🌱 Remembering Norma Jean Watson and her cherished Potlatch childhood

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• Remembering Norma Jean Watson and her cherished Potlatch childhood

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
• Friday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Norma Jean Watson of Quincy, WA (gcj.news) — Norma Jean Watson, remembered in a newly published obituary, cherished her childhood on her grandfather’s Rock Creek farm and attended Potlatch schools before moving to Quincy in 1947. She later helped build a family farm and served in community leadership roles. Her service is November 19 at Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in George, Washington.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potlatch

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Wednesday November 25

• Book Review Club at the Potlatch Public Library →
  Potlatch Public Library, 1010 Onaway Rd, Potlatch
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• UIRA Annual Meeting and Luncheon →
  Best Western Plus University Inn, 1516 W Pullman Rd, Moscow
  10:00 am
• Babes & Books →
  Moscow Public Library, 110 S Jefferson St, Moscow
  10:15 am
• Petco Adoption Event →
  Moscow ID
  2:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Toddler Storytime →
  Moscow Contemporary, 2012 W Pullman Rd, Moscow
  10:45 am
• Volunteer Workday: Preparing Idler’s Rest for New Tree Planting →
  Idler's Rest Nature Preserve, 1187 Idlers Rest Road, Moscow
  1:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Craft Sale in Princeton →
  Princeton ID
  9:00 am
• Seasonal Soirée →
  Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, 1040 Rodeo Drive, Moscow
  4:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball vs Bonners Ferry High School
  Moscow High School, 650 N Cleveland, Moscow
  4:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Girls Varsity Basketball vs Prairie High School
  Moscow High School, 650 N Cleveland, Moscow
  6:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• Medicare Workshop →
  Moscow Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson, Moscow
  10:30 am
• Moscow Food Co-op Store Tour →
  Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E 5th St, Moscow
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Dining Room Host in Moscow. Apply here.
• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Key Carrier Coordinator in Moscow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Potlatch here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Moscow

• Dynamic brass quintet Canadian Brass to perform at U of I Nov. 13 (uidaho.edu)
• U of I to honor veterans with wreath-laying ceremony and dinner (uidaho.edu)
• Alan Hull, 79 (shoshonenewspress.com)

Orofino

• Idaho Sees Gasoline Prices Drop Again (koze.com)

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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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