🌱 Patch AM: How to bring home a free furry friend in OKC this week

Morning Oklahoma City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How to bring home a free furry friend in OKC this week
• How Alexis Díaz’s struggles in OKC reshaped his 2025 season

Also on today's calendar: The Jury Experience: Death by AI: Who Pays the Price? and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny, breezy and quite cold, with a high of 35 and low of 24 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 51, low: 37.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• OKC Animal Welfare waives adoption fees for Hounds for the Holidays adoption event (okcfox.com) — Free pet adoptions are underway at OKC Animal Welfare in southeast Oklahoma City, where all fees are waived through December 23 for dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens. Every animal is already spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated, and you can visit the shelter daily from noon to 5 p.m. if you’re ready to add a furry family member.
   

• 2025 Dodgers season review: Alexis Díaz (truebluela.com) — A key stretch of Alexis Díaz’s rough 2025 season came in Oklahoma City, where he struggled badly for the Dodgers’ Triple-A club before a brief, shaky stint in Los Angeles. The piece breaks down his declining numbers from Cincinnati to OKC and the Dodgers, his eventual DFA and claim by Atlanta, and his new one-year deal with the Texas Rangers.
   

📸 Around Oklahoma City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oklahoma City

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• A Christmas Carol - Oklahoma City
  201 N Walker Ave, Oklahoma City
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• The Jury Experience: Death by AI: Who Pays the Price?
  The Yale Theater , 227 SW 25th St , Oklahoma City
  8:30 pm

Monday December 15

• Gala Meeting
  Yukon Chamber of Commerce , 10 W Main St #130 , Yukon
  4:00 pm
• JV/Girls Wrestling- 3 Dog Night
  Edmond Santa Fe High School , 1901 W 15th St , Edmond
  4:00 pm
• *9th Girls/Boys Basketball v. Yukon
  Main Gym , 705 , Oklahoma City
  5:30 pm
• Middle School Band Concert
  Auditorium , 705 , Oklahoma City
  6:00 pm
• Summit Choir Winter Concert
  Summit Ms Edmond, OK 73013
  7:00 pm
• Boar's Head Feast - Act II Performance
  St. Luke's Edmond , 900 N Sooner Rd , Edmond
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• *V/JH/Girls Wrestling v. Guthrie
  East Gym , 705 , Oklahoma City
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
  Oklahoma Hall of Fame , 1400 Classen Dr , Oklahoma City
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  The Yale Theater , 227 SW 25th St , Oklahoma City
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• The Nutcracker
  Civic Center Music Hall , 201 N Walker Ave , Oklahoma City
  11:00 am
• R&Baddie Brunch
  Shots On Rocks Lounge and Grill , 1122 N Broadway Ave , Oklahoma City
  12:00 pm
• Sensory-Friendly Polar Express Train Ride
  Oklahoma Railway Museum , 3400 NE Grand Blvd , Oklahoma City
  1:30 pm
• Twelve Days of Christmas Crafts
  Del City Library - Metropolitan Library System , 4330 SE 15th St , Del City
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• State of Oklahoma posted a job opening for Transportation Specialist in Choctaw. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Beloved Bethany event venue reopens as The Phoenix after devastating fire (news9.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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