🌱 Patch AM: How Purdue Northwest’s 10th anniversary could bring new events to Hammond

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

In today's newsletter:

• How Purdue Northwest's 10th anniversary could bring new events to Hammond
• Hammond-born veteran Thomas Kosiba remembered for service and community dedication

Also on today's calendar: American Dream Realized and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 74, low: 58.
• Monday: A p.m. t-storm possible, with a high of 71 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Celebrating 10 years of impact at Purdue University Northwest (nwitimes.com) — Purdue University Northwest, which includes the Hammond campus, is marking its 10th anniversary with a yearlong series of community events and unit-led celebrations. Matching funds are available for departments planning activities that showcase PNW's impact on students and Northwest Indiana, and residents are invited to follow along online for details on how to take part.
   

• Thomas Louis Kosiba (lakelandtimes.com) — A former Hammond native, Thomas Louis Kosiba, is remembered for his Navy service during the Vietnam era and his decades of work for the town of Minocqua. Though he built his adult life in Wisconsin, his obituary notes his Hammond roots and invites memorial donations to local veterans' organizations in lieu of flowers.
   

📸 Around Hammond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hammond

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Intramural 4 on 4 Flag Football →
  PNW Hammond, Fitness and Recreation Center (FRC), 2320 173th St., Hammond

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• American Dream Realized →
  CIVS Theater, Powers Building (PWRS), 6937 Woodmar Avenue, Hammond
  5:30 am
Wednesday September 16
• Bird Migration Hike →
  Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, 6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond
  9:30 am
• Intramural UNO Tournament →
  Student Union Library Building (SULB), 2233 173rd St., Hammond
  12:45 pm
• Free Outdoor Movie Night: Masters of the Universe (2026) →
  Classroom Office Building (CLO), 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
  8:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Intramural Field Goal Contest →
  Hammond IN
  5:45 pm
Friday September 18
• EARTH, WIND, & FIRE Tribute Dinner Concert →
  Sixty Three Social, 6333 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond
Sunday September 20
• Coffee with Christians: Hammond →
  Cafe of the Day, Calumet Avenue, Hammond
• Eat the Neighborhood Foraging Walk: Wolf Lake →
  Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 2860 Sheffield Avenue, Hammond
• Eat the Neighborhood: Foraging Walk →
  Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 441-45 W 129th St, Hammond
  10:00 am
• Wolf Lake IN: Eat the Neighborhood: Foraging Walk →
  Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 2860 Sheffield Ave, Hammond
  10:00 am
Monday September 21
• Swagapalooza →
  The MANE Zone, 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mobile Registration Intake Centers (MRICs)and One-Stop Shops are open again today to assist survivors.
  Representatives at these centers will provide in-person assistance, answer questions and help homeowners and renters apply for FEMA's Individual… (Nextdoor )

• Ezpawn 19005 posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Whiting. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Munster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Chicago

• Robert Allison Found Guilty of Murder in 2023 East Chicago Shooting (regionnewssource.org)
• Obituary: Tracy Lee Haynes (cullmantribune.com)

Munster

• GreatNews.Life Student Voices: Munster moves forward with Mustang pride (greatnews.life)
• First Lady Abigail Adams' life on stage in Munster for new play (thelansingjournal.org)
• Faith works wonders — Health (asianjournal.com)

Ok Hammond! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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