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🌱 Think you say Fruita correctly? See which towns trip up visitors
Hello Fruita! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Think you say Fruita correctly? See which towns trip up visitors
- How is Fruita’s housing market shifting as sales slow down?
- Can Fruita Monument’s Kel Unrein repeat at this year’s Warrior Classic?
Also on today's calendar: COPPER CLUB BREWING COMPANY and 4 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Fruita? Post it to Fruita photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 54 and low of 28 degrees.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 53, low: 29.
- Friday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 57 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Locals Laugh When You Mispronounce These Colorado Towns (retro1025.com) — If you’ve ever cringed hearing someone mispronounce Fruita, you’re not alone—this piece has fun with how newcomers stumble over our town’s name and other Western Slope spots. It walks through tricky pronunciations from Ouray to Saguache and Pagosa Springs, explaining their roots and how to sound like a local on your next road trip. 
• November real estate sales drop 9 percent year over year (thebusinesstimes.com) — Fruita’s housing market is part of a cooling but still active Mesa County scene, with 266 homes sold there so far this year. November sales across the county dipped 9% year over year, prices softened slightly, and inventory rose, giving Fruita buyers a bit more leverage than last fall.
• Wrestling teams get ready for 48th edition of Warrior Classic (gjsentinel.com) — Fruita wrestling fans can watch Fruita Monument junior Kel Unrein chase a second Warrior Classic title this weekend, fresh off a 6–0 performance at the Wasatch Duals. The story breaks down top returning champions, powerhouse teams like Uintah, and how local programs from District 51, Palisade, Cedaredge, and others stack up in this 48th edition of the prestigious tournament.
📸 Around Fruita
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Upcoming Events in
Fruita
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★ Featured events ★
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Livability Commission Meeting
Civic Center Park and Pavilion, 325 E Aspen Ave, Fruita
4:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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WTF - Welcome Thursday Friends Luncheon - KJ's
KJ's , 206 East Aspen Ave , Fruita
12:00 pm -
COPPER CLUB BREWING COMPANY
Copper Club Brewing Company , 153 N Mulberry St , Fruita
10:30 am -
Ugly Sweater run w/Copper Club Brewing
COPPER CLUB BREWING COMPANY , 145 N Mesa St , Fruita
10:30 am -
Cookies & Claus
Fruita Community Center , 324 N Coulson St , Fruita
6:00 pm -
Cavalcade's Monthly Variety Show
Cavalcade , 201 E Aspen Ave , Fruita
7:30 pm -
City Council Workshop
Civic Center Park and Pavilion , 325 E Aspen Ave , Fruita
6:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Horizon Drive Association Business Improvement District
Grand Junction, CO Calendar , 743 Horizon Court Conference Room 332 , Grand Junction
10:30 am -
Senior Holiday Light Tour
Grand Junction, CO Calendar , 910 N 12th Street , Grand Junction
5:15 pm -
Tai Chi
Grand Junction, CO Calendar Grand Junction, CO 81501
8:45 am -
CHAMPS & NOC | December Meeting
Redlands Community Center Inc , 2463 Broadway , Grand Junction
11:30 am -
Laughing All The Way: Grand Junction, CO
Grand Junction High School , 1400 N 5th St , Grand Junction
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Absolutely my favorite green I've ever used!
Same color different room and lighting. This is a great example of why suggest at least 3 different lighting test swatches in a home before picking a… (Nextdoor Downtown Fruita)
- US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Seasonal - Custodial Worker (MVO) in Fruita. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Fruita. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fruita here.
🗞 Nearby News
Loma
- $75,000 Fine and Lifetime Ban: Colorado Dispensary Hit With Major Penalties After Investigation (k99.com)
- The Best Western Colorado Birdwatching Spots in December (power1029noco.com)
Grand Junction
- Mesa County Celebrates US 6 Clifton Project Completion (junctionnow.com)
- Suspect who allegedly forced man to take lethal amount of drugs in 2022 to appear in court; here's what led to his arrest (westernslopenow.com)
- Jammy Buffet Announces 2026 Changes in Altitudes Tour (gratefulweb.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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