🌱 What should you do if you spot a stranded hatchling?

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In today's newsletter:

• What should you do if you spot a stranded hatchling?

Also on today's calendar: Walk & Talk Tour: The Science of Light and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy, with a high of 87 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 85, low: 74.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lifeguards rescue baby sea turtle during record nesting season (wftv.com) — A rescued baby sea turtle from Volusia County's beaches is now recovering at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, where staff are handling a record nesting and washback season. Local beachgoers are urged not to touch stranded hatchlings, but instead alert lifeguards or call the center so trained experts can evaluate and rehabilitate the turtles before release.
   

📸 Around Ponce Inlet

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ponce Inlet

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Guided Tour of the Pacetti Hotel Museum →
  Pacetti Hotel Museum, 4928 S Peninsula Dr, Ponce Inlet
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Blood Drive - Community Center →
  Ponce Inlet, FL Calendar, 4670 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Walk & Talk Tour: The Science of Light →
  Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, 4931 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Ponce Inlet - Ponce Preserve Park →
  Ponce Preserve Park, 4401 S Peninsula Dr, Ponce Inlet
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Guided Tour of the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse →
  Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, 4931 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet
  11:00 am
Friday September 25
• Guided Tour of the Pacetti Hotel Museum →
  Pacetti Hotel Museum, 4928 S Peninsula Dr, Ponce Inlet
  11:00 am
• Tommy Mac Band at Off the Hook at Inlet Harbor →
  Ponce Inlet FL
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Climb to the Moon →
  Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, 4931 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet
  6:15 pm
• Climb to the Moon Ponce Inlet: A Full-Moon Night at the Lighthouse →
  Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, 4931 South Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet
  6:15 pm
Monday September 28
• Guided Tour of the Pacetti Hotel Museum →
  Pacetti Hotel Museum, 4928 S Peninsula Dr, Ponce Inlet
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Leads Group I
  Copperline Coffee, 5521 S Williamson Blvd, #420, Port Orange
  8:00 am
• Leads Group IV
  Miller's Ale House, 907 Taylor Rd, Port Orange
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Precautionary lockdown at elementary school in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  10:08AM on Sep 16: Police investigation leads to morning hold at Champion Elementary School. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Port Orange

• Florida ranks in top 10 for most expensive groceries in new report (nwfdailynews.com)
• Aldi to open in Daytona Beach Shores soon. Here's where else (miramarflnews.com)
• Readers react to Publix BOGO rules being different in Florida (news-journalonline.com)

New Smyrna Beach

• New Smyrna Beach Enters Fall Fishing Season as Addicted Fishing Charters Shares Local Fishing Insights (issuewire.com)
• Coastal Catch Restaurant Month Returns to New Smyrna Beach This October with $39 and $59 Menus (tastychomps.com)

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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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