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🌱 Patch AM: Did you know Dr. Phil once suited up for Shawnee Mission North?
Also check out đŚ 7:00 am - 11:00 am (2 lanes) - Short Course on the Overland Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Did you know Dr. Phil once suited up for Shawnee Mission North?
Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 46.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How Far Dr. Phil Really Got In School (thelist.com) — Overland Park readers may be surprised to learn Dr. Phil once played football at Shawnee Mission North High School before launching an academic career that led to a PhD in clinical psychology. The story traces his path from local student-athlete to licensed Texas psychologist, then explains why he later let his license lapse as his television career took off.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- đŚ 7:00 am - 11:00 am (2 lanes) - Short Course
SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
7:00 am - St. Mary's Food Kitchen
St. Ann Catholic School , 7241 Mission Road , Prairie Village
8:30 am - Van Gogh’s Roses and Peonies
Pinot's Palette · Leawood , KS , Leawood
2:00 pm - đŚ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (2 lanes) - Short Course
SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
4:00 pm - Snowy Stargazing
Pinot's Palette · Leawood , KS , Leawood
6:00 pm - đŚ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (3 lanes) - Short Course
SMSD Aquatic Center , 17251 W. 87th St. Parkway , Lenexa
6:00 pm - December Info Sessions – How to Become a Foster Parent in Kansas
KVC Kansas , 21344 W 153rd St , Olathe
6:00 pm - **FREE BONUS SIGN** - Pick Your Project Workshop (Ages 16+)
Board & Brush Creative Studio - Lenexa , 13970 Santa Fe Trail Dr , Lenexa
6:30 pm - Country Jam
Iron Horse Bar & Grill Leawood · Leawood , KS , Leawood
7:00 pm - Candlelight Christmas Eve at Westside Family Church Lenexa
Westside Family Church , 8500 Woodsonia Dr , Lenexa
2:30 pm - City Offices Closed
De Soto, KS Calendar De Soto, KS 66018 - Christmas Eve in Mission
The Mission Theatre , 5909 Johnson Dr , Mission
2:00 pm
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Wednesday December 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This is Koda!!
He ran off in the night (12/19) a bit before 9, last seen around floyd st shawnee mission kansas 66202, please contact (913) 447-7422 if you find him… (Nextdoor Arrowhead Trails) - Last night we dined at Nico & Ana’s Italian Street Food for the first time but I guarantee it won’t be the last.
It was excellent! The food was delicious, the portions were huge and the service was excellent. We were sad to see so few customers on a Friday… (Nextdoor Quail Valley)
- Blue Valley School District posted a job opening for Part Time Custodian Floater (Evenings) in Overland Park. Apply here.
- Marriott International posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Overland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Overland Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Leawood
- Chiefs' Xavier Worthy treats families to holiday shopping spree (fox4kc.com)
Olathe
- Sharon Kleinsasser, 88 (plainsman.com)
- 1 killed, 7 injured in crash in Oklahoma panhandle (abc7amarillo.com)
- Multiple Kansas Catholic Schools Targeted By Apparent Bomb Hoax (eurasiareview.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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