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🌱 What North Canaan’s student drop means for next year’s school budget
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In today's newsletter:
- What North Canaan’s student drop means for next year’s school budget
Also on today's calendar: TPS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Salisbury School and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Windy with a snow shower, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 31, low: 13.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 30 and low of 15 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Region One enrollment drops 4% from last year (lakevillejournal.com) — Region One school enrollment has dropped about 4% since last year, and North Canaan Elementary’s numbers slipped from 353 to 338 students. These figures will shape how much North Canaan pays toward the regional high school, special education services, and central office when budget talks begin this spring. 
📸 Around North Canaan
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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Canaan
★ Featured events ★
- Not Too Many, Too Few: Population, Progress, and the Case for People
Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 246 Warren Turnpike Rd, Falls Village
7:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- TPS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Salisbury School
Salisbury School , 251 Canaan Rd , Salisbury
7:00 pm - A John Denver Christmas
Infinity Music Hall - Norfolk , Norfolk Historic District , Norfolk
8:00 pm - Salisbury Reads "A Woman on God's Earth" Book Discussion with Jana Laiz.
Scoville Memorial Library , 38 Main St , Salisbury
4:00 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
📣 North Canaan Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cookie Exchange at the Center on Main
Center on Main , 103 Main Street , Falls Village
4:00 pm - READ-y or Not Book Club
David M. Hunt Library , 63 Main Street , Falls Village
3:30 pm - The 5th Annual North Canaan Santa's Chase 5K Road Race
North Canaan Town Hall , 100 Pease St , Canaan
10:00 am - Falls Village Holiday Extravaganza at the Center on Main
Center on Main , 103 Main Street , Falls Village
4:00 pm - Let's Make Ornaments!
Canaan Kids Artspace , 27 Railroad St Left Unit , Canaan
1:00 pm - Free Community Screening: Home Alone
Canaan Colonial Theatre , 27 Railroad St , Canaan
2:00 pm - Mobile Wellness Van – Canaan
15 E Main St , Canaan
6:30 pm - Free Community Screening: The Polar Express
Canaan Colonial Theatre , 27 Railroad St , Canaan
2:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Tuesday December 16
Saturday December 20
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🗞 Nearby News
Norfolk
- 12x12 show draws art aficionados to Hunt Library (lakevillejournal.com)
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