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🌱 Women's Wednesdays and 11 more events
You won't want to miss Coffee, Crafts & Cohorts on the Mount Vernon Patch calendar
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 46 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunshine and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 44.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Women's Wednesdays →
Baker City OR - Coffee, Crafts & Cohorts →
Spark Art Studios and Emporium, 341 N Broadway, Burns
10:00 am - Harney County Forest Restoration Collaborative Meeting →
High Desert Partnership, 235 US-20, Hines
1:30 pm - Rooted in Light 2026 PNW Tour: Cacao, Reiki, Sound + Rare NeuroLight Tech →
Integrative Health & Wellness Center, 1928 Court Avenue, Baker City - Skate Night
North Powder Charter School North Powder, OR 97867
5:30 pm - Joseph at Powder Valley →
333 G St, North Powder
7:15 pm - Adrian at Powder Valley →
333 G St, North Powder
4:00 pm - Mingo at The Palace →
The Palace, 260 N. Broadway Ave., Burns
6:00 pm - Ghost Hunting with Big River Paranormal →
Geiser Grand, 1996 Main St, BAKER CITY - Stitch & Learn Craft Club →
Harney County Library, 80 West D ST., Burns
10:00 am - Pilot Rock at Powder Valley →
333 G St, North Powder
11:00 am - Pokemon Saturday →
Harney County Library, 80 West D ST., Burns
12:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
John Day
- Whitman settling in at helm of Idaho Beef Council helm (capitalpress.com)
Baker City
- Great Salt Lick Auction raises $25,000 for Parkinson's disease research (bakercityherald.com)
- McCully Fire closure area reduced (bakercityherald.com)
- Truck driver arrested for snorting cocaine while parked in Baker Valley Rest Area (bakercityherald.com)
La Grande
- Susan Murrell: Future Islands (oregonstate.edu)
- Oregon Arts Commission awards $150,000 in learning grants to 15 organizations (ktvz.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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