🌱 What Ghent residents must know before lighting any outdoor fires tonight.

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• What Ghent residents must know before lighting any outdoor fires tonight.

Also on today's calendar: Gear Swap and Yard Sale at Winterplace.

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 and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: A passing shower or two, temps: high: 77, low: 62.
• Saturday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fall fire season prepares to kick off in West Virginia (wvnstv.com) — Starting October 1, Ghent residents must follow West Virginia's fall fire season rules, which ban most outdoor burning between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. You can only burn approved vegetative materials at night with a 10-foot cleared safety strip, must watch fires constantly, and can face significant fines and liability if a blaze escapes control.
   

📸 Around Ghent

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ghent

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 21
• Paint Night at Weathered Ground Brewery - Fall Bouquet or Ghost & Moon →
  Weathered Ground Brewery, 2027 Flat Top Road, Ghent
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 24
• Gear Swap and Yard Sale at Winterplace →
  Winterplace Ski Resort, 100 Flat Top Mountain Rd, Exit 28, Ghent
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Home Game versus Shady Spring
  Stanaford Elementary, 950 Stanaford Rd, Beckley
  8:00 am
• Gear Up Event with MJ Bridges
  Shady Spring High Beckley, WV 25801
  5:00 pm
• Independence at Midland Trail →
  Independence High School, Independence Drive, Coal City
  5:30 pm
• Bible Study and Prayer with BCM →
  AB Conference Room, 1000 Vermillion Street, Athens
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Fright Nights WV →
  The Resort at Glade Springs, 255 Resort Drive, Daniels
  7:00 pm
• Montcalm Varsity Football @ Summers County →
  Summers County Comprehensive High School, 37 Bobcat Dr, Hinton
  7:00 pm
• Montcalm at Summers County →
  Summers County High School, 37 Bobcat Drive, Hinton
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• 2nd Annual Salute to Service 5k →
  Athens WV
Monday October 5
• Home Game versus Maxwell Hill
  Stanaford Elementary, 950 Stanaford Rd, Beckley
  8:00 am
• ACEs 101, 102 & 103: One-Day Training →
  300 N Kanawha St suite 102, 300 North Kanawha Street, Beckley
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver Daniels,WV in Daniels. Apply here.
• The Resort at Glade Springs posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Daniels. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ghent here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beckley

• BRCCC recognizes organizations for making Southern WV beautiful (wvnstv.com)
• DMTB brings Dave Matthews tribute show to Beckley (wvva.com)
• 'Dark Hollow' horror film set to screen at Marquee Cinemas in Beckley (wvva.com)

Hinton

• Peek into Summers County's Past: Brier's Furniture Co. Hinton, WV (hintonnews.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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