🌱 SS JH/JV Area XC Meet #2 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• SS JH/JV Area XC Meet #2
• VB @ Reeltown at Beulah High School
• SUSCC Open House @ Opelika Campus at Beulah High School

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 70.
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smiths Station

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8

• SS JH/JV Area XC Meet #2 →
  Smiths Station

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• VB @ Reeltown
  Beulah High School Smiths, AL 36877
  4:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• SUSCC Open House @ Opelika Campus
  Beulah High School Smiths, AL 36877
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Youth Basketball: Registration begins →
  Opelika, AL Calendar
  8:00 am
• Holiday Tumbling Session: Registration begins →
  Opelika, AL Calendar, 1102 Denson Drive, Opelika
  8:00 am

Tuesday October 6

• (ET) Read. Play. Create. Storytime: Fire Prevention Week visit from
  H. Grady Bradshaw Library, 3419 20th Avenue, Valley
  9:30 am
• Opelika National Night Out →
  Opelika, AL Calendar Opelika, AL 36803
  5:00 pm
• National Night Out →
  Opelika, AL Calendar Opelika, AL 36803
  5:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Noon Tunes Concert Series: Jessie Lynn →
  Opelika, AL Calendar Opelika, AL 36803
  12:00 pm
• Sarah Collins & Richard Hearn at The Sound Wall →
  The sound wall, Opelika
  7:30 pm
• Sarah Collins & Richard Hearn @ The Sound Wall →
  The sound wall, Opelika
  7:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Opelika, AL Calendar, 300 Martin Luther King Blvd, Opelika
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
  Breast cancer has directly affected so many people in our community, and within our Lee County Sheriff's Office family. In fact, the American Cancer… (Nextdoor )
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
  If you’re experiencing domestic violence, remember, you are NOT alone. Reach out for support and take the first step toward a life free of fear… (Nextdoor )

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Phenix City. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Opelika. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smiths Station here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Phenix City

• A Tradition Returns. Generations Reconnect: Fountain City Classic Parade Comes Back November 7 (couriernews.org)
• Chattahoochee Valley Community College selected to receive prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative Grant (wrbl.com)
• CVCC officials encourage eligible students to apply for automotive manufacturing scholarships (wrbl.com)

Opelika

• Opelika officer saves man having heart attack (wrbl.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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