🌱 Circle Time for Kids at the Library and 10 more events

Morning Grottoes! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Circle Time for Kids at the Library at Grottoes Branch Library

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Not as cool, temps: high: 55, low: 29.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 52 and low of 39 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grottoes

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• CircleTime @Grottoes Branch Library
  Grottoes Branch Library, 601 Dogwood Ave, Grottoes
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Circle Time for Kids at the Library
  Grottoes Branch Library , 601 Dogwood Ave , Grottoes
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Circle Time for Kids at the Library
  Grottoes Branch Library , 601 Dogwood Ave , Grottoes
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• "From Waste to Wonder" Family Program: Reusing Materials to Create Amazing Gifts
  Edith J. Carrier Arboretum , 780 University Blvd , Harrisonburg
  11:00 am
• Women's Empowerment Network
  Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center , 710 South Main Street , Harrisonburg
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling @Hillyard
  Montevideo Middle , Penn Laird , Penn Laird
  4:30 pm
• 2025 Lantern Tours
  Frontier Culture Museum , 1290 Richmond Ave , Staunton
  5:30 pm
• Paint Workshop
  Valley Pike Farm Market , 3494 Lee Hwy , Weyers Cave
  5:30 pm
• WMRA Books & Brews: December 16@ Pale Fire in Harrisonburg hosted by Mary Katharine Froehlich (2)
  Pale Fire Brewing Co. , 217 S Liberty St #105 , Harrisonburg
  7:00 pm
• Cancelled - Planning Commission Meeting
  Waynesboro, VA Calendar , 503 W Main Street , Waynesboro
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• "It's A Wonderful Life" film
  Court Square Theater , 41-F Court Square , Harrisonburg
  2:00 pm
• Wine Down Wednesdays with Mike McCray! 🎶🍷
  Barren Ridge Vineyards , 984 Barrenridge Rd , Fishersville
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash has been cleared on the westbound side of VA-256, 1.7 miles east of VA-276 in Augusta County.
  12:11PM on Dec 14: All westbound travel lanes on VA-256 at 1.7 miles east of VA-276 in Augusta County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Grottoes. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Mount Crawford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grottoes here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bridgewater

• January Photo Exhibit Features Native Bees (bridgewater.edu)
• Mount Solon Volunteer Fire & Rescue holds first Christmas Parade (dnronline.com)

Harrisonburg

• Harrisonburg Public Works announces incoming sanitation changes (whsv.com)
• I Drove Thousands of Miles To Find 11 Small-Town Ice Cream Windows That Only Open at Night (fastfoodclub.com)
• Lakeside Book Company Evacuated Due to Harrisonburg Fire (rocktownnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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