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🌱 How a free bike clinic could change getting around Parachute
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Good day Parachute! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How a free bike clinic could change getting around Parachute
- See the fresh ideas shaping Parachute's parks and downtown identity
Also on today's calendar: Social Roots and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warmer with a thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 75, low: 45.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bike Clinic offers free repairs and mechanic classes in Parachute (postindependent.com) — A new volunteer-run Bike Clinic is offering free bicycle repairs and hands-on mechanic classes right in Parachute, helping residents keep their bikes rolling despite the nearest shop being 18 miles away. Organizers have already fixed dozens of bikes at local events and will ask Parachute Town Council on Oct. 15 to lease a vacant building while fundraising for a mobile repair trailer. 
• Parachute roots grow stronger as Design Workshop interns work with town officials (postindependent.com) — Parachute officials spent the summer working with Design Workshop interns to reimagine Beasley Park and Parachute Landing Park as more welcoming gateways for events and gatherings. The pro bono project also helped the town clarify its identity, from honoring its history and schools to highlighting the rare Parachute Penstemon, feeding into a broader push to revitalize downtown and strengthen community pride.
📸 Around Parachute
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parachute
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★ Featured events ★
- Back to Reality Book Club →
Parachute Branch Library, 244 Grand Valley Way, Parachute
3:00 pm
Friday October 16
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Other local events
- GVMS VB vs Aspen 7th home
Grand Valley Middle School Parachute, CO 81635
4:30 pm - Maybe AI Isn't for You →
244 Grand Valley Way, Parachute
12:00 pm - Social Roots →
Parachute Branch Library, 244 Grand Valley Way, Parachute
1:30 pm - PBMPRD October Board of Directors Meeting →
Grand Valley Recreation Center, 398 Arroyo Dr, Battlement Mesa
5:30 pm - Rifle Friends of the Library Book Club →
Rifle Branch Library, 207 East Ave, Rifle
1:00 pm - Digital Domination →
Parachute Branch Library, 244 Grand Valley Way, Parachute
2:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Wednesday October 21
Sunday October 25
📣 Parachute Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball vs Delta 4/5/6pm *HOME
Grand Valley High School Parachute, CO 81635
4:00 pm - GVMS Football vs. Glenwood
Grand Valley Middle School Parachute, CO 81635
4:30 pm - GVMS VB vs Basalt 8th home
Grand Valley Middle School Parachute, CO 81635
4:30 pm - GVMS VB vs Aspen 7th home
Grand Valley Middle School Parachute, CO 81635
4:30 pm - GVMS Football game vs Craig Middle School
Grand Valley High School Parachute, CO 81635
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey everyone, come join us this coming Saturday Oct.
3 @ 1:00 at All Saints Episcopal Church for our annual Blessing of the Animals. All people and animals are welcome. If your animal is too large or… (Nextdoor Battlement Mesa) - Hey everyone, we are back this week for online service at All Saints Episcopal Church here in Battlement Mesa.
Our service is at Noon, we are located at 150 Sipprelle Dr. Come join us in person, we would love to see you and welcome you. If you would rather,… (Nextdoor Battlement Mesa)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Parachute. Apply here.
- Centro de la Familia de Utah posted a job opening for Infant Toddler Teacher in Parachute. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parachute here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rifle
- Rifle High School builds freshman success from day one (postindependent.com)
Silt
- Garfield Re-2 school board supports bond, mill levy override ballot measures (postindependent.com)
- U.S. beekeepers grapple with delayed pay from AI hive company (aspenpublicradio.org)
Palisade
- Aspen, Vail Christian enter Colorado Prep girls volleyball rankings (coloradopreps.com)
- Angel's Envy Just Unveiled the Perfect Fall Whiskey That Tastes 'Like a Peach Cobbler' (newsbreak.com)
Ok Parachute! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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