🌱 Star Valley 5K Berry Run/Walk (5K) and 10 more events
New Pekin, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning New Pekin! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Star Valley 5K Berry Run/Walk (5K) at Borden Community Park
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Breezy; a morning shower, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 65, low: 48.
- Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.
📸 Around New Pekin
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Upcoming Events in
New Pekin
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★ Featured events ★
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Star Valley 5K Berry Run/Walk (5K) →
Borden Community Park, 100 E Main St, Borden
10:00 am
Saturday May 23
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Other local events
📣 New Pekin Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kids Pizza and Paint- Mini Door Hanger at Hunter Station Pizza →
Hunter Station Pizza - Sellersburg, 210 Hunter Station Rd, Sellersburg
6:00 pm -
Senior Awards Night
SCHS Auditorium
6:00 pm -
Mini Door Hanger Kids Paint Night at Hunter Station Pizza →
Hunter Station Pizza - Sellersburg, 210 Hunter Station Rd, Sellersburg
6:00 pm -
Spurgeon Gym - NHS Blood Drive
Henryville Jr & Sr High School, Spurgeon Gym, Henryville
8:00 am -
Brice Long and Ryan Larkins →
Covered Bridge Golf Club, 12510 Covered Bridge Rd, Sellersburg
6:00 pm -
Sellersburg Food Pantry →
11515 US-31, Sellersburg
2:00 pm -
Abbey Road on the River 2026 →
Big4 Station, Big Four Pedestrian Bridge, Jeffersonville
6:00 pm -
Floyd Central at Silver Creek →
Silver Creek Senior High School, 557 Renz Ave, Sellersburg
7:30 pm -
Land, Love and Self-Reliance Festival | Indy Holistic Living →
Flat Creek Farms Wedding and Events LLC, 2292 E Cutshall Rd, Austin
5:00 pm -
City Council (4th Mon) →
821 S Lk Rd, Scottsburg
10:00 pm -
WillyStock 2026 →
Gnome Gardens, 9888 S Co Rd 525 E, Marengo
3:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
Sunday May 17
Tuesday May 19
Thursday May 21
Friday May 22
Monday May 25
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Target posted a job opening for 6am Inbound (Stocking) (T0139) in New Albany. Apply here.
- Panda Express posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1364552-2) in Clarksville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Pekin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Salem
- Schneck offering Safe Sitter program (tribtown.com)
New Albany
- New retro-themed dessert shop proving to be a hit in New Albany (wlky.com)
- Food pantry shutdown at Floyd County Library sparks concern for low-income families (wdrb.com)
Clarksville
- Former Colgate plant could become $300 million mixed-use development (courier-journal.com)
- Big Sandy's newest store is 1st in Louisville market (furnituretoday.com)
- This Toxic Indiana Junkyard Is Being Reclaimed Into A Massive 400-Acre Adventure Park (myfamilytravels.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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