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🌱 Natural Dye Workshop at Norcross! and 10 more events
You won't want to miss Native Nuts of Massachusetts: Foraging & Harvesting Workshop on the Wales Patch calendar
Morning Wales! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Native Nuts of Massachusetts: Foraging & Harvesting Workshop at Norcross Wildlife Foundation
- Wiggles & Wonder at Wales Public Library
- Kids Creative Club at Wales Public Library
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Warm; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 82, low: 51.
- Saturday: Sunshine and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
📸 Around Wales
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wales
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★ Featured events ★
- Native Nuts of Massachusetts: Foraging & Harvesting Workshop →
Norcross Wildlife Foundation, 30 Peck Road, Wales
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Wiggles & Wonder
Wales Public Library, 77 Main St, Wales
10:30 am - Kids Creative Club →
Wales Public Library, 77 Main St, Wales
4:00 pm - Wales Tales Story Time with Ms. Adrineh
Wales Public Library, 77 Main St, Wales
12:15 pm - Wiggles & Wonder
Wales Public Library, 77 Main St, Wales
10:30 am - Natural Dye Workshop at Norcross! →
Norcross Wildlife Foundation, 30 Peck Road, Wales
10:00 am - Woodshed at Lake George Tavern →
Lake George Tavern, Wales
6:30 pm
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
📣 Wales Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Author Talk - Suzanne Strempek Shea
DeSantis Community Room Monson Free Library, 2 High St, Monson
5:30 pm - Brimfield Farmers Market →
Hitchcock Academy, 2 Brookfield Road, Brimfield
9:00 am - Wild Heart Tribute at BRIMFIELD Winery →
BRIMFIELD WINERY, 35 Main Street, Brimfield
5:00 pm - Wild Heart Tribute RETURNS to ROCK the BRIMFIELD WINERY! →
BRIMFIELD WINERY, 35 Main Street, Brimfield
5:00 pm - Wild Heart Tribute RETURNS to ROCK the BRIMFIELD... →
Brimfield Winery, 35 Main St, Brimfield
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Flynn Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Sturbridge. Apply here.
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. posted a job opening for Plant Controller - Ice Cream in Wilbraham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wales here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monson
- Monson Savings Bank Donates $10,000 to Food Bank of Western Massachusetts (businesswest.com)
- Monson police warn of scam targeting vintage car buyers (wwlp.com)
- See who's No. 1 in the 1st MIAA girls soccer power rankings of 2026 (masslive.com)
Hampden
- Local Farmer Awards funders visit western Mass. farms to see impact of grants (wwlp.com)
- Springfield K9 helps capture escapee after multi-agency manhunt (wwlp.com)
- Holyoke drivers urged to avoid Homestead Ave. and Cherry St. (wwlp.com)
Ok Wales! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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