🌱 How Rifle’s softball sweep set up a winner-take-all title clash

Greetings Rifle! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Rifle’s softball sweep set up a winner-take-all title clash
• How a Rifle van shop grew to 800 rolling tiny homes
• Why senators want answers after four Rifle helitack firefighters died

Also on today's calendar: Rifle XC Open and 8 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: A brief afternoon shower, temps: high: 85, low: 45.
• Monday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rifle Bears softball team tears into Cedaredge Bruins during senior night doubleheader (postindependent.com) — Rifle softball fans just watched the Bears dominate Cedaredge on senior night, sweeping a home doubleheader 12–0 and 8–1 and outscoring the Bruins 20–1 overall. Strong pitching from sophomore ace Gia Keithley and a long-awaited offensive breakout keep Rifle atop the 4A/3A Western Slope South, setting up a crucial road showdown with Montezuma‑Cortez for the league title Monday.
   

• From Rifle to the world: DM Vans surpasses 800-van mark (postindependent.com) — A fast-growing camper van company is now building all its vehicles in a 20,000‑square‑foot facility in Rifle, employing about 30 people and surpassing 800 completed vans. Co‑founder Matt Fesler describes how the business evolved from a single DIY van in a school parking lot to a stable operation with customers in 48 states, while keeping its simple, reliable design philosophy.
   

• Kelly, Hickenlooper, Gallego, Peters Call for Investigation into Policies Preceding Knowles Firefighter Deaths (senate.gov) — Four U.S. senators are demanding a federal investigation into policies surrounding the June deaths of four Rifle Interagency Helitack Crew firefighters on the Knowles Fire. They want the Interior Department to scrutinize wildfire suppression strategy, on‑the‑ground decision‑making in dangerous weather, and staffing changes, arguing that clearer safety policies are essential to protect crews based in places like Rifle.
   

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📸 Around Rifle

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rifle

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9

• Flexibility and Stability →
  Anytime Fitness, 800 Airport Rd, Rifle
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Football vs Basalt (JV)
  Coal Ridge High School, 35947 US-6, New Castle
  4:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Rifle XC Open →
  Rifle CO
• Rise and Restore Rifle →
  Rifle Branch Library, 207 East Ave, Rifle
  5:00 pm
• Grief Support Group →
  Grand River Health, 501 Airport Rd, Rifle
  5:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Baby & Me →
  Changing Lifestyles Room, 501 Airport Road, Rifle
  10:00 am

Thursday October 8

• Soccer vs Roaring Fork (V/JV)
  Coal Ridge High School, 35947 US-6, New Castle
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball vs Delta (C/JV/V)
  Coal Ridge High School, 35947 US-6, New Castle
  4:00 pm

Friday October 9

• XC @ Lincoln Park
  Lincoln Park, 910 N 12th St, Grand Junction
  4:00 pm
• Football @ Gunnison (V)
  Gunnison High School, 800 W Ohio Ave, Gunnison
  7:00 pm
• Nathan McEuen Presented by KMTS →
  Ute Theater and Events Center, 132 E 4th St, Rifle
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Octoberfest At Glenwood Caverns →
  Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, 51000 Two Rivers Plaza Road, Glenwood Springs
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Rifle. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Rifle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rifle here.

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🗞 Nearby News

New Castle

• Obituary: Deborah 'Debbie' Young (postindependent.com)

Parachute

• LCHS boys soccer team wins another one (leadvilleherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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