🌱 Carthage Kiwanis Club Meeting and 10 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Carthage Kiwanis Club Meeting →
  Alfano's Pizza Restaurant, 93 S Adams St, Carthage
  12:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• Jake McVey - Nauvoo, IL. →
  Baxter's Vineyards & Winery, 2010 Parley St, Nauvoo
  3:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Teacher's Institute
  Dallas City Elem School Dallas City, IL 62330
  7:45 am

Friday August 28

• Karen Peck & New River →
  Golden Windmill, 902 Prairie Mills Rd, Golden
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 19

• Celebrating Celine with Jenene Caramielo →
  The Legacy Theater, 1160 Buchanan St, Carthage
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Macomb Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Illini West →
  Illini West High School, 600 Miller St, Carthage
  7:00 pm

Friday October 2

• Forgottonia: An Intimate Portrait of Rural Illinois →
  The Legacy Theater, 1160 Buchanan St, Carthage
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 18

• District Meeting →
  The Yellow Rose, 1085 E Russell St, Lomax
  1:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Vienna Boys' Choir →
  The Legacy Theater, 1160 Buchanan St, Carthage
  7:00 pm

Friday November 20

• Evergreens for Memorial →
  Smokin' Gun Hunting Lodge, 995 E Co Rd 1550, Hamilton
  5:00 pm

Friday December 4

• The Legacy Theater presents The Texas Tenors Deep in the Heart of Christmas →
  The Legacy Theater, 1160 Buchanan St, Carthage
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Carthage

• Carthage superintendent to take on extra role as middle school principal (wgem.com)
• Carthage Public Library District is now open in new building (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
• Carthage council purchases cameras for tree dump (mississippivalleypublishing.com)

Quincy

• City of Quincy's 2026 fall tree planting program underway (muddyrivernews.com)
• Countour Airlines wants to rent cars from its Quincy Regional Airport counter (muddyrivernews.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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