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🌱 Hear Sweetwater’s WASP museum director share Avenger Field stories on air
And on the Sweetwater Patch calendar - Southland Varsity Football @ Loraine

Greetings Sweetwater! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hear Sweetwater's WASP museum director share Avenger Field stories on air
Also on today's calendar: Bronte Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Trent and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An a.m. t-storm; partly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
- Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EAA's The Green Dot — National WASP WWII Museum Director Rachael McClain (eaa.org) — Sweetwater residents can hear directly from the executive director of the National WASP WWII Museum at Avenger Field in a new episode of EAA's The Green Dot aviation podcast. The conversation dives into aviation history and the museum's mission, and is available now on major podcast platforms for anyone wanting to learn more about this unique local institution.
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📸 Around Sweetwater
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sweetwater
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★ Featured events ★
- Southland Varsity Football @ Loraine →
Loraine Isd School District, 800 S Lightfoot St, Loraine
7:30 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Bronte Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Trent →
Trent High School, 12821 I-20, Trent
10:00 am - Sweetwater Nolan County Goodfellows Sign ups Closed for lunch 12:00 PM-1:00 PM →
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, 810 E Broadway Ave, Sweetwater - Wall Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Merkel →
Merkel High School, 2000 S 7th St, Merkel
12:00 pm - October Chamber Coffee hosted by Hoyt Court →
Hoyt Court, 1700 Hoyt St, Sweetwater
10:00 am - Jacksboro JV Football @ Merkel →
Merkel High School, 2000 S 7th St, Merkel
5:00 pm - Trent Varsity Football @ Loraine →
Loraine Isd School District, 800 S Lightfoot St, Loraine
7:30 pm - Wine tasting at Mulberry Manor →
Mulberry Manor, 1400 Sam Houston, Sweetwater - Wall at Sweetwater →
1205 Ragland St, Sweetwater
6:30 pm - Wall Hawks Volleyball at Sweetwater →
Sweetwater High School, 1205 Ragland St, Sweetwater
6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
📣 Sweetwater Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Knox City at Roby →
141 S. College St., Roby
7:00 pm - Southland at Loraine →
800 South Lightfoot, Loraine
7:30 pm
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Before you jump in the water this weekend, read this!
⬇️ If you're trying to beat the heat this summer by swimming in a lake or river, keep in mind that no surface water is ever entirely safe… (Nextdoor )
- DQ - Richeson Management Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member - Sweetwater DQ #66 in Sweetwater. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Sweetwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sweetwater here.
🗞 Nearby News
Abilene
- West Texas nostalgia: Abilene-Sweetwater ranks No. 3 nationally (bigcountryhomepage.com)
- Three things to do this weekend in Abilene Oct. 2-4 (reporternews.com)
- Meet the Abilene-area band behind 'Western Space Grunge' (reporternews.com)
Ok Sweetwater! 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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