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- How did Riverheads erase a 13-point deficit against Draft?
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📰 News we're reading
• Riverheads with unbelievable first-set rally to beat Draft: Roundup (newsleader.com) — Stuarts Draft volleyball fans saw their team fall in a dramatic sweep to Riverheads after leading 21-8 in the first set, with Draft ultimately losing 26-24 and dropping the match. The loss evens the season series after Draft had previously swept Riverheads, leaving Riverheads at 4-6 in district play and tightening the Shenandoah District race. 
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Other local events
- Pokemon Club →
Broadmoor Plaza Suite 107, Stuarts Draft
3:00 pm - Crafting with the Library →
Broadmoor Plaza Suite 107, Stuarts Draft
4:00 pm - Otaku Anime and Manga Club →
Broadmoor Plaza Suite 107, Stuarts Draft
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Stuarts Draft High School, 1028 Augusta Farms Rd, Stuarts Draft
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Broadmoor Plaza Suite 107, Stuarts Draft
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Broadmoor Plaza Suite 107, Stuarts Draft
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Broadmoor Plaza Suite 107, Stuarts Draft
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Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
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Wednesday October 21
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- Economic Development Authority Meeting →
Staunton VA
8:30 am - Early Voting for November General Election →
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Waynesboro Public Library, 600 S Wayne Ave., Waynesboro
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1:30 pm
Thursday October 8
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🗞 Nearby News
Sherando
- Handley defeats Sherando, remains undefeated (nvdaily.com)
Waynesboro
- Mitchell County tourism director speaks at the Blue Ridge Rising Summit (newstopicnews.com)
- Waynesboro Police searching for missing and endangered man (rocktownnow.com)
- Jim Messina returns to the Wayne Theatre by popular demand on November 6 (rocktownnow.com)
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