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🌱 See when Ken Schrader last wheeled a Cup car in Ridgeway

Ridgeway, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Ridgeway! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See when Ken Schrader last wheeled a Cup car in Ridgeway

Also on today's calendar: Storytime at Spencer-Penn Centre and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 64.
  • Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Ken Schrader: Longtime NASCAR driver, 1985 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year (news-journalonline.com) — Ridgeway gets a brief spotlight here as Martinsville Speedway is noted as the site of Ken Schrader’s 2013 Sprint Cup practice session. The piece is essentially a photographic tour of Schrader’s long NASCAR career, tracing his races at tracks across Virginia and the rest of the country through detailed image captions.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Martinsville

  • Man Arrested Following Shooting in Martinsville (wakg.com)
  • Cooler Weather Returns to Start the Week (wsls.com)
  • As Chase's top seed, Denny Hamlin is optimistic about NASCAR title bid against surging Team Penske (wbal.com)

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Ok Ridgeway! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ridgeway

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