🌱 Pike Road family mourns beloved matriarch Patricia “Pat” Garyotis.

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In today's newsletter:

• Pike Road family mourns beloved matriarch Patricia “Pat” Garyotis.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Nice with sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 61.
• Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Patricia Jane Baker Garyotis (May 7th, 1934 – May 27th, 2026) (tuscaloosathread.com) — Pike Road is touched by the passing of Patricia “Pat” Garyotis, whose son Corey and his family live in town. Pat, remembered for her faith, hospitality, and community service in Alabama, Texas, Suriname, and Pennsylvania, will be honored at a June 5 service in Tuscaloosa, with burial in her hometown of Akron.
   

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📸 Around Pike Road

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pike Road

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 5

• Legends of Country Rock →
  Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center, 201 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• CTE Camp for rising C5 & C6 students
  Pike Road City Pike Road High School, 696 Georgia Washington Rd, Pike Rd, AL 3
  8:00 am

Monday June 8

• Volleyball Team Camp
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
• BOE Called Meeting
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
  8:00 am

Tuesday June 9

• Baseball Youth Camp
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
  8:30 am
• Softball Youth Camp
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
  8:30 am

Wednesday June 10

• Softball Youth Camp
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
  8:30 am

Thursday June 11

• Softball Youth Camp
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• CTE Camp for rising C5 & C6 students
  Pike Road City Pike Road High School, 696 Georgia Washington Rd, Pike Rd, AL 3
  8:00 am

Saturday June 6

• Wetumpka River & Blues Festival →
  Gold Star Park, 300 Ready St, Wetumpka
  5:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Volleyball Team Camp
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
• BOE Called Meeting
  Pike Road City Pike Road, AL 36064
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone know what caused the power outage in Pike Road, Cecil, Mathews etc?
  Dixie Electric outage reporting shows a large area out and affecting 2,600 customers. (Nextdoor Farmington)
• Can anyone recommend a good appliance repair person for refrigerators?
  My ice maker stopped working. Thanks in advance for any help. (Nextdoor Wallahatchie Rd)

• Alabama Department of Education posted a job opening for Transportation Director (Open Until Filled) in Pike Road. Apply here.
• Ryder System, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Forklift Operator in Montgomery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pike Road here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery

• Data Engineer - TechNix LLC - Montgomery, AL, US (dice.com)
• Explore Early History of Montgomery (thevoice.us)
• Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama (eciks.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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