🌱 Bedford community remembers the life of Sherry Kay Fillman

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• Bedford community remembers the life of Sherry Kay Fillman

Also on today's calendar: HONORING THE FALLEN: MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE 2026.

Today's riddle: These are the 3 unwritten rules of life ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A couple of p.m. t-showers, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fillman, Sherry Dishon (nrvnews.com) — Bedford residents are mourning the passing of 78-year-old Sherry Kay Fillman of Bedford, who died April 21 at Cardinal Assisted Living. Family and friends are invited to a funeral service Friday, May 1, at Bower Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Snowville, Virginia.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bedford

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Wednesday May 6

• Rock-A-Bye Reader
  Bedford Central Library, 321 N Bridge St, Bedford
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Monday May 25

• HONORING THE FALLEN: MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE 2026
  National D-Day Memorial , 3 Overlord Cir , Bedford
  11:00 am
• Memorial Day Observance
  National D-Day Memorial , 3 Overlord Cir , Bedford
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday April 28

• Stitchin' Chicks
  Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
  2:00 pm
• LEGO® + Labrary @ TBL
  Timbrook Library, Campbell County Public Library System , 18891 Leesville Rd , Lynchburg
  3:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Rock-A-Bye Reader
  Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
  10:30 am
• Confessions of a Colorholic
  Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
  2:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Les Misérables
  Jefferson Forest High School , 1 Cavalier Circle , Forest
  3:00 pm
• Tween-Teen Night
  Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Adult Book Club
  Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
  2:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Forest Friends Book Club
  Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
  1:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Storytime Picnic - Timbrook
  Timbrook Park , 19040 Leesville Rd , Lynchburg
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Shift Manager in Bedford. Apply here.
• Bedford County Public Schools posted a job opening for Assistant Coach (Football) in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Forest

• Late spring freeze devastates Virginia vineyards, threatening 2026 grape harvest (wjla.com)
• COLUMN: ‘The Boys' Season 5 flanderizes and caricaturizes itself (idsnews.com)

Blue Ridge

• Thousands Take on America's Toughest Road Race at the 17th Annual Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon (endurancesportswire.com)
• Alternative Ways To Measure The Quality of Your Life (thegoodtrade.com)

Lynchburg

• Lynchburg Amphitheater opens at Riverfront Park (wfxrtv.com)
• Work out in a sauna: New Lynchburg studio offers yoga, cycling and HIIT in infrared heat (wset.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 1)2)3) (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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