🌱 How new FEMA money will repair Chimney Rock Village’s bridge and water tank

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In today's newsletter:

• How new FEMA money will repair Chimney Rock Village’s bridge and water tank

Also on today's calendar: Lake Lure Music Festival.

Today's riddle: How do birds learn how to fly ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Edwards Announces Helene Recovery Funding (house.gov) — Chimney Rock Village is set to receive $237,316 in federal FEMA funding to repair its covered bridge and water tank after Hurricane Helene’s damage, a key boost for local infrastructure and safety. The broader package sends more than $172 million across Western North Carolina for road, bridge, sewer, and debris-removal projects that help surrounding communities recover and rebuild.
   

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📸 Around Chimney Rock Village

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chimney Rock Village

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• National Get Outdoors Day →
  Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, 174 Chimney Rock Park Rd, Chimney Rock
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Lake Lure Music Festival →
  Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure, 112 Mountains Blvd, Lake Lure
  5:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Nature at Night Hike →
  Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, 174 Chimney Rock Park Rd, Chimney Rock
  7:30 pm

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📣 Chimney Rock Village Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 9

• Craft Day at the Fletcher Library
  Fletcher Branch Library Fletcher Branch
  10:00 am
• Tuesdays - BURGERS + BOURBON
  Perry N. Rudnick Art & Nature Trail Claywood, 317 7th Avenue East, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States
  4:30 pm
• Evening Road Rides in Hendersonville →
  Epic Cycles Hendersonville, 414 S Main St, Hendersonville
  5:30 pm
• Open MIC Night @ Mudpuppies Sports Bar and Grill →
  Mudpuppies Sports Bar and Grill, 5 Andrew Way, Arden
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Book Review Book Club In-Person
  Fletcher Branch Library Fletcher- Program Room, Fletcher Branch
  10:30 am
• Young Professionals Social →
  Baabals Ice Cream Shoppe, 25 Fletcher Commercial Dr, Fletcher
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• Goodwill Career Connections
  Fletcher Branch Library Fletcher Branch
  1:00 pm
• Writers Guild In-Person
  Fletcher Branch Library Fletcher- Program Room, Fletcher Branch
  1:30 pm

Friday June 12

• Acoustic Jam Session @ Sideways Farm & Brewery
  Perry N. Rudnick Art & Nature Trail Sideways Farm & Brewery, 62 Eade Rd, Etowah, NC, 28729, United States
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PruittHealth posted a job opening for NC State Veterans Home-Black Mountain Housekeeper in Black Mountain. Apply here.
• Capstone Logistics posted a job opening for Freight Handler in Black Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chimney Rock Village here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Lure

• Lake Lure flagged for failing water quality standards, Swim Guide reports (wlos.com)
• Lake Lure dam bridge replacement delayed (carolinajournal.com)

Black Mountain

• Black Mountain firefighters and families gather to protest low wages, lack of funding (wlos.com)
• Black Mountain NC Land (zillow.com)
• Pawsome Birthday 06.08.26 (wlos.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They don't , they just wing it ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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