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Delaware, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Delaware! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Delaware's new ambulance billing plan would mean for residents
- Vintage holiday finds are coming to Ohio Wesleyan
- Delaware's first gingerbread contest welcomes the whole family
Also on today's calendar: Luminary Vintage Fest: Free Vintage Market at Ohio Wesleyan and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 48, low: 32.
- Friday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Delaware City Council hires firm to handle billing for its EMS services (kentucky.com) — Delaware has hired Medicount Management to handle ambulance billing, aiming to recover more than $1 million annually after county reimbursement ended. Under proposed rules, residents and city workers generally would owe nothing beyond insurance payments. Council is expected to consider the policy's second reading November 23, with no emergency care denied over ability to pay. 
2. Vintage Finds And Holiday Shopping Come Together At OWU (1808delaware.com) — A free vintage market is coming to downtown Delaware on November 21, bringing more than 20 sellers to Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center. Luminary Vintage Fest runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with clothing, records and collectibles for holiday shoppers. Optional $10 admission opens the doors an hour earlier.
3. A Sweet New Holiday Tradition Takes Shape In Delaware (1808delaware.com) — Delaware is launching its first gingerbread house competition, with divisions for children, teens, adults and families. Registration runs through December 6, and creations must reach Mingo Park Recreation Facility December 7–10. Winners will be announced December 12 at the Cookies & Cocoa Carnival, with local business gift cards among the prizes.
4. Four-Sheet Ice Arena Backed by Cam Atkinson Approved in Delaware County (newsbreak.com) — A four-rink arena backed by former Blue Jackets star Cam Atkinson has received local approval in Delaware County, according to its developer. Planned for U.S. 42 and Sawmill Parkway, it would offer youth hockey and public skating while anchoring the larger Maridel development. Costs, opening dates and any public funding remain undisclosed.
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Connection Support Group: NAMI Mid-Ohio (Delaware Ohio) →
NAMI Mid-Ohio Offices, 61 West William Street, Delaware
12:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Orange Preschool Storytime
Orange Branch Library - Orange Programming Room
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Liberty Toddler Storytime
Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
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Ostrander Family Storytime
Ostrander Branch Library - Ostrander Programming Room
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Liberty Afternoon GED® Class
Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
12:00 pm -
Delaware Family Storytime
Delaware Branch Library - Delaware Community Room
6:30 pm -
Tweens Create: Junk Journals
Orange Branch Library - Orange Programming Room
6:30 pm -
Liberty Morning ESOL Class
Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
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Orange Baby Storytime
Orange Branch Library - Orange Programming Room
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Class and Ordinations →
Spiritual Horizons, 230 North Sandusky, Delaware
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Small Business Resource Fair →
OWU Delaware Entrepreneurial Center, 70 South Sandusky Street, Delaware
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Luminary Vintage Fest: Free Vintage Market at Ohio Wesleyan →
40 Rowland Avenue, Delaware
11:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Saturday November 21
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-- 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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