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🌱 Chilhowie at Rural Retreat and 10 more events
Make time for Stained Glass Studio on the Rural Retreat Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Stained Glass Studio at The Henderson
- Chilhowie at Rural Retreat at Rural Retreat High School
- Northwood at Rural Retreat
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 61.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
📸 Around Rural Retreat
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rural Retreat
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★ Featured events ★
- Stained Glass Studio →
The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
1:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Chilhowie at Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
7:00 pm - Northwood at Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat VA
7:00 pm
Friday October 16
Tuesday October 20
📣 Rural Retreat Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wellness in Nature - Forest Fridays →
Hungry Mother State Park, 2854 Park Blvd, Marion
11:00 am - Wellness in Nature – Forest Fridays →
Hungry Mother State Park, 2854 Park Blvd, Marion
11:00 am - Marion Monday Night Jam →
The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
6:00 pm - Creating Connection →
The Henderson, 3 N Church St, Marion
12:00 pm - C3 Recovery →
The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
12:00 pm - Benziger Wine Dinner at Petals →
Petals Wine Bar, 160 Tazewell Street, Wytheville
6:00 pm - Art League of Marion →
The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
5:30 pm - Virginia Buffer Summit and Celebration →
Hungry Mother State Park, 2854 Park Blvd, Marion
9:00 am - Women Veterans Resilience Group →
West Ridge Medical Center, 710 West Ridge Rd., Wytheville
5:30 pm
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Wednesday October 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Klöckner Pentaplast posted a job opening for Assistant Machine Operator in Rural Retreat. Apply here.
- Hire Velocity, LLC posted a job opening for Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Rural Retreat. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rural Retreat here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wytheville
- The freakiest UFO sightings in Virginia history (vadogwood.com)
- Transplant Outreach Clinics (uvahealth.com)
Marion
- Holston wins Region 1D golf title as Carson Rouse is medalist (heraldcourier.com)
- Food City Celebrates Strawberry Plains, TN, Store Expansion (theshelbyreport.com)
- The Cheapest Beautiful Towns To Live In Virginia (worldatlas.com)
Tazewell
- Virginia wins $7.2 million HHS grant to expand high-quality childcare in Southwest and Southside communities (fundsforngos.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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