🌱 How a new $44,000 grant could protect Ouray County ranchland

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new $44,000 grant could protect Ouray County ranchland

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 51 and low of 27 degrees.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 47, low: 28.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• GOCO grants send $278k to Western Slope organizations (gjsentinel.com) — Ouray County is set to receive $44,000 from Great Outdoors Colorado for a ranch protection effort, part of a broader $278,000 package for Western Slope projects. The funding supports land conservation, habitat restoration, and responsible recreation initiatives across Delta, Mesa, Montrose, and Ouray counties, aiming to protect working lands and improve outdoor access and stewardship.
   

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Saturday December 20

• DESOLATION… Beatuty in the Hardest of Places (Dark Night with Craig Childs)
  The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St, Ridgway
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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• After School Craft Time: Watercolor Ornaments, Cards, and Bookmarks
  Ouray Library , 320 Sixth Avenue , Ouray
  4:00 pm
• Secondary Winter Concert
  Ouray Elementary School Ouray, CO 81427
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• County Offices Closed Fridays
  Ouray County, CO Calendar Ouray, CO 81427
  8:00 am
• CCAT Weekly Member Check-In
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  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve - County Offices Closed 1/2 Day
  Ouray County, CO Calendar Ouray, CO 81427
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - County Offices Closed
  Ouray County, CO Calendar Ouray, CO 81427
  8:00 am

Friday December 26

• County Offices Closed Fridays
  Ouray County, CO Calendar Ouray, CO 81427
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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Colorado Buffaloes vs Portland State Vikings
  CU Events Center , CU Events , 950 Regent Dr , Boulder
  1:00 pm
• Portland State Vikings at Colorado Buffaloes Basketball
  CU Events Center , CU Events , 950 Regent Dr , Boulder
  1:00 pm
• Colorado Buffaloes vs. Portland State Vikings
  CU Events Center , CU Events , 950 Regent Dr , Boulder
  1:00 pm
• Paint & Sip with Nicole: Snow Topped Treeline
  The Sherbino , 604 Clinton St , Ridgway
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Alpine Bank posted a job opening for Regional Personal Banking Representative I - Ridgway/Ouray in Ridgway. Apply here.
• Savatree posted a job opening for Plant Health Care Specialist in Ridgway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ouray here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ridgway

• Built With HeArt: How Creativity is Reviving Colorado Communities — The Denver VOICE (denvervoice.org)

Montrose

• OHS girls' wrestling team takes Western Slope Showdown; Next up for the Pirates is GJ's Warrior Classic (montrosepress.com)
• Reward money increases as search for murder suspects continue (westernslopenow.com)
• 12/12/25-12/14/25 MCSO Blotter (montrosecountysheriffsoffice.com)

Durango

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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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