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🌱 CDOT sets reopening targets for flood-damaged roads near Bayfield
Bayfield, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Bayfield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- CDOT sets reopening targets for flood-damaged roads near Bayfield
- How Bayfield helped flood-stranded neighbors cast their ballots
- Bayfield seniors finish strong in Pine River Rivalry
Also on today's calendar: Pine River Shares - Bayfield and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 59, low: 31.
- Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CDOT working to have Wolf Creek Pass open this weekend (alamosacitizen.com) — CDOT aims to restore limited traffic on Colorado 151 between Pagosa Springs and Bayfield by Thanksgiving, offering a timeline for reconnecting flood-damaged routes. Wolf Creek Pass could reopen with restrictions this weekend, but a temporary replacement for the collapsed Piedra River Bridge on U.S. 160 isn't expected until January. 
• How to keep an election alive as floodwaters rise (cpr.org) — Bayfield became a backup voting location for Archuleta County residents after flooding cut off roads around Pagosa Springs. The two counties' clerks coordinated helicopter transport of election equipment and ballots, with sworn pilots and bipartisan election judges safeguarding the transfers. About 100 ballots were flown back Monday to be counted.
• Wolverines football rolls in season finale over Ignacio, 52-0 (durangoherald.com) — Bayfield's seniors closed their high school football careers with a 52-0 home win over Ignacio in the Pine River Rivalry. Quarterback Cole McWhirter threw five touchdown passes without an interception as the Wolverines finished 3-6, leaving coach Glenn Wallace with 10 seniors to replace next season.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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ICL Knitters Group →
Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave, Ignacio
1:00 pm
Thursday December 3
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Other local events
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Home Boys Basketball Game vs Ignacio
Bayfield Middle School Bayfield, CO 81122
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Cheer Showcase
Bayfield High School Bayfield, CO 81122
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Pine River Shares - Bayfield →
Pine River Shares, 658 S East Street, Bayfield
11:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kids Book Club
Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
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Idea Lab Classes
Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
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Crafternoon
Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
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Science Fiction Book Club
Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
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4CBCH Holiday Party : Pine River Senior Center →
Pine River Senior Center, 111 W South St, Bayfield
5:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Wednesday November 18
Thursday November 19
Saturday December 12
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💬 Chatter
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Our home that we are moving out of needs the lawn mowed. It is a big yard. Because of all of the rain we were not able to mow. My husband and I are… (Nextdoor Bayfield In Town) - Hey, everybody just wanted to reach out.
And see if anyone had a like storage unit or shed or something that I could just store a couple things in and leave with them, like at that location… (Nextdoor Bayfield In Town)
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Volleyball Recap: Kelly Sirios Comes Up Big in Ignacio's Win (maxpreps.com)
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- Durango woman reported missing for more than a week (durangoherald.com)
- FEMA conducting three-day damage assessment in La Plata County (durangoherald.com)
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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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