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🌱 Patch AM: How Merrillville’s Fire Station #2 became a disaster relief hub
Coming up on the Merrillville Patch calendar: Influential Women Awards
Hi there, Merrillville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Merrillville's Fire Station #2 became a disaster relief hub
Also on today's calendar: September Community Blood Drive at Southlake Mall and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Clouds and sun; hot and humid, temps: high: 92, low: 70.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Remarkable helping hands': Team Rubicon pitches in for post-derecho recovery effort (chicagotribune.com) — Team Rubicon volunteers are currently bunking at Merrillville Fire Station #2 while helping residents across Lake County clear massive tree damage from the August 11 derecho and June tornado. Town leaders praise their free cleanup work, and residents can still request assistance or learn how to volunteer or donate to support the ongoing recovery. 
📸 Around Merrillville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrillville
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★ Featured events ★
- Influential Women Awards →
Avalon Manor Banquet Center, 3550 E Lincoln Hwy, Merrillville
4:30 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Tech Tuesday
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
11:00 am - September Community Blood Drive at Southlake Mall →
2109 Southlake Mall, Merrillville
3:00 pm - Hispanic Heritage Craft and Vendor Market at Southlake Mall →
2109 Southlake Mall, Merrillville
10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 19
📣 Merrillville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Car Cruise →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
4:00 pm - Board of Public Works & Safety Meeting →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 101 N. East St., Crown Point
11:00 am - Board of Public Works →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
3:30 pm - Common Council →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
6:00 pm - Board of Zoning Appeals →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
5:30 pm - Plan Commission →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
6:30 pm - Last Movie Night with Crown Point Library →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
7:00 pm - B96 End-of-Summer Bash →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Jont Offers a Warm Embrace to the Confused and Weary on Uplifting New Single —Sarah Wagner-Montes Read on Patch
- Tomorrow.
My church is giving away a box of food free please come out. I'll see you there. (Nextdoor Glen Park)
- Panduit Corporation posted a job opening for Inventory Technician in Merrillville. Apply here.
- Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Crossings At Hobart in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hobart
- NW Indiana residents turn to newly opened FEMA center as some report denied insurance claims (abc7chicago.com)
- Fear Factory premiere music video for "Robochrist", first new single with current updated line up (lambgoat.com)
- Elkhart council casts unanimous vote for moratorium on data centers, battery storage facilities (wndu.com)
Crown Point
- Crown Point Man Charged With Child Molesting Involving 9-Year-Old Girl (regionnewssource.org)
- Crown Point Man Accused of Stealing Sewage Pipes and Basins From Construction Site (regionnewssource.org)
- Worship news: All-ages worship, meals, men's ministry and more (chicagotribune.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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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