🌱 BINGO GONE ROGUE and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• **Operation Joy at Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce
• 1 Million Cups at The Hivve
• Caveman Kiwanis See's Holiday Candy Sale at Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 50, low: 41.
• Thursday: Warm with rain, with a high of 62 and low of 52 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merlin

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Senior Games Club
  Cynthia's Home SWEET Home Cafe and Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 1038 NW 6th St, Grants Pass
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• **Operation Joy
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce , 1995 NW Vine St , Grants Pass
• 1 Million Cups
  The Hivve , 164 SE G St , Grants Pass
  9:30 am
• Caveman Kiwanis See's Holiday Candy Sale
  Grants Pass & Josephine County Chamber of Commerce , Next to Baskin-Robbins 300 Union Ave Ste A, Next to Kentucky Fried Chicken 280 NE Beacon Dr , Grants Pass
  10:00 am
• BINGO GONE ROGUE
  The Growler Guys Taphouse , 531 NE F St , Grants Pass
  6:00 pm
• Bingo Gone Rogue-Growler Guys
  The Growler Guys , 531 NE F St , Grants Pass
  6:00 pm
• Ugly Sweater Trivia-Joe's
  Joe's Sports Bar , 820 NE E St , Grants Pass
  7:00 pm
• Karaoke-The Wonder Bur
  The Wonder Bur Steakhouse & Lounge , 116 SW H St , Grants Pass
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Ladies Night-Cigar Cave
  Cigar Cave , 235 SE 7th St , Grants Pass
  4:00 pm
• LSMS Girls Basketball Tryouts
  Lincoln Savage Middle School , 8551 New Hope Rd , Grants Pass
  4:05 pm
• Charlie Brown Squares Dance Club
  JOCO Fairgrounds-Square Dance Building , 1451 Fairgrounds Rd. , Grants Pass
  6:30 pm
• Trivia at The Toasted Barrel
  The Toasted Barrel , 2039 Redwood Avenue , Grants Pass
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Grants Pass

• Coastal Landslide Shuts Key Highway, Forcing Costly Detours for Southern Oregon Travelers (grantspasstribune.com)
• Sugar Alcohols and the Hidden Tradeoffs in Sugar Free Foods (grantspasstribune.com)
• Champion Chevrolet Boys Athlete of the Week, Dec. 8-14: Vote now! (rgj.com)

Central Point

• Final weekend of season for Beekman House Victorian Christmas tours (kobi5.com)
• Daily News Wrap-Up: Highlights from the Price of Business Network — Dec 15, 2025 (briefingwire.com)

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