🌱 How Cambridge-installed smoke alarms helped a resident escape a raging fire

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• How Cambridge-installed smoke alarms helped a resident escape a raging fire

Also on today's calendar: Jingle Bell Bash and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; morning flurries, with a high of 32 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Snow and flurries at times, temps: high: 34, low: 24.
• Saturday: Cold with a little snow, with a high of 28 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Smoke Alarms Installed by Red Cross Volunteers Save Woman's Life (redcross.org) — Cambridge firefighters and local Red Cross volunteers were honored after smoke alarms they installed helped save resident Rachel Howell from a devastating house fire. Installed during a Sound the Alarm event, the alarms and practiced escape plan gave her crucial seconds to reach safety, highlighting how local partnerships are making Cambridge homes safer and better prepared.
   

📸 Around Cambridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cambridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• A Merry Little Tea Party with Santa
  Rooted Botanicals & Teas, 615 Wheeling Ave, Cambridge
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Jingle Bell Bash
  Guernsey County Public Library , 63500 Byesville Rd , Cambridge
  11:00 am

Monday December 15

• CMS Boys Basketball
  Cambridge Middle School , 1400 Deerpath Drive , Cambridge
  4:30 pm
• 12 Days of Christmas Cookies-GCB
  Guernsey County Public Library , 800 Steubenville Avenue , Cambridge
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Special Olympics
  Cambridge Primary School , 1400 Deerpath Drive , Cambridge
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Cambridge Bobcat Open GIRLS Point Series Tournament
  Cambridge High School , 1401 Deerpath Dr , Cambridge
  10:00 am

📣 Cambridge Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• 2620768 - daily auditorium cleaning
  East Guernsey Local , 65555 Wintergreen Rd , Lore City
  9:15 am
• Cozy Storytime
  New Concord Branch Library (Muskingum County Library System) , 77 W Main St , New Concord
  10:30 am
• 2592796 - Boys Junior High Basketball vs Indian Valley High School
  East Guernsey Local , 65553 Wintergreen Rd , Lore City
  5:00 pm
• 2592797 - Girls Junior High Basketball @ Indian Valley High School
  Indian Valley High School , 253 S Walnut St , Gnadenhutten
  5:00 pm
• Dickens Crafts on Main – Christmas Brunch with Meliah Moore
  Dickens Welcome Center , 745 Steubenville Ave , Cambridge
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• 2596733 - Boys JV Basketball @ Malvern High School
  Malvern High School , 401 W Main St , Malvern
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey neighbors, a place just opened up nearby - apartments/houses available.
  1–3 beds, 1 bath, washer & dryer included. Message me for info. (Nextdoor Cambridge)

• Emerson Electric Co. posted a job opening for Hourly Shift Lead - Ridge Tool in Cambridge. Apply here.
• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Cambridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cambridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Concord

• Top photos from John Glenn-Maysville boys basketball (zanesvilletimesrecorder.com)
• Muskingum Lineman Jeremy Michael Passes Away - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting (whiznews.com)

Coshocton

• Newcomerstown church welcomes community choir for holiday concert (coshoctontribune.com)
• Prison or probation? Different outcomes for co-defendants in drug case (coshoctontribune.com)
• Ohio Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday winning numbers for Dec. 10, 2025 (coshoctontribune.com)

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