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🌱 AJ Winters Elementary Halloween Carnival and 11 more events
And check out Paris Elementary Halloween Carnival on the Paris Patch calendar

Hi Paris! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- AJ Winters Elementary Halloween Carnival at Bear Lake County District #33
- Paris Elementary Halloween Carnival at Bear Lake County District #33
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- Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 33 degrees.
- Friday: Pleasantly warm with sunshine, temps: high: 77, low: 36.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 36 degrees.
📸 Around Paris
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paris
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- AJ Winters Elementary Halloween Carnival
Bear Lake County District #33 Paris, ID 83261 - Paris Elementary Halloween Carnival
Bear Lake County District #33 Paris, ID 83261
3:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sugar-Salem at Preston →
Preston High School, 151 E 2Nd St, Preston
5:00 pm - GAME NIGHT! →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2060 Niter Bench Road, Grace
7:00 pm - AJ Winters Elementary Halloween Carnival
Bear Lake County District #33 Paris, ID 83261 - Wild BFF Club
Larsen-Sant Public Library, 109 South First E, Preston
4:00 pm - Bear Lake at Preston →
151 E 2Nd St, Preston
7:00 pm - Preston Indians Volleyball vs Bear Lake →
151 E 2Nd St, Preston
7:00 pm - Preston Indians Volleyball vs Snake River →
151 E 2Nd St, Preston
7:00 pm - Snake River at Preston →
151 E 2Nd St, Preston
7:00 pm - Flint Creek Co-op (Drummond/Granite) at Grace →
704 South Main St., Grace
1:00 pm - Flint Creek Co-op Drummond/Granite at Grace →
Grace High School, 704 South Main St., Grace
1:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Citizen scientists brought a water sample from the Spokane River to our Coeur d'Alene office, and the sample contained a statoblast (first image)!
A statoblast is the microscopic reproductive pod of a freshwater animal called the Bryozoa, which is actually a colony made up of microscopic… (Nextdoor )
- PacifiCorp - Pacific Power posted a job opening for Journeyman Lineman Troubleshooter in Montpelier. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Preston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paris here.
🗞 Nearby News
Montpelier
- Landscaping taking place at Teton River Idaho Temple (idahostatejournal.com)
Preston
- Nominations Open for Jordan Schnitzer Prize of the West (mycentraloregon.com)
- Preston volleyball falls to Bear Lake (hjnews.com)
- Larsen-Sant Library undergoing 6,000 square foot expansion (hjnews.com)
Pocatello
- ISU unveils brand new esports arena (eastidahonews.com)
- Football games aren't played on paper: Highland-Pocatello meet Friday for 64th Black and Blue Bowl (idahostatejournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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