🌱 Is this weekend the best time to see Hurley’s fall colors?

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In today's newsletter:

• Is this weekend the best time to see Hurley’s fall colors?

Also on today's calendar: Library Board Meeting and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 45 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 31.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Parts of northern Wisconsin near peak fall color (upnorthnewswi.com) — Hurley is already glowing with about 85% peak fall color, making this weekend an ideal time for locals to stroll, drive, or bike to enjoy the changing leaves. Northern Wisconsin communities like Mercer, Phillips, and Hayward are also nearing peak, while much of southern Wisconsin is still just getting started.
   

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📸 Around Hurley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hurley

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6

• Book Club →
  Hurley Library, Hurley
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• JV Football HOME vs Rib Lake
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  5:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• JH Football HOME vs Ontonagon
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  5:00 pm
• JH Girls Basketball HOME vs Bessemer
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  5:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• Volleyball HOME vs Washburn
  Hurley Hi Hurley, WI 54534
  5:45 pm
• Volleyball HOME vs Washburn (Parents Night)
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  5:45 pm

Friday October 9

• Varsity Football HOME vs Three Lakes/Phelps (Parents Night)
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 15

• Library Board Meeting →
  Hurley WI
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Volleyball Hurley Fall Classic
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  9:00 am
• Bulldogs Football HOME vs Rhinelander - Veterans Memorial Field
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  11:00 am

Monday October 5

• JV Football HOME vs Rib Lake
  Hurley SD Hurley, WI 54534
  5:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Astronomy on Tap Montréal: Cardboard Telescope and Sci-Fi Exoplanets →
  Siboire Saint-Laurent, 5101 boul. St-Laurent, Montréal
  1:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• October is National Firewood Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using the occasion to spread the event’s slogan: “Buy It Where You Burn It!
  ” It’s important for Wisconsin residents and visitors to understand and observe the year-round importance of obtaining firewood from local sources,… (Nextdoor )

• Avanti Health Systems posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Hurley. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ashland

• WNAXLP (ADP Oct 1, 8 & 15, 2026) STATE (leadertelegram.com)
• Bayfield County committee votes to defund Flock license plate cameras (gazettextra.com)
• Drought conditions in northern half of Wisconsin ease in some areas and expand in others (wpr.org)

Lac du Flambeau

• Hundreds of Wisconsin towns fall short of cybersecurity best practices (votebeat.org)
• Mole Lake Ojibwe tribe included in suit over alleged predatory lending (jsonline.com)

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Ok Hurley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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