🌱 What a new $210 million Air Force deal means for Brookshire

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In today's newsletter:

• What a new $210 million Air Force deal means for Brookshire

Also on today's calendar: Succulent Pumpkin Workshop and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 92, low: 78.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 87 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Raytheon Lands Massive $20.7B Air Force AMRAAM Missile Contract (clearancejobs.com) — A Brookshire-based company, Thomas Instrument, has secured an estimated $210 million Air Force contract to remanufacture power drive units for B-2 and B-52 bomber launchers, with all work to be done in Brookshire through 2036. This long-term deal could mean sustained high-skill jobs and federal investment in the local industrial base, even as the broader article lists many other large military contracts nationwide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookshire

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• City Council Meeting →
  Katy City Hall, 901 Avenue C, Katy
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• HS Cross Country Meet @ Katy
  Royal ISD Pattison, TX 77466
• HS HOME Volleyball Game vs Navasota
  Royal High School, 34499 Royal Rd, Brookshire
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• HS AWAY Volleyball Game vs Giddings
  Giddings High School, 2335 N Main St, Giddings
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Freshman & JV AWAY Football Game vs Navasota
  Navasota High School, 1 Rattler Dr, Navasota
  5:00 pm
• HS HOME Volleyball Game vs Sealy
  Royal High School, 34499 Royal Rd, Brookshire
  5:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Succulent Pumpkin Workshop →
  Brookwood Gift & Garden Center & Café, 1502 FM 1489, Brookshire
• Varsity HOME Football Game vs Navasota
  Falcon Stadium, 34499 Royal Rd, Brookshire
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Preschool Explorer Time →
  Maud Smith Marks Library, 1815 Westgreen Boulevard, Katy
  11:15 am
• Preschool Explorer Time @ Maud Marks Library →
  Maud Smith Marks Library, 1815 Westgreen Boulevard, Katy
  11:15 am
• Little Sprouts Baby Story Time →
  Katy Library, 5414 Franz Road, Katy
  11:30 am
• Little Sprouts Baby Story Time @ Katy Library →
  Katy Library, 5414 Franz Road, Katy
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This beautiful dog showed up at a neighbor on Mallard at the front of section 2 Peregrine Estates last night Sat 9/26th @7pm.
  He/she has a red collar with no id. It doesn't respond to a whistle or calling, but super friendly. I have him in my fenced area. I'll keep him here… (Nextdoor Peregrine Estates)

• Sun & Ski Sports posted a job opening for Bike Builder in Katy. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Cashier in Katy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookshire here.

🗞 Nearby News

Katy

• How Venezuelan Cuisine is Transforming Katy's Food Scene (thetexastasty.com)
• Maud Marks Library Packs October With Free Programs for Katy Communicator Families, Teens and Adults (myneighborhoodnews.com)
• A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Nottingham Country Readers (myneighborhoodnews.com)

Fulshear

• MPC/Project of the Year: Cross Creek West, Fulshear (houstonagentmagazine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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