🌱 What a Toms Brook planner urged on the county’s rail corridor fight

What's up Toms Brook! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What a Toms Brook planner urged on the county's rail corridor fight

Also on today's calendar: Mix It Up Sports Presents Live Combat Sports.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shenandoah County supervisors deadlock on Norfolk Southern rail abandonment (nvdaily.com) — Shenandoah County supervisors deadlocked 3-3 on how to respond to Norfolk Southern's plan to abandon a dormant rail line, leaving the county officially silent as the comment window closed. A Toms Brook resident who helped write the recreation chapter urged neutral, plan-based language, while board members split over whether abandonment conflicts with long-term goals for rail, trails, and agriculture.
   

📸 Around Toms Brook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Toms Brook

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Saturday September 12
• Mix It Up Sports Presents Live Combat Sports →
  Winchester Sportsplex, 221 Commonwealth Ct, Winchester, VA, 22602,
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Senior Care Fair & Education →
  Southside Church Of Christ Winchester, 3136 Papermill Rd, Winchester
  7:30 am
Saturday October 3
• Melanie Pearl Live at Star in the Valley Winery →
  Star in the Valley Winery, 33 Amos Ln, Strasburg
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• Yarn Crew →
  1195 Hisey Avenue, Woodstock
  10:00 am
• PMMS Volleyball Game vs. William H. Wetsel Middle School HOME
  Peter Muhlenberg Middle Central High School, 1147 Susan Ave, Woodstock, VA 22664, USA
  4:30 pm
• Electoral Board Meeting →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar, 600 North Main Street, Suite 103, Woodstock
  5:00 pm
• PMMS Cross Country vs. SKMS AWAY
  Peter Muhlenberg Middle Strasburg High School, 250 Ram Dr, Strasburg, VA 22657, USA
  5:30 pm
• Outdoor Pickleball →
  540 Park Avenue, Woodstock
  6:00 pm
• Johnny 3 →
  Woodstock Brewhouse, 123 E. Court Street, Woodstock
  6:00 pm
• 2026 VALOR Public Safety Awards →
  Shenandoah County, VA Calendar
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Back to School Dance
  Signal Knob Middle Strasburg, VA 22657
  6:00 pm
• Strasburg Varsity Football @ Warren County →
  Warren County High School, 155 Westminster Dr, Front Royal
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• FarmHER: A Celebration of Women Farmers →
  North Mountain Vineyard & Winery, 4374 Swartz Road, Maurertown

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Strasburg. Apply here.
• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Strasburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Toms Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Strasburg

• Student service club installs inspirational peace pole (nvdaily.com)
• Prep roundup: Central volleyball picks up big district win over Luray (nvdaily.com)

Woodstock

• Local events to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 (nvdaily.com)

Middletown

• Belle Grove Unveils Exhibit on Monday Robinson's Life (thewinchestergazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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