🌱 What’s new at Sinkland Farms’ Pumpkin Festival on Riner Road?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s new at Sinkland Farms’ Pumpkin Festival on Riner Road?

Also on today's calendar: Sinkland Farms 4th Annual Wine Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sinkland Farms uncorks 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival with opening-weekend Wine Festival Sept. 19–20 (radfordnewsjournal.com) — Sinkland Farms’ 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival kicks off this Saturday, Sept. 19, at 3060 Riner Road in Christiansburg, bringing seven weekends of hayrides, pumpkins, live music, and family activities. Opening weekend features a Wine Festival with eight Virginia wineries and two craft distilleries, plus access to the nationally ranked corn maze, barnyard animals, food trucks, and new Pumpkin Putt-Putt.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riner

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19

• Sinkland Farms 4th Annual Wine Festival — Sinkland Farms Rustic Chic Weddings, Events & Farm Festivals →
  Sinkland Farms, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 20

• Sinkland Farms 4th Annual Wine Festival →
  Sinkland Farms, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  11:00 am

Friday September 25

• Sinkland Farms 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival →
  Sinkland Farms, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  4:00 pm
• Sinkland Farms 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival — Sinkland Farms Rustic Chic Weddings, Events & Farm Festivals →
  Sinkland Farms, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  4:00 pm

Sunday September 27

• Sinkland Farms 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival →
  Sinkland Farms, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  10:00 am

Saturday October 10

• Makenzie Phipps →
  Sinkland Farms Brewery, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  1:00 pm

Sunday October 11

• Sinkland Farms 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival →
  Sinkland Farms, 3060 Riner Rd, Christiansburg
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17

• Radford University CARES Mobile Health Clinic →
  Radford Public Library, 30 W. Main St, Radford
  9:00 am
• EDA Meeting →
  City Council Chambers, Radford
  12:00 pm
• The Comeback Conversation: Shifting from Surviving to Thriving with Yasmine Cheyenne →
  Radford VA
  2:00 pm
• Cabo Fish Taco Food Truck →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  4:00 pm
• Kirk's Famous Smoked Bbq →
  Long Way Brewing, 501 2nd St, Radford
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• they should not operate below 1000feet from the nearest obstacles (your house, trees, etc.
  ) by FAA regulations. Take the tail number and turn them in. The nearest practice area from us has no houses to speak of. That's where they should… (Nextdoor Auburn Hills)

• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Christiansburg. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Christiansburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riner here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Christiansburg

• Christiansburg town council discusses data centers (montcova.com)
• Camp, Rita Willard (nrvnews.com)
• Ridge View Bank to Open New Location in New River Valley (pcpatriot.com)

Radford

• Radford University Planetarium open for Thursday shows (radfordnewsjournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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