🌱 How Colbert’s Agape Farm has shaped young riders for 25 years

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• How Colbert's Agape Farm has shaped young riders for 25 years

Also on today's calendar: October 7 Rescue Madison County, Colbert, Honeysuckle 10 am.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 87, low: 66.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Agape Farm provides ministry through horseback for 25 years (theoglethorpeecho.com) — A longtime Colbert horseback ministry, Agape Farm, has been quietly shaping local kids' lives for 25 years through faith-based riding lessons and a low-pressure, family-style barn atmosphere. Trainer and founder Jenny Liedberg teaches both English and Western riding, supports local shows and junior rodeos, and continues mentoring former students who now return with their own children.
   

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Wednesday October 7
• October 7 Rescue Madison County, Colbert, Honeysuckle →
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Wednesday October 7
• October 7 Rescue Madison County, Colbert, Honeysuckle 10 am →
  Colbert GA
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Football- Make ups or Semi Final (TBD)
  Madison County Danielsville, GA 30633
  5:30 pm
• Ladies Night Out →
  Boutier Winery LLC, 4506 Hudson River Church Rd, Danielsville
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Black Flag @ 40 Watt →
  40 Watt Club, 285 W Washington St, Athens
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Zombie Farms Haunted Trail →
  Zombie Farms, Winterville
• Marigold Farmers Market →
  Pittard Park, 115 Parkview Rd, Winterville
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• The Brook & The Bluff →
  Georgia Theatre, 215 N Lumpkin St, Athens
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Arts + Health Laboratory Winterville Convening →
  Winterville GA
• Football- Semi Final or Championship (TBD)
  Madison County Danielsville, GA 30633
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Boogie Vantasy →
  132 Gosnell-Hutto Rd, Danielsville
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Matt Venuti Presents Sonocosmos →
  Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture, 373 North Church Street, Winterville

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🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• The Athens Boutique Where the Dawgs' Battered Jerseys Get a Second Life (gardenandgun.com)
• Ex-jail employee linked to gang faces felony charges in Athens (onlineathens.com)

Watkinsville

• Buford flag football opens 2026 season 4-2 (northgwinnettvoice.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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