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🌱 How a Basalt High leader will now support families districtwide
Good morning Basalt! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Basalt High leader will now support families districtwide
- How a Basalt caddie turned loops into a six-figure scholarship
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Much colder with 1-3" of snow, with a high of 37 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 51, low: 24.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 66 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Roaring Fork Schools names new Family Resource Center director (postindependent.com) — Longtime Basalt High School educator Dominic Román has been chosen to lead the Roaring Fork School District’s Family Resource Center starting July 1, directly affecting Basalt families who rely on school-based support. District leaders praise his track record of building community partnerships and supporting multilingual learners, aiming to strengthen school-family connections across the valley. 
• Trio of local caddies earn Chick Evans scholarship (aspendailynews.com) — A Basalt High School senior caddie at the Roaring Fork Club has earned a prestigious Chick Evans Scholarship, joining a classmate and a recent Roaring Fork High grad headed to the University of Colorado Boulder. Their full-ride awards, worth about $125,000 each, recognize strong academics, character, leadership, and financial need, highlighting how local caddie work can open major college opportunities.
📸 Around Basalt
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Move with Me
Basalt Regional Library, 14 Midland Ave, Basalt
10:30 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Bringing Nature into the Studio: with Dan Young
The Art Base , 174 Midland Ave. , Basalt
10:00 am -
Collage Project, A Creative Workshop for Moms: with Angilina Taylor
The Art Base , 174 Midland Ave. , Basalt
10:00 am -
Tenderloin Night at Mezzaluna
Mezzaluna Willits , 941 East Valley Road , Basalt
4:30 pm -
Bringing Nature into the Studio: with Dan Young
The Art Base , 174 Midland Ave. , Basalt
10:00 am -
3 Course Prix Fixe at Mezzaluna
Basalt Chamber of Commerce Mezzaluna Willits 941 East Valley Road Basalt Co 81621
4:30 pm -
Oyster Night at Mezzaluna
Basalt Chamber of Commerce Mezzaluna Willits 941 East Valley Road Basalt Co 81621 -
Basalt Regional Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Basalt Regional Library -- Community Room,14 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO 81621, USA
5:15 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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THE RETURN OF FANTASIA: An Alchemical Odyssey with Eleanor Elizabeth Yates
True Nature Healing Arts , 520 S 3rd St #12 , Carbondale
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A Luminous Night – Carbondale
Third Street Center , 520 S 3rd St , Carbondale
7:00 pm -
3rd Annual KDNK Local Legends Lip Sync Battle
Third Street Center , 520 S 3rd St , Carbondale
7:00 pm -
Luminaries Teen Cohort: Rooted in Practice. Radiating Possibility | True Nature - Carbondale, CO
True Nature Healing Arts , 520 S 3rd St #12 , Carbondale
2:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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- Alpine Bank posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Basalt in Basalt. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Carbondale
- Carbondale Report: Trustees streamline process and expand eligibility for ADUs (soprissun.com)
- ‘Old Man Lightning,' story of legendary climber's comeback, comes to Carbondale's 5Point Film Festival (postindependent.com)
- ‘Legends of Mountain Fair' (soprissun.com)
Snowmass Village
- ‘Old Man Lightning,' story of legendary climber's comeback, comes to Carbondale's 5Point Film Festival (aspentimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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