🌱 Family Storytime and 11 more events

What's up Durham! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! at Chico Marketplace
• Early Release Monday for Teacher Professional Learning at Durham Intermediate
• Tiger Tuesday at Durham Intermediate

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 99 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 95, low: 63.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 94 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Durham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Durham

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★ Featured events ★

Friday July 17

• Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! →
  Chico Marketplace, 1950 E 20th St, Chico
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday July 20

• Early Release Monday for Teacher Professional Learning
  Durham Intermediate Durham, CA 95938
  1:40 pm

Tuesday July 21

• Tiger Tuesday
  Durham Intermediate Durham, CA 95938

Wednesday July 22

• Department Teacher Meeting
  Durham Intermediate Durham, CA 95938
  3:30 pm

Thursday July 23

• Family Storytime →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, Durham
  11:00 am

Saturday July 25

• Teen Craftopia →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, 2545 Durham-Dayton Hwy, Durham
  3:00 pm

Thursday July 30

• Family Storytime →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, Durham
  11:00 am

Wednesday August 5

• Knit One, Purl Two-gether with the Durham Purls →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, Durham
  1:00 pm

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📣 Durham Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday July 16

• Paradise Book Club →
  Butte County Library, Paradise Branch, 5922 Clark Rd, Paradise
  3:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Speed Dating at Jen's place →
  Jen's Place, 7126 Skyway suite f, Paradise
  5:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

• Firefighter Storytime →
  Orland Free Library, 333 Mill St, Orland
  11:00 am
• Party in the Park Music & Marketplace →
  Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Dr, Paradise
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 23

• Play It Straight →
  Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Rd, Paradise
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Still hoping for forever homes.
  One boy one girl. Raised indoors, hoping they find indoor homes 8 weeks this Saturday (Nextdoor Durham)

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Chico. Apply here.
• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Custodian in Chico. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durham here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Chico

• Chico State seeks night shift participants for cardiovascular and muscle health study (krcrtv.com)
• Chico council OKs downtown, Meriam Park entertainment zones (chicoer.com)
• Chico officer pay deal stalls over equity, budget concerns (actionnewsnow.com)

Paradise

• Paradise removes trees on Nunneley Road to fix safety hazards (actionnewsnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A candle (Thank you James O. for sending it in!)
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