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🌱 How new tomato varieties are performing on Upstate farms this fall
Also, don't miss Sims Middle School vs CampobelloGramling... on the Union Patch calendar
Good morning Union! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How new tomato varieties are performing on Upstate farms this fall
Also on today's calendar: Sims Middle School vs CampobelloGramling Elementary School and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tomato Variety Demos in Upstate SC (clemson.edu) — Tomato trials that include Union County farms are helping Upstate growers compare new heat-tolerant varieties against familiar standbys like Mountain Fresh Plus and Crown. Researchers are tracking yield, fruit quality, and sugar levels through on-farm demos, with more harvests and evaluations continuing into early fall that could influence what local growers plant in coming seasons. 
📸 Around Union
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Union
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★ Featured events ★
- Sims Middle School vs CampobelloGramling... →
Sims Middle School, 2200 Whitmire Hwy, Union
5:00 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
- Sims Middle School vs CampobelloGramling Elementary School →
Sims Middle School, 2200 Whitmire Hwy, Union
5:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Campobello
SIMS MIDDLE, 2200 Whitmire Hwy, Union
5:00 pm - Union County Beekeepers Association Monthly Meeting →
Union County Beekeepers Association, 120 Kirby Street, Union
2:30 pm - Train the Trainer MUSC MOVENUP Program Coming to Union County →
Union County Carnegie Library, 300 East South Street, Union
8:30 am - Intro to Hydroponic Systems for Home & Small-Scale Growers Union Simulcast →
Union County Clemson Extension, 120 Kirby Street, Union
10:00 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Football @ Woodruff
SIMS MIDDLE, 710 Cross Anchor Rd, Woodruff
5:00 pm - Landrum Varsity Football @ Woodruff →
Woodruff High School, 1501 Cross Anchor Rd, Woodruff
7:30 pm - Sip, Stitch & Socialize
Pacolet Library
1:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Campobello
SIMS MIDDLE, 2200 Whitmire Hwy, Union
5:00 pm - Landrum Girls JV Volleyball @ Woodruff →
Woodruff High School, 1501 Cross Anchor Rd, Woodruff
5:30 pm - Fall Market at Drayton →
Drayton Mills Marketplace, 1802 Drayton Rd, Drayton
12:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Terry's Specialty Repairs is the place to call when you want a job done right.
Terry W. Smith, Jr. Phone: 864-251-4190 Email: Tbonez6370@gmail.com (Nextdoor Harwood Heights)
- Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - 524313 in Union. Apply here.
- Partners Personnel posted a job opening for Machine Operator (ID #521972) in Union. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Union here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clinton
- Clinton High's Devil Regiment makes history with first finals appearance at Festival of Bands (whosonthemove.com)
- Fall festival kicks off Saturday as LushAcres Farm opens five weekends of family fun (whosonthemove.com)
- October MPA Student of the Month: Anna West (uga.edu)
Spartanburg
- Mood Neuroscience Sales Specialist (Columbia, Greenville & Spartanburg, SC) - Johson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (jnj.com)
- LIVE: Police, coroner responding to neighborhood in Spartanburg (foxcarolina.com)
- OneSpartanburg Inc. announces 47th Leadership Spartanburg class (upstatebusinessjournal.com)
Ok Union! 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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