🌱 Mother Goose Time and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why do Honeydew Melons have to get married in church? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Warm; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 20

• Mother Goose Time
  Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  10:30 am
• Big Kid Books
  Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  11:00 am
• Teen Anime Club →
  Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  4:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Memory Cafe
  Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  2:00 pm
• Utah Non-Resident Permit (No VA) →
  C-BAR Firearms Training, 1416 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  5:30 pm

Friday May 22

• Shop & Dine Out in Downtown
  City of Staunton, Beverley Street, Downtown, Staunton
  4:00 pm
• Weekly Guided Tastings at Accordia →
  Accordia, 114 E Beverley St, Staunton
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Middlebrook Fire Dept. 4-person captain’s choice
  Gypsy Hill Park Golf Pavilion, 116th Regimental Road, Staunton

Wednesday May 27

• Trivia in the Cantina at Baja Bean →
  Baja Bean Co, 9 W Beverley St, Staunton
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 28

• As You Like It →
  American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S Market St, Staunton
  7:30 pm

Monday June 1

• The Hot Mamas @Summer Reading Kickoff Party! →
  Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  1:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• A Little Lunch Music →
  Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Virginia Department of Human Resource Management posted a job opening for Summer Camp Counselor in Staunton. Apply here.
• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Restaurant in Staunton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deerfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Staunton

• Staunton High School grads urged to make the world better (dnronline.com)
• Staunton is going to make videos to try to get people from NoVa, Richmond to come here (augustafreepress.com)
• Play It Again Sports Thursday, May 14-Friday, May 15, 2026, Boys Roundup (riverbender.com)

Verona

• Virginia Lottery Pick 3 Day, Pick 4 Day results for May 17, 2026 (newsleader.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they cant elope!! (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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