🌱 How you can tee off for hospice care in Newton
Newton, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Newton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can tee off for hospice care in Newton
- How a new Catawba task force helped secure this long sentence
Also on today's calendar: Lake Hickory Shag Club and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 69.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Register For Carolina Caring Foundation's Friends Fore Hospice Golf Tournament, 10/5 (focusnewspaper.com) — A major hospice fundraiser is coming to Catawba County Club in Newton on Monday, October 5, offering local golfers a chance to support Carolina Caring’s patient and family services. Residents can form teams, become sponsors, or buy 50/50 golf ball drop tickets online, with proceeds helping expand hospice and palliative care regardless of ability to pay. 
• Catawba County Man Receives Minimum Ten Year Sentence In Assault, Firearm Case (whky.com) — A Catawba County man has been sentenced in Newton Superior Court to at least 10 years in prison following a 2025 shooting, as part of a broader violent-crime crackdown. Local and federal agencies, including Newton Police, are collaborating through a county task force to target repeat violent offenders and decide the toughest venues for prosecution.
📸 Around Newton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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First Friday Art Hop in Downtown Newton →
Downtown Newton Development Association, 217 N Main Ave, Newton
5:00 pm
Friday August 7
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Other local events
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New Reserved Seat Tickets Open for Sale
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Senior Schedule Pickups
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Senior Schedule Pickups- Tentative
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Junior Schedule Pickups- Tentative
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Junior Schedule Pickups
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Sophomore Schedule Pickups- Tentative
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Lake Hickory Shag Club →
Pour Choices Bottle Shop, 208 N College Ave, Newton
6:30 pm
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
📣 Newton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Heroes of Barcadia at Schwarzbär Ale Haus →
Schwarzbär Ale Haus, 305 1st Ave S, Conover
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Taps & Tunes Music Bingo at Schwarzbär Ale Haus →
Schwarzbär Ale Haus, 305 1st Ave S, Conover
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Western Chapter Meeting — NCMCA →
Dos Amigos Mexican Restaurant, 1222 Conover Blvd W, Conover
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Taproom Trivia at Schwarzbär Ale Haus →
Schwarzbär Ale Haus, 305 1st Ave S, Conover
6:30 pm
Saturday August 8
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Grand Prize winner of this year’s Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine Photo Competition is Stephanie Sheffield, an insurance agency owner from Gastonia.
Her photograph of an anole tucked inside a flower beat out 2,795 other images to win the top prize. “I took up photography about 10 years ago as a… (Nextdoor )
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for School Nutrition Assistant (4 hr)/ Custodian (2 hr) at Arndt Middle in Newton. Apply here.
- Corning, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Data Governance Lead in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hickory
- Hickory City Council Recognizes Health Care Partners, HSM Solutions During Tuesday Meeting (whky.com)
- CVPA Presents Powers Of Attorney Seminar, August 11 (focusnewspaper.com)
- Go One Last Round With Chad Deity At HCT This Weekend (focusnewspaper.com)
Lincolnton
- Rock Springs Big Week underway (lincolntimesnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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