Community Corner
🌱 Why a Dunbar-born labor leader is featured in this week’s history.
Be sure to catch Family Play Zone on the Dunbar Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Dunbar-born labor leader is featured in this week's history.
Also on today's calendar: Ulmost Heaven VIII.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• This week in West Virginia history: September 27 to October 3 (mybuckhannon.com) — Dunbar gets a notable mention this week with the birthday of longtime labor leader Miles Stanley, born in Dunbar, Kanawha County, on October 2, 1924. The piece walks through key moments in West Virginia history for September 27 to October 3, from major floods and labor activism to cultural milestones and the founding of Storer College. 
📸 Around Dunbar
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunbar
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★ Featured events ★
- Family Play Zone →
Dunbar Branch-Kanawha County Library, 301 12th St, Dunbar
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Ulmost Heaven VIII →
Shawnee Park Sports Complex, 2000 WV-25, Dunbar - Ülmost Heaven VIII →
Shawnee Park Sports Complex, 2000 WV-25, Dunbar
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Huntington at St. Albans →
2100 Kanawha Ter, St. Albans
1:30 pm - Cemetery Running and Walking Group
Spring Hill Cemetery Park and Arboretum
5:30 pm - Huntington Boys Varsity Soccer @ St. Albans →
St Albans High School, 2100 Kanawha Terrace, St Albans
5:30 pm - True Crime Club →
St. Albans Branch Library, 602 4th St, St Albans
6:00 pm - The 79th Annual Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette & Band Festiv
UC Stadium @ Laidley Field
6:30 pm - Ann Magnuson's Bongwater Cabaret
Empty Glass
7:00 pm - Trivia Night at Fife
Fife Street Brewing
7:00 pm - FestivFALL Eve Drum Circle
Carter Giltinan Community Garden
7:00 pm - Three Things: Season 11, Episode 5
Capitol Market
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Dunbar. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Cook - Night/Closing Shift in South Charleston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dunbar here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Charleston
- West Virginia students explore military academy opportunities during South Charleston event (wowktv.com)
- Paint fundraiser supports families separated by immigration detention (wchstv.com)
- South Charleston Boys Varsity Soccer @ Lincoln County (maxpreps.com)
Nitro
- Vikings register fourth in a row by taking down Nitro (wvnews.com)
Charleston
- Indulge in Elevated Appalachian Cuisine in Charleston, West Virginia (northernvirginiamag.com)
- Two juveniles accused of brandishing weapon at toll booth, fleeing from Charleston police (wchstv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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