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Hi West Lafayette! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want a hassle-free Chicago holiday trip from West Lafayette?
  • West Lafayette crowds welcome 84 veterans home from emotional Honor Flight
  • See what Idlewild's Black history exhibit brings to Purdue's campus.

Also on today's calendar: Festival of Quilts 2026 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 78, low: 65.
  • Saturday: Turning cloudy and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Purdue Employee Activity Program opens registration for Nov. 21 Chicago bus trip (purdue.edu) — Purdue employees, students, retirees, and their families can reserve a $50 round-trip bus ride from West Lafayette to Chicago on Nov. 21 for the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, with boarding at 2550 Northwestern Ave. Registration and payment are due by 3 p.m. Oct. 21, giving locals a convenient way to enjoy holiday shopping and downtown festivities without driving.
   

2. 28th Honor Flight touches down at Purdue after a tearful day in D.C. (jconline.com) — Hundreds of Greater Lafayette residents gathered at Purdue Airport in West Lafayette to welcome home 84 veterans returning from a day of visiting Washington, D.C. memorials. The Honor Flight included local guardians, emotional mail-call letters, and a rousing homecoming tunnel, giving area families a powerful way to recognize veterans' service and sacrifices.
   

3. Purdue exhibit highlights Idlewild's role in Black history (jconline.com) — A new free exhibit on Purdue's West Lafayette campus is open through Sept. 30, inviting Greater Lafayette residents to explore the Black resort community of Idlewild, Michigan, and its role in African American history. Curated from decades of research by Purdue professor Ronald J. Stephens, the display uses archival photos and documents to show how Idlewild fostered Black land ownership, culture, and community during segregation and beyond.
   

4. We Ranked The Best Burger Joints In Indiana And These Spots Came Out On Top (travelmag.com) — One of Indiana's standout burger spots is right in West Lafayette at Triple XXX Family Restaurant, home of the peanut-butter-topped Duane Purvis All-American and other Purdue-themed burgers. The statewide roundup also highlights classic joints from Fort Wayne to Evansville, but locals can sample a featured favorite just off campus at 2 N. Salisbury Street.
   

5. Purdue women's basketball unveils 2026-27 Big Ten schedule (jconline.com) — Purdue women's basketball has finalized its 2026-27 Big Ten schedule, bringing marquee home games to West Lafayette, including UCLA on Jan. 5, USC on Jan. 24, and rival Indiana on Feb. 17 at Mackey Arena. With only four returners and 10 newcomers from eight countries, the Boilermakers enter Katie Geralds' sixth season looking to improve on last year's 13-17 record.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Pet Partners of Greater Lafayette, a community partner of Pet Partners https://petpartners.org/ is hosting a handler workshop on Saturday, October 3.
    If you have a pet (Pet Partners evaluates and registers nine species of animals!), that enjoys meeting people, is calm around other animals, this is… (Nextdoor Fieldstone Crossing)
  • LOST DOG
    UPDATE: she is home safe now thank you everyone This is Tuhina she got loose sometime 9/15 please help us bring her home. She is 10 years old and… (Nextdoor Hadley Moors Plus)
  • Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Chef Manager in West Lafayette. Apply here.
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker Lead - Purdue Memorial Union - Purdue Retail Dining - Purdue - Retail Dining in West Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Lafayette here.

Ok West Lafayette! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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