Community Corner
🌱 Gardner community reflects on the life of Joseph Lee Grahovac
Happening soon: Fall Festival at Divine Mercy Parish on the Gardner Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Gardner community reflects on the life of Joseph Lee Grahovac
Also on today's calendar: Prime Accounting Solutions - Gardner and 2 more events.
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- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds breaking; less humid, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Joseph Lee Grahovac (johnsoncountypost.com) — Gardner readers are remembering Joseph Lee Grahovac, who was born in Gardner in 1961 and later settled in Arkansas but kept deep Kansas ties. The longtime machinist, racing enthusiast, and devoted family man is survived by his sons and grandchildren in Roeland Park and Shawnee, as well as siblings and extended family across Kansas, Arkansas, and beyond. 
📸 Around Gardner
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gardner
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★ Featured events ★
- Fall Festival at Divine Mercy Parish →
555 W Main Street, Gardner
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Prime Accounting Solutions - Gardner →
Prime Accounting Solutions, 526 East Main Street, Gardner
4:00 pm - Chamber Coffee hosted by USD 231 at the GEHS Bistro →
Location 425 N. Waverly Gardner KS 66030, 425 N. Waverly, Gardner - Prime Accounting Solutions - Gardner →
Prime Accounting Solutions, 526 East Main Street, Gardner
4:00 pm - Unified KC Metro Region Basketball Tournament →
Gardner Edgerton High School, 425 Waverly Road, Gardner
9:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Say No to Auto →
The Greenspace, 303 E Nelson St, Edgerton
6:00 pm - 50+ Lunch & Dominoes →
Downtown Greenspace, 404 East Nelson, Edgerton
12:00 pm - Kaw Valley Farm Tour →
White Tail Run Winery, 2327 North 400 Road, Edgerton
9:00 am - Municipal Court →
City Hall, 404 East Nelson, Edgerton
2:00 pm - Special Education Advisory Committee
Gardner Edgerton USD 231, 231 E Madison St, Gardner
6:00 pm - City Council Meeting →
City Hall, 404 East Nelson, Edgerton
7:00 pm - Motors & Monsters →
Downtown Edgerton, Edgerton
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
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- Walmart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Gardner. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Spring Hill
- Spring Hill hosts pop-up events to get public input on comprehensive plan (kshb.com)
- Chieftain girls golf competes in pair of tourneys (tonganoxiemirror.com)
- Johnson County sheriff's deputy arrested and charged with rape, court records show (kansascity.com)
Olathe
- KC Pumpkin Patch 2026 Review: A Full Day of Fall Fun in Olathe (kcparent.com)
- From Aerospace Ambitions to Garmin: Engineering the Technology on Our Wrists (southalabama.edu)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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