🌱 Pickleball Open Play- Tennisbloc and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 55 and low of 35 degrees.
• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 56, low: 52.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 57 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Pickleball Open Play- Tennisbloc
  Carolina Courts , 240 Chestnut Parkway , Indian Trail
  9:30 am
• Purple People Feeder — WHISTLE HOP
  Whistle Hop Brewing Company , 1288 Charlotte Hwy , Fairview
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Preschool Story Time
  Fairview Public Library , 1 Taylor Rd , Fairview
  10:30 am
• Hand and Foot (55+)
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  1:00 pm
• Mindfulness Meditation
  Fairview Public Library , 1 Taylor Rd , Fairview
  3:00 pm
• Indian Trail Self Defense
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  6:00 pm
• Q3 GA Graduation
  Benton Heights Presbyterian , 2701 Concord Hwy , Monroe
  6:00 pm
• Community Dinner & Barn Jam
  Garren Creek Foundation , 1198 Garren Creek Rd , Fairview
  6:00 pm
• Music Bingo Night — WHISTLE HOP
  Whistle Hop Brewing Company , 1288 Charlotte Hwy , Fairview
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Toddler Story Time
  Fairview Public Library , 1 Taylor Rd , Fairview
  10:30 am
• Rick Hornyak
  The Joint Next Door , 1185 Charlotte Hwy , Fairview
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Locust. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mint Hill

• Mint Hill says goodbye Mayor Simmons, hello Mayor Dalton (thecharlotteweekly.com)
• Mecklenburg voters OK'd new sales tax this year, and these 26 people will spend it (charlotteobserver.com)

Concord

• New Year's Eve ּBoard Game Ball Drop Party at Luck Factory Games (charlotteonthecheap.com)
• MLK Day in Cabarrus County: Parade, Dream Day, Wreath Laying (charlotteonthecheap.com)
• Charlotte Motor Speedway Sells Land To Hendrick Motorsports (bisnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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