🌱 Intro to Trail Riding for Novice Riders ages 12-15 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Garden Walk 2026 "In Our Own Back Yards"
• Intro to Trail Riding for Novice Riders ages 12-15 at Grove River Ranch Equestrian Center & Retreat

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
• Friday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

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📸 Around Gillsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gillsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Garden Walk 2026 "In Our Own Back Yards" →
  Gainesville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday June 9

• Intro to Trail Riding for Novice Riders ages 12-15 →
  Grove River Ranch Equestrian Center & Retreat, 345 Hickory Flat Dr, Gillsville
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Storybook Time
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta
  10:00 am
• Drop-In Kids Gardening Activity
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta
  10:30 am
• American Mahjong at the Braselton Library →
  Braselton Library, 15 Brassie Ln, Braselton
  12:00 pm
• IB Spanish P1/P2
  Johnson Gainesville, GA 30507
  12:30 pm
• Drop-In Garden Tours
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta
  1:30 pm
• 2026 Chattahoochee Golf Course Advisory Committee Meeting →
  Gainesville, GA Calendar, 300 Henry Ward Way 3rd Floor, Gainesville
  4:00 pm
• JCHS Freshmen Phenom Night (Invitation Only)
  Jackson County High School Jefferson, GA 30549
  6:00 pm
• SOLD OUT: Painting Summer Florals
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta
  6:30 pm
• JCHS Academic Letter Night (Invitation Only)
  Jackson County High School Jefferson, GA 30549
  7:15 pm

Thursday May 14

• AP Spanish Language
  Johnson Gainesville, GA 30507
  8:00 am
• IB Spanish P2
  Johnson Gainesville, GA 30507
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Found this morning (Tues) and back home now safe and sound!
  One of my dogs, Hank, wandered away from my house (near Cobb Griffin and Buffington) when I was outside with all three of them. If seen please… (Nextdoor Gillsville II)

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight Handler in Pendergrass. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gillsville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gainesville

• Man charged for entering apartment, threatening others with gun in Gainesville (accesswdun.com)
• Crash with Serious Injury in Franklin County (wnegradio.com)
• New survey examines financial, social and emotional toll on unpaid caregivers and need for respite (gpb.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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