🌱 Lighthouse Day and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Lighthouse Day at Westville-New Durham Township Public Library
• Book Lovers Day at Westville-New Durham Township Public Library
• S'mores Day at Westville-New Durham Township Public Library

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Westville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westville

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Friday August 7

• Lighthouse Day
  Westville-New Durham Township Public Library 153 Main Street, Westville, IN 46391

Sunday August 9

• Book Lovers Day
  Westville-New Durham Township Public Library 153 Main Street, Westville, IN 46391

Monday August 10

• S'mores Day
  Westville-New Durham Township Public Library 153 Main Street, Westville, IN 46391

Wednesday August 12

• Vinyl Record Day
  Westville-New Durham Township Public Library 153 Main Street, Westville, IN 46391

Monday August 17

• Black Cat Appreciation Day
  Westville-New Durham Township Public Library 153 Main Street, Westville, IN 46391

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Liberty Middle/Intermediate School: Orchestra Jumpstart Camp
  Chesterton Middle School Chesterton, IN 46304
  8:30 am
• Points on the Compass: Story of your National Park
  Indiana Dunes National Park Directions starting from the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Indiana State Route 249: Follow State Road 249 north and take the bridge over U.S. Highway 12 towards the U.S. Steel and Precoat Metals businesses. Turn left at the stop sign and cross
  10:00 am
• Valparaiso Parkinson's Support Group →
  Valparaiso, IN Calendar, 1201 Cumberland Crossing, Valparaiso
  1:45 pm

Friday August 7

• Succession Trail Hike
  Indiana Dunes National Park 376 North County Line Road, Gary, IN 46403, Meet at the bathhouse.
  9:00 am
• Mount Baldy Open House
  Indiana Dunes National Park Mount Baldy Parking Lot, 101 Rice Street (U.S. Highway 12), Michigan City, IN 46360
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• 1966 Hiking Challenge: Hike Every Trail in the Park
  Indiana Dunes National Park 1100 North Mineral Springs Road, Porter, IN 46304
  8:00 am
• Art in the National Park with the Art Barn →
  Indiana Dunes National Park 100 North Lake Street, Gary, IN 46403
  1:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Westville. Apply here.
• Meijer, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat clerk in Valparaiso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Valparaiso

• Explore Valparaiso University Like Never Before With the Valpo FutureQuest Video Game Experience (indianachamber.com)
• McColly Bennet Commercial Advantage closes sale of 43,500-square-foot MOB in Valparaiso (rejournals.com)
• Work Underway To Revive Indiana Ski Area (unofficialnetworks.com)

Chesterton

• The Best Throwback Races for Pop-Culture Junkies (outsideonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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