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🌱 How you can help pack 175,000 meals in Newland June 20
Newland, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Newland! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can help pack 175,000 meals in Newland June 20
Also on today's calendar: Facility Hiring Event - Western Region.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
- Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 600 volunteers expected to pack 175,000 meals at June 20 Western North Carolina hunger relief event (averyjournal.com) — Hundreds of volunteers are invited to First Baptist Church in Newland on Saturday, June 20, to help pack up to 175,000 meals for Avery County families still struggling with hunger after Hurricane Helene. Three volunteer shifts are available, and organizers stress that summer is especially hard for local children who lose access to school meals. 
📸 Around Newland
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Upcoming Events in
Newland
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★ Featured events ★
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Food Truck: Accardi Brothers Brick Oven Pizza — Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
12:00 pm
Thursday June 18
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Other local events
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Facility Hiring Event - Western Region →
Mayland Community College, 785 Cranberry St, Newland
10:00 am -
Live Music: Adam & Kat — Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
2:00 pm
Tuesday June 23
Wednesday July 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Food Truck: The Tasty Traveler — Linville Falls Winery →
Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland
12:00 pm -
Dementia Caregiver Support Group @ WW Branch Library
Watauga County Public Library Western Watauga County Library, 1085 Old US Hwy 421, Sugar Grove
2:00 pm -
Science & Nature Drop-In
Watauga County Public Library 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 28607
3:00 pm -
Josh Daniel & Friends with Pythagoras – Free Kick-Off Party →
Beech Mountain Brewing Company, 1007 Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain
5:30 pm -
Wild, Garden, and Culinary Herbs & Some of Their Traditional Uses
Watauga County Public Library 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 28607
3:30 pm -
Joe Russo's Almost Dead →
Beech Mountain Ski Resort, 1007 Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain
7:00 pm -
Summer Reading Begins @ WW Branch
Watauga County Public Library 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 28607 -
Story & Art: Anna Welsh - Registration Required
Watauga County Public Library 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 28607
1:00 pm -
Movie Matinee Monday- Local Hero
Watauga County Public Library 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 28607
2:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just a few days after our last update on the Barn Owl box, the youngest owlet passed.
Owlet #5 likely passed due to a combination of factors including malnutrition, failure to thrive, competition from older siblings, drought‑related… (Nextdoor ) - This week, Secretary of Revenue McKinley Wooten and our Public Affairs Director Dia Harris are representing us at the Federal Tax Administrators' Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Secretary Wooten shared the importance of staying informed on emerging research, best practices, and industry trends that help us better serve… (Nextdoor )
- Hilton Grand Vacations posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Banner Elk. Apply here.
- Lowes Foods posted a job opening for Guest Service Clerk PT in Banner Elk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Banner Elk
- Banner Elk NC Real Estate & Homes For Sale (zillow.com)
Blowing Rock
- Blowing Rock NC Land (zillow.com)
- U.S. Cities Where Vacation Home Demand Has Declined the Most (wataugademocrat.com)
- July 4th Celebration in Blowing Rock (blowingrock.com)
Spruce Pine
- Western NC to receive $300M in FEMA funds for Helene recovery projects (qcnews.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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