🌱 Summer Sun Floral Arranging and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Tom’s Famous Hot Dog & Grill Cruise Night
• Homeschool Lunch Bunch at Tilton Library
• Union 38 Summer Playgroup Wednesdays at Tilton at Tilton Library

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whately

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Tom’s Famous Hot Dog & Grill Cruise Night →
  Tom's Long Hot Dogs, 61 State Rd, Whately
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 10

• Homeschool Lunch Bunch
  Tilton Library , 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
  12:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Union 38 Summer Playgroup Wednesdays at Tilton
  Tilton Library , 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
  10:00 am

Thursday August 20

• Summer Sun Floral Arranging →
  Quonquont Farm, 9 North St, Whately
  5:30 pm

Sunday August 23

• Discover The Wonderful World of Wildlife →
  Quonquont Farm, 9 North St, Whately
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Pokemon Party
  Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
  4:00 pm
• Open Circle Poetry
  Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Summer Reading Program Ends
  Hatfield Public Library , 39 Main St, Hatfield, MA 01038, USA
• Ed the Wizard
  Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
  10:00 am
• Film Screening: The Curious Incident of Everett Wilder
  Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
  1:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Yarnspinners
  Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
  4:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Homeschool Lunch Bunch
  Tilton Library , 75 North Main Street, South Deerfield, MA, 01373, United States
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nice to see some brooks on hills behind eaglebrook looking alive again.
  Definitely need more rain. This spot was bone dry a week ago. (Nextdoor Deerfield)
• Do you know anyone without a car, or who can't drive?
  https://maxdeerfield.substack.com/p/the-people-who-dont-drive?r=1ge3l8 (Nextdoor Deerfield)

• Six Flags New England posted a job opening for Fright Fest Scare Actor in HATFIELD. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Hadley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whately here.

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🗞 Nearby News

South Deerfield

• Sounds Local: ‘It's a cosmic thing': Rebranded Charlemont Roots Reggae Festival brings international lineup this Saturday (recorder.com)
• Arts Briefs: ‘Franklin County Stories' in Wendell, auditions in Turners Falls, and more (recorder.com)
• Jane E. Stein (gazettenet.com)

Sunderland

• Chelsea sign Henderson on two-year contract (onefootball.com)
• Lenore F. Bowen (gazettenet.com)

Conway

• Bulletin Board: Bridge of Flowers Classic returns (recorder.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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