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🌱 Which Kongiganak and village runners conquered Bethel’s grueling Sand Pit course?
Make time for Bethel Book Club Radio Show on the Kongiganak Patch calendar
What's up Kongiganak! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Kongiganak and village runners conquered Bethel's grueling Sand Pit course?
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, a few showers, temps: high: 53, low: 39.
- Saturday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 45 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bethel Warrior Sand Pit Race Results (deltadiscovery.com) — Kongiganak runners joined teams from across the region at Bethel's annual Sand Pit cross-country invitational, with full results now posted for every age group. If you had family or friends racing from Kongiganak or neighboring villages, you can see exactly how they placed and how tough the sandy course proved for many young athletes. 
📸 Around Kongiganak
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kongiganak
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- Bethel Book Club Radio Show
Kuskokwim Consortium Library, 420 State Highway, Bethel
1:00 pm - Brown Bag Lunch and Learn presentation: How to Harvest and Use your
Room 118, UAF Kuskokwim Campus, 201 Akiak Dr, Bethel
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Bethel
- KNBA WEBCAST: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (knba.org)
- LISTEN: Great Elk's 'Missed Connections' Creates an Immense Sonic Landscape (glidemagazine.com)
Ok Kongiganak! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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