🌱 What Portola drivers need to know about October’s Highway 70 changes

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• What Portola drivers need to know about October's Highway 70 changes

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny, breezy and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 42.
• Thursday: Breezy and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 43 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• New Hwy 70 Traffic Patterns for Portola Expected in October (themountainmessenger.org) — Drivers in Portola can expect new Highway 70 lane striping and buffered bike lanes by the end of October, according to Caltrans. The project, backed by the Portola City Council, will reduce through lanes from four to two while keeping a center turn lane and on-street parking, aiming to clarify today's confusing worn markings and improve safety for motorists and cyclists.
   

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Wednesday September 30
• Portola Library Storytime →
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Monday October 5
• Lifetouch school picture day
  Portola Jr./Sr. High School Portola, CA 96122
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Girls Volleyball v Maxwell -Away
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Boys Soccer v Whitell -Away
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Girls Volleyball v Biggs -Home
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Football vs Los Molinos (Away)
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  5:30 pm
Monday October 5
• Lifetouch school picture day
  Portola Jr.\/Sr. High School Portola, CA 96122
  8:00 am
• Boys Soccer v Paradise Adventist -Away
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Girls Soccer v Pershing -Away
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer v Portola -Home
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  4:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball v Williams -Away
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Girls Volleyball v Colusa -Home
  Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Feather River Food Cooperative posted a job opening for Grocery Buyer in Portola. Apply here.
• Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified posted a job opening for Loyalton Elementary Early Childhood Special Education Teacher in Loyalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Graeagle

• Wild Pines celebrates 5 years with artisan fair (plumassun.org)

Quincy

• Gray's Flower Garden celebrates 80 years in Quincy (plumassun.org)
• Theatre presents Puttin' On the Ritz preshow fundraiser (plumassun.org)
• 9 Small Towns in California's Sierra Nevada with the Best Downtowns (worldatlas.com)

Truckee

• Rakkan Ramen, Truckee, California restaurant (e-architect.com)

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