🌱 Could Fountain police be seeking more information about this arrested suspect?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could Fountain police be seeking more information about this arrested suspect?
• How a $10 million gift could reshape Fountain Valley School

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very windy in the afternoon, temps: high: 68, low: 31.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man accused of committing sex crimes against children in Fountain and Missouri (koaa.com) — Fountain police say a man who previously lived in the city has been arrested on multiple serious child sex-crime charges tied to incidents in both Fountain and Lebanon, Missouri. He was taken into custody in Colorado Springs, is being held without bond, and investigators are asking anyone with information or possible additional concerns to contact Fountain detectives or Crime Stoppers.
   

• Fountain Valley School receives $10 million gift from alumnus (fox21news.com) — Fountain residents should know that Fountain Valley School in Fountain just received a record-breaking $10 million gift from alumnus W. Jerome Frautschi, class of 1949. The donation will help preserve campus spaces, strengthen faculty support, and enhance the overall experience for students and families connected to the school.
   

📸 Around Fountain

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fountain

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Thursday December 18

• Toddler Time
  Fountain Branch Library , 230 S. Main St. , Fountain
  10:30 am
• Stay and Play
  Fountain Branch Library , 230 S. Main St. , Fountain
  10:45 am

Saturday December 20

• Paws to Read
  Fountain Branch Library , 230 S. Main St. , Fountain
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• All PPLD locations are closed for Christmas Eve
  Fountain Branch Library , 501 East Iowa Avenue , Fountain

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Career Navigator office hours / Horas de oficina del Navegador de Carreras
  Cheyenne Mountain Branch Library , 1785 S. 8th St., Suite 100 , Colorado Springs
  11:00 am
• Speak English Group
  Cheyenne Mountain Branch Library , 1785 S. 8th St., Suite 100 , Colorado Springs
  1:00 pm
• Winterfest III Concert
  MRHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm
• Winterfest 3@
  Widefield High School Colorado Springs, CO 80911
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Battle of the Books
  French Elementary Colorado Springs, CO 80911
  8:00 am
• A Colorado Nutcracker
  Pikes Peak Center For The Performing Arts , 190 S Cascade Ave , Colorado Springs
  2:00 pm
• Boy's Basketball @ Soaring Eagles
  Soaring Eagles Community School , 4710 Harrier Ridge Dr , Colorado Springs
  4:00 pm
• Orchestra Concert
  Sproul Jr High Colorado Springs, CO 80911
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Need recommendations for hot water tank replacement.
  Inner tank is leaking. Dad is thinking Home Depot (installation is by Delta Mechanical) Our if anyone has suggestions or experiences they could… (Nextdoor Fountain Mesa)
• hey everyone the delivery bug got me.
  I got notices that two things were delivered to my house yesterday and didn't. So if you got one walmart package and one from Plow and Hearth Please… (Nextdoor Midway/Hanover)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Fountain. Apply here.
• Capstone Logistics posted a job opening for Warehouse Forklift Operator in Fountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Colorado Springs

• Meet the newest board members of Colorado Springs School District 11 (koaa.com)
• Powerball ticket worth $500,000 sold in Colorado Springs (koaa.com)
• Colorado Springs Jewish community begins Hanukkah with message of light amid global tragedy (kktv.com)

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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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