🌱 How a Middletown Sherando swimmer bounced back from setbacks this season

What's up Middletown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Middletown Sherando swimmer bounced back from setbacks this season

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

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 Middletown senior at Sherando High School is making waves in the pool after overcoming injuries and illness that shortened her last two seasons. She shares her favorite swimming memories, the family and teachers who inspire her, and her plans to study nutrition, all while proudly representing her hometown and school.
   

📸 Around Middletown

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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
  6:00 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

📣 Middletown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• PolicyMakers Series - 2026 Pre-Legislative Briefing
  The George Washington Hotel , 103 East Piccadilly Street , Winchester
  11:30 am
• Christmas Give Me Liber-Tea
  Long Branch Farm , Long Branch Ln , Boyce
  2:00 pm
• Vibrissa: TRIVIA
  Vibrissa Beer , 122 E Main St , Front Royal
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• No Business & Breakfast for December
  Top of Virginia Regional Chamber , 407 S Loudoun St , Winchester
• Preschool Story Time
  Samuels Public Library , 330 E Criser Rd , Front Royal
  11:00 am
• The Career Lab
  Brandt Student Center , 703 University Dr , Winchester
  12:00 pm
• WASHRM Winter Social
  Winchester Country Club , 1300 Senseny Rd , Winchester
  5:00 pm
• Women in Film Wednesdays
  Royal Cinemas , 117 E Main St , Front Royal
  6:00 pm
• Central Wrestling vs James Wood and Riverside
  Central High School , 1147 Susan Ave , Woodstock
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• NO - VBC | Veterans Business Community Group
  The HIVE at Shenandoah University , 1460 University Drive , Winchester
  4:00 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)
• Reviewing Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) & First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) (americanbankingnews.com)

Front Royal

• County EDA Working Toward Significant Property Sales as 2025 Comes to an End, Hints at Municipally Reunited EDA (royalexaminer.com)
• Civilization is collapsing because it has forgotten God. We must bring Christ to the center (lifesitenews.com)
• Minick: Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty (federalobserver.com)

Ok Middletown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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