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🌱 How Castle Valley watched the 1981 Doxol disaster unfold from their yards
Castle Valley, Utah Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Castle Valley! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Castle Valley watched the 1981 Doxol disaster unfold from their yards
Also on today's calendar: Davey and The Midnights and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very warm with hazy sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hazy sunshine and hot, temps: high: 105, low: 73.
- Saturday: Hazy sunshine and very warm, with a high of 104 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Remembering the tragedy of the Doxol Propane Plant (moabtimes.com) — Castle Valley residents are reminded how closely their community was touched by the 1981 Doxol propane plant explosion near Moab, from watching an outdoor movie when the blast occurred to sending local firefighters to help. The story revisits the power outage that hit Castle Valley, the tense evacuation in Moab, and the bravery of responders and medical teams who prevented an even greater tragedy. 
📸 Around Castle Valley
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Upcoming Events in
Castle Valley
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★ Featured events ★
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"We're Castle Valley" Speaker Series: We're Clouds! →
Castle Valley Library, 2 E Castle Valley Dr, Castle Valley
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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Other local events
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Art in the Parks
Canyonlands National Park Orange Cliffs Overlook, Island in the Sky district
8:00 am -
Davey and The Midnights →
The Blu Pig, 811 S Main St, Moab
7:00 pm -
Yoga at USARA with Breann →
Wellness Collective, 76 S 100 W, Moab
10:00 am -
Bluegrass Night at the Backyard Theater →
Moab Backyard Theater, 56 W 100 S, Moab
8:00 pm
Wednesday August 12
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Wednesday September 2
📣 Castle Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MFCS Presents: Bobby Alu →
Swanny City Park, 400 N 100 W, Moab
6:00 pm -
BB GR vs ALTAMONT
Green River High 745 W Pirate Ave, Green River, UT 84525, USA
4:00 pm -
Art in the Parks
Canyonlands National Park Orange Cliffs Overlook, Island in the Sky district
8:00 am -
VB GR vs BRYCE VALLEY
Green River High 745 W Pirate Ave, Green River, UT 84525, USA
4:00 pm -
Escalante Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Green River →
Green River High School, 455 400 N St, Green River
5:30 pm -
Dugway Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Green River →
Green River High School, 455 400 N St, Green River
6:00 pm -
Skate Moab - Free Community Night - All Ages →
Old Spanish Trail Arena, 3641 S Hwy 191, Moab
6:00 pm
Friday August 7
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
Friday August 14
Thursday August 20
Friday August 28
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🗞 Nearby News
Moab
- Moab council restricts hours residents can water outdoors (moabtimes.com)
- GCHS student wins $1,000 scholarship in local art contest (moabtimes.com)
- Failure as a motivator: Gearing up for an ultramarathon ‣ Ocean City Sentinel (ocnjsentinel.com)
Wellington
- Bats In The Attic? Utah DWR Has Tips And A Chance To Watch! (890kdxu.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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