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🌱 How a Beavercreek mini-mart landed in Buc-ee’s national crosshairs.
Spotted on the Beavercreek calendar: Tumblin Tots

Good morning to you Beavercreek! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Beavercreek mini-mart landed in Buc-ee's national crosshairs.
Also on today's calendar: Parks, Recreation & Culture Board Meeting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot with partial sunshine, temps: high: 91, low: 70.
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Who wants Buc-ee's around: red or blue states? (lmtonline.com) — Beavercreek briefly takes center stage in a national debate over Buc-ee's expansion, as the chain sues local Beaver's Mini-Mart after opening in nearby Huber Heights. The dispute, highlighted by comedian John Oliver, is used to explore how red and blue states, and their residents, react differently to the fast-growing travel stop brand.
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📸 Around Beavercreek
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beavercreek
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★ Featured events ★
- Tumblin Tots →
Quest Gymnastics & Extreme Sports, 3820 Kemp Rd., Beavercreek
5:45 pm
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- Parks, Recreation & Culture Board Meeting →
Beavercreek City Hall, 1368 Research Park Drive, Beavercreek
6:00 pm - First Day of School Kindergarten M-Z
Mad River Local District - JFK Picture Day
John F. Kennedy Elementary School Dayton, OH 45440
8:30 am - All Kindergarten in Session
Mad River Local District - Tree Advisory Board →
Municipal Maintenance Facility, 789 Orchard Lane, Beavercreek
3:00 pm - Preschool Open House
Mad River Local Dayton, OH 45431
3:00 pm - Bikeway and Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee →
Beavercreek City Hall, 1368 Research Park Drive, Beavercreek
6:00 pm - Beavercreek 9/11 Ceremony →
Beavercreek Station, 1153 N. Fairfield Rd, Beavercreek
8:30 am - Knock Doors in Greene County! →
Beavercreek OH
1:00 pm - Beavercreek Popcorn Festival Car Show →
1341 Meadowbridge Drive, Beavercreek
9:00 am - City Council Meeting →
Beavercreek City Hall, 1368 Research Park Drive, Beavercreek
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
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Bellbrook
- Sam Houseworth's Ohio High School GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Projection Index – Sept. 7 (statelinesportsnetwork.net)
Xenia
- Xenia annual tree sale begins (xeniagazette.com)
- Rosh Hashanah: The Sound of Awakening (xeniagazette.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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