🌱 Gahanna family mourns longtime Ohio educator Karen L. Schultz

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• Gahanna family mourns longtime Ohio educator Karen L. Schultz

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, temps: high: 53, low: 23.
• Friday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 28 and low of 20 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Karen L. Schultz – August 11, 1937-December 6, 2025 (thebeacon.net) — Family and friends in Gahanna are mourning Karen L. Schultz, an 88-year-old lifelong educator whose daughter and son-in-law live in Gahanna. She spent more than three decades teaching in northwest Ohio, was active in her church and local nature groups, and chose to donate her body to science. A memorial service will be announced later by her Oak Harbor funeral home.
   

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Thursday December 18

• MSE Boys BB @ Newark Wilson
  Middle School East , 805 W Church St , Newark
  5:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Committee of the Whole (COTW) - City Council
  Gahanna, OH Calendar , 200 S Hamilton Rd , Gahanna
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Grandview Heights , Meeting Room , Grandview Heights
  12:00 pm
• Blood Drive
  Reynoldsburg, OH Calendar , 1470 Davidson Dr , Reynoldsburg
  12:00 pm
• Davidson Baseball Lifting
  Davidson High School , 5100 Davidson Road , Hilliard
  4:30 pm
• SkateZone 71 Skating Party
  SkateZone 71 , 4900 Evanswood Dr , Columbus
  5:00 pm
• WMS Holiday Orchestra Concert
  Davidson High School , 5100 Davidson Road , Hilliard
  5:00 pm
• MMS Girls Basketball
  Memorial Middle School , 2900 Walker Road , Hilliard
  5:30 pm
• Literary Libations: A Book Discussion Group
  Worthington, OH Calendar , 679 High St C , Worthington
  6:00 pm
• Columbus, OH Chapter
  The Bullet Ranch , 12425 Broad St SW , Pataskala
  7:00 pm
• After School Snack
  1402 Brice Rd , Reynoldsburg
  9:15 pm

Thursday December 18

• Letters to Santa
  Grandview Heights Public Library Grandview Heights -

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🗞 Nearby News

New Albany

• Report links data center to rare cancers, raising questions about central Ohioans' safety (wdtn.com)
• Filings reveal details of plant that will power Meta data center (toledoblade.com)
• Stevens eclipses 100 wins as Panthers compete at Roughneck Duals (recordherald.com)

Reynoldsburg

• Bexley Jewish community honors victims of Australia attack on Hanukkah's first night (abc6onyourside.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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