🌱 How a new flat carnival tax could change events in Luray

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new flat carnival tax could change events in Luray
• Why Luray vets are alarmed about an early parvovirus surge
• How new Skyline Drive checkpoints could affect your next park visit

Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Nice with partial sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Proposed change to business license tax for carnivals (pagevalleynews.com) — Luray officials are considering a flat $200 business license tax for each carnival, circus, or similar event held on contiguous days at the same location, replacing the current $25–$500 per-day structure. Town Council will hold a public hearing on June 8, with comments accepted by email, mail, drop box, phone, or in person, and full details available on the town website.
   

• Valley veterinarians see early spike in ‘highly contagious' parvovirus cases (whsv.com) — Veterinarians in and around Luray are seeing parvovirus cases earlier than usual this year, and they’re urging dog owners to double-check vaccination records now. The highly contagious virus can be deadly, especially for puppies, but local experts stress it’s very preventable with routine distemper-parvo shots and prompt vet care if vomiting or bloody diarrhea appear.
   

• Shenandoah National Park Announces Extended Public Safety and Sobriety Campaign through November (nps.gov) — Starting June 1, Shenandoah National Park will run sobriety checkpoints and a high-visibility traffic safety campaign through November 15, with operations based out of Luray and other entrances. Rangers will focus on impaired driving, licenses, and basic safety equipment along Skyline Drive during the busy summer and fall foliage seasons, aiming to keep local and visiting drivers safe.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in New Market. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Woodstock

• Prep roundup: Strasburg softball tops Buckingham County in regionals (nvdaily.com)

Shenandoah

• George Mason and UVA Wise researchers use phylogenomics to identify cyanobacteria in Shenandoah River (gmu.edu)
• Shenandoah National Park to conduct sobriety checkpoints through November (wric.com)
• Monumental Sculpture Exhibition Opens May 30 at MSV (thewinchestergazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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