🌱 Teen Drop-in and 11 more events

Good morning Hope! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Teen Drop-in at Hope Branch Library
• Hope Family Crafternoon at Hope Branch Library

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hope

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Tuesday August 11

• Teen Drop-in
  Hope Branch Library Hope -
  3:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Hope Family Crafternoon
  Hope Branch Library Hope - Hope Library (Annex)
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Library Babies
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Red Room
  10:00 am
• Preschool Dance Class with Megan
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Children's Programming Room
  10:00 am
• Teen Zine Workshop
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Teen Room
  3:30 pm
• After Hours at Hard Truth Hills
  Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Hard Truth Hills 418 Old State Road 46 Nashville In 47448
  5:00 pm
• Thursday Film Club
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Red Room
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• 2026 American Red Cross Blood Drive →
  Decatur Cnty Mem Hospital, 720 N Lincoln St, Greensburg
  12:00 pm
• Teen Crochet Camp: Hangout
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Teen Room
  3:30 pm
• Candle Making Workshop →
  Columbus Propeller Inc. MakerSpace, 4760 Ray Boll Blvd, Columbus
  6:00 pm
• America's Mixtape: Catedral Nortena
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Library Plaza
  6:00 pm
• Captain Mike & The Shipwrecked →
  Blue River Memorial Park, G6JX+QX Blue River Run Dog Park, 725 Lee Blvd, Shelbyville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on I-74 E reported at...
  There is road construction on I-74 E reported at 11:05 AM. "Slow Down: Construction Workers Present. [Location provided by OnStation]" (Nextdoor )
• Traffic is at a standstill on I-74 W reported at...
  Traffic is at a standstill on I-74 W reported at 6:21 PM. (Nextdoor )

• NTN USA Corporation posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Columbus. Apply here.
• Engledow Group posted a job opening for Maintenance Crew Member in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hope here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Columbus

• Columbus man arrested after chase through city (1010wcsi.com)
• The Love Chapel Community Fair (in.gov)
• Toyota Material Handling to celebrate new plant opening (1010wcsi.com)

Edinburgh

• Indiana's gas tax holiday will expire on Thursday, gas prices will rise 60 cents a gallon (mojo1029.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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