🌱 Summer Supper and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Joe Rian @ Locavore Farm at Locavore Farm
• Summer Supper
• Manteno Sportsmans Club Cheesburger Night

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 65 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
• Saturday: Decreasing clouds and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grant Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 13

• Joe Rian @ Locavore Farm →
  Locavore Farm, 11588 N 17500E Rd, Grant Park
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28

• Summer Supper →
  Locavore Farm, 11588 N 17500E Rd, Grant Park
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Manteno Sportsmans Club Cheesburger Night →
  Manteno Sportsmen's Club, 851 N Main St, Manteno
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 9

• NIA District 52 Fellowship on The Kankakee River Canoe / Kayak Trip →
  Reed's Canoe Trips, 907 N Indiana Ave, Kankakee
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• Aug 10th: Kankakee, IL- MAGIC HUNKS® AUSTRALIAN TAKEOVER at River Rock →
  River Rock Pub & Beer Garden, 5986 IL-17, Kankakee
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• JH Boys Baseball - Away @ St. George (315 Sports)
  Momence CUSD 1 315 Champions Wy, Bourbonnais, IL 60914, USA
  4:30 pm

Thursday August 13

• Student's First Day - 1:30 Dismissal
  Beecher CUSD 200U Beecher, IL 60401
  8:00 am
• JH Girls Softball - Away @ Manteno
  Momence CUSD 1 250 N Poplar St, Manteno, IL 60950, USA
  4:30 pm
• JH Boys Baseball - Away @ Manteno
  Momence CUSD 1 250 N Poplar St, Manteno, IL 60950, USA
  4:30 pm

Friday August 14

• 1st Day of School - Early Dismissal @ 2:00 pm
  Momence CUSD 1 Momence, IL 60954

Saturday August 15

• Hummingbird Hangout →
  Plum Creek Nature Center, 27064 Dutton Rd, Beecher
  9:00 am

Monday August 17

• JH Girls Softball - Home vs Limestone
  Momence CUSD 1 801 W 2nd St, Momence, IL 60954, USA
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Momence. Apply here.
• Dow Chemical Company posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Kankakee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grant Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manteno

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

Bradley

• Fabrizio Romano confirms talks underway with Liverpool target who wants Anfield move (empireofthekop.com)

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