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🌱 Notice a Honda Accord with fresh front-end damage in West Rutland?
Make time for West Rutland Girls Varsity Soccer @ Proctor on the West Rutland Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Notice a Honda Accord with fresh front-end damage in West Rutland?
- How will West Rutland spoil Proctor's homecoming at Taranovich Field?
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Craft Fair and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rutland Barracks / LSA / Negligent Operation / Request for Information (blogspot.com) — State police are asking West Rutland residents for help after a vehicle struck and damaged several mailboxes near Blanchard Avenue and Franklin Street late Saturday night, then drove off. Investigators believe the car is a 2016–2017 Honda Accord missing its right front inner fender liner, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks. 
• Mill River, Proctor battle to scoreless tie (rutlandherald.com) — A hard-fought girls soccer match in North Clarendon saw Mill River and Proctor battle to a 0-0 draw in playoff-like conditions, with standout goalkeeping on both sides. For West Rutland fans, the key takeaway is that Proctor, now 3-5-1, is gearing up to host West Rutland at Taranovich Field on Saturday for its homecoming game.
📸 Around West Rutland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Rutland
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★ Featured events ★
- West Rutland Girls Varsity Soccer @ Proctor →
Proctor High School, 4 Park St, Proctor
1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Game: Boys Varsity Soccer
Arlington Recreation Center /Arlington, VT
7:00 pm - Game: Girls Varsity Soccer
Sharon Academy /Sharon, VT
4:00 pm - Game: Girls 6/7/8 Soccer
West Rutland School Arlington, VT
4:30 pm - Game: Boys 6/7/8 Soccer
West Rutland School Arlington, VT
5:30 pm - Game: Girls 6/7/8 Soccer
WRS /West Rutland, VT
4:30 pm - Game: Boys 6/7/8 Soccer
WRS /West Rutland, VT
5:30 pm - Game: Boys Varsity Soccer
WRS /West Rutland, VT
4:00 pm - Game: Girls Varsity Soccer
WRS /West Rutland, VT
4:00 pm - Holiday Craft Fair →
Vermont Farmers Food Center, 251 West St, Rutland
9:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Sunday October 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Vermont Farmers Market
Depot Park Rutland, VT 05701
9:00 am - Stories on a String
Fox Room Rutland Free Library, 10 Court St, Rutland
10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Flynn Group posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Rutland. Apply here.
- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Payroll Specialist in Rutland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Rutland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rutland
- Rutland Free Library returns Daddys Roommate to shelves (news-usa.today)
- Girls soccer dark horses emerge (rutlandherald.com)
- Using a downsizing service (avpress.com)
Poultney
- Chili Cookoff proceeds benefit Poultney Rotary (921wvtk.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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