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🌱 Petty--Fall & Class Pictures and 11 more events
And on the Portland Patch calendar - Freshman B Team Football vs Carroll (away)
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Petty--Fall & Class Pictures at TAFT ISD
- Freshman B Team Football vs Carroll (away) at Gregory-Portland ISD
- F/JV Football vs Carroll at Gregory-Portland ISD
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 98, low: 79.
- Thursday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 81 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portland
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- Petty--Fall & Class Pictures
TAFT ISD Taft, TX 78390
8:00 am - Freshman B Team Football vs Carroll (away)
Gregory-Portland ISD Carroll High 3202 Saratoga Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78415, USA
5:00 pm - F/JV Football vs Carroll
Gregory-Portland ISD Ray Akins Football Stadium
5:00 pm - Varsity Volleyball Seguin Tournament
Gregory-Portland ISD Seguin High School 1315 E. Cedar Seguin, TX 78155 - THS: Marching Band Rehearsal
TAFT ISD Band Hall/Greyhound Stadium
6:45 am - THS Varsity Volleyball: Skidmore-Tynan Varsity Tournament
TAFT ISD Taft, TX 78390
8:00 am - THS/RLTJHS Cross Country: King Invitational
TAFT ISD Dorothy Adkins Middle School, 2402 Ennis Joslin Rd, Corpus Chris
5:00 pm - THS JV FB: JV Greyhounds vs Karnes City JV Badgers (Home)
TAFT ISD Taft Greyhound Stadium, 809 McIntyre Ave, Taft, TX
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- TJH--Fall Student Pictures
TAFT ISD Media Center
8:30 am - THS Volleyball: Lady Greyhounds vs Skidmore-Tynan Lady Bobcats
TAFT ISD Skidmore-Tynan High School, 213 W Walton St, Skidmore, TX, 783
5:00 pm - F/JV/V Volleyball vs Aransas Pass
Gregory-Portland ISD Gregory-Portland High School
5:00 pm - Band Booster Meeting
TAFT ISD Band Hall
5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
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If you are in need of a notary call or msg me at 361.238.0781. Available anytime. (Nextdoor Bay Ridge)
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🗞 Nearby News
Corpus Christi
- Corpus Christi City Council to consider zero-tolerance policy for space-based euthanasia (kiiitv.com)
- Subaru donates over $20,000 in gift cards, supplies to Hicks Elementary teachers (kristv.com)
- Farrah Fawcett statue proposal moves forward (kiiitv.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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