🌱 Coconut Creek honors veterans today at Veterans Park
Coconut Creek, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Coconut Creek! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Coconut Creek honors veterans today at Veterans Park
- Coconut Creek kids take their service lessons to the beach
- Free hearing aids available for Coconut Creek Holocaust survivors
Also on today's calendar: Kendra Erika's License to Thrill: A Cinematic Homecoming in Boca Raton and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Veterans Day 2026: Find South Florida ceremonies, celebrations and salutes (sun-sentinel.com) — Coconut Creek's free Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Veterans Park, 3550 Lyons Road, with guest speakers, the police Honor Guard and Monarch High JROTC. If weather forces a move indoors, the ceremony will take place at the Recreation Complex, 4455 Sol Press Blvd. 
2. Coconut Creek Children and Families Come Together for Beach Cleanup in Boca Raton (coconutcreektalk.com) — Coconut Creek children put their community-service lessons to work Sunday, joining family members to clear litter at Boca Raton's Red Reef Park. The 18 volunteers participated through Bahá'í children's classes, a free program offered in Coconut Creek for more than 20 years and open to families of all backgrounds.
3. Coconut Creek Holocaust Survivors Can Sign Up for Free Hearing Aids (TAPinto Coconut Creek) — Holocaust survivors in Coconut Creek can sign up for a free hearing test and hearing aid at a Nov. 15 event in Delray Beach. The session runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the address shared only through registration. Survivors, including those already using hearing aids, can RSVP at 561-866-2994 or Elizabeth.Steinman@yahoo.com.
4. Amanda Nunes Biography 2026: The Lioness Roars Again (guidenetworth.com) — Amanda Nunes, who spent years training at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, is scheduled to return against Kayla Harrison on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden. The former two-division UFC champion now prepares at her own Sunrise gym, Lioness Studio, after retiring in 2023.
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★ Featured events ★
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Kendra Erika's License to Thrill: A Cinematic Homecoming in Boca Raton →
The Studio at Mizner Park, 201 W Plaza Real, Boca Raton
7:30 pm -
Staying Centered In A Noisy World →
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Of Boca Raton, 2601 St Andrews Blvd, Boca Raton
10:00 am
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Girls Soccer Game @ South Plantation HS
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
4:00 pm -
Boys Basketball Pre-season Game @ Spanish River HS
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
5:00 pm -
Boys Soccer Game @ Olympic Heights
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
6:00 pm -
Boys Basketball Pre-Season Game @ Spanish River HS
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
5:00 pm -
CSCCRC Race for Education 5K Run/Walk →
Coconut Creek FL
7:00 am -
Wrestling Pre-Season Match @ South Plantation HS
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
8:00 am -
CIRCUITO - Brazilian Business Summit & Expo →
7500 N. State Rd. 7, Coconut Creek
9:00 am -
JROTC / Raiders Competition @ Everglades HS
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
5:30 pm -
Champagne and scrubs →
Medical Suites by LOFTUS, 3880 Coconut Creek Parkway, Coconut Creek
7:00 pm -
Coconut Creek Outreach →
Coconut Creek Government Center, 4800 W Copans Rd, Coconut Creek -
DASH at Coconut Creek Community Center →
1100 Lyons Rd, Coconut Creek -
Wrestling Tri Meet - Home
Monarch High Pompano Beach, FL 33073
4:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Monday November 16
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- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Server in Deerfield Beach. Apply here.
- Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Team Member in Deerfield Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coconut Creek here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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