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Weather Aphorisms
Full moon in October without frost,
no frost till full moon in November.
Alexa, bake me some pumpkin
doughnuts and tell me I'm skinny.
Raven moans a death. Turtle dove
whistles trouble.
EVENTS
3-4, Kentucky Apple Festival, Paintsville, KY,
kyapplefest.org
4, Aunt Het Fall Festival, Fountain Inn, SC,
fountaininnchamber.org
11-12, 18-19, Blairsville Sorghum Festival, Blairsville,
GA, blairsvillesorghumfestival.com
Mid Oct, October Sky Festival, Oliver Springs, TN,
roanchamber.com
Mid Oct, Taste of Our Towns, Lewisburg, WV,
carnegiehallwv.org
25, Blue Ridge Folklife Festival, Ferrum, VA,
blueridgeinstitute.org
Late Oct, Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, Asheville, NC,
southernhighlandguild.org
OCT MONTH AT A GLANCE
Day of
Mo
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
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Day of
Year
Day of
Week

Age
274 W 10
275 Th
276
F
277
278
Sa
Su
Tu
F
13
14
279 M 15
280
16
281 W 17
282 Th
283
18
19
284
285
Sa
Su
20
21
286 M 22
287
Tu
23
288 W 24
289 Th
290
F
291
292
Sa
Su
Tu
F
25
26
27
28
293 M 29
294
295 W 1
296 Th
297
298
299
Sa
Su
Tu
2
3
4
5
300 M 6
301
7
302 W 8
303 Th
304
9
F
10
Apollo 7 launched, 1968
Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize, 2002
Columbus Day
Indigenous Peoples Day
Cornerstone laid for White House, 1792
Dwight Eisenhower born, 1890
Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier, 1947
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, 1859
Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive home
runs, 1977
" Black Monday " on Wall Street, 1987
" Dizzy " Gillespie born, 1917
United Nations founded, 1945
Erie Canal opened, 1825
Theodore Roosevelt born, 1858
Statue of Liberty dedicated, 1886
Stock Market crash, 1929
John Adams born, 1735
" The War of the Worlds " radio broadcast, 1938
Halloween
sunrise sunset
Oct. 5 - sun rises 7:18; sun sets 18:58; length of day 11h 40m
Oct. 12 - sun rises 7:24; sun sets 18:48; length of day 11h 24m
Oct. 19 - sun rises 7:30; sun sets 18:39; length of day 11h 8m
Oct. 26 - sun rises 7:37; sun sets 18:30; length of day 10h 52m
skywatch
 New moon - 21st
) First quarter - 29th
 Full moon - 7th
( Last quarter - 13th
October's full moon is the Hunter's Moon.
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12
SIGNIFICA
Ford Model T goes on sale, 1908
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
sworn in, 1967
Hurricane Helene, 2024
Rutherford B. Hayes born, 1822
Chester Arthur born, 1830
George Westinghouse born, 1846
Appalachian Trail opens, 1923
Great Fire of Chicago, 1871
In the Kitchen
I read recipes the same way I read science fiction.
I get to the end and think, " Well, that's not gonna
happen. " ~Rita Rudner
CROCKPOT MAC AND CHEESE
Ingredients:
1 can of evaporated milk
3 cups of shredded cheese (your favorite)
3 eggs
1 stick of melted butter
1 ½ cups cooked macaroni
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in crockpot and top with more
cheese. Cook on low setting of crockpot for 3 hours.
Regional Notes
FORE! You might be surprised to
know that the oldest continuously
played 9-hole golf course in the
United States is in Middlesboro,
KY. The Middlesboro Country Club
was established in 1889 by English
developers who arrived here in
1886. The present course is located
where the original was laid out,
and golfers still enjoy beautiful
views and challenging play when
they tee off on this multi-level
course.
Gardening Fun
No king has a throne more
beautiful than a bench covered
with leaves. -Mehmet Murat ildan
October is the time to cut back
perennials. If there are diseases or
pests in them, then don't put them
in your mulch pile. Instead, find a
place away from next year's garden
to dispose of them.
Inside, recycle old sponges by
cutting them up and putting them
in the bottom of houseplant pots.
They will retain moisture, create air
space and keep water from rushing
out of the bottom of the pot.
What's that you said?
One thing you can't recycle is
wasted time.
When you get to your wit's end,
you'll find God lives there.
They say that love is more
important than money, but have
you ever tried to pay your bills with
a hug?
Did you know?
Each year over 30,000 school
children in Virginia and North
Carolina receive educational
programs in their classrooms from
Blue Ridge Parkway Rangers.
There is no limit to the amount
of times aluminum cans can be
recycled, but an aluminum can that
is thrown away today will still be an
aluminum can 500 years from now.
Once upon a time, mattresses were
placed in rope beds and pulling the
ropes made the mattress firmer,
thus we have " Night, night! Sleep
tight! "
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