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🌱 Scouting Board and 11 more events
Happening soon: Secondary Open House (rescheduled) on the New Chicago Patch calendar
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- Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 68.
- Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Scouting Board →
Hobart, IN Calendar, 380 S. Ash St., Hobart
3:30 pm - Secondary Open House (rescheduled)
Bailly Preparatory Academy Gary, IN 46409
4:30 pm - 2026 NWI Homeless Veteran Stand Down →
Gary SouthShore RailCats, Stadium Plaza, 1 Stadium Plaza, Gary - FALL BRAWL 2026 →
Art Theater, 230 Main St, Hobart - Roosevelt Millennial turn up →
Loft Adiq Ultra Lounge, 752 Broadway, Gary - BENEFIT FOR ERIN'S FARM - DISASTER RELIEF →
Hobart Art Theatre, 230 Main St, Hobart - Washington Street Church of God Annual Family Fun Walk/Run & Health Fair →
Gary IN - EMITTER & GERHART – A BENEFIT FOR ERIN'S FARM →
The Art Theater, 230 Main St., Hobart
7:30 pm - Unsafe Building Authority →
Hobart, IN Calendar Hobart, IN 46342
3:30 pm - IN: Catfish Clinic with IN DNR →
Hobart IN
8:00 am - Catfish Clinic with IN DNR →
Hobart IN
8:00 am - Chanute Aquatorium Society Presents: 35 & Still Alive Hawaiian Beach Paty →
Aquatorium, 6918 Oak Avenue, Gary
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
🗞 Nearby News
Lake Station
- Truck Stop Serial Killer Used Mobile 'Killing Chamber' to Carry Out Sexually Sadistic Murders (oxygen.com)
Hobart
- More states are putting panic alarms in schools (nwitimes.com)
- 2026-27 Big East Women's Basketball Summer Vibe Check: St. John's Red Storm (anonymouseagle.com)
Gary
- Business briefs: Aug. 11 storm relief efforts continue (chicagotribune.com)
- Gary moms recall challenges during power outage: 'I gotta get to my kids' (chicagotribune.com)
- Backpacks, Bedtimes and a New Routine: Back to School after the Storms (redcross.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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