🌱 Why Oviedo is tearing out homemade bridges on Sweetwater Creek now.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Oviedo is tearing out homemade bridges on Sweetwater Creek now.

Also on today's calendar: Yoga for Everybody and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three illegal bridges removed from Sweetwater Creek to prevent flooding (wftv.com) — Oviedo city crews have removed at least three illegal homemade bridges from Sweetwater Creek to reduce flooding risks and comply with stormwater and federal regulations. Officials say the structures trapped debris and worsened flood damage, and they're ordering anyone with remaining unauthorized bridges to dismantle them immediately to protect nearby homes and properties.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oviedo

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Yoga for Hips & Back →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Yoga for Everybody →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  10:00 am
• Strength & Flow →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  11:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Fall Veggie Gardening Seminar →
  Lukas Nursery & Butterfly Encounter, 1909 Slavia Road, Oviedo
• Beginner's Yoga →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sunday Stroll →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  9:00 am
• The Twelve Sacred Gates: An Autumn Equinox Ceremony & Sacred Mala Creation →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  4:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Gentle Hatha →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  10:00 am
• Core & Balance →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  11:30 am
• CRA Governing Board →
  400 Alexandria Boulevard, Oviedo
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  400 Alexandria Boulevard, Oviedo
  6:30 pm
• Flow & Rest →
  Sacred Moments Massage & Healing Center, 995 Westwood Square Ste A, Oviedo
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's been a little while.
  Here's a new cutting board I've made. Tell Me what you think. I haven't treated it yet cause I have to engrave it for someone (Nextdoor Riverside at Twin Rivers)
• Anyone looking for work?
  I need assistance with some dock repairs. I would prefer someone with construction experience, but would be willing to train anyone who is eager,… (Nextdoor Stillwater)

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in CASSELBERRY, FL S08955 in Casselberry. Apply here.
• Goodwill Industries of Central Florida posted a job opening for Store Clerk - Part Time (43389) in Casselberry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oviedo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Casselberry

• Delray Beach Cemetery Meeting Set For Late September (bocanewsnow.com)
• Daniel Keith Yarbrough (theblacksheartimes.com)

Longwood

• Wekiva Island Seafood Boil Returns November 7 to Benefit Central Florida Zoo (mycentralfloridafamily.com)
• NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida's Skilled Workforce (nasa.gov)
• Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources announces Class XIII (ufl.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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