🌱 Blippi - Be Like Blippi and 10 more events

Good morning Choudrant! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• CCA Soup for the Soul at Ruston Civic Center
• Blippi - Be Like Blippi
• MedCamps Fall Bash

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Monday: Less humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📸 Around Choudrant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Choudrant

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13

• CCA Soup for the Soul →
  Ruston Civic Center, 401 N Trenton St, Ruston
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 15

• Blippi - Be Like Blippi →
  Dixie Center for the Arts, 212 N Vienna St, Ruston
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• MedCamps Fall Bash →
  Camp Alabama, 2090 LA-145, Choudrant
  5:00 pm

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📣 Choudrant Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Mando Saenz @ Sundown Tavern →
  The Sundown Tavern, 111 E Park Ave, Ruston
  6:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Ruston City Council Meeting →
  Ruston LA
• Scramble for Commerce Golf Tournament →
  The Hills Golf Club at Calvert, 515 Hodge Watson Road, Calhoun
  7:30 am

Tuesday October 6

• Volleyball @ El Dorado
  A. E. Phillips Laboratory School Ruston, LA 71272
  5:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Ruston Farmers Market Annual Farm to Table Dinner →
  Ruston LA

Friday October 9

• Ribbon Cutting- Heirloom Ruston →
  Ruston LA

Friday October 16

• Peabody at Ruston →
  Ruston High School, 900 Bearcat Dr, Ruston
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• Get In Position “ The Weight Is Over” →
  2001 North Trenton Street, Ruston
  11:00 am

Monday October 26

• Worship Collective Roundtable - Ruston →
  Temple Baptist, 1515 South Service Road West, Ruston
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX posted a job opening for Retail Backroom Associate 4am-11am in Ruston. Apply here.
• QuikTrip posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Ruston in Ruston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Choudrant here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ruston

• ICYMI: UL System names search committee for next Louisiana Tech president, timeline forming (lincolnparishjournal.com)
• Harris on History: One Building, Two Owners (lincolnparishjournal.com)
• Groundbreaking Date for Lafayette Buc-ee's Confirmed (1079ishot.com)

West Monroe

• Local businesses & organizations sought for 2026 Career Connection Fairs in Ouachita Parish (myarklamiss.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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