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🌱 Arkansas Enhanced CHCL and 12 more events
Van Buren, Arkansas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Van Buren! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Brew On The Border at Fort Smith Museum Of History
- Xanadu Jr. Summer Camp at Chamber of Commerce
- Arkansas Enhanced CHCL at THOR Elite Firing Range and Gun Club
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the football player hit the vending machine? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 92 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Warm; a morning thunderstorm, temps: high: 96, low: 78.
- Sunday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 104 and low of 78 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Brew On The Border →
Fort Smith Museum Of History, 320 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
5:00 pm
Saturday July 25
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Other local events
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Xanadu Jr. Summer Camp
Chamber of Commerce King Opera House
9:00 am -
Xanadu Jr. Summer Camp
Chamber of Commerce King Opera House
9:00 am -
Arkansas Enhanced CHCL →
THOR Elite Firing Range and Gun Club, 1206 Knesek Ln, Van Buren
9:00 am -
ASBTDC at The Chamber →
Chamber of Commerce Van Buren Chamber Business Resource Center
9:00 am -
Xanadu Jr. Summer Camp
Chamber of Commerce King Opera House
9:00 am -
Back 2 School Shopping Event →
Central Mall, 5111 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
10:00 am -
Xanadu: The Musical →
King Opera House, 427 Main St, Van Buren
7:00 pm -
2026 River Valley Veteran Resource Fair →
Chamber of Commerce Kay Rodgers Park
9:00 am -
Xanadu: The Musical →
Chamber of Commerce King Opera House
7:00 pm
Saturday July 25
Sunday July 26
Wednesday July 29
Friday July 31
Saturday August 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Xanadu Jr. Summer Camp
Chamber of Commerce King Opera House
9:00 am -
Through the Lens: Film & Photography Camp
Chamber of Commerce Arkansas Center for the Creative Arts
9:00 am -
Foodie Friday at Noodles & Crawfish
Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce 6707 Phoenix Ave STE 1 Fort Smith, AR 72903
12:00 pm -
National Day of the American Cowboy Symposium: The 130th Execution Anniversary of Cherokee Bill
Fort Smith National Park Fort Smith National Historic Site Visitor Center, 301 Parker Ave, Fort Smith, AR.
9:00 am
Friday July 24
Saturday July 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I do clothing alterations.
Contact: Judy 2316 Broken hill dr 479-551-4367 (Nextdoor Brewton)
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Van Buren. Apply here.
- Only Data Entry posted a job opening for Accounting Clerk in Van Buren. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Van Buren here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Smith
- Fort Smith Public Schools: ‘Record number' of staff qualified for merit pay last school year (nwahomepage.com)
- New Fort Smith center offers teen addiction care (nwahomepage.com)
- Popular burger chain coming to Fort Smith in 2027 (nwahomepage.com)
Alma
- The Southern Food Hall Of Fame: 50 Iconic Foods And Drinks Chosen By Readers (southernliving.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He wanted his quarter back. (Thank you Pat S. for sending it in!)
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