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• Which Ponte Vedra Beach resident quietly claimed $286 million?

Also on today's calendar: St. Augustine Community Chorus Christmas Concert and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 65 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How many Powerball jackpots have been won in Florida? Here's the list (tcpalm.com) — A Ponte Vedra Beach resident, through The Love You More Trust, is among 17 Florida winners who’ve claimed massive Powerball jackpots, including a $286 million prize in 2021. This roundup walks through Florida’s biggest Powerball wins, unclaimed fortunes, and how often life-changing tickets have been sold around the state.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ponte Vedra Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• PUSSER'S BAR & GRILLE PONTE VEDRA BEACH RESTAURANT
  Pusser's Bar & Grille Ponte Vedra Beach Restaurant, 816 Highway, A1A N, Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• MUMFORD Academy of Irish Dance
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Martial Arts Class
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  4:45 pm

Friday December 19

• VPIZZA event
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  1:00 pm
• Paul Lundgren Band
  Pusser's Bar & Grille Ponte Vedra Beach Restaurant , 816 Highway A1A N , Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Branches of Christ Church
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  2:00 pm
• Apex Theatre Studio Presents: A Christmas Carol
  Ponte Vedra Concert Hall , 1050 A1A N , Ponte Vedra Beach
  2:00 pm
• St. Augustine Community Chorus Christmas Concert
  Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine , 38 Cathedral Pl , St. Augustine
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Community Yoga
  Bull Memorial Park & Adele Grage Cultural Center , 716 Ocean Boulevard , Atlantic Beach
  9:00 am
• MUMFORD Academy of Irish Dance
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Martial Arts Class
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  4:45 pm

Friday December 19

• VPIZZA event
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I hope you know how very much you are loved and appreciated, today and every day.
  I don’t take your hard work for granted. You are an amazing father and husband. I am so blessed to call you my husband! (Nextdoor A1A North)
• I just saw a small black dog crossing A1A from sawgrass South Gate to Panera shopping area.
  PLEASE if you are missing a dog go over there. Afraid he may not make it a second time across A1A (Nextdoor The Plantation)

• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Porter - PT in Jacksonville. Apply here.
• Remington posted a job opening for Sales Manager- Jacksonville Hilton Garden Inn in Jacksonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ponte Vedra Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jacksonville Beach

• ‘He's trying to bite my fingers off!': Police report details violent altercation at Jax Beach (news4jax.com)
• From IHOP to the Ritz, where to eat in Jacksonville on Christmas Day (jacksonville.com)
• Jacksonville police seek out other potential victims after rapist sentenced to prison (firstcoastnews.com)

Neptune Beach

• A look at the 10 largest U.S. lottery jackpots ever won (pbs.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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