🌱 Greentown transmission project: Residents can raise route concerns this week

Hello Greentown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Greentown transmission project: Residents can raise route concerns this week
• Greentown’s Darlene Mitchell shares a wedding story of family acceptance

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
• Friday: A rain or snow shower, with a high of 41 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• I&M offering one-on-one meetings on proposed Northeast Indiana transmission projects (wowo.com) — Residents near potential routes for the Greentown-Sorenson transmission line can schedule one-on-one meetings with Indiana Michigan Power this week to discuss property concerns. No route has been selected for the roughly 50-mile line from Howard County to Huntington County, with a decision expected by year’s end.
   

• Darlene Mitchell dishes on her 'beautiful' gay wedding: 'Babe, it was water works!' (out.com) — Greentown native and RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Darlene Mitchell says her March wedding brought her biological and chosen families together after uncertainty about relatives’ acceptance of her drag career. In an interview with Out, Mitchell describes her father’s growing support, including an emotional visit to his first drag show.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Wednesday Meeting →
  Cross America, Inc, 840 Daniel Drive, Kokomo
  9:00 am
• Basketball (Boys MS) @ McCulloch Junior High School
  McCulloch Junior High School
  5:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls JV) - Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School
  Madison-Grant Jr\/Sr High School Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  6:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls Varsity) - Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School
  Madison-Grant Jr\/Sr High School Madison-Grant Jr/Sr High School
  7:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• McKinney-Vento family night
  Allen Elementary
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Girls JV) at Kokomo High School →
  Kokomo IN
  6:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls V) at Kokomo High School →
  Kokomo IN
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Basketball (Girls JV) @ Cowan High School
  Cowan High School Cowan High School
  6:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls Varsity) @ Cowan High School
  Cowan High School Cowan High School
  7:30 pm

Monday November 16

• Wrestling (Girls Varsity) @ Daleville Jr. Sr. High School
  Daleville Jr. Sr. High School
  5:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Community Thanksgiving Dinner
  Taylor Middle School Kokomo, IN 46902
  5:00 pm
• Basketball (Boys MS) @ Tipton
  Tipton Middle School
  5:30 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

• Hucks posted a job opening for Food Service - Huck's Food Svc Associate in Greentown. Apply here.
• White Castle posted a job opening for Team Member in Kokomo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greentown here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kokomo

• Cheapest gas stations in Kokomo (chronicle-tribune.com)
• Hynes Industries hosts hiring after significant growth (wfmj.com)
• Lovina Kauffman (thenews-ia.com)

Marion

• Marion girls finish tough week with loss to North Central (chronicle-tribune.com)

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Ok Greentown! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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