🌱 Which Oakwood standouts made Dayton’s 2025 Athlete of the Week list?

Good morning to you Oakwood! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Oakwood standouts made Dayton’s 2025 Athlete of the Week list?

Also on today's calendar: Live Music from The Ginger Tonics at Whisperz Speakeasy.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 49 and low of 42 degrees.
• Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 66, low: 26.
• Monday: Windy; cloudy and much colder, with a high of 30 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Sports rewind: Every 2025 Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week (mahoningmatters.com) — Oakwood athletes are prominently featured in this year-end roundup of Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week winners, including standout performances in soccer and basketball. Local readers will recognize Oakwood’s strong community support, from a goalkeeper known simply as “Shady” to record-setting scorer Caroline Roelle, all celebrated alongside other top prep athletes across the Miami Valley.
   

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📸 Around Oakwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• DJ SWARLY SOUNDS LIVE! — Little York Tavern & Pizza
  Little York Tavern & Pizza, 4120 Little York Rd, Dayton
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Live Music from The Ginger Tonics at Whisperz Speakeasy
  Whisperz Speakeasy , 926 Watertower Ln , West Carrollton
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Traditional Pierogi Making
  Warehouse 4 Coffee (Kettering) , 3131 Wilmington Pike , Kettering
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Gingerbread Workshop
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  11:30 am
• YOUTH CAMP Akron's Jack Van Remortel & Mike Eversole — P413 Sports Training Center
  P413 Sports Training Center , 2240 Arbor Blvd , Moraine
  4:00 pm
• A Carillon Christmas
  Carillon Historical Park , 1000 Carillon Blvd , Dayton
  5:00 pm
• Be Hope Saturday Service
  Be Hope Church , 1850 N. Fairfield Rd. , Beavercreek
  5:30 pm
• Deck the Diamond
  Day Air Ballpark , 220 N Patterson Blvd , Dayton
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Be Hope Sunday Service
  Be Hope Church , 1850 N. Fairfield Rd. , Beavercreek
  9:00 am
• Faircreek Church Sunday Services
  Faircreek Church , 2400 Faircreek Ridge Dr , Fairborn
  9:15 am

Monday December 29

• Choose Your Own Adventure Read-Aloud Book Club
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  5:00 pm
• Zumba at Full Circle Wellness
  Full Circle Wellness , 2340 Grange Hall Rd. , Beavercreek
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Kettering

• Veterans Voices highlights from the past year (wdtn.com)
• ‘I began developing a new way of seeing': Local woman shares the impact of art therapy (daytondailynews.com)
• Christmas Day fun in Downtown Dayton! (wdtn.com)

Dayton

• Ohio State Highway Patrol releases holiday travel report (dayton247now.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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