🌱 FCVA Annual Christmas Banquet and 11 more events

What's up Van Alstyne! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Restorative Yoga by Candlelight at Grace United Methodist Church
• FCVA Annual Christmas Banquet at Fellowship Church of Van Alstyne
• Grinch Gallop

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: High clouds and breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
• Thursday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 64 and low of 33 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Van Alstyne

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Restorative Yoga by Candlelight
  Grace United Methodist Church, 2800 Canyon Creek Dr, Sherman
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• FCVA Annual Christmas Banquet
  Fellowship Church of Van Alstyne , 182 S Dallas Ave , Van Alstyne
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Grinch Gallop
  1455 W Van Alstyne Pkwy , Van Alstyne
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Member Track Days
  G2 Motorsports Park , 708 E Houston St , Anna
  10:00 am
• Cooper Boys Varsity Basketball @ Tom Bean
  Tom Bean High School , 7719 TX-11 , Tom Bean
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• 3rd Thursday Coffee & Connections
  AISD Administration Building , 151 W Rosamond Parkway , Anna
  7:45 am
• Drama Adventures - Fall 2025 (ages 5 - 11)
  Anderlin Arts , 307 Main St , Weston
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Non JV Opponent Girls JV Basketball @ Melissa
  Melissa High School , 3030 Milrany Ln , Melissa
  5:00 pm
• Love Handle at The Gar Hole
  Gar Hole , 106 Houston St , Anna
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Parents Night Out
  Harry McKillop Elementary School , 3509 Liberty Way , Melissa
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Rudy Reynoso's Christmas Magic Show
  Sherman Kidd-Key Auditorium , 400 N Elm St , Sherman
  5:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Leonard Girls Varsity Basketball @ Howe
  Howe High School , 200 Ponderosa Rd , Howe
  12:15 pm

Saturday December 27

• Free Yoga Class
  3411 Barker Ave , Melissa
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Van Alstyne. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Carhop or Skating Carhop in Van Alstyne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Van Alstyne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Anna

• Prisoner Bus in Texas Sways Dangerously on the Road (wearelubbock.com)
• Basketball Recap: Braswell's Run of Five Straight Victories Now Over (maxpreps.com)
• Bobbie White (txktoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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