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🌱 How a new $3.3M project could transform Blairsden’s internet access
Blairsden, California Patch AM: a 2 min readGood morning Blairsden! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new $3.3M project could transform Blairsden’s internet access
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 91 and low of 51 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 50.
- Sunday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 91 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CPUC Approves Over $18.2 Million for Broadband Infrastructure, Regional Planning, and Digital Inclusion Projects Across California (ca.gov) — Blairsden homes are slated to get new fiber-optic broadband through a CPUC-approved project that funds Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications to connect 83 unserved locations in Mohawk Meadows communities, including Blairsden. The $18.2 million statewide package backs rural infrastructure, planning, and digital literacy, promising faster internet, better access to telehealth, education, and emergency information for local residents. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Graduation →
Portola Jr./Sr. High School Bob Wise Memorial Stadium
5:00 pm -
PCOE/PUSD Regular Board Meetings
Plumas Unified 50 Church Street, Quincy, CA
4:30 pm -
The Wings of the Feather River: Film →
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center, Plumas County, Beckwourth
5:30 pm -
Veils of Wilderness: Edges of Belonging Panoramic Presentation →
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center, Plumas County, 495 Beckwourth Calpine Rd, Beckwourth
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Veils of Wilderness: Edges of Belonging Panoramic... →
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center, Plumas County, Beckwourth
4:00 pm
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- Feather River College posted a job opening for Assistant Football Coach in Quincy. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Graeagle
- Collaborative helicopter training held near Graeagle (plumassun.org)
Portola
- Meet the Portola Junior-Senior High School and Jim Beckwourth High School class of 2026 (plumassun.org)
- FRC celebrates student research across disciplines (plumassun.org)
- Anker's massive SOLIX Early Prime Day power station deals + exclusive bonus savings from $129, Ride1Up Portola e-bike, more (electrek.co)
Quincy
- Meet the Quincy Junior-Senior High School Class of 2026 (plumassun.org)
- Northern Nevada players help Feather River College to stellar season (rgj.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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