🌱 How a Free Union rider powered Team USA to a world medal

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• How a Free Union rider powered Team USA to a world medal

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Defender U.S. Eventing Team Captures Bronze Medal at 2026 FEI Eventing World Championships; Will Coleman and Diabolo Finish Fourth Overall (horseillustrated.com subscription) — Free Union's own Will Coleman helped the U.S. eventing team clinch a bronze medal at the 2026 FEI World Championships in Germany, finishing an impressive fourth individually with his horse Diabolo. His double-clear performance in show jumping capped three consistent phases and anchored a strong American showing alongside teammates Boyd Martin and Phillip Dutton.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Free Union

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Beleza Duo at Glass House Winery →
  Glass House Winery & Brewery, 5898 Free Union Rd, Free Union
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Wednesday Evening Book Group
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Plan with Me: Planner and Journal Craft Program
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:00 pm
• Next Step: Writing Workshop
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Grown-Up Game Night
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Pajama Party Storytime
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Screen-Free Family Game Night
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:00 pm
• Rainbow Reads
  Northside Library 705 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Cville Entrepreneurs & Espresso →
  Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce 209 5th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  8:00 am
• Member Portal Power Hour
  Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce 209 5th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
  10:00 am
• Board of Architectural Review Meeting →
  Charlottesville, VA Calendar, 605 East Main St, Charlottesville
  5:30 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Crozet Library Crozet, VA 22932
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Charlottesville. Apply here.
• acac Fitness & Wellness Center posted a job opening for Housekeeping Team Member - Women's Locker Room Attendant in Charlottesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Free Union here.

🗞 Nearby News

University of Virginia

• NSF CAREER Award supports UVA engineering research on privacy-preserving synthetic data (eurekalert.org)
• DOJ opens civil rights review into William & Mary "race-based" scholarships (wtkr.com)
• Waiting for a bed, but not for care: Emergency department boarding study finds wide variation in handoffs (umich.edu)

Charlottesville

• Weekly Concert & Event Calendar: August 17–23, 2026 (cvillerightnow.com)
• At Kindness Café, adults with cognitive disabilities are working, earning and thriving (29news.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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