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Longmont, Colorado Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning to you Longmont! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have you seen this missing 84-year-old Longmont woman?
  • What the new Front Range rail could mean for Longmont riders
  • How drought will change what you see at Longmont farmers markets

Also on today's calendar: Mix & Mingle - A Conscious Singles Gathering for Adults 55+ and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Longmont Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing 84-Year-Old Woman (longmontleader.com) — Longmont police are urgently asking residents to help locate Connie, an 84-year-old woman last seen May 26 in the 1500 block of Great Western Drive. She’s 5-foot-4, about 120 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes, last wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. If you see her or have any information, call Longmont Public Safety dispatch at 303-651-8501 or 911.
   

2. Get answers to 18 burning questions about Front Range Passenger Rail (coloradoan.com) — Longmont is slated to get a stop on the planned Colorado Connector passenger rail, linking Fort Collins to Denver by 2029 and eventually extending to Pueblo. The project could revive RTD’s long-promised Northwest Rail to Longmont, with shared state and RTD funding and a possible future sales tax vote to expand service and frequency.
   

3. As drought persists in Boulder County, farmers cut crops, staffing and CSA programs (boulderreportinglab.org) — Longmont shoppers will see smaller farm booths and fewer crops this summer as drought forces Boulder County farms, including Switch Gears Farm in Longmont, to cut acreage, staff, and CSA shares. Black Cat and other growers are shrinking stands at the Longmont Saturday Farmers Market, shifting to lower‑water crops, and urging residents to support local food and even grow some staples at home.
   

4. Boulder County enacts moratorium on data, detention centers (timescall.com) — Boulder County has paused new data center and detention center applications for six months while it considers banning them in unincorporated industrial areas, citing heavy resource use and community impacts. Longmont gets a brief nod, noting its City Council recently began considering related rules, signaling that regional decisions on large data facilities and detention centers could shape development options around the city.
   

5. Aims Receives Maverick TwinJet For Maintenance Training (avweb.com) — A Longmont aircraft owner has donated a rare Maverick TwinJet 1500 to Aims Community College, giving aviation students hands-on access to modern jet technology. The kit-built jet, now based at Aims’ Loveland maintenance center, will be used across aircraft maintenance courses to teach about composite materials, upgraded avionics and twin-jet systems.
   

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  • Osprey preening.
    I’m learning and love making wildlife videos. They reveal so much more than a simple photograph. I hope you like the music on this one! (Nextdoor Renaissance)
  • A couple of thoughts for the day:
    "Sometimes courage is tiny pieces of fear all glued together." "We often become stronger in the broken places." Have a peaceful day. (Nextdoor Historic Westside)
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  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in Longmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Longmont here.

Ok Longmont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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