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In today's newsletter:

• Coppell hiker describes harrowing helicopter escape from Grand Canyon flood.
• See where Coppell ranks in this week's Texas football poll.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine and hot, temps: high: 98, low: 77.
• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three North Texas men missing after flash flood in Grand Canyon (dallasnews.com) — A Coppell resident, David Gregory, was among more than 60 hikers evacuated from the Grand Canyon after a sudden flash flood destroyed footbridges and turned normally calm creeks into raging, debris-filled torrents. Three Granbury men remain missing, and authorities have recovered two bodies while search efforts continue in the rugged Bright Angel Canyon area.
   

• Shadow Creek, Ridge Point move up in state football rankings (houstonchronicle.com) — Coppell High's football team has cracked the statewide rankings after a decisive win over Lewisville Hebron, landing among Texas' top large-school programs. The list, compiled by Dave Campbell's Texas Football, tracks how powerhouse teams across every classification rose or fell after Week 1 results.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coppell

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Wednesday September 2
• Career Launch Pad
  Martin Luther King Jr Library and Learning Center 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75215, US
  10:00 am
• Voice Class →
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  1:00 pm
• Violin Class →
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  2:00 pm
• Special Board Meeting - Level IV Grievance
  Coppell ISD Coppell, TX 75019
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Campus Wide Orange Day
  Riverchase Ele Coppell, TX 75019
• Dallasite Yogis
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  12:00 pm
• Clear Path Texas: Statewide Expunction Project
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  12:00 pm
• Keyboard Class →
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Toddler Time
  Grand Prairie ISD Grand Family Service Center
  9:30 am
• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  9:30 am
• Job Seeker Peer Support Club
  Dallas Public Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
  10:00 am
• Songs and Stories
  Park Forest Branch Library 3421 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX, 75234, US
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm looking for a pool cleaner..
  my pool is 13,000 gal. salt pool $42 weekly to tax. (Nextdoor Coppell Woodridge)
• Looking for a one time cleaning for a vacant house in Coppell.
  2300 sqft single story, 4 beds 2 baths. Thanks. (Nextdoor Coppell Greens)

• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Plumber, Coppell ISD in Coppell. Apply here.
• Towne Park posted a job opening for *SEASONAL* Resort Service Associate ($12 - $15/hr) - Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coppell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carrollton

• CyrusOne Data Center Contributes To $4.6B Of New Distress (bisnow.com)
• Meet 'Castle Breaker,' Iran's new missile wreaking havoc in US war (usatoday.com)
• HotelKey reducing labor with self-check-in kiosk deployments (retailcustomerexperience.com)

Farmers Branch

• Riley Gilbreath Opry debut with Rhonda Vincent (bluegrasstoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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