth, Kays |
| M. Copelin | Jones |
| Duru | M. Copelin |
| Gustafson | Jones |
| K. Heun | Dufaud, Voris, Railey |
| T. Heun | Jones, Dufaud |
| Kays | Stewart, Kays |
| Kingery | Jones, Shephard, Silverberg |
| Leimkuhl | Autry, Stewart |
| J. Martin | Silverberg |
| Palis | Jones, Merrion |
| Osinski | Lebel |
| Quast | K. Heun, L. Martin |
| Railey | Jones, Duru |
| Royal | Jensen |
| Ruffennach | Stewart |
| Senger | M. Copelin, Duru |
| Silverberg | Jones, Voris, Cimino, Merrion, Stewart |
| Stewart | Jones |
| Tanner | Jones, J. Martin |
| Voris | Jones, Merrion |
| West | J. Martin |
| Whitcomb | T. Heun |
Generals:
| From | |
| Brickell | Two new restaurants are opening soon. Blue Star Restaurant at 1645 S. Tejon and also Long Horn Steakhouse at 5770 N. Elizabeth in Pueblo. |
| Osinski (Dufaud) | Boriello Brothers is under new ownership of Daniel Outlaw. Mushroom Zombie Haunted House (Officially themed around the concept of “Zombie Fungus Underground Misadventure”) Located in Mush Love, Tee at 2627 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904. Cloud Quest: indoor family entertainment center. They are at 7730 N. Academy Blvd. in the space that used to be Urban Air trampoline park. |
| Senger | Silver Key Senior Services is expanding its footprint in Colorado Springs with brand-new affordable senior housing at 2126 N. Weber. SDG is working on the project with them. |
| Taylor | 7720 N. Academy Blvd is undergoing massive renovation of 45 sq. ft. facility. Fulcrum Construction will be building a new Total Wine there. |
Thank You
| From | To |
| Autry | Gustafson |
| Cimino | Reinmuth |
| Dufaud | West |
| Gustafson | K. Heun |
| K. Heun | Dufaud, Voris, Railey, T. Heun |
| Kays | Stewart, Dufaud, J. Martin |
| Kingery | Jones, Ward, Senger, Silverberg, Burns |
| J. Martin | Tanner, Kingery, West |
| Railey | Duru, Bennett, Jones |
| Ruffennach | Stewart |
| Senger | Jensen, M. Copelin, Duru |
| Silverberg | Stewart, Jones, Merrion, Cimino, Burns, J. Martin, Voris |
| Tanner | J. Martin, Winney |
| Voris | Jones, Merrion, Dufaud, T. Heun |
Absent:
| Amerine | Bucher | Burns | G. Copelin |
| Davis | DeJoy | Fleming | Goss |
| Harman | Harris | T. Heun | Leimkuhl |
| Palis | Peoples | Perkins | Siverson |
| Ward | Whitcomb |