🌱 Patch AM: Holiday Pet Adoption Event - From Foster to Forever and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Holiday Pet Adoption Event - From Foster to Forever
• All Ability: Mini Winter Hat Ornaments - Ages 18 & Over at Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library
• Laugh for Your Health

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

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, with a high of 31 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, temps: high: 9, low: -5.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and frigid, with a high of 11 and low of -1 degrees.

📸 Around Merrillville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrillville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Keep Me In Stitches
  Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library, 1919 81st Ave, Merrillville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Pet Adoption Event - From Foster to Forever
  PetSmart Merrillville Indiana , 2881 E U.S. Hwy 30 , Merrillville
  11:00 am

Monday December 15

• All Ability: Mini Winter Hat Ornaments - Ages 18 & Over
  Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 1919 81st Ave , Merrillville
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Laugh for Your Health
  Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 1919 81st Ave , Merrillville
  1:00 pm
• Teen Artsy Evenings
  Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 1919 81st Ave , Merrillville
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Video Game and Hang!
  Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library , 1919 81st Ave , Merrillville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Tea party ShopaRama with your Doll
  Midwest Elite Preparatory Academy , Inc. , Merrillville
  11:00 am
• The Fireside Toasting and Roasting Holiday Party
  Karma Cigar Bar , 850 81st Ave , Merrillville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Teen and Tween Speedcubing: Ages 8-17
  Hobart - Children's Program Room
  3:30 pm
• Essentially Glowing @ Hunt & Gather Market
  Lake County Fairground , 889 S Court St , Crown Point
  4:00 pm
• Hunt & Gather Market
  Lake County Fairgrounds , 899-857 Lake St , Crown Point
  4:00 pm
• Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) Tribute: The Fortunate Sons Live at The Hobart Art Theater!
  Art Theater , 230 Main St , Hobart
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ARK IDENTITY Blends Dreamy Soundscapes and Digital Heartbreak on New Single —Sammy Piekos-Wagner Read on Patch
• Cut Flowers Capture Bittersweet Reflection and the Beauty of Regret on New Single —Sammy Piekos-Wagner Read on Patch

• Should single and/or senior citizens get a discount for garbage pickup?
  I think so! Why should I as a single senior citizen, who generates waste requiring only monthly pickup, have to pay the same rate as families who… (Nextdoor Turkey Creek)

• Culver's Restaurant posted a job opening for Crew Member in Merrillville. Apply here.
• Guitar Center, Inc. posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 622 in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hobart

• Hobart residents sue to block city's data center plan (chicagotribune.com)

Crown Point

• Companies raise $84K for area nonprofits during charity golf outing (wbiw.com)
• Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities (amsterdamnews.com)

Schererville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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