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🌱 Thursday Morning Leadshare and 11 more events
Coming up: Dementia Live: An Immersive Experience for You on the Brightwood Patch calendar
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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 91, low: 60.
- Saturday: Cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Thursday Morning Leadshare
Shawn's Craft Barbecue
8:15 am - Dementia Live: An Immersive Experience for You
Chamber of Commerce, 629 Sperryville Pike #100, Culpeper
3:00 pm - Senior Dinners and BINGO
UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Cafe, 501 Sunset Lane, Culpeper
4:00 pm - Volleyball @ Goochland
ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 3250 River Rd W, Goochland
4:30 pm - Girls' Basketball @ Culpeper
ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 14300 Achievement Dr, Culpeper
4:30 pm - Western Albemarle JV Field Hockey @ Orange County →
Orange County High School, 201 Selma Rd, Orange
5:30 pm - Girls JV Field Hockey vs Western Albemarle High School
Orange County High, 201 Selma Road, Orange
5:30 pm - Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Western Albemarle High School
Orange County High, 201 Selma Road, Orange
6:00 pm - Parks & Recreation - Cornhole at Patch Brewing Co. →
Orange County, VA Calendar, 10271 Gordon Ave., Gordonsville
6:00 pm - Sloth Yoga →
Pranapiloga, 133 East Davis St. Suite 360, Culpeper
6:00 pm - Planning Commission Regular Meeting →
Orange County, VA Calendar, 11282 Government Center Drive, Orange
6:00 pm - Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next with Dystopian Icon Veronica Roth →
146A Madison Road, Orange
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- County of Culpeper Virginia posted a job opening for Water/Wastewater Operator in Culpeper. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Culpeper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brightwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Madison
- PHOTOS: We the People--Montpelier hosts 1st Naturalization Ceremony (starexponent.com)
- Prep roundup: Central volleyball sweeps past Strasburg (nvdaily.com)
- Op-Ed: MVNH Pollution Permit New Concerns (pjrnews.com)
Culpeper
- Moonshiners Season 16 on HBO Max: Canadians Order $70,000 of Tariff-Free Shine (martincid.com)
- Christopher Reeve's Son Will Reeve Reveals Rare Cancer Diagnosis (internewscast.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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