🌱 Patch AM: How Colorado Springs’ stroke ambulance could one day save your life

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In today's newsletter:

• How Colorado Springs’ stroke ambulance could one day save your life
• Colorado Springs community remembers the life of Myrtle Frances Schulze
• Which 2026 Switchbacks home games should you mark on your calendar?

Also on today's calendar: Wrapping Up the Year Financially Right and 9 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Colorado Springs? Post it to Colorado Springs photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Windy in the afternoon, with a high of 66 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Increasing clouds and cooler, temps: high: 50, low: 36.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. UCHealth's mobile stroke unit saves time, when every second counts (gazette.com) — Colorado Springs’ dedicated mobile stroke unit is shaving precious minutes off treatment times, bringing CT scans and clot-busting drugs directly to patients before they reach the hospital. One local business owner credits the unit’s rapid response with saving his life, underscoring why residents should recognize stroke symptoms and call 911 immediately.
   

2. In Memory of Myrtle Schulze (wetmountaintribune.com) — Colorado Springs readers are informed of the passing of 97-year-old Myrtle Frances Schulze, who spent her final years at local care facilities and is remembered for her deep love of family. Her life spanned ranching in Wet Mountain Valley, travels across the country, community involvement, and a legacy of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Brighton Hospice in Colorado Springs.
   

3. Colorado Springs Switchbacks announce full schedule, will host Phoenix Rising FC on Fourth of July (gazette.com) — Colorado Springs soccer fans can now circle key 2026 Switchbacks home dates, including a July Fourth showdown with Phoenix Rising FC at Weidner Field and a season finale hosting FC Tulsa on October 24. The full schedule features repeat matchups with regional rivals and several summer home games that could shape playoff hopes.
   

4. Christmas Kindness: How a simple act of kindness changed two lives in Colorado Springs (koaa.com) — A Colorado Springs woman was reunited with her powered wheelchair after local resident Chris Myers spotted it abandoned in the snow and tracked her down, sparking an unexpected friendship and renewed holiday spirit for both. The story, paired with news of a $500,000 Powerball ticket sold in Colorado Springs, highlights how small acts and sudden luck are brightening the season for locals.
   

5. Colorado Springs veterans receive fully refurbished vehicles (krdo.com) — Two local veterans in Colorado Springs just received fully refurbished vehicles as an early Christmas gift, thanks to a national nonprofit program and local auto body shop support. The donated cars are expected to make daily life and travel, including trips to help other veterans with adaptive equipment, much easier for both men. The program has provided thousands of vehicles nationwide since 2007.
   

📸 Around Colorado Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colorado Springs

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Wednesday December 17

• Wrapping Up the Year Financially Right
  Online with Ent Credit Union
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Library Explorers
  East Library and Information Center , 5550 N. Union Blvd. , Colorado Springs
  10:00 am
• Old Colorado City Book Group
  Old Colorado City Branch Library , 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. , Colorado Springs
  11:30 am
• Homeschool: Build An Animal Oasis
  Ruth Holley Branch Library , 685 North Murray Blvd. , Colorado Springs
  1:00 pm
• Art for Older Adults
  Old Colorado City Branch Library , 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. , Colorado Springs
  2:00 pm
• Teen Dungeons and Dragons
  East Library and Information Center , 5550 N. Union Blvd. , Colorado Springs
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
  First United Methodist Church , 420 N Nevada Ave , Colorado Springs
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Official Christmas Bar Crawl - Colorado Springs
  Bar-K , 124 Costilla St , Colorado Springs
  4:00 pm
• Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
  First United Methodist Church , 420 N Nevada Ave , Colorado Springs
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  First United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs 420 North Nevada Avenue Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
  8:45 pm

Friday December 26

• Breathtaking Colorado Springs Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight
  1645 Newport Rd 1645 Newport Rd Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916
  7:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Candy Cane Course - Colorado Springs
  El Pomar Youth Sports Park , 2212 Executive Cir , Colorado Springs
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost dog!!
  Cedar is a male vizsla, 8 months old. Last seen Monday 12/15 around 7AM at Safeway on S. Rockrimmon and Vindicator. He escaped the car and ran into… (Nextdoor Rockrimmon)
• This poor young buck has landscaping netting stuck on his one antler that is covering his face.
  The second antler is in there too but appears broken. I got close enough today to see that part of the netting is around his jaw and impeding his… (Nextdoor Mountain Shadows)

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Kids Team Member in Colorado Springs. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Colorado Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colorado Springs here.

Ok Colorado Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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