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• Want your artwork built by 100 kids in Strafford?

Also on today's calendar: Forest Fridays with Four Winds Nature Institute – Fall 2026 Session 2 of 4 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• October 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists (thisiscolossal.com) — Artists have a chance to bring a major public artwork to life right in Strafford, with Beam Center seeking design proposals for a youth-built project at its local camp next July. This international roundup of grants, residencies, and open calls also highlights numerous funding and exhibition opportunities that Strafford-area artists can apply for through the fall and early winter deadlines.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Strafford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Forest Fridays with Four Winds Nature Institute →
  Strafford
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Girls Soccer Game vs Allenstown
  Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
  5:15 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Cross Country Meet @ Pembroke / Northwood / Chichester
  Three Rivers School
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Girls Volleyball (JV) Game vs Farmington
  Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer Game @ Epsom
  Epsom Central School
  5:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball (V) Game vs Farmington
  Strafford School, 22 Roller Coaster Rd, Strafford
  5:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Forest Fridays with Four Winds Nature Institute – Fall 2026 Session 2 of 4 →
  Leighton Forest, Strafford
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Personal Care Service Provider Training →
  Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester
  8:00 am
• Personal Care Service Provider Training (2-day) →
  Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Rd, Rochester
  8:00 am
• Early Birds Playgroup →
  Children's Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington Street, Dover
  8:15 am
• TODDLERFEST: Belletete Ballet Studio Mini Performance & Class →
  Children's Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington Street, Dover
  10:30 am
• Tuesday Wee Read! Story Time →
  Barrington Public Library, 426 Calef Highway, Barrington
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acosta posted a job opening for Product Demonstrator PT in Northwood. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in ROCHESTER, New Hampshire in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Strafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rochester

• Apple Harvest Day 2026 in Dover: Food, vendors, 5K race, new locations (fosters.com)
• Seacoast high school football: Here are 6 players who stood out in Week 4 (fosters.com)

Somersworth

• Former Kia of Somersworth owner found guilty of 32 theft felonies (unionleader.com)

Dover

• 10 Hidden Gem New Hampshire Restaurants Serving Serious Comfort Food (wokq.com)
• Accused Arsonist Arrested After 2-State Search: Nearby News NH (patch.com)
• American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network visits Congress (cabinet.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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