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🌱 Patch AM: How a Spring elementary teacher changed one writer’s entire life
Also, don't miss Laugh in the Woods Comedy Show on the Spring Patch calendar
Good morning to you Spring! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Spring elementary teacher changed one writer's entire life
Also on today's calendar: Laugh in the Woods Comedy Show and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Sunshine and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 74.
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man writes about elementary teacher in book–then she does the unexpected (newsweek.com) — A novelist credits his early love of writing to his fourth-grade teacher at Ponderosa Elementary in Spring, where creative assignments and warm encouragement helped him through a difficult time at home. Decades later, after thanking her in his debut novel's acknowledgments, she quietly appeared at his Houston book event, leading to an emotional reunion. Their story highlights how Spring teachers can leave lifelong marks on students. 
📸 Around Spring
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spring
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★ Featured events ★
- Laugh in the Woods Comedy Show →
I-45, Oakridge North, TX 77386 (next to I-FLY),
7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- HNWCC Networking Breakfast September 2026 →
Location CASELLA 18381 Terranova West Drive Spring, TX 77379 18381 Terranova West Drive Spring TX 77379, 18381 Terranova West Drive, Spring - Purse Bingo →
Sawyer Park Icehouse, 314 Pruitt Road, Spring - Toddler Story Time (2 time slots) →
Kevin Brady Library, 2250 Buckthorne Pl, Spring
9:15 am - Puppet Players Present →
Barbara Bush Library, 6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring
4:30 pm - Crafting Tween Tuesdays →
Barbara Bush Library, 6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring
5:00 pm - Woodlands - Pistol Caliber Gun Club →
The Woodlands Location, 26115 I45 Frontage Rd., Spring
6:00 pm - Karaoke Night with Yelba and Roy – MB Speakeasy in Old Town Spring →
MB Speakeasy, 417A Gentry St, Spring
7:00 pm - Baby and Me Storytime (2 time slots) →
Kevin Brady Library, 2250 Buckthorne Pl, Spring
9:15 am - Spring- Girl & a Gun "Breakfast & Bullets" →
Spring Location, 4401 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring
9:30 am - Community Estate & Car Show →
Spring TX - Houston Area Machine Knitters – Spring →
George Bush Community Center, 6827 Cypresswood Dr., Spring
12:00 pm - Spring - Pistol Caliber Gun Club →
Spring Location, 4401 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
📣 Spring Shout Outs!
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Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Spring PatchAM possible:
- GIR Appliance repair — (346) 625-4289
Click here to show your appreciation! 💚
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I need your help.
Is there any rehabbers that can take care of baby possums? I have a mama possum that was harmed last night and didn't realize she had babies, and… (Nextdoor Dove Meadows) - Is a part of my wife's beautiful garden, she planted a milkweed plant to attract butterflies.
It finally flowered and what a beautiful flower it has. It is a giant milkweed that 6 to 8 feet tall, and it is native to northern Africa and Asia (Nextdoor Rhodes Landing Blv)
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company posted a job opening for Edge Category Manager in Spring. Apply here.
- Casa de las Campanas posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring here.
🗞 Nearby News
Humble
- Dr. Larry E. Beauchamp Releases New Christian Living Book and Announces Two Major Fall Festival Appearances (issuewire.com)
- Global winter wreath issue sends festive greetings worldwide, Sept. 18 (linns.com)
- Cargo ships are betting their future on green methanol as a cleaner energy source, and tiny 'pop-up' factories built from repurposed car engines that convert waste gas on-site may be the only way to produce enough of it to power a global fleet (energiesmedia.com)
Ok Spring! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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