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In today's newsletter:

• How a $1 million gift is reshaping KSU nursing training

Also on today's calendar: Park on Polk Concert Series - Georgia Brass Band and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 65 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kennesaw State Names Nursing Simulation Lab in Honor of Katherine Scott (newswise.com) — Kennesaw residents should know that a $1 million gift has funded the new Katherine Scott Simulation Lab and a permanent nursing scholarship endowment at Kennesaw State University. The lab gives local nursing students advanced hands-on training, while the scholarships aim to ease financial burdens for many first-generation and Pell-eligible students preparing to serve patients across the community.
   

📸 Around Kennesaw

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kennesaw

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Park on Polk Concert Series - Georgia Brass Band →
  Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Ave NW, Marietta
  5:30 pm
• American Tapestry →
  Bailey Performance Center, KSU, 488 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Shadow Box Workshop @ Georgia House Rabbit Society →
  Georgia House Rabbit Society, 3114 Cherokee Street NW, Kennesaw
  6:00 pm
• Shadow Box Workshop →
  Georgia House Rabbit Society, 3114 Cherokee Street NW, Kennesaw
  6:00 pm
• Finance Committee Meeting →
  Legacy Park Clubhouse, Kennesaw
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Kennesaw Downtown Development Authority →
  City Hall, Council Chambers, 2529 J.O. Stephenson Avenue, Kennesaw
  8:00 am
• Open Play: Pickleball →
  Recreation Center, 2737 Watts Drive, Kennesaw
  9:00 am
• Open Play: Basketball →
  Recreation Center, 2737 Watts Drive, Kennesaw
  2:30 pm
• District 19 Official Visit →
  Provino's Restaurant, 440 Ernest Barrett Pkwy, Kennesaw
  6:30 pm
• Chopped: Oysters & Asian Eats →
  Chopped: Oysters & Asian Eats, 3060 Cobb Pkwy NW #101, Kennesaw
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Kraska Velocity 5k →
  Kennesaw GA
Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The sweet little girl is still looking for a permanent loving home.
  Showed up on the doorstep and we could not find her owner. She loves to play play and play. Also living with other cats. Please adopt her. She has… (Nextdoor Farmbrook Village)

• Peachtree Group posted a job opening for Night Auditor - Courtyard Kennesaw in Kennesaw. Apply here.
• Mondelez International posted a job opening for Full-time Nabisco Merchandiser/Order Writer in Kennesaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kennesaw here.

🗞 Nearby News

Acworth

• Acworth's annual Halloween JamBOOree and trunk-or-treat event is happening on Oct. 24th (atlantaonthecheap.com)
• K L Contractor Plumbing Releases Home Plumbing Guide (shreveporttimes.com)
• Investigation into suspected cocaine trafficking from Acworth home leads to 4 arrests (11alive.com)

Marietta

• Assistant Secretary for DOE's Office of Electricity Highlights Marietta, Ga., Grid Modernization Project (publicpower.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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