🌱 Ribbon Cutting for Chapters on Main Coffee Shop & Book Store and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Clouds and hazy sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday July 16

• Ribbon Cutting for Chapters on Main Coffee Shop & Book Store →
  Chapters on Main Bookstore & Coffeeshop, 816 Main St, Van Buren
  10:00 am
• Indoor Family Movie
  Charleston Public Library 15 South School Street, Charleston, AR 72933
  1:00 pm
• Reserved Spirits & Rare Stones →
  906 Cocktail and Cigar Lounge, 906 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith
  6:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Dino Suncatchers for Adults
  Charleston Public Library 15 South School Street, Charleston, AR 72933
  10:00 am
• The Water Seekers →
  906 Cocktail and Cigar Lounge, 906 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith
  6:00 pm
• Movies in the Park - Zootopia 2 →
  Creekmore Park, 3301 S M St, Fort Smith
  8:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Chess, Dominoes, and Coffee
  Charleston Public Library 15 South School Street, Charleston, AR 72933
  10:00 am
• Meadowlark Band: Stonehouse 7pm-10pm →
  Stonehouse Chaffee Crossing, 8801 Wells Lake Rd, Fort Smith
  7:00 pm

Monday July 20

• Salt Dough Fossils
  Charleston Public Library 15 South School Street, Charleston, AR 72933
  2:00 pm

Tuesday July 21

• Underwater Lava Craft
  Charleston Public Library 15 South School Street, Charleston, AR 72933
  2:00 pm

Saturday July 25

• Brew on the Border →
  Fort Smith Museum of History, 320 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  5:00 pm
• Misbehave Rave 4 →
  Fort Smith Convention Center, 55 S 7th St, Fort Smith
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• RB American Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Greenwood. Apply here.
• American Greetings Corporation posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser - Greenwood, AR in Greenwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenwood

• Sebastian County 4-H, Fort Smith Regional Airport partner to showcase youth photography (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)
• River Valley Restaurant Inspections: Brown slimy build up on soda fountain nozzles, ice grabbed with bare hands (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)

Charleston

• Barling lands first Taco Bell as Fort Smith adds new beverage spots (swtimes.com)

Branch

• Tax-delinquent land auction set for July 21 in Fort Smith for Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Sebastian counties (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)
• River Valley Restaurant Inspections: Brown slimy build up on soda fountain nozzles, ice grabbed with bare hands (nwaonline.com)
• The Bookkeeping of Memory: Judgment and Justice in True Grit (nd.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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