🌱 Paws & Paintbrushes 2026 and 10 more events

Good day Congress! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Al-Anon weekly meetings at Congress Public Library
• Paws & Paintbrushes 2026 at Wickenburg Ranch
• Annual Halloween Ride at Rancho Bar 7 Restaurant

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 90, low: 62.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Congress

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Al-Anon weekly meetings →
  Congress Public Library, 26750 S Santa Fe Rd, Congress
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 24
• Paws & Paintbrushes 2026 →
  Wickenburg Ranch, 3430 Club Terrace Way, Wickenburg
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Annual Halloween Ride →
  Rancho Bar 7 Restaurant, 111 E Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Baseball/Softball Games vs Peoria Elementary
  Pioneer Park, 8755 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Baseball/Softball Game
  Parkridge Elementary School, 29799 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Boys Baseball/Girls Softball
  Cotton Boll Elementary School, 8866 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Boys Baseball and Girls Softball
  Desert Valley Elementary School, 8755 N 83rd Ave, Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Baseball/Softball Game Rio Vista Park Field 2 Baseball Field 5 Soft
  Paseo Verde Elementary School, 8866 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria
  5:00 pm
• Open House Meeting: Wickenburg Transportation Area Master Plan →
  Wickenburg Calendar, 155 N Tegner St, Wickenburg
  5:30 pm
• Softball Game vs Santa Fe
  Sun Valley Elementary School, 8866 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria
  6:30 pm
• Baseball Game vs. Santa Fe
  Sun Valley Elementary School, 8866 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Family Reading Time →
  Wickenburg Calendar, 164 E Apache St, Wickenburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Congress. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Grocery Third Person in Wickenburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Congress here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wickenburg

• Here is the best housing market for buyers in Arizona (azbigmedia.com)
• 11 Best Towns In Arizona To Retire Comfortably (worldatlas.com)

Prescott

• Fall Fun Takes Over Prescott with Festivals, Football, Hocus Pocus & More (signalsaz.com)
• Bees Fall Classic Car Auction (signalsaz.com)
• Rodeo Roundup: Celebrate National Coffee Day with PFD's new bronc brew coffee (dcourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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