🌱 How a Tanque Verde junior leapt from high school pitch to pro squad

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• How a Tanque Verde junior leapt from high school pitch to pro squad

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 47.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Small school, big talent: A Tanque Verde junior's rapid rise in the Tucson soccer scene (tucson.com) — A standout Tanque Verde High School junior, Amelia Kidd, is helping elevate the Hawks’ girls soccer program while already earning a spot with FC Tucson Women at just 16. Her scoring streak, leadership as a three-year captain, and 4.2 GPA highlight how one student-athlete is boosting pride and recognition for Tanque Verde’s small-school sports community.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tanque Verde

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Cholla vs Tanque Verde
  Tanque Verde High School, 4201 N Melpomene Way, Tucson
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Sensory Program Session 1
  Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library , 8959 East Tanque Verde Road , Tucson
  10:15 am
• Sensory Program Session 2
  Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library , 8959 East Tanque Verde Road , Tucson
  11:15 am
• Varsity Soccer - Girl's (JV): Cholla vs Tanque Verde
  Tanque Verde High School
  4:00 pm
• JV Soccer - Boy's (W): Tanque Verde vs Cholla
  Cholla High Magnet School
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Soccer - Girl's (W): Cholla vs Tanque Verde
  Tanque Verde High School
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Visit the Bookmobile at Far Horizons RV Park
  Far Horizons RV Park , 8959 East Tanque Verde Road , Tucson
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library , 8959 East Tanque Verde Road , Tucson
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Part 2: Practical Privacy and Safety on the Internet
  Dusenberry-River Center Branch Library , 5605 East River Road, Number 105 , Tucson
  12:00 pm
• Garden Talk: Companion Gardening
  Dusenberry-River Center Branch Library , 5605 East River Road, Number 105 , Tucson
  2:00 pm
• Dungeon Master Training, Part 2 of 2
  Dusenberry-River Center Branch Library , 5605 East River Road, Number 105 , Tucson
  4:00 pm
• Choir Winter Concert
  Orange Grove Middle School , 1911 E Orange Grove Rd , Tucson
  6:00 pm

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• Sunrise Roofers LLC — (520) 668-6638
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🗞 Nearby News

Tucson

• Amid closure, local toy store owners donate entire inventory to help Tucson families (abc15.com)
• Auto-Financing Program In Tucson: No Credit Score Required (bakercityherald.com)
• ‘The Nutcracker': Ballet Tucson, TSO revive beloved holiday tradition (tucson.com)

South Tucson

• South Tucson community remembers those affected by TCE groundwater contamination (kold.com)

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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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