🌱 Patch AM: How a forgotten Cherokee school near Cartersville shaped U.S. history

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In today's newsletter:

• How a forgotten Cherokee school near Cartersville shaped U.S. history
• Cartersville family remembers Edward LaCounte Sallette, 89, at Saturday memorial

Also on today's calendar: Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale! and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Ted P.!

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 32.
• Sunday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• God's Acre: Former Native American boarding school reveals complex history (ajc.com) — A 19th-century Cherokee-led boarding school once operated just north of the Etowah River near present-day Cartersville, and historians are piecing together its little-known story. High Tower Mission School, active from 1823 to 1834, educated a small group of Cherokee children and briefly employed Elias Boudinot, who later edited the Cherokee Phoenix and signed the treaty that led to the Trail of Tears.
   

• Edward LaCounte Sallette (hhjonline.com) — Cartersville readers may recognize the Sallette family, as Edward LaCounte Sallette’s son Mark and his family live here. Edward, an 89-year-old retired engineer and devoted church member, passed away December 5. His memorial service will be held Saturday, December 13, at Crossroads Baptist Church in Eatonton, with visitation beginning at noon.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cartersville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale!
  1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am
• Golden Bells of Atlanta Concert
  Sam Jones Methodist Church, 100 W Church St, Cartersville
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Jingle & Mingle Shopping Event
  Downtown Cartersville
• Jingle and Mingle
  Cartersville, GA Calendar Cartersville, GA 30120
• Jingle Jog 2025
  1155 Douthit Ferry Rd , Cartersville
  9:00 am
• Jingle Jog 5K,10K & Fun Run
  Sam Smith Park
  9:00 am
• Holiday PJ Party at Tellus Science Museum
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  9:00 am
• AARP Safe Driving Class
  Cartersville Public Library , 429 W Main St , Cartersville
  9:30 am
• Holiday PJ Party
  Tellus Science Museum
  10:00 am
• Holiday PJ Party
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• Evening Sky Watch
  Tellus Science Museum , 100 Tellus Dr , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• A Service of Lessons and Carols
  Trinity United Methodist Church , 814 West Ave , Cartersville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free box of chips- lays, veggie straws, and quest.
  Just flavors my kids don’t actually eat. None expired. Porch pickup near Grassdale Road. Also threw in some ramen noodles. (Nextdoor Bishop Mill)
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🗞 Nearby News

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• University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue Highlights Civics Education During History Rocks! Tour Stop in Georgia (savannahtribune.com)

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• Amazon more than doubled its same-day grocery cities since August (sherwood.news)
• Kennesaw State graduate builds a future few expected (cobbcountycourier.com)
• Jim Ellis Kia of Kennesaw makes donation to Loving Arms and Wellstar Foundation (macon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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