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Good Morning, Boulder! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, December 23 off on an informed note. Here's what's going on today in town.

Thursday's weather: Mostly cloudy and mild. High: 63 Low: 47.

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Here are the top five stories today in Boulder:

  1. Boulder County has fewer active oil wells in 2021. 40 wells were plugged and abandoned in 2021, 25 of those were on county open space or lands with county conservation easement protections – leaving Boulder County with just a smidge over 200 active wells. (BOCO)
  2. Memorial for the 30 people experiencing homelessness that died this year. Feet Forward, Boulder Bridge House, the Boulder Human Rights Commission hosted the annual remembrance at the Central Park Bandshell on Tuesday. (CO Daily)
  3. Drug stores rationing at-home COVID-19 test kits in Colorado. Walgreens and CVS announced yesterday that they will be limiting the number of at-home COVID-19 tests customers can purchase at a time. (Patch)
  4. Boulder company wants to help kids build better worlds in the metaverse. Bitsbox is an online playground, where kids can build 3D virtual worlds. (7News)
  5. Scientists search for life on top of the world's highest volcano. Ojos del Salado stands 22,615 feet above the Argentina-Chile border in the Andes mountains. It's the highest active volcano on Earth, and CU scientists are looking into what Mars used to look like. (9News)

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Today in Boulder:

  • Book Club Radio: Hosted by KGNU & Boulder Book Store. (9 a.m.)
  • Longmont 150 Exhibition: Longmont Museum (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
  • Spirit of Nia Dance Class: Unity Church. (noon-1 p.m.)
  • The Underground Comedy Showcase: At License #1. (6:30-8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • BIFF returns to Boulder Theater in March. The 'best of' music showcase and teen film competition. (Longmont Times-Call)
  • The Wolf Returns: Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed the 1st wolf kill of livestock in decades after they performed a necropsy after receiving a report of a calf carcass on a ranch in North Park. (CO Sun)
  • Food Industry's Hottest Trend: Three plant-based protein companies will be putting down deeper roots in the Denver metro area in 2022, after receiving a combined infusion over $10oM in cash in 2021.
  • Boulder County Offices and Buildings will be closed: Christmas Holiday: Monday, Dec. 24 & Tuesday, Dec. 25 New Year's Holiday: Monday, Dec. 31 & Tuesday, Jan. 1 (BOCO)

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