🌱 What really prompted the sudden Monument school shutdown this week?

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• What really prompted the sudden Monument school shutdown this week?

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 61 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parents seek answers after monument-area school threat and closure (krdo.com) — Monument families are reacting after a reported threat led Lewis-Palmer District 38 to close all schools Tuesday, though investigators later found no credible danger beyond that day. Classes reopened with extra police presence, while a Monument charter school remains closed and parents continue pressing for clearer communication about safety decisions.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monument

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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

Saturday December 20

• Teen Dungeons and Dragons
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• German Conversation Group
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  1:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Socrates Cafe
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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

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

Monday December 22

• German Conversation Group
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  1:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Socrates Cafe
  Monument Branch Library , 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. , Monument
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Winner of the Town of Palmer Lake's Holiday Light Contest Clark Griswold award for most lights!
  Please drive by 940 Forest View Road. We have 31,000 lights, 44 flashing trees, 11 inflatables (Don't miss the 10 foot Santa on the garage!), arches… (Nextdoor Red Rock Ranch)
• With the Red Flag warning and high wildfire risk, PLEASE, if you don’t already have, download the free Watch Duty early wildfire notification app.
  If you don’t know who and what Watch Duty is, Google it. If you have questions, please ask me as I am one of the Watch Duty team members. (Nextdoor South Woodmoor)

• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Monument. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Monument. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monument here.

🗞 Nearby News

Air Force Academy

• Sen. Cramer named to board at U.S. Air Force Academy (am1100theflag.com)
• ‘Legally Blonde' staged by Air Force Academy cadets? Elle, yes! (gazette.com)
• My Story About Leaving An Abusive Relationship (society19.com)

Black Forest

• Factious Colorado Springs leader excommunicated from Catholic church but refuses to relinquish renegade role (gazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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