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Coming up on the calendar:
- Parry McCluer Varsity Football @ Craig County
- AKC Scent Work Trials at Camp Easter Seals
- Eastern Montgomery Girls JV Volleyball @ Craig County
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Weather forecast:
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 46 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
- Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
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Tuesday October 6 - Financial Aid Workshop
Cave Spring High School
6:00 pm Wednesday October 7 - Cross Country (A) - Southwest VA Middle School Championship - Hidde
Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
5:00 pm - Football (A) - Andrew Lewis - 5:30pm
Central Academy Middle School Fincastle, VA 24090
5:30 pm Saturday October 10 - Customer Appreciation Day - Troutville Ace →
Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware – Troutville, 8649 Cloverdale Road, Troutville - Customer Appreciation Day →
Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware – Troutville, 8649 Cloverdale Road, Troutville - USSSA Girls Fast Pitch Softball →
Botetourt Sports Complex, 160 Preston Parkway, Troutville
9:00 am Monday October 12 - BOCO Offices & Libraries Closed in Observance of Columbus & Yorktown Victory Day →
Daleville VA - BOCO Offices & Libraries Closed in Observance of Columbus & Yorktown Victory Day. →
Botetourt County, VA Calendar Daleville, VA 24083 - Library Closed for Columbus Day →
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- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in New Castle. Apply here.
- Munters posted a job opening for 3rd Shift Associate Production/Assembly Worker (H) in Daleville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Castle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Salem
- New sporting goods store opens near airport (roanoke.com)
- Grammy-nominated Maggie Rose to perform at The Exchange (roanoke.com)
- Volleyball Recap: Abingdon Extends Winning Streak to 13 (maxpreps.com)
Roanoke
- Grown Here at Home: LEAP Winter Farm Share program connects Roanoke residents with local produce (wdbj7.com)
- The Tanglewood Crossing development in southwest Roanoke County is taking shape (wfirnews.com)
- AI Ready Roanoke evaluates use for new technology in Roanoke Valley (roanoke.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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