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🌱 How Guadalupe’s Ice Boys seized Southwest tournament bragging rights
Also check out Skateland Mesa PTO Event on the Guadalupe Patch calendar

Good morning Guadalupe! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Guadalupe's Ice Boys seized Southwest tournament bragging rights
- Driver in violent Phoenix stop ends up seeking refuge in Guadalupe
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 110 and low of 87 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Very hot with periods of sun, temps: high: 112, low: 87.
- Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 111 and low of 86 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Salt River's Southwest Baseball Tournament Brings the Heat (srpmic-nsn.gov) — Guadalupe baseball teams dominated this year's Southwest Baseball Tournament hosted in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, with the Ice Boys and Chiefs battling for the title. The Guadalupe Ice Boys claimed the championship after edging the Guadalupe Yaquis in the semifinal and then defeating the Guadalupe Chiefs, bringing first place and bragging rights back to town.
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• Tempe police report describes violent Phoenix traffic stop (tucson.com) — A Tempe police report describes a violent Phoenix traffic stop where two men allegedly assaulted a driver and passenger, threatened to shoot the driver, and then watched him flee in his car. After the vehicle overheated near Priest and Baseline, the driver walked to a relative's home in Guadalupe, tying this disturbing case back to the community.
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📸 Around Guadalupe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Guadalupe
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- Skateland Mesa PTO Event
Meyer Montessori Tempe, AZ 85282
11:00 pm - Mini STEAMers
Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room
10:00 am - Lego Lab: Engineering & Computer Science (Ages 6-11)
Tempe Public Library - Learning Lab
4:00 pm - Varsity Pom Jr. Aztecs Youth Clinic
Tempe Union High School District Corona del Sol Dance room
8:00 am - Snacks and Chats with East Valley Institute of Technology
Tempe Public Library - Teen Center
1:00 pm - Uke Therapy
Tempe Public Library - Ironwood Classroom
1:00 pm - Sunday Funday: Rally with the Rangers!
Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room
3:00 pm - Baby Storytime
Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room
10:00 am
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
📣 Guadalupe Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toddler Storytime
Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room
10:00 am - Budding Builders
Tempe Public Library - Storytime Room
11:00 am - Paws 2 Read
Tempe Public Library - Learning Lab
3:30 pm - Varsity Football:Scrimmage: North Canyon vs Tempe
Tempe High School
5:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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🗞 Nearby News
Tempe
- Tempe homeless outreach helps homeless individuals find jobs, housing through city programs (abc15.com)
- Tempe driver pleads guilty in 153 mph crash that killed 2 passengers (azfamily.com)
- Gilbert breaks from pack on East Valley Institute of Technology busing (eastvalleytribune.com)
Chandler
- ACP Expands with New Facility in Chandler (signalsaz.com)
Phoenix
- Crash Closes Both Directions Of U.S. 60 Near Encanto In Phoenix (patch.com)
Ok Guadalupe! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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