🌱 What Collinsville’s 62-35 win reveals about Alvord’s football strengths.

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In today's newsletter:

• What Collinsville’s 62-35 win reveals about Alvord’s football strengths.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 77, low: 60.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Undefeated Pirates head into bye (whitesboronewsrecord.com) — Collinsville’s undefeated Pirates recently rolled past the Alvord Bulldogs 62-35, with special teams and a high-powered offense making the difference. As Collinsville heads into a bye week before district play, Alvord fans can size up a tough non-district opponent that exposed defensive gaps but also highlighted the Bulldogs’ ability to move the ball and score.
   

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Saturday October 31

• Public Event - Locality Craft Cocktail Bar →
  Locality Craft Cocktail Bar, 1010 Halsell St, Bridgeport
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• McCarroll - A Team vs Peaster Junior High 8-A-VB - Volleyball (F) -
  Away - Peaster High School
  8:00 am
• Decatur Book Festival →
  Decatur
  8:00 am
• McCarroll - A Team vs Peaster Junior High 7-A-VB - Volleyball (F) -
  Away - Peaster High School
  8:00 am
• Decatur vs Pentathlon - Swimming (C) - Varsity
  Away - Arlington Natatorium
  5:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Mid-North District Charge Conference →
  First UMC Decatur, 104 S. Miller Street, Decatur
  2:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Decatur vs Bridgeport Country Club JV Invitational - Golf (M) - Jun
  Away - Bridgeport Country Club
  8:00 am
• Decatur vs Bridgeport Country Club JV Invitational - Golf (F) - Jun
  Away - Bridgeport Country Club
  8:00 am

Tuesday October 6

• Decatur vs Glen Rose High School Lady Tigers - Golf (F) - Varsity
  Away - Squaw Valley Golf Course
  8:00 am
• Tini Tuesday at Locality →
  Locality, 1010 Halsell Street, Bridgeport
  3:00 pm
• Bridgeport at Decatur →
  Decatur High School, 750 East Eagle Summit Dr., Decatur
  6:00 pm
• Decatur vs Bridgeport →
  Decatur High School, 750 East Eagle Summit Dr., Decatur
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🗞 Nearby News

Chico

• Alvord, ESD 4 reach deal on fire assets, station (wcmessenger.com)

Decatur

• 177 Big Sky Rd, Decatur, TX 76234 (zillow.com)

Bowie

• Bowie receives grant to fund clean-up week (bowienewsonline.com)
• National Night Out readied for Oct. 6 (bowienewsonline.com)
• Lady ‘Horns sweep past Gold-Burg (bowienewsonline.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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