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5 Things: Scarecrows, Adopt a Pet & More

Five things to know for Oct. 20

1.  The Wickford Village "scarecrow competition" starts this weekend as Wicked Week kicks off in the village. Get your votes in for best scarecrow by Oct. 31. Learn more here.

2.  Allie's Tack & Feed hosts an event benefiting the North Kingstown Animal Shelter today. The raffle and event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Allie's. Learn more here.

3.  Head over to Horse Play tomorrow for its fall festival. Enjoy pony rides, games, prizes, pumpkin and face painting, and more. Starts at noon tomorrow. Learn more here.

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4.  Have an event coming up in NK? Put it on Patch! It will instantly appear on the site (and give you a cool URL to use to promote your event). Shoot me an email and I may include it on 5 Things, feature it on the home page or even plug it on our Facebook and Twitter. Here's the link to get started: http://northkingstown.patch.com/events/new.

5.  Today: a chance of showers with otherwise cloudy skies and highs near 69. Tonight: mostly clear with lows around 48. Tomorrow: sunny with highs near 62.

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