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In today's newsletter:

• See what the VA250 Mobile Museum brings to Ker Place.
• What $50,000 in Main Street funding will do for Onancock.

Also on today's calendar: VA250 Mobile Museum Experience Visiting Ker Place and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• VA250 Mobile Museum to Visit Ker Place in Onancock Oct. 9-10 (shoredailynews.com) — A free, hands-on VA250 Mobile Museum exhibit is coming to Ker Place in Onancock on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9–10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents can explore Virginia's role in the American Revolution inside a large interactive "museum on wheels," part of the statewide 250th anniversary commemoration.
   

• $615K Grants through Virginia Main Street (nrvnews.com) — Onancock Main Street will receive a $50,000 Virginia Main Street Downtown Investment Grant for its "Brighten Onancock" project, aimed at improving the town's historic downtown. The funding is part of $615,000 awarded statewide to boost small businesses, wayfinding, public spaces, and revitalization in communities across Virginia.
   

📸 Around Onancock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Onancock

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• RCEC Onancock International Film →
  Roseland Theater, 145 Market St., Onancock
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• VA250 Mobile Museum Experience Visiting Ker Place →
  69 Market Street, Onancock
  9:00 am
• Living History on the Lawn at Ker Place →
  Ker Place, 69 Market Street, Onancock
  10:00 am
• Second Friday Art Stroll →
  Town of Onancock, 15 North St., Onancock
  4:00 pm
• Liberty or Death! An Evening with Patrick Henry →
  Ker Place, 69 Market Street, Onancock
  5:30 pm
• Give Me Liberty: Virginia and the Forging of a Nation →
  69 Market Street, Onancock
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Living History on the Lawn at Ker Place →
  Ker Place, 69 Market St., Onancock
  10:00 am
Thursday October 22
• The American Constitution Movie →
  Roseland Theater, Onancock
  10:00 am
Friday October 23
• Halloween Weekend in Onancock →
  Town of Onancock, Market Street, Onancock
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• HallowQueen Drag Brunch - First Seating →
  Bread & Butter, 46 King Street, Onancock
  12:00 pm
Tuesday November 3
• OBCA General Membership Meeting →
  Naomi Makemie Presbyterian Church, Market St and Lee St, Onancock
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Audit Committee Meeting →
  Board Chambers, Accomac
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Riverside Health System posted a job opening for Physical Therapist Assistant Hospital in Onancock. Apply here.
• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Exmore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Onancock here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chincoteague

• Northampton, Nandua and Chincoteague win in Tuesday night volleyball action (shoredailynews.com)
• A Traveler's Guide to East Coast Cool-Weather Getaways (mainlinetoday.com)

Cape Charles

• The Pearl Market Community Yoga (capecharlesvirginiascape.com)
• In Virginia, a Town Built by a Railroad Is a Year-Round Beach Town (onlyinyourstate.com)

Kilmarnock

• 'Pirates on the Bay' seats are available (rrecord.com)
• Marine Corps Birthday Ball scheduled Nov. 6 (rrecord.com)

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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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