🌱 How a Bonny Eagle senior juggles championships, class presidency, and two jobs

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• How a Bonny Eagle senior juggles championships, class presidency, and two jobs

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Windy with occasional rain, temps: high: 53, low: 22.
• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 32 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Varsity Club: Bonny Eagle standout balances sports, school, work, and life (newscentermaine.com) — A Bonny Eagle High School senior from Standish is turning heads for how she juggles championship-level running, top-five class rank, class president duties, and two restaurant jobs. Her coaches praise her discipline and leadership, and she says finding balance has helped her enjoy friends while still chasing big athletic and academic goals.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Movie Time: The Journey of Natty Gann
  Windham Public Library , 217 Windham Center Rd , Windham
  1:00 pm
• Power of Eight
  Unity Center for Spiritual Growth , 54 River Road , Windham
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Westbrook Girls Varsity Basketball @ Gorham
  Gorham High School , 41 Morrill Ave , Gorham
  6:00 pm
• Portland Girls Varsity Basketball @ Windham
  Windham High School , 406 Gray Rd , Windham
  6:30 pm
• Gorham Boys Varsity Basketball @ Westbrook
  Westbrook High School , 125 Stroudwater St , Westbrook
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Soul Sister Circle: Meditation & Cacao Ceremony for Winter Solstice
  Baxter Memorial Library , 71 South St , Gorham
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Sunday Celebration Service
  Unity Center for Spiritual Growth , 54 River Road , Windham
  10:00 am
• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Unity Center for Spiritual Growth , 54 River Road , Windham
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Planning Board Meeting
  Windham, ME Calendar , 8 School Road , Windham
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Paws and Reflect Book Group
  Unity Center for Spiritual Growth , 54 River Road , Windham
  10:30 am

Thursday December 25

• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Windham Public Library , 217 Windham Center Road , Windham

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Windham Fire Department and Gorham Fire Department respond to a gas leak on Main Street, which is later cleared with zero readings reported.
  5:14PM on Dec 16: Windham Fire Department and Gorham Fire Department respond to an audible gas leak in a commercial structure on Route 202, with Main… (Nextdoor )
• A student died in a crash involving a school bus on Route 35 in Standish, leading to the road's closure for an extended period.
  8:42AM on Dec 16: A crash involving a student and a bus closed Route 35 near Edna Libby Elementary School in Standish. (Nextdoor )

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Windham. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Deli/Bakery Team Supervisor in Windham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Standish here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gorham

• 4 Top Leaders Led Through Change. One Will Be Superintendent of the Year (edweek.org)
• Maine's Tiniest Towns: These are the 20 Smallest by Population (wblm.com)
• Parents heartbroken after 2 Maine students killed by school buses in a month (pressherald.com)

Westbrook

• Holiday decor sweetens Westbrook's Larrabee Village (pressherald.com)
• Maine Celtics spread holiday cheer with shopping spree for local kids (wgme.com)
• Subway restaurants formerly closed by state reopen (newscentermaine.com)

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