🌱 Baby History and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Baby History at Troup County Archives and Legacy Museum On Main

Today's riddle: Why do Norway’s navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Point

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 20

• Baby History →
  Troup County Archives and Legacy Museum On Main, 136 Main St, LaGrange
  11:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6

• Storytime Crafternoon →
  LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
  11:00 am
• Gentle Exercise →
  LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
  1:30 pm
• Free After School Tutoring →
  LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
  3:00 pm
• Overeaters Anonymous - Tuesday 7:00 pm - LaGrange Meeting →
  Self Help Harbor Inc, 909 Stonewall Street, LaGrange
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Mental Health First Aid Training →
  200 Main St, 200 Main Street, LaGrange
  9:30 am
• Talisman Garden Club →
  Pretty Good Books, 118 Church Street, LaGrange
  9:30 am
• Raising Resilient Families →
  200 Main St, LaGrange
  6:30 pm

Friday October 9

• Strange LaGrange: A Walking Tour →
  LaGrange GA
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Launch The Future →
  2170 W Point Rd suit 3, LaGrange
  10:00 am
• Monster Cake Decorating Class — Baking with Becca! →
  Piney Woods Farm, 485 Hudson Road, LaGrange
  10:00 am
• James Brown Signing Event →
  Pretty Good Books, 118 Church Street, LaGrange
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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  My wife and I and our 2 children moved up here from Fl over the summer and are the new children and youth/young adults pastor at City Light Church in… (Nextdoor W Point Road)

• Circle K posted a job opening for Lead Customer Service Representative in West Point. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

LaGrange

• Central stays undefeated in region play (times-georgian.com)
• Robert Lawrence 'Larry' Brunner, 85, of Northampton (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home) (sauconsource.com)

Columbus

• Alpha Phi Alpha hosts voter registration drive in Columbus (wtvm.com)
• Hispanic Heritage Month in Columbus: Latin Flavors to Try and How to Support Latino-Owned Businesses (columbustimes.com)
• Columbus police aim to build women's confidence in protecting themselves (wrbl.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway’s navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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