🌱 Patch AM: Temple Terrace remembers former resident Cherie Lynn Ralston

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• Temple Terrace remembers former resident Cherie Lynn Ralston

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cherie Ralston (thebradentontimes.com) — Temple Terrace readers may remember Cherie Ralston, who moved here in the early 1990s to study psychology at the University of South Florida before later settling in Bradenton. Her family shares a heartfelt tribute to her life, career, love of travel, and courageous battles with cancer, and invites friends to a memorial service in Bradenton on January 3, 2026.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Temple Terrace

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Thursday January 1

• Centennial Celebration Committee
  Temple Terrace City Council - Temple Terrace FL 33617
  4:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• City Council Meeting
  Temple Terrace, FL Calendar , City Council Chambers, 11250 N. 56th Street , Temple Terrace
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Centennial Celebration Committee
  Temple Terrace, FL Calendar Temple Terrace, FL 33617
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Swim Lessons - School Age - Intermediate
  North Brandon Family YMCA , 3097 S Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  11:40 am
• Swim Lessons - School Age - Beginner Spanish
  North Brandon Family YMCA , 3097 S Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  11:40 am
• Winter in Paris
  Painting with a Twist , 1993 W Lumsden Rd , Brandon
  12:00 pm
• The 2026 Freedom Shift: Escape the Trap & Build Your Legacy
  410 N Kingsway Rd , Seffner
  3:45 pm
• Workshop: Drawing with Apple Pencil on iPad - Apple
  Apple Brandon , 459 Brandon Town Center Dr , Brandon
  5:00 pm
• Davis Coen Trio
  Shuffle , 2612 N Tampa St , Tampa
  7:00 pm
• Rainbow Lights
  Painting with a Twist , 1993 W Lumsden Rd , Brandon
  7:00 pm
• WWE Holiday
  Benchmark International Arena , 401 Channelside Dr , Tampa
  7:30 pm
• The Outsiders
  Carol Morsani Hall , Straz Center for the Performing Arts , 1010 N Macinnes Pl , Tampa
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Any reccomendations for homeowners insurance?
  I hear a lot of companies increase significantly, almost double after the first year... (Nextdoor Temple Terrace)

🗞 Nearby News

Tampa

• Innovative Fire Ant Pest Control Solutions Now Launch In Tampa (pressreleasecc.com)
• After homelessness and 10 surgeries, Tampa Bay woman finds a home (baynews9.com)
• Sunny Christmas, Shivering New Year? Tampa's Warm Holiday Week Ends With A Cold Snap (tampafp.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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