🌱 Which Lehi YouTuber just joined a global LDS advisory council?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Lehi YouTuber just joined a global LDS advisory council?
• Lehi man’s online chats with undercover agent lead to 12 felony counts
• Two Lehi High linemen could anchor Utah’s 2026 football future

Also on today's calendar: Lehi CocoaHeads and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 52 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: A little rain, temps: high: 52, low: 26.
• Thursday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• YouTube sensation among those called to LDS Church advisory council for young men (eastidahonews.com) — Two members of the LDS Church’s Young Men General Advisory Council live and worship in Lehi, including YouTuber and educator Parker Aaron Walbeck and financial consultant Steve K. Mutombo. The council, made up of 14 men mostly from Utah, will advise church leaders on supporting young men worldwide. The story also highlights Walbeck’s media work and other notable council members.
   

• Lehi man accused of enticement after sending sexual messages to minor he met on Reddit (abc4.com) — A 26-year-old Lehi man is jailed on multiple felony charges after an undercover investigation into alleged online enticement of a person he believed was a 16-year-old girl. Authorities say conversations began on Reddit and moved to encrypted apps before he was identified and arrested in Provo, a case Lehi residents may see move through Utah County courts.
   

• Transfer portal tracker: A look at how Utah's 2026 roster is shaping up (deseret.com) — Utah football’s 2026 roster is already taking shape, and two key recruits are standout linemen from Lehi High School. The article tracks who’s entering and leaving via the transfer portal and details the Utes’ incoming high school and junior college class, including Lehi’s Mataalii Benjamin and PJ Takitaki on the offensive and defensive lines.
   

📸 Around Lehi

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lehi

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Trivia Night Wednesday - Lehi
  Bout Time Pub & Grub Lehi, 1820 W Traverse Pkwy Suite H, Lehi
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Winter Band Concert
  Vista Heights Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT 84045
  6:00 pm
• Girls & Boys Wrestling vs. ALA - jv boys 5/varisty boys 6/varsity girls 7 pm (PC)
  Lehi High Lehi, UT 84043
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Christmas Sing
  Traverse Mountain Elementary School Lehi, UT 84043
  8:30 am
• Holly Jolly Giving Night (More Info in Details)
  Vista Heights Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT 84045
  5:00 pm
• Lehi CocoaHeads
  Mountainland Technical College: Lehi Campus , 2301 Ashton Blvd , Lehi
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Manti Girls Varsity Basketball @ Lehi
  Lehi High School , 180 N 500 E , Lehi
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Utah Concealed Carry Permit - Lehi
  Home2 Suites by Hilton Lehi/Thanksgiving Point , 3051 W Club House Dr , Lehi
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Christmas in Color
  Art Dye Park , 1000 N 550 E St , American Fork
  5:30 pm
• Concert Orchestra Carols & Cocoa
  Lone Peak High American Fork, UT 84003
  6:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons (Teens)
  American Fork Library , 64 S 100 E , American Fork
  6:00 pm
• Chorus Concert
  American Fork Junior High School , 20 W 1120 N , American Fork
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• REWARD WILL BE GIVEN!
  For finding Scarlet, our missing calico cat-She had a cat cone on when she escaped Sunday night (12/14/2025). She's healing from a surgery and needs… (Nextdoor Cedar Hollow)
• Hey neighbors, my son and I saw a husky or a palmski running through a bit ago.
  If your missing a puppy it might be somewhere in Holbrook farms community. (Nextdoor Holbrooks Farms)

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Clerk in Lehi. Apply here.
• Utah Staffing posted a job opening for Environmental Services Tech Housekeeping in Lehi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lehi here.

🗞 Nearby News

Saratoga Springs

• Company uncovers bevy of critical and rare earth minerals in Utah County (ksl.com)
• Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Releases 2026 Custom Car Calendar (bodyshopbusiness.com)
• Utah man charged with strangling woman with cord, burning her with torch, for alleged 'snitching' (ksl.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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