🌱 How did Colfax’s Bulldog girls fare at the Spokane tournament?

Morning Colfax! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Colfax’s Bulldog girls fare at the Spokane tournament?
• What WSDOT wants Colfax residents to ask about Lower Snake River?

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 46.
• Monday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Bulldog girls travel to Shadle (wcgazette.com) — Colfax High’s girls volleyball team hit the road to Spokane for the Sheridan-Welch Crossover Tournament, finishing 2-4 in pool play and 1-1 in bracket matches. Local standouts like Brooke Vandenbark, Riley Ferguson, and teammates posted strong stats in kills, blocks, aces, and digs as the Bulldogs tied for third in the Bronze Bracket.
   

• The Week That Was: Day of Remembrance, Camp Sekani trails reopen and other news (inlander.com) — Colfax residents are invited to a Washington State Department of Transportation open house at the Whitman County Library on Oct. 6 to discuss alternatives to barge traffic if Lower Snake River dams are removed. The broader roundup also covers Spokane-area fire recovery, health insurance changes for noncitizens, and other regional developments that could indirectly affect Eastern Washington communities.
   

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📸 Around Colfax

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colfax

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Tuesday October 6

• SAIL Fitness, Colfax
  Colfax Library
  10:30 am

Wednesday October 7

• Energy Assistance, Colfax
  Colfax Library
  10:00 am
• Tech Help, Colfax
  Colfax Library
  10:00 am

Thursday October 8

• Storytime @ Colfax Library
  Colfax Library
  10:00 am
• SAIL Fitness, Colfax
  Colfax Library
  10:30 am
• Planning Ahead, Colfax
  Colfax Library
  6:00 pm

Friday October 9

• Littles & Laughs Playgroup @Colfax Library
  Colfax Library, Library Basement Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Meet the Artist: Courtney Browning, Colfax
  Colfax Library, Libey Gallery
  5:00 pm

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📣 Colfax Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Dungeons & Dragons-Colfax
  Colfax Library
  10:30 am

Monday October 5

• Library Levy Community Conversation, Albion
  Albion Library
  6:00 pm
• Mug Mondays →
  Terracotta Pullman, 107 S Grand Ave Ste C, Pullman
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• SAIL Fitness, Colfax
  Colfax Library
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ever wonder what happens when judges, attorneys, and journalists sit down together to better understand one another’s work?
  In the newest episode of the Washington Courts Report podcast, host Patric Haerle talks with former King County Superior Court judges Bill Downing… (Nextdoor )

• Waste Connections, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative- Colfax,WA in Colfax. Apply here.
• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Colfax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colfax here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pullman

• WSDOT Considering Safety Improvements At Dangerous High Speed Intersection Near Pullman Where Agency Removed Caution Light (dailyfly.com)
• WSU submits state funding requests for upcoming legislative session (dailyevergreen.com)
• Crime rates spike after the first WSU football home game of the season (dailyevergreen.com)

Clarkston

• Bantams sweep Eagles to stay unbeaten in league volleyball (lmtribune.com)
• Toys For Tots Kicks Off Campaign In Lewiston (bigcountrynewsconnection.com)
• 2026 Trick-or-Treat & Halloween Guide (dailyfly.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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