🌱 How one old chapel keeps Thorsby’s Scandinavian story alive

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• How one old chapel keeps Thorsby’s Scandinavian story alive

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 70.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Outlasting It All — Helen Jenkins Chapel remains as one of t... (clantonadvertiser.com) — Helen Jenkins Chapel, a former Norwegian Lutheran church, still stands as one of the last visible links to Thorsby’s Scandinavian founding community. Local historians explain how the chapel, the Thorsby Institute, and educator Helen Jenkins shaped early education and preserved the town’s cultural roots for today’s residents.
   

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Sunday August 30

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Thursday August 6

• Clanton City Council Work Session →
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Monday August 10

• Teacher Work Day
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• Clanton City Council Meeting →
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Tuesday August 11

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Wednesday August 12

• Meet the Teacher
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Thursday August 13

• First Semester Begins / 1st Day of School for Students
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• Board Work Session
  Chilton County Clanton, AL 35045
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Shelby County AL NPHC Annual Cookout →
  Orr Park, 277 Park Dr, Montevallo
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🗞 Nearby News

Jemison

• Jemison Fire Chief John Dennis' firefighting dream turns into career of service (dailydispatch.com)

Clanton

• Chilton human trafficking arrest presents no threat to commu... (clantonadvertiser.com)
• Remembering Jack Moore, JD'73 (vanderbilt.edu)

Calera

• Thousands of drivers to face delay as construction shuts down lane in downtown Calera (al.com)
• Summer graduation brings cheers, degrees, gratitude (meridianstar.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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