🌱 College runners converge on Mechanicsville’s Pole Green Park this Friday

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In today's newsletter:

• College runners converge on Mechanicsville’s Pole Green Park this Friday

Also on today's calendar: Fall Craft Market and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
• Sunday: Periods of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Morgan State Cross Country Ready to Run at Richmond Invitational (morganstatebears.com) — Morgan State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Mechanicsville on Friday to race in the Richmond Invitational at Pole Green Park. Coming off top-three finishes and a women’s team win at the UMES meet, the Bears hope to build momentum in a competition that will bring more collegiate runners and visitors into the Mechanicsville area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mechanicsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• Run with the Rams Open 5k →
  Mechanicsville

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Other local events

Saturday October 3

• Fall Craft Market →
  Northside Church, 7600 Studley Rd, Mechanicsville
  9:00 am

Monday October 5

• Girls Tennis: Bell Creek @CMS
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:15 pm
• Girls Basketball: Bell Creek @CMS
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:15 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Cross Country: Hanover Quad (Pole Green Park)
  Pole Green Park, 8996 Pole Green Park Ln, Mechanicsville
  5:00 pm
• Football: CMS @Bell Creek
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:00 pm
• Education Expo at Hanover HS
  Pearson's Corner Elementary Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Girls Basketball: CMS @Liberty
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:00 pm
• Girls Tennis: CMS @Liberty
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: CMS @Liberty
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Level Up with LaShawn
  The Oak Avenue Complex, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Specialty Center Open House: Communications & Media Relations & Env
  Varina High School, 7053 Messer Road, Chamberlayne
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Allen

• Henrico plans $4.5M in safety upgrades on Staples Mill Road (wtvr.com)
• 61-year-old Glen Allen man killed in single-vehicle crash in Hanover (wric.com)
• Primis Financial (NASDAQ:FRST) Stock Falls 1.1% – Here's Why (watchlistnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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