🌱 Mancos equine center wins grant to expand programs for local residents.

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• Mancos equine center wins grant to expand programs for local residents.

Also on today's calendar: Norwood Varsity Football @ Mancos and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 46.
• Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Outdoor Recreation Roundtable is Announcing Rural Grants (rvbusiness.com) — Medicine Horse Center in Mancos has been awarded $7,500 to expand its outdoor equine programs for neurodivergent youth referred by Mancos Schools and for residents of nearby assisted-living and nursing facilities. Partner institutions will handle transportation, making it easier for local participants to spend structured, calming time with horses in low-stimulation outdoor sessions tailored to each person’s pace.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mancos

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11

• Community Dinner →
  Mt. Lookout Grange, 680 Grand Ave, Mancos
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10

• Chicken Creek Challenge →
  Mancos CO

Friday October 16

• Norwood Varsity Football @ Mancos →
  District 6 High School, 355 Grand Ave, Mancos
  1:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• Hunter's Moon Howl →
  Mancos Brewing Company, 484 Highway 160 E Frontage Road, Mancos
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Downtown District Walking Tour →
  Cortez, CO Calendar, 35 South Chestnut Street, Cortez
  10:00 am
• Montezuma Avenue Walking Tour →
  Cortez, CO Calendar, 35 South Chestnut Street, Cortez
  1:00 pm
• Native Comedy Night with Ernie Tsosie →
  Cortez Cultural Center, 25 North Market Street, Cortez
  5:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Public Arts Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Cortez, CO Calendar, 123 Roger Smith Ave., Cortez
  5:00 pm
• Build a Healthy Classroom and love your Job! Class →
  Cortez, CO Calendar, 202 N. Park St., Cortez
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• City of Cortez Lodgers' Tax Information Session →
  202 N. Park St., Cortez
• Business Analytics Certification (CBAP) Training in Allison, CO →
  2121 East Main Street, Cortez
• Story Time →
  Cortez, CO Calendar, 202 N Park St, Cortez
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Mancos. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Durango. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mancos here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dolores

• SNAP policy changes may mean Montezuma County pays new costs (the-journal.com)
• Backyard Diversity: Wildflower Mixes For The Four Corners (losalamosreporter.com)

Cortez

• Cortez Speedway closes out racing season by naming 2026 track champions (the-journal.com)
• Commission candidates address H.R. 1's effects on hospital (ksjd.org)
• No Kings now has more than 40 events planned for Oct. 17 in Colorado (kansas.com)

Durango

• Durango Municipal Court to receive trauma-informed training (durangoherald.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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