🌱 How Hollins volleyball turned a long-awaited conference win into momentum.

Good day Hollins! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Hollins volleyball turned a long-awaited conference win into momentum.

Also on today's calendar: Glam'r Kiti is going costume crazy at the hangout and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 45 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
• Wednesday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hollins Volleyball Sweeps Pair, Caps 3-0 Week (virginianreview.com) — Hollins-area readers can celebrate as Hollins University volleyball capped a perfect 3-0 week with two straight-set wins in a Roanoke tri-match, improving to 4-10 overall. Strong performances from several hitters and setters powered the sweep and followed the program’s first Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory in nearly seven years, signaling real momentum for the local team.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hollins

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16

• Garrison Starr →
  The Spot on Kirk, 22 Kirk Ave SW, Roanoke
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6

• Financial Aid Workshop
  Cave Spring High School
  6:00 pm

Friday October 16

• Homecoming Parade
  Cave Spring High Roanoke, VA 24019
  5:30 pm

Saturday October 24

• Glam'r Kiti is going costume crazy at the hangout →
  The Hangout, 7717 Williamson Rd, Roanoke
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Fall Book Fair
  Cloverdale Elementary School Cloverdale, VA 24077
  8:00 am
• Beginner Jump Grid →
  Star City Canine Mudlick Field, 3201 Old Salem Road, Roanoke
  5:30 pm
• Powderpuff Volleyball Game
  WBHS Main Gym
  6:00 pm
• Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting →
  Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 57 S. Center Dr., Daleville
  6:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• AKC Agility: Excellent/Master →
  Star City Canine Mudlick Field, 3201 Old Salem Road, Roanoke
  9:30 am
• Food Smarts by Carilion Clinic →
  Melrose Plaza, 2502 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke
  10:30 am
• Line Dancing with Tracy →
  Melrose Plaza, 2502 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke
  1:00 pm
• Keeley Healing Arts Open Studio & Traveling Artist: Mallory Zondag Event →
  Melrose Plaza, 2502 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Roanoke

• Local Colors' Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in Roanoke (wsls.com)
• WDBJ7 Archive: Construction of the Dominion Tower (wdbj7.com)
• AI Ready Roanoke evaluates use for new technology in Roanoke Valley (roanoke.com)

Salem

• 'Show the opportunity': Roanoke County high schoolers visit local manufacturing facilities (roanoke.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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