🌱 How Katherine Johnson’s path to NASA once ran through Marion

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In today's newsletter:

• How Katherine Johnson’s path to NASA once ran through Marion

Also on today's calendar: Art League of Marion and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• America250: Katherine Johnson (huntingdondailynews.com) — Long before she became a NASA legend, Katherine Johnson spent part of her early career teaching right here in Marion after graduating from West Virginia State College. This brief profile traces her journey from gifted West Virginia student to local educator, highlighting how her path to groundbreaking spaceflight calculations once passed through Marion’s own classrooms.
   

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📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 1

• Creating Connection →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14

• Art League of Marion →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  5:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Creating Connection →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  12:00 pm

Saturday September 26

• Darci Lynne →
  The Lincoln Theatre, 117 E Main St, Marion
  7:30 pm

Sunday September 27

• American Revolution Free Film: All for Liberty (2009) →
  The Lincoln Theatre, 117 E Main St, Marion
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31

• Pride CHATS →
  The Lincoln Theatre, 117 E Main St, Marion
  5:30 pm
• Football @ Marion
  Chilhowie Middle Chilhowie, VA 24319
  5:30 pm

Tuesday September 1

• V-Ball @ Damascus
  Chilhowie Middle Chilhowie, VA 24319
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• C3 Recovery →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  12:00 pm
• V-Ball @ Marion
  Chilhowie Middle Chilhowie, VA 24319
  4:30 pm

Sunday September 6

• American All-Star Series: Crystal Cup Night #2 →
  Wythe Raceway, 164 Race Track Rd, Rural Retreat
  7:30 pm

Friday October 2

• Wellness in Nature – Forest Fridays →
  Hungry Mother State Park, 2854 Park Blvd, Marion
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Marion. Apply here.
• Tasty Restaurant Group - Tasty Hut, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tazewell

• Best-selling author returns home to Tazewell (wvva.com)
• Tazewell County Public Schools ranks among Virginia's top 20 for academics (wvva.com)
• The Waylon Foundation works to help grieving families (wvva.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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