🌱 How Surf City’s beloved “lobster guy” thanked the surgeon who saved him

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In today's newsletter:

• How Surf City’s beloved “lobster guy” thanked the surgeon who saved him

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Sunday: Windy, then not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Surf City's ‘lobster guy' reunites with surgeon who saved his life, one year after e-bike crash (wect.com) — A well-known Surf City restaurant owner, Trevor Dostie of Maine Lobstah Shack, has marked one year since a devastating e-bike crash by personally thanking the Wilmington brain surgeon who saved his life. He and his daughter returned over the same bridge where the crash happened, serving free food to hospital staff and sharing his remarkable recovery and faith-driven gratitude with everyone he meets back in Surf City.
   

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📸 Around Surf City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Surf City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Paint & Sip: Jellyfish @ Surf City Brewing Company
  Surf City Brewing Company, 400-A Alston Blvd Ext, Hampstead
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Backyard Beach Bash
  Surf City, NC Calendar , 517 Roland Avenue , Surf City
  3:00 pm

Monday April 20

• EveryBody Fit
  Surf City, NC Calendar , 201 Community Center Drive , Surf City
  9:00 am
• Baseball/Vball vs. CFMS
  Surf City Middle Hampstead, NC 28443
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Art Exploration
  Surf City, NC Calendar , 201 Community Center Drive , Surf City
  10:00 am
• Coffee and Cards
  Surf City, NC Calendar , 201 Community Center Drive , Surf City
  10:00 am
• Board of Adjustment Meeting
  Surf City, NC Calendar , 214 W. Florence Way , Hampstead
  3:00 pm
• Beautification & Enhancement Committee Meeting
  Surf City, NC Calendar , 214 W. Florence Way , Hampstead
  4:30 pm

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📣 Surf City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Paint & Sip: Mermaid @ Sandpiper Brewing Co.
  Sandpiper Brewing Company , 624 E Ocean Rd , Holly Ridge
  4:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Basic Carbine
  Sanctum 1791 , 255 Preston Wells Rd , Holly Ridge
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Combat Marksmanship LVL 1
  Sanctum 1791 , 255 Preston Wells Rd , Holly Ridge
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Intro to Defensive Shotgun (DS 101)
  Sanctum 1791 , 255 Preston Wells Rd , Holly Ridge
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Hampstead

• Former Burgaw finance officer pleads guilty to assault, DWI in hit-and-run case (wect.com)

Wrightsville Beach

• Christina Taylor Reid, 87 (portcitydaily.com)

Burgaw

• Burgaw moves forward with upgrades (wwaytv3.com)
• Burgaw celebrates groundbreaking of community splash pad (wect.com)
• Burgaw deli owner to appear on 'BBQ Brawl' (wwaytv3.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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