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🌱 How a Montross shoreline discovery led to a multi-day river search
Make time for Children's Pottery Class w/Joan Flemmer Campbell on the Montross Patch calendar
Good morning to you Montross! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Montross shoreline discovery led to a multi-day river search
Also on today's calendar: Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Missing D.C. Boater Identified As Man Found Dead In Potomac River Near Leonardtown (thebaynet.com) — Authorities have confirmed that the body found in the Potomac River near Leonardtown is a Washington, D.C. man whose empty boat was discovered off a residence shoreline in Montross on September 7. Multiple Virginia and Maryland agencies, including Westmoreland Fire Department and Virginia Conservation Police, searched for five days before the recovery. Investigators say foul play is not suspected, and an autopsy is pending. 
📸 Around Montross
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montross
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★ Featured events ★
- Children's Pottery Class w/Joan Flemmer Campbell →
Two Rivers Arts, 16380 Kings Hwy, Montross
7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Arcadia at Westmoreland →
Westmoreland High School, 16762 Kings Hwy, Montross
6:45 pm - Plant Bingo @ Fisher's SEPTEMBER →
Fisher's Roadhouse Cafe, 16829 Kings Highway, Montross - Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA
12:00 pm - Fossil Excursion →
Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Rd, Stratford
9:00 am - POPUP -- TBA, September 26 →
Two Rivers Arts, 16380 Kings Hwy, Montross
1:00 pm - Arts and Crafts →
The Clubhouse, 751 Glebe Harbor Drive, Montross
12:00 pm - Happy Hour →
The Clubhouse, 751 Glebe Harbor Drive, Montross
5:30 pm - Fossil Excursion →
Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Rd, Stratford
9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
Sunday September 20
Saturday September 26
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 10
📣 Montross Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Flex Farm germination ?? with Eder
Richmond County Warsaw, VA 22572
3:30 pm - RCM Golf: Home@ Quinton Oaks vs Northumberland
Richmond County Warsaw, VA 22572 - Gr 6 Menokin visit
Richmond County Warsaw, VA 22572 - FAUST-BIRTHDAY
Richmond County Warsaw, VA 22572
8:00 am
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The 2026-2027 FYI Northern Neck lecture series begins next Thursday, September 17th.
All lectures in the series will be held on the 3rd Thursday of each month and begin at 7 PM at St. James Episcopal Church, 15870 Kings Hwy., in… (Nextdoor GH/CP)
- Superior Plus Corporation posted a job opening for Service Technician in Warsaw. Apply here.
- Holtzman Oil Corporation posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Tappahannock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montross here.
🗞 Nearby News
King George
- King George VA Real Estate - King George VA Homes For Sale (zillow.com)
- News Links: Spotsylvania Man Gets 12 Years for Torturing Wife; Burbidge Urges No on Amendments (potomaclocal.com)
- WEEKEND FREDLINES: 'LGBTQ+ middle schoolers took a conservative Virginia school board to court to protect their rights — and won,' and other local news (fxbgadvance.com)
King William
- Volleyball Recap: King William Edges Past Clay-Battelle (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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