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🌱 Teen Dungeons and Dragons at LaVale Library and 10 more events
Spotted on the Fort Ashby calendar: Fort Hill Girls JV Volleyball @ Keyser

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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- 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 ★
- Teen Dungeons and Dragons at LaVale Library →
LaVale Library, Fort Ashby
5:00 pm
Thursday October 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Potomac Highlands Board of REALTORS® Music Bingo →
The Lincoln Event Center, 30 S Church St, Keyser
6:00 pm - James Wood at Hampshire →
Hampshire High School, 1 Trojan Wy, Romney
12:00 pm - 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
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Rural King posted a job opening for Recovery Associate in Wiley Ford. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Wiley Ford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Ashby here.
🗞 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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-- The Patch AM Team
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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