🌱 Unity in the Mountains Registration Committee Meeting 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: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 61.
• Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.

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📸 Around Watauga

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Unity in the Mountains Registration Committee Meeting →
  Johnson City Recovery Center, 513 E. Unaka Avenue, Johnson City
  9:30 am
• Fall Art Festival →
  400 Block of E Elk Avenue, Elizabethton
  10:00 am
• Cash’s Friendly Fair →
  Endtime Harvest Community Church, 706 Blevins Ave, Elizabethton
  10:00 am
• Central Community Christian Church Fall Festival →
  Central Community Christian Church, 137 Hopson Road, Johnson City
  11:00 am
• Let's Go Bowling! →
  Holiday Lanes, 117 Broyles Dr, Johnson City
  11:00 am
• How to let go of the past: Half-day retreat →
  The Philosopher’s House, 117 W Fairview Ave., Johnson City
  1:00 pm
• Bluegrass and BBQ →
  Midway Baptist Church, 3414 W Walnut St, Johnson city
  3:00 pm
• Drawing and Tea Social →
  The Philosopher’s House, 117 W Fairview Ave., Johnson City
  4:30 pm
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Bonnie Kate →
  Elizabethton TN
  7:00 pm
• THE CORKLIKKERS →
  The Down Home, 300 West Main Street, Johnson City
  8:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Space Explorers Pop-up Program
  Hands on Discovery Center, 1212 Suncrest Dr, Gray
  10:00 am
• Barktoberfest →
  Elizabethton TN
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GPM Investments posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Store 6041 in Elizabethton. Apply here.
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Cook in Johnson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watauga here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Elizabethton

• Elizabethton Car Club plans two October cruise-ins (elizabethton.com)
• Richard Barker announces bid for re-election to Elizabethton City Council (elizabethton.com)
• Rhubarb Mercantile brings assortment of unique items to Elizabethton (johnsoncitypress.com)

Johnson City

• Johnson City named semi-finalist for Great American Main Street award (wjhl.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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