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🌱 Why a new stone bench in Avery Square carries seven powerful names
Coming up on the Newland Patch calendar: Yoga — Linville Falls Winery
Hello again Newland! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a new stone bench in Avery Square carries seven powerful names
- How did Avery's Lady Vikings fare in their latest home stand?
Also on today's calendar: Old Hampton Store 5:30-8:30pm and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 75, low: 60.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two years after Helene, stone bench in Avery Square honors seven lost (reflector.com) — In Newland's Avery Square, a new stone bench now honors seven residents lost during Hurricane Helene, offering a quiet place of remembrance by the post office. Local volunteers, county officials, and community members gathered for a heartfelt dedication, reflecting on past floods, recent road repairs, and the resilience and faith that helped Avery County recover together. 
• Lady Vikings split conference matches with Madison, Owen (reflector.com) — Avery High's Lady Vikings volleyball team, playing at Viking Gym in Newland, swept Madison in straight sets before dropping a road match to Owen later in the week. Strong performances from hitters like Caroline Hollifield and servers like Lucy Turner and Caitlin Shapiro highlighted the split, as Avery moved to 7-9 overall and 2-6 in conference play.
📸 Around Newland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newland
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★ Featured events ★
- Yoga — Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Old Hampton Store 5:30-8:30pm →
Old Hampton Store & Barbeque, 77 Ruffin St, Linville
5:30 pm - Carringer Farms Farm-to-Table Dinner →
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5:30 pm - Carringer Farms Farm-to-Table Brunch →
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11:00 am - Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
2:00 pm - Shelby Rae Moore Band at Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
2:00 pm - Gary McCullough at Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, Newland
2:00 pm - Facility Hiring Event - Western Region →
Mayland Community College, 785 Cranberry St, Newland
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 21
Monday October 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Farm to Table Dinner →
Crossnore NC - Sugar Mountain Resort Oktoberfest →
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, 1009 Sugar Mountain Dr, Sugar Mountain
10:00 am - Farm to Table Brunch →
Crossnore NC - Adult Field Course: Grandfather's Starry Skies →
Grandfather Mountain, 2050 Blowing Rock Hwy, Linville
5:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Check out the excellent in-person and virtual fishing classes being offered by the NCWRC Fishing Education Team in October.
Visit our class calendar and register at: https://bit.ly/44YkCxs Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville: October 2: Soft Plastics Lure… (Nextdoor ) - Need help with an unemployment claim?
Thursdays and Fridays are the best days to call #NCDES for claims questions because our UI Support Center typically has lower call volume. Prefer… (Nextdoor )
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Bus Driver in Newland. Apply here.
- Circle K posted a job opening for Lead Customer Service Representative in Banner Elk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Blowing Rock
- BRAHM acquires Springhaven property (wataugademocrat.com)
- Denim Ball raises more than $225,000 for improvements at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (wataugademocrat.com)
- WMS/WHS JV roundup: Knights, Lady Wolverines claims cross country titles (wataugademocrat.com)
Spruce Pine
- Spruce Pine Council hears department updates (newstopicnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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