🌱 Patch AM: The Dust Bowl: a disaster of the 1930s and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons at The United Church of Christ Southbury
• Sidewalk Sale - September 18th-20th at Newbury Place
• The Dust Bowl: a disaster of the 1930s at Seymour Public Library

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 62.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
  The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Sidewalk Sale - September 18th-20th →
  Newbury Place, 41 Oak Tree Rd, Southbury
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• The Dust Bowl: a disaster of the 1930s →
  Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St, Seymour
  9:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Plein Air Artist Meetup →
  Oxford Blooms Flower Farm
  9:00 am
• Oxford Blood Pressure Clinic →
  Oxford Senior Center, 10 Old Church Rd, Oxford
  10:00 am
• Oxford Healthy Chats: Urinary Tract Health →
  Oxford Senior Center, 10 Old Church Rd, Oxford
  11:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Lions Shred Day →
  Ion Bank, 71 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  9:00 am
• Oxford Lions Shred Day →
  Ion Bank, 71 Oxford Rd, Oxford
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
  The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Complimentary Presentation - Five Things to Know About Medicare →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm
Friday September 25
• "Big Earl's" Remarkable Estate Auction Sale →
  On-Site Live Estate Auction - Under Tents - Extravaganza
  10:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Apple Festival →
  South Britain Congregational Church, 693 S Britain Rd, Southbury
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm not sure if my last post went through so I'm posting again.
  If anyone knows of someone that lost a nice adult baseball glove I found it at Oxford Glen field on Rt 34. They can dm me on facebook. Mike O'Mara (Nextdoor Quaker Farms / Riverside)

• Liberty Mutual Group posted a job opening for Field Property Claims Adjuster in Beacon Falls. Apply here.
• Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Seymour

• 10 Ansonia eateries cited for serious violations during July, August health inspections (darientimes.com)

Naugatuck

• Talking Transportation: The Museum That Owns a Railroad (lymeline.com)

Southbury

• Cingari Family Markets and Half Full Brewery (beerinfo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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