🌱 How Chatham’s tiny bobcat orphans sparked a big rescue effort

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In today's newsletter:

• How Chatham’s tiny bobcat orphans sparked a big rescue effort

Also on today's calendar: VA06 Old Dominion Ag Complex (VA01) and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 36.
• Monday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wildlife center takes in two orphaned bobcat kittens, asks for community's help (wset.com) — Two orphaned bobcat kittens rescued from a construction site in Chatham are now being rehabilitated at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke, and their care is expected to cost around $40,000. Staff are remodeling a special enclosure and providing intensive, long-term feeding and medical support, and they’re asking nearby communities, including Chatham residents, to help fund the effort.
   

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📸 Around Chatham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chatham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 31

• Charlie Wilson →
  Caesars Virginia - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 1100 W Main St, Danville
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 26

• Paint & Praise at Living Waters Healing Arts Center →
  Living Waters Healing Arts Center, Chatham
  6:00 pm

Friday November 6

• Dan River at Chatham →
  Chatham VA
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• VA06 Old Dominion Ag Complex (VA01) →
  Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex, 19783 US-29 g, Chatham
  9:00 am

Friday November 13

• Let Go & Let God: Painting with a Purpose →
  Sheva Church of Christ, Chatham
  6:30 pm

Friday November 20

• Night Ranger →
  Caesars Virginia - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 1100 W Main St, Danville
  9:00 pm

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📣 Chatham Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 24

• Drug Take Back Day →
  City of Danville Calendar, 215 Piedmont Place, Danville
  10:00 am
• Adult Open Gym-Basketball →
  City of Danville Calendar Danville, VA 24543
  10:00 am
• Mothman and Friends Scavenger Hunt →
  City of Danville Calendar, 511 Patton St, Danville
  11:00 am
• ENERGY After School: Camp Grove →
  City of Danville Calendar, 119 Bradley Road, Danville
  3:30 pm
• Danville True Crime Tour →
  The Dog-Eared Page, 525 Main Street, Danville
  4:00 pm
• Jesse McCartney →
  Caesars Virginia - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 1100 W Main St, Danville
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Roses Discount Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Chatham. Apply here.
• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Danville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chatham here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Danville

• New Danville wellness center offers unique space to unwind and de-stress (wset.com)
• How the Department of War expanded a Blairs education home-based business (godanriver.com)
• Averett Opens New Hangar at Danville Airport (wbtmdanville.com)

Altavista

• Wedding Traditions From the '50s (go2tutors.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "If there are 2 flys in the kitchen, how can you tell which one is the cowboy?" — It's the one on the range. (Thank you Helen H. for sending it in!)
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