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🌱 Why smoke is rising east of Prineville this week and beyond.
Happening soon: The Ridgeview Ravens vs. the Crook County Cowboys on the Prineville Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why smoke is rising east of Prineville this week and beyond.
Also on today's calendar: Children's Program: Storytime and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 44 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 42.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Smoke plume rises east of Prineville as Ochoco crews light prescribed burn (centraloregondaily.com) — Residents in and around Prineville may see and smell smoke as the U.S. Forest Service conducts a 1,900-acre prescribed burn about 23 miles east of town in the Ochoco National Forest. Crews expect operations and temporary camping closures in the Howard Elliott Johnson Project Area to continue through October, as they work to reduce wildfire risk after this summer's massive Rowe Creek Complex fire. 
📸 Around Prineville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Prineville
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★ Featured events ★
- The Ridgeview Ravens vs. the Crook County Cowboys →
Crook County High School Football Field, SE 2nd St, Prineville
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Children's Program: Storytime →
175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr, Prineville
10:00 am - Mobility for Life →
Broughton Room, 175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr, Prineville
10:00 am - Ridgeview at Crook County →
Crook County High School, 1100 SE Lynn Blvd, Prineville
7:00 pm - The History of the Meek Wagon Trail →
Bowman Museum, 246 N. Main, Prineville
6:00 pm - Caldera at Crook County →
Crook County High School, 1100 SE Lynn Blvd, Prineville
7:00 pm - Oregon Farrier Clinic →
Prineville OR - 'No Frills' Craft Event in Prineville, Oregon →
Bowman Museum, 246 N Main St, Prineville
9:00 am - 'No Frills' Craft Event in Prineville, Oregon →
Bowman Museum, 246 N Main St, Prineville
9:00 am - A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party →
129 NW 4th St, Prineville
10:00 pm - Archeology of the Ochocos →
Bowman Museum, 246 N. Main, Prineville
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 9
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Monday October 26
Wednesday October 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lunch & Learn - Aging In Your Own Home →
Redmond Chamber of Commerce, 446 SW 7th St., Redmond
11:45 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- RB American Group posted a job opening for Area Director in Prineville. Apply here.
- MP Nexlevel, LLC posted a job opening for SAFETY COORDINATOR- Prineville, OR in Prineville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Prineville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Redmond
- Redmond Fire to use $253,000 FEMA grant on diesel exhaust capture to reduce cancer risk (centraloregondaily.com)
- Popular Redmond crab event ends after 11 years (redmondspokesman.com)
- 18th annual R'Oktoberfest brings German carnival traditions, other fun to Redmond (redmondspokesman.com)
Ok Prineville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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