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Boone, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Boone! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a busy Ogden senior squeezes in Boone flight lessons
  • Why a Boone resident drove hours to hear desegregation trailblazers

Also on today's calendar: Tween & Teen Snack Attack! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• KWBG Senior Spotlight: Bek Anderson, Ogden Senior (kwbg.com) — A local KWBG senior spotlight features Ogden High School senior Beck Anderson, who regularly comes to Boone for flight lessons at Sparta Aviation while juggling cross country, music, and theater. He shares how careful time management, family support, and summer training miles help him balance a packed schedule and pursue his dream of becoming a professional pilot after attending the University of Dubuque.
   

• Hate behind opposition to school desegregation remains today, say civil rights icons who faced it (littlevillagemag.com) — A Boone resident traveled across Iowa to hear civil rights icons Carlotta Walls LaNier and Leona Tate recount their childhood roles in desegregating Southern schools, kicking off a three-day speaking tour. The events in Muscatine, Des Moines, and Algona connect national history with Iowa’s own desegregation legacy, underscoring that inequities in school resources and the hate behind segregation remain pressing issues today.
   

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  • Volunteer needed for social visits in Pella.
    Grab coffee, go to the park, or visit in his home. Email volunteer@ridehirta.com to help! (Nextdoor )
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Boone. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Apparel Team Supervisor in Boone. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boone here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ogden

  • Ogden volleyball wins two five-set matches (kwbg.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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