🌱 How a Maurertown hunter preps brassica plots before fall season

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• How a Maurertown hunter preps brassica plots before fall season

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gerald Almy: Plant brassicas now for fall hunting spots (nvdaily.com) — Maurertown resident and outdoors writer Gerald Almy shares timely advice for local hunters on why now is the moment to plant brassicas for productive fall food plots. He explains how these plants boost deer nutrition, improve soil, and help control weeds, while recommending specific seed mixes and practical planting steps you can use on nearby properties.
   

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📸 Around Maurertown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maurertown

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Tuesday August 11

• Board of Equalization (BOE) Meeting →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 600 N. Main Street 102A, Woodstock
  1:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Meeting →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 600 N. Main Street, Woodstock
  4:00 pm
• Electoral Board Meeting →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 600 North Main Street, Suite 103, Woodstock
  5:00 pm
• Outdoor Pickleball →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 540 Park Avenue, Woodstock
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Valley Bridge Club →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 1195 Hisey Avenue, Woodstock
  9:00 am

Thursday August 13

• P.A.S.S. Event-Shenandoah County Fire & Rescue →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 152 Moose Road, Woodstock
  10:00 am
• Yarn Crew →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 1195 Hisey Avenue, Woodstock
  10:00 am
• Outdoor Pickleball →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 540 Park Avenue, Woodstock
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 8

• Shenandoah Valley Music Fest →
  Shrine Mont, 217 Shrine Mont Cir, Orkney Springs
  7:00 pm
• The Bacon Brothers →
  Shrine Mont, 217 Cir, Orkney Springs
  7:00 pm
• The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Presents The Bacon Brothers →
  Shrine Mont, 217 Cir, Orkney Springs
  8:00 pm

Monday August 10

• SCPS Staff Supper Break (Open House)
  Peter Muhlenberg Middle Woodstock, VA 22664
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Floor Tech in Woodstock. Apply here.
• Peter Muhlenberg Middle School posted a job opening for Head Coach-Girls Prep Basketball in Woodstock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maurertown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Woodstock

• Woodstock Police estimate 1,500 people at National Night Out (nvdaily.com)
• Behind the bargains: Treasure hunt begins months before Route 11 Yard Crawl (nvdaily.com)
• Louis 'Dave' Herman II (1952 – 2026) (royalexaminer.com)

Strasburg

• Strasburg Town Council divided over prohibiting future data centers (nvdaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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