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Members of group Chalet Dancers perform during the annual Colorado Springs Oktoberfest at the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, September 28, 2013.
- Another week added to the books. I'm really loving it here in the Springs. Photographed an Oktoberfest celebration in a mall parking lot, met the nicest family, that runs an alpaca ranch, got to scrub in on a live surgery. The places photography has taken me...I'm so lucky to be living my dream.
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Ricki Cordova, 1, is inspected by a Alpaca at the Wild Hair Alpacas Farm in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, September 28, 2013. Wild Hair Alpacas opened its doors to the public as apart of National Alpaca Farm Day weekend.
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Manitou Springs' Trevor Hunt tees off on the third hole during high school boys' 3A golf at Pueblo Country Club in Pueblo, Colorado on Monday, September 30, 2013.
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Jim Paulsen speaks during a Economic Forum at Heritage Ballroom at the Antler Hilton Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, September 26, 2013.
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A man smokes at Acacia Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Thursday, September 26, 2013. The City Council, on Tuesday, voted to ban smoking in all city parks, including trails and open space areas.
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Shoppers look for deals at the Just Between Friends consignment sale.
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Dr. Jenifer Marks, Missy Richardson, NP, and Ricky Garcia, CST perform an exploratory thoracic surgery at Memorial Hospital's Operating Room 7 in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday, September 27, 2013.
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Customers at a busy Sandy's Restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Friday, September 27, 2013.
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Rachel Kaman, a student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs carries a bucket of dirt as apart of a community service project with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Students, faculty and alumi from UCCS helped out as part of their Homecoming Week festivities.
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Jan Oyler paints branches and leaves that she picked in Chaffee County during a recent trip there, at the Harvest in the Park at Bancroft Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Funds raised at this event will be used for park improvements.
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Dan Gallagher, interim director of the Colorado Springs Airport, stands for a portrait in the passenger terminal Monday, September 30, 2013.