🌱 How Umatilla volleyball fared in a tough road test at Palatka

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• How Umatilla volleyball fared in a tough road test at Palatka

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Friday-Monday prep roundup: Guessford wins first matchup with Wigham (palatkadailynews.com) — Umatilla High's volleyball team traveled to Palatka and was swept in three sets, 25-23, 25-17, 25-19, in a strong early-season test. The wider roundup highlights other Putnam County cross country, golf, and volleyball performances that shape the regional high school sports picture.
   

📸 Around Umatilla

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Umatilla

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Wednesday September 16
• UMS Flag Football Game
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  5:00 pm
• JV/V Volleyball vs. South Lake 5:30/7pm (away)
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Blood Drive from 8am- 2pm
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  8:00 am
• Swim vs. Tavares at Umatilla Public Pool 4pm
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  4:00 pm
• JV Football vs. The Villages 6pm (home)
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Varsity Football vs. Belleview 7:30pm (away)
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Girls Cross Country 16th Annual Hawks on the Hill vs. Lake Minneola
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  7:30 am
• Boys Cross Country 16th Annual Hawks on the Hill vs. Lake Minneola
  Umatilla High Umatilla, FL 32784
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Powderpuff Game
  Eustis High School Eustis, FL 32726
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Homecoming Football vs. Astronaut
  Eustis High School Eustis, FL 32726
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Exactly What To Say →
  601 Northshore Dr, 601 Northshore Drive, Eustis
Friday September 25
• The Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel →
  Hideaway Performing Arts Center, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Mount Dora. Apply here.
• Miller's Ale House Restaurant & Sports Bar posted a job opening for Expeditor in Mount Dora. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Umatilla here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eustis

• Neighbors raise concerns over possible sale of Eustis Community Center, lakefront park (wesh.com)
• Petition · Allow Eustis residents to vote on public land sales (change.org)

Tavares

• Silver Alert Issued for Missing 81-year-old Woman Last Seen in Tavares (bocapost.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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