🌱 SOCA BENEFIT PLAN - November 18, 2026 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• SOCA BENEFIT PLAN - November 18, 2026 at Marion Area Chamber of Commerce, Garden Room, 1st Floor

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
• Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Bloomington

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Wednesday November 18

• SOCA BENEFIT PLAN - November 18, 2026
  Marion Area Chamber of Commerce, Garden Room, 1st Floor, 267 W. Center St., Marion
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• History Savers: Archives at Home →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  10:30 am

Thursday November 12

• Business Before Hours Open House - Buckeye Community School →
  267 W Center St, Marion
• Story Time! →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  11:00 am
• Plate Tectonics, Geologic Time, and Evolution →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  2:00 pm
• Teen Tabletop Time →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  3:15 pm

Friday November 13

• A Cut Above German Schnitzel Truck →
  Shovel City Drinkery, 181 North Main Street, Marion
  5:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Lapsit Baby Time →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  11:00 am
• Astronomy & Cosmology →
  146 N Main St, Marion
  11:00 am
• TEEN World Building →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  5:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Nonfiction Book Discussions →
  445 East Church Street, Marion
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Safety Council - De-Escalation Training →
  267 W Center St, Marion

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Moving into a new place this winter?
  Call the electric and gas utilities with your new address and start date. If a meter is already in place, the utility must start service within three… (Nextdoor )

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in New Bloomington. Apply here.
• Stripes Convenience Stores posted a job opening for Restaurant Crew in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Bloomington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Marion

• Horsing Around: This Beloved Carousel Just Reopened In Newark [PHOTOS] (patch.com)
• Week 13 Marion-area football standings, OHSAA playoff schedule (marionstar.com)
• Staff RN - Medical Post-Surgical (Marion) (ohiohealth.com)

Richwood

• Driver swerves to avoid deer, crashes into home (peakofohio.com)

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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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