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🌱 How a reality TV star found a fresh start in Florence.

Florence, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Florence! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a reality TV star found a fresh start in Florence.

Also on today's calendar: AI DECLARES WAR ON DISABILITY---"First It Came for the Data!"---VOTE As If Your Life Depended On It! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Showers late in the afternoon, temps: high: 59, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where Is My 600-Lb Life Star Alicia Kirgan Now? Her New Life After The Show Revealed! (tvseasonspoilers.com) — Alicia Kirgan from My 600-Lb Life has built a new chapter in Florence after losing about 366 pounds. She now works at Driftwood Shores Resort, enjoys biking, hiking, and beach time on the local coast, and is raising her young daughter while embracing an active lifestyle that’s deeply rooted in the Florence community.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • does anyone have advice about what medical-alert device/system works best here in Florence?
    I have emailed the Western Lane County EMS, but i would also like to hear about personal experience. (Nextdoor Downtown)
  • I’m looking for a Tai Chi group to join.
    Any one know of an active group. With all us retired people here, there must be a group here someplace. (Nextdoor Woahink Lake)
  • Abby’s Pizza posted a job opening for Cook in Florence. Apply here.
  • Alsco, Inc. posted a job opening for Route Utility Relief Driver - FLORENCE DEPOT in Florence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Florence here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yachats

  • Yachats chamber hires Jesse Dolin as new executive director (lincolnchronicle.org)
  • 10 Ideal Oregon Destinations for a 3-Day Weekend in 2026 (worldatlas.com)
  • Yeah, They Crushed It, OSU Researchers Make a Strong Showing at International Marine Mammal Conference (corvallisadvocate.com)

Waldport

  • Oregon Graduation Requirements: Higher Education and Career Path Skills (thenewsguard.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs?" — There were no stairs. (Thank you Ro B. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Florence

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