🌱 All levels, Joints and Glands and 10 more events

Morning Spruce Pine! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Honeycutt & Co. at 670 on Oak Tavern at City Drive-In
• New Student Orientation at Mayland Early College
• First Day of School at Mayland Early College

... 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 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

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📸 Around Spruce Pine

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spruce Pine

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 14

• Honeycutt & Co. at 670 on Oak Tavern →
  City Drive-In, 670 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 10

• New Student Orientation
  Mayland Early College Spruce Pine, NC 28777
  5:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• First Day of School
  Mayland Early College Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Monday August 17

• All levels, Joints and Glands →
  Mineral City Yoga, 537b Altapass Hwy, Spruce Pine
  11:00 am

Sunday August 23

• APPLE CORE GRILL →
  The Orchard at Altapass, 1025 Orchard Road, Blue Ridge Pkwy mm 328.3, Spruce Pine
  12:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Fuzzy and Frayed: Fiber Arts Collective @Spruce... →
  Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine
  2:00 pm
• Fuzzy and Frayed: Fiber Arts Collective @Spruce Pine Public Library →
  Spruce Pine Public Library, 142 Walnut Ave, Spruce Pine
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• WNC Bigfoot Festival - downtown Marion →
  Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• August Community Night-- Bare Dark Sky Observatory →
  Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park, 66 Energy Exchange Dr, Burnsville
  9:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Kids Crafternoon @Mitchell County Public Library →
  Mitchell County Library, 18 N Mitchell Ave, Bakersville
  4:00 pm
• JV Football Scrimmage HOME
  Mitchell County Schools Bakersville, NC 28705
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Adam Church →
  Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Spruce Pine. Apply here.
• Allied Universal Security posted a job opening for Security Officer Patrol Associate in Spruce Pine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spruce Pine here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Burnsville

• Lucille Roland McMahan (ourlocalcommunityonline.com)

Newland

• Kevin VandenBerg takes early lead at Golfweek Mountain Man (usatoday.com)

Marion

• From our Archives: Here's a look back at this week in 1982 (mcdowellnews.com)

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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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