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🌱 Elkhart falls to Penn in sectional football final
Elkhart, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Elkhart! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Elkhart falls to Penn in sectional football final
- After public pushback, RV supplier changes Cassopolis pollution plans
Also on today's calendar: Macrame Tree Of Life and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 61, low: 37.
- Wednesday: A few afternoon showers, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Friday Night Frenzy: High school football sectional and district final scores, highlights (wndu.com) — Elkhart fell to Penn 48–7 in the Class 6A Sectional 2 football final, ending its playoff run. Elsewhere in the area's Indiana sectional finals, Northridge beat NorthWood 43–21 and Warsaw defeated Fort Wayne Snider 14–3 as teams competed for championship trophies across Michiana. 
• After outcry, Michigan fiberglass plant proposes pollution controls (mlive.com) — Fibrosan, which operates a U.S. business in Elkhart, now proposes pollution controls for its planned Cassopolis RV-panel factory after months of public opposition. The company projects nearly 90 percent lower hazardous emissions, but Michigan regulators have not verified those estimates and expect a permit decision by late November.
📸 Around Elkhart
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Baby and Me: Music and Movement →
Cleveland Branch, 53715 C.R. 1, Elkhart
9:30 am
Tuesday November 10
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Other local events
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Storytime with Miss Angie →
Pierre Moran Branch, 2400 Benham Ave, Elkhart
10:30 am -
Storytime with Miss Janell →
Osolo Branch, 3429 E. Bristol St., Elkhart
11:00 am -
Computer One-on-One →
Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart
2:30 pm -
Family Paint by Sticker →
Pierre Moran Branch, 2400 Benham Ave, Elkhart
4:00 pm -
Homework Help - Dunlap →
Dunlap Branch, 58485 C.R. 13 East, Elkhart
4:30 pm -
Super Smash Bros. for Teens →
Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart
4:30 pm -
Cleveland LEGO Club →
Cleveland Branch, 53715 C.R. 1, Elkhart
5:00 pm -
Coffee and Canvas for Adults →
Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart
5:30 pm -
Macrame Tree Of Life →
Wellfield Botanic Gardens, 1011 N Main St, Elkhart
10:00 am -
A Wreath for the Holidays Workshop →
Wellfield Botanic Gardens, 1011 N Main St, Elkhart
3:00 pm -
Decorative Winter Planter Workshop →
Wellfield Botanic Gardens, 1011 N Main St, Elkhart
9:00 am
Tuesday November 10
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 22
Saturday November 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The doors are open for the November Book Sale at the Elkhart Public Library.
We also will have Christmas-themed books available this month. Fiction and non-fiction and they are half-price. Hardcovers $1, paperbacks 50¢. Are… (Nextdoor Sherwood) - Is there a plumbing service that I can hire to walk me through the piping in my home?
I have a few things that I can't find answers for. House is clean, all pipes in question are exposed. I truly don't understand what's going on. (Nextdoor Lakefield)
- Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Elkhart. Apply here.
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Elkhart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkhart here.
🗞 Nearby News
Goshen
- Goshen's November First Friday features festive floats (goshennews.com)
- High-paying jobs in advanced manufacturing with Wright Industries expansion (giant.fm)
- ‘He needs to be assassinated and this time, don't miss': 23-year-old TikToker who urged Trump killing walks free, DOJ reveals (newsbreak.com)
Mishawaka
- Penn rides fast start to sectional title blowout win over Elkhart (southbendtribune.com)
- What voters want after Democrats' big gains in Indiana (wndu.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What kind of shoes do frogs wear?" — Open toad (Thank you Kevin M. for sending it in!)
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