🌱 Patch AM: Storytime: Ages 4-5 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Storytime: Ages 4-5 at Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
• Reindeer Games at Merrillville - Meeting Room A
• One-On-One Tech Help: Everyday Technology at Highland - Meeting Room A

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
• Tuesday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrillville

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Monday December 22

• 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
• 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
• Whodunit? Adult Mystery Club
  Hobart - Large Meeting Room
  6:00 pm
• STEAM Club (Grades K-6)
  Lake Station-New Chicago - Children's Program Room
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Storytime: Ages 4-5
  Merrillville - Children's Programming Room
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Open Skate
  Crown Point, IN Calendar , 183 S. West St. , Crown Point
  12:00 pm
• BRASS QUINTET CHRISTMAS CONCERT (Free Show/2PM)
  Art Theater , 230 Main St , Hobart
  2:00 pm
• Ice Skating at Bulldog Park
  Bulldog Park , 183 S West St , Crown Point
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Storytime: Ages 4-5
  Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My packages delivered to the wrong house.
  If this is your house in the picture please contact me. Thanks! !!!!!PACKAGES WERE RETURNED! Thank you! Also no reason for everything to have been… (Nextdoor Lincoln Gardens)

• BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Merrillville. Apply here.
• ABM Industries posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hobart

• City girl's rural sanctuary: Indiana farm a haven for abused and neglected animals (wgntv.com)
• Furious Residents Say AI Data Centers Are Sucking Up the Great Lakes (futurism.com)

Crown Point

• Crown Point Man Receives Sentence in Porter County Following Guilty Plea in Child Solicitation Case (regionnewssource.org)
• Lake Historical Society packs up more than a century of memories (chicagotribune.com)
• Introducing the 2025 Post-Tribune Football All-Area Team (chicagotribune.com)

Ok Merrillville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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