Community Corner
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And check out Monthly DATA Meetup on the Auburn Patch calendar
Good day Auburn! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Auburn storefront qualify for up to $15,000 in upgrades?
- How a new motorsports park could reshape Auburn’s economy by 2028
- Meet the Auburn native breaking barriers in pro hockey broadcasting
Also on today's calendar: A Symphony of Steel and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Auburnfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Auburnfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Morning snow showers; cloudy, with a high of 27 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 28, low: 13.
- Saturday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 16 and low of 5 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dec. 11: Olive Twist receives facade grant (fwbusiness.com) — Auburn’s Olive Twist just received a façade grant, part of a growing city program that’s invested nearly $290,000 into downtown building improvements this year. Local owners of buildings 50 years and older can still apply for up to $15,000 in matching funds and additional design-cost reimbursement to upgrade their storefronts within Auburn’s economic revitalization area. 
• Goodbye SW racetrack, hello Auburn Motorsport Park (wane.com) — A major new Auburn Motorsports Park is planned for the former Kruse Auction Park site near I-69, promising to draw visitors and investment directly into Auburn. Backed by well-known northeast Indiana businessmen and welcomed by Auburn’s mayor and council leadership, the FIA-level road course could spur new housing, hotels, and dining, with completion targeted for summer 2028.
• Auburn native becomes first woman to call Indy Fuel games (21alivenews.com) — An Auburn-born hockey fan, Butler senior Eva Hallman, has become the first woman to call play-by-play for the Indy Fuel after years of interning and learning from Fort Wayne Komets broadcaster Shane Albarani. Her journey from childhood games to solo broadcasts highlights a local native breaking barriers in professional hockey media while inspiring future broadcasters.
📸 Around Auburn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Auburn
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★ Featured events ★
- Monthly DATA Meetup
Cupka's Bee Good Meadery, LLC, 112 N Main St, Auburn
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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Other local events
- A Symphony of Steel
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum , 1600 Wayne St , Auburn
7:00 pm - Rockstar Karaoke & DJ
Traxside Bar & Grill , 118 N Peters St , Garrett
9:00 pm - Letters to Santa
Main Library - Home for the Holidays Christmas Walk
Eckhart Park , 1501 S Cedar St , Auburn
6:00 pm - Home for the Holidays
Auburn, IN Calendar , 1500 S Cedar Street , Auburn
6:00 pm - Letters to Santa
Main Library - Friends of EPL Book & Media Sale In-Person
Willennar Administrative Annex
9:00 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
📣 Auburn Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Country Heritage Open Mic Night w/Chris Hambrick
Country Heritage Winery , 185 Co Rd 68 , Laotto
6:00 pm - Wrestling (Girls) @ Columbia City High School
Columbia City High School
6:30 pm - Wrestling (Girls) @ Lakeland High School
Lakeland High School
9:00 am - Wrestling (Boys JV) @ Plymouth High School
Plymouth High School
9:00 am
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a small grey and white morkie poo that bolted from sunshine apartments across from Parkview Dekalb about an hour ago.
She she stopped traffic and someone got out of a suburban-type vehicle and drive off. Could not see if the driver actually picked her up but the… (Nextdoor Auburn) - Hey to pet owners in Auburn Crossing.
Ive posted this dog on my Facebook. In hoping to find it's owner. He's been running around down by Adam Ave and Anna Ave since Dec 2nd. So I'm aware… (Nextdoor West Edge Park)
- Clean Team posted a job opening for Cleaner in Auburn. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Auburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Auburn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Butler
- ‘Poor and distasteful': Butler officials search for answers after cemetery damaged (wane.com)
- Local communities receive Community Crossings grants (fwbusiness.com)
Kendallville
- ENSC board votes for next superintendent (wane.com)
- Mickey J. Wolfe (inkfreenews.com)
- Fifteen Indiana Hospitals Earned Top Marks For Patient Safety (wrkr.com)
Ok Auburn! 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
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