🌱 How a Rio Grande boater’s scare became part of racing history
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- How a Rio Grande boater’s scare became part of racing history
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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny, hot and humid, temps: high: 90, low: 74.
- Saturday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• City Council sails ahead with boat ramp revamp (herald-review.com) — A Rio Grande resident, Ann Fitzgerald, is briefly highlighted among decades of powerboat racing moments in Decatur, Illinois, after her boat struck debris and began sinking. The story mainly chronicles the city’s decision to revamp its Nelson Park boat ramp and revisits colorful racing history on Lake Decatur, where Fitzgerald’s emergency became one memorable incident. 
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Cape May Food Tour! →
Cape May Chamber of Commerce Inn of Cape May 7 Ocean Street
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Combination Black Legacy in Historic Cape May Trolley Tour & Harriet Tubman Museum
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Willow Heart Workshop
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Backstreets & Byways City Tour
Cape May Chamber of Commerce Ocean Street Trolley Stop, Washington Street Mall at Ocean Street.
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Fisherman’s Wharf Walking Tour
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Thursday August 6
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- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Rio Grande. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for 70122 Store Cleaning Associate in Rio Grande. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rio Grande here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wildwood
- The Life and Death of Airbrush Art in Wildwood (capemaycountyherald.com)
- M16A1 Half-Track With Quad .50-Caliber Guns Now on Display at NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum (vintageaviationnews.com)
- This Massive New Jersey Boardwalk Water Park Turns A Summer Beach Day Into A Full-Blown Splash Adventure (myfamilytravels.com)
North Wildwood
- Best Eagles Bars in South Jersey: Where the Fans Watch (snjtoday.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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