🌱 Discover the Waynesboro wine hub shaping Virginia’s next generation vintners

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In today's newsletter:

• Discover the Waynesboro wine hub shaping Virginia's next generation vintners
• How 200 river tires link back to Waynesboro's own Riverfest

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wines for the Changing Seasons (winereviewonline.com) — One of the featured late-summer wines is made by a veteran Virginia winemaker who now runs the Commonwealth Crush facility in Waynesboro, supporting new winemakers there. The piece uses his Shenandoah Valley bottle as a springboard to recommend several distinctive, food-friendly wines from Portugal, Spain, California, and beyond that suit the shift from hot days to cooler evenings.
   

• 200 tires? Friends of the Middle River wrests objects from the muck (augustafreepress.com) — Volunteers with Friends of the Middle River, including some who first connected with the group at Waynesboro's Riverfest, recently pulled more than 200 discarded tires from a 12‑mile stretch of the river in Augusta County. Their work highlights ongoing tire dumping problems, the environmental damage caused by abandoned rubber, and calls for stronger enforcement to protect local waterways residents paddle, fish, and enjoy.
   

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Thursday September 10
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  Waynesboro Public Library, 600 S Wayne Ave, Waynesboro
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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Waynesboro Together Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting →
  City of Waynesboro - 230 S Wayne Ave Waynesboro VA 22980
  1:00 pm
Monday August 31
• KCVBall@Riverheads
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Gym/KCVBall
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  4:00 pm
• KC/CrossCountry/@StewartMiddle
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• KCVBall/H/SDraft
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Aud/Williamson
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  8:00 am
• Together: Family Recovery Screening at The Wayne
  Waynesboro Public Schools Wayne Theatre, 521 W Main St, Waynesboro, VA 22980, USA
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• KCVBall@Riverheads
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Gym/KCVBall
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  4:00 pm
• KC/CrossCountry/@StewartMiddle
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• KCVBall/H/SDraft
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm

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  How do you all feel about giving your pets tapwater. Two of my pets have had urinary tract problems and I find that odd because I've never… (Nextdoor Cortland)

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🗞 Nearby News

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• VADOC intercepts drone delivery into Sussex I State Prison, seizes $324K in contraband (augustafreepress.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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