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🌱 Paint & Drink at Roadhouse Grill: Pumpkin Glow and 11 more events

And check out Festival of Quilts 2026 on the De Motte Patch calendar

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Hello De Motte! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Festival of Quilts 2026 at St Andrew United Methodist Church
  • Paint & Drink at Roadhouse Grill: Pumpkin Glow at Roadhouse Grill
  • Bring Your Best Scramble at Sandy Pines Golf Club

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 61.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

  • Lake County Commissioners endorse I-65/IN-2 economic development area (nwitimes.com)

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)

Cedar Lake

  • International figure skaters to gather in Lynwood for world cup event (chicagotribune.com)

Ok De Motte! 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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