🌱 See how Franklin College’s new website beat Big Ten powerhouses

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In today's newsletter:

• See how Franklin College’s new website beat Big Ten powerhouses

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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 38 and low of 33 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 33.
• Thursday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 52 and low of 21 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Franklin College marketing team wins CASE award (mojo1029.com) — Franklin residents can celebrate a big win for Franklin College, whose marketing department just earned a prestigious CASE District V award for its redesigned website. The new site, launched in August 2024, features a modern look, accessibility tools, and translation into more than a dozen languages, and has already driven thousands more visitors and page views.
   

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📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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Wednesday December 17

• Crafting Yesteryear
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Community Room
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Franklin Branch - FRB Community Room (Whole Room)
  10:00 am
• Preschool STEAM
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Youth Program Room
  10:00 am

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📣 Franklin Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Preschool Storytime
  Johnson County Public Library - Clark Pleasant Branch , 350 Clearwater Blvd , Whiteland
  10:00 am
• Kids STEAM, Jr.
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB STEAM Zone
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Preschool STEAM
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Youth Program Room
  10:00 am
• Crafting Yesteryear
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Community Room
  10:00 am
• Read & Bleed @ Your Library
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Community Room
  1:30 pm
• Crafternoon
  Johnson County Public Library - Clark Pleasant Branch , 350 Clearwater Blvd , Whiteland
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Sock Skating
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Community Room
  9:00 am
• Tiny Tots Storytime
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Youth Program Room
  10:00 am
• Homeschool Hangout
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB Youth Program Room
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Franklin. Apply here.
• Indiana Staffing posted a job opening for Shipping Receiving Clerk in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenwood

• Ellen M. Brockmann, 80 (news-banner.com)
• Six IU football players earn AP All-American honors (thedailyhoosier.com)

Edinburgh

• 2025 Marty Brown Memorial Invitational (ssusa.org)
• Spreading Christmas cheer: Local families show up to Cheer Fund to give kids a good Christmas (therepublic.com)
• North, East set for Rivalry Week (therepublic.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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