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🌱 Pastor’s daughter in Burnsville mourns influential Presbyterian leader
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In today's newsletter:
- Pastor’s daughter in Burnsville mourns influential Presbyterian leader
- Burnsville community remembers the life of Vickie Lynn Jones Letterman
Also on today's calendar: Embracing the Art of Transition: Mirroring Rhythms of the Natural World — Firecreek Retreat and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the DJ's favorite part of the candy? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 45 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler with a shower in spots, temps: high: 53, low: 38.
- Monday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ovid Benjamin 'Ben' Sparks III, longtime pastor and advocate for those on the margins, dies at 87 (pres-outlook.org) — A longtime Presbyterian pastor with deep roots in the South is remembered, and one of his daughters now calls Burnsville home. Ovid Benjamin “Ben” Sparks III spent decades serving congregations and social ministries, especially in Richmond, Virginia. His life’s work focused on justice, community leadership, and global mission, and he is survived by family spread across several states, including North Carolina. 
• Vickie Lynn Jones Letterman (ourlocalcommunityonline.com) — Burnsville is mourning the passing of 71-year-old Vickie Lynn Jones Letterman, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and woman of strong faith. A member of Faith Baptist Church, she was known for caring for others through her cooking and baking. Services are being held locally, and her family suggests memorial donations to Compassionate Care WNC or Gideons International in Burnsville.
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April Community Night-- Bare Dark Sky Observatory
Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park, 66 Energy Exchange Dr, Burnsville
9:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Poetry Slam
South Toe Elementary Burnsville, NC 28714
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Embracing the Art of Transition: Mirroring Rhythms of the Natural World — Firecreek Retreat
Firecreek Retreat , 249 Firecreek Rd , Burnsville
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NC SciFest Statewide Star Party at the Mayland Earth to Sky Park
Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park , 66 Energy Exchange Dr , Burnsville
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Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall
Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park , 66 Energy Exchange Dr , Burnsville
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Laser Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park , 66 Energy Exchange Dr , Burnsville
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History Happy Hour
Center for Pioneer Life , 134 Joe Young Rd , Burnsville
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May Community Night-- Bare Dark Sky Observatory
Bare Dark Sky Observatory at Mayland Earth to Sky Park , 66 Energy Exchange Dr , Burnsville
9:15 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Spring Book Sale & Gardening Day @Spruce Pine Public Library
Spruce Pine Public Library , 142 Walnut Ave , Spruce Pine
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Storytime at Mitchell County Library
Mitchell County Library , 18 N Mitchell Ave , Bakersville
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All levels, Joints and Glands
Mineral City Yoga , 537b Altapass Hwy , Spruce Pine
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Fuzzy and Frayed: Fiber Arts Collective @Spruce Pine Public Library
Spruce Pine Public Library , 142 Walnut Ave , Spruce Pine
2:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Spruce Pine
- Mitchell Animal Rescue hosting pop-up Cat Cafe in downtown Spruce Pine (wataugademocrat.com)
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- Agnes P. Pembroke (ourlocalcommunityonline.com)
Black Mountain
- A Glezele Tey brings concert and song workshop to Black Mountain (blackmountainnews.com)
- Valley Rewind: Big Boy, 'World's Largest Hog' (blackmountainnews.com)
- USPS seeks comments on Swannanoa post office, residents want it 'home' (blackmountainnews.com)
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