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🌱 How a Purcellville couple engineered a nationally acclaimed rye distillery

Purcellville, Virginia Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Purcellville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Purcellville couple engineered a nationally acclaimed rye distillery
  • What happened when a Purcellville urgent care demanded $400 first?
  • Why a top Virginia river outfitter is based right in Purcellville

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Artisan Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Virginia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 71, low: 50.
  • Wednesday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Engineering Virginia Whiskey: The Story Behind Catoctin Creek Distillery (southasianherald.com) — Catoctin Creek Distillery, founded in Purcellville in 2009 by Scott and Becky Harris, has grown from a tiny, law-limited startup into a nationally recognized rye whiskey producer rooted in Virginia ingredients. The story traces how their engineering backgrounds, changing state tasting-room laws, and even a pandemic pivot to hand sanitizer helped sustain and expand this Purcellville-based business and local tourism draw.
   

• She needed an EpiPen. But first, an urgent care asked her to pay. (newsnationnow.com) — A woman suffering a severe allergic reaction stopped at a TruHealthNow urgent care in Purcellville, where staff asked her to pay $400 for an epinephrine shot before administering it. Her experience raises questions about urgent care billing practices, emergency ethics, and what Purcellville-area residents without insurance should expect or plan for in true medical emergencies.
   

• 20 Best Places to Visit in Virginia, From Historic Towns to Stunning Natural Landmarks (travelandleisure.com) — A statewide Virginia travel roundup highlights Purcellville as a launch point for Shenandoah River fun, recommending Harpers Ferry Adventure Center for rafting, tubing, and kayaking. Alongside Purcellville, it showcases destinations from Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway to historic towns like Williamsburg and Yorktown, giving Purcellville residents plenty of ideas for nearby and farther-flung getaways.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I’m collecting uncarved, unpainted pumpkins and gourds for the pigs at Holly’s Happy Hogs Pigs Sanctuary in Lovettsville until the first week of December.
    Drop off at the stairs in front of 132 Positano Ct., behind the Purcellville library. Thank you! (Nextdoor Courts of St Francis)
  • Town of Purcellville Virginia posted a job opening for Utility Billing Specialist in Purcellville. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Leesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Purcellville here.

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Ok Purcellville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out?" — Look in the mirror and see what you saw, take the saw and cut the table in half. Two halves make a whole, climb out of the hole. (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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