🌱 What’s planned for this year’s Battle of the Bluefields week?
Tazewell, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read
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What’s planned for this year’s Battle of the Bluefields week?
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
Friday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
Saturday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘It's all one Virginia on that week': Battle of the Bluefields details a week's worth of fun (wvva.com) — Bluefield, Va. residents in Tazewell County can look forward to Beaver-Graham week in late August, featuring the Two Virginias 5K, youth football, a golf tournament, and the Battle of the Bluefields game. The celebration wraps up with a lemonade festival and an Oliver Anthony concert at Bowen Field, all aimed at uniting the Bluefields across the state line.
BGCA Meeting → Burke's Garden Community Center, 6988 Burkes Garden Rd, Tazewell
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