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🌱 How Mulholland Grocery put Malvern on a national small-business list.
Be sure to catch MALVERN MANOR SLEEPOVER on the Malvern Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Mulholland Grocery put Malvern on a national small-business list.
Also on today's calendar: Mysterious Malvern Manor Halloween Event & Investigation.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 67 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 71, low: 63.
- Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Iowa businesses recognized as top 100 US small businesses (businessrecord.com) — A Malvern staple, Mulholland Grocery, has been named one of America's top 100 small businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, honored as a champion of adaptability. The store's recognition comes from expanding beyond groceries into prepared foods and lunches, alongside two other Iowa companies also making the prestigious list. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malvern
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★ Featured events ★
- MALVERN MANOR SLEEPOVER →
103 East 3rd Street, Malvern
5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Mysterious Malvern Manor Halloween Event & Investigation →
The Malvern Manor, 103 East 3rd Street, Malvern
8:00 pm - Fall Vendor/Craft Market →
The Lakin, 61321 315th Street, Malvern
10:00 am
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Story Time →
Glenwood Public Library, 109 N Vine St, Glenwood
10:15 am - Volleyball: Stanton vs Fremont-Mills (Junior Varsity Reserve)
Fremont-Mills High School South Gym
4:15 pm - Volleyball: Stanton vs Fremont-Mills (Junior Varsity)
Fremont-Mills High School South Gym
4:45 pm - Volleyball: Hamburg vs Fremont-Mills (Varsity)
Fremont-Mills High School Lied Gym
5:00 pm - Volleyball: Hamburg vs Stanton (Varsity)
Fremont-Mills High School Lied Gym
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Stanton vs Fremont-Mills (Varsity)
Fremont-Mills High School Lied Gym
7:00 pm - Tabor-Fit Adult Strength & Fit Class →
Tabor IA
10:00 am - Early Out STEAM club →
Glenwood Public Library, 109 N Vine St, Glenwood
1:30 pm - Toddler Time →
Tabor IA
10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Greenbrier Companies posted a job opening for Production Lead in Red Oak. Apply here.
- Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Manager in Shenandoah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malvern here.
🗞 Nearby News
Council Bluffs
- Today is National Drink Beer Day. Raise a glass for Nonpareil brew photos from over the years (nonpareilonline.com)
- 5 takeaways from Week 5 of the high school football season in Southwest Iowa (nonpareilonline.com)
- Inside Iowa Politics: The month some Iowa GOP members of Congress disagreed with President (wowt.com)
Underwood
- IHSAA Football Rankings Released (westerniowatoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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