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🌱 Pueblo shelter celebrates fire reunions at Saturday’s Whisker Brunch

Pueblo, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Pueblo! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Pueblo shelter celebrates fire reunions at Saturday’s Whisker Brunch
  • Angela Giron wins tight Pueblo County commissioner race
  • What Pueblo’s new zoo tax will pay for first

Also on today's calendar: Solar in Your Community Town Hall and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 65 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 31.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 66 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Humane Society in Pueblo celebrates adoption successes after Aspen Acres Fire (krdo.com) — Pueblo’s animal shelter is celebrating a major recovery effort: nearly all of the more than 420 animals it housed during the Aspen Acres Fire were reunited with their owners within 18 days. Saturday morning’s Whisker Brunch at the Pueblo Convention Center will honor community support and raise money for the shelter.
   

2. Angela Giron defeats Zach Swearingen in Pueblo County commissioner race (kansas.com) — Angela Giron will take office as Pueblo County’s District 3 commissioner in January after incumbent Zach Swearingen conceded their close race. The latest unofficial tally puts her ahead by 810 votes, with an estimated 1,036 ballots outstanding. Swearingen offered to help the transition and urged cooperation with Pueblo and Pueblo West.
   

3. Pueblo Zoo gets funding boost thanks to voters (fox21news.com) — Pueblo voters approved a zoo sales tax increase of about 17 cents per $100 spent, giving the zoo a way to close its nearly $150,000 budget gap. Habitat improvements will follow gradually, officials say. Pueblo County residents will also receive half-price daytime admission throughout December.
   

4. Democrats dominate Pueblo County races, but voters split on ballot issues (kansas.com) — Pueblo County voters backed Democrats in eight of nine county-only candidate races, but broke with the local party’s recommendations on most ballot questions, according to unofficial results. Support included tougher fentanyl penalties and mandatory notification of federal immigration authorities, while the sheriff’s race remained the only undecided local contest.
   

5. VOTE for the Pueblo Chieftain Football Player of the Year (chieftain.com) — Pueblo football fans have until noon Nov. 17 to help choose the Chieftain’s Football Player of the Year finalists. The first round features area athletes ranked among their divisions’ statistical leaders, including Pueblo South quarterback MJ Molina, with the 10 highest vote-getters advancing to next week’s poll.
   

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  • Keep your eyes open for this family of deer!
    🩷 They were on the 700 block of Jackson at 10:30pm! (Nextdoor Beulah Ave)
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    I finally got a notebook to keep track of alot of things for Rose's Paintings, the first part is keeping track of what Pokemon I've painted and ones… (Nextdoor Sunnyheights)
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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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