🌱 Meet the Columbia City seniors powering their futures with $2,000 scholarships

Good day Columbia City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Columbia City seniors powering their futures with $2,000 scholarships

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 55 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 44.
• Friday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Three Students Receive Northeastern REMC Scholarships (inkfreenews.com) — Two Columbia City seniors and a Fort Wayne student have each earned a $2,000 Northeastern REMC “Powering the Future” scholarship to support their college plans. Columbia City High School’s Emma Flanagan and Logan Francis were recognized for academics, leadership, and community service, alongside Carroll High School’s Julianne Ounsombath. The co-op says the awards honor both achievement and future potential.
   

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📸 Around Columbia City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Columbia City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• Tales with Tails →
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 IN-205, Columbia City
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• STEM Challenge: Fun with Slime!
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  4:30 pm
• Amateur Crafts with Angie - Egg Carton Flowers
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Inventor's Workshop
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Repair Cafe-Sewing
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  10:00 am
• Elegant Harp Music
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  10:00 am
• Repair Cafe-Bikes
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  10:00 am

Monday May 18

• Otherwordly Book Club!
  Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City
  5:30 pm

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📣 Columbia City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Teen Hangout →
  South Whitley Community Public Library, 201 E Front St, South Whitley
  3:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Summer Story Time at The Hitchin’ Post, Larwill →
  South Whitley Community Public Library, 201 E Front St, South Whitley
  5:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  South Whitley Community Public Library, 201 E Front St, South Whitley
  6:00 pm
• Country Heritage Open Mic w/Chris Hambrick →
  Country Heritage Winery, 185 Co Rd 68, Laotto
  6:00 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 Shift Leader in Columbia City. Apply here.
• City Ford posted a job opening for Service Porter in Columbia City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pierceton

• The River opening 6th and 7th coffee shops in Kosciusko County this month (newsnowwarsaw.com)
• Lee Sloan (inkfreenews.com)
• Free Community Dinner In Pierceton Set For May 21 (inkfreenews.com)

North Webster

• Wawasee School Board Celebrates Turn Around Achievement Award Winners (timesuniononline.com)
• Becky S. Schmitt (inkfreenews.com)
• Public Occurrences 05.11.2026 (timesuniononline.com)

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Ok Columbia City! 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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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