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🌱 Holiday crafting comes to Wilkes Art Gallery this week

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, North Wilkesboro! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Holiday crafting comes to Wilkes Art Gallery this week
  • North Wilkesboro’s Chuck Hubbard holds narrow lead over Virginia Foxx
  • Oakwoods Grocery reunion celebrates the couple behind a community gathering place

Also on today's calendar: Planning Board Meetings and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 64, low: 40.
  • Friday: Cooler with periods of sun, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilkes Art Gallery events, programs announced (journalpatriot.com) — Holiday crafting starts this week at Wilkes Art Gallery in downtown North Wilkesboro, with a $60 adult lighted-tree glazing party Nov. 13 and a free card-making workshop Nov. 14. The card workshop runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with materials provided. A holiday market follows Dec. 9–19.
   

• In a Democratic Wave, Even the Long Shots Defied the Odds (pressdemocrat.com) — Chuck Hubbard, a veteran journalist at North Wilkesboro’s Wilkes Journal-Patriot, leads Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx by 99 votes in a congressional race The Associated Press has not called. The Democrat said protecting his gay daughter inspired his campaign, while Foxx requested election observers to monitor the count.
   

• 2nd Oakwoods Grocery Reunion held at Speedway (thewilkesrecord.com) — Hundreds gathered at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Nov. 5 to honor Robert and Sue Rizoti, whose Oakwoods Grocery served as a community gathering place for nearly three decades. The second annual reunion brought friends and family together over barbecue and memories of the store's homemade sandwiches.
   

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Elkin Middle School teacher receives statewide excellence award (elkintribune.com)
  • Elkin Middle School girls' tennis builds a winning tradition (elkintribune.com)
  • ‘Henry's Ebb': Meet the Cast of Thomas Mendolia's Upcoming Horror Film (yardbarker.com)

Ok North Wilkesboro! 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: "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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