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🌱 Jeff Home Football Game and 11 more events
Make time for Festival of Quilts 2026 on the Americus Patch calendar
Good morning to you Americus! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Festival of Quilts 2026 at St Andrew United Methodist Church
- Jeff Home Football Game at Scheumann Stadium
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Americus
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★ Featured events ★
- Festival of Quilts 2026 →
St Andrew United Methodist Church, 4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette
9:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Jeff Home Football Game
Scheumann Stadium
7:00 pm
Friday September 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mother Goose Storytime (Ages 0-3) →
222 E. Main St, Delphi
10:30 am - Caston at Delphi Community →
Delphi Community High School, 301 Armory Rd, Delphi
5:30 pm - V VB vs Faith
Frontier Elementary Brookston, IN 47923
6:00 pm - Youth: Paper Mache Camp - Part #3 →
222 E. Main St, Delphi
4:00 pm - V FB @ Rennselear
Frontier Elementary Brookston, IN 47923
7:00 pm - Jeff Home Football Game
Scheumann Stadium
7:00 pm - Open Water Diver - Class →
Delphi Development Center, 104 W. Main St., Delphi
9:00 am - 2026 Country Fair at The Farm, Prophetstown State Park →
Prophetstown State Park, Park Entrance: 5545 Swisher Road Office:, West Lafayette
11:00 am - Country Fair →
Prophetstown State Park, Park Entrance: 5545 Swisher Road Office:, 4112 IN-225, West Lafayette
11:00 am - Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2026 VIP | Brookston, IN →
Prairie View Farms, Brookston
5:00 pm - Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2026 | Brookston, IN →
Prairie View Farms, Brookston
5:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Lafayette
- 2 Lafayette men suspected of raping woman behind a building Tuesday (jconline.com)
- Greater Lafayette Commerce Business Expo to connect over 120 businesses (wlfi.com)
- Police: Teens used knife tied to rod in Lafayette armed robbery outside gas station (wlfi.com)
West Lafayette
- 17-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in West Lafayette accident (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
Ok Americus! 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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