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🌱 What you’ll find at Saturday’s free Family Fun Night in Wooster
Also, don't miss Grassroots Math Network on the Wooster Patch calendar
Hi there, Wooster! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What you'll find at Saturday's free Family Fun Night in Wooster
- How Wooster's First and Final Fridays reshaped downtown summer nights
- Wooster and Seville communities remember the life of Ellen J. Waggy
Also on today's calendar: Woosterfest 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very warm with sunny spells, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 67, low: 44.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Buckeye Ag Museum offers family fun night Events (farmanddairy.com) — Families in Wooster can enjoy a free, hands-on Family Fun Night at the Buckeye Agriculture Museum this Saturday from 5–8 p.m. You'll find games, scavenger hunts, workshops, tours of four agriculture galleries, antique equipment demonstrations, and a food truck, all tied to Ohio's America 250 Food and Farm Month celebration. 
• Downtown Wooster merchants build Friday event series (yourohionews.com) — Downtown Wooster merchants joined forces this summer to launch First Fridays and Final Fridays, drawing shoppers with art, music, food, and late-night shopping. Main Street Wooster says the grassroots series boosted sales, foot traffic, and downtown energy, and organizers plan to bring both events back next year. The collaborations show how small, coordinated efforts by Wooster businesses can transform the feel of downtown evenings.
• Ellen J. Waggy (medina-gazette.com) — Seville resident Ellen J. Waggy, a longtime educator and church member with close family connections in Wooster and Rittman, has died at age 91. Her family has chosen not to hold services, and memorial contributions are suggested to her Seville church, Lifecare Hospice on Akron Road in Wooster, or the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman.
📸 Around Wooster
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wooster
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★ Featured events ★
- Grassroots Math Network →
Tri-County Event Center, 700 Winkler Dr., Wooster
8:30 am
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Fantasy Fanatics Book Club In-Person
Meeting Room 2 , Wooster
7:00 pm - Woosterfest 2026 →
Downtown Wooster, 377 West Liberty Street, Wooster
12:00 pm - Food Truck Friday with Moto Pizza and Old Enough to Know Better →
Lincoln Way Vineyards, 9050 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster
5:00 pm - Gregg and Farah Orthodontics Pink Out 5K and Fun Run →
Wooster OH - Downtown Wooster Farmers' Market →
Downtown Wooster, 377 West Liberty Street, Wooster
8:00 am - Woosterfest 2026 →
Downtown Wooster, 377 West Liberty Street, Wooster
11:00 am - Men's Soccer at The College of Wooster →
Carl Dale Field, Wooster
1:00 pm - Saturday Tunes and Food with EKG and Moto Pizza →
Lincoln Way Vineyards, 9050 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster
5:00 pm - Heart to Heart - Monthly Support Group →
Marilyn B. and Mark E. Gustafson Center for Supportive Care, Ohio's Hospice, 1900 Akron Rd., Wooster
5:30 pm - OBL Financial Literacy Class →
Shisler Conference Center, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster - Dine-Donate-Dogs – Buffalo Wild Wings® Fundraiser →
Buffalo Wild Wings – Wooster, 4122 Burbank Rd, Wooster
4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi 👋 I'm looking to make some extra cash I do house n flowerbed cleaning n more stuff Power washing n window cleaning as well.
Let me no if u got anything u need done cause im looking for more work asap some extra cash (Nextdoor Oak Chapel)
- Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Wooster. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Wooster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wooster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Orrville
- Isuzu Donates New N-SERIES NRR Truck to South Greenville Fire District to Support Community Outreach (government-fleet.com)
- WDR Week 5 HS football power rankings (the-daily-record.com)
- J.M. Smucker and Golden West Team Up in Frozen Fruit Crumb Pie Launch (frozenfoodsbiz.com)
Ashland
- A High-Steaks Rescue: Calf Stuck on Railroad Bridge Gives Ashland Responders No Moo of Thanks (ashlandcountypictures.com)
Ok Wooster! 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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