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🌱 Mosaic and Grout for Beginners with Kelly and 10 more events

Old Fort, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Old Fort! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • The High Dive open at Mica Town Brewing Company
  • Mosaic and Grout for Beginners with Kelly at Arrowhead Gallery and Studios
  • Getting Going on the Wheel with Elfy - (Oct - Nov) at Arrowhead Gallery and Studios

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 69, low: 61.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗞 Nearby News

Black Mountain

  • Wildlife Agency Approves Emergency Bear Feeding Rule for Buncombe County (ncwildlife.gov)
  • 11 Underappreciated Towns To Visit In North Carolina (worldatlas.com)
  • NC Baptists on Mission dedicates new rebuild center on Helene anniversary • Biblical Recorder (brnow.org)

Marion

Swannanoa

  • 2 fish species found upstream from Helene-washed-out dam for 1st time in over a century (wlos.com)
  • Emergency rule aims to curb bear interactions in Buncombe County (spectrumlocalnews.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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