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🌱 Why Mt. Crested Butte is demanding fixes from the post office now

Crested Butte, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Crested Butte! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Mt. Crested Butte is demanding fixes from the post office now
  • How a Crested Butte builder survived a backcountry “widow-maker” heart attack
  • Which marmot will Crested Butte crown the chunkiest this August?

Also on today's calendar: Live from Mount Crested Butte Presents:... and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very warm with hazy sun, with a high of 86 and low of 46 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hazy sun and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mt. Crested Butte advocates for post office support and zip code recognition (crestedbuttenews.com) — Mt. Crested Butte’s town council is pressing the U.S. Postal Service to fix chronic problems at the Crested Butte Post Office and to properly recognize the town’s 81225 ZIP code in national address systems. Local leaders say mislabeling Mt. Crested Butte addresses hurts sales tax collection, delays deliveries, and can even misdirect 911 responders, and they’re now coordinating with federal advocates to push for long-term solutions.
   

2. Profile: David Louis Gross (crestedbuttenews.com) — A longtime Crested Butte builder and endurance athlete is recovering from a rare, near-fatal “widow-maker” heart attack that struck while he was running the West Maroon trail back toward town. He describes the dramatic rescue, his ongoing cardiac rehab and sobriety, and how the CB community’s support has reshaped his outlook on work, family, and what it takes to keep calling this place home.
   

3. RMBL Launches Inaugural Fat Marmot Week (gunnisontimes.com) — RMBL is inviting locals and visitors to join its first-ever Fat Marmot Week, a playful online tournament celebrating chunky yellow-bellied marmots while spotlighting serious alpine ecology research just outside Crested Butte. From late August, you can meet the marmot “contestants,” vote for your favorite online, and learn how decades of RMBL science track climate and ecosystem changes in our high-country backyard.
   

4. UCLA Biologist Launches OnlyFans for Marmots to Fund Wildlife Research (time.news) — A 60-year yellow-bellied marmot study based near Crested Butte is turning to an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms, meme coins, and even a Colorado brewery collaboration to survive federal funding cuts. The UCLA-led team hopes these quirky efforts will keep their long-running fieldwork in local meadows going while drawing new public attention to the animals just outside town.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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