🌱 Toddler Takeover Storytime and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Your Weight Matters Columbus at Columbus Airport Marriott

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
• Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orient

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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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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Toddler Takeover Storytime →
  Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway, Grove City
  10:30 am
• Cross Country
  Brookpark Middle Grove City, OH 43123
  4:15 pm
• PT Conferences
  Jackson Middle Grove City, OH 43123
  4:30 pm
• Girls Soccer @ CSG
  Central Crossing High School Grove City, OH 43123
  5:15 pm
• Football Jackson
  Brookpark Middle Grove City, OH 43123
  5:30 pm
• 8th FB @ Beulah Park
  Beulah Park Middle School, 3160 Demorest Rd, Grove City
  5:30 pm
• Bicycle Transportation Task Force →
  Grove City, OH Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball @ Gahanna
  Central Crossing High School Grove City, OH 43123
  7:00 pm
• Boys Soccer vs. Briggs
  Central Crossing High School Grove City, OH 43123
  7:15 pm
Friday October 2
• Picture Day
  Holt Crossing Intermediate Grove City, OH 43123
• Little Learning Kits →
  Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway, Grove City
• 2026 Grove City Town Center Food Truck Festival and Shop Hop →
  Grove City Town Center, 3946 Broadway, Grove City
  4:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Golden Corral posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Grove City. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Grove City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orient here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grove City

• Ohio has most data center ballot measures in the country (nbc4i.com)
• Hearing for 2 Glenville football players charged after allegedly stealing from Dick's Sporting Goods (cleveland19.com)
• Avina Women's Care reaches deal to stay in UnitedHealthcare network (nbc4i.com)

Ashville

• Pickaway Football Friday Preview: Canal Winchester at Teays Valley (circlevilleherald.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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