🌱 Patch AM: How a Dunwoody student helps run Georgia’s no-coach baseball powerhouse

Good day Dunwoody! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Dunwoody student helps run Georgia’s no-coach baseball powerhouse
• Dunwoody community remembers educator and author Robert Jacob Boxer

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Train Experience and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 64 and low of 37 degrees.
• Sunday: Windy and much colder, temps: high: 43, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Sunny, but chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• No coaches, no budget, no quit: Inside the rising Georgia club baseball team (redandblack.com) — A University of Georgia club baseball leader hailing from Dunwoody is helping power a self-funded, player-run team that keeps competitive baseball alive for non-NCAA athletes. Players handle everything from fundraising and travel to lineups, paying hundreds in dues while juggling academics. Their growing program now fields two squads and is aiming for a regional title and World Series run.
   

• DUNWOODY, Ga. -- Robert Jacob Boxer peacefully passed away on December 9, 2025. Bob was born on April 9, 1935, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (statesboroherald.com) — Dunwoody readers are informed of the passing of longtime chemistry professor and author Robert Jacob “Bob” Boxer, who died December 9, 2025. The obituary honors his decades of teaching at Georgia universities, his retirement in South Carolina, and his surviving family in Johns Creek and North Carolina, while inviting memorial donations to educational and Jewish community causes.
   

📸 Around Dunwoody

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunwoody

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Train Experience
  3135 Reps Miller Rd NW, Norcross
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert
  Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church, 805 Mount Vernon Hwy, Atlanta
  4:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Skate City Springs - Presenting Sponsor Opportunities
  City Green at City Springs, 1 Galambos Wy, Sandy Springs
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• English as a Second Language
  Dunwoody Library -
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Dunwoody Open
  Treetop Quest Dunwoody Adventure Park and Ziplines , Georgia Way N , Dunwoody
  11:00 am
• A Christmas Carol
  Stage Door Theatre , 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd , Dunwoody
  2:30 pm

Monday December 22

• English as a Second Language
  Dunwoody Library -
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Carol Sing & High Mass
  4795 N Peachtree Rd , Dunwoody
  9:45 pm

Friday December 26

• Dunwoody Open
  Treetop Quest Dunwoody Adventure Park and Ziplines , Georgia Way N , Dunwoody
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Chamblee Bulldogs vs Cedar Grove Saints
  Chamblee Charter High School , 3688 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd , Chamblee
  10:00 am
• Cultural Jewelry Making with Gin
  Chamblee Library -
  11:00 am
• Book Folding for Beginners
  Chamblee Library -
  11:00 am
• Diva Day Out! FREE CANDLE!
  Painting with a Twist , 6780 Roswell Rd NE D-120 , Sandy Springs
  11:00 am
• Trash to Treasure with Carol Gee
  Embry Hills Library -
  11:00 am
• Drop-In: Gift Creations: Bookmarks
  Redan-Trotti Library - Conference Room
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Norm's Tasting Notes" 2025 Top Ten Christmas List —Norm Bentley Read on Patch

• Good evening.
  I wanted to clarify, I am looking for a Company or a person who is licensed to work in the washer machine (Nextdoor Dunwoody Club Forest)

🗞 Nearby News

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• Gwinnett County students to graduate after given second chance with non-traditional, free program (atlantanewsfirst.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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