1. The U.S. Supreme Court declined this past week to take the Rowan County Board of Commissioners’ appeal regarding the lawsuit against the board over sectarian prayer at board meetings. What does the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the case mean for commissioners moving ahead?

A. They can no longer open their meetings with prayer

B. They can only open meetings with a moment of silence

C. Their meetings can be opened with prayer, but not from any of the individual commissioners

D. They can take turns offering a prayer and open themselves up to being sued over the practice again

2. After the Supreme Court decision, who said the following? “It seems that it is just another point of limiting the rights — in this case of the commissioners, specifically — to follow their particular religious beliefs.”

A. County Attorney Jay Dees

B. County Commissioner Greg Edds

C. County Commissioner Jim Greene

D. Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, who wrote a dissenting opinion when the court decided not to hear the appeal

3. Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ decision to become a renewal school district — the only one in the state — was heralded Thursday afternoon as a historic moment. While being a renewal district will give school officials more flexibility in areas such as funding, hiring, curriculum and calendar, Chief Strategy Officer Andrew Smith said the No. 1 goal still remains what?

A. Literacy

B. Eliminating school dropouts

C. Improving end-of-year test scores

D. Becoming the best school district in the country

4. After 21 years, Von Poston and John Shuler have sold Salisbury Square Antiques & Collectibles at 111 S. Main St. Many Salisbury residents still remember the building in which they did business as the onetime home for what downtown anchor store?

A. J.C. Penney

B. Kress

C. Montgomery Ward

D. Belk Harry

5. Novant Health Rowan held emergency department training Tuesday in ongoing efforts to become “kid-qualified” under VEPeds, a program of Valley Emergency Physicians Healthcare. Novant Health Rowan’s emergency department on average sees how many pediatric patients a day?

A. 10 to 12

B. 16 to 18

C. 24 to 26

D. 38 to 42

6. The Landis Board of Aldermen adopted a new budget with a tax increase of 5 cents per $100 valuation. The board also instituted a new $30-a-year fee on what?

A. Vehicles

B. Rollout garbage cans

C. Recycling bins

D. Golf carts

7. At the request of Downtown Salisbury Inc., Meals on Wheels provided something in the 200 block of South Main Street. What was it?

A. A typical Meals on Wheels lunch for all the merchants on that block

B. A window display about Meals on Wheels for one of the empty storefronts

C. A sign-up table for downtown employees who might be interested in volunteering for Meals on Wheels

D. A sign-up table for people who live downtown who might be eligible and interested in receiving Meals on Wheels’ help.

8. Steve Monday’s Rowan County Weather, the Salisbury Post and the Salisbury Fire Department conducted a test this past week to see how quickly the internal temperature of a car can rise on a summer day. Hot vehicles can be deadly for children and animals left unattended and with the windows rolled up. In just 35 minutes, the test car’s temperature rose from 81 degrees to what?

A. 98 degrees

B. 110 degrees

C. 117 degrees

D. 125 degrees

9. For the first time this summer, Horizons Unlimited held what kind of camp for Rowan County Students?

A. An astronomy camp

B. “UFOs : Are They Real” camp

C. A “Save the Wetlands” camp

D. A culinary camp

10. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Chandler, formerly of Rowan County, is now serving as commander of the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The Flying 99th Squadron is linked in history to what famous group?

A. The Fightin’ Furies

B. The Spittin’ Kittens

C. The Black Sheep

D. The Tuskegee Airmen

ANSWERS:

1. C

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. A

7. B

8. A

9. D

10. D