🌱 Which Elgin tree farm is best for your family this year?

Morning Elgin! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Elgin tree farm is best for your family this year?
• How does this new film portray life in Elgin, Texas?

Also on today's calendar: Tech Thursday.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Buy Real Christmas Trees In Austin- 2025 Guide (austinot.com) — Elgin families can pick out real Christmas trees close to home at Elgin Christmas Tree Farm and Evergreen Farms, both offering choose-and-cut options and family activities. This 2025 guide also lists several Austin-area tree lots, with locations and hours to simplify your holiday planning.
   

• Review: Ellen Rodnianski's 'American Baby' (vaguevisages.com) — A new coming-of-age film set in Elgin follows 15-year-old Oli as she navigates teenage pregnancy, small-town judgment, and religious expectations. The review praises the performances and explores how the movie portrays life in a tight-knit Central Texas community near Austin.
   

📸 Around Elgin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elgin

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Sherwood Celtic Yuletide Festival - Friday
  Sherwood Forest Faire, 1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Tech Thursday
  404 N Main St , Elgin
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Chair Massage
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  10:30 am
• Sip Shop & Stroll
  Downtown Elgin , 310 N Main St , Elgin
  5:00 pm
• High School Schools & Programming of Choice Fair +CTE Informational
  Manor High School Complex - Advanced Academics Building , 14832 FM973 Building F , Manor
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Senior Social
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  2:00 pm
• Winter Blast Gift Drive
  1402 Church St , Bastrop
  5:00 pm
• The Byrne Brothers: Sherwood Celtic Yuletide Festival
  McDade Historical Society , 557 Old Hwy 20 Box 621 , McDade
  6:00 pm
• Lehman Boys Varsity Soccer @ Manor
  Manor High School , 12700 Gregg Manor Rd , Manor
  7:15 pm
• Chubby Knuckle Choir
  Black Sparrow Music Parlor , 113 W 2nd St , Taylor
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Taylor Second Saturdays
  Taylor City Clerk-Community Events - Taylor TX 76574
• Frost Cookies with Santa | Bastrop
  Frost Bank , 494 State Hwy 71 #100 , Bastrop
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey there I’ve only lived in Elgin for a month and few days so I don’t know a lot of the good services around here and I’m looking for someone to give my bonus dad a hair cut and get his beard trimmed.
  He look out for me when I was homeless in Austin and now I want to see him healed and whole walking in newness and peace. This is an opportunity for… (Nextdoor Elgin)
• Please help me re home my cats!!
  They are very cuddly and good with kids/dogs. Their names are Loki, Binx and Honey. The boys are neutered and vaccinated. (Nextdoor Elgin)

• Center Floater posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Elgin. Apply here.
• Elgin Independent School District posted a job opening for Middle School Athletic Trainer in Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elgin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pflugerville

• Pflugerville voters to choose between these two candidates in mayoral runoff election Saturday (kxan.com)
• Daddy Days: Bingo for kids' injuries (statesman.com)
• Bodies by Design: 7 holiday habits to help stay lean, feel your best (statesman.com)

Bastrop

• 'We Are Blood' holiday blood drive event in Bastrop (fox7austin.com)
• Bastrop woman arrested, charged in downtown Austin bus stop shooting (statesman.com)

Ok Elgin! 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 could get canned for this!
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