🌱 From Denton’s soda counter to a life at sea
Denton, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Denton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- From Denton’s soda counter to a life at sea
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, temps: high: 69, low: 39.
- Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Charting his own course (unc.edu) — Denton Drug Store gave Roger Efird more than a start in pharmacy: its soda counter and camera offerings helped shape his career and lifelong love of photography. Sailing lessons near High Rock Lake later led to ocean voyages, and the retired pharmacist now devotes himself to photography. 
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Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week →
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Monday November 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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County Holiday →
Lexington NC
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Lexington Tourism Authority Board of Directors Meeting →
Lexington NC
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Davidson Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors Meeting →
Soil and Water Building, 301 East Center Street, Lexington
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Davidson County Transportation Advisory Board Meeting →
Davidson County 911, 949 N. Main Street, Lexington
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Tourism-Recreation Investment Partnership (TRIP) for Davidson County Foundation Meeting →
Davidson County Historical Museum, 2 South Main Street, Lexington
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Davidson County Board of Elections Canvass Meeting →
Davidson County Board of Elections, 945 N Main Street, Lexington
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Community Baby Shower →
Davidson County Parks and Rec West Center Street Campus, 555-D Q Center Street Ext., Lexington
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Davidson County Department of Senior Services Advisory Board →
West Center Street Campus, 555-C W Center Street Extension, Lexington
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Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting →
Lexington NC
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Planning Board & Board of Adjustment Meeting →
Lexington NC
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Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
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- Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Richfield. Apply here.
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Groundskeeper in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Denton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lexington
- Nov 8 Aggie choir brings harmony to Lexington (davidsonlocal.com)
- What's Happening: First Walmart fuel station in county nears completion (the-dispatch.com)
- Winemakers are turning centuries of overlooked labor into a new legacy (usatoday.com)
Thomasville
- PREP ROUNDUP: HPCA beats Hickory Grove, reaches football semifinals (hpenews.com)
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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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