🌱 Family Storytime - Orchard Mesa Branch and 10 more events

Good morning to you Orchard Mesa! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Family Storytime - Orchard Mesa Branch at Orchard Mesa Branch
• Crafting for Adults (Orchard Mesa Branch) In-Person at Orchard Mesa Branch Library

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 56, low: 29.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 30 degrees.

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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 12

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

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Tai Chi
  Grand Junction, CO Calendar Grand Junction, CO 81501
  8:45 am
• Family Storytime - Clifton Branch In-Person
  Clifton Branch Children's Center , Clifton Branch
  10:00 am
• December 2025 Purpose Forum
  Clifton Community Campus , 3270 D 1/2 Rd , Clifton
  11:30 am

Friday December 12

• Gentle Yoga
  Grand Junction, CO Calendar Grand Junction, CO 81501
• Kids Club - Clifton Branch Library
  Clifton Branch
  2:30 pm
• Chocolate Walk
  Enstrom Candies Downtown Grand Junction , 701 Colorado Ave , Grand Junction
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Craft Fair
  Masonic Center , 2400 Consistory Ct , Grand Junction
  9:00 am
• Christmas at Cross Orchards Historic Site
  Cross Orchards Historic Site , Museums of Western Colorado , Grand Junction
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Clifton

• Clifton teen, missing for nearly a month, found safe (westernslopenow.com)
• Childcare solution for working families in Mesa County (thebusinesstimes.com)
• ‘May not be perfect' but Warrior Classic is still on (westernslopenow.com)

Grand Junction

• Greek Orthodox Church hosts Christmas Marketplace (thebusinesstimes.com)
• GJEP's Englehart becomes Certified Economic Developer (thebusinesstimes.com)
• GJ Lions kick off annual Random Acts of Kindness program (gjsentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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