🌱 4th Of July Pied Piper Parade + Pup Rescued From Heated Vehicle

Hi, everyone. Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters here with your Thursday edition of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch newsletter, full of all the local news you need to know right now. Today you'll read about...

• Pied Piper Parade's Fourth of July celebration.
• Fire Rescue rescue's a pup left in heated vehicle.
• Houses for sale.

But first, today's weather: Sunshine. High: 94 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories in Decatur-Avondale Estates today:

1. The Pied Piper Parade (try saying that really fast, three times) will be in downtown Decatur for the Fourth of July celebration. It's scheduled as an all-day event. The public, businesses, and organizations are welcome. There will be fireworks, of course, a community parade, floats, wagons, and more! For further details, you can click here, (Visitdecaturgeorgia)
2. With a temperature of 91 degrees on June 26, Fire Rescue from Decatur had to rescue a pup left unattended in a car. According to their Facebook page, firefighters pleaded with the public to never leave their dogs unattended, in a vehicle, in such hot weather, especially. (AOL)
3. For all of you house hunters, there's another home listed for sale on an over 0.7 acres land mass. It has a 6-car garage! It's located at 1908 Mason Mill Road, in Decatur, close to Downtown Decatur, and has been recently updated. (realestate.patch.com)

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Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

Thursday, June 29

• Walmart Stream-a-Thon (2:00 PM)
• Webinar — StartSmart DeKalb (8-class series) (6:00 PM)
• David Wilcox show at Eddie's Attic for April 21 postponed to June 29 (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Attention to all Eagles, the PTA has sent out an announcement asking for parents and caregivers to please label items, so they don't end up in the lost and found. (Glennwood PTA via Facebook)
• The Climate Action Campaign has posted a video featuring the story of Roji Aldashi, who is the owner of Better Tomorrow Solar. (Georgia Interfaith Power & Light via Facebook)
• The folks at McCain Library, Agnes Scott College, celebrated alumna, Lindsay Cronk, for being appointed as the Dean of Libraries at Tulane University. (McCain Library, Agnes Scott College via Facebook)

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— Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters

About me: Cherryl Young DBA Mama Nye Matters I was born in Providence, Rhode Island. I moved to Georgia in 2017. I studied Community Development at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Through writing and as a public speaker, I create, empower, inspire, and equip others. As a Contributing Writer at Patch.com, I hope to incorporate my zest for writing and informative nature to all of our readers. Journey With Me... My first children's book, You Are the Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow (YAPGER) is an amazing book about a little girl named Nyla. One day Nyla becomes sick and it's up to her fit and fun-loving family, the Farmers to help Nyla feel better. With a rainbow array of foods, laughter, culture, and love, Nyla's family might have her feeling better in no time. https://www.mamanyematters.com...

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