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In today's newsletter:

• Which Plant City haunted attractions are worth your weekend drive?
• How safe are Plant City students' walk and bike routes to school?

Also on today's calendar: Elite K9 Service and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 88, low: 74. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Events & Things To Do in Orlando this Weekend, October 9 - 11, 2026 (gottagoorlando.com) — This weekend's Central Florida guide includes several standout Halloween attractions right in Plant City, from Sir Henry's Haunted Trail and Pemberton Haunted Acres to the Fox Squirrel Corn Maze. With haunted trails, hayrides, escape games, pumpkin patches, and family-friendly farm fun, you can plan a full spooky-season outing close to home without driving into Orlando or Tampa traffic.
   

• Tampa students walk, bike to school as safety takes center stage at campus without buses (fox13news.com) — Hillsborough County schools, including campuses in Plant City, are taking part in National Walk & Bike to School Day, highlighting the need for safer walking and biking routes for students. A new partnership at Sulphur Springs K-8 focuses on improving everyday routes, and organizers say lessons from this effort could influence how sidewalks, crossings, and safety programs are prioritized for students in Plant City and across the county.
   

📸 Around Plant City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plant City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Elite K9 Service →
  2502 Leaning Pine Ln, Plant City
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Sir Henry's Haunted Trail in Plant City →
  Sir Henry's Haunted Trail, 2837 Frontage Road, Plant City
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Men's Ministry Breakfast →
  Plant City FL
  8:00 am
• Gulf Central District United Women in Faith Annual Meeting →
  First United Methodist Church, 303 North Evers Street, Plant City
  9:30 am
• Lumley's Farm in Plant City →
  Lum's Farmers Market, 4898 James Redman Pkwy, Plant City
  10:00 am
• Harvest Days at Keel Farms →
  Keel Farms, 5202 Thonotosassa Road, Plant City
  10:00 am
• Wicked Wilds at McIntosh Preserve →
  McIntosh Preserve, 775 East Knights Griffin Road, Plant City
  3:00 pm
• Sir Henry's Haunted Trail in Plant City →
  Sir Henry's Haunted Trail, 2837 Frontage Road, Plant City
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Financial Aid Night @ Wharton High School
  Trapnell, 20150 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 9
• Karaoke Fridays at the Kennedy Hill Pub →
  The Kennedy Hill Pub, 11801 U.S. 92, Seffner
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Nelsons Breast Cancer Awareness 5K →
  Dover FL
• Gym Bus Fit Camp: The Chapel →
  The Chapel - Mango, 11505 East Broadway Avenue, Seffner
  9:00 am
• Harvest Brooms and Autumn Blooms: Broom-Decorating Workshop at Kerby's Nursery →
  Kerby's Nursery, 2311 S. Parsons Ave., Seffner
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Seffner

• FL Boys Top 10 Subjective Rankings- Beyond the Clock (Wk 7) (milesplit.com)

Lakeland

• Lakeland Regional Health's trauma center upgrade aids in Polk bus crash (wfla.com)
• Lakeland Completes 46th Annual Swan Health Checkup (lkldnow.com)
• Cheapest gas stations in Lakeland (pasconewsonline.com)

Tampa

• Q&A: Meet Karen Perez, Pinellas County Commission District 6 Candidate (patch.com)
• Child Called 911 To Report Mother's Death: Hillsborough Sheriff (patch.com)
• Tropical Storm Isaias Forms In Gulf, Expected To Strengthen, Forecasters Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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