🌱 Farmers Market — Aledo Main Street and 11 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 passing shower, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Farmers Market — Aledo Main Street →
  Aledo Main Street, 100 E Main St, Aledo
  4:00 pm
• Softball (Girls JH) @ Orion Middle School
  United High School Orion High School, 1100 13th St, Orion, IL 61273, USA
  4:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Softball (Girls JH) - CO-OP Annawan/Wethersfield
  United High School United Junior / Senior High School
  4:30 pm

Monday August 10

• Teacher Inservice Days
  United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL 61462
• Teacher's Inservice
  United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL 61462
• Teachers Inservice
  United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL 61462
• Softball (Girls JH) - Stark County Junior High School
  United High School United Junior / Senior High School
  4:30 pm
• Golf (Coed JH) @ Immaculate Conception School
  United High School Monmouth Country Club, 1451 3rd Ave, Monmouth, IL 61462, USA
  4:30 pm
• Backpack Night
  United CUSD 304 411 W Hunt Ave, Alexis, IL 61412, USA
  5:00 pm
• PK-6 Backpack Night
  United CUSD 304 2138 IL-135, Monmouth, IL 61462, USA
  5:00 pm
• UIS Backpack Night →
  United Jr High Sch Monmouth, IL 61462
  5:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Softball (Girls JH) - Mercer County Jr High
  United CUSD 304 United Junior / Senior High School
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Monmouth. Apply here.
• Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Jimmy John's Crew Member in Monmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Little York here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• 26th Maple City Street Machines Cruise Night Rolls into Town This Friday, August 7th (977wmoi.com)
• Chief Switzer Urges Drivers to Stay Alert as School Year Approaches (977wmoi.com)

Galesburg

• A seven-piece soul band makes its first Galesburg stop at First Fridays (wgil.com)
• Galesburg police issue dozens of tickets in July (galesburg.com)
• Bridgeway to open ‘urgent care'-style mental health crisis center in downtown Galesburg (wgil.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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