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In today's newsletter:

• Step inside Zionsville's museum with 2,000 spinning pieces of history.
• How a Zionsville lawmaker wants to tackle Indiana's "forever chemicals".

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
• Tuesday: Sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 9 Unusual Museums in Indiana Dedicated to the Weirdest Things Imaginable (myfamilytravels.com) — One of Indiana's quirkiest stops is right in Zionsville: the Antique Fan Museum on Bennett Parkway, home to more than 2,000 restored ceiling and desk fans dating back to the 1880s. It's part of a statewide roundup of oddball museums, from preserved brains in Indianapolis to circus wagons in Peru, offering road-trip ideas that start in your own backyard.
   

• 'Forever Chemicals,' Microplastics And Data Centers. What To Know (inkfreenews.com) — A state representative from Zionsville is helping lead a bipartisan push to regulate PFAS "forever chemicals" in Indiana's drinking water, even after her bill stalled this year. At a recent Indiana Water Summit, experts also warned about microplastics, data center water use, and gaps in flood monitoring, all of which could shape future statewide water rules that affect local systems.
   

📸 Around Zionsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Zionsville

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Wednesday September 2
• After-School Nature Club: Flowers →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 250 N 5th Street, Zionsville
  3:00 pm
• Zionsville Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Birds & Brews →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 75 N Main Street, Zionsville
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Meet the Animals →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 250 N 5th Street, Zionsville
  10:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Yoga in the Park →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 165 N Elm Street, Zionsville
  9:00 am
• Drop-in Discovery: Seeds →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 250 N 5th Street, Zionsville
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Zionsville Architectural Review Committee Meeting →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville
  8:00 am
• Introduction to Pickleball →
  Zionsville, IN Calendar, 9645 Whitestown Rd, Zionsville
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30
• Eagle Creek Bird Hikes
  Amos Butler Audubon Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center, 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46278, United States
  9:00 am
• Grown-Up Book Fair - Lebanon →
  Four Finger Distillery Lebanon, 126 W Washington St, Lebanon
  12:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Fitness in the Park - JETSET Pilates →
  Westfield, IN Calendar, 225 S Union Street, Westfield
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• 3-5 Meet the Teacher
  Prairie Trace Elementary 14200 N. River Road , Carmel, IN 46033
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The more you know 💫
  Mega Data Centers education. https://substack.com/@anita2surf/note/c-325134794?r=25qzax&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action (Nextdoor Wolf Run)

• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Zionsville. Apply here.
• Ryder posted a job opening for Warehouse Cycle Counter First Shift in Whitestown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Zionsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whitestown

• Notice Notice is hereby given ... (daltondailycitizen.com)

Westfield

• Westfield celebrates end of Simon Moon Park renovation (youarecurrent.com)
• Westfield police conclude SWAT response at apartment complex (youarecurrent.com)
• Noblesville spirit distributor brings rare brands to Indiana retailers (wishtv.com)

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-- 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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