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🌱 What does the Live Longer in Lawrence initiative actually mean for you?
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In today's newsletter:
- What does the Live Longer in Lawrence initiative actually mean for you?
- How will state budget changes impact Lawrence’s safety gains and city services?
Also on today's calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills-Westfield.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 65, low: 39.
- Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lawrence mayor's address: Growth, safety and health focus (wishtv.com) — Lawrence’s mayor is centering the city’s future on growth, safety, and better health access through the Live Longer in Lawrence initiative. In her State of the City address, Deb Whitfield highlighted development, public safety, and new arts and culture efforts aimed at keeping nearly 50,000 residents connected and supported. 
• Lawrence mayor highlights progress, financial pressure in State of the City (wthr.com) — Lawrence residents are hearing that crime is down sharply and new development is moving ahead, even as state-driven revenue changes tighten the city’s budget. Mayor Deb Whitfield’s State of the City address detailed big drops in homicides and vehicle thefts, new public safety investments, and a cautious but “strong and stable” financial outlook that may still demand tough choices ahead.
📸 Around Lawrence
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★ Featured events ★
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STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Chatham Hills-Westfield
1324 Chatham Commons Blvd, Westfield
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Chew on This sponsored by Keystone Group with State Treasurer Elliott & Comptroller Nieshalla
Old Oakland Golf Club , 11611 E 75th Street , Lawrence
11:30 am
Tuesday April 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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ISSMA Organizational Contest - Band, Choir, & Orchestra
North Central High School , 1801 E 86th St , Indianapolis
4:00 pm -
International Fair
Fishers High School Main Gym
6:00 pm -
FES PTO Family Fun Fest
Fortville Elementary School Fortville, IN 46040
6:00 pm -
Trivia Night!
Moon Drops Distillery , 738 W Broadway St , Fortville
8:00 pm -
3 Rivers Springfest
Allen County Coliseum Ft Wayne, IN -
Warren Clean Up Day
Hawthorne Elementary School Indianapolis, IN 46219
8:00 am -
Bookmobile stop: Stansbury Housing Addition
Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , Stansbury Blvd and Charleston Way , McCordsville
10:00 am -
Clayton Anderson
11000 Stockdale Street , Fishers
8:00 pm -
Chase Rice with Clayton Anderson Presented by Bev Hartig HD Foundation
11000 Stockdale Street , Fishers
8:00 pm -
Chase Rice with Clayton Anderson
11000 Stockdale Street , Fishers
8:00 pm -
Bookmobile stop: Greenfield Crossing Apartments
Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , 2011 E Bay Dr. , Greenfield
2:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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🗞 Nearby News
McCordsville
- GOP candidates in handful of contested races speak at Young Republicans forum (greenfieldreporter.com)
Fishers
- Parkinson's patient benefits from The CLIMB (youarecurrent.com)
- HSE School Board Members, Board Recognized for Governance Training (larryinfishers.com)
- More Than Compliant: The Case for Raising the Standard in Special Needs Transportation (school-busride.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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