🌱 How Presque Isle became the “Sun” in Maine’s giant Solar System Model

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In today's newsletter:

• How Presque Isle became the “Sun” in Maine’s giant Solar System Model

Also on today's calendar: 🌱✨ Mystery Seed Packet Creation Workshop ✨🌱 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 57.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 15 Quirky Roadside Attractions Hidden In Maine Towns (everafterinthewoods.com) — Presque Isle plays a starring role in Maine’s giant Solar System Model, with the Sun anchored at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and planets stretching down Route 1 toward Topsfield. The feature rounds up 15 quirky roadside stops statewide, but this free, community-created model in Aroostook County offers locals and visitors an educational road trip right in Presque Isle’s backyard.
   

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📸 Around Presque Isle

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Presque Isle

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 17

• LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC →
  Sargent Family Community Center, 24 Chapman Rd, Presque Isle
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• PK-8 Tentative Inservice
  Rsu 79/msad 01 Presque Isle, ME 04769

Tuesday June 16

• PIHS: Tentative Last Day
  Rsu 79/msad 01 Presque Isle, ME 04769

Wednesday June 17

• PIHS: Tentative Inservice
  Rsu 79/msad 01 Presque Isle, ME 04769
• Board Meeting
  Rsu 79/msad 01 Presque Isle High School, 16 Griffin St, Presque Isle, ME 04769
  5:30 pm

Saturday June 20

• 🌱✨ Mystery Seed Packet Creation Workshop ✨🌱 →
  The Northeastland Hotel, 436 Main St, Presque Isle
  3:30 pm

Monday June 22

• Community Dining - Presque Isle →
  Aroostook Agency On Aging, 260 Main St, Presque Isle
  11:00 am

Saturday June 27

• Katahdin Trust Golf Classic →
  Presque Isle Country Club, 35 Parkhurst Siding Rd, Presque Isle
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• 🎨🌍 Tiny Worlds: ACEO Acrylic Painting Workshop 🌍🎨 →
  The Northeastland Hotel, 436 Main St, Presque Isle
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• NMCT Learn to Mountain Bike – Northern Maine... →
  Northern Maine Community Trails, 450 Fort Fairfield Rd, Presque Isle
  2:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Public Youth Art Group →
  Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Circulation Computer, Presque Isle
  2:30 pm

Thursday June 18

• Strawberry Shortcake Sale →
  North Street Plaza, Westfield
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TD Bank, N.A. posted a job opening for Retail Banker I - Presque Isle in Presque Isle. Apply here.
• Red Bull posted a job opening for Merchandiser (Part Time) in Presque Isle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Presque Isle here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Caribou

• Caribou Error Puts Second Article on Ballots (wagmtv.com)
• Maine's paid family leave program brings support for workers, concerns for small businesses (wagmtv.com)
• Graham Platner takes Aroostook County by storm (bangordailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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