🌱 How a massive new I-25 overpass could change driving near Larkspur

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• How a massive new I-25 overpass could change driving near Larkspur

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 45 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Warmer with sun and clouds, temps: high: 67, low: 46.
• Saturday: Windy with a passing shower, with a high of 58 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Largest Wildlife Overpass Opens on I-25 (northfortynews.com) — Drivers in and around Larkspur now have a safer I-25 corridor thanks to North America’s largest wildlife overpass, just opened near town. The new Greenland crossing reconnects nearly 39,000 acres of habitat between Larkspur and Monument and is expected to cut wildlife-vehicle crashes by up to 90 percent along this busy stretch of highway.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Castle Tour
  Cherokee Ranch & Castle , 6113 N Daniels Park Rd , Sedalia
  10:00 am
• Holiday Tea
  Cherokee Ranch & Castle , 6113 N Daniels Park Rd , Sedalia
  1:00 pm
• HYBRID: Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
  Douglas County Libraries , 360 Village Square Ln , Castle Pines
  4:30 pm
• Fair Board Meeting
  Douglas County Fairgrounds , 500 Fairgrounds Road , Castle Rock
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Third Friday Friends of PPLD Book Group
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  10:30 am
• Idea Lab: Andy Warhol’s Recycled Tray Prints
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  4:30 pm
• Murder & Mystery ~ The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year!
  Cherokee Ranch & Castle , 6113 N Daniels Park Rd , Sedalia
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Decorated Sugar Cookie Workshop - Santa and Friends
  Pikes Peak Library District - Monument Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr , Monument
  1:00 pm
• Teen Dungeons and Dragons
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  4:00 pm
• Whiskey Tasting
  Cherokee Ranch & Castle , 6113 N Daniels Park Rd , Sedalia
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Whiskey Tasting at The Castle
  Cherokee Ranch & Castle , 6113 N Daniels Park Rd , Sedalia
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free residential recycling coming to Colorado by June 2026
  Source: Denver7 News KMGH https://share.newsbreak.com/gc92qtcj (Nextdoor Perry Park)
• Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in place beginning Dec.
  15, 2025 Source: douglas.co.us https://share.newsbreak.com/gc957vj4 (Nextdoor Perry Park)

• Town of Castle Rock posted a job opening for Recreation Specialist - Fitness in Castle Rock. Apply here.
• Douglas County School District posted a job opening for Custodian - Building Engineer - Night in Castle Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Larkspur here.

🗞 Nearby News

Castle Rock

• Homegrown Tap & Dough to open in Castle Rock, Colorado (pizzamarketplace.com)
• Douglas County Fair announces concert headliner (9news.com)
• Get a wind of this! The top wind speeds from Wednesday's 'high impact wind event' across the Front Range (denver7.com)

Monument

• Holiday shopping at Goodwill of Colorado in Monument (fox21news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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