🌱 Cactus Rainbow Food Truck at Nebo and 10 more events

Good day Old Fort! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Old Fort Fifty at Camp Grier
• Cactus Rainbow Food Truck at Nebo at Mica Town Brewing Company
• Pisgah Enduro at Camp Grier

... and check out 5 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; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

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📸 Around Old Fort

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Old Fort

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Old Fort Fifty →
  Camp Grier, 985 Rd, Old Fort
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 8

• Cactus Rainbow Food Truck at Nebo →
  Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
  3:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Pisgah Enduro →
  Camp Grier, 985 Rd, Old Fort
  9:00 am

Friday August 14

• Honky Tonk Dance Hall →
  Foothills Watershed, 655 Catawba River Rd, Old Fort
  6:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Old Fort For All →
  Camp Grier, 985 Camp Grier Rd, Old Fort
  12:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• The Classic Trio (Don Hogan) →
  Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
  6:30 pm

Sunday August 23

• Women's Circle →
  Old Fort Yoga, 45 Catawba Ave, Old Fort
  12:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Cactus Rainbow Food Truck at Nebo →
  Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
  4:00 pm

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📣 Old Fort Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Baby Story Time
  Black Mountain Library - 105 N. Dougherty St. - Black Mountain
  10:30 am
• Town Council Agenda Work Session Meeting - 5:00 pm →
  Black Mountain, NC Calendar
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Marion Tailgate Market →
  Marion Tailgate Market, 67 W Henderson St, Marion
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• MEC Camp Grier
  McDowell Early College Marion, NC 28752

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. posted a job opening for MIG Welder- 2nd Shift in Marion. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Old Fort here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Black Mountain

• New owners keep Black Mountain's iconic Blue Cone in local hands (blackmountainnews.com)
• Black Mountain native using social media to preserve family legacy (blackmountainnews.com)
• SCV Adopts Resolution Condemning the Southern Poverty Law Center (southernnation.org)

Marion

• From our Archives: Here's a look back at this week in 1982 (mcdowellnews.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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