🌱 How does Fincastle thrive while nearby Iron Gate faces possible dissolution?

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In today's newsletter:

• How does Fincastle thrive while nearby Iron Gate faces possible dissolution?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Facing dwindling civic engagement and mounting budget challenges, an Alleghany County town faces an uncertain future (cardinalnews.org) — Fincastle is held up as a contrast to nearby Iron Gate, with its larger population, stronger civic participation, and healthier tax base helping sustain town services and self-governance. While Iron Gate struggles with vacancies and heavy debt, Fincastle’s part-time staff, engaged council, and broader business community show how a similar town structure can function more smoothly in Botetourt County.
   

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📸 Around Fincastle

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fincastle

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25

• Surrounded Women’s Conference with Shiela Walsh →
  Fincastle Baptist Church, 7330 Roanoke Road, Fincastle
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17

• Volleyball (A) - Covington - 5:30pm
  Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
  5:30 pm
• Football (H) - SMLCA - 5:30pm
  Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
  5:30 pm

Friday September 18

• Movie Night
  Breckinridge Elementary School Fincastle, VA 24090
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 19

• Cross Country (A) - Clash with the Titans - Hidden Valley HS - 8:30
  Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
  8:30 am

Monday September 21

• Volleyball (A) - Roanoke Catholic - 5:00pm
  Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
  5:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Volleyball (H) - SMLCA - 5:30pm
  Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• Football (H) - Northside - 5:30pm
  Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
  5:30 pm

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📣 Fincastle Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17

• BCCC Meeting →
  Botetourt County Administration Center, 57 S. Center Drive, Daleville
  3:00 pm

Friday September 18

• NSA Super World Adult Slow Pitch Championship →
  Botetourt Sports Complex, 160 Preston Parkway, Troutville
  8:00 am
• GRES Fun Run PK/K/1st
  Greenfield Elementary School Troutville, VA 24175
  8:15 am
• Family Movie Night & Camp Out
  Colonial Elementary School Blue Ridge, VA 24064
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Not an emergency, but am seeking a reliable and reasonable plumber for two bathroom faucets.
  I’d like an estimate for installation of two customer-supplied bathroom faucets. One is a remove-and-replace faucet installation on an existing… (Nextdoor Muse Road)

• Virginia Department of Transportation posted a job opening for E2550 - Operator Emergency CDL Wage in Buchanan. Apply here.
• Cargill Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor (Sign on bonus included) in Vinton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fincastle here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Vinton

• Roanoke Catholic football stuck on sidelines as teams cancel games (wdbj7.com)
• Joyce Ann Rickey, 91 of West Portsmouth (sciotocountydailynews.com)
• Virginia Gay Hospital Welcomes Family Medicine Physician Dr. Scott Besong (vintontoday.com)

Roanoke

• Roanoke City eliminates permitting backlog, reviews now completed on target (wsls.com)
• Roanoke's 'Bread Lady' turns weekly baking experiments into a growing business (wsls.com)
• Tailless baby opossum becomes new wildlife center ambassador in Southwest Virginia (wsls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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