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In today's newsletter:

  • How Utica kids stayed active and creative with free summer programs

Also on today's calendar: District V FGCNYS Flower Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oneida County Youth Bureau summer highlights (oneidadispatch.com) — Youth and families from Utica and across Oneida County enjoyed free summer programs including a sidewalk art contest at Munson and a Fun & Fitness Run at Mohawk Valley Community College's Utica campus. Local partners like Utica Royalties, the Utica Children's Museum Mobile Museum, and county agencies helped offer rides, races, and health activities aimed at keeping kids active, creative, and connected.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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