🌱 How firefighters stopped a fast-moving RV blaze near Valrico homes

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In today's newsletter:

• How firefighters stopped a fast-moving RV blaze near Valrico homes

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• RV Inferno Sparks Brush Fire Amid Countywide Crisis In Valrico (tampafp.com) — Firefighters quickly contained an RV and brush fire near a Valrico neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, one of several wildfires stretching Hillsborough County resources. Crews stopped the flames within 25 minutes, preventing damage to nearby homes and avoiding injuries, while officials stressed the county’s ongoing burn ban and urged residents to follow restrictions during this high-risk fire period.
   

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📸 Around Valrico

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Valrico

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 8

• Lisa Casalino
  Voodoo Brewing Co - Valrico, FL, 3432 FL-60, Valrico
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday April 29

• Apprenticeship Night (High School Families)
  Alafia , 11311 Boyette Rd , Riverview
  5:30 pm

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📣 Valrico Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Business Builders Roundtable Networking
  OnPoint CoWork Solutions , 1805 James L Redman Pkwy , Plant City
  8:15 am

Thursday April 23

• Plant City Toastmasters
  Wesley Centre , 202 W. Reynolds St. , Plant City
  7:30 am
• Entrepreneur/Small Business Consulting Services
  Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 2504 Walden Woods Drive , Plant City
  9:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Leadership Legacy Project
  The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce , 106 N Evers St , Plant City
  4:00 pm
• A Bottle of Calm
  Thonotosassa Branch Library , 10715 Main St , Thonotosassa
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Last Friday
  Downtown Plant City
  9:00 am
• Family Story Time
  Seffner-Mango Branch Library , 410 N Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  10:15 am
• Ink Mania Fest
  Special Events Center
  12:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Spring Spectacular Cat Show
  TECO Expo Hall , 2301 W Oak Ave. , Plant City
  9:00 am
• Tampa Bay Home Show
  Expo Hall , 4800 US-301 , Tampa
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am lookin get some quotes on getting some of my palm trees trimmed.
  I have 2 really tall ones and a couple that are maybe 8 - 10 feet tall. (Nextdoor Citrus Wood)
• Hi I am looking for a cleaner for a food truck restaurant on 40th Street.
  The scope of work is to clean utensils, area of work, handle trash. Time 5 to 11 pm Days 6 in a week Salary -600 per week. If interested please… (Nextdoor Diamond Hill)

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Evening Commercial Cleaner in Valrico. Apply here.
• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Walmart Merchandiser in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Valrico here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Brandon

• The Raptors Are Done If Brandon Ingram Doesn't Show Up In Game 3 (wfla.com)
• Should You Invest in Car Insurance 0 Down as Good as They Say? (thedetroitbureau.com)
• A Mother Honors Her Son Who Died From A Drug Overdose Ahead Of National Drug Take Back Day (ospreyobserver.com)

Seffner

• Column: Florida's soil and water district boards need good people to serve (tampabeacon.com)

Tampa

• KFC Brand Saucy! Opening Restaurant In FL (patch.com)
• SNAP Changes In FL: Which Foods You Can No Longer Buy (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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