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🌱 Teacher/Staff Development - No School for Students and 11 more events
And on the Fountain Patch calendar - Paws to Read

Hey there, Fountain! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Teacher/Staff Development - No School for Students at Fountain 8
- Paws to Read at Fountain Branch Library
- Movie Matinee at Fountain Branch Library
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 62.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees.
📸 Around Fountain
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fountain
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- Teacher/Staff Development - No School for Students
Fountain 8 Fountain, CO 80817 - Paws to Read
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
10:00 am - Movie Matinee
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
2:00 pm - Labor Day - District Closed
Fountain 8 Fountain, CO 80817 - All PPLD locations are closed for Labor Day
Fountain Branch Library 501 East Iowa Avenue, Fountain, CO 80817 - 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 - Homeschool: Crow Mania
Fountain Branch Library 230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO, 80817, US
1:00 pm
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cross Country at Janitell
Grand Mountain K-8 Janitell Junior High School, 7635 Fountain Mesa Rd, Fountain, C
3:30 pm - Back to School Night
Venetucci Elementary Colorado Springs, CO 80911
5:30 pm - WHS Marching Band Home Football Game/ JRH Band Day
WSD3 Preschool C.A. Foster Stadium, Q738+WW, Colorado Springs, CO 80911, USA
7:00 pm - Saturday Morning Book Club
Security Public Library Meeting Room
10:00 am
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Is there anyone here that would like to home these two girls?
The owners have not reached out and I can not take them in. They are definitely puppies not sure how old. They are really sweet and seem to do well… (Nextdoor Midway/Hanover) - Archie sighting - maybe.
So I complained a while back that Archie has never visited us. I think he was on our property tonight, around 9:30 pm. It was hard to tell because it… (Nextdoor Midway/Hanover)
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member in Fountain. Apply here.
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Fountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Colorado Springs
- New Colorado Springs day program aims to give dementia caregivers a much needed break (kktv.com)
- City Leaders Use Aeration Systems to Combat Blue-Green Algae Risks at Prospect Lake (kktv.com)
- Coloradans get carried away: A guide to the 50th Labor Day Lift Off (gazette.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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