🌱 Crafting @ The Branch and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Crafting @ The Branch at Watertown Library Association
• Clay Character Creations at Watertown Library Association
• School Supply Kits Delivery scheduled (8/19 or 8/20) at Polk Elementary School

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why is the desert so flat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hazy sun, very warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
• Wednesday: Sun followed by some clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watertown

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Wednesday August 12

• Crafting @ The Branch
  Watertown Library Association Oakville Branch Library, 55 Davis St, Oakville, CT 06779, USA
  11:00 am

Thursday August 13

• Clay Character Creations
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St, Watertown, CT 06795
  2:00 pm

Wednesday August 19

• School Supply Kits Delivery scheduled (8/19 or 8/20)
  Polk Elementary School Oakville, CT 06779
  7:00 am
• Crafting @ The Branch
  Watertown Library Association Oakville Branch Library, 55 Davis St, Oakville, CT 06779, USA
  11:00 am
• Mystery Book Club
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St, Watertown, CT 06795
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 10

• FACT - Summer Concert Back up Location
  Thomaston High School Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Crafting @ The Branch
  Watertown Library Association Oakville Branch Library, 55 Davis St, Oakville, CT 06779, USA
  11:00 am

Thursday August 13

• 4pm - United Way drop off
  Thomaston Pantry PO Box 324, thomaston, CT 06787
• Clay Character Creations
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St, Watertown, CT 06795
  2:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Heart of Rock and Roll Jr →
  Landmark Community Theater, 158 Main St, Thomaston
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Distribution
  Thomaston Pantry PO Box 324, thomaston, CT 06787
  9:00 am
• Summer Kitchen Talk Series | From Farm to Estate: The Evolving Landscape of Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden →
  Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St N, Bethlehem
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taft School Corporation posted a job opening for Assistant Equipment Manager in Oakville. Apply here.
• Fairbanks Morse Defense posted a job opening for CNC Machinist (1st Shift) in Thomaston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watertown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bethlehem

• Ann-Margret, Barbara Eden, more of Elvis Presley's leading ladies (newsday.com)
• Burlington, Wolcott capture Tri-State semifinal openers (collinsvillepress.com)
• Region 5 (ct.gov)

Waterbury

• Holy Land in Waterbury nearly restored after years of work — final cleanup is Saturday (wfsb.com)
• Waterbury families can get free uniforms and supplies through Acts 4 Ministry ahead of back-to-school season (wfsb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because the sun sets on it every night. (Thank you Meg T. for sending it in!)
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