🌱 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at El Paso-Gridley and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at El Paso-Gridley

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 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gridley

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3

• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at El Paso-Gridley →
  El Paso Gridley High School, 600 N Elm St, El Paso
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Middle School New Student Registration
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 El Paso, IL 61738
  8:00 am
• Centennial new student registration
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 El Paso, IL 61738
  8:00 am
• FMS Softball @ Shepherd
  Fieldcrest High School Minonk, IL 61760
  4:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• FMS Softball @ Metamora St Mary's Tournament
  Fieldcrest CUSD 6 Minonk, IL 61760
  9:00 am
• DANCIN' ON THE DIRT | FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS →
  Fairbury American Legion Speedway, 600 S 3rd St, Fairbury
  7:00 pm

Monday August 10

• FMS Softball VS Putnam County
  Fieldcrest CUSD 6 Minonk, IL 61760
• 6th - 8th Grade Open House @ EPGMS
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 El Paso, IL 61738
  6:00 pm
• CEO Program Orientation
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 Eureka High School Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Teacher Institute
  Lexington CUSD 7 Lexington, IL 61753
• FMS Softball VS El Paso
  Fieldcrest High School Minonk, IL 61760
  4:15 pm
• 5th Grade Orientation @ EPGMS
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 El Paso, IL 61738
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Watershed Foods posted a job opening for Production Supervisor 2nd Shift in Gridley. Apply here.
• Sky Climber Wind Solutions, LLC posted a job opening for Wind Turbine Technician - Tech One Program in Chenoa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gridley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pontiac

• AFSCME release statement on Pontiac prison stabbing (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Powerball winning numbers last night, Aug. 3. Did anyone win? Lottery results (pontiacdailyleader.com)
• Calendar: Discover daylily cross-pollination (agrinews-pubs.com)

Normal

• Normal Illinois Police team with Autism McLean for blue envelope initiative (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Rivian raises full-year delivery guidance to between 65,000 and 70,000 after Q2 output climbs at Illinois plant (gcn.com)
• Music community mourns loss of Twin City producer Erik Nelson (wglt.org)

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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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