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Coming up on the Franklin Patch calendar: Crafting Yesteryear

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- 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.
📰 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
- 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
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - 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 - 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
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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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.
🗞 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
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