🌱 Wellness in Nature - Forest Fridays and 7 more events

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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• 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
Monday October 5
• Marion Monday Night Jam →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Creating Connection →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• C3 Recovery →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  12:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Art League of Marion →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Virginia Buffer Summit and Celebration →
  Hungry Mother State Park, 2854 Park Blvd, Marion
  9:00 am
Friday December 11
• Rhonda Vincent & The Rage: A Bluegrass Christmas Celebration →
  The Lincoln Theatre, 117 E Main St, Marion
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ollie's Bargain Outlet posted a job opening for Front End Specialist 2 Part Time in Marion. Apply here.
• Westlake Chemical Corporation posted a job opening for Supervisor - Inventory Control in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Troutdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

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)

Chilhowie

• Boil water advisory issued for parts of Chilhowie (wcyb.com)

Damascus

• Damascus mayor says town is 'getting better every day' two years after Helene (wjhl.com)
• Daily Report September 29 2026: Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco and Iran (profilenews.com)

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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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