Community Corner
🌱 Want your Stanley kid in 4-H this year? Here’s how
Spotted on the Stanley calendar: Music with Ben Mason at DuCard Vineyards
Good morning Stanley! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Want your Stanley kid in 4-H this year? Here's how
- How a 1961 grocery reshaped Stanley's Main Street block
Also on today's calendar: Armchair Expedition- Sparkling Wine 2pm.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cool with periods of rain, temps: high: 59, low: 49.
- Thursday: Cloudy and remaining cool, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Page County 4-H clubs open enrollment for new year (pagevalleynews.com) — Families in Stanley and across Page County can now enroll kids in 4-H clubs for the 2026-2027 year, with no fee to join and options from Cloverbuds to Teen Club. Enrollment runs through Nov. 1, and the article lists meeting days, age ranges, and local contacts so Stanley youth can plug into livestock, horse, and other hands-on projects. 
• Stanley Food Market opens (pagevalleynews.com) — A look back to 1961 recalls when the Stanley Food Market opened on Main Street in the former Robinson building, replacing the Stanley Cash Store. The piece highlights how the long-vacant, fire-damaged structure was remodeled into a modern grocery and apartments, reshaping a key block of downtown Stanley.
📸 Around Stanley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stanley
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★ Featured events ★
- Music with Ben Mason at DuCard Vineyards →
DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln, Etlan
2:00 pm
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- Ashy Camping →
Big Meadows Campground, Skyline Drive, Stanley - Armchair Expedition- Sparkling Wine 2pm →
DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln, Etlan
2:00 pm
Friday October 2
Sunday October 18
📣 Stanley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fall Picnics! →
11:30 am - Economic Development Authority Meeting →
Page County, VA Calendar, 103 South Court Street Suite F, Luray
5:30 pm - Planning Commission Work Session →
Page County, VA Calendar, 103 South Court Street Suite F, Luray
7:00 pm - Principal Pop-up
Page County Middle Shenandoah, VA 22849
7:30 am - Art in the Park: Scenes from Shenandoah
Shenandoah National Park , Luray, VA 22835
12:00 pm - Homecoming Dance
Page County Middle Shenandoah, VA 22849
5:00 pm - Artist in Residence Public Program with The Honey Dewdrops
Shenandoah National Park , Luray, VA 22835
7:00 pm - Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day →
Page County, VA Calendar Luray, VA 22835
8:00 am - Fantastic Family Fun @Page Public Library →
Page Public Library, 100 Zerkel St, Luray
10:30 am
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Monday September 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Luray. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Luray. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stanley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Luray
- Supervisors' hearing on short-term rentals tonight (pagevalleynews.com)
- 5 Charming Log Cabins for Sale—Filled With Original Details and Modern Comforts (countryliving.com)
- Poultry expansion (pagevalleynews.com)
Shenandoah
- Traffic delays in the Shenandoah Valley – Week of September 21, 2026 (rocktownnow.com)
Ok Stanley! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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