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🌱 Friday Bunco and 10 more events
Also, don't miss Bridge on the Lakeland Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Bridge at Lakeland Senior Center
- Friday Bunco at Lakeland Senior Center
- Farkle
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
- Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeland
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★ Featured events ★
- Bridge →
Lakeland Senior Center, 4527 Canada Road, Lakeland
12:30 pm
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Friday Bunco →
Lakeland Senior Center, 4527 Canada Road, Lakeland
1:00 pm - Farkle →
IH Clubhouse (Rec Room), Lakeland - Jamming Group →
International Harvester Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Road, Lakeland
2:00 pm - Canasta →
International Harvester Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Road, Lakeland
12:30 pm - MS XC @ Shelby Farms
Lakeland Middle Preparatory School Arlington, TN 38002
5:00 pm - International Family Night
Lakeland Preparatory School, 5020 Lions Crst Dr, Lakeland
6:00 pm - Games →
International Harvester Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Road, Lakeland
12:00 pm
Friday September 25
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
📣 Lakeland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MS Girls Soccer WTAC Tournament
Lakeland Middle Preparatory School Arlington, TN 38002
5:30 pm - MS Football vs. Crestview w/ JV & Homecoming
(ATH)-LPS-OUT-Turf Field (500)
6:30 pm - Lakeland Preparatory at Arlington →
Arlington High School, 5475 Airline Rd, Arlington
7:00 pm - FREE Fun Run and Water Quality Festival for Clean Water →
Arlington TN
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Voyager I spacecraft will reach 1 light-day from Earth in November.
That's about 16 billion miles away. It is in interstellar space past the heliopause, the place where the sun's solar winds no longer have any affect… (Nextdoor Woodland Park)
🗞 Nearby News
Arlington
- Volleyball Recap: Upperman Falls in a Tight One to Arlington (maxpreps.com)
Bartlett
- Cobb returns — shot clock added — for The Classic at Tennessee High (johnsoncitypress.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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