🌱 Celebration of Life and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Celebration of Life at King Pins Saloon & Dance Hall

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 81 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 50, low: 32.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 53 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albany

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Celebration of Life
  King Pins Saloon & Dance Hall, 18675 13th St, Fulton
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Fulton High School SB G V Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  11:00 am
• Fulton High School BB B V Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  11:00 am
• Fulton High School TR B V Away Lena-Winslow High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 516 Fremont St. , Lena
  12:00 pm
• Fulton High School BB B SO Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  1:00 pm
• Fulton High School SB G JV Away Eastland High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 500 S School Dr , Lanark
  1:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Fulton High School TR B V Away Forreston High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 601 E Main St , Forreston
  4:00 pm
• AFCHS Varsity Baseball @ Fulton
  Fulton High School , 1207 12th St , Fulton
  4:30 pm
• Fulton High School SB G V Home Rock Falls High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 900 16th Avenue & Park Dr , Fulton
  4:30 pm
• Fulton High School BB B V Home Ashton-Franklin Center High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 900 16th Avenue & Park Dr , Fulton
  4:30 pm
• Fulton High School BB B SO Home Ashton-Franklin Center High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 900 16th Avenue & Park Dr , Fulton
  6:00 pm
• Fulton High School SB G JV Home Rock Falls High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 900 16th Avenue & Park Dr , Fulton
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Hyatt Place East Moline Quad Cities - Housekeeper in East Moline. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fulton

• Illinois barn fires up 50% in 2025 — here's how to stay safe (farmprogress.com)
• Gallery: Skulls defeats TKE, claims Tugs play-in (northernstar.info)
• Obituary-Aliecia 'Liz' E. Workman (theradar.online)

Morrison

• Don't Miss Carol Burnett Revisited...MMTA Volume 1 (thecity1.com)
• Sixth Annual Northwest Illinois Film Festival Announces Lineup for 'Shorts‑A‑Palooza 2026' (theradar.online)
• City Council Takes Care of Business (thecity1.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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