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🌱 Portland gathers to honor veterans at City Hall today

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In today's newsletter:

  • Portland gathers to honor veterans at City Hall today
  • Gregory-Portland singers earn All-Region honors and a path forward
  • Aransas Pass retirement guide weighs housing costs against healthcare access

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warmer with a few showers, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Veterans Day events planned across the Coastal Bend (kristv.com) — Portland will honor veterans today at 5 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial behind City Hall, 1900 Billy G. Webb Drive. The local Veterans Band will perform and city leaders will speak, part of a day of ceremonies and tributes across the Coastal Bend.
   

2. G-P High School choir members named all-region (southtexasnews.com) — Gregory-Portland High School singers earned All-Region Choir honors, with five named Area candidates and five selected as alternates. Aubree Cortez, Jayden Hinojosa and Aiden Mendoza each took first chair in their vocal sections, leading the school's showing in the Texas Music Educators Association competition.
   

3. 11 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire On The Gulf Coast (worldatlas.com) — Aransas Pass makes this Gulf Coast retirement guide for comparatively affordable homes and waterfront recreation, but access to emergency care is a consideration. The guide cites a June median home price near $249,000 and notes that residents rely on nearby Portland and Rockport for 24-hour emergency rooms.
   

4. Pirates take aim at playoffs in new district (southtexasnews.com) — Rockport-Fulton enters a tougher basketball district with three returning starters, including reigning district MVP Brian Kizer. Coach Keith Thompson is emphasizing defense and rebounding against new opponents such as Corpus Christi London and Miller. The Pirates' schedule includes the Gregory-Portland tournament Dec. 11–12.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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