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🌱 Veterans Day walk brings neighbors together at Brawley’s Elks Lodge

Brawley, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Brawley! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Veterans Day walk brings neighbors together at Brawley’s Elks Lodge
  • Mariachi Night closes Brawley's Main Street tonight for Cattle Call
  • First-time chili contestant wins Brawley's Cattle Call cook-off

Also on today's calendar: Planning Director Hearing for Conditional Use Permit #26-05.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Remaining warm with sunshine, temps: high: 88, low: 59.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Veteran's Day Activities (kxoradio.com) — Brawley’s Elks Lodge is the gathering point for today’s 14th annual Imperial Valley Veterans Day Walk, with buses leaving at 7 a.m. for Westmorland City Park. The walk starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends at a ceremony and arch groundbreaking, with food afterward at the lodge.
   

2. Community events kick off Cattle Call week in Brawley (kyma.com) — Brawley's Main Street near the Plaza will close for Mariachi Night tonight, Nov. 11, with festivities running from 6 to 11 p.m. More than 50 vendors, mariachi bands and folklorico dancers are planned as Cattle Call Week builds toward Friday's rodeo opening and Saturday's breakfast and parade.
   

3. Brawley Kicks Off 7 Decades of Cattle Call with Chili Cook-off (calexicochronicle.com) — First-time contestant Ernesto Castro Jr. took top honors with El Rey's Chili as Brawley opened its 70th annual Cattle Call Week. Eleven teams competed at the Nov. 7 cook-off on Main Street and in Plaza Park, where residents sampled recipes and gathered for music, food and a longtime community tradition.
   

4. Cheapest gas stations in El Centro (thepress.net) — Brawley’s lowest listed regular gas price was $5.03 at the 76 station on East Main Street in a Nov. 9 roundup using GasBuddy data. Gulf on West Main followed at $5.07 and Pilot at $5.09, while El Centro’s Costco was listed slightly lower at $4.99.
   

5. Brawley swears in Juan Rodelo as new Fire Chief (ivpressonline.com) — Juan Rodelo has taken command of Brawley's fire department after being sworn in Nov. 6. He now oversees emergency response, fire prevention and department operations, with city leaders pointing to his dedication and local ties as they welcomed him into the chief's role.
   

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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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