🌱 Summer Tree ID and 11 more events

Morning Bent Creek! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Summer Tree ID at The North Carolina Arboretum
• Building Living Soil at The North Carolina Arboretum
• Guided Trail Walk at The North Carolina Arboretum

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bent Creek

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Friday August 7

• Summer Tree ID
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  10:00 am
• Building Living Soil
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Guided Trail Walk
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  10:00 am

Monday August 10

• Fundraiser with The Hop in West Asheville
  IC Imagine Asheville, NC 28806

Tuesday August 11

• Guided Trail Walk
  The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
  1:00 pm
• M.S Boys Soccer vs. Veritas (Home)
  IC Imagine Buncombe County Sports Park, 58 Apac Dr, Asheville, NC 28806
  4:00 pm
• U.S Boys Soccer vs. Veritas (Home)
  IC Imagine Buncombe County Sports Park, 58 Apac Dr, Asheville, NC 28806
  6:00 pm
• AHS Soccer vs Rabun Gap
  Asheville City Schools Asheville, NC 28806
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Hike Smart: The Ten Essentials and Leave No Trace Principles (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
  Blue Ridge National Park Located by the Sharp Top Store.
  9:30 am
• Baby Story Time
  South Asheville - Oakley Library Oakley/South Asheville Library - 749 Fairview Rd. - Asheville
  10:30 am
• Dulcimer at the Cabin (Humpback Rocks - Milepost 6)
  Blue Ridge National Park Meet at the Ramsey Cabin at the Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm (Milepost 6).
  11:00 am
• Time on the Trail: Ranger at Sharp Top Mountain Summit (Peaks of Otter - Milepost 86)
  Blue Ridge National Park A Ranger will be at the peak of Sharp Top Mountain. You can hike or take the shuttle from the Peaks of Otter Lodge, which has a fee and does not take you all the way to the top (some hiking is still required).
  11:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Asheville

• Asheville expands real-time surveillance capabilities (citizen-times.com)
• Asheville first responders partner with mental health professionals on crisis calls (wlos.com)
• Media Credentialing Opens for the United States G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, North Carolina (treasury.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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