Morning Notes for Oct. 30: Today and this week, Around town

Weather: Today: Sunny, 72°F. Tonight: Mostly clear, 39°F. Saturday: Mostly sunny, 60°F. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, 43°F. (NWS forecast)

Today and this week

• Thursday On The Farm Thu. Nov. 5, 6 p.m.; The Homestead Farm at Fruit Hill Orchard; 2502 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Whiskey Wednesday Guided Tasting with Dan at Vault & Cellar Wed. Nov. 4, 6 p.m.; Vault & Cellar; 7843 Main Street, Middletown; $52.00 (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• You Should Be Dancing! Wed. Nov. 4, 7 p.m.; Vibrissa; 10 N Kent St, Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Things to Fear Film Festival Sat. Oct. 31, 4 p.m.; Alamo Drafthouse Cinema; 181 Kernstown Commons Blvd., Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Haunted History Ghost Tour Sat. Oct. 31, 6 p.m.; South Entrance of Loudoun Street Mall; 141 S. Loudoun Street (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• 2026 Holiday Parade Applications Open 30 Oct 2026 It's time to start planning for one of Winchester's favorite holiday traditions! Applications are now being accepted for participants in this year's Holiday Parade. We (City of Winchester calendar)
• Strategic Planning Committee Meeting 02 Nov 2026 A committee of the Winchester City Council. The primary function of the Strategic Planning Committee is to assist City Staff with the development of initiatives and upd (City of Winchester calendar)
• Finance Committee Meeting 03 Nov 2026 A committee of the Winchester Common Council. Meets monthly on the first Tuesday, unless otherwise noticed, at 1:00 pm in the Rouss City Hall Zuckerman Room. (City of Winchester calendar)

Around town

• Former Hornet Carl Joseph on Resilience, Fuel, and Entrepreneurship When Carl Joseph played running back for Shenandoah University (2011–2013), his life centered on speed, discipline, and execution. But inside a classroom, an offhand lesson in a sp (Shenandoah University)
• Shenandoah Continues Voter Education Efforts As An Ask Every Student Commitment Campus By Samantha Scott ’27 In the Fall 2026 term, Shenandoah University obtained a grant of $4,500 from Ask Every Student (AES), a nonprofit organization committed to teaching students (Shenandoah University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Winchester’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.