🌱 Patch AM: How East Lake’s Katelin Wilcox broke into Florida’s top 10

Good day East Lake! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How East Lake's Katelin Wilcox broke into Florida's top 10

Also on today's calendar: Fertile Ground Sponsored by Cheval Wellness and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 75.
• Friday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FL Girls Week Four Recap: Gaona- Zelaya Captures 4th Win (milesplit.com) — East Lake High's own Katelin Wilcox clocked a strong 19:15.84 at the Seffner Christian Invitational, earning the ninth-fastest girls' 5K time in Florida for Week Four. Her performance came on a wet, muddy Holloway Park course and put East Lake on the statewide leaderboard alongside standout runners from schools across Florida.
   

📸 Around East Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Lake

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Thursday September 17
• Toddler Playtime at the Library →
  Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, East Lake
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime with Mr Anthony →
  Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, East Lake
  3:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Varsity Football vs. Tarpon Springs HS (Homecoming) →
  East Lake High Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Kids' Rock Painting presented by Oldsmar Rocks →
  Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, East Lake
  10:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Fertile Ground Sponsored by Cheval Wellness →
  Starkey Market, 3460 Starkey Blvd, Trinity
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Art Exhibit - TMAF →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar Oldsmar, FL 34677
  9:00 am
• Baby Sign Language →
  Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, Oldsmar
  11:00 am
• Senior Sit & Fit →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  1:00 pm
• Tiny Tot Sports →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  1:00 pm
• Indoor Pickleball →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 650 Pine Avenue North, Oldsmar
  2:30 pm
• Kids LEGO Club →
  Oldsmar Library - Storytime Room, 400 St. Petersburg Drive East, Oldsmar
  3:30 pm
• Cross Country Practice →
  Oldsmar, FL Calendar, 1923 Cutty Bay Court, Oldsmar
  6:00 pm

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• Refresh - Aesthetics & Wellnes — (727) 222-4625

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🗞 Nearby News

Palm Harbor

• Preparing for a Home Purchase Inspection (home.blog)
• Legal and public notices for the week of September 14, 2026 (knoxfocus.com)
• Celebration of life on Oct. 3 for Elizabeth Stewart (lincolnsquirrel.com)

Oldsmar

• Water Wisely: Keeping Irrigation Problems Under Control (b2bnn.com)
• Dell founder part of group buying Tampa insurance giant in $7.7B deal (businessobserverfl.com)

Tarpon Springs

• Murder trial for Tarpon Springs plastic surgeon accused in death of Largo attorney underway (tampabay28.com)

Ok East Lake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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