🌱 Main Street Bartow's Light Up Bartow Parade and 10 more events

What's up Fort Meade! 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:

• Main Street Bartow's Light Up Bartow Parade
• Fort Meade Christmas Parade
• Bartow Yellow Jackets vs Ft Meade Academy

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📸 Around Fort Meade

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Meade

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Christmas in the Village Drive Through
  Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club, 7000 Avon Park Cut Off Rd, Fort Meade
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Main Street Bartow's Light Up Bartow Parade
  Bartow Civic Center Beach Volleyball Court , 2250 S Floral Ave , Bartow
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Fort Meade Christmas Parade
  Monument Park , 801 2nd St SE , Fort Meade
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Bartow Yellow Jackets vs Ft Meade Academy
  Bartow High School , 1270 S Broadway Ave , Bartow
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Beginning Quilt Class
  3042 Doc Lindsey Rd , Fort Meade
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Book Babies
  Bartow, FL Calendar , 2150 S Broadway Ave. , Bartow
  10:00 am
• Songs & Stories
  Bartow, FL Calendar , 2150 S Broadway Ave. , Bartow
  11:00 am
• Seniors on the Move
  Bartow, FL Calendar Bartow, FL 33830
  2:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons at the Library
  Bartow, FL Calendar , 2150 S Broadway Ave. , Bartow
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• TEAM EXALT Elevate and "Raise your Bar" — CenFlo R/C
  Triple Nickel RC Park , 850 Co Rd 555 , Bartow
  9:30 am
• Get Moving! Chair Yoga
  Bartow, FL Calendar , 2150 S Broadway Ave. , Bartow
  9:30 am
• Library Closing Early
  Bartow, FL Calendar , 2150 S Broadway Ave. , Bartow
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• City of Fort Meade posted a job opening for Fire Chief, City of Fort Meade in Fort Meade. Apply here.
• Pilot Travel Centers, LLC posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Bartow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Meade here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bartow

• A century of Swan City sisterhood (6amcity.com)
• Zero boys basketball unbeatens; Miss Volleyball; TFA honors (orlandosentinel.com)

Mulberry

• Which Polk County high school wrestling program has had the best moments so far? Vote (theledger.com)
• Polk County deputies bust 3 accused of giving kids counterfeit money to spend at Lakeland businesses (fox13news.com)
• Mulberry Gears Up for a Festive Night at the Annual Christmas Parade December 13 (dailyridge.com)

Winter Haven

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-- The Patch AM Team

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