🌱 Patch AM: Are you about to miss Evansville’s final USPS holiday deadlines?

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In today's newsletter:

• Are you about to miss Evansville’s final USPS holiday deadlines?
• Where should Evansville residents take their Christmas trees this year?
• Could a future U.S. Navy warship carry Evansville’s name?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 58 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and much colder, temps: high: 36, low: 29.
• Saturday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. USPS says time is running out for holiday shipping (14news.com) — If you’re mailing holiday gifts from Evansville, key USPS deadlines are here: First Class has already passed, Priority Mail ends today, and Priority Mail Express runs through December 20. Local postal officials say volume is huge but they’re fully staffed, and they urge residents to double-check addresses—especially ZIP codes—to keep packages moving on time.
   

2. Eco-Friendly Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Tree in Evansville (newstalk1280.com) — Evansville households with real Christmas trees have several eco-friendly options this year, from curbside pickup programs that turn trees into mulch to local drop-off sites and DIY backyard reuse. The guide also suggests checking with city waste services and conservation groups for recycling or habitat projects, plus creative ways to repurpose branches or donate trees for animals.
   

3. Evansville's WWII Legacy Could Live On With a U.S. Navy Warship (wkdq.com) — Evansville’s World War II legacy could soon be honored with a U.S. Navy warship named after the city, thanks to a formal request from Indiana lawmakers. The story highlights Evansville’s crucial role building LSTs and P-47s, and spotlights the USS LST 325 docked along Riverside Drive as a living monument to that history.
   

4. 'The best Christmas present anybody could ask for': Family receives Evansville Habitat's 635th home in time for Christmas (tristatehomepage.com) — A local mother, Ashley Neal, is moving into Habitat for Humanity of Evansville’s 635th home this weekend, just in time for Christmas. After logging more than 300 sweat-equity hours, she and her daughter will settle into a house dedicated to the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, supported by volunteers she now calls family.
   

📸 Around Evansville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evansville

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Friday December 19

• Sensory Room Open House
  EVPL North Park , Sensory Room , Evansville
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• LGBTQ+ Movie Social Hour
  EVPL Central , Browning Event Room B , Evansville
  1:00 pm
• Design Time
  EVPL Central , READ Center - River Room , Evansville
  2:00 pm
• Canvas Paint Party
  EVPL North Park , Meeting Room , Evansville
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Seven Stories, Seven Principles
  EVPL East , Auditorium , Evansville
  3:00 pm

📣 Evansville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• The Vampire Diaries Night
  EVPL Stringtown - Meeting Room
  5:00 pm
• Reitz Elementary Wrestling
  Daniel Wertz Elementary School Evansville, IN 47712
  5:30 pm
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
  Old National Events Plaza , 715 Locust St , Evansville
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Gentle Yoga
  EVPL North Park -
  9:30 am
• Winter Solstice Celebration
  EVPL West - Auditorium
  3:30 pm
• Sensory Room Open House
  EVPL North Park - Sensory Room
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Indiana S3DA – 2nd South Indoor Regional
  Blackhawk Bowhunters , 6211 S Yankeetown Rd , Boonville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 16, 2025 in Evansville, IN 47711 near Vurgina Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view… (Nextdoor CHAIN)
• Abandoned dog,
  This dog was found in a vacant lot near Glenwood school around midnight on our trailer drop lot, in a cage with an empty water bowl and no food, I… (Nextdoor Goosetown)

• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Dishwasher/Service Assistant - Franchise in Evansville. Apply here.
• Warehouse Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler/Forklift Operator in Evansville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Evansville here.

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