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Hey there, Whitney! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a 2,500-meal giveaway is reaching hungry Whitney families.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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  • Saturday: Rather cloudy and breezy, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Las Vegas Families Receive 2,500 Free Meals Through Community Partnership (963kklz.com) — Families in Whitney are among those helped by a major food distribution that provided 2,500 free meals across District E in the east and central Las Vegas Valley. A coalition of nonprofits, Grace City Church, and Metro Police partnered to address rising food insecurity, which now affects roughly one in six Southern Nevadans. Organizers say this effort is part of a broader, ongoing community response.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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