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🌱 Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. and 10 more events
Make time for Cave Spring Varsity Football @ Pulaski County on the Draper Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Cave Spring Varsity Football @ Pulaski County
- Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. at Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA
- Creative Expressions at InStill Mindfulness
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Warm; a p.m. t-storm possible, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Draper
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★ Featured events ★
- Cave Spring Varsity Football @ Pulaski County →
Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
7:00 pm
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA
12:00 pm - Creative Expressions →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Ste E, Pulaski
1:00 pm - Pulaski County Cougars vs Graham G-Men →
Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
7:00 pm - PCHS Volleyball →
Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
7:45 pm - 2026 Men's Rally →
Appalachian Conference, 5847 Oak Grove Pl, Dublin
10:00 am - Creative Expressions →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Ste E, Pulaski
1:00 pm
Sunday September 20
Monday September 28
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- I'm Still Here →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Suite E, Pulaski
11:00 am - I'm Still Here →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Suite E, Pulaski
11:00 am - 2D and 3D Needle Felting with Cyndi Maitri →
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley, 21 West Main Street, Pulaski
10:00 am - 2D and 3D Needle Felting with Cyndi Maitri in Pulaski →
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley, 21 West Main Street, Pulaski
10:00 am - Hyssongs in Concert →
Pulaski VA
7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Friday September 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Pulaski. Apply here.
- Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk (Bagger) - Student in Pulaski. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Draper here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pulaski
- Pedal Through Pulaski County, VA (blueridgeoutdoors.com)
- Mathew Alexander Snow (pcpatriot.com)
- Bonnie Sue Martin Robertson (pcpatriot.com)
Dublin
- Turman, Barbara Jarrells (nrvnews.com)
Radford
- Radford restaurant owners charged with multiple counts of embezzlement (wsls.com)
- Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Radford city in week ending Sept. 5? (newrivervalleytimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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