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🌱 Paws & Paintbrushes 2026 and 10 more events
Happening soon: Al-Anon weekly meetings on the Congress Patch calendar
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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 one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
- Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Congress
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★ Featured events ★
- Al-Anon weekly meetings →
Congress Public Library, 26750 S Santa Fe Rd, Congress
1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- Paws & Paintbrushes 2026 →
Wickenburg Ranch, 3430 Club Terrace Way, Wickenburg
4:00 pm - Annual Halloween Ride →
Rancho Bar 7 Restaurant, 111 E Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg
9:00 am
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Volleyball
Peoria High School Peoria, AZ 85380
4:00 pm - Girls Flag Football
Peoria High School Peoria, AZ 85380
4:00 pm - Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting →
Wickenburg Calendar, Town Hall Council Chambers 155 N Tegner Street, Wickenburg
5:30 pm - Peoria Unified College Fair
Raymond S. Kellis High School, 4701 W Thunderbird Rd, Glendale
6:00 pm - Storytime →
Wickenburg Calendar, 164 E Apache, Wickenburg
10:00 am - Games with Friends →
Wilhoit Public Library, 9325 S Donegal Dr Suite B, Kirkland
1:00 pm - PTSO Great Skate Night
Cheyenne Elementary School, 10054 N 43rd Avenue, Glendale
5:30 am - 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
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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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.
- Raley's Supermarkets posted a job opening for 055 - Bashas' Deli Clerk - Wickenburg in Wickenburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Congress here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wickenburg
- Top dude ranches in the Midwest and beyond (stlmag.com)
- Wickenburg Chop Shop: Stolen Truck Buried in the Desert (backfirenews.com)
Prescott
- Days Past: T.W. Otis - Prescott's Psalm-singing postmaster (dcourier.com)
- Prescott Indian Art Market Announces 2026 Winners (signalsaz.com)
- Woman turns herself in after killing mother near Prescott campground, police say (azfamily.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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