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In today's newsletter:
- Are you one of the Fort Hood patients being reassigned?
- How new Fort Hood gardens aim to boost soldiers' health
- How a Harker Heights program could reshape post-service careers near Fort Hood.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Breezy with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
- Thursday: Heavy t-storms; not as warm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. CRDAMC to transition Heights patients to other Ft. Hood clinics (fox44news.com) — If you get care through the Harker Heights Medical Home, your primary care will shift to clinics on Fort Hood this October while that facility's climate issues are evaluated. CRDAMC says services will continue, but urges patients to update contact details so they don't miss reassignment notices. 
2. CTC Horticulture students help Ft. Hood Soldiers develop healthy habits (fox44news.com) — Soldiers at Fort Hood are teaming up with Central Texas College horticulture students to build raised-bed gardens and learn how to grow and cook fresh foods right on post. The new Operation Iron Harvest program links nutrition, performance, and readiness while giving students hands-on experience supporting the Fort Hood military community.
3. Harker Heights Training Center brings together veterans and clean energy careers (kdhnews.com) — A Harker Heights training center is expanding hands-on solar and battery programs to help Fort Hood service members transition into well-paying clean energy careers without leaving Central Texas. Local leaders, industry groups, and employers are aligning the curriculum with national competency standards so veterans' skills translate across states while strengthening the long-term workforce and economy around the base.
4. Former Ft Hood soldier sentenced in hacking, extortion case (everythinglubbock.com) — A former Fort Hood soldier has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for a long-running cybercrime scheme involving hacked telecom data, blackmail, and attempted extortion of more than $1 million. Investigators say much of the activity happened while he was on active duty, with multiple federal agencies involved in the case.
📸 Around Fort Hood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Hood
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- College & Career Planning: FAFSA
Killeen ISD Career Center, 1320 Stagecoach Dr., Killeen
6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toddler Time →
Copperas Cove TX
10:15 am - HS V Tennis vs Lake Belton
Copperas Cove High School, 400 S 25th St, Copperas Cove
4:00 pm - CJH 8th Football vs L Belton
Bulldawg Stadium, 702 Joe Lombardi Wy, Copperas Cove
5:00 pm - HS Volleyball @ Midway
Midway High School, 8200 Mars Dr, Waco
5:00 pm - Lee 8th Football vs Lamar
S C Lee Junior High School, 1205 Courtney Ln, Copperas Cove
5:30 pm - Swim @ Temple
Temple ISD Athletic Center, 220 N 27th St, Temple
5:30 pm - American Karate (Youths) →
501 South Main St, Copperas Cove
6:30 pm - Commercial Music Ensemble Concert
Sue & Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center, 120 Baugh Performance, Harker Heights
7:00 pm - American Karate (Adults) →
Copperas Cove TX
7:30 pm - JH Cross Country @ Belton
RV Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area, Cottage Rd, Belton - CJH CROSS COUNTRY @ BELTON
RV Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area, Cottage Rd, Belton
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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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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