🌱 FALL FESTIVAL at Grand Caverns and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• FALL FESTIVAL at Grand Caverns at Grand Caverns

Today's riddle: What do you call cheese that isn't yours? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Cooler with a stray t-storm, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Sidney

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Saturday October 24

• FALL FESTIVAL at Grand Caverns →
  Grand Caverns, 5 Grand Cavern Rd, Grottoes
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Mount Sidney Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 13

• Early Voting for November General Election →
  Staunton VA
  9:00 am
• Friends of the Library Book Sale →
  Staunton VA
  10:00 am
• Greater Augusta Regional Tourism Board (GART) Meeting
  Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Vero
  1:30 pm
• Landscape Advisory Board →
  Staunton VA
  3:00 pm
• Blue Ridge Christian at Shenandoah Valley Academy →
  Bridgewater VA
  5:00 pm
• Shenandoah Valley Academy at Blue Ridge Christian →
  100 Dinkel Avenue, Bridgewater
  5:00 pm
• Horror Writing Workshop with Todd Brown →
  Staunton VA
  6:30 pm
• Riverheads Community Meeting - 1% Sales Tax Referendum
  Riverheads High School, 19 Howardsville Rd, Staunton
  6:30 pm

Wednesday October 14

• Mother Goose Time →
  Staunton VA
  10:30 am
• Big Kid Books →
  Staunton VA
  11:00 am
• Afternoon Classics →
  Staunton VA
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chase Brass - Wieland Chase posted a job opening for Machine Operator, 1st Shift in Verona. Apply here.
• Wieland Rolled Products North America posted a job opening for Quality Manager in Verona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Sidney here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Staunton

• Staunton's Out of Darkness Walk brings awareness to suicide prevention (newsleader.com)
• Staunton District Traffic Alert for October 12–16, 2026 (virginianreview.com)
• WARM still seeking host sites ahead of cold weather shelter season (whsv.com)

Fishersville

• Wake-Up Call (racerxonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call cheese that isn't yours?" — Nacho cheese! (Thank you Lorille C. for sending it in!)
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