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🌱 How a Carmichaels star helped save WVU’s baseball program
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Greetings Carmichaels! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Carmichaels star helped save WVU's baseball program
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
- Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Croftcheck brought winning determination to Carmichaels, WVU (observer-reporter.com) — A celebrated former Carmichaels High School multi-sport standout is being remembered for the grit and leadership he brought to local Mikes teams and later to West Virginia University baseball. Teammates, coaches, and friends share stories of how Tom Croftcheck's competitiveness lifted Carmichaels athletics and helped revive WVU's struggling baseball program, underscoring his lasting impact on Greene County sports history.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carmichaels
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★ Featured events ★
- Wine Down Wednesday →
Thistlethwaite Vineyards, 151 Thistlewaite Ln, Jefferson
5:00 pm
Wednesday October 28
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📣 Carmichaels Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- October Construction & Agricultural Equipment Auction - Ring 2 →
Uniontown PA
8:30 am - October Construction & Agricultural Equipment Auction - Ring 1 →
Uniontown PA
8:30 am - The Firewater Tent Revival →
The Glades Festival Grounds, 154 Mason-Dixon Rd, Gibbon Glade
10:00 am - WC V SOC G @ McGuffey High School →
Central Greene SD, 86 McGuffey Drive, Claysville
5:30 pm - WC V VLB G @ Chartiers-Houston Jr/Sr High School →
Central Greene SD, 2050 W Pike St, Houston
6:00 pm - WC MS SOC B vs Chartiers-Houston Jr/Sr High School →
Central Greene SD, 30 Zimmerman Drive, Waynesburg
6:00 pm - Fort Cherry Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Bentworth →
Bentworth High School, 75 Bearcat Dr, Bentleyville
7:30 pm - WC V SOC B @ McGuffey High School →
Central Greene SD, 1339 N. Sunset Beach Road, Claysville
7:30 pm - Franklin Regional at Uniontown →
146 E Fayette St, Uniontown
7:30 pm - Open Gym at The Way →
The Way Community Center of Greene County, 209 W High St, Waynesburg
4:00 pm - WC V FB B @ Southmoreland School District →
Central Greene SD, 2351 Route 981, Alverton
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Johnson Matthey, plc posted a job opening for Production Line Operator in Smithfield. Apply here.
- Elior North America posted a job opening for Cashier in Waynesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carmichaels here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waynesburg
- Waynesburg OKs seeking bids for new waste agreement with Franklin Twp. (observer-reporter.com)
- 'Last man standing': What happens when coal companies buy up entire village? (triblive.com)
- High school notebook: PT's Froelich goes 2-for-2 in cross country (observer-reporter.com)
California
- PennWest celebrates expanded Rutledge Institute for Early Childhood Education (heraldstandard.com)
- Study ranks the most and least affordable states for retirees (wect.com)
- Scammers are convincing Americans to buy gold bars and hand them over to fake federal agents — and $6.5 million is already gone (moneywise.com)
Ok Carmichaels! 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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