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🌱 How did Chickamauga’s Dale McDowell fare in this veteran-packed podium?
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- How did Chickamauga's Dale McDowell fare in this veteran-packed podium?
Also on today's calendar: Blue Gray BBQ.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Couple of showers, t-storms, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Take Five: Welshan recovering from health scare (dirtondirt.com) — Chickamauga's own Dale McDowell grabbed a strong runner-up finish in a talent-packed podium at Smoky Mountain Speedway, sharing the stage with veteran winner Mike Marlar. The broader feature also details racer Jason Welshan's serious dehydration-related health scare, his ongoing recovery, and a big weekend of victories and milestones for the Marlar racing family across Tennessee tracks. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New gym - VB practice
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
3:30 pm - Old gym - Dance
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
4:00 pm - Varsity & JV Volleyball @ Rossville
Heritage Middle School Rossville Middle School, 316 Bulldog Trail, Rossville, GA 30741
4:30 pm - Saturday School
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 - JV Softball @ Adairsville
Heritage Middle School Adairsville Middle School, 485 Old U.S. 41, Adairsville, GA 301
8:00 am - Carshow Brothers Cruise In →
O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar, 2542 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe
2:00 pm - Varsity & JV Volleyball vs LMS @ HMS
Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd, Ringgold, GA 30
4:30 pm - Varsity & JV Volleyball @ North Whitfield
Heritage Middle School North Whitfield Middle School, 350 Trailblazer Ln, Dalton, GA 3
5:00 pm - Cross Country @ Edwards Park
Heritage Middle School 115 Edwards Pk, Dalton, GA 30721, USA
5:15 pm - New gym - Picture Day (underclassmen & staff)
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
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Tuesday September 1
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'" Hear a teacher/ student duo from Dublin High School share how a classroom project turned into a valuable lesson of life or death! Ms. Ernestine… (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News
Fort Oglethorpe
- Houchens Food Group Launches 'Price Impact Format' Grocery Banner (progressivegrocer.com)
Rossville
- Lauren Alaina Opens Up About Losing Her Dad, Becoming A Mom, And Finding Her Way Forward (southernliving.com)
Lookout Mountain
- Rock City takes on 10 'myths' as Lookout Mountain gondola debate continues (foxchattanooga.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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