🌱 How a $35 million upgrade could reshape Midlothian’s beverage plant.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $35 million upgrade could reshape Midlothian's beverage plant.
• Why a global hit about Jesus chose Midlothian as its home.

Also on today's calendar: You Know the Old Slaying: An Interactive Murder Mystery Show and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 95 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Heavy t-storms; windy, humid, temps: high: 87, low: 72.
• Thursday: Heavy t-storms; not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $35 million expansion increases SunOpta's capacity (dairyprocessing.com) — SunOpta has invested about $35 million to add a fourth production line at its Midlothian beverage plant, boosting the facility's capacity by roughly 10%. The expanded operation, which opened in 2023, will produce more plant-based milks, creamers, teas, and broths in several popular package sizes to meet growing demand.
   

• After Eight Years, 'The Chosen' Has Filmed Its Final Scene (relevantmagazine.com) — Filming of the final season of "The Chosen" has wrapped in Midlothian, where the production has used Camp Hoblitzelle as its main set since Season 3. Creator Dallas Jenkins even moved his family to town, as the series grew from a crowdfunded pilot into a global hit reaching hundreds of millions of viewers.
   

📸 Around Midlothian

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Midlothian

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Tyke Tales: Pre-K Story Time →
  City Hall Community Room A, 215 N. 8th Street, Midlothian
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• You Know the Old Slaying: An Interactive Murder Mystery Show →
  Bearded Ax Brewery, 301 West Main Street, Midlothian
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Augmented Music for Pre-K →
  215 N. 8th Street, Midlothian
• Lady Cubs Volleyball @ FSMS
  Frank Seale Middle School Midlothian, TX 76065
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• VB @ Crandall
  Midlothian High School Midlothian, TX 76065
  5:30 pm
• Jaguar Volleyball vs Lancaster HS
  Midlothian Heritage High School, 4000 Fm 1387, Midlothian
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Midlothian High School Homecoming Football Game
  Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium, 1800 S 14th St, Midlothian
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Hot Flash 5K Walk/Run →
  Midlothian TX
Monday October 12
• Meeting - Post & ALA →
  Midlothian Civic Center, 224 S. 11th St, Midlothian
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas
  9:30 am
• Job Seeker Peer Support Club
  Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas
  10:00 am
• Walking Distance: Andrew Anderson Career Retrospective LOL
  Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SECOND SPRING
  Last night, in the pitch dark, I donned a headlamp and went outside to change out the nectar in all of my five hummingbird feeders. I wanted my… (Nextdoor McAlpin )

• Uline, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Department Manager - Bilingual in Midlothian. Apply here.
• Sonepar USA Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Midlothian. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Midlothian here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• 822 Heat and Air Expands Commercial HVAC Installation and AC Service and Repair Offerings (cincinnati.com)
• Trevis Gipson, Carolina Panthers, LB - News, Stats, Bio (cbssports.com)

Waxahachie

• Duncanville-Waxahachie headlines week of key matchups between district unbeatens (dallasnews.com)
• I Bagged Groceries at Texas' H-E-B. Come Shop With Me Now (allrecipes.com)

Mansfield

• Trader Joe's is expanding with these new Texas stores (mysanantonio.com)
• Meet The Candidates: Ebony Turner For Texas House District 96 (lonestarleft.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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