🌱 Are your Black Forest pines quietly under attack from beetles?

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In today's newsletter:

• Are your Black Forest pines quietly under attack from beetles?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 33 degrees.
• Wednesday: Strong winds developing, temps: high: 63, low: 29.
• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Black Forest residents watch forest thin as Pine Beetles kill trees (krdo.com) — Black Forest homeowners are losing dozens of pine trees to a fast-spreading mountain pine beetle infestation, raising safety concerns and expensive cleanup needs right in their backyards. Local residents and an arborist describe how quickly healthy trees are dying, while a new state task force aims to coordinate a broader response to protect communities like Black Forest.
   

📸 Around Black Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Black Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Beers & Bullseyes — Tempered Tomahawk Mobile Axe Throwing
  Black Forest Brewing Company East, 10610 Maltese Point, Peyton
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Cheerleading
  PCHS Gym (East)
  5:15 am
• Wrestling: B/JV
  Pine Creek High School PCHS Gym (Main)
  6:00 pm
• Wrestling: B/V
  Pine Creek High School PCHS Gym (Main)
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Cheerleading
  PCHS Gym (East)
  5:15 am
• Basketball: B/C-Squad
  Elizabeth High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: B/JV
  Elizabeth High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: G/V
  Grand Junction High School
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Socrates Cafe
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  1:00 pm
• Paws to Read
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Toddler Time
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  9:30 am

Friday December 19

• Third Friday Friends of PPLD Book Group
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Monument

• These Colorado stores have sold winning tickets as Powerball surpasses $1 billion (kdvr.com)
• ‘He's reconnected with Mother Nature': Families honor fallen vets through Wreaths Across America (gazette.com)
• Managing holiday stress with Holistique (fox21news.com)

Peyton

• The 2026 Recruiting Road So Far: Air Force (mwcconnection.com)

Air Force Academy

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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