🌱 Stoney Larue and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Fifth and Elm at 5th & Elm
• Stoney Larue at 5th & Elm
• RLTJHS Softball - End of Season Tournament (Home) at Taft High School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Windy with a few showers, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portland

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Fifth and Elm
  5th & Elm, 201 5th St, Portland
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Stoney Larue
  5th & Elm , 201 5th St , Portland
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• RLTJHS Softball - End of Season Tournament (Home)
  Taft High School , 502 Rincon Rd , Taft
  9:00 am
• RLTJHS Baseball - 8th Grade End of Season Tournament (Away)
  Mathis High School , 1615 E San Patricio Ave , Mathis
  9:00 am
• Buc Days 5K
  5th & Elm , 201 5th St , Portland
  10:00 am

Monday April 20

• MS Boys' Flag FB Intramurals
  John Kline Stadium (Middle School)
  4:15 pm
• JV2 BASEBALL VS KING
  Wildcat Park (Baseball/Softball Complex)
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• MS Girls' VB Intramurals
  Gregory-Portland Middle School
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• WPE: STAAR 5th Science Test
  TAFT ISD Taft, TX 78390
  8:00 am
• Baseball - Greyhounds vs. George West Longhorns* (Away)
  George West High School , 1013 Houston St , George West
  4:30 pm
• JV 2 BASEBALL VS CALALLEN
  Wildcat Park (Baseball/Softball Complex)
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• RLTJHS Baseball - 8th Grade End of Season Tournament (Away)
  Mathis High School , 1615 E San Patricio Ave , Mathis
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• hey yall i have a 24m old and a 14m old and im curious about toddler friendly activities to do in the area.
  any suggestions? i cant really find much but maybe i dont know where to look lol (Nextdoor Lang Rd)

• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Cook - Franchise in Portland. Apply here.
• Papa John's - Sun Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ingleside

• Warm and muggy weather continues as winds increase through Friday (kristv.com)
• Ingleside ISD recognizes Family Matters award winner (southtexasnews.com)

Corpus Christi

• Corpus Christi's plan to pump more water isn't working as expected; city to release new timeline Tuesday (kristv.com)
• This Corpus Christi site could land a $12M hotel (mysanantonio.com)
• CCISD gives update on campus consolidation plans, outlines impact on employees (kiiitv.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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