🌱 Teen Dungeons and Dragons at LaVale Library and 10 more events

Hello Fort Ashby! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Teen Dungeons and Dragons at LaVale Library at LaVale Library

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 47.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 44 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Ashby

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15
• Teen Dungeons and Dragons at LaVale Library →
  LaVale Library, Fort Ashby
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Fort Hill Girls JV Volleyball @ Keyser →
  Keyser High School, 328 One Tornado Way, Keyser
  6:00 pm
• Hampshire Girls JV Volleyball @ Frankfort →
  Frankfort High School, 393 Falcon Way, Ridgeley
  6:00 pm
• Hampshire at Frankfort →
  393 Falcon Way, Ridgeley
  7:15 pm
• Fort Hill at Keyser →
  1 Tornado Way, Keyser
  7:15 pm
• Frankfort vs Hampshire →
  393 Falcon Way, Ridgeley
  7:15 pm
• Hampshire vs Frankfort →
  Frankfort High School, 393 Falcon Way, Ridgeley
  7:15 pm
Friday October 9
• Potomac Highlands Board of REALTORS® Music Bingo →
  The Lincoln Event Center, 30 S Church St, Keyser
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• James Wood at Hampshire →
  Hampshire High School, 1 Trojan Wy, Romney
  12:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Mountain Ridge JV Football @ Keyser →
  Keyser High School, 328 One Tornado Way, Keyser
  6:00 pm
• Hampshire vs Petersburg →
  Romney WV
  7:00 pm
• Petersburg Vikings Volleyball vs Hampshire →
  Romney WV
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Keyser

• Preston XC girls 5th, boys 8th at New Balance Shore Coaches Invitational (wvnews.com)
• Helping Hands of the Potomac Highlands is Celebrating Its Thirtieth Anniversary in 2026 (wvnews.com)

Moorefield

• Hardy County, WV 2026 general election voter guide (mountainstatespotlight.org)
• This week in West Virginia history: October 4 to 10 (mybuckhannon.com)

Martinsburg

• Keenum makes 'ceremonial first pitch' for the Bears before Bagent takes over at QB against the Jets (capitolcitynow.com)
• Outstanding Young Alum Award: Kirk Livers '11 (emu.edu)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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