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🌱 How Newland’s toy helicopter drop highlights gifts’ deeper impact on kids

What's up Newland! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Newland’s toy helicopter drop highlights gifts’ deeper impact on kids

Also on today's calendar: Big Al’s Parkway Pub and 1 more event.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Newland? Post it to Newland photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 47, low: 29.
  • Friday: Very windy; sunshine, colder, with a high of 37 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Gifts We Give Children Matter More Than We Think (msmagazine.com) — A recent toy helicopter drop at Riverside Elementary in Newland, N.C., spotlights how gifts can shape children’s futures, especially after Hurricane Helene. The piece urges parents and caregivers to choose toys and books that expand kids’ sense of possibility, challenge gender stereotypes, and model respect and empathy in a world where other messages can be limiting or cruel.
   

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Other local events
    Friday December 19
  • Big Al’s Parkway Pub
    Big Al’s Parkway Pub , 1600 Jonas Ridge Hwy , Newland
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday December 20
  • A Banner Elk Christmas
    Historic Banner Elk School , 185 Azalea Cir SE , Banner Elk
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday December 27
  • Gary McCullough
    Banner Elk Winery , 60 Deer Run , Banner Elk
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • H&R Block posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Newland. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member* in Newland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Banner Elk

Spruce Pine

  • Temperatures to rise as western NC sees shift from arctic chill to milder conditions (wlos.com)

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Ok Newland! 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: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newland

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newland

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.