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- Could AI data centers quietly drain Hobart’s water future?
Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.
- Monday: Cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 37.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Furious Residents Say AI Data Centers Are Sucking Up the Great Lakes (futurism.com) — Hobart is cited as one of several Great Lakes communities worried that massive new AI data centers could strain local water supplies. The piece explains how similar towns are grappling with proposed or expanding facilities, amid already falling Great Lakes water levels and growing resident pushback over transparency, environmental impact, and long-term resource use. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hobart
- Reindeer Games
Merrillville - Meeting Room A
1:00 pm - Storytime: Ages 4-5
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
1:00 pm - One-On-One Tech Help: Everyday Technology
Highland - Meeting Room A
2:00 pm - Teen Cooking: Gingerbread Cookies
Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)
3:00 pm - STEAM Club (Grades K-6)
Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room
6:00 pm - Whodunit? Adult Mystery Club
Hobart - Large Meeting Room
6:00 pm - LEGO® Club (Grades K-5)
Munster - Children's Program Room
6:00 pm - Paint'n Time
Hobart - Large Meeting Room
10:30 am
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ice Skating at Bulldog Park
Bulldog Park , 183 S West St , Crown Point
6:00 pm - Storytime: Ages 4-5
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
1:00 pm - Reindeer Games
Merrillville - Meeting Room A
1:00 pm - One-On-One Tech Help: Everyday Technology
Highland - Meeting Room A
2:00 pm
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
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💬 Chatter
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have piece of drywall juat need someone to cut down to size and put in there.... (Nextdoor Swiss St)
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🗞 Nearby News
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