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In today's newsletter:

• What changes when Boulder’s new ambulance provider rolls out Jan. 1?
• How Boulder’s climate case could reshape the Supreme Court’s 2026 agenda
• Which Boulder students just won the St. Vrain watershed art contest?

Also on today's calendar: Max's Seussical - Teen Cast and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
• Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 62 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. It's official: Falck's Boulder ambulance service to begin Jan. 1 (bizwest.com) — Boulder is switching ambulance providers on January 1, when Falck Rocky Mountain takes over emergency transport services from American Medical Response under a new multi-year contract. City officials say residents should see uninterrupted, 24/7 Advanced Life Support coverage, with Boulder Fire-Rescue maintaining medical oversight and firefighter-paramedics continuing care in Falck ambulances during and after the transition.
   

2. December docket dash: twenty new (likely) relists on seven issues (scotusblog.com) — Boulder County and the City of Boulder are at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court petition over whether their climate‑damage lawsuit against Suncor and ExxonMobil can proceed under state law. The article walks through how this and other “relisted” cases could shape the court’s 2026 docket, including major questions on guns, qualified immunity, transgender prisoners, and public corruption.
   

3. Winners Announced for 2025 Boulder St. Vrain Watershed Art Contest (bouldercounty.gov) — Boulder County’s Keep It Clean Partnership has named student winners from Boulder and nearby communities in its 2025 Boulder St. Vrain Watershed Art Contest, celebrating gratitude for local waterways. With 240 entries from 45 schools, the contest highlights kids’ connections to South Boulder Creek and other Colorado waters, and showcases winning artwork online to inspire broader watershed stewardship.
   

4. CHSAA's 2025 all-state boys soccer team from the Front Range (dailycamera.com) — Boulder soccer standouts are well represented on CHSAA’s 2025 all-state boys teams, with Boulder's Jesus Castillo, Hayden Neale, and James Quesenberry earning honorable mention alongside Fairview and other nearby schools. The piece recaps top performers, their goal and assist totals, and how deep playoff runs for programs like Silver Creek and Jefferson Academy translated into strong statewide recognition for the Front Range.
   

5. A local nonprofit steps in after Boulder County freezes childcare aid (boulderreportinglab.org) — Families in Boulder County and the Boulder Valley School District are scrambling after the county froze new enrollments in its main childcare aid program, CCAP, leaving many unable to afford full-time preschool. A local nonprofit, Impact on Education, has stepped in with hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition waivers, especially at Sanchez Elementary in Lafayette, but leaders warn this stopgap can’t last without stronger public funding for early childhood education.
   

📸 Around Boulder

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Boulder

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Thursday December 25

• All Ages Storytime
  NoBo Corner Library Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am

Friday December 26

• Storytime Break: No storytime today!
  Boulder Public Library All Locations
• All Ages Storytime
  NoBo Corner Library Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am

Saturday December 27

• Storytime Break: No storytime today!
  Boulder Public Library All Locations
• STUDIO 24: Open Studio
  Boulder Public Library STUDIO 24 Classroom, NoBo Library, Makerspace STUDIO 24
  10:00 am
• All Ages Storytime
  NoBo Corner Library NoBo Library
  10:15 am
• All Ages Storytime at NoBo
  NoBo Corner Library Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am

Sunday December 28

• Go Club for Kids and Teens
  Children's Story Space, Main Library
  1:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• Max's Seussical - Teen Cast
  The Locol Theatre, 800 S Hover St, Longmont, CO, 80501
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• All Ages Storytime
  NoBo Corner Library Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am

Friday December 26

• Storytime Break: No storytime today!
  Boulder Public Library All Locations

Saturday December 27

• STUDIO 24: Open Studio
  Boulder Public Library STUDIO 24 Classroom, NoBo Library, Makerspace STUDIO 24
  10:00 am
• All Ages Storytime at NoBo
  NoBo Corner Library Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wild Turkey Fire prompts evacuation in Boulder County, Colorado.
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  Fire in 4mile all. Authorities have been notified. (Nextdoor West Gunbarrel)

• BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Boulder. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

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