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Coming up on the calendar:
Friday Cheers at Blue Mountain Barrel House at Blue Mountain Barrel House Brewery and Restaurant
Valley of the Seven Stars at Lockn' Farm
2026 Valley of the Seven Stars: Cosmic Campout - Saturday
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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!