🌱 Patch AM: Winder nurse earns key scholarship to advance her nursing education

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• Winder nurse earns key scholarship to advance her nursing education

Also on today's calendar: Free 3-Hour GA License Law CE and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 57, low: 40.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 5 St. Mary's Colleagues From Across Region Awarded Nursing Education Scholarships (athensceo.com) — A Winder resident, Mckenzie Filaski, has been awarded a Marilyn Brown Nursing Scholarship to support her Master of Nursing Education studies while she works as an emergency department RN at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. She joins four other Georgia recipients from across the region, all using the $2,500 awards to advance their nursing careers and strengthen patient care in their communities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winder

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Georgia License Law (3-hr Live CE Class - Winder, GA) - Direct Residential & Movement Mortgage
  The Hills at Cedar Creek by Direct Residential Communities, 2 Cedar Wood Trce, Winder
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Free 3-Hour GA License Law CE
  109 Cedar Wood Trce , Winder
  4:00 pm
• Barrow Young Professionals // Holiday Mixer
  Finished Goods Brew Werks , 56 E Candler Street , Winder
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am
• Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  6:00 pm
• Cosmic Trail Walk
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm
• New Moon Night Hike
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• December Women in Business Luncheon
  Winder Community Center , 113 East Athens Street , Winder
  11:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
  Winder Community Center , 113 E Athens St , Winder
  6:00 pm
• Barrow Young Professionals // Holiday Mixer
  Finished Goods Brew Werks , 56 E Candler Street , Winder
  6:00 pm
• Ryan LittleEagle
  Top Dawg Tavern - Bethlehem, GA , 656 Exchange Cir #100 , Bethlehem
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy Holidays Neighbors.
  I know some of our neighbors are really struggling this time of year. I can't really help with money but I can help with food, blankets, and… (Nextdoor Shenandoah Estates)
• Hi all!
  We had an incident where an orange male cat escaped a vaccine clinic in Winder. I’ve attached a photo. Small circle is where he escaped from, line is… (Nextdoor West Winder)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Winder. Apply here.
• Johns Manville Corporation posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Winder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winder here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hoschton

• Bulldogs linebacker CJ Allen named to AP All-America first team defense (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Braselton

• Georgia lands 21 cross country and track signees (redandblack.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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