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🌱 How Russia brought Wreaths Across America to St. Remy Cemetery
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- How Russia brought Wreaths Across America to St. Remy Cemetery
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- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 31 degrees.
- Thursday: Very windy; occasional rain, temps: high: 54, low: 20.
- Friday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 24 and low of 20 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wreaths Across America comes to Russia for the first time; Sidney holds annual ceremony at Graceland (sidneydailynews.com) — Russia residents turned out despite bad weather for the village’s first Wreaths Across America ceremony at St. Remy Cemetery, honoring 139 veterans’ graves. Local organizers partnered with Russia Ohio Catholic War Veterans and a Russia business sponsor, while also highlighting plans to expand wreath-laying efforts for veterans in Sidney’s Graceland Cemetery next year. 
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★ Featured events ★
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BMI’S CHRISTMAS LASER LIGHT SHOW
BMI Event Center, 791 E Main St, Versailles
4:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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JV BBK @ Ft Loramie
Russia Local School Russia, OH 45363
6:00 pm -
FRBK @ Coldwater
Russia Local School Russia, OH 45363
4:30 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Middle School Spelling Bee in the Commons
St Henry Consolidated Local Saint Henry, OH 45883
8:30 am -
Storytime at Local Coffee & Cream
Local Coffee & Creamery , 210 W High St , Pleasant Hill
10:00 am -
Morning Story Hour
St Henry Granville Twp Branch Library , 200 E Main St , St Henry
10:00 am -
Senior Cards
Anna Community Branch Library , 304 N 2nd St , Anna
10:00 am -
Mayor and Commissioners' Corner Open Forum Meeting
Piqua, OH Calendar , 201 West Water Street Commissioners' Office on the second floor , Piqua
4:00 pm -
Blood Pressure Screening – New Bremen Senior Center
700 E Monroe St , New Bremen
6:45 pm -
Main "Coffee Talk"
Paulding County Carnegie Library , 205 S Main St , Paulding
1:00 pm -
HS Girls Basketball at St. Henry
St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools , 391 E Columbus St , St Henry
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Bradford Railroaders vs Ansonia Tigers
Bradford High School , 750 Railroad Ave , Bradford
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Piqua. Apply here.
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager at Scott Family McDonald's (18+) in Piqua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Russia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Piqua
- Winans CEO selected as OHRA Rising Star (wdtn.com)
- Christmas mischief and music at the Piqua Center (miamivalleytoday.com)
- Piqua, Troy bowlers compete at WSU Collegiate (miamivalleytoday.com)
Sidney
- Wilson Health holds inaugural breast cancer awareness campaign (sidneydailynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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