🌱 Mission Holiday: Traditional Cherokee Recipes and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Mission Holiday: Traditional Cherokee Recipes at New Echota State Historic Site
• Boost Your Conflict Management Training in Calhoun, GA at CENTURY 21 The Avenues

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.
• Friday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 35.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 57 and low of 32 degrees.

📸 Around Ranger

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ranger

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Dailey & Vincent
  Gem Theatre, 114 N Wall St, Calhoun
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Mission Holiday: Traditional Cherokee Recipes
  New Echota State Historic Site , 1211 GA-225 , Calhoun
  11:00 am

Friday December 26

• Boost Your Conflict Management Training in Calhoun, GA
  CENTURY 21 The Avenues , 802 S Wall St , Calhoun
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Ambassadors Committee Meeting
  Gordon County Chamber-Commerce , 300 S Wall St Suite 8 , Calhoun
  12:00 pm
• CMS BBall Boys @ Home vs. Red Bud
  Calhoun City Schools Calhoun, GA 30701
  4:30 pm
• CMS Girls Bball @ Redbud
  Calhoun City Schools Calhoun, GA 30701
  4:30 pm
• CMS Wrestling @ Trion HS
  Calhoun City Schools Calhoun, GA 30701
  5:00 pm
• CPS/CES Chorus @ City Park - Christmas Parade
  Calhoun City Park , 308 N Wall St , Calhoun
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• CHS CTAE Parents' Night Out
  Calhoun High School , 355 S River St , Calhoun
  5:30 pm
• December Murray Distribution
  Tractor Supply Co. , 20 Commerce Dr , Chatsworth
  6:45 pm

Saturday December 13

• Cress Creeks Farm Breakfast with Santa
  Cress Creeks Farm and Corn Maze , 4708 Boardtown Rd , Ellijay
  9:00 am
• 🎅Santa's Coming to Fiddleheads - SOLD OUT!
  Fiddleheads Garden Center , 1237 W Walnut Ave , Dalton
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 9, 2025 in Resaca, GA 30735 near Hwy 225 & hwy 41 Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Orr Mill Rd)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
  Cowboy was LOST on December 5, 2025 in Resaca, GA 30746 near Flying j Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner,… (Nextdoor Orr Mill Rd)

• Saddle Creek Corporation posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate - Tues.-Fri. 4:30P-2:30A in Calhoun. Apply here.
• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Calhoun. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ranger here.

🗞 Nearby News

Calhoun

• CHS hosts Lutzie 43 Foundation Safe Driving Summit (northwestgeorgianews.com)
• Coleen Brooks: A force of nature (northwestgeorgianews.com)
• Grad assistants offer mental health help (ung.edu)

Jasper

• Jasper Farmers Market Report (pickensprogress.com)
• One more weekend to catch 'A Little Christmas Spirit' (pickensprogress.com)
• Heating assistance program now open (pickensprogress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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