🌱 Are Pine Island kids still playing ball on unsafe fields?
Good day Pine Island! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Are Pine Island kids still playing ball on unsafe fields?
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 87, low: 62.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pine Island parents raise safety concerns over unfinished baseball field repairs years after Hurricane Ian (winknews.com) — Parents in Pine Island are pressing Lee County to speed up long-promised safety repairs at the Pine Island Youth Baseball League fields, still damaged nearly four years after Hurricane Ian. With missing dugout roofs, no shade over bleachers, and damaged facilities, families worry about foul-ball injuries and heat while the county cites $40 million in wider park damage and slow-moving contracts. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Mermaid Makeovers at Weeki Wachee
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Kayak Rentals , 6131 Commercial Way , Spring Hill
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LIVE MUSIC ON THE RIVER at Mary’s Fish Camp
Mary's Fish Camp , 8092 Marys Fish Camp Rd , Spring Hill
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O-Town Motown
Stage West Playhouse , 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd , Spring Hill
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Agent & Partner Appreciation Happy Hour- Spring Hill
Gator's Dockside Spring Hill , 4329 Commercial Way , Spring Hill
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DIY Zen Garden @ Spring Hill Branch
Spring Hill Branch Library , 9220 Spring Hill Dr , Spring Hill
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Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Club
3357 Susan Dr , Spring Hill
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Teen Cafe @ Spring Hill Branch
Spring Hill Branch Library , 9220 Spring Hill Dr , Spring Hill
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SPRING HILL COMEDY NIGHT: From FOX - Devin Siebold - Saturday, May 9th
Stage West Playhouse , 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd , Spring Hill
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Beach Bash at Buccaneer Bay
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park , 6131 Commercial Way , Spring Hill
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SPEED LIMIT 70
Timber Pines Community Association , 6872 Timber Pines Blvd , Spring Hill
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SPRING HILL COMEDY NIGHT: From HBO - Dean Napolitano - Saturday, June 13th
Stage West Playhouse , 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd , Spring Hill
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Dean Napolitano
Stage West Playhouse , 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd , Spring Hill
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🗞 Nearby News
Weeki Wachee
- Sharks Sweep Bears and Hornets in Senior Day Double Header (hernandosun.com)
Spring Hill
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- ‘Integrity, work ethic, and vision': Aaron Bean backs Blaise Ingoglia for CFO (floridapolitics.com)
Hudson
- A new a list of all the record stores in Tampa Bay (cltampa.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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