🌱 How did Collinsville’s undefeated Pirates power through their toughest tests?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Collinsville’s undefeated Pirates power through their toughest tests?

Also on today's calendar: Collinsville Pirates Volleyball vs Lindsay and 3 more events.

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 71 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a passing shower, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Undefeated Pirates head into bye (whitesboronewsrecord.com) — Collinsville’s Pirates football team has surged to a 5-0 start, highlighted by high-scoring wins over Alvord, Muenster, Tioga, Cooper, and Bells. With standout performances from quarterback Paxton Davidson and his receivers, the team enters this week’s bye focused on healing up, cutting down penalties, and sharpening special teams before opening district play at Lindsay on Oct. 9.
   

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📸 Around Collinsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Collinsville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 23

• Whitewright Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Collinsville →
  Collinsville High School, 202 N Broadway St, Collinsville
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 16

• Collinsville Pirates Volleyball vs Lindsay →
  Collinsville TX
  4:30 pm
• Collinsville vs Lindsay →
  202 Broadway St., Collinsville
  4:30 pm
• Celeste Blue Devils Football at Collinsville →
  202 Broadway St., Collinsville
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• Celeste at Collinsville →
  202 Broadway St., Collinsville

Friday October 23

• Collinsville Pirates Volleyball vs Whitewright →
  Collinsville TX
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday October 4

• Fire Prevention Week
  Gainesville ISD Gainesville, TX 76240
• Aubrey Fall Festival →
  Oak Tree's Beer Garden, 598 Spring Hill Rd, Aubrey
  12:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Texas Teachers Day
  Gainesville ISD Gainesville, TX 76240
• Tennis Bi-District
  Whitesboro ISD Whitesboro, TX 76273
• WMS VOLLEYBALL @ HOME
  WMS GYM
  4:30 pm
• MS Volleyball @ Callisburg 7B/7A/8B/8A
  Callisburg ISD Gainesville, TX 76240
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A tale of two Frenchies even though they don't have tails lol.
  Nala is the black and white, Morticia is the brown one (Nextdoor North Collinsville)
• Looking for an experienced dog sitter, in-home health care/caregiver, or child care provider?
  I'm semi-retired and currently working part-time for Celina ISD. I am available to help with these services at various times per day. Reach out to… (Nextdoor Outskirts of collinsville)

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Server in Tioga. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Gunter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collinsville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Whitesboro

• W'boro's 3rd Annual Chris Lovejoy Marching Invitational a success (whitesboronewsrecord.com)
• Area runners claim team titles at Blue Ridge, Denison (whitesboronewsrecord.com)
• Orders pour in as Sherman shop joins effort to help grieving Whitesboro family (kxii.com)

Gunter

• Cowboys Legend Tony Romo's Bid at Second Career in Golf May Not Pan Out as Expected (essentiallysports.com)

Pilot Point

• Locally owned home health agency celebrates over three decades of service (whitesboronewsrecord.com)
• Council gets high credit marks (postsignal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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