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Coming up on the calendar:
- Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 at Bullitt Park
- Town Council Workshop Meeting
- Trailblazers Lego Club at C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Tuesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
- Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
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Tuesday October 6 - Town Council Workshop Meeting →
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6:30 pm Wednesday October 7 - Trailblazers Lego Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap Thursday October 8 - Blue Highway Fest with Flatt Out Blue →
Blue Highway Fest, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap - Classic Lit Book Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap - Blue Highway Fest 2026 →
Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap - Blue Highway Fest →
Bullitt Park, 301 East 1st Street North, Big Stone Gap
9:00 am Friday October 9 - Roll for Literacy
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap Tuesday October 13 - Painting Class
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap
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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!)
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