🌱 How Wetumpka’s band director shaped 25 years of school spirit

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In today's newsletter:

• How Wetumpka’s band director shaped 25 years of school spirit

Also on today's calendar: New Year's at Camp Chandler and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wetumpka High School band director celebrates 25 years of making music (wsfa.com) — Wetumpka residents can celebrate longtime band director Jason Warnix, who’s marking 25 years of teaching music and 18 years leading the Wetumpka High School band. He credits the community and students for creating a strong school spirit, from football games to parades, and says watching former students keep playing into adulthood is the most rewarding part of his work.
   

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📸 Around Wetumpka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wetumpka

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Wetumpka Middle vs Millbrook Middle
  Wetumpka Middle School, 1000 Micanopy St, Wetumpka
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Preschool Story Time
  Wetumpka, AL Calendar , 212 South Main Street , Wetumpka
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Les Mills Yoga with Kelsey
  Wetumpka YMCA , 200 Red Eagle Rd , Wetumpka
  8:30 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Wetumpka, AL Calendar

Tuesday December 30

• New Year's at Camp Chandler
  YMCA Camp Chandler , 1240 Jordan Dam Rd , Wetumpka
  9:00 am
• Camp Chandler New Years Camp
  YMCA Camp Chandler , 1240 Jordan Dam Rd , Wetumpka
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Zumba with Ashley T
  Wetumpka YMCA , 200 Red Eagle Rd , Wetumpka
  8:30 am
• Tuesdays with Kelly
  The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts , 301 Hill St , Wetumpka
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
  Millbrook Theatre , 5720 Main St , Millbrook
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Les Mills Yoga with Kelsey
  Wetumpka YMCA , 200 Red Eagle Rd , Wetumpka
  8:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Holiday 5K, 10K, & Half Marathon at Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, AL (52) 40
  1 Festival Dr , Montgomery
  2:00 pm
• Holiday 1M, 5K, 10K, 15K, & Half Marathon at Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, AL (52) 40
  1 Festival Dr , Montgomery
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone on High Ridge missing an umbrella this morning?
  Found an open one stuck in my backyard fence. Winds are gusting pretty good and I assume someone left it open to dry over night. If you can describe… (Nextdoor High Ridge & Ridgefield)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Wetumpka. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Wetumpka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wetumpka here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Elmore

• Elmore County Family Resource Center hosts lunch and learn, receives T-Mobile grant (elmoreautauganews.com)
• SEHS Girls Basketball Moves Up to #6 in Class 6A and Wins Three Games During the Week (elmoreautauganews.com)
• Man killed in single-vehicle crash on Highway 9 in Elmore County (abc3340.com)

Montgomery

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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