🌱 The Grinch is Coming to The Cottage! and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The Grinch is Coming to The Cottage! at Roane's Antiques
• Empty Bowls 2025
• Family Story Time

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: A p.m. rain or snow shower, temps: high: 38, low: 33.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 48 and low of 33 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mathews

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Open House
  The Tompkins Cottage Museum, 50 Brickbat Rd, Mathews
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• The Grinch is Coming to The Cottage!
  Roane's Antiques , 291 Main St , Mathews
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Empty Bowls 2025
  Bay School Community Arts Center , 279 Main St , Mathews
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Family Story Time
  Mathews Memorial Library , 251 Main St , Mathews
  6:00 pm
• Mathews County School Board Meeting
  Mathews County, VA Calendar , 387 Church Street , Mathews
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Mathews Dept of Social Services Board Meeting
  Mathews County, VA Calendar , 536 Church Street , Mathews
  5:00 pm
• CTE/Band Night
  Thomas Hunter Middle Mathews, VA 23109
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Mathews Blue Devils vs Middlesex Chargers
  Mathews High School , 9889 Buckley Hall Rd , Mathews
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Willaby’s Sendoff with hosts Carol and Dale
  Willaby's Cafe , 327 Old Ferry Rd , White Stone
  5:00 pm
• Live Music at Deltaville Tap & Raw Bar
  Deltaville Tap & Raw Bar , 274 Bucks Vw Ln , Deltaville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Canvas Bag Workshop
  Middlesex County Public Library Deltaville Branch , 35 Lovers Ln , Deltaville
  10:30 am
• Salty Bob's Oyster & Seafood Co (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars
  Good Luck Cellars , 1025 Goodluck Rd , Kilmarnock
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's holiday time and we're kitchen tornadoes
  Cooking turkey and fruit cake and yams and potatoes. But beware of the Grease Grinch! He'll clog in a blink! He'll gunk up your pipes! He'll stink up… (Nextdoor )

• Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Full-Time Stock Associate in Williamsburg. Apply here.
• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Williamsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mathews here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yorktown

• Old-fashioned tree lot brings back customers and memories (dailypress.com)
• United States Air Force Thunderbirds performing Daytona 500 flyover (jayski.com)
• Douglas W. Padgett, Sr., 88, of Yorktown (wydaily.com)

Kilmarnock

• Dr. Curtis H. Smith reflects on 30 years of community service (rrecord.com)
• VDOT seeks input on road changes (rrecord.com)

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