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🌱 Hartsell Excavating Retirement Auction and 11 more events
And on the Donaldson Patch calendar - Arbor Oaks Nursing Home (Malvern)

Good day Donaldson! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 64.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 64 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Hartsell Excavating Retirement Auction →
Arkadelphia AR
11:00 am - Arbor Oaks Nursing Home (Malvern) →
Malvern AR
11:00 am - Bookmobile at Arbor Oaks Nursing Home →
Arbor Oaks Nursing Home, Malvern
11:00 am - Arbor Oaks Nursing Home →
Malvern AR
11:00 am - Volleyball - 9,JV,V - Harmony Grove / Haskell - Home
Malvern School District Malvern, AR 72104
4:30 pm - Softball Bingo Fundraiser
Ouachita High School Donaldson, AR 71941
6:00 pm - Annual Softball Bingo
Ouachita School District Donaldson, AR 71941
6:00 pm - Football - JV - Hope - Home
Malvern School District Malvern, AR 72104
7:00 pm - Camden Fairview at Arkadelphia →
Arkadelphia High School, 401 High School Dr, Arkadelphia
7:00 pm - Malvern Caravan & Motorhome Show 2026 →
Malvern - Football - Varsity - Hope - Away
Malvern School District Malvern, AR 72104
7:00 pm - Bookmobile at Arkansas Early Learning →
Arkansas Early Learning, Malvern
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
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🗞 Nearby News
Malvern
- Lady Leopards secure back-to-back conference wins; Malvern tops rival Arkadelphia at home, sweep sets on the road against Camden-Fairview (malvern-online.com)
- Malvern woman pleads guilty in domestic shooting case (malvern-online.com)
Arkadelphia
- Rex Nelson's college football predictions: Week 5 (arkansasonline.com)
Hot Springs
- This Week: Shoot Like A Girl in Hot Springs, Ark. (thegunmag.com)
- Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Announces Lineup for 35th Anniversary Edition (awardsradar.com)
- Celebrate Hot Springs' Famous Water at the Hot Springs Water Festival - Hot Springs National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
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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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