🌱 Garbage and Recycle Collection and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Garbage and Recycle Collection at Wingate, NC Calendar

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 53 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 59, low: 36.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wingate

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Thursday December 18

• Garbage and Recycle Collection
  Wingate, NC Calendar Wingate, NC 28174

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• The Lads avl
  The Joint Next Door , 1185 Charlotte Hwy , Fairview
  6:00 pm
• Away Wrestling @ Porter Ridge
  Porter Ridge Monroe, NC 28112
  6:00 pm
• Indian Trail Planning and Zoning Board
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• IT's GameTime (55+)
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  9:00 am
• 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
• Home Basketball v. Langtree Charter
  Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe, NC 28112
  4:30 pm
• Zumba
  Indian Trail, NC Calendar , 315 Matthews Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Early College - End of Grading Period
  Union County Early College Monroe, NC 28110
• Hand and Foot (55+)
  Indian Trail Town Hall , 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road , Indian Trail
  1:00 pm
• Q3 GA Graduation
  Benton Heights Presbyterian , 2701 Concord Hwy , Monroe
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Wingate. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Wingate. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wingate here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monroe

• Dwight Capital and Dwight Mortgage Trust Finance $409MM in November 2025 (businesswire.com)

Indian Trail

• Reelection filing by Foxx highlights second week; deadline Friday – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

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