🌱 How training in Gypsum helped astronauts prepare for the Moon

Hey hey Gypsum! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How training in Gypsum helped astronauts prepare for the Moon
• How state budget cuts could slow Gypsum’s affordable housing progress

Also on today's calendar: Baby Story Time and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Snow, 1-3"; windy, chilly, with a high of 39 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 23.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 66 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• How Colorado's Peaks Prepared the Artemis II Astronauts for Their Lunar Mission (snowbrains.com) — Gypsum’s High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site quietly played a key role in preparing Artemis II astronauts for their historic lunar flyby. NASA used the rugged terrain and tricky lighting around Gypsum to simulate the Moon’s challenging surface, helping the crew practice precision maneuvers that will inform a planned lunar landing later this decade.
   

• Budget cuts will make building affordable homes in Colorado's mountains even harder, housing advocates say (vaildaily.com) — Affordable homes in Gypsum’s Stratton Flats neighborhood, built by Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley, relied on state Proposition 123 dollars that lawmakers now plan to cut to plug a $1.5 billion budget gap. Housing advocates warn that redirecting $130 million from this voter-approved fund will slow or halt similar mountain-town projects, even as Eagle County’s median home price tops $2 million.
   

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📸 Around Gypsum

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gypsum

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 20

• Drop-In Volleyball
  Mountain Recreation Gypsum Rec Center, 52 Lundgren Blvd, Gypsum
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• Baby Story Time
  Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  10:00 am
• Plant a Pizza Garden
  Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Family Story Time
  Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• Baby Story Time
  Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  10:00 am

Wednesday April 29

• Upcycled Clothing Crafts
  Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Family Story Time
  Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  10:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Drop-In Volleyball
  Mountain Recreation Gypsum Rec Center , 52 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Girls Soccer on Field
  Gypsum Creek Middle School Eagle, CO 81631
  4:00 pm
• Vail Valley Foundation l YouthPower365 Soccer
  Berry Creek Middle School , 1000 Miller Ranch Rd , Edwards
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• EarthKeepers Eagle
  Eagle Valley Library District , 600 Broadway St , Eagle
  10:15 am

Thursday April 23

• Vail Peaks Volleyball
  Gypsum Creek Middle School Eagle, CO 81631
  6:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Come volunteer with us for an hour or two by handling sweet friendly farm animals for the residents at Castle Peak SeniorCenter next Wednesday (4/22/26) after lunch 1-2:30 pm!!
  Highland calves, mini burro, mini horse, dwarf goats, turkeys, alpacas, chickens and quail. Maybe even a bunny or a beautiful goose!! We can’t… (Nextdoor Gypsum)

• Amazon posted a job opening for Regional Maintenance Manager in Gypsum. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Gypsum. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gypsum here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Eagle

• Vail Valley HOME: Color drenching comes to Eagle County (vaildaily.com)
• Eagle County is rewriting its land use code. Here's what that means for you (aspentimes.com)
• How is Colorado's river otter population faring 50 years after reintroduction? (vaildaily.com)

Basalt

• Basalt Report: Three elected to Basalt Town Council (soprissun.com)
• Arts and Entertainment Agenda, April 18 to April 26 (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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