🌱 Could Henry be chosen to host Master Gardener training this fall?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could Henry be chosen to host Master Gardener training this fall?

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Dig Into Master Gardener Training This Fall (henrynews-republican.com) — Local gardeners in Henry could host this fall’s University of Illinois Extension Hybrid Master Gardener Training, since the in-person site will be either Ottawa or Henry based on registrations. The course runs Tuesday mornings from September 8 to December 1, blends online lessons with hands-on sessions, and leads to volunteer opportunities supporting community gardens, workshops, and youth programs across the region.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Senior Social Hour →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  9:00 am
• MS Softball vs Kewanee Central
  Midland CUSD 7 1830 IL-17, Varna, IL 61375, USA
  4:15 pm
• Steampunk Flower Arrangement Workshop — Hegeler Carus Mansion →
  Hegeler Carus Foundation, 1307 7th St, La Salle
  5:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Paintball - Field →
  Hall Township Echo Bluff Park, 12641 County Rd 3065 E, Spring Valley
  10:00 am

Monday August 10

• Staff Institute Day
  DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322
• MS Softball @ El Paso Gridley
  Midland CUSD 7 523 S Sycamore St, El Paso, IL 61738, USA
  4:30 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Ra
  Standard Branch Library 128 First Street, Standard, IL 61363
  12:30 pm
• Docs & Dialogue: Woodstock: 3 Days That Changed Everything (Granvil
  Granville Branch Library 212 South Mccoy Street, Granville, IL 61326
  1:00 pm
• LEGO Free Play →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  3:30 pm
• MS Softball vs IVC DH
  Midland CUSD 7 1830 IL-17, Varna, IL 61375, USA
  4:15 pm
• Golf-Jh - VS Streator St. Michael, Ottawa Shephard (Game) →
  Putnam County CUSD 535 HOME - Edgewood Park GC
  4:30 pm
• Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys (Granville Branch)
  Granville Branch Library 212 South Mccoy Street, Granville, IL 61326
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• US Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Class A Delivery Driver in Henry. Apply here.
• IVC District No. 321 posted a job opening for Bus Monitor/Van Driver and/or Substitute Bus Monitor/Van Driver in Chillicothe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Henry here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Spring Valley

• Sarley: Meeting the pro who always fished with his schnauzers (dailyherald.com)
• Diamond Bradley Murder: Where is Richard Henderson Now? (moviedelic.com)
• Jennifer Noelle Leonard (love-985.com)

Princeton

• 5 football storylines to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area in 2026 (shawlocal.com)
• Realtor.com spotlights a glass-walled mid-century modern Connecticut home (ctpost.com)
• August Arrives on the Tallgrass Prairie (wordpress.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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