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This Week in Moab: Candidates Forum and Buffalo Soldiers, October 5–11 - Moab Sun News

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Ballots go out this month, and Monday night is the one chance to see nearly everyone on yours in the same room. House District 3 and State House District 69 — free, with KZMU carrying it live for anyone who can't get there. The rest of the week is unusually full: a Buffalo Soldiers panel at the museum, a blood drive, the Arts and Ag Market, a costume sale and a seed-to-table garden dinner.

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