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🌱 How Freeport’s latest game helped honor a 94-year-old legend
Freeport, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Freeport! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Freeport’s latest game helped honor a 94-year-old legend
Also on today's calendar: Creative Craft Collective and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 47 degrees.
- Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 79, low: 45.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Marianna honors longest-living football player Kenneth Anderson (mypanhandle.com) — Freeport High’s football team recently faced Marianna in a week-nine matchup that doubled as a special tribute night. Marianna honored 94-year-old Kenneth Anderson, believed to be the school’s longest-living former football player, celebrating his multi-sport high school career and later service in the U.S. Army. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Martin-Lane: Props Brewery - Freeport, FL →
Props Brewery Hammock Bay (PHB), 1799 Great Hammock Bend, Freeport
6:00 pm
Friday October 23
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Other local events
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Lego Club →
Rebecca Blount Buxton Memorial Library – Freeport, 76 State Hwy 20 W., Freeport
3:00 pm -
Dare to Dabble →
Freeport Teen Library, 902 FL-20 Suite 122, Freeport
5:00 pm -
Girls Basketball @ Walton
Freeport Middle, 605 Bruce Ave, Defuniak Springs
5:00 pm -
Storytime →
Rebecca Blount Buxton Memorial Library – Freeport, 76 State Hwy 20 W., Freeport
10:00 am -
Boys Basketball @ Lewis
Freeport Middle, 281 Mississippi Ave, Valparaiso
5:00 pm -
Adulting 101 →
Freeport Teen Library, 902 FL-20 Suite 122, Freeport
3:00 pm -
Lego Club →
Rebecca Blount Buxton Memorial Library – Freeport, 76 State Hwy 20 W., Freeport
3:00 pm -
Dare to Dabble →
Freeport Teen Library, 902 FL-20 Suite 122, Freeport
5:00 pm -
Storytime →
Rebecca Blount Buxton Memorial Library – Freeport, 76 State Hwy 20 W., Freeport
10:00 am -
Justice on the Block – Free Legal Help →
Rebecca Blount Buxton Memorial Library – Freeport, 76 State Hwy 20 W., Freeport
11:00 am -
Creative Craft Collective →
Freeport Public Library, 76 FL-20, Freeport
10:00 am
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Monday October 26
Tuesday October 27
Wednesday October 28
Saturday October 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I started running again...................
Not that I've been much of a runner in my past, but my running partner is now 77 years old (in dog years). It's never to late for any of us..... ;) (Nextdoor Black Creek) - Does anyone know a mobile dog groomer who comes to freeport?
I dont want one that comes in our house to do it I want one who has the mobile vehicle that they groom in. Thanks! (Nextdoor Freeport)
- Waffle House posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Freeport. Apply here.
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Niceville
- Volleyball Recap: Niceville Continues Home Dominance on Friday (maxpreps.com)
- Valparaiso Post Office Closes Due to Structural Damage; Services Move to Niceville (newsradio923.com)
- Hurricane Cleanup - BEAR - Watching the Coasts of Calif (blogspot.com)
Ok Freeport! 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: "What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant?" — Swimming trunks! (Thank you Kristina F. for sending it in!)
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