🌱 How a $2.1 million grant could strengthen Milton-Freewater’s power grid

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• How a $2.1 million grant could strengthen Milton-Freewater’s power grid

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 54.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Milton-Freewater power project gets funding boost (eastoregonian.com) — Milton-Freewater is in line for more than $2.1 million from the Oregon Department of Energy to replace a key power transformer and upgrade related grid equipment, boosting local reliability during extreme weather. The city’s municipal utility, the oldest in Oregon, is among nine selected statewide, with final approval now pending from the U.S. Department of Energy.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milton-Freewater

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 28

• Directors Jazz Quartet Sunday Jazz →
  Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard and Winery, 85728 Telephone Pole Rd, Milton-Freewater
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• School Board Meeting - Freewater School
  Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 Milton Freewater, OR 97862
  6:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Recreation Committee Meeting
  Milton-Freewater Public Library 8 SW Eighth Avenue, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
  5:00 pm

Friday June 19

• JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED
  Milton-Freewater Public Library 8 SW Eighth Avenue, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• City Council Executive Session and Special Session Meeting
  Milton-Freewater Public Library 8 SW Eighth Avenue, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
  6:30 pm

Monday June 15

• School Board Meeting - Freewater School
  Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 Milton Freewater, OR 97862
  6:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Recreation Committee Meeting
  Milton-Freewater Public Library 8 SW Eighth Avenue, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
  5:00 pm

Friday June 19

• JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED
  Milton-Freewater Public Library 8 SW Eighth Avenue, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
• Library Closed
  Athena Public Library 418 East Main Street, Athena, OR 97813

Monday June 22

• S.T.E.M Classes for the Family "Grow as we Go" ... →
  Pendleton Recreation Center, 510 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton
  5:30 pm
• S.T.E.M Classes for the Family "Grow as we Go" - Pendleton, OR 2026 →
  Pendleton Recreation Center, 510 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 25

• Burgers & Homebuying 101 →
  OMG! Burgers & Brew, 241 S Main St, Pendleton
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Pendleton

• Pendleton firefighters continuing to provide service as Fire Station 2 undergoes renovations (applevalleynewsnow.com)
• Pendleton rolls out holiday parade, fireworks show (eastoregonian.com)
• From tires to turf: Local firm recycles old tires for use in athletic fields, and more (eastoregonian.com)

Hermiston

• Hermiston to update Municipal Code to comply with housing laws (eastoregonian.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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