🌱 How Hurricane Polo’s remnants turned New River washes dangerous

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hurricane Polo's remnants turned New River washes dangerous

Also on today's calendar: BOOAZ : 2026 : Tickets : VIP : 2 Day and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 93, low: 68.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hurricane Polo Sends Heavy Rains Flooding Into US Southwest (rollingout.com) — Moisture from Hurricane Polo is driving widespread flooding across the Southwest, and north of Phoenix a truck in the New River area was swept off in a wash, though the driver escaped safely. The broader storm has drenched Arizona, New Mexico, and beyond, turning normally dry desert channels into dangerous torrents and pushing flood risks east into Texas and the Plains.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New River

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 30
• BOO Arizona - Friday Pass Only →
  WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Freshman Football vs Ridge
  Boulder Creek High Anthem, AZ 85086
  5:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Varsity Football vs Ridge
  Boulder Creek High Anthem, AZ 85086
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Bare Buns Desert Run →
  Shangrai La, 44444 Shangrai La Lane, New River
  8:00 am
• Halloween Murder in Jackson →
  43011 North 7th Avenue, New River
  5:00 pm
Friday October 30
• BOOAZ : 2026 : Tickets : VIP : 2 Day →
  Monterra at WestWorld, 16601 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Hop, Bop & Roll! →
  Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N School House Rd., Cave Creek
  10:30 am
• Tech Help - Library Apps, Electronic Devices, and More! →
  Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N School House Rd., Cave Creek
  12:00 pm
• Baseball/Softball Game
  Parkridge Elementary School, 29799 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Alcoholics Anonymous →
  Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N School House Rd., Cave Creek
  5:00 pm
• Baseball/Softball Game Rio Vista Park Field 2 Baseball Field 5 Soft
  Paseo Verde Elementary School, 8866 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Baseball/Softball Games vs Peoria Elementary
  Pioneer Park, 8755 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Cave Creek. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Peoria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New River here.

🗞 Nearby News

Anthem

• Flag football: ALA-Anthem South vs. ALA-Sierra Vista 9/29/26 (pinalcentral.com)
• Morning thunderstorms pummel Phoenix area; more rain likely throughout day (kpho.com)

Cave Creek

• Local Jonny's recognized as a pillar of Cave Creek's past and present (azbigmedia.com)
• Pedestrian Critically Injured in Crash Near Cave Creek and Greenway Roads [Phoenix, AZ] (sweetlaw.com)
• 'I Did It for Palestine': Kyrsten Sinema's Ex Turns Her Pricey Art Collection Into a Water Feature (twitchy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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