🌱 How did Plantation’s swimmers fare at Broward’s biggest championship meet?
Plantation, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Plantation! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Plantation’s swimmers fare at Broward’s biggest championship meet?
Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Cause with Wonder Paws Rescue and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 90, low: 73.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cypress Bay Lightning Strikes Twice; Wins BCAA Championships Boys, Girls Team Titles; SoFlo Swimmers Play Key Roles: Mejias Breaks Two Team Records, Harran, Scott, Lumsden Win Individual Titles (wordpress.com) — A massive Broward high school swimming and diving championship just wrapped up at Plantation Central Park Aquatic Complex, drawing 528 athletes from 23 schools. Cypress Bay swept both boys and girls team titles, while Plantation and South Plantation swimmers contributed points in deep, fast fields that also served as a key tune-up for upcoming district, regional, and state meets. 
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💬 Chatter
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- Update a wonderful person found her and found us.
Virginia is home!!! Amen Thank you Jesus!!!!! Thank you everyone! (Nextdoor Plantation Gardens) - ***MEET JAMIE FROM BROWARD COUNTY ANIMAL CARE ❤️
Jamie is a handsome, well behaved, 5yr old dog. We stopped at Riverside Market and got to meet him on his Broward Buddies date with wonderful… (Nextdoor Plantation Isles)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it’s too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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