🌱 Spring Event and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, Merriam? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Olathe
• Brush Site Open at De Soto, KS Calendar
• Un-Dumpster Day at Shawnee Justice Center

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 80 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 40.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.

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📸 Around Merriam

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merriam

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Olathe
  1585 S Mahaffie Cir, Olathe
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Brush Site Open
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 35415 West 79th Street , De Soto
  8:00 am
• Un-Dumpster Day
  Shawnee Justice Center , 5860 Renner Road , Shawnee
  8:00 am
• Spring Event
  Merriam Feed + Seed , 9309 Johnson Dr , Merriam
  9:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• Puzzle Palooza
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 32905 W. 84th St , De Soto
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• PTA Donuts w/ Grownups
  East Antioch Elementary School , 7342 Lowell , Overland Park
  7:40 am
• Beginner Sourdough Class
  De Soto, KS Calendar , 32905 W. 84th St , De Soto
  6:00 pm
• Kids Night Out
  The Shawnee Civic Centre , 13817 Johnson Drive , Shawnee
  6:00 pm
• PTA Carnival
  Nieman Elementary School , 10917 W 67th St , Shawnee
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• PTA Carnival
  Belinder Elementary School , 7230 Belinder , Shawnee Mission
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Strength + Stability for Hypermobile Bodies
  Woodside , 2000 W 47th Pl , Westwood
  9:00 am

Sunday April 19

• CCM Party in the Park
  Andersen Park Tennis Courts , 5930 W 61st St , Mission
  12:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Family Storytime
  Johnson County Library - Cedar Roe , 5120 Cedar St , Roeland Park
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I bought an item on Amazon that wasn’t right.
  My wife took it to UPS store. The agent said you need a cod. This was my first try at Amazon. How do I do this? (Nextdoor Milburn West)

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🗞 Nearby News

Mission

• Bettina 'Tina' Louise (Owens) Evans (johnsoncountypost.com)

Prairie Village

• Prairie Village residents seeking ‘positive outlet' protest company with ICE ties (kansascity.com)
• Missouri tornado, new fine dining in JoCo & more: KC stories you may have missed (kansascity.com)
• Johnson County fine-dining restaurant closed. Now, another is in its place (kansascity.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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