🌱 Patch AM: How a required Clearwater heart screening quietly saved a teen athlete

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In today's newsletter:

• How a required Clearwater heart screening quietly saved a teen athlete

Also on today's calendar: 31 Year Celebration "Island Time" Casino Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 77.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Required heart screening finds teen's undiagnosed congenital heart defect (tampabay28.com) — A Clearwater high school athlete at Calvary Christian discovered a serious congenital heart defect during a school-required EKG screening, likely preventing a life-threatening emergency. The test stems from Florida's new Second Chance Act, which mandates heart screenings for many student-athletes. His family now urges wider adoption of similar laws, as he prepares for corrective surgery and a return to sports.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 31 Year Celebration "Island Time" Casino Night →
  Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa, 400 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• The Rollin Drones - A Whisky Tasting →
  Scottish Cultural Center, 917 Louden Ave, Dunedin
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Open Studio (ART)
  Clearwater Main Library 100 N Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33755, US
  10:00 am
• Community Resiliency & Leisure Services Advisory Board meeting
  Clearwater Main Library 100 N Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33755, US
  4:00 pm
• Silent Book Club at Aspirations Winery →
  Aspirations Winery, 22041 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
  5:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Drawing Life At The Main Library
  Clearwater Main Library 100 N Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33755, US
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Free Class with Di: Bubble Tea →
  1225 Cleveland St, Clearwater
  11:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Whispering Souls Puzzle Championship →
  Aspirations Winery, 22041 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
  1:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Let's Grow Baby Oh!
  Clearwater Main Library 100 N Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33755, US
  10:30 am
• MAIN LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5P DUE TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
  Clearwater Main Library 100 N Osceola Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33755, US
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Final Vinyl: Spin & Shop at Aspirations Winery with Kingfish Records →
  Aspirations Winery, 22041 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• If You Know What I Mean: Improv Comedy & Musical Show in Tampa Bay →
  Aspirations Winery, 22041 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Photos: Every platinum look we saw at Dunedin Fine Art Center's sold-out 'Wearable Art' 20th anniversary (cltampa.com)
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Largo

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• Largo neighborhood concerned about flooding (fox13news.com)

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