Community Corner
🌱 Curious about AI? See how Mount Gilead’s library can help.
Coming up on the Mount Gilead Patch calendar: Your Weight Matters Columbus
Cheers Mount Gilead! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Curious about AI? See how Mount Gilead's library can help.
Also on today's calendar: Your Weight Matters Columbus and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mainly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Residents explore world of AI at Perry Cook Library (morrowcountysentinel.com) — Morrow County libraries, including Mount Gilead Public Library, are teaming up to offer a free, four-part "AI Made Simple" series that demystifies tools like ChatGPT and Copilot. Sessions cover practical uses, safety, scams, and everyday applications, with overlapping offerings at multiple branches so Mount Gilead residents can catch missed talks close to home. 
📸 Around Mount Gilead
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Gilead
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★ Featured events ★
- Your Weight Matters Columbus →
Columbus Airport Marriott, 1375 N Cassady Ave, Columbus
9:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- POUND Fitness with Toni →
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6:00 pm - Tech Help Sessions →
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10:30 am - Little Hands Sensory Group →
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10:30 am - Plots & Crafts Featuring Author Kathleen Fuller →
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11:00 am - Tinker Tots - Monday Program →
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10:00 am - Little Learners - Monday Program →
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10:00 am - A2Z - Morning Program →
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10:00 am - A2Z - Afternoon Program →
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1:00 pm - White Elephant Bingo →
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3:00 pm - Little Learners - Wednesday Program →
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10:00 am - Tinker Tots - Wednesday Program →
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10:00 am - GED & Adult Workforce Diploma Program Classes →
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5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
📣 Mount Gilead Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Candlewood Lake Mt.
Gilead is having community yard sale this coming week end Oct 2 and 3 Rd great deals are open to the public also a big craft show at the lodge… (Nextdoor Candlewood Lake)
- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Mount Gilead. Apply here.
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in CARDINGTON OH S12788 in Cardington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Gilead here.
🗞 Nearby News
Galion
- Trick-or-Treat After Dark returns to Brownella Cottage (crawfordcountynow.com)
- Galion man pleads guilty to intimidation and drug charges in Crawford County Court (crawfordcountynow.com)
- Highland at River Valley highlights Week 7 area HS football schedule (dispatch.com)
Fredericktown
- Local Roofer Launches Sustainable Eco-Friendly Roofing Solutions (kdhnews.com)
- Knox County schools, employers launch 60‑Day Attendance Challenge to build student habits (mountvernonnews.com)
- Knox County high school football Week 7 previews and matchups (yourohionews.com)
Ok Mount Gilead! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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