Community Corner
🌱 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and 11 more events
Coming up: Abingdon Storytime on the Dickensonville Patch calendar

Greetings Dickensonville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
- Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer →
Barter Theatre, 127 W Main St, Abingdon
10:00 am - Abingdon Storytime →
Abingdon Library, 205 Oak Hill Street, Abingdon
10:30 am - Hayters Gap Homeschool Hangout →
Hayters Gap Library, 7720 Hayters Gap Rd, Abingdon
2:00 pm - Girls Middle School Volleyball @ Damascus Middle School
Bristol School District, 32101 Government Rd, Damascus
5:30 pm - Impressionist Landscapes with Addie Hirschten →
Art Lab – William King, 415 Academy Dr NW, Abingdon
6:00 pm - Northwood at Honaker →
Honaker VA
7:00 pm - TNC Invasive Species Control Workday with DCR Natural Heritage →
Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve, 200 Tank Hollow Road, Cleveland - TNC Invasive and Woody Species Control Workday with DCR Natural Heritage →
200 Tank Hollow Road, Cleveland
10:00 am - Morning Mingle →
Abingdon Library, 205 Oak Hill Street, Abingdon
10:30 am - Hayters Gap Storytime →
Hayters Gap Library, 7720 Hayters Gap Rd, Abingdon
10:30 am - Adobe Photoshop Basics Wednesdays, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28
Art Lab – William King, 415 Academy Dr NW, Abingdon
1:00 pm - Adobe Photoshop Basics →
Art Lab – William King, 415 Academy Dr NW, Abingdon
1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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🗞 Nearby News
Lebanon
- Cars program helps residents across the coalfields get to work (cardinalnews.org)
Bristol
- Bristol Train Station Foundation celebrates 170 years of community memories (wjhl.com)
- King men's swimming cruises past Mars Hill with nine wins (morganton.com)
Abingdon
- 8 Charming Virginia Tea Rooms Serving Scones And Baked Treats With Old-Fashioned Homemade Flavor (travelmag.com)
- 11 Best Southern United States Towns For A Weekend Trip (worldatlas.com)
- Jonathan Taylor, Colts rush past injury-riddled Commanders (roanoke.com)
Ok Dickensonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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