🌱 Patch AM: Decatur senior shows how retirement can actually expand your social circle

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In today's newsletter:

• Decatur senior shows how retirement can actually expand your social circle
• What led to a 30-year sentence in this Decatur shooting case?
• Why a Decatur advisor is uneasy about new crypto and credit options

Also on today's calendar: Kate Dramis & Julian Barnes - The Odds of You and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and warm, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sharing the benefits of growing older (ajc.com) — A Decatur resident in her seventies shares how retirement opened space for weekly group hikes, volunteering at Fernbank Museum, and staying socially connected through local organizations. Her story, alongside others from around metro Atlanta, highlights how older Georgians are finding purpose, community, and joy in their later years, from grandparenting to new hobbies and travel.
   

• Ga. Woman Pleads Guilty to Killing Husband After Claiming She Picked Up Gun the Wrong Way (people.com) — A Decatur woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and firearm charges in the 2022 shooting death of her husband at their home. Prosecutors say she initially claimed the gun discharged accidentally, but evidence of prior threats and a troubled relationship led to the plea deal earlier this month.
   

• Trump Administration, SEC Intends To Expand Access To Private Credit And Cryptocurrencies (thefinance360.com) — A Decatur financial advisor is warning that everyday investors may not fully grasp the risks as the Trump administration and SEC move to expand access to private credit and cryptocurrency investments. While regulators say they’ll protect small investors with better information and guardrails, experts caution that new products in retirement accounts could bring both diversification benefits and more complexity.
   

📸 Around Decatur

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Decatur

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Saturday December 27

• Take & Make Saturdays
  Decatur Library -
• The [censored] Memorial Quilt: Honoring Lives, Inspiring Change
  Decatur Library -
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Take & Make: Paper Plate Winter Wonderland
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Community Color-In: Winter Edition
  Redan-Trotti Library -

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve
  Decatur Library -
  11:15 am

Friday January 2

• Take & Make: Polar Plate String Art
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Game Center Open
  Oakhurst Elementary Decatur, GA 30030
  8:00 am
• Building Blocks
  Redan-Trotti Library Meeting Room Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Kate Dramis & Julian Barnes - The Odds of You
  Eagle Eye Book Shop , 2076 N Decatur Rd , Decatur
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Anew You Yoga
  Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library -
  11:00 am
• The [censored] Memorial Quilt: Honoring Lives, Inspiring Change
  Decatur Library -
  1:00 pm
• Friday Movies
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Meeting Room
  1:30 pm
• Friday Movie: The Polar Express
  Scott Candler Library -
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOUND Tuxedo Kitten
  UPDATE: The kitten is at Lifeline (Dekalb County) Hi All, I found this kitten yesterday. I dont think it's a feral, but is was very shy and was… (Nextdoor Knollview)
• You want to know what’s on my mind?
  How about penne pasta with delicata squash, broccolini, goat cheese baked in a white cheese Alfredo . Let’s do it! (Nextdoor Decatur)

• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 5907 in Decatur. Apply here.
• DTLR, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Dekalb Mall, Decatur, GA in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Decatur here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Falcons' Jalon Walker spreads Christmas joy in the freezing cold (timesfreepress.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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