🌱 Ladies Bunco (FULL) and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a passing shower, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Monday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Ladies Bunco (FULL) →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4527 Canada Road, Lakeland
  11:00 am
• Jamming Group →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4523 Canada Road, Lakeland
  2:00 pm
• Board of Education - Business Meeting
  Lakeland School System, 3009 Davies Plantation Rd, Lakeland
  5:45 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Canasta →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4523 Canada Road, Lakeland
  12:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Municipal Court →
  Piperton, TN Calendar, 3575 Highway 196, Piperton
  8:00 am
• Games →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4523 Canada Road, Lakeland
  12:00 pm
• Book Club →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4527 Canada Road, Lakeland
  1:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Senior Days →
  143 US Hwy 70, Mason
  12:00 pm
• Watercolor →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4527 Canada Road, Lakeland
  1:00 pm
• Municipal Planning/Design Review Commission Meeting →
  Lakeland, TN Calendar, 10001 US-70, Lakeland
  5:30 pm
• Music on the Somerville Square →
  Somerville Art Gallery, 16746 US-64, Somerville
  7:00 pm
• Houston at Arlington →
  Arlington High School, 5475 Airline Rd, Arlington
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What is going on with the Post Office in Oakland Tn.
  I found the PO closed with a sign stating “closed for technical issues “ (Nextdoor Northwood Estates)

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Oakland. Apply here.
• Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Arlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Collierville

• Tennessee names Collierville STEM teacher as Teacher of the Year (tennessean.com)
• Polyester Matrix Composite Resin Market 4-5% CAGR to 2035 on Wind Energy and Marine Demand (indexbox.io)
• Memphis Tigers Scout Day: Statistical Leaderboards (prepbaseballreport.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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