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🌱 Patch AM: What the new Battle Ground state finals mean for Lafayette fans.

Also, don't miss Wabash Valley Astronomical Society Open Meeting and Open House on the Lafayette Patch calendar

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What's up Lafayette! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the new Battle Ground state finals mean for Lafayette fans.
  • Which metal legends are thrashing North End Pub this September?
  • Interested in work on West Lafayette's new fire station?

Also on today's calendar: Wabash Valley Astronomical Society Open Meeting and Open House and 8 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Mary Jane M.!

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Battle Ground Golf Club to host IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals (greenfieldreporter.com) — Battle Ground Golf Club, just outside Lafayette, will host the IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals on October 2–3, bringing top high school golfers and spectators into the area. The move from Prairie View in Carmel follows recent extreme weather damage there, and Lafayette Jefferson's traditional regional will shift to Harrison Hills in Attica but remain under Jeff's hosting.
   

• EXHORDER To Kick Off US Headlining Tour Later This Month; Tickets On Sale Now (wordpress.com) — Lafayette metal fans can catch Exhorder's Tour Of Unsound Minds: Act II at North End Pub on September 26, with support from Intoxicated. The veteran New Orleans thrash band promises deeper cuts, rarely played songs, and fresh merch as they wrap up their US headlining run, which ends in Indiana in mid-October.
   

• 01215065 HJ Bids W. Laf. (newsbug.info) — Contractors in Greater Lafayette have a chance to bid on additions and renovations to West Lafayette Fire Station No. 3, with sealed bids due by 2 p.m. on Sept. 29. Kettelhut Construction is managing multiple bid packages, with submissions accepted at its Sagamore Parkway South office in Lafayette or electronically through its Pipeline system, subject to prequalification and bonding rules.
   

📸 Around Lafayette

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lafayette

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday September 7
  • Labor Day - County Government Offices CLOSED
    Tippecanoe County Government - Lafayette IN 47901
    • Wednesday September 9
  • Mucca Pazza
    Purdue Convocations Boiler Park, Purdue Indianapolis, 765 W. North Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
    • Friday September 11
  • Jeff Home Football Game
    Scheumann Stadium
    7:00 pm
    • Monday September 14
  • ETMS-Dine Out Night-Raising Cane's
    East Tipp Middle School, 5 N. Creasy Lane, Lafayette
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I just had new gutters installed and am thinking it's a great time to get some trees trimmed up !
    Suggestions for a safe , reputable company appreciated! Thanks (Nextdoor Red Oaks)
  • The crew did an awesome job of raking up years worth of pine needles and installing edging and river rock under the trees.
    Planted grass seed and just in general cleaned up my back yard. Highly recommend. They quoted me a great price and came in on budget. (Nextdoor Valley Forge)
  • Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Materials Manager in Lafayette. Apply here.
  • Wabash National Corporation posted a job opening for 3rd shift, Material Handler, 10HR Rail Receiving- North Plant in Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lafayette here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Lafayette

  • Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: SK Hynix and NVIDIA (nasdaq.com)
  • 8 Hole-in-the-Wall Indiana Diners Where Breakfast Costs Less Than $10 (myfamilytravels.com)
  • SK hynix breaks ground on $4 billion AI Memory Facility at Purdue Research Park (wbiw.com)

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Ok Lafayette! 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: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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