🌱 Creative Expressions and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Pulaski County Cougars vs Patrick Henry Patriots
• Creative Expressions at InStill Mindfulness

Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 42.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

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📸 Around Draper

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Draper

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 29

• Pulaski County Cougars vs Patrick Henry Patriots →
  Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday November 9

• Creative Expressions →
  InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Ste E, Pulaski
  1:00 pm

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📣 Draper Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 28

• Storytime for Littles →
  Radford Public Library, 30 W Main St, Radford
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Bigs →
  Radford Public Library, 30 W Main St, Radford
  11:00 am
• Kirk's Famous Smoked Bbq Food Truck →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  4:00 pm
• Long Way Trivia Challenge →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  6:30 pm
• Tales from the Traveler Author Event →
  Radford Public Library, 30 W. Main St., Radford
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 29

• Trick or Treat Trail →
  Downtown Radford, Radford
  4:00 pm
• Longway Brewing →
  Longway Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  4:00 pm
• Cabo Fish Taco Food Truck →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  4:00 pm
• Long Way Line Dancing →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  6:00 pm

Friday October 30

• Star City Graveyard Grill →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(04270) - 1655 Roanoke St. in Pulaski. Apply here.
• Aramark posted a job opening for Cook - Volvo New River Valley Plant 2 in Pulaski. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Draper here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pulaski

• Gaming is on the ballot in Pulaski and Amherst County. Here's how existing Rosie's facilities are faring in Vinton and Collinsville. (cardinalnews.org)
• Shelor, Mary 'Pete' Louise Burton (radfordnewsjournal.com)
• Daron Lee Dickerson (pcpatriot.com)

Dublin

• Pulaski County Cougars Celebrate Senior Night with Sweep of Salem (pcpatriot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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