🌱 Mystery Book Club and 11 more events

What's up New Lexington! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Your Weight Matters Columbus at Columbus Airport Marriott
• PNL Homeschool Innovators
• Rudy's Reader Club

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📸 Around New Lexington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Lexington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Your Weight Matters Columbus →
  Columbus Airport Marriott, 1375 N Cassady Ave, Columbus
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• PNL Homeschool Innovators →
  117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Rudy's Reader Club →
  117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  4:00 pm
• First Chapter Tween Book Club →
  117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Fall Storytime/New Lexington →
  117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  11:00 am
• Custom Potholders & Recipe Swap →
  117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Mystery Book Club →
  Perry County Senior Center, 520 1st St, New Lexington
  1:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Fall Library Bingo →
  PNL Meeting Room at New Lexington (Main), 117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  5:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Friends of the Perry County District Library Meeting →
  PNL Meeting Room at New Lexington (Main), 117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Spooktacular Reimagined Paintings →
  PNL Meeting Room at New Lexington (Main), 117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 27
• DIY Buttons for Teens →
  PNL Meeting Room at New Lexington (Main), 117 South Jackson St, New Lexington
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Perry Metro Housing Roseville Apts. Bookmobile Stop →
  Roseville OH
  5:30 pm
• Read with Rudy, Perry Metro Roseville Apts., Bookmobile →
  Roseville OH
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in New Lexington. Apply here.
• Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Nelsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Lexington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Logan

• Brown earns district berth, places third at sectional (recordherald.com)
• 7 Old-School Ohio Buffets That Still Fill Every Table After Church On Sunday (newsbreak.com)
• Heliene launches new solar rooftop module, secures supply agreement with Sunrun (pv-tech.org)

Nelsonville

• Nelsonville's general fund in the red for August, council preserves historic mosaic (athensmessenger.com)
• Federal Hocking fends off Buckeyes, nabs straight-set win to improve to 12-2 (athensmessenger.com)
• DJFS receives bid for Nelsonville building (athensmessenger.com)

Ok New Lexington! 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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