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Good Wednesday morning, Middleton — the kind of late-May day when the air already feels like summer is clearing its throat. Today is World Bee Day, a small tip of the hat to the pollinators working the citrus blooms and wildflowers out past the county line; if you keep a backyard hive, or you've let a patch of clover go untrimmed on purpose, today's the day to feel a little smug about it. Over at the elementary school it's a busy one. Buffalo Ridge is handing out 5th grade awards, sending another class off to middle school with certificates, proud parents lining the back wall, and at least one kid pretending not to cry. The rest of the campus is turning out for Field Day, which means sunscreen, water bottles, and the inevitable tug-of-war rope burn. Did you know a "Florida Cracker" originally meant the cattle drovers who worked these scrublands with long whips that cracked the air when herding longhorns? Hope you find a good shady spot today.
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Middleton Mingle Returns May 23 for a Kick-off to Summer
Save the date: Middleton Mingle returns May 23 with games, entertainment, family fun, and summer vibes at The Stage in Downtown Middleton.
Middleton Rocks
is LIVE! A neighborhood treasure hunt where you paint rocks, hide them around Middleton, and track their journey as neighbors find them.
How it works:
1. Paint
a rock with any design you like -- get creative with colors, patterns, or inspirational messages. Use acrylic paint and seal it with clear coat so it survives the Florida weather.
2. Register
your rock at hellomiddleton.com/rocks to get an official MR-ID number. Write the ID and the URL on the back of your rock so finders know where to log it.
3. Hide
it somewhere fun in the neighborhood -- park benches, trail markers, playgrounds, near the town squares. Anywhere public and safe where someone might stumble upon it.
4. Find
a rock? Log your find on the site with a photo, and choose to re-hide it for the next person or keep it for yourself. Either way, you earn points!
Every rock gets its own journey page
with a QR code, a timeline showing everywhere it has been, and a photo gallery of every finder. Watch your painted rock travel across Middleton!
Earn points and badges:
-- Paint and register a rock: +10 points
-- Find a rock: +5 points
-- Re-hide a rock: +3 points
-- Upload a photo with your find: +2 bonus
-- First person to find any rock: +5 bonus
-- Find the rare Golden Rock: +50 points!
Climb the leaderboard
, collect badges like Rock Steady, Pathfinder, and Rock Legend, and build your Hello Middleton trust score while having fun outdoors with the whole family.
Ready to play?
-- Start hunting at hellomiddleton.com/rocks
-- Follow Middleton Rocks on Facebook for hints, photos, and inspiration
-- Already painted a rock? Register it now and watch it travel!
Good Wednesday morning, Middleton. We're sliding into the back half of May, and the air's got that pre-summer hum to it. Today's World Bee Day, which feels just about right for a town where the orange blossoms still pull their weight — worth a quiet thank-you to the little fuzzy …
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