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🌱 Meet the Fountain racer taking a 1967 Dodge up Pikes Peak.
Fountain, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Fountain! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Fountain racer taking a 1967 Dodge up Pikes Peak.
Today's riddle: What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Windy; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 95 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Stiff winds in the afternoon, temps: high: 88, low: 55.
- Monday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 Vintage Rides Racing up Pikes Peak This Weekend (hagerty.com) — One of the vintage racers tackling this weekend’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is JT Taylor of Fountain returning with a heavily modified 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T. The feature profiles him and nine other drivers from around the world, exploring their cars, personal histories, and what keeps them coming back to race up America’s Mountain. 
📸 Around Fountain
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Upcoming Events in
Fountain
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Storytime
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
10:30 am -
Storytime
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
11:15 am -
Scented Candle Making
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
2:00 pm -
Lego Build
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
3:30 pm -
School Board Meeting
Welte Education Center Fountain, CO 80817
6:00 pm -
Toddler Time
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
9:30 am -
Toddler Time
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
10:30 am -
Fountain Craft Group
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
10:00 am
Tuesday June 23
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
Friday June 26
📣 Fountain Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Between the Covers 18+ Book Club
Security Public Library Meeting Room
10:00 am -
Dungeons and Dragons Club (Frost)
Security Public Library Testing Center
11:30 am -
United We Rock Festival →
Red Leg Brewing Company, 2323 Garden of the Gods Rd Ste 107, Colorado Springs
12:00 pm -
Junk Journal Junkies
Security Public Library Meeting Room
2:00 pm
Saturday June 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Boys are out selling eggs today (Boca Raton and Indian Village across from bus stop/mailbox) but are further away from the intersection this week, due to construction.
They’re worried about customers being able to see them so I said I’d do a quick shout out on here for them :) Edit: the construction workers at the… (Nextdoor Midway/Hanover) - Does anyone have any recommendations for someone who can replace interior doors?
Looking for someone reliable who does quality work. (Nextdoor Cross Creek)
- Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 posted a job opening for Assistant Coach - Soccer - Boys in Fountain. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Fountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Colorado Springs
- PHOTOS: Popular restaurant and winery getting closer to its grand opening in Colorado Springs (kktv.com)
- Air Force veteran creates gym community for veterans in Colorado Springs (koaa.com)
- Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival happening this weekend in Colorado Springs (koaa.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A synonym roll! (Thank you Sue P. for sending it in!)
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