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🌱 Vienna-born centenarian shares secrets from 101 years of living fully
Vienna, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Vienna! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Vienna-born centenarian shares secrets from 101 years of living fully
Also on today's calendar: Birdhouse Building Workshop.
Today's riddle: Why did the boss deny a raise to the can of paint? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Delightful with plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• At 101, woman reflects on life well lived (pontevedrarecorder.com) — A 101-year-old woman who was born in Vienna is preparing to celebrate her 102nd birthday while reflecting on a long life centered on faith, family, and hard work. Now living in Jacksonville, she recalls her Vienna roots, years of marriage, raising seven children, and the simple routines and Southern cooking that still define her days. 
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Saturday May 16
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Saturday May 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Varsity Football Spring Jamboree with Howard, Northeast, and Cris →
Crisp County High School Cordele, GA 31015
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Macon County High School, 611 Vienna Rd, Montezuma
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Meredith's Elegant Event Center, 511 W Railroad St, Unadilla
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Crisp County High School Cordele, GA 31015
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Diplomats Meeting →
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, 900 Carroll St, Perry
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Senior Honors Program →
Crisp County High School Cordele, GA 31015
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Worship on the Water
Lake Blackshear Beach Dock
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Education Committee Meeting →
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, 900 Carroll St, Perry
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Day Out With Thomas, Thomas & Friends →
Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 US-280 w, Cordele
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Day Out With Thomas (TM), Thomas & Friends →
Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 US-280 w, Cordele
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Planning future projects and thinking of renting a tiller or some type of mechanized equipment?
Make that contact to 811 at least 3 business days before your project begins, not the day you rent your equipment. Plan ahead! (Nextdoor )
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Vienna. Apply here.
- Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. posted a job opening for Kitchen Team Member/Cook in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vienna here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cordele
- 16-year-old arrested after officers recover AR-15 style weapon, pistol in Cordele (walb.com)
- GA Secretary of State Brings Senior Financial Wellness Event 'Savvy Senior' to Cordele, GA (laniercountynewsonline.com)
- Man extradited to Liberty County on lewd and lascivious charges (mypanhandle.com)
Oglethorpe
- Georgia Trend Daily - May 12, 2026 (savannahherald.com)
- Turner, Burgess shine, but girls are 14th, boys 23rd (theoglethorpeecho.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he didn't apply himself. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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