🌱 Car Show To Benefit Animal Shelter + Kids Day At Hoyt Farm + Events

Hello all. It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in town these days. Here goes...

First, today's weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 83, low: 71.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Smithtown:

1. Corvette Club, the Long Island Vettes, hosted its first Plycar Motorama car show in Nesconset on July 10. The event displayed Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, and more to benefit the Last Hope Animal Shelter. (TBR News Media)
2. Smithtown School District students participated in the “Around the World in 30 Days.” extended school year program. The activities aim to keep students engaged in activities that will avoid skill regression and encourage socialization. (Smithtown Matters)
3. Smithtown residents are allowed to park on the property of the Hoyt Farms in Commack to participate in the Kids Day on July 17. The day will be filled with circus performances, music, food, and more. Non-residents are welcome but must park off the property and walk to the farm. (Mommy Poppins)
4. Reilly and DJ, the cats, are in the spotlight as the week's animals at the Smithtown Animal Shelter. The pair are 3-year-old and are fully vaccinated and ready to be adopted by a loving family/person. (Patch)
5. Nearby News: After 39 years, Long Island French cook Chef Guy Reuge retires from the Mirabelle restaurant he founded along with his wife, Maria, in Stony Brook. The couple opened Mirabelle in 1983. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

Today in Smithtown:

• Underground's Summer Blockbuster Challenge (Smithtown Building). (9:30 a.m.)
• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Ocean Lanterns (Smithtown Library - Nesconset Building). (11 a.m.)
• Stay and Play (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Removing a hook and fishing line from a goose is never easy. Catching the goose is even harder." (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• Smithtown Christian School: "Here's what one of our families is doing this summer: SCS parent Angela C. won Grand Champion for the Islip Horseman Association Gymkhana Adult Open Series." (Smithtown Christian School via Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "With summer in full swing and an active boating community in Smithtown, we want to see everyone have a safe time on the water. We are pleased to share our newest Safe Boating Video with you." (Smithtown Department of Public Safety via Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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