🌱 Patch AM: How a Stone Mountain alum is transforming girls wrestling across DeKalb

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Stone Mountain alum is transforming girls wrestling across DeKalb

Also on today's calendar: Pages and Pours January discussion and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 52 and low of 26 degrees.
• Thursday: Very windy; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 22.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DeKalb County wrestling coach uses story to inspire other girls on the mat (11alive.com) — Stone Mountain High School is at the heart of a growing girls wrestling movement led by alum-turned-coach Daisy Gilleylen. Through her DG Wrestle program, she’s mentoring Stone Mountain and DeKalb girls, helping them find confidence, discipline, and emotional escape on the mat while they chase medals and life-changing goals.
   

📸 Around Stone Mountain

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stone Mountain

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 14

• Atlanta Speed Dating for Singles Age 20s/30s ♥ Stone Mountain Georgia
  Guac Taco Studio & Bar, 5370 Stone Mountain Hwy #600, Stone Mountain
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Pages and Pours January discussion
  The Vibrary: Wine & Bookbar , 970 Main St Suite A , Stone Mountain
  7:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Stone Mountain Propagation Project Workday
  Stone Mountain Memorial Association , 2003 Robert E Lee Blvd , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am
• Family and Friends Movie Night
  D7 Lounge , 437 Hairston Way , Stone Mountain
  6:30 pm
• January Pasta Omakase
  Fresca Trattoria , 1227 Rockbridge Rd SW Suite 114 , Stone Mountain
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Anime Market Atlanta I
  Charlies Collectible Show Inc , 6009 Memorial Dr Unit 14 , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am
• Stone Mountain Pirates vs Mcnair Mustangs
  Stone Mountain High School , 4555 Central Dr , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am
• Journaling Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  2:00 pm

📣 Stone Mountain Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 14

• Musical Mother Goose
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am
• AI for Everyday Life
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library , Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Meeting Room , Clarkston
  10:30 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Stone Mountain PatchAM possible:

• Mastering Essential Living Skills with Arlene — (770) 595-7888
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stone Mountain Art Classes Begin Soon at Village Church —Doc Lawrence Read on Patch

• Goood Morning Neighbors!
  If you are looking to train retrain for caeers considered high demand. Apply for the Georgia WIA PROGRAM https://atlworks.org/get-started… (Nextdoor South Indian Creek)
• PSA: NEIGHBORS BEWARE‼️
  If a Roofing company calls you, and says that you can get an “Insurance backed new roof”, please know that, that means that you’re filing a Roofing… (Nextdoor Bedford Estates)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Lithonia. Apply here.
• Intuit posted a job opening for Customer Success Manager - Mailchimp in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tucker

• The Brio Theater Announces Community Grand Opening and Official Ribbon Cuttings in Tucker, GA (georgiaentertainment.com)
• Macy's to close Northlake Mall store in national realignment (fox5atlanta.com)
• North Georgia braces for record-breaking cold, 'narrow window' of snow (fox5atlanta.com)

Decatur

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-- The Patch AM Team

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