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In today's newsletter:

• Will new Rivertowne fountains drive away Mount Pleasant’s favorite birds?
• Mount Pleasant mourns Rear Adm. James H. Flatley III’s remarkable life of service

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Turning sunny; windy, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
• Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mount Pleasant neighborhood residents fear fountains could disrupt beloved bird rookery (postandcourier.com) — Rivertowne neighbors in Mount Pleasant are worried new fountains and aerators planned for two stormwater ponds could disturb a beloved rookery of egrets, herons, ibises, and threatened wood storks. The HOA says it will relocate fountains and shut them off during nesting season, while conservation experts note the birds may tolerate some disturbance but are vulnerable during breeding.
   

• Patriots Point Announces Passing of Former Agency Head and Distinguished Veteran Rear Adm. James H. Flatley III (holycitysinner.com) — Mount Pleasant is mourning Rear Adm. James H. Flatley III, a 91-year-old longtime resident and former head of Patriots Point who died Dec. 12. Flatley, a decorated Naval aviator and Order of the Palmetto recipient, helped shape Patriots Point’s growth and later co-founded the USS Yorktown Foundation, leaving a lasting mark on the town’s maritime heritage.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Sip & Shop for Conservation
  Rivers & Glen Trading Co. , 122 Coleman Blvd. , Mount Pleasant
  12:00 pm
• Super Reggae Man
  Rita's Seaside Grille , 2 Center St , Folly Beach
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• LEGO® for Homeschoolers In-Person
  Goose Creek Library , Activity Room , Goose Creek
  10:00 am
• Friendship Quilting Group (Splinter Group)
  Hanahan Senior Center , 3100 Mabeline Rd , Hanahan
  11:00 am
• Clara's Kids Club Youth Litter Cleanup Event
  West Ashley Greenway Trail , 505-A Arlington Drive , Charleston
  1:00 pm
• The V-Tones’
  The Charleston Pour House , 1977 Maybank Hwy , Charleston
  6:00 pm
• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  6:30 pm
• CSO Masterworks - Holiday Pops
  Charleston Gaillard Center , 95 Calhoun St , Charleston
  7:30 pm
• TAKE THE FUNNY AND RUN (HOLIDAY EDITION)
  Theatre 99 , 280 Meeting St B , Charleston
  8:00 pm
• The Charleston Caroling Company Holiday Concert
  2 Bishop Gadsden Wy , Charleston
  8:00 pm
• WHO'S HOLIDAY — Footlight Players
  Queen Street Playhouse: Home of the Footlight Players , 20 Queen St , Charleston
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Wreath Workshop — Smart Botanic Art
  The Creek Collective , 222 St James Ave , Goose Creek
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Waiting at Petco, take some cuteness home, save a life.
  Petco doesn’t profit from this. These are from All4Paws rescue (Nextdoor Porchers Preserve)
• As forests keep getting cleared here in MtP.
  I was wondering who owns this tract and what the zoning is. (Nextdoor Charleston National)

• Gold's Gym International, Inc. posted a job opening for Part-Time Housekeeper in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Charleston

• North Charleston researchers launch psychedelic clinical trial to treat severe anxiety (abcnews4.com)
• Winter is changing in Charleston: the science behind it and what to expect (abcnews4.com)
• Adopt a pet and give them a ‘home for the holidays' (counton2.com)

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