🌱 How Gilford banks are keeping pennies flowing after production stopped

Morning Gilford! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Gilford banks are keeping pennies flowing after production stopped

Also on today's calendar: Reservations Deadline for Free Christmas Dinner and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 30 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 37, low: 24.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• With US penny production halted, how local businesses handle change varies (laconiadailysun.com) — If you live or shop in Gilford, local banks say they still have enough pennies for everyday transactions even though the U.S. Mint has stopped producing them. Coin machines at Franklin Savings Bank, including its Gilford-area locations, plus strong reserves at other Lakes Region banks, should keep cash users supplied while businesses prepare for possible rounding and more cashless payments.
   

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📸 Around Gilford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gilford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Reservations Deadline for Free Christmas Dinner
  First United Methodist Church of Gilford-Laconia, Inc., 18 Wesley Way, Gilford
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment
  Lakes Region Chamber , 383 S Main St , Laconia
  8:00 am
• Wee Ones Wednesdays
  The Children's Museum of New Hampshire , 6 Washington Street , Dover
  9:15 am
• Mix & Mingle After Hours - The Alamo Texas Bar-B-Cue & Tequila Bar II
  The Alamo Texas Bar-B-Cue & Tequila Bar II , 70 Endicott St N , Laconia
  4:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment
  Lakes Region Chamber , 383 S Main St , Laconia
  8:00 am
• Art & Coffee Club at the Belknap Mill Museum
  Belknap Mill Museum , 25 Beacon Street East , Laconia
  9:00 am
• Ladies Night at DOX on Winnisquam
  DOX on Winnisquam , 927 Laconia Road , Tilton
  5:30 pm
• LIVE MUSIC AT DOX on Winnisquam
  DOX on Winnisquam , 927 Laconia Rd , Tilton
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment
  Lakes Region Chamber , 383 S Main St , Laconia
  8:00 am

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📣 Gilford Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Drop-In Tech Help
  Laconia, NH Calendar , 695 N Main St , Laconia
  10:00 am
• Fiction Book Group
  Laconia, NH Calendar , 695 N Main St , Laconia
  10:00 am
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Granite VNA Office , 780 North Main Street , Laconia
  1:00 pm
• Blood Drive
  Granite VNA , 780 North Main Street , Laconia
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Hampshire Staffing posted a job opening for Full Time - Head Cashier - Closing in Gilford. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Gilford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gilford here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Laconia

• NHTI receives medical equipment donation for student learning (theconcordinsider.com)
• C. Peter James (concordmonitor.com)

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Ok Gilford! 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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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