🌱 Girls Volleyball: Durand-Arkansaw vs Colfax (Middle School) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Girls Volleyball: Durand-Arkansaw vs Colfax (Middle School) at Colfax High School High School Main Gym
• Girls Volleyball: Colfax vs Boyceville (JV) at Boyceville High School High School Gym
• Girls Volleyball: Colfax vs Boyceville (Varsity) at Boyceville High School High School Gym

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway’s navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tainter Lake

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Thursday October 8

• Girls Volleyball: Durand-Arkansaw vs Colfax (Middle School)
  Colfax High School High School Main Gym
  5:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball: Colfax vs Boyceville (JV)
  Boyceville High School High School Gym
  5:45 pm
• Girls Volleyball: Colfax vs Boyceville (Varsity)
  Boyceville High School High School Gym
  7:00 pm

Friday October 9

• Football: Colfax vs Spring Valley (Varsity)
  Downtown Sports Complex
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Girls Volleyball: Novem Varsity VB Invite (Varsity)
  Cumberland High School, Cumberland Middle School
  9:00 am
• Boys Cross Country: (Varsity)
  South Middle School
  10:00 am
• Girls Cross Country: (Varsity)
  South Middle School
  10:00 am
• Girls Cross Country: (JV)
  South Middle School
  10:00 am
• Boys Cross Country: (JV)
  South Middle School
  10:00 am

Monday October 12

• Football: Spring Valley vs Colfax (JV)
  Colfax High School High School Football Field
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6

• Girls Cross Country: Clear Lake CC Invite (Varsity)
  Clear Lake High School
  4:45 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Clear Lake CC Invite (Middle School)
  Clear Lake High School
  4:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Menomonie

• Walk for Paws brings awareness and community events to Menomonie (wiproud.com)
• That's Entertainment: Week of 10/05/26 (leadertelegram.com)
• PREPS: Altoona girls pick up win at home cross country meet (leadertelegram.com)

New Auburn

• 5 Chippewa Herald sports photos of the week: Oct. 5 edition (chippewa.com)

Eau Claire

• Chippewa Valley Youth Football to host Punt, Pass & Kick competition (weau.com)
• UWEC exhibit explores Japanese-American experiences during WWII (leadertelegram.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway’s navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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