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🌱 Seniors' Christmas Dinner and 10 more events
Make time for Overcoming Emotions that Destroy on the Stanley Patch calendar

Good morning to you Stanley! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Seniors' Christmas Dinner at Stanley, NC Calendar
- Seniors' Christmas Breakfast at Stanley, NC Calendar
Find out what's happening in Stanleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Stanleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 29 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 51, low: 32.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stanley
★ Featured events ★
- Overcoming Emotions that Destroy
King's Daughters Ministry, 112 N Main St, Stanley
9:30 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Seniors' Christmas Dinner
Stanley, NC Calendar
4:30 pm - Seniors' Christmas Breakfast
Stanley, NC Calendar
7:00 am
Friday December 12
Friday December 19
📣 Stanley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mountain Island Raptors vs Matthews Comm. Charter
Mountain Island Charter School , 13440 Lucia Riverbend Hwy , Mt Holly
4:30 pm - TacFit Trial Class
Jericho Tactical Academy , 758 N Ingleside Farm Rd , Iron Station
5:30 pm - MIC Girls Varsity Basketball @ East Gaston
East Gaston High School , 1744 Lane Rd , Mt Holly
6:00 pm - Social Services Board Meeting
Lincoln County Calendar , 1136 E. Main Street , Lincolnton
10:00 am - Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
Union Road Branch , Branch Library - Meeting Room , Gastonia
10:30 am - A journey through Bethlehem - Live Nativity
548 Hardin Rd , Dallas
6:00 pm - Winter Candle Class with Old Oak Market
Create In Us Art Studio , 106a S Main St , Mt Holly
6:30 pm - Winter Candle Making with Old Oak Market
Create In Us Art Studio , 106a S Main St , Mt Holly
6:30 pm - UGLY SWEATER PARTY & MURDER - Traust
Traust Brewing Company , 128 S Main St , Mt Holly
7:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "Avoid the area" after crash prompts highway closure in Gastonia, North Carolina.
3:41PM on Dec 9: A crash prompted the closure on the I-85 North near Charlotte at Exit 14, per City of Gastonia. The road is expected to reopen by… (Nextdoor )
- Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Bojangles Shift Manager - Stanley, NC - 863 in Stanley. Apply here.
- Gaston County Schools posted a job opening for Facilities - Custodian Floater 8hrs/day, 12months/year in Gastonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stanley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gastonia
- New reward money offered in case of missing Gastonia teen last seen on Halloween (wbtv.com)
- Stuart Cramer's Oshauna Holland leads Gastonia, Shelby top performers (gastongazette.com)
- Gaston County hospitals add visitor restrictions (gastongazette.com)
Belmont
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-- The Patch AM Team
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