🌱 Patch AM: What could a Recovery Works Merrillville sale mean for local treatment access?

Good day Merrillville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What could a Recovery Works Merrillville sale mean for local treatment access?

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy and cool, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Scoop: Recovery Centers of America in Talks to Buy 3 Recovery Works Locations From Pinnacle (bhbusiness.com) — A potential sale of Pinnacle Treatment Centers' three Indiana Recovery Works facilities, including Recovery Works Merrillville, could change who operates a key local addiction treatment resource. Recovery Centers of America is reportedly in talks to acquire the brand, following recent Kentucky closures and leadership changes at Pinnacle that suggest a broader restructuring.
   

📸 Around Merrillville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrillville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
  1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Prostate Screenings →
  Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus, Pavilion B, 200 East 89th Avenue, Merrillville
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Influential Women Awards →
  Avalon Manor Banquet Center, 3550 E Lincoln Hwy, Merrillville
  4:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Kingdom Image Bearers Conference →
  Advancing Christ's Kingdom Global Ministries, 6220 Broadway, Merrillville
Sunday September 27
• Fall in Love with a Rescue →
  PetSmart - Merrillville, 2881 E. U.S. Hwy 30, Merrillville
  11:00 am
• Fall in Love with a Rescue / PetSmart - Merrillville →
  PetSmart - Merrillville, 2881 E. U.S. Hwy 30, Merrillville
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Region 1 Event →
  Merrillville IN
  6:00 pm
• Orchestra Concert featuring CPMS
  Merrillville High School, 276 E 68th Pl, Merrillville
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Bluey and bingo friendship fall breakfast →
  Family Life Center, 7950 Marshall Street, Merrillville

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Catfish Clinic with IN DNR →
  Hobart IN
  8:00 am
• IN: Catfish Clinic with IN DNR →
  Hobart IN
  8:00 am
• Car Cruise →
  Bulldog Park, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• 1 Million Cups Northwest Indiana (Crown Point, IN - September 23) →
  Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana, 9800 Connecticut Drive, Crown Point

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey Sedona!
  Who's little man is this? I found him wandering the neighborhood this morning on my way to work. I know he's somebody's guy because he's well fed. He… (Nextdoor Sodona)
• In search of someone that can install bright lights in the windows of my retail store.
  Same type of lights you see on those smoke shops. My retail space is in Merrillville near 61st and Broadway (Nextdoor Regency Park)

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Merrillville. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Front End Supervisor - Full-Time in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crown Point

• Amazon Plans 1.2M Square Foot Crown Point Facility (inkfreenews.com)
• Franciscan Health, Lake Co. Health Department partner for Path to Hope Suicide Awareness & Prevention 5K (wimsradio.com)
• Merrillville residents grateful for repairs by Rebuilding Together volunteers (chicagotribune.com)

Gary

• 1051 Mount St #1, Gary, IN 46406 (zillow.com)

Ok Merrillville! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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