🌱 Patch AM: Why a former Hobart resident just received a 22-year prison term

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• Why a former Hobart resident just received a 22-year prison term

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, afternoon mist, temps: high: 45, low: 38.
• Thursday: Low clouds may break, mist, with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Hobart man receives 22 years after shooting at estranged wife (chicagotribune.com) — A man formerly living in Hobart has been sentenced to 22 years after shooting at his estranged wife, in a case investigated by Hobart police and heard in Lake County court. Prosecutors argued he endangered both his wife and her daughter, while the judge ordered prison time, community corrections, probation, and mandatory substance-abuse counseling once he’s released.
   

📸 Around Hobart

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hobart

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Recaptured - A Tribute to Journey
  Art Theater, 230 Main St, Hobart
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• Mahjong Open Play: Ages 18 & Over
  Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Bingo at the Library!
  Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Gibson Woods Nature Journal Club
  Gibson Woods Bird Viewing Room , 6201 Parrish Avenue , Hammond
  10:00 am
• New Volunteer Tour
  Humane Society of Hobart Inc , 2054 IN-130 , Hobart
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Teen Advisory Board & Game Night
  Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• One-On-One Tech Help: Everyday Technology
  Highland - Meeting Room A
  10:30 am
• Noon Years Eve Party
  Merrillville - Meeting Room A
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Storytime: Ages 4-5
  Merrillville - Children's Programming Room
  10:30 am
• Paint'n Time
  Hobart - Large Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• Mother Goose on the Loose: Ages Birth - 23 Months
  Cedar Lake - Children's Programming Room
  11:30 am
• Laugh for Your Health
  Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 1919 81st Ave , Merrillville
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello!
  Looking for a babysitter for my 10 month old son when I work during the week, must have references. (Nextdoor Villa Shores)
• Looking for someone.
  preferably in need, but reliable, to help me declutter my home. Please respond via email (karisidebottom@gmail.com). Yes, it's a test to see who can… (Nextdoor Lincoln Street)

• Town & Country Market posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper in Hobart. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Hobart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hobart here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merrillville

• NiSource, Inc $NI Position Lifted by Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (marketbeat.com)
• 73 Best And Worst Celebrity Tippers (buzzfeed.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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