🌱 How Oxford friends can honor Nancy Marko’s life this Friday

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• How Oxford friends can honor Nancy Marko's life this Friday

Also on today's calendar: Festival of Quilts 2026.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Saturday: Warmer with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Nancy Marko (newsandreviewonline.com) — Services for longtime Benton County resident Nancy Marko will be held Friday at Hahn-Grober Funeral Home in Oxford, with visitation from 11 a.m. to noon and a funeral immediately after, followed by burial in Boswell Cemetery. The 91-year-old former Benton Central and Boswell Elementary cafeteria worker is remembered for her devotion to family, students, and her warm, welcoming presence.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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Saturday September 19
• Festival of Quilts 2026 →
  St Andrew United Methodist Church, 4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Tennis (Boys V) - North Montgomery High School
  Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School
  5:00 pm
• Cross Country (Co-ed V) @ Central Catholic Invitational
  Lafayette Central Catholic
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball (Girls V/JV) - Benton Central
  Seeger
  6:00 pm
• Football (8/7) - South Vermillion
  Seeger
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Football (Boys V) - Parke Heritage
  Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government, 20 N 3rd Street, Lafayette
• Golf (Girls V) @ Sectional
  Attica
• Adult/Teen Program: Bird Walk at the Celery Bog with Kyle Gebhart →
  Celery Bog, 1620 Lindberg Rd, West Lafayette
  8:00 am
• Volleyball (Girls V) - Seeger Invite
  Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School
  9:30 am
• Attica Heritage Days →
  Attica IN
  1:00 pm
• 31st Annual West Lafayette Global Fest →
  Downtown West Lafayette, 222 N Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette
  3:00 pm
• Lily Grace live at Attica Heritage Days →
  Ouabache Park, W Washington St, Attica
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A One-Stop Shop is open today in Henry County to assist storm survivors.
  Representatives from local, state and federal agencies are available to provide in-person support, answer questions and help homeowners and renters… (Nextdoor )

• C&D Technologies posted a job opening for Electrician in Attica. Apply here.
• Nelson Global Products posted a job opening for Welder - Manufacturing in Williamsport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Lafayette

• 17-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in West Lafayette accident (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
• Purdue exhibit highlights Idlewild's role in Black history (jconline.com)
• Ashley Cooke announces pop-up tour ahead of sophomore album release (newmusicweekly.com)

Lafayette

• 2 Lafayette men suspected of raping woman behind a building Tuesday (jconline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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