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🌱 How Glasgow and Rockbridge came together in the days after 9/11

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Hi there, Glasgow! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Glasgow and Rockbridge came together in the days after 9/11

Also on today's calendar: Southern Legacy at Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - Buena Vista, VA.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'I Was Numb The Rest Of The Day' (thenews-gazette.com) — Glasgow residents are remembered gathering for a candlelight vigil after 9/11, joining neighbors across Rockbridge County in prayer and reflection while loved ones helped with rescue efforts in New York and at the Pentagon. Community members now share vivid memories of where they were that day, from local schools and workplaces to homes near New York and Washington, underscoring how personally the attacks were felt here.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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