🌱 Cruise-in to Summer Reading and 11 more events

Cheers Hope! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Cruise-in to Summer Reading at Hope Branch Library

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Hope

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hope

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Friday June 5

• Cruise-in to Summer Reading
  Hope Branch Library Hope - Hope Town Square
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Laid Back Library Wednesday
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Red Room
  1:00 pm
• Skill Builders:
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Meeting Room 3
  1:00 pm
• Teen Film Series: Reading Roadtrip
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Teen Room
  1:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting at Lincoln Park Synthetic Turf Project
  Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce 2501 Lincoln Park Drive Columbus In
  4:00 pm
• Bartholomew County Writer's Group
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Conference Room
  6:00 pm
• Evolution and Conservation of Bats
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Red Room
  6:00 pm
• Knights Meeting →
  Knights of St John Hall, 2245 E Co Rd 830 S, Greensburg
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• M2M Workshop: HR Round Table
  Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Columbus Area Chamber 250 Franklin Street Columbus, IN VIRTUAL OPTION AVAILABLE
  1:00 pm
• Teen Game Day
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Teen Room
  1:00 pm
• Coffee and Cocktails 2026
  Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce 4th Street Downtown Columbus, In
  5:00 pm
• Thrusday Film Club: Road Trip Edition
  Bartholomew County Public Library Columbus - Red Room
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Hope. Apply here.
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Pharmacist District Support in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hope here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Columbus

• Columbus North High School Principal announces retirement (localnewsdigital.com)
• DNR spotlights upcoming 'Free Fishing Days' (localnewsdigital.com)
• 2 longtime Columbus City Hall employees retire (localnewsdigital.com)

Edinburgh

• Camp Atterbury to host Community Day event June 13 (dailyjournal.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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