🌱 Why the Mathews Blue Water Trails belong on your summer paddling list
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In today's newsletter:
- Why the Mathews Blue Water Trails belong on your summer paddling list
Also on today's calendar: Local Group Meeting: Fairfield Foundation Family Circle (Gloucester, VA) and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Virginia Water Trails Made For A Perfect Day Of Kayaking (myfamilytravels.com) — Kayakers in Mathews can explore over 100 miles of protected bays, marshes, and open coastal water on the Mathews Blue Water Trails, launching easily from Williams Wharf Landing and paddling toward New Point Preserve. The piece also spotlights Donk’s Theater, Bay School Community Arts Center, the Mathews Museum, and the seasonal farmers market, then compares Mathews’ paddling to eight other notable Virginia water trails. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Kayak Paddle & SAV Data Collection [rain date July 30 at 4 p.m.] →
New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve, Port Haywood, Port Haywood
4:00 pm
Wednesday July 29
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Other local events
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Golf Tryouts
Mathews High Piankatank River Golf Course, 6198 Stormont Rd, Hartfield, VA 2
4:00 pm -
Local Group Meeting: Fairfield Foundation Family Circle (Gloucester, VA) →
The Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S George Washington Mem Hwy, Hayes
6:00 pm -
Local Group Meeting: Fairfield Foundation Family... →
The Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 S George Washington Mem Hwy, Hayes
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Wharf to Wharf Swim →
Mathews County Land Conservancy, 1039 Williams Wharf Rd, Mathews
10:00 am -
Pork and Politics - We the People →
Abingdon Ruritan Club, 8784 Guinea Rd, Hayes
4:00 pm -
Gloucester Girls JV Volleyball @ Mathews →
Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Rd, Mathews
5:30 pm
Monday July 27
Tuesday August 11
Saturday August 15
Tuesday August 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Crab Crawl Event — Good Luck Cellars →
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
11:00 am -
DELTAVILLE MUSEUM CONCERT SERIES (DANJO show) →
Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park, 287 Jackson Creek Rd, Deltaville
5:00 pm -
Molly Magee Music at Nacho Average Brewpub →
Nacho Average Brewpub, 44 W Church St, Kilmarnock
6:30 pm -
Nino's Pizza (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars →
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
12:00 pm -
Salty Bob's Oyster & Seafood Co (Food Truck) — Good Luck Cellars →
Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Rd, Kilmarnock
5:00 pm
Saturday July 25
Sunday July 26
Friday July 31
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💬 Chatter
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- The HRSD app is here!
HRSD is excited to introduce our new mobile app designed to give you faster access and visibility into your account. The new HRSD mobile app gives… (Nextdoor )
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Mathews. Apply here.
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Mathews. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mathews here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorktown
- Insights to Living by Rev. Brad Morris: Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown (gabnewsonline.com)
- Williamsburg runners capture Trailzilla series titles (dailypress.com)
- Honoring Leadership in the JA Community (arthritis.org)
Kilmarnock
- Sen. Mark Warner Bringing Good News For Tri-Way Trail August 1st (middlenecknews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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