🌱 BNTB & House of Hamill and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• CRAAR Fall Family Fun Night at Bass Farms
• BNTB & House of Hamill

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 39.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.

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📸 Around Mount Vernon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8

• CRAAR Fall Family Fun Night →
  Bass Farms, 840 Bass Ln, Mt Vernon
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 26

• BNTB & House of Hamill →
  The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon

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📣 Mount Vernon Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Volleyball: Lisbon Freshman Invitational - 2026 (Freshman/Sophomor
  Lions Den Lisbon Community High School
  8:30 am

Monday October 5

• Chair Yoga →
  Solon IA
  12:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Storytime →
  Solon IA
  10:30 am
• Switch & Social →
  Solon IA
  3:15 pm
• Girls Cross Country: West Delaware XC Invitational (Varsity)
  Hart Ridge Golf Course
  4:15 pm
• Boys Cross Country: West Delaware XC Invitational (Varsity)
  Hart Ridge Golf Course
  4:45 pm
• Football: Lisbon vs Wilton (Junior High)
  Football Field Wilton High School
  5:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: JV Girls (Junior Varsity)
  Hart Ridge Golf Course
  5:10 pm
• Volleyball: Lisbon vs Mid-Prairie (Freshman/Sophomore)
  Gym Mid-Prairie High School
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: Lisbon vs Mid-Prairie (Junior Varsity)
  Gym Mid-Prairie High School
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1771) in Cedar Rapids. Apply here.
• Genuine Parts posted a job opening for Sr Cust Serv Rep in Cedar Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Solon

• Solon volleyball rallies a win for Cancer Awareness Night (soloneconomist.com)
• Solon gets another win over Marion in rematch (soloneconomist.com)
• IVOE hosts annual Ruck-22 walk (soloneconomist.com)

Marion

• Marion shop named a finalist in Iowa small business competition (kcrg.com)
• Falliday Market returns to Marion's Lowe Park on Saturday (cbs2iowa.com)
• Marion man found not guilty of murdering son seeking outside mental health evaluation (kcrg.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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