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Yampa, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Yampa! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Yampa teen turning backyard peacocks into a summer business
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, windy and warm, temps: high: 71, low: 34.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Young entrepreneurs present their business ideas in 4-H Program (steamboatradio.com) — A Yampa-based 4-H entrepreneur is turning peacock feathers from her own yard into handmade jewelry, alongside other Routt County kids launching creative small businesses. Their projects, from fishing lures to cookies, will be sold at the Steamboat Springs Farmers Market this summer, giving local youth real-world experience in marketing, branding, and giving back to groups like Friends of the Yampa. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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South Routt Play and Learn →
South Routt Community Center, 227 Dodge Ave, Oak Creek
10:30 am
Thursday May 21
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Other local events
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MS Track and Field End-of-Season Party: Cafeteria
Soroco Preschool at Yampa Yampa, CO 80483
5:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Secondary Summer Celebration Concert
Soroco Middle School Soroco High School, 305 Grant Ave, Oak Creek, CO 80467, USA
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Talent Show Auditions
Soda Creek Elementary School Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
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MS Track and Field End-of-Season Party: Cafeteria
Soroco Middle School Oak Creek, CO 80467
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Professional Development Day - no school for students
Steamboat Springs Early Childhood Center Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
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PRO-I Swiftwater | Steamboat Springs, CO May 15 – 17, 2026 →
Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs, 1275 Crawford Ave, Steamboat Springs
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Mini Horse Heroes 2026 →
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, 33933 Colorado River Rd, McCoy
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Mini Horse Heroes 2026 — Mountain Valley Horse Rescue →
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue, 33933 Colorado River Rd, McCoy
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IF4™ | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO →
Wildhorse Cinema + Arts, 655 Marketplace Plaza, Steamboat Springs
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Yampa River Festival Kayak Slalom →
Dr. Rich Weiss Park, 125 Lincoln Ave, Steamboat Springs
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The Steamboat Marathon →
522 Lincoln Ave, Steamboat Springs
1:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
Friday May 29
Sunday May 31
Sunday June 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier-Food Service Worker in Steamboat Springs. Apply here.
- Colorado Mountain College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Outdoor Education (Swiftwater Rescue) in Steamboat Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yampa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oak Creek
- Building a legacy in the high country (wlj.net)
Steamboat Springs
- Steamboat Springs' The Stockman names sales team for luxury Auberge project (coloradobiz.com)
- Steamboat Springs skier Bode Flanigan honored by Boston College (steamboatpilot.com)
- Hayden couple takes the reins at ACES High, plans to keep operations local (steamboatpilot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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