Community Corner
🌱 How Tim Moore’s Morganton office connects D.C. healthcare debates to you.
Coming up: Volunteer Work Day: Sensory Trail Weed Control on the Morganton Patch calendar
Good morning Morganton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Tim Moore's Morganton office connects D.C. healthcare debates to you.
Also on today's calendar: Planet Frame International Youth Short Film Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 70.
- Saturday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Congressman Tim Moore Raises Concerns on Healthcare Fraud and Competition During Field Hearing in Charlotte (house.gov) — Morganton residents can visit Congressman Tim Moore's district office at the Burke County Government Center on weekdays during posted hours, by appointment. Moore recently used a Charlotte field hearing to question how fraud, waste, and regulation affect healthcare costs for North Carolina families, tying his Washington work directly to services offered locally. 
📸 Around Morganton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morganton
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★ Featured events ★
- Volunteer Work Day: Sensory Trail Weed Control →
Oak Hill Community Park and Forest, 820 North Carolina 126, Morganton
9:00 am
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Founder's Day Festival →
701 Enola Rd, Morganton
6:00 pm - Patriot 5K →
Morganton NC - Machine Coiled Basketry with Denise Seay →
Burke Arts Council, 506 South Sterling Street, Morganton
10:00 am - MUSIC - Ronny Ray & The Coolers, Blues →
Silver Fork Winery, 5000 Patton Road, Morganton
2:00 pm - Fundraiser for American Legion Post 392 →
701 Enola Rd, Morganton
4:00 pm - Sit! Stay! Drink! - Charity Benefit for ABLAR →
5000 Patton Road, Morganton - Jazz Mass →
Grace Episcopal Church, King Street, Morganton
10:30 am - "Through the Seasons" Glass Panel Workshop →
Burke Arts Council, 506 S. Sterling St., Morganton
5:30 pm - Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting →
COMMISSIONERS' MEETING ROOM, Morganton
6:00 pm - Pesticide Recertification Class →
N.C. Cooperative Extension | Burke County Center 130 Ammons Drive #1/2, Morganton
10:00 am - Planet Frame International Youth Short Film Festival →
100 E Union St, Morganton
7:30 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
📣 Morganton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Book sale event at Collett St.
Recreation Center, Morganton, NC. Includes members-only preview sale Friday 4:30-7 pm, public sale Saturday 9 am-12:30 pm, and a bag sale 1-3 pm… (Nextdoor Morganton/ Drexel) - In the latest issue of the popular Wildlife in North Carolina magazine, learn about the work that is being done by Commission staff, partners and volunteers as they aim to restore habitat and rebuild access in Western North Carolina following the
devastation of Hurricane Helene. Read the article for free at: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/609671863/ Ready to subscribe? Visit: https:/… (Nextdoor )
- Western Piedmont Community College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Biology - General Pool in Morganton. Apply here.
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Morganton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morganton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lenoir
- Creativity thrives at Caldwell County's 40th Annual Sculpture Celebration (wsoctv.com)
- Registered Sex Offender Charged With Indecent Exposure In Morganton (whky.com)
Marion
- Foothills Food Hub opens store in Marion selling locally produced food, including meat and veggies (mcdowellnews.com)
- From the Archives: Here's a look back at McDowell County this week in 2001 (mcdowellnews.com)
- What ingredients to look for in fresh dog food (mcdowellnews.com)
Ok Morganton! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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