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🌱 At Sherwood Forest, a hunting tradition celebrates its staying power

Charles City, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • At Sherwood Forest, a hunting tradition celebrates its staying power
  • History and art meet at Amblers House community day

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Wreath Workshop at Berkeley and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 70, low: 42.
  • Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The thrill of the hunt: Virginia hunting group celebrates its centennial (pilotonline.com) — Riders and hounds gathered at Charles City's Sherwood Forest on Saturday for the Princess Anne Hunt's centennial celebration. The club moved its kennels to Charles City County in 1989 as development squeezed its former territory, and local hunt leader Edward Mitchell says preserving land remains the tradition's biggest challenge.
   

• Annual racial healing community day will focus on history and art (pilotonline.com) — History, storytelling and community art will come together Saturday at James City County's historic Amblers House for a free racial healing community day. Berkeley Plantation interpreter Melanie Roberts will join the discussion panel, bringing a Charles City County connection. The event runs noon to 3 p.m., and registration is required.
   

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  • Dangerous Frost Advisory Issued for 9 Counties in Virginia as Temperatures Plummet on East Side (travelinglifestyle.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Charles City

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