🌱 How a Bethania pet store nap led to post‑9/11 service

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Bethania pet store nap led to post‑9/11 service

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Recruiter Found Me in a Doghouse • The Havok Journal (havokjournal.com) — A Bethania-based writer and veteran shares how an unexpected encounter with an Army recruiter at his low-wage pet store job eventually led him into the National Guard just before 9/11. His reflective essay traces youthful doubts, recruiter promises, and the sobering shift from seeking college money to facing wartime service, offering a personal perspective from a neighbor in town.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Young Apprentices Program →
  Winston-Salem Parks and Rec Historic Bethabara Park - 2147 Bethabara Road Winston-Salem NC 27
  9:30 am
• Hook & Loop Group →
  Lewisville Branch Library, 6490 Shallowford Rd, Lewisville
  11:00 am
• Water Fitness Classes →
  Winston-Salem Parks and Rec - 1590 Bolton Street Winston-Salem NC 27103
  11:00 am
• Historic Resources Commission Meeting →
  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar, 100 East First Street 5th Floor (left off elevators), Winston-Salem
  4:00 pm
• Football Youth Camp at West Stokes
  Chestnut Grove Middle King, NC 27021
  5:30 pm
• Fine Line Builders Basic home Electricity open to all HIPs
  Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County Habitat Housing Education Center, 1023 West 14th Street, Winston Salem, NC, 27105, United States
  5:30 pm
• Adult Softball →
  Winston-Salem Parks and Rec Washington Park - 1490 S Broad Street Winston-Salem NC 27127
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• Earnest Morris Golf Camp →
  Winston-Salem Parks and Rec - Winston-Salem NC 27101
  9:00 am
• Sit & Get Fit →
  Winston-Salem Parks and Rec Georgia E. Taylor Neighborhood Center - 1471 W. Clemmonsville Road
  12:00 pm
• Winston-Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar, 100 East First Street 5th Floor (left off elevators), Winston-Salem
  2:00 pm
• Community Sustainability Program Committee →
  Winston-Salem, NC Calendar
  5:00 pm
• Peer Support meeting only open to HIP 2026 members
  Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County Habitat Housing Education Center, 1023 West 14th Street, Winston Salem, NC, 27105, United States
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• DXP Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for SCS Inventory Specialist in Rural Hall. Apply here.
• Axcess Staffing Services posted a job opening for Warehouse Bander / Material Counter in Rural Hall. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethania here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Winston-Salem

• Phylicia Rashad, Jimmie 'JJ' Jeter: International Black Theatre Festival returns to Winston-Salem with star-studded 2026 lineup (wxii12.com)
• 49-year-old man dies after crash on US-52 in Winston-Salem: Police (wfmynews2.com)
• Winston-Salem historians push to better maintain forgotten cemetery (myfox8.com)

Clemmons

• Several NC State targets in class of 2028 rankings update (on3.com)

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Ok Bethania! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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