🌱 How Yuma students fared in the regional National Civics Bee

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In today's newsletter:

• How Yuma students fared in the regional National Civics Bee

Also on today's calendar: Moonlit Cascades – Oil Painting Class - Yuma, Colorado.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; windy in the afternoon, with a high of 89 and low of 46 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 34.
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Northeast Colorado students participate in National Civics Bee (fortmorgantimes.com) — Yuma Middle School students were among five finalists in a regional National Civics Bee held in Fort Morgan, and organizers hope to add a qualifying competition in Yuma next year. Local student Hannah Deering placed second and will advance, along with two other finalists, to the state competition in Denver this July.
   

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📸 Around Yuma

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yuma

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Moonlit Cascades – JD Wayne Inspired Oil Painting Class (Yuma, CO)
  Empowering Oasis, 107 W 2nd Ave, Yuma
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Moonlit Cascades – Oil Painting Class - Yuma, Colorado
  Empowering Oasis , 107 W 2nd Ave , Yuma
  10:00 am

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📣 Yuma Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• FFA: District Banquet
  Lone Star 101 Otis, CO 80743
• Track (JH) @ Merino Junior High Invite
  Otis R Merino High School
  9:00 am
• Otis School District R-3: Kindergarten-Dudes & Donuts
  Otis R Otis, CO 80743
  2:40 pm
• Baseball (V) @ Simla High School
  Otis R Simla High School
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Adulting Day
  Lone Star 101 Otis, CO 80743
• Otis School District R-3: Drama Club Play & Dinner
  Otis R Otis, CO 80743
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Track (HS) @ Tom Meyer Invitational
  Otis R Akron High School
  9:00 am
• Baseball (V) @ Flatirons Academy
  Otis R Flatirons Academy
  11:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Otis Junior-Senior High School: Drama Club Play & Dinner
  Otis Junior-Senior High School Otis, CO 80743
  4:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Track (HS) @ Sedgwick County Cougar Classic
  Julesburg High School
  9:00 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 Yuma. Apply here.
• Mission Hospital posted a job opening for Medical Technologist in Yuma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yuma here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling

• Marty Smock appointed to fill Sterling City Council Ward 2 seat (journal-advocate.com)
• Chamber Member of the Week: The Prairie Star Event Center (journal-advocate.com)
• As RE-1 Valley plans personnel cuts for next year, remaining staff want a raise (journal-advocate.com)

Fort Morgan

• Things to Do: Celebrate Arbor Day, support Special Olympians and more (fortmorgantimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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