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🌱 How donating blood this month directly supports Starke emergency patients
Starke, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Starke! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How donating blood this month directly supports Starke emergency patients
- How much funding will Camp Blanding in Starke actually receive?
Also on today's calendar: Clay Brooker @ Cedar River - Keystone Heights, FL..
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A stray morning thundershower, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
- Thursday: Less humid with plenty of sun, temps: high: 89, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunny with low humidity, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LifeSouth Community Blood Centers urges community to donate blood during National EMS Week (alachuachronicle.com) — Blood donations this month will help supply HCA Florida Starke Emergency and other nearby hospitals that treat local residents in serious emergencies. LifeSouth is marking National EMS Week with blood drives, free T‑shirts, e‑gift cards, and complimentary A1c testing for donors, encouraging North Florida communities to support first responders and trauma patients. 
• Budget conference: House wants to eliminate funding for Ron DeSantis' Florida State Guard (floridapolitics.com) — State lawmakers are debating how much to spend on Camp Blanding in Starke, with the House initially backing $40 million to help the training center keep its federal Level 2 status. At the same time, House leaders are pushing to strip all funding from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Florida State Guard amid ongoing controversy over alleged wasteful spending and mismanagement.
📸 Around Starke
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Upcoming Events in
Starke
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★ Featured events ★
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Joey Norton & The Mystic Gorillas →
The Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe, 24800 FL-26, Melrose
6:00 pm
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Clay Brooker @ Cedar River - Keystone Heights, FL. →
Cedar River Seafood, 7414 State Rd 21, Keystone Heights
7:00 pm -
Hook & Gather →
456 W Pratt St, Starke
9:30 pm
Saturday May 16
Tuesday May 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Stitch & Chat
Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
3:00 pm -
ArtSpace: Popsicle Stick Weaving
Waldo Branch - ARTspace
4:00 pm -
FFA Banquet in Cafe
Wilkinson Jr High School, 5025 Co Rd 218, Middleburg
6:00 pm -
Clay Brooker @ Daft Cow Brewery - Alachua, FL. →
Daft Cow Brewery, 13800 Tech City Cir Suite 100, Alachua
6:00 pm -
Saturday Story Time
Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
11:00 am -
Family Art Time
Waldo Branch - ARTspace
11:30 am -
Tween Book Club
Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
3:00 pm -
Middleburg-Clay Hill Citizen Advisory Committee →
Middleburg Civic Association, 2102 Palmetto St, Middleburg
6:00 pm -
Read with a Dog
Waldo Branch - Children's Area
4:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
Monday May 18
Wednesday May 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Starke. Apply here.
- Papa John's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Starke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Starke here.
🗞 Nearby News
Keystone Heights
- Father Lopez's Joseph Abrantes and Maverick Grimm win state weightlifting championships (observerlocalnews.com)
Middleburg
- Ronald W. Rodman (claytodayonline.com)
Lake Butler
- Ridaught: Buchholz boys lead area track and field teams with top 10 finish (mainstreetdailynews.com)
- Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Union County in week ending May 2? (ncfloridanews.com)
Ok Starke! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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