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And on the Boulder Patch calendar - Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
Hello again Boulder! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which beloved Boulder trails just closed for golden eagle nesting?
- How the Dairy’s building buyback changes Boulder’s arts future
- How Boulder honored nearly 300 veterans at Columbia Cemetery this week
Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings and 7 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 65 and low of 33 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 48, low: 41.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Some Boulder foothills open spaces closed until August to protect golden eagles (dailycamera.com) — Several popular Boulder foothills open spaces, including Lefthand Palisades, Flagstaff Mountain, and Skunk Canyon, are closed through July 31 to protect nesting golden eagles. City officials say the Boulder Flatirons are a key raptor nesting area and will monitor activity, with the option to lift closures early if the birds don’t nest successfully. 
2. Boulder's Dairy Arts Center again owns its building (dailycamera.com) — Boulder’s Dairy Arts Center has officially bought back its Walnut Street building from the City of Boulder, ending a 25-year city-ownership arrangement and restoring full control to the nonprofit. The $11.7 million deal relieves the city of major maintenance costs while giving the Dairy long-term stability to plan capital upgrades, continue hosting hundreds of arts events, and support more than 100 local organizations each year.
3. Boulder honors veterans at Columbia Cemetery for Wreaths Across America (boulderreportinglab.org) — Boulder residents and city officials gathered at Columbia Cemetery on Dec. 13 to honor nearly 300 local veterans as part of the national Wreaths Across America event. Volunteers laid wreaths, shared stories of veterans from multiple wars, and also marked the occasion at Mountain View Cemetery, with organizers hoping to make these Boulder ceremonies an annual tradition.
4. NASA selects a CU Boulder lab to build instruments for the moon (denver7.com) — CU Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics just landed a $24.8 million NASA award to build DUSTER, a suite of instruments that will study hazardous lunar dust on the Artemis IV mission. About 20–30 Boulder-based scientists and engineers will work on technology aimed at making long-term human exploration of the Moon safer.
📸 Around Boulder
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Boulder
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- BLDG 61: Laser Focus: Laser Cutting Tool Appointments
Boulder Public Library BLDG 61 Classroom, Main Library, Makerspace BLDG 61
10:00 am - All Ages Storytime
NoBo Library , Community Room (2nd Floor) , Boulder
10:15 am - STUDIO 24: Open Studio
NoBo Library , STUDIO 24 Classroom , Boulder
2:00 pm - Teen Craft & Chat
NoBo Corner Library Meeting Room (1st Floor), NoBo Library
2:00 pm - Musical Storytime
Main Library , Children's Story Space , Boulder
4:00 pm - In-Person Conversations in English Thursday Afternoons at NoBo Library
NoBo Library , BoulderReads Classroom , Boulder
4:15 pm - Q2 Exhibition Day
New Vista High School 700 20th St, Boulder, CO 80302
8:00 am - Virtual Storytime
Boulder Public Library Main Library
10:00 am - Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
St. John's Episcopal Church of Boulder 1419 Pine Street Boulder, Colorado 80302
4:15 pm - Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
St. John's Episcopal Church , 1419 Pine St , Boulder
8:45 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Boulder Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- STEAM Storytime
Meadows Library , Meadows Meeting Room , Boulder
10:15 am - Canyon Theater Open House
Main Library , Canyon Theater , Boulder
2:00 pm - BLDG 61: Open Studio & Tool Appointments
Main Library , BLDG 61 Classroom , Boulder
2:00 pm - New Family Tour
Whittier Elementary School , 2008 Pine Street , Boulder
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am looking for a dog walker for twice a day long walks for my sweet mini Golden Doodle, “Joey”, while I’m recovering from foot surgery.
I live in N Bldr off of Norwood. This next week would be helpful and then maybe through Christmas week, as well. (Nextdoor Rural North Boulder) - UPDATE: Xcel may turn off power on Wednesday midday.
In case you've missed it Xcel just issued notices that the combination of high winds and dry conditions may cause them to proactively turn off our… (Nextdoor Orange Orchard)
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Representative in Boulder. Apply here.
- PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Quality Assurance Manager in Boulder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boulder here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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