🌱 Defensive Pistol Tactics and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Family Storytime at Gaston Branch Library
• Defensive Pistol Tactics at Mid Carolina Rifle Club

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 81, low: 50.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Swansea

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Family Storytime →
  Gaston Branch Library, 214 S Main St, Gaston
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 30

• Defensive Pistol Tactics →
  Mid Carolina Rifle Club, 3572 Fish Hatchery Rd, Gaston
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• SC Ready Math Section B
  Pine Grove Elementary Columbia, SC 29201
  8:30 am
• SC READY Math Test Section B
  H.B. Rhame Elementary Columbia, SC 29201
  8:30 am
• Interest Group Meetup: COR Explore Club
  Columbia Opportunity Resource Gather Cola, 1014 Freed Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
  6:00 pm
• Band Concert
  Hand Middle Columbia, SC 29201
  6:30 pm
• Adult Education Graduation Ceremony
  Lower Richland High C.A. Johnson High School (2219 Barhamville Road Columbia, SC 29204)
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• SC Ready Make-Up Day
  Burnside Elementary Columbia, SC 29201
  8:15 am

Saturday May 16

• Volunteer: Camp Cole
  Columbia Opportunity Resource Camp Cole, 1571 Crossing Creek Road, Eastover, SC, United States
  9:00 am

Monday May 18

• Marionette Monday: Jack and the Giants →
  Columbia Marionette Theatre @ 401 Laurel St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
  10:00 am
• County Council Meeting →
  Orangeburg County, SC Calendar, 1437 AMELIA STREET, Orangeburg
  5:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Homeschool Hub →
  Pelion Branch Library, 206 Pine St, Pelion
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Cayce

• More than 100 pounds of litter removed from Riverland Park neighborhood in Cayce (westmetronews.com)
• Fundraiser launched for longtime EMS worker killed in crash (wach.com)
• Law enforcement reports rise in hands-free citations across the South Carolina Midlands (wltx.com)

West Columbia

• West Columbia has the best buffet restaurant in the US, new ranking says. Here's why it's great (thestate.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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