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🌱 How Granger’s Tom Hess rolled to a national senior bowling title

Granger, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Granger’s Tom Hess rolled to a national senior bowling title

Also on today's calendar: Madrid Varsity Baseball @ Woodward-Granger and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: How far can a fast dog run into the woods? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 61.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tom Hess tops Chris Barnes in PBA50 Senior U.S. Open finals in Greeley (greeleytribune.com) — Granger resident Tom Hess just captured a major national bowling title, winning the PBA50 Senior U.S. Open in Greeley with a dominant run through the stepladder finals. Hess, seeded fourth, defeated Chris Barnes 249-197 in the championship match and took home $15,000, capping what he called his best four games of the year.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Halfway. After that, the dog is running *out of* the woods. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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