🌱 Commencement Exercises and 11 more events

Good day Laymantown! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Commencement Exercises at Salem Civic Center

Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Hot, temps: high: 92, low: 65.
• Tuesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 67 degrees.

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Monday May 18

• Commencement Exercises
  Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 18

• Gr.3 Awards Program
  Colonial Elementary School Blue Ridge, VA 24064
  8:30 am
• Commencement Exercises
  Lord Botetourt High School Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153, USA
  7:00 pm
• LBHS Graduation
  Cloverdale Elementary School Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153, USA
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Gr.1-2 Awards Program
  Colonial Elementary School Blue Ridge, VA 24064
  8:30 am
• Historic Greenfield Advisory Committee →
  Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 57 S. Center Dr. Room 229, Daleville
  3:00 pm
• Walk to Wellness - Fitness Class →
  Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 57 S. Center Drive, Daleville
  5:30 pm
• JRHS Graduation
  Cloverdale Elementary School James River High School, 9906 Springwood Rd, Buchanan, VA 24066
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• BCCC Meeting →
  Botetourt County, VA Calendar, 57 S. Center Drive, Daleville
  3:00 pm
• Roanoke County School Board Meeting →
  RCPS Central Office, 5937 Cove Road, Roanoke
  6:00 pm

Monday May 25

• BOCO Offices & Libraries Closed in Observance of Memorial Day →
  Botetourt County, VA Calendar Daleville, VA 24083

Tuesday May 26

• GES 5th Grade Musical Performance
  Glenvar Elementary School

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🗞 Nearby News

Blue Ridge

• All I thought / I loved (meer.com)
• The Magical European-Style Resort Tucked Deep Inside The Virginia Mountains (myfamilytravels.com)
• Virginia's biggest metros and North Carolina's biggest metros are headed in different directions economically. Why? (cardinalnews.org)

Vinton

• Salvation Army Roanoke celebrates 140 years (wsls.com)

Roanoke

• Roanoke celebrates 2026 Bike to Work Day (wsls.com)
• Final piece of Roanoke River Greenway system opens in Explore Park (wsls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He missed his ewe turn. (Thank you Clayton M. for sending it in!)
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