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In today's newsletter:

• How MSU in Bozeman is shaping the next generation of Native nurses
• How did Bozeman hoops fare in their season-opening trip?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve worship and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 42 degrees.
• Tuesday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 56, low: 40.
• Wednesday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rocky Boy's Angela Gopher Graduates from MSU Caring for our Own Program (hilinetoday.com) — In Bozeman State University’s Caring for Our Own Program is celebrating Rocky Boy native Angela Gopher, who just earned her nursing degree and is preparing for the NCLEX. Her story highlights how MSU supports Native American nursing students with scholarships, mentoring, and cultural programming, helping many graduates return to serve rural and tribal communities across Montana.
   

• Bulldogs Sweep Bozeman as Luedtke Sets Program Record, Graham Drops 38 (buttesports.com) — Bozeman High’s boys and girls basketball teams both fell to Butte High in their season openers, with the Hawks dropping road games 59–36 and 51–39. Bozeman’s defenses couldn’t contain record-setting nights from Butte’s Hudson Luedtke and Cadence Graham, despite solid scoring from several Hawks players. Local fans now have an early benchmark for where Bozeman hoops must improve.
   

📸 Around Bozeman

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bozeman

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Bozeman MT DEC 19th
  Last Best Comedy, Alley Entrance, 321 E Main St, Bozeman
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• 6-8 Band/Choir concert
  Monforton 6-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• KF-4 Winter Concert
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  2:15 pm
• 5-8 Winter Concert
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve worship
  Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church , 3580 N Benton Ave , Helena
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Boys Basketball 6th Home (Ophir)
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  4:00 pm
• Boys Basketball 8th Home (Ophir) -8th Grade Night
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  5:00 pm
• Belgrade City Council Meeting
  Belgrade, MT Calendar , 205 E Main St. , Belgrade
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Bookmobile Visit!
  Monforton 6-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  10:00 am
• Gentle Yoga
  Belgrade, MT Calendar , 205 E Main St , Belgrade
  2:00 pm
• Teen Holiday Craft 3D Pen Workshop
  Belgrade, MT Calendar Belgrade, MT 59714
  4:30 pm
• Boys Basketball vs. Amsterdam Home
  Gallatin Gateway 7-8 Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone know where I can find a kitten for my 3 boys for Christmas?
  Looking for recommendations or if anyone knows of someone looking for loving homes for kittens. Would appreciate suggestions for decent prices if I… (Nextdoor Haggerty Lane)
• Sometimes real happiness is not about having more but feeling grounded in the life you already have
  Hope we all find a rhythm that feels right for us even in ordinary days (Nextdoor Nash Park)

• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Bozeman. Apply here.
• Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Bozeman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bozeman here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belgrade

• Belgrade celebrates holiday season with Jingle Jog, Holiday Market (kbzk.com)
• Now That's Minty. 13 Montana Towns With Bars Named Mint (1075thepeak.com)

Manhattan

• Butte's Lady Justice statue finally gets scale after 100 years (kbzk.com)

Livingston

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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