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🌱 Patch AM: New Port Richey winter community remembers Irene M. Ballou’s devoted service

Also check out Free Celsius on Sundays in December on the New Port Richey Patch calendar

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  • New Port Richey winter community remembers Irene M. Ballou’s devoted service

Also on today's calendar: Free Celsius on Sundays in December and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Irene M. Ballou (atholdailynews.com) — Longtime winter resident Irene M. Ballou, 92, was deeply involved in New Port Richey’s Orchid Lake community and the Community Congregational Church, where she helped lead events, meals, and craft groups. Her obituary traces a life devoted to family, sewing, genealogy, and decades of civic and church service in both Orange, Massachusetts, and New Port Richey.
   

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