🌱 Patch AM: Bingo at the Library! and 10 more events

Hello Merrillville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Bingo at the Library! at Lake Station-New Chicago - Large Meeting Room
• Gibson Woods Nature Journal Club at Gibson Woods Bird Viewing Room
• Teen Advisory Board & Game Night at Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rain and drizzle this morning, with a high of 54 and low of 34 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 50, low: 45.
• Sunday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 55 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📸 Around Merrillville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrillville

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• 12/30- Merrillville, IN- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
  Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 2120 Southlake Mall, Merrillville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

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

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
• Laugh for Your Health
  Merrillville - Meeting Room C
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve: Ages Birth to 6 Years Old
  Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Open Skate
  Crown Point, IN Calendar , 183 S. West St. , Crown Point
  12:00 pm
• 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
• Recaptured - A Tribute to Journey
  Art Theater , 230 Main St , Hobart
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'd just like to know if any of my neighbors are as unhappy with our township as I am for not picking up the fallen leaves this pass fall.
  The snow has melted and all you see, is the wasted efforts of all my neighbors that bothered to put the leaves on the curb. Why would the Township… (Nextdoor Georgia Heights)

• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Merrillville. Apply here.
• Spencer Gifts, LLC posted a job opening for Senior Assistant Store Manager in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crown Point

• One person dead, three injured in Crown Point wreck (chicagotribune.com)
• Mother's traumatic labor experience sparks call for maternal health reform (wandtv.com)
• Winfield councilman adopts former K-9 but donor dispute remains (chicagotribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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