🌱 When and where you can give blood in Vergennes this month

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• When and where you can give blood in Vergennes this month

Also on today's calendar: Abenaki Heritage Weekend and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
• Sunday: A thunderstorm; breezy, warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rutland Herald Community News for June 12, 2026 (rutlandherald.com) — Vergennes residents can donate blood locally on Saturday, June 27, at Victory Baptist Church on Route 7, part of an urgent Red Cross appeal for donors. The broader roundup also highlights nearby festivals, scholarships, college graduations, and statewide programs, but the most immediate, actionable item for Vergennes is the upcoming blood drive in Addison County.
   

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📸 Around Vergennes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vergennes

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Tech-Savvy Saturday →
  Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main St, Vergennes
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday June 14

• Abenaki Heritage Weekend →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  11:00 am

Monday June 15

• In-Service Day
  Addison Northwest SD Vergennes, VT 05491

Thursday June 18

• Tai Chi : For Fall Prevention, Part 3, Sun Style (short form)-Vergennes →
  Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main St, Vergennes
  11:00 am

Tuesday June 30

• Tai Chi: Yang 24 New Student Practice- Vergennes →
  Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main St, Vergennes
  11:00 am

Wednesday July 8

• Tai Chi: Sun 73 New Students – Vergennes →
  Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main St, Vergennes
  11:00 am

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📣 Vergennes Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Open Dinghy Sailing →
  Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes
  4:00 pm
• VUHS Graduation
  Addison Northwest SD Vergennes, VT 05491
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Agricola Farm Dinner Club — Lincoln Peak Vineyard →
  Agricola Farm, 2674 Jersey St, Panton
  5:30 pm

Monday June 15

• In-Service Day
  Addison Northwest SD Vergennes, VT 05491

Saturday June 20

• Words in the Woods: Omega Jade →
  Button Bay State Park, 5 Rd, Vergennes
  11:00 am
• Agricola Farm Dinner Club →
  Agricola Farm, 2674 Jersey St, Panton
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Machinist I - $3,500 Hiring Bonus Eligible in Vergennes. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Manager in Vergennes. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vergennes here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Charlotte

• Charlotte Central School busy as school year winds down (charlottenewsvt.org)
• A train ride, a parade— a piece of Charlotte adorns Burlington (charlottenewsvt.org)
• Interim town administrator's contract extended (charlottenewsvt.org)

Shelburne

• Hinesburg students' art exhibited at Shelburne Museum (charlottenewsvt.org)
• Watch: Greensky Bluegrass and Ryan Montbleau Cover Ryan Adams and David Rawlings' "To Be Young (is to Be Sad, is to Be High)" in Vermont (jambands.com)
• New Burlington Sculptures Mark the End of Main Street Construction (sevendaysvt.com)

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Ok Vergennes! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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