🌱 Wendell mourns 6-year-old student after tragic backyard pool drowning

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• Wendell mourns 6-year-old student after tragic backyard pool drowning

Today's riddle: Why did the math teacher write "41596" on a napkin after lunch? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 64, low: 39.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Autistic girl, 6, drowns after sneaking out of house and sneaking into neighbor's pool (newsbreak.com) — A 6-year-old autistic girl from Wendell died after slipping out of her Garden Club Way home and drowning in a neighbor’s backyard pool, despite CPR efforts by first responders. The child, a student at Garden Carver Elementary School, is prompting renewed concern about drowning risks for children with autism, who face significantly higher danger from wandering and water accidents.
   

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📸 Around Wendell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wendell

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Monday November 9

• Town Board Meeting at Town Hall at 7pm
  Wendell Chamber of Commerce, 115 N Pine St, Wendell
  7:00 pm

Tuesday November 10

• EWWBA Lunch at McLean's - Nov. 10th
  McLean's Ole Time Cafe, 418 W. Gannon Ave., Zebulon
  11:30 am
• Magnet Student Showcase
  East Wake High School, 5101 Rolesville Rd, Wendell
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Business After Hours- Universal Chevrolet Zebulon- 11-12-26
  Universal Chevrolet Zebulon, 606 W. Gannon Ave., Zebulon
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday November 6

• Baby Move & Play →
  Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church Street, Clayton
  10:30 am
• Baby Move & Play | Registration Required →
  Clayton, NC Calendar, 100 S. Church Street, Clayton
  10:30 am
• Healthy Cooking Demonstration →
  Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church Street, Clayton
  1:00 pm
• Healthy Cooking Demonstration | Registration Required →
  Clayton, NC Calendar, 100 S. Church Street, Clayton
  1:00 pm
• Puzzle Competition →
  Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church Street, Clayton
  5:30 pm
• Puzzle Competition | Registration Required →
  Clayton, NC Calendar, 100 S. Church Street, Clayton
  5:30 pm
• Legacy in Motion: A Celebration and Gala Dinner →
  The Arts Conference Event Center, 7027 Knightdale Boulevard, Knightdale
  6:30 pm
• "Run It Back" R&B FRIDAY'S →
  101 kitchen, 4001 WIDEWATERS Pkwy, Knightdale
  7:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Strange thing happened.
  I had something for sale and 2 people dm me immediately. Both kept asking for my phone number and today the dm’s are gone. I never gave my number. ?… (Nextdoor Watson)

• Manpower posted a job opening for Inventory Clerk in Wendell. Apply here.
• Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Wendell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wendell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Zebulon

• Wake County and Town of Zebulon invest in major improvements... (wakeweekly.com)
• Inspiring Conversations with Nicole Shifflett of Branches Coffee Co./ Roots ABA Therapy (voyageraleigh.com)

Knightdale

• Raleigh voters deciding on $203M housing, transportation bonds; Knightdale on $55M for parks (newsobserver.com)
• Knightdale's $55 million bond for community center passes (wunc.org)
• Gas sales temporarily stopped at 15 Triangle stations. Here's where and why (newsobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the math teacher write "41596" on a napkin after lunch?" — Because he wanted a piece of pi(e)! (Thank you Greg S. for sending it in!)
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