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🌱 Blythe's I-10 work brings more ramp closures before December target

Blythe, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Blythe! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Blythe's I-10 work brings more ramp closures before December target
  • Jackets bring playoff semifinal home to Scott Stadium Friday
  • Blythe's youngest students get a taste of farm life

Also on today's calendar: Chamber Alliance Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and remaining warm, temps: high: 85, low: 57.
  • Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Caltrans' I-10 project continues in Blythe: Latest construction notes, commuter updates (pvvt.com) — Blythe drivers should expect intermittent I-10 ramp closures and reduced speed limits as Caltrans works toward a late-December completion target for its $241 million rehabilitation project. Work hours run 2 a.m.–4 p.m. weekdays and 4 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturdays, with Saturday closures between Intake Boulevard and the Arizona border.
   

2. ‘One game at a time': Jackets dominate Hornets 30-0, advance to CIF semifinal vs. Scots (pvvt.com) — Palo Verde will host Vincent Memorial in a football playoff semifinal Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at Scott Stadium after shutting out Calipatria 30-0. The Jackets enter with six straight wins and face a Scots team they beat 21-7 in October, with a championship berth now at stake.
   

3. Fall Ag Days bring farm life to Blythe's youngest students: PK-3rd graders enjoy two days of hands-on ag education (pvvt.com) — Blythe's youngest students got a hands-on introduction to the farms around them during Fall Ag Days at Palo Verde High School on Nov. 3 and 5. Every PVUSD pre-kindergarten through third-grade student attended, with FFA students helping guide lessons on local crops, livestock, pollinators and farm equipment.
   

4. NTSB Prelim: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 (aero-news.net) — Six people escaped injury when a plane bound for Blythe veered off the runway during takeoff at French Valley Airport on Aug. 30. According to the NTSB's preliminary report, the instructor took control before the aircraft struck an airport sign, substantially damaging its left wing; further examination is pending.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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