🌱 What you can explore in Concordia during the Big Kansas Road Trip

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In today's newsletter:

• What you can explore in Concordia during the Big Kansas Road Trip
• How Concordia runners stacked up at Southeast of Saline meet

Also on today's calendar: Salute to America: Chamber Concert and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 47.
• Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Choose Your Own Adventure: Big Kansas Road Trip Rolls Into Concordia (hppr.org) — Concordia is gearing up for a full day of Big Kansas Road Trip fun on Oct. 3, with more than 30 free activities, tours, and workshops across town. From the Brown Grand Theatre and POW Camp Concordia to Cloud County Community College's drone show, local eateries, and a toy drive, residents can explore hometown highlights while welcoming visitors.
   

• CHS cross country runs at Southeast of Saline (bladeempire.com) — Concordia High School's cross country team earned a solid ninth-place team finish at a tough 18-school meet at Southeast of Saline, highlighted by Brody Marsh's 22nd-place run. The Panther girls were represented by Addyson Stensaas, who clocked a strong seventh-place time against a competitive field, keeping Concordia runners in the regional conversation.
   

📸 Around Concordia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Concordia

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Salina Symphony: Salute to America Chamber Concert →
  Brown Grand Theatre, 310 W 6th St, Concordia
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Football: Concordia vs Chapman (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
  7:00 pm
• Salute to America: Chamber Concert →
  Brown Grand Theatre, 310 W 6th St, Concordia
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Volleyball: Beloit vs Concordia (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
• Volleyball: CHS Invitational (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
  9:00 am
• Girls Tennis: NCKL Tournament (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
  9:00 am
• Haunted Investigation of the Brown Grand →
  Brown Grand Theatre, 310 W 6th St, Concordia
  6:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Girls Golf: TMP Girls Golf Invite (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
  1:00 pm
• Girls Golf: Girls Golf Meet (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Volleyball: Clay Center vs Concordia (Varsity)
  USD 333 Concordia Concordia, KS 66901
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• CCHS Volleyball Tri @ home (Hanover, Onaga)- Senior Night →
  Clifton-Clyde Sr High Clyde, KS 66938
  4:00 pm
• CCMS Volleyball vs Axtell (w/ Onaga Tri) →
  Clifton-Clyde Sr High Clyde, KS 66938
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our website is back online and functioning normally.
  Customers can now access online content and services as usual. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve the issue, and we apologize… (Nextdoor )
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• Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. posted a job opening for Track Inspector in Concordia. Apply here.
• Consolidated Management Company posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Cloud Community College in Concordia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concordia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clay Center

• Greater Manhattan Community Foundation Named Nation's Fastest-Growing Large Community Foundation (kclyradio.com)
• Niehues, Panthers golf take first place at Clay Center (bladeempire.com)
• Clay County Commissioners Held a Special Meeting on September 25 (kclyradio.com)

Abilene

• Rock Creek rolls to 45-7 Homecoming victory over Abilene (abilene-rc.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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