🌱 Why Lancaster High’s new Distinguished rating matters for local families

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Lancaster High's new Distinguished rating matters for local families
• Which Lancaster golfer is headed to the Class 1 state tournament?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Festival.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Delightful with plenty of sun, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lancaster High earns Distinguished rating as new Virginia school results are released (middlenecknews.com) — Lancaster families can celebrate as Lancaster High School earns Virginia's Distinguished designation and Lancaster Elementary shows solid improvement under the state's new School Performance and Support Framework. Local leaders highlight gains in academics and attendance while noting continued work on chronic absenteeism, and the article compares Lancaster's results with neighboring divisions across the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.
   

• NHS wins Region 1A golf tournament championship (rrecord.com) — A Lancaster High School golfer, Alex Fulmer, shot an 85 at the Region 1A tournament at Golden Eagle Golf Course in Irvington and qualified to represent Lancaster at the Class 1 state championships. Northumberland High captured the team title with a strong 321, edging Middlesex and other regional rivals in a tightly contested tournament.
   

📸 Around Lancaster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lancaster

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday November 4
• Essex JV Football @ Lancaster →
  Lancaster High School, 8815 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Fall Festival →
  Hardy Community Park, 7204 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Walk in Paint Session →
  36 North Arts & Crafts, 36 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Cajun Carry Out (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars →
  Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Nino's Pizza (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars →
  Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
  12:00 pm
• Troy Breslow at Good Luck Cellars →
  Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• LCL Mobile Library visits White Stone Baptist Church Food Bank →
  White Stone VA
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• White Stone Street Market →
  Old Farm Truck Market, 453 Rappahannock Drive, White Stone
  9:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Sangria Sunday — Good Luck Cellars →
  Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 31
• The Battered Badger (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars →
  Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
  12:00 pm
Saturday November 14
• Sensory Day →
  Compass Entertainment Complex, 100 Entertainment Dr, Irvington
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Kilmarnock. Apply here.
• Food Lion posted a job opening for FT Center Store Associate in West Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lancaster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kilmarnock

• 'Pirates on the Bay' seats are available (rrecord.com)
• Marine Corps Birthday Ball scheduled Nov. 6 (rrecord.com)
• This Week's Calendar 10-08-26 (rrecord.com)

Mathews

• School year begins in Mathews (gazettejournal.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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