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🌱 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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📰 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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Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
5:30 pm - 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 - Girls Soccer v Pershing -Away
Quincy Jr.\/Sr. High School Quincy, CA 95971
4:00 pm - Boys Soccer v Portola -Home
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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