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π± Cedar Lake Moms of Littles Preview Day and 10 more events
Happening soon: Friday Night Live @GreatOaks on the Cedar Lake Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Friday Night Live @GreatOaks at Great Oaks Banquets & Events
- Cedar Lake Moms of Littles Preview Day at Cedar Lake Location
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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- Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
📸 Around Cedar Lake
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Lake
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★ Featured events ★
- Friday Night Live @GreatOaks →
Great Oaks Banquets & Events, 13109 Wicker Ave, Cedar Lake
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Cedar Lake Moms of Littles Preview Day →
Cedar Lake Location, 6729 W. 133rd Ave, Cedar Lake
9:00 am
Wednesday September 23
📣 Cedar Lake Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 Golf Outing →
Scherwood Golf, 600 E Joliet Street, Schereville
10:00 am - The Graveyard Gnome →
Off Square Brewing, 11000 Delaware Parkway, Crown Point
6:00 pm - Legend of Sleepy Hollow →
Buckley Homestead, 3606 Belshaw Road, Lowell - Comedian ZANE LAMPREY in Crown Point, IN →
Off Square Brewing, 11000 Delaware Parkway, Crown Point - The Haunted Pub Crawl of Crown Point September 19th! →
Hall of Justice, 220 S Main St, Crown Point - Calumet Park Light the Darkness 5K run →
Merrillville IN - Farmers Market →
Bulldog Park, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
8:00 am - Caregiver Support Group for Alzheimer's & Dementia →
Residences at Deer Creek, 401 East US Highway 30, Schererville
10:00 am - Town of Winfield Harvest Festival →
Randolph Street Park, 11900 Randolph St, Winfield
12:00 pm - Winfield Harvest Festival 2026 →
Randolph Street Park, 11900 Randolph St, Winfield
12:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Cedar Lake. Apply here.
- Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Team Member - Crown Point, IN in Crown Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Crown Point
- Judge in rehab after DUI conviction, says he has no plans to resign (abajournal.com)
- Crown Point Man Charged After Road Rage Incident Leads To Spitting On Driver, Child Passenger (regionnewssource.org)
- Purdue Northwest enrollment and retention reach new highs (nwitimes.com)
Schererville
- A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Traci Van Gundy (greatnews.life)
Merrillville
- Center for Urban and Regional Excellence courses for September, October 2026 (iu.edu)
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-- 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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