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🌱 Colton’s Jake Druffel earns national honors for wheat harvest

Colton, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Colton’s Jake Druffel earns national honors for wheat harvest

Also on today's calendar: Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 61 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 61, low: 43.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 61 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Idaho farmer tops national wheat yield contest despite July hailstorm (capitalpress.com) — Colton farmer Jake Druffel earned national recognition in the National Wheat Yield Contest, producing 196.12 bushels per acre in dryland winter wheat. Named among the contest’s “Bin Busters,” he grew the soft white variety PNW Trident. National winners will be honored at Commodity Classic in March 2027.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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