🌱 Valrico veteran turns book advance into support for women veterans monument
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- Valrico veteran turns book advance into support for women veterans monument
Also on today's calendar: More Than Memory! Memory & More: Discover. Learn. Connect. Find Support. and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
- Thursday: Some brightening, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
- Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local Veterans Support Women Monument With $500 Donation (ospreyobserver.com) — Valrico veteran and author Roland Tiso donated $500 toward a monument honoring women who served in the U.S. military, using an advance connected to his second book. He presented the check at an October 28 veterans breakfast in Brandon. The monument at Hillsborough County's Veterans Memorial Park is scheduled for dedication in June 2027. 
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More Than Memory! Memory & More: Discover. Learn. Connect. Find Support. →
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 3315 S Bryan Rd, Brandon
9:00 am
Saturday November 21
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Financial Aid Night @ Jefferson High School
Buckhorn, 4401 W Cypress St, Tampa
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Elementary Magnet Festival at Blake High School
Buckhorn, 1701 N Blvd, Tampa
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Comedy Night At JF Kicks Brought To You By ILL HOUSE COMEDY →
JF Kicks Restaurant & Patio Bar, 3345 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Valrico
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Bend & Brews at Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co. →
Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co., 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Valrico
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Financial Aid Night @ Brandon High School
Alafia, 1101 Victoria St, Brandon
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Financial Aid Night @ Sickles High School
Alafia, 7950 Gunn Hwy, Tampa
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8th Annual Peggy Jones Memorial Golf Tournament →
River Hills Golf Course, New River Hills Pkwy, Valrico
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Meows-Giving Bash & Kitten Adoption Event! →
Pet Supplies Plus, 1937 FL-60, Valrico
12:00 pm
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Board Meeting →
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Financial Aid Night @ Jefferson High School
Brooker, 4401 W Cypress St, Tampa
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What's This? A Holiday Cabaret →
MacBeth & Cheese Playhouse, 225 East Brandon Boulevard, Brandon
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Elementary Magnet Festival at Blake High School
Brooker, 1701 N Blvd, Tampa
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Thursday November 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Bloomingdale
- The Gallery Tampa Creates An Upscale Community To Call Home At Every Stage Of Senior Living (ospreyobserver.com)
- Nautical Flea Market, ECHO Music Bingo & More (ospreyobserver.com)
- Aerial mosquito treatments planned across Hillsborough County; view locations (baynews9.com)
Brandon
- NOVA Furniture Opens In Brandon With Ribbon-cutting Ceremony (ospreyobserver.com)
- New Brandon apartment complex aims to ease housing costs for TGH, USF Health employees (wtsp.com)
- Chabad Invites Women And Girls To J'adore Challah Bake & Brunch (ospreyobserver.com)
Tampa
- Man Pointed Gun During Road-Rage Incident: Hillsborough Sheriff (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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