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🌱 Waynesboro business launches memorial fund to support local children in need
Coming up on the Waynesboro Patch calendar: KrampusFest: Are you Naughty or Nice?

What's up Waynesboro! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Waynesboro business launches memorial fund to support local children in need
Also on today's calendar: Santa in the Stables w/ Pints & Ponies + Hot Chocolate Bar.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 43 and low of 33 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 52, low: 34.
- Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New fund created to honor life of Waynesboro graduate Blake Durrett (newsleader.com) — A new charitable fund created by Waynesboro-based Smooth Athletics is honoring the memory of 2018 Waynesboro High School graduate Blake Durrett by supporting children staying at Ruth’s WARM House. Administered through the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge, the fund will help cover kids’ material needs and extracurricular costs so they can enjoy camps, lessons, and school activities Blake would have loved to cheer on.
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📸 Around Waynesboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waynesboro
★ Featured events ★
- KrampusFest: Are you Naughty or Nice?
Stable Craft Brewing & Cidery, 375 Madrid Rd, Waynesboro
12:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Cancelled - Planning Commission Meeting
Waynesboro, VA Calendar , 503 W Main Street , Waynesboro
7:00 pm - Santa in the Stables w/ Pints & Ponies + Hot Chocolate Bar
Stable Craft Brewing & Cidery , 375 Madrid Rd , Waynesboro
12:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2025 Lantern Tours
Frontier Culture Museum , 1290 Richmond Ave , Staunton
5:30 pm - Teen Anime Club
Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
4:00 pm - KCBB/H/Shelburne
Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
5:30 pm - Trivia in the Cantina at Baja Bean
Baja Bean Co , 9 W Beverley St , Staunton
7:00 pm - Memory Café
Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
2:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting
Staunton City Hall , 116 W Beverley St # 3 , Staunton
7:00 pm - Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
Staunton City Hall , 116 W Beverley St # 3 , Staunton
5:30 pm - Afternoon Classics
Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
1:30 pm - Open House — ACRRM
The Augusta County Railroad Museum , 413 W Main St , Waynesboro
10:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is a dog out in the road on 340 in Stuarts Draft near the driving range/nursery.
Looks to be a young dog - white and tan in color. Please get it inside as it is going to get hit. Thanks. Just came through 15 minutes ago. (Nextdoor Kenmore) - Driving around Augusta County on a cold, blustery Sunday afternoon, I came across this old house standing alone as the world changes around it.
It made me pause and wonder about the families who might have lived here over a century ago. As new developments rise and the landscape transforms,… (Nextdoor Miller-St James)
- Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Waynesboro. Apply here.
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Retail Stock Support in Waynesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waynesboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Staunton
- In praise of Angela Iannone as Charles Dickens in ‘A Christmas Carol' (dctheaterarts.org)
- Traffic Alert for Page County Dec. 15-19 (pagevalleynews.com)
- VDOT to Host Public Hearing on January 14 for South Street Safety Improvements (royalexaminer.com)
Ok Waynesboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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