🌱 [CCPL] Adult Book Club and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• [CCPL] Adult Book Club at Carroll County Public Library

Today's riddle: Have you heard the rumor about butter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 70.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cana

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31

• [CCPL] Adult Book Club →
  Carroll County Public Library, 101 Beaver Dam Rd, Hillsville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 12

• JV/Varsity Volleyball Scrimmages vs. Ft. Chiswell
  Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
  5:00 pm
• Fort Chiswell Girls JV Volleyball @ Carroll County →
  Carroll County High School, 100 Cavs Ln, Hillsville
  6:30 pm

Friday August 14

• JV/Varsity Football Scrimmage @ Magna Vista- Monogram Smith River C
  Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• [GPL] Writers Group →
  Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
  2:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• Staunton River Girls JV Volleyball @ Carroll County →
  Carroll County High School, 100 Cavs Ln, Hillsville
  5:00 pm
• JV/Varsity Volleyball scrimmages vs. Staunton River
  Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
  5:00 pm

Friday August 21

• XC scrimmage @ Dobson
  Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
  4:30 pm
• JV and Varsity Benefit Football game vs. Bassett
  Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
  5:30 pm
• VFB @ Floyd-Benefit
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  7:00 pm

Monday August 24

• Women’s Bible Study Group →
  Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
  1:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Christiansburg Varsity Football @ Carroll County →
  Carroll County High School, 100 Cavs Ln, Hillsville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for 2 people with experience cleaning and cooking for large groups.
  Job is full time June/July, part time the rest of the year. Competitive pay. Beautiful resort-type location near Galax. Family atmosphere. Serious… (Nextdoor Cana)

• Rose Hill Health and Rehab posted a job opening for Hospitality Aide - Night Shift in Galax. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galax

• Spanberger Met With Boos At Virginia Fiddlers Event (wabcradio.com)
• WDBJ7 Archive: Remembering Stompin 76 (wdbj7.com)
• 2026 Galax Old Fiddlers Convention results (bluegrasstoday.com)

Stuart

• Michael James Jarecke (theenterprise.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I cant spread it (Thank you Julie R. for sending it in!)
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