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🌱 Patch AM: FL Polio Survivor Raising Funds To Continue Work With Therapy Dogs

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Hey there, New Port Richey! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Polio survivor seeks new therapy dog and van to keep helping kids
  • How New Port Richey’s first women’s club quietly built the city
  • Thinking about backyard hens in New Port Richey? Know these new rules

Also on today's calendar: Free Celsius on Sundays in December and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FL Polio Survivor Raising Funds To Continue Work With Therapy Dogs (patch.com) — New Port Richey–area readers meet Trinity resident William “Scott” Baggett, a polio survivor who has spent decades bringing comfort to children through highly trained therapy dogs at hospitals, schools and libraries. Now reliant on a powerchair and grieving the loss of his latest dog, he’s raising funds for a mobility van so he can stay independent and continue his outreach work.
   

• West Pasco Community Chronicles: Woman's Civic Club of New Port Richey (suncoastnews.com) — New Port Richey’s first women-led civic group helped shape much of the city’s early infrastructure, from Pine Hill Cemetery to Pierce Elementary and even the first electric streetlights. This historical look back traces how the Woman’s Civic Club evolved, supported community traditions, and ultimately donated its longtime Sims Park clubhouse to the city before it was lost in a 1989 training burn.
   

• Pasco County residents allowed to keep four hens on property (baynews9.com) — Pasco County homeowners, including those in New Port Richey, can now legally keep up to four hens in backyard coops, no roosters allowed. A New Port Richey family’s experience highlights how the new ordinance supports fresh eggs, animal care, and upcoming county classes for would-be chicken keepers starting in January.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Merry Christmas, neighbors!
    Hope everyone’s having a warm and peaceful holiday. (Nextdoor Seven Springs Homes)
  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Oreo, a cat who went missing in New Port Richey, FL, has been safely reunited with their family after 3 hours, 29 minutes. Message from Owner: … (Nextdoor Town Of New Port Richey)
  • Cracker Barrel posted a job opening for Cook in New Port Richey. Apply here.
  • Seaway posted a job opening for Mold Maker II in Port Richey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Port Richey here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Port Richey 20-year-old Shane Missler claims $450M Mega Millions jackpot (wkrg.com)

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  • Holiday cleanup: what to recycle and what to throw away (fox13news.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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