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Garden Notes
The quickest way in the world to dry
herbs: just lay a sheet of newspaper on
the seat of your car, arrange the herbs in a
single layer, then roll up the windows and
close the doors. Your herbs will be quickly
dried to perfection. What's more, your car
will smell great.
Regional Notes
Whether you call it pop, soda, or
just coke, you'll enjoy a cold drink
out on the porch after perusing
over 400 ancient drink machine
dispensers found at the Antiquities
Vending Company in Granite Falls,
North Carolina. QHW9+RV Granite
Falls, North Carolina
JUN MONTH AT A GLANCE
Day of
Mo
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sunrise sunset
Jun. 4 - sun rises 5:58; sun sets 20:37; length of day 14h 39m
Jun. 11 - sun rises 5:57; sun sets 20:41; length of day 14h 43m
Jun. 18 - sun rises 5:58; sun sets 20:44; length of day 14h 46m
Jun. 25 - sun rises 5:59; sun sets 20:45; length of day 14h 46m
skywatch
 New moon - 18th
) First quarter - 26th
 Full moon - 3rd
( Last quarter - 10th
June's full moon is the Strawberry Moon.
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Weather Notes
Count 90 days from the sound of the first cicadas and
that's when you'll have frost.
When spiders' webs in air do fly, the weather will be
very dry. When spider webs are wet with dew clouds
will hover over you.
If any of the following open later or close earlier than
their usual times, watch for rain: daylily (opens at 7:00
a.m., closes at 7:00 p.m.); dandelion (opens at 7:00
a.m., closes at 8:00 p.m.); lettuce (opens at 8:00 a.m.,
closes at 9:00 p.m.).
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Day of
Year
Day of
Week
152 Th
153
154
155
F
Sa
Su
157 Tu
F
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Age
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156 M 17
18
158 W 19
159 Th
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Sa
Su
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163 M 24
164 Tu
25
165 W 26
166 Th
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169
F
Sa
Su
171 Tu
Flag Day
Donald Trump born, 1946
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170 M 1
2
172 W 3
173 Th
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Sa
Su
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177 M 8
178 Tu
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179 W 10
180 Th
181
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HELEN TO THE ATLANTIC HOT AIR BALLOON RACE | FACEBOOK
EVENTS
1-3, Helen to the Atlantic Hot
Air Balloon Race, Helen, GA,
helenballoon.com
1-3, Mountain Music Festival, Oak
Hill, WV, mountainmusicfestivalwv.
com
2-4, Poke Sallet Festival, Harlan, KY,
pokesalletfestival.com
3, Sparkle City Rhythm and Ribs Festival,
Spartanburg, SC, destination-bbq.com
3-6, North Carolina Trail Days Festival,
Elkin, NC, nctraildays.com
17-Aug 6, Smoky Mountain Summer
Celebration, Pigeon Forge, TN,
mypigeonforge.com
28-Jul 9, Salem Fair, Salem, VA, salemfair.
com
First roller coaster in America opens, 1884
Father's Day
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, 1983
Juneteenth
Lou Gehrig born, 1903
West Virginia becomes 35th state, 1863
Summer begins
Summer Solstice
West Virginia flood, 2016
Virginia ratifies US Constitution, becomes 10th
state, 1788
" Frankly, my dear " scene in " Gone with the
Wind " filmed, 1939
Record high 113 degrees F, Columbia, SC, 2012
Blue Ridge Parkway project authorized, 1936
Old Saws
Live simply. Love generously. Care
deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the
rest to God.
If you're in a vehicle going the
speed of light, what happens when
you turn on the headlights?
Don't bother walking a mile in
my shoes. That would be boring.
Spend 30 seconds in my head.
That'll freak you right out.
Factoids
The day after tomorrow is called
overmorrow.
When you combine a question
mark with an exclamation mark
(like this ?!), it is referred to as an
interrobang.
There's a six-mile crack running
right through the middle of the
Greenbrier Valley in West Virginia.
It is called the Monitor Lineament
and it is only visible from the air.
A single recycled plastic bottle
saves enough energy to run a
100-watt bulb for four hours. It
also creates 20% less air pollution
and 50% less water pollution than
would be created when making a
new bottle.
Actress Hattie McDaniel born, 1893
Judy Garland born, 1922
Vince Lombardi born, 1913
First perfect baseball game, 1880
George H. W. Bush born, 1924
SIGNIFICA
Kentucky becomes 15th state, 1792
Tennessee becomes 16th state, 1796
Andy Griffith born, 1926
Babe Ruth retires, 1935
First issue of Blue Ridge Country, 1988
D-Day, 1944
Daniel Boone explores Kentucky, 1769
Kitchen Notes
BLT PIZZA
Ingredients:
1 tube pizza dough, ready to be
baked
½ c. mayonnaise
12 strips bacon, cooked and
crumbled
1 ½ c. cheddar cheese, shredded
2 c. lettuce, shredded
2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
Directions:
Preheat oven and roll out pizza
dough into a pan as directed
on package. Spread dough with
mayonnaise and top with bacon
and cheese. Bake as directed.
Remove from oven and let set 5
minutes. Let each person top their
own slices with lettuce and tomato.
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