🌱 Movies at the Park and 11 more events

Cheers Diamond! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Junk in the Trunk Flea Market in Mazon at Finders Flea Mart featuring Mama K's Grill-503 Grundy St.- Mazon, IL
• Wags 2 Wellness: Your Pet's New Veterinary Home at Wags 2 Wellness Veterinary Care Center
• Movies at the Park at Village Of Diamond Park

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
• Saturday: Decreasing clouds and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Diamond

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Junk in the Trunk Flea Market in Mazon →
  Finders Flea Mart featuring Mama K's Grill-503 Grundy St.- Mazon, IL,
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• Wags 2 Wellness: Your Pet's New Veterinary Home →
  Wags 2 Wellness Veterinary Care Center, 949 Bell Rd, Minooka
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Movies at the Park →
  Village Of Diamond Park, E Division St, Diamond
  9:00 pm
• Movie in the Park - Diamond Park →
  Village Of Diamond Park, E Division St, Diamond
  9:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Diamond Art Club →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 10

• Teacher Institute
  Reed Custer CUSD 255U Braidwood, IL 60408

Wednesday August 12

• First Day for Students
  Reed Custer CUSD 255U Braidwood, IL 60408
• The Notebook Musical and Dinner 8/12 Bus Trip →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  10:30 am

Tuesday August 18

• Making a Junk Journal →
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  2:30 pm
• Tech Tuesdays →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  5:00 pm

Wednesday August 19

• Park Playdates →
  Hope Helps All Inclusive Playground, 460 S Illinois St, Coal City
  10:00 am

Thursday August 20

• Lori Bonarek Realty - Educational Seminar →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  6:00 pm

Monday August 24

• Pontiac Freshman Football @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GRUNDY COUNTY OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN TEST TODAY AT 10 AM - HAVE AT LEAST 3 WAYS OF RECEIVING EMERGENCY INFORMATION.
  Grundy County will be conducting the monthly test of the “Outdoor Warning Sirens” today. Illinois Law requires tests to be conducted at 10:00 am on… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Coal City

• Everett Wengstrom (freepressnewspapers.com)
• Obituary – Bernard 'Barney' C. Vigna Jr., Gardner (thepaper1901.com)

Braidwood

• First responders BBQ set for Mistie Hill Vineyard on Aug. 9 (shawlocal.com)
• Clarence S. Rachal (freepressnewspapers.com)

Morris

• Here are 5 football storylines to watch in the Herald-News area in 2026 (shawlocal.com)
• Childcare shortage costs Grundy County businesses millions in lost productivity (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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