🌱 Interactive Butterfly Exhibit and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Interactive Butterfly Exhibit at Cherry Valley Public Library District
• Illinois Baseball Tournament at Mercyhealth Sportscore One
• Raptors Puri Champions Cup at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 42 degrees.
• Saturday: Winds becoming strong; cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 32.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 50 and low of 31 degrees.

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📸 Around Cherry Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cherry Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Interactive Butterfly Exhibit
  Cherry Valley Public Library District, 755 E State St, Cherry Valley
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Illinois Baseball Tournament
  Mercyhealth Sportscore One , 1288 Elmwood Rd. , Rockford
• Raptors Puri Champions Cup
  Mercyhealth Sportscore Two , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park

Sunday April 19

• Raptors Puri Champions Cup
  Mercyhealth Sportscore Two , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
• Illinois Baseball Tournament
  Mercyhealth Sportscore One , 1288 Elmwood Rd. , Rockford

Monday April 20

• Wee Read Story Time: Libraries
  Cherry Valley Public Library District , 755 East State Street , Cherry Valley
  9:30 am
• RYSL Photo Night
  Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
  5:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Cherry Valley Public Library District , 755 East State Street , Cherry Valley
  5:30 pm

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📣 Cherry Valley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Baseball (V) vs Hononegah HS
  Rockford East High School , 2929 Charles St , Rockford
  5:00 pm
• Softball (V) @ Auburn HS
  Rockford East High School , 5110 Auburn St , Rockford
  5:00 pm
• HS-Spring Musical: Footloose
  North Boone High School Poplar Grove, IL 61065
  7:00 pm
• Jefferson High School Spring Musical
  Jefferson High School , 4145 Samuelson Rd , Rockford
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free computer recycling in Rockford on Earth Day, April 22!
  Source: Rock River Current https://share.google/yJBqJzOPewAqmxr6y (Nextdoor Renfro)

• Meijer, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Stocker - Part Time in Rockford. Apply here.
• Rockford Public Schools posted a job opening for Library Paraprofessional 6.5 hours per day in Rockford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cherry Valley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockford

• Preservationists seek landmark status for Rockford's Briggs Mansion (rrstar.com)
• Rockford Airport among top 8 finalists for Airport of the Year (mystateline.com)
• Rockford-based tailor opens second location in Oakbrook Terrace (wifr.com)

Belvidere

• Stellantis global vehicle shipments rise 12%, driven by North America (freep.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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