🌱 Maker Meetup and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Maker Meetup
• Writers' Alliance of Gainesville
• Hawthorne Hub at Hawthorne Branch

... and check out 5 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: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hawthorne

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Saturday Story Time
  Library Partnership | Alachua County Library District, 912 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Maker Meetup
  Headquarters Library | Alachua County Library District , 401 E University Ave , Gainesville
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Writers' Alliance of Gainesville
  Millhopper Branch | Alachua County Library District , 3145 NW 43rd St , Gainesville
  2:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Hawthorne Hub
  Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room
  3:00 pm
• Santa Shop PM
  Ochwilla Elementary School Hawthorne, FL 32640
  5:00 pm
• PK & K Christmas Performance
  Ochwilla Elementary School Hawthorne, FL 32640
  5:30 pm
• 1st & 2nd Christmas Performance
  Ochwilla Elementary School Hawthorne, FL 32640
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Wind-Down Wednesday
  Hawthorne Branch - Meeting Room
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Governing Board Meeting
  Headquarters Library | Alachua County Library District , 401 E University Ave , Gainesville
  10:30 am
• Story Time
  Micanopy Branch - Dance Hall
  11:00 am
• Teen Craft Club
  Millhopper Branch | Alachua County Library District , 3145 NW 43rd St , Gainesville
  4:00 pm
• ArtSpace: Origami Tree Ornaments
  Waldo Branch | Alachua County Library District , 15150 NE US Hwy 301 , Waldo
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Alachua County recently celebrated the completion of the county’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) with a climate festival at the UF/IFAS Extension Office.
  The plan, the product of years of collaboration across the community, represents an important milestone reflecting the community’s commitment to… (Nextdoor )
• I received a letter from
  my bank . So I called my bank. It was a fraud letter.. it had a telephone number on the notice to call. I did not I call my regular number that I… (Nextdoor Hawthorne/Johnson)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Certified Shift Manager Starting At $15 Hour in Hawthorne. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Interlachen

• Putnam County Legal Notices 121025 (palatkadailynews.com)

Keystone Heights

• Obituaries — Dec. 9, 2025 (bctelegraph.com)

Gainesville

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