🌱 How the $1 million Charles Town Classic shook up the stakes scene

Hello Charles Town! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How the $1 million Charles Town Classic shook up the stakes scene

Also on today's calendar: LC3' Pints 4 Paws Celebration and Fundraiser for Community Cats and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
• Monday: Cooler with a shower possible, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
• Tuesday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lukas Classic S. (G2) (bloodhorse.com) — Horse racing fans in Charles Town will notice this national stakes roundup includes the $1 million Charles Town Classic at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, where Willy D’s recently topped Banishing. The piece mainly previews and recaps major graded stakes around the country, but it highlights how Skippylongstocking and other stars keep returning to your hometown track for big-money races.
   

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📸 Around Charles Town

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Charles Town

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• Margaret Cho →
  The Event Center at Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Dr, Charles Town
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 20

• Ted Nugent →
  Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races, 580 E 5th Ave, Charles Town
  7:00 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Trail Stewards Volunteer Workday at Cool Spring Preserve →
  Cool Spring Preserve, 1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town
  10:00 am

Thursday September 24

• Jefferson County Emergency Services Blood Drive →
  Jefferson County Government Complex, 393 N. Lawrence St, Charles Town
  1:00 pm

Monday September 28

• Jefferson County Board of Education Meeting
  WHS, 300 Washington Patriots Dr, Charles Town
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 30

• 10 Year at Cool Spring: A Community Celebration →
  Cool Spring Preserve, 1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town
  5:00 pm

Saturday October 3

• Annual Autumn Auction →
  Charles Town WV
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• LC3' Pints 4 Paws Celebration and Fundraiser for Community Cats →
  Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Ln, Leesburg
  12:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Wee Naturalists at Cool Spring: Nuts about Nuts! →
  Cool Spring Preserve, 1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town
  9:30 am

Saturday October 10

• Brad Williams →
  The Event Center at Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Dr, Charles Town
  8:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• The Temptations & The Four Tops →
  The Event Center at Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Dr, Charles Town
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22

• Musselman Girls Varsity Soccer @ Jefferson →
  Jefferson High School, 4141 Flowing Springs Rd, Shenandoah Junction
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 26

• Harpers Ferry Black Heritage Guided Walking Tour
  First Zion Baptist Church, 1030 West Ridge St, Harpers Ferry
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good food.
  The Jameison Chicken is really good as are the cheesy bacon grits. Good burgers too. My husband loves the fish and chips. (Nextdoor Locust Hill)
• THE BOWLS THAT STARTED IT ALL...
  for $14?! Yep. THOSE bowls. The iconic Classic Wonderlier® Bowls, a Tupperware® favorite since 1946! Prep. Serve. Store. Take. When you’re done? They… (Nextdoor Crescent)

• Popeyes posted a job opening for Team Member in Charles Town. Apply here.
• Ruby Tuesday posted a job opening for Server in Charles Town. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charles Town here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Harpers Ferry

• September 14th: This Day in History (blogspot.com)
• September 15th: This Day in History (blogspot.com)

Martinsburg

• Innovative Incorporated Celebrates 25 Years with Rebrand and Launch of New Service Suite (businessdailynetwork.com)
• Missing 42-Year-Old Bettina Danille Johnson Last Seen in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia (timesvirginian.com)
• VA awards $17 million in grants to fight Veteran homelessness in West Virginia (va.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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