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Hi Bentonville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's next in Bentonville Public Library's Stories We Share series?
  • How a Bentonville coffee crawl helps fight the global water crisis
  • How Bentonville's Heroes Lunch is strengthening bonds among first responders

Also on today's calendar: 7th, 8th, 9th Grade Combined Cotillion at 8:30pm and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Very warm with sunshine, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
  • Monday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Stories We Share series in Bentonville continues with Rock Van Wickle (nwahomepage.com) — Bentonville residents can explore local history and storytelling through the library's Stories We Share: Homegrown Edition, which recently featured a film on builder Rock Van Winkle. The yearlong series will continue bringing documentaries, local creators and discussions on social issues and creativity; details and future dates are available on the Bentonville Public Library website.
   

2. Grounds for Good Coffee Crawl in Bentonville helping end global water crisis (nwahomepage.com) — Bentonville coffee lovers can join the inaugural Grounds for Good coffee crawl, using paid "passports" to visit participating cafés while supporting global clean water projects. Passports go on sale September 18, and participants have until October 31 to collect stamps, earn a tote bag, and help fund safe water efforts in several countries.
   

3. Annual Heroes Lunch brought veterans and first responders together in Bentonville (4029tv.com) — Bentonville veterans and first responders packed McLarty Daniel Ford on Friday for the annual Heroes Lunch, a decade‑long tradition thanking those who protect the community. About 200 people shared a free meal, including Bentonville firefighter and EMT Jon Lane, who described how the gathering lets crews decompress, build friendships, and reconnect with neighbors away from stressful calls.
   

4. Made in America Contested Logistics Summit held in Bentonville (nwahomepage.com) — Industry and military leaders are gathering in Bentonville for the Made in America Contested Logistics Summit, focused on strengthening supply chains and distribution. Sessions at the Ledger feature executives from Walmart, Tyson, J.B. Hunt and others, exploring how collaborative innovation can better serve communities and customers during future disruptions.
   

5. HGTV Star Jenny Marrs Reflects on Her 'Different Seasons' of Life With Husband Dave Marrs (entertainmentnow.com) — Bentonville readers may recognize The Berry Farm, the self‑pick blueberry farm whose proceeds support local and global nonprofit work, as Jenny and Dave Marrs' dual‑purpose mission project. Jenny reflects on how a formative 2015 trip to Africa inspired the Bentonville farm, its trade school support in Zimbabwe, and the family's faith‑driven approach to different seasons of life.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Hello!!
    Looking for cleaning help/mommy's helper to help around the house and occasional babysitting. To be clear I mostly need cleaning help- help keeping… (Nextdoor The Links at Bentonville)
  • looking for a floor guy to come and see a floor issue.
    Possible need to rip out the old flooring because it's starting to all Peel up and the subfloor is showing. located in rogers near downtown. … (Nextdoor Lexington)
  • Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Bentonville - Core Team Member in Bentonville. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Floor Clerical in Bentonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bentonville here.

Ok Bentonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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