🌱 Patch AM: How could AI data centers threaten Hobart’s water future?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could AI data centers threaten Hobart’s water future?

Also on today's calendar: BRASS QUINTET CHRISTMAS CONCERT (Free Show/2PM) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Sunny and colder, temps: high: 30, low: 22.
• Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 35 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 grappling with concerns that new AI data centers could strain local water supplies. The piece explains how massive facilities across the region may be contributing to already low lake levels, while residents and environmental groups question the true scale of water and energy use. It also notes growing protests and uncertainty over long-term impacts.
   

📸 Around Hobart

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hobart

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Char Bucha's Community Outreach Inc. Fourth Annual
  705 E 4th St, Hobart
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• BRASS QUINTET CHRISTMAS CONCERT (Free Show/2PM)
  Art Theater , 230 Main St , Hobart
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• 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
• LEGO® Club (Grades K-5)
  Munster - Children's Program Room
  6:00 pm
• STEAM Club (Grades K-6)
  Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Building Blocks to Literacy
  Dyer-Schererville - Children's Programming Room
  10:00 am
• Knitting & Crochet Club
  Lake Station-New Chicago Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 2007 Central Ave , Lake Station
  10:00 am
• Tea party ShopaRama with your Doll
  Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy , Inc. , Merrillville
  11:00 am
• Craft and Chat
  Lake Station-New Chicago Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 2007 Central Ave , Lake Station
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Some more weld work completed...
  they are very happy This was some repair and and added support to withstand the weight of a hoist to repair chimneies! Here is the tacked up frame… (Nextdoor Lake George)

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Team Member in Hobart. Apply here.
• Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc. posted a job opening for Experienced Tax Preparer in Hobart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hobart here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merrillville

• Introducing the 2025 Post-Tribune Football All-Area Team (chicagotribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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