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🌱 How could Wellton students land paid internships with top chipmakers abroad?
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- How could Wellton students land paid internships with top chipmakers abroad?
Also on today's calendar: NPPA Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Antelope.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 99, low: 75.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 100 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• AWC looks to Taiwan for new student, semiconductor opportunities (kawc.org) — Students from Wellton are specifically included in Arizona Western College's new international partnerships with three Taiwanese universities focused on semiconductors, engineering, and AI. These agreements could eventually offer local students scholarships, study-abroad options, and paid internships with major tech companies, helping them gain advanced skills and bring that expertise back to strengthen Arizona's economy. 
📸 Around Wellton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wellton
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★ Featured events ★
- PDSD Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Antelope →
Antelope Union High School, 9168 S Ave 36 E, Wellton
5:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- Highland Prep West at Antelope →
Antelope High School, 9168 S Ave 36E, Wellton
7:00 pm - NPPA Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Antelope →
Antelope Union High School, 9168 S Ave 36 E, Wellton
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
Thursday October 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Books & Toddlers (24-36 months) →
Main Yuma Library, Yuma
10:00 am - Day of the Dead Pet Altar →
Main Yuma Library, Yuma
10:30 am - How to Apply for FAFSA →
Heritage Library, Yuma
3:45 pm - Fuddle's Fun Run 2026 →
H L Suverkrup Elementary School, 1590 South Avenue C, Yuma
8:00 am - Cory Michaelis @ The Kress →
Yuma AZ
8:00 pm - Cibola at San Luis →
Cibola High School, Yuma
6:00 pm - Grounded and Growing Women's Entrepreneur and Leadership Group →
The Kress Ultra Lounge, 284 South Main Street, Yuma
5:30 pm - Good Morning Yuma! October 2026 →
Yuma AZ - Ribbons by the River: An Indigenous Fashion Show →
Hilton Garden Inn Yuma Pivot Point, 310 North Madison Avenue, Yuma
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Think You Need an Hour to Exercise?
Think Again How Busy Professionals Can Fit More Exercise Into Their Day Without Spending Hours at the Gym Do you feel like you need an hour at the… (Nextdoor Coyote Wash) - Don't Have 30 Minutes to Exercise?
Steal 10 Instead How Busy Professionals Can Get Fit With Short Workouts and Simple Daily Movement Think you need 30, 45, or even 60 minutes to get a… (Nextdoor Coyote Wash)
- K.A. Recruiting posted a job opening for Emergency Department RN (ED RN /ER RN) in Wellton. Apply here.
- Jack In The Box posted a job opening for Restaurant Crew in Wellton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wellton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yuma
- U of A agriculture dean tours Yuma, highlights future of desert farming (kyma.com)
- Arizona Western women's soccer continues undefeated season (kyma.com)
- The Single Canal That Carries The Most Colorado River Water (worldatlas.com)
San Luis
- Maricopa drops 3 spots in latest safest cities ranking (inmaricopa.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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