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🌱 How a Van Vleck grad rose to lead a Bay City mill

And on the Bay City Patch calendar - El Maton National Hall Live Music Sundays

Thursday August 20th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello again Bay City! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Van Vleck grad rose to lead a Bay City mill

Also on today's calendar: Rice Consolidated at Boling and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 96 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 97, low: 76.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Van Vleck graduate builds career at TenarisBayCity (baycitytribune.com) — A Van Vleck High School graduate is now leading a 37-person team at the TenarisBayCity hot rolling mill, a major employer in Bay City and Matagorda County. Madison O'Neal, whose parents are from Bay City, returned home after college to build her engineering career at the local mill and plans to keep her long-term future rooted in the community.
   

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  • 2 Helps You: Brazoria County beekeepers raise concerns over mosquito spraying deaths, transparency of pesticides used (click2houston.com)
  • Former Sheriff's deputy indicted after fatal shooting (universitystar.com)
  • Federal court blocks nearby GulfLink oil export project (baycitytribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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