🌱 How a Middletown Sherando swimmer turned setbacks into her best season

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• How a Middletown Sherando swimmer turned setbacks into her best season

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve in Tuscany.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 41 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 52, low: 26.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 50 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Athlete Spotlight: Sherando swimmer Savannah Judy (winchesterstar.com) — A Sherando High School senior swimmer from Middletown shares how she’s battled injuries and illness to make this season her favorite yet. She opens up about her most memorable and embarrassing races, the family and teachers who inspire her, and her plans to study nutrition at Virginia Tech after graduation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Winter Floral Arrangement
  336 Belle Grove Rd, Middletown
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve in Tuscany
  Backroom Brewery , 150 Ridgemont Rd , Middletown
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• WR: DM @ WC
  Warren County Middle School Front Royal, VA 22630
  5:30 pm
• VB: WC @ DM
  Warren County Middle School Front Royal, VA 22630
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• WR: JWIL @ WC
  Warren County Middle School Front Royal, VA 22630
  5:30 pm
• VB: WC @ JWIL
  Warren County Middle School Front Royal, VA 22630
  5:30 pm
• Rotary Club of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
  Region's 117 , 180 Bald Eagle Dr , Lake Frederick
  6:00 pm
• Warren County Wildcats vs Strasburg Rams
  Warren County High School , 155 Westminster Dr , Front Royal
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Chess at Bowman Library
  Bowman Library , 871 Tasker Rd , Stephens City
  10:00 am
• The Nutcracker 2025
  Warren County High School , 155 Westminster Dr , Front Royal
  1:00 pm
• A Magical Unicorn Christmas Class
  502 Indian Rock Rd , Strasburg
  3:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Jack Dunlap Trio
  Box Office Brewery , 177 E King St , Strasburg
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash has been cleared on US-522 northbound at the West Virginia state line in Frederick County.
  10:55AM on Dec 14: All northbound and southbound travel lanes on US-522 at the West Virginia state line in Frederick County are closed. (Nextdoor )

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Middletown. Apply here.
• The GIANT Company posted a job opening for PT Produce Associate - 6295 in Stephens City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Strasburg

• Strasburg's running game blows past Glenvar to claim school's first state football championship (cardinalnews.org)

Front Royal

• VDOT to Host Public Hearing on January 14 for South Street Safety Improvements (royalexaminer.com)
• Warren County Wildcats Set to Face Strasburg in Home Doubleheader (royalexaminer.com)
• Minick: Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty (federalobserver.com)

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