🌱 Patch AM: How to ride RTA for free and spot Santa this month

Hey there, Dayton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How to ride RTA for free and spot Santa this month
• Are your tires really ready for Dayton’s ice, salt, and potholes?
• Could elusive weasel cousins really return to Dayton’s forests?

Also on today's calendar: A Very Crabby Christmas and 9 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Dayton? Post it to Dayton photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 42 and low of 32 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 56, low: 22.
• Friday: Windy and much colder, with a high of 30 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. RTA to provide free rides for the Holidays, chance to see Santa (k99online.com) — Dayton-area riders can hop on Greater Dayton RTA buses for free on both Christmas and New Year’s Day, including fixed routes and ADA paratransit. You can also catch Santa on the decorated December bus and enjoy free rides on the RTA Christmas Trolley in front of Wright Stop Plaza downtown.
   

2. Choosing the Right Rims and Tires for Delivery and Rideshare Drivers in Dayton Ohio (theweeklydriver.com) — If you drive for delivery or rideshare in Dayton, your rims and tires can make or break your income, especially with our icy winters, salty roads, and potholes. This guide explains how local weather, heavy mileage, and frequent stops should shape your choices on tire type, tread, load rating, and rim material so you stay safer and spend less time sidelined.
   

3. Once abundant, Fisher caught on camera for the first time in Ohio in over 150 years (wdtn.com) — Dayton-area residents could one day see fishers, a weasel-family carnivore once native to this region, return to local forests as Ohio’s habitat steadily recovers. A recent confirmed sighting in Cuyahoga County signals improving environmental health, but Wright State’s Dr. Don Cipollini says it may take a decade or more, plus better-connected forests, before these shy predators reach the Miami Valley again.
   

4. Space Force to focus training on ‘orbital warfare,' joint integration (breakingdefense.com) — Dayton’s National Space Intelligence Center is quietly shaping how the U.S. Space Force trains for future orbital warfare, building detailed threat models used in high-end virtual exercises. Those tools will help Guardians practice red-vs.-blue scenarios and integrate with other military branches as the service develops both synthetic ranges and, eventually, dedicated training satellites.
   

5. Miami County appoints interim Chief Administrative Officer (wdtn.com) — From Dayton-based coverage, Miami County commissioners have named Emergency Management Agency director Joel Smith as interim Chief Administrative Officer while current CAO Michael Clarey takes FMLA leave. Smith will keep his EMA role while overseeing day-to-day county operations, aiming to maintain stable services for residents north of Dayton.
   

📸 Around Dayton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dayton

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Thursday December 18

• Calling All Yarn Crafters!
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  10:00 am
• Homeschool Art Workshop
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  1:00 pm
• Jane Austen Birthday Party
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  5:30 pm
• Educational Seminar: Enhanced Planning
  Clark State College-Greene Center , 3775 Pentagon Blvd , Beavercreek
  6:00 pm
• Celebrate Recovery - Be Hope Church
  Be Hope Church , 1850 N. Fairfield Rd. , Beavercreek
  6:00 pm
• A Very Crabby Christmas
  The Brightside Music & Event Venue , 905 E 3rd St , Dayton
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Preschool Pretzels: Stories And A Little Yoga
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  10:30 am
• Candlelight: Classic Rock on Strings
  Dayton Masonic Center , 525 W Riverview Ave , Dayton
  6:15 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles
  Dayton Masonic Center 525 W Riverview Ave Dayton, Ohio 45405
  8:45 pm
• The Taylor Party
  The Brightside Music & Event Venue , 905 E 3rd St , Dayton
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Relentless Fest featuring Miss May I
  The Brightside Music & Event Venue , 905 E 3rd St , Dayton
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
  Dayton Masonic Center 525 W Riverview Ave Dayton, Ohio 45405
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• AS OF TUESDAY EVENING SHE IS STILL MISSING
  Lost FROM SATELLITE off Taywood in Clayton. Her name is Evie. Dachshund/ chihuahua mix. About 12 pounds. She’s so sweet and I miss her so much… (Nextdoor Clayton)
• This is my first winter in my first ever home and i got to say it not fun I'm 36 weeks pregnant We have no running water at the moment the pipe in the basement is frozen we got a plumber out to make sure there no broken pipes and we figured out the
  people that flipped the house redid half the basement ran the water line right up again the brick wall and then drywall it up and didn't put any… (Nextdoor Edgemont)

• Dayton Children's posted a job opening for Inventory Coordinator- Full Time- 2nd Shift in Dayton. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for HouseKeeping & Cleaning jobs in Dayton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dayton here.

Ok Dayton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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