🌱 Step inside Clifton Forge’s restored C&O depot and hear the rails again.

Hello Clifton Forge! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Step inside Clifton Forge's restored C&O depot and hear the rails again.

Also on today's calendar: The Virginia Opry and The Historic Masonic Theatre Presents: Cash Unchained and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Virginia Train Stations That Have Been Turned Into Hotels And Restaurants (myfamilytravels.com) — Clifton Forge's railroad legacy comes alive at the C&O Railway Heritage Center, where a restored 1895 freight depot, model railroad, and vintage locomotives anchor an immersive museum on former Smith Creek Yard grounds. This statewide roundup of repurposed Virginia train stations highlights how Clifton Forge once powered thousands of rail jobs and now invites visitors to explore that history right on Main Street.
   

📸 Around Clifton Forge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clifton Forge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• The Virginia Opry and The Historic Masonic Theatre... →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• The Virginia Opry and The Historic Masonic Theatre Presents: Cash Unchained →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• STARS: Endless Summer →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  3:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Story/Craft Hour (K-5th Grade) →
  Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, Inc., Clifton Forge
  9:15 am
Saturday September 5
• TAE & The Neighborly →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Movies @ The Masonic: Song Sung Blue →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Historic Masonic Theatre →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19
• Michael Wayne Dill @ Jack Mason's Brewery →
  Jack Mason's Tavern & Brewery, 400 E Ridgeway St, Clifton Forge
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Piano Men: Generations →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm
Saturday November 14
• The Wyatt Michael Quartet →
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre, 510 Main St, Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist Part Time in Covington. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clifton Forge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Covington

• Big Shoes to Fill: Cougars Ready for the Next Chapter (virginianreview.com)
• AHPS Board Addresses Concerns Over Arts Enrollment, Funding For School Capital Projects (virginianreview.com)
• Governor Spanberger Announces 14 Infrastructure Grants to Support Local Food & Farming Projects (virginia.gov)

Lexington

• Plans Change For Lime Kiln Bridge Park (thenews-gazette.com)
• City Receives Grant For Moores Creek Project (thenews-gazette.com)
• Classrooms Return To Life In Rockbridge (thenews-gazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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