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🌱 How two Knightdale High grads landed major scholarships for auto careers
Knightdale, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Knightdale! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How two Knightdale High grads landed major scholarships for auto careers
Also on today's calendar: June First Friday - Live Music • Vendors • Food Trucks and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 91 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Advance Auto Parts Scholarships Fuel Future Technicians (waketech.edu) — Two Knightdale High School graduates are among five Wake County students receiving $5,000 scholarships and tool stipends from the Advance Auto Parts Foundation to study automotive technology at Wake Tech. The support aims to ease the local technician shortage while helping these Knightdale-connected grads turn their love of working on cars into solid, in-demand careers. 
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Tot Time Open Gym (Mon and Thur) →
Knightdale Gymnastics, 540 Hinton Pond Rd, Knightdale
10:00 am
Thursday June 4
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June First Friday - Live Music • Vendors • Food Trucks →
Oak City Brewing Company, 616 N First Ave, Knightdale
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Acton Children's Business Fair Knightdale →
Haven Farm Venue & Shoppe, 8521 Buffaloe Rd, Knightdale
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Knightdale African American Festival - Town of... →
Knightdale Parks & Recreation, 207 Main St, Knightdale
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Bingo, Books and Bagels for Adults at East... →
East Regional Library, 946 Steeple Square Ct, Knightdale
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Oak City Brewing →
Oak City Brewing Company, 616 N First Ave, Knightdale
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: JUNETENTH CELEBRATION →
101 Kitchen, 4001 Widewaters Parkway G, Knightdale
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Open Gym (Sat) →
Knightdale Gymnastics, 540 Hinton Pond Rd, Knightdale
5:00 pm
Friday June 5
Saturday June 13
Thursday June 18
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fiber Arts Connection →
Clayton, NC Calendar, 111 E Second St, Clayton
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Salute to the Pioneers →
Garner Chamber of Commerce, 401 Circle Dr, Garner
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Senior Awards Day
Heritage High School , 1150 Forestville Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA
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Senior Assembly, Walk & Picnic
Leesville Road High 8410 Pride Way, Raleigh, NC 27613
8:30 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- HIRING!!!!!
I am looking for a maintenance supervisor for my apartment complex! Must be EPA certified Have experience in supervising others Have experience in… (Nextdoor Widewaters)
- Best Buy Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Knightdale. Apply here.
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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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