🌱 Why is Orchard Mesa among Colorado’s fastest-shrinking communities?

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• Why is Orchard Mesa among Colorado’s fastest-shrinking communities?

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 52 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a few showers, temps: high: 56, low: 29.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• See the Top 25 Colorado Communities Losing Residents Since 2020 (wearemontrose.com) — Orchard Mesa is among three Mesa County communities ranked in Colorado’s top 25 for population decline since the 2020 census, according to World Population Review data. The story compares Orchard Mesa’s losses with other shrinking towns statewide and contrasts them with fast-growing Front Range communities, giving local residents a sense of how their area’s trends stack up.
   

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📸 Around Orchard Mesa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orchard Mesa

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Laughing All The Way: Grand Junction, CO
  Grand Junction High School, 1400 N 5th St, Grand Junction
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Family Storytime - Orchard Mesa Branch
  Orchard Mesa Branch
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Crafting for Adults (Orchard Mesa Branch) In-Person
  Orchard Mesa Branch Library , Room 1 , Orchard Mesa
  10:30 am

Friday December 26

• Family Storytime - Orchard Mesa Branch
  Orchard Mesa Branch
  10:00 am

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📣 Orchard Mesa Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority
  Grand Junction, CO Calendar , 2828 Walker Field Drive , Grand Junction
  11:30 am
• Teen Time - Clifton Branch Library
  Clifton Branch Library Clifton Branch
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• One-on-One Tech Help (English and Spanish) - Soporte técnico personalizado (Inglés y Español) - Clifton Branch Library
  Clifton Branch Library Clifton Branch
  9:00 am
• Horizon Drive Association Business Improvement District
  Grand Junction, CO Calendar , 743 Horizon Court Conference Room 332 , Grand Junction
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime - Clifton Branch
  Clifton Branch Library Clifton Branch
  3:00 pm
• Dog Ears Reading Program - Kids Read to Dogs! - Clifton Branch Library
  Clifton Branch Library Clifton Branch
  4:15 pm
• Senior Holiday Light Tour
  Grand Junction, CO Calendar , 910 N 12th Street , Grand Junction
  5:15 pm

Thursday December 18

• Tai Chi
  Grand Junction, CO Calendar Grand Junction, CO 81501
  8:45 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Clifton

• Mesa County Celebrates US 6 Clifton Project Completion (junctionnow.com)

Grand Junction

• Jackalopes depart Grand Junction after a booming year with Chubs name (gjsentinel.com)
• Christmas Train Show brings history and holiday spirit together (kjct8.com)
• Hanukkah begins December 14 with the eight-day Festival of Lights (kjct8.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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