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🌱 How will six new buses change your daily ride in Fort Collins?
Morning Fort Collins! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will six new buses change your daily ride in Fort Collins?
- Why this Zimbabwean sculpture oasis sits just south of Fort Collins
Also on today's calendar: Foothills - Winter Farmers Market and 4 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: Very windy in the afternoon, with a high of 61 and low of 31 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
- Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 66 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Transfort Awarded $4.8M for Bus Replacements (northfortynews.com) — Transfort just secured a $4.8 million federal grant to replace six aging CNG buses serving Colorado State University and Fort Collins riders, promising more reliable daily service. The new low‑emission buses will run on the busy Around the Horn campus route, cutting pollution while supporting more sustainable transit for residents and CSU commuters. 
• Chapungu Sculpture Park (atlasobscura.com) — Just south of Fort Collins, Chapungu Sculpture Park in Loveland offers a free, 26-acre outdoor gallery of Zimbabwean Shona stone sculptures set among native plants and wildlife. It’s an easy cultural day trip for Fort Collins residents, with themed walking paths that highlight family, spirituality, and community through more than 80 large-scale artworks.
📸 Around Fort Collins
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Upcoming Events in
Fort Collins
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D TEAM BOYS BASKETBALL vs Fort Collins; start 5pm
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
5:00 pm -
Girls Wrestling Tournament @ Island Grove; start 9am
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
8:30 am -
Boys Basketball @ Monarch; start 5/630p
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
4:30 pm -
Girls Basketball vs Monarch; start 5/630p
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
5:00 pm -
Girls Wrestling Tournament @ Island Grove; start 9am
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
8:30 am -
Foothills - Winter Farmers Market
Foothills Activity Center , 241 E Foothills Pkwy , Fort Collins
10:00 am -
Foothills - Free Carriage Rides
Foothills Activity Center , 241 E Foothills Pkwy , Fort Collins
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Choir Winter Concert
Traut Core Knowledge School Fort Collins, CO 80528
6:00 pm -
Planning Commission
Town of Windsor Calendar
7:00 pm -
Caffeinate & Collaborate: Timnath Chamber Monthly Morning Meetup
Pedro's Coffee Shop , 2100 S Colorado Blvd , Severance
5:00 pm -
Connections on Tap: Timnath Chamber Monthly Happy Hour
Timnath Beerwerks , 4138 Main St , Timnath
5:00 pm -
Band Winter Winds Festival
Lesher Middle School Fort Collins, CO 80524
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- To whoever’s dog just ran up on us while I was taking mine out for a late night walk.
Thanks, you were cool about it, I appreciate that you came flying across the field so fast to take care of the situation, I appreciate you! My pup is… (Nextdoor Skyview) - UPDATE: He was found at the Humane Society, thanks everyone.
Hello, Dobby was let out around 4 PM by twin silos park area from the townhouses on cornerstone drive. Phone number is (970) 232-5302 (Nextdoor Harvest Park)
- i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Youth Sports Instructor – Elementary After Scho in Fort Collins. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Fort Collins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Collins here.
🗞 Nearby News
Loveland
- What's the Plan for the Historic Clock on 4th Street in Downtown Loveland? (kool1079.com)
- Apartment Fire Quickly Contained in Loveland (northfortynews.com)
- Loveland Products Launches WEATHER GARD™ ELITE to Bolster Spray Applications (americanagnetwork.com)
Windsor
- These Two NoCo Towns Have the Worst Drivers in Colorado (k99.com)
- Big wind has Xcel customers bracing for power shutoff; schools to close (coloradoan.com)
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-- 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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