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🌱 What really happened during the handgun scare at Berry Middle School?

And on the Mesquite Patch calendar - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Oct 6-7

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Cheers Mesquite! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What really happened during the handgun scare at Berry Middle School?
  • How a Mesquite body shop helped transform a veteran's daily life

Also on today's calendar: Built for More Dallas-Area Men's Series featuring Chris Seidman and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 74 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with a passing shower, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A parent allegedly showed up armed at a Texas middle school, triggering a lockdown before police took them into custody (newsbreak.com) — Berry Middle School in Mesquite went into lockdown after a parent allegedly arrived at the secured entrance with a handgun, but police say the weapon was never displayed and no one was hurt. Mesquite ISD and police emphasize that safety procedures worked as intended, with officers quickly taking the parent into custody and keeping students and staff behind secure doors while the situation was investigated.
   

• Texas Collision Centers, GEICO Donate Refurbished Jeep to Dallas-area Veteran (bodyshopbusiness.com) — A Dallas-area Navy veteran just received a refurbished Jeep at Texas Collision Centers in Mesquite, giving him reliable transportation for college classes and future cybersecurity work. The donation, part of the NABC Recycled Rides program with GEICO, replaces his long transit and scooter commute and highlights how Mesquite's collision center partners with national charities to support veterans locally and across North Texas.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday October 5
  • LADY RAIDER VOLLEYBALL - 8B/7B vs QUINLAN
    SUNNYVALE ADMIN GYM (LOCATED BEHIND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL)
    5:30 pm
    • Tuesday October 6
  • LADY RAIDER VOLLEYBALL (V/JV) @ FARMERSVILLE HS
    Farmersville High School, 501A Hwy 78 N, Farmersville
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Meet Bean!
    It's hard to believe that this happy, goofy boy's life started the way it did. Bean is a 6-month-old Dalmatian/Lab mix who came to us after a friend… (Nextdoor Samuell Farms)
  • Meet Chopper!
    Chopper is a 7-month-old Chihuahua mix who came to us after one of our amazing fosters found him as a stray. At just about 13 pounds, he may be… (Nextdoor Samuell Farms)
  • General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems posted a job opening for Machinist II in Mesquite. Apply here.
  • Floor & Decor Holdings posted a job opening for Command Center Associate in Mesquite. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mesquite here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sunnyvale

  • Sunnyvale's Paislee Maupin carving own path along family's impressive athletic legacy (dallasnews.com)

Garland

  • Pedestrian fatally struck by train in Garland (thebentonlawfirm.com)
  • Voices of Veterans: Lieutenant Clint Bruce Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Navy During the Iraq/Afghanistan War (texas.gov)
  • John 10:1-21 ~ Truly I say to you (blogspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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