Kids Ride Free Day + Bicentennial Bricks

Good morning, Orange! Hope you're having a great week so far. Here's the latest local news, events and community posts courtesy of Thursday morning's issue of the Orange Daily.

Here you'll find new stories, as well as stories you may have missed this week, among other helpful information relevant to Orange!

Let's get started, shall we?

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First, today's weather:

Considerable clouds. High: 71 Low: 60.

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Now here are some fun upcoming events in Orange, via the Patch calendar:

Garden Club of Orange Tag Sale

• Sat, Oct. 16, 2021 at 9 a.m.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 16.

More info here.

Virtual Author Talk: Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut

• Mon, Oct. 25, 2021 at 7 p.m.

In our forests and meadows lurk spine-chilling ghosts protecting Captain Kidd's treasure, the abode of the Devil himself, and shadowy creatures such as the Glawackus, all awaiting the next hiker to stumble down the trail. Join us for a Zoom talk with author Stephen Gencarella!

More info here.

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Orange Patch Notebook

• Rotary Club of Orange, Connecticut: "Postponed from October 10 due to rain, KIDS RIDE FREE DAY at Townline Farm is now 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 17. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Orange, kids 15 and under, accompanied by an adult, get free hayrides." (Facebook)
• Orange, CT Chamber of Commerce: "DON'T STRESS ABOUT SHOPPING & SHORTAGES. Give the best, one-of-a-kind gift ever. BUY A BRICK NOW at:" (Facebook)
• Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy (Formerly New Haven Hebrew Day School): "#scienceclass is so interesting during this time of the year when our #students have the opportunity to work on outdoor #projets 🌄🌺 #learningaboutnature #learningisfun #scienceproject #scienceexperiment #schalearning" (Facebook)
• Yale School of Nursing: "Dr. Margaret Flinter '80 MSN, PhD, APRN, of Community Health Center, Inc. was honored last week with the Yale-Jefferson Award, a recognition of outstanding public service across a 40-year nursing career dedicated to providing high-qualit..." (Facebook)
• Race Brook School PTA: "RBS PTA Meeting TONIGHT 7p ZOOM link was in our Sunday Eblast! Can't wait to SEE you!!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Learn about Connecticare Medicare -and their Medicare Advantage Plans (October 14)
• Launching a propulsive middle-grade nonfiction series! (October 15)
• Multi-Family Tag Sale 🛍 (October 16)
• The Changing World of Retirement Planning (October 16)
• Discovery School of Science and Wizardry!! (October 16)
• Crusie For Courage: Car Show, Craft Fair, Music, Drive-in Movie Hope for Those Dealing with Cancer (October 16)
• Curbside Dinner Back By Popular Demand (October 16)
• Multi-Family Fall Tag Sale 🛍 (October 17)
• Notre Dame Fairfield - Open House (October 17)
• FUSE Theatre of CT presents Music Theatre International's "All Together Now!" (November 12)
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• Roofing Specialists Licensed and Insured (Details)
• Real Estate Salesperson Delaney Smith (Details)
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— RJ Scofield

About me: I'm RJ Scofield, a local Patch editor for Connecticut. I have been working in journalism since graduating from Roger Williams University with a degree in, you guessed it, journalism. I have lived in Connecticut for most of my life and love getting to share interesting local stories with readers and craft compelling features about the unsung heroes of a community.

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