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Glen Jean, West Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Glen Jean! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How upcoming New River Gorge burns could affect Glen Jean residents.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Cooler with a thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
- Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Prescribed burns planned in parts of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (wvnstv.com) — Planned prescribed burns in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, based in Glen Jean, are scheduled sometime between October 15 and December 31, depending on safe weather conditions. Fire managers say the short-duration burns will reduce wildfire risk for nearby communities and improve ecosystem health, and residents can monitor possible temporary closures through the park’s website and social media. 
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Monster Bash Halloween Party →
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Saturday October 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
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New River Gorge Enduro →
Ace Adventure Resort, 1 Concho Road, Oak Hill
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The Infamous Stringdusters →
Fayetteville WV
7:30 pm -
Home Game versus Maxwell Hill
Stanaford Elementary, 950 Stanaford Rd, Beckley
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ACEs 101, 102 & 103: One-Day Training – Beckley, WV →
300 North Kanawha Street, Beckley
9:00 am -
ACEs 101, 102 & 103: One-Day Training →
300 N Kanawha St suite 102, 300 North Kanawha Street, Beckley
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Dave Mathews Tribute Band at Woodrow Wilson HS →
Woodrow Wilson High School, 400 Stanaford Rd, Beckley
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Karaoke Night at New River Tavern and Bistro →
New River Tavern and Bistro, 1206 Summerlee Rd, Oak Hill
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Race to the Altar 5k →
Oak Hill WV -
Pilates in the Amphitheatre with Active Southern WV →
Lively Family Amphitheater, Main St, Oak Hill
10:30 am -
Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country →
Fayetteville WV
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Hurricane at Woodrow Wilson →
Beckley WV
5:30 pm
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Thursday October 15
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- JCPenney posted a job opening for Cashier - Crossroads Mall in Mount Hope. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Cashier in Mount Hope. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Jean here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oak Hill
- Oak Hill Sanitary Board to conduct smoke testing of sanitary and storm sewer systems around Greentown Loop Road area (woay.com)
- Annual Community Thanksgiving meal returning to Fayette County on November 26 with new changes to meal distribution (woay.com)
- Two prescribed burns to take place in New River Gorge this fall (woay.com)
Fayetteville
- Town of Fayetteville will honor three individuals that contributed to the community (wvnstv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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