🌱 Can this seasoned Eagles squad finally bring home a state title?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can this seasoned Eagles squad finally bring home a state title?
• How Frankenmuth helped dress a beloved volunteer Santa for decades
• Why a World War II hero’s highest honor rests in Frankenmuth

Also on today's calendar: Prost & Patronus! NYE Yule Ball.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy; areas of morning fog, temps: high: 36, low: 27.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 44 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Frankenmuth girls basketball returns experienced team after semifinal appearance (wnem.com) — Frankenmuth girls basketball is back on the court with nine returners from last season’s state semifinal run, aiming for another trip to the Breslin Center. After graduating four senior leaders, the Eagles are leaning on that big-game experience and a tight team bond as they chase the program’s first state title in 20 years.
   

• Midland Remembers: Four people share cherished Christmas memories (ourmidland.com) — Frankenmuth pops up in a charming memory of a Santa suit bought at Bronner’s and years of volunteer Santa visits around Midland, Saginaw, and Frankenmuth. Four Mid-Michigan residents share heartfelt Christmas stories from Depression-era farm life to layaway surprises and decades of playing Mr. and Mrs. Claus, blending nostalgia, faith, and family traditions.
   

• Medal of Honor Monday: Vlug (militaryspot.com) — Frankenmuth residents can see Army Pfc. Dirk Vlug’s Medal of Honor on permanent display at the Michigan Heroes Museum right in town. The story traces the Grand Rapids soldier’s astonishing solo attack on five enemy tanks in the Philippines, his modest life afterward as a mail carrier and family man, and how Michigan continues to honor his bravery decades later.
   

📸 Around Frankenmuth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Frankenmuth

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• ‘Tis the Season Weekends
  Frankenmuth River Place Shops, 925 S Main St, Frankenmuth
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Prost & Patronus! NYE Yule Ball
  Bavarian Inn Restaurant , 713 S Main St , Frankenmuth
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Saginaw Christmas Lunch
  Young Supply Company - Saginaw , 125 Davenport Ave , Saginaw
  11:00 am
• SU Boys 9th Basketball
  Saginaw Public Schools , 1741 N Niagara St , Saginaw
  4:00 pm
• SU Boys/Girls Bowling vs Dow
  Grand Blanc Lanes , 5301 S Saginaw St , Flint
  5:30 pm
• SU Boys JV Basketball
  Saginaw Public Schools , 1741 N Niagara St , Saginaw
  5:30 pm
• SU JV Girls Basketball
  Saginaw Public Schools , 12500 Holly Rd , Grand Blanc
  5:30 pm
• SASA Boys Basketball vs New Lothrup
  Saginaw Public Schools , 3115 Mackinaw St , Saginaw
  5:30 pm
• SU Comp Cheer @ Birch Run
  Saginaw Public Schools , 12450 Church St , Birch Run
  6:00 pm
• Vassar Vulcans vs Brown City Green Devils
  Vassar Middle and High School , 220 Athletic St , Vassar
  6:00 pm
• SU Varsity Boys Basketball
  Saginaw Public Schools , 1741 N Niagara St , Saginaw
  7:00 pm
• SU Varsity Girls Basketball
  Saginaw Public Schools , 12500 Holly Rd , Grand Blanc
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Eagle Outfitters posted a job opening for Aerie - Stock Associate - Early Morning (Off-Hours) in Birch Run. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Bridgeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Frankenmuth here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Flint-area prep hoops: Weekend roundup highlights star scorers, emerging teams (mlive.com)

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• Trump Must Appoint Republicans To USPS Board Run By Activist (thefederalist.com)

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