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🌱 The Great Boones Mill Coffin Race and 10 more events

And check out Garrison Starr on the Boones Mill Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Boones Mill! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Garrison Starr at The Spot on Kirk
  • The Great Boones Mill Coffin Race

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 52 degrees.

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Cave Spring

  • Volleyball Recap: Abingdon Extends Winning Streak to 13 (maxpreps.com)

Roanoke

  • Grown Here at Home: LEAP Winter Farm Share program connects Roanoke residents with local produce (wdbj7.com)
  • The Tanglewood Crossing development in southwest Roanoke County is taking shape (wfirnews.com)
  • AI Ready Roanoke evaluates use for new technology in Roanoke Valley (roanoke.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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