🌱 Blue Jays Coach Dies At 58 + Small Business Saturday At HOB

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Kristen, your host of the Dunedin Daily.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with plenty of sun. High: 71 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Dunedin:

1. HOB Brewing Company and The Jungle Nutrition are hosting a Small Business Saturday Holiday Event this weekend. Vendors will include local small businesses, kicking off the holiday shopping season right! The event will take place at HOB in Dunedin between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Keep in mind, this overlaps with HOB's Toy Drive which is held between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM on Saturday. Anyone who brings an unwrapped toy will receive a BOGO beer ticket. (Facebook)
2. Students are invited to enter the City Of Dunedin's Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest. The essay should be no more than 500 words. The city is asking for students to write a response to the provided MLK quote. Five winners will be selected and are invited to read their essays at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 15, 2022. The deadline for this contest is December 17. (Press Release Desk)
3. Christmas at the Station is back at the Dunedin History Museum for 2021. Tickets are $20 each and include live holiday music, arts and crafts, roasting marshmallows, making reindeer food, holiday shopping, falling snow, and a visit from Santa. Reservations can be made online for December 16 -20. (Dunedin Museum)
4. Long-time Blue Jays coach and minor-league infielder, Omar Malavé, has passed away at just 58 years old on Monday. After eight seasons managing the team, Malavé left a lasting impression on the organization, the team, and the community. His daughter has confirmed Malavé died by suicide and had been struggling with his mental health. He died in his Dunedin home. (WIKI)

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Today in Dunedin:

• Fitness For Seniors at the Hale Senior Activity Center (1:00 PM)
• Live music at Cararcara Restaurant and Bar (6:00 PM)

Dunedin Patch Notebook

• The Dunedin American Legion Post 275 invites you to help decorate a lamp post downtown by Café Alfresco at 8:30 AM. (Facebook)
• The Greater Dunedin Little League invites you to check out its GDLL lamp post located downtown. (Facebook)
• The Dunedin Blue Jays pay their respects to the late Omar Malavé saying he "... left a lasting impression on the organization in his eight seasons managing for us. He will be greatly missed, and our thoughts are with his family, friends, and players he mentored during his time in Dunedin. (Facebook)

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