🌱 Meet the Milton charter captain earning a top global angling honor

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Milton charter captain earning a top global angling honor

Also on today's calendar: Feed the Birds Birdhouse (3) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Florida Panhandle captains win 2026 Angler's Choice Award (mypanhandle.com) — One Milton-based charter captain is among 74 Florida Panhandle guides honored with the 2026 Angler's Choice Award, recognizing top-rated fishing charters worldwide. Destin leads the region with the most award-winning captains, but Milton, Navarre, and other nearby communities each have standout operators earning national recognition for their service to anglers.
   

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📸 Around Milton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milton

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Walk In My Shoes 2026 - Milton
  5643 Stewart St, Milton
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Lauren’s Kids 2026 Walk in My Shoes
  Milton, FL Calendar , Santa Rosa Kids House, 5643 Stewart St, , Milton
  10:00 am
• LEAP Committee
  Milton, FL Calendar
  4:30 pm
• Community Redevelopment Agency
  Milton, FL Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Sundial Utilities of Milton, Inc.
  Milton, FL Calendar
  5:45 pm
• Work Session 2
  Milton, FL Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Beginning and Symphonic Band Concert
  Woodlawn Beach Harold, FL 32563
  6:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Feed the Birds Birdhouse (3)
  Countryside Ceramics LLC , 4112 Bell Ln , Milton
  10:00 am

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📣 Milton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Storytime (Milton)
  Milton Library , 5541 Alabama St , Milton
  10:30 am

Friday April 24

• Veterans Resource Fair at Pensacola State College
  Milton, FL Calendar , 5988 US Hwy 90 (Pensacola State College, Building , Milton
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free spay/neuter services for community (feral/stray) cats are available in Santa Rosa County through the county animal shelter, which offers free TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) for up to 3 cats per resident, including a rabies shot and ear tip.
  For owned pets, Friends of the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter offers assistance programs. Facebook Facebook +3 Key Free/Low-Cost Options: Santa… (Nextdoor Pea Ridge)
• Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, intentions, or behaviors to animals, objects, or natural phenomena.
  Your pet is an animal. Pets are driven by instinct and training, not by deductive reasoning, such as a human would have. A mature dog has the… (Nextdoor Pea Ridge)

• V2X Aerospace posted a job opening for CBA - Inventory Control / Warehouseman - AHTS - Whiting Field - Milton, FL in Milton. Apply here.
• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Walmart Merchandiser in Milton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pace

• Tate And Northview To Host Regional Baseball Playoff Games (northescambia.com)

Pensacola

• See Pensacola State College president announce retirement (pnj.com)
• Crunch Fitness - Pensacola, FL Opens New Gym in Pensacola, Florida, Bringing Inclusive, High-Energy Fitness Experience to the Community (bakercityherald.com)
• Angel brings Heiken vision program to students with free exams and glasses (weartv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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