🌱 How a Salisbury quilting group honored Commissioner Mike Caskey’s service
Salisbury, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Salisbury! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Salisbury quilting group honored Commissioner Mike Caskey’s service
- Who’s taking the field in tonight’s Rowan Legion showdown?
Also on today's calendar: Free Flow Open Air Night!.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 56.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Commissioner Caskey honored with Quilt of Valor (salisburypost.com) — Rowan County Commissioner and National Guard staff sergeant Mike Caskey was wrapped in a handmade Quilt of Valor during Monday’s commission meeting, recognizing his military service. The honor was presented by the Freedom Piecemakers group in Salisbury, which actively creates quilts for veterans and encourages locals to nominate service members for future recognitions. 
• Legion softball: Rowan drops doubleheader to Hickory (salisburypost.com) — Rowan County’s Lady Legion softball team opened its season in Salisbury with two tough losses to Hickory at Whitley Field, despite a strong pitching outing from Camryn Perkins and solid hitting by Reese Poole. Rowan’s Senior team heads to Mint Hill next week, while the Junior Blue and Red squads square off at Whitley Field tonight at 6 p.m.
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East Big Show Rowan Wild →
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Rowan County Calendar, 920 Kimball Road, China Grove
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5th Grade Science PLT
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7th Grade Awards Ceremony (Football Field)
William Ellis Mocksville, NC 27028
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6th Grade EOY Awards
North Davie Mocksville, NC 27028
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Rowan County Calendar, 110 Broad Street, Rockwell
10:00 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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Is there any senior females that would be interested in forming a ladies group that are single, windowed or divorced? This group would get to… (Nextdoor Faith - Rockwell) - If any of you have boys that might be interested in a new program at our church, please call the number on the flier.
Much like scouting, they have opportunities to fish, hike, etc. but with a faith based foundation. All of the leaders attend our church and all have… (Nextdoor McCoy and Colonial)
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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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