🌱 Are you in Old Fort’s boil water advisory zone today?

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In today's newsletter:

• Are you in Old Fort’s boil water advisory zone today?

Also on today's calendar: The Inner Sacred Sanctuary Retreat with Laura Mock and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 53.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Boil water advisory issued for Town of Old Fort (wspa.com) — Residents on the north side of Old Fort who receive town water are under a boil water advisory following recent water main repair and line relocation work. If you live north of the railroad tracks or Mill Creek, officials say you must vigorously boil tap water for at least one minute before drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice, or washing dishes until further notice.
   

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📸 Around Old Fort

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Old Fort

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Paint Your Pet - Ticketed Event
  Euda Wine, 164 Commerce St Suite 10, Old Fort
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• The Inner Sacred Sanctuary Retreat with Laura Mock
  Indigo Nature Retreat , 1037 Newberry Creek Rd , Old Fort
  12:00 pm
• The JackTown Ramblers Live at Foothills Watershed
  Foothills Watershed , 655 Catawba River Rd , Old Fort
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Mountain Bike Skills Camp
  Foothills Watershed , 655 Catawba River Rd , Old Fort
  10:30 am

Sunday April 26

• Sunday Morning Sounbath w/ Asheville Sonic Blessings
  Old Fort Yoga , 45 Catawba Ave , Old Fort
  11:00 am
• Roll + Release
  Old Fort Yoga , 45 Catawba Ave , Old Fort
  2:30 pm
• Historic Old Fort Train Depot Museum
  25 W Main St , Old Fort
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Wine Blending 101 - Ticketed Event
  Euda Wine , 164 Commerce St Suite 10 , Old Fort
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Friday Flights at Mica Town Marion
  Mica Town Brewing Company , 25 Brown Dr , Marion
  3:00 pm
• Redd & The Paper Flowers: Pisgah Brewing Co. | Black Mountain, NC | 6PM
  Pisgah Brewing Company , 2948 US-70 , Black Mountain
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• HCES Chorus Performance
  Haw Creek Elementary School , 10 Bethesda Rd , Asheville
  4:30 pm
• Erwin High School Spring Musical
  Erwin HS Theater
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It’s that time of year – again!
  Springtime means our native black bears become more active and remain so through summer and fall. Time to remove those wildlife attractants, leash up… (Nextdoor )

• Columbia Forest Products posted a job opening for Team Member - 3rd shift - 8 Hour in Old Fort. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Black Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Old Fort here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Black Mountain

• DEQ awards $215M for water projects from Helene damage (carolinajournal.com)
• Robert Rauschenberg's Penchant for Invention and Spectacle (theatlantic.com)
• See 6 western NC destinations that are perfect for a long weekend trip (cardinalpine.com)

Marion

• From our Archives: Here's a look at photos from McDowell County this week in 2003 (mcdowellnews.com)
• I-40 lane closes in McDowell County due to wildfire (wlos.com)

Swannanoa

• Blue Rock Human Capital Assists Warren Wilson College With Senior Search (huntscanlon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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