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🌱 How Vero Beach turned a skim contest into a community tradition

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Morning Vero Beach! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Vero Beach turned a skim contest into a community tradition

Also on today's calendar: Mobile Health Clinic – Wednesday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 76.
  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shore LB Skim Jam celebrates 19 years of competition (hometownnewstc.com) — Vero Beach's Shore LB Skim Jam just marked its 19th year at Sexton Plaza, drawing more than 100 skimboarders and big support from local families and businesses. The all-day event mixed high-level competition with an interactive art tent, a community mural, and an awards celebration at Walking Tree Brewery, underscoring how deeply the sport is rooted in town culture.
   

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    It is to hot to leave your pets and children in cars even for a few minutes! If you see this happening call the sheriff's office. They are very… (Nextdoor Citrus Springs)
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  • Miami luxury hotels have found their newest VIP — the pampered family dog (delcotimes.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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