Community Corner
🌱 How did 25 frozen New England turtles end up in Marathon?
Happening soon: Marathon Movie Nights on the Marathon Patch calendar
Greetings Marathon! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did 25 frozen New England turtles end up in Marathon?
Also on today's calendar: FREE Aikido Classes at Big Pine Key Community Park and 5 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Marathon? Post it to Marathon photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 75 and low of 71 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 72.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rare Kemp's ridley sea turtles rescued off New England on the mend at Keys turtle hospital (wusf.org) — Endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles rescued from frigid Cape Cod waters are now recovering at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, where staff are running CAT scans, antibiotics, and warm-water rehab. Over the coming months, these juvenile turtles will be treated for cold-related injuries before being released off Cape Canaveral once they’re healthy enough to return to the ocean. 
📸 Around Marathon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marathon
★ Featured events ★
- Marathon Movie Nights
Monroe County Public Library, Marathon Branch, Marathon
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Planning Commission Hearing (Hybrid Meeting)
Monroe County, FL Calendar , 2798 Overseas Hwy. 2nd Floor , Marathon
10:00 am - Cudjoe Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Monroe County, FL Calendar
10:00 am - Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual Committee Meeting
Monroe County, FL Calendar
10:00 am - FREE Line Dance Classes - Big Pine Key Community Park
Monroe County, FL Calendar , 31009 Atlantis Rd , Big Pine Key
1:00 pm - Tobacco Cessation Group Meeting at Big Pine Key Community Park
Monroe County, FL Calendar , 31009 Atlantis Drive , Big Pine Key
4:00 pm - Holiday Parade - Tavernier
Monroe County, FL Calendar
6:00 pm - FREE Aikido Classes at Big Pine Key Community Park
Big Pine Key Park , 31009 Atlantis Dr , Big Pine Key
6:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
📣 Marathon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Plant Diagnostic Clinic- Tavernier
Monroe County, FL Calendar
9:00 am - Development Review Committee Meeting (VIRTUAL)
Monroe County, FL Calendar
1:00 pm - Holiday Parade - Long Key & Layton
Monroe County, FL Calendar
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Shaner Hotel Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Auditor | Courtyard by Marriott Faro Blanco Resort in Marathon. Apply here.
- Signia by Hilton Atlanta posted a job opening for Complex Wedding Catering Sales Manager | Faro Blanco Resort & Yacht Club, a Curio by Hilton & Courtyard by Marriott - Franchise in Marathon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marathon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Key West
- Setting the Stage for the Famous Shoe (floridaweekly.com)
- Ashley N. Sybesma: Champion of public service and complex civil litigation (miami.edu)
- The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists (cato.org)
Key Largo
- Discover the Absolute Best Things to Do in Key Largo Florida (mightytravels.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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