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Coming up on the calendar:
- In Range Band - June 13, 2026
- Bell Tower Cultural Center presents Manitou Strings
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Hot; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 98 and low of 62 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Increasing clouds and warm, temps: high: 92, low: 58.
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday June 12
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Read to Jewel
Penrose Community Library District
35 7th Avenue, Penrose, CO 81240
10:00 am
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Summer Reading Program
Penrose Community Library District
35 7th Avenue, Penrose, CO 81240
3:30 pm
Monday June 15
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Rummikub Club →
Cañon City Public Library, 516 Macon Ave, Cañon City
1:00 pm
Wednesday June 17
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Water Committee Meeting →
City Hall, 128 Main St, Cañon City
2:00 pm
Monday June 22
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Board of Education meeting
Washington Elementary School
101 N 14th St, Cañon City, CO 81212, USA
5:30 pm
Saturday July 4
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Canon City Fourth of July Fireworks →
Canon City Rouse Park, 1600 Park Ave, Cañon City
9:15 pm
Saturday July 18
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Bell Tower Cultural Center presents Look'ee Here →
Bell Tower Cultural Center, 201 E 2nd St, Florence
7:00 pm
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Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival →
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, 4218 Co Rd 3A, Cañon City
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 11
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TAG Teen Advisory group meeting →
Cañon City Public Library, 516 Macon Ave, Cañon City
2:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Cheyenne Mountain Varsity Football @ Canon City →
Cañon City High School, 1313 College Ave, Cañon City
7:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Penrose
Pueblo West
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- First woman to serve as Pueblo County attorney resigns for PURA job (chieftain.com)
- Highly anticipated Leonardo da Vinci Museum set to open in Pueblo (chieftain.com)
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