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🌱 Why a Garden City family is fighting to save this haunted house
And on the Garden City Patch calendar - The Stillmeadow Table: The Harvest Table

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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Garden City family is fighting to save this haunted house
Also on today's calendar: The Stillmeadow Table—The Harvest Table.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds breaking; less humid, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Keep The Dorsett Hill Haunt open' petition gains traction after Cass County orders it to shut down (kshb.com) — A Cass County free haunted house near Archie has been ordered to shut down over zoning and code violations, and supporters are rallying through an online petition. One Garden City resident describes how his family plans vacations around volunteering at the Dorsett Hill Haunt and fears losing a beloved tradition. County officials say current rural-residential zoning doesn't allow attractions, leaving few options before Halloween.
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Stillmeadow, 28708 SW State Rte 7, Garden City
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Saturday October 17
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- The Stillmeadow Table—The Harvest Table →
Stillmeadow, 28708 SW State Rte 7, Garden City
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Saturday October 17
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High School
8:00 am - Varsity/JV Volleyball @ Lone Jack
Sherwood Cass R-vIII Creighton, MO 64739
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Sherwood High Creighton, MO 64739
7:00 pm - FBLA Show Me Leadership Conference
Silver Dollar City, 399 Silver Dollar City Pkwy, Branson - HS Cross Country @ Camdenton
Sherwood Cass R-vIII Creighton, MO 64739 - FBLA Homecoming Float Decorating
Sherwood Cass R-vIII Creighton, MO 64739
9:00 am - Varsity/JV Volleyball vs. Osceola
Sherwood High Creighton, MO 64739
5:00 pm - Softball Senior Night
Sherwood Cass R-vIII Creighton, MO 64739 - Pack-The-Stands Night @ Softball
Sherwood Elem. Creighton, MO 64739
4:30 pm - MS Volleyball @ Lone Jack
Sherwood Elem. Creighton, MO 64739
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🗞 Nearby News
Harrisonville
- S Buford Rd, Harrisonville, MO 64701 (redfin.com)
- US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map (ohiocapitaljournal.com)
Pleasant Hill
- Production crews arrive in Pleasant Hill for Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' (fox4kc.com)
- Sabrina Benintendi (blogspot.com)
Butler
- Butler woman and Kansas man face multiple charges following chase in Bates County (kmzu.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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