🌱 Patch AM: How a Palm Harbor native just earned major preseason baseball honors

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Palm Harbor native just earned major preseason baseball honors

Also on today's calendar: 7th AnnualTarpon Springs Sponge Docks Craft Festival and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Florida baseball preseason honors tracker sees Liam Peterson pick up accolade (naplesnews.com) — A Palm Harbor native, Florida Gators pitcher Liam Peterson, has been named a first-team preseason All-American by Perfect Game after a standout sophomore season. The junior right-hander posted an 8-4 record with 96 strikeouts and is expected to be a key weekend starter again this year.
   

📸 Around Palm Harbor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palm Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• 7th AnnualTarpon Springs Sponge Docks Craft Festival
  735 Dodecanese Blvd, Tarpon Springs
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Creative Artists Guild Art in the Park
  John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park, 420 Main St, Dunedin
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• New Year, Optimized YOU with Burn Boot Camp & Rejuve Health Plus
  Burn Boot Camp , 30901-31077 , 31075 US Hwy 19 N , Palm Harbor
  10:30 am
• Cariies LIVE at Ozona Brewing in Palm Harbor FL
  Ozona Brewing Company , 315 Orange St , Palm Harbor
  2:30 pm
• 1 Year Anniversary Meet (All are Welcomed)
  Reboot Arcade & Bar , 248 Scotland St , Dunedin
  6:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Divine Liturgy
  Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce , 1100 Riviere Road , Palm Harbor
  9:45 am
• Uncommon Travelers
  Beef 'O' Brady's , 3687 Tampa Rd , Oldsmar
  4:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Girls & Boys Soccer - H - Largo
  Palm Harbor University High School , 1900 Omaha St , Palm Harbor
  6:00 pm
• Girls Basketball - A - Tarpon Springs
  Tarpon Springs High School , 1411 Gulf Rd , Tarpon Springs
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Boys Basketball - A - Weeki Wachee
  Weeki Wachee High School
  6:00 pm
• Girls & Boys Soccer - H - Tarpon Springs
  Palm Harbor University High School , 1900 Omaha St , Palm Harbor
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Botany Walk
  Brooker Creek Preserve & Environmental Education Center , 3940 Keystone Rd , Tarpon Springs
  9:30 am
• A Course in Miracles
  Unity Community Church , 1315 Bayshore Boulevard , Dunedin
  10:00 am

Saturday January 10

• Dunedin Downtown Market
  John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park , 420 Main St , Dunedin
  9:00 am
• Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks Craft Festival
  Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks , 735 Dodecanese Blvd , Tarpon Springs
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• hey everyone.
  Looking for a dog that needs a loving home. Open to any breed or size but would need to be comfortable around kids, and at times a lot of kids… (Nextdoor Beacon Groves)
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• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(03885) - 32530 US Hwy 19 N in Palm Harbor. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Palm Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palm Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dunedin

• Clearwater emergency room scheduled to open this month (tbnweekly.com)
• Whippersnap Festival To Host A Jam-Loving Snowbird's Dream With Karl Denson, Spafford, Dizgo In Florida (liveforlivemusic.com)
• Soccer Recap: Dunedin Takes a Loss (maxpreps.com)

Tarpon Springs

• Florida's Greek Community Gathers for 120th Epiphany Celebration and Annual Dive To Retrieve Cross (thenationalherald.com)
• Tariffs and rising costs drive record closures in US distilleries (miamiherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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