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🌱 Florence makes a list of Colorado's budget-friendly retirement towns
Florence, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Florence! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Florence makes a list of Colorado's budget-friendly retirement towns
Also on today's calendar: Junktique Off-Main Antique Show and Flea Market and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 38 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 38.
- Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 68 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 11 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire In Colorado (worldatlas.com) — Florence's housing prices and antique-filled downtown earned it a spot on a list of 11 budget-friendly Colorado retirement towns. The guide puts its typical home value at $284,687, compared with $532,748 statewide, and highlights roughly 20 antique shops and the Florence Pioneer Museum. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Junktique Off-Main →
650 South Union Street, Florence
9:00 am
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Junktique Off-Main Antique Show and Flea Market →
The Industrial Storage, Florence
9:00 am -
MS Boys Basketball - @ Canon City
Florence Jr/Sr High School Ca単on City, CO 81212, USA
4:00 pm -
MS Girls Wrestling vs Lamar, las Animas, Wiley
Florence JR/SR High School, 2006 CO-67, Florence
4:00 pm -
MS Boys Basketball - vs Woodland Park
Florence JR/SR High School, 2006 CO-67, Florence
4:00 pm
Friday November 13
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Home Boys BB (WP)
Ca f1on City Middle School Canon City, CO 81212
4:00 pm -
Boys Basketball home vs Buena Vista
Harrison K-8 School, 920 Field Ave, Canon City
4:00 pm -
MS Boys Basketball - @ Canon City
Florence Jr/Sr High School Ca単on City, CO 81212, USA
4:00 pm -
Boys Basketball at Salida Middle School
Harrison K-8 School, 520 Milford St, Salida
4:30 pm -
MS Girls Wrestling vs Lamar, las Animas, Wiley
Florence JR/SR High School, 2006 CO-67, Florence
4:00 pm -
MS Boys Basketball - vs Woodland Park
Florence JR/SR High School, 2006 CO-67, Florence
4:00 pm -
Board of Education meeting
Lincoln School of Science & Technology, 101 N 14th St, Ca3on City
5:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Monday November 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone have a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, non smoking, home in Canon City to rent?
The family (2 adults, 1 teen) has a small dog. They would need it by 12-01 and can pay approximately $1700.00 per month. They are selling their home… (Nextdoor Coyote Ridge) - I just wondering if there is anyone around that knows how to repair a very old Antique Chime clock.
It is wound up and won't release so it has quit running and chiming. I would really appreciate any help you can offer. Message me if there is anyone… (Nextdoor Coyote Ridge)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Pizza Chef(06368) - 401 E MAIN STREET in Florence. Apply here.
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in PENROSE CO S18042 in Penrose. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Florence here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pueblo West
- VOTE for the Pueblo Chieftain Football Player of the Year (chieftain.com)
- Pueblo West warns of financial challenges after ballot measures fail (kansas.com)
- Democrats dominate Pueblo County races, but voters split on ballot issues (kansas.com)
Pueblo
- Humane Society in Pueblo celebrates adoption successes after Aspen Acres Fire (krdo.com)
- Republican Tammi Pando wins Pueblo County assessor race (kansas.com)
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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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