🌱 How two Marion girls turned a backyard bake sale into Christmas joy

Hi Marion! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How two Marion girls turned a backyard bake sale into Christmas joy
• How Tabor Academy’s star QB suddenly became a national recruiting prize

Also on today's calendar: The Barn Pottery Holiday Open House.

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 47 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Rain becoming intermittent, temps: high: 57, low: 30.
• Saturday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marion Girls Turn Bake Sale Into Holiday Giving (fun107.com) — Two Marion girls, Charlotte Daddona and Lily Pratt, turned a summer bake sale at home into a holiday donation that helps SouthCoast children in need. After raising nearly $100, they personally chose toys and delivered them to the Friends of Jack Foundation at a Mattapoisett toy drop, showing how a simple neighborhood idea in Marion can brighten Christmas for over a thousand local kids.
   

• Multiple schools pursuing Michigan 4-star QB commit (mlive.com) — A standout season at Tabor Academy in Marion put quarterback Peter Bourque on the national radar, as he led the Seawolves to a 9-0 record and a Gatorade Player of the Year honor. Now, with Michigan’s coaching situation uncertain, major programs like Penn State and Virginia Tech are vying for his commitment, underscoring how Marion’s prep talent is influencing big-time college football decisions.
   

📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• The Barn Pottery Holiday Open House
  359 Barlows Landing Rd, Bourne
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Unplugged on the MAC Stage
  Marion Art Center , 80 Pleasant St , Marion
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Marion, MA Calendar

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Neighborhood Falmouth Safe Driving Information Session
  Hermann Foundation Meeting Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth
  10:00 am
• Managing Librarian Meeting
  Falmouth Public Library Trustees Meeting Room - Main Library, 300 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540
  10:00 am
• 3D Movies: Big Blue Pictures
  Cook Memorial Theater
  10:30 am
• Sensory Play! - "Dirt" and Car Sensory Bins
  Childrens Program Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth
  10:30 am
• Falmouth Public Library Informational Table
  Falmouth Senior Center , 780 Main Street , Falmouth
  11:00 am
• Carol Sing-a-Long
  Royal Megansett Nursing Home , 209 County Rd , North Falmouth
  2:00 pm
• Marion School Committee - Negotiations Subcommittee Meeting
  Marion, MA Calendar Marion, MA 02738
  3:30 pm
• Pokémon Club
  Childrens Program Room Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth
  3:30 pm
• Library LEGO Time at the East Falmouth Branch
  East Falmouth Branch Falmouth Public Library , 310 East Falmouth Highway , East Falmouth
  4:30 pm
• The Polar Express Train Ride (Buzzards Bay)
  Buzzards Bay , 70 Main St , Bourne
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Marion. Apply here.
• Taskrabbit posted a job opening for Furniture Assembler (Taskrabbit) in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wareham

• High schoolers talk mental health and substance abuse in photo gallery (theweektoday.com)
• Town renews Comcast license for 10 years (theweektoday.com)
• Select board declines to comment on selectmen Jared Chadwick (theweektoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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