🌱 Beginners Chess and 11 more events

What's up Sun City West! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• International John Violinist coming to The Herberger Theater Center Stage West on Sun. January 4, 20 at Herberger Theater Center
• Beginners Chess
• Spiritline Showcase at Connolly Middle School

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 46.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, with a high of 76 and low of 47 degrees.

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📸 Around Sun City West

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sun City West

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• International John Violinist coming to The Herberger Theater Center Stage West on Sun. January 4, 20
  Herberger Theater Center, 222 E Monroe St, Phoenix
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Beginners Chess
  13801 W Meeker Blvd , Sun City West
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Spiritline Showcase
  Connolly Middle School , 2002 E Concorda Dr , Tempe
  5:00 pm
• Frank Orchestra, Band, Choir Concert
  Frank Elementary School , 8409 S Avenida del Yaqui , Guadalupe
  5:30 pm
• Cookbook Club
  Wickenburg Public Library , 164 E Apache St , Wickenburg
  5:30 pm
• Curry Band, Orchestra, Choir Concert
  John J. Curry Elementary School , 1974 E Meadow Dr , Tempe
  5:30 pm
• Rover Elementary Band Orchestra Choir Winter Concert
  Rover Elementary School , 1300 E Watson Dr , Tempe
  6:00 pm
• CMS Orchestra Concert (All Groups)
  Connolly Middle School , 2002 E Concorda Dr , Tempe
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Coloring for Adults
  13801 W Meeker Blvd , Sun City West
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Gingerbread Gift Tags
  Sun City Branch at Program Room
  3:00 pm
• WAITLIST ONLY: Gingerbread Gift Tags
  Sun City Branch at Program Room
  3:00 pm
• JV Boys Basketball/Spiritline- Championships
  McKemy Academy of International Studies , 2250 S College Ave , Tempe
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball/Spiritline- Semifinals
  Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School , 1025 S Beck Ave , Tempe
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash involving a Tempe police officer is blocking lanes near I-10, restricting Baseline Road to one lane in both directions and backing up traffic to Twin Peaks, but all lanes are now open.
  5:54AM on Dec 16: Tempe police officer is involved in a crash near I-10, restricting Baseline Road to one lane in both directions. (Nextdoor )

• Banner Health posted a job opening for Senior Cook in Sun City West. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in Surprise. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sun City West here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Surprise

• Foreign fighter sentenced to consecutive life prison sentences for 2018 double homicide and armed robbery of couple in Estero (wgcu.org)
• Here are the Arizona cities with largest population gains (azbigmedia.com)
• Surprise beefs up its veteran services (yourvalley.net)

Peoria

• Woman arrested on child abuse, other charges after fight at Peoria home (azfamily.com)
• West Valley youth poetry competition back for 4th year (yourvalley.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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