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🌱 Blood Drive from 8am- 2pm and 11 more events
Spotted on the Astor calendar: Swim vs. Tavares at Umatilla Public Pool 4pm
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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!)
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- 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 72 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Blood Drive from 8am- 2pm
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
8:00 am - Swim vs. Tavares at Umatilla Public Pool 4pm
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
4:00 pm - DeLand Chamber Volusia Vibe Business After Hours →
De La Vega, 128 N Woodland Blvd, Deland
5:00 pm - JV Football vs. The Villages 6pm (home)
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
6:00 pm - The Addams Family →
DeLand FL
7:30 pm - 74th Annual Pierson Lions Club Rodeo →
Pierson Arena, 128 West Washington Ave, Pierson
7:30 pm - Varsity Football vs. Belleview 7:30pm (away)
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
7:30 pm - Girls Cross Country 16th Annual Hawks on the Hill vs. Lake Minneola
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
7:30 am - Boys Cross Country 16th Annual Hawks on the Hill vs. Lake Minneola
Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
8:00 am - Harlequin returns to Ob's in Deland →
Ob's, 1750 N Woodland Blvd, Deland
7:00 pm - Deland Chamber State of the City Series - DeLand →
Sanborn Center, 815 S. Alabama Ave., Deland
8:00 am - The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas →
DeLand FL
7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stetson University posted a job opening for Public Safety Officer in Deland. Apply here.
- City of DeLand posted a job opening for Maintenance Worker I-Sports Turf in Deland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Astor here.
🗞 Nearby News
DeLand
- Museum of Art – DeLand marks 75 years (beacononlinenews.com)
- DeLand may boost property-tax rate (beacononlinenews.com)
- Open Division uncertainty clouds Orangewood volleyball playoff picture (miamiherald.com)
Umatilla
- Curtis Eugene Jackson (leesburg-news.com)
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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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