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🌱 Blood Drive from 8am- 2pm and 11 more events
And on the Altoona Patch calendar - Needle Arts Group (Embroiders Guild)
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Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Blood Drive from 8am- 2pm
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
8:00 am - Needle Arts Group (Embroiders Guild) →
Simpson Farmhouse, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
9:30 am - Microsoft Excel Basics →
Technology Lab, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
10:30 am - Preschool Story Time Stay & Play →
Mount Dora, FL Calendar, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
10:30 am - Pizza & Wings Specials →
19th Wave Restaurant, 18000 Eagles Way, Tavares
11:00 am - Nature, Science & Us Book Club →
Archives Room, 1995 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora
2:00 pm - Planning & Zoning Board Meeting →
Tavares Calendar, 201 E. Main Street, Tavares
3:00 pm - Swim vs. Tavares at Umatilla Public Pool 4pm
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
4:00 pm - Happy Hour →
19th Wave Restaurant, 18000 Eagles Way, Tavares
4:00 pm - Live Music at Whiskey Kitchen
Whiskey Kitchen Location Description: Mount Dora is a laid-back downtown Mount Dora favorite known for its Southern-inspired comfort food, craft cocktails, and one of the best whiskey selections in the area. The energetic but cozy atm
5:00 pm - Whiskey Kitchen Mount Dora →
Mount Dora FL
5:00 pm - Powderpuff Game
Eustis High School Eustis, FL 32726
6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in UMATILLA, FL S20809 in Umatilla. Apply here.
- Dental Care Alliance, LLC posted a job opening for Dental Receptionist @ Advanced Dental Care of Mount Dora in Mount Dora. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altoona here.
🗞 Nearby News
Umatilla
- Curtis Eugene Jackson (leesburg-news.com)
- Volleyball Recap: Tough Loss for Wekiva (maxpreps.com)
Eustis
- Celebrate the season with fall festivals and corn mazes in Central Florida (orlandosentinel.com)
- Residents fight to save Eustis center from 'Aquilo' plan (dailycommercial.com)
- 🪅Yummy Hispanic Heritage spots (usatoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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