🌱 Defensive Shotgun 2 (afternoon session) and 11 more events

Hello Bonfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival at Goold Park
• Defensive Shotgun 2 (afternoon session) at Illinois State Rifle Association

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: A steady morning breeze, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Sunday: A morning shower possible, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bonfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival →
  Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave, Morris
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 27

• Defensive Shotgun 2 (afternoon session) →
  Illinois State Rifle Association, 1589 N 7000 Rd W, Bonfield
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Settles Center- Ayala (Set-up)
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish St John Paul II Parish - West, 907 S 9th St, Kankakee, IL 60901
  9:00 am
• Celebración del Sagrado Corazón
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish Holy Family Hall & Church
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Maker Patch Club →
  Kankakee Public Library Teen Zone
  11:00 am
• Baptism (bilingual)- Dominguez, Valentin
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish St John Paul II Parish - West, 907 S 9th St, Kankakee, IL 60901
  11:00 am
• Renovación de Votos (Ayala)
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish 956 S 10th Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901
  12:00 pm
• Wedding - Murillo y Seba
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish St John Paul II Parish - West, 907 S 9th St, Kankakee, IL 60901
  2:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Blood Pressure Screening
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish
  10:30 am

Monday June 15

• Lil' Sprouts
  Kankakee Public Library 201 East Merchant St., Kankakee, IL 60901
  10:00 am
• FORTITUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
  Kankakee Public Library 1st Floor A
  1:00 pm
• Farm to Fable
  Kankakee Public Library 201 East Merchant St., Kankakee, IL 60901
  2:00 pm
• Plugging in the People
  Kankakee Public Library 3rd Floor Meeting Room
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Bourbonnais. Apply here.
• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Server - Franchise in Bourbonnais. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Herscher

• Girls basketball teams get summer tuneup at Braidwood Shootout (shawlocal.com)

Kankakee

• AHF Products announces continued support for employees and community as Kankakee rebuilds (tileletter.com)
• Kankakee County Strawberry Jazz Fest returns Sunday (shawlocal.com)
• Kankakee County Courthouse renovation to begin in July (shawlocal.com)

Manhattan

• Manhattan Man, 18, Fired A Dozen Shots From Backseat On Joyride With Friends: Police (patch.com)
• Kankakee Man, 58, Arrested On Drug Charges Had Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl And Heroin: State Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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