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🌱 New construction restrictions hit three West Lafayette roads

West Lafayette, Indiana Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi there, West Lafayette! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New construction restrictions hit three West Lafayette roads
  • Lindbergh Fiddlers keep a 29-year Feast tradition playing
  • Purdue to put nuclear reactor construction methods to the test

Also on today's calendar: Klezmer Musician Workshop with Violinist Yale Strom and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
  • Friday: A rain or snow shower, with a high of 42 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. WL Board of Works approves winter preparations, project developments (purdueexponent.org) — West Lafayette drivers face new construction restrictions starting Nov. 11 on Dodge Street, Allen Street and Yeager Road. Allen closes at Dodge through Nov. 26, while Yeager’s southbound lane faces intermittent daytime closures with pedestrians restricted. The Board of Works also approved de-icer purchases and concrete repairs to prepare roads for winter.
   

2. Lindbergh Fiddlers perform at Indiana festival for 29th year (callnewspapers.com) — The Lindbergh Fiddlers returned to West Lafayette’s Feast of the Hunters’ Moon for their 29th year, bringing about 30 student musicians and a repertoire of traditional fiddle tunes. Leading the trip for the first time, orchestra teacher Stephen Ahrens was continuing a tradition he experienced as a Lindbergh student himself.
   

3. DOE, Purdue to Test Construction Methods for Advanced Reactors (constructconnect.com) — Purdue will build and test a scaled reactor containment vessel and building in West Lafayette to explore ways to make nuclear construction less costly and risky. The partnership with the Department of Energy’s National Reactor Innovation Center will follow construction through teardown, with Purdue’s Bowen Laboratory providing large-scale structural testing.
   

4. Sponsors Needed to Honor Veterans at Indiana Veterans Home Cemetery (wlfi.com) — About 800 wreaths still need sponsors to honor every veteran buried at the Indiana Veterans Home Cemetery in West Lafayette. Sponsorships cost $17 through the Lafayette Gold Star Mothers, which receives $5 toward another wreath for each sponsorship. The wreath placement and remembrance ceremony are scheduled for noon Dec. 19.
   

5. Moon dust and recycled materials could help insulate future lunar habitats (purdue.edu) — Purdue researchers Alexander Wei and Jacob Staker are testing insulation that could turn moon dust and discarded paper into protection for future lunar homes. Their aerogels combine simulated lunar soil with cellulose, and they are exploring simpler production methods that could work with the moon's limited resources.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sliding through ( early) to bore you with some home cooking!
    Spaghetti and meatballs and garlic cheese bread I will gladly be sharing this meal over today and tomorrow with a total of 7 people! (Nextdoor Klondike Elementary)
  • I'm looking for a non-fast food (preferably not a chain, either) restaurant that serves Southern homestyle fried chicken.
    Cracker Barrel has some, but they only serve it on weekends now. Thoughts/suggestions? (Nextdoor Bar Barry Heights)
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker Lead - Freshens - Purdue - Retail Dining in West Lafayette. Apply here.
  • Raising Cane's posted a job opening for Cook - Dinner/Close Shift in West Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Lafayette here.

Ok West Lafayette! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in West Lafayette

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