🌱 Winchester mourns Reverend Edwin Hinshaw, with local memorial planned in April.

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• Winchester mourns Reverend Edwin Hinshaw, with local memorial planned in April.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 31.
• Thursday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 49 and low of 21 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Reverend Edwin E. Hinshaw, ('66) (bu.edu) — Winchester residents are invited to remember Reverend Edwin Everett Hinshaw, who was born in Winchester in 1934 and remained closely tied to Jericho Friends Meeting throughout his life. The longtime Quaker minister and educator died at 91 in Maine, and a memorial service will be held at Jericho Friends Meeting in Winchester this April, with details to come.
   

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Monday December 22

• Monday Night Blues Jam
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Wednesday December 31

• Board Meeting – December
  Farmland Conservation Club , 1464 N 500 W , Winchester
  7:00 pm

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Tuesday December 16

• Christmas at Reid Center
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  4:00 pm
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  Jay County Public Library , 315 N Ship St , Portland
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Wednesday December 17

• Plat Committee
  City of Richmond , 50 North 5th Street , Richmond
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Thursday December 18

• Muncie Makers Market
  Madjax Makerforce , 515 E Main St , Muncie
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Monday December 22

• Taste the Movie: The Santa Clause
  Jay County Public Library , 315 N Ship St , Portland
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Library Closed
  Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public Library , 10 West College Street , Hagerstown

Thursday December 25

• Lawyers in Libraries
  Jay County Public Library , 315 N Ship St , Portland
  10:00 am

Monday December 29

• Family Story Time
  Jay County Public Library , 315 N Ship St , Portland
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Meditation Retreat with Joan Staubach
  Oakwood Retreat Center , 3801 S 575 E Rd , Selma
  4:00 pm
• InConcert New Year's Eve Party
  4th Floor Blues Club , 923 N E St , Richmond
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Muncie

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Richmond

• Food, beverage tax approved as parks funding solution (westernwaynenews.com)

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