🌱 Patch AM: Mableton Pumpkin Chase 5K & Kids Fun Run and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Sports Performance Trainer
• Trivia Night at Reformation Brewery (Smyrna)
• SPLOST Information Session at Riverside EpiCenter

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

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Turning sunny and warmer, temps: high: 87, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Cobb County

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Sports Performance Trainer →
  724 Fairgate Rd SW, Marietta
  11:06 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Trivia Night →
  Reformation Brewery (Smyrna), 6255 Riverview Road Building 4000, Suite 200, Smyrna
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• SPLOST Information Session →
  Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Mableton
  3:00 pm
• Wednesday Specials →
  Reformation Brewery (Smyrna), 6255 Riverview Road Building 4000, Suite 200, Smyrna
  3:00 pm
• City Council Work Session →
  Riverside EpiCenter, Mableton
  5:15 pm
• Wednesday Regular Meeting →
  135 Riverside Pkwy, Mableton
  6:30 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  135 Riverside Pkwy, Mableton
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Thirsty Thursday →
  Reformation Brewery (Smyrna), 6255 Riverview Road Building 4000, Suite 200, Smyrna
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Mableton Pumpkin Chase 5K & Kids Fun Run →
  Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Rd SW, Mableton
  8:00 am
Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• CTRL Mogul Bootcamp 2.0 →
  Virtual
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Trunk or Treat →
  Austell Presbyterian Church, 5895 Love St, Austell
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mableton

• Dr. Anita Allen makes history as Mableton's first Black woman police chief (thegrio.com)
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• Cobb County Courier Quiz: How Well Did You Follow the News Last Week? (cobbcountycourier.com)

Austell

• Celebrating Beauty, Legacy, and Culture: Kelly Keith Talks Bronner Bros. Beauty Icon Awards on Wake Up With Dee (audacy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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