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🌱 See where Odessa High lands in Delaware’s first winter rankings
Coming up on the Odessa Patch calendar: Annual Holiday Regiment Party 2025 (ALL Meet)
Good day Odessa! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See where Odessa High lands in Delaware’s first winter rankings
Also on today's calendar: Breakfast with Santa at The Odessa Fire Company and 4 more events.
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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 and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 25 degrees.
- Friday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
- Saturday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 42 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Who's No. 1? Delaware high school winter sports team rankings debut (delawareonline.com) — Odessa High’s winter sports teams are already making noise, debuting in statewide rankings among Delaware’s top programs. These early-season lists show how Odessa stacks up against traditional powers like Salesianum, Dover, and Cape Henlopen, giving local fans a first snapshot of who to watch as the winter schedule heats up. 
📸 Around Odessa
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Odessa
★ Featured events ★
- Annual Holiday Regiment Party 2025 (ALL Meet)
Cantwell's Tavern, 109 Main St, Odessa
1:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- 2026 Partnership, Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce 1050 Industrial Dr #110, Middletown, DE 19709 - Lunch + Learn: Mastering De-Escalation: Strategies for Conflict Management & Effective Communication
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce 651 N. Broad Street, Suite 106
12:00 pm - Breakfast with Santa at The Odessa Fire Company
304 Main St , Odessa
1:00 pm - Ugly Sweater Mixer Hosted By WSFS/STAM Promotional Marketing
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Office 651 N. Broad Street Middletown, DE 19709
5:30 pm - Planning & Zoning Commission monthly meeting
Middletown Town Meetings Town Hall at 19 W. Green Street, Middletown, Delaware 19709
7:00 pm - 2026 Partnership, Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce 1050 Industrial Dr #110, Middletown, DE 19709
Friday December 12
Sunday December 14
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
📣 Odessa Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Middletown FSBC Trivia | First State Brewing Company
First State Brewing Company , 109 Patriot Dr , Middletown
7:00 pm - Lunch + Learn: Mastering De-Escalation: Strategies for Conflict Management & Effective Communication
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce , 651 N. Broad Street, Suite 106 , Middletown
12:00 pm - 3 Palms Zoo Presents: Zoo Lights & Christmas Nights 2025
3 Palms Zoo & Education Center , 1060 Vandyke Greenspring Rd , Townsend
6:00 pm - MK Glass Designs: Snowflakes
Whitehall Recreation Center , 735 Mapleton Ave , Middletown
6:30 pm - MULLIGAN'S MIDDLETOWN, DE
Mulligans , 631 Bayview Rd , Middletown
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Appoquinimink School District posted a job opening for Spring, Head Coach - Boys Varsity Lacrosse in Middletown. Apply here.
- Delaware Schools Consortium posted a job opening for JV Girls Soccer Head Coach in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Odessa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Middletown
- Chipotle Debuts Middletown's First Chipotlane With New Menu Items, Hiring Push (mychesco.com)
- Teen Shot In Middletown Rolling Drive By (firststateupdate.com)
- Stephano Slack acquires two accounting firms for growth (delawarebusinesstimes.com)
St. Georges
- Delaware high school basketball coaches split on splitting into divisions (delawareonline.com)
Ok Odessa! 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
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