🌱 How new camping rules could affect your favorite Vermont backcountry spots

What's up Manchester Center! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How new camping rules could affect your favorite Vermont backcountry spots

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• FPR proposes updates to primitive camping rule, invites public comment (vermontbiz.com) — Manchester Center residents can weigh in on proposed changes to Vermont’s primitive camping rules at a public hearing at Manchester Community Library on September 22. The state is updating decades-old regulations to improve campfire safety, protect water quality, and clarify enforcement on FPR-managed lands. Public comments are open through October 9, offering locals a direct say in future camping access.
   

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📸 Around Manchester Center

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Southwest CESA Meeting
  Bennington Rutland Su Mill River Union High School, 2321 Middle Rd, North Clarendon
  10:00 am

Friday August 7

• Radiant Flow Yoga →
  New Spring Farm, 135 Batchelder’s Barn Road, Peru
  9:00 am
• Yoga Play Group →
  New Spring Farm, 135 Batchelder’s Barn Road, Peru
  10:30 am

Saturday August 8

• Harvest and Rust →
  Stratton Mountain Resort, 5 Village Lodge Rd, Stratton Mountain
  5:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Advice - Play →
  Dorset Theatre Festival, 104 Cheney Rd, Dorset
  2:00 pm
• Free Tech Support with Karoline at the Winhall... →
  Winhall Community Arts Center, 3 River Rd, Bondville
  3:00 pm
• Free Tech Support with Karoline at the Winhall Community Arts Center - RSVP Required →
  Winhall Community Arts Center, 3 River Rd, Bondville
  3:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Mettawee Brd Mtg. →
  Bennington Rutland Su Mettawee Community School
  6:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Bone Builders in Winhall →
  Winhall Community Arts Center, 3 River Rd, Bondville
  9:00 am
• Storytime at Dorset Village Library →
  Dorset Village Public Library, 13 Church St, Dorset
  11:00 am
• Senior Card Group at the Rupert Kittay Library →
  R.K. Kittay Public Library, 2827 VT-153, Rupert
  1:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Bondville Summer Concert Series →
  Bondville Fair, 30 VT-30, Winhall
  5:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX posted a job opening for Part Time Cleaner in Manchester Center. Apply here.
• Bartlett Tree Experts posted a job opening for Arborist Climber in Manchester Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester Center here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• Topping Collection Of Bennington Pottery Draws Interest At Nathan (antiquesandthearts.com)

Arlington

• Wayback Whensday: Faux Pa and 'The Greatest Comic Strip Quote' (dailycartoonist.com)
• Montpelier Approves $40K Chief Search, Tasers, and New Cruisers (thebridgevt.org)

Bennington

• Bennington Democrat is running to give rural voices representation (vermontdailychronicle.com)
• Is ‘The Shards' Based on a True Story? (cosmopolitan.com)
• Southern Vermont nonprofit for older volunteers shutters due to federal funding cuts (vermontpublic.org)

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Ok Manchester Center! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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