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Also on today's calendar: Painting with the Masters: Art Series of Seniors and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Harrison Burton Signs Multi-Year NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Deal with Peterson Racing for 2027 (catchfence.com) — Huntersville native Harrison Burton is taking a major step in his NASCAR career, signing a multi-year deal to drive the No. 78 Chevrolet for Peterson Racing in the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. After a challenging 2026 season, he'll join a growing two-car team moving to the Richard Childress Racing campus, aiming to recapture the consistency that once made him a postseason contender.
• 22 Charlotte firefighters stand by to help western North Carolina amid Isaias flooding (wbtv.com) — Charlotte Fire's Task Force 3 is riding out Hurricane Isaias at its operations center in Huntersville, ready to deploy for flood rescues, building collapses, and mudslides across western North Carolina. Local crews have boats, heavy-rescue gear, and supplies staged, while nearby departments and the Red Cross coordinate broader regional support if conditions worsen.
• Michigan spill prompts federal probe of Energy Transfer pipelines' safety • Michigan Advance (michiganadvance.com) — Federal regulators are probing the safety of Energy Transfer's nationwide hazardous-liquid pipelines after a Michigan spill, and they're citing past sleeve failures like the massive 2020 Colonial Pipeline gasoline leak in Huntersville. That earlier disaster, described as the largest onshore gasoline spill in U.S. history, is shaping how officials now evaluate repair methods and long-term risks in pipeline systems nationwide.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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