🌱 Wine Tasting and Live Acoustic Music by 380 Acoustics| Anna, TX and 11 more events

Morning Van Alstyne! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Collin McKinney Day
• Pancake Breakfast Band Fundraiser at Van Alstyne High School
• Wine Tasting and Live Acoustic Music by 380 Acoustics| Anna, TX at BarnHill Vineyards

... and check out 1 more event 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: Mostly cloudy; windy, humid, with a high of 81 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy; a few morning showers, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
• Sunday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Van Alstyne

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Collin McKinney Day
  111 W 5th St, Anna
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Pancake Breakfast Band Fundraiser
  Van Alstyne High School , 700 Collin Mckinney Pkwy , Van Alstyne
  8:30 am
• Wine Tasting and Live Acoustic Music by 380 Acoustics| Anna, TX
  BarnHill Vineyards , 11917 Co Rd 509 , Anna
  12:00 pm

Friday May 1

• John Crocker
  The Railyard Taproom , 218 E Jefferson St , Van Alstyne
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• MHS Area Track Meet @ Mt. Pleasant HS
  Mount Pleasant High School , 2110 N Edwards Ave , Mt Pleasant
  9:00 am
• MHS Baseball (JV Black & V) @ McKinney North
  McKinney North High School , 2550 Wilmeth Rd , McKinney
  4:30 pm
• MHS Softball vs. Walnut Grove
  Ford Sports Village @ The Z-Plex , 4220 E Melissa Rd , Melissa
  4:30 pm
• Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
  Expo Hall , 4800 Texoma Pkwy , Sherman
  5:00 pm
• * $29 HAPPY HOUR * Reflect Love
  Painting with a Twist , 3201 S Hardin Blvd STE 204 , McKinney
  5:00 pm
• MHS Baseball (JV Red) vs. McKinney North
  Ford Sports Village @ The Z-Plex , 4220 E Melissa Rd , Melissa
  6:00 pm
• 80's Hits covered by Raised On 80's | Texas Wine | Anna, TX
  BarnHill Vineyards , 11917 Co Rd 509 , Anna
  7:30 pm
• Avery Mitchell Bell — Cadillac Pizza Pub
  Cadillac Pizza Pub , 112 S Kentucky St , McKinney
  9:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Pancake Breakfast Band Fundraiser
  Van Alstyne High School , 700 Collin Mckinney Pkwy , Van Alstyne
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know how to apply for the police station that is building right off of Blassingame Ave?
  I'm going into Criminology and Psychology and would love to build my resume up while I'm young. (Nextdoor Van Alstyne)

• US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Van Alstyne. Apply here.
• Lionheart Children's Academy posted a job opening for Toddler Teacher - Van Alstyne in Van Alstyne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Van Alstyne here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Melissa

• Walmart is remodeling 72 of stores in Texas. See if your store is set for a makeover (dallasnews.com)

Celina

• Celina girls soccer makes history with fifth straight state championship (wfaa.com)
• 2423 War Admiral St, Celina, TX 75009 (realtor.com)
• Walmart Touts Coast-to-Coast New Store, Remodel Expansion (homepagenews.com)

Sherman

• LGI Homes Expands into Sherman, Texas, with Grand Opening of Sherman Heights (nationaltoday.com)

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