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🌱 Denton students help bring their new outdoor classroom to life

Denton, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Denton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Denton students help bring their new outdoor classroom to life
  • Denton's Legion craft show celebrates 40 years of holiday fundraising
  • Where to find free naloxone in Denton

Also on today's calendar: Gathering of the Guilds and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 64, low: 42.
  • Friday: Cooler with a brief shower, with a high of 51 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Denton Elementary's Green Club Surrounds New Outdoor Classroom Area with River-Friendly Trees (carolinereview.com) — Denton Elementary's new outdoor classroom is taking shape with help from students who planted native trees around it. The project grew from efforts to fix standing water near the parking lot and protect the Choptank River from runoff. Plant signs and benches are still to come.
   

2. Legion Craft Show Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season (carolinereview.com) — Denton's American Legion craft show marked its 40th year with about 20 vendors offering handmade goods and holiday gifts over the November 7 weekend. Organizers reported good turnout and sales, with proceeds supporting veterans, children, troops and community service programs through Legion Auxiliary Unit 29.
   

3. Purple 'Barney' boxes put free naloxone within reach across Maryland's Mid-Shore (wboc.com) — Free naloxone is available in purple boxes at St. Luke's Church, Aaron's Place and 7-11 in Denton, giving residents access to medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. Grace Street, the Easton-based recovery organization behind the boxes, says they are restocked weekly and also offer drug test strips and other health resources.
   

4. Caroline County commissioners recognize National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, vote to close a road (stardem.com) — Caroline County commissioners voted unanimously to close roughly half a mile of Gooden Road near Henderson after adjoining landowners sought a gate to curb trespassing, poaching and littering. The transfer requires landowners to assume maintenance and related costs while preserving other owners' access. Commissioners also recognized organizations addressing hunger and homelessness.
   

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    Monday November 16
  • Ethics Meeting →
    Queen Anne's County, MD Calendar, 107 N. Liberty St, Centreville
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Denton

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