Community Corner
🌱 Filling Bowls from Farm to Table and 10 more events
Also check out The Sensational 70's on the Bland Patch calendar
Hello Bland! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- The Sensational 70's at Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre
- Filling Bowls from Farm to Table at Open Door Café
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 61.
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
📸 Around Bland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bland
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★ Featured events ★
- The Sensational 70's →
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
7:30 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- Filling Bowls from Farm to Table →
Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
📣 Bland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tuesday Fun Day →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
3:30 pm - PCHS Volleyball →
Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
7:45 pm - Wednesday Funday →
Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
3:30 pm - Rural Retreat Varsity Football @ Fort Chiswell →
Fort Chiswell High School, 1 Pioneer Trl, Max Meadows
7:00 pm - Fries Town Market →
Fries Community Center, 316 W Main St, Fries
9:00 am - Eastern Montgomery Varsity Football @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
7:00 pm - Heritage Varsity Football @ Graham →
Graham High School, 210 Valley Dale St, Bluefield
7:00 pm - American All-Star Series: Crystal Cup Night #2 →
Wythe Raceway, 164 Race Track Rd, Rural Retreat
7:30 pm - Creative Expressions →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Ste E, Pulaski
1:00 pm - Grayson County Girls JV Volleyball @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Monday September 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Wytheville. Apply here.
- Wabtec Corporation posted a job opening for Tube Machine Operator - 3rd Shift in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wytheville
- 10 Bucket List Adventures In Virginia You Cannot Have Anywhere Else (myfamilytravels.com)
- Virginia's Wytheville is worth a visit (twincities.com)
Bluefield
- Oliver Anthony to headline Bluefield's Lemonade Festival at Bowen Field (wvva.com)
Pulaski
- High School Football: Horlick scores 45 straight points in dominant win at Milwaukee Pulaski Co-op (racinecountyeye.com)
- David Lee Burton, Sr. (pcpatriot.com)
- Donald Gray Hines (pcpatriot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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