🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Galloway This Fall — And How To Carve Them

Good day Galloway! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Find your perfect Galloway pumpkin and carve it like a pro
• Meet the Galloway student baker turning a scholarship into bigger dreams

Also on today's calendar: The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 68 and low of 62 degrees.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a little rain, temps: high: 66, low: 59.
• Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Galloway This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com) — Families in Galloway have several nearby options for picking pumpkins this fall, including local spots like R and J Farm and Working Dog Farms. The piece also walks readers through practical, step-by-step tips for carving sturdy, eye-catching jack-o'-lanterns, from choosing the right pumpkin to lighting the finished design safely.
   

• Culinary Students Win $7,500 Scholarships At Atlantic Cape Competition (patch.com) — A Galloway-based baking entrepreneur and Atlantic Cape culinary student just earned a $7,500 scholarship that will help cover a full semester of tuition. Jazmin de La Rosa Andujar, who runs a home-based cake business in town, won with a roasted tomato bisque and bread, while another student from Toms River was also honored in the college's annual cooking competition.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galloway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• The Race Of Gentlemen Oct. 3 & 4 Sat. & Sun. →
  Wildwood Beach, Wildwood
  8:00 am
• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• 4th Annual Oktoberfest at The Red Barn Farm →
  The Red Barn Farm, 391 US-206, Hammonton
  10:00 am
• Octoberfest →
  Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
  10:00 am
• Monster Mash →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  10:30 am
• Beth Tinnon performing Latin infused, pop songs, amazing Mexican cuisine and craft cocktails, and special margaritas available at La Masa Tequila and Taco Bar Restaurant →
  La Masa Tequila and Taco Bar Restaurant, 325 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway
  6:30 pm
• Beth Tinnon at La Masa Tequila and Taco Bar Restaurant →
  La Masa Tequila and Taco Bar Restaurant, 325 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway
  6:30 pm
• Bill W. & Dr. Bob →
  Stockton Performing Arts Center, 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway
  7:03 pm
Sunday October 4
• Nature Story & Craft Time →
  E.B. Forsythe NWR Visitor Information Center, 800 Great Creek Rd, Oceanville, NJ, 08231
  10:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Irish Festival →
  Historic Smithville, 615 E Moss Mill Rd, Galloway
  10:00 am
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show with LIVE Shadow Cast →
  Stockton Performing Arts Center, 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway
  8:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Chocolate-Making Workshop →
  Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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Ocean City

• Van Drew Tours Shore Damage With FEMA, Army Corps After Nor'easter (patch.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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