🌱 Why state health leaders came to honor a Penney Farms care center

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In today's newsletter:

• Why state health leaders came to honor a Penney Farms care center
• What the new Clay County burn ban means around Penney Farms

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 93 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 94, low: 61.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as hot, with a high of 87 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Pavilion for Health Care earns another Gold Seal Award for Excellence (claytodayonline.com) — Residents of Penney Farms can take pride that the Pavilion for Health Care at Penney Retirement Community has again earned Florida’s prestigious Gold Seal Award, with zero deficiencies in its latest review. State health leaders came to town to personally present the 12th consecutive award, praising the facility’s long-term record of quality care, staff stability, and strong resident satisfaction.
   

• Clay County under countywide burn ban (actionnewsjax.com) — Clay County has issued a burn ban for unincorporated areas, specifically noting that it applies outside the town limits of Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights, Orange Park, and Penney Farms. While residents inside Penney Farms town limits aren’t directly under the ban, anyone burning in nearby unincorporated areas faces fines, so locals should be cautious with outdoor flames and aware of the ongoing drought risk.
   

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📸 Around Penney Farms

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Penney Farms

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Saturday April 18

• Math Field Day
  Fleming Island High School , 2233 Village Square Pkwy , Fleming Is
  8:00 am
• High Ridge Estates neighborhood community clean up
  The Clay County Historical and Railroad Museum , 915 Walnut St , Green Cove Springs
  8:30 am
• Bellair Meadowbrook Terrace neighborhood community clean up
  The Clay County Historical and Railroad Museum , 915 Walnut St , Green Cove Springs
  8:30 am

Monday April 20

• Rescheduled- Middleburg-Clay Hill Citizen Advisory Committee
  Middleburg Civic Association , 2102 Palmetto Street , Middleburg
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Food for Clay Distribution Event
  Challenge Enterprises of North Florida , 3530 Enterprise Way , Green Cove Springs
  10:00 am

Saturday April 18

• Math Field Day
  Fleming Island High School , 2233 Village Square Pkwy , Fleming Island
  8:00 am
• Bellair Meadowbrook Terrace neighborhood community clean up
  The Clay County Historical and Railroad Museum , 915 Walnut St , Green Cove Springs
  8:30 am
• High Ridge Estates neighborhood community clean up
  The Clay County Historical and Railroad Museum , 915 Walnut St , Green Cove Springs
  8:30 am
• Third Saturday Market in the Park
  Green Cove Springs, FL Calendar , City Hall 321 Walnut Street , Green Cove Springs
  10:00 am
• 2026 Annual Middleburg Spring Festival
  The Middleburg Museum, Inc. , 3912 Section St , Middleburg
  11:00 am

Sunday April 19

• Junie B Jones The Musical
  Way Radio , 2500 Russell Rd , Green Cove Springs
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Rescheduled- Middleburg-Clay Hill Citizen Advisory Committee
  Middleburg Civic Association , 2102 Palmetto St , Middleburg
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Middleburg

• Middleburg civic leader Maude Jackson to be honored with historical marker (claytodayonline.com)
• Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Fully Leased Retail Center in Middleburg, Florida (cremarketbeat.com)
• Area lifters blast through districts: OHS, KHHS, CHS titles (claytodayonline.com)

Green Cove Springs

• Josef Smith, Julie Korsog 'jive' their way to stirring performance (claytodayonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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