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Urbana, Ohio Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Urbana! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $1,000 Urbana-based grant will help special-needs families
Also on today's calendar: Healthy Living & Exercise and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A morning thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
- Sunday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Belle's Yellow Legacy of Love receives donation (urbanacitizen.com) — A Champaign County nonprofit, Belle's Yellow Legacy of Love, just received a $1,000 grant to help local families with special needs cover critical items insurance won’t pay for. Based out of Urbana via the Champaign Community Foundation, the support will fund safety devices, sensory tools, and other essentials for about 10–15 area families. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Healthy Living & Exercise →
Vancrest of Urbana, 2380 US-68, Urbana
9:15 am
Wednesday June 17
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Other local events
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Board Mtg @ PK8
Urbana City Urbana, OH 43078
6:00 pm -
Healthy Living & Exercise →
Vancrest of Urbana, 2380 US-68, Urbana
9:15 am -
Urbana Champaign County Senior Center - Pizza and Bingo →
UCCSC, 150 Patrick Ave, Urbana
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Urbana Champaign County Senior Center - Pizza and... →
UCCSC, 150 Patrick Ave, Urbana
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P.A.R.K.S. Program →
Vancrest of Urbana, 2380 US-68, Urbana
12:30 pm
Wednesday June 17
Monday June 22
Friday June 26
Thursday July 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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My Brother's Keeper
Hayward Middle School Springfield, OH 45506
8:45 am -
Wrestling - Open Mat
Mechanicsburg Exempted Village MEVSD-LL-Wrestling Room, ATH-N/A-Wrestling HS, ATH-N/A-_Athletic
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Board Mtg @ PK8
Urbana City Urbana, OH 43078
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Board of Education Meeting
Springfield City School District 700 S Limestone St, Springfield, OH 45505, USA
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Backstage Pass: Networking Night [Springfield] →
Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S Fountain Ave, Springfield
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Paint and Trap →
Bushnell Event Center, 22 N Fountain Ave, Springfield
7:00 pm
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute.
Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy." - Proverbs 31:8-9 NRSV (Nextdoor Urbana)
- Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Urbana. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Urbana. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbana here.
🗞 Nearby News
Springfield
- My Favorite U.S. Open Qualifying Stories (mondayq.com)
- Linda Lee Wagner, age 79, of Marysville, Ohio, formerly of Louisa, Kentucky (thelevisalazer.com)
- SOCHE Selects Three Wittenberg Employees for Annual Awards (wittenberg.edu)
Bellefontaine
- Young broadcasters call Jr. ACME baseball action as Bellefontaine cruises to win (peakofohio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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