🌱 Fall Work Day and 10 more events

Good morning to you Shawnee! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Grace Church - 30 YEAR CELEBRATION! Open to the Public at Theater in the Park
• Rock Chalk Run at KU Edwards Campus
• Fall Work Day at New City Shawnee

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Shawnee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shawnee

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4

• Grace Church - 30 YEAR CELEBRATION! Open to the Public →
  Theater in the Park, 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4

• Rock Chalk Run
  KU Edwards Campus, 12604 Quivira Rd, Overland Park
  8:30 am
• Fall Work Day →
  New City Shawnee, 7230 Quivira Drive Lane, Shawnee
  12:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Beginners Computer Workshop →
  Shawnee Civic Centre, 13817 Johnson Dr, Shawnee
  1:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting - AR Roofing →
  Shawnee KS
  4:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• National Walk To School Day
  Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary School, 10000 Nieman, Overland Park
  7:40 am

Thursday October 8

• Intro to iPad/iPhone →
  Shawnee Civic Centre, 13817 Johnson Dr, Shawnee
  1:00 pm
• Cultural Arts Night
  Rosehill Elementary School, 9801 Rosehill, Lenexa
  5:00 pm
• Yappy Hour! →
  Shawnee KS
  5:30 pm

Friday October 9

• Frank Werth's Rock 'N Roll Show →
  11119 Johnson Drive, Shawnee
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Farmers Market →
  Shawnee City Hall Parking Lot, 11110 Johnson Drive, Shawnee
  7:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• KC Metro Unified Basketball Match Day →
  St. James Academy, 24505 Prairie Star Pkwy., Lenexa
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Shawnee. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Inventory Control Coordinator in Lenexa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shawnee here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lenexa

• In Your Cocktail: Neat (inkansascity.com)
• Dog Toys Market To 2035: Premiumization and E-Commerce Drive Growth (indexbox.io)
• Companies To Watch: Gill Studios (labelandnarrowweb.com)

Merriam

• Merriam business owners worry about flooding, future downtown redevelopment (kmbc.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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