🌱 Want to pan real gold just a short drive from Lander?

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In today's newsletter:

• Want to pan real gold just a short drive from Lander?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hazy sunshine and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm, temps: high: 97, low: 66.
• Saturday: Hot, with a high of 99 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This ghost town near Lander, Wyoming, still has real gold sitting in its creek (wheninyourstate.com) — If you’re in Lander, you’re just 35–37 miles from South Pass City, a restored gold-rush ghost town where you can still pan for real gold in Willow Creek. The piece walks you through historic buildings, mine tours, hiking trails, and the annual Gold Rush Days celebration, making it an easy, history-packed day trip from town.
   

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📸 Around Lander

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lander

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 10

• Choose Your Own Adventure-Mosaics 2026 →
  Lander Art Center, 258 Main St, Lander
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 12

• “120 Years of Riverton” →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Archaeology Day →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  2:00 pm
• "Archaeology Day" →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• “St. Stephens Mission Trek” →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  10:00 am
• "St. Stephens Trek" →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  10:00 am

Saturday September 5

• "Okie Manor Trek" →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  9:00 am
• “Okie Manor Trek” →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  9:00 am
• Gravehuffer and more TBA at Lander City Park →
  Lander City Park, 405 Fremont St, Lander
  5:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• “Castle Gardens Trek” →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  9:00 am

Friday September 18

• Lander Lunch & Learn →
  Central Wyoming College - Lander, 120 Enterprise Blvd, Lander
  12:00 pm

Wednesday October 21

• "Fremont Haunts" →
  Riverton Museum, 700 E Park Ave, Riverton
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Highway Maintenance Technician and Snow Plow Operator 2026-01762 in Lander. Apply here.
• Dollar General Corporation posted a job opening for LEAD SALES ASSOCIATE-PT in LANDER, WY S25644 in Lander. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lander here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Riverton

• Wyoming PBS announces candidate debates will be televised and livestreamed (wyomingnews.com)
• Hunt: The badges of life (rocketminer.com)

Pinedale

• Pinedale's Free Concert Series Rolls into August with Texas Rock ‘n Roll this Weekend, Mid-West Americana Next Weekend! (sweetwaternow.com)
• Wildfire In Timber West Of Pinedale Expected To Bring National Forest Closures (cowboystatedaily.com)
• Sublette Residents Say Mountain Bike Trails Would Harm Famed Mule Deer Migration (cowboystatedaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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