🌱 Thinking of adopting? Check The Village shelter’s hours before you go.

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• Thinking of adopting? Check The Village shelter’s hours before you go.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and increasingly windy, with a high of 59 and low of 30 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 57, low: 45.
• Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Looking to add a pet to your family? Roskoe, Tina, others available at OKC-area shelters (oklahoman.com) — If you’re thinking about adopting a pet, The Village Animal Shelter is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 1701 NW 115th St., but asks you to call ahead. The roundup also lists hours, restrictions, and contact details for several other Oklahoma City-area shelters, some of which are limiting intake or adoptions due to illness or staffing changes.
   

📸 Around The Village

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Village

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Friday December 19

• End of Second Quarter
  Epic Blended Learning Charter , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma City

Monday December 22

• Winter Break
  Epic Blended Learning Charter Oklahoma City, OK 73120

📣 The Village Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Business Bite
  Del City Chamber of Commerce , 5540 SE 15th St , Del City
  11:30 am
• HS BASKETBALL @HOME VS SOUTHWEST COVENANT
  Bethany Ms Bethany, OK 73008
  3:30 pm
• MS Basketball @ Crossings
  Bethany Hs Bethany, OK 73008
  4:00 pm
• Basketball
  Mary Golda Ross Elementary Oklahoma City, OK 73111
  6:00 pm
• Band Karaoke Nights
  U.S. Grant High School Oklahoma City, OK 73111
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• End of Second Quarter
  Epic Blended Learning Charter Oklahoma City, OK 73120
• End of Quarter 2
  Pleasant Hill Es Oklahoma City, OK 73121
• Tom's Coffee Truck
  Mary Golda Ross Elementary Oklahoma City, OK 73111
  7:30 am
• StuCo Adopt A Child - Gifts to PreK @ Coolidge
  U.S. Grant High School Oklahoma City, OK 73111
  7:30 am
• Community Coffee - Chisholm Trail Presbyterian Church
  Chisholm Trail Presbyterian Church , 801 W Vandament Ave , Yukon
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  A dog who went missing in Edmond, OK, has been safely reunited with their family after 44 minutes. Message from Finder: "Followed us from the… (Nextdoor Casady Addition)

🗞 Nearby News

Bethany

• Julia Kirt, Oklahoma State Senate (journalrecord.com)
• Check out photos of an OKC theater's show 'Jane Austen's Christmas Cracker' (oklahoman.com)

Oklahoma City

• New Micah Community Center offers support for Oklahoma City's unhoused neighbors (news9.com)
• Police release video of random stabbing at Sonic in Oklahoma City (koco.com)
• Oklahoma Lottery Powerball, Lotto America results for Dec. 17, 2025 (oklahoman.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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