🌱 Can Crested Butte’s top-ranked girls keep rolling at Ridgway?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Crested Butte’s top-ranked girls keep rolling at Ridgway?

Also on today's calendar: Dragons Love Tacos and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Lots of sun; becoming windier, with a high of 59 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 25.
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Top girls soccer teams tightening their grip on playoff positioning (coloradopreps.com) — Crested Butte’s girls soccer team sits atop Colorado’s 2A rankings at 6-1-2 and heads to No. 12 Ridgway on Tuesday after a dominant 7-0 win over Bayfield. The article also breaks down key playoff-shaping matchups statewide in 5A, 4A, 3A, and 2A as teams fight for seeding and momentum.
   

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📸 Around Crested Butte

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crested Butte

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Cookbook Club: Mediterranea
  Center for the Arts Crested Butte, 606 Sixth St, Crested Butte
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Dragons Love Tacos
  Crested Butte Mountain Theatre , 403 2nd St , Crested Butte
  6:30 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Cookbook Club: Something From Nothing
  Center for the Arts Crested Butte , 606 Sixth St , Crested Butte
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Mountain Words Festival - 4 Day Pass (May 21 - 24, 2026)
  Center for the Arts Crested Butte , 606 Sixth St , Crested Butte
  1:00 pm

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📣 Crested Butte Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Historic Preservation Commission
  Aspen, CO Calendar , 427 Rio Grande Place 3rd Floor , Aspen
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Elected Officials Transportation Committee (EOTC)
  Aspen, CO Calendar , 427 Rio Grande Place 3rd Floor , Aspen
  3:00 pm
• R4R Spring 2026 Fly-Fishing Tournament — Risers 4 Rett
  Almont Resort, Restaurant and Bar 47 , 10209 CO-135 , Almont
  3:30 pm
• Tasting Table
  MOLLIE Aspen , 111 S Garmisch St , Aspen
  4:00 pm
• Flying Karamazov Brothers
  Wheeler Opera House , 320 E Hyman Ave , Aspen
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Spritz Fridays
  MOLLIE Aspen , 111 S Garmisch St , Aspen
  3:00 pm
• Boots + Ballroom Dance Event
  Gunnison Arts Center , 102 S Main St , Gunnison
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Legs, Kegs & Eggs 5K
  The Dive Gunnison , 213 W Tomichi Ave , Gunnison
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Builders Firstsource, Inc. posted a job opening for Inside Counter Sales in Crested Butte. Apply here.
• Vail Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Experienced Maintenance Technician - Housing May Be Available in Crested Butte. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Crested Butte here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gunnison

• Water In The West Is Life: Safeguarding Critical Watersheds In Western Colorado (ladailypost.com)
• How is Colorado's river otter population faring 50 years after reintroduction? (craigdailypress.com)
• Bureau of Reclamation makes preparations to keep Lake Powell afloat amid dire drought conditions (skyhinews.com)

Aspen

• ‘The Future is Local' for Earth Day in Aspen (aspentimes.com)
• State grants $5M to ASD for initiative (aspendailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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