🌱 Monett families honor loved ones at Día de los Muertos celebration

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In today's newsletter:

• Monett families honor loved ones at Día de los Muertos celebration
• The Monett connection behind Joplin’s surviving movie palace
• Jack Henry director discloses gift of 1,175 shares

Also on today's calendar: Turkey Waddle and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 56, low: 28.
• Friday: Chilly with plenty of sun, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Día de los Muertos celebration brings Latino culture to Monett (carthagenewsonline.com) — About 275 people gathered at the Monett YMCA on Nov. 7 for a Día de los Muertos celebration centered on family memories and Latino culture. Organized by the Monett Missouri Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the gathering paired food and music with family trees and photographs honoring loved ones who had died.
   

• The Fox Theatre — A Joplin Landmark That Has Stood the Test of Time (newstalkkzrg.com) — Monett’s Gillioz Construction Company built Joplin’s Fox Theatre, a 1930 movie palace whose ornate interior survives through its use as a church. Now home to Central Christian Center, the building still has original seats, curtains and its ticket booth, reflecting decades of work to preserve its character while keeping it in use.
   

• Jack Henry Director Matthew C. Flanigan Gifts 1,175 Shares at No Cost (kalkinemedia.com subscription) — Jack Henry & Associates director Matthew C. Flanigan gave away 1,175 company shares on Nov. 9, according to an SEC filing that lists his registered address in Monett. The transfer was reported as a gift, not a sale, and left him holding 43,279 shares directly.
   

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📸 Around Monett

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monett

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• ASCEND Workshop →
  St. Lawrence, 405 7th St, Monett
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• Boys Basketball in GYM
  Monett High School Monett, MO 65708
  8:00 am

Thursday November 19

• Golden Age Dinner in Commons
  Monett High School Monett, MO 65708
  5:00 pm

Saturday November 21

• Boys Basketball in GYM
  Monett High School Monett, MO 65708
  8:00 am
• Turkey Waddle →
  Monett YMCA, Monett
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Community Veterans' Day Breakfast →
  Verona Elem. Verona, MO 65769
  8:30 am
• HS Boys Basketball
  Verona R-vII Verona, MO 65769
  3:40 pm

Thursday November 12

• Scholars Bowl @ New Heights
  Pierce City R-vI Pierce City, MO 65723
• JHGB vs. Miller
  Pierce City R-vI Pierce City, MO 65723
  5:30 pm
• Meet the Wildcats Basketball Night
  Verona R-vII Verona, MO 65769
  5:30 pm
• Meet The Wildcats Scrimmage →
  Verona Elem. Verona, MO 65769
  5:30 pm

Friday November 13

• PTSO Fall Carnival
  Purdy R-iI Purdy, MO 65734
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Monett. Apply here.
• Compassus Hospice posted a job opening for Hospice Aide - Monett, MO - PRN in Monett. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monett here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Neosho

• Neosho JROTC presents colors at courthouse veteran tribute (fourstateshomepage.com)
• Apply and help with Neosho Police's Shop with a Cop program (fourstateshomepage.com)
• Marvin Whittington (blogspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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